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2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 323<br />
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<strong>OPeRaTIONs</strong><br />
matt moore ascended from Double-A Montgomery<br />
to the majors in 2011, and was called upon to<br />
start Game 1 of the ALDS in Texas. There—at just<br />
22 years and 104 days old—he threw 7 shutout<br />
innings, yielded 2 hits and earned the win. Moore<br />
recorded more than twice as many strikeouts<br />
(700) as hits (338) in his minor league career.<br />
PhotograPh by<br />
MARVIN GENTRY<br />
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tAMPA BAY rAYs<br />
One Tropicana Drive<br />
St. Petersburg, FL 33705<br />
PHone (727) 825-3267<br />
Fax (727) 825-3493<br />
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PLayeR<br />
DeVeLOPMeNT<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> <strong>LeagUe</strong> aFFILIaTes<br />
DurhAM Bulls<br />
International <strong>League</strong> (AAA)<br />
PHone (919) 687-6500<br />
weB durhambulls.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Charlie Montoyo<br />
PitcHinG coacH Neil Allen<br />
coacH Dave Myers<br />
trainer Mike Sandoval<br />
MONtGOMerY BisCuits<br />
Southern <strong>League</strong> (AA)<br />
PHone (334) 323-2255<br />
weB biscuitsbaseball.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Billy Gardner Jr.<br />
PitcHinG coacH R.C. Lichtenstein<br />
coacH Ozzie Timmons<br />
trainer Kris Russell<br />
ChArlOtte stONe CrABs<br />
Florida State <strong>League</strong> (A)<br />
PHone (941) 206-3501<br />
weB stonecrabsbaseball.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Jim Morrison<br />
PitcHinG coacH Steve Watson<br />
coacH Joe Szekely<br />
trainer Scott Thurston<br />
Director, minor leaGue oPerations Mitch Lukevics<br />
aDministrator, international & minor leaGue oPerations Giovanna Rodriguez<br />
assistant, international & minor leaGue oPerations Patrick Walters<br />
assistant, minor leaGue oPerations Jeff McLerran<br />
minor leaGue viDeo coorDinator Jeff Butler<br />
FielD coorDinator Jim Hoff<br />
FielD coorDinator Bill Evers<br />
PitcHinG coorDinator Dick Bosman<br />
PitcHinG coorDinator Dewey Robinson<br />
HittinG coorDinator Steve Livesey<br />
HittinG coorDinator Matt Quatraro<br />
outFielD & BaserunninG coorDinator Skeeter Barnes<br />
catcHinG coorDinator Jamie Nelson<br />
meDical coorDinator Joe Benge<br />
reHaBilitation & atHletic traininG coorDinator Joel Smith<br />
strenGtH & conDitioninG coorDinator Trung Cao<br />
minor leaGue equiPment manaGer Tim McKechney<br />
assistant minor leaGue equiPment manaGer Shane Rossetti<br />
BOWliNG GreeN hOt rODs<br />
Midwest <strong>League</strong> (A)<br />
PHone (270) 901-2121<br />
weB bghotrods.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Brady Williams<br />
PitcHinG coacH Bill Moloney<br />
coacH Manny Castillo<br />
trainer Jeremy Spencer<br />
huDsON VAlleY<br />
reNeGADes<br />
New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> (Short-A)<br />
PHone (845) 838-0094<br />
weB hvrenegades.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Jared Sandberg<br />
PitcHinG coacH Kyle Snyder<br />
coacH Dan DeMent<br />
trainer Brian Newman<br />
PriNCetON rAYs<br />
Appalachian <strong>League</strong> (Rookie)<br />
PHone (304) 487-2000<br />
weB princetonrays.net<br />
manaGer Michael Johns<br />
PitcHinG coacH Darwin Peguero<br />
coacHes Reinaldo Ruiz<br />
trainer Nick Flynn<br />
GCl rAYs<br />
Gulf Coast <strong>League</strong> (Rookie)<br />
PHone (727) 825-3267<br />
weB MiLB.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Paul Hoover<br />
PitcHinG coacH Marty Demerritt<br />
coacHes Hector Torres,<br />
Wuarnner Rincones<br />
trainer Chris Tomashoff<br />
Dsl rAYs<br />
Dominican Summer <strong>League</strong> (Rookie)<br />
PHone (809) 323-4793<br />
weB MiLB.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Julio Zorrilla<br />
PitcHinG coacH Jose Gonzalez<br />
coacHes Elvin Del Rosario,<br />
Roberto Gil, Rafael Guerrero,<br />
Joan Martinez<br />
trainer Ever Perez<br />
Vsl rAYs<br />
Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> (Rookie)<br />
weB MiLB.<strong>com</strong><br />
manaGer Esteban Gonzalez<br />
PitcHinG coacH Jorge Moncada<br />
coacHes German Melendez,<br />
Gustavo Omaña<br />
trainer Pablo Pacheco
Jim, 66, reTurns for his 11th<br />
season overseeing all on-field<br />
operations for uniform staff<br />
in minor league operations.<br />
He replaced Tom Foley, who<br />
was named the Rays major league third base<br />
coach in November 2001. Before joining the Rays,<br />
he served the Toronto Blue Jays as field coordinator<br />
in 2001 and as director of minor league<br />
development from 1998-2000. He also held the<br />
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PLayeR DeVeLOPMeNT<br />
COORDINaTORs<br />
JIM hOFF<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR<br />
TenuRe Begins his 45th season in professional baseball. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2002.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1973 Seattle (SS-A) 33-46<br />
1974 Billings (R) 35-37<br />
1975 Billings (R) 26-45<br />
1976 Billings (R) 36-35<br />
1977 Tampa (A) 65-70<br />
1978 Billings (R) 50-18<br />
BILL eVeRs<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR<br />
Bill, 58, enTers his second<br />
season as minor league field<br />
coordinator after previously<br />
serving as a professional<br />
scout in 2008-09 and Joe Maddon’s major league<br />
bench coach in 2006-07. Prior to his stint as<br />
bench coach, his first 30 years of baseball were<br />
spent at the minor league level, including 19 as<br />
a manager. He is Durham’s all-time leader with<br />
613 victories as manager, and led the Bulls to<br />
International <strong>League</strong> championships in 2002 and<br />
325<br />
field coordinator position with the Cincinnati Reds<br />
from 1984-90. Hoff managed in the Reds organization<br />
for 11 seasons and was an infielder in their<br />
farm system from 1967-72. He is a 1963 graduate<br />
of University of Detroit High School. He graduated<br />
from Xavier University in 1967 and attended the<br />
University of Notre Dame Law School. Jim currently<br />
resides in Tampa, Fla., and has two grown<br />
sons, Brian and Matthew.<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1979 Billings (R) 43-26<br />
1980 Billings (R) 44-26<br />
1981 Billings (R) 30-40<br />
1982 Tampa (A) 71-59<br />
1983 Tampa (A) 56-71<br />
Totals 489-473<br />
TenuRe Begins his 37th season in professional baseball. He joined the Rays organization on<br />
October 16, 1995.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1987 Clinton (A) 72-67<br />
1988 Clinton (A) 78-62<br />
1989 Shreveport (AA) 75-61<br />
1990 Shreveport (AA) 65-68<br />
1991 Shreveport (AA) 86-50<br />
1992 Phoenix (AAA) 66-78<br />
1993 Greensboro (A) 45-25<br />
Albany (AA) 34-33<br />
1994 Albany (AA) 71-70<br />
1995 Columbus (AAA) 71-68<br />
1996 GCL Rays (R) 24-35<br />
2003 —two of five league titles on his resume (also<br />
Florida State <strong>League</strong> in 1997 and Texas <strong>League</strong><br />
in 1990 and 1991). On June 19, 1996, he managed<br />
the GCL Rays in the first-ever minor league game<br />
in Rays history. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs out<br />
of Eckerd College in 1976, he caught and played<br />
first base in the Cubs system from 1976-79. He<br />
and his wife, Patricia, reside in New Port Richey,<br />
Fla., and have a daughter, Kelly, and a son, William,<br />
who pitched for three years (2004-06) in the Rays<br />
system.<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1997 St. Petersburg (A) 81-56<br />
1998 Durham (AAA) 80-64<br />
1999 Durham (AAA) 83-60<br />
2000 Durham (AAA) 81-62<br />
2001 Durham (AAA) 74-70<br />
2002 Durham (AAA) 80-64<br />
2003 Durham (AAA) 73-67<br />
2004 Durham (AAA) 77-67<br />
2005 Durham (AAA) 65-79<br />
Totals 1381-1206<br />
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DICK BOsMaN<br />
PITCHING COORDINATOR<br />
TenuRe This is his 41st year in professional baseball, 25th as a coach or coordinator. He joined<br />
the Rays on January 1, 2001.<br />
Dick, 68, reTurns for his<br />
12th year with the Rays, sixth<br />
as the organization’s pitching<br />
coordinator. He previously<br />
served as pitching coach at Short-A Hudson Valley<br />
(2001, 2004-06) and Double-A Orlando (2002-<br />
04). Dick spent nine seasons in the majors as the<br />
pitching coach for Baltimore (1992-94) and Texas<br />
(1995-2000). He began his coaching career as<br />
Baltimore’s roving pitching instructor in 1988.<br />
“Boz” pitched 11 seasons in the majors for the<br />
Dewey ROBINsON<br />
PITCHING COORDINATOR<br />
Dewey, 56, enTers his third<br />
year with the Rays after 13<br />
seasons with the Houston<br />
Astros organization. Before<br />
joining the Rays, he spent two years (2008-09) as<br />
the Astros major league pitching coach. Robinson<br />
previously served as Houston’s director of pitching<br />
development and worked as a professional<br />
and amateur scout, including the evaluation of<br />
draft-eligible pitchers. He joined the Astros after<br />
Washington Senators (1966-71), Texas (1972-73),<br />
Cleveland (1973-75) and Oakland (1975-76). He led<br />
the American <strong>League</strong> with a 2.19 ERA in 1969 and<br />
hurled a no-hitter for Cleveland on July 19, 1974<br />
against Oakland. Bosman is the Senators’ all-time<br />
leader with 49 wins and started their final game<br />
at RFK Stadium on Sep 30, 1971. He also started<br />
the first game in Rangers history on April 15, 1972<br />
vs. California. Dick and his wife, Pamela, have<br />
three daughters: Michelle, Nadine and Amanda,<br />
and reside in Irmo, S.C.<br />
CAreer PitChiNG<br />
w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR BB so<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals 82 85 3.67 306 229 29 10 2 1591.0 1594 736 648 412 757<br />
TenuRe This is his 32nd year in professional baseball, 26th as a coach or coordinator. He joined<br />
the Rays on October 20, 2009.<br />
spending 10 seasons in the Chicago White Sox<br />
system, where he served two years (1993-94) as<br />
the White Sox bullpen coach and worked as the<br />
minor league pitching coordinator. The former<br />
right-handed pitcher made 30 career relief appearances<br />
for the White Sox over parts of three<br />
seasons (1979-81). Dewey and his wife, Cindy,<br />
have two sons, Brett and Greg, and reside in<br />
Sarasota, Fla.<br />
CAreer PitChiNG<br />
w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR BB so<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals 2 2 4.05 30 0 0 0 0 53.1 42 27 24 28 35<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
tHe LeGenD oF DUrHaM<br />
Legend has it that the term “bullpen” originated from the area of shaded<br />
grass beyond the outfield wall where pitchers warmed up. The cooler ground<br />
was created by the large bull-shaped billboards for Bull Durham Tobacco, a<br />
subsidiary of American Tobacco, and the original owner of the Durham Bulls.
sTeVe LIVesey<br />
HITTING COORDINATOR<br />
sTeve, 43, reTurns for his<br />
seventh season as the minor<br />
league hitting coordinator<br />
and his 17th season in the<br />
Rays system. He was named the 2007 Rays Player<br />
Development Man of the Year. Steve is the only<br />
person to have coached or managed in the Rays<br />
organization continuously since the inaugural<br />
1996 season. He made his managerial debut with<br />
maTT, 37, sTarTs his third<br />
season as hitting coordinator<br />
after four seasons of<br />
managing, including two<br />
with Class-A affiliates Bowling Green (2009) and<br />
Columbus (2008). He spent 2006-07 as the skipper<br />
for Short-A Hudson Valley. Matt began his<br />
coaching career midway through 2004 with the<br />
Renegades and returned to the post in 2005. An<br />
eighth-round pick by the Rays in the 1996 June<br />
Draft, he became the first Rays minor league<br />
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TenuRe This is his 22nd season in professional baseball, 20th as a coach, manager or coordinator.<br />
He joined the Rays on May 1, 1996.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2004 Visalia (A) 55-85<br />
2005 Charleston (A) 76-63<br />
Totals 131-148<br />
MaTT QUaTRaRO<br />
HITTING COORDINATOR<br />
327<br />
Class-A Charleston (S.C.) in 2004 and led the<br />
RiverDogs to their first playoff appearance since<br />
1988. A 35th-round draft pick of the Yankees in<br />
1991, he played two years before beginning his<br />
coaching career with the GCL Yankees, where<br />
he spent two years. Steve is the son of former<br />
Rays Special Assistant Bill Livesey. He earned his<br />
bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in North<br />
Carolina. He resides in St. Petersburg.<br />
TenuRe Begins his 17th season in professional baseball, 10th in a coaching capacity. He joined<br />
the Rays on June 22, 2004.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2006 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 31-43<br />
2007 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 34-42<br />
2008 Columbus (A) 67-69<br />
2009 Bowling Green (A) 64-74<br />
Totals 196-228<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
51st annUaL FLoriDa state<br />
LeaGUe aLL-star GaMe<br />
player to join the organization’s coaching staff as<br />
the catching instructor in 2003. Matt played seven<br />
minor league seasons, batting .286 with 202<br />
RBI in 415 games. He became the first Rays player<br />
to hit for the cycle on July 6, 1997 vs. Hickory.<br />
Quatraro graduated from Old Dominion University<br />
with a history degree and was named the 1996<br />
ODU Male Athlete of the Year and Male Scholar<br />
Athlete of the Year. He and his wife, Christine, live<br />
in Albany, N.Y.<br />
The Stone Crabs are hosting the 51st annual Florida State<br />
<strong>League</strong> All-Star Game at Charlotte Sports Park on June 16.<br />
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sKeeTeR BaRNes<br />
OUTFIELD & BASERUNNING COORDINATOR<br />
TenuRe This is his 34th year in professional baseball, 18th as a coach, manager or coordinator.<br />
He joined the Rays on January 1, 2003.<br />
william henry “skeeTer”<br />
Barnes, 55, returns for his<br />
10th season in the Rays organization<br />
and his sixth at this<br />
position. He coached the Rays Double-A affiliate<br />
in 2003-04 and Class-A Southwest Michigan in<br />
2005, and managed Class-A Southwest Michigan<br />
in 2006. Skeeter served as the hitting coach for<br />
Triple-A Indianapolis (Brewers) in 2001-02. His<br />
coaching career began in the Detroit Tigers<br />
organization, making stops at Triple-A Toledo<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2000 Lakeland (A) 52-88<br />
2006 SW Michigan (A) 62-77<br />
Totals 114-165<br />
JaMIe NeLsON<br />
CATCHING COORDINATOR<br />
Jamie, 52, Begins his 13th<br />
season in the Rays organization<br />
and his fifth as catching<br />
coordinator. He spent the<br />
previous five seasons managing Rookie-level<br />
Princeton and stands as the P-Rays all-time leader<br />
in managerial wins with 141. He also coached<br />
at Princeton in 2000 and at Class-A Charleston<br />
in 2001-02. Jamie managed in the independent<br />
leagues from 1994-98. He appeared in 40 games<br />
(1995-96, 1999) and Class-A West Michigan<br />
(1997-98) before managing Class-A Lakeland<br />
in 2000. Originally drafted by the Reds in 1978,<br />
he played 17 years in professional baseball. He<br />
started at every position except pitcher and<br />
catcher during a nine-year major league career<br />
that spanned four organizations: Cincinnati (1983-<br />
84, 1989), Montreal (1985), St. Louis (1987) and<br />
Detroit (1991-94). Skeeter and his wife, Karen, reside<br />
in Indianapolis and have a daughter, Christy.<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi BB so sB<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals .259 353 614 95 159 30 4 14 83 41 74 20<br />
TenuRe Begins his 29th season in professional baseball, 17th as a manager or coach. He joined<br />
the Rays on January 1, 2000.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2003 Princeton (R) 23-41<br />
2004 Princeton (R) 23-44<br />
2005 Princeton (R) 34-31<br />
2006 Princeton (R) 28-36<br />
2007 Princeton (R) 33-35<br />
Totals 141-187<br />
in the majors with the Seattle Mariners in 1983<br />
and played 12 years in the minors with seven organizations:<br />
the Mets (1978-80), Mariners (1981-<br />
83), Brewers (1984-85), Royals (1987), Yankees<br />
(1988), Angels (1989) and Twins (1990). Jamie<br />
hosted a sports talk show in Mobile, Ala., in 1994-<br />
95 and co-hosted another in Tri-City, Wash., in<br />
1997-98. He and his wife, Lee Ann, live in Hoover,<br />
Ala.<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi BB so sB<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals .219 40 96 9 21 3 0 1 5 13 12 4
JOe BeNge<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE MEDICAL COORDINATOR<br />
Joe, 34, enTers his second<br />
season in the Rays organization<br />
and first as the minor<br />
league medical coordinator…spent<br />
last season as<br />
the Durham trainer after<br />
spending the previous 10 years with the Orioles<br />
organization…made stops at Bowie (2007-10),<br />
Delmarva (2004-06), Aberdeen (2002-03) and<br />
the Bluefield Orioles (2001)…prior to joining the<br />
JOeL sMITh<br />
REHABILITATION & ATHLETIC TRAINING COORDINATOR<br />
Joel enTers his ninth season<br />
with the Rays and his fourth<br />
in his current role. He spent<br />
the previous four years as a<br />
trainer at various Rays affiliates:<br />
Montgomery in 2008,<br />
Class-A Vero Beach in 2007 and Short-A Hudson<br />
Valley in 2005-06. In 2003, Joel interned with the<br />
TRUNg CaO<br />
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR<br />
Trung enTers his seventh<br />
season as the Rays minor<br />
league strength and conditioning<br />
coordinator. T.C.<br />
previously worked in the<br />
Chicago White Sox organi-<br />
TIM McKeChNey<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER<br />
Tim Begins his 17th year<br />
with the Tampa Bay organization,<br />
10th as minor league<br />
equipment manager. He<br />
oversees the Charlotte Sports<br />
Park <strong>com</strong>plex year-round,<br />
maintains the clubhouse for minor league spring<br />
training, assists during major league spring training<br />
and orders all equipment for the Rays minor<br />
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Orioles, served as the athletic training intern for<br />
the Class-A Lowell Spinners in the Red Sox organization<br />
in 2000…interned with the Orioles major<br />
league training staff in the summer of 1999…<br />
is a member of the National Athletic Trainers<br />
Association…graduated from Loyola College with<br />
a BS in Biology in 1999 and received his masters<br />
degree in kinesiology from Fresno Pacific<br />
University in 2010…resides in Bradenton with his<br />
wife, Samantha, and their daughter, Isla (1).<br />
Rays in minor league spring training and with the<br />
Tampa Yankees during the season. He graduated<br />
from the University of South Florida in 2003 with<br />
a degree in athletic training and worked with the<br />
football, basketball, baseball and men’s soccer<br />
teams. Joel and his wife, Sara, reside in Sarasota<br />
with their daughter, Emma Jean.<br />
zation for 11 seasons. He is a Certified Strength<br />
and Conditioning Specialist Registered (CSCS<br />
*R) and member of the National Strength and<br />
Conditioning Association. Trung and his wife,<br />
Helene, reside in Bradenton with their two sons,<br />
Ethan (3) and Eli (2).<br />
league affiliates. He previously served as the<br />
assistant minor league equipment manager from<br />
2000-03 and as a batboy from 1996-99, when he<br />
worked the organization’s first-ever game. Tim began<br />
his career as a batboy for the St. Petersburg<br />
Cardinals (1993-96). The Northeast High School<br />
graduate resides in North Port, Fla., with his wife,<br />
Brooke, their son, Jayce (3), daughter, Shae (1), and<br />
two dogs.<br />
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APRil<br />
5-8 gwinnett<br />
9-11 charlotte<br />
12-15 @Gwinnett<br />
16-19 @Charlotte<br />
20-23 @Pawtucket<br />
24-25 @Norfolk<br />
27-30 indianapolis<br />
mAy<br />
1-4 louisville<br />
5-6 norfolk<br />
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2012 <strong>MINOR</strong> <strong>LeagUe</strong><br />
sCheDULes<br />
DURhaM BULLs › INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)<br />
7-10 @Syracuse<br />
11-14 @Scranton<br />
15-18 Pawtucket<br />
19-22 charlotte<br />
24-25 norfolk<br />
26-27 @Norfolk<br />
28-31 @Indianapolis<br />
June<br />
1-4 @Louisville<br />
5-8 scranton<br />
9-12 Toledo<br />
14-17 @Lehigh Valley<br />
18-21 @Rochester<br />
22-25 Buffalo<br />
26-29 syracuse<br />
30 @Buffalo<br />
July<br />
1-3 @Buffalo<br />
4-5 norfolk<br />
6-8 @Gwinnett<br />
9-11 All-Star Break<br />
12-15 @Charlotte<br />
MONTgOMeRy BIsCUITs › SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA)<br />
APRil<br />
5-9 @Pensacola<br />
10-14 @Mississippi<br />
15-19 mobile<br />
20-24 Pensacola<br />
26-29 Birmingham<br />
mAy<br />
1-5 @Tennessee<br />
6-10 @Chattanooga<br />
11-15 Jacksonville<br />
16-20 @Birmingham<br />
23-27 Jackson<br />
28-31 @Mississippi<br />
June<br />
1 @Mississippi<br />
2-6 Tennessee<br />
7-11 chattanooga<br />
13-17 @Huntsville<br />
18-20 All-Star Game<br />
21-25 @Mobile<br />
26-30 Jacksonville<br />
July<br />
1-3 @Jacksonville<br />
4-6 mobile<br />
7-9 Jackson<br />
11-13 @Jacksonville<br />
14-17 mobile<br />
ChaRLOTTe sTONe CRaBs › FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (A)<br />
APRil<br />
5 Fort myers<br />
6-7 @Fort Myers<br />
9-11 @St. Lucie<br />
12-14 Jupiter<br />
15-17 st. lucie<br />
19-21 @Jupiter<br />
22-24 @Palm Beach<br />
25-27 Bradenton<br />
28-30 Palm Beach<br />
mAy<br />
1-3 @Bradenton<br />
4-7 @Clearwater<br />
8-11 daytona<br />
12 Fort myers<br />
14 Fort myers<br />
15-16 @Fort Myers<br />
17-20 @Tampa<br />
21-24 Brevard co.<br />
25-27 @St. Lucie<br />
29-31 Jupiter<br />
June<br />
1-4 dunedin<br />
5-8 @Lakeland<br />
9-11 st. lucie<br />
12-14 @Jupiter<br />
15-17 All-Star Game<br />
18-20 Palm Beach<br />
21 @Bradenton<br />
22-23 Bradenton<br />
24-27 @Brevard<br />
28 Fort myers<br />
29 @Fort Myers<br />
30 Fort myers<br />
July<br />
1 Bradenton<br />
2-3 @Bradenton<br />
4 Fort myers<br />
5 @Fort Myers<br />
BOwLINg gReeN hOT RODs › MIDWEST LEAGUE (A)<br />
APRil<br />
5-7 @South Bend<br />
9-11 @West Michigan<br />
12-15 @Lake County<br />
16-18 great lakes<br />
19-21 cedar Rapids<br />
22-24 quad cities<br />
25-27 @Beloit<br />
28-30 @Wisconsin<br />
mAy<br />
2-4 @South Bend<br />
5-8 lake county<br />
9-11 @Lansing<br />
12-15 south Bend<br />
16-18 dayton<br />
19-21 @Fort Wayne<br />
23-25 @Great Lakes<br />
26-29 @Fort Wayne<br />
30-31 lansing<br />
June<br />
1 lansing<br />
2-4 dayton<br />
6-8 @Lansing<br />
9-11 @Dayton<br />
12-14 west michigan<br />
15-17 Fort wayne<br />
18-21 All-Star Game<br />
22-24 @Dayton<br />
25-27 @West Michigan<br />
28-30 lansing<br />
July<br />
1-3 dayton<br />
4-6 @Fort Wayne<br />
7-9 lake county<br />
11-13 @Burlington<br />
14-16 @Peoria<br />
16-19 lehigh Valley<br />
20-23 Rochester<br />
24-27 @Gwinnett<br />
28-31 @Norfolk<br />
AugusT<br />
2-5 gwinnett<br />
6-9 columbus<br />
10-13 @Toledo<br />
14-17 @Columbus<br />
18-19 gwinnett<br />
20-21 charlotte<br />
19-22 @Birmingham<br />
24-28 @Jackson<br />
29-31 mississippi<br />
AugusT<br />
1-2 mississippi<br />
3-7 @Jacksonville<br />
8-12 Jackson<br />
14-18 @Huntsville<br />
19-23 @Pensacola<br />
6 Fort myers<br />
7-9 @Palm Beach<br />
11-14 lakeland<br />
15-18 @Daytona<br />
19-22 clearwater<br />
23 @Fort Myers<br />
24-25 Fort myers<br />
26-29 @Dunedin<br />
30-31 Tampa<br />
AugusT<br />
1-2 Tampa<br />
3-5 @Jupiter<br />
7-9 Bradenton<br />
18-20 kane county<br />
21-23 clinton<br />
25-27 @Lansing<br />
28-31 west michigan<br />
AugusT<br />
1-3 great lakes<br />
4-7 @Fort Wayne<br />
8-10 south Bend<br />
11-13 @West Michigan<br />
15-17 @Great Lakes<br />
18-21 south Bend<br />
22-24 dayton<br />
22-26 norfolk<br />
28-30 @Norfolk<br />
31 charlotte<br />
sePTemBeR<br />
1 charlotte<br />
2-3 @Charlotte<br />
24-28 Jacksonville<br />
30-31 Huntsville<br />
sePTemBeR<br />
1-3 Huntsville<br />
10-12 Jupiter<br />
14-16 @Bradenton<br />
17-19 st. lucie<br />
21-23 @Palm Beach<br />
24-26 @St. Lucie<br />
27-29 Palm Beach<br />
30-31 @Fort Myers<br />
sePTemBeR<br />
1 @Fort Myers<br />
2 Fort myers<br />
25-28 @South Bend<br />
29-31 @Lake County<br />
sePTemBeR<br />
1-3 Fort wayne
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › 2012 minoR leAgue scHedules<br />
hUDsON VaLLey ReNegaDes › NEW YORk-PENN LEAGUE (SHORT-A)<br />
June<br />
18-19 Aberdeen<br />
20-21 @Aberdeen<br />
22 staten island<br />
23-24 @Staten Island<br />
25 @Brooklyn<br />
26 Brooklyn<br />
27 @Brooklyn<br />
28 staten island<br />
PRINCeTON Rays › APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOkIE)<br />
June<br />
19-21 kingsport<br />
22-24 Pulaski<br />
27-27 @Greenville<br />
28-30 @Bristol<br />
July<br />
1-3 elizabethton<br />
gULF COasT <strong>LeagUe</strong> Rays › (ROOkIE)<br />
June<br />
18 @Red Sox<br />
19 Red sox<br />
20 @Twins<br />
21 Twins<br />
22 orioles<br />
23 @Orioles<br />
25 Red sox<br />
26 @Red Sox<br />
27 Twins<br />
28 @Twins<br />
29 @Orioles<br />
30 orioles<br />
29 @Staten Island<br />
30 staten island<br />
July<br />
1 Brooklyn<br />
2 @Brooklyn<br />
3 Brooklyn<br />
4-6 @Vermont<br />
7-9 @Auburn<br />
11-13 Batavia<br />
4-6 @Pulaski<br />
7-9 danville<br />
11-13 @Danville<br />
14-16 Burlington<br />
17-19 @Bluefield<br />
20 Bluefield<br />
21 @Bluefield<br />
July<br />
2 Twins<br />
3 @Twins<br />
4 @Red Sox<br />
5 Red sox<br />
6 orioles<br />
7 @Orioles<br />
9 @Twins<br />
10 @Orioles<br />
11 @Red Sox<br />
12 Red sox<br />
13 Twins<br />
14 orioles<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
14-16 mahoning Val.<br />
17 @Brooklyn<br />
18 Brooklyn<br />
19-20 Aberdeen<br />
21-22 @Aberdeen<br />
23 staten island<br />
24 @Staten Island<br />
25-27 Tri-city<br />
28-30 williamsport<br />
22-24 Johnson city<br />
26-28 Bluefield<br />
29-31 @Burlington<br />
AugusT<br />
1-3 @Pulaski<br />
4-6 @Kingsport<br />
7-9 Bluefield<br />
16 @Red Sox<br />
17 Red sox<br />
18 @Twins<br />
19 Twins<br />
20 orioles<br />
21 @Orioles<br />
23 Red sox<br />
24 @Red Sox<br />
25 Twins<br />
26 @Twins<br />
27 @Orioles<br />
28 orioles<br />
30 @Twins<br />
orGaniZation no-Hitters<br />
(coMPLete GaMes)<br />
AugusT<br />
1-3 @State College<br />
4-6 @Jamestown<br />
7-9 Vermont<br />
10-12 lowell<br />
13-14 All-Star Game<br />
15-17 @Connecticut<br />
18-20 @Lowell<br />
21-23 connecticut<br />
10-12 greenville<br />
14-16 @Burlington<br />
17-19 @Johnson City<br />
20-22 danville<br />
23-25 Bristol<br />
26-28 @Elizabethton<br />
31 Twins<br />
AugusT<br />
1 @Red Sox<br />
2 Red sox<br />
3 orioles<br />
4 @Orioles<br />
6 Twins<br />
7 @Twins<br />
8 Red Sox<br />
9 @Red Sox<br />
10 @Orioles<br />
11 orioles<br />
13 @Red Sox<br />
Jason Standridge June 28, 1999 with Charleston (7.0 IP)<br />
Doug Waechter Aug 10, 2000 with Hudson Valley (9.0 IP)<br />
Gerardo Garcia May 22, 2002 with Orlando (9.0 IP)<br />
Chad Gaudin July 15, 2003 with Orlando (7.0 IP) (Perfect Game)<br />
Wade Davis Aug 31, 2006 with Southwest Michigan (7.0 IP)<br />
Wade Davis May 4, 2007 with Vero Beach (7.0 IP)<br />
Matt Moore June 6, 2009 with Bowling Green (7.0 IP)<br />
Matt Garza July 26, 2010 with Tampa Bay (9.0 IP)<br />
Matt Moore June 16, 2011 with Montgomery (9.0 IP)<br />
Victor Mateo July 8, 2011 with Bowling Green (7.0 IP)<br />
331<br />
24-26 Aberdeen<br />
27 @Staten Island<br />
28 staten island<br />
29 Brooklyn<br />
30 @Brooklyn<br />
31 @Aberdeen<br />
sePTemBeR<br />
1-2 @Aberdeen<br />
3-5 @Tri-City<br />
14 Red sox<br />
15 @Twins<br />
16 Twins<br />
17 orioles<br />
18 @Orioles<br />
20 @Twins<br />
21 Twins<br />
22 Red sox<br />
23 @Red Sox<br />
24 @Orioles<br />
25 orioles<br />
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2012 Minor <strong>League</strong> Schedules
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › duRHAm Bulls<br />
DURhaM<br />
BULLs<br />
iNterNAtiONAl leAGue (AAA)<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
NeIL aLLeN<br />
PITCHING COACH<br />
neil, 54, reTurns for a second<br />
season in Durham after<br />
stops in Charlotte (2010) and<br />
Montgomery (2007-09)…<br />
spent the previous seven seasons in the Yankees<br />
organization, including 2005 when he served as<br />
the major league club’s bullpen coach…coached<br />
at Class-A Staten Island from 2000-02 and joined<br />
Triple-A Columbus for the 2003, 2004 and 2006<br />
seasons…coached in the Blue Jays system from<br />
1996-99, making stops at Class-A St. Catharines<br />
CAreer PitChiNG<br />
Dave, 52, reTurns to the<br />
Bulls for his fourth season<br />
after coaching the previous<br />
two years with Triple-A<br />
Buffalo (Indians)…prior to that, spent 26 years in<br />
the Mariners system, 19 as a coach or manager…<br />
included were four years (2001-04) as the third<br />
base and infield coach at the major league level…<br />
began his coaching career as a player/coach for<br />
Double-A Vermont (Mariners) in 1988…was named<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1989 Tempe (R) 28-38<br />
1990 Tempe (R) 32-21<br />
1991 Bellingham (SS-A) 37-39<br />
1992 Bellingham (SS-A) 43-33<br />
1993 Riverside (A) 76-61<br />
1994 Riverside (A) 87-49<br />
1995 Port City (AA) 62-80<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › duRHAm Bulls<br />
TenuRe This is his 32nd season in professional baseball, 17th as a minor league coach. He<br />
joined the Rays organization on November 29, 2006.<br />
DaVe MyeRs<br />
COACH<br />
333<br />
(1996, 1998-99) and Rookie-level Medicine Hat<br />
(1997)…made his coaching debut for Mobile of the<br />
independent Texas-Louisiana <strong>League</strong> in 1995…<br />
an 11th-round selection of the Mets in 1976, he<br />
pitched 11 years in the majors for the Mets (1979-<br />
83), Cardinals (1983-85), Yankees (1985, 1987-88),<br />
White Sox (1986-87) and Indians (1989)…played<br />
baseball, basketball and football at Bishop Ward<br />
(Kan.) High School…he and his wife, Lisa, reside in<br />
Sarasota, Fla., with their son, Bobby (12).<br />
w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR BB so<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals 58 70 3.88 434 59 7 6 75 988.1 985 464 426 417 611<br />
TenuRe Begins his fourth season with the Rays organization and 32nd year in professional<br />
baseball including four major league seasons. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2009.<br />
MIKe saNDOVaL<br />
TRAINER<br />
mike sTarTs his first year<br />
with the Rays and 26th in<br />
professional baseball, all<br />
previously <strong>com</strong>ing with the<br />
Pirates organization…from<br />
2001-11, was the Pirates assistant<br />
athletic trainer and major league rehab<br />
coordinator…in 2002 was named to the <strong>Major</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> Athletic Trainers Staff of the Year…in 2006<br />
was the athletic trainer for the Mexican team dur-<br />
Arizona <strong>League</strong> co-Manager of the Year in 1990...<br />
managed 12 years (1989-2000) in the M’s system…a<br />
13th-round selection by Seattle in the 1981<br />
June Draft, he hit .272 over eight minor league<br />
seasons (1981-88) with the Mariners...won the<br />
Southern <strong>League</strong> batting title (.328) in 1987…was<br />
drafted out of Temple University, where he graduated<br />
with a degree in physical education…resides<br />
in Gig Harbor, Wash., with his wife, Christine, son,<br />
D.J., and daughter, Chelsea.<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1996 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 69-73<br />
1997 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 76-67<br />
1998 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 77-67<br />
1999 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 69-70<br />
2000 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 76-67<br />
Totals 732-665<br />
ing the World <strong>Baseball</strong> Classic…from 1987-2000,<br />
made stops at five different levels in the Pirates<br />
system as an athletic trainer for eight different<br />
teams…has also spent winters as a trainer in the<br />
Dominican Republic (1991), Venezuela (1990) and<br />
with Kauai of the Hawaiian Winter <strong>League</strong> (2003-<br />
04)…graduated from New Mexico State University<br />
in 1988 with a degree in physical education and<br />
sports medicine…he and his wife, Dodie, have a<br />
son, Michael Jr.<br />
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Durham Bulls
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › monTgomeRy BiscuiTs<br />
MONTgOMeRy<br />
BIsCUITs<br />
sOutherN leAGue (AA)<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
R.C. LIChTeNsTeIN<br />
PITCHING COACH<br />
r.c., 43, is new to the<br />
Biscuits staff this season<br />
after spending the previous<br />
three years at Bowling Green…<br />
this is his eighth season with the Rays…spent<br />
2007-08 as the pitching coach for Vero Beach after<br />
doing the same for Class-A Southwest Michigan in<br />
2005-06…was the pitching coach for independent<br />
Central <strong>League</strong> champion Edinburg in 2004 and<br />
manager of the Alexandria Aces of the Central<br />
<strong>League</strong> in 2003…worked the previous five seasons<br />
(1998-2002) as a pitching coach in the Brewers<br />
system where his teams made the playoffs three<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › monTgomeRy BiscuiTs<br />
TenuRe This is his 18th season in professional baseball, all as a coach or manager. He joined<br />
the Rays on January 1, 2005.<br />
OzzIe TIMMONs<br />
COACH<br />
ozzie, 41, will serve his<br />
fourth year on the Biscuits<br />
staff in his sixth season as<br />
a coach…in his first three<br />
years of coaching, he advanced from Short-A<br />
Hudson Valley (2007) to Class-A Columbus (2008)<br />
to Montgomery…the former outfielder played his<br />
final stint in the majors with the Rays in 2000,<br />
receiving a September call-up after posting a career<br />
year for Triple-A Durham, hitting 29 homers,<br />
leading the International <strong>League</strong> in RBI (104) and<br />
runs (100) and earning All-Star honors…batted<br />
.341 in 12 games during his Rays call-up with 4<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
335<br />
of his first four seasons…R.C. was the manager and<br />
director of baseball operations for the independent<br />
DuBois County Dragons in 1996-97…in 1995, he appeared<br />
as a player/pitching coach of the Merrillville<br />
Muddogs of the independent Mid-American<br />
<strong>League</strong>…he is a graduate of the University of<br />
Illinois-Chicago where he also served as a coach<br />
from 1991-94…during the summers of 1993-94,<br />
he coached the USA Select Team in International<br />
Tournaments in Belgium, Holland and Aruba…resides<br />
in Wheeling, Ill., with his wife, Grace, and two<br />
children, Zach and Peyton.<br />
TenuRe This is his 22nd season in professional baseball, sixth in a coaching capacity. He joined<br />
the Rays on November 29, 2006.<br />
homers and 13 RBI…was selected by the Cubs in<br />
the fifth round of the 1991 June Draft and played<br />
professionally for 16 seasons with the Cubs, Reds,<br />
Mariners, Rays, Braves, Diamondbacks and Mets<br />
organizations as well as the Chunichi Dragons of<br />
the Japanese Central <strong>League</strong>, the Mexican <strong>League</strong><br />
and independent Atlantic City…hit 269 home runs<br />
over his minor league career…graduated from<br />
Brandon (Fla.) High School in 1988 and attended<br />
the University of Tampa where he was a two-time<br />
NCAA Division II All-American…Ozzie and his wife,<br />
Kimberly, reside in Tampa with their three children:<br />
Marnika, Keyon and Ozzie Jr.<br />
AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi BB so sB<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals .235 186 405 62 95 20 1 20 60 33 82 4<br />
KRIs RUsseLL<br />
TRAINER<br />
kris enTers his sixth<br />
season with the Rays and<br />
ninth in professional baseball…he<br />
joins Montgomery<br />
this season after spending<br />
2011 in Charlotte…prior<br />
to his most recent stint with the Rays, he was<br />
with the Class-A Tampa Yankees of the Florida<br />
State <strong>League</strong> from 2008-10 as a trainer…was<br />
previously an athletic trainer in the Rays system<br />
from 2004-07…made stops at Class-A Columbus<br />
(2007), Class-A Southwest Michigan (2006) and<br />
Rookie-level Princeton (2005)…began his professional<br />
career in 2004 as an intern at the Raymond<br />
A. Naimoli Complex…the St. Petersburg native<br />
graduated from the University of South Florida<br />
with a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training in<br />
2004…while at USF, he worked with the football,<br />
basketball, baseball and men’s soccer teams…is<br />
NATA certified and licensed as a trainer…resides<br />
in Clearwater with his wife, Bridget.<br />
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Montgomery Biscuits
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › cHARloTTe sTone cRABs<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
sTeVe waTsON<br />
PITCHING COACH<br />
sTeve (Doc), 51, reTurns<br />
for his second season with the<br />
Stone Crabs and Rays…he previously<br />
spent three seasons<br />
in the Florida Marlins organization, serving as the<br />
pitching coach for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the<br />
Florida State <strong>League</strong> in 2010…managed the Rookielevel<br />
Gulf Coast <strong>League</strong> Marlins in 2008 and was<br />
pitching coach of Jamestown in 2009…before join-<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › cHARloTTe sTone cRABs<br />
TenuRe This is his 33rd season in professional baseball, 28th in a coaching capacity. He joined<br />
the Rays on December 14, 2010.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2008 GCL Marlins 30-24<br />
JOe szeKeLy<br />
COACH<br />
Joe, 50, reTurns To<br />
Charlotte for his eighth season<br />
with the Rays…this is his<br />
fourth season with Charlotte<br />
after managing in the four seasons prior…skippered<br />
Class-A Visalia to the California <strong>League</strong><br />
finals in 2006 and Class-A Southwest Michigan<br />
to the playoffs in 2005…spent six seasons in the<br />
Royals system, serving as hitting coach with<br />
Class-A Spokane (1999), manager from 2000-03,<br />
and minor league catching instructor in 2004…a<br />
337<br />
ing the Marlins, spent five seasons in the Orioles<br />
organization…began his coaching career in the<br />
Cincinnati organization after retiring as a player<br />
following the 1984 season…Watson played five seasons<br />
in the minors and led the FSL with 55 appearances<br />
while playing at Tampa in 1983…graduated<br />
from Florida Southern in 1980…he and his wife,<br />
Edie, have three children: Daniel (23), Chandler (19)<br />
and Alexandra (16).<br />
TenuRe This is his 28th season in professional baseball, 17th in a coaching capacity. He joined<br />
the Rays on November 1, 2004.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2000 Charleston,WV (R) 38-30<br />
2001 Burlington (A) 39-37<br />
2002 Burlington (A) 26-49<br />
2003 Burlington (A) 37-37<br />
2005 SW Michigan (A) 72-67<br />
sCOTT ThURsTON<br />
TRAINER<br />
scoTT Begins his fifth season<br />
as a trainer in the Rays<br />
organization and first with<br />
Charlotte after spending<br />
the previous two seasons at<br />
Bowling Green…spent 2009<br />
in Hudson Valley and 2008 with Rookie-level<br />
Princeton…came to the Rays from the Cleveland<br />
Indians, where he interned in 2007 with the major<br />
second-round pick by Kansas City in 1982, he<br />
caught 11 seasons in the minors for the Royals<br />
(1982-83), Dodgers (1983-89), Blue Jays (1990)<br />
and Braves (1991-92)…after retiring as a player, he<br />
coached in the Braves system from 1993-95, the<br />
Colorado Silver Bullets women’s baseball team<br />
in 1997 and the independent Somerset Patriots<br />
in 1998…majored in physical education at Texas<br />
A&M and resides in Marion, Texas, with his wife,<br />
Kim, and daughters, Shelby and Morgan.<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2006 Visalia (A) 75-65<br />
2007 Vero Beach (A) 59-79<br />
2008 Princeton (R) 24-38<br />
Totals 370-402<br />
league medical staff after graduating…owns a<br />
dual degree in dietetics and sports exercise science<br />
from the University of Northern Colorado…<br />
while in college, he worked at the Northern<br />
Colorado Sports Medicine Clinic and <strong>com</strong>pleted an<br />
internship with the Greeley Grays of the Colorado<br />
Collegiate <strong>Baseball</strong> <strong>League</strong>…the Greeley, Colo.,<br />
resident enjoys snowboarding, four-wheeling and<br />
off-roading in his Jeep.<br />
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Charlotte Stone Crabs
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › Bowling gReen HoT Rods<br />
BOwLINg gReeN<br />
hOT RODs<br />
MiDWest leAGue (A)<br />
staDium Bowling Green Ballpark (2009)<br />
aDDress 300 E. 8th Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42101<br />
aFFiliate year 4th<br />
PrinciPal owner Triple Play LLC;<br />
Art Solomon, Principal Owner<br />
team PresiDent Brad Taylor (btaylor@bghotrods.<strong>com</strong>)<br />
2011 seasON ReVIew<br />
BraDy, 32, reTurns to the<br />
Hot Rods for a third season,<br />
his fourth year as a manager…<br />
took his first managerial assignment<br />
at Hudson Valley in 2009…coached at<br />
Class-A Vero Beach in 2008 after serving the previous<br />
two years as a coach at Class-A Columbus<br />
(2007) and Southwest Michigan (2006)…selected<br />
by the Red Sox in the 45th round of the 1999 June<br />
Draft, the former first baseman played five sea-<br />
2011<br />
RecoRd<br />
77-63<br />
Third Place<br />
P.r. contact Hank Fuerst (hfuerst@bghotrods.<strong>com</strong>)<br />
PHone (270) 901-2121<br />
weB bghotrods.<strong>com</strong><br />
Press Box PHone (270) 846-2815<br />
Bowling green won a franchise-BesT 77 games and made the club’s first playoff appearance after<br />
it won the Midwest <strong>League</strong> North Division in the first half but was swept in the first round of the MWL<br />
playoffs by the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres). The Hot Rods sent four players to the MWL All-Star Game:<br />
SS Derek Dietrich, LH C.J. Riefenhauser, RH Eliazer Suero and 1B Phil Wunderlich.<br />
BRaDy wILLIaMs<br />
MANAGER<br />
TenuRe This is his 13th season in professional baseball, seventh in a coaching or managing capacity.<br />
He joined the Rays on March 5, 2006.<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2009 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 38-37<br />
2010 Bowling Green (A) 61-78<br />
2011 Bowling Green (A) 77-63<br />
Totals 176-178<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
“BoWLinG Green caVe sHriMP”<br />
sons of minor league ball with the Red Sox (1999-<br />
2001), Twins (2002) and Rays (2003) before joining<br />
the coaching ranks…appeared in five games<br />
in 2003 for Class-A Bakersfield, his final playing<br />
experience…Williams attended Pasco Hernando<br />
Community College and was a member of the 1991<br />
Dunedin Little <strong>League</strong> team that advanced to the<br />
World Series…he is the son of former Rays special<br />
instructor and big league manager Jimy Williams…<br />
resides in Palm Harbor, Fla.<br />
The Hot Rods won the MiLB.<strong>com</strong> award for Promotion of the Year in 2009<br />
with “What Could Have Been Night,” where they explored the alternate reality<br />
that could have been if “Cave Shrimp” had won the name-the-team contest<br />
instead of Hot Rods. The team hosted “What Could Have Been Night 2” in<br />
2010 and gave away 1,000 Cave Shrimp bobble-tail dolls.
BILL MOLONey<br />
PITCHING COACH<br />
Bill, 56, enTers his sixth<br />
season as pitching coach in<br />
the Rays organization and his<br />
first at Bowling Green after<br />
spending the previous two years at Montgomery…<br />
was the pitching coach for Class-A Columbus for<br />
two years (2007-08) and served in that same role<br />
for Charlotte in 2009…he spent the previous six<br />
seasons in the Reds system as pitching coach<br />
at Double-A Chattanooga (2003-06), Class-A<br />
Stockton (2002) and Class-A Dayton (2001)…prior<br />
to joining the Reds, logged 21 years in the Red Sox<br />
organization, including six as a player…spent four<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › Bowling gReen HoT Rods<br />
TenuRe This is his 33rd season in professional baseball, 28th in a coaching capacity. He joined<br />
the Rays on November 29, 2006.<br />
MaNNy CasTILLO<br />
COACH<br />
manny, 57, reTurns To<br />
Bowling Green for a third season,<br />
his 15th with the Rays<br />
organization…returned to the<br />
U.S. in 2009 as a member<br />
of Brady Williams’ coaching<br />
staff in Hudson Valley, after spending the 2008<br />
season managing the DSL Rays…coached with<br />
Class-A Visalia in 2006 after spending three years<br />
as a coach at Rookie-level Princeton…in 2002<br />
coached at Double-A Orlando in his first stateside<br />
coaching assignment since 1983…managed the<br />
339<br />
seasons (1997-2000) as an assistant to the Sox<br />
major league staff…made his coaching debut in<br />
1995 with Class-A Michigan and returned to the<br />
same post the following season…served 11 years<br />
(1984-94) as major league batting practice pitcher<br />
after his playing career ended…signed with Boston<br />
as a non-drafted free agent in 1979 and pitched in<br />
their minor league system from 1979-84, reaching<br />
Triple-A Pawtucket…born and raised in Lowell,<br />
Mass., he graduated in 1978 from Lowell University,<br />
where he led the nation his senior season with a<br />
1.00 ERA…he and his wife, Diana, reside in Lowell<br />
and have two sons, Patrick and Kevin.<br />
TenuRe Begins his 37th year in professional baseball, 21st as a coach or manager.<br />
Jeremy Joins Bowling Green<br />
after spending last season at<br />
Hudson Valley…he enters his<br />
second season with the Rays<br />
and his fifth season in professional<br />
baseball…was the<br />
athletic trainer for the Oakland County Cruisers<br />
of the independent Frontier <strong>League</strong> in 2010…from<br />
2007-08, worked as a staff specialist with Work-<br />
Fit, a national leader in corporate preventative<br />
health care, in Flint, Mich. ...assisted the Class-A<br />
DSL Rays from 1998-2001…spent eight years<br />
(1989-96) managing or coaching for the minor<br />
league affiliate of the Hiroshima Carp in San Pedro<br />
de Macoris, D.R. …had an 18-year playing career<br />
as a switch-hitting infielder, including stints<br />
with the Mets (1973-75), Cardinals (1976-79),<br />
Royals (1980-81), Mariners (1982-83) and Blue<br />
Jays (1984) organizations…the last three seasons<br />
were his only years in the majors…he and his wife,<br />
Ingrid, reside in Santo Domingo, D.R., and have five<br />
children: Luis Manuel, Manuel, Esteban, Americo<br />
and Marlene.<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi BB so sB<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals .242 236 719 63 174 35 4 3 73 29 55 3<br />
JeReMy sPeNCeR<br />
TRAINER<br />
Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State <strong>League</strong> in<br />
2005 through extended spring training before<br />
be<strong>com</strong>ing head athletic trainer for the Rookielevel<br />
Casper Rockies of the Pioneer <strong>League</strong>, a<br />
position he held through the 2006 season…began<br />
his career in professional baseball as an athletic<br />
training intern with the Detroit Tigers in 2004…<br />
attended Saginaw Valley State University from<br />
2001-04, where he earned his bachelor of Science<br />
in athletic training, and minored in biology…he and<br />
his wife, Jessica, have a cat, Vegas.<br />
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Bowling Green Hot Rods
340<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › Hudson VAlley RenegAdes<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
hUDsON VaLLey<br />
ReNegaDes<br />
NeW YOrK-PeNN leAGue (shOrt-A)<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
KyLe sNyDeR<br />
PITCHING COACH<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › Hudson VAlley RenegAdes<br />
TenuRe Enters his 13th year in professional baseball, first as a coach. He joined the Rays on<br />
January 5, 2012.<br />
kyle, 34, Begins his professional<br />
coaching career<br />
after a five-year career as a<br />
right-handed pitcher with the<br />
Kansas City Royals (2003, 2005-06) and Boston<br />
Red Sox (2006-08)…a former first round draft pick<br />
(seventh overall) by the Royals in 1999, the sixfoot-eight<br />
Snyder appeared in 93 games in his major<br />
league career, including 29 starts from 2003-<br />
DaN DeMeNT<br />
COACH<br />
Dan, 33, moves to Hudson<br />
Valley after spending the<br />
previous two years with the<br />
GCL Rays…returned to the<br />
Rays organization in 2009 with Princeton to begin<br />
his coaching career after taking a year away from<br />
baseball…in 2007 wrapped up an eight-year playing<br />
career with the Rays and Nationals systems…<br />
the former infielder spent the first five years of<br />
his career with the Rays after signing as a nondrafted<br />
free agent in June 2000…was selected by<br />
the Nationals from the Rays in the minor league<br />
Rule 5 Draft in 2004…reached as high as Triple-A<br />
341<br />
07…won a career-high four games with the Red Sox<br />
in 2006…in 2007, his only full major league season,<br />
he appeared in 46 games out of the bullpen, finished<br />
with a 3.81 ERA and was added to Boston’s<br />
World Series roster…was originally selected by the<br />
Rays in the 27th round of the 1996 June Draft out<br />
of Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla., but did<br />
not sign…pitched three seasons at the University of<br />
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<br />
TenuRe This is his 12th season in professional baseball, fourth as a coach. He joined the Rays<br />
organization on November 1, 2008.<br />
BRIaN NewMaN<br />
TRAINER<br />
Brian sTarTs his first year<br />
with the Rays and third in<br />
professional baseball…from<br />
2010-11, he was the clinical<br />
coordinator of sports medicine<br />
at New Mexico State<br />
University…from 2006-10, earned his doctorate<br />
in health science from the University of Alabama<br />
while serving as an athletic trainer…has a master’s<br />
degree in sports science from Emory University,<br />
where he was a graduate assistant from 2004-<br />
06…was a strength and conditioning coach in the<br />
New Orleans in 2005 and 2006 and played his<br />
final season in 2007…played for Princeton in his<br />
first year, 2000, earning Appalachian <strong>League</strong><br />
midseason All-Star honors and leading the circuit<br />
with 48 runs scored…had his best season in 2005,<br />
split between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A<br />
New Orleans, as he hit a <strong>com</strong>bined .324 with 14<br />
homers and 30 doubles in 384 at-bats…attended<br />
the University of Alabama-Birmingham…he and<br />
his wife, Krista, make their home in Birmingham<br />
and are parents of two young daughters: McNally<br />
(6) and Fallon (3).<br />
Milwaukee Brewers system in 2004 and the San<br />
Diego Padres system in 2002…from 1997-2001<br />
attended George Fox University where he gained<br />
Bachelor of science degrees in sports medicine<br />
and human performance…board certified<br />
nutritionist and athletic trainer, and a certified<br />
strength and conditioning coach…played for the<br />
Seattle Studs of the Pacific International <strong>League</strong><br />
from 2000-01…was born in Anchorage, Alaska,<br />
grew up in Washington, and now makes his home<br />
in Boise, Idaho…has a dog named Porterhouse.<br />
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Hudson Valley Renegades
342<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › PRinceTon RAys<br />
PRINCeTON<br />
Rays<br />
APPAlAChiAN leAGue (rOOKie)<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
ReINaLDO RUIz<br />
HITTING COACH<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › PRinceTon RAys<br />
TenuRe Enters his 16th year in professional baseball, eighth as a coach.<br />
reinalDo, 32, moves To<br />
Princeton after two years<br />
with Hudson Valley…spent<br />
2009 with the GCL Rays…<br />
served as catching instructor<br />
for the VSL Rays in 2007-08…spent two years<br />
(2005-06) as the hitting coach for Magallanes de<br />
Carabobo of the Venezuelan Winter <strong>League</strong> after<br />
concluding an eight-year career as a professional<br />
NICK FLyNN<br />
TRAINER<br />
nick, 23, Begins his firsT<br />
season with the Rays and<br />
his fourth in professional<br />
baseball…has <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />
athletic training internships<br />
with the Toronto Blue Jays<br />
(2009), Atlanta Braves (2010-11) and most recently<br />
with the Rays (2011)…finished his master’s<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
343<br />
catcher (1997-2005)…signed by then-Astros<br />
scout Andres Reiner in September 1996…played<br />
for the VSL Astros in 1997-98 and DSL Astros in<br />
1999 before missing all of 2000 with an injury…<br />
reached as high as Class-A Salem of the Carolina<br />
<strong>League</strong>, where he played three seasons (2003-05)<br />
before joining the coaching ranks…he and his wife,<br />
Lorena, reside in Punto Fijo, Venez.<br />
degree in sports medicine from Georgia State<br />
University, where he was a sports medicine graduate<br />
Assistant with the baseball team…earned a<br />
Bachelor of Science in sports medicine from the<br />
University of South Florida in 2010…was born in<br />
Newfoundland, Canada, and moved to New Port<br />
Richey, Fla. when he was eight years old…currently<br />
resides in Atlanta, Ga.<br />
tHe Man BeHinD tHe cUrtain<br />
Princeton General Manager Jim Holland was named the<br />
2010 winner of the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> Promotional Award<br />
of Excellence in 2010. He has won the award three times<br />
(2002, 2005) and was also named the Executive of the Year<br />
for the league in 1993.<br />
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Princeton Rays
344<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › gcl RAys<br />
gCL<br />
Rays<br />
GulF COAst leAGue (rOOKie)<br />
2011<br />
RecoRd<br />
24-36<br />
Fourth Place<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
heCTOR TORRes<br />
COACH<br />
hecTor, 66, is in his firsT<br />
season on the GCL Rays staff<br />
after moving from Class-A<br />
Bowling Green…begins his<br />
eighth year with the Rays organization…coached<br />
for Rookie-level Princeton in 2008 after coaching<br />
with Double-A Montgomery in 2007 and for the<br />
second part of 2005, after Mako Oliveras left the<br />
club to manage Puebla of the Mexican <strong>League</strong>…<br />
served in the same capacity in 2006 for Short-A<br />
Hudson Valley…spent the first 24 years of his<br />
coaching career with the Blue Jays, serving as a<br />
coach, manager or instructor from 1979-2002…<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
1985 Florence (A) 82-55<br />
1986 Florence (A) 56-76<br />
1993 GCL Blue Jays (R) 22-38<br />
Totals 160-169<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › gcl RAys<br />
TenuRe Begins his 44th year in professional baseball, 34th as a coach or manager, including<br />
nine seasons as a player.<br />
wuarnner, 38, Begins<br />
his first season with the<br />
GCL Rays after coaching in<br />
Princeton the previous two<br />
years…spent 2009 as the<br />
manager for the Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong><br />
champion VSL Rays…spent 2008 as the hitting<br />
coach and infield instructor for VSL Rays and in<br />
2007 for the Rays/Reds shared VSL affiliate…<br />
345<br />
was a member of the major league coaching staff<br />
for the AL East Champion Blue Jays club in 1991,<br />
his only stint in the bigs as a coach…coached at<br />
Class-A Hagerstown (Giants) in 2004…the former<br />
infielder was drafted by the Giants in 1962 and<br />
played nine seasons in the majors with the Astros<br />
(1968-70, 1973), Cubs (1971), Expos (1972), Padres<br />
(1975-76) and Blue Jays (1977)…in December 1976<br />
he was one of three players traded from San Diego<br />
to Cleveland in exchange for current Rays first<br />
base coach George Hendrick…the Mexico native<br />
makes his home in Dunedin, Fla.<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi BB so sB<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals .216 622 1738 148 375 46 7 18 115 104 229 7<br />
wUaRNNeR RINCONes<br />
COACH<br />
TenuRe Begins his 23rd year in professional baseball, 17th as a coach, instructor or scout.<br />
ChRIs TOMashOFF<br />
TRAINER<br />
chris reTurns to the GCL<br />
Rays for a second season after<br />
spending the previous two<br />
years as Charlotte’s trainer…<br />
begins his 17th season with<br />
the Rays organization and<br />
20th year in professional baseball…named the<br />
Florida State <strong>League</strong> Athletic Trainer of the Year<br />
in 2010…spent the 2006-08 seasons as the Rays<br />
assistant athletic training coordinator…in 2004 he<br />
was selected as the Professional <strong>Baseball</strong> Athletic<br />
served as manager of the VSL Reds in 2006, his<br />
only previous managing experience…worked<br />
10 years (1996-2005) at the Chicago White Sox<br />
Venezuelan academy as a hitting coach, infield<br />
instructor and scout…played five years (1991-95)<br />
as an outfielder in the White Sox system, reaching<br />
as high as Class-A South Bend of the Midwest<br />
<strong>League</strong> in 1995…he and wife Brenda have two<br />
children, Wuarnner Jr. and Bryant.<br />
Trainers’ Society California <strong>League</strong> Trainer of<br />
the Year for his work at Class-A Bakersfield…<br />
his resume as a trainer also includes stops at<br />
Southwest Michigan, Hudson Valley, Princeton<br />
and Butte, and during the 1990s he served as<br />
clubhouse manager in Orlando, Charleston and<br />
Butte…Chris received his sports medicine training<br />
at the University of Washington…he has sung<br />
the National Anthem at both spring training and<br />
regular season Rays games throughout the last<br />
seven years.<br />
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GCL Rays
346<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › dsl RAys<br />
DsL<br />
Rays<br />
2011<br />
RecoRd<br />
35-35<br />
Fifth Place<br />
DOMiNiCAN suMMer leAGue (rOOKie)<br />
staDium Campos las Palmas<br />
aDDress Carretera de Guera KM 23 ½, Santo Domingo,<br />
Dominican Republic<br />
aFFiliate year 6th<br />
PrinciPal owner Tampa Bay Rays <strong>Baseball</strong> Ltd.<br />
2011 seasON ReVIew<br />
aRTURO De FReITes<br />
FIELD COORDINATOR<br />
TenuRe Begins his 35th year of professional baseball, 25th as coach, manager or coordinator.<br />
arTuro, 58, reTurns for his<br />
third season with the Rays as<br />
the DSL Rays field coordinator…was<br />
the hitting coach for<br />
the Astros Dominican academy<br />
from 2005-08…managed the GCL Expos in<br />
2004 in his only managerial experience…previously<br />
spent time in the Yankees, Expos and Marlins<br />
organizations as a director, manager and scout<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2004 GCL Expos 22-38<br />
JULIO zORRILLa<br />
MANAGER<br />
Julio, 40, will serve as<br />
manager of the DSL Rays<br />
for the fourth straight year…<br />
the 2009 season was his<br />
first as a manager…served as<br />
the infield coach for the DSL Rays in 2007-08…<br />
former second baseman played six years in the<br />
Mets organization (1993-98)…signed on July 12,<br />
1992 by Mets scout Eddy Toledo, currently the<br />
MANAGeriAl CAreer<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2009 DSL Rays 30-37<br />
2010 DSL Rays 42-30<br />
Director, D.r. oPerations Eddy Toledo<br />
(etoledo@raysbaseball.<strong>com</strong>)<br />
PHone (809) 543-4793<br />
weBsite MiLB.<strong>com</strong><br />
for The fourTh Time in five seasons as the Rays Dominican affiliate, the DSL Rays finished below<br />
.500, 11.0 GB of first place in the Boca Chica North Division. INF Adderly Rosa claimed team MVP honors<br />
and LHP Geisel De La Cruz led the starting rotation with a 2.02 ERA in a team-high 58 innings.<br />
for the Dominican academies…played 10 season in<br />
the Cincinnati Reds organization, including parts<br />
of the 1978 and 1979 seasons in the majors…<br />
played in 939 games and hit 101 home runs in his<br />
10-year minor league career…spent the next seven<br />
seasons playing in the Mexican <strong>League</strong> before<br />
joining the GCL Yankees in 1987 as a coach…he<br />
and his wife, Maritza, have three grown children:<br />
Cesar, Jason and Anna.<br />
CAreer BAttiNG<br />
AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi BB so sB<br />
<strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals .208 32 53 3 11 3 0 1 6 1 20 0<br />
TenuRe Begins his sixth year as a coach with the Rays. He joined the Rays on October 4, 2006.<br />
Rays director of Dominican Republic operations…<br />
played 1993-94 for the DSL Mets…was named a<br />
South Atlantic <strong>League</strong> All-Star in 1995 for Capital<br />
City…set a St. Lucie record with 16 sacrifice bunts<br />
in 1997…the San Pedro de Macoris, D.R., native<br />
attended Jose Joaquin Perez High School…he and<br />
his wife, Yesenia Castro, have three daughters:<br />
Samasly, Yuliana and Asly.<br />
yeAR cluB RecoRd<br />
2011 DSL Rays 35-35<br />
Totals 107-102
JOse gONzaLez<br />
PITCHING COACH<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › dsl RAys<br />
TenuRe Enters his 11th year of professional baseball, eighth as a coach. He joined the Rays organization on<br />
November 2, 2010.<br />
gonzalez, 33, reTurns To the DSL Rays for<br />
a second season…from 2006-10, served as the<br />
pitching coach for the DSL Red Sox…pitched in the<br />
Red Sox farm system from 2000-02, advancing to<br />
eLVIN DeL ROsaRIO<br />
COACH<br />
elvin, 32, enTers his sixth<br />
year as a coach with the DSL<br />
Rays...played in the Seattle<br />
Mariners organization from<br />
roBerTo, 27, Begins his<br />
fourth season of coaching for<br />
the DSL Rays…was a pitcher<br />
in the Rays system from<br />
2004-08…did not pitch in<br />
2007 due to injury and was released during spring<br />
rafael, 37, Begins his second<br />
season as the DSL Rays<br />
hitting coach after spending<br />
2009-10 as the outfielder<br />
instructor…played professional<br />
baseball in the New York Mets system from<br />
1992-96…played one season in the independent<br />
347<br />
Short-A Lowell in 2002…in three seasons, posted<br />
a 2-1 record with a 3.44 ERA in 19 games…resides<br />
in Santo Domingo, D.R.<br />
TenuRe Begins his sixth year as a coach with the Rays. He joined the Rays in October 2006.<br />
ROBeRTO yIL<br />
COACH<br />
1998-99…resides in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.,<br />
with his two children, Junnerbys and Derek.<br />
TenuRe Begins his ninth season in professional baseball, fourth as a coach.<br />
RaFaeL gUeRReRO<br />
COACH<br />
training in 2008…originally signed with the Rays<br />
in January 2004…spent one season at Rookielevel<br />
Princeton and the following two years at<br />
Short-A Hudson Valley…appeared in 36 games and<br />
fanned 62 in 54 innings over three seasons.<br />
TenuRe Begins his 10th season in professional baseball, fourth as a coach.<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
orGaniZation cYcLes<br />
Texas <strong>League</strong> before spending the 1998 season<br />
with the Rays organization in Class-A Charleston<br />
and Class-A St. Petersburg…finished his playing<br />
career in 2000 with Waterbury of the independent<br />
Northern <strong>League</strong>…married to Cheila Reinoso<br />
and has three children: Ambar (13), Elvira (9) and<br />
Rachel (2).<br />
Matt Quatraro July 6, 1997 with Charleston<br />
Jose Guillen April 22, 2000 with Durham<br />
Matt Diaz June 14, 2000 with St. Petersburg<br />
Luis De Paula July 21, 2000 with Hudson Valley<br />
Gabriel Martinez July 26, 2002 with Princeton<br />
Elliot Johnson Sep 15, 2006 with Montgomery<br />
B.J. Upton Oct 2, 2009 with Tampa Bay<br />
ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS <strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC.<br />
DSL Rays
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JOaN MaRTINez<br />
COACH<br />
TenuRe Begins his eighth year of professional baseball, fifth as a coach.<br />
Joan, 27, Begins his fifth<br />
season on the DSL Rays staff<br />
as the catching instructor after<br />
wrapping up a three-year<br />
career as a catcher in the<br />
New York Mets chain (2004-06)…signed by then-<br />
eVeR PeRez<br />
TRAINER<br />
ever, 36, enTers his first season as the trainer<br />
for the DSL Rays after serving as the team’s<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
raYs Minor LeaGUe PitcHer<br />
& PLaYer oF tHe Year<br />
Awards are chosen by the Rays Player Development staff.<br />
Mets scout Eddy Toledo, who is currently the Rays<br />
director of Dominican Republic operations…played<br />
for their DSL affiliate in 2004, when he had his<br />
best season as a pro…reached as high at Class-A<br />
St. Lucie in 2005…has one son, Joan Gilberto.<br />
strength and conditioning coach for the previous<br />
three years…he resides in Cartagena, Colombia.<br />
1998 Pitcher: Dave Eiland (Durham)<br />
Player: Alex Sanchez (St. Petersburg)<br />
1999 Pitcher: Jason Standridge (Charleston/St. Petersburg)<br />
Player: Steve Cox (Durham)<br />
2000 Pitcher: Jim Magrane (Charleston)<br />
Player: Aubrey Huff (Durham)<br />
2001 Pitcher: Joe Kennedy (Orlando/Durham)<br />
Player: Toby Hall (Durham)<br />
2002 Pitcher: Lance Carter (Durham)<br />
Player: Rocco Baldelli (Bakersfield/Orlando/Durham)<br />
2003 Pitcher: Scott Autrey (Charleston/Orlando)<br />
Player: Joey Gathright (Bakersfield/Orlando)<br />
2004 Pitcher: Chad Orvella (Charleston/Bakersfield/Montgomery/Durham)<br />
Player: Delmon Young (Charleston)<br />
2005 Pitcher: Jason Hammel (Montgomery/Durham)<br />
Player: Delmon Young (Montgomery/Durham)<br />
2006 Pitcher: Andy Sonnanstine (Montgomery)<br />
Player: Reid Brignac (Visalia/Montgomery)<br />
2007 Pitcher: Wade Davis (Vero Beach/Montgomery)<br />
Player: Ryan Royster (Columbus)<br />
2008 Pitcher: David Price (Vero Beach/Montgomery/Durham)<br />
Player: Fernando Perez (Durham)<br />
2009 Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson (Montgomery/Durham)<br />
Player: Desmond Jennings (Montgomery/Durham)<br />
2010 Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson (Durham)<br />
Player: Dan Johnson (Durham)<br />
2011 Pitcher: Matt Moore (Montgomery/Durham)<br />
Player: Stephen Vogt (Montgomery/Durham)
VsL<br />
Rays<br />
2011<br />
RecoRd<br />
38-33<br />
First Place<br />
VeNezuelAN suMMer leAGue (rOOKie)<br />
staDium (yr. oPeneD)
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › Vsl RAys<br />
geRMaN MeLeNDez<br />
CATCHING INSTRUCTOR<br />
TenuRe Begins his 12th year in professional baseball, second as a coach.<br />
melenDez, 31, Begins his second season as<br />
a coach with the VSL Rays…played in the Astros<br />
farm system…started his career at catcher before<br />
gUsTaVO OMaña<br />
COACH<br />
gusTavo, 26, will serve<br />
as the hitting coach for the<br />
VSL Rays…in the winter of<br />
2010, served as the catching<br />
instructor for the Tiburones<br />
BBC in the Venezuelan Winter <strong>League</strong>, his first<br />
coaching experience…played four years, mainly as<br />
paBlo, 33, will Be The heaD<br />
trainer for the VSL Rays for<br />
the fourth season…spent<br />
2008 as the head athletic<br />
trainer for the Rays summer<br />
and winter league teams…joined the Rays<br />
in November 2007 as the trainer and strength<br />
coach after spending the 2006-07 seasons with<br />
converting to pitcher for his final six years…went<br />
18-11 with a 3.97 ERA as a pitcher and finished at<br />
Double-A Corpus Christi…resides in Guacara, VEN.<br />
TenuRe Begins his seventh year in professional baseball, third as a coach.<br />
PaBLO PaCheCO<br />
TRAINER<br />
a catcher, in the Cincinnati Reds organization at<br />
the VSL level from 2004-07…played on the 2007<br />
team that had split affiliation with the Rays and<br />
Reds…hit .321 in 2007, good for 7th in the VSL…<br />
resides in Maracay, Venezuela, with his wife, Yrny<br />
Guilarta.<br />
TenuRe Begins his 12th year in professional baseball, second as a coach.<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
the White Sox organization…spent one year in<br />
Houston’s organization in 2005 as an assistant<br />
trainer and then worked in the Venezuelan Winter<br />
<strong>League</strong> with Magallanes…received his undergraduate<br />
degree in physical therapy from Arturo<br />
Michelena University…lives with his wife, Veronica<br />
Ben<strong>com</strong>o, in Valencia, Venezuela.<br />
orGaniZation LeaGUe MVPs<br />
year Player leaGue<br />
1997 Jared Sandberg Appalachian <strong>League</strong><br />
1999 Andrew Beinbrink New York-Penn <strong>League</strong><br />
Steve Cox International <strong>League</strong><br />
2000 Josh Hamilton South Atlantic <strong>League</strong><br />
2001 Toby Hall International <strong>League</strong><br />
Jonny Gomes Appalachian <strong>League</strong><br />
2002 Rocco Baldelli California <strong>League</strong><br />
Wes Bankston Appalachian <strong>League</strong><br />
2005 Delmon Young Southern <strong>League</strong><br />
2006 Reid Brignac California <strong>League</strong><br />
Kevin Witt International <strong>League</strong><br />
2007 Evan Longoria Southern <strong>League</strong><br />
2009 Desmond Jennings Southern <strong>League</strong><br />
2010 Dan Johnson International <strong>League</strong><br />
2011 Russ Canzler International <strong>League</strong>
BaTTINg LeaDeRs<br />
Hits<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue single seAson leAdeRs<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> <strong>LeagUe</strong><br />
sINgLe seasON LeaDeRs<br />
Steve Cox, 1999 182<br />
Delmon Young, 2005 176<br />
Joey Gomes, 2005 172<br />
Matt Diaz, 2001 172<br />
Matt Diaz, 2003 170<br />
Carl Crawford, 2000 170<br />
Fernando Perez, 2006 168<br />
Matt Diaz, 2004 167<br />
reid Brignac, 2006 167<br />
B.j. upton, 2005 165<br />
Doubles<br />
Steve Cox, 1999 49<br />
Matt Diaz, 2004 47<br />
Ryan Jackson, 2003 47<br />
Jon Weber, 2009 46<br />
Chris Nowak, 2006 45<br />
Josh Pressley, 2000 44<br />
Cesar Suarez, 2007 42<br />
Russ Canzler, 2011 40<br />
Matt Diaz, 2001 40<br />
Aubrey Huff, 1999 40<br />
PITChINg LeaDeRs<br />
wins<br />
Heath Rollins, 2007 17<br />
Chris Mason, 2007 15<br />
Andy Sonnanstine, 2006 15<br />
Richard De Los Santos, 2010 14<br />
Jeremy Hall, 2009 14<br />
Andy Sonnanstine, 2005 14<br />
Chris Seddon, 2004 14<br />
Scott Autrey, 2003 14<br />
7 tied 13<br />
strikeouts<br />
matt moore, 2011 210<br />
matt moore, 2010 208<br />
Andy Sonnanstine, 2005 178<br />
matt moore, 2009 176<br />
jake mcGee, 2007 175<br />
Neal Frendling, 2000 174<br />
jake mcGee, 2006 171<br />
wade Davis, 2007 169<br />
3 tied 165<br />
rBi<br />
Steve Cox, 1999 127<br />
Delmon Young, 2004 115<br />
Scott McClain, 1998 109<br />
stephen vogt, 2011 105<br />
Scott McClain, 1999 104<br />
Ozzie Timmons, 1999 104<br />
Chris Nowak, 2006 103<br />
Wes Bankston, 2004 101<br />
3 tied 99<br />
Batting average (min. 316 PA)<br />
Jason Pridie, 2002 .368<br />
Matt Diaz, 2003 .354<br />
stephen vogt, 2010 .345<br />
Steve Cox, 1999 .341<br />
Toby Hall, 2001 .335<br />
Joey Gathright, 2003 .334<br />
Toby Hall, 2000 .333<br />
Matt Diaz, 2004 .332<br />
Rocco Baldelli, 2002 .331<br />
2 tied .329<br />
innings Pitched<br />
Pablo Ortega, 1997 188.2<br />
Andy Sonnanstine, 2006 185.2<br />
Jim Magrane, 2001 182.0<br />
Dan Wheeler, 1998 181.0<br />
Andy Sonnanstine, 2005 180.2<br />
Mark Malaska, 2001 174.2<br />
Jason Standridge, 2002 173.0<br />
Jim Magrane, 2000 173.0<br />
Jim Magrane, 2006 172.1<br />
Matt White, 2002 172.1<br />
era (min. 130 iP)<br />
matt moore, 2011 1.92<br />
Darin Downs, 2009 2.23<br />
wade Davis, 2007 2.50<br />
Heath Rollins, 2007 2.54<br />
Chris Mason, 2007 2.57<br />
Jason Standridge, 1999 2.57<br />
Jason Hammel, 2004 2.66<br />
Andy Sonnanstine, 2006 2.67<br />
Shane Dyer, 2010 2.72<br />
Jim Magrane, 2000 2.76<br />
runs<br />
351<br />
Fernando Perez, 2006 123<br />
Steve Cox, 1999 107<br />
Scott McClain, 1999 106<br />
Jason Pridie, 2004 103<br />
Jonny Gomes, 2002 102<br />
reid Brignac, 2006 100<br />
Ozzie Timmons, 2000 100<br />
Carl Crawford, 2000 99<br />
B.j. upton, 2005 98<br />
Hak-ju lee, 2011 98<br />
stolen Bases<br />
Alex Sanchez, 1997 92<br />
Joey Gathright, 2003 69<br />
ty morrison, 2010 58<br />
Fernando Perez, 2005 57<br />
Carl Crawford, 2000 55<br />
Alex Sanchez, 2000 54<br />
Desmond jennings, 2009 52<br />
Irwin Centeno, 2001 48<br />
Alex Sanchez, 1999 48<br />
3 tied 46<br />
saves<br />
Evan Rust, 2002 31<br />
Lee Gardner, 2003 30<br />
John Daniels, 1997 29<br />
Josh Parker, 2003 28<br />
Eddy Reyes, 1999 27<br />
Neal Frontz, 2008 26<br />
Billy Taylor, 2000 26<br />
Eddie Gaillard, 1999 26<br />
Zach quate, 2010 25<br />
Greg Dupas, 2006 25<br />
CURRENT RAYS IN BolD<br />
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Minor <strong>League</strong> Single Season Leaders
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › BAseBAll AmeRicA AwARds<br />
BaseBaLL aMeRICa<br />
awaRDs<br />
TOP 30 Rays PROsPeCTs › ENTERING 2012<br />
1. Matt Moore, LHP<br />
2. Hak-Ju Lee, SS<br />
3. Chris Archer, RHP<br />
4. Taylor Guerrieri, RHP<br />
5. Alex Colome, RHP<br />
6. Alex Torres, LHP<br />
7. Tim Beckham, SS<br />
8. Enny Romero, LHP<br />
9. Drew Vettleson, OF<br />
10. Mikie Mahtook, OF<br />
11. Mikie Mahtook, OF<br />
12. Brandon Guyer, OF<br />
13. Jake Hager, SS<br />
14. Derek Dietrich, SS<br />
15. Ryan Brett, 2B<br />
16. Luke Bailey, C<br />
17. Parker Markel, RHP<br />
18. Albert Suarez, RHP<br />
19. Matt Bush, RHP<br />
20. Blake Snell, RHP<br />
BesT TOOLs, <strong>LeagUe</strong> › 2011<br />
iNterNAtiONAl leAGue (AAA)<br />
most exciting Player Desmond Jennings<br />
sOutherN leAGue (AA)<br />
Best Pitching Prospect Matt Moore<br />
Best Fastball Matt Moore<br />
Best changeup Marquis Fleming<br />
BesT TOOLs, ORgaNIzaTION › ENTERING 2012<br />
Best Hitter for average Drew Vettleson<br />
Best Power Hitter Derek Dietrich<br />
Best strike Zone Discipline Tyler Bortnick<br />
Fastest Baserunner Hak-Ju Lee<br />
Best athlete Ty Morrison<br />
Best Fastball Matt Moore<br />
Best curveball Matt Moore<br />
Best slider Chris Archer<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
21. Braulio Lara, LHP<br />
22. Stephen Vogt, UTL<br />
23. Wilking Rodriguez, RHP<br />
24. Lenny Linsky, RHP<br />
25. Brandon Martin, SS<br />
26. Kes Carter, OF<br />
27. Justin O’Conner, C<br />
28. Felipe Rivero, LHP<br />
29. Tyler Bortnick, INF<br />
30. Jake Thompson, RHP<br />
FlOriDA stAte leAGue (A)<br />
Best Batting Prospect Hak-Ju Lee<br />
Best Baserunner Tyler Bortnick<br />
Fastest Baserunner Hak-Ju Lee<br />
Best Defensive 1B Michael Sheridan<br />
Best Defensive shortstop Hak-Ju Lee<br />
most exciting Player Hak-Ju Lee<br />
Best changeup Marquis Fleming<br />
Best control Matt Moore<br />
Best Defensive catcher Mark Thomas<br />
Best Defensive infielder Hak-Ju Lee<br />
Best infield arm Tim Beckham<br />
Best Defensive outfielder Kevin Kiermaier<br />
Best outfield arm Brandon Guyer<br />
taMPa BaY orGaniZation cHaMPions<br />
year team leaGue<br />
1997 St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State <strong>League</strong> (A)<br />
1999 Orlando Rays Southern <strong>League</strong> (AA)<br />
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> (SS-A)<br />
2002 Durham Bulls International <strong>League</strong> (AAA)<br />
2003 Durham Bulls International <strong>League</strong> (AAA)<br />
2006 Montgomery Biscuits Southern <strong>League</strong> (AA)<br />
2007 Columbus Catfish South Atlantic <strong>League</strong> (A)<br />
Montgomery Biscuits Southern <strong>League</strong> (AA)<br />
2009 Durham Bulls International <strong>League</strong> (AAA)<br />
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> (R)<br />
2011 VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> (R)
2011 seasON<br />
2010 seasON<br />
2009 seasON<br />
2008 seasON<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> <strong>LeagUe</strong><br />
yeaRLy ResULTs<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue yeARly ResulTs<br />
cluB leaGue class recorD FinisH PlayoFFs<br />
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-62 First 0-3<br />
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 65-74 Fourth -<br />
Charlotte Stone Crabs Florida State A 64-75 Third -<br />
Bowling Green Hot Rods Midwest A 77-63 Third 0-2<br />
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 37-39 Third -<br />
Princeton Rays Appalachian R 30-38 Third -<br />
GCL Rays Gulf Coast R 24-36 Fourth -<br />
DSL Rays Dominican Summer R 35-35 Fifth -<br />
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer R 38-33 First 2-1<br />
450-455 (.497)
354<br />
2007 seasON<br />
2006 seasON<br />
2005 seasON<br />
2004 seasON<br />
2003 seasON<br />
2002 seasON<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue yeARly ResulTs<br />
cluB leaGue class recorD FinisH PlayoFFs<br />
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-63 First 5-3<br />
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 81-59 First 6-3*<br />
Vero Beach Devil Rays Florida State A 59-79 Fifth -<br />
Columbus Catfish South Atlantic A 82-53 Third 5-0*<br />
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 34-42 T-Third -<br />
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 33-35 Third -<br />
369-331 (.527)
2001 seasON<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue yeARly ResulTs<br />
cluB leaGue class recorD FinisH PlayoFFs<br />
Durham Bulls International AAA 74-70 Second –<br />
Orlando Rays Southern AA 59-81 Fifth –<br />
Bakersfield Blaze California A 71-69 Third 3-3<br />
Charleston RiverDogs Midwest A 64-76 Fifth –<br />
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 39-37 Fourth –<br />
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 28-39 Fifth –<br />
336-372 (.473)
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue PlAyeRs<br />
IsMaeL agUeRO INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> <strong>LeagUe</strong><br />
PLayeRs<br />
MayOBaNeX aCOsTa CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
ROBeRTO aDOLFO INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
2011 Batted a team-high .323.<br />
Born 12/16/92 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 21, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 DSL Rays .300 26 70 10 21 4 0 0 7 2 0 4 5-0 12 3 0 4 .357 .380 8<br />
2011 DSL Rays .323 40 127 16 41 16 2 2 21 0 0 4 10-0 21 1 1 2 .528 .390 4<br />
minor league Totals .315 66 197 26 41 20 2 2 28 2 0 8 15-0 33 4 1 6 .467 .386 12<br />
FRaNKLIN aLCaLa FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 11/20/87 in Cabrera Nagua, DR<br />
resiDes Cabrera Nagua, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2006<br />
2009 Threw out 17 of 46 attempted base stealers (37 percent)…was named the No. 25 prospect in the Rays organization<br />
following the season by <strong>Baseball</strong> America. 2008 Caught 47.9 percent (23 of 48) of runners attempting to steal.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 Princeton .234 38 124 12 29 10 0 1 11 2 0 2 12-0 33 2 2 1 .339 .312 5<br />
2008 Princeton .268 43 168 8 45 14 2 2 33 0 2 0 10-1 25 1 3 6 .411 .306 3<br />
2009 Hudson Valley .255 55 188 16 48 9 1 2 20 0 3 0 18-1 34 8 5 4 .346 .316 1<br />
2010 Bowling Green .237 32 118 10 28 4 1 0 14 2 1 0 7-0 20 1 1 3 .288 .278 2<br />
Hudson Valley .271 51 188 29 51 12 0 7 27 0 0 0 18-0 30 0 2 9 .447 .335 4<br />
2011 Bowling Green .221 23 77 16 17 3 1 3 11 1 0 4 10-0 20 1 1 2 .403 .341 0<br />
Charlotte .203 60 202 18 41 13 0 3 24 4 2 1 23-0 44 1 1 7 .312 .285 1<br />
minor league Totals .243 302 1065 109 259 65 5 18 140 9 8 7 98-2 206 14 15 32 .364 .309 16<br />
Born 3/31/91 in La Romana, DR<br />
resiDes La Romana, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 18, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 DSL Rays .226 49 168 19 38 6 0 0 23 1 4 3 15-0 34 6 3 2 .262 .295 11<br />
Born 3/9/91 in Carupano, VEN<br />
resiDes Capital, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Juan Castillo/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 2, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .086 12 35 3 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 3-0 19 0 0 1 .257 .158 3<br />
2010 VSL Rays .162 35 105 14 17 5 0 2 14 0 1 2 17-0 35 1 0 2 .267 .288 4<br />
2011 VSL Rays .192 38 130 13 25 5 1 0 9 0 0 1 7-0 42 3 2 2 .246 .239 5<br />
minor league Totals .167 85 270 30 45 10 1 4 29 0 1 1 27-0 96 4 2 5 .256 .249 12
gIaNFRaNCO aLDazORO CATCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 4/5/94 in La Victoria, VEN<br />
resiDes La Victoria, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on September 9, 2010<br />
2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue PlAyeRs<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 VSL Rays .149 24 67 3 10 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 5-1 20 0 0 2 .179 .216 4<br />
JOhN aLeXaNDeR FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'6"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
wILMeR aLMONTe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
yOMeLBIN aLMONTe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
JOse aLONzO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 4/25/93 in Glendora, CA<br />
resiDes Glendora, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the eighth round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .314 12 51 4 16 4 1 2 11 0 1 1 0-0 12 0 0 0 .549 .321 2<br />
Born 8/19/89 in Cotuy, DR<br />
resiDes Cotuy, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 6, 2006<br />
2011 Missed the entire season due to right shoulder injury. 2010 Finished with the 7th-lowest ERA among Rays minor<br />
leaguers (2.77). 2009 Named the GCL Rays MVP after finishing 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA…finished 4th in the GCL in innings<br />
pitched during his first season in the U.S.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 DSL Rays 0 1 4.91 3 2 0 0 0 7.1 6 4 4 1 2 2-0 9 1 0<br />
2008 DSL Rays 0 3 6.38 8 8 0 0 0 18.1 33 24 13 1 3 1-0 8 0 0<br />
2009 GCL Rays 3 2 3.32 12 7 0 0 0 62.1 62 24 23 4 5 8-0 37 1 0<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 4 3 2.77 15 14 0 0 0 78.0 67 32 24 4 1 15-0 73 0 1<br />
2011 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
minor league Totals 7 9 3.47 38 31 0 0 0 166.0 168 84 64 10 11 26-0 127 2 1<br />
Born 2/22/93 in Puerto Plata, DR<br />
resiDes Puerto Plata, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 26, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 0 3 4.41 8 5 0 0 0 16.1 10 9 8 1 4 9-0 6 2 0<br />
Born 9/10/93 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rays 2 1 1.17 16 0 0 0 0 23.0 19 5 3 0 3 18-0 16 4 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 2 7 4.11 13 11 0 0 0 50.1 49 35 23 1 9 24-0 41 10 1<br />
minor league Totals 4 8 3.19 29 11 0 0 0 73.1 68 40 26 1 12 42-0 57 14 1<br />
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FReDDy aLVaRez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
JeFFRey aMes RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 1/31/91 in Vancouver, WA<br />
resiDes Vancouver, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (42nd overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…was previously select-<br />
ed in the 46th round of the 2009 June Draft by the Phillies and in the 30th round of the 2010 June Draft by the Rockies.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Princeton 4 2 7.12 11 5 0 0 1 30.1 40 25 24 4 0 7-0 39 0 0<br />
ChRIs aNDUJaR RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 8/24/87 in Berkeley, CA<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on April 25, 2006<br />
2009 Finished 4th in the South Atlantic <strong>League</strong> with a 2.70 ERA…was a midseason All-Star. 2008 Led the Renegades<br />
pitching staff with 15 starts. Personal Is the son of former major league pitcher Joaquin Andujar.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2006 Princeton 3 5 5.66 12 11 0 0 0 47.2 52 32 30 2 6 25-0 37 4 0<br />
2007 Princeton 0 4 6.56 12 11 0 0 0 46.2 64 41 34 0 5 22-0 27 6 0<br />
2008 Hudson Valley 3 4 5.65 15 15 0 0 0 65.1 81 48 41 2 7 31-0 57 5 1<br />
2009 Bowling Green 10 4 2.70 31 17 0 0 0 120.0 99 44 36 7 2 42-0 79 8 1<br />
2010 Charlotte 9 6 4.11 25 18 0 0 0 103.0 105 59 47 2 12 39-0 55 7 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 0 1 5.04 5 5 0 0 0 25.0 31 17 14 0 1 13-0 13 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 25 24 4.46 100 77 0 0 0 407.2 432 241 202 13 33 172-0 268 32 2<br />
IsMeL aNTUñez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'7"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 2/24/93 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on September 28, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 3 1 2.47 15 6 0 0 1 47.1 35 19 13 2 5 19-0 41 14 0<br />
Born 6/17/91 in Caja Seca, VEN<br />
resiDes Caja Seca, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 9, 2009<br />
2011 Stole the 2nd-most bases in the Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> before his promotion to the Gulf Coast <strong>League</strong>.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .237 41 93 18 22 3 0 0 2 3 0 3 22-1 36 8 6 0 .269 .398 5<br />
2010 VSL Rays .269 28 171 36 46 7 1 1 36 2 0 6 29-0 45 26 10 0 .339 .393 4<br />
2011 VSL Rays .248 33 125 30 31 1 0 3 10 2 1 2 25-0 27 22 3 1 .328 .379 2<br />
GCL Rays .235 46 132 19 31 10 0 0 10 3 1 3 12-0 41 7 7 0 .311 .311 0<br />
minor league Totals .250 148 521 103 130 21 1 4 58 10 2 14 88-1 149 63 26 1 .317 .371 11
JesUs aRaIza CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
yOeL aRaUJO OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 6/19/93 in Hermosillo, MEX<br />
resiDes Hermosillo, MEX<br />
siGninG scout Carlos Alfonso<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 8, 2010<br />
2011 Led the DSL Rays in home runs and was tied for second on the team in RBI.<br />
2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
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yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 DSL Rays .230 50 152 26 35 10 3 0 20 2 4 2 36-0 46 4 1 0 .336 .376 3<br />
2011 DSL Rays .256 50 176 29 45 11 0 6 27 1 3 6 28-1 40 2 0 6 .420 .371 8<br />
minor league Totals .244 100 328 55 80 21 3 6 47 3 7 8 64-1 86 6 1 6 .381 .373 11<br />
Born 12/3/93 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 DSL Rays .221 57 190 30 42 11 2 5 23 1 0 5 32-3 76 6 2 3 .379 .348 3<br />
NeLsON aRgUILa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
OsCaR aRMeNTa LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 9/4/88 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 9, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 3-0 4 1 0<br />
Born 10/15/93 in Mazatlan, MEX<br />
resiDes Mazatlan, MEX<br />
siGninG scout Eddie Diaz<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 7, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 4 2 3.12 12 6 0 0 0 52.0 41 20 18 4 5 11-0 51 6 0<br />
LUCas (LUKe) BaILey CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 3/11/91 in LaGrange, GA<br />
resiDes LaGrange, GA<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the fourth round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…underwent Tommy<br />
John surgery on his right elbow in spring of 2009…ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 10 catcher and No. 96 pros-<br />
pect in the 2009 June Draft out of Troup County (Ga.) High School.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .182 42 137 18 25 8 0 5 14 0 1 6 17-1 47 0 0 1 .350 .298 6<br />
2011 Bowling Green .223 74 247 26 55 17 1 7 35 1 0 7 18-0 89 5 1 3 .385 .294 8<br />
minor league Totals .208 116 384 44 80 25 1 12 49 1 1 13 35-1 136 5 1 4 .372 .296 14<br />
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NICK BaRNese RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
KeVIN BaRRIOs CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 8/28/95 in Guarenas, VEN<br />
resiDes Guarenas, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 28, 2011<br />
aNDRew BeLLaTTI RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 1/11/89 in Tarzana, CA<br />
resiDes Simi Valley, CA<br />
siGninG scout Robbie Moen<br />
acquireD Selected in the third round of the 2007 June Draft<br />
2010 Finished 5th in the Florida State <strong>League</strong> in ERA…led the league in hit batters…named to the FSL midseason All-<br />
Star Team. 2009 Finished 5th in the organization in ERA…missed first two months of the year with shoulder tendonitis…<br />
ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 10 prospect in the Rays org. after the season. 2008 Named the Renegades<br />
Pitcher of the Year and an NYPL All-Star…ranked 3rd in the NYPL in ERA and strikeouts…posted a 11.45 SO/9 IP,<br />
good for 5th in the minor leagues…yielded only one home run…after the season, was named the No. 7 prospect in the<br />
Rays org. by BA. 2007 Was ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> by BA. Personal Committed to Cal<br />
State-Fullerton before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 Princeton 2 2 3.22 9 8 0 0 0 36.1 30 19 13 1 5 4-0 37 4 1<br />
2008 Hudson Valley 5 3 2.45 13 13 0 0 0 66.0 52 26 18 1 1 24-1 84 4 0<br />
2009 Bowling Green 6 5 2.53 15 15 0 0 0 74.2 56 30 21 3 9 25-0 62 3 0<br />
2010 Charlotte 8 4 3.02 21 20 1 0 0 122.1 114 46 41 5 18 26-0 100 6 0<br />
2011 Montgomery 6 8 3.76 24 24 0 0 0 117.1 109 64 49 8 11 57-0 91 5 1<br />
minor league Totals 27 22 3.07 82 80 1 0 0 416.2 361 185 142 18 44 136-1 374 22 2<br />
Born 8/5/91 in San Diego, CA<br />
resiDes La Mesa, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the 12th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2011 Finished the season with a 2.62 ERA, the 7th-lowest mark in the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> and 3rd-lowest mark in<br />
the Rays organization behind Matt Moore (1.92) and teammate Roberto Gomez (2.20)…led the Renegades pitching staff<br />
with 63 strikeouts. Personal Turned down a baseball scholarship at Cal State-Fullerton to sign with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 GCL Rays 1 0 3.38 12 3 0 0 0 29.1 30 12 11 1 3 7-1 29 2 0<br />
2010 Princeton 2 5 4.04 13 13 0 0 0 64.2 56 35 29 4 1 16-0 63 1 1<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 3 5 2.62 15 13 0 0 0 72.0 66 26 21 1 1 23-0 63 0 0<br />
minor league Totals 6 10 3.31 40 29 0 0 0 166.0 152 73 61 6 5 46-1 155 3 1<br />
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TyLeR BORTNICK SECOND BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 7/3/87 in Mentor, OH<br />
resiDes Myrtle Beach, SC<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 16th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
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2011 Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the Best Strike Zone Discipline in the Rays farm system entering 2012...was<br />
named to both the midseason and postseason Florida State <strong>League</strong> All-Star teams…was voted the Best Base Runner in<br />
the FSL by BA and by the Rays organization…led the organization in stolen bases…led the FSL in SB and OBP (.428),<br />
was 3rd in BB (79) and 8th in avg. (.306)…earned a spot on the Topps Class-A All-Star Team...was named an Arizona<br />
Fall <strong>League</strong> Rising Star after the season. 2010 Earned the Most Valuable Player award for the Hot Rods…ranked 7th in<br />
the Midwest <strong>League</strong> and tied for 2nd in the Rays organization in stolen bases. 2009 Finished 4th in the New York-Penn<br />
<strong>League</strong> in stolen bases and 10th in hitting…was named to the league’s All-Star Team…also appeared at second base<br />
and third base. Personal Drafted out of Coastal Carolina University, where he hit .363 with 11 HR, 44 RBI, .469 OBP<br />
and a .566 SLG as a senior.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 Hudson Valley .300 65 217 37 65 17 4 4 26 6 1 4 27-0 38 24 8 6 .470 .386 12<br />
2010 Bowling Green .303 113 406 72 123 32 2 8 45 2 3 11 63-2 67 39 14 4 .408 .303 14<br />
Charlotte .206 12 34 4 7 3 0 1 9 1 1 0 5-0 10 2 0 2 .382 .300 1<br />
2011 Charlotte .306 132 474 96 145 34 7 4 70 6 4 25 79-2 67 43 4 7 .432 .428 19<br />
minor league Totals .301 322 1131 209 340 86 13 17 150 15 9 40 174-4 182 108 26 19 .445 .409 46<br />
MIChaeL BOURDON CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 210<br />
Born 10/12/88 in Simsbury, CT<br />
resiDes Simsbury, CT<br />
siGninG scout Evan Brannon<br />
acquireD Selected in the 42nd round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .236 23 55 6 13 2 0 0 3 1 0 6 3-0 20 1 1 0 .273 .344 0<br />
DaNIeL BReaM RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'6"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 8/16/88 in Magnolia, AR<br />
resiDes Magnolia, AR<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 33rd round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 2 3.91 14 0 0 0 1 23.0 27 17 10 2 3 11-3 21 3 0<br />
RyaN BReTT SECOND BASEMAN<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'9"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 10/9/91 in Seattle, WA<br />
resiDes Seattle, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the third round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Finished 3rd in the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> in doubles (22) and stolen bases (21)…led Princeton in runs (42), hits (72),<br />
doubles and total bases (113) and was second in stolen bases. Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development<br />
Program at Tropicana Field in January.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .303 27 89 8 27 5 2 0 9 0 1 1 8-0 17 12 3 1 .404 .364 6<br />
2011 Princeton .300 61 240 42 72 22 5 3 24 0 2 2 26-1 24 21 3 4 .471 .370 18<br />
minor league Totals .301 88 329 50 99 27 7 3 33 0 3 3 34-1 41 33 6 5 .453 .369 24<br />
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Jay BUeNTe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 9/28/83 in Evansville, IN<br />
resiDes Evansville, IN<br />
siGninG scout Chris Heidt (Marlins)<br />
acquireD Claimed off waivers from the Florida Marlins on May 25, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2006 Jamestown 2 3 3.09 22 3 0 0 1 43.2 17 15 2 2 2 13-2 41 3 0<br />
2007 Greensboro 5 2 3.75 42 0 0 0 2 60.0 58 36 25 6 3 19-2 71 11 0<br />
2008 Jupiter 5 1 3.00 40 0 0 0 1 60.0 49 22 20 4 3 27-0 63 10 1<br />
2009 Jacksonville 0 1 2.45 16 0 0 0 1 22.0 17 6 6 1 0 11-0 23 2 0<br />
New Orleans 5 1 3.39 35 0 0 0 1 61.0 59 24 23 6 1 32-5 56 5 0<br />
2010 New Orleans 0 1 2.67 20 0 0 0 0 30.1 22 13 9 3 0 18-0 38 2 0<br />
Florida 0 0 6.55 8 0 0 0 0 11.0 16 8 8 0 0 11-2 9 1 0<br />
Jacksonville 1 0 4.05 10 1 0 0 1 13.1 13 6 6 1 0 1-0 12 0 0<br />
GCL Marlins 1 0 3.60 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 0 1-0 4 0 0<br />
2011 New Orleans 3 0 1.94 10 5 1 0 0 41.2 23 9 9 1 2 10-0 44 4 1<br />
Florida 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 3 0 1 3-0 1 0 0<br />
Durham 1 3 5.70 24 4 1 0 1 42.2 48 31 27 4 4 17-1 43 2 1<br />
Tampa Bay 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 2-0 1 0 0<br />
minor league Totals 23 12 3.37 223 13 2 0 8 379.2 334 166 142 28 15 153-10 395 39 3<br />
major league Totals 0 1 7.31 10 1 0 0 0 16.0 23 14 13 0 1 16-2 11 1 0<br />
zaCh BUTLeR RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 7/28/89 in Sugarland, TX<br />
resiDes Sugarland, TX<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 34th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 2 1 1.69 16 0 0 0 0 26.2 19 6 5 1 2 14-2 17 1 0<br />
LUIs CaBReRa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 8/14/90 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2010<br />
2010 Converted to pitcher after spending his first two professional seasons as an outfielder.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rangers 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 3 3 0 3 1-0 1 3 0<br />
VSL Rays 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 4 0 0 7-0 3 3 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 4 1 2.84 14 12 0 0 0 57.0 48 26 18 3 16 25-0 43 13 0<br />
minor league Totals 4 1 3.67 18 12 0 0 0 61.1 52 33 25 3 19 33-0 47 19 0<br />
JORge CaLDeRON OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 2/8/93 in La Romana, DR<br />
resiDes La Romana, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on January 7, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 DSL Rays .163 48 123 15 20 6 1 0 10 3 0 3 16-0 50 3 3 4 .228 .275 4
LeaNDRO (JOeL) CaMINeRO OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 10/24/89 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2007<br />
2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
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2011 Led the Rays organization and finished 7th in the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> in batting avg. (.330).<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 DSL Rays .224 58 214 22 48 8 1 1 20 0 2 3 15-0 47 5 3 3 .285 .282 4<br />
2009 DSL Rays .260 50 177 31 46 10 2 0 18 3 6 3 13-1 30 12 1 3 .339 .312 10<br />
2010 GCL Rays .251 52 187 17 47 8 4 0 20 3 1 0 10-0 41 2 5 2 .337 .388 2<br />
2011 Princeton .330 48 188 25 62 9 6 3 22 2 0 0 5-0 38 6 7 4 .489 .347 7<br />
minor league Totals .265 208 766 95 203 35 13 4 80 8 9 6 43-1 156 25 16 12 .360 .306 23<br />
JOseLITO CaNO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 9/16/92 in Carolina, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro De Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 30, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 2 0 1.85 16 1 0 0 0 34.0 23 10 7 0 5 22-0 36 9 0<br />
RyaN CaRPeNTeR LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 235<br />
Born 8/22/90 in Peoria, AZ<br />
resiDes Peoria, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the seventh round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Previously drafted by the Rays in the 21st round of the 2008 June Draft.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 2 1 0.76 8 4 0 0 0 23.2 9 2 2 0 0 4-0 26 1 0<br />
JOhN (Kes) CaRTeR OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 3/3/90 in Brentwood, TN<br />
resiDes Brentwood, TN<br />
siGninG scout James Bonnici<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (56th overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
2011 Rated by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 3 prospect out of the state of Kentucky and the No. 51 prospect overall…<br />
became the highest draft pick in Western Kentucky University’s 92-year history. Personal Participated in the Rays<br />
Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January...was previously drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 43rd<br />
round of the 2008 June Draft.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .231 3 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-1 1 0 0 0 .231 .333 0<br />
aLBeRTO CasaNas RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 11/27/93 in Rio Chico, VEN<br />
resiDes Rio Chico, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Singed as a free agent on August 5, 2011<br />
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eDDy CasTILLO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
KeITh CasTILLO CATCHER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 1/2/94 in Villa Riva, DR<br />
resiDes Villa Riva, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011<br />
eRODIs CasTILLO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 173<br />
Born 7/10/87 in Huntington Beach, CA<br />
resiDes Huntington Beach, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 22, 2011<br />
Personal His father, Tony Castillo, pitched parts of 10 seasons with four different major league clubs, making 403<br />
appearances.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Bowling Green .330 29 97 19 32 8 0 5 22 0 0 3 10-0 25 0 1 0 .567 .409 1<br />
KeVIN CazORLa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 10/14/93 in La Victoria, VEN<br />
resiDes La Victoria, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 10, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 0 0 7.16 14 0 0 0 0 27.2 40 30 22 7 1 21-0 13 12 0<br />
CaRLOs CeDeñO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 11/29/93 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 17, 2011<br />
Born 7/19/90 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes Boca Chica, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 25, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 DSL Rays 0 1 12.60 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 7 7 0 1 9-0 7 7 0<br />
2010 DSL Rays 2 2 3.23 20 0 0 0 0 30.2 27 23 11 1 6 27-0 23 6 1<br />
2011 DSL Rays 2 5 4.54 14 9 1 0 0 39.2 41 26 20 1 3 21-0 24 11 0<br />
minor league Totals 4 8 4.54 39 9 1 0 0 75.1 71 56 38 2 10 57-0 54 24 1<br />
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JULIO CeDeñO THIRD BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 8/25/89 in Tucupita, VEN<br />
resiDes Tucupita, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 31, 2006<br />
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2008 Starting third baseman led his team with 17 doubles (2nd in VSL)…finished tied for 2nd in the league in homers,<br />
one behind teammate Jonathan Quiñonez. 2007 Named VSL Rays Player of the Year…ranked 2nd on the club in home<br />
runs and 3rd in RBI. 2006 Loaned to the DSL Dodgers on June 8 and returned on Sep 14.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2006 DSL Dodgers .218 43 142 14 31 3 0 0 15 2 1 3 11-0 31 3 2 1 .239 .287 0<br />
2007 VSL Rays/Reds .300 51 190 27 57 13 2 5 32 0 0 9 16-3 39 5 1 5 .468 .381 20<br />
2008 VSL Rays .283 70 254 38 72 17 4 8 37 0 2 3 25-3 29 5 2 8 .476 .352 25<br />
2009 Princeton .272 54 202 26 55 11 0 5 34 1 3 5 17-0 52 4 2 4 .401 .339 17<br />
2010 Bowling Green .261 104 371 34 97 22 2 3 40 2 4 2 30-0 75 5 3 17 .356 .317 19<br />
2011 Bowling Green .246 66 254 30 65 13 1 8 31 0 1 2 10-0 67 4 1 4 .394 .278 11<br />
minor league Totals .265 388 1423 169 377 79 9 29 189 5 11 24 109-6 293 26 11 39 .394 .325 92<br />
heNRy CeNTeNO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 10/14/93 in Araya, VEN<br />
resiDes Cumana, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 14, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 4 3 3.24 14 3 0 0 0 41.2 30 18 15 4 1 19-0 24 4 1<br />
RayMOND ChURCh JR. SECOND BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 11/3/88 in Green Acres, FL<br />
resiDes Green Acres, FL<br />
siGninG scout Evan Brannon<br />
acquireD Selected in the 26th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .247 55 182 20 45 14 1 0 16 0 2 3 16-0 39 4 2 5 .335 .315 11<br />
OsCaR COLLaDO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 8/30/93 in Valverde Mao, DR<br />
resiDes Valverde Mao, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 13, 2011<br />
ChaRLes CONONIe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'7"<br />
weiGHt 210<br />
Born 2/25/89 in Germantown, MD<br />
resiDes Germantown, MD<br />
siGninG scout Lou Wieben<br />
acquireD Selected in the 24th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 1 1 2.43 16 0 0 0 6 29.2 17 11 8 0 5 12-1 27 0 0<br />
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RaFaeL CORDOVa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
LeOPOLDO CORRea THIRD BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 11/16/94 in Yuma, AZ<br />
resiDes San Luis Rios Colorado, MEX<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 3, 2011<br />
Born 12/3/91 in Ocumare del Tuy, VEN<br />
resiDes Charallave, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 18, 2008<br />
2011 Finished among the top three Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> leaders in RBI (54), HR (8), SLG (.500) and TB (115)...his<br />
.322 batting avg. was 9th in the VSL.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .161 27 56 10 9 2 1 2 6 1 0 0 16-0 17 0 0 2 .339 .347 10<br />
2010 VSL Rays .251 59 203 33 51 13 2 0 19 0 3 5 22-0 29 1 3 6 .335 .335 16<br />
2011 VSL Rays .322 64 230 35 74 17 0 8 54 0 0 5 31-1 31 0 1 8 .500 .414 16<br />
minor league Totals .274 150 489 78 134 32 3 10 79 1 3 10 69-1 77 1 4 16 .413 .373 42<br />
shay CRawFORD LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 12/12/87 in Bartlett, TN<br />
resiDes Bartlett, TN<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the 41st round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 1 1 2.43 16 0 0 0 6 29.2 17 11 8 0 5 12-1 27 0 0<br />
CRIsTOPheR CRIsOsTOMO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 3/8/94 in La Romana, DR<br />
resiDes La Romana, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011<br />
JOsePh (JOe) CRUz RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 7/20/88 in Monterey Park, CA<br />
resiDes Baldwin Park, CA<br />
siGninG scout Robbie Moen<br />
acquireD Selected in the 30th round of the 2007 June Draft<br />
2011 Suffered a right shoulder injury in June and spent the remainder of the season rehabbing. 2010 Led the Florida<br />
State <strong>League</strong> with 13 wins…his 2.85 ERA ranked 2nd in the FSL…finished 3rd in the Rays organization in strikeouts<br />
(131), 2nd in wins and 8th in ERA…named to the FSL postseason All-Star Team…participated in the Rays Winter Development<br />
Program at Tropicana Field in January. Personal Drafted out of East Los Angeles Junior College.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 Princeton 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 5 0 0 0 0 3-0 13 0 0<br />
2008 Princeton 1 3 3.17 13 13 0 0 0 54.0 61 29 19 5 2 14-0 62 3 0<br />
2009 Bowling Green 5 8 4.04 21 21 0 0 0 98.0 110 54 44 5 2 26-0 99 4 0<br />
2010 Charlotte 13 6 2.85 25 25 1 0 0 142.0 137 53 45 6 6 39-0 131 7 0<br />
2011 Montgomery 3 5 8.43 11 11 0 0 0 47.0 75 44 44 8 3 20-1 42 3 0<br />
GCL Rays 2 0 0.00 4 1 1 1 0 13.2 6 0 0 0 0 2-0 16 0 0<br />
Charlotte 1 0 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 12 8 8 1 0 6-0 6 1 0<br />
minor league Totals 27 22 3.81 80 74 2 1 0 377.2 406 188 160 1 0 110-1 369 18 0
DIONICIO De La CRUz LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 4/1/92 in Villa Altagracia, DR<br />
resiDes Villa Altagracia, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on April 6, 2011<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 DSL Pirates 0 4 11.76 14 0 0 0 0 20.2 27 35 27 1 2 34-0 14 12 1<br />
2010 Did Not Play<br />
2011 DSL Rays 3 1 2.57 18 0 0 0 1 28.0 23 16 8 1 1 27-0 24 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 5 6.47 32 0 0 0 1 48.2 50 51 35 2 3 61-0 38 16 1<br />
geIseL De La CRUz LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 140<br />
Born 4/11/93 in Barahona, DR<br />
resiDes Barahona, DR<br />
siGninG scout Daniel Santana/Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rays 2 3 4.25 17 2 0 0 0 29.2 39 25 14 4 4 10-0 20 5 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 1 3 2.02 13 12 0 0 0 58.0 45 23 13 1 2 16-0 59 10 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 6 2.77 30 14 0 0 0 87.2 84 48 27 5 6 26-0 79 15 0<br />
JaIRO De La ROsa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 9/8/85 in La Victoria, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Rudy Santin<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 27, 2002<br />
2011 Missed the entire season while rehabbing from right shoulder surgery. 2009 Converted from infielder to pitcher…<br />
prior to the conversion, <strong>Baseball</strong> America rated him as Best Infield Arm in the Rays organization.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2004 Princeton 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0<br />
2009 Princeton 4 3 3.41 15 0 0 0 2 29.0 29 20 11 2 4 7-1 27 5 0<br />
Bowling Green 0 1 10.80 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 6 4 4 0 0 1-1 6 4 0<br />
2010 Bowling Green 0 2 8.88 16 0 0 0 0 25.1 28 28 25 3 7 13-0 22 4 1<br />
2011 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
minor league Totals 4 6 6.24 33 0 0 0 2 57.2 63 52 40 5 11 21-2 55 13 1<br />
FRaNK De LOs saNTOs LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 11/17/87 in Samana, DR<br />
resiDes Los Forrales, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 7, 2006<br />
2011 Had the 2nd-lowest BB/9IP ratio among Southern <strong>League</strong> relievers in 59.1 IP out of the Biscuits bullpen (1.67).<br />
2010 Finished 4th in the Florida State <strong>League</strong> in innings pitched. 2009 Led the Hot Rods in innings pitched. 2007 Tied for<br />
the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> lead in games started.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 Princeton 4 5 3.64 13 13 0 0 0 64.1 64 30 26 5 4 16-0 43 6 2<br />
2008 Hudson Valley 4 5 5.40 11 11 0 0 0 56.2 73 40 34 2 5 16-0 44 2 1<br />
2009 Bowling Green 4 10 3.65 27 27 1 0 0 135.2 136 69 55 7 9 45-0 81 14 2<br />
2010 Charlotte 10 9 4.33 25 24 1 1 0 149.2 181 90 72 8 6 37-0 105 6 3<br />
2011 Charlotte 0 1 19.22 3 1 0 0 0 8.0 25 17 17 3 1 2-0 8 1 0<br />
Montgomery 3 6 3.55 33 5 0 0 3 78.2 81 43 31 3 1 23-2 48 2 1<br />
minor league Totals 25 36 4.29 112 81 2 1 3 493.0 560 289 235 28 26 139-2 329 31 9<br />
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JaKe DePew CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 210<br />
Born 3/1/92 in Granite City, IL<br />
resiDes Granite City, IL<br />
siGninG scout Tom Couston<br />
acquireD Selected in the ninth round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January of 2011.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .273 4 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 2 .273 .273 0<br />
2011 Princeton .214 46 159 14 34 5 0 1 22 0 5 0 20-1 27 6 4 8 .264 .293 3<br />
minor league Totals .218 50 170 14 37 5 0 1 23 0 5 0 20-1 28 6 4 10 .265 .292 3<br />
ROBeRT DICKMaNN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 12/25/86 in Woodland Hills, CA<br />
resiDes Woodland Hills, CA<br />
siGninG scout Robbie Moen<br />
acquireD Selected in the 36th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Named a New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 4 2 2.41 16 2 0 0 1 41.0 38 15 11 2 0 16-2 31 2 0<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 3 3 1.65 17 5 0 0 1 49.0 42 26 9 4 3 13-0 45 3 1<br />
minor league Totals 7 5 2.00 33 7 0 0 2 90.0 80 41 20 6 3 29-2 76 5 1<br />
DeReK DIeTRICh SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 7/18/89 in Parma, OH<br />
resiDes Clermont, FL<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the second round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the Best Power Hitter in the Rays farm system entering 2012…named Bowling<br />
Green’s Most Valuable Player and a Midwest <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star…led Rays organization with 22 home runs and<br />
was 5th with 81 RBI. Personal Participated in the last two Rays Winter Development Programs at Tropicana Field,<br />
January 2011 and 2012…Drafted out of Georgia Tech University…was a semifinalist for the 2010 Golden Spikes Award<br />
by USA <strong>Baseball</strong>…was a third-round pick by the Houston Astros in the 2007 June Draft.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .279 45 179 33 50 12 2 3 20 1 1 6 11-2 42 2 2 2 .419 .340 7<br />
2011 Bowling Green .277 127 480 73 133 34 4 22 81 0 5 15 38-2 128 5 7 14 .502 .346 25<br />
minor league Totals .278 172 659 106 183 46 6 25 101 1 6 21 49-4 170 7 9 16 .480 .344 32<br />
DeshUN DIXON OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 9/20/91 in Jackson, MS<br />
resiDes Jackson, MS<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 10th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .220 16 50 9 11 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 3-0 13 4 0 0 .340 .259 0<br />
2011 Princeton .211 56 199 22 42 8 4 5 20 1 0 0 14-0 49 5 3 1 .367 .263 3<br />
minor league Totals .213 72 249 31 53 9 5 6 23 2 1 0 17-0 62 9 3 1 .361 .263 3
wILMeR DOMINgUez CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 6/19/91 in Valencia, VEN<br />
resiDes Guigue, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 15, 2008<br />
2011 Finished 7th in the Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> with a .324 avg.<br />
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yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .252 37 103 13 26 5 2 1 10 0 0 1 8-0 26 0 1 4 .369 .313 3<br />
2010 VSL Rays .271 41 129 13 35 8 0 3 20 2 0 0 13-0 20 3 0 7 .403 .338 11<br />
2011 VSL Rays .324 54 188 26 61 9 1 6 32 0 2 1 12-0 21 4 3 6 .479 .365 4<br />
minor league Totals .290 132 420 52 122 22 3 10 62 2 2 2 33-0 67 7 4 17 .429 .344 18<br />
hUgO DUaRTe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 1/7/90 in Higuerote, VEN<br />
resiDes Higuerote, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 26, 2007<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 VSL Rays/Reds 0 5 5.66 19 4 0 0 0 41.1 41 28 26 3 7 18-0 26 4 0<br />
2008 VSL Rays 3 2 6.18 14 2 0 0 0 27.2 27 21 19 1 7 18-0 25 0 0<br />
2009 VSL Rays 1 2 5.56 18 1 0 0 4 22.2 26 19 14 3 2 20-2 22 2 1<br />
2010 VSL Rays 4 3 4.91 16 5 0 0 0 47.2 45 29 26 10 1 23-0 47 4 1<br />
2011 GCL Rays 3 5 3.33 12 6 1 1 0 54.0 46 22 20 3 3 17-1 39 2 1<br />
minor league Totals 11 17 4.89 79 18 1 1 4 193.1 185 119 105 20 20 96-3 159 12 3<br />
JORMaN DUaRTe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 11/16/94 in Cumana, VEN<br />
resiDes Cumana, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011<br />
DOUgLas DURaN SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 150<br />
Born 11/17/92 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 6, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 VSL Rays .276 64 239 45 66 12 4 4 27 4 2 1 39-0 41 10 10 5 .410 .377 25<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
BiGGer anD Better<br />
The Montgomery Biscuits installed a state-of-the-art video board and<br />
ribbon board for the 2012 season at Riverwalk Stadium. The new video<br />
board will measure 30 x 36 feet, more than four times larger than the<br />
existing display, making it the largest in the Southern <strong>League</strong>.<br />
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shaNe DyeR RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 3/9/88 in Greeley, CO<br />
resiDes Eaton, CO<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the sixth round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2011 Threw 157.0 innings, second in the Rays organization only to teammate Alexander Colome, who tossed 157.2.<br />
2010 Made 7 starts with the Hot Rods before his promotion…named Rays organization Pitcher of the Month in April<br />
after posting a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings. 2008 Reported to Hudson Valley after signing and led the Renegades in starts.<br />
Personal Drafted out of South Mountain (Ariz.) CC…had signed a letter of intent with Nebraska…previously drafted<br />
by Colorado in the 24th round of the 2006 June Draft.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 Hudson Valley 3 4 3.68 14 14 0 0 0 58.2 62 29 24 4 2 19-0 46 9 0<br />
2009 Bowling Green 1 10 5.06 25 16 0 0 0 101.1 121 65 57 3 14 32-0 76 6 1<br />
2010 Bowling Green 2 3 1.71 7 7 2 1 0 42.0 34 12 8 1 6 4-0 34 1 0<br />
Charlotte 5 8 3.17 17 6 1 0 0 93.2 91 38 33 4 9 24-0 75 0 0<br />
2011 Montgomery 7 11 4.47 28 28 0 0 0 157.0 191 85 78 11 13 45-1 66 7 2<br />
minor league Totals 18 36 3.98 91 81 3 1 0 452.2 499 229 200 23 44 124-1 297 23 3<br />
eLy eChaRRy RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 150<br />
Born 7/1/92 in La Guaria, VEN<br />
resiDes La Guaria, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 1 2 6.25 14 7 0 0 1 31.2 40 24 22 5 3 17-0 27 5 0<br />
2010 VSL Rays 4 2 3.20 13 10 0 0 0 59.0 45 24 21 3 2 19-0 59 4 1<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 5 7.05 12 6 0 0 0 44.2 56 39 35 4 2 19-0 38 7 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 9 5.19 39 23 0 0 1 135.1 141 87 78 12 7 55-0 124 16 1<br />
JOhNNy eIeRMaN SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 8/23/92 in Warsaw, MO<br />
resiDes Warsaw, MO<br />
siGninG scout Brian Hickman<br />
acquireD Selected in the third round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 1 prospect out of the state of Missouri and the No. 84 prospect overall.<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…previously <strong>com</strong>mitted<br />
to Louisiana State University…his father, John Eierman, was his high school baseball coach at Warsaw (Mo.) High<br />
School and played four seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization after being drafted in the 13th round of the 1991<br />
June Draft.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .254 16 59 7 15 3 2 1 5 0 1 2 5-0 17 1 1 0 .424 .328 3<br />
seRgIO esPINOsa LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 1/2/86 in Isla de la Juventud, CU<br />
resiDes Cancun, MX<br />
siGninG scout Carlos Alfonso<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Charlotte 0 0 1.17 3 0 0 0 0 7.2 10 3 1 0 0 1-0 5 1 0<br />
Montgomery 3 3 4.83 30 0 0 0 0 50.1 50 29 27 4 4 16-1 29 1 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 2 0 1.95 14 0 0 0 1 37.0 27 8 8 1 5 7-0 33 0 0<br />
Montgomery 1 0 4.81 22 0 0 0 0 48.2 55 29 26 9 1 15-0 32 3 2<br />
minor league Totals 6 3 3.88 69 0 0 0 1 143.2 142 69 62 14 10 39-1 99 5 2
ROBI esTRaDa INFIELDER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 10/8/88 in West Los Angeles, CA<br />
resiDes El Segundo, CA<br />
siGninG scout Robbie Moen<br />
acquireD Selected in the 19th round of the 2006 June Draft<br />
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Personal Draft-and-follow selection in 2006 out of El Segundo (Calif.) High School…signed May 28, 2007 with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 Princeton .232 44 155 20 36 6 0 1 11 4 1 0 16-0 31 5 3 1 .290 .302 16<br />
2008 Hudson Valley .242 63 244 42 59 7 4 1 13 3 0 2 31-0 51 12 4 3 .316 .332 17<br />
2009 Bowling Green .225 89 289 31 65 8 3 1 27 5 6 0 13-0 51 5 4 6 .284 .253 14<br />
2010 Bowling Green .240 103 317 36 76 13 0 0 27 8 4 1 50-0 62 14 4 1 .281 .384 19<br />
2011 Bowling Green .255 83 220 35 56 8 3 3 25 3 4 0 31-1 39 14 3 4 .359 .341 14<br />
minor league Totals .238 382 1225 164 292 42 10 6 103 23 15 3 141-1 234 50 18 15 .304 .315 80<br />
JaCOB FaRIa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 7/30/93 in Anaheim, CA<br />
resiDes Anaheim, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the 10th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 1 2.87 6 2 0 0 0 15.2 15 6 5 1 0 1-0 14 0 0<br />
JOse FeRMIN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 9/16/90 in Puerto Plata, DR<br />
resiDes Puerto Plata, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2007<br />
2011 Missed the entire season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. 2010 Missed all of 2010 with a right elbow<br />
ligament sprain…underwent Tommy John surgery in November.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 DSL Rays 0 3 5.59 18 2 0 0 0 29.0 30 29 18 2 8 23-0 18 14 0<br />
2009 DSL Rays 4 3 6.10 14 7 0 0 0 38.1 36 28 26 1 9 34-0 34 11 0<br />
2010 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
2011 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
minor league Totals 4 6 5.88 32 9 0 0 0 67.1 66 57 44 3 17 57-0 52 25 0<br />
MaRIO FeRNaNDez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 9/7/93 in Maracaibo, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracaibo, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 10, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 0 4 4.14 11 8 0 0 0 37.0 32 26 17 2 4 13-0 20 2 0<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
GcL raYs resUrrecteD<br />
Long before they played in Charlotte County, the GCL Rays existed from 1996-98,<br />
playing at Al Lang Field in downtown St. Petersburg. They made the playoffs in 1998.<br />
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sTePheN (COLe) FIgUeROa INFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 6/30/87 in Tallahassee, FL<br />
resiDes Tallahassee, FL<br />
siGninG scout Rob Sidwell (Padres)<br />
acquireD From the San Diego Padres along with RHP Brandon Gomes, LHP<br />
Cesar Ramos and RHP Adam Russell in exchange for SS Jason Bartlett and<br />
cash considerations on December 17, 2010<br />
2010 Ranked among California <strong>League</strong> leaders in walks (3rd, 81), stolen bases (T-7th, 26) and OBP (3rd, .408)…played<br />
for the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall <strong>League</strong>. Personal Originally drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of<br />
the 2008 June Draft…played at the University of Florida…his father, Bien Figueroa, played 11 seasons in the St. Louis<br />
Cardinals organization and was a coach in the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants systems.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 Eugene .289 32 114 23 33 6 0 5 16 0 1 0 24-1 16 7 2 4 .474 .410 6<br />
2009 Fort Wayne .319 70 238 32 76 15 1 1 34 1 6 3 37-0 38 10 7 12 .403 .408 5<br />
Lake Elsinore .187 21 75 5 14 3 0 0 9 1 0 1 6-0 14 5 0 0 .227 .256 1<br />
2010 Lake Elsinore .303 124 482 88 146 25 3 4 66 7 2 6 81-0 54 26 9 12 .392 .408 4<br />
2011 Montgomery .283 114 410 71 116 20 6 5 51 11 4 8 55-0 41 9 5 6 .398 .375 7<br />
minor league Totals .292 361 1319 219 385 69 10 15 176 20 13 18 203-1 163 57 23 34 .393 .390 23<br />
ChRIsTOPheR (JaKe) FLOeThe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 5/29/89 in Martinez, CA<br />
resiDes Martinez, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the sixth round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…his father, Chris<br />
Floethe, pitched in the Oakland Athletics organization from 1968-74...his cousin is Taylor Twellman, a former <strong>Major</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> Soccer player and league MVP…was selected by the Diamondbacks in the 29th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
but decided to return to Cal State Fullerton.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 1 1 1.71 7 5 0 0 0 21.0 21 5 4 0 0 7-0 15 2 0<br />
TRaVIs FLORes FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 215<br />
Born 7/12/92 in Mesa, AZ<br />
resiDes Mesa, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the 11th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .182 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 1 0 0 0 .182 .357 0<br />
2011 Did Not Play – Personal<br />
CaRLOs gaRCIa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 12/1/90 in Bonao, DR<br />
resiDes Bonao, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 30, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 5 1 2.18 15 0 0 0 0 33.0 26 11 8 0 6 28-0 25 7 0
NaTe gaRCIa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 5/9/88 in San Jose, CA<br />
resiDes San Jose, CA<br />
siGninG scout Brian Morrison<br />
acquireD Selected in the 16th round of 2010 June Draft<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 3 2 2.88 16 6 0 0 2 50.0 37 18 16 5 1 18-0 45 1 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 2 4 3.52 37 0 0 0 4 64.0 62 28 25 4 5 19-1 64 8 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 6 3.24 53 6 0 0 6 114.0 99 46 41 9 6 37-1 109 9 0<br />
gRaysON gaRVIN LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 10/27/89 in Suwanee, GA<br />
resiDes Suwanee, GA<br />
siGninG scout James Bonnici<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (59th overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 45th round of the 2008 June Draft, but opted to attend Vanderbilt<br />
University instead…in 2010 received the B.F.C. Whitehouse (Outstanding Pitcher) Award in the Cape Cod <strong>League</strong> after<br />
going 5-0 with a league-leading 0.74 ERA for the Bourne Braves…<strong>com</strong>ing out of Wesleyan (Ga.) High School in 2008,<br />
was ranked as the No. 55 prospect overall and the No. 16 left-handed pitching prospect by <strong>Baseball</strong> America.<br />
TheRON geITh LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 6/27/89 in Peoria, AZ<br />
resiDes Peoria, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 39th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 4 1 2.13 16 0 0 0 4 25.1 21 11 6 1 2 7-2 30 1 0<br />
Hudson Valley 0 1 1.80 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 0-0 4 0 0<br />
minor league Totals 4 2 2.08 18 0 0 0 4 30.1 25 12 7 1 2 7-2 34 1 0<br />
DaRRyL geORge INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 215<br />
Born 3/14/93 in Hoppers Crossing, AUS<br />
resiDes Hoppers Crossing, AUS<br />
siGninG scout John Gilmore<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 25, 2010<br />
Personal Is the only Australian-born player currently in the Rays organization.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .243 24 74 11 18 3 0 0 7 0 1 4 10-0 9 4 2 3 .284 .360 4<br />
IsaaC gIL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 230<br />
Born 10/8/91 in New York, NY<br />
resiDes New York, NY<br />
siGninG scout Tim Alexander<br />
acquireD Selected in the 31st round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Became the first student-athlete ever to be drafted out of Advance Software Analysis College in any sport.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 1 1 5.14 12 0 0 0 0 14.0 7 12 8 1 3 15-0 10 1 0<br />
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TODD gLaesMaNN OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 10/24/90 in Waco, TX<br />
resiDes Woodway, TX<br />
siGninG scout Pat Murphy<br />
acquireD Selected in the third round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2009 Entered the season rated as the Best Outfield Arm in the Rays organization by <strong>Baseball</strong> America. Personal<br />
Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January of 2010…<strong>com</strong>mitted to Texas A&M<br />
before signing with the Rays…ranked by BA as the No. 10 center fielder in the Draft out of Midway (Texas) HS, where he<br />
also played quarterback and wide receiver.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 GCL Rays .278 5 18 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 3 1 0 0 .333 .278 0<br />
2010 Princeton .233 62 236 41 55 17 5 4 24 2 1 9 13-0 70 13 6 5 .398 .297 3<br />
2011 GCL Rays .216 11 37 7 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5-0 10 6 1 1 .243 .341 2<br />
Bowling Green .229 63 210 28 48 8 2 4 21 1 0 3 14-0 85 6 0 1 .343 .286 0<br />
minor league Totals .232 141 501 77 116 27 7 8 47 4 1 14 32-0 168 26 7 7 .361 .296 4<br />
TyLeR gOeDDeL INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 10/20/92 in Hillsborough, CA<br />
resiDes Hillsborough, CA<br />
siGninG scout Brian Morrison<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (41st overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Pronounced GOOD-ell…participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…named<br />
to the second team of the 2011 Preseason <strong>Baseball</strong> America All-America Team…ranked by BA as the No.<br />
89 prospect overall in the 2011 June Draft…his brother, Erik Goeddel, was drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th<br />
round of the 2010 June Draft…<strong>com</strong>mitted to UCLA before signing with the Rays…his father, David Goeddel, was a<br />
biotech industry pioneer who developed synthesized insulin.<br />
gRaNDeN gOeTzMaN OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 11/14/92 in Palmetto, FL<br />
resiDes Palmetto, FL<br />
siGninG scout Evan Brannon<br />
acquireD Selected in the second round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 52 prospect overall in the 2011 June Draft and the No. 4 corner<br />
outfield prospect…was named the Bradenton Herald All-Area Player of the Year while at Palmetto (Fla.) High School…<br />
<strong>com</strong>mitted to Florida Gulf Coast University before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .173 25 75 8 13 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 8-0 17 6 1 2 .213 .262 0<br />
ROBeRTO gOMez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 8/3/89 in Santiago, DR<br />
resiDes Santiago, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010<br />
2011 Was named the GCL Rays Player of the Year.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rays 4 0 1.85 8 8 0 0 0 39.0 32 12 8 0 4 9-0 28 1 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 2 1 4.26 2 1 0 0 0 12.2 16 6 6 1 1 4-0 12 0 0<br />
GCL Rays 3 4 2.48 11 8 0 0 0 54.1 41 22 15 3 5 9-0 42 2 0<br />
Hudson Valley 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 3-0 4 0 0<br />
minor league Totals 10 5 2.31 24 19 0 0 0 113.0 91 40 29 4 10 25-0 86 3 0
aNDRes gONzaLez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 2/20/94 in San Felix, VEN<br />
resiDes San Felix, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 28, 2011<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 0 3 1.93 13 12 0 0 0 56.0 51 17 12 1 4 6-0 34 1 0<br />
FeLIX gONzaLez INFIELDER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 4/4/90 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Turmero, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2007<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 VSL Rays .183 47 164 25 30 4 0 0 16 2 3 2 9-0 32 10 3 5 .207 .230 30<br />
2009 GCL Rays .226 46 168 17 38 7 3 0 15 4 0 0 7-0 44 8 2 7 .304 .257 5<br />
2010 Princeton .253 47 150 15 38 7 1 1 12 3 0 0 4-0 33 6 3 2 .333 .273 22<br />
Hudson Valley .286 2 7 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 2 0 0 0 .571 .375 1<br />
2011 Princeton .289 32 90 9 26 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 4-0 18 3 1 4 .344 .319 4<br />
minor league Totals .231 174 579 70 134 21 6 1 49 10 3 2 25-0 129 27 9 18 .294 .264 62<br />
JOyNeRD gONzaLez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 150<br />
Born 7/22/92 in Barquisimeto, VEN<br />
resiDes Aroa, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on April 13, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 0 0 4.39 13 3 0 0 1 26.2 23 21 13 4 6 11-0 20 3 0<br />
2010 VSL Rays 1 1 2.84 14 0 0 0 1 25.1 19 9 8 0 3 13-0 13 2 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 4 3 2.29 17 0 0 0 2 35.1 31 14 9 0 5 19-2 19 5 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 4 3.09 44 3 0 0 4 87.1 73 44 30 4 14 43-2 52 10 0<br />
JOaN gUeRReRO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 1/22/91 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 4, 2007<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 DSL Rays 3 4 3.47 14 4 0 0 0 36.1 37 23 14 0 1 25-0 19 2 0<br />
2009 DSL Rays 1 3 5.86 15 10 0 0 0 50.2 67 43 33 3 3 30-0 35 10 0<br />
2010 DSL Rays 1 3 3.12 14 13 1 1 0 66.1 67 29 23 1 1 15-0 48 8 1<br />
2011 DSL Rays 1 0 1.42 3 3 0 0 0 12.2 7 5 2 0 1 11-1 8 0 0<br />
GCL Rays 1 5 6.68 12 2 0 0 0 31.0 47 30 23 0 2 11-1 20 2 1<br />
minor league Totals 7 15 4.34 58 32 1 1 0 197.0 225 130 95 4 8 89-1 130 22 2<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
increaseD teLeVision VieWersHiP<br />
One of the most memorable World Series in history, the 2011 Fall Classic generated<br />
a 19 percent increase in television ratings over the 2010 World Series.<br />
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ChRIsTOPheR (TayLOR) gUeRRIeRI RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 12/1/92 in Columbia, SC<br />
resiDes Sebastian, FL<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (24th overall) in the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Was the first of 11 Rays draft picks before the 2nd round in 2011…participated in the Rays Winter Develop-<br />
ment Program in January…ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 4 prospect in the Rays system entering 2012…rated<br />
by BA as No. 10 overall prospect, the No. 7 pitcher and the best fastball among high school pitchers in the 2011 June<br />
Draft…named to the third team of the 2011 Preseason BA All-America Team…at Spring Valley (S.C.) High School, went<br />
6-1 with a 1.10 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 51 IP…<strong>com</strong>mitted to the University of South Carolina before signing with the<br />
Rays…his sister was a member of the United States Air Force…she is currently in law school and intends on joining the<br />
Navy SEALs.<br />
heCTOR gUeVaRa SECOND BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 10/7/91 in San Felix, VEN<br />
resiDes San Felix, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2006<br />
2009 Was named the VSL Rays MVP while playing shortstop and second base in his first pro season…finished 5th in the<br />
Venezualean Summer <strong>League</strong> in hitting…was named a VSL All-Star.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .330 54 206 29 68 14 2 8 36 2 4 1 16-0 21 6 5 2 .534 .374 12<br />
2010 Princeton .251 64 223 24 56 13 3 2 26 1 4 5 15-1 31 9 3 11 .363 .308 14<br />
2011 Bowling Green .248 69 234 24 58 16 2 3 29 0 2 1 14-0 37 2 4 8 .372 .291 6<br />
minor league Totals .275 187 663 77 182 43 7 13 91 3 10 7 45-1 89 17 12 21 .419 .323 32<br />
DaNILO gUTIeRRez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 156<br />
Born 6/2/91 in Bonao, DR<br />
resiDes Bonao, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011<br />
LUIs gUzMaN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 7/21/91 in San Mateo, VEN<br />
resiDes San Mateo, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 1, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 DSL Royals 0 1 8.10 8 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 8 6 0 1 14-0 7 7 0<br />
2010 DSL Royals 0 0 24.30 8 0 0 0 0 6.2 15 19 18 1 2 12-0 2 1 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 4 2 4.85 13 5 0 0 0 39.0 39 35 21 2 5 26-0 22 12 0<br />
minor league Totals 4 3 7.74 29 5 0 0 0 52.1 66 62 45 3 8 52-0 31 20 0<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
<strong>MLB</strong> netWorK’s raPiD GroWtH<br />
<strong>MLB</strong> Network saw the largest growth in homes of any cable network in the past year after securing<br />
distribution deals with AT&T and Dish Network. Launched in 2009, <strong>MLB</strong> Network is already the<br />
most widely available league-owned cable network, distributed in approximately 68 million homes.
JaKe hageR SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Jesse hahN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 7/30/89 in Groton, CT<br />
resiDes Groton, CT<br />
siGninG scout Lou Wieben<br />
acquireD Selected in the sixth round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
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2011 Missed the entire season while recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow…surgery was performed<br />
in August 2010 by Dr. James Andrews. Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana<br />
Field in January.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
JaMes haRRIs JR. OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 8/7/93 in Hayward, CA<br />
resiDes Hayward, CA<br />
siGninG scout James Bonnici<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (60th overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…was drafted out of<br />
Oakland Tech (Calif.) High School, the alma mater of Rickey Henderson and Curt Flood…<strong>Baseball</strong> America ranked him<br />
the No. 13 prospect in Northern California.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .165 45 158 17 26 6 0 0 8 1 1 7 13-0 39 13 4 4 .203 .257 3<br />
sTePaN haVLICeK LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 3/4/93 in Henderson, NV<br />
resiDes Henderson, NV<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…as a senior at Sierra<br />
Vista (Nev.) High School, was named the 2010-11 Gatorade Nevada <strong>Baseball</strong> Player of the Year after he batted .533 with<br />
11 HR and 54 RBI…was named a Second Team High School All-American as voted on by <strong>Baseball</strong> America…<strong>com</strong>mitted<br />
to Arizona State University before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Princeton .269 47 193 29 52 11 1 4 17 1 0 1 9-0 26 5 7 10 .399 .305 8<br />
Born 2/1/93 in Brno, CZ<br />
resiDes Blansko, CZ<br />
siGninG scout John Gilmore<br />
acquireD Signed as free agent on January 14, 2010<br />
Personal Czech Republic native is the first player signed by the Rays out of Europe.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 2 1 0<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 1 4.80 11 0 0 0 0 15.0 19 8 8 2 0 7-1 8 0 1<br />
minor league Totals 0 1 3.79 14 0 0 0 0 19.0 20 8 8 2 0 8-1 10 1 1<br />
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BRaNDON heNDeRsON LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 4/19/92 in Chesnee, SC<br />
resiDes Chesnee, SC<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 15th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 GCL Rays 3 0 1.59 9 2 0 0 1 22.2 13 4 4 2 2 3-0 28 0 0<br />
2011 Princeton 4 2 4.30 13 7 0 0 2 58.2 65 36 28 7 2 15-0 44 3 0<br />
minor league Totals 7 2 3.54 13 7 0 0 3 81.1 78 40 32 9 4 18-0 72 3 0<br />
CesaR heRNaNDez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 4/24/95 in Valencia, VEN<br />
resiDes Valencia, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011<br />
NahUM heRNaNDez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 9/20/89 in Tocuyo, VEN<br />
resiDes Barquisimeto, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 8, 2007<br />
2010 Named the VSL Rays Most Valuable Player…ranked 2nd in the VSL in batting avg. (.380) and slugging pct. (.560)…<br />
ranked first in the VSL in OBP (.490).<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 VSL Rays .251 66 243 42 61 8 3 4 31 3 3 7 29-1 46 3 5 2 .358 .344 5<br />
2009 VSL Rays .258 52 159 30 41 8 0 4 21 3 0 7 16-0 44 4 1 0 .384 .352 4<br />
2010 VSL Rays .380 50 166 35 63 14 2 4 26 0 0 8 28-0 27 11 5 4 .560 .490 0<br />
2011 Did Not Play<br />
minor league Totals .290 168 568 107 165 30 5 12 78 6 3 8 73-1 117 18 11 6 .424 .390 9<br />
OsCaR heRNaNDez CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 7/9/93 in Punto de Fijo, VEN<br />
resiDes Punto de Fijo, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 14, 2009<br />
2011 Named the Venezuelan Summer <strong>League</strong> MVP and a VSL All-Star…won the Triple Crown by batting .402 with 21<br />
home runs and 66 RBI, all league records…his OBP (.503) and SLG (.732) also led the VSL.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 VSL Rays .223 34 103 17 23 6 0 4 14 0 1 4 11-0 19 0 0 1 .398 .319 4<br />
2011 VSL Rays .402 69 239 56 96 14 1 21 66 0 3 15 37-7 44 3 5 2 .732 .503 8<br />
minor league Totals .348 103 342 73 119 20 1 25 80 0 4 19 48-7 63 3 5 3 .632 .450 12<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
FooD PoLicY<br />
Of the nine <strong>MLB</strong>, NFL, NBA and NHL teams<br />
in Florida, the Rays remain the only team to<br />
allow fans to bring food into the ballpark.
wILMeR heRNaNDez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 9/29/91 in Moca, DR<br />
resiDes Moca, DR<br />
siGninG scout Andres Hiraldo/Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 23, 2009<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rays 4 2 2.48 16 2 0 0 0 36.1 29 12 10 0 3 13-0 25 4 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 1 2 2.50 11 10 0 0 0 36.0 34 15 10 3 1 5-0 16 3 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 4 2.49 27 12 0 0 0 72.1 63 27 20 3 4 18-0 41 7 0<br />
JULIO heRReRa CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 184<br />
sTeVe hIsCOCK RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 1/23/88 in Beacon Falls, CT<br />
resiDes Beacon Falls, CT<br />
siGninG scout Evan Brannon<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 15, 2010<br />
Personal Went 7-2 in his senior season at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 3 3 2.95 19 0 0 0 3 36.2 32 12 12 1 0 12-5 38 2 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 1 2 5.32 40 0 0 0 1 66.0 80 46 39 9 3 29-1 61 10 1<br />
minor league Totals 4 5 4.47 59 0 0 0 4 102.2 112 58 51 10 3 41-6 99 12 1<br />
aUsTIN hUBBaRD RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 6/14/88 in Gainesville, GA<br />
resiDes Auburn, AL<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the 14th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
Personal Served as the Auburn University closer and recorded 10 saves in his senior season…finished with a team-<br />
best 2.44 ERA…played quarterback at Homewood High School (Birmingham, Ala.), which won the 5A state championship<br />
his junior year and went undefeated his senior year…holds school records for single-season and career passing<br />
yards, touchdowns and <strong>com</strong>pletions.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 3 1 0.39 19 0 0 0 12 23.1 16 2 1 1 1 9-0 25 1 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 5 3 2.51 46 0 0 0 10 68.0 62 25 19 2 2 35-4 68 12 1<br />
minor league Totals 8 4 1.97 65 0 0 0 22 91.1 78 27 20 3 3 44-4 93 13 1<br />
JheFFeRsON hURTaDO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 10/9/92 in Villa Riva, DR<br />
resiDes Villa Riva, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 11, 2011<br />
Born 12/19/91 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 11, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 VSL Rays 0 3 6.00 12 7 0 0 0 24.0 25 24 16 0 3 25-0 5 7 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 1 2 3.79 9 6 0 0 0 19.0 16 12 8 0 5 17-0 5 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 1 5 5.02 21 13 0 0 0 43.0 41 36 24 0 8 42-0 10 11 0<br />
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JhaNCaRLOs INFaNTe CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 10/12/89 in Santiago, DR<br />
resiDes Santiago, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 DSL Rays .267 21 45 9 12 5 0 0 3 1 1 0 5-0 12 2 1 1 .378 .333 5<br />
2011 DSL Rays .313 21 48 10 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 3-0 6 1 0 0 .354 .389 2<br />
minor league Totals .290 42 93 19 27 7 0 0 5 1 1 3 8-0 18 3 1 1 .366 .362 7<br />
LUCas IRVINe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 12/1/88 in Natchitoches, LA<br />
resiDes Natchitoches, LA<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 27th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 43rd round of the 2010 June Draft, but elected to attend<br />
Northwestern State University (La.).<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Princeton 0 3 5.33 16 0 0 0 1 27.0 31 18 16 1 1 18-1 32 3 0<br />
KeVIN JaMes LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 10/1/90 in Milwaukee, WI<br />
resiDes Whitefish Bay, WI<br />
siGninG scout Tom Couston<br />
acquireD Selected in the ninth round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0<br />
2010 GCL Rays 0 1 7.27 4 2 0 0 0 8.2 9 7 7 1 2 6-0 9 1 0<br />
2011 Princeton 1 2 7.91 11 0 0 0 0 19.1 20 19 17 0 2 27-0 14 6 1<br />
minor league Totals 1 3 7.45 16 2 0 0 0 29.0 30 26 24 1 4 33-0 24 7 1<br />
geORge JeNseN RIGHT-HANDED PTCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 215<br />
Born 4/12/90 in Eagan, MN<br />
resiDes Apple Valley, MN<br />
siGninG scout Tom Couston<br />
acquireD Selected in the 46th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Led the Rays organization with 13 wins.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Princeton 1 2 2.97 12 1 0 0 1 36.1 38 14 12 5 0 6-0 30 4 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 13 4 4.28 26 26 0 0 0 122.0 137 64 58 16 9 42-0 88 1 0<br />
minor league Totals 14 6 3.98 38 27 0 0 1 158.1 175 78 70 21 9 48-0 118 5 0<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
Fan FrienDLY<br />
ESPN has named the Rays in the top three in affordability in each of the past<br />
five years among the 122 <strong>MLB</strong>, NFL, NBA and NHL franchises. In 2011, ESPN<br />
ranked the Rays ballpark experience first among all major league baseball in<br />
“bang for your buck.”
MaRCUs JeNseN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 8/21/91 in Richmond, TX<br />
resiDes Scottsdale, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the 30th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
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Personal Is the son of former major league catcher Marcus Jensen, who played parts of 7 seasons (1996-2002) with<br />
the Giants, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, Red Sox, Rangers and Tigers.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 GCL Rays 0 1 1.80 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 0-0 6 0 1<br />
2010 GCL Rays 2 3 2.91 12 8 0 0 0 52.2 42 24 17 2 0 17-1 35 8 0<br />
2011 Princeton 1 6 4.32 14 0 0 0 3 41.2 32 23 20 6 4 11-0 39 8 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 10 3.44 29 8 0 0 3 99.1 78 48 38 8 4 28-1 80 16 1<br />
KyeONg KaNg OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 2/6/88 in Busan, South Korea<br />
resiDes Norcross, GA<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the 15th round of the 2006 June Draft<br />
2009 Played for the World Team in the 2009 Futures Game…led the Hot Rods in hitting, on-base pct. and slugging pct.<br />
2008 Was named Renegades Player of the Year while leading the team in RBI, total bases (118), slugging and games<br />
played…was named to the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> All-Star Game. Personal Drafted out of Parkview High School in<br />
Alpharetta, Ga., the alma mater of big league outfielder Jeff Francoeur.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 Princeton .276 55 203 25 56 14 4 3 22 1 0 0 20-1 44 3 3 2 .429 .341 16<br />
2008 Hudson Valley .278 69 255 38 71 15 7 6 43 1 4 5 20-1 62 6 2 3 .463 .338 3<br />
2009 Bowling Green .307 89 316 42 97 29 7 5 42 0 2 4 40-0 74 10 5 3 .491 .390 4<br />
2010 Charlotte .241 86 270 32 65 15 1 1 22 0 2 2 34-3 75 2 4 3 .315 .328 4<br />
2011 Montgomery .263 99 316 54 83 14 4 11 39 1 3 11 53-2 85 6 3 6 .437 .384 8<br />
minor league Totals .274 398 1360 191 372 87 23 26 168 3 11 22 167-7 340 27 17 17 .429 .360 23<br />
MeRRILL (KeNNeTh) KeLLy RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 10/14/88 in Houston, TX<br />
resiDes Scottsdale, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the eighth round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Finished with the 9th-best ERA in the Rays organization…led the Stone Crabs in IP (129) and was second in wins<br />
with 8, one behind Alexander Colome.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 1 1 2.11 7 1 0 0 0 21.1 16 7 5 0 1 5-0 19 1 1<br />
Bowling Green 0 1 7.16 6 2 0 0 0 16.1 15 15 13 1 2 8-0 10 0 1<br />
2011 Charlotte 8 7 3.28 25 23 0 0 0 129.0 117 52 47 6 7 51-1 70 4 3<br />
minor league Totals 9 9 3.51 37 26 0 0 0 166.2 148 74 65 7 10 64-1 99 5 5<br />
IaN KeNDaLL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 11/11/91 in Lithia, FL<br />
resiDes Lithia, FL<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the fifth round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 GCL Rays 0 1 12.46 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 9 8 6 1 0 2-0 3 1 0<br />
2011 Princeton 1 4 4.31 14 12 0 0 1 54.1 44 30 26 7 10 30-0 33 12 0<br />
minor league Totals 1 5 4.91 18 12 0 0 1 58.2 53 38 32 8 10 32-0 36 13 0<br />
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KeVIN KIeRMaIeR OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 4/22/90 in Fort Wayne, IN<br />
resiDes Fort Wayne, IN<br />
siGninG scout Tom Couston<br />
acquireD Selected in the 31st round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the Rays farm system entering 2012.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Princeton .303 57 218 44 66 8 7 2 16 1 0 3 24-2 54 17 5 4 .431 .380 3<br />
2011 Bowling Green .241 120 402 54 97 11 8 4 39 9 3 8 37-0 99 27 10 3 .338 .316 8<br />
minor league Totals .263 177 620 98 163 19 15 6 55 10 3 11 61-2 153 44 15 7 .371 .338 11<br />
aLeXaNDeR KORONIs RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 1/4/88 in New York, NY<br />
resiDes Miami, FL<br />
siGninG scout Evan Brannon<br />
acquireD Selected in the 11th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
Personal Drafted out of the University of Tampa where he went 8-2 with a 3.48 ERA as a junior…spent first two years<br />
at the University of Miami…as a senior in 2006, won the state championship at Monsignor Pace High School in Miami…<br />
named First-Team All-Dade County…team finished the 2006 season as Florida state champions and ranked 5th in the<br />
country by <strong>Baseball</strong> America.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 Princeton 1 3 1.95 15 0 0 0 3 27.2 19 7 6 2 1 8-2 34 1 0<br />
2010 Bowling Green 8 4 4.24 43 1 0 0 5 85.0 69 50 40 8 8 40-0 100 6 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 7 8 5.04 27 23 0 0 0 126.2 134 85 71 10 16 49-1 111 9 3<br />
minor league Totals 16 15 4.40 85 24 0 0 8 239.1 222 142 117 20 25 97-3 245 16 3<br />
DaVID KUBIaK RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'7"<br />
weiGHt 245<br />
Born 8/3/89 in Riverhead, NY<br />
resiDes Riverhead, NY<br />
siGninG scout Tim Alexander<br />
acquireD Selected in the 36th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 1 3.00 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 2 1 1 1-0 9 1 0<br />
Princeton 2 1 3.26 12 0 0 0 3 19.1 21 9 7 3 3 3-0 27 1 0<br />
minor league Totals 2 2 3.20 15 0 0 0 3 25.1 26 12 9 4 4 4-0 36 2 0<br />
BRaULIO LaRa LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 12/20/88 in Bani, DR<br />
resiDes San Jose de Ocoa, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on January 14, 2008<br />
2010 Finished with the 2nd-best ERA in the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> (2.18) and lowest opp avg. (.200). 2009 Led DSL Rays<br />
in strikeouts for the second straight year and was credited with the staff’s lone <strong>com</strong>plete game.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 DSL Rays 2 2 3.97 17 3 0 0 0 34.0 28 21 15 1 5 21-0 39 12 0<br />
2009 DSL Rays 5 3 3.58 13 8 1 0 0 55.1 52 29 22 2 5 21-0 58 13 1<br />
2010 Princeton 6 4 2.18 13 13 1 0 0 66.0 49 26 16 2 3 25-0 58 12 1<br />
2011 Bowling Green 5 11 4.94 25 25 0 0 0 120.1 117 74 66 10 5 55-0 111 22 3<br />
minor league Totals 18 20 3.89 68 49 2 0 0 275.2 246 150 119 15 18 122-0 266 59 5
aNDRew LeaRy RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 12/9/87 in Las Vegas, NV<br />
resiDes Las Vegas, NV<br />
siGninG scout Brian Morrison<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 5, 2010<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Charlotte 0 4 8.20 9 5 0 0 1 26.1 39 27 24 4 2 8-0 25 1 0<br />
Hudson Valley 0 0 3.75 3 1 0 0 2 12.0 10 5 5 1 1 2-0 6 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 0 4 6.81 12 6 0 0 3 38.1 49 32 29 5 3 10-0 31 3 0<br />
aDaM LIBeRaTORe LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 5/12/87 in Monaca, PA<br />
resiDes Monaca, PA<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 21st round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 2 1 2.63 17 0 0 0 2 27.1 32 12 8 1 1 12-0 33 3 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 6 5 3.09 38 1 0 0 1 90.1 88 34 31 3 4 31-4 70 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 8 6 2.98 55 1 0 0 3 117.2 120 46 39 4 5 43-4 103 7 0<br />
LeNNy LINsKy RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 3/4/90 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA<br />
resiDes Rancho Palos Verdes, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the second round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…attended the Univer-<br />
sity of Hawaii at Manoa for three years…made 71 appearances, all out of the bullpen and broke the single-season record<br />
for saves at UH with 14 as a junior.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 3 0 1.46 12 0 0 0 3 24.2 19 11 4 2 2 6-0 27 2 0<br />
Bowling Green 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 0 1.23 16 0 0 0 3 29.1 22 11 4 2 2 7-0 30 2 0<br />
KyLe LOBsTeIN LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 8/12/89 in Flagstaff, AZ<br />
resiDes Flagstaff, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the second round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2011 Finished 5th in the Rays organization with 10 wins. 2009 Ranked 8th in the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> in ERA and 5th<br />
in strikeouts…ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 10 prospect in the NYPL. 2008 Was named the No. 11 prospect in<br />
the Rays organization after the season by BA. Personal Drafted out of Coconino High School (Ariz.), where he went<br />
6-2 with a 1.32 ERA as a senior (42.1-IP, 27-H, 75-SO)…<strong>com</strong>mitted to the University of Arizona before signing with the<br />
Rays…BA rated his <strong>com</strong>mand as the best among any high school pitcher in the draft…was a member of USA <strong>Baseball</strong>’s<br />
junior national team in 2007.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 Hudson Valley 3 5 2.58 14 14 0 0 0 73.1 55 23 21 4 3 23-0 74 4 0<br />
2010 Bowling Green 9 8 4.14 27 27 1 0 0 148.0 150 76 68 14 3 54-0 128 6 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 9 9 3.71 22 21 1 0 0 121.1 120 54 50 11 3 30-1 85 4 0<br />
Montgomery 1 1 7.36 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 14 9 9 4 2 6-0 11 1 0<br />
minor league Totals 22 23 3.77 65 64 2 0 0 353.2 329 162 148 33 11 113-1 298 1 0<br />
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heCTOR LOPez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 192<br />
ReINaLDO LOPez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 6/10/95 in Valencia, VEN<br />
resiDes Valencia, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 12, 2011<br />
Born 4/27/91 in Caracas, VEN<br />
resiDes Marurin, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 14, 2007<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 VSL Rays 2 2 3.97 6 3 0 0 0 11.1 10 5 5 0 1 10-0 3 2 0<br />
2009 VSL Rays 1 1 4.87 13 9 0 0 0 44.1 52 30 24 2 8 23-0 25 1 0<br />
2010 GCL Rays 5 1 2.98 13 8 0 0 1 57.1 56 24 19 3 2 14-0 35 5 1<br />
2011 Princeton 2 4 3.66 14 6 0 0 1 51.2 59 32 31 3 2 15-0 28 1 1<br />
minor league Totals 10 8 3.77 46 26 0 0 2 164.2 177 91 69 8 13 62-0 91 9 2<br />
OMaR LUNa INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 12/13/86 in Montecristy, DR<br />
resiDes Montecristy, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 3, 2006<br />
2007 Princeton’s Player of the Year led the team in batting average and hits.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 Princeton .289 58 232 30 67 13 3 2 26 2 1 2 12-0 36 10 5 3 .397 .328 16<br />
Hudson Valley .265 13 49 5 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2-0 7 2 2 1 .286 .294 1<br />
2008 Columbus .251 111 390 54 98 19 2 1 31 5 1 1 16-1 58 19 10 11 .318 .282 25<br />
2009 Charlotte .185 76 259 26 48 6 1 0 19 5 0 0 11-0 32 5 3 11 .216 .219 13<br />
2010 Charlotte .083 10 24 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 0 .125 .120 0<br />
Montgomery .250 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 1<br />
Durham .291 40 141 15 41 6 1 1 9 5 0 1 2-0 28 3 2 4 .369 .306 7<br />
2011 Durham .203 56 172 15 35 4 0 0 6 3 1 3 3-0 22 1 1 4 .227 .229 4<br />
Charlotte .272 48 169 19 46 10 1 0 12 1 0 4 7-0 24 6 3 5 .343 .317 8<br />
minor league Totals .244 416 1444 169 352 60 8 4 109 22 3 11 54-1 211 46 26 40 .305 .276 75<br />
CRaIge LyeRLy OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 8/24/88 in Salisbury, NC<br />
resiDes Salisbury, NC<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 19th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .225 32 102 22 23 3 1 2 11 2 0 5 11-0 28 9 2 3 .333 .331 0<br />
Hudson Valley .091 11 33 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4-0 12 1 0 1 .121 .189 0<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .285 50 172 23 49 2 1 3 19 1 2 3 15-0 34 17 3 2 .260 .349 2<br />
minor league Totals .244 93 307 46 75 6 2 5 32 4 2 8 30-0 74 27 5 6 .326 .326 2
RONI MaesTRe OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 4/22/95 in Caracas, VEN<br />
resiDes Charallave, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 3, 2011<br />
MIChaeL (MIKIe) MahTOOK OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
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Born 11/30/89 in Lafayette, LA<br />
resiDes Lafayette, LA<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (31st overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 10 prospect in the Rays system entering 2012…batted .338 (23-for-68)<br />
with 3 HR, 14 RBI and 5 SB in 18 games with the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall <strong>League</strong>. Personal Participated<br />
in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…drafted out of Louisiana State University…<br />
earned a starting spot midway through the 2009 season and helped LSU win the College World Series championship…<br />
his late father, Mike Mahtook, and his uncle, Robbie Mahtook, played football at LSU…his other uncle, Ronnie Mahtook,<br />
played football at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette…was drafted by the Marlins in the 39th round of the 2008 June<br />
Draft but did not sign.<br />
DaRwIN MaLDONaDO OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 7/10/89 in Cartagena, COL<br />
resiDes Cartagena, COL<br />
siGninG scout Carlos Alfonso<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 7, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 VSL Rays .143 21 70 10 10 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3-0 21 1 2 0 .200 .189 2<br />
2009 VSL Rays .297 48 148 28 44 7 1 7 29 0 1 4 15-0 34 4 2 5 .500 .375 5<br />
2010 DSL Rays .250 6 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0 8 2 1 0 .250 .368 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays .254 18 63 11 16 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 7-0 17 3 2 0 .286 .333 1<br />
VSL Rays .176 12 51 7 9 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 4-0 16 3 2 0 .196 .232 2<br />
minor league Totals .239 105 348 57 83 14 1 7 38 4 3 7 31-0 96 13 9 5 .345 .311 10<br />
JeFFRey MaLM FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 10/31/90 in Las Vegas, NV<br />
resiDes Las Vegas, NV<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the fifth round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2011 Was named Hudson Valley’s Most Valuable Player after leading the team with 47 RBI, 15 doubles, 38 walks and<br />
a league-high 12 HR…was named a midseason New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> All-Star. Personal Participated in the Rays<br />
Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January 2011…is the all-time career high school hits leader with 277,<br />
according to the National Federation of High School Sports…was ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the top high school first<br />
baseman and No. 59 overall prospect in the 2009 June Draft…carried Bishop Gorman High School (Nev.) to four state<br />
titles, playing first base and pitching…hit .564 (79-for-140) as a senior with 17 HR, 69 RBI, 16 SB, 14 2B and 68 R.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 GCL Rays .240 7 25 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-0 4 1 0 1 .240 .296 0<br />
2010 Princeton .220 61 200 20 44 9 0 3 25 0 1 5 17-1 46 2 1 5 .310 .296 9<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .257 73 249 36 64 15 0 12 47 0 1 13 38-0 65 3 2 5 .435 .382 4<br />
minor league Totals .241 141 474 58 114 24 0 15 72 0 2 19 56-1 115 6 3 11 .386 .343 13<br />
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PaRKeR MaRKeL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 9/15/90 in Newport Beach, CA<br />
resiDes Glendale, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the 39th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Was named a midseason New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> All-Star. Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Develop-<br />
ment Program at Tropicana Field in January…was selected out of Mountain Ridge High School (Ariz.) by the Detroit<br />
Tigers in the 32nd round of the 2009 June Draft…instead of signing, attended Yavapai College (Ariz.) in 2010.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 GCL Rays 2 0 1.74 7 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 2 2 0 0 3-0 13 0 0<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 3 4 3.14 13 13 0 0 0 57.1 42 26 20 3 5 23-0 44 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 4 2.93 20 13 0 0 0 67.2 50 28 22 3 5 26-0 57 2 0<br />
geRMaN MaRQUez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
LUIs MaRTe OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 2/22/95 in San Felix, VEN<br />
resiDes San Felix, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011<br />
Born 2/23/91 in San Jose de los Llanos, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 31, 2007<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 DSL Rays .200 34 90 11 18 2 0 0 6 3 0 2 7-0 35 7 3 2 .222 .273 2<br />
2010 DSL Rays .223 47 139 19 31 7 2 3 13 0 0 6 15-1 50 8 1 0 .367 .325 3<br />
2011 DSL Rays .203 65 222 28 45 4 2 2 24 2 7 10 22-1 80 7 4 2 .266 .295 4<br />
minor league Totals .208 146 451 58 94 13 4 5 43 5 7 18 44-2 165 22 8 4 .288 .300 9<br />
BRaNDON MaRTIN SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 8/24/93 in Anaheim, CA<br />
resiDes Corona, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (38th overall) of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…was rated by <strong>Baseball</strong><br />
America as the No. 3 best defensive high school shortstop and No. 5 shortstop overall in the 2011 June Draft…<strong>com</strong>mitted<br />
to Oregon State University before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 GCL Rays .255 19 47 10 12 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 7-0 12 5 3 0 .340 .386 2<br />
JOhaN MaRVaL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 11/24/93 in Valencia, VEN<br />
resiDes Valencia, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on September 28, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 4 1 4.06 16 0 0 0 0 37.2 43 20 17 3 3 14-1 24 8 0
LeONaRDO MaTeO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 215<br />
Born 11/6/92 in Bani, DR<br />
resiDes Bani, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 31, 2011<br />
VICTOR MaTeO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 7/27/89 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 15, 2006<br />
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2011 Tossed Bowling Green’s first-ever no-hitter in a 7-inning game on July 8 vs. Lake County (Indians). 2009 Finished<br />
2nd among all Rays minor leaguers with a 1.98 ERA.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 DSL Rays 0 2 6.39 15 1 0 0 0 38.0 44 45 27 3 11 25-0 27 3 0<br />
2008 DSL Rays 3 4 4.07 14 7 0 0 0 48.2 41 35 22 3 13 24-0 33 6 0<br />
2009 GCL Rays 3 4 1.98 10 9 0 0 0 50.0 42 23 11 1 5 9-0 38 2 1<br />
2010 Princeton 2 5 4.89 15 5 0 0 0 46.0 52 33 25 2 6 19-0 36 5 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 12 6 3.98 26 20 1 1 1 124.1 134 65 55 14 5 37-1 102 17 3<br />
minor league Totals 20 21 4.10 80 42 1 1 1 307.1 313 201 140 23 40 114-1 236 33 4<br />
JasON MceaCheRN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 10/12/90 in Wilmington, NC<br />
resiDes Hickory, NC<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 13th round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2009 His 2.35 ERA between Princeton and Hudson Valley was good for 4th in the organization. Personal The St.<br />
Stephens (N.C.) High School graduate won 11 games his senior year and led the state with 140 strikeouts…posted a<br />
0.97 ERA…<strong>com</strong>mitted to Central Carolina before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 Princeton 3 0 1.44 9 2 0 0 0 25.0 17 5 4 2 2 8-0 16 1 0<br />
2009 Princeton 0 0 1.06 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 11 2 2 1 1 0-0 15 0 0<br />
Hudson Valley 2 3 2.75 11 11 1 1 0 55.2 56 23 17 3 4 12-0 47 0 1<br />
2010 Bowling Green 4 11 5.68 27 24 0 0 0 120.1 143 88 76 20 11 60-0 95 11 1<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 3 0 2.38 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 21 12 9 1 4 9-0 35 1 1<br />
Bowling Green 1 2 7.20 4 4 0 0 0 20.0 28 16 16 2 3 5-0 14 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 13 16 4.10 61 51 1 1 0 272.0 276 146 124 29 25 94-0 222 17 3<br />
eDUaRDO MeDINa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 2/24/92 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Villa Riva, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 6, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 DSL Red Sox 2 0 7.71 7 0 0 0 0 9.1 13 9 8 0 1 9-0 4 3 1<br />
2010 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
2011 VSL Rays 4 4 2.70 23 0 0 7 0 40.0 36 17 12 1 1 19-6 35 3 0<br />
minor league Totals 6 4 3.65 30 0 0 7 0 49.1 49 23 20 1 2 28-6 39 6 1<br />
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LUIs MeRCeDes LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 3/30/92 in Villa Riva, DR<br />
resiDes Villa Riva, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 16, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rays 0 1 3.00 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 3 2 0 1 3-0 5 0 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 0 0 6.75 6 0 0 0 2 8.0 8 6 6 2 0 4-0 6 5 0<br />
minor league Totals 0 1 5.14 10 0 0 0 3 14.0 12 9 8 2 1 7-0 11 5 0<br />
aNThONy MOJICa INFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'9"<br />
weiGHt 158<br />
BeNJaMIN MOLINa LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 145<br />
Born 7/12/92 in San Pedro De Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro De Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011<br />
Born 11/18/94 in Porlamar, VEN<br />
resiDes Porlamar, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011<br />
JOse MOLINa LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 6/26/91 in Bonao, DR<br />
resiDes Bonao, DR<br />
siGninG scout Junior Ramirez<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 12, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 DSL Rays 0 2 3.74 18 0 0 0 0 33.2 26 18 14 0 2 21-1 26 8 1<br />
2009 GCL Rays 2 3 6.00 15 0 0 0 0 24.0 32 19 16 1 3 9-0 16 0 0<br />
2010 GCL Rays 5 4 3.88 15 2 0 0 0 51.0 45 25 22 3 1 19-0 37 5 0<br />
2011 Princeton 1 1 2.55 13 1 0 0 1 42.1 32 17 12 5 1 20-0 44 0 1<br />
minor league Totals 8 10 3.81 61 3 0 0 1 151.0 135 79 64 9 7 69-1 123 13 2<br />
JULIaN MORILLO INFIELDER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 12/10/91 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 14, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 DSL Rays .291 52 189 38 55 6 2 0 27 0 1 10 30-0 21 11 9 3 .344 .413 18<br />
2010 GCL Rays .218 41 124 16 27 2 0 0 16 1 0 2 17-0 17 4 2 5 .234 .322 11<br />
2011 GCL Rays .194 41 124 13 24 4 3 0 12 2 1 1 17-0 30 3 3 2 .274 .294 7<br />
minor league Totals .243 134 437 67 106 12 5 0 55 3 2 13 64-0 68 18 14 10 .293 .355 36
ChRIsTOPheR (Ty) MORRIsON OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
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Born 7/22/90 in Chesapeake, VA<br />
resiDes Gainesville, FL<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the fourth round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the Best Athlete in the Rays system entering 2012. 2010 Finished 2nd in the<br />
Midwest <strong>League</strong> with 58 stolen bases. 2009 Led Princeton with 20 steals (tied for 4th in the Appalachian <strong>League</strong>)…also<br />
tied for the team lead in walks (27). Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana<br />
Field in January…drafted out of Tigard High School (Ore.), which reached the 6A state championship his senior season…<br />
was the first player selected out of the state of Oregon in the 2008 June Draft, and was ranked by BA as the state’s top<br />
prospect…<strong>com</strong>mitted to the University of Oregon before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 Princeton .265 10 34 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2-0 12 3 1 0 .265 .297 0<br />
2009 Princeton .271 59 225 34 61 9 2 3 18 5 1 7 27-1 61 20 5 1 .369 .365 2<br />
2010 Bowling Green .250 131 452 65 113 21 13 6 56 9 1 7 43-0 133 58 10 6 .394 .324 9<br />
2011 Charlotte .264 67 265 36 70 8 2 0 18 12 0 5 11-1 67 19 7 1 .309 .306 3<br />
minor league Totals .259 267 976 137 256 38 17 9 93 26 3 19 83-2 273 100 23 8 .361 .328 14<br />
TayLOR MOTTeR SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 9/18/89 in West Palm Beach, FL<br />
resiDes Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 17th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
2011 Named to the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> All-Star Team.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Princeton .323 46 158 37 51 13 0 4 23 0 3 1 33-0 26 22 2 4 .481 .436 14<br />
Bowling Green .182 3 11 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1-0 4 1 0 0 .455 .250 0<br />
minor league Totals .314 49 169 38 53 13 0 5 26 0 3 1 34-0 30 23 2 4 .479 .425 14<br />
ChRIsTOPheR MURRILL OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 6/5/88 in Mobile, AL<br />
resiDes Mobile, AL<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 35th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2010 Named to the Midwest <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star Team. 2009 Led the Renegades with a .306 batting avg.,<br />
3rd best in the Rays organization and tied for 6th in the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong>…his 29 steals ranked 3rd in the org.<br />
Personal Drafted out of Nicholls State (Ala.) University.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 Hudson Valley .306 49 193 31 59 7 2 0 18 4 1 4 13-0 46 29 7 1 .363 .360 4<br />
2010 Bowling Green .292 70 277 47 81 11 3 2 22 6 2 5 21-0 59 28 7 2 .375 .351 4<br />
Charlotte .226 45 168 18 38 2 0 0 11 4 2 0 11-0 45 9 3 3 .238 .271 1<br />
2011 Charlotte .279 45 165 19 46 5 0 0 9 2 1 2 10-0 44 10 3 1 .309 .326 1<br />
minor league Totals .279 209 803 115 224 25 5 2 60 16 6 11 55-0 194 76 20 7 .330 .331 10<br />
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OMaR NaRVaez CATCHER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 2/10/92 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 4, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .315 47 165 23 52 7 3 0 27 2 1 2 19-0 13 4 4 1 .394 .390 6<br />
2010 VSL Rays .308 46 143 29 44 4 1 1 20 1 2 2 27-1 11 3 0 1 .371 .420 6<br />
2011 GCL Rays .221 47 140 11 31 4 0 0 15 1 1 1 16-1 16 1 1 8 .250 .304 1<br />
minor league Totals .283 140 448 63 127 15 4 1 62 4 4 5 62-2 40 8 5 10 .342 .374 13<br />
JIMINsON NaTeRa OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 4/10/92 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 DSL Rays .229 72 249 35 57 13 7 2 34 1 0 3 36-1 67 14 4 2 .361 .333 9<br />
2011 DSL Rays .273 37 139 18 38 5 3 0 10 0 2 3 10-0 37 7 0 2 .353 .331 0<br />
minor league Totals .245 109 388 53 95 18 10 2 44 1 2 6 46-1 104 21 4 4 .358 .333 9<br />
CaRLOs NINa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 3/29/93 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 15, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 0 1 45.00 4 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 11 10 0 1 12-0 1 7 0<br />
BReTT NOMMeNseN OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 10/6/86 in Chicago, IL<br />
resiDes Fox River Grove, IL<br />
siGninG scout Tom Couston<br />
acquireD Selected in the eighth round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked 5th in the Florida State <strong>League</strong> with a .404 OBP. 2010 Led the Hot Rods with 10 home runs and 68 RBI.<br />
Personal Was a four-year starter in center field at Eastern Illinois University…hit .525 (53-for-101) as a senior with<br />
11 HR, 27 RBI and 1.010 SLG despite missing 6 weeks with a wrist injury…was a <strong>Baseball</strong> America midseason All-<br />
American as a senior.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 Hudson Valley .258 57 186 21 48 4 4 1 26 4 3 7 20-0 37 15 5 1 .339 .347 2<br />
2010 Bowling Green .263 109 395 55 104 19 4 10 68 0 2 8 53-1 65 35 10 7 .408 .360 3<br />
2011 Charlotte .292 87 305 51 89 17 4 4 45 4 7 18 44-3 52 20 5 9 .413 .404 3<br />
minor league Totals .272 257 901 128 245 40 12 15 140 8 12 33 117-4 154 70 20 17 .393 .371 8
JUsTIN O’CONNeR CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
shawN O’MaLLey SECOND BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 12/28/87 in Richland, WA<br />
resiDes Kennewick, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the fifth round of the 2006 June Draft<br />
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2010 Sidelined after only 44 games with Montgomery due to a right shoulder injury…played rehab stints with Charlotte<br />
and the GCL Rays after the All-Star break. 2009 Named the Best Base Runner in the Rays organization…finished the<br />
season with 40 stolen bases (2nd in the org. and 4th in the Florida State <strong>League</strong>) and led both the org. and the league<br />
with a .388 OBP…named to the FSL All-Star Team.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2006 Princeton .213 50 160 28 34 4 1 1 10 5 1 7 16-0 38 10 3 3 .269 .310 8<br />
2007 Hudson Valley .242 48 161 21 39 6 4 0 10 7 0 5 20-0 40 12 3 1 .329 .344 9<br />
2008 Columbus .237 91 334 48 79 14 3 0 23 8 2 11 34-0 77 28 14 4 .296 .325 15<br />
2009 Charlotte .268 103 366 73 98 9 2 1 27 6 2 15 58-1 80 40 14 4 .311 .388 16<br />
2010 Montgomery .181 44 144 18 26 1 3 0 7 3 0 6 16-0 32 9 1 0 .229 .289 1<br />
GCL Rays .375 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 2 0 0 .375 .400 0<br />
Charlotte .320 8 25 8 8 2 2 0 3 2 0 3 4-0 2 4 0 0 .560 .469 2<br />
2011 Montgomery .276 79 308 55 85 8 5 1 23 7 1 4 42-2 58 24 13 2 .344 .369 11<br />
minor league Totals .247 425 1506 252 372 44 20 3 104 38 7 53 190-3 327 129 48 14 .309 .350 62<br />
CaRLOs ORasMa LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'9"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 3/31/92 in Indianapolis, IN<br />
resiDes Muncie, IN<br />
siGninG scout James Bonnici<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (31st overall) in the 2010 June Draft<br />
2010 Named the Rays No. 8 prospect and the No. 3 prospect in the Gulf Coast <strong>League</strong> following the season.<br />
Personal Participated in the last two Rays Winter Development Programs at Tropicana Field in January, 2011 and<br />
2012…was the first catcher ever taken by the Rays in the first round of the draft…ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the<br />
top high school catcher, No. 3 catcher overall and No. 24 prospect overall in the 2010 June Draft…was also rated by BA<br />
as the Best Arm among all high school position players…did not catch until his senior year at Cowan (Ind.) High School<br />
after playing most of his career as a shortstop, third baseman and pitcher...as a senior, hit .470 (31-for-66) with 8 HR,<br />
40 RBI, 15 SB, 13 2B and 43 runs…<strong>com</strong>mitted to the University of Arkansas before signing with the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .211 48 161 18 34 13 0 3 29 1 3 4 18-0 46 1 0 3 .348 .301 4<br />
2011 Princeton .157 48 178 18 28 8 0 9 29 0 1 1 17-0 78 4 1 7 .354 .234 9<br />
minor league Totals .183 96 339 36 62 21 0 12 58 1 4 5 35-0 124 5 1 10 .351 .266 13<br />
Born 12/13/91 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 16, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 2 0 3.86 6 0 0 0 0 16.1 15 8 7 2 1 3-0 19 3 1<br />
2010 VSL Rays 2 2 4.20 14 5 0 0 1 49.1 50 28 23 7 4 24-0 32 3 4<br />
2011 VSL Rays 4 1 4.93 13 0 0 0 1 34.2 47 28 19 4 7 7-0 20 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 8 3 4.40 33 5 0 0 2 100.1 112 64 49 13 12 34-0 7 10 5<br />
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JaMes PaDUCh RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 11/2/82 in Chicago, IL<br />
resiDes Elmwood Park, IL<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 3, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2005 Sarasota 4 9 3.81 23 17 1 0 1 104.0 104 51 44 6 4 25-2 66 1 1<br />
2006 Louisville 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 2-0 0 0 0<br />
Sarasota 6 5 4.61 21 16 0 0 1 105.1 132 67 54 14 5 34-1 55 7 0<br />
2007 Gary (IND) 3 5 5.23 12 11 0 0 0 63.2 67 41 37 6 2 34-0 29 2 0<br />
Evansville (IND) 0 3 4.37 5 5 0 0 0 22.2 33 12 11 2 4 9-0 20 1 0<br />
2008 Rockford (IND) 3 6 5.07 12 12 2 0 0 71.0 76 46 40 12 3 34-0 59 4 3<br />
Lincoln (IND) 1 1 3.12 5 2 0 0 1 17.1 14 6 6 1 0 4-0 10 0 0<br />
2009 Lincoln (IND) 7 5 4.79 24 19 0 0 0 120.1 116 74 64 8 5 58-0 96 7 0<br />
2010 Lincoln (IND) 9 6 4.65 23 22 0 0 0 120.0 143 71 62 8 8 63-1 118 26 1<br />
2011 Durham 1 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 0 0 1-0 3 0 0<br />
Montgomery 4 6 5.32 17 15 0 0 0 91.1 103 62 54 13 4 37-0 76 8 1<br />
minor league Totals 15 20 4.48 63 49 1 0 2 311.2 351 183 155 33 13 99-3 200 16 2<br />
JOse Paez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 8/11/93 in Barcelona, VEN<br />
resiDes Barcelona, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Edgar Ramos/Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 4, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 VSL Rays .174 45 155 25 27 1 3 0 11 1 0 3 21-0 42 14 8 3 .219 .285 5<br />
2011 VSL Rays .167 12 48 9 8 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 7-0 14 6 1 1 .292 .286 0<br />
minor league Totals .172 57 203 34 35 4 3 1 15 1 0 4 28-0 56 20 9 4 .236 .285 5<br />
RUBeN PaReDes RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 9/21/93 in Barquisimeto, VEN<br />
resiDes Cabudare, DR<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on September 15, 2011<br />
JaCOB PaRTRIDge LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 12/21/90 in Spokane, WA<br />
resiDes Spokane, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the 18th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
Personal Ranked as the No. 5 high school prospect out of Washington state in the 2009 June Draft by Rivals.<strong>com</strong>.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 GCL Rays 0 2 1.75 11 7 1 0 0 36.0 26 8 7 0 0 13-1 39 0 0<br />
2010 Princeton 4 3 3.23 13 9 0 0 0 53.0 56 24 19 6 3 19-0 42 4 1<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 3 6 3.89 15 15 0 0 0 74.0 81 45 32 6 1 23-0 57 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 7 11 3.20 39 31 1 0 0 163.0 163 77 58 12 4 55-1 138 8 1
JaMes PaTTeRsON LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 2/9/89 in Chandler, AZ<br />
resiDes Tempe, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the 18th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
Personal Drafted out of Arizona State University.<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 3 3 2.55 9 6 0 0 0 35.1 25 10 10 2 4 8-0 28 1 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 7 4 2.95 39 2 0 0 1 85.1 76 31 28 8 4 25-1 93 12 2<br />
minor league Totals 10 7 2.83 48 8 0 0 1 120.2 101 41 38 10 8 33-1 121 13 2<br />
eMMaNUeL PaULINO SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 11/28/93 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 7, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 DSL Rays .247 53 182 30 45 11 0 0 14 3 1 2 21-0 60 3 4 4 .308 .330 24<br />
FRaNKLIN Paz OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 5/7/91 in Maracaibo, VEN<br />
resiDes Santa Rita, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 22, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .185 23 54 12 10 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 9-0 19 0 0 1 .315 .302 0<br />
2010 VSL Rays .286 62 220 42 63 14 5 4 47 1 0 5 29-0 45 16 4 5 .450 .382 1<br />
2011 VSL Rays .275 59 229 36 63 11 3 9 34 0 0 6 20-1 48 11 3 9 .467 .349 7<br />
minor league Totals .270 144 503 90 136 29 8 14 87 1 0 11 58-1 112 27 7 15 .443 .358 8<br />
CesaR PeRez THIRD BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 3/8/93 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .174 43 144 15 25 4 0 1 11 2 2 1 17-0 33 0 2 6 .222 .262 9<br />
2011 GCL Rays .147 44 150 8 22 0 0 0 12 0 2 1 11-0 40 1 0 3 .147 .207 15<br />
minor league Totals .160 87 294 23 47 4 0 1 23 2 4 2 28-0 73 1 2 9 .184 .235 24<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
raYs sWitcH-Hitters<br />
The Rays have had 19 switch-hitters in the club’s history: Willy Aybar,<br />
Geoff Blum, Raul Casanova, Jose Cruz Jr., Elliot Johnson, David Lamb,<br />
Jose Lobaton, Felipe Lopez, Felix Martinez, Quinton McCracken,<br />
Dioner Navarro, Greg Norton, Fernando Perez, Tomas Perez, Kevin<br />
Stocker, Javier Valentin, Randy Winn, Gregg Zaun and Ben Zobrist.<br />
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ROBBy PRICe INFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 4/20/88 in Richland, WA<br />
resiDes Lawrence, KS<br />
siGninG scout Brian Hickman<br />
acquireD Selected in the 13th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Led the Midwest <strong>League</strong> and all Rays minor leaguers with 86 walks. 2010 Led the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> in onbase<br />
percentage, finishing with 15 HBP and a 36 walks in 57 games with Hudson Valley…was named a NYPL All-Star.<br />
Personal Was drafted out of the University of Kansas, where his father, Ritch, is the head coach of the baseball<br />
team…brother Ritchie was drafted by the Mets in 2006 and is now the head coach at South Dakota State…brother Ryne<br />
was drafted by the Giants in 2008…was selected to the All-Big 12 First Team as a senior at Kansas.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .294 57 194 36 57 17 1 2 23 3 2 15 36-1 25 13 1 1 .423 .437 6<br />
2011 Bowling Green .283 127 427 85 121 25 5 6 44 5 0 20 86-1 63 16 7 8 .407 .426 16<br />
minor league Totals .287 184 621 121 178 42 6 8 67 8 2 35 122-2 88 29 8 9 .412 .429 22<br />
zaChaRy (zaCh) QUaTe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 9/12/87 in Raleigh, NC<br />
resiDes Wake Forest, NC<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 14th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2011 Tied with Bowling Green’s Chris Rearick for the most saves among Rays minor leaguers with 20. 2010 Named Best<br />
Relief Pitcher by the Rays organization after going 2-2 with a 1.49 ERA and an organizational-high 25 saves while with<br />
Charlotte…ranked 3rd in the Florida State <strong>League</strong> in saves…<strong>Baseball</strong> America named him Best Reliever in the FSL in<br />
their Best Tools survey…held opponents to a .199 average…named to FSL midseason and postseason All-Star teams.<br />
2009 Allowed 1 ER in 18 appearances (26-IP) for the Renegades…went a perfect 13-for-13 save opportunities, good for<br />
2nd-most saves in the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong>. Personal Drafted out of Appalachian State University…recorded<br />
11 saves his senior year to set a new school record.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 Hudson Valley 1 0 0.35 18 0 0 0 13 26.0 15 2 1 0 1 4-1 34 1 0<br />
2010 Charlotte 2 2 1.49 49 0 0 0 25 72.1 51 12 12 2 1 18-4 90 5 0<br />
2011 Montgomery 4 6 4.68 49 0 0 0 20 57.2 65 31 30 5 2 20-2 39 5 0<br />
minor league Totals 7 8 2.48 116 0 0 0 58 156.0 131 45 43 7 4 42-7 163 11 0<br />
JUNIeL QUeReCUTO SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'9"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 9/19/92 in Barquisimeto, VEN<br />
resiDes Bobare, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 GCL Rays .251 46 167 20 42 4 1 0 11 4 1 3 13-0 26 11 2 7 .287 .315 13<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .241 70 274 36 66 11 3 0 24 4 3 1 20-0 45 8 3 5 .303 .292 26<br />
minor league Totals .245 116 441 56 108 15 4 0 35 8 4 4 33-0 71 19 5 12 .297 .301 39<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
HoMe rUn BaLLs aUtoGraPHeD<br />
Once again, any fan retrieving a Rays home run ball at Tropicana Field during<br />
the regular season can get it autographed by the player who hit it before leaving<br />
the ballpark. No other major league team boasts that feature.
eDUaR QUIñONez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 8/9/89 in San Felipe, VEN<br />
resiDes San Felipe, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 8, 2007<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2007 VSL Rays/Reds 0 4 9.69 16 2 0 0 1 26.0 37 34 28 2 6 16-0 15 10 0<br />
2008 VSL Rays 2 1 3.80 13 6 0 0 0 45.0 44 25 19 4 5 18-0 33 3 0<br />
2009 VSL Rays 2 6 6.10 14 12 0 0 0 48.2 56 43 33 4 3 20-0 24 14 1<br />
2010 GCL Rays 2 4 3.99 12 9 0 0 0 49.2 58 24 22 2 1 15-0 43 11 0<br />
2011 Princeton 1 5 6.61 12 12 0 0 0 47.2 47 39 35 8 4 26-0 24 7 0<br />
minor league Totals 7 20 5.68 67 41 0 0 1 217.0 242 165 137 20 19 95-0 139 45 1<br />
JONaThaN QUIñONez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 11/27/90 in Barinas, VEN<br />
resiDes Barinas, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on April 18, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 VSL Rays .263 59 228 33 60 10 2 9 41 1 3 10 5-0 29 4 2 5 .443 .305 9<br />
2009 VSL Rays .232 25 99 19 23 7 2 2 13 0 0 5 9-1 18 6 3 1 .404 .327 7<br />
DSL Rays .800 3 5 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3-0 0 1 0 0 .400 .875 1<br />
2010 VSL Rays .290 62 210 38 61 8 4 6 41 2 4 10 20-0 19 7 3 1 .452 .373 6<br />
2011 GCL Rays .293 40 123 18 36 2 2 1 18 3 2 3 12-0 22 11 2 3 .366 .364 8<br />
minor league Totals .280 202 711 122 199 31 10 20 118 6 9 31 52-1 88 31 11 12 .436 .351 31<br />
ROLMaN RaMIRez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 174<br />
MaTThew RaMsey RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 1/9/92 in Montecristi, DR<br />
resiDes Montecristi, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011<br />
Born 9/24/89 in Oak Ridge, TN<br />
resiDes Lenoir City, TN<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 13, 2011<br />
ChRIsTOPheR ReaRICK LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 12/5/87 in Savannah, GA<br />
resiDes Pooler, GA<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the 41st round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Was named Rays Reliever of the Year...tied with Montgomery’s Zach Quate for the most saves among Rays minor<br />
leaguers with 20…named to the Midwest <strong>League</strong> postseason All-Star Team.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Princeton 3 1 4.72 13 1 0 0 0 40.0 59 25 21 0 4 7-0 29 5 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 7 2 1.66 50 0 0 0 20 81.1 49 18 15 3 7 16-0 89 6 1<br />
minor league Totals 10 3 2.67 63 1 0 0 20 121.1 108 43 36 3 11 23-0 118 11 1<br />
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<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › minoR leAgue PlAyeRs<br />
LeONaRDO RegINaTTO THIRD BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 4/10/90 in Curitiba, BRZ<br />
resiDes Curitiba, BRZ<br />
siGninG scout Adriano de Souza/Carlos Alfonso/Andres Reiner<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 2, 2009<br />
Personal Was the first player signed out of Brazil by the Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .328 54 186 31 61 7 2 1 29 4 5 6 9-0 14 2 5 3 .403 .369 23<br />
2010 Princeton .279 16 61 4 17 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4-0 8 2 2 0 .344 .323 8<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .198 63 207 20 41 5 0 2 17 2 1 4 12-0 47 11 3 5 .254 .251 11<br />
minor league Totals .262 133 454 55 119 16 2 3 50 6 6 10 25-0 69 15 10 8 .326 .311 42<br />
KeIVeRsON Reyes INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'9"<br />
weiGHt 150<br />
Born 9/9/83 in Guarenas, VEN<br />
resiDes Guarenas, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 VSL Rays .241 43 116 25 28 7 0 4 16 1 1 5 15-0 33 4 2 0 .405 .350 15<br />
2010 VSL Rays .194 18 31 6 6 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 7-0 4 2 3 1 .290 .350 3<br />
2011 VSL Rays .227 51 154 28 35 5 1 3 21 1 1 11 14-0 23 3 9 1 .331 .333 13<br />
minor league Totals .229 112 301 59 69 12 1 8 41 2 3 17 36-0 60 9 14 2 .355 .342 31<br />
MaTT RICe CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 5/8/89 in Johnson City, TN<br />
resiDes Johnson City, TN<br />
siGninG scout James Bonnici<br />
acquireD Selected in the ninth round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Finished his career at Western Kentucky as the school’s all-time leader in hits and RBI.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Hudson Valley .286 54 192 25 55 7 0 3 21 0 1 6 22-0 39 5 2 2 .370 .376 2<br />
ChaRLes (C.J.) RIeFeNhaUseR LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 1/30/90 in Yonkers, NY<br />
resiDes Mahopac, NY<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the 20th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Led Bowling Green with a 2.31 ERA...was the only Hot Rods player to be named to both the midseason and postseason<br />
Midwest <strong>League</strong> All-Star teams.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Princeton 1 0 2.84 11 0 0 0 1 19.0 14 6 6 1 0 6-0 16 1 0<br />
Bowling Green 1 0 1.00 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 0 1-0 4 0 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 6 5 2.31 18 18 1 1 0 101.1 77 32 26 7 2 25-0 99 2 1<br />
Charlotte 1 3 4.14 8 7 0 0 0 37.0 35 21 17 3 1 11-0 24 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 9 8 2.71 39 27 1 1 1 166.1 133 60 50 11 3 43-0 143 5 1
BROhIgLyN RIVeRO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 5/3/93 in Puerto Cabello, VEN<br />
resiDes Puerto Cabello, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 25, 2010<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 VSL Rays 1 2 7.52 11 7 0 0 0 20.1 18 29 17 1 5 21-0 7 15 1<br />
FeLIPe RIVeRO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 150<br />
Born 7/5/91 in San Felipe, VEN<br />
resiDes San Felipe, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 30, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 6 4 3.74 16 0 0 0 1 33.2 38 24 14 0 3 12-0 25 2 1<br />
2010 VSL Rays 3 3 2.09 14 9 0 0 2 51.2 46 20 12 1 4 10-0 44 1 0<br />
2011 Princeton 3 3 4.62 14 12 0 0 0 60.1 64 36 31 7 6 13-0 57 0 1<br />
minor league Totals 12 10 3.52 44 21 0 0 3 145.2 148 80 57 8 13 35-0 126 3 2<br />
aBRahaN RODRIgUez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 4/20/95 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Valencia, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2011<br />
JORge RODRIgUez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 12/15/91 in Montecristi, DR<br />
resiDes Montecristi, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 26, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 DSL Rays 2 2 1.00 19 0 0 0 7 36.0 24 12 4 2 1 8-0 35 1 1<br />
JUNIOR RODRIgUez INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 1/24/88 in La Habana, CUB<br />
resiDes Miami, FL<br />
siGninG scout Evan Brannon<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .208 12 24 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 4-0 11 0 0 0 .375 .321 0<br />
2011 Princeton .280 33 100 16 28 7 0 6 14 0 2 1 15-0 28 0 0 6 .530 .373 1<br />
minor league Totals .266 45 124 20 33 8 0 7 18 0 2 1 19-0 39 0 0 6 .500 .363 1<br />
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CODy ROgeRs OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 9/13/88 in Longview, TX<br />
resiDes White Oak, TX<br />
siGninG scout Pat Murphy<br />
acquireD Selected in the seventh round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2011 Tied for the Midwest <strong>League</strong> lead with 11 triples. 2009 Selected to the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> All-Star Team and<br />
named Most Valuable Player for Princeton…led the team in home runs, triples and RBI…stole 14 bases in 15 attempts.<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 Princeton .303 52 198 33 60 7 6 6 37 0 2 0 20-0 54 14 1 0 .490 .364 5<br />
2010 GCL Rays .250 9 24 3 6 1 1 1 5 0 0 2 4-0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 1<br />
Bowling Green .196 34 138 25 27 2 2 7 20 1 1 4 17-0 39 8 2 1 .391 .300 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green .244 122 475 89 116 18 11 12 51 3 3 12 43-0 11 28 7 6 .404 .321 10<br />
minor league Totals .250 217 835 150 209 2 20 26 113 4 6 18 84-0 205 51 10 7 .425 .330 16<br />
JOse ROJas CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 3/11/93 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Boca Chica, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 22, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 DSL Rays .188 19 48 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-0 7 1 1 0 .208 .291 2<br />
eNNy ROMeRO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 1/24/91 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 2, 2008<br />
2011 Was ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 8 prospect in the Rays system entering 2012. 2010 Was named<br />
Most Valuable Player for Princeton…led the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> with a 1.95 ERA and ranked 3rd with 72 strikeouts.<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 DSL Rays 1 0 2.76 10 0 0 0 0 16.1 11 9 5 0 3 8-0 20 1 0<br />
2009 GCL Rays 2 4 4.81 11 4 0 0 0 39.1 38 25 21 2 3 21-0 33 6 1<br />
2010 Princeton 4 1 1.95 13 13 0 0 0 69.1 51 15 15 2 6 14-0 72 4 3<br />
Hudson Valley 1 0 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 1 1 1 0 1 5-0 4 0 0<br />
2011 Bowling Green 5 5 4.26 26 26 0 0 0 114.0 104 67 54 9 4 68-0 140 14 3<br />
minor league Totals 13 10 3.54 61 44 0 0 0 244.0 205 117 96 13 17 116-0 369 25 7<br />
aDDeRLy ROsa SECOND BASEMAN<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 7/4/91 in Santiago, DR<br />
resiDes Santiago, DR<br />
siGninG scout Andres Hiraldo/Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 24, 2009<br />
2011 Was named the DSL Rays team MVP after collecting a team-high 28 RBI, 45 walks and 16 stolen bases. 2010 Led<br />
the DSL Rays in walks and stolen bases.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 DSL Rays .243 37 111 25 27 3 1 0 10 3 0 6 31-0 20 11 6 0 .288 .432 11<br />
2010 DSL Rays .236 66 225 38 53 4 2 0 19 6 2 10 44-1 45 15 8 4 .271 .381 15<br />
2011 DSL Rays .269 64 212 34 57 12 3 2 28 7 3 2 45-0 40 16 9 1 .382 .397 8<br />
minor league Totals .250 167 548 97 137 19 6 2 57 16 5 18 120-1 105 42 23 5 .318 .398 34
gRegORy ROsaL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 190<br />
Born 9/24/92 in Carupano, VEN<br />
resiDes Carupano, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 22, 2010<br />
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yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 VSL Rays 0 0 3.86 3 1 0 0 0 7.0 4 3 3 1 0 1-0 1 0 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 1 4 2.73 18 0 0 0 3 26.1 25 14 8 0 3 12-1 16 3 1<br />
minor league Totals 1 4 2.97 21 1 0 0 3 33.1 29 17 11 1 3 13-1 17 3 1<br />
FRaNCIsCO ROsaRIO CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 1/26/91 in Santiago, DR<br />
resiDes Santiago, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 2, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 DSL Rays .226 25 62 6 14 3 0 0 7 0 2 0 6-0 11 0 1 3 .274 .286 5<br />
2011 DSL Rays .265 28 68 8 18 4 0 0 11 1 1 1 9-0 8 0 0 0 .324 .354 3<br />
minor league Totals .246 53 130 14 32 7 0 0 18 1 3 1 15-0 19 0 1 3 .300 .322 8<br />
LUIs RUIz RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 165<br />
Born 10/8/89 in La Romana, DR<br />
resiDes La Romana, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 18, 2010<br />
wILMeR saBaLa RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 12/22/91 in Macuto, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 2 1 3.11 16 1 0 0 1 37.2 47 19 13 3 7 9-0 33 2 0<br />
2010 VSL Rays 0 1 10.97 3 2 0 0 0 10.2 17 13 13 1 0 5-0 13 0 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 2 1 4.18 13 3 0 0 0 28.0 31 14 13 1 1 12-0 17 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 4 3 4.60 32 6 0 0 1 76.1 95 46 39 5 8 26-0 63 4 0<br />
DaNMaR saLazaR LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 7/23/92 in Barquisimeto, VEN<br />
resiDes Cabudare, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 15, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 0 1 15.43 3 2 0 0 0 2.1 4 5 4 0 1 6-0 0 3 0<br />
2010 VSL Rays 2 3 2.50 12 7 0 0 0 36.0 34 20 10 1 1 16-1 3 0 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 1 0 3.45 13 0 0 0 0 31.1 35 13 12 2 3 14-0 12 3 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 4 3.36 28 9 0 0 0 69.2 73 38 26 3 5 36-1 31 6 0<br />
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JOsh saLe OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 215<br />
Born 7/5/91 in Seattle, WA<br />
resiDes Seattle, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (17th overall) of the 2010 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…ranked as the No. 6<br />
prospect in the Rays system by <strong>Baseball</strong> America heading into the 2011 season…rated by BA as the best high school<br />
power hitter, the top corner outfielder, the No. 10 overall prospect, the No. 5 position player and the top high school<br />
outfield prospect in the draft…rated by BA as the top player in the draft out of Washington and was the highest drafted<br />
player from the state since Tim Lincecum (No. 10, Giants) and Travis Snider (No. 14, Blue Jays) in 2006…<strong>com</strong>peted in<br />
amateur state golf tournaments and held a single-digit handicap before devoting his time to baseball…his father, Jesse,<br />
is Samoan and is a former champion drug-free power lifter…<strong>com</strong>mitted to Gonzaga University before signing with the<br />
Rays.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Princeton .210 60 214 24 45 11 3 4 15 0 1 1 23-2 41 4 3 2 .346 .289 2<br />
eMeeL saLeM OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 2/11/85 in Birmingham, AL<br />
resiDes Birmingham, AL<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the sixth round of the 2007 June Draft<br />
2011 Missed the entire season while recovering from right knee surgery. 2010 Led Montgomery in hits, runs and stolen<br />
bases…was a Southern <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star. 2008 Underwent elbow surgery on May 20 from Dr. James Andrews<br />
after injuring the elbow on May 14…led the minors with 25 steals at the time of the injury…was still named a South<br />
Atlantic <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star and won Rays Player of the Month honors for April. 2007 Was named Renegades<br />
Player of the Year after leading the team in batting, triples and stolen bases. Personal Hit .351 with 7 HR as a senior<br />
at the University of Alabama…played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod <strong>League</strong> in 2005…his father, Emeel Sr.,<br />
was drafted by the Cubs out of high school, but opted to sign with South Alabama where he played for Eddie Stanky.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 Hudson Valley .311 58 225 41 70 11 7 1 23 2 2 4 24-0 27 28 8 0 .436 .384 3<br />
2008 Columbus .301 38 153 24 46 4 3 0 7 2 1 0 14-0 18 25 5 5 .366 .357 0<br />
2009 Charlotte .255 99 357 54 91 12 7 0 22 6 2 3 36-0 36 24 9 6 .328 .327 2<br />
2010 Montgomery .262 128 519 72 136 22 7 4 42 9 1 8 49-0 65 23 11 9 .355 .334 2<br />
Durham .182 3 11 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0 .364 .182 0<br />
2011 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
minor league Totals .273 326 1265 192 345 51 24 5 95 19 6 15 123-0 149 100 33 20 .363 .343 7<br />
yeRwIN saNChez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 5/5/93 in San Felix, VEN<br />
resiDes San Felix, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Mario Gonzalez/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 21, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 VSL Rays 5 0 3.38 14 2 0 0 0 29.1 27 16 11 3 1 14-1 15 2 0<br />
2011 VSL Rays 0 1 5.12 13 9 0 0 0 31.2 19 19 18 2 15 29-0 13 13 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 1 4.28 27 11 0 0 0 61.0 46 35 29 5 16 43-0 28 15 0
aNThONy sCeLFO INFIELDER | OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
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Born 9/19/86 in West Monroe, LA<br />
resiDes Ruston, LA<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the eighth round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2009 Led Bowling Green in runs and walks. 2008 Named to the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> All-Star Team…led the league<br />
in triples. Personal Hit .322 (74-for-230) with 72 R, 12 HR, 54 RBI, .453 OBP and .578 SLG for Tulane in 2008…the<br />
only two-sport athlete on the Tulane baseball team, he spent two seasons as quarterback of the football team…as a<br />
sophomore in 2007 he played in all 12 games as QB and started the final 9 contests, leading the Green Wave with 1,396<br />
yards and six touchdowns on 111-of-205 passing.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 Hudson Valley .281 61 221 32 62 11 8 4 24 2 1 2 25-1 66 11 8 2 .457 .357 5<br />
2009 Bowling Green .244 125 484 61 118 18 5 8 52 3 6 6 41-0 106 12 11 8 .351 .307 6<br />
2010 Charlotte .240 82 271 33 65 25 4 4 30 1 3 1 25-2 68 3 3 6 .369 .303 14<br />
2011 Charlotte .253 112 399 39 101 17 3 3 44 3 2 3 37-2 92 15 4 11 .333 .320 12<br />
minor league Totals .252 380 1375 165 346 61 20 19 150 9 12 12 128-5 332 41 26 27 .367 .318 37<br />
NeIL sCheNK LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 6/17/86 in New Orleans, LA<br />
resiDes Memphis, TN<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 23th round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2010 Named to the Florida State <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star Team…his 11.44 SO/9 IP (67.2-IP, 86-SO) ranked<br />
2nd among FSL relievers…posted 1.72 ERA in 12 appearances with the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall <strong>League</strong>.<br />
Personal Named to the 2008 Conference USA All-Academic <strong>Baseball</strong> Team while pitching for the Memphis Tigers.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 Hudson Valley 2 2 2.84 20 0 0 0 1 38.0 32 13 12 2 1 11-3 53 5 0<br />
2009 Bowling Green 6 4 4.46 39 2 0 0 0 74.2 88 46 37 6 3 22-1 72 7 0<br />
2010 Charlotte 5 2 2.79 44 0 0 0 0 67.2 67 24 21 2 0 25-1 86 5 0<br />
2011 Montgomery 1 2 3.76 46 0 0 2 2 67.0 55 42 28 5 2 43-2 49 7 2<br />
minor league Totals 14 10 3.57 149 2 0 0 3 247.1 242 125 98 15 6 101-7 260 24 2<br />
NIChOLas sChwaNeR OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 2/27/88 in Slidell, LA<br />
resiDes Slidell, LA<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 30th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2010 Led Hudson Valley in runs, hits, home runs, RBI and stolen bases. Personal Drafted out of the University of New<br />
Orleans by the Giants in the 42nd round of the 2009 June Draft, but returned to University of New Orleans for the 2010<br />
season…named All-District and All-Metro during senior year at Slidell (La.) High School.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .280 68 268 36 75 16 1 7 53 0 6 1 19-3 57 14 5 6 .425 .323 11<br />
2011 Bowling Green .229 117 420 43 96 20 5 8 44 0 3 3 23-2 85 8 4 6 .357 .272 0<br />
minor league Totals .249 185 688 79 171 36 6 15 97 0 9 4 42-5 142 22 9 12 .384 .292 11<br />
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aLeJaNDRO segOVIa CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 4/27/90 in San Felipe, VEN<br />
resiDes Santa Teresa, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as free agent on July 3, 2007<br />
2009 Was named a VSL All-Star and led the VSL in hitting…finished 2nd in OBP and 3rd in SLG.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 VSL Rays .270 48 159 19 43 6 0 4 19 3 1 6 14-0 17 3 1 5 .384 .350 6<br />
2009 VSL Rays .349 50 189 35 66 16 0 7 40 2 0 7 15-0 18 1 1 4 .545 .417 3<br />
GCL Rays .188 23 69 3 13 5 0 0 9 0 2 5 6-0 6 0 1 1 .261 .293 1<br />
2010 Princeton .268 34 112 10 30 7 0 0 10 0 1 1 1-0 19 1 0 3 .330 .278 7<br />
2011 GCL Rays .071 5 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 2 .143 .133 0<br />
Hudson Valley .276 18 58 7 16 2 0 2 9 0 0 2 6-0 10 0 0 3 .414 .364 0<br />
minor league Totals .281 178 601 76 169 37 0 13 87 5 4 21 43-0 73 5 3 18 .408 .348 16<br />
CaMeRON seITzeR FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'5"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 1/11/90 in Overland Park, KS<br />
resiDes Overland Park, KS<br />
siGninG scout Brian Hickman<br />
acquireD Selected in the 11th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Drafted out of the University of Oklahoma…his father, Kevin Seitzer, played 12 seasons (1986-97) in the<br />
majors with the Royals, Brewers, A’s and Indians, <strong>com</strong>piling a career .295 avg.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Princeton .285 64 221 30 63 14 0 11 42 0 1 3 43-1 46 6 3 9 .498 .407 9<br />
gRegORy seXTON INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 2/8/85 in Norfolk, VA<br />
resiDes Suffolk, VA<br />
siGninG scout Doug Witt<br />
acquireD Selected in the 10th round of the 2007 June Draft<br />
2009 Was a Florida State <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star. 2008 Ranked 3rd in the Rays system in RBI and 6th in batting.<br />
Personal Named the Colonial Athletic Association co-Player of the Year at William & Mary…his 95 hits as a senior<br />
broke the school’s single-season hits record, but he was passed by fellow Rays farmhand Michael Sheridan (96) the next<br />
season…is the W&M career record holder for hits, doubles, games played and batting avg.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 Hudson Valley .256 57 215 28 55 6 2 4 27 0 3 6 15-1 27 3 3 5 .358 .318 12<br />
2008 Columbus .294 124 490 64 144 32 3 7 87 0 6 6 23-0 73 3 7 19 .414 .330 20<br />
2009 Charlotte .244 67 238 37 58 7 2 3 37 4 7 2 25-0 30 4 2 6 .328 .313 16<br />
2010 Charlotte .272 93 356 37 97 14 1 2 38 2 3 7 34-2 62 5 4 7 .334 .345 20<br />
Montgomery .212 33 113 11 24 8 0 1 13 0 0 2 19-0 21 0 2 2 .310 .336 4<br />
2011 Charlotte .313 72 281 48 88 22 2 3 59 2 4 5 29-0 38 1 1 9 .438 .382 15<br />
Montgomery .222 54 194 21 43 4 1 4 19 2 1 3 16-0 28 0 0 4 .314 .290 4<br />
minor league Totals .270 500 1887 246 509 93 11 24 280 10 24 31 161-3 279 16 19 52 .369 .333 91
JOhN sheLBy OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
MIChaeL sheRIDaN FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 8/8/87 in Washington, D.C.<br />
resiDes Washington, D.C.<br />
siGninG scout Doug Witt<br />
acquireD Selected in the fifth round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
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2011 Named by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the Best Defensive first baseman in the Florida State <strong>League</strong>. 2009 Led the Hot<br />
Rods in home runs. Personal Hit .423 in 2008 with 15 HR, 72 RBI, 76 R, 26 2B, .744 SLG, 9 SB at William & Mary…<br />
his 96 hits broke the W&M single-season hits record previously set by fellow Rays farmhand Gregory Sexton (95) in<br />
2007…established single-season school records for hits, runs, RBI and doubles.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2008 Hudson Valley .321 31 78 14 25 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 4-0 12 1 0 0 .436 .354 1<br />
2009 Bowling Green .238 122 442 51 105 16 5 14 57 8 8 2 26-1 38 4 2 9 .391 .278 6<br />
2010 Charlotte .250 112 408 39 102 17 3 3 42 7 4 4 38-2 39 3 2 8 .328 .317 6<br />
2011 Charlotte .243 127 497 52 121 38 3 3 72 5 12 6 19-3 72 5 3 15 .350 .273 6<br />
minor league Totals .248 392 1425 156 353 76 13 20 176 20 24 12 87-6 161 13 7 32 .361 .292 19<br />
TReVOR shULL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 8/6/85 in Baltimore, MD<br />
resiDes Lexington, KY<br />
siGninG scout Keith Staab/Mike Shirley (White Sox)<br />
acquireD From the Chicago White Sox in exchange for cash considerations<br />
on March 29, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2006 Great Falls .272 66 250 37 68 12 3 8 36 5 1 5 18-1 55 8 4 8 .440 .332 14<br />
2007 Kannapolis .301 122 488 83 147 35 9 16 79 6 4 5 35-1 77 19 8 8 .352 .508 19<br />
2008 Winston-Salem .295 114 447 81 132 37 7 15 80 5 4 4 22-1 95 33 5 7 .510 .331 3<br />
2009 Birmingham .243 115 428 64 104 32 3 10 49 10 3 3 49-0 77 30 9 7 .402 .323 6<br />
2010 Birmingham .249 111 395 63 99 18 7 11 43 10 5 3 24-2 111 15 9 5 .239 .412 5<br />
2011 Montgomery .248 117 415 63 103 20 5 16 52 2 4 4 20-0 99 7 4 16 .436 .287 6<br />
Durham .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0<br />
minor league Totals .269 646 2429 390 653 154 34 76 339 38 21 24 168-5 518 112 39 51 .320 .454 53<br />
Born 8/7/90 in Spokane, WA<br />
resiDes Spokane Valley, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the 19th round of the 2008 June Draft<br />
2010 Missed the entire season after straining his right elbow in April…returned to pitch in the Instructional <strong>League</strong> in the fall.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 Princeton 0 0 9.90 7 0 0 0 0 10.0 13 11 11 1 2 8-0 6 5 1<br />
2009 Princeton 4 4 4.62 13 12 1 0 0 60.1 68 35 31 6 7 16-0 50 7 2<br />
2010 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
2011 GCL Rays 1 0 2.51 5 5 0 0 0 14.1 10 4 4 0 1 4-0 6 2 1<br />
Hudson Valley 0 2 4.67 6 6 0 0 0 27.0 21 14 14 0 6 16-0 14 1 1<br />
minor league Totals 5 6 4.84 31 23 1 0 0 111.2 112 64 60 7 16 44-0 76 15 5<br />
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sCOTT shUMaN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 220<br />
Born 3/28/88 in Valdosta, GA<br />
resiDes Valdosta, GA<br />
siGninG scout Milt Hill<br />
acquireD Selected in the 19th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
2010 Led the Hot Rods with 14 saves…averaged 13.87 SO/9IP, highest in the Midwest <strong>League</strong>…held opponents to<br />
a .195 avg. (50-for-257), 2nd best in the league. 2009 Averaged 11.86 SO/9 IP. Personal Drafted out of Auburn<br />
University.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 Princeton Rays 0 0 0.82 10 0 0 0 3 22.0 18 4 2 0 3 9-0 29 3 0<br />
2010 Bowling Green 4 5 3.01 46 0 0 0 14 71.2 50 29 24 5 3 38-0 111 5 1<br />
Charlotte 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 2-0 3 0 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 0 4 4.70 42 0 0 0 2 51.2 28 30 27 3 5 59-1 86 8 0<br />
minor league Totals 4 9 3.23 99 0 0 0 19 147.2 96 63 53 8 12 108-1 229 16 1<br />
PeDRO sILVesTRe RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
2010 Tied for first in GCL with 6 wins.<br />
Born 10/23/89 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 26, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 DSL Rays 3 2 4.99 23 0 0 0 2 48.2 60 35 27 2 7 31-0 30 9 1<br />
2010 GCL Rays 6 0 2.29 13 5 0 0 1 51.0 49 16 13 2 6 15-1 32 5 0<br />
2011 Princeton 4 0 4.01 15 0 0 0 0 33.2 35 23 15 7 2 14-1 29 5 2<br />
minor league Totals 13 2 3.71 51 5 0 0 3 133.1 144 74 55 11 15 60-2 91 19 3<br />
aLeXaNDeR sIMON THIRD BASEMAN<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 9/28/92 in La Romana, DR<br />
resiDes La Romana, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 12, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 DSL Rays .265 60 223 26 59 10 4 0 27 0 2 1 28-3 49 14 7 2 .345 .346 18<br />
gaRReT sMITh RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 10/17/88 in Sterling, MA<br />
resiDes Sterling, MA<br />
siGninG scout Tim Alexander<br />
acquireD Selected in the 20th round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Princeton 0 0 0.82 10 0 0 0 4 11.0 8 1 1 0 0 5-0 5 2 0
BLaKe sNeLL LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
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Born 12/4/92 in Seattle, WA<br />
resiDes Shoreline, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (52nd overall) in the 2011 June Draft<br />
Personal Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…was home-schooled<br />
until his senior year, when he had a 1.00 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 56 innings at Shorewood (Wa.) High School.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 1 2 3.08 11 8 0 0 0 26.1 30 9 9 0 0 11-0 26 4 0<br />
aRIeL sORIaNO INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 11/24/91 in La Romana, DR<br />
resiDes La Romana, DR<br />
siGninG scout Daniel Santana/Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 12, 2009<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 DSL Rays 1.000 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0<br />
2010 DSL Rays .273 64 231 32 63 10 3 2 33 4 5 6 20-0 35 9 5 6 .368 .340 6<br />
2011 GCL Rays .220 53 191 24 42 11 2 3 22 2 1 4 14-1 26 10 5 7 .346 .286 19<br />
minor league Totals .251 118 423 57 106 21 5 5 55 6 6 11 34-1 61 19 10 13 .359 .319 25<br />
DaURIs sORIaNO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 12/16/89 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on June 12, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 DSL Rays 0 0 6.10 9 0 0 0 0 10.1 15 13 7 2 2 7-0 9 4 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 0 0 14.21 3 0 0 0 0 6.1 10 10 10 2 1 5-0 2 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 0 0 9.18 12 0 0 0 0 16.2 25 23 17 4 3 12-0 11 6 0<br />
MaTThew sPaNN LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'6"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 2/17/91 in Columbia, TN<br />
resiDes Columbia, TN<br />
siGninG scout Brad Matthews<br />
acquireD Selected in the 25th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked 4th in the Appalachian <strong>League</strong> with a 3.13 ERA and tied a team high with 4 wins.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 GCL Rays 1 1 1.48 10 1 0 0 0 24.1 22 4 4 1 0 4-0 22 2 0<br />
2011 Princeton 4 1 3.13 14 10 0 0 0 63.1 58 26 22 5 1 18-0 61 4 0<br />
minor league Totals 5 2 2.67 24 11 0 0 0 87.2 80 30 26 6 1 22-0 83 6 0<br />
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MaTThew sTaBeLFeLD LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
NORLy sUaRez INFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 8/21/86 in Modesto, CA<br />
resiDes Turlock, CA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the 41st round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 Princeton 1 0 3.10 16 0 0 0 0 20.1 19 15 7 0 2 12-1 18 1 0<br />
2010 Bowling Green 4 1 4.75 37 0 0 0 0 60.2 61 35 32 6 4 26-1 42 7 1<br />
2011 Bowling Green 1 1 3.98 11 0 0 0 0 20.1 22 9 9 0 2 11-0 29 1 0<br />
Charlotte 1 2 3.99 29 1 0 0 1 49.2 46 26 22 1 3 31-0 39 4 1<br />
minor league Totals 7 4 4.17 93 1 0 0 1 151.0 148 85 70 7 11 80-0 128 13 2<br />
Born 9/17/93 in Valencia, VEN<br />
resiDes Valencia, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2011<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 VSL Rays .235 9 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 0 .235 .235 6<br />
BRUeDLIN sUeRO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 2/28/90 in Santo Domingo, DR<br />
resiDes Santo Domingo, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 19, 2008<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 DSL Rays 2 1 3.83 19 0 0 0 2 42.1 39 23 18 2 5 30-0 34 10 1<br />
2010 DSL Rays 4 1 2.61 13 12 0 0 0 58.2 59 23 17 2 1 21-0 41 1 0<br />
2011 DSL Rays 0 2 3.21 3 2 0 1 1 14.0 16 7 5 0 0 2-0 8 2 0<br />
GCL Rays 3 4 2.63 11 8 0 0 0 54.2 48 24 16 5 2 8-1 36 3 0<br />
minor league Totals 9 8 2.97 46 22 0 0 3 169.2 162 77 56 9 8 61-1 119 16 1<br />
eLIazeR sUeRO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'4"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 6/7/89 in Haina, DR<br />
resiDes Haina, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on November 26, 2007<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2008 DSL Rays 3 5 4.06 15 12 0 0 0 51.0 50 32 23 2 8 17-0 38 3 1<br />
2009 GCL Rays 2 3 3.38 12 5 0 0 1 50.2 48 23 19 1 1 12-2 39 4 0<br />
2010 Princeton 1 6 4.03 13 13 0 0 0 60.1 60 31 27 5 6 18-0 52 6 1<br />
2011 Bowling Green 8 6 4.46 27 10 0 0 2 107.2 122 65 53 12 11 36-0 72 11 1<br />
minor league Totals 14 20 4.07 67 40 0 0 3 269.2 280 151 122 20 26 83-2 201 24 3<br />
MaTThew swILLey RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 175<br />
Born 12/19/90 in Oceanside, CA<br />
resiDes Oceanside, CA<br />
siGninG scout Jake Wilson<br />
acquireD Selected in the 21st round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 GCL Rays 1 1 5.91 9 0 0 0 1 10.2 12 8 7 0 0 11-0 10 4 0<br />
2010 GCL Rays 2 4 6.17 13 5 0 0 1 42.1 47 33 29 2 7 26-1 22 12 0<br />
2011 Princeton 0 2 3.57 11 3 0 0 0 22.2 17 11 9 1 3 18-0 24 9 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 7 5.35 33 8 0 0 2 75.2 76 52 45 3 10 55-1 56 25 0
JUaN TaPIa SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Switch<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
Born 3/1/92 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
resiDes San Pedro de Macoris, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on February 1, 2010<br />
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yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 DSL Rays .118 41 93 11 11 0 0 0 3 6 1 2 9-0 35 6 1 1 .118 .210 19<br />
2011 DSL Rays .238 12 42 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1-0 18 2 2 0 .286 .256 6<br />
minor league Totals .156 53 135 12 21 2 0 0 5 6 1 2 10-0 53 8 3 1 .170 .223 25<br />
JhONNaThaN TeRaN SHORTSTOP<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 160<br />
Born 12/13/94 in Valencia, VEN<br />
resiDes Valencia, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on October 17, 2011<br />
sTayTON ThOMas RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
Born 4/7/89 in Waco, TX<br />
resiDes Corsicana, TX<br />
siGninG scout Pat Murphy<br />
acquireD Selected in the 43rd round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 1 5.2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0<br />
Hudson Valley 3 0 2.05 14 1 0 0 2 26.1 26 6 6 1 2 10-0 18 3 0<br />
minor league Totals 3 0 1.69 18 1 0 0 3 32.0 27 6 6 1 2 10-0 20 3 0<br />
JaCOB (JaKe) ThOMPsON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 8/8/89 in Downey, CA<br />
resiDes Cerritos, CA<br />
siGninG scout Robbie Moen<br />
acquireD Selected in the second round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Ranked 4th in the Rays organization and the Florida State <strong>League</strong> in ERA. Personal Participated in the Rays<br />
Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the Rays system by<br />
<strong>Baseball</strong> America heading into the 2011 season…drafted out of Long Beach State University.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2010 Hudson Valley 2 1 1.35 10 7 0 0 0 40.0 28 10 6 0 1 6-0 33 0 0<br />
Charlotte 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 110 2 0 0 0 0 2-0 6 0 0<br />
2011 Charlotte 5 7 2.90 22 22 0 0 0 114.2 114 47 37 4 3 37-0 56 2 0<br />
minor league Totals 9 8 2.34 34 31 0 0 0 165.2 144 57 43 4 4 45-0 95 2 0<br />
sTeVeN TINOCO INFIELDER | OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
Born 4/11/88 in Anaheim, CA<br />
resiDes Coto de Casa, CA<br />
siGninG scout Robbie Moen<br />
acquireD Selected in the 34th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
Personal Drafted out of Long Beach State University along with Rays farmhand Jacob Thompson.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .274 68 259 35 71 10 1 1 35 0 3 11 30-0 34 8 7 10 .332 .370 5<br />
2011 Bowling Green .277 105 372 47 103 15 0 1 49 3 4 13 38-0 53 3 3 11 .325 .361 4<br />
minor league Totals .276 173 631 82 174 25 1 2 84 3 7 24 68-0 87 11 10 21 .328 .364 9<br />
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aLeJaNDRO TORRes CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 180<br />
eLIas TORRes OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 174<br />
Born 9/30/88 in Caracas, VEN<br />
resiDes Caracas, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2006<br />
2010 Threw out 11 of 25 attempted base stealers (44 percent). 2008 Named VSL Rays Player of the Year…led the team<br />
with a .316 avg. (5th in VSL), 83 hits (2nd) and 43 RBI (2nd)…led the VSL in throwing out opposing base stealers, catching<br />
44 of 78 (56.4 percent) on the year.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2007 VSL Rays/Reds .234 38 145 13 34 3 0 0 13 0 0 2 8-1 18 0 5 4 .255 .284 5<br />
2008 VSL Rays .316 67 263 37 83 14 0 5 43 6 2 6 13-0 29 0 1 6 .426 .359 8<br />
2009 Princeton .222 34 117 16 26 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 2-0 24 1 2 5 .291 .235 3<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .250 30 108 11 27 5 0 0 10 2 1 0 6-0 22 1 0 1 .296 .287 7<br />
2011 Bowling Green .174 37 121 12 21 6 0 1 11 2 1 1 6-0 30 0 0 2 .248 .217 2<br />
Charlotte .185 11 27 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2-0 11 0 0 0 .222 .233 1<br />
minor league Totals .254 217 781 91 196 34 0 7 85 10 5 9 37-1 134 2 8 18 .321 .291 26<br />
Born 2/22/92 in Santiago, DR<br />
resiDes Santiago, DR<br />
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011<br />
RICCIO TORRez THIRD BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 10/14/89 in Phoenix, AZ<br />
resiDes Phoenix, AZ<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Selected in the fourth round of the 2011 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Charlotte .194 8 31 2 6 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 1-0 2 0 0 1 .323 .242 1<br />
GCL Rays .231 13 52 4 12 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 1-0 12 1 1 0 .365 .259 1<br />
minor league Totals .217 21 83 6 18 2 0 3 9 0 0 2 2-0 14 1 1 1 .349 .253 1<br />
CaRLOs VaaMONDe OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 195<br />
eRICK VasQUez OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 11/21/94 in Caracas, VEN<br />
resiDes Caracas, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on August 3, 2011<br />
Born 9/27/93 in Bocono, VEN<br />
resiDes Caracas, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 21, 2010<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 VSL Rays .222 57 198 26 44 10 0 7 23 0 0 11 14-1 86 9 5 0 .379 .309 8
IsaIas VeLasQUez INFIELDER | OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'11"<br />
weiGHt 155<br />
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Born 7/5/88 in Panama City, PAN<br />
resiDes Panama City, PAN<br />
siGninG scout Kevin Car<strong>com</strong>o (Indians)<br />
acquireD From the Cleveland Indians in exchange for RHP Juan Salas on<br />
February 19, 2009<br />
2010 Led the Stone Crabs with 132 hits and ranked 4th in the FSL with 41 stolen bases…named to the FSL midseason<br />
All-Star Team. 2009 Led the Hot Rods in stolen bases in his first year in the Rays organization after spending 4 seasons<br />
in the Indians system. 2007 Led the Gulf Coast <strong>League</strong> in stolen bases.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2005 DSL Indians .260 61 200 32 52 6 4 0 10 2 1 1 30-0 32 6 9 2 .330 .358 0<br />
2006 DSL Indians .292 71 267 60 78 8 3 0 20 7 7 4 38-0 36 25 7 8 .345 .380 10<br />
2007 GCL Indians .277 47 159 33 44 8 0 0 18 1 1 4 16-0 29 22 3 1 .327 .356 8<br />
2008 Mahoning Valley .281 64 242 40 68 10 1 1 18 5 1 3 31-0 42 7 4 7 .343 .368 21<br />
2009 Bowling Green .278 122 428 58 119 30 6 2 40 5 2 7 36-0 74 14 4 6 .390 .342 29<br />
2010 Charlotte .289 127 457 6 132 17 4 2 36 6 2 4 45-1 68 41 13 7 .357 .356 4<br />
2011 Montgomery .255 63 204 29 52 11 8 2 24 0 3 3 22-0 32 5 4 7 .417 .332 2<br />
minor league Totals .278 557 1966 299 547 91 26 7 167 26 17 26 218-1 314 120 44 38 .362 .355 74<br />
DRew VeTTLesON OUTFIELDER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 7/19/1991 in Boise, ID<br />
resiDes Bremerton, WA<br />
siGninG scout Paul Kirsch<br />
acquireD Selected in the first round (42nd overall) in the 2010 June Draft<br />
2011 Was ranked by <strong>Baseball</strong> America as the No. 9 prospect and Best Hitter for Average in the Rays system entering<br />
2012…named Princeton’s team MVP. Personal Participated in the past two Rays Winter Development Programs at<br />
Tropicana Field, in January…ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Rays system by BA heading into the 2011 season…<br />
drafted out of Central Kitsap (Wash.) High School…rated as the best pure hitter among high schoolers in the 2010 June<br />
Draft by BA…threw three no-hitters as an ambidextrous pitcher during in his junior and senior seasons…<strong>com</strong>mitted to<br />
play for Oregon State University before being drafted.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2011 Princeton .282 61 234 33 66 13 4 7 40 1 3 2 27-0 53 20 6 2 .462 .357 3<br />
DaVID weNDT CATCHER<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 205<br />
Born 1/2/87 in Methuen, MA<br />
resiDes Merrimack, MA<br />
siGninG scout John Ceprini<br />
acquireD Selected in the 50th round of the 2009 June Draft<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2009 Princeton .298 19 57 2 17 6 0 0 12 1 0 1 4-0 9 0 0 2 .404 .355 0<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .400 1 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 .800 .400 0<br />
Bowling Green .220 13 5 4 11 1 0 0 8 0 1 2 1-0 8 2 0 2 .240 .259 2<br />
2011 Charlotte .176 5 17 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 0 .235 .176 0<br />
Montgomery .211 14 38 1 8 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 4-0 8 0 0 1 .342 .302 0<br />
minor league Totals .246 52 167 9 41 13 1 0 26 2 1 4 9-0 32 2 0 6 .335 .298 2<br />
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LUIs wILChes LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'1"<br />
weiGHt 200<br />
Born 10/1/91 in Maracay, VEN<br />
resiDes Maracay, VEN<br />
siGninG scout Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco<br />
acquireD Signed as a free agent on May 12, 2009<br />
2011 Missed the entire season due to a left elbow sprain and subsequent surgery…underwent Tommy John surgery on<br />
May 23 with Dr. Koco Eaton. 2010 Led the VSL Rays with 6 wins.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 VSL Rays 3 1 3.10 14 4 0 0 0 29.0 35 14 10 1 1 5-0 13 3 2<br />
2010 VSL Rays 6 2 1.19 13 5 0 0 1 45.1 37 10 6 2 1 6-0 35 1 1<br />
2011 Injured – Did Not Play<br />
minor league Totals 9 3 1.94 27 9 0 0 1 74.1 72 24 16 3 2 11-0 48 4 3<br />
JUsTIN wOODaLL LEFT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Left<br />
HeiGHt 6'2"<br />
weiGHt 210<br />
Born 11/6/87 in Oxford, MS<br />
resiDes Oxford, MS<br />
siGninG scout Rickey Drexler<br />
acquireD Selected in the 26th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
Personal Played football at the University of Alabama and was a member of the 2009 team that won the BCS Championship…drafted<br />
out of high school by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 2006 June Draft…chose to attend<br />
Alabama.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2011 Hudson Valley 2 1 2.25 19 0 0 0 4 24.0 18 9 6 1 2 14-0 27 0 0<br />
heNRy wRIgLey III FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Right<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'3"<br />
weiGHt 185<br />
Born 8/9/86 in Redwood City, CA<br />
resiDes San Carlos, CA<br />
siGninG scout Carlos Delgado<br />
acquireD Selected in the 14th round of the 2005 June Draft<br />
2011 Led Montgomery with 118 games played, 128 hits, 34 doubles and 17 home runs. 2010 Named to FSL midseason<br />
All-Star Team…ranked 2nd in the Rays farm system with 21 home runs. 2008 Led the South Atlantic <strong>League</strong> with 10 triples.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2006 Princeton .250 54 188 22 47 9 1 5 26 3 3 0 7-0 39 5 2 9 .273 .388 2<br />
2007 Hudson Valley .235 67 243 28 57 10 3 3 33 0 2 4 20-1 37 10 3 4 .301 .337 12<br />
2008 Columbus .250 113 404 45 101 13 10 7 60 2 5 2 24-1 62 7 3 14 .292 .384 9<br />
2009 Bowling Green .220 45 177 20 39 16 1 4 17 0 1 1 5-0 30 3 4 4 .245 .390 8<br />
Charlotte .246 70 260 26 64 15 2 6 43 0 4 0 9-0 44 5 1 4 .267 .388 6<br />
2010 Charlotte .292 68 260 35 76 13 3 12 46 1 2 2 19-2 37 5 2 10 .343 .504 5<br />
Montgomery .248 62 254 31 63 12 1 9 37 0 4 1 12-1 54 1 1 9 .280 .409 5<br />
2011 Montgomery .274 118 468 60 12 34 2 17 84 0 2 2 23-1 73 3 2 2 .464 .309 13<br />
minor league Totals .255 597 2254 267 575 122 23 63 346 6 23 12 119-6 376 39 18 12 .413 .293 60
PhILIP wUNDeRLICh FIRST BASEMAN<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 6'0"<br />
weiGHt 225<br />
Born 11/4/88 in Chicago, IL<br />
resiDes Louisville, KY<br />
siGninG scout James Bonnici<br />
acquireD Selected in the 12th round of the 2010 June Draft<br />
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2010 Set a Bowling Green franchise record with 86 RBI…ranked second in the Rays organization in RBI. 2010 Led<br />
Hudson Valley and ranked 6th among Short-A minor leaguers with a .330 batting average…ranked second in the organization<br />
behind Stephen Vogt (.345)…named a New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> midseason All-Star. Personal Drafted out of the<br />
University of Louisville where he earned Second Team All-America honors after his sophomore season.<br />
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e<br />
2010 Hudson Valley .330 52 209 31 69 19 0 4 36 0 2 6 9-1 40 0 1 1 .478 .372 4<br />
2011 Bowling Green .262 132 502 56 132 34 0 17 86 0 8 17 34-1 83 0 3 10 .432 .326 7<br />
minor league Totals .283 184 711 87 201 53 0 21 122 0 10 23 43-2 123 0 4 11 .446 .339 11<br />
KIRBy yaTes RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
Bats Left<br />
tHrows Right<br />
HeiGHt 5'10"<br />
weiGHt 170<br />
Born 3/25/87 in Lihue, HI<br />
resiDes Koloa, HI<br />
siGninG scout Jayson Durocher<br />
acquireD Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 19, 2009<br />
2009 Averaged 16.75 SO/9 IP in 14 games for Princeton.<br />
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk<br />
2009 Princeton 0 1 2.39 14 0 0 0 4 26.1 22 7 7 0 5 8-1 49 4 0<br />
2010 Bowling Green 3 6 3.30 27 12 0 0 5 90.0 73 41 33 9 5 41-3 97 5 1<br />
Charlotte 0 0 5.06 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 7 3 3 0 0 2-0 3 0 0<br />
2011 GCL Rays 0 1 2.70 4 4 0 0 0 6.2 6 3 2 0 1 2-0 3 0 0<br />
Charlotte 2 0 1.62 16 0 0 0 2 33.1 14 6 6 0 5 22-0 45 1 2<br />
minor league Totals 5 8 2.84 62 17 0 0 11 161.2 122 60 51 9 16 75-4 197 10 3<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
eriK WaLKer coMMUnitY cHaMPion aWarD<br />
Matt Hall was named the winner of the 2011 Erik Walker Community Champion Award. The award<br />
annually recognizes one Rays minor league player who exemplifies teamwork, sportsmanship and<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity involvement, attributes exhibited by Rays minor league pitcher Erik Walker, who died<br />
tragically in October 2006 in a canoeing accident.<br />
Hall, who appeared in 94 games for Charlotte and hit .237 with four home runs and 35 RBI, was<br />
recognized with a <strong>com</strong>memorative trophy and a $2,500 award given to the charity of his choice.<br />
The 24-year-old Phoenix, Ariz., native was selected by the Rays in the 10th round of the 2008<br />
June Draft out of Auburn University.<br />
Walker was drafted by the Rays in June 2006 and had just <strong>com</strong>pleted his first professional<br />
season with the Hudson Valley Renegades in the New York-Penn <strong>League</strong> when his life was<br />
cut short on Oct 26, 2006, just 11 days after his 23rd birthday. Each of the Rays minor league<br />
affiliates nominates a candidate for the award. Nominees embody the qualities of Erik, recognized<br />
as someone who was a great teammate, a caring person and who enriched the lives of people in<br />
need and inspired others to do the same.<br />
erik walker <strong>com</strong>munity cHamPion awarD winners<br />
2011 Matt Hall, Charlotte Stone Crabs<br />
2008 Matt Spring, Montgomery Biscuits<br />
2010 Stephen Vogt, Charlotte Stone Crabs 2007 Pat Cottrell, Vero Beach Devil Rays<br />
2009 Ryan Wiegand, Princeton Rays<br />
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PRO sCOUTs<br />
Bart Braun<br />
SPECIAL<br />
ASSIGNMENT<br />
SCOUT<br />
rico<br />
Brogna<br />
larry<br />
Doughty<br />
jason<br />
karegeannes<br />
jeff<br />
mcavoy<br />
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SPECIAL<br />
ASSIGNMENT<br />
SCOUT<br />
Bob<br />
cluck<br />
jason<br />
Grey<br />
Brian<br />
keegan<br />
jim<br />
Pransky<br />
aMaTeUR sCOUTs › REGIONAL SUPERVISORS<br />
tim Huff<br />
NATIONAL<br />
CROSSCHECKER<br />
aMaTeUR sCOUTs › AREA SUPERVISORS<br />
tim<br />
alexander<br />
CT, MA, ME,<br />
NH, NY, RI,<br />
E. CANADA<br />
j.D.<br />
elliby<br />
KS, OK, MO,<br />
ND, NE, SD<br />
robbie<br />
moen<br />
SW. CA<br />
jeff cornell<br />
NORTH<br />
REGIONAL<br />
SUPERVISOR<br />
james<br />
Bonnici<br />
IN, OH, KY,<br />
MI, N. TN<br />
Brett<br />
Foley<br />
IA, IL, MN, WI<br />
Brian<br />
morrison<br />
N. CA, NV<br />
sCOUTINg sTaFF<br />
kevin elfering<br />
EAST<br />
REGIONAL<br />
SUPERVISOR<br />
evan<br />
Brannon<br />
FL, PUERTO<br />
RICO<br />
Brian<br />
Hickman<br />
NC, SC, E. TN<br />
Pat<br />
murphy<br />
TX<br />
Fred repke<br />
WEST<br />
REGIONAL<br />
SUPERVISOR<br />
rickey<br />
Drexler<br />
AR, LA, MS,<br />
SW. TN<br />
milt<br />
Hill<br />
AL, GA,<br />
N. FL, S. TN<br />
jake<br />
wilson<br />
SE. CA, HI<br />
ken stauffer<br />
SOUTH<br />
REGIONAL<br />
SUPERVISOR<br />
jayson<br />
Durocher<br />
AZ, CO,<br />
LAS VEGAS,<br />
NM, UT<br />
Paul<br />
kirsch<br />
AK, ID, MT, OR,<br />
WA, WY<br />
lou<br />
wieben<br />
D.C., DE, MD, NJ,<br />
PA, VA, WV<br />
Director, scoutinG R.J. Harrison<br />
assistant Director, amateur scoutinG Rob Metzler<br />
aDministrator, scoutinG Nancy Berry<br />
Part-time scouts Tom Couston, Jose Hernandez, Jim Leif, Gilberto Martinez,<br />
Graig Merritt, Casey Onaga, Jack Sharp, Donald Turley, Pete Woodworth<br />
Director, Pro scoutinG Matt Arnold<br />
aDvance scoutinG coorDinator Mike Calitri
inteRnational opeRationS Staff & SCoutS<br />
Eddy<br />
Toledo<br />
Director,<br />
Dominican<br />
republic<br />
operations<br />
inteRnational<br />
opeRationS<br />
Ronnie<br />
Blanco<br />
Director,<br />
Venezuelan<br />
operations<br />
Manny<br />
Esquivia<br />
coorDinator,<br />
colombian<br />
operations<br />
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Tim<br />
Ireland<br />
coorDinator,<br />
pacific rim<br />
Milton<br />
Jamail<br />
coorDinator,<br />
latin american<br />
cultural anD<br />
eDucational<br />
programs<br />
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Rays staff and players<br />
distribute gear to<br />
local children in Batey<br />
Cachena, near San<br />
Pedro de Macoris,<br />
Dominican Republic<br />
in November 2010.<br />
PHOTO BY<br />
Daniel santana<br />
would share Campo Las Palmas in the Dominican<br />
Republic, long considered the gold standard for<br />
Dominican facilities. Eddy Toledo was hired from<br />
the New York Mets organization to oversee the<br />
Rays Dominican operations. Campo Las Palmas<br />
was home to the Rays baseball academy and a<br />
summer league team until early 2009 when the<br />
organization inaugurated their new academy<br />
located on property adjacent to Dodgers. The<br />
<strong>com</strong>plex has two full diamonds and a half field,<br />
clubhouse, gym, covered batting cages, dining<br />
area and living facilities, which can ac<strong>com</strong>modate<br />
up to 96 players.<br />
In 2007, the Rays celebrated the opening of<br />
their baseball academy—dedicated to Andres<br />
Reiner—and located on the grounds of the Pirelli<br />
tire factory in Guacara, Venezuela, one hundred<br />
miles west of Caracas. In addition to baseball<br />
fields and existing amenities, the newly renovated<br />
facility now includes new dormitory rooms and<br />
offices, as well as an expanded player lounge.<br />
The academy can now ac<strong>com</strong>modate 56 players.<br />
Ronnie Blanco, former general manager of the<br />
Magallanes baseball club in the Venezuelan professional<br />
league, oversees the Rays Venezuelan<br />
baseball operations. In 2007, Tampa Bay players<br />
joined together with Cincinnati Reds prospects<br />
to form a co-op team in the Venezuelan Summer<br />
<strong>League</strong> (VSL). In 2008 the Rays had a <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
team and have since won two of the last three VSL<br />
championships (2009 and 2011).<br />
The Rays continue to grow their scouting programs<br />
in Colombia—directed by Manny Esquivia<br />
and based in Cartagena—and in Mexico headed<br />
by Eddie Diaz. The Rays have now signed three<br />
players from Mexico since 2010: Armando Araiza,<br />
Oscar Armenta and Rafael Cordoba. In 2012 the<br />
Rays added Chairon Isenia to lead their scouting<br />
efforts in Curacao and Aruba. Carlos Rodriguez is<br />
also heavily involved in the Rays efforts in Latin<br />
America, splitting his time between pro and international<br />
scouting.<br />
Tampa Bay and the city of Marília, Brazil, located<br />
230 miles northwest of São Paulo, have built<br />
a partnership that will include construction of a<br />
training facility beginning in the summer of 2012.<br />
It will be the first baseball academy run by a major<br />
league organization in Brazil. The academy will be<br />
constructed by the city of Marília with additional<br />
funding from the national government, and will<br />
consist of two full playing fields, two diamonds for<br />
youth teams and dormitories, which will ac<strong>com</strong>modate<br />
up to 40 players. Adriano de Souza, who<br />
was hired in 2008 to scout Brazil for the Rays, will<br />
coordinate the academy. In addition to scouting<br />
Brazil for prospects, the Rays will also introduce<br />
baseball to groups between 7 and 14 years of age<br />
in the Marília area. In 2009 the Rays signed their<br />
first Brazilian player, infielder Leonardo Reginatto.<br />
The Rays have also expanded scouting efforts<br />
in the Pacific Rim, Europe and Australia.<br />
Tim Ireland begins his fourth year as Pacific Rim<br />
scouting coordinator. Tateki “Bori” Uchibori, who<br />
served as an interpreter for former Tampa Bay<br />
infielder Akinori Iwamura, scouts for the Rays in<br />
Japan and Korea, while Keith Hsu covers Taiwan.<br />
John Gilmore enters his fourth year in charge<br />
of Europe and Australia. In 2010 the Rays signed<br />
16-year-old left-handed pitcher Stepan Havlicek,<br />
a member of the Czech Junior National Team, to<br />
a free agent minor league contract. Havlicek, the<br />
first player signed by the Rays out of the Czech<br />
Republic, played last summer in the Gulf Coast<br />
<strong>League</strong>. Also in 2010 Tampa Bay signed Darryl<br />
George, an 18-year-old infielder from Australia<br />
who played his first professional season in 2011.<br />
In 2011 the Rays continued a program to introduce<br />
U.S.-born minor league players to the organization’s<br />
Latin American operations. Six players selected<br />
in the 2011 June Draft—Jeff Ames, Jake Faria,<br />
Jake Hager, James Harris, Brandon Martin and<br />
Blake Snell—spent a week at the Rays Dominican<br />
academy getting a firsthand look at the country<br />
that produces so much major league talent.
MeNTaL sKILLs TRaININg PROgRaM<br />
Greg riddoch<br />
MENTAL SKILLS<br />
CONSULTANT<br />
lance Green<br />
MENTAL SKILLS<br />
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since eliTe aThleTes are saddled with an overwhelming demand to succeed, the<br />
Rays developed the Mental Skills Training Program (MSTP), which addresses the<br />
mental side of the game. The MSTP operates in conjunction with all other aspects of<br />
the Rays Player Development program. Built upon the belief that what an athlete is<br />
thinking will influence his performance, the MSTP’s goal is to develop a consistent,<br />
ideal mindset for performance and provide training in coping and mastery strategies<br />
on both an individual and team basis.<br />
When a player’s performance levels are not peaking, the mental skills training he<br />
receives provides him with a tool, something to lean on in tough times. Exercises conducted<br />
by the MSTP focus on concentration, awareness and <strong>com</strong>munication skills.<br />
It is with these exercises that a player’s preparation, execution and evaluation—both<br />
physical and mental—help lead to streamlined thought processes and consistent performance<br />
at the highest level.<br />
Greg Riddoch, the Rays third base coach from 1998-99 and a former manager of<br />
the San Diego Padres (1990-92), is in his first season with the Rays in a mental skills<br />
role. Riddoch trains the Rays, Triple-A Durham and Double-A Montgomery. Lance<br />
Green, in his third year with the Rays and an Associate Clinical Professor of Wellness<br />
and Human Performance at Tulane, tutors Class-A Charlotte, Class-A Bowling Green,<br />
Short-A Hudson Valley, Rookie-level Princeton and the Gulf Coast <strong>League</strong> Rays.<br />
eMPLOyee assIsTaNCe PROgRaM<br />
vince lodato<br />
EAP<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
Francisco<br />
ruiz<br />
EAP,<br />
LATIN AMERICA<br />
a key <strong>com</strong>ponenT of Developing successful baseball players is providing each<br />
individual with a web of support and education as he transitions into adulthood. The<br />
Rays believe that developing quality persons who are also professional athletes goes<br />
a long way in producing quality major league players. The Rays offer their players and<br />
staff the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which is designed to provide support,<br />
education, consultation and information throughout all areas of the Rays <strong>Baseball</strong><br />
Operations department, both in the United States and abroad in Latin America.<br />
Spearheading the EAP’s stateside efforts is Vince Lodato, who has been integral<br />
to the program’s continued success since he began working with the Rays in 2001.<br />
Francisco Ruiz, who joined the Rays in 2007, works in conjunction with Lodato. Ruiz’s<br />
focus is in Latin America, where he provides support, along with assistance in the assimilation<br />
of Latin American players into American culture.<br />
Lodato and Ruiz have led the EAP with a proactive approach. Education and skills<br />
development are viewed as equally critical to a player’s growth, with an understanding<br />
in place that each player’s needs are different at different points in their journeys.<br />
The program reaches all levels of the organization, from in-season rookie orientation,<br />
instructional leagues and extended spring training to major league and minor league<br />
spring training.<br />
During education sessions players are instructed on topics such as the Rays Player<br />
Code of Conduct, drug abuse, performance enhancing substances and stimulants.<br />
In addition, they cover the subjects of leadership, teamwork and developing one’s<br />
career both on and off the field.<br />
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JUNe DRaFT<br />
hIsTORy<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Taylor Guerrieri RHP Spring Valley (SC) HS<br />
1 Mikie Mahtook OF Louisiana State Univ.<br />
1 Jake Hager SS Sierra Vista (NV) HS<br />
1A Brandon Martin SS Santiago (CA) HS<br />
1A Tyler Goeddel 3B St. Francis (CA) HS<br />
1A Jeff Ames RHP Lower Columbia JC (WA)<br />
1A Blake Snell LHP Shorewood (WA) HS<br />
1A Kes Carter OF Western Kentucky Univ.<br />
1A Grayson Garvin LHP Vanderbilt Univ.<br />
1A James Harris Jr. OF Oakland Tech (CA) HS<br />
2 Granden Goetzman OF Palmetto (FL) HS<br />
2 Lenny Linsky RHP Univ. of Hawaii<br />
3 Johnny Eierman SS Warsaw (MO) HS<br />
4 Riccio Torrez 3B Arizona State Univ.<br />
5 Jonathan Davis 3B Elk Grove (CA) HS<br />
6 Jake Floethe RHP Cal State Fullerton<br />
7 Ryan Carpenter LHP Gonzaga Univ.<br />
8 John Alexander 1B Glendora (CA) HS<br />
9 Matt Rice C Western Kentucky Univ.<br />
10 Jacob Faria RHP Gahr (CA) HS<br />
11 Cameron Seitzer 1B Oklahoma Univ.<br />
12 Trevor Mitsui 1B Shorewood (WA) HS<br />
13 Tanner English CF St. James (SC) HS<br />
14 Matt Young OF El Camino Coll. Compton Center (CA)<br />
15 Tyler Parmenter SS Cibola (AZ) HS<br />
16 Brett McAfee SS Pine Tree (TX) HS<br />
17 Taylor Motter SS Coastal Carolina Univ.<br />
18 Andy Bass RHP Davidson Coll.<br />
19 Matthew Ramsey RHP Univ. of Tennessee<br />
20 Garret Smith SS Boston Coll.<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
21 Ryan Terry 3B Monmouth Univ.<br />
22 Bradley Hendrix RHP Auburn Univ.<br />
23 Matthew Johnson CF Arkansas Tech Univ.<br />
24 Charles Cononie RHP Towson Univ.<br />
25 Brooks Belter RHP Occidental Coll.<br />
26 Raymond Church 2B Florida Atlantic Univ.<br />
27 Lucas Irvine RHP Northwestern State Univ.<br />
28 Blake Grant-Parks C Yuba City (CA) HS<br />
29 Jonathan Koscso 2B Univ.of South Florida<br />
30 Chris Burgess RHP Black Hawk Coll. (IL)<br />
31 Isaac Gil RHP ASA Coll. (NY)<br />
32 Ryan Turner RHP Tarleton State Univ.<br />
33 Daniel Bream RHP Southern Arkansas Univ.<br />
34 Zachary Butler RHP McNeese State Univ.<br />
35 John Magliozzi RHP Dexter (MA) HS<br />
36 David Kubiak RHP Univ. of Albany<br />
37 Tanner Poppe RHP Univ. of Kansas<br />
38 Brandon Choate C Southern Arkansas Univ.<br />
39 Theron Geith LHP Univ.of Louisiana – Lafayette<br />
40 Joseph Perricone RHP John Hersey (IL) HS<br />
41 Shay Crawford LHP Lee Univ.<br />
42 Michael Bourdon C Univ. of Tampa<br />
43 Stayton Thomas RHP Univ. of Texas<br />
44 Jordan Leyland 1B Univ. of California – Irvine<br />
45 Kevin Lusson C Univ. of Texas<br />
46 Max Rossiter C Central Arizona Coll.<br />
47 Derek Vaughn RHP Texas Wesleyan Univ.<br />
48 Brandon Leibrandt LHP Marist (GA) HS<br />
49 Alan Baldwin C Kailua (HI) HS<br />
50 Ian Tomkins C Abilene Christian Univ.<br />
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Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Josh Sale OF Bishop Blanchet (WA) HS<br />
1 Justin O’Conner C Cowan (IN) HS<br />
1A Drew Vettleson OF Central Kitsap (WA) HS<br />
2 Jake Thompson RHP Long Beach State Univ.<br />
2 Derek Dietrich SS Georgia Tech Univ.<br />
3 Ryan Brett SS Highline (WA) HS<br />
4 Austin Wood RHP St. Petersburg (FL) Coll.<br />
5 Ian Kendall RHP Ashland (OR) HS<br />
6 Jesse Hahn RHP Virginia Tech Univ.<br />
7 Michael Lorenzen CF Fullerton (CA) HS<br />
8 Merrill Kelly RHP Arizona State Univ.<br />
9 Jake DePew C Granite City (IL) HS<br />
10 Deshun Dixon CF Terry (MS) HS<br />
BLUE HIGHLIGHT INDICATES PLAYER SIGNED (42 OF 60 SIGNED)<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 LeVon Washington CF Buchholz (FL) HS<br />
2 Kenneth Diekroeger SS Menlo (CA) HS<br />
3 Todd Glaesmann CF Midway (TX) HS<br />
4 Lucas Bailey C Troup County (GA) HS<br />
5 Jeffrey Malm 1B Bishop Gorman (NV) HS<br />
6 Devin Fuller RHP Chandler Gilbert (AZ) CC<br />
7 Cody Rogers CF Panola (AZ) JC<br />
8 Brett Nommensen CF Eastern Illinois Univ.<br />
9 Kevin James LHP Whitefish Bay (WI) HS<br />
10 Derek Dennis SS Forest Hills Central (MI) HS<br />
BLUE HIGHLIGHT INDICATES PLAYER SIGNED
2008 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Timothy Beckham SS Griffin (GA) HS<br />
2 Kyle Lobstein LHP Coconino (AZ) HS<br />
3 Jacob Jefferies C UC Davis<br />
4 Christopher Morrison OF Univ. of Oregon<br />
5 Michael Sheridan 1B William & Mary Coll.<br />
6 Shane Dyer RHP South Mountain CC<br />
7 Jason Corder OF Cal State-Long Beach<br />
8 Anthony Scelfo 2B Tulane Univ.<br />
9 Shawn Smith LHP Saugus (CA) HS<br />
10 Matthew Hall SS Auburn Univ.<br />
2007 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 David Price LHP Vanderbilt Univ.<br />
2 William Kline RHP Univ. of Mississippi<br />
3 Nicholas Barnese RHP Simi Valley (CA) HS<br />
4 David Newman LHP Texas A&M Univ.<br />
5 Dustin Biell CF Inglemoor (WA) HS<br />
6 Emeel Salem CF Univ. of Alabama<br />
7 Reid Fronk LF Univ. of North Carolina<br />
8 Matthew Moore LHP Moriarty (NM) HS<br />
9 William Cipriano 2B Univ. of California-Irvine<br />
10 Greg Sexton 3B William & Mary Coll.<br />
2006 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Evan Longoria 3B Long Beach State Univ.<br />
2 Josh Butler RHP Univ. of San Diego<br />
3 Nick Fuller RHP Kell (GA) HS<br />
4 Alex Cobb RHP Vero Beach (FL) HS<br />
5 Shawn O’Malley SS Southridge (WA) HS<br />
6 Nevin Ashley C Indiana State Univ.<br />
7 Ryan Reid RHP James Madison Univ.<br />
8 Tyree Hayes RHP Tomball (TX) HS<br />
9 Eligio Sonoqui 1B Cesar Chavez (AZ) HS<br />
10 Desmond Jennings CF Itawamba (AL) JC<br />
2005 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Wade Townsend RHP Rice Univ.<br />
2 Chris Mason RHP UNC Greensboro<br />
3 Bryan Morris RHP Tullahoma (TN) HS<br />
4 Jeremy Hellickson RHP Hoover (IA) HS<br />
5 Michael McCormick 3B Marist (OR) HS<br />
6 Gregory Reinhard RHP Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater<br />
7 Michael Wlodarczyk LHP Boston Coll.<br />
8 Andrew Lopez OF Elk Grove (CA) HS<br />
9 Derek Feldkamp RHP Univ. of Michigan<br />
10 John Matulia OF Eustis (FL) HS<br />
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2004 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Jeff Niemann RHP Rice Univ.<br />
2 Reid Brignac SS St. Amant (LA) HS<br />
3 Wade Davis LHP Lake Wales (FL) HS<br />
4 Matthew Spring C Dixie State (UT) JC<br />
5 Jacob McGee LHP Edward Reed (NV) HS<br />
6 Ryan Royster LF Churchill (OR) HS<br />
7 Fernando Perez CF Columbia Univ.<br />
8 John Rhyne Hughes 1B Pearl River (MS) CC<br />
9 Joseph Muro RHP Mt. San Antonio (CA) Coll.<br />
10 Matt Walker RHP Central (LA) HS<br />
2003 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Delmon Young RF Camarillo (CA) HS<br />
2 James Houser LHP Sarasota (FL) HS<br />
3 Andrew Miller LHP Buchholz (FL) HS<br />
4 Travis Schlichting 3B Round Rock (TX) HS<br />
5 Jonathan Barratt LHP Hillcrest (MO) HS<br />
6 Christian Lopez C Hialeah (FL) HS<br />
7 Brian Henderson LHP Univ. of Houston<br />
8 Matthew Maniscalco SS Mississippi State Univ.<br />
9 William Buckner RHP Young Harris (GA) JC<br />
10 Shawn Cumberland CF Pace (FL) HS<br />
2002 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Melvin Upton SS Greenbrier Christian Acad. (VA)<br />
2 Jason Pridie CF Prescott (AZ) HS<br />
3 Elijah Dukes CF Hillsborough (FL) HS<br />
4 Wesley Bankston OF Plano East (TX) HS<br />
5 Mark Romanczuk LHP St. Marks (DE) HS<br />
6 Cesar Ramos LHP El Rancho (CA) HS<br />
7 Jeffrey Autrey RHP Univ. of North Carolina<br />
8 Joseph Gomes LF Santa Clara Univ.<br />
9 Christopher Leroux CF St. Joseph (Ontario) SS<br />
10 Jason Hammel RHP Treasure Valley (OR) CC<br />
2001 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Dewon Brazelton RHP Middle Tennessee St. Univ.<br />
2 Jon Switzer LHP Arizona State Univ.<br />
3 Christopher Flinn RHP Stony Brook Univ.<br />
4 David Bush RHP Wake Forest Univ.<br />
5 Christopher Seddon LHP Canyon (CA) HS<br />
6 Matt Rico RF Fresno CC<br />
7 Timothy King LHP Deer Park (TX) HS<br />
8 Aaron Clark RF Univ. of Alabama<br />
9 Fernando Cortez 3B Grossmont (CA) JC<br />
10 Jason St. Clair SS Desert Vista (AZ) HS<br />
417<br />
BLUE HIGHLIGHT INDICATES PLAYER SIGNED<br />
ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS <strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC.<br />
June Draft History
418<br />
2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › June dRAFT HisToRy<br />
2000 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs 1997 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Rocco Baldelli OF Bishop Hendricken (RI) HS<br />
5 Jace Brewer SS Baylor Univ.<br />
6 Daniel Massiatte C Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette<br />
7 Mike Krga SS St. Ignatius (IL) HS<br />
8 Dennis Malaska LHP Akron Univ.<br />
9 John Dischiavo RHP Las Vegas (NV) HS<br />
10 John Benedetti RHP Augustana (IL) Coll.<br />
11 Hans Smith LHP Fresno State Univ.<br />
12 Kelly Eddlemon 3B Sam Houston State Univ.<br />
13 Richard Dorman RHP Western Baptist Univ.<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Josh Hamilton CF Athens Drive (NC) HS<br />
2 Carl Crawford CF Jeff Davis (TX) HS<br />
3 Doug Waechter RHP Northeast (FL) HS<br />
4 Alex Santos RHP Univ. of Miami<br />
5 Michael McClung RHP Greenbrier East (WV) HS<br />
6 Eric Henderson LHP Santa Fe (FL) CC<br />
7 Andrew Beinbrink 3B Arizona State Univ.<br />
8 Ryan Gloger LHP Jesuit (FL) HS<br />
9 Dan Ortiz 1B Hemet (CA) HS<br />
10 Nathan Cromer LHP Lincoln (IA) HS<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
4 Joshua Presley 1B Westminster Acad. (FL)<br />
5 Aubrey Huff 3B Univ. of Miami<br />
6 Ryan Rupe RHP Texas A&M Univ.<br />
7 John Jacobs 3B Marin Catholic (CA) HS<br />
8 Joseph Kennedy LHP Grossmont (CA) JC<br />
9 Brian Martin 1B Central Union (CA) HS<br />
10 Ben Keiter RHP Arvada West (CO) HS<br />
11 Steve Goodson 1B Cowley (KS) CC<br />
12 Adam Flohr LHP Portland State Univ.<br />
13 Vaughn Dickson LHP Dalton (GA) HS<br />
Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Jason Standridge RHP Hewitt Trussville (AL) HS<br />
2 Kenny Kelly OF Tampa Catholic HS<br />
3 Barrett Wright RHP Myers Park (NC) HS<br />
4 Todd Belitz LHP Washington State Univ.<br />
5 Marquis Roberts LHP McLane (CA) HS<br />
6 Matthew Mansfield RHP Jacksonville (AR) HS<br />
7 Eddy Reyes RHP Univ. of Miami<br />
8 Jack Joffrion SS Lamar Univ.<br />
9 Toby Hall C Univ. Nevada Las Vegas<br />
10 Dane Hutchens RHP Anderson (TX) HS<br />
1999 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs 1996 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
1998 TOP 10 DRaFT PICKs<br />
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Rd nAme Pos scHool<br />
1 Paul Wilder OF Cary (NC) HS<br />
2 Douglas Johnson 3B Buchholz (FL) HS<br />
3 Edward Kofler RHP Tarpon Springs (FL) HS<br />
4 Cedrick Bowers LHP Chiefland (FL) HS<br />
5 Alex Sanchez CF Miami Dade Wolfson (FL) HS<br />
6 Elliott Brown RHP Auburn Univ.<br />
7 Michael Calloway RHP Univ. of Mississippi<br />
8 Matt Quatraro C Old Dominion Univ.<br />
9 Dennis Pujals RHP Univ. of Miami<br />
10 Chie Gunner OF Grandview (MO) HS<br />
The annual First-Year Player Draft is set for June 4-6. After having<br />
10 selections before the second round began last year, the<br />
Rays have the 25th pick in this year’s draft and their next pick<br />
will <strong>com</strong>e in the second round (88th overall).<br />
BLUE HIGHLIGHT INDICATES PLAYER SIGNED