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MINOR LEAGUEOPERATIONSHak-Ju Lee set Montgomery Biscuits club records in
2012 when he hit in 21 straight games and reached
base safely in 46 straight, surpassing the previous
mark of 37 set by Evan Longoria in 2007. The South
Korea native is ranked by Baseball America as the
Rays No. 4 prospect entering 2013.
PHOTOGRAPH BY
MARVIN GENTRY
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DIRECTOR, MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS Mitch Lukevics
ADMINISTRATOR, INTERNATIONAL AND MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS Giovanna Rodriguez
ASSISTANT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Patrick Walters
ASSISTANT, MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS Jeff McLerran
MINOR LEAGUE VIDEO COORDINATOR Ryan Bristow
FIELD COORDINATOR Jim Hoff
FIELD COORDINATOR Bill Evers
PITCHING COORDINATOR Dick Bosman
PITCHING COORDINATOR Dewey Robinson
HITTING COORDINATOR Steve Livesey
HITTING COORDINATOR Matt Quatraro
OUTFIELD & BASERUNNING COORDINATOR Skeeter Barnes
CATCHING COORDINATOR Paul Hoover
MEDICAL COORDINATOR Joe Benge
REHABILITATION & ATHLETIC TRAINING COORDINATOR Joel Smith
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR Trung Cao
MINOR LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER Tim McKechney
ASSISTANT MINOR LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER Shane Rossetti
TAMPA BAY RAYSOne Tropicana Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
PHONE (727) 825-3267
FAX (727) 825-3493
WEB raysbaseball.com
MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATES
DURHAM BULLSInternational League (AAA)
PHONE (919) 687-6500
WEB durhambulls.com
MANAGER Charlie Montoyo
PITCHING COACH Neil Allen
COACH Dave Myers
TRAINER Mike Sandoval
MONTGOMERY BISCUITSSouthern League (AA)
PHONE (334) 323-2255
WEB biscuitsbaseball.com
MANAGER Billy Gardner Jr.
PITCHING COACH R.C. Lichtenstein
COACH Ozzie Timmons
TRAINER Kris Russell
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABSFlorida State League (A)
PHONE (941) 206-3501
WEB stonecrabsbaseball.com
MANAGER Brady Williams
PITCHING COACH Bill Moloney
COACH Joe Szekely
TRAINER Scott Thurston
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODSMidwest League (A)
PHONE (270) 901-2121
WEB bghotrods.com
MANAGER Jared Sandberg
PITCHING COACH Kyle Snyder
COACH Manny Castillo
TRAINER Chris Tomashoff
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADESNew York-Penn League (Short-A)
PHONE (845) 838-0094
WEB hvrenegades.com
MANAGER Michael Johns
PITCHING COACH Steve Watson
COACH Dan DeMent
TRAINER Jeremy Spencer
PRINCETON RAYSAppalachian League (Rookie)
PHONE (304) 487-2000
WEB princetonrays.net
MANAGER Danny Sheaffer
PITCHING COACH Darwin Peguero
COACHES Reinaldo Ruiz
TRAINER Nick Flynn
GCL RAYSGulf Coast League (Rookie)
PHONE (727) 825-3267
WEB MiLB.com
MANAGER Jim Morrison
PITCHING COACH Marty DeMerritt
COACHES Hector Torres,
Wuarnner Rincones
TRAINER Brian Newman
DSL RAYSDominican Summer League (Rookie)
PHONE (809) 323-4793
WEB MiLB.com
MANAGER Julio Zorrilla
PITCHING COACH Jose Gonzalez
COACHES Elvin Del Rosario,
Tomas Francisco, Rafael Guerrero,
Roberto Yil
TRAINER Ever Perez
VSL RAYSVenezuelan Summer League (Rookie)
WEB MiLB.com
MANAGER German Melendez
PITCHING COACH Jorge Moncada
COACHES Esteban Gonzalez,
Gustavo Omaña
TRAINER Pablo Pacheco
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JIM, 67, RETURNS for his 12th season overseeing all on-field operations for uniform staff in minor league operations…he replaced Tom Foley, who was
named the Rays major league third base coach in November 2001…before joining the Rays, he served the Toronto Blue Jays as field coordinator in 2001 and as director of minor league develop-ment from 1998-2000…he also held the field co-
ordinator position with the Cincinnati Reds from 1984-90…managed in the Reds organization for 11 seasons and was an infielder in their farm system from 1967-72…is a 1963 graduate of University of Detroit High School…graduated from Xavier University in 1967 and attended the University of Notre Dame Law School…currently resides in Tampa, Fla., and has two grown sons, Brian and Matthew.
BILL, 59, RETURNS for his third season as minor league field coordinator after previ-ously serving as a profes-
sional scout in 2008-09 and Joe Maddon’s major league bench coach in 2006-07…prior to his stint as bench coach, his first 30 years of baseball were spent at the minor league level, including 19 as a manager…is Durham’s all-time leader with 613 victories as manager, and led the Bulls to International League championships in 2002 and
2003…was inducted into the IL Hall of Fame in 2012…on June 19, 1996, he managed the GCL Rays in the first-ever minor league game in Rays his-tory…drafted by the Chicago Cubs out of Eckerd College in 1976, he caught and played first base in the Cubs system from 1976-79…he and his wife, Patricia, reside in New Port Richey, Fla., and have a daughter, Kelly, and a son, William, who pitched for three years (2004-06) in the Rays system.
TENURE Begins his 46th season in professional baseball. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2002.
TENURE Begins his 38th season in professional baseball. He joined the Rays organization on
October 16, 1995.
JIM HOFFMINOR LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR
BILL EVERSMINOR LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1973 Seattle (SS-A) 33-46
1974 Billings (R) 35-37
1975 Billings (R) 26-45
1976 Billings (R) 36-35
1977 Tampa (A) 65-70
1978 Billings (R) 50-18
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1979 Billings (R) 43-26
1980 Billings (R) 44-26
1981 Billings (R) 30-40
1982 Tampa (A) 71-59
1983 Tampa (A) 56-71
Totals 489-473
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1987 Clinton (A) 72-67
1988 Clinton (A) 78-62
1989 Shreveport (AA) 75-61
1990 Shreveport (AA) 65-68
1991 Shreveport (AA) 86-50
1992 Phoenix (AAA) 66-78
1993 Greensboro (A) 45-25
Albany (AA) 34-33
1994 Albany (AA) 71-70
1995 Columbus (AAA) 71-68
1996 GCL Rays (R) 24-35
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1997 St. Petersburg (A) 81-56
1998 Durham (AAA) 80-64
1999 Durham (AAA) 83-60
2000 Durham (AAA) 81-62
2001 Durham (AAA) 74-70
2002 Durham (AAA) 80-64
2003 Durham (AAA) 73-67
2004 Durham (AAA) 77-67
2005 Durham (AAA) 65-79
Totals 1381-1206
MANAGERIAL CAREER
MANAGERIAL CAREER
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DICK, 69, RETURNS for his 13th year with the Rays, seventh as the organization’s pitching coordinator. He
previously served as pitching coach at Hudson Valley (2001, 2004-06) and the Rays Double-A affiliate (2002-04)…Dick spent nine seasons in the majors as the pitching coach for Baltimore (1992-94) and Texas (1995-2000). He began his coaching career as Baltimore’s roving pitching instructor in 1988…“Boz” pitched 11 seasons in
the majors for the Washington Senators (1966-71), Texas (1972-73), Cleveland (1973-75) and Oakland (1975-76)…he led the American League with a 2.19 ERA in 1969 and hurled a no-hitter for Cleveland on July 19, 1974 against Oakland…Bosman is the Senators’ all-time leader with 49 wins and started their final game at RFK Stadium on Sep 30, 1971…he also started the first game in Rangers history on April 15, 1972 vs. California…Dick and his wife, Pamela, have three daughters: Michelle, Nadine and Amanda, and reside in Irmo, S.C.
DEWEY, 57, RETURNS for his fourth year with the Rays after 13 seasons with the Houston Astros organiza-
tion. Before joining the Rays, he spent two years (2008-09) as the Astros major league pitching coach…Robinson previously served as Houston’s director of pitching development and worked as a professional and amateur scout, including the evaluation of draft-eligible pitchers…he joined the
Astros after spending 10 seasons in the Chicago White Sox system, where he served two years (1993-94) as the White Sox bullpen coach and worked as the minor league pitching coordina-tor…former right-handed pitcher made 30 career relief appearances for the White Sox over parts of three seasons (1979-81)…Dewey and his wife, Cindy, have two sons, Brett and Greg, and reside in Sarasota, Fla.
TENURE This is his 42nd year in professional baseball, 26th as a coach or coordinator. He joined
the Rays on January 1, 2001.
TENURE This is his 33rd year in professional baseball, 27th as a coach or coordinator. He joined
the Rays on October 20, 2009.
DICK BOSMANPITCHING COORDINATOR
DEWEY ROBINSONPITCHING COORDINATOR
W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
Major League Totals 82 85 3.67 306 229 29 10 2 1591.0 1594 736 648 412 757
W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
Major League Totals 2 2 4.05 30 0 0 0 0 53.1 42 27 24 28 35
CAREER PITCHING
CAREER PITCHING
D I D YO U K N O W ?
NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE ERA CROWNSNot only did the Rays lead the majors in team ERA (3.19), David Price
won the American League ERA title (2.56) and Fernando Rodney set
the major league record for lowest ERA all-time by a major league
reliever (min. 50 IP). The last team to claim all three was the 1963
Dodgers (Sandy Koufax and Bob Miller).
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STEVE, 44, RETURNS for his eighth season as the minor league hitting coordinator and his 18th season in the
Rays system…he was named the 2007 Rays Player Development Man of the Year…Steve is the only person to have coached or managed in the Rays organization continuously since the inaugu-ral 1996 season…he made his managerial debut
with Class-A Charleston (S.C.) in 2004 and led the RiverDogs to their first playoff appearance since 1988…a 35th-round draft pick of the Yankees in 1991, he played two years before beginning his coaching career with the GCL Yankees, where he spent two years…Steve is the son of former Rays special assistant Bill Livesey…he earned his bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in North Carolina…he resides in St. Petersburg, Fla.
MATT, 38, STARTS his fourth season as hitting coordina-tor after four seasons of managing, including two
with Class-A affiliates Bowling Green (2009) and Columbus (2008)…he spent 2006-07 as the skip-per for Short-A Hudson Valley…Matt began his coaching career midway through 2004 with the Renegades and returned to the post in 2005…an eighth-round pick by the Rays in the 1996 June Draft, he became the first Rays minor league
player to join the organization’s coaching staff as the catching instructor in 2004…Matt played seven minor league seasons, batting .286 with 202 RBI in 415 games…he became the first Rays player to hit for the cycle on July 6, 1997 vs. Hickory…graduated from Old Dominion University with a history degree and was named the 1996 ODU Male Athlete of the Year and Male Scholar Athlete of the Year…he and his wife, Christine, live in Albany, N.Y.
TENURE This is his 23rd season in professional baseball, 21st as a coach, manager or coordina-
tor. He joined the Rays on May 1, 1996.
TENURE Begins his 18th season in professional baseball, 11th in a coaching capacity. He joined
the Rays on June 22, 2004.
STEVE LIVESEYHITTING COORDINATOR
MATT QUATRAROHITTING COORDINATOR
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2004 Charleston (A) 76-63
2005 Visalia (A) 55-85
Totals 131-148
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2006 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 31-43
2007 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 34-42
2008 Columbus (A) 67-69
2009 Bowling Green (A) 64-74
Totals 196-228
MANAGERIAL CAREER
MANAGERIAL CAREER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
ORGANIZATION CYCLESMatt Quatraro July 6, 1997 with Charleston
Jose Guillen April 22, 2000 with Durham
Matt Diaz June 14, 2000 with St. Petersburg
Luis De Paula July 21, 2000 with Hudson Valley
Gabriel Martinez July 26, 2002 with Princeton
Elliot Johnson Sep 15, 2006 with Montgomery
B.J. Upton Oct 2, 2009 with Tampa Bay
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2012 GCL Rays (R) 28-32
MANAGERIAL CAREER
“SKEETER” BARNES, 56, returns for his 11th season in the Rays organization and his seventh at this position…he
coached the Rays Double-A affiliate in 2003-04 and Class-A Southwest Michigan in 2005, and managed Class-A Southwest Michigan in 2006…Skeeter served as the hitting coach for Triple-A Indianapolis (Brewers) in 2001-02…his coaching career began in the Detroit Tigers organization, making stops at Triple-A Toledo (1995-96, 1999)
and Class-A West Michigan (1997-98) before managing Class-A Lakeland in 2000…originally drafted by the Reds in 1978, he played 17 years in professional baseball…he started at every posi-tion except pitcher and catcher during a nine-year major league career that spanned four organiza-tions: Cincinnati (1983-84, 1989), Montreal (1985), St. Louis (1987) and Detroit (1991-94)…Skeeter and his wife, Karen, reside in Indianapolis and have a daughter, Christy.
TENURE This is his 35th year in professional baseball, 19th as a coach, manager or coordinator.
He joined the Rays on January 1, 2003.
WILLIAM (SKEETER) BARNESOUTFIELD & BASERUNNING COORDINATOR
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2000 Lakeland (A) 52-88
2006 SW Michigan (A) 62-77
Totals 114-165
MANAGERIAL CAREER
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .259 353 614 95 159 30 4 14 83 41 74 20
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .250 40 100 10 25 3 0 0 8 5 31 0
CAREER BATTING
CAREER BATTING
PAUL, 36, BEGINS his first season as catching coordi-nator after managing the GCL Rays last year, his first
ever coaching job…former catcher was selected in the 23rd round of the 1997 June Draft by the Rays…is the third Rays draft pick to manage in the system, joining current minor league hitting coordinator Matt Quatraro and current Bowling Green Hot Rods Manager Jared Sandberg…in his major league debut with the Rays on Sep 8, 2001 at OAK, he singled as a pinch-hitter and scored a
run…played in 8 games for the Rays from 2001-02 and 40 games overall in parts of seven seasons with the Rays, Florida Marlins (2006-08) and Philadelphia Phillies (2009-10). He made his only Opening Day roster in 2008 with the Marlins…over his 14-year minor league career, he threw out 28 percent (208-for-537) of would-be base stealers…is fully adept at communicating in sign language, as both his parents are deaf…he and his wife, Shannon Cunningham, have two daughters, Cameron (6) and McKenna (2).
TENURE Begins his 17th season in professional baseball, second as a manager or coach. He
joined the Rays on January 5, 2012.
PAUL HOOVERCATCHING COORDINATOR
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JOE, 35, ENTERS his third season in the Rays organiza-tion and second as the minor league medical coordinator…he spent the 2011 season as Durham’s athletic trainer after
spending the previous 10 years with the Orioles or-ganization, where he made stops at Bowie (2007-10), Delmarva (2004-06), Aberdeen (2002-03) and
the Bluefield Orioles (2001)…prior to joining the Orioles, he served as the athletic training intern for Class-A Lowell (Red Sox) in 2000…is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association…gradu-ated from Loyola College with a BS in biology in 1999 and received his masters degree in kinesiol-ogy from Fresno Pacific University in 2010…resides in Bradenton, Fla., with his wife, Samantha, and their daughter, Isla (2).
JOEL ENTERS his tenth season with the Rays and his fifth in his current role…he spent the previous four years as a trainer at various Rays affiliates: Montgomery
in 2008, Class-A Vero Beach in 2007 and Short-A Hudson Valley in 2005-06…in 2003, Joel interned
with the Rays in minor league spring training and with the Tampa Yankees during the season…he graduated from the University of South Florida in 2003 with a degree in athletic training and worked with the football, basketball, baseball and men’s soccer teams…Joel and his wife, Sara, reside in Sarasota, Fla., with their daughter, Emma Jean.
TRUNG ENTERS his eighth season as the Rays minor league strength and con-ditioning coordinator…T.C. previously worked in the Chicago White Sox organi-
zation for 11 seasons…he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Registered (CSCS *R) and member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association…Trung and his wife, Helene, reside in Bradenton, Fla., with their two sons, Ethan (4) and Eli (3).
TIM BEGINS his 18th year with the Tampa Bay organi-zation, 11th as minor league equipment manager…he oversees the Charlotte Sports Park complex year-round,
maintains the clubhouse for minor league spring training and orders all equipment for the Rays
minor league affiliates…he previously served as the assistant minor league equipment manager from 2000-03 and as a batboy from 1996-99, when he worked the organization’s first-ever game…Tim began his career as a batboy for the St. Petersburg Cardinals (1993-96)…resides in North Port, Fla., with his wife, Brooke, their son, Jayce (4), and daughter, Shae (2).
SHANE BEGINS his ninth year with the Rays, sixth as the assistant minor league equipment manager…he helps oversee the Charlotte Sports Park complex year-round
and serves as the head equipment manager for the GCL Rays…Shane began his career with the
Rays in 2003 as the visiting clubhouse manager for Double-A Orlando…he also served as the home clubhouse manager for Rookie-level Princeton in 2005 and the visiting clubhouse manager for Double-A Montgomery in 2007, when he was named Southern League Clubhouse Manager of the Year…resides in Port Charlotte, Fla., with his wife, Stasia, and daughter, Adelyn (1).
JOE BENGEMINOR LEAGUE MEDICAL COORDINATOR
JOEL SMITHREHABILITATION & ATHLETIC TRAINING COORDINATOR
TRUNG CAOSTRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR
TIM McKECHNEYMINOR LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER
SHANE ROSSETTIASSISTANT MINOR LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER
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2013 MINOR LEAGUE SCHEDULES
APRIL
4-7 @Norfolk
8-10 Gwinnett
11-12 Norfolk
13-16 @Charlotte
17-18 Charlotte
19-21 Norfolk
23-26 Toledo
27-30 @Syracuse
MAY
2-5 @Pawtucket
6-9 Syracuse
10-13 Lehigh Valley
14-17 @Rochester
18-19 Norfolk
21-22 @Norfolk
23-26 @Scranton
27-30 Buffalo
31 Scranton
JUNE
1-3 Scranton
4-7 @Indianapolis
8-11 @Louisville
13-16 Indianapolis
17-20 Louisville
21-24 @Buffalo
25-28 @Lehigh Valley
29-30 Columbus
JULY
1-2 Columbus
3 @Charlotte
4-5 Norfolk
6-7 @Gwinnett
8-9 @Charlotte
10-11 Charlotte
12-14 Gwinnett
15-17 All-Star Break
18-21 Pawtucket
22-23 @Gwinnett
24-25 Gwinnett
26-29 @Columbus
30-31 @Toledo
AUGUST
1-2 @Toledo
3-4 Gwinnett
5-8 Rochester
9-11 Charlotte
13-16 @Gwinnett
17-19 @Charlotte
20-21 Charlotte
22-23 @Norfolk
24-25 Norfolk
26-27 Charlotte
28-30 @Gwinnett
31 @Norfolk
SEPTEMBER
1-2 @Norfolk
APRIL
4-8 Birmingham
10-14 @Jackson
15-19 Mobile
20-24 @Tennessee
25-29 Birmingham
MAY
1-5 @Pensacola
7-11 Mississippi
12-16 @Birmingham
17-21 @Huntsville
23-27 Jackson
28-31 @Mississippi
JUNE
1 @Mississippi
2-6 Pensacola
7-11 Huntsville
13-17 @Jacksonville
19-23 Pensacola
24-28 @Chattanooga
29-30 Tennessee
JULY
1-3 Tennessee
4-8 @Mobile
10-14 Pensacola
15-17 All-Star Break
18-22 @Mobile
23-27 Jacksonville
28-31 @Mississippi
AUGUST
1 @Mississippi
2-6 Chattanooga
8-12 @Tennessee
13-17 @Jackson
18-22 Mississippi
23-27 Jacksonville
29-31 @Birmingham
SEPTEMBER
1-2 @Birmingham
APRIL
4-5 @Palm Beach
6-7 Palm Beach
9-11 Bradenton
12-13 Fort Myers
14 @Fort Myers
15-17 @St. Lucie
18-20 @Jupiter
21-23 St. Lucie
25 Fort Myers
26-27 @Fort Myers
28-30 Lakeland
MAY
1 Lakeland
2-4 Jupiter
5-8 @Brevard
9-11 @Bradenton
13-16 @Daytona
17-19 Fort Myers
20-23 Clearwater
24-26 @Fort Myers
28-30 @Palm Beach
31 St. Lucie
JUNE
1-2 St. Lucie
3-6 @Dunedin
7-9 Palm Beach
10-13 Tampa
14-16 All-Star Break
17-19 @St. Lucie
20-22 @Bradenton
23-25 Jupiter
26-28 Bradenton
29-30 @Jupiter
JULY
1 @Jupiter
3 Palm Beach
4-5 @Palm Beach
6-8 @Bradenton
9-11 St. Lucie
12-15 @Clearwater
17-20 Daytona
21-24 Dunedin
25-28 @Tampa
29-31 @Lakeland
AUGUST
1 @Lakeland
2-5 Brevard
7 Fort Myers
8-9 @Fort Myers
10-12 Bradenton
13-15 @Jupiter
16 @Palm Beach
17-18 Palm Beach
20 @Fort Myers
21-22 Fort Myers
23-25 Jupiter
26-28 @St. Lucie
29-30 Palm Beach
31 @Palm Beach
SEPTEMBER
1 @Palm Beach
DURHAM BULLS › INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS › SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA)
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS › FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (A)
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JUNE
21 Orioles
22 @Orioles
24 @Twins
25 Twins
26 @Red Sox
27 Red Sox
28 Orioles
29 @Orioles
JULY
1 Red Sox
2 @Red Sox
3 Twins
4 @Twins
5 @Orioles
6 Orioles
8 @Twins
9 Twins
10 @Red Sox
11 Red Sox
12 Orioles
13 @Orioles
15 Red Sox
16 @Red Sox
17 Twins
18 @Twins
19 @Orioles
20 Orioles
22 @Twins
23 Twins
24 @Red Sox
25 Red Sox
26 Orioles
27 @Orioles
29 Red Sox
30 @Red Sox
31 Twins
AUGUST
1 @Twins
2 @Orioles
3 Orioles
5 @Twins
6 Twins
7 @Red Sox
8 Red Sox
9 Orioles
10 @Orioles
12 Red Sox
13 @Red Sox
14 Twins
15 @Twins
16 @Orioles
17 Orioles
19 @Twins
20 Twins
21 @Red Sox
22 Red Sox
23 @Orioles
24 Orioles
26 Twins
27 @Twins
28 @Red Sox
29 Red Sox
APRIL
4-7 @South Bend
8-10 Lansing
11-14 West Michigan
16-18 @Great Lakes
19-21 @Dayton
22-24 Fort Wayne
25-27 Burlington
28-30 Peoria
MAY
1-3 @Kane County
4-6 @Clinton
8-10 West Michigan
11-13 Lake County
14-16 @Fort Wayne
17-20 @West Michigan
22-24 Great Lakes
25-27 Fort Wayne
28-30 @Lake County
31 South Bend
JUNE
1-3 South Bend
5-7 Dayton
8-10 @Lake County
11-13 @Dayton
14-16 @Lansing
17-19 All-Star Break
20-22 Lansing
23-25 Lake County
26-28 @South Bend
29-30 @West Michigan
JULY
1 @West Michigan
2-3 Dayton
4-5 @Dayton
6-8 Lansing
10-12 @Quad Cities
13-15 @Cedar Rapids
17-19 Wisconsin
20-22 Beloit
24-26 @Great Lakes
27-29 @Lansing
30-31 @Dayton
AUGUST
1-2 Dayton
3-6 South Bend
7-9 Great Lakes
10-12 @Lake County
14-16 @Fort Wayne
17-20 @South Bend
21-23 West Michigan
24-26 Fort Wayne
28-30 @South Bend
31 Lake County
SEPTEMBER
1-2 Lake County
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS › MIDWEST LEAGUE (A)
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES › NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (SHORT-A)
PRINCETON RAYS › APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOKIE)
JUNE
17-19 @Aberdeen
20 @Staten Island
21 Staten Island
22 @Staten Island
23 @Brooklyn
24-25 Brooklyn
26 Staten Island
27 @Staten Island
28 Brooklyn
29 @Brooklyn
30 Brooklyn
JULY
1-3 Aberdeen
4 @Staten Island
5 Staten Island
6 @Staten Island
7-9 @Vermont
10-12 Jamestown
13-15 State College
17-19 @Williamsport
20-22 @Tri-City
23-25 Tri-City
26-27 Aberdeen
28-29 @Brooklyn
30-31 Vermont
AUGUST
1 Vermont
2-4 Auburn
6-8 @Batavia
9-11 @Mahoning Val.
12-13 All-Star Break
14 @Brooklyn
15 Brooklyn
16-18 @Lowell
19-20 @Aberdeen
21-22 Aberdeen
23-25 Lowell
26-28 @Connecticut
29-30 @Aberdeen
31 Staten Island
SEPTEMBER
1 Staten Island
2-4 Connecticut
JUNE
20-22 @Danville
23-25 Burlington
26-28 @Elizabethton
29-30 Johnson City
JULY
1 Johnson City
3 Bluefi eld
4-6 @Burlington
7-9 Pulaski
10-12 Greeneville
13-15 @Danville
17-19 @Greeneville
20-22 Kingsport
23-24 Pulaski
25 @Pulaski
26-28 @Bluefi eld
29-31 @Johnson City
AUGUST
1-3 Burlington
4 @Bluefi eld
6-8 Bluefi eld
9 Pulaski
10-11 @Pulaski
12-14 @Kingsport
15-17 @Bluefi eld
18-20 Danville
22-24 Bristol
25-27 Elizabethton
28-30 @Bristol
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STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Durham Bulls Athletic Park (1995)
ADDRESS 409 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC 22701
AFFILIATE YEAR 16th
PRESIDENT/CEO Jim Goodmon
GENERAL MANAGER Mike Birling
PHONE (919) 687-6500
WEB durhambulls.com
P.R. CONTACT Scott Carter (919) 687-6528
PRESS BOX PHONE (919) 687-6528
DURHAM BULLS
2012 RECORD
66-78Third Place
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA)
2012 SEASON REVIEWFOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE CHARLIE MONTOYO ERA, the Bulls failed to reach the International League playoffs, finishing 66-78 for their first losing season since 2006. It was just the Bulls third losing sea-son in their 15 years as the Triple-A affiliate of the Rays. As a team, the Bulls hit .267, second in the IL, but pitched to a 4.59 ERA, which ranked 13th in the league and last among Rays farm teams. The Bulls pitching staff led the league with 1,125 strikeouts, second all-time in franchise history.
CHARLIE, 48, BEGINS his seventh season as Durham’s manager and his 17th in the Rays organization…the 2012
campaign was the first season that he failed to lead Durham to the South Division title after he did so in each of his first five years as the Bulls manager…managed the World Team at the XM Futures game in both 2010 and 2011…in 2009, he led the Bulls to the Triple-A championship, was named the Baseball America Minor League Manager of the Year and received the Mike Coolbaugh Award, which is presented to “an in-dividual who has shown an outstanding baseball work ethic, knowledge of the game and skill in mentoring young players on the field”…named by
BA as its Triple-A Manager of the Year in 2007…in 2006, led Montgomery to the Southern League ti-tle and was selected as the Rays inaugural Player Development Man of the Year…steered Short-A Hudson Valley to the division title in 1998, his only year there…took Class-A Bakersfield to the play-offs in 2001 and missed the postseason by one game in 2002…played 10 years as an infielder with the Brewers, Expos and Phillies organizations, and spent 27 days in the majors with Montreal in 1993…drafted by Milwaukee in the sixth round of the 1987 June Draft…attended San Jose De Anza (Calif.) Junior College and Louisiana Tech…he and his wife, Samantha, reside in Sahuarita, Ariz., and have two sons, Tyson (9) and Alexander (4).
TENURE This is his 27th season in professional baseball, 17th as a minor league manager. He
joined the Rays on October 31, 1996.
CHARLIE MONTOYOMANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1997 Princeton (R) 39-30
1998 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 50-26
1999 Charleston (A) 65-77
2000 Charleston (A) 73-66
2001 Bakersfi eld (A) 64-76
2002 Bakersfi eld (A) 69-72
2003 Orlando (AA) 65-72
2004 Montgomery (AA) 57-83
2005 Montgomery (AA) 67-70
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2006 Montgomery (AA) 77-62
2007 Durham (AAA) 80-63
2008 Durham (AAA) 74-70
2009 Durham (AAA) 83-61
2010 Durham (AAA) 88-55
2011 Durham (AAA) 80-62
2012 Durham (AAA) 66-78
Totals 1,097-1,023
MANAGERIAL CAREER
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .400 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
CAREER BATTING
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NEIL, 55, RETURNS for a third season in Durham after one season in Charlotte (2010) and three seasons (2007-
09) as the pitching coach for Montgomery…spent the previous seven seasons in the Yankees organization, including 2005 when he served as the major league club’s bullpen coach…coached at Class-A Staten Island from 2000-02, winning the New York-Penn League championship in his final season there with a staff ERA of 2.57…joined Triple-A Columbus for the 2003, 2004 and 2006
seasons…coached in the Blue Jays system from 1996-99, making stops at Class-A St. Catharines (1996, 1998-99) and Rookie-level Medicine Hat (1997)…made his coaching debut for Mobile of the independent Texas-Louisiana League in 1995…an 11th-round selection of the Mets in 1976, Allen went on to pitch 11 years in the majors for the Mets (1979-83), Cardinals (1983-85), Yankees (1985, 1987-88), White Sox (1986-87) and Indians (1989)…played baseball, basketball and football at Bishop Ward (Kan.) High School…he resides in Sarasota, Fla., with his son, Bobby (13).
DAVE, 53, RETURNS to the Bulls for his fifth season after coaching the previ-ous two years with Triple-A
Buffalo (Indians)…prior to that, spent 26 years in the Mariners system, 19 as a coach or manager…included were four years (2001-04) as the third base and infield coach at the major league level…began his coaching career as a player/coach for Double-A Vermont (Mariners) in 1988…was named Arizona League co-Manager of the Year his first
season as a manager in 1989 and went on to man-age 12 years (1989-2000) in the M’s system…a 13th-round selection by Seattle in the 1981 June Draft, he played eight minor league seasons (1981-88) as an infielder with the Mariners, batting .272 with 26 homers and 438 RBI…won the Southern League batting title (.328) in 1987…was drafted out of Temple University, where he graduated with a degree in physical education…resides in Gig Harbor, Wash., with wife Christine, son D.J. and daughter Chelsea.
TENURE This is his 33rd season in professional baseball, 18th as a minor league coach. He
joined the Rays organization on November 29, 2006.
TENURE Begins his fi fth season with the Rays organization and 33rd year in professional base-
ball including four major league seasons. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2009.
NEIL ALLENPITCHING COACH
DAVE MYERSCOACH
W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
Major League Totals 58 70 3.88 434 59 7 6 75 988.1 985 464 426 417 611
CAREER PITCHING
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1989 Tempe (R) 28-38
1990 Tempe (R) 32-21
1991 Bellingham (SS-A) 37-39
1992 Bellingham (SS-A) 43-33
1993 Riverside (A) 76-61
1994 Riverside (A) 87-49
1995 Port City (AA) 62-80
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1996 Tacoma (AAA) 69-73
1997 Tacoma (AAA) 76-67
1998 Tacoma (AAA) 77-67
1999 Tacoma (AAA) 69-70
2000 Tacoma (AAA) 76-67
Totals 732-665
MANAGERIAL CAREER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
THE LEGEND OF DURHAM Legend has it that the term “bullpen” originated from the area of shaded
grass beyond the outfi eld wall where pitchers warmed up. The cooler ground
was created by the large bull-shaped billboards for Bull Durham Tobacco, a
subsidiary of American Tobacco, and the original owner of the Durham Bulls.
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MIKE STARTS his second year with the Rays and 27th in professional baseball, all previously coming with the Pirates organization…from 2001-11, he was the Pirates
assistant athletic trainer and major league rehab coordinator…in 2002 was named to the Major League Athletic Trainers Staff of the Year…in 2006 he was the athletic trainer for the Mexican team during the World Baseball Classic…began his pro-fessional career in 1987 as athletic trainer for the
Watertown Pirates of the New York-Penn League…was an athletic trainer at Rookie-level Princeton (1988), Class-A Salem (1989), Double-A Harrisburg (1990), Double-A Carolina (1991, 1997-98), Triple-A Buffalo (1992-94), Triple-A Calgary (1995) and Double-A Altoona (1999-2000)…has also spent winters as a trainer in the Dominican Republic (1991), Venezuela (1990) and with Kauai of the Hawaiian Winter League (2003-04)…graduated from New Mexico State University in 1988 with a degree in physical education and sports medi-cine…he and his wife, Dodie, have a son, Michael Jr.
MIKE SANDOVALTRAINER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
RAYS MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER & PLAYER OF THE YEARAwards are chosen by the Rays Player Development staff.
1998 Pitcher: Dave Eiland (Durham)
Player: Alex Sanchez (St. Petersburg)
1999 Pitcher: Jason Standridge (Charleston/St. Petersburg)
Player: Steve Cox (Durham)
2000 Pitcher: Jim Magrane (Charleston)
Player: Aubrey Huff (Durham)
2001 Pitcher: Joe Kennedy (Orlando/Durham)
Player: Toby Hall (Durham)
2002 Pitcher: Lance Carter (Durham)
Player: Rocco Baldelli (Bakersfi eld/Orlando/Durham)
2003 Pitcher: Scott Autrey (Charleston/Orlando)
Player: Joey Gathright (Bakersfi eld/Orlando)
2004 Pitcher: Chad Orvella (Charleston/Bakersfi eld/Montgomery/Durham)
Player: Delmon Young (Charleston)
2005 Pitcher: Jason Hammel (Montgomery/Durham)
Player: Delmon Young (Montgomery/Durham)
2006 Pitcher: Andy Sonnanstine (Montgomery)
Player: Reid Brignac (Visalia/Montgomery)
2007 Pitcher: Wade Davis (Vero Beach/Montgomery)
Player: Ryan Royster (Columbus)
2008 Pitcher: David Price (Vero Beach/Montgomery/Durham)
Player: Fernando Perez (Durham)
2009 Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson (Montgomery/Durham)
Player: Desmond Jennings (Montgomery/Durham)
2010 Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson (Durham)
Player: Dan Johnson (Durham)
2011 Pitcher: Matt Moore (Montgomery/Durham)
Player: Stephen Vogt (Montgomery/Durham)
2012 Pitcher: Chris Archer (Durham)
Player: Todd Glaesmann (Bowling Green/Charlotte)
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STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium (2004)
ADDRESS 200 Coosa Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
AFFILIATE YEAR 10th
PRINCIPAL OWNERS Tom Dickson and Sherrie Myers
TEAM PRESIDENT Greg Rauch
PHONE (334) 323-2255
WEB biscuitsbaseball.com
P.R. CONTACT Aaron Vargas (865) 548-9633
PRESS BOX PHONE (334) 323-2255
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
2012 RECORD
74-63First Place
SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA)
BILLY, 46, ENTERS his sev-enth season as Biscuits man-ager…was named the 2012 Southern League Manager of
the Year, 39 years after his father won the same award while managing the Jacksonville Suns in 1973…named by Baseball America as the Best Manager Prospect in the Southern League in the 2010 Best Tools survey…led Montgomery to the Southern League title in 2007, his first year…skippered Class-A Dayton (Reds) in 2006 after a three-year stint in the Royals chain…led Class-A Wilmington to the Carolina League playoffs in 2003 and 2004, and earned the Dick Howser Player Development Award in 2004…spent 10 sea-sons in the Red Sox system, coaching at Rookie-level Butte (1993) and Class-A High Desert (1994) and managing for several clubs from 1995-2002…
led Class-A Augusta to the Sally League title in 1999…in 1998 with Class-A Michigan, was hon-ored as Midwest League Manager of the Year and Red Sox Edward F. Kenney Player Development Award…began his pro coaching career in 1990 with the Pittsfield Mets of the New York-Penn League for two seasons, then joined the St. Lucie Mets in 1992…was selected by the Royals as a first baseman in the 50th round of the 1987 June Draft out of the University of Hartford (Conn.)…played two years in the minors before returning to Hartford for his first coaching job…his father, Billy Gardner Sr., managed the Twins from 1981-85 and the Royals for part of the 1987 campaign…he and his wife, Kristie, make their home in Wake Forest, N.C., and have three children: Joshua, Jaycie and Abbie.
TENURE This is his 24th season in professional baseball, 19th as a minor league manager. He
joined the Rays on November 29, 2006.
BILLY GARDNER JR.MANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1995 Butte (R) 19-51
1996 Lowell (SS-A) 33-41
1997 Michigan (A) 70-67
1998 Michigan (A) 79-61
1999 Augusta (A) 69-70
2000 Trenton (AA) 67-75
2001 Trenton (AA) 67-75
2002 Sarasota (A) 62-74
2003 Wilmington (A) 80-60
2004 Wilmington (A) 77-62
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2005 High Desert (A) 75-65
2006 Dayton (A) 67-73
2007 Montgomery (AA) 81-59
2008 Montgomery (AA) 69-70
2009 Montgomery (AA) 65-74
2010 Montgomery (AA) 72-66
2011 Montgomery (AA) 65-74
2012 Montgomery (AA) 74-63
Totals 1,191-1,180
MANAGERIAL CAREER
2012 SEASON REVIEWTHE BISCUITS WON THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE’S SECOND-HALF South Division title, clinching their first playoff berth since they won back-to-back SL titles in 2006-07. Montgomery finished with the best overall record in the South Division but lost to Mobile (Diamondbacks) in the South Division Championship Series. Manager Billy Gardner Jr. was named the SL Manager of the Year, guiding the Biscuits to a 74-63 record. He received the award 39 years after his father was named SL Manager of the Year in 1973 while managing the Jacksonville Suns.
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R.C., 44, RETURNS to the Biscuits for a second season after spending the previ-ous three years at Class-A
Bowling Green…this is his ninth season overall with the Rays…spent 2007-08 as the pitching coach for Vero Beach after doing the same for Class-A Southwest Michigan in 2005-06…was the pitching coach for independent Central League champion Edinburg in 2004 and manager of the Alexandria Aces of the Central League in 2003…worked the previous five seasons (1998-2002) as a pitching coach in the Brewers system where
his teams made the playoffs three of his first four seasons…R.C. was the manager and director of baseball operations for the independent DuBois County Dragons in 1996-97…in 1995, he appeared as a player/pitching coach of the Merrillville Muddogs of the independent Mid-American League…he is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago where he also served as a coach from 1991-94…during the summers of 1993-94, he coached the USA Select Team in International Tournaments in Belgium, Holland and Aruba…re-sides in Wheeling, Ill., with his wife, Grace, and two children, Zach and Peyton.
TENURE This is his 19th season in professional baseball, all as a coach or manager. He joined
the Rays on January 1, 2005.
R.C. LICHTENSTEINPITCHING COACH
OZZIE, 42, WILL SERVE his fifth year on the Biscuits staff in his seventh season as a coach…in his first three years
of coaching, he advanced from Short-Season A Hudson Valley (2007) to Class-A Columbus (2008) to Montgomery…the former outfielder played his final stint in the majors with the Rays in 2000, receiving a September call-up after posting a ca-reer year for Triple-A Durham, hitting 29 homers, leading the International League in RBI (104) and runs (100) and earning All-Star honors…batted .341 in 12 games during his Rays call-up with 4
homers and 13 RBI…was selected by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1991 June Draft and played professionally for 16 seasons with the Cubs, Reds, Mariners, Rays, Braves, Diamondbacks and Mets organizations as well as the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League, the Mexican League and independent Atlantic City…hit 269 home runs over his minor league career…graduated from Brandon (Fla.) High School in 1988 and attended the University of Tampa where he was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American…Ozzie and his wife, Kimberly, reside in Tampa with their three chil-dren: Marnika, Keyon and Ozzie Jr.
TENURE This is his 23rd season in professional baseball, seventh in a coaching capacity. He
joined the Rays on November 29, 2006.
OZZIE TIMMONSCOACH
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .235 186 405 62 95 20 1 20 60 33 82 4
CAREER BATTING
KRIS ENTERS his seventh season with the Rays and tenth in professional base-ball…he begins his second season with Montgomery af-ter spending 2011 in Class-A
Charlotte…prior to his most recent stint with the Rays, he was with the Class-A Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League from 2008-10 as a train-er…was previously an athletic trainer in the Rays system from 2004-07…made stops at Class-A
Columbus (2007), Class-A Southwest Michigan (2006) and Rookie-level Princeton (2005)…began his professional career in 2004 as an intern at the Raymond A. Naimoli Complex…the St. Petersburg, Fla., native graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training in 2004…while at USF, he worked with the football, basketball, baseball and men’s soc-cer teams…is NATA certified and licensed as a trainer…resides in Clearwater, Fla. with his wife, Bridget.
KRIS RUSSELLTRAINER
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STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Charlotte Sports Park (1987);
renovated and re-opened in 2008
ADDRESS 2300 El Jobean Road, Building A,
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
AFFILIATE YEAR 5th
PRINCIPAL OWNER Ripken Baseball
GENERAL MANAGER Corey Brandt
PHONE (941) 206-4487
WEB stonecrabsbaseball.com
P.R. CONTACT Corey Brandt (941) 206-3508
PRESS BOX PHONE (941) 235-5082
CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
2012 RECORD
55-79Sixth Place
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (A)
2012 SEASON REVIEWTHE STONE CRABS FAILED TO REACH THE POSTSEASON for the second straight season, recording a fran-chise-low 55 wins. After claiming back-to-back Florida State League South Division titles in their first two years of existence, the Stone Crabs have gone 119-154 (.436) over the last two seasons. Charlotte’s 4.42 team ERA ranked last among all teams in the FSL.
BRADY, 33, JOINS the Stone Crabs after a three-year stint as the manager of Class-A Bowling Green…the upcom-
ing season will mark his fifth as a manager in the Rays system…named by Baseball America as the Best Managerial Prospect in the Midwest League after the 2012 season…took his first managerial assignment at Hudson Valley in 2009…coached at Class-A Vero Beach in 2008 after serving the pre-vious two years as a coach at Class-A Columbus (2007) and Southwest Michigan (2006)…selected
by the Red Sox in the 45th round of the 1999 June Draft, the former first baseman played five sea-sons of minor league ball with the Red Sox (1999-2001), Twins (2002) and Rays (2003) before join-ing the coaching ranks…appeared in five games in 2003 for Class-A Bakersfield, his final playing experience…Williams attended Pasco Hernando Community College and was a member of the 1991 Dunedin Little League team that advanced to the World Series…he is the son of former Rays special instructor and big league manager Jimy Williams…resides in Palm Harbor, Fla.
TENURE This is his 14th season in professional baseball, eighth in a coaching or managing ca-
pacity. He joined the Rays on March 5, 2006.
BRADY WILLIAMSMANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2009 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 38-37
2010 Bowling Green (A) 61-78
2011 Bowling Green (A) 77-63
2012 Bowling Green 80-60
Totals 256-238
MANAGERIAL CAREER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
OPERATION RIPKENThe Stone Crabs are owned and operated by Ripken Baseball, the company
founded by Cal and Bill Ripken. Ripken Baseball also owns and operates
the Aberdeen Ironbirds, the Short-A affi liate for the Orioles that plays in the
Ripkens’ hometown of Aberdeen, Md.
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BILL, 57, ENTERS his seventh season as pitching coach in the Rays organization and returns to the Stone Crabs
after a year with Bowling Green (2012) and two years with Montgomery (2010-11)…was the pitching coach for Class-A Columbus for two years (2007-08) and served in that same role for Charlotte in 2009…spent the previous six seasons in the Reds system as pitching coach at Double-A Chattanooga (2003-06), Class-A Stockton (2002) and Class-A Dayton (2001)…prior to joining the Reds, logged 21 years in the Red Sox organization, including six as a player…spent four seasons (1997-2000) as an
assistant to the Sox major league staff…made his coaching debut in 1995 with Class-A Michigan and returned to the same post the following season…served 11 years (1984-94) as the major league bat-ting practice pitcher after his playing career end-ed…signed with Boston as a non-drafted free agent in 1979 and pitched in their minor league system from 1979-84, reaching Triple-A Pawtucket…born and raised in Lowell, Mass., he graduated in 1978 from Lowell University, where he led the nation his senior season with a 1.00 ERA…he and his wife, Diana, reside in Lowell and have two sons, Patrick and Kevin.
TENURE This is his 34th season in professional baseball, 29th in a coaching capacity. He joined
the Rays on November 29, 2006.
BILL MOLONEYPITCHING COACH
JOE, 51, RETURNS to Charlotte for his ninth season with the Rays…has served as the hit-ting coach for Charlotte in
each of their first five seasons…managed for four seasons prior to Charlotte…skippered Class-A Visalia to the California League finals in 2006 and Class-A Southwest Michigan to the playoffs in 2005…spent six seasons in the Royals system, serving as hitting coach with Class-A Spokane (1999), manager from 2000-03, and minor league
catching instructor in 2004…a second-round pick by Kansas City in 1982, he caught 11 seasons in the minors for the Royals (1982-83), Dodgers (1983-89), Blue Jays (1990) and Braves (1991-92)…after retiring as a player, he coached in the Braves system from 1993-95, the Colorado Silver Bullets women’s baseball team in 1997 and the independent Somerset Patriots in 1998…majored in physical education at Texas A&M and resides in Marion, Texas, with his wife, Kim, and daughters, Shelby and Morgan.
TENURE This is his 29th season in professional baseball, 18th in a coaching capacity. He joined
the Rays on November 1, 2004.
JOE SZEKELYCOACH
SCOTT BEGINS his sixth sea-son as a trainer in the Rays organization and second with Charlotte…spent the 2010-11 seasons at Bowling Green…spent 2009 in Hudson Valley
and 2008 with Rookie-level Princeton…came to the Rays from the Cleveland Indians, where he
interned in 2007 with the major league medical staff after graduating…owns a dual degree in dietetics and sports exercise science from the University of Northern Colorado…while in col-lege, he worked at the Northern Colorado Sports Medicine Clinic and completed an internship with the Greeley Grays, a summer collegiate league…resides in Greeley, Colo.
SCOTT THURSTONTRAINER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2000 Charleston,WV (R) 38-30
2001 Burlington (A) 39-37
2002 Burlington (A) 26-49
2003 Burlington (A) 37-37
2005 SW Michigan (A) 72-67
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2006 Visalia (A) 75-65
2007 Vero Beach (A) 59-79
2008 Princeton (R) 24-38
Totals 370-402
MANAGERIAL CAREER
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STADIUM Bowling Green Ballpark (2009)
ADDRESS 300 E. 8th Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42101
AFFILIATE YEAR 5th
PRINCIPAL OWNER Triple Play LLC;
Art Solomon, Principal Owner
TEAM PRESIDENT Brad Taylor ([email protected])
PHONE (270) 901-2121
WEB bghotrods.com
P.R. CONTACT Hank Fuerst ([email protected])
PRESS BOX PHONE (270) 846-2815
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
2012 RECORD
80-60Second Place
MIDWEST LEAGUE (A)
2012 SEASON REVIEWTHE HOT RODS WENT 80-60 IN 2012, their best record in franchise history. They won the Midwest League’s Eastern Division first-half Wild Card and the second half division title to clinch a playoff berth for the second consecutive season. Bowling Green was swept in the first round of the MWL playoffs by the Lake County Captains (Indians) and dropped to 0-4 all-time in its postseason history.
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .221 196 630 83 139 38 2 25 92 65 236 4
CAREER BATTING
JARED, 35, JOINS the Hot Rods after three years man-aging Hudson Valley…was named Baseball America’s
2012 Short-Season Manager of the Year…made his managerial debut in Princeton in 2009…his first coaching job came in 2008 with Hudson Valley…retired after the 2007 season from a 12-year playing career as an infielder, including three major league seasons (2001-03) all spent with the Rays…compiled 25 home runs, 92 RBI and a .221 average over parts of three seasons in the majors…spent a total of nine seasons in the Rays
organization and holds the Rays all-time minor league records with 113 home runs, 473 RBI and 417 runs…was drafted by the Rays in the 16th round of the club’s first-ever June Draft in 1996…played for four Double-A clubs after leaving the Rays in 2004, joining Portland (Red Sox) in 2005 and splitting the 2006 campaign between Corpus Christi (Astros) and Akron (Indians)…concluded his playing career in 2007 with Wichita (Royals)…is the nephew of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg…he and his wife, Julie, have a son, Evan, and daughter, Clara.
TENURE Begins his 18th year in professional baseball, sixth in a coaching or managing capacity.
He joined the Rays as a coach on December 11, 2007.
JARED SANDBERGMANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2009 Princeton (R) 36-31
2010 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 39-36
2011 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 37-39
2012 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 52-24
Totals 164-130
MANAGERIAL CAREER
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KYLE, 35, JOINS Bowling Green’s staff after finishing his first season as a coach last year with Hudson Valley…prior
to that, had a five-year career as a right-handed pitcher with the Kansas City Royals (2003, 2005-06) and Boston Red Sox (2006-08)…a former first-round draft pick (seventh overall) by the Royals in 1999, the 6-foot-8 Snyder appeared in 93 games in his major league career, including 29 starts
from 2003-07…won a career-high four games with the Red Sox in 2006…in 2007, his only full major league season, he appeared in 46 games out of the bullpen, finished with a 3.81 ERA and was added to Boston’s World Series roster…was originally select-ed by the Rays in the 27th round of the 1996 June Draft out of Riverview High School in Sarasota, Fla., but did not sign…pitched three seasons at the University of North Carolina.
TENURE Enters his 14th year in professional baseball, second as a coach. He joined the Rays on
January 5, 2012.
KYLE SNYDERPITCHING COACH
MANNY, 58, RETURNS to Bowling Green for a fourth season, his 16th with the Rays organization…returned to the U.S. in 2009 as a mem-
ber of Brady Williams’ coaching staff in Hudson Valley, after spending the 2008 season manag-ing the DSL Rays…coached with Class-A Visalia in 2006 after spending three years as a coach at Rookie-level Princeton…in 2002 coached at Double-A Orlando in his first stateside coaching assignment since 1983…managed the DSL Rays
from 1998-2001…spent eight years (1989-96) managing or coaching for the minor league af-filiate of the Hiroshima Carp in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. …had an 18-year playing career as a switch-hitting infielder, including stints with the Mets (1973-75), Cardinals (1976-79), Royals (1980-81), Mariners (1982-83) and Blue Jays (1984) organizations…the last three seasons were his only years in the majors…he and his wife, Ingrid, reside in Santo Domingo, D.R., and have five children: Luis Manuel, Manuel, Esteban, Americo and Marlene.
TENURE Begins his 38th year in professional baseball, 22nd as a coach or manager.
MANNY CASTILLOCOACH
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .242 236 719 63 174 35 4 3 73 29 55 3
CAREER BATTING
CHRIS JOINS Bowling Green after two seasons with the GCL Rays…begins his 18th season with the Rays organization and 21st year in professional baseball…
served as Charlotte’s athletic trainer in 2009-10…in 2010, was named the Florida State League Athletic Trainer of the Year and the PBATS Minor League Athletic Trainer of the Year…spent the 2006-08 seasons as the Rays assistant athletic
training coordinator…in 2004 he was selected as the California League Trainer of the Year for his work at Class-A Bakersfield…his resume as an athletic trainer also includes stops at Southwest Michigan, Hudson Valley, Princeton and Butte, and during the 1990s he served as clubhouse manager in Orlando, Charleston and Butte…Chris received his sports medicine training at the University of Washington…he has sung the na-tional anthem at both spring training and regular season Rays games.
CHRIS TOMASHOFFTRAINER
W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
Major League Totals 8 17 5.57 93 29 0 0 0 237.2 283 165 147 85 157
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STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Dutchess Stadium (1994)
ADDRESS P.O. Box 661, Fishkill, NY 12524
AFFILIATE YEAR 18th
PRINCIPAL OWNER/CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Marvin S. Goldklang
GENERAL MANAGER Eben Yager
PHONE (845) 838-0094
WEB hvrenegades.com
P.R. CONTACT Joe Ausanio ([email protected])
PRESS BOX PHONE (845) 838-1748
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
2012 RECORD
52-24First Place
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (SHORT-A)
2012 SEASON REVIEWTHE RENEGADES ENDED A 13-YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT with a win over Tri-City (Astros) in the de-cisive third game of the New York-Penn League Finals. It was their first playoff berth since 1999, when they won the league championship with a team featuring Josh Hamilton, Matt Diaz and Jorge Cantu. The Renegades finished with the league’s top regular-season record for the first time since 1998 and set a new team record with 52 wins.
MICHAEL, 38, JOINS Hudson Valley after spending the pre-vious three years managing Princeton…spent the 2008-
09 seasons as a coach in Hudson Valley…was the head coach at Orange Park (Fla.) High School from 2004-07 prior to joining the Rays…before that, spent four years as the assistant baseball coach at Fernandina Beach (Fla.) High School…the for-
mer middle infielder was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 19th round of the 1997 June Draft, and played two years for their Class-A affiliates in Portland, Ore., and Asheville, N.C. …graduated from Tulane University, where he was a two-time Conference USA, all-conference shortstop for the Green Wave…resides in Orange Park, Fla.
TENURE Begins his eighth year in professional baseball, sixth in a coaching or managing capaci-
ty. He joined the Rays on December 11, 2007.
MICHAEL JOHNSMANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2010 Princeton (R) 33-35
2011 Princeton (R) 30-38
2012 Princeton (R) 36-32
TOTALS 99-105
MANAGERIAL CAREER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
MASCOTS FOR THE MASSESThe Renegades are one of the few teams in professional sports to have more
than one mascot. It started with Rookie the Raccoon…he married Rene…they
had Rascal…then Rookie’s dad, Rufus, visits them in the summer from his win-
ter home in Boca. Four mascots for a Class-A team with only 38 home games.
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STEVE (DOC), 52, JOINS the Renegades staff after spending his first two years in the Rays organization
with Charlotte…previously spent three seasons in the Marlins organization, serving as the pitching coach for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League in 2010…managed the Gulf Coast League Marlins in 2008 and was pitching coach
of Jamestown in 2009…before joining the Marlins, spent five seasons in the Orioles organization…began his coaching career in the Cincinnati organi-zation after retiring as a player following the 1984 season…Watson played five seasons in the minors and led the FSL with 55 appearances while playing at Tampa in 1983…graduated from Florida Southern in 1980…he and his wife, Edie, have three children: Daniel (24), Chandler (20) and Alexandra (17).
TENURE This is his 34th season in professional baseball, 29th in a coaching capacity. He joined
the Rays on December 14, 2010.
STEVE WATSONPITCHING COACH
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2008 GCL Marlins 30-24
MANAGERIAL CAREER
DAN, 34, RETURNS for his second season in Hudson Valley…spent the 2010-11 seasons with the GCL Rays…
returned to the Rays organization in 2009 with Princeton to begin his coaching career after tak-ing a year away from baseball…in 2007 wrapped up an eight-year playing career with the Rays and Nationals systems…the former infielder spent the first five years of his career with the Rays after signing as a non-drafted free agent in June 2000…was selected by the Nationals from the Rays in the minor league Rule 5 Draft in 2004…
reached as high as Triple-A New Orleans in 2005 and 2006 and played his final season in 2007…played for Princeton in his first year, 2000, earn-ing Appalachian League midseason All-Star hon-ors and leading the circuit with 48 runs scored…had his best season in 2005, split between Double-A Harrisburg and New Orleans, as he hit a combined .324 with 14 homers and 30 doubles in 384 at-bats…attended the University of Alabama-Birmingham…he and his wife, Krista, make their home in Birmingham and are parents of two daughters, McNally (7) and Fallon (4).
TENURE This is his 13th season in professional baseball, fi fth as a coach. He joined the Rays or-
ganization on November 1, 2008.
DAN DEMENTCOACH
JEREMY RETURNS to Hudson Valley after spending last year with Bowling Green…also served as the Renegades athletic trainer in 2011…enters his third season with
the Rays and his sixth in professional baseball…was the athletic trainer for the Oakland County Cruisers of the independent Frontier League in 2010…from 2007-08, worked as a staff special-ist with Work-Fit, a national leader in corporate preventative health care, in Flint, Mich. …assisted
the Class-A Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League in 2005 through extended spring train-ing before becoming head athletic trainer for the Rookie-level Casper Rockies of the Pioneer League, a position he held through the 2006 season…began his career in professional baseball as an athletic training intern with the Detroit Tigers in 2004…attended Saginaw Valley State University from 2001-04, where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science in athletic training, and mi-nored in biology…he and his wife, Jessica, have a newborn son, Reilly.
JEREMY SPENCERTRAINER
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STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Hunnicutt Field (1988)
ADDRESS P.O. Box 5646, Old Bluefi eld Road,
Princeton, WV 24740
AFFILIATE YEAR 17th
PRINCIPAL OWNER Tampa Bay Rays Ltd.
GENERAL MANAGER Jim Holland
PHONE (304) 487-2000
WEB princetonrays.net
P.R. CONTACT Jim Holland (304) 920-7100
PRESS BOX PHONE (304) 487-2000
PRINCETON RAYS
2012 RECORD
36-32Third Place
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE (ROOKIE)
2012 SEASON REVIEWPRINCETON PLAYED TO A 36-32 RECORD IN 2012, their first winning record since 2009, but finished 6 games back of first-place Burlington (Royals) and 2 games back of Danville (Braves) for the Eastern Division Wild Card berth. Princeton won the Mercer Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the season series between the Rays and neighboring Bluefield Blue Jays. The Rays were 2-4 in the season series before winning four in a row, including consecutive walk-off victories, to clinch the Cup.
DANNY, 51, JOINS Princeton and the Rays organization af-ter spending the previous five years as the Astros roving
catching instructor…spent six years with Houston, including a stint as a coach with Triple-A Round Rock in 2007…spent six seasons in the Cardinals minor league system, including managerial stints with Triple-A Memphis (2003-06), Class-A Peoria (2002) and Double-A New Haven…won the
Midwest League Championship with Peoria in 2002…began his coaching career with Class-A Eugene in the Cubs system in 1999-2000…played parts of seven seasons in the majors as a catcher for Boston, Cleveland, Colorado and St. Louis from 1987-97…played baseball for Harrisburg (Pa.) Junior College and Clemson University before being selected by Boston in the first round (20th overall) of the 1981 June Draft…Danny and his wife, LaDonna, have two sons and a daughter.
TENURE Begins his 33rd year in professional baseball, 14th in a coaching or managing capacity.
He joined the Rays on January 9, 2012.
DANNY SHEAFFERMANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2000 Eugene (R) 40-36
2001 New Haven (AA) 47-95
2002 Peoria (A) 85-53
2003 Memphis (AAA) 64-79
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2004 Memphis (AAA) 73-71
2005 Memphis (AAA) 71-72
2006 Memphis (AAA) 58-86
TOTALS 438-492
MANAGERIAL CAREER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAINPrinceton General Manager Jim Holland was named the 2012 winner of the Appala-
chian League Promotional Award of Excellence, marking his third straight year win-
ning the award and fi fth time overall (2002, 2005 and 2010-12). He was also named
2012 “Citizen of the Year” by the Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce.
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .232 389 946 87 219 38 5 13 110 60 122 6
CAREER BATTING
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DARWIN, 34, BEGINS his eighth year of coaching, all with the Rays, and his second season with Princeton…spent
the previous three years with the GCL Rays…served as pitching coach the for the DSL Rays from 2006-08…the former southpaw pitched seven years in the Astros organization (1996-
2002), reaching Double-A Round Rock in his final year, and three years of independent ball…made the DSL All-Star Team in 1996, his professional debut…posted a 2.80 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 64.1 innings for Short-A Auburn in 1998…origi-nally from Hato Mayor, D.R., Darwin now resides in Battle Creek, Mich., and has three daughters: Desire Lee, Healy and Lauren.
TENURE Enters his 18th season in professional baseball, eighth in a coaching capacity. He joined
the Rays on March 4, 2005.
DARWIN PEGUEROPITCHING COACH
REINALDO, 33, RETURNS to Princeton for a second season…previously coached at Hudson Valley in 2010-11…spent 2009 with the GCL
Rays…served as catching instructor for the VSL Rays in 2007-08…spent two years (2005-06) as the hitting coach for Magallanes de Carabobo of the Venezuelan Winter League after concluding
an eight-year career as a professional catcher (1997-2005)…signed by then-Astros scout Andres Reiner in September 1996…played for the VSL Astros in 1997-98 and DSL Astros in 1999 before missing all of 2000 with an injury…reached as high as Class-A Salem of the Carolina League, where he played three seasons (2003-05) be-fore joining the coaching ranks…he and his wife, Lorena, reside in Punto Fijo, Venez.
TENURE Enters his 17th year in professional baseball, ninth as a coach.
REINALDO RUIZCOACH
NICK, 24, RETURNS for his second season with Princeton and fourth in professional baseball…has completed athletic training internships with the Toronto
Blue Jays (2009), Atlanta Braves (2010-11) and most recently with the Rays (2011)…finished his
Master’s Degree in sports medicine from Georgia State University, where he was a sports medicine graduate assistant with the baseball team…earned a Bachelor’s of Science in sports medicine from the University of South Florida in 2010…was born in Newfoundland, Canada and moved to New Port Richey, Fla., when he was eight years old…resides in Atlanta, Ga.
NICK FLYNNTRAINER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
FACEBOOK FAVORITESAccording to Facebook, seven of the top 10 most popular places for people
to check into in 2012 were MLB ballparks:
1. Times Square, New York
2. Disneyland, California
3. AT&T Park, California
4. Yankee Stadium, New York
5. Rangers Ballpark, Texas
6. Fenway Park, Massachusetts
7. Dodger Stadium, California
8. Universal Studios, California
9. Wrigley Field, Illinois
10. Angel Stadium, California
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STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Charlotte Sports Park (1987);
renovated and re-opened in 2008
ADDRESS 2300 El Jobean Road, Rays Clubhouse Building,
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
AFFILIATE YEAR 5th
PHONE (727) 825-3267
WEBSITE MiLB.com
GCL RAYS
2012 RECORD
28-32Third Place
GULF COAST LEAGUE (ROOKIE)
2012 SEASON REVIEWTHE GCL RAYS PITCHING STAFF RECORDED a 2.97 ERA but the offense hit just .238 and averaged only 3.12 runs per game en route to a 28-32 record and third-place finish in the GCL South Division. Of the 16 teams in the Gulf Coast League, only the Orioles averaged fewer runs per game than the Rays.
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .260 1089 3375 371 876 170 16 112 435 213 521 50
CAREER BATTING
JIM, 60, JOINS the GCL Rays after spending the previous four years as the manager for Charlotte…led the Stone
Crabs to the Florida State League finals in 2009 and 2010…named by Baseball America as the Best Managerial Prospect in the FSL in its 2009 and 2010 Best Tools surveys…managed Vero Beach in 2008 and moved to Charlotte along with the franchise…in 2007, managed Class-A Columbus to the South Atlantic League title…first joined the coaching ranks in 2000, spending two seasons with the Rookie-level GCL Phillies, then acted as Philadelphia’s roving infield instructor in 2002…coached for two seasons (2003-04) at Class-A
Batavia before taking on his first managerial as-signment with the GCL Phillies in 2005…played 15 years as an infielder, including 12 major league seasons with the Phillies, White Sox, Pirates, Tigers and Braves before retiring in 1988…hit a career-high 23 homers as Pittsburgh’s third baseman in 1986…was a member of the White Sox on Disco Demolition Night (July 12, 1979) in Chicago…was selected by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 1974 June Draft…reached the post-season with Philadelphia in the 1978 NLCS and again with Detroit in the 1987 ALCS…played ball at Georgia Southern…he and wife, Nan, have two children, James III (22) and Sarah (19), and reside in Bradenton, Fla.
TENURE This is his 29th season in professional baseball, ninth as a minor league manager. He
joined the Rays on November 29, 2006.
JIM MORRISONMANAGER
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2005 GCL Phillies (R) 24-27
2006 GCL Phillies (R) 18-31
2007 Columbus (A) 82-53
2008 Vero Beach (A) 54-81
2009 Charlotte (A) 71-66
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2010 Charlotte (A) 80-59
2011 Charlotte (A) 64-75
2012 Charlotte (A) 55-79
Totals 448-471
MANAGERIAL CAREER
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MARTY, 60, BEGINS his 13th season with the Rays orga-nization and second with the GCL Rays…spent the previous
five years with Princeton…previously worked with the Rays staffs at Class-A Bakersfield (2001-03), Charleston (2004) and Visalia (2005-06)…his staffs led the Rays system in strikeouts in each of his first six seasons as pitching coach…served four years as a major league pitching coach for the Giants (1987, 1989, 1991) and Cubs (1999), guiding his Giants staff to the National League pennant in
1989…spent five years in the Cubs organization serving as a minor league pitching coach before his promotion to the big league staff…coached for three seasons (1992-94) in the Marlins system…coached for Samsung in Korea in 1990…began his coaching career with the San Francisco orga-nization in 1983 (Class-A Clinton)…was originally selected by St. Louis in the 1971 June Draft and pitched eight seasons in the minor leagues with the Cardinals, Brewers and Astros…resides in Venezuela.
TENURE Enters his 37th season in professional baseball, 29th as a manager or coach. He joined
the Rays on January 1, 2001.
MARTY DEMERRITTPITCHING COACH
YEAR CLUB RECORD
1985 Florence (A) 82-55
1986 Florence (A) 56-76
1993 GCL Blue Jays (R) 22-38
Totals 160-169
MANAGERIAL CAREER
HECTOR, 67, IS IN his fourth season on the GCL Rays staff after moving from Class-A Bowling Green…begins his
ninth year with the Rays organization…coached for Rookie-level Princeton in 2008 after coaching with Double-A Montgomery in 2007 and for the second part of 2005, after Mako Oliveras left the club to manage Puebla of the Mexican League…served in the same capacity in 2006 for Short-A Hudson Valley…spent the first 24 years of his coaching career with the Blue Jays, serving as a coach, manager or instructor from 1979-2002…
was a member of the major league coaching staff for the AL East Champion Blue Jays club in 1991, his only stint in the bigs as a coach…coached at Class-A Hagerstown (Giants) in 2004…the former infielder was drafted by the Giants in 1962 and played nine seasons in the majors with the Astros (1968-70, 1973), Cubs (1971), Expos (1972), Padres (1975-76) and Blue Jays (1977)…in December 1976 he was one of three players traded from San Diego to Cleveland in exchange for current Rays first base coach George Hendrick…the Mexico native makes his home in Dunedin, Fla.
TENURE Begins his 45th year in professional baseball, 35th as a coach or manager, including
nine seasons as a player.
HECTOR TORRESCOACH
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .216 622 1738 148 375 46 7 18 115 104 229 7
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WUARNNER, 39, BEGINS his second season with the GCL Rays after coaching in Princeton the previous two years…spent 2009 as the
manager for the Venezuelan Summer League champion VSL Rays…spent 2008 as the hitting coach and infield instructor for VSL Rays and in 2007 for the Rays/Reds shared VSL affiliate…
served as manager of the VSL Reds in 2006, his only previous managing experience…worked 10 years (1996-2005) at the Chicago White Sox Venezuelan academy as a hitting coach, infield instructor and scout…played five years (1991-95) as an outfielder in the White Sox system, reach-ing as high as Class-A South Bend of the Midwest League in 1995…he and wife, Brenda, have two children, Wuarnner Jr. and Bryant.
TENURE Begins his 24th year in professional baseball, 18th as a coach, instructor or scout.
WUARNNER RINCONESCOACH
BRIAN JOINS the GCL Rays after spending his first year with the Rays at Hudson Valley last season…begins his fourth season in professional baseball…from 2010-11, he
was the clinical coordinator of sports medicine at New Mexico State University…from 2006-10, earned his doctorate in health science from the University of Alabama while serving as an athletic trainer…has a Master’s Degree in sports science from Emory University, where he was a gradu-
ate assistant from 2004-06…was a strength and conditioning coach in the Milwaukee Brewers system in 2004 and the San Diego Padres system in 2002…from 1997-2001 attended George Fox University where he gained Bachelor’s of Science degrees in sports medicine and human perfor-mance…board certified nutritionist and athletic trainer, and a certified strength and conditioning coach…played for the Seattle Studs of the Pacific International League from 2000-01…was born in Anchorage, Alaska, grew up in Washington and now makes his home in Boise, Idaho.
BRIAN NEWMANTRAINER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
A LONG TIME AGO…Long before they played in Charlotte County, the GCL Rays existed
from 1996-98, playing at Al Lang Field in downtown St. Petersburg.
They made the playoffs in 1998.
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STADIUM Campos las Palmas
ADDRESS Carretera de Guera KM 23 ½, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
AFFILIATE YEAR 7th
PRINCIPAL OWNER Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd.
PHONE (809) 543-4793
WEBSITE MiLB.com
DSL RAYS
2012 RECORD
28-42Sixth Place
DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE)
2012 SEASON REVIEWTHE DSL RAYS FAILED TO POST A WINNING RECORD for the fifth time in six seasons as a Rays affiliate and finished 22 games back of first place in the Boca Chica Northwest Division. It was the Rays worst finish since the DSL Devil Rays went 24-46 in their first year of existence.
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2004 GCL Expos 22-38
MANAGERIAL CAREER
ARTURO, 59, RETURNS for his fourth season with the Rays as the DSL Rays field coordinator…was the hit-ting coach for the Astros
Dominican academy from 2005-08…managed the GCL Expos in 2004 in his only managerial experi-ence…previously spent time in the Yankees, Expos and Marlins organizations as a director, manager
and scout for the Dominican academies…played 10 season in the Cincinnati Reds organization, including parts of the 1978 and ’79 seasons in the majors…played in 939 games and hit 101 home runs in his 10-year minor league career…spent the next seven seasons playing in the Mexican League before joining the GCL Yankees in 1987 as a coach…he and his wife, Maritza, have three grown children: Cesar, Jason and Anna.
TENURE Begins his 36th year of professional baseball, 26th as coach, manager or coordinator.
ARTURO DE FREITESFIELD COORDINATOR
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .208 32 53 3 11 3 0 1 6 1 20 0
CAREER BATTING
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YEAR CLUB RECORD
2009 DSL Rays 30-37
2010 DSL Rays 42-30
2011 DSL Rays 35-35
2012 DSL Rays 28-42
Totals 135-144
MANAGERIAL CAREER
JULIO, 41, WILL SERVE as manager of the DSL Rays for the fifth straight year…the 2009 season was his first as a manager…served as the
infield coach for the DSL Rays in 2007-08…former second baseman played six years in the Mets
organization (1993-98)…played 1993-94 for the DSL Mets…was named a South Atlantic League All-Star in 1995 for Capital City…set a St. Lucie record with 16 sacrifice bunts in 1997…the San Pedro de Macoris, D.R., native attended Jose Joaquin Perez High School…he and his wife, Yesenia Castro, have three daughters: Samasly, Yuliana and Asly.
TENURE Begins his seventh year as a coach with the Rays. He joined the Rays on October 4, 2006.
JULIO ZORRILLAMANAGER
GONZALEZ, 34, RETURNS to the DSL Rays for a third season…from 2006-10, served as the pitch-ing coach for the DSL Red Sox…pitched in the Red Sox farm system from 2000-02, advancing to
Short-Season A Lowell in 2002…in three seasons, posted a 2-1 record with a 3.44 ERA in 19 games…resides in Santo Domingo, D.R.
TENURE Enters his 12th year of professional baseball, ninth as a coach. He joined the Rays organization on
November 2, 2010.
JOSE GONZALEZPITCHING COACH
ELVIN, 33, ENTERS his sev-enth year as a coach with the DSL Rays…played in the Seattle Mariners organization
from 1998-99…resides in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R., with his two children, Junnerbys and Derek.
TENURE Begins his seventh year as a coach with the Rays. He joined the Rays in October 2006.
ELVIN DEL ROSARIO COACH
ROBERTO, 28, BEGINS his fifth season of coaching for the DSL Rays…was a pitcher in the Rays system from 2004-08…did not pitch in
2007 due to injury and was released during spring
training in 2008…originally signed with the Rays in January 2004…spent one season at Rookie-level Princeton and the following two years at Short-A Hudson Valley…appeared in 36 games and fanned 62 in 54 innings over three seasons.
TENURE Begins his 10th season in professional baseball, fi fth as a coach.
ROBERTO YILCOACH
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RAFAEL, 38, BEGINS his third season as the DSL Rays hit-ting coach after spending 2009-10 as the outfielder instructor…played profes-
sional baseball in the New York Mets system from 1992-96…played one season in the independent
Texas League before spending the 1998 season with the Rays organization in Class-A Charleston and Class-A St. Petersburg…finished his playing career in 2000 with Waterbury of the independent Northern League…married to Cheila Reinoso and has three children: Ambar (14), Elvira (10) and Rachel (3).
TENURE Begins his 11th season in professional baseball, fi fth as a coach.
RAFAEL GUERREROCOACH
TOMAS, 24, BEGINS his first season on the DSL Rays staff after retiring from a four-year playing career in the Rays
system…the former catcher originally signed with the Rays on May 3, 2006 and started his pro career with the DSL Rays…reached as high as Class-A Bowling Green in 2010.
TENURE Begins his fi fth year of professional baseball, fi rst as a coach.
TOMAS FRANCISCOCOACH
EVER, 37, ENTERS his second season as the athletic trainer for the DSL Rays after serving as the team’s strength and conditioning coach for
the previous three years…resides in Cartagena, Colombia.
EVER PEREZTRAINER
D I D YO U K N O W ?
ERIK WALKER COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARDMontgomery right-handed pitcher Joe Cruz was named the winner of the
2012 Erik Walker Community Champion Award. The award annually rec-
ognizes one Rays minor league player who exemplifi es teamwork, sports-
manship and community involvement, attributes exhibited by Rays minor
league pitcher Erik Walker, who died tragically in an October 2006 canoeing
accident.
Cruz received a commemorative trophy and $2,500 was awarded to the
charity of his choice. Each of the Rays six domestic minor league affi liates
nominates a candidate for the award.
Walker was drafted by the Rays in June 2006 and had just completed his
fi rst professional season with the Hudson Valley Renegades when his life was
cut short on Oct 26, just 11 days after his 23rd birthday.
ERIK WALKER COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD WINNERS
2012 Joe Cruz, Montgomery
2011 Matt Hall, Charlotte
2010 Stephen Vogt, Charlotte
2009 Ryan Wiegand, Princeton
2008 Matt Spring, Montgomery
2007 Pat Cottrell, Vero Beach
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MELENDEZ, 32, BEGINS his third season with the VSL Rays, first as the team’s manager…played in the Astros farm system…started his career at catcher before converting to pitcher for his final
six years…went 18-11 with a 3.97 ERA as a pitcher and finished at Double-A Corpus Christi…resides in Guacara, Venez.
TENURE Begins his 13th year in professional baseball, third as a coach.
GERMAN MELENDEZMANAGER
STADIUM (YR. OPENED) Pirelli Factory (2007)
ADDRESS Carretera Nacional Guácara, Planta Pirelli,
Guácara, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela
AFFILIATE YEAR 7th
PRINCIPAL OWNER Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd.
DIRECTOR, VENEZUELAN OPERATIONS Ronnie Blanco
WEBSITE MiLB.com
VSL RAYS
2012 RECORD
19-52Fourth Place
VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE (ROOKIE)
2012 SEASON REVIEWONE YEAR AFTER WINNING their second Venezuelan Summer League Championship, the Rays finished last at 19-52, 29.5 games back of first place. It was the worst record of any team in the VSL since the 2007 Devil Rays/Reds went 17-51.
MONCADA, 28, WILL SPEND his seventh year as the pitch-ing coach for the VSL Rays…joined the Rays as an instruc-tor in February 2006…logged
two years as a pitching coach in the Venezuelan parallel league for Magallanes in 2006 and Caracas in 2005…also served as the VSL Astros
bullpen coach in 2005…former left-handed pitcher was signed in 2001 by then-Astros scout Andres Reiner, the Rays special assistant to baseball operations who retired in 2012…pitched four years in the Astros system and played five years in the parallel league—one with Magallanes and three with Caracas…he and his wife, Crisbel, have one daughter, Nicole.
TENURE Enters his 13th year in professional baseball, ninth as a coach.
JORGE MONCADAPITCHING COACH
ALEJANDRO, 38, RETURNS for his fourth season as the VSL Rays field coordinator…his current position is his first as a coach after a 13-year
playing career…the first baseman had one stint in the majors, batting .246 (16-for-65) over 25
games with the Orioles in 2005…he spent time in the Astros (1994-96), Tigers (1997-2001), Giants (2002-03) and Orioles (2005-06) organizations…had a .289 avg., 184 HR and 741 RBI over his minor league career…he and his wife, Cristina, reside in Valencia, Venez., with their three children: Daniel, Andres and Alejandro.
TENURE Begins his 20th year of professional baseball, fourth as coach, manager or coordinator.
ALEJANDRO FREIREFIELD COORDINATOR
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Major League Totals .246 25 65 7 16 3 0 1 4 6 17 0
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PABLO, 34, WILL BE the head trainer for the VSL Rays for the fifth consecutive season…spent 2008 as the head athletic trainer for the Rays
summer and winter league teams…joined the Rays in November 2007 as the trainer and strength coach after spending the 2006-07 seasons with
the White Sox organization…spent one year in Houston’s organization in 2005 as an assistant trainer and then worked in the Venezuelan Winter League with Magallanes…received his under-graduate degree in physical therapy from Arturo Michelena University…lives with his wife, Veronica Bencomo, in Valencia, Venez.
GUSTAVO, 27, WILL SERVE as the hitting coach and catch-ing instructor for the VSL Rays for a second season…in the winter of 2010, served
as the catching instructor for the Tiburones BBC in the Venezuelan Winter League, his first coach-
ing experience…played four years, mainly as a catcher, in the Cincinnati Reds organization at the VSL level from 2004-07…played on the 2007 team that had split affiliation with the Rays and Reds…hit .321 in 2007, good for 7th in the VSL…resides in Maracay, Venez., with his wife, Yrny Guilarta.
TENURE Begins his ninth year in professional baseball.
TENURE Begins his eighth year in professional baseball, fourth as a coach.
PABLO PACHECOTRAINER
GUSTAVO OMAÑACOACH
YEAR CLUB RECORD
2010 VSL Rays 37-33
2011 VSL Rays 38-33
2012 VSL Rays 19-52
Totals 94-118
MANAGERIAL CAREER
GONZALEZ, 29, RETURNS for his seventh season with the VSL Rays…was the team’s manager from 2010-12 and a coach from 2007-09…a
September 2002 signee of then-Houston Astros
scout Andres Reiner, Esteban spent three years as an infielder in the Astros system (2003-05)…played his first two seasons for the VSL Astros club before advancing to Rookie-level Greeneville in 2005.
TENURE Begins his 10th year in professional baseball, seventh as a coach.
ESTEBAN GONZALEZ COACH
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MINOR LEAGUE SINGLE SEASON LEADERS
BATTING LEADERS
PITCHING LEADERS
Hits
Steve Cox, 1999 182
Delmon Young, 2005 176
Joey Gomes, 2005 172
Matt Diaz, 2001 172
Matt Diaz, 2003 170
Carl Crawford, 2000 170
Fernando Perez, 2006 168
Reid Brignac, 2006 167
Matt Diaz, 2004 167
B.J. Upton, 2005 165
Doubles
Steve Cox, 1999 49
Matt Diaz, 2004 47
Ryan Jackson, 2003 47
Jon Weber, 2009 46
Chris Nowak, 2006 45
Josh Pressley, 2000 44
Cesar Suarez, 2007 42
Russ Canzler, 2011 40
Matt Diaz, 2001 40
Aubrey Huff, 1999 40
RBI
Steve Cox, 1999 127
Delmon Young, 2004 115
Scott McClain, 1998 109
Stephen Vogt, 2011 105
Scott McClain, 1999 104
Ozzie Timmons, 1999 104
Chris Nowak, 2006 103
Wes Bankston, 2004 101
3 tied 99
Batting Average (MIN. 316 PA)
Jason Pridie, 2002 .368
Matt Diaz, 2003 .354
Stephen Vogt, 2010 .345
Steve Cox, 1999 .341
Toby Hall, 2001 .335
Joey Gathright, 2003 .334
Toby Hall, 2000 .333
Matt Diaz, 2004 .332
Rocco Baldelli, 2002 .331
2 tied .329
Runs
Fernando Perez, 2006 123
Steve Cox, 1999 107
Scott McClain, 1999 106
Jason Pridie, 2004 103
Jonny Gomes, 2002 102
Reid Brignac, 2006 100
Ozzie Timmons, 2000 100
Carl Crawford, 2000 99
Hak-Ju Lee, 2011 98
B.J. Upton, 2005 98
Stolen Bases
Alex Sanchez, 1997 92
Joey Gathright, 2003 69
Ty Morrison, 2010 58
Fernando Perez, 2005 57
Carl Crawford, 2000 55
Alex Sanchez, 2000 54
Desmond Jennings, 2009 52
Ryan Brett, 2012 48
Irwin Centeno, 2001 48
Alex Sanchez, 1999 48
Wins
Heath Rollins, 2007 17
Chris Mason, 2007 15
Andy Sonnanstine, 2006 15
Richard De Los Santos, 2010 14
Jeremy Hall, 2009 14
Andy Sonnanstine, 2005 14
Chris Seddon, 2004 14
Scott Autrey, 2003 14
7 tied 13
Strikeouts
Matt Moore, 2011 210
Matt Moore, 2010 208
Andy Sonnanstine, 2005 178
Matt Moore, 2009 176
Jake McGee, 2007 175
Neal Frendling, 2000 174
Jake McGee, 2006 171
Wade Davis, 2007 169
3 tied 165
Innings Pitched
Pablo Ortega, 1997 188.2
Andy Sonnanstine, 2006 185.2
Jim Magrane, 2001 182.0
Dan Wheeler, 1998 181.0
Andy Sonnanstine, 2005 180.2
Mark Malaska, 2001 174.2
Jason Standridge, 2002 173.0
Jim Magrane, 2000 173.0
Jim Magrane, 2006 172.1
Matt White, 2002 172.1
ERA (MIN. 130 IP)
Matt Moore, 2011 1.92
Darin Downs, 2009 2.23
Wade Davis, 2007 2.50
Heath Rollins, 2007 2.54
Chris Mason, 2007 2.57
Jason Standridge, 1999 2.57
Jason Hammel, 2004 2.66
Andy Sonnanstine, 2006 2.67
Shane Dyer, 2010 2.72
Jim Magrane, 2000 2.76
Saves
Evan Rust, 2002 31
Lee Gardner, 2003 30
John Daniels, 1997 29
Josh Parker, 2003 28
Eddy Reyes, 1999 27
Neal Frontz, 2008 26
Billy Taylor, 2000 26
Eddie Gaillard, 1999 26
Zach Quate, 2010 25
Greg Dupas, 2006 25
CURRENT RAYS IN BOLD
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TOP 30 RAYS PROSPECTS › ENTERING 2013
BEST TOOLS, LEAGUE › 2012
BEST TOOLS, ORGANIZATION › ENTERING 2013
1. Wil Myers, OF
2. Chris Archer, RHP
3. Taylor Guerrieri, RHP
4. Hak-Ju Lee, SS
5. Jake Odorizzi, RHP
6. Alex Colome, RHP
7. Richie Shaffer, 3B
8. Enny Romero, LHP
9. Blake Snell, LHP
10. Tim Beckham, INF
11. Drew Vettleson, OF
12. Mikie Mahtook, OF
13. Jeff Ames, RHP
14. Jesse Hahn, RHP
15. Mike Montgomery, LHP
16. Tyler Goeddel, 3B
17. Brandon Martin, SS
18. Jake Hager, SS
19. Andrew Toles, OF
20. Felipe Rivero, LHP
21. Todd Glaesmann, OF
22. Ryan Brett, 2B
23. Jose Mujica, RHP
24. Josh Sale, OF
25. Parker Markel, RHP
26. Patrick Leonard, 3B
27. Bralin Jackson, OF
28. Ty Morrison, OF
29. Spencer Edwards, SS
30. Nick Sawyer, RHP
MIDWEST LEAGUE (A)Best Defensive Outfi elder Todd Glaesmann
Best Outfi eld Arm Drew Vettleson
Best Managerial Prospect Brady Williams
Best Hitter for Average Wil Myers
Best Power Hitter Wil Myers
Best Strike Zone Discipline Richie Shaffer
Fastest Baserunner Andrew Toles
Best Athlete Andrew Toles
Best Fastball Jesse Hahn
Best Curveball Taylor Guerrieri
Best Slider Chris Archer
Best Changeup Mike Montgomery
Best Control Taylor Guerrieri
Best Defensive Catcher Mark Thomas
Best Defensive Infi elder Brandon Martin
Best Infi eld Arm Tim Beckham
Best Defensive Outfi elder Ty Morrison
Best Outfi eld Arm Drew Vettleson
D I D YO U K N O W ?
ORGANIZATION NO-HITTERS (COMPLETE GAMES)
Jason Standridge June 28, 1999 with Charleston (7.0 IP)
Doug Waechter Aug 10, 2000 with Hudson Valley (9.0 IP)
Gerardo Garcia May 22, 2002 with Orlando (9.0 IP)
Chad Gaudin July 15, 2003 with Orlando (7.0 IP) (Perfect Game)
Wade Davis Aug 31, 2006 with Southwest Michigan (7.0 IP)
Wade Davis May 4, 2007 with Vero Beach (7.0 IP)
Matt Moore June 6, 2009 with Bowling Green (7.0 IP)
Matt Garza July 26, 2010 with Tampa Bay (9.0 IP)
Matt Moore June 16, 2011 with Montgomery (9.0 IP)
Victor Mateo July 8, 2011 with Bowling Green (7.0 IP)
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2011 SEASON
2012 SEASON
2010 SEASON
2009 SEASON
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-62 First 0-3
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 65-74 Fourth -
Charlotte Stone Crabs Florida State A 64-75 Third -
Bowling Green Hot Rods Midwest A 77-63 Third 0-2
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 37-39 Third -
Princeton Rays Appalachian R 30-38 Third -
GCL Rays Gulf Coast R 24-36 Fourth -
DSL Rays Dominican Summer R 35-35 Fifth -
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer R 38-33 First 2-1*
450-455 (.497) 2-6 (.250)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 66-78 Third -
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 74-63 First 1-3
Charlotte Stone Crabs Florida State A 55-79 Sixth -
Bowling Green Hot Rods Midwest A 80-60 Second 0-2
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 52-24 First 4-2*
Princeton Rays Appalachian R 36-32 Third -
GCL Rays Gulf Coast R 28-32 Third -
DSL Rays Dominican Summer R 28-42 Sixth -
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer R 19-52 Fourth -
438-462 (.487) 5-7 (.417)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 88-55 First 4-5
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 72-66 Third -
Charlotte Stone Crabs Florida State A 80-59 First 3-4
Bowling Green Hot Rods South Atlantic A 61-78 Sixth -
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 39-36 Second -
Princeton Rays Appalachian R 33-35 Fourth -
GCL Rays Gulf Coast R 34-26 First 2-2
DSL Rays Dominican Summer R 42-30 Second -
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer R 37-33 Third -
486-418 (.538) 9-11 (.450)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 83-61 First 6-2*
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 65-74 Fifth -
Charlotte Stone Crabs Florida State A 71-66 Second 4-4
Bowling Green Hot Rods South Atlantic A 64-74 Eighth -
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 38-37 Third -
Princeton Rays Appalachian R 36-31 Second -
GCL Rays Gulf Coast R 19-36 Fifth -
DSL Rays Dominican Summer R 30-37 Seventh -
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer R 41-28 Second 2-1*
447-414 (.501) 12-7 (.632)
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2007 SEASON
2006 SEASON
2005 SEASON
2004 SEASON
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-63 First 5-3
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 81-59 First 6-3*
Vero Beach Devil Rays Florida State A 59-79 Fifth -
Columbus Catfi sh South Atlantic A 82-53 Third 5-0*
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 34-42 T-Third -
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 33-35 Third -
369-331 (.527) 16-6 (.727)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 64-78 Second -
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 77-61 Second 6-1*
Visalia Oaks California A 75-65 Second 7-6
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Midwest A 62-77 Sixth -
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 31-43 Fourth -
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 28-36 Sixth -
337-360 (.484) 13-7 (.650)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 65-79 Second –
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 67-70 Fourth –
Visalia Oaks California A 55-85 Fifth –
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Midwest A 72-67 Third 0-2
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 31-43 Fifth –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 34-31 Second –
324-375 (.464) 0-2 (.000)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 77-67 Second 2-3
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 57-83 Fifth –
Bakersfi eld Blaze California A 57-76 Fourth –
Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic A 76-63 Second 0-2
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 39-33 Third –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 23-44 Fifth –
329-366 (.473) 2-5 (.286)
* LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
2008 SEASONCLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 74-70 First 4-4
Montgomery Biscuits Southern AA 69-70 Third -
Vero Beach Devil Rays Florida State A 54-81 Fifth -
Columbus Catfi sh South Atlantic A 67-69 Sixth -
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 40-35 Third -
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 24-38 Fourth -
DSL Devil Rays Dominican Summer R 29-41 T-Ninth -
VSL Devil Rays Venezuelan Summer R 29-36 Sixth -
386-440 (.467) 4-4 (.500)
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2003 SEASON
2002 SEASON
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 73-67 First 6-1*
Orlando Rays Southern AA 65-72 Fifth –
Bakersfi eld Blaze California A 70-70 Fourth –
Charleston RiverDogs Midwest A 77-62 Third –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 37-37 Third –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 23-41 Fifth –
345-349 (.497) 6-1 (.857)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-64 First 6-0*
Orlando Rays Southern AA 58-79 Fifth –
Bakersfi eld Blaze California A 69-72 Third –
Charleston RiverDogs Midwest A 60-76 Sixth –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 26-49 Sixth –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 19-49 Fifth –
312-389 (.445) 6-0 (1.000)
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2001 SEASON
2000 SEASON
1999 SEASON
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 74-70 Second –
Orlando Rays Southern AA 59-81 Fifth –
Bakersfi eld Blaze California A 71-69 Third 3-3
Charleston RiverDogs Midwest A 64-76 Fifth –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 39-37 Fourth –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 28-39 Fifth –
336-372 (.473) 3-3 (.500)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 81-62 First 2-3
Orlando Rays Southern AA 65-71 Fourth –
St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State A 58-80 Fourth –
Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic A 73-66 Third –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 23-52 Seventh –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 34-34 Second –
334-365 (.478) 2-3 (.400)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-64 First 4-3
Orlando Rays Southern AA 70-68 Second 6-2*
St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State A 74-63 Third –
Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic A 65-77 Fifth –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 42-34 Second 5-1*
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 25-45 Fourth –
356-351 (.504) 15-6 (.714)
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1998 SEASON
1997 SEASON
1996 SEASON
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Durham Bulls International AAA 80-64 First 2-3
St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State A 64-75 Eighth –
Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic A 67-74 Fifth –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 50-26 First 0-2
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 38-30 First 0-2
GCL Devil Rays Gulf Coast R 36-24 First 1-2
335-293 (.533) 3-9 (.250)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State A 81-56 Second 5-2*
Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic A 60-82 Sixth –
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 35-40 Fourth –
Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian R 39-30 Second –
GCL Devil Rays Gulf Coast R 25-35 Third –
240-243 (.497) 5-2 (.857)
CLUB LEAGUE CLASS RECORD FINISH PLAYOFFS
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn SS-A 32-44 Fourth –
Butte Copper Kings Pioneer R 37-35 First 1-2
GCL Devil Rays Gulf Coast R 24-35 Fourth –
93-114 (.449) 1-2 (.333)
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D I D YO U K N O W ?
TAMPA BAY ORGANIZATION CHAMPIONSYEAR TEAM LEAGUE
1997 St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State League (A)
1999 Orlando Rays Southern League (AA)
Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn League (SS-A)
2002 Durham Bulls International League (AAA)
2003 Durham Bulls International League (AAA)
2006 Montgomery Biscuits Southern League (AA)
2007 Columbus Catfi sh South Atlantic League (A)
Montgomery Biscuits Southern League (AA)
2009 Durham Bulls International League (AAA)
VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer League (R)
2011 VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer League (R)
2012 Hudson Valley Renegades New York-Penn League (SS-A)
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2007 Princeton .234 38 124 12 29 10 0 1 11 12-0 33 2 2 .312 .339 0 2 2 1 5
2008 Princeton .268 43 168 8 45 14 2 2 33 10-1 25 1 3 .306 .411 2 0 0 6 3
2009 Hudson Valley .255 55 188 16 48 9 1 2 20 18-1 34 8 5 .316 .346 3 0 0 4 1
2010 Bowling Green .237 32 118 10 28 4 1 0 14 7-0 20 1 1 .278 .288 1 2 0 3 2
Hudson Valley .271 51 188 29 51 12 0 7 27 18-0 30 0 2 .335 .447 0 0 0 9 4
2011 Charlotte .203 60 202 18 41 13 0 3 24 23-0 44 1 1 .285 .312 2 4 1 7 1
Bowling Green .221 23 77 16 17 3 1 3 11 10-0 20 1 1 .341 .403 0 1 4 2 0
2012 Charlotte .278 22 72 11 20 8 0 3 15 7-0 19 1 0 .346 .514 1 1 1 1 1
Durham .190 9 21 3 4 0 0 1 2 2-0 4 0 0 .250 .333 1 0 0 1 0
Montgomery .264 30 91 14 24 6 0 5 13 13-0 18 0 0 .358 .495 1 2 1 5 2
Minor League Totals .246 363 1249 137 307 79 5 27 170 120-2 247 15 15 .314 .382 11 12 9 39 19
MAYOBANEX ACOSTA CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 11/20/87 in Cabrera Nagua, DR
RESIDES Cabrera Nagua, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Junior Ramirez
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2006
2012 Threw out 34 of 76 attempted base stealers (44.7 percent). 2009 Named the No. 25 prospect in the Rays organiza-
tion following the season by Baseball America. 2008 Caught 47.9 percent (23 of 48) of runners attempting to steal.
MARIO ADAMES RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'6"
WEIGHT 210
BORN 5/29/92 in Bonao, DR
RESIDES Bonao, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 30, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 DSL Rays .300 26 70 10 21 4 0 0 7 5-0 12 3 0 .380 .357 0 2 4 4 8
2011 DSL Rays .323 40 127 16 41 16 2 2 21 10-0 21 1 1 .390 .528 0 0 4 2 4
2012 DSL Rays .274 60 226 29 62 23 2 5 34 13-2 36 0 3 .325 .460 0 0 4 6 2
Minor League Totals .293 126 423 55 124 43 4 7 62 28-2 69 4 4 .354 .463 0 2 12 12 14
ISMAEL AGUERO INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 12/16/92 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 21, 2010
2012 Led the DSL Rays with 23 doubles and tied a team high with 5 HR.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 GCL Rays .314 12 51 4 16 4 1 2 11 0-0 12 0 0 .321 .549 1 0 1 0 2
2012 Princeton .230 62 235 23 54 15 1 4 33 9-0 39 5 3 .260 .353 1 0 1 5 7
Minor League Totals .245 74 286 27 70 19 2 6 44 9-0 51 5 3 .271 .388 2 0 2 5 9
JOHN ALEXANDER FIRST BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'6"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 4/25/93 in Arcadia, CA
RESIDES Glendora, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the eighth round of the 2011 June Draft
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YOMELBIN ALMONTE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 2/22/93 in Puerto Plata, DR
RESIDES Puerto Plata, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 26, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 DSL Rays 0 3 4.41 8 5 0 0 0 16.1 10 9 8 1 4 9-0 6 2 0
2012 DSL Rays 1 2 5.67 17 3 0 0 0 33.1 24 26 21 1 15 26-0 21 11 0
Minor League Totals 1 5 5.26 25 8 0 0 0 49.2 34 35 29 2 19 35-0 27 13 0
JOSE ALONZO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 2/24/93 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 DSL Rays 2 1 1.17 16 0 0 0 0 23.0 19 5 3 0 3 18-0 16 4 0
2011 DSL Rays 2 7 4.11 13 11 0 0 0 50.1 49 35 23 1 9 24-0 41 10 1
2012 DSL Rays 2 6 5.92 14 14 0 0 0 62.1 73 52 41 6 7 23-0 29 13 0
Minor League Totals 6 14 4.44 43 25 0 0 0 135.2 141 92 67 7 19 65-0 86 27 1
JOSE ALVARADO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 5/21/95 in Maracaibo, VEN
RESIDES Maracaibo, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on March 13, 2012
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 2 3 3.81 12 0 0 0 0 26.0 20 14 11 0 4 17-0 20 11 1
FREDDY ALVAREZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 9/10/93 in Valle La Pascua, VEN
RESIDES Valle La Pascua, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Mario Gonzalez/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on September 28, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 VSL Rays 3 1 2.47 15 6 0 0 1 47.1 35 19 13 2 5 19-0 41 14 0
2012 VSL Rays 3 4 4.91 15 13 0 0 0 51.1 57 32 28 6 4 20-0 31 5 0
Minor League Totals 6 5 3.74 30 19 0 0 1 98.2 92 51 41 8 9 39-0 72 19 0
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JEFFREY AMES RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 225
BORN 1/31/91 in Vancouver, WA
RESIDES Vancouver, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (42nd overall) of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Named the Renegades team MVP…led the organization and ranked 3rd in the New York-Penn League with a
1.96 ERA…ranked among NYPL leaders in strikeouts (4th, 70), opp avg. (4th, .195) and SO/9 IP (3rd, 9.68)…named to
the NYPL All-Star Team…rated by Baseball America as the No. 8 prospect in the NYPL…ranked by BA as the No. 13
prospect in the Rays organization entering 2013. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at
Tropicana Field in January…was previously selected 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.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Princeton 4 2 7.12 11 5 0 0 1 30.1 40 25 24 4 0 7-0 39 0 0
2012 Hudson Valley 6 1 1.96 14 13 0 0 0 64.1 44 21 14 1 10 20-0 70 3 0
Minor League Totals 10 3 3.61 25 18 0 0 1 94.2 84 46 38 5 10 27-0 109 3 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 Charlotte .262 21 84 13 22 3 0 3 11 4-0 6 0 1 .303 .405 0 0 1 3 0
Montgomery .304 48 181 24 55 11 1 6 25 18-7 28 3 1 .382 .475 0 0 5 12 4
Durham .328 30 122 14 40 5 0 2 13 5-0 20 0 0 .359 .418 0 1 1 3 3
2011 Durham .277 121 462 46 128 24 0 13 65 21-0 60 2 3 .314 .413 5 0 6 15 6
2012 Durham .309 116 444 63 137 21 0 14 56 26-5 56 0 3 .355 .450 4 0 8 16 1
Minor League Totals .295 336 1293 160 382 64 1 38 170 74-12 170 5 8 .341 .435 9 1 21 49 14
LESLIE ANDERSON FIRST BASEMAN | OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 3/30/82 in Guantanamo, Cuba
RESIDES Wesley Chapel, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Carlos Alfonso
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on April 13, 2010
Invited to major league spring training camp in 2013. 2012 Recorded career highs in hits, home runs and runs scored,
and led the Bulls offense in several categories including home runs and RBI…named Durham’s Most Valuable Player
and an International League midseason and postseason All-Star…fi nished 3rd in the IL and 3rd in the Rays organization
with a .309 avg.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Rays .237 41 93 18 22 3 0 0 2 22-1 36 8 6 .398 .269 0 3 3 0 5
2010 VSL Rays .269 48 171 36 46 7 1 1 13 29-0 45 26 10 .393 .339 0 2 6 0 4
2011 VSL Rays .248 33 125 30 31 1 0 3 10 25-0 27 22 3 .379 .328 1 2 2 1 2
GCL Rays .235 46 132 19 31 10 0 0 10 12-0 41 7 7 .311 .311 1 3 3 0 0
2012 Princeton .254 31 71 12 18 4 0 0 5 7-0 22 8 3 .354 .310 0 0 4 1 0
Minor League Totals .250 199 592 115 148 25 1 4 40 95-1 171 71 29 .369 .316 2 10 18 2 11
ISMEL ANTUÑEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'7"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 6/17/91 in Caja Seca, VEN
RESIDES Caja Seca, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on March 9, 2009
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 DSL Rays .230 50 152 26 35 10 3 0 20 36-0 46 4 1 .376 .336 4 2 2 0 3
2011 DSL Rays .256 50 176 29 45 11 0 6 27 28-1 40 2 0 .371 .420 3 1 6 6 8
2012 GCL Rays .284 34 109 13 31 5 1 0 10 11-0 22 0 2 .347 .349 3 0 1 3 4
Minor League Totals .254 134 437 68 111 26 4 6 57 75-1 108 6 3 .367 .373 10 3 9 9 15
JESUS ARAIZA CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 6/19/93 in Magdalena de Kilo, MEX
RESIDES Hermosillo, MEX
SIGNING SCOUT Carlos Alfonso
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 8, 2010
2011 Led the DSL Rays in home runs and was tied for 2nd on the team in RBI.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 DSL Rays .221 57 190 30 42 11 2 5 23 32-3 76 6 2 .348 .379 0 1 5 3 3
2012 GCL Rays .286 30 105 9 30 6 2 1 11 6-0 35 4 3 .339 .410 1 1 3 2 2
Minor League Totals .244 87 295 39 72 17 4 6 34 38-3 111 10 5 .345 .390 1 2 8 5 5
YOEL ARAUJO OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 12/3/93 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2010
EDDUIN ARAY OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 4/13/94 in Guiria, VEN
RESIDES Guiria, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 5, 2012
OSCAR ARMENTA LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 10/15/93 in Mazatlan, MEX
RESIDES Mazatlan, MEX
SIGNING SCOUT Eddie Diaz
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 7, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 DSL Rays 4 2 3.12 12 6 0 0 0 52.0 41 20 18 4 5 11-0 51 6 0
2012 GCL Rays 0 1 0.00 5 4 0 0 0 21.1 14 2 0 0 1 2-0 21 1 0
Minor League Totals 4 3 2.21 17 10 0 0 0 73.1 55 22 18 4 6 13-0 72 7 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Princeton .301 64 209 41 63 15 1 2 24 31-0 49 17 6 .404 .411 3 2 7 2 3
Bowling Green .125 5 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 .176 .188 0 0 0 1 0
Minor League Totals .289 69 225 42 65 16 1 2 24 32-0 52 17 6 .390 .396 3 2 7 3 3
WILLIE ARGO OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 10/15/89 in Edina, MN
RESIDES Davenport, IA
SIGNING SCOUT Brett Foley
ACQUIRED Selected in the 22nd round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Ranked among Appalachian League leaders in stolen bases (4th, 17), avg. (7th, .301), OBP (4th, .404) and games
played (1st, 64)…led the team with 63 hits and tied for the team lead with 15 doubles…his .289 avg. between two levels
was 6th-best among Rays farmhands. PERSONAL Drafted out of the University of Illinois, where he holds the school
record for career stolen bases (98)…named First Team All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten as a senior…his 41 SB in
2010 ranked 5th in the nation and set a school record…previously drafted by Pittsburgh in 2011 and by Arizona in 2008.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .143 19 49 4 7 1 0 0 1 4-0 14 1 0 .208 .163 0 0 0 0 1
KREISBER AUCIELLO CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'9"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 2/23/95 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Caracas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Juan Castillo/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 26, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 GCL Rays .182 42 137 18 25 8 0 5 14 17-1 47 0 0 .298 .350 1 0 6 1 6
2011 Bowling Green .223 74 247 26 55 17 1 7 35 18-0 89 5 1 .294 .385 0 1 7 3 8
2012 Charlotte .231 67 234 33 54 15 1 7 28 8-1 67 0 2 .277 .393 3 3 8 3 18
Minor League Totals .217 183 618 77 134 40 2 19 77 43-2 203 5 3 .289 .380 4 4 21 7 32
LUKE BAILEY CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 3/11/91 in LaGrange, GA
RESIDES LaGrange, GA
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Selected in the fourth round of the 2009 June Draft
PERSONAL Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 10 catcher and No. 96 prospect in the 2009 June Draft out of Troup
County (Ga.) High School.
NICK BARNESE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 1/11/89 in Tarzana, CA
RESIDES Simi Valley, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Robbie Moen
ACQUIRED Selected in the third round of the 2007 June Draft
2010 Finished 5th in the Florida State League in ERA…led the league in hit batters…named to the FSL midseason
All-Star Team. 2009 Finished 5th in the organization in ERA…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 10 prospect in the
Rays org. after the season. 2008 Named the Renegades 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, good for 5th in the minor leagues…yielded only 1 HR…after the
season, was named the No. 7 prospect in the Rays org. by BA. 2007 Ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Appalachian
League by BA. PERSONAL Committed to Cal State Fullerton before signing with the Rays.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2007 Princeton 2 2 3.22 9 8 0 0 0 36.1 30 19 13 1 5 4-0 37 4 1
2008 Hudson Valley 5 3 2.45 13 13 0 0 0 66.0 52 26 18 1 1 24-1 84 4 0
2009 Bowling Green 6 5 2.53 15 15 0 0 0 74.2 56 30 21 3 9 25-0 62 3 0
2010 Charlotte 8 4 3.02 21 20 1 0 0 122.1 114 46 41 5 18 26-0 100 6 0
2011 Montgomery 6 8 3.76 24 24 0 0 0 117.1 109 64 49 8 11 57-0 91 5 1
2012 GCL Rays 1 0 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 2 2 1 0 0 1-0 5 1 0
Montgomery 3 1 5.72 13 12 0 0 0 56.2 65 41 36 5 7 25-0 30 0 0
Minor League Totals 31 23 3.37 96 93 1 0 0 478.1 428 228 179 23 51 162-1 409 23 2
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .228 44 167 13 38 8 0 4 28 7-0 31 2 2 .264 .347 2 0 2 5 0
KEVIN BARRIOS CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 8/28/95 in Barinas, VEN
RESIDES Guarenas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 28, 2011
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ARMANDO BASTARDO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 7/11/94 in Cumana, VEN
RESIDES Cumana, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Rafael Cariel/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on March 13, 2012
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 1 1 3.57 13 0 0 0 2 35.1 39 20 14 2 3 8-0 23 7 0
ANDREW BELLATTI RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 8/5/91 in San Diego, CA
RESIDES La Mesa, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the 12th round of the 2009 June Draft
2011 Finished the season with a 2.63 ERA, the 7th-lowest mark in the New York-Penn League and 3rd-lowest mark in
the Rays organization behind Matt Moore (1.92) and teammate Roberto Gomez (2.20)…led the Renegades pitching staff
with 63 SO. PERSONAL Turned down a baseball scholarship at Cal State Fullerton to sign with the Rays.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 GCL Rays 1 0 3.38 12 3 0 0 0 29.1 30 12 11 1 3 7-1 29 2 0
2010 Princeton 2 5 4.04 13 13 0 0 0 64.2 56 35 29 4 1 16-0 63 1 1
2011 Hudson Valley 3 5 2.63 15 13 0 0 0 72.0 66 26 21 1 1 23-0 63 0 0
2012 Bowling Green 7 3 2.97 40 1 0 0 5 91.0 74 33 30 9 5 30-4 99 6 0
Minor League Totals 13 13 3.19 80 30 0 0 5 257.0 226 106 91 15 10 76-5 254 9 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 Eugene .297 65 236 53 70 16 1 10 44 52-1 55 0 0 .431 .500 2 0 5 7 9
Fort Wayne .500 10 32 4 16 3 1 0 10 4-0 5 1 0 .556 .656 0 1 0 2 1
2010 Lake Elsinore .273 135 498 81 136 31 1 16 84 102-2 136 4 1 .397 .436 3 1 2 14 32
2011 San Antonio .333 75 267 56 89 19 1 17 62 47-1 59 0 5 .432 .603 2 1 1 13 8
2012 Tucson .275 80 258 28 71 11 1 5 33 43-0 72 5 1 .380 .384 1 0 1 9 6
AZL Padres .400 3 10 1 4 1 1 1 5 2-0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Lake Elsinore .571 4 14 2 8 3 0 1 7 3-0 2 0 0 .647 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Totals .300 372 1315 225 394 84 6 50 245 253-4 329 10 7 .414 .487 8 3 9 45 56
VINCENT BELNOME INFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 3/11/88 in Coatesville, PA
RESIDES Coatesville, PA
SIGNING SCOUT Adam Bourassa (Padres)
ACQUIRED From the San Diego Padres in exchange for LHP Chris Rearick on
December 13, 2012
2011 Named to the Texas League All-Star Team…named a Double-A All-Star by Baseball America following the season.
2010 Named a MiLB.com organizational All-Star after the season. 2009 Named a Northwest League postseason All-Star.
PERSONAL Originally selected by the Padres in the 28th round of the 2009 June Draft.
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SEAN BIERMAN LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/20/88 in Patterson, NJ
RESIDES Kinnelon, NJ
SIGNING SCOUT Evan Brannon
ACQUIRED Selected in the 10th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Pitched for Vanderbilt University as a freshman in 2008 and sat out the 2009 season after transferring to
the University of Tampa…missed the 2010 season due to Tommy John surgery…named the Sunshine State Conference
Pitcher of the Year as a fi fth-year senior after going 8-3 with a 2.27 ERA, 85 SO and 11 BB…was selected by the Reds in
the 42nd round of the 2007 June Draft.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Hudson Valley 4 2 2.75 11 11 0 0 0 52.1 55 20 16 2 2 5-0 36 2 0
Bowling Green 1 1 8.68 2 2 0 0 0 9.1 15 10 9 2 0 4-0 9 1 0
Minor League Totals 5 3 3.65 13 13 0 0 0 61.2 70 30 25 4 2 9-0 45 3 0
KEVIN BRANDT LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 11/24/89 in Raleigh, NC
RESIDES Fuquay-Varnia, NC
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the 18th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Princeton 2 2 2.25 12 4 0 0 0 36.0 34 9 9 3 1 6-0 43 1 0
PERSONAL Drafted out of East Carolina University, where he was named First Team All-Conference USA as a senior.
LUIS CABRERA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 8/14/90 in Maracay, VEN
RESIDES Maracay, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Wilmer Becerra (Rangers)
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2010
2010 Converted to pitcher after spending his fi rst two professional seasons as an outfi elder in the Rangers system.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 DSL Rangers 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 3 3 0 3 1-0 1 3 0
VSL Rays 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 4 4 0 0 7-0 3 3 0
2011 VSL Rays 4 1 2.84 14 12 0 0 0 57.0 48 26 18 3 16 25-0 43 13 0
2012 GCL Rays 3 3 3.30 11 7 0 0 0 46.1 44 21 17 0 6 11-0 30 7 0
Minor League Totals 7 4 3.51 29 19 0 0 0 107.2 96 54 42 3 25 44-0 77 26 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 GCL Rays .303 27 89 8 27 5 2 0 9 8-0 17 12 3 .364 .404 1 0 1 1 6
2011 Princeton .300 61 240 42 72 22 5 3 24 26-1 24 21 3 .370 .471 2 0 2 4 18
2012 Bowling Green .285 100 410 77 117 20 3 6 35 37-3 73 48 8 .348 .393 3 2 4 9 20
Minor League Totals .292 188 739 127 216 47 10 9 68 71-4 114 81 14 .357 .419 6 2 7 14 44
RYAN BRETT SECOND BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'9"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 10/9/91 in Seattle, WA
RESIDES Seattle, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the third round of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Ranked 3rd in the Midwest League and fi rst in the Rays organization with 48 SB…was the only Hot Rods player to
be named to both the midseason and postseason Midwest League All-Star teams. 2011 Finished 3rd in the Appalachian
League in doubles (22) and stolen bases (21)…led Princeton in runs (42), hits (72), doubles and total bases (113) and was
second in stolen bases.
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BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 9/16/92 in Carolina, PR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, PR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 30, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 DSL Rays 2 0 1.85 16 1 0 0 0 34.0 23 10 7 0 5 22-0 36 9 0
2012 DSL Rays 1 4 2.53 18 10 0 0 1 53.1 41 19 15 1 3 25-0 47 10 1
Minor League Totals 3 4 2.27 34 11 0 0 1 87.1 64 29 22 1 8 47-0 83 19 1
KRIS CARLSON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/30/89 in Wenatchee, WA
RESIDES Wenatchee, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the 35th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Previously drafted in the 35th round of the 2010 June Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Charlotte 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 3-0 1 0 0
Hudson Valley 1 2 3.74 17 0 0 0 1 21.2 20 11 9 1 2 12-0 15 2 0
Minor League Totals 1 2 3.86 19 0 0 0 2 23.1 21 12 10 1 2 15-0 16 2 0
RYAN CARPENTER LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 235
BORN 8/22/90 in Glendale, AZ
RESIDES Peoria, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the seventh round of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Tied for the team lead and ranked 2nd in the Rays organization with 11 wins…set a Hot Rods single-season record
with 149.2 IP…tied for the Midwest League lead with 28 games started and ranked fi rst among MWL starters with 1.39
BB/9 IP. PERSONAL Selected out of Gonzaga University…previously drafted by the Rays in the 21st round of the 2008
June Draft.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Hudson Valley 2 1 0.76 8 4 0 0 0 23.2 9 2 2 0 0 4-0 26 1 0
2012 Bowling Green 11 8 4.09 29 28 0 0 0 149.2 153 76 68 15 8 23-0 113 7 2
Minor League Totals 13 9 3.63 37 32 0 0 0 173.1 162 78 70 15 8 27-0 139 8 2
DAMION CARROLL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 1/31/94 in Fredericksburg, VA
RESIDES King George, VA
SIGNING SCOUT Lou Wieben
ACQUIRED Selected in the sixth round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…King George High
School product was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 high school prospect out of the state of Virginia (No. 3
overall) prior to the 2012 June Draft…committed to San Jacinto (Texas) Community College where Roger Clemens and
Andy Pettitte once pitched.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 1 0 2.33 10 2 0 0 0 19.1 13 7 5 0 2 19-0 20 6 1
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ALBERTO CASANAS RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 11/27/93 in Rio Chico, VEN
RESIDES Rio Chico, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 5, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 0 0 4.91 7 1 0 0 0 14.2 11 9 8 3 3 5-0 2 2 0
EDDY CASTILLO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 155
BORN 1/2/94 in San Francisco de Macoris, DR
RESIDES Villa Riva, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 3 1 8.57 13 0 0 0 0 21.0 26 26 20 0 3 23-0 9 12 1
ERODIS CASTILLO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 11/29/93 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 17, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 0 1 6.62 14 0 0 0 0 17.2 15 15 13 0 3 28-0 9 12 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Hudson Valley .231 3 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 2-0 1 0 0 .333 .231 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Bowling Green .228 37 127 16 29 5 2 2 16 23-0 34 9 4 .363 .346 2 1 5 2 3
GCL Rays .381 7 21 5 8 1 1 0 3 4-0 7 0 3 .519 .524 0 0 2 0 0
Minor League Totals .248 47 161 23 40 6 3 2 20 29-0 42 9 7 .382 .360 2 1 7 2 3
JOHN (KES) CARTER OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 3/3/90 in Memphis, TN
RESIDES Brentwood, TN
SIGNING SCOUT James Bonnici
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (56th overall) of the 2011 June Draft
2011 Rated by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect out of the state of Kentucky and the No. 51 prospect overall…
became the highest draft pick in Western Kentucky University’s 92-year history. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays
Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…was previously drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 43rd
round of the 2008 June Draft.
JOSE CASTILLO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 1/10/96 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Camaguan, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2012
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MANUEL CASTILLO OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 12/11/94 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Camaguan, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2012
KEVIN CAZORLA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/14/93 in La Victoria, VEN
RESIDES La Victoria, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 10, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 VSL Rays 0 0 7.16 14 0 0 0 0 27.2 40 30 22 7 1 21-0 13 12 0
2012 VSL Rays 1 4 5.50 9 9 0 0 0 37.2 45 30 23 4 3 13-0 18 10 2
Minor League Totals 1 4 6.20 23 9 0 0 0 65.1 85 60 45 11 4 34-0 31 22 2
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Bowling Green .330 29 97 19 32 8 0 5 22 10-0 25 0 1 .409 .567 0 0 3 0 1
2012 Charlotte .218 16 55 1 12 2 0 0 3 3-1 14 0 0 .283 .255 0 0 2 1 2
Bowling Green .250 8 24 5 6 1 0 0 2 6-0 5 0 0 .400 .292 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Totals .284 53 176 25 50 11 0 5 27 19-1 44 0 1 .370 .432 0 0 5 1 3
KEITH CASTILLO CATCHER
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 7/10/87 in San Pedro, CA
RESIDES Huntington Beach, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 22, 2011
PERSONAL His father, Tony Castillo, pitched parts of 10 seasons with four different major league clubs, posting a 28-23
record with a 3.93 ERA in 403 career appearances from 1988-98.
HENRY CENTENO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 8/24/94 in Araya, VEN
RESIDES Cumana, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 14, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 VSL Rays 4 3 3.24 14 3 0 0 0 41.2 30 18 15 4 1 19-0 24 4 1
2012 VSL Rays 0 5 4.31 13 13 0 0 0 48.0 61 34 23 3 6 23-0 33 3 2
Minor League Totals 4 8 3.81 27 16 0 0 0 89.2 91 52 38 7 7 42-0 57 7 3
YONNY CHIRINOS RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 12/26/93 in Bachaquero, VEN
RESIDES Bachaquero, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 29, 2012
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .248 44 165 17 41 3 1 3 23 5-0 22 7 3 .288 .333 2 0 5 2 14
DAVID COLINA THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 3/20/94 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 17, 2012
OSCAR COLLADO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 8/30/93 in Valverde Mao, DR
RESIDES Valverde Mao, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 13, 2011
CHARLES CONONIE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'7"
WEIGHT 210
BORN 2/25/89 in Rockville, MD
RESIDES Germantown, MD
SIGNING SCOUT Lou Wieben
ACQUIRED Selected in the 24th round of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Hudson Valley 1 1 2.43 16 0 0 0 6 29.2 17 11 8 0 5 12-1 27 0 0
2012 Bowling Green 2 4 4.20 34 0 0 0 5 60.0 45 34 28 1 12 45-0 69 9 1
Minor League Totals 3 5 3.61 50 0 0 0 11 89.2 62 45 36 1 17 57-1 96 9 1
RAFAEL CORDOVA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 11/16/94 in Yuma, AZ
RESIDES San Luis Rios Colorado, MEX
SIGNING SCOUT Eddie Diaz
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 3, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 1 0 1.00 8 0 0 0 0 9.0 8 5 1 0 1 2-0 5 1 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Rays .161 27 56 10 9 2 1 2 6 16-0 17 0 0 .347 .339 0 1 0 2 10
2010 VSL Rays .251 59 203 33 51 13 2 0 19 22-0 29 1 3 .335 .335 3 0 5 6 16
2011 VSL Rays .322 64 230 35 74 17 0 8 54 31-1 31 0 1 .414 .500 0 0 5 8 16
2012 GCL Rays .256 39 121 6 31 5 1 0 7 15-0 29 1 1 .336 .314 1 2 0 5 8
Minor League Totals .270 189 610 84 165 37 4 10 86 84-1 106 2 5 .366 .393 4 3 10 21 50
LEOPOLDO CORREA THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 12/3/91 in Ocumare del Tuy, VEN
RESIDES Charallave, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 18, 2008
2011 Finished among the top three in the Venezuelan Summer League in RBI (54), HR (8), SLG (.500) and total bases
(115)…his .322 avg. ranked 9th in the VSL.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .265 67 253 46 67 13 2 5 31 42-0 50 20 4 .373 .391 2 0 3 2 14
THOMAS COYLE SECOND BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'7"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 10/24/90 in Sellersville, PA
RESIDES Chalfont, PA
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the 16th round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Ranked tied for 3rd in the New York-Penn League with 46 runs scored and 4th with 42 BB…also led the Ren-
egades with 67 hits…was named a NYPL All-Star. PERSONAL Drafted out of the University of North Carolina.
SHAY CRAWFORD LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 12/12/87 in Memphis, TN
RESIDES Bartlett, TN
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Selected in the 41st round of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 GCL Rays 1 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0 11.2 5 1 0 0 0 1-0 21 1 0
Princeton 2 2 5.29 10 0 0 0 1 17.0 15 12 10 0 3 5-0 23 2 0
2012 Hudson Valley 1 0 2.76 14 0 0 0 3 16.1 14 7 5 1 6 5-0 12 2 0
Bowling Green 0 0 4.50 7 0 0 0 0 10.0 9 5 5 0 2 4-1 10 0 0
Minor League Totals 4 2 3.27 37 0 0 0 4 55.0 43 25 20 1 11 15-1 66 5 0
CHRISTOPHER CRISOSTOMO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 3/8/94 in La Romana, DR
RESIDES La Romana, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 1 3 3.66 14 14 0 0 0 51.2 42 31 21 2 5 24-0 34 8 1
JOE CRUZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 7/20/88 in Duarte, CA
RESIDES Baldwin Park, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Robbie Moen
ACQUIRED Selected in the 30th round of the 2007 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2007 Princeton 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 5 0 0 0 0 3-0 13 0 0
2008 Princeton 1 3 3.17 13 13 0 0 0 54.0 61 29 19 5 2 14-0 62 3 0
2009 Bowling Green 5 8 4.04 21 21 0 0 0 98.0 110 54 44 5 2 26-0 99 4 0
2010 Charlotte 13 6 2.85 25 25 1 0 0 142.0 137 53 45 6 6 39-0 131 7 0
2011 Montgomery 3 5 8.43 11 11 0 0 0 47.0 75 44 44 8 3 20-1 42 3 0
GCL Rays 2 0 0.00 4 1 1 1 0 13.2 6 0 0 0 0 2-0 16 0 0
Charlotte 1 0 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 12 8 8 1 0 6-0 6 1 0
2012 Montgomery 6 6 4.60 18 15 0 0 0 78.1 64 42 40 7 4 54-0 64 5 1
Minor League Totals 33 28 3.95 98 89 2 1 0 456.0 470 230 200 32 17 164-1 433 23 1
2011 Suffered a right shoulder injury in June and spent the remainder of the season rehabbing. 2010 Led the Florida
State League with 13 wins…his 2.85 ERA ranked 2nd in the FSL…fi nished 3rd in the Rays organization in strikeouts
(131), 2nd in wins and 8th in ERA…named to the FSL postseason All-Star Team. PERSONAL Drafted out of East Los
Angeles Junior College…was named the winner of the 2012 Erik Walker Community Champion Award, annually recog-
nizing one Rays minor leaguer who exemplifi es teamwork, sportsmanship and community involvement.
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RANDY (R.J.) DAVIS RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 230
BORN 10/11/89 in Sacramento, CA
RESIDES Sacramento, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Morrison
ACQUIRED Selected in the 20th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Princeton 4 0 2.63 19 0 0 0 0 27.1 21 12 8 0 3 14-0 23 10 0
GEISEL DE LA CRUZ LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 140
BORN 4/11/93 in Barahona, DR
RESIDES Barahona, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Daniel Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2009
2012 Led the GCL Rays with 35 SO.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 DSL Rays 2 3 4.25 17 2 0 0 0 29.2 39 25 14 4 4 10-0 20 5 0
2011 DSL Rays 1 3 2.02 13 12 0 0 0 58.0 45 23 13 1 2 16-0 59 10 0
2012 DSL Rays 0 2 2.33 4 4 0 0 0 19.1 12 8 5 0 2 6-0 16 3 0
GCL Rays 2 5 4.20 10 10 0 0 0 45.0 46 24 21 0 1 11-0 35 5 0
Minor League Totals 5 13 3.14 44 28 0 0 0 152.0 142 80 53 5 9 43-0 130 23 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 GCL Rays .273 4 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 .273 .273 0 0 0 2 0
2011 Princeton .214 46 159 14 34 5 0 1 22 20-1 27 6 4 .293 .264 5 0 0 8 3
2012 Hudson Valley .204 46 147 11 30 4 0 1 16 18-0 24 3 0 .289 .252 1 3 0 4 2
Minor League Totals .211 96 317 25 67 9 0 2 39 38-1 52 9 4 .291 .259 6 3 0 14 5
JAKE DEPEW CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 210
BORN 3/1/92 in Granite City, IL
RESIDES Granite City
SIGNING SCOUT Tom Couston
ACQUIRED Selected in the ninth round of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Threw out 16 of 39 attempted base stealers (41 pct.).
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Rays .252 37 103 13 26 5 2 1 10 8-0 26 0 1 .313 .369 0 0 1 4 3
2010 VSL Rays .271 41 129 13 35 8 0 3 20 13-0 20 3 0 .338 .403 0 2 0 7 11
2011 VSL Rays .324 54 188 26 61 9 1 6 32 12-0 21 4 3 .365 .479 2 0 1 6 4
2012 GCL Rays .275 25 80 2 22 1 1 0 7 1-0 17 0 0 .284 .313 0 0 0 1 2
Minor League Totals .288 157 500 54 144 23 4 10 69 34-0 84 7 4 .335 .410 2 2 2 18 20
WILMER DOMINGUEZ CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 6/19/91 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Guigue, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 15, 2008
2012 Threw out 8 of 12 attempted base stealers (66.7 pct.) in 25 games. 2011 Finished 7th in the Venezuelan Summer
League with a .324 avg.
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JORMAN DUARTE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 11/16/94 in Carupano, VEN
RESIDES Cumana, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 1 0 1.93 5 1 0 0 0 9.1 9 2 2 1 0 2-0 4 2 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 VSL Rays .276 64 239 45 66 12 4 4 27 39-0 41 10 10 .377 .410 2 4 1 5 25
2012 GCL Rays .164 40 110 10 18 2 0 0 8 16-0 34 4 0 .268 .182 1 4 0 3 6
Minor League Totals .241 104 349 55 84 14 4 4 35 55-0 75 14 10 .343 .338 3 8 1 8 31
DOUGLAS DURAN SHORTSTOP
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 150
BORN 11/17/92 in Trujillo, VEN
RESIDES Maracay, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 6, 2010
ELY ECHARRY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 150
BORN 7/1/92 in La Guaira, VEN
RESIDES La Guaira, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2008
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 VSL Rays 1 2 6.25 14 7 0 0 1 31.2 40 24 22 5 3 17-0 27 5 0
2010 VSL Rays 4 2 3.20 13 10 0 0 0 59.0 45 24 21 3 2 19-0 59 4 1
2011 GCL Rays 0 5 7.05 12 6 0 0 0 44.2 56 39 35 4 2 19-0 38 7 0
2012 Princeton 1 3 6.05 13 10 0 0 0 55.0 65 45 37 9 3 14-0 36 7 3
Minor League Totals 6 12 5.44 52 33 0 0 1 190.1 206 132 115 21 10 69-0 160 23 4
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .278 61 223 32 62 16 0 1 36 27-0 25 8 2 .366 .363 2 0 5 1 18
RYAN DUNN SHORTSTOP
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 10/28/88 in Beaverton, OR
RESIDES Bend, OR
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the 17th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Drafted out of Oregon State University.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .188 33 128 14 24 5 2 1 7 9-0 42 8 4 .250 .281 1 1 2 1 12
SPENCER EDWARDS SHORTSTOP
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 4/7/93 in Dallas, TX
RESIDES Rockwall, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Pat Murphy
ACQUIRED Selected in the second round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…drafted out of Rock-
wall (Texas) High School…ranked by ESPN.com as the 8th-best high school baseball player in the state prior to the 2012
June Draft…had signed a letter of intent with the University of Texas.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .194 32 103 13 20 4 1 1 9 8-0 34 4 4 .272 .282 0 0 3 4 4
CHARLES EPPERSON OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 6/30/90 in Jackson, MS
RESIDES Houston, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Rickey Drexler
ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 14, 2012
JACOB FARIA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 7/30/93 in La Palma, CA
RESIDES Anaheim, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the 10th round of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 GCL Rays 0 1 2.87 6 2 0 0 0 15.2 15 6 5 1 0 1-0 14 0 0
2012 Princeton 3 4 5.14 13 5 0 0 0 42.0 44 25 24 6 4 9-0 34 3 0
Minor League Totals 3 5 4.53 19 7 0 0 0 57.2 59 31 29 7 4 10-0 48 3 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 GCL Rays .254 16 59 7 15 3 2 1 5 5-0 17 1 1 .328 .424 1 0 2 0 3
2012 GCL Rays .231 46 160 16 37 10 2 0 10 14-0 32 6 4 .299 .319 1 5 2 5 2
Minor League Totals .237 62 219 23 52 13 4 1 15 19-0 49 7 5 .307 .347 2 5 4 5 5
JOHNNY EIERMAN OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 8/23/92 in Lynchburg, VA
RESIDES Warsaw, MO
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the third round of the 2011 June Draft
2011 Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect out of the state of Missouri and the No. 84 prospect overall
entering the draft. PERSONAL Previously committed to Louisiana State University…his father, John Eierman, was his
high school baseball coach at Warsaw (Mo.) High School and played four seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization
after being drafted in the 13th round of the 1991 June Draft.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2007 Princeton .232 44 155 20 36 6 0 1 11 16-0 31 5 3 .302 .290 1 4 0 1 16
2008 Hudson Valley .242 63 244 42 59 7 4 1 13 31-0 51 12 4 .332 .316 0 3 2 3 17
2009 Bowling Green .225 89 289 31 65 8 3 1 27 13-0 51 5 4 .253 .284 6 5 0 6 14
2010 Bowling Green .240 103 317 36 76 13 0 0 27 50-0 62 14 4 .341 .281 4 8 1 1 19
2011 Bowling Green .255 83 220 35 56 8 3 3 25 31-1 39 14 3 .341 .359 4 3 0 4 14
2012 Charlotte .253 75 249 32 63 15 1 3 25 22-1 43 6 1 .310 .357 3 5 0 1 17
Minor League Totals .241 457 1474 196 355 57 11 9 128 163-2 277 56 19 .314 .313 18 28 3 16 97
ROBI ESTRADA INFIELDER
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 10/8/88 in West La, CA
RESIDES El Segundo, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Robbie Moen
ACQUIRED Selected in the 19th round of the 2006 June Draft
PERSONAL Draft-and-follow selection in 2006 out of El Segundo (Calif.) High School…signed May 28, 2007 with the Rays.
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BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 1/17/94 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 17, 2012
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 0 1 4.20 8 2 0 0 0 15.0 11 9 7 0 4 10-0 8 1 0
MARIO FERNANDEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 9/7/93 in Maracaibo, VEN
RESIDES Maracaibo, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 10, 2010
2012 Led the VSL Rays with 60.2 IP.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 VSL Rays 0 4 4.14 11 8 0 0 0 37.0 32 26 17 2 4 13-0 20 2 0
2012 VSL Rays 0 6 4.75 14 12 0 0 0 60.2 72 36 32 5 9 18-0 36 9 1
Minor League Totals 0 10 4.52 25 20 0 0 0 97.2 104 62 49 7 13 31-0 56 11 1
ROBERT FINNERAN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 215
BORN 9/18/89 in North Shore, NY
RESIDES Garden City, NY
SIGNING SCOUT Tim Alexander
ACQUIRED Selected in the 37th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL In three seasons for Bentley University, was the Falcons all-time leader with 21 wins, 229 SO and a
2.81 ERA…missed the 2011 season following Tommy John surgery.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Hudson Valley 0 0 3.70 19 0 0 0 0 24.1 24 13 10 2 3 14-1 21 3 1
CHRISTOPHER (JAKE) FLOETHE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 5/29/89 in Concord, CA
RESIDES Martinez, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the sixth round of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Hudson Valley 1 1 1.71 7 5 0 0 0 21.0 21 5 4 0 0 7-0 15 2 0
2012 Bowling Green 10 3 3.31 24 24 0 0 0 122.1 104 56 45 4 8 31-0 92 12 0
Minor League Totals 11 4 3.08 31 29 0 0 0 143.1 125 61 49 4 8 38-0 107 14 0
2012 Ranked among Midwest League leaders in ERA (3rd, 3.31), WHIP (3rd, 1.10) and opp avg. (.227)…ranked 3rd in
the organization in ERA and 4th in wins…was named a midseason Midwest League All-Star. PERSONAL His father,
Chris Floethe, pitched in the Oakland Athletics organization from 1968-74…his cousin is Taylor Twellman, a former Major
League Soccer player and league MVP…was selected by the Diamondbacks in the 29th round of the 2010 June Draft
but decided to return to Cal State Fullerton.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 GCL Rays .182 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 3-0 1 0 0 .357 .182 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Did Not Play
2012 Did Not Play
TRAVIS FLORES FIRST BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 215
BORN 7/12/92 in Pontiac, MI
RESIDES Mesa, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the 11th round of the 2010 June Draft
DYLAN FLORO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 12/27/90 in Merced, CA
RESIDES Merced, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Morrison
ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Drafted out of Cal State Fullerton…previously selected by the Rays in the 20th round of the 2009 June Draft.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Hudson Valley 4 1 2.40 18 0 0 0 2 30.0 26 11 8 0 0 4-3 21 2 0
WILLIAM GABAY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 7/3/91 in San Antonio, TX
RESIDES Mahopac, NY
SIGNING SCOUT Tim Alexander
ACQUIRED Selected in the 15th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Princeton 2 1 7.77 15 1 0 0 0 22.0 30 19 19 5 1 15-0 23 7 0
NOLAN GANNON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 11/3/93 in San Diego, CA
RESIDES San Diego, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the fourth round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…drafted out of Santa
Fe Christian (Calif.) High School…committed to San Diego State before signing with the Rays…his favorite player grow-
ing up was Tony Gwynn, who is now the head coach at San Diego State University.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 2 2 3.00 11 4 0 0 0 27.0 17 12 9 2 2 13-0 29 1 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .204 63 235 37 48 10 2 2 21 29-0 52 6 4 .291 .289 3 3 1 9 2
MARTY GANTT OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 2/11/90 in Augusta, GA
RESIDES North Augusta, SC
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the seventh round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Marty plays with shortened fi ngers on his right hand, which never fully developed in the womb, as the
umbilical cord wrapped around his fi ngertips, stunting growth…became the 2nd-highest drafted outfi elder out of College
of Charleston, behind only Brett Gardner who was drafted by the Yankees in the third round of the 2005 June Draft.
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CARLOS GARCIA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 12/1/90 in Bonao, DR
RESIDES Bonao, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on March 30, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 DSL Rays 5 1 2.18 15 0 0 0 0 33.0 26 11 8 0 6 28-0 25 7 0
2012 DSL Rays 2 1 2.89 19 0 0 0 2 37.1 28 21 12 3 9 16-0 17 8 0
Minor League Totals 7 2 2.56 34 0 0 0 2 70.1 54 32 20 3 15 44-0 42 15 0
NATHAN GARCIA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 5/9/88 in Santa Clara, CA
RESIDES San Jose, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Morrison
ACQUIRED Selected in the 16th round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 Hudson Valley 3 2 2.88 16 6 0 0 2 50.0 37 18 16 5 1 18-0 45 1 0
2011 Bowling Green 2 4 3.52 37 0 0 0 4 64.0 62 28 25 4 5 19-1 64 8 0
2012 Charlotte 0 3 3.58 17 0 0 0 1 32.2 35 14 13 3 2 14-0 28 6 0
Minor League Totals 5 9 3.31 70 6 0 0 7 146.2 134 60 54 12 8 51-1 137 15 0
GRAYSON GARVIN LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'6"
WEIGHT 225
BORN 10/27/89 in Atlanta, GA
RESIDES Suwanee, GA
SIGNING SCOUT James Bonnici
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (59th overall) of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Charlotte 2 4 5.05 11 10 0 0 0 46.1 45 29 26 0 1 19-0 37 2 0
2012 Missed the last two and a half months of the season with an elbow injury. PERSONAL Selected by the Houston
Astros in the 45th round of the 2008 June Draft, but opted to attend Vanderbilt University instead…was the 2011 SEC
Pitcher of the Year…in 2010 received the B.F.C. Whitehouse (Outstanding Pitcher) Award in the Cape Cod League after
going 5-0 with a league-leading 0.74 ERA for the Bourne Braves…coming out of Wesleyan (Ga.) High School in 2008,
was ranked as the No. 55 prospect overall and the No. 16 left-handed pitching prospect by Baseball America.
RYAN GARTON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 12/5/89 in Clearwater, FL
RESIDES Trinity, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Evan Brannon
ACQUIRED Selected in the 34th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Hudson Valley 4 0 2.00 21 0 0 0 7 27.0 19 9 6 0 0 8-0 31 1 1
PERSONAL Drafted out of Florida Atlantic University…attended J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 GCL Rays .243 24 74 11 18 3 0 0 7 10-0 9 4 2 .360 .284 1 0 4 3 4
2012 Princeton .260 50 169 19 44 10 0 2 28 13-0 27 6 0 .314 .355 2 1 1 5 9
Minor League Totals .255 74 243 30 62 13 0 2 35 23-0 36 10 2 .328 .333 3 1 5 8 13
DARRYL GEORGE INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 215
BORN 3/14/93 in Carlton, AUS
RESIDES Hoppers Crossing, AUS
SIGNING SCOUT John Gilmore
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 25, 2010
PERSONAL Is the only Australian-born player currently in the Rays organization.
HERMINIO GERMOSO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 10/21/94 in Santiago, DR
RESIDES Santiago, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Cristino Valdez/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 29, 2012
ISAAC GIL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 230
BORN 10/8/91 in Bronx, NY
RESIDES New York, NY
SIGNING SCOUT Tim Alexander
ACQUIRED Selected in the 31st round of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 GCL Rays 1 1 5.14 12 0 0 0 0 14.0 7 12 8 1 3 15-0 10 1 0
2012 GCL Rays 4 1 2.38 12 2 0 0 1 34.0 25 11 9 0 2 11-0 29 2 0
Minor League Totals 5 2 3.19 24 2 0 0 1 48.0 32 23 17 1 5 26-0 39 3 0
PERSONAL Became the fi rst student-athlete ever to be drafted out of Advance Software Analysis College in any sport.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 GCL Rays .278 5 18 1 5 1 0 0 2 0-0 3 1 0 .278 .333 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Princeton .233 62 236 41 55 17 5 4 24 13-0 70 13 6 .297 .398 1 2 9 5 3
2011 Bowling Green .229 63 210 28 48 8 2 4 21 14-0 85 6 0 .286 .343 0 1 3 1 1
GCL Rays .216 11 37 7 8 1 0 0 0 5-0 10 6 1 .341 .243 0 1 2 1 0
2012 Bowling Green .281 91 352 57 99 17 5 13 53 22-2 89 8 3 .338 .469 6 1 11 6 4
Charlotte .295 36 139 20 41 8 2 8 22 8-1 35 0 0 .333 .554 0 1 0 2 3
Minor League Totals .258 268 992 154 256 52 14 29 122 62-3 292 34 10 .316 .426 7 6 25 15 11
TODD GLAESMANN OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 10/24/90 in Waco, TX
RESIDES Woodway, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Pat Murphy
ACQUIRED Selected in the third round of the 2009 June Draft
2012 Named the Rays Minor League Player of the Year…ranked among Rays organizational leaders in home runs (1st,
21), RBI (tied for 2nd, 75) and avg. (8th, .285)…ranked tied for 2nd with 165 total bases and tied for 3rd with 13 HR in the
Midwest League at the time of his promotion…BA named him as the Best Defensive Outfi elder in the MWL in their Best
Tools survey. 2009 Entered the season rated as the Best Outfi eld Arm in the Rays organization by BA. PERSONAL Com-
mitted to Texas A&M before signing with the Rays…ranked by BA as the No. 10 center fi elder in the Draft out of Midway
(Texas) HS, where he also played quarterback and wide receiver.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Bowling Green .246 103 329 52 81 19 2 6 46 38-0 94 30 5 .335 .371 2 3 7 8 29
TYLER GOEDDEL THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 10/20/92 in San Mateo, CA
RESIDES Hillsborough, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Morrison
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (41st overall) of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Finished 4th in the organization with 30 SB…named to the Midwest League midseason All-Star Team.
PERSONAL Pronounced GOOD-ell…participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in Janu-
ary…named to the second team of the 2011 Preseason Baseball America All-America Team…ranked by BA as the
No. 89 prospect overall in the 2011 June Draft…his brother, Erik Goeddel, was drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th
round of the 2010 June Draft…committed to UCLA before signing with the Rays…his father, David Goeddel, is a biotech
industry pioneer who developed synthesized insulin.
ROBERTO GOMEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 8/3/89 in Santiago, DR
RESIDES Santiago, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010
2012 Ranked 2nd in the Midwest League and 2nd among Rays farmhands with a 2.48 ERA. 2011 Was named the GCL
Rays Player of the Year.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 DSL Rays 4 0 1.85 8 8 0 0 0 39.0 32 12 8 0 4 9-0 28 1 0
2011 DSL Rays 2 1 4.26 3 2 0 0 0 12.2 16 6 6 1 1 4-0 12 0 0
GCL Rays 3 4 2.48 11 8 0 0 0 54.1 41 22 15 3 5 9-0 42 2 0
Hudson Valley 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 3-0 4 0 0
2012 Bowling Green 9 3 2.48 28 22 0 0 0 120.0 110 43 33 3 4 42-1 79 8 0
Minor League Totals 19 8 2.39 52 41 0 0 0 233.0 201 83 62 7 14 67-1 165 11 0
ANDRES GONZALEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 2/20/94 in San Felix, VEN
RESIDES San Felix, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 28, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 VSL Rays 0 3 1.93 13 12 0 0 0 56.0 51 17 12 1 4 6-0 34 1 0
2012 Injured – Did Not Play
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 GCL Rays .173 25 75 8 13 3 0 0 8 8-0 17 6 1 .262 .213 0 0 1 2 0
2012 Princeton .298 12 47 10 14 5 0 1 8 4-0 7 7 1 .346 .468 1 0 0 0 0
Minor League Totals .221 37 122 18 27 8 0 1 16 12-0 24 13 2 .294 .311 1 0 1 2 0
GRANDEN GOETZMAN OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 11/14/92 in Philadelphia, PA
RESIDES Palmetto, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Evan Brannon
ACQUIRED Selected in the second round of the 2011 June Draft
PERSONAL Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 52 prospect overall in the 2011 June Draft and the No. 4 corner
outfi eld prospect…was named the Bradenton Herald All-Area Player of the Year while at Palmetto (Fla.) High School…
committed to Florida Gulf Coast University before signing with the Rays.
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LUKE GOODGION LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 7/8/89 in Kent, WA
RESIDES Kent, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the 33rd round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 0 1 1.80 12 0 0 0 2 25.0 19 6 5 0 2 8-0 22 3 0
ARIEL GRACIA LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 9/17/94 in Ciudad Obregon, MEX
RESIDES Ciudad Obregon, MEX
SIGNING SCOUT Eddie Diaz
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 21, 2012
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 2 4 4.38 15 9 0 0 0 51.1 53 30 25 1 3 16-0 23 7 0
CHRISTOPHER (TAYLOR) GUERRIERI RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 12/1/92 in Augusta, GA
RESIDES Sebastian, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Brad Matthews
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (24th overall) of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Hudson Valley 1 2 1.04 12 12 0 0 0 52.0 35 7 6 0 4 5-0 45 3 1
2012 Baseball America named him the No. 3 prospect in the Rays system entering 2013 as well as the Best Curveball
and Best Control in the organization…rated by BA as the top prospect in the New York-Penn League…was named a
midseason NYPL All-Star…only walked 5 batters in 52 IP, including no walks to any right-handed batters. PERSONAL
Was the fi rst of 11 Rays draft picks before the second round in 2011…participated in the Rays Winter Development Pro-
gram in January…ranked by BA as the No. 4 prospect in the Rays system entering 2012…rated by BA as No. 10 overall
prospect, the No. 7 pitcher and the Best Fastball among high school pitchers in the 2011 June Draft…named to the third
team of the 2011 Preseason BA All-America Team…at Spring Valley (S.C.) High School, went 6-1 with a 1.10 ERA and
72 strikeouts in 51 IP…committed to the University of South Carolina before signing with the Rays.
ROIMAR GUARECUCO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 1/25/95 in San Felipe, VEN
RESIDES San Felipe, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 5, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Rays .330 54 206 29 68 14 2 8 36 16-0 21 6 5 .374 .534 4 2 1 2 12
2010 Princeton .251 64 223 24 56 13 3 2 26 15-1 31 9 3 .308 .363 4 1 5 11 14
2011 Bowling Green .248 69 234 24 58 16 2 3 29 14-0 37 2 4 .291 .372 2 0 1 8 6
2012 Charlotte .234 100 367 35 86 12 1 3 35 24-0 44 6 6 .281 .297 5 8 2 9 11
Minor League Totals .260 287 1030 112 268 55 8 16 126 69-1 133 23 18 .308 .376 15 11 9 30 43
HECTOR GUEVARA SECOND BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 10/7/91 in San Felix, VEN
RESIDES San Felix, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2006
2009 Named the VSL Rays MVP while playing shortstop and second base in his fi rst pro season…fi nished 5th in the
Venezuelan Summer League in hitting…named a VSL All-Star.
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PABLO GUZMAN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 6/21/95 in Barcelona, VEN
RESIDES Barcelona, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Mario Gonzalez/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 30, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Princeton .269 47 193 29 52 11 1 4 17 9-0 26 5 7 .305 .399 0 1 1 10 8
2012 Bowling Green .281 114 442 63 124 22 3 10 72 40-0 60 17 11 .345 .412 6 6 7 15 19
Minor League Totals .277 161 635 92 176 33 4 14 89 49-0 86 22 18 .334 .408 6 7 8 25 27
JAKE HAGER SHORTSTOP
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 3/4/93 in Las Vegas, NV
RESIDES Henderson, NV
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (32nd overall) of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Led the Hot Rods and ranked 4th among Rays farmhands with 72 RBI. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter
Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…as a senior at Sierra Vista (Nev.) High School, was named the
2010-11 Gatorade Nevada Baseball Player of the Year after he batted .533 with 11 HR and 54 RBI…named a Second
Team High School All-American as voted on by Baseball America…committed to Arizona State University before signing
with the Rays.
JESSE HAHN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 7/30/89 in Norwich, CT
RESIDES Groton, CT
SIGNING SCOUT Lou Wieben
ACQUIRED Selected in the sixth round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Injured – Did Not Play
2012 Hudson Valley 2 2 2.77 14 14 0 0 0 52.0 38 18 16 0 2 15-0 55 2 0
2012 Tied for the team lead with 14 starts…rated by Baseball America as the No. 13 prospect in the New York-Penn
League…BA tabbed him as having the Best Fastball in the Rays system in its Best Tools Survey following the season…
BA ranked him as the Rays No. 14 prospect entering 2013. 2011 Missed the entire season while recovering from Tommy
John surgery on his right elbow…surgery was performed in August 2010 by Dr. James Andrews. PERSONAL Partici-
pated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 GCL Rays .165 45 158 17 26 6 0 0 8 13-0 39 13 4 .257 .203 1 1 7 4 3
2012 Princeton .182 58 170 20 31 6 4 1 16 22-0 38 6 8 .284 .282 0 2 2 2 4
Minor League Totals .174 103 328 37 57 12 4 1 24 35-0 77 19 12 .271 .244 1 3 9 6 7
JAMES HARRIS JR. OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 8/7/93 in Oakland, CA
RESIDES Hayward, CA
SIGNING SCOUT James Bonnici
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (60th overall) of the 2011 June Draft
PERSONAL Was drafted out of Oakland Tech (Calif.) High School, the alma mater of Rickey Henderson and Curt
Flood…Baseball America ranked him the No. 13 prospect in Northern California.
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JORDAN HARRISON LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 4/9/91 in Houston, TX
RESIDES Porter, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Rickey Drexler
ACQUIRED Selected in the 25th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 1 2 1.52 10 5 0 0 0 29.2 28 8 5 0 1 6-0 29 1 0
Hudson Valley 0 1 4.00 4 0 0 0 1 9.0 7 4 4 0 0 3-0 9 0 0
Minor League Totals 1 3 2.09 14 5 0 0 1 38.2 35 12 9 0 1 9-0 38 1 0
STEPAN HAVLICEK LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 155
BORN 2/25/93 in Brno, CZ
RESIDES Blansko, CZ
SIGNING SCOUT John Gilmore
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on January 14, 2010
PERSONAL Czech Republic native is the fi rst player signed by the Rays out of Europe.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 2 1 0
2011 GCL Rays 0 1 4.80 11 0 0 0 0 15.0 19 8 8 2 0 7-1 8 0 1
2012 GCL Rays 3 2 2.25 11 3 0 0 0 36.0 26 13 9 1 0 8-0 28 1 3
Minor League Totals 3 3 2.78 25 3 0 0 0 55.0 46 21 17 3 0 16-1 38 2 4
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .182 16 55 5 10 2 0 0 5 2-0 24 1 0 .211 .218 0 2 0 0 2
TAYLOR HAWKINS CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 9/17/93 in Oklahoma City, OK
RESIDES Midwest City, OK
SIGNING SCOUT J.D. Elliby
ACQUIRED Selected in the 12th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Finished his high school career at Carl Albert (Okla.) HS with a school-record 74 HR, one shy of Jeff Clem-
ent’s national record…had committed to the University of Oklahoma before signing with the Rays.
BRANDON HENDERSON LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 4/19/92 in Spartanburg, SC
RESIDES Chesnee, SC
SIGNING SCOUT Brad Matthews
ACQUIRED Selected in the 15th round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 GCL Rays 3 0 1.59 9 2 0 0 1 22.2 13 4 4 2 2 3-0 28 0 0
2011 Princeton 4 2 4.30 13 7 0 0 2 58.2 65 36 28 7 2 15-0 44 3 0
2012 Hudson Valley 5 2 2.06 18 1 0 0 0 48.0 35 12 11 3 2 7-0 41 1 1
Minor League Totals 12 4 2.99 40 10 0 0 3 129.1 113 52 43 12 6 25-0 113 4 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .168 37 113 12 19 1 0 0 7 14-0 38 1 2 .262 .177 2 2 1 2 2
CLAYTON HENNING OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 11/9/93 in Oklahoma City, OK
RESIDES Shawnee, KS
SIGNING SCOUT J.D. Elliby
ACQUIRED Selected in the 11th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Committed to the University of Dayton before signing with the Rays.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .194 42 144 17 28 4 0 5 10 5-0 50 0 2 .247 .326 0 0 5 3 6
CESAR HERNANDEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 4/24/95 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .252 34 131 10 33 5 0 0 13 5-0 18 4 1 .300 .290 0 1 4 3 18
JOSE HERNANDEZ INFIELDER
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 11/9/92 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2012
WILMER HERNANDEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 9/29/91 in Moca, DR
RESIDES Moca, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Andres Hiraldo/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 23, 2009
2012 Led the DSL Rays pitching staff with 70.2 IP and 53 SO and tied a team high with 4 wins.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 DSL Rays 4 2 2.48 16 2 0 0 0 36.1 29 12 10 0 3 13-0 25 4 0
2011 DSL Rays 1 2 2.50 11 10 0 0 0 36.0 34 15 10 3 1 5-0 16 3 0
2012 DSL Rays 4 4 4.20 14 14 0 0 0 70.2 73 43 33 6 2 7-0 53 8 0
Minor League Totals 9 8 3.34 41 26 0 0 0 143.0 136 70 53 9 6 25-0 94 15 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 VSL Rays .223 34 103 17 23 6 0 4 14 11-0 19 0 0 .319 .398 1 0 4 1 4
2011 VSL Rays .402 69 239 56 96 14 1 21 66 37-7 44 3 5 .503 .732 3 0 15 2 8
2012 Princeton .231 49 160 25 37 9 1 5 24 23-0 31 0 1 .349 .394 4 0 8 8 5
Minor League Totals .311 152 502 98 156 29 2 30 104 71-7 94 3 6 .418 .556 8 0 27 11 17
OSCAR HERNANDEZ CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 7/9/93 in Punto de Fijo, VEN
RESIDES Punto de Fijo, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 14, 2009
2012 Threw out 13 of 34 attempted base stealers (38.2 percent). 2011 Named the Venezuelan Summer League MVP and
a VSL All-Star…won the Triple Crown by batting .402 with 21 HR and 66 RBI, all league records…his OBP (.503) and
SLG (.732) also led the VSL.
MIGUEL HERNANDEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 12/28/95 in San Cristobal, VEN
RESIDES San Cristobal, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 6, 2012
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 DSL Rays .219 41 128 15 28 5 0 1 10 8-0 19 0 1 .270 .281 3 1 2 5 5
JULIO HERRERA CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 10/9/92 in San Francisco de Macoris, DR
RESIDES Villa Riva, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 11, 2011
JHEFFERSON HURTADO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 12/19/91 in Maracay, VEN
RESIDES Maracay, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 11, 2009
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 VSL Rays 0 3 6.00 12 7 0 0 0 24.0 25 24 16 0 3 25-0 5 7 0
2011 VSL Rays 1 2 3.79 9 6 0 0 0 19.0 16 12 8 0 5 17-0 5 4 0
2012 VSL Rays 1 5 6.41 11 5 0 0 0 26.2 34 26 19 3 1 24-0 11 6 1
Minor League Totals 2 10 5.56 32 18 0 0 0 69.2 75 62 43 3 9 66-0 21 17 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .253 39 146 16 37 5 4 0 11 6-0 39 5 3 .286 .342 1 0 1 2 4
BRALIN JACKSON OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 12/2/93 in Independence, MO
RESIDES Raytown, MO
SIGNING SCOUT J.D. Elliby
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi fth round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…Raytown (Mo.) South
High School grad ranked the No. 1 high school player in the state of Missouri by ESPN.com prior to the 2012 June
Draft…committed to play at the University of Missouri before signing with the Rays.
AUSTIN HUBBARD RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 6/14/88 in Gainesville, GA
RESIDES Homewood, AL
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Selected in the 14th round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 Hudson Valley 3 1 0.39 19 0 0 0 12 23.1 16 2 1 1 1 9-0 25 1 0
2011 Bowling Green 5 3 2.51 46 0 0 0 10 68.0 62 25 19 2 2 35-4 68 12 1
2012 Bowling Green 2 6 4.11 49 0 0 0 23 57.0 53 28 26 7 0 25-3 72 6 0
Minor League Totals 10 10 2.79 114 0 0 0 45 148.1 131 55 46 10 3 69-7 165 19 1
2012 Ranked 2nd in the Midwest League and 1st among Rays farmhands with 23 saves…led the MWL with 11.37 SO/9
IP and ranked 3rd in apps and games fi nished (44). PERSONAL Served as the Auburn University closer and recorded
10 saves in his senior season…fi nished with a team-best 2.44 ERA…played quarterback at Homewood High School
(Birmingham, Ala.), which won the 5A state championship his junior year and went undefeated his senior year…holds
school records for single-season and career passing yards, touchdowns and completions.
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KEVIN JAMES LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/1/90 in Milwaukee, WI
RESIDES Whitefi sh Bay, WI
SIGNING SCOUT Tom Couston
ACQUIRED Selected in the ninth round of the 2009 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0
2010 GCL Rays 0 1 7.27 4 2 0 0 0 8.2 9 7 7 1 2 6-0 9 1 0
2011 Princeton 1 2 7.91 11 0 0 0 0 19.1 20 19 17 0 2 27-0 14 6 1
2012 Princeton 1 1 3.03 11 11 0 0 0 38.2 40 20 13 5 2 12-0 30 2 0
Minor League Totals 2 4 4.92 27 13 0 0 0 67.2 70 46 37 6 6 45-0 54 9 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .232 52 185 32 43 7 2 11 31 24-0 73 1 0 .332 .470 3 0 5 6 8
IAGO JANUARIO FIRST BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'6"
WEIGHT 240
BORN 1/20/93 in Marilia, BRZ
RESIDES Marilia, BRZ
SIGNING SCOUT Fernando Tamayo (Red Sox)
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on April 20, 2012
2012 Led the VSL with 11 HR. PERSONAL Named to Brazil’s provisional roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic…
spent the 2010-11 seasons as a pitcher in the Red Sox organization.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 DSL Rays .150 58 187 14 28 4 0 0 10 22-0 45 3 4 .243 .171 0 0 1 6 3
JOEL JUMES OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 1/24/93 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on March 16, 2012
MARCUS JENSEN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 8/21/91 in Richmond, TX
RESIDES Scottsdale, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the 30th round of the 2009 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 GCL Rays 0 1 1.80 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 0-0 6 0 1
2010 GCL Rays 2 3 2.91 12 8 0 0 0 52.2 42 24 17 2 0 17-1 35 8 0
2011 Princeton 1 6 4.32 14 0 0 0 3 41.2 32 23 20 6 4 11-0 39 8 0
2012 Hudson Valley 6 1 3.58 22 0 0 0 6 32.2 25 15 13 3 0 12-2 32 4 0
Minor League Totals 9 11 3.48 51 8 0 0 9 132.0 103 63 51 11 4 40-3 112 20 1
2012 Tied for the team lead with 22 apps. PERSONAL Is the son of former major league catcher Marcus Jensen, who
played parts of 7 seasons (1996-2002) with the Giants, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, Red Sox, Rangers and Tigers.
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IAN KENDALL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 11/11/91 in Santa Monica, CA
RESIDES Ashland, OR
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi fth round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 GCL Rays 0 1 12.46 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 9 8 6 1 0 2-0 3 1 0
2011 Princeton 1 4 4.31 14 12 0 0 1 54.1 44 30 26 7 10 30-0 33 12 0
2012 Hudson Valley 1 0 6.21 17 1 0 0 0 42.0 46 34 29 3 9 27-0 41 4 0
Minor League Totals 2 5 5.45 35 13 0 0 1 100.2 99 72 61 11 19 59-0 77 17 0
ALEXANDER KEUDELL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 2/25/90 in Portland, OR
RESIDES Beaverton, OR
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the 27th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Princeton 3 4 2.28 16 6 0 0 3 43.1 35 13 11 3 3 11-3 42 2 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2007 Princeton .276 55 203 25 56 14 4 3 22 20-1 44 3 3 .341 .429 0 1 0 2 8
2008 Hudson Valley .278 69 255 38 71 15 7 6 43 20-1 62 6 2 .338 .463 4 1 5 3 3
2009 Bowling Green .307 89 316 42 97 29 7 5 42 40-0 74 10 5 .390 .491 2 0 4 3 4
2010 Charlotte .241 86 270 32 65 15 1 1 22 34-3 75 2 4 .328 .315 2 0 2 3 4
2011 Montgomery .263 99 316 54 83 14 4 11 39 53-2 85 6 3 .384 .437 3 1 11 6 4
2012 Montgomery .243 104 345 58 84 18 4 14 53 51-1 135 4 2 .349 .441 2 0 6 3 0
Minor League Totals .267 502 1705 249 456 105 27 40 221 218-8 475 31 19 .357 .431 13 3 28 20 23
KYEONG KANG OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 2/6/88 in Busan, South Korea
RESIDES Doraville, GA
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Selected in the 15th round of the 2006 June Draft
2012 Named to the Southern League midseason All-Star Team…led the Biscuits with 14 HR. 2009 Played for the World
Team in the 2009 Futures Game…led the Hot Rods in avg., on-base pct. and slugging pct. 2008 Was named Renegades
Player of the Year while leading the team in RBI, total bases (118), slugging and games played…was named to the New
York-Penn League All-Star Game. PERSONAL Drafted out of Parkview High School in Alpharetta, Ga., the alma mater of
big league outfi elder Jeff Francoeur.
MERRILL KELLY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/14/88 in Houston, TX
RESIDES Scottsdale, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the eighth round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 Hudson Valley 1 1 2.11 7 1 0 0 0 21.1 16 7 5 0 1 5-0 19 1 1
Bowling Green 0 1 7.16 5 2 0 0 0 16.1 15 15 13 1 2 8-0 10 0 1
2011 Charlotte 8 7 3.28 25 23 0 0 0 129.0 117 52 47 6 7 51-1 70 4 3
2012 Montgomery 8 3 3.57 32 9 0 0 0 88.1 84 41 35 4 4 28-0 61 6 1
Minor League Totals 17 12 3.53 69 35 0 0 0 255.0 232 115 100 11 14 92-1 160 11 6
2011 Finished with the 9th-best ERA in the Rays organization…led the Stone Crabs in IP (129) and was second in wins
with 8, one behind Alex Colome.
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CHRIS KIRSCH LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 11/15/91 in Chester, PA
RESIDES Newtown Square, PA
SIGNING SCOUT Lou Wieben
ACQUIRED Selected in the 14th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Princeton 2 2 8.10 10 0 0 0 0 16.2 24 17 15 2 1 9-0 15 4 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .347 36 124 14 43 6 0 1 16 7-0 15 10 5 .393 .419 1 0 3 2 3
Bowling Green .281 9 32 2 9 2 0 1 4 2-0 9 0 1 .343 .438 0 1 1 0 5
Minor League Totals .333 45 156 16 52 8 0 2 20 9-0 24 10 6 .382 .423 1 1 4 2 8
BENJAMIN KLINE INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 12/2/88 in Omaha, NE
RESIDES Omaha, NE
SIGNING SCOUT Evan Brannon
ACQUIRED Selected in the 32nd round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Led the organization with a .333 avg. between two levels…named Most Valuable Player for the GCL Rays, leading
the team with a .347 avg., 43 hits and tying for the team lead with 6 doubles…played at least 7 games at every infi eld
position and 5 games in the outfi eld. PERSONAL Drafted out of Embry-Riddle University after playing previously at the
University of Nebraska (2009-10).
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 Princeton .303 57 218 44 66 8 7 2 16 24-2 54 17 5 .380 .431 0 1 3 4 3
2011 Bowling Green .241 120 402 54 97 11 8 4 39 37-0 99 27 10 .316 .338 3 9 8 3 8
2012 Charlotte .260 57 177 16 46 7 6 0 12 26-0 38 10 4 .361 .367 0 7 2 1 4
GCL Rays .167 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 .167 .167 0 0 0 0 1
Durham .333 4 9 2 3 0 0 0 1 3-0 1 0 0 .500 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Totals .262 240 812 116 213 26 21 6 68 90-2 194 54 19 .344 .368 3 17 13 8 16
KEVIN KIERMAIER OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 4/22/90 in Fort Wayne, IN
RESIDES Fort Wayne, IN
SIGNING SCOUT Tom Couston
ACQUIRED Selected in the 31st round of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Voted by the Rays as the Best Defensive Player in the organization…hit .348 (24-for-69) with a .444 OBP and 7 SB
in 23 games with the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. 2011 Ranked by Baseball America as the Best
Defensive Outfi elder in the Rays farm system entering 2012.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Burlington .251 62 235 37 59 9 3 14 46 30-1 55 6 2 .340 .494 1 0 2 6 14
PATRICK LEONARD THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 210
BORN 10/20/92 in Jacksonville, FL
RESIDES Katy, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Rhees (Royals)
ACQUIRED From the Kansas City Royals along with OF Wil Myers, RHP Jake
Odorizzi and LHP Mike Montgomery in exchange for RHP James Shields, RHP
Wade Davis and a player to be named (INF Elliot Johnson) on December 9, 2012
2012 Tied for fi rst in the Appalachian League in home runs…also ranked 3rd in RBI, tied for 3rd in total bases, 8th in
walks and 8th in SLG…named to the Appalachian League All-Star Team…rated by Baseball America as the No. 16
prospect in the Appalachian League. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana
Field in January…selected by the Kansas City Royals in the fi fth round of the 2011 June Draft…was coached by former
MLB All-Star Craig Biggio at St. Thomas (Texas) High School…committed to the University of Georgia before signing
with the Royals.
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LENNY LINSKY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 3/4/90 in Torrance, CA
RESIDES Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the second round of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Hudson Valley 3 0 1.46 12 0 0 0 3 24.2 19 11 4 2 2 6-0 27 2 0
Bowling Green 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0
2012 GCL Rays 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 1 0 0
Charlotte 1 2 3.07 18 0 0 0 2 29.1 28 13 10 2 0 19-1 12 3 0
Minor League Totals 4 2 2.04 36 0 0 0 6 61.2 52 24 14 4 3 26-1 43 5 0
2012 Appeared in 9 games with the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. PERSONAL Attended the Univer-
sity of Hawaii at Manoa for three years…made 71 appearances, all out of the bullpen and broke the single-season record
for saves at UH with 14 as a junior.
HECTOR LOPEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 6/10/95 in San Joaquin, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 12, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 0 0 7.27 13 0 0 0 0 17.1 16 16 14 2 5 21-0 14 5 1
REINALDO LOPEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 4/27/91 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Maturin, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 14, 2007
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 VSL Rays 2 2 3.97 6 3 0 0 0 11.1 10 5 5 0 1 10-0 3 2 0
2009 VSL Rays 1 1 4.87 13 9 0 0 0 44.1 52 30 24 2 8 23-0 25 1 0
2010 GCL Rays 5 1 2.98 13 8 0 0 1 57.1 56 24 19 3 2 14-0 35 5 1
2011 Princeton 2 4 3.66 14 6 0 0 1 51.2 59 32 21 3 2 15-0 28 1 1
2012 Hudson Valley 2 1 3.00 13 5 0 0 0 39.0 36 19 13 2 2 11-0 22 1 1
Bowling Green 1 1 5.40 2 1 0 0 0 10.0 12 6 6 1 1 4-0 6 0 0
Minor League Totals 13 10 3.71 61 32 0 0 2 213.2 225 116 88 11 16 77-0 119 10 3
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .265 49 166 18 44 2 0 0 14 12-0 25 12 6 .321 .277 3 0 3 6 6
RONI MAESTRE OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 4/22/95 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Charallave, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 3, 2011
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Charlotte .290 92 341 44 99 15 7 5 37 29-2 71 19 6 .358 .419 6 0 10 7 5
Montgomery .248 39 153 17 38 10 1 4 25 11-0 31 4 3 .308 .405 2 0 3 3 1
Minor League Totals .277 131 494 61 137 25 8 9 62 40-2 102 23 9 .342 .415 8 0 13 10 6
MICHAEL (MIKIE) MAHTOOK OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 11/30/89 in Lafayette, LA
RESIDES Lafayette, LA
SIGNING SCOUT Rickey Drexler
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (31st overall) of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Was a Florida State League midseason All-Star…ranked 9th in the FSL with a .290 avg. …ranked by Baseball
America as the No. 12 prospect in the Rays system entering 2013. 2011 Ranked by BA as the No. 10 prospect in the
Rays system entering 2012…batted .338 (23-for-68) with 3 HR, 14 RBI and 5 SB in 18 games with the Surprise Saguaros
in the Arizona Fall League. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in
January…drafted out of Louisiana State University…earned a starting spot midway through the 2009 season and helped
LSU win the College World Series championship…his late father, Mike Mahtook, and his uncle, Robbie Mahtook, played
football at LSU…his other uncle, Ronnie Mahtook, played football at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette…was drafted
by the Marlins in the 39th round of the 2008 June Draft but did not sign.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .278 61 216 30 60 10 3 3 41 31-0 36 3 1 .377 .394 1 0 4 4 3
LUKE MAILE CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 2/6/91 in Edgewood, KY
RESIDES Edgewood, KY
SIGNING SCOUT James Bonnici
ACQUIRED Selected in the eighth round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Finished 4th in the New York-Penn League with 41 RBI. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development
Program at Tropicana Field in January…previously selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 43rd round of the 2009 June
Draft.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 GCL Rays .240 7 25 2 6 0 0 0 0 1-0 4 1 0 .296 .240 0 0 1 1 0
2010 Princeton .220 61 200 20 44 9 0 3 25 17-1 46 2 1 .296 .310 1 0 5 5 9
2011 Hudson Valley .257 73 249 36 64 15 0 12 47 38-0 65 3 2 .382 .462 1 0 13 5 4
2012 Bowling Green .263 128 464 67 122 36 3 13 61 62-2 127 6 3 .356 .438 6 0 8 10 5
Minor League Totals .252 269 938 125 236 60 3 28 133 118-3 242 12 6 .349 .412 8 0 27 21 18
JEFF MALM FIRST BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 225
BORN 10/31/90 in Las Vegas, NV
RESIDES Las Vegas, NV
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi fth round of the 2009 June Draft
2012 Named to the Midwest League midseason All-Star Team…ranked tied for 2nd in the MWL with 36 doubles and 4th
with 52 XBH. 2011 Named Hudson Valley’s Most Valuable Player after leading the team with 47 RBI, 15 2B, 38 BB and
a league-high 12 HR…was named a midseason New York-Penn League All-Star. PERSONAL Is the all-time career high
school hits leader with 277, according to the National Federation of High School Sports…was ranked by Baseball America
as the top high school fi rst baseman and No. 59 overall prospect in the 2009 June Draft…carried Bishop Gorman High
School (Nev.) to four state titles, playing fi rst base and pitching…hit .564 (79-for-140) as a senior with 17 HR, 69 RBI, 16
SB, 14 2B and 68 R.
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2012 DSL Rays .217 18 60 3 13 2 0 0 6 6-0 5 0 0 .288 .250 0 0 0 5 6
ERIC MARIA CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 6/30/94 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 30, 2012
PARKER MARKEL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 9/15/90 in Newport Beach, CA
RESIDES Glendale, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the 39th round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 GCL Rays 2 0 1.74 7 0 0 0 0 10.1 8 2 2 0 0 3-0 13 0 0
2011 Hudson Valley 3 4 3.14 13 13 0 0 0 57.1 42 26 20 3 5 23-0 44 2 0
2012 Bowling Green 11 5 3.53 24 24 0 0 0 120.0 117 55 47 6 6 34-0 96 9 5
Minor League Totals 16 9 3.31 44 37 0 0 0 187.2 167 83 69 9 11 60-0 153 11 5
2012 Tied for the team lead and ranked 2nd in the Rays organization with 11 wins. 2011 Named a midseason New
York-Penn League All-Star. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in
January…was selected out of Mountain Ridge High School (Ariz.) by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the 2009
June Draft…instead of signing, attended Yavapai College (Ariz.) in 2010.
GERMAN MARQUEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 2/22/95 in San Felix, VEN
RESIDES San Felix, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 0 2 6.82 15 6 0 0 0 34.1 43 32 26 4 5 20-0 29 7 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 GCL Rays .255 19 47 10 12 1 0 1 3 7-0 12 5 3 .386 .340 0 0 3 0 2
2012 Princeton .209 63 254 46 53 11 4 10 32 21-0 73 8 1 .272 .402 2 0 2 1 14
Minor League Totals .216 82 301 56 65 12 4 11 35 28-0 85 13 4 .292 .392 2 0 5 1 16
BRANDON MARTIN SHORTSTOP
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 8/24/93 in Anaheim, CA
RESIDES Corona, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (38th overall) of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Led the team with 10 HR and ranked 2nd in the Appalachian League with 46 runs scored…rated by Baseball
America as the No. 11 prospect in the Appalachian League…following the season was rated the organization’s Best
Defensive Infi elder by BA. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in Janu-
ary…was rated by BA as the No. 3 best defensive high school shortstop and No. 5 shortstop overall in the 2011 June
Draft…committed to Oregon State University before signing with the Rays.
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JOHAN MARVAL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 11/24/93 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on September 28, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 VSL Rays 4 1 4.06 16 0 0 0 0 37.2 43 20 17 3 3 14-1 24 8 0
2012 VSL Rays 2 3 5.66 17 0 0 0 1 35.0 43 28 22 5 4 8-1 24 2 0
Minor League Totals 6 4 4.83 33 0 0 0 1 72.2 86 48 39 8 7 22-2 48 10 0
VICTOR MATEO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 7/27/89 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 15, 2006
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2007 DSL Rays 0 2 6.39 15 1 0 0 0 38.0 44 45 27 3 11 25-0 27 3 0
2008 DSL Rays 3 4 4.07 14 7 0 0 0 48.2 41 35 22 3 13 24-0 33 6 0
2009 GCL Rays 3 4 1.98 10 9 0 0 0 50.0 42 23 11 1 5 9-0 38 2 1
2010 Princeton 2 5 4.89 15 5 0 0 0 46.0 52 33 25 2 6 19-0 36 5 0
2011 Bowling Green 12 6 3.98 26 20 1 1 1 124.1 134 65 55 14 5 37-1 102 17 3
2012 Charlotte 6 5 4.31 30 16 0 0 1 117.0 115 66 56 9 11 43-0 72 8 3
Minor League Totals 26 26 4.16 110 58 1 1 2 424.0 428 267 196 32 51 157-1 308 41 7
2011 Tossed Bowling Green’s fi rst-ever no-hitter in a 7-inning game on July 8 vs. Lake County (Indians). 2009 Finished
2nd among all Rays minor leaguers with a 1.98 ERA.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .205 17 44 4 9 2 0 0 3 9-0 7 0 0 .333 .250 1 0 0 0 2
RYAN MCCHESNEY CATCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 2/3/90 in Carbondale, IL
RESIDES Lehigh Acres, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Evan Brannon
ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 11, 2012
JASON MCEACHERN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 10/12/90 in Wilmington, NC
RESIDES Hickory, NC
SIGNING SCOUT Brad Matthews
ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the 2008 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 Princeton 3 0 1.44 9 2 0 0 0 25.0 17 5 4 2 2 8-0 16 1 0
2009 Princeton 0 0 1.06 3 3 0 0 0 17.0 11 2 2 1 1 0-0 15 0 0
Hudson Valley 2 3 2.75 11 11 1 1 0 55.2 56 23 17 3 4 12-0 47 0 1
2010 Bowling Green 4 11 5.68 27 24 0 0 0 120.1 143 88 76 20 11 60-0 95 11 1
2011 Hudson Valley 3 0 2.38 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 21 12 9 1 4 9-0 35 1 1
Bowling Green 1 2 7.20 4 4 0 0 0 20.0 28 16 16 2 3 5-0 14 4 0
2012 Bowling Green 2 2 2.80 28 0 0 0 2 61.0 46 24 19 2 8 31-0 68 2 0
Minor League Totals 15 18 3.86 89 51 1 1 2 333.0 322 170 143 31 33 125-0 290 19 3
2012 Ranked 4th among Midwest League relievers with a .202 opp avg. 2009 His 2.35 ERA between Princeton and
Hudson Valley was good for 4th in the organization. PERSONAL The St. Stephens (N.C.) High School graduate won 11
games his senior year and led the state with 140 SO…posted a 0.97 ERA…committed to Central Carolina before signing
with the Rays.
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RAYBELL MELLA INFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 1/3/94 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 4, 2012
DEIVY MENDEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 10/27/95 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2012
LUIS MERCEDES LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 3/30/92 in Villa Riva, DR
RESIDES Villa Riva, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 16, 2010
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 DSL Rays 0 1 3.00 4 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 3 2 0 1 3-0 5 0 0
2011 DSL Rays 0 0 6.75 6 0 0 0 2 8.0 8 6 6 2 0 4-0 6 5 0
2012 DSL Rays 2 3 5.01 21 0 0 0 1 32.1 43 23 18 1 3 13-0 23 9 0
Minor League Totals 2 4 5.05 31 0 0 0 4 46.1 55 32 26 3 4 20-0 34 14 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 DSL Rays .206 32 68 10 14 2 1 0 7 18-0 21 6 6 .374 .265 3 4 2 0 5
ANTHONY MOJICA INFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'9"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 7/12/92 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011
BENJAMIN MOLINA LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 145
BORN 11/18/94 in Porlamar, VEN
RESIDES Porlamar, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Mario Gonzalez/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 2 4 3.38 13 2 0 0 0 37.1 41 21 14 5 1 8-0 23 6 1
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JOSE MOLINA LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 6/26/91 in Bonao, DR
RESIDES Bonao, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Junior Ramirez
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 12, 2008
2012 Tied for the team lead with 22 apps…was named to the New York-Penn League All-Star Team.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 DSL Rays 0 2 3.74 18 0 0 0 0 33.2 26 18 14 0 2 21-1 26 8 1
2009 GCL Rays 2 3 6.00 15 0 0 0 0 24.0 32 19 16 1 3 9-0 16 0 0
2010 GCL Rays 5 4 3.88 15 2 0 0 0 51.0 45 25 22 3 1 19-0 37 5 0
2011 Princeton 1 1 2.55 13 1 0 0 1 42.1 32 17 12 5 1 20-0 44 0 1
2012 Hudson Valley 3 1 1.41 22 0 0 0 3 32.0 27 5 5 0 1 12-0 26 0 1
Minor League Totals 11 11 3.39 83 3 0 0 4 183.0 162 84 69 9 8 81-1 149 13 3
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 DSL Brewers .233 36 120 18 28 6 1 2 18 8-0 34 4 2 .306 .350 1 0 5 3 5
2011 DSL Brewers .267 54 187 24 50 4 1 5 26 16-4 44 5 8 .335 .380 2 0 4 5 1
2012 Helena .231 68 273 43 63 12 6 5 32 14-0 87 8 4 .282 .374 1 4 6 0 7
Minor League Totals .243 158 580 85 141 22 8 12 76 38-4 165 17 14 .305 .371 4 4 15 8 13
RAUL MONDESI JR. OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 8/23/92 in San Antonio, TX
RESIDES San Cristobal, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Fernando Arango/Rafael Espinal (Brewers)
ACQUIRED From the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Burke Badenhop
on December 1, 2012
PERSONAL Is the son of former major leaguer Raul Mondesi…originally signed by Milwaukee as a non-drafted free
agent on June 23, 2010.
ANGEL MORENO OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 7/31/96 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 15, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 DSL Rays .291 52 189 38 55 6 2 0 27 30-0 21 11 9 .413 .344 1 0 10 3 18
2010 GCL Rays .218 41 124 16 27 2 0 0 16 17-0 17 4 2 .322 .234 0 1 2 5 11
2011 GCL Rays .194 41 124 13 24 4 3 0 12 17-0 30 3 3 .294 .274 1 2 1 2 7
2012 Princeton .303 38 119 15 36 3 4 1 20 2-0 18 2 2 .328 .420 1 1 3 5 9
Minor League Totals .255 172 556 82 142 15 9 1 75 66-0 86 20 16 .349 .320 3 4 16 15 45
JULIAN MORILLO INFIELDER
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 12/10/91 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 14, 2008
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ALEX MOSHIER RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 215
BORN 2/19/89 in Beaumont, TX
RESIDES Nederland, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Pat Murphy
ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 15, 2012
2012 Led the GCL Rays with 14 apps.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 1 3 2.82 14 0 0 0 4 22.1 20 9 7 1 0 10-0 16 2 0
Hudson Valley 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 0
Minor League Totals 1 3 2.30 17 0 0 0 4 27.1 22 9 7 1 0 10-0 20 2 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2008 Princeton .265 10 34 2 9 0 0 0 1 2-0 12 3 1 .297 .265 1 0 0 0 0
2009 Princeton .271 59 225 34 61 9 2 3 18 27-1 61 20 5 .365 .369 1 5 7 1 2
2010 Bowling Green .250 131 452 65 113 21 13 6 56 43-0 133 58 10 .324 .394 1 9 7 6 9
2011 Charlotte .264 67 265 36 70 8 2 0 18 11-1 67 19 7 .306 .309 0 12 5 1 3
2012 Charlotte .281 32 135 15 38 8 2 0 14 9-0 29 11 2 .340 .370 0 4 3 2 2
Montgomery .269 102 405 56 109 17 8 3 35 35-0 88 20 8 .341 .373 1 7 10 8 1
Minor League Totals .264 401 1516 208 400 63 27 12 142 127-2 390 131 33 .333 .365 4 37 32 18 17
CHRISTOPHER (TY) MORRISON OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 7/22/90 in Norfolk, VA
RESIDES Gainesville, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the fourth round of the 2008 June Draft
2012 Finished 3rd in the Rays organization with 31 SB…following the season was named Best Defensive Outfi elder in
the organization by Baseball America. 2011 Ranked by BA as the Best Athlete in the Rays system entering 2012.
2010 Finished 2nd in the Midwest League with 58 SB. 2009 Led Princeton with 20 SB (tied for 4th in the Appalachian
League)…also tied for the team lead in walks (27). PERSONAL Drafted out of Tigard High School (Ore.), which reached
the 6A state championship his senior season…was the fi rst player selected out of the state of Oregon in the 2008 June
Draft, and was ranked by BA as the state’s top prospect…committed to the University of Oregon before signing with the
Rays.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Princeton .323 46 158 37 51 13 0 4 23 33-0 26 22 2 .436 .481 3 0 1 4 14
Bowling Green .182 3 11 1 2 0 0 1 3 1-0 4 1 0 .250 .455 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Bowling Green .244 99 303 41 74 17 2 5 37 50-2 60 24 12 .357 .363 0 5 3 10 10
Minor League Totals .269 148 472 79 127 30 2 10 63 84-2 90 47 14 .382 .405 3 5 4 14 24
TAYLOR MOTTER INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 9/18/89 in West Palm Beach, FL
RESIDES Palm Beach Gardens, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Brad Matthews
ACQUIRED Selected in the 17th round of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Finished 5th in the organization with 24 SB. 2011 Named to the Appalachian League All-Star Team.
JOSE MUJICA RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 6/29/96 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2012
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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
2005 AZL Rangers 2 1 1.61 10 3 0 0 0 28.0 18 7 5 1 1 13-0 24 2 0
2006 AZL Rangers 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0-0 2 0 0
2007 Injured – Did Not Play
2008 Spokane 4 2 4.36 16 7 0 0 0 43.1 39 26 21 3 2 43-0 50 8 0
2009 Hickory 1 4 2.83 34 0 0 0 9 35.0 22 14 11 1 4 15-1 50 8 0
Lexington 1 0 0.00 8 0 0 0 4 8.1 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 0 0
2010 Corpus Christi 2 1 3.76 36 0 0 0 1 38.1 30 17 16 1 0 46-2 41 2 0
2011 Wichita (IND) 0 1 2.76 18 0 0 0 1 16.1 8 5 5 0 1 6-0 19 0 0
Corpus Christi 0 2 9.00 17 0 0 0 0 21.0 22 22 21 0 2 25-2 23 7 0
2012 Wichita (IND) 3 2 3.08 25 0 0 0 7 26.1 17 9 9 2 0 11-1 45 2 0
Charlotte 1 1 0.57 9 0 0 0 1 15.2 3 1 1 1 0 3-0 18 0 0
Montgomery 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 0 1 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 1-0 5 0 0
Minor League Totals 11 11 3.58 134 10 0 0 16 193.1 141 89 77 9 10 146-5 226 27 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Princeton .244 22 45 4 11 1 0 0 2 9-0 11 0 0 .375 .267 1 0 1 0 0
CHAD NACAPOY CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'7"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 7/28/89 in Honolulu, HI
RESIDES La Crescenta, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Robbie Moen
ACQUIRED Selected in the 38th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Rays .315 47 165 23 52 7 3 0 27 19-0 13 4 4 .390 .394 1 2 2 1 6
2010 VSL Rays .308 46 143 29 44 4 1 1 20 27-1 11 3 0 .420 .371 2 1 2 1 6
2011 GCL Rays .221 47 140 11 31 4 0 0 15 16-1 16 1 1 .304 .250 1 1 1 8 1
2012 Princeton .305 43 151 24 46 7 1 1 16 17-1 19 4 2 .380 .384 1 2 2 4 2
Minor League Totals .289 183 599 87 173 22 5 2 78 79-3 59 12 7 .375 .352 5 6 7 14 15
OMAR NARVAEZ CATCHER
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 2/10/92 in Maracay, VEN
RESIDES Maracay, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 4, 2008
Invited to major league spring training camp in 2013. 2012 Threw out 10 of 22 attempted base stealers (45.4 pct.).
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 DSL Rays .229 72 249 35 57 13 7 2 34 36-1 67 14 4 .333 .361 0 1 3 2 9
2011 DSL Rays .273 37 139 18 38 5 3 0 10 10-0 37 7 0 .331 .353 2 0 3 2 0
2012 GCL Rays .247 49 162 20 40 6 5 3 17 12-0 64 7 4 .311 .401 0 0 3 1 2
Minor League Totals .245 158 550 73 135 24 15 5 61 58-1 168 28 8 .326 .371 2 1 9 5 11
JIMINSON NATERA OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 4/10/92 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010
2012 Led the GCL Rays with 5 3B, 3 HR and 17 RBI.
MATTHEW NEVAREZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 265
BORN 2/26/87 in Mission Hills, CA
RESIDES Goodyear, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Todd Guggiana (Rangers)
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 22, 2012
Invited to major league spring training camp in 2013.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 Hudson Valley .258 57 186 21 48 4 4 1 26 20-0 37 15 5 .347 .339 3 4 7 1 2
2010 Bowling Green .263 109 395 55 104 19 4 10 68 53-1 65 35 10 .360 .408 2 0 8 7 3
2011 Charlotte .292 87 305 51 89 17 4 4 45 44-3 52 20 5 .404 .413 7 4 18 9 3
Montgomery .267 4 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 .267 .267 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Charlotte .216 13 51 5 11 1 0 0 3 4-0 9 3 1 .273 .235 0 1 0 0 1
Montgomery .255 50 157 19 40 10 0 3 25 25-1 33 2 3 .360 .376 2 0 2 2 0
Minor League Totals .267 320 1109 152 296 51 12 18 168 146-5 196 75 24 .366 .383 14 9 35 19 9
BRETT NOMMENSEN OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/6/86 in Chicago, IL
RESIDES Fox River Grove, IL
SIGNING SCOUT Tom Couston
ACQUIRED Selected in the eighth round of the 2009 June Draft
2011 Ranked 5th in the Florida State League with a .404 OBP. 2010 Led the Hot Rods with 10 HR and 68 RBI.
PERSONAL Was a four-year starter in center fi eld at Eastern Illinois University…hit .525 (53-for-101) as a senior with
11 HR, 27 RBI and 1.010 SLG despite missing 6 weeks with a wrist injury…was a Baseball America midseason All-
American as a senior.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 GCL Rays .211 48 161 18 34 13 0 3 29 18-0 46 1 0 .301 .348 3 1 4 3 4
2011 Princeton .157 48 178 18 28 8 0 9 29 17-0 78 4 1 .234 .354 1 0 1 7 9
2012 Hudson Valley .223 59 238 39 53 18 1 5 29 18-0 73 2 0 .276 .370 1 0 0 5 0
Minor League Totals .199 155 577 75 115 39 1 17 87 53-0 197 7 1 .270 .359 5 1 5 15 13
JUSTIN O’CONNER CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 3/31/92 in Indianapolis, IN
RESIDES Muncie, IN
SIGNING SCOUT James Bonnici
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (31st overall) in the 2010 June Draft
2012 Led the Renegades with 18 2B. 2010 Named the Rays No. 8 prospect and the No. 3 prospect in the Gulf Coast
League following the season by Baseball America. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program
at Tropicana Field in January…was the fi rst catcher ever taken by the Rays in the fi rst round of the draft…ranked by BA
as the top high school catcher, No. 3 catcher overall and No. 24 prospect overall in the 2010 June Draft…was also rated
by BA as the Best Arm among all high school position players…did not catch until his senior year at Cowan (Ind.) High
School after playing most of his career as a shortstop, third baseman and pitcher…as a senior, hit .470 (31-for-66) with
8 HR, 40 RBI, 15 SB, 13 2B and 43 runs…committed to the University of Arkansas before signing with the Rays.
ROQUELY ORTIZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 1/21/94 in Cotui, DR
RESIDES Cotui, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Braly Guzman/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 28, 2012
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 1 0 10.50 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 9 7 0 1 6-0 2 3 1
WILLY ORTIZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 7/20/95 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 30, 2012
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0-0 0 2 0
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JIM PADUCH RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 11/2/82 in Chicago, IL
RESIDES Elmwood Park, IL
SIGNING SCOUT Mike Keenan (Reds)
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 3, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2005 Sarasota 4 9 3.81 23 17 1 0 1 104.0 104 51 44 6 4 25-2 66 1 1
2006 Sarasota 6 5 4.61 21 16 0 0 1 105.1 132 67 54 14 5 34-1 55 7 0
Louisville 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 2-0 0 0 0
2007 Gary (IND) 3 5 5.23 12 11 0 0 0 63.2 67 41 37 6 2 34-0 29 2 0
Evansville (IND) 0 3 4.37 5 5 0 0 0 22.2 33 12 11 2 4 9-0 20 1 0
2008 Rockford (IND) 3 6 5.07 12 12 2 0 0 71.0 76 46 40 12 3 34-0 59 4 3
Lincoln (IND) 1 1 3.12 5 2 0 0 1 17.1 14 6 6 1 0 4-0 10 0 0
2009 Lincoln (IND) 7 5 4.79 24 19 0 0 0 120.1 116 74 64 8 5 58-0 96 7 0
2010 Lincoln (IND) 9 6 4.65 23 22 0 0 0 120.0 143 71 62 8 8 63-1 118 26 1
2011 Montgomery 4 6 5.32 17 15 0 0 0 91.1 103 62 54 13 4 37-0 76 8 1
Durham 1 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 0 0 1-0 3 0 0
2012 Montgomery 0 2 4.05 6 1 0 0 2 13.1 11 6 6 0 0 4-0 11 2 1
Durham 6 10 5.65 23 21 1 0 0 106.2 128 76 67 13 5 39-0 63 8 0
Minor League Totals 21 32 4.75 92 71 2 0 4 431.2 490 265 228 46 18 142-3 274 26 3
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 VSL Rays .174 45 155 25 27 1 3 0 11 21-0 42 14 8 .285 .219 0 1 3 3 5
2011 VSL Rays .167 12 48 9 8 3 0 1 4 7-0 14 6 1 .286 .292 0 0 1 1 0
2012 VSL Rays .364 61 250 41 91 13 9 4 29 24-1 41 12 9 .430 .536 0 0 5 3 4
Minor League Totals .278 118 453 75 126 17 12 5 44 52-1 97 32 18 .364 .402 0 1 9 7 9
JOSE PAEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 155
BORN 8/11/93 in Barcelona, VEN
RESIDES Barcelona, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Edgar Ramos/Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 4, 2009
2012 Ranked among Venezuelan Summer League leaders in avg. (2nd, .364), hits (2nd, 91), XBH (3rd, 26), triples (1st, 9),
OBP (2nd, .430), SLG (2nd, .536) and total bases (2nd, 134)…also led the VSL Rays with 41 runs scored…was named
the team’s Most Valuable Player and a VSL All-Star.
Invited to major league spring training camp in 2013.
RUBEN PAREDES RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 9/21/93 in Barquisimeto, VEN
RESIDES Cabudare, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on September 15, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 DSL Rays 4 2 2.14 19 0 0 0 4 42.0 34 19 10 3 0 12-0 28 5 1
D I D YO U K N O W ?
GLOBAL GAMEMLB’s 2012 Opening Day rosters and disabled lists included the third-highest percentage
(28.4) of international participation ever. A total of 243 players were born outside the United
States, representing 15 countries and territories. Only 2005 (29.2 percent) and 2007 (29.0
percent) had higher global presences on Opening Day rosters.
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JACOB PARTRIDGE LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 12/21/90 in Spokane, WA
RESIDES Spokane, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the 18th round of the 2009 June Draft
2012 Named a midseason Midwest League All-Star. PERSONAL Ranked as the No. 5 high school prospect out of
Washington state in the 2009 June Draft by Rivals.com.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 GCL Rays 0 2 1.75 11 7 1 0 0 36.0 26 8 7 0 0 13-1 39 0 0
2010 Princeton 4 3 3.23 13 9 0 0 0 53.0 56 24 19 6 3 19-0 42 4 1
2011 Hudson Valley 3 6 3.89 15 15 0 0 0 74.0 81 45 32 6 1 23-0 57 4 0
2012 Bowling Green 5 1 2.51 34 3 0 0 5 96.2 76 33 27 2 8 38-1 93 7 3
Minor League Totals 12 12 2.95 73 34 1 0 5 259.2 239 110 85 14 12 93-2 231 15 4
JIM PATTERSON LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 2/9/89 in Chandler, AZ
RESIDES Tempe, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the 18th round of the 2010 June Draft
Invited to major league spring training camp in 2013. 2012 Led the Stone Crabs with 8 wins and 37 apps. PERSONAL
Drafted out of Arizona State University.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 Hudson Valley 3 3 2.55 9 6 0 0 0 35.1 25 10 10 2 4 8-0 28 1 0
2011 Bowling Green 7 4 2.95 39 2 0 0 1 85.1 76 31 28 8 4 25-1 93 12 2
2012 Charlotte 8 4 2.82 37 1 0 0 2 73.1 56 26 23 4 1 17-1 48 2 0
Montgomery 0 0 2.70 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 2 1 0 0 1-0 0 0 0
Durham 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 0
Minor League Totals 18 11 2.78 87 9 0 0 3 200.2 164 69 62 14 9 51-2 173 15 2
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 DSL Rays .247 53 182 30 45 11 0 0 14 21-0 60 3 4 .330 .308 1 3 2 4 24
2012 DSL Rays .239 59 230 39 55 9 5 2 25 13-0 51 5 3 .289 .348 2 1 4 2 9
Minor League Totals .243 112 412 69 100 20 5 2 39 34-0 111 8 7 .308 .330 3 4 6 6 33
ENMANUEL PAULINO INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 11/28/93 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 7, 2010
ENDERSON PRADO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 1/3/95 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Caracas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Juan Castillo/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 5, 2012
DANIEL PILAR RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 6/6/95 in Puerto La Cruz, VEN
RESIDES Puerto La Cruz, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2012
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 Hudson Valley .294 57 194 36 57 17 1 2 23 36-1 25 13 1 .437 .423 2 3 15 1 6
2011 Bowling Green .283 127 427 85 121 25 5 6 44 86-1 63 16 7 .426 .407 0 5 20 8 16
2012 Charlotte .265 110 389 51 103 14 3 3 30 45-0 36 5 9 .372 .339 1 9 22 6 4
Durham .500 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .500 .500 0 1 0 0 0
Minor League Totals .280 296 1016 173 284 56 9 11 97 167-2 124 34 17 .409 .385 3 18 57 15 26
ROBBY PRICE INFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 4/20/88 in Palo Alto, CA
RESIDES Lawrence, KS
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Led the Florida State League with 22 HBP…ranked as the 3rd-hardest player to strike out in the FSL with a 12.94
PA/SO rate. 2011 Led the Midwest League and all Rays minor leaguers with 86 BB. 2010 Led the New York-Penn
League in on-base percentage, fi nishing with 15 HBP and a 36 BB in 57 games with Hudson Valley…was named a NYPL
All-Star. PERSONAL Was drafted out of the University of Kansas, where his father, Ritch, is the head coach of the base-
ball team…brother Ritchie was drafted by the Mets in 2006 and is now the head coach at South Dakota State…brother
Ryne was drafted by the Giants in 2008…was selected to the All-Big 12 First Team as a senior at Kansas.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 DSL Rays .286 48 168 28 48 12 1 1 12 20-2 23 6 7 .383 .387 1 2 7 3 12
BILL PUJOLS INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 7/19/94 in Bani, DR
RESIDES Bani, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 1, 2012
ZACH QUATE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 9/12/87 in Raleigh, NC
RESIDES Wake Forest, NC
SIGNING SCOUT Brad Matthews
ACQUIRED Selected in the 14th round of the 2009 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 Hudson Valley 1 0 0.35 18 0 0 0 13 26.0 15 2 1 0 1 4-1 34 1 0
2010 Charlotte 2 2 1.49 49 0 0 0 25 72.1 51 12 12 2 1 18-4 90 5 0
2011 Montgomery 4 6 4.68 49 0 0 0 20 57.2 65 31 30 5 2 20-2 39 5 0
2012 Montgomery 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 2-1 0 0 0
Minor League Totals 8 8 2.45 117 0 0 0 58 158.0 134 45 43 7 4 44-8 163 11 0
2012 Missed the majority of the season with a right shoulder injury. 2011 Tied with Bowling Green’s Chris Rearick for the
most saves among Rays minor leaguers with 20. 2010 Named Best Relief Pitcher by the Rays organization after going
2-2 with a 1.49 ERA and an organizational-high 25 saves while with Charlotte…ranked 3rd in the Florida State League
in saves…Baseball America named him Best Reliever in the FSL in their Best Tools survey…held opponents to a .199
avg. …named to FSL midseason and postseason All-Star teams. 2009 Allowed only 1 ER in 18 apps (26-IP) for the
Renegades…went a perfect 13-for-13 save opportunities, good for the 2nd most saves in the New York-Penn League.
PERSONAL Drafted out of Appalachian State University…recorded 11 saves his senior year to set a new school record.
D I D YO U K N O W ?
RAYS ROAD WINS LEAD MAJORS, 2010-12The Rays 135 road wins over the past three seasons lead the majors. During that
span the Rays have also scored the majors’ most runs on the road (1,216).
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 GCL Rays .251 46 167 20 42 4 1 0 11 13-0 26 11 2 .315 .287 1 4 3 7 13
2011 Hudson Valley .241 70 274 36 66 11 3 0 24 20-0 45 8 3 .292 .303 3 4 1 5 26
2012 Bowling Green .249 106 386 53 96 17 2 0 32 38-0 79 13 6 .316 .303 2 9 1 10 15
Minor League Totals .247 222 827 109 204 32 6 0 67 71-0 150 32 11 .308 .300 6 17 5 22 54
JUNIEL QUERECUTO INFIELDER
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'9"
WEIGHT 155
BORN 9/19/92 in Barquisimeto, VEN
RESIDES Bobare, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2009
EDUAR QUIÑONEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 8/9/89 in San Felipe, VEN
RESIDES San Felipe, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on March 8, 2007
2012 Led the Renegades with 7 wins.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2007 VSL Rays 0 4 9.69 16 2 0 0 1 26.0 37 34 28 2 6 16-0 15 10 0
2008 VSL Rays 2 1 3.80 13 6 0 0 0 45.0 44 25 19 4 5 18-0 33 3 0
2009 VSL Rays 2 6 6.10 14 12 0 0 0 48.2 56 43 33 4 3 20-0 24 14 1
2010 GCL Rays 2 4 3.99 12 9 0 0 0 49.2 58 24 22 2 1 15-0 43 11 0
2011 Princeton 1 5 6.61 12 12 0 0 0 47.2 47 39 35 8 4 26-0 24 7 0
2012 Hudson Valley 7 3 4.04 15 5 0 0 0 62.1 58 34 28 6 4 21-1 52 1 0
Minor League Totals 14 23 5.32 82 46 0 0 1 279.1 300 199 165 26 23 116-1 191 46 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2008 VSL Rays .263 59 228 33 60 10 2 9 41 5-0 29 4 2 .305 .443 3 1 10 5 9
2009 VSL Rays .232 25 99 19 23 7 2 2 13 9-1 18 6 3 .327 .404 0 0 5 1 7
DSL Rays .800 3 5 5 4 0 0 1 1 3-0 0 1 0 .875 1.400 0 0 0 0 1
2010 VSL Rays .290 62 210 38 61 8 4 6 41 20-0 19 7 3 .373 .452 4 2 10 1 6
2011 VSL Rays .326 13 46 9 15 4 0 1 4 3-0 0 2 1 .404 .478 0 0 3 2 1
GCL Rays .293 40 123 18 36 2 2 1 18 12-0 22 11 2 .364 .366 2 3 3 3 8
2012 GCL Rays .250 8 16 4 4 0 0 0 0 2-0 1 1 0 .368 .250 0 0 1 0 0
Minor League Totals .279 210 727 126 203 31 10 20 118 54-1 89 32 11 .352 .432 9 6 32 12 32
JONATHAN QUIÑONEZ INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 11/27/90 in Barinas, VEN
RESIDES Barinas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on April 18, 2008
MATTHEW RAMSEY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 9/24/89 in Oak Ridge, TN
RESIDES Lenoir City, TN
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 13, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 2 1 1.98 11 5 0 0 0 13.2 12 4 3 0 0 2-0 9 0 0
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2012 Princeton .265 60 226 40 60 15 2 2 26 21-0 46 6 4 .324 .376 3 3 0 1 6
ROBERT (REID) REDMAN SECOND BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 11/22/88 in Lubbock, TX
RESIDES Midland, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Pat Murphy
ACQUIRED Selected in the 23rd round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Tied for the team lead with 15 2B. PERSONAL Drafted out of Texas Tech University…previously selected in the
37th round of the 2011 June Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
YAEL REGALADO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 2/23/93 in Cotui, DR
RESIDES New York, NY
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 14, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Rays .328 54 186 31 61 7 2 1 29 9-0 14 2 5 .369 .403 5 4 6 3 23
2010 Princeton .279 16 61 4 17 4 0 0 4 4-0 8 2 2 .323 .344 0 0 0 0 8
2011 Hudson Valley .198 63 207 20 41 5 0 2 17 12-0 47 11 3 .254 .251 1 2 4 5 11
2012 Hudson Valley .276 65 232 22 64 8 0 1 29 16-2 26 8 4 .329 .323 1 2 3 1 23
Minor League Totals .267 198 686 77 183 24 2 4 79 41-2 95 23 14 .317 .325 7 8 13 9 65
LEONARDO REGINATTO INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 4/10/90 in Curitiba, BRZ
RESIDES Curitiba, BRZ
SIGNING SCOUT Adriano de Souza/Carlos Alfonso/Andres Reiner
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 2, 2009
2012 Named a midseason New York-Penn League All-Star. PERSONAL Is on Brazil’s roster for the 2013 World Baseball
Classic, their fi rst-ever trip to the tournament…in the November 2012 qualifying round in Panama, he went 7-for-12
(.583) with 2 RBI, 3 runs and a double in 3 games to lead the Brazil offense…was the fi rst ever player signed out of Brazil
by the Rays.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .279 47 183 35 51 11 0 2 14 16-2 32 11 3 .371 .372 2 0 12 3 1
JOSEPH RICKARD OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 5/21/91 in Redding, CA
RESIDES Henderson, NV
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the ninth round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Named a midseason New York-Penn League All-Star.
D I D YO U K N O W ?
90 WINSThe Rays, Yankees and Rangers are the only major league clubs with 90-plus
wins in each of the last three seasons. Speaking of 90 wins, over the past six
seasons (2007-12), 46 teams have won 90 games and only 3 of those teams
didn’t reach the postseason: 2012 Rays, 2011 Red Sox and the 2010 Padres.
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CHARLES (C.J.) RIEFENHAUSER LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 1/30/90 in Yonkers, NY
RESIDES Mahopac, NY
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Selected in the 20th round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 Princeton 1 0 2.84 11 0 0 0 1 19.0 14 6 6 1 0 6-0 16 1 0
Bowling Green 1 0 1.00 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 7 1 1 0 0 1-0 4 0 0
2011 Bowling Green 6 5 2.31 18 18 1 1 0 101.1 77 32 26 7 2 25-0 99 2 1
Charlotte 1 3 4.14 8 7 0 0 0 37.0 35 21 17 3 1 11-0 24 2 0
2012 Charlotte 7 8 4.76 23 14 0 0 1 96.1 98 55 51 11 6 32-1 103 2 1
Montgomery 1 1 3.44 9 1 0 0 0 18.1 15 7 7 4 3 8-0 15 0 0
Minor League Totals 17 17 3.46 71 42 1 1 2 281.0 246 122 108 26 12 83-1 261 7 2
2012 Named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team and started for the South squad…his 118 SO be-
tween two levels ranked 4th among Rays farmhands…had a 2.19 ERA (12.1-IP, 3-ER) in 9 apps (1 start) with the Phoenix
Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League. 2011 Led Bowling Green with a 2.31 ERA…was the only Hot Rods player to be
named to both the midseason and postseason Midwest League All-Star teams.
FREHUMAR RIVAS LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 9/25/95 in Maracay, VEN
RESIDES Maracay, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 5, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 VSL Mets .308 34 91 11 28 0 4 1 4 4-0 23 7 1 .344 .429 0 1 1 1 4
2010 DSL Mets 1 .185 23 81 8 15 1 3 0 1 4-0 22 1 3 .241 .272 0 2 2 2 1
DSL Mets 2 .254 40 142 19 36 5 1 0 10 10-0 32 10 4 .301 .303 1 1 0 0 5
2011 Did Not Play
2012 VSL Rays .306 42 147 30 45 2 3 3 21 7-1 26 12 3 .342 .422 2 0 2 0 9
Minor League Totals .269 139 461 68 124 8 11 4 36 25-1 103 30 11 .312 .360 3 4 5 3 19
NOHISGLYM RIVERO CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 1/26/90 in Puerto Cabello, VEN
RESIDES Puerto Cabello, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on April 17, 2012
2012 Threw out 15 of 38 attempted base stealers (39.5 pct.).
ABRAHAN RODRIGUEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 4/20/95 in Maracay, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2011
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 VSL Rays 1 5 5.59 14 7 0 0 0 48.1 67 37 30 3 6 13-0 23 10 0
DARINEL RODRIGUEZ INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 1/8/95 in Santiago, DR
RESIDES Santiago, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Cristino Valdez/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 29, 2012
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BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 2/25/96 in Barcelona, VEN
RESIDES Barcelona, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 5, 2012
JESUS RODRIGUEZ LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 145
BORN 8/19/95 in San Estanislao, COL
RESIDES San Estanislao, COL
SIGNING SCOUT Manny Esquivia
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 2, 2012
JORGE RODRIGUEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 12/15/91 in Montecristi, DR
RESIDES Montecristi, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 26, 2010
2012 Ranked 5th in the Gulf Coast League with a 3.54 ERA and 4th with a 1.26 WHIP…led the GCL Rays with 48.1 IP.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 DSL Rays 2 2 1.00 19 0 0 0 7 36.0 24 12 4 2 1 8-0 35 1 1
2012 GCL Rays 2 3 3.54 11 8 0 0 0 48.1 54 27 19 0 4 7-0 26 4 1
Princeton 0 0 4.15 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 6 2 2 1 0 1-0 3 0 0
Minor League Totals 4 5 2.54 31 9 0 0 7 88.2 84 41 25 3 5 16-0 64 5 2
WILKING RODRIGUEZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 3/2/90 in Puerto Cabello, VEN
RESIDES Puerto Cabello, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 26, 2007
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2007 VSL Rays 3 2 1.95 17 0 0 0 2 32.1 23 7 7 1 4 14-1 28 1 0
2008 VSL Rays 0 1 3.71 10 8 0 0 0 26.2 26 11 11 3 0 6-0 29 1 0
2009 Princeton 1 6 3.21 13 13 0 0 0 56.0 44 24 20 5 2 12-0 52 1 0
2010 Bowling Green 4 10 4.23 22 19 0 0 0 106.1 109 66 50 11 6 28-0 93 10 0
2011 Hudson Valley 1 1 6.48 2 2 0 0 0 8.1 10 6 6 0 0 2-0 9 1 1
Bowling Green 0 3 4.66 9 9 0 0 0 36.2 38 21 19 3 3 14-1 34 2 0
2012 Charlotte 0 4 5.56 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 26 22 21 3 3 15-0 29 5 1
Minor League Totals 9 27 4.02 80 58 0 0 2 300.1 276 157 134 26 18 91-2 274 21 2
D I D YO U K N O W ?
FIVE STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS,A FIRST IN TAMPA BAYThe Rays have a current streak of fi ve consecutive winning seasons. Only the
Yankees (20) and Cardinals (5) have current streaks as long. Despite the fact
that they are the youngest among the three major sports franchises in Tampa
Bay (along with the NHL’s Lightning and NFL’s Buccaneers), the Rays are the
only team to record fi ve straight winning seasons.
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2011 DSL Rays .188 19 48 8 9 1 0 0 1 7-0 7 1 1 .291 .208 0 0 0 0 2
2012 DSL Rays .256 61 219 28 56 16 3 2 35 32-1 36 0 0 .348 .384 4 1 1 4 17
Minor League Totals .243 80 267 36 65 17 3 2 36 39-1 43 1 1 .338 .352 4 1 1 4 19
JOSE ROJAS CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 3/11/93 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Boca Chica, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 22, 2011
2012 Threw out 19 of 49 attempted base stealers (38.8 pct.).
OSCAR ROJAS OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 7/5/96 in Cupira, VEN
RESIDES Cupira, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 DSL Rays .243 37 111 25 27 3 1 0 10 31-0 20 11 6 .432 .288 0 3 6 0 11
2010 DSL Rays .236 66 225 38 53 4 2 0 19 44-1 45 15 8 .381 .271 2 6 10 4 15
2011 DSL Rays .269 64 212 34 57 12 3 2 28 45-0 40 16 9 .397 .382 3 7 2 1 8
2012 GCL Rays .228 40 123 14 28 4 1 0 10 10-0 22 2 1 .286 .276 0 1 0 5 7
Minor League Totals .246 207 671 111 165 23 7 2 67 130-1 127 44 24 .380 .310 5 17 18 10 41
ADDERLY ROSA SECOND BASEMAN
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 7/4/91 in Santiago, DR
RESIDES Santiago, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Andres Hiraldo/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on February 24, 2009
2011 Named the DSL Rays team MVP after collecting a team-high 28 RBI, 45 BB and 16 SB. 2010 Led the DSL Rays in
walks and stolen bases.
D I D YO U K N O W ?
ORGANIZATION LEAGUE MVPsYEAR PLAYER LEAGUE
1997 Jared Sandberg Appalachian League
1999 Andrew Beinbrink New York-Penn League
Steve Cox International League
2000 Josh Hamilton South Atlantic League
2001 Toby Hall International League
Jonny Gomes Appalachian League
2002 Rocco Baldelli California League
Wes Bankston Appalachian League
2005 Delmon Young Southern League
2006 Reid Brignac California League
Kevin Witt International League
2007 Evan Longoria Southern League
2009 Desmond Jennings Southern League
2010 Dan Johnson International League
2011 Russ Canzler International League
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JOHSON ROSADO OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 11/19/93 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on September 10, 2012
GREGORY ROSAL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 9/24/92 in Carupano, VEN
RESIDES Carupano, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 22, 2010
2012 Led the team and ranked 3rd in the VSL with 20 apps.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 VSL Rays 0 0 3.86 3 1 0 0 0 7.0 4 3 3 1 0 1-0 1 0 0
2011 VSL Rays 1 4 2.73 18 0 0 0 3 26.1 25 14 8 0 3 12-1 16 3 1
2012 VSL Rays 3 5 4.24 20 0 0 0 3 40.1 44 25 19 2 3 17-1 24 6 0
Minor League Totals 4 9 3.67 41 1 0 0 6 73.2 73 42 30 3 6 30-2 41 9 1
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 GCL Rays .167 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .167 .167 0 0 0 0 0
Hudson Valley .167 7 12 0 2 1 0 0 3 1-0 3 0 0 .231 .250 0 0 0 1 2
Minor League Totals .167 9 18 0 3 1 0 0 3 1-0 3 0 0 .211 .222 0 0 0 1 2
GEOFFREY ROWAN CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'9"
WEIGHT 190
BORN 10/30/89 in Waverly, IA
RESIDES Naperville, IL
SIGNING SCOUT Brett Foley
ACQUIRED Selected in the 39th round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Became the Rays fi rst ever draft pick out of Northwestern University.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Princeton .210 60 214 24 45 11 3 4 15 23-2 41 4 3 .289 .346 1 0 1 2 2
2012 Bowling Green .264 74 239 35 63 10 4 10 44 51-7 62 7 6 .391 .464 5 0 2 5 10
Minor League Totals .238 134 453 59 108 21 7 14 59 74-9 103 11 9 .345 .408 6 0 3 7 12
JOSH SALE OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 215
BORN 7/5/91 in Seattle, WA
RESIDES Seattle, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (17th overall) of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Named a midseason Midwest League All-Star. PERSONAL Pronounced SAH-lay…participated in the Rays Winter
Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the Rays system by Baseball
America entering the 2011 season…rated by BA as the best high school power hitter, top corner outfi elder, No. 10
overall prospect, No. 5 position player and top high school outfi eld prospect in the draft…rated by BA as the top player
in the draft out of Washington and was the highest drafted player from the state since Tim Lincecum (No. 10, Giants) and
Travis Snider (No. 14, Blue Jays) in 2006…competed in amateur state golf tournaments as a teenager and held a single-
digit handicap before devoting his time to baseball…his father, Jesse, is Samoan and is a former champion drug-free
power lifter…committed to Gonzaga University before signing with the Rays.
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NICK SAWYER RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 9/23/91 in Carrollton, TX
RESIDES Carrollton, TX
SIGNING SCOUT Pat Murphy
ACQUIRED Selected in the 40th round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Ended the season with a 23.1 inning scoreless streak between Princeton and Bowling Green. PERSONAL Partici-
pated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…previously selected by the Rangers in
2011 and the Reds in 2010.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 0 0 0 0 2-0 6 0 0
Princeton 2 1 0.37 15 0 0 0 5 24.1 6 5 1 0 1 10-0 50 1 0
Bowling Green 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 2-0 3 1 0
Minor League Totals 4 1 0.28 20 0 0 0 5 32.0 10 5 1 0 1 14-0 59 2 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2008 VSL Rays .270 48 159 19 43 6 0 4 19 14-0 17 3 1 .350 .384 1 3 6 5 6
2009 VSL Rays .349 50 189 35 66 16 0 7 40 15-0 18 1 1 .417 .545 0 2 7 4 6
GCL Rays .188 23 69 3 13 5 0 0 9 6-0 6 0 1 .293 .261 2 0 5 1 1
2010 Princeton .268 34 112 10 30 7 0 0 10 1-0 19 1 0 .278 .330 1 0 1 3 7
2011 GCL Rays .071 5 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 .133 .143 0 0 0 2 0
Hudson Valley .276 18 58 7 16 2 0 2 9 6-0 10 0 0 .364 .414 0 0 2 3 0
2012 Bowling Green .269 70 245 43 66 14 2 15 45 29-0 36 2 0 .362 .527 1 2 7 6 12
Minor League Totals .278 248 846 119 235 51 2 28 132 72-0 109 7 3 .352 .442 5 7 28 24 32
ALEJANDRO SEGOVIA CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 4/27/90 in San Felipe, VEN
RESIDES Santa Teresa, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2007
2012 Ranked tied for 3rd in the Rays organization with 15 HR. 2009 Was named a VSL All-Star and led the VSL in hit-
ting…fi nished 2nd in OBP and 3rd in SLG.
NEIL SCHENK LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 6/17/86 in New Orleans, LA
RESIDES Memphis, TN
SIGNING SCOUT Rickey Drexler
ACQUIRED Selected in the 23th round of the 2008 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 Hudson Valley 2 2 2.84 20 0 0 0 1 38.0 32 13 12 2 1 11-3 53 5 0
2009 Bowling Green 6 4 4.46 39 2 0 0 0 74.2 88 46 37 6 3 22-1 72 7 0
2010 Charlotte 5 2 2.79 44 0 0 0 0 67.2 67 24 21 2 0 25-1 86 5 0
2011 Montgomery 1 2 3.76 46 0 0 0 2 67.0 55 42 28 5 2 43-2 49 7 2
2012 Montgomery 3 1 2.97 42 0 0 0 1 60.2 61 21 20 7 3 20-0 42 4 0
Minor League Totals 17 11 3.45 191 2 0 0 4 308.0 303 146 118 22 9 121-7 302 28 2
Invited to major league spring training camp in 2013. 2010 Named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star
Team…his 11.44 SO/9 IP (67.2-IP, 86-SO) ranked 2nd among FSL relievers…posted 1.72 ERA in 12 apps with the Peo-
ria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. PERSONAL Named to the 2008 Conference USA All-Academic Baseball Team
while pitching for the Memphis Tigers.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Princeton .285 64 221 30 63 14 0 11 42 43-1 46 6 3 .407 .498 1 0 3 9 9
2012 Bowling Green .307 118 424 50 130 36 2 4 54 55-5 83 1 1 .386 .429 5 1 3 18 8
Minor League Totals .299 182 645 80 193 50 2 15 96 98-6 129 7 4 .393 .453 6 1 6 27 17
CAMERON SEITZER FIRST BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 220
BORN 1/11/90 in Overland Park, KS
RESIDES Overland Park, KS
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the 11th round of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Ranked among Midwest League leaders in doubles (tied for 2nd, 36), avg. (5th, .307) and OBP (4th, .386)…named
to the MWL postseason All-Star Team. PERSONAL Drafted out of the University of Oklahoma…his father, Kevin Seitzer,
played 12 seasons (1986-97) in the majors with the Royals, Brewers, A’s and Indians, compiling a career .295 avg.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2007 Hudson Valley .256 57 215 28 55 6 2 4 27 15-1 27 3 3 .318 .358 3 0 6 5 12
2008 Columbus .294 124 490 64 144 32 3 7 87 23-0 73 3 7 .330 .414 6 0 6 19 20
2009 Charlotte .244 67 238 37 58 7 2 3 37 25-0 30 4 2 .313 .328 7 4 2 6 16
2010 Montgomery .212 33 113 11 24 8 0 1 13 19-0 21 0 2 .336 .310 0 0 2 2 4
Charlotte .272 93 356 37 97 14 1 2 38 34-2 62 5 4 .345 .334 3 2 7 7 20
2011 Charlotte .313 72 281 48 88 22 2 3 59 29-0 38 1 1 .382 .438 4 2 5 9 15
Montgomery .222 54 194 21 43 4 1 4 19 16-0 28 0 0 .290 .314 1 2 3 4 4
2012 Montgomery .235 79 247 29 58 20 0 5 30 34-0 39 0 1 .327 .377 2 2 1 4 11
Minor League Totals .266 579 2134 275 567 113 11 29 310 195-3 318 16 20 .333 .370 26 12 32 56 102
GREG SEXTON THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 2/8/85 in Norfolk, VA
RESIDES Suffolk, VA
SIGNING SCOUT Doug Witt
ACQUIRED Selected in the 10th round of the 2007 June Draft
2009 Was a Florida State League midseason All-Star. 2008 Ranked 3rd in the Rays system in RBI and 6th in average.
PERSONAL Named the Colonial Athletic Association co-Player of the Year at William & Mary…was a college teammate
of Will Rhymes…his 95 hits as a senior broke the school’s single-season hits record, but he was passed by fellow Rays
farmhand Michael Sheridan (96) the next season…is the W&M career record holder for hits, doubles, games played and
batting avg.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Hudson Valley .308 33 117 25 36 5 2 4 26 16-1 31 0 0 .406 .487 1 0 4 1 4
RICHIE SHAFFER THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 210
BORN 3/15/91 in Flemington, NJ
RESIDES Charlotte, NC
SIGNING SCOUT Brian Hickman
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (25th overall) of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Led the Renegades with a .308 avg. …hit .259 (14-for-54) in 15 games with the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona
Fall League…rated by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in the New York-Penn League…ranked as the No. 7 pros-
pect in the Rays system by BA following the season…also tabbed by BA as having the best Strike Zone Discipline in the
Rays system. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…ranked
by BA as the No. 1 prospect out of the state of South Carolina and No. 21 prospect overall…joins Evan Longoria as the
only third basemen drafted in the fi rst round by the Rays…became the 15th fi rst-round draft pick out of Clemson…wore
No. 8 at Clemson as a nod to Cal Ripken Jr. …played predominantly fi rst base during his fi rst two years at Clemson
(2010-11) before moving to third base for the 2012 season and was the fi rst in Tigers history to be named First-Team
All-ACC at two different infi eld positions during his career…previously drafted by the Dodgers in the 25th round of the
2009 June Draft.
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TREVOR SHULL RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 8/7/90 in Spokane, WA
RESIDES Spokane, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the 19th round of the 2008 June Draft
2010 Missed the entire season after straining his right elbow in April…returned to pitch in the Instructional League in the fall.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 Princeton 0 0 9.90 7 0 0 0 0 10.0 13 11 11 1 2 8-0 6 5 1
2009 Princeton 4 4 4.62 13 12 1 0 0 60.1 68 35 31 6 7 16-0 50 7 2
2010 Injured – Did Not Play
2011 GCL Rays 1 0 2.51 5 5 0 0 0 14.1 10 4 4 0 1 4-0 6 2 1
Hudson Valley 0 2 4.67 6 6 0 0 0 27.0 21 14 14 0 6 16-0 14 1 1
2012 Bowling Green 5 7 5.05 28 13 0 0 1 82.0 87 54 46 3 5 48-1 55 8 4
Minor League Totals 10 13 4.93 59 36 1 0 1 193.2 199 118 106 10 21 92-1 131 23 9
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2008 Hudson Valley .321 31 78 14 25 5 2 0 5 4-0 12 1 0 .354 .436 0 0 0 0 1
2009 Bowling Green .238 122 442 51 105 16 5 14 57 26-1 38 4 2 .278 .391 8 8 2 9 6
2010 Charlotte .250 112 408 39 102 17 3 3 42 38-2 39 3 2 .317 .328 4 7 4 8 6
2011 Charlotte .243 127 497 52 121 38 3 3 72 19-3 72 5 3 .273 .350 12 5 6 15 6
2012 Montgomery .246 129 464 61 114 24 4 10 58 38-1 69 3 4 .301 .379 5 3 1 9 6
Minor League Totals .247 521 1889 217 467 100 17 30 234 125-7 230 16 11 .294 .366 29 23 13 41 25
MICHAEL SHERIDAN FIRST BASEMAN
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 8/8/87 in Washington, D.C.
RESIDES Washington, D.C.
SIGNING SCOUT Doug Witt
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi fth round of the 2008 June Draft
2012 Led the Biscuits with 58 RBI and 24 2B. 2011 Named by Baseball America as the Best Defensive fi rst baseman in
the Florida State League. 2009 Led the Hot 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…his 96 hits broke the W&M single-season hits record previously set by fellow
Rays farmhand Gregory Sexton (95) in 2007…established single-season school records for hits, runs, RBI and doubles.
PEDRO SILVESTRE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 10/23/89 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 26, 2008
2010 Tied for fi rst in GCL with 6 wins.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 DSL Rays 3 2 4.99 23 0 0 0 2 48.2 60 35 27 2 7 31-0 30 9 1
2010 GCL Rays 6 0 2.29 13 5 0 0 1 51.0 49 16 13 2 6 15-1 32 5 0
2011 Princeton 4 0 4.01 15 0 0 0 0 33.2 35 23 15 7 2 14-1 29 5 2
2012 Princeton 1 0 3.27 12 0 0 0 1 22.0 23 10 8 3 1 4-1 20 4 0
Minor League Totals 14 2 3.65 63 5 0 0 4 155.1 167 84 63 14 16 64-3 111 23 3
D I D YO U K N O W ?
ALL-STAR GAMESThe 2013 All-Star Game will be held on July 16 at Citi Field, home of the New
York Mets. The 2014 game will be played at Minnesota’s Target Field and
2015 will be hosted by the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.
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BLAKE SNELL LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 12/4/92 in Seattle, WA
RESIDES Shoreline, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (52nd overall) of the 2011 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 GCL Rays 1 2 3.08 11 8 0 0 0 26.1 30 9 9 0 0 11-0 26 4 0
2012 Princeton 5 1 2.09 11 11 1 1 0 47.1 34 12 11 4 4 17-0 53 2 0
Minor League Totals 6 3 2.44 22 19 1 1 0 73.2 64 21 20 4 4 28-0 79 6 0
2012 Named Most Valuable Player for Princeton and the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year…named to the AL
All-Star Team…his 2.09 ERA would have led the league had he not fallen 7.1 IP short of qualifying…rated by Baseball
America as the No. 4 prospect in the Appalachian League…was named the No. 9 prospect in the Rays organization
following the season by BA. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in
January…was home-schooled until his senior year, when he had a 1.00 ERA and 118 SO over 56 IP at Shorewood
(Wash.) High School.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 DSL Rays .265 60 223 26 59 10 4 0 27 28-3 49 14 7 .346 .345 2 0 1 2 18
2012 DSL Rays .328 66 247 42 81 16 6 5 46 32-0 55 12 7 .408 .502 1 1 2 0 32
Minor League Totals .298 126 470 68 140 26 10 5 73 60-3 104 26 14 .379 .428 3 1 3 2 50
ALEXANDER SIMON THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Switch
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 9/28/92 in La Romana, DR
RESIDES La Romana, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 12, 2010
2012 Named DSL Rays Most Valuable Player after leading the team in batting avg., runs scored, hits, triples, OBP and
SLG, and tying the team high with 5 HR…ranked 2nd in the Dominican Summer League with 124 total bases…was
named a DSL All-Star.
GARRET SMITH RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 10/17/88 in Worcester, MA
RESIDES Sterling, MA
SIGNING SCOUT Tim Alexander
ACQUIRED Selected in the 20th round of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Missed the entire season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2011 Princeton 0 0 0.82 10 0 0 0 4 11.0 8 1 1 0 0 5-0 5 2 0
2012 Injured – Did Not Play
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 DSL Rays 1.000 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0 0 1 0 0
2010 DSL Rays .273 64 231 32 63 10 3 2 33 20-0 35 9 5 .340 .368 5 4 6 6 6
2011 GCL Rays .220 53 191 24 42 11 2 3 22 14-1 26 10 5 .286 .346 1 2 4 7 19
2012 Princeton .255 52 200 32 51 10 3 2 28 11-0 34 19 0 .291 .365 2 0 0 2 6
Minor League Totals .252 170 623 89 157 31 8 7 83 45-1 95 38 10 .310 .361 8 6 11 15 31
ARIEL SORIANO INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 11/24/91 in La Romana, DR
RESIDES La Romana, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 12, 2010
2012 Led the team and ranked 3rd in the Appalachian League with 19 SB.
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BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 5/19/91 in Los Llanos, DR
RESIDES San Pedro de Macoris, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 21, 2012
MATTHEW SPANN LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Switch
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'6"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 2/17/91 in Columbia, TN
RESIDES Columbia, TN
SIGNING SCOUT Brad Matthews
ACQUIRED Selected in the 25th round of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Ranked 6th in the Rays organization in ERA…led the Renegades pitching staff with 72.2 IP and tied for the team
lead with 14 starts. 2011 Ranked 4th in the Appalachian League with a 3.13 ERA and tied a team high with 4 wins.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 GCL Rays 1 1 1.48 10 1 0 0 0 24.1 22 4 4 1 0 4-0 22 2 0
2011 Princeton 4 1 3.13 14 10 0 0 0 63.1 58 26 22 5 1 18-0 61 4 0
2012 Hudson Valley 5 5 3.59 16 14 0 0 0 72.2 71 40 29 5 6 28-1 39 4 1
Minor League Totals 10 7 3.09 40 25 0 0 0 160.1 151 70 55 11 7 50-1 122 10 1
ALBERT SUAREZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 10/8/89 in San Felix, VEN
RESIDES Guayana, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2006
2012 Led the Stone Crabs with 25 starts…his 2.08 BB/9 IP ranked 4th among FSL starters.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 Princeton 0 2 3.92 11 9 0 0 0 43.2 41 28 19 3 1 7-0 37 0 0
2009 Hudson Valley 1 0 2.79 2 2 0 0 0 9.2 8 3 3 1 0 2-0 4 0 0
2010 GCL Rays 0 0 1.00 3 3 0 0 0 9.0 4 1 1 0 0 1-0 8 1 0
Bowling Green 2 5 3.89 12 11 0 0 0 41.2 38 24 18 5 2 16-0 30 3 0
2011 GCL Rays 0 0 1.38 4 4 0 0 0 13.0 10 3 2 0 0 5-0 10 0 0
Charlotte 1 1 2.76 4 3 0 0 0 16.1 13 6 5 1 0 3-0 7 1 0
2012 Charlotte 5 9 4.08 25 25 1 1 0 125.2 132 74 57 11 12 30-1 62 3 0
Minor League Totals 9 17 3.65 61 57 1 1 0 259.0 246 139 105 21 15 64-1 158 8 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 VSL Rays .235 9 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 0 0 .235 .235 0 0 0 0 6
2012 VSL Rays .251 50 167 21 42 6 1 1 14 13-0 34 3 6 .328 .317 0 0 6 6 7
Minor League Totals .250 59 184 23 46 6 1 1 14 13-0 40 3 6 .320 .310 0 0 6 6 13
NORLY SUAREZ SECOND BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 155
BORN 9/17/93 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2011
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BRUEDLIN SUERO LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 2/28/90 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 19, 2008
2012 Led the team with 64.1 IP and 13 starts…allowed 1.71 BB/9 IP, 5th-lowest ratio among Appalachian League starters.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 DSL Rays 2 1 3.83 19 0 0 0 2 42.1 39 23 18 2 5 30-0 34 10 1
2010 DSL Rays 4 1 2.61 13 12 0 0 0 58.2 59 23 17 2 1 21-0 41 1 0
2011 DSL Rays 0 2 3.21 3 2 0 0 1 14.0 16 7 5 0 0 2-0 8 2 0
GCL Rays 3 4 2.63 11 8 0 0 0 54.2 48 24 16 5 2 8-1 36 3 0
2012 Princeton 4 3 4.20 14 13 0 0 0 64.1 73 34 30 6 3 12-0 44 2 0
Minor League Totals 13 11 3.31 60 35 0 0 3 234.0 235 111 86 15 11 73-1 163 18 1
ELIAZER SUERO RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 6/7/89 in Haina, DR
RESIDES Haina, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on November 26, 2007
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2008 DSL Rays 3 5 4.06 15 12 0 0 0 51.0 50 32 23 2 8 17-0 38 3 1
2009 GCL Rays 2 3 3.38 12 5 0 0 1 50.2 48 23 19 1 1 12-2 39 4 0
2010 Princeton 1 6 4.03 13 13 0 0 0 60.1 60 31 27 5 6 18-0 52 6 1
2011 Bowling Green 8 6 4.43 27 10 0 0 2 107.2 122 65 53 12 11 36-0 72 11 1
2012 Charlotte 5 7 5.81 30 9 0 0 1 91.1 89 65 59 10 12 63-3 61 4 3
Minor League Totals 19 27 4.51 97 49 0 0 4 361.0 369 216 181 30 38 146-5 262 28 6
MATTHEW SWILLEY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 12/19/90 in Oceanside, CA
RESIDES Oceanside, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Jake Wilson
ACQUIRED Selected in the 21st round of the 2009 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 GCL Rays 1 1 5.91 9 0 0 0 1 10.2 12 8 7 0 0 11-0 10 4 0
2010 GCL Rays 2 4 6.17 13 5 0 0 1 42.1 47 33 29 2 7 26-1 22 12 0
2011 Princeton 0 2 3.57 11 3 0 0 0 22.2 17 11 9 1 3 18-0 24 9 0
2012 Injured – Did Not Play
Minor League Totals 3 7 5.35 33 8 0 0 2 75.2 76 52 45 3 10 55-1 56 25 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .242 57 186 13 45 8 0 1 7 11-0 20 3 4 .295 .301 0 2 3 3 10
JHONNATHAN TERAN INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 160
BORN 12/13/94 in Valencia, VEN
RESIDES Valencia, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 17, 2011
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2010 Hudson Valley .274 68 259 35 71 10 1 1 35 30-0 34 8 7 .370 .332 3 0 11 10 5
2011 Bowling Green .277 105 372 47 103 15 0 1 49 38-0 53 3 3 .361 .325 4 3 13 11 4
2012 Charlotte .281 83 303 30 85 8 1 1 27 16-0 24 3 1 .318 .323 3 0 2 14 2
Minor League Totals .277 256 934 112 259 33 2 3 111 84-0 111 14 11 .350 .327 10 3 26 35 11
STEVEN TINOCO INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 4/11/88 in Anaheim, CA
RESIDES Coto de Casa, CA
SIGNING SCOUT Robbie Moen
ACQUIRED Selected in the 34th round of the 2010 June Draft
PERSONAL Drafted out of Long Beach State University along with Rays farmhand Jacob Thompson.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 Princeton .281 51 199 31 56 13 3 7 33 12-3 36 14 5 .327 .482 1 0 2 5 3
ANDREW TOLES OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'9"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 5/24/92 in Decatur, GA
RESIDES Fayetteville, GA
SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill
ACQUIRED Selected in the third round of the 2012 June Draft
2012 Tied for the team lead with 33 RBI…rated by Baseball America as the No. 15 prospect in the Appalachian League…
was named the Fastest Baserunner and Best Athlete in the Rays system by BA after the season. PERSONAL Partici-
pated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…ranked by BA as the No. 102 overall
prospect in the draft and the No. 16 prospect out of the state of Florida…was previously selected by the Florida Marlins
in the fourth round of the 2010 June Draft but chose to attend the University of Tennessee…transferred to Chipola Col-
lege (JC) after one season at Tennessee.
JACOB THOMPSON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 225
BORN 8/8/89 in Downey, CA
RESIDES Miami, FL
SIGNING SCOUT Robbie Moen
ACQUIRED Selected in the second round of the 2010 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2010 Hudson Valley 2 1 1.35 10 7 0 0 0 40.0 28 10 6 0 1 6-0 33 0 0
Charlotte 2 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 2 0 0 0 0 2-0 6 0 0
2011 Charlotte 5 7 2.90 22 22 0 0 0 114.2 114 47 37 4 3 37-0 56 2 0
2012 Montgomery 7 12 5.56 25 25 0 0 0 124.2 162 90 77 12 1 56-0 90 7 1
Minor League Totals 16 20 3.72 59 56 0 0 0 290.1 306 147 120 16 5 101-0 185 9 1
2011 Ranked 4th in the Rays organization and the Florida State League in ERA. PERSONAL Ranked as the No. 13 pros-
pect in the Rays system by Baseball America heading into the 2011 season…drafted out of Long Beach State University.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 DSL Rays .284 55 208 34 59 10 3 1 25 18-1 43 13 3 .346 .375 4 2 4 3 18
CRISTIAN TORIBIO INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
BORN 9/13/94 in Santo Domingo, DR
RESIDES Santo Domingo, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on January 31, 2012
2012 Led the DSL Rays with 13 steals…was named a DSL All-Star.
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YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 DSL Rays .273 44 154 26 42 7 0 3 24 19-0 24 9 9 .352 .377 4 2 2 4 3
ELIAS TORRES OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 2/22/92 in San Jose de Las Matas, DR
RESIDES Santiago, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011
ENNEIDER TORRES INFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 150
BORN 5/29/96 in Charallave, VEN
RESIDES Charallave, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Juan Castillo/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on October 23, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Charlotte .194 8 31 2 6 1 0 1 6 1-0 2 0 0 .242 .323 0 0 1 1 1
GCL Rays .231 13 52 4 12 1 0 2 3 1-0 12 1 1 .259 .365 0 0 1 0 0
2012 Charlotte .219 123 442 52 97 18 3 9 50 27-1 86 7 2 .287 .335 2 3 16 11 18
Minor League Totals .219 144 525 58 115 20 3 12 59 29-1 100 8 3 .282 .337 2 3 18 12 19
RICCIO TORREZ THIRD BASEMAN
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 10/14/89 in Phoenix, AZ
RESIDES Phoenix, AZ
SIGNING SCOUT Jayson Durocher
ACQUIRED Selected in the fourth round of the 2011 June Draft
2012 Led the Stone Crabs with 52 runs scored. PERSONAL Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at
Tropicana Field in January…drafted out of Arizona State University, where he played in the same infi eld as his brother,
Raoul…Raoul was drafted by Arizona in 2010 and played in Double-A last season.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2007 VSL Devil Rays/Reds .234 38 145 13 34 3 0 0 13 8-1 18 0 5 .284 .255 0 0 2 4 5
2008 VSL Rays .316 67 263 37 83 14 0 5 43 13-0 29 0 1 .359 .426 2 6 6 6 8
2009 Princeton .222 34 117 16 26 5 0 1 5 2-0 24 1 2 .235 .291 0 0 0 5 3
2010 Hudson Valley .250 30 108 11 27 5 0 0 10 6-0 22 1 0 .287 .296 1 2 0 1 7
2011 Bowling Green .174 37 121 12 21 6 0 1 11 6-0 30 0 0 .217 .248 1 2 1 2 2
Charlotte .185 11 27 2 5 1 0 0 3 2-0 11 0 0 .233 .222 1 0 0 0 1
2012 Bowling Green .150 6 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 3-0 8 0 0 .292 .150 0 0 1 0 0
Charlotte .286 21 70 9 20 3 0 0 7 8-1 17 0 3 .354 .329 1 0 0 1 4
Minor League Totals .251 244 871 101 219 37 0 7 93 48-2 159 2 11 .296 .318 6 10 10 19 30
ALEJANDRO TORRES CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 180
BORN 9/30/88 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Caracas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2006
2010 Threw out 11 of 25 attempted base stealers (44 pct.). 2008 Named VSL Rays Player of the Year…led the team with
a .316 avg. (5th in VSL), 83 hits (2nd) and 43 RBI (2nd)…led the VSL in throwing out opposing base stealers, catching 44
of 78 (56.4 pct.) on the year.
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JESUS TRINIDAD CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 165
BORN 1/11/95 in Santiago, DR
RESIDES Santiago, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Cristino Valdez/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 29, 2012
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2012 VSL Rays .208 39 130 10 27 4 0 0 8 10-0 40 5 3 .268 .238 1 1 1 4 5
CARLOS VAAMONDE OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 11/21/94 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Caracas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on August 3, 2011
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 VSL Rays .222 57 198 26 44 10 0 7 23 14-1 86 9 5 .309 .379 0 0 11 0 8
2012 VSL Rays .267 67 255 40 68 13 2 8 25 26-1 80 24 9 .347 .427 1 0 6 3 8
Minor League Totals .247 124 453 66 112 23 2 15 48 40-2 166 33 14 .331 .406 1 0 17 3 16
ERICK VASQUEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 9/27/93 in Bocono, VEN
RESIDES Caracas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 21, 2010
2012 Ranked 3rd in the VSL with 8 HR and 2nd with 24 SB.
ESKARLIN VASQUEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 9/22/93 in Imbert, DR
RESIDES Puerto Plata, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on July 24, 2012
LUIS VASQUEZ OUTFIELDER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 11/21/93 in La Romana, DR
RESIDES La Romana, DR
SIGNING SCOUT Danny Santana/Eddy Toledo
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 29, 2012
OLIVER VELIZ RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 175
BORN 2/22/96 in Caracas, VEN
RESIDES Caracas, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on December 18, 2012
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JONATHAN WEAVER RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 5/20/90 in Oak Park, IL
RESIDES Franklin Park, IL
SIGNING SCOUT James Bonnici
ACQUIRED Selected in the 21st round of the 2012 June Draft
PERSONAL Previously selected by the White Sox in the 17th round of the 2008 June Draft.
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 Princeton 0 6 5.85 19 3 0 0 2 32.1 39 27 21 4 3 16-0 30 3 0
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2009 Princeton .298 19 57 2 17 6 0 0 12 4-0 9 0 0 .355 .404 0 1 1 2 0
2010 Hudson Valley .400 1 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0 0 0 1 0
Bowling Green .220 13 50 4 11 1 0 0 8 1-0 8 2 0 .259 .240 1 0 2 2 2
2011 Charlotte .176 5 17 0 3 1 0 0 1 0-0 7 0 0 .176 .235 0 0 0 0 0
Montgomery .211 14 38 1 8 5 0 0 5 4-0 8 0 0 .302 .342 0 1 1 1 0
2012 Montgomery .276 18 58 9 16 1 3 0 5 2-0 9 0 0 .333 .397 0 0 3 3 3
Charlotte .185 24 81 4 15 2 0 0 3 3-0 15 0 0 .214 .210 0 2 0 1 3
Minor League Totals .235 94 306 22 72 16 4 0 34 14-0 56 2 0 .284 .314 1 4 7 10 8
DAVID WENDT CATCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 205
BORN 1/2/87 in Methuen, MA
RESIDES Merrimac, MA
SIGNING SCOUT John Ceprini
ACQUIRED Selected in the 50th round of the 2009 June Draft
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB-I SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HB GDP E
2011 Princeton .282 61 234 33 66 13 4 7 40 27-0 53 20 6 .357 .462 3 1 2 2 3
2012 Bowling Green .275 132 505 80 139 24 5 15 69 51-1 117 20 11 .340 .432 5 0 1 14 9
Minor League Totals .277 193 739 113 205 37 9 22 109 78-1 170 40 17 .345 .441 8 1 3 16 12
DREW VETTLESON OUTFIELDER
BATS Left
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 185
BORN 7/19/91 in Boise, ID
RESIDES Bremerton, WA
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in the fi rst round (42nd overall) of the 2010 June Draft
2012 Finished with a Hot Rods franchise-record 139 hits, surpassing the previous mark of 135 set by Tim Beckham in
2009…ranked in the top fi ve among Rays minor leaguers in HR and RBI…was named Bowling Green’s Most Valuable
Player and named to the postseason Midwest League All-Star Team…rated by Baseball America as the No. 15 prospect
in the MWL…BA named him as having the Best Outfi eld Arm in the Rays organization and in the MWL in their Best Tools
survey…named the No. 11 prospect in the Rays organization entering 2013 by BA. 2011 Ranked by BA as the No. 9
prospect and Best Hitter for Average in the Rays system entering 2012…named Princeton’s team MVP. PERSONAL
Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…ranked as the No. 11 prospect in
the Rays system by BA heading into the 2011 season…drafted out of Central Kitsap (Wash.) High School…rated as the
Best Pure Hitter among high schoolers in the 2010 June Draft by BA…threw three no-hitters as an ambidextrous pitcher
during in his junior and senior seasons…committed to play for Oregon State University before being drafted.
D I D YO U K N O W ?
HOME RUN BALLS AUTOGRAPHEDOnce again, any fan retrieving a Rays home run ball at Tropicana Field during
the regular season can get it autographed by the player who hit it before leav-
ing the ballpark. No other major league team boasts that feature.
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JASON WILSON RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Right
THROWS Right
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 195
BORN 8/6/90 in Pomona, CA
RESIDES Bend, OR
SIGNING SCOUT Paul Kirsch
ACQUIRED Selected in 26th round of the 2012 June Draft
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2012 GCL Rays 3 0 3.15 13 0 0 0 5 20.0 20 9 7 3 0 1-0 22 0 0
Bowling Green 1 0 8.22 4 0 0 0 0 7.2 11 7 7 2 1 3-0 4 0 0
Minor League Totals 4 0 4.55 17 0 0 0 5 27.2 31 16 14 5 1 4-0 26 0 0
LUIS WILCHES LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
BATS Left
THROWS Left
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 200
BORN 10/1/91 in Maracay, VEN
RESIDES Maracay, VEN
SIGNING SCOUT Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco
ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on May 12, 2009
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK
2009 VSL Rays 3 1 3.10 14 4 0 0 0 29.0 35 14 10 1 1 5-0 13 3 2
2010 VSL Rays 6 2 1.19 13 5 0 0 1 45.1 37 10 6 2 1 6-0 35 1 1
2011 Injured – Did Not Play
2012 VSL Rays 0 0 11.81 5 1 0 0 0 5.1 16 12 7 2 0 1-0 2 1 0
Minor League Totals 9 3 2.60 32 10 0 0 1 79.2 88 36 23 5 2 12-0 50 5 3
2011 Missed the entire season due to a left elbow sprain and subsequent surgery…underwent Tommy John surgery on
May 23 with Dr. Koco Eaton. 2010 Led the VSL Rays with 6 wins.
The Hudson Valley Renegades celebrate their
2012 New York-Penn League championship after
defeating Tri-City (Astros). It was their fi rst playoff
berth since 1999, when they also won the title.
COURTESY OF THE HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
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RAYS SCOUTING
PRO SCOUTS
AMATEUR SCOUTS › AREA SUPERVISORS
AMATEUR SCOUTS › REGIONAL SUPERVISORS
SCOUTING STAFF
Bobby HeckSPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT
SCOUT
MikeBrown
Larry DoughtySPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT
SCOUT
KevinIbach
BobCluck
Jason Grey
Brian Keegan
Jim Pransky
Fred RepkeSPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT
SCOUT
Mike CubbageSPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT
SCOUT
Chuck RicciNATIONAL
CROSSCHECKER
Tim AlexanderCT, MA, ME,
NH, NY, RI,
E. CANADA
J.D. Elliby
KS, OK, ND, NE,
SD, N. TX
Jeff CornellMIDWEST
REGIONAL
SUPERVISOR
James Bonnici
IN, OH, KY,
MI, N. TN
Brett Foley
IA, IL, MN,
MO, WI
Kevin ElferingEAST
REGIONAL
SUPERVISOR
Josh ArhartSE. CA
Brian Hickman
NC, SC, E. TN
RobbieMoen
SW. CA, HI
Brian MorrisonN. CA, NV
Pat Murphy
TX
Jake WilsonWEST
REGIONAL
SUPERVISOR
Rickey Drexler
AR, LA, MS,
SW. TN
Milt Hill
AL, GA,
N. FL, S. TN
Ronnie Merrill
FL, PUERTO
RICO
Jayson Durocher
AZ, CO,
LAS VEGAS, NM,
UT, WY
Paul Kirsch
AK, ID, MT,
OR, WA
Lou Wieben
D.C., DE, MD, NJ,
PA, VA, WV
DIRECTOR, SCOUTING R.J. Harrison
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AMATEUR SCOUTING Rob Metzler
ADMINISTRATOR, SCOUTING Nancy Berry
PART-TIME SCOUTS Tom Couston, Jose Hernandez, Jim Leif, Gilberto Martinez,
Graig Merritt, Casey Onaga, Jack Sharp, Donald Turley, Pete Woodworth
DIRECTOR, PRO SCOUTING Matt Arnold
Jeff McAvoySPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT
SCOUT
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WHILE BASEBALL REMAINS AMERICA’S NATIONAL PASTIME, IT HAS TRULY BECOME A GLOBAL GAME. Today, more than one-fourth of all Major Leaguers were born outside the United States and as a result, the Rays have expanded their international operations. While the organization spans the globe in the search for talent, the main focus is in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, where Tampa Bay operates baseball academies.
In 2012, Carlos Rodríguez was named Director of Scouting for Latin America and will supervise Tampa Bay’s efforts in the Caribbean and South America, including the Dominican Republic and
Venezuela. Carlos Alfonso, who served as the team’s Director of International Operations from 2006-2012, is now a Special Assistant with a fo-cus on Mexico, Asia, Australia and Europe as well as players coming out of Cuba.
In 2006, shortly after the new ownership group took over, the Rays agreed to a partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers where the two clubs would share Campo Las Palmas in the Dominican
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS STAFF & SCOUTS
Ronnie Blanco
DIRECTOR,
VENEZUELAN
OPERATIONS
Tim Ireland
COORDINATOR,
PACIFIC RIM
Milton Jamail
COORDINATOR,
LATIN AMERICAN
CULTURAL AND
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
DIRECTOR, LATIN AMERICAN SCOUTING Carlos Rodriguez
SPECIAL ASSISTANT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Carlos Alfonso
ASSISTANT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Patrick Walters
CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS John Gilmore
EAP, LATIN AMERICA Francisco Ruiz
JAPAN SCOUT Tateki Uchibori
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SCOUTS Carlos Batista, Alfredo Celestin,
Braly Guzman, Danny Santana (supervisor)
VENEZUELA SCOUTS William Bergolla, Juan Castillo, Mario Gonzalez,
Edgar Ramos, Marlon Roche (supervisor), Euclides Vargas
COLOMBIAN SCOUT Angel Contreras
BRAZIL SCOUTS/INSTRUCTORS Adriano de Souza, Orlando Cabrera
MEXICO SCOUTS Eddie Diaz, Aaron Acosta, Javier Robles
TAIWAN SCOUT Keith Hsu
KOREA SCOUT Aaron Tassano
CURACAO SCOUT Chairon Isenia
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
RAYS CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
The Rays Dominican Academy opened in April
2009 and can accommodate up to 96 players.
PHOTO BY FREDDY BERNAR
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Republic, long considered the gold standard for Dominican facilities. Campo Las Palmas was home to the Rays baseball academy and a summer league team until early 2009 when the organization inaugurated a new academy located on property adjacent to Dodgers. The complex has two full diamonds and a half field, clubhouse, gym, covered batting cages, dining area and living facilities, which can accommodate up to ninety-six players.
In 2007, the Rays opened their Venezuelan baseball academy in Guacara, Venezuela, one hundred miles west of Caracas and dedicated to Andres Reiner. Reiner was a special assistant for Tampa Bay from 2007-2011 and was instru-mental in setting up the organization’s efforts in Venezuela. Between 1989 and 2005 Reiner pioneered baseball’s scouting efforts in Venezuela while working in the Houston Astros organiza-tion where he helped discover and develop future stars such as Johan Santana, Bobby Abreu, Freddy García, Carlos Guillén, Melvin Mora and Richard Hidalgo.
In addition to baseball fields, the recently reno-vated Venezuelan academy includes a dining area and dormitory which can accommodate 56 play-ers. Ronnie Blanco, former general manager of the Magallanes baseball club in the Venezuelan pro-fessional league, oversees the Rays Venezuelan
baseball operations. In 2007, Tampa Bay players joined together with Cincinnati Reds prospects to form a co-op team in the Venezuelan Summer League (VSL). In 2008 the Rays had a complete team and in 2009 and 2011 Tampa Bay won the Venezuelan Summer League championship.
The Rays also have scouting programs in Colombia directed by Angel Contreras, and in Mexico headed by Eddie Diaz.
Tampa Bay and the city of Marília, Brazil, locat-ed 230 miles northwest of São Paulo, have built a partnership to help promote baseball throughout the country. Adriano de Souza, who was hired in 2008 to scout Brazil for the Rays, coordinates all of Tampa Bay’s operations in the country. In addition to scouting Brazil for prospects, the Rays will also introduce baseball to groups from 7-14 years of age in the Marília area. In 2009, the Rays signed their first Brazilian player, infielder Leonardo Reginatto.
The Rays have also expanded scouting efforts in the Pacific Rim, Europe and Australia. Tim Ireland begins his fifth year as Pacific Rim scout-ing coordinator. Tateki “Bori” Uchibori, who served as an interpreter for former Tampa Bay infielder Akinori Iwamura, scouts for the Rays in Japan and Korea, while Keith Hsu covers Taiwan. John Gilmore enters his fifth year in charge of Europe and Australia.
In 2012 the Rays continued a program to intro-duce U.S-born minor league players to the orga-nization’s Latin American operations. Six players selected in the 2012 free agent draft spent a week at the Rays Dominican academy Dominican get-ting a firsthand look at the country that produces so much major league talent.
TOP: Rays players and staff pose with local
players and coaches in Higueral, near La Romana,
Dominican Republic. LEFT: Chef Melvin Jorge at
the Rays Dominican Academy.
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MENTAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMSINCE ELITE ATHLETES are saddled with an overwhelming demand to succeed, the Rays developed the Mental Skills Training Program (MSTP), which addresses the mental side of the game. The MSTP operates in conjunction with all other aspects of the Rays Player Development program. Built upon the belief that what an athlete is thinking will influence his performance, the MSTP’s goal is to develop a consistent, ideal mindset for performance and provide training in coping and mastery strategies on both an individual and team basis.
When a player’s performance levels are not peaking, the mental skills training he receives provides him with a tool, something to lean on in tough times. Exercises con-ducted by the MSTP focus on concentration, awareness and communication skills. It is with these exercises that a player’s preparation, execution and evaluation—both physical and mental—help lead to streamlined thought processes and consistent per-formance at the highest level.
Greg Riddoch, the Rays third base coach from 1998-99 and a former manager of the San Diego Padres (1990-92), is in his second season with the Rays in a mental skills role. Riddoch trains the Rays, Triple-A Durham and Double-A Montgomery. Lance Green, in his fourth year with the Rays and an Associate Clinical Professor of Wellness and Human Performance at Tulane, tutors Class-A Charlotte, Class-A Bowling Green, Short-A Hudson Valley, Rookie-level Princeton and the Gulf Coast League Rays.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMA KEY COMPONENT OF DEVELOPING successful baseball players is providing each individual with a web of support and education as he transitions into adulthood. The Rays believe that developing quality persons who are also professional athletes goes a long way in producing quality major league players. The Rays offer their players and staff the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which is designed to provide support, education, consultation and information throughout all areas of the Rays Baseball Operations department, both in the United States and abroad in Latin America.
Spearheading the EAP’s stateside efforts is Vince Lodato, who has been integral to the program’s continued success since he began working with the Rays in 2001. Francisco Ruiz, who joined the Rays in 2007, works in conjunction with Lodato. Ruiz’s focus is in Latin America, where he provides support, along with assistance in the as-similation of Latin American players into American culture.
Lodato and Ruiz have led the EAP with a proactive approach. Education and skills development are viewed as equally critical to a player’s growth, with an understand-ing in place that each player’s needs are different at different points in their journeys. The program reaches all levels of the organization, from in-season rookie orientation, instructional leagues and extended spring training to major league and minor league spring training.
During education sessions players are instructed on topics such as the Rays Player Code of Conduct, drug abuse, performance enhancing substances and stimulants. In addition, they cover the subjects of leadership, teamwork and developing one’s career both on and off the field.
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Greg RiddochMENTAL SKILLS
CONSULTANT
Lance GreenMENTAL SKILLS
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Vince LodatoEAP
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Francisco RuizEAP,
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2011 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS 2010 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKSRD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Taylor Guerrieri RHP Spring Valley (SC) HS
1 Mikie Mahtook OF Louisiana State Univ.
1 Jake Hager SS Sierra Vista (NV) HS
1A Brandon Martin SS Santiago (CA) HS
1A Tyler Goeddel 3B St. Francis (CA) HS
1A Jeff Ames RHP Lower Columbia JC (WA)
1A Blake Snell LHP Shorewood (WA) HS
1A Kes Carter OF Western Kentucky Univ.
1A Grayson Garvin LHP Vanderbilt Univ.
1A James Harris Jr. OF Oakland Tech (CA) HS
2 Granden Goetzman OF Palmetto (FL) HS
2 Lenny Linsky RHP Univ. of Hawaii
3 Johnny Eierman SS Warsaw (MO) HS
4 Riccio Torrez 3B Arizona State Univ.
5 Jonathan Davis 3B Elk Grove (CA) HS
6 Jake Floethe RHP Cal State Fullerton
7 Ryan Carpenter LHP Gonzaga Univ.
8 John Alexander 1B Glendora (CA) HS
9 Matt Rice C Western Kentucky Univ.
10 Jacob Faria RHP Gahr (CA) HS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Josh Sale OF Bishop Blanchet (WA) HS
1 Justin O’Conner C Cowan (IN) HS
1A Drew Vettleson OF Central Kitsap (WA) HS
2 Jake Thompson RHP Long Beach State Univ.
2 Derek Dietrich SS Georgia Tech Univ.
3 Ryan Brett SS Highline (WA) HS
4 Austin Wood RHP St. Petersburg (FL) Coll.
5 Ian Kendall RHP Ashland (OR) HS
6 Jesse Hahn RHP Virginia Tech Univ.
7 Michael Lorenzen CF Fullerton (CA) HS
8 Merrill Kelly RHP Arizona State Univ.
9 Jake DePew C Granite City (IL) HS
10 Deshun Dixon CF Terry (MS) HS
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2012 DRAFTRD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Richie Shaffer 3B Clemson Univ.
2 Spencer Edwards SS Rockwall (TX) HS
3 Andrew Toles OF Chipola Coll.
4 Nolan Gannon RHP Santa Fe Christian (CA) HS
5 Bralin Jackson OF Raytown South (MO) HS
6 Damion Carroll RHP King George (VA) HS
7 Marty Gantt OF Coll. of Charleston
8 Luke Maile C Univ. of Kentucky
9 Joseph Rickard OF Univ. of Arizona
10 Sean Bierman LHP Univ. of Tampa
11 Clayton Henning OF St. Thomas Aquinas (KS) HS
12 Taylor Hawkins C Carl Albert (OK) HS
13 Dylan Floro RHP Cal State Fullerton
14 Christopher Kirsch LHP Lackawanna Coll.
15 William Gabay RHP Herkimer County (NY) CC
16 Thomas Coyle 2B Univ. of North Carolina
17 Ryan Dunn SS Oregon State Univ.
18 Kevin Brandt LHP East Carolina Univ.
19 Miguel Beltran 1B Oklahoma City Univ.
20 Randy Davis RHP Cal State – Sacramento
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
21 Jonathan Weaver RHP Central Michigan Univ.
22 William Argo OF Univ. of Illinois
23 Reid Redman 2B Texas Tech Univ.
24 Daniel Duran 3B Cal State – Los Angeles
25 Jordan Harrison LHP Univ. of Louisiana – Lafayette
26 Jason Wilson RHP Western Oregon Univ.
27 Alexander Keudell RHP Univ. of Oregon
28 Michael Quist LHP Univ. of California – Davis
29 Keaton Steele RHP Iowa Western CC
30 Michael Williams C Univ. of Kentucky
31 Joseph Ward C Shadow Hills (CA) HS
32 Benjamin Kline SS Embry – Riddle Univ.
33 Luke Goodgion LHP Lewis & Clark State Coll.
34 Ryan Garton RHP Florida Atlantic Univ.
35 Kris Carlson RHP Colorado Mesa Univ.
36 Bret McAfee SS Panola Coll.
37 Rob Finneran RHP Bentley Univ.
38 Chad Nacapoy C Cal State – Los Angeles
39 Geoffrey Rowan C Northwestern Univ.
40 Nicholas Sawyer RHP Howard Coll.
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2008 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
2007 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
2006 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
2005 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
2004 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
2003 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
2002 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Timothy Beckham SS Griffi n (GA) HS
2 Kyle Lobstein LHP Coconino (AZ) HS
3 Jacob Jefferies C UC Davis
4 Christopher Morrison OF Univ. of Oregon
5 Michael Sheridan 1B William & Mary Coll.
6 Shane Dyer RHP South Mountain CC
7 Jason Corder OF Cal State-Long Beach
8 Anthony Scelfo 2B Tulane Univ.
9 Shawn Smith LHP Saugus (CA) HS
10 Matthew Hall SS Auburn Univ.
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 David Price LHP Vanderbilt Univ.
2 William Kline RHP Univ. of Mississippi
3 Nicholas Barnese RHP Simi Valley (CA) HS
4 David Newman LHP Texas A&M Univ.
5 Dustin Biell CF Inglemoor (WA) HS
6 Emeel Salem CF Univ. of Alabama
7 Reid Fronk LF Univ. of North Carolina
8 Matthew Moore LHP Moriarty (NM) HS
9 William Cipriano 2B Univ. of California-Irvine
10 Greg Sexton 3B William & Mary Coll.
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Evan Longoria 3B Long Beach State Univ.
2 Josh Butler RHP Univ. of San Diego
3 Nick Fuller RHP Kell (GA) HS
4 Alex Cobb RHP Vero Beach (FL) HS
5 Shawn O’Malley SS Southridge (WA) HS
6 Nevin Ashley C Indiana State Univ.
7 Ryan Reid RHP James Madison Univ.
8 Tyree Hayes RHP Tomball (TX) HS
9 Eligio Sonoqui 1B Cesar Chavez (AZ) HS
10 Desmond Jennings CF Itawamba (AL) JC
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Wade Townsend RHP Rice Univ.
2 Chris Mason RHP UNC Greensboro
3 Bryan Morris RHP Tullahoma (TN) HS
4 Jeremy Hellickson RHP Hoover (IA) HS
5 Michael McCormick 3B Marist (OR) HS
6 Gregory Reinhard RHP Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater
7 Michael Wlodarczyk LHP Boston Coll.
8 Andrew Lopez OF Elk Grove (CA) HS
9 Derek Feldkamp RHP Univ. of Michigan
10 John Matulia OF Eustis (FL) HS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Jeff Niemann RHP Rice Univ.
2 Reid Brignac SS St. Amant (LA) HS
3 Wade Davis LHP Lake Wales (FL) HS
4 Matthew Spring C Dixie State (UT) JC
5 Jacob McGee LHP Edward Reed (NV) HS
6 Ryan Royster LF Churchill (OR) HS
7 Fernando Perez CF Columbia Univ.
8 John Rhyne Hughes 1B Pearl River (MS) CC
9 Joseph Muro RHP Mt. San Antonio (CA) Coll.
10 Matt Walker RHP Central (LA) HS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Delmon Young RF Camarillo (CA) HS
2 James Houser LHP Sarasota (FL) HS
3 Andrew Miller LHP Buchholz (FL) HS
4 Travis Schlichting 3B Round Rock (TX) HS
5 Jonathan Barratt LHP Hillcrest (MO) HS
6 Christian Lopez C Hialeah (FL) HS
7 Brian Henderson LHP Univ. of Houston
8 Matthew Maniscalco SS Mississippi State Univ.
9 William Buckner RHP Young Harris (GA) JC
10 Shawn Cumberland CF Pace (FL) HS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Melvin Upton SS Greenbrier Christian Acad. (VA)
2 Jason Pridie CF Prescott (AZ) HS
3 Elijah Dukes CF Hillsborough (FL) HS
4 Wesley Bankston OF Plano East (TX) HS
5 Mark Romanczuk LHP St. Marks (DE) HS
6 Cesar Ramos LHP El Rancho (CA) HS
7 Jeffrey Autrey RHP Univ. of North Carolina
8 Joseph Gomes LF Santa Clara Univ.
9 Christopher Leroux CF St. Joseph (Ontario) SS
10 Jason Hammel RHP Treasure Valley (OR) CC
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2009 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKSRD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 LeVon Washington CF Buchholz (FL) HS
2 Kenneth Diekroeger SS Menlo (CA) HS
3 Todd Glaesmann CF Midway (TX) HS
4 Lucas Bailey C Troup County (GA) HS
5 Jeffrey Malm 1B Bishop Gorman (NV) HS
6 Devin Fuller RHP Chandler Gilbert (AZ) CC
7 Cody Rogers CF Panola (AZ) JC
8 Brett Nommensen CF Eastern Illinois Univ.
9 Kevin James LHP Whitefi sh Bay (WI) HS
10 Derek Dennis SS Forest Hills Central (MI) HS
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RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Dewon Brazelton RHP Middle Tennessee St. Univ.
2 Jon Switzer LHP Arizona State Univ.
3 Christopher Flinn RHP Stony Brook Univ.
4 David Bush RHP Wake Forest Univ.
5 Christopher Seddon LHP Canyon (CA) HS
6 Matt Rico RF Fresno CC
7 Timothy King LHP Deer Park (TX) HS
8 Aaron Clark RF Univ. of Alabama
9 Fernando Cortez 3B Grossmont (CA) JC
10 Jason St. Clair SS Desert Vista (AZ) HS
2001 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Rocco Baldelli OF Bishop Hendricken (RI) HS
5 Jace Brewer SS Baylor Univ.
6 Daniel Massiatte C Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette
7 Mike Krga SS St. Ignatius (IL) HS
8 Dennis Malaska LHP Akron Univ.
9 John Dischiavo RHP Las Vegas (NV) HS
10 John Benedetti RHP Augustana (IL) Coll.
11 Hans Smith LHP Fresno State Univ.
12 Kelly Eddlemon 3B Sam Houston State Univ.
13 Richard Dorman RHP Western Baptist Univ.
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Josh Hamilton CF Athens Drive (NC) HS
2 Carl Crawford CF Jeff Davis (TX) HS
3 Doug Waechter RHP Northeast (FL) HS
4 Alex Santos RHP Univ. of Miami
5 Michael McClung RHP Greenbrier East (WV) HS
6 Eric Henderson LHP Santa Fe (FL) CC
7 Andrew Beinbrink 3B Arizona State Univ.
8 Ryan Gloger LHP Jesuit (FL) HS
9 Dan Ortiz 1B Hemet (CA) HS
10 Nathan Cromer LHP Lincoln (IA) HS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
4 Joshua Presley 1B Westminster Acad. (FL)
5 Aubrey Huff 3B Univ. of Miami
6 Ryan Rupe RHP Texas A&M Univ.
7 John Jacobs 3B Marin Catholic (CA) HS
8 Joseph Kennedy LHP Grossmont (CA) JC
9 Brian Martin 1B Central Union (CA) HS
10 Ben Keiter RHP Arvada West (CO) HS
11 Steve Goodson 1B Cowley (KS) CC
12 Adam Flohr LHP Portland State Univ.
13 Vaughn Dickson LHP Dalton (GA) HS
2000 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
1999 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
1998 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Jason Standridge RHP Hewitt Trussville (AL) HS
2 Kenny Kelly OF Tampa Catholic HS
3 Barrett Wright RHP Myers Park (NC) HS
4 Todd Belitz LHP Washington State Univ.
5 Marquis Roberts LHP McLane (CA) HS
6 Matthew Mansfi eld RHP Jacksonville (AR) HS
7 Eddy Reyes RHP Univ. of Miami
8 Jack Joffrion SS Lamar Univ.
9 Toby Hall C Univ. Nevada Las Vegas
10 Dane Hutchens RHP Anderson (TX) HS
RD NAME POS SCHOOL
1 Paul Wilder OF Cary (NC) HS
2 Douglas Johnson 3B Buchholz (FL) HS
3 Edward Kofl er RHP Tarpon Springs (FL) HS
4 Cedrick Bowers LHP Chiefl and (FL) HS
5 Alex Sanchez CF Miami Dade Wolfson (FL) HS
6 Elliott Brown RHP Auburn Univ.
7 Michael Calloway RHP Univ. of Mississippi
8 Matt Quatraro C Old Dominion Univ.
9 Dennis Pujals RHP Univ. of Miami
10 Chie Gunner OF Grandview (MO) HS
1997 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
1996 TOP 10 DRAFT PICKS
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D I D YO U K N O W ?
YOUNGEST RAYS ALL-TIME,AT TIME OF DEBUTPLAYER AGE
B.J. Upton 19 years, 11 months, 10 days
Chad Gaudin 20 years, 4 months, 8 days
Scott Kazmir 20 years, 7 months, 1 day
Carl Crawford 20 years, 11 months, 15 days
Delmon Young 20 years, 11 months, 15 days
Rocco Baldelli 21 years, 6 months, 6 days
Seth McClung 22 years, 1 month, 24 days
Matt Moore 22 years, 2 months, 27 days