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MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Director, Minor League Operations..............................................Mitch Lukevics Assistant Director, Minor League Operations............................Chaim Bloom Administrator, Player Development...................................Giovanna Rodriguez 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.........................................................................Jamie Nelson Medical Training Coordinator................................................................Lee Slagle Rehabilitation Coordinator......................................................................Joel Smith Strength & Conditioning Coordinator..................................................Trung Cao Minor League Equipment Manager...........................................Tim McKechney Assistant Minor League Equipment Manager.........................Shane Rossetti Tampa Bay Rays One Tropicana Drive St. Petersburg, FL 33705 P: 727.825.3267 F: 727.825.3493 W: raysbaseball.com Durham Bulls Bowling Green Hot Rods GCL Rays International League (AAA) P: 919.687.6500 W: durhambulls.com Manager............. Charlie Montoyo Pitching Coach...................Neil Allen Coach......................... Dave Myers Ath. Trainer.................. Joe Benge Midwest League (A) P: 270.901.2121 W: bghotrods.com Manager................Brady Williams Pitching Coach....R.C. Lichtenstein Coach.................... Manny Castillo Ath. Trainer...........Scott Thurston Gulf Coast League (Rookie) P: 727.825.3267 W: MiLB.com Manager......................Joe Alvarez Pitching Coach....Darwin Peguero Coaches...................Dan DeMent, Hector Torres Ath. Trainer........ Chris Tomashoff Montgomery Biscuits Hudson Valley Renegades DSL Rays Southern League (AA) P: 334.323.2255 W: biscuitsbaseball.com Manager.............. Billy Gardner Jr. Pitching Coach.........Bill Moloney Coach...................Ozzie Timmons Ath. Trainer......... Rodger Fleming New York-Penn League (Short-A) P: 845.838.0094 W: hvrenegades.com Manager..............Jared Sandberg Pitching Coach...............Jack Giese Coach......................Reinaldo Ruiz Ath. Trainer.............................TBD Dominican Summer League (Rookie) P: 809.323.4793 W: MiLB.com Manager.....................Julio Zorrilla Pitching Coach.......Jose Gonzalez Coaches............Elvin Del Rosario, Roberto Gil, Rafael Guerrero, Ath. Trainer..........Julio Rodriguez Charlotte Stone Crabs Princeton Rays Florida State League (A) P: 941.206.3501 W: stonecrabsbaseball.com Manager...................Jim Morrison Pitching Coach......Steve Watson Coach......................... Joe Szekely Ath. Trainer..........Andrew Hauser Appalachian League (Rookie) P: 304.487.2000 W: princetonrays.net Manager.................Michael Johns Pitching Coach....Marty DeMerritt Coach............Wuarnner Rincones Ath. Trainer.............Josh DiLoreto 308 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer League (Rookie) P: N/A W: MiLB.com Manager.......... Esteban Gonzalez Pitching Coach....Jorge Moncada Coaches............... Manuel Holder, German Melendez, Gustavo Omaña Ath. Trainer.......... Pablo Pacheco PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS COORDINATORS JIM HOFF MANAGERIAL CAREER RECORD 33-46 35-37 26-45 36-35 65-70 50-18 43-26 44-26 30-40 71-59 56-71 489-473 Non-Roster Invites YEARCLUB 1973 Seattle (SS-A) 1974 Billings (R) 1975 Billings (R) 1976 Billings (R) 1977 Tampa (A) 1978 Billings (R) 1979 Billings (R) 1980 Billings (R) 1981 Billings (R) 1982 Tampa (A) 1983 Tampa (A) Totals 40-MAN ROSTER Records & History Jim, 65, returns for his 10th season overseeing all on-field operations for uniformed 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 development from 1998–2000. He also held the field coordinator position with the Cincinnati Reds from 1984-90. Hoff managed in the Reds organization for 11 seasons. The Tampa resident is a 1963 graduate of University of Detroit High School. He graduated from Xavier University in 1967 and attended the University of Notre Dame Law School. COACHES & STAFF MINOR LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR TENURE: Begins his 44th season in professional baseball. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2002. BILL EVERS MANAGERIAL CAREER broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 309 RECORD 72-67 78-62 75-61 65-68 86-50 66-78 45-25 34-33 71-70 71-68 24-35 81-56 80-64 83-60 81-62 74-70 80-64 73-67 77-67 65-79 1381-1206 Minor League Operations YEARCLUB 1987 Clinton (A) 1988 Clinton (A) 1989 Shreveport (AA) 1990 Shreveport (AA) 1991 Shreveport (AA) 1992 Phoenix (AAA) 1993 Greensboro (A) Albany (AA) 1994 Albany (AA) 1995 Columbus (AAA) 1996 GCL Rays (R) 1997 St. Petersburg (A) 1998 Durham (AAA) 1999 Durham (AAA) 2000 Durham (AAA) 2001 Durham (AAA) 2002 Durham (AAA) 2003 Durham (AAA) 2004 Durham (AAA) 2005 Durham (AAA) Totals Opponents Bill, 57, returns for his second season as minor league field coordinator after previously serving as a professional 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. He is Durham’s all-time leader with 613 victories as manager, and led the Bulls to International League championships in 2002 and 2003 – two of five league titles on his resume (also Florida State League in 1997 and Texas League in 1990 and 1991). On June 19, 1996, he managed the GCL Rays in the first-ever minor league game in Rays history. 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, have a daughter, Kelly, and a son, William, who pitched for three years (2004-06) in the Rays system. Year-BY-Year Summaries MINOR LEAGUE FIELD COORDINATOR TENURE: Begins his 36th season in professional baseball. He joined the Rays organization on October 16, 1995. MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS COORDINATORS DICK BOSMAN PITCHING COORDINATOR TENURE: This is his 40th year in professional baseball, 24th as a coach or coordinator. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2001. Dick, 67, returns for his 11th year with the Rays, fifth 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 (1972Major League Totals W 82 L ERA 85 3.67 G 306 GS 229 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 four daughters: Michelle, Nadine, Elizabeth and Amanda, and reside in Tarpon Springs, Fla. CG SHO SV IP H 29 10 2 1591.0 1594 R 736 ER 648 BB 412 SO 757 DEWEY ROBINSON PITCHING COORDINATOR TENURE: This is his 31st year in professional baseball, 25th as a coach or coordinator. He joined the Rays on October 20, 2009. Dewey, 55, returns for his second year with the Rays after 13 seasons with the Houston Astros organization. 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 evaluaMajor League Totals W 2 L ERA 2 4.05 G 30 GS 0 tion 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 coordinator. The 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. CG SHO SV 0 0 0 IP 53.1 H 42 R 27 ER 24 BB 28 SO 35 STEVE LIVESEY HITTING COORDINATOR TENURE: This is his 21st season in professional baseball, 19th as a coach, manager or coordinator. He joined the Rays on May 1, 1996. Steve, 42, returns for his sixth season as the minor league hitting coordinator and his 16th 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 inaugural 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. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2004 Charleston (A) 2005 Visalia (A) Totals 310 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE RECORD 76-63 55-85 131-148 MATT QUATR ARO HITTING COORDINATOR TENURE: Begins his 16th season in professional baseball, ninth in a coaching capacity. He joined the Rays on June 22, 2004. MANAGERIAL CAREER RECORD 31-43 34-42 67-69 64-74 196-228 OUTFIELD & BASERUNNING COORDINATOR TENURE: This is his 33rd year in professional baseball, 17th as a coach, manager or coordinator. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2003. G 353 YEARCLUB 2000 Lakeland (A) 2006 SW Michigan (A) Totals AB 614 R 95 H 159 2B 30 3B 4 HR RBI 14 83 RECORD 52-88 62-77 114-165 BB 41 SO 74 SB 20 Minor League Operations AVG .259 MANAGERIAL CAREER Opponents Major League Totals in professional baseball. He started at every position except pitcher and catcher during a nine-year major league career that spanned four organizations: 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. Year-BY-Year Summaries William Henry “Skeeter” Barnes, 54, returns for his ninth season in the Rays organization and his fifth at this position. He coached the Rays Double-A affiliate in 2003-04 and Class-A Southwest Michigan in 2005, and managed 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 Records & History SKEETER BARNES Non-Roster Invites YEARCLUB 2006 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 2007 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 2008 Columbus (A) 2009 Bowling Green (A) Totals 40-MAN ROSTER to hit for the cycle on July 6, 1997 with Class-A Charleston. Quatraro 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. COACHES & STAFF Matt, 37, starts his second season as hitting coordinator after four seasons of managing, including two with Class-A affiliates Bowling Green (2009) and Columbus (2008). He spent 2006-07 as the skipper 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 2003. Matt played seven minor league seasons, batting .286 with 202 RBI in 415 games. He became the first Rays player RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS COORDINATORS RAYS DID YOU KNOW? TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 311 broadcast Information 2011 June Draft The annual First-Year Player Draft is set for June 6-8. The Rays hold 10 picks before the second round begins, and have 12 of the first 89 overall. Their first selection is scheduled to be the 24th pick overall. See pages 393-395 for Rays all-time top 10 draft picks. MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS COORDINATORS JAMIE NELSON CATCHING COORDINATOR TENURE: Begins his 28th season in professional baseball, 16th as a manager or coach. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2000. Jamie, 51, begins his 12th season in the Rays organization and his fourth as catching coordinator. He spent the previous five seasons managing Rookie-level Princeton and stands as the P-Rays all-time leader in managerial wins with 141. He also coached at Princeton in 2000 and at Class-A Charleston in 2001-02. Jamie managed in the independent leagues from 1994-98. He appeared in 40 games in the majors with the Seattle Mariners in 1983 and played 12 years in the minors with seven organizations: the Mets (1978-80), Mariners (1981-83), Brewers (1984-85), Royals (1987), AVG .219 Major League Totals G 40 Yankees (1988), Angels (1989) and Twins (1990). Jamie hosted a sports talk show in Mobile, Ala., in 1994-95 and co-hosted another in Tri-City, Wash., in 1997-98. He and his wife, Lee Ann, live in Springdale, Ark. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2003 Princeton (R) 2004 Princeton (R) 2005 Princeton (R) 2006 Princeton (R) 2007 Princeton (R) Totals AB 96 R 9 H 21 2B 3 3B 0 HR RBI 1 5 RAYS DID YOU KNOW? WINTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM The Rays held the organization’s second annual Winter Development Program for selected minor league players, Monday, January 10 through Thursday, January 13 at Tropicana Field. Twenty-five players attended and they participated in workouts each day, received media training, visited MacDill Air Force Base and the Pinellas Park Boys and Girls Club and attended sessions with major league staff. 2011 Class C Nevin Ashley C Luke Bailey RH Nick Barnese SS Tim Beckham RH Matt Bush RH Alex Cobb RH Alex Colome RH Joe Cruz C Jake DePew RH Dane De La Rosa SS Derek Dietrich OF Todd Glaesmann RH Brandon Gomes LH Kevin James 1B Jeff Malm LH Matt Moore OF Ty Morrison C Justin O’Conner RH Wilking Rodriguez OF Cody Rogers OF Josh Sale RH Albert Suarez RH Jake Thompson LH Alex Torres OF Drew Vettleson 312 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE RECORD 23-41 23-44 34-31 28-36 33-35 141-187 BB 13 SO 12 SB 4 LEE SL AGLE Medical Training Coordinator REHABILITATION COORDINATOR 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. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR 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 (2) and Eli (1). TIM McKECHNEY MINOR LEAGUE EQUIPMENT MANAGER TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 313 broadcast Information 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). The Northeast High School graduate resides in North Port, Fla., with his wife, Brooke, their son, Jayce (2), newborn daughter Shae and two dogs. Minor League Operations Tim begins his 16th year with the Tampa Bay organization, ninth as minor league equipment manager. He oversees the Charlotte Sports Park complex year-round, maintains the clubhouse for minor league spring training, assists during major league spring training and orders all equipment for the Rays Opponents Trung enters his sixth season as the Rays minor league strength and conditioning coordinator. T.C. previously worked in the Chicago White Sox organization for 11 seasons. Year-BY-Year Summaries TRUNG CAO Records & History Joel enters his eighth season with the Rays and his third 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 Non-Roster Invites JOEL SMITH 40-MAN ROSTER year each. He began his career as an athletic trainer in the Montreal Expos organization from 1991-95. He worked in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Saguaros in 2004 and 2010. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and an associate member of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers’ Society. A graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery, Lee resides in Montgomery with his wife, Heather, and two sons, Caleb (11) and Clay (8). COACHES & STAFF Lee moves into a new role as minor league medical coordinator after spending the previous two seasons as the athletic trainer with Double-A Montgomery. Prior to joining the Rays, spent three years in the Rangers organization as the athletic trainer for Triple-A Oklahoma (2006-08). He previously served as the athletic trainer for Wilmington (Red Sox), Portland (Red Sox) and Kinston (Indians) for one RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS COORDINATORS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS 2011 MINOR LEAGUE SCHEDULES DURHAM APRIL 7-10 @Gwinnett 11-13 @Charlotte 14-15 NORFOLK 16-18 GWINNETT 19-22 CHARLOTTE 23-25 @Norfolk 26-29 @Louisville 30 @Indianapolis MAY 1-3 @Indianapolis 5-8 SYRACUSE 9-12 INDIANAPOLIS 13-16 @Syracuse 17-20 LOUISVILLE 21-24 @Columbus 26-29 @Toledo 30-31 COLUMBUS JUNE 1-2 COLUMBUS 3-6 PAWTUCKET 7-10 @Lehigh Valley 11-14 NORFOLK 16-19 @Gwinnett 20-23 BUFFALO 24-27 SCRANTON 28-30 @Charlotte JULY 2-3 GWINNETT 5 @Gwinnett 6-8 NORFOLK 9-10 @Norfolk 12-13 All-Star Break 14-17 @Pawtucket 18-21 @Rochester 22-25 TOLEDO 26-29 GWINNETT 30-31 CHARLOTTE AUGUST 2-3 @Charlotte 4-7 LEHIGH VALLEY 8-11 ROCHESTER 12-15 @Buffalo 16-19 @Scranton 20-21 @Norfolk 23-24 NORFOLK 25-28 CHARLOTTE 29-30 GWINNETT 31 @Charlotte SEPTEMBER 1 @Charlotte 2-5 @Norfolk MONTGOMERY APRIL 7-11 BIRMINGHAM 13-17 @Tennessee 18-22 JACKSON 23-27 @Mississippi 28-30 JACKSONVILLE MAY JACKSONVILLE 1-2 3-7 @Carolina 9-13 CHATTANOOGA 14-18 @Birmingham 19-23 @Huntsville 25-29 JACKSONVILLE 30-31 @Jackson JUNE 1-3 @Jackson 4-8 MISSISSIPPI 9-13 JACKSONVILLE 15-19 @Mobile 20-22 All-Star Break 23-27 JACKSON 28-30 @Mobile JULY 1-3 @Mobile 4-7 TENNESSEE 8-11 @Jacksonville 13-18 HUNTSVILLE 20-23 @Jackson 26-30 TENNESSEE 31 @Jacksonville AUGUST 1-4 @Jacksonville 5-9 MOBILE 11-15 @Carolina 16-20 @Birmingham 21-25 MISSISSIPPI 26-30 CAROLINA SEPTEMBER 1-5 @Chattanooga APRIL 7 8 9 11-13 14-16 17-19 20-22 23 25-26 27-29 30 MAY 1-2 3-5 6 7 8 10-13 14-17 18-21 22-25 26-29 31 JUNE 1-3 4 5-6 8-9 10 11-13 14 15 16 17-19 20-21 22 23-25 26 27-28 29-30 CHARLOTTE JULY BRADENTON 1 @Jupiter @Bradenton 2-3 @Fort Myers BRADENTON 4-7 JUPITER @Palm Beach 8-11 @Daytona @St. Lucie 13-16 CLEARWATER PALM BEACH 17-20 @Lakeland ST. LUCIE 21-24 DUNEDIN @Fort Myers 25-28 BREVARD CO. @Fort Myers 29-31 @Tampa AUGUST JUPITER FORT MYERS 1 @Tampa 3-5 PALM BEACH 6 @St. Lucie FORT MYERS @Jupiter 7-8 ST. LUCIE BRADENTON 9-11 @Palm Beach @Bradenton 12-13 @St. Lucie BRADENTON 14 ST. LUCIE @Brevard Co. 16 @Bradenton LAKELAND 17 BRADENTON @Clearwater 18 @Bradenton @Dunedin 19-21 FORT MYERS TAMPA 23-25 @Jupiter DAYTONA 26-27 FORT MYERS 28-29 @Fort Myers 30-31 JUPITER DAYTONA SEPTEMBER @Bradenton BRADENTON 1-2 @Bradenton ST. LUCIE 3 BRADENTON @St. Lucie 4 @Bradenton @Palm Beach BRADENTON @Bradenton BRADENTON All-Star Break @St. Lucie ST. LUCIE PALM BEACH FORT MYERS @Fort Myers @Jupiter 314 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 2011 MINOR LEAGUE SCHEDULES Records & History Year-BY-Year Summaries Opponents Minor League Operations broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 315 GCL RAYS JUNE 20 RED SOX 21 @Red Sox 22 TWINS 23 @Twins 24 @Orioles 25 ORIOLES 27 @Red Sox 28 RED SOX 29 @Twins 30 TWINS JULY 1 ORIOLES 2 @Orioles 4 @Twins 5 TWINS 6 RED SOX 7 @Red Sox 8 @Orioles 9 ORIOLES 11 TWINS 12 ORIOLES 13 RED SOX 14 @Red Sox 15 @Twins 16 @Orioles 18 RED SOX 19 @Red Sox 20 TWINS 21 @Twins 22 @Orioles 23 ORIOLES 25 @Red Sox 26 RED SOX 27 @Twins 28 TWINS 29 ORIOLES 30 @Orioles AUGUST 1 TWINS 2 @Twins 3 RED SOX 4 @Red Sox 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 RED SOX 23 @Twins 24 @Red Sox 25 RED SOX 26 ORIOLES 27 @Orioles Non-Roster Invites PRINCETON JUNE 21-23 BURLINGTON 24-26 @Pulaski 27-29 @Danville 30 BLUEFIELD JULY 1-3 BLUEFIELD 4-7 @Burlington 8-10 @Kingsport 12-14 BURLINGTON 15-17 @Johnson City 18-20 JOHNSON CITY 21-23 ELIZABETHTON 24-26 @Bluefield 27-29 PULASKI 30-31 @Greeneville AUGUST 1 @Greeneville 3-5 DANVILLE 6-8 GREENEVILLE 9-11 @Bluefield 12-14 KINGSPORT 16-18 @Danville 19-21 @Bristol 22-24 PULASKI 25-27 BRISTOL 28-30 @Elizabethton 40-MAN ROSTER MONTGOMERY JUNE 17-19 @Aberdeen 20 STATEN ISLAND 21 @Staten Island 22 STATEN ISLAND 23-24 BROOKLYN 25 @Brooklyn 26-27 @Staten Island 28 STATEN ISLAND 29 @Brooklyn 30 BROOKLYN JULY 1 BROOKLYN 2-3 ABERDEEN 4-5 @Aberdeen 6-8 TRI-CITY 9-11 @Lowell 13-15 @Jamestown 16-18 CONNECTICUT 19-20 STATEN ISLAND 21-22 @Staten Island 23-25 MAHONING VAL. 27-29 @Auburn 30-31 @Williamsport AUGUST 1 @Williamsport 2-4 BATAVIA 5-6 ABERDEEN 7-8 @Aberdeen 9-11 LOWELL 12-14 @Tri-City 15-16 All-Star Break 17-19 STATE COLLEGE 20-22 @Vermont 23-25 VERMONT 26 @Brooklyn 27 BROOKLYN 28-29 @Brooklyn 30-31 @Connecticut SEPTEMBER 1 @Connecticut 2-4 ABERDEEN COACHES & STAFF BOWLING GREEN APRIL 11-14 FORT WAYNE 15-17 LAKE COUNTY 16-20 @Dayton 21-23 @Lake County 25-27 SOUTH BEND 28-30 GREAT LAKES MAY 1-3 DAYTON 4-6 @Lake County 7-9 @Great Lakes 10-12 @Fort Wayne 13-15 SOUTH BEND 17-19 WEST MICHIGAN 20-23 @Lansing 24-26 @West Michigan 27-30 LANSING 31 WISCONSIN JUNE 1-2 WISCONSIN 3-5 BELOIT 7-9 @Kane County 10-12 @Clinton 14-16 WEST MICHIGAN 17-19 @South Bend 20-23 All-Star Break 24-26 DAYTON 27-29 @Great Lakes 30 @Dayton JULY 1-2 @Dayton 3-5 GREAT LAKES 6-8 LAKE COUNTY 9-11 @West Michigan 13-15 @Cedar Rapids 16-18 @Quad Cities 20-22 BURLINGTON 23-25 PEORIA 27-29 @Lake County 30-31 DAYTON AUGUST 1 DAYTON 2-5 FORT WANYE 6-9 @South Bend 10-12 @Fort Wayne 13-15 SOUTH BEND 17-19 LANSING 20-23 @Great Lakes 24-26 @Lansing 27-30 GREAT LAKES 31 DAYTON SEPTEMBER 1-2 DAYTON RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS DURHAM BULLS DURHAM BULLS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE TRIPLE-A 2010: 88-55 (First Place) Stadium (YEAR Opened): Durham Bulls Athletic Park (1995) Address: 409 Blackwell Street, Durham, NC 22701 Affiliate Year: 14th President-CEO: Jim Goodmon General Manager: Mike Birling P.R. Contact: Matt DeMargel (919.687.6516) Phone: 919.687.6500 Website: durhambulls.com Press Box Phone: 919.687.0681 2010 SE ASON REVIEW After establishing a new Triple-A record with 88 wins, the Bulls reached their second straight Governor’s Cup Finals where they fell in four games to the Columbus Clippers (Indians). Durham also claimed many of the league’s top honors, including Player of the Year (Dan Johnson), Pitcher of the Year (Jeremy Hellickson) and Manager of the Year (Charlie Montoyo). CHARLIE MONTOYO MANAGER TENURE: This is his 25th season in professional baseball, 15th as a minor league manager. He joined the Rays on October 31, 1996. Charlie, 46, begins his fifth season as Durham’s manager and his 15th in the Rays organization…has led Durham to the International League finals in each of his four years as manager…led the Bulls to the International League championship series for the second straight season after winning the 2009 Triple-A championship…in 2009, was named the Baseball America Minor League Manager of the Year and received the Mike Coolbaugh Award, which is presented to “an individual 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 title and was selected as the Rays inaugural Player Development Man of the Year…steered Short-A Hudson Valley to the division title in 1998…took Class-A Bakersfield to the playoffs in 2001… played 10 years as an infielder with the Brewers, Expos and Phillies organizations, and spent 27 Major League Totals AVG .400 G 4 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 (8) and Alexander (3). MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 1997 Princeton (R) 1998 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 1999 Charleston (A) 2000 Charleston (A) 2001 Bakersfield (A) 2002 Bakersfield (A) 2003 Orlando (AA) 2004 Montgomery (AA) 2005 Montgomery (AA) 2006 Montgomery (AA) 2007 Durham (AAA) 2008 Durham (AAA) 2009 Durham (AAA) 2010 Durham (AAA) Totals AB 5 R 1 H 2 2B 1 3B 0 HR RBI 0 3 BB 0 RECORD 39-30 50-26 65-77 73-66 64-76 69-72 65-72 57-83 67-70 77-62 80-63 74-70 83-61 88-55 951-883 SO 0 RAYS DID YOU KNOW? THE LEGEND OF DURHAM Legend has it that the “bullpen” originated from the area of shaded grass beyond the outfield 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. 316 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE SB 0 NEIL ALLEN Pitching Coach TENURE: This is his 31st season in professional baseball, 16th as a minor league coach. He joined the Rays organization on November 29, 2006. L ERA 70 3.88 G 434 GS 59 CG SHO SV 7 6 75 IP 988.1 H 985 R 464 ER 426 BB 417 SO 611 Coach TENURE: Begins his 31st year in professional baseball including four major league seasons. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2009. with a degree in physical education…resides in Gig Harbor, Wash., with his wife, Christine son D.J., and daughter, Chelsea. MANAGERIAL CAREER JOE BENGE Minor League Operations RECORD 28-38 32-21 37-39 43-33 76-61 87-49 62-80 69-73 76-67 77-67 69-70 76-67 732-645 Opponents YEARCLUB 1989 Tempe (R) 1990 Tempe (R) 1991 Bellingham (SS-A) 1992 Bellingham (SS-A) 1993 Riverside (A) 1994 Riverside (A) 1995 Port City (AA) 1996 Tacoma (AAA) 1997 Tacoma (AAA) 1998 Tacoma (AAA) 1999 Tacoma (AAA) 2000 Tacoma (AAA) Totals Year-BY-Year Summaries Dave, 51, returns to the Bulls for his third season after coaching the previous 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…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 Records & History DAVE MYERS Non-Roster Invites W 58 40-MAN ROSTER Major League Totals 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 and his wife, Lisa, reside in Sarasota, Fla., with their son, Bobby (11). COACHES & STAFF Neil, 53, comes to Durham after one season in Charlotte and three seasons (2007-09) in Montgomery…his staff in Charlotte amassed 1,189 strikeouts, a Florida State League record…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 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC Trainer major league training staff in 1999…is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association… graduated from Loyola College with a BS in Biology in 1999 and received his masters degree in kinesiology from Fresno Pacific University in 2010…resides in Bradenton, Fla., with his wife, Samantha, and their newborn daughter, Isla. TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 317 broadcast Information Joe, 33, joins the Rays organization as the Durham trainer after spending his first 10 years with the Orioles organization…made stops at Bowie (2007-10), Delmarva (2004-06), Aberdeen (2002-03) and Bluefield (2001)…prior to joining the Orioles, served as the athletic training intern for the Class-A Lowell Spinners in the Red Sox organization in 2000…interned with the Orioles MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MONTGOMERY BISCUITS MONTGOMERY BISCUITS SOUTHERN LEAGUE DOUBLE-A 2010: 72-66 (Third Place) Stadium (YEAR Opened): Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium (2004) Address: 200 Coosa Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 Affiliate Year: 8th Principal Owners: Tom Dickson and Sherrie Myers General Manager: Marla Terranova Vickers P.R. Contact: Joe Davis ([email protected]) Phone: 334.323.2255 Website: biscuitsbaseball.com Press Box Phone: 334.323.2255 2010 SE ASON REVIEW Montgomery finished third in its division this season but the Biscuits won their most games since 2007 when they went 81-59. The club’s rotation was anchored by lefty Alex Torres, who led the Southern league with 150 strikeouts—three shy of Andy Sonnanstine’s Biscuits record (153 in 2006). Torres finished with 11 wins in 27 starts and was a member of the World Team in the XM Futures Game. BILLY GARDNER JR. Manager TENURE: This is his 22nd season in professional baseball, 17th as a minor league manager. He joined the Rays on November 29, 2006. Billy, 44, enters his fifth season as Biscuits manager… 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 seasons 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 honored 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, 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. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 1995 Butte (R) 1996 Lowell (SS-A) 1997 Michigan (A) 1998 Michigan (A) 1999 Augusta (A) 2000 Trenton (AA) 2001 Trenton (AA) 2002 Sarasota (A) 2003 Wilmington (A) 2004 Wilmington (A) 2005 High Desert (A) 2006 Dayton (A) 2007 Montgomery (AA) 2008 Montgomery (AA) 2009 Montgomery (AA) 2010 Montgomery (AA) Totals RECORD 19-51 33-41 70-67 79-61 69-70 67-75 67-75 62-74 80-60 77-62 75-65 67-73 81-59 69-70 65-74 72-66 1052-1043 RAYS DID YOU KNOW? ALL ABOARD Live trains can be seen at every home game at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, just beyond the left field wall. Six of the park’s 20 luxury suites are located along the right field line within the historical train depot, featuring original brick-work and beams that have been incorporated into the ballpark. 318 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BILL MOLONEY Pitching Coach TENURE: This is his 32nd season in professional baseball, 27th in a coaching capacity. He joined the Rays on November 29, 2006. 40-MAN ROSTER Non-Roster Invites 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 batting practice pitcher after his playing career ended…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. COACHES & STAFF Bill, 55, enters his fifth season as pitching coach in the Rays organization and his second in Montgomery…was the pitching coach for Class-A Columbus for two years (2007-08) and served in that same role for Charlotte in 2009…he 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 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MONTGOMERY BISCUITS OZZIE TIMMONS AVG .235 G 186 AB 405 R 62 H 95 2B 20 3B 1 HR RBI 20 60 BB 33 SO 82 SB 4 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 319 broadcast Information in 2004…also served as the head trainer for the Arizona Fall League champion Phoenix Desert Dogs in 2005 and in the Venezuelan Winter League in 2006-07…other experience includes CBA basketball, independent league baseball, high school football, and three-plus years at Sports Care Rehabilitation in Toledo, Ohio… graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree in interdisciplinary studies/athletic training and is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Minor League Operations RODGER FLEMING ATHLETIC Trainer Rodger moves to Montgomery after serving as Durham’s trainer for the previous two seasons… joined the Rays organization as the Vero Beach trainer in 2008…spent the previous seven years as a trainer in the Diamondbacks organization, making stops at South Bend (2007), Tennessee (2005-06), El Paso (2003-04), Lancaster (2002) and Missoula (2001)…was named Texas League Trainer of the Year and Minor League Trainer of the Year Opponents Major League Totals 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 children: Marnika, Keyon and Ozzie Jr. Year-BY-Year Summaries Ozzie, 40, will serve his third year on the Biscuits staff in his fifth season as a coach…in his first three years of coaching, he advanced from Short-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 career 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 Records & History Coach TENURE: This is his 21st season in professional baseball, fifth in a coaching capacity. He joined the Rays on November 29, 2006. MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE HIGH-A 2010: 80-59 (First Place) Stadium (YEAR Opened): Charlotte Sports Park (1987); renovated and re-opened in 2009 Address: 2300 El Jobean Road, Building A, Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Affiliate Year: 3rd Principal Owner: Ripken Baseball Phone: 941.206.3501 General Manager: Joe Hart Press Box Phone: 941.235.5082 P.R. Contact: Grant McAuley ([email protected]) Website: stonecrabsbaseball.com 2010 SE ASON REVIEW For the second straight season, Charlotte fell to Tampa (Yankees) in the Florida State League championship series. Their 80 wins were an FSL-high as they grabbed their second South Division title. Lefthander Matt Moore led all of the minor leagues with 208 strikeouts as Stone Crabs pitching set a new league record with 1,189 total strikeouts, breaking the previous record of 1,132 set by Tampa in 2001. JIM MORRISON Manager TENURE: This is his 27th season in professional baseball, seventh as a minor league manager. He joined the Rays on November 29, 2006. Jim, 58, begins his third season as manager at Charlotte in his fifth year with the Rays…led the Stone Crabs to the Florida State League finals in each of the club’s first two seasons…named by Baseball America as the Best Manager 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…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 assignment 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 beAVG G AB .260 1089 3375 Major League Totals fore retiring in 1988…hit a career-high 23 homers as Pittsburgh’s third baseman in 1986… was selected by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 1974 June Draft…reached the postseason 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 and Sarah, and reside in Bradenton, Fla. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2005 GCL Phillies (R) 2006 GCL Phillies (R) 2007 Columbus (A) 2008 Vero Beach (A) 2009 Charlotte (A) 2010 Charlotte (A) Totals R 371 H 876 2B 170 3B 16 HR 112 RBI 435 RECORD 24-27 18-31 82-53 54-81 71-66 80-59 329-317 BB 213 SO 521 RAYS DID YOU KNOW? ALL IN THE FAMILY The Stone Crabs are one of three minor league baseball teams owned and operated by Ripken Baseball. The company founded by Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. also owns the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets (Giants) and the Class-A Aberdeen Ironbirds (Orioles). 320 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE SB 50 STEVE WATSON Pitching Coach TENURE: This is his 32nd season in professional baseball, 27th in a coaching capacity. He joined the Rays on December 14, 2010. MANAGERIAL CAREER RECORD 30-24 Coach 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. RECORD 38-30 39-37 26-49 37-37 72-67 75-65 59-79 24-38 375-440 the Threshers to earn his bachelor’s degree in athletic training…interned with the Arizona Diamondbacks after his junior year at KU…the Stillwell, Kan., native played baseball in high school but one week after graduating his playing days were cut short by a car accident, which sparked his interest in athletic training…resides in Farmington, N.M., and enjoys snowboarding, working out and reading. TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 321 broadcast Information Andrew, 26, begins his third season in the Rays organization, first in Charlotte after serving as the trainer for Hudson Valley and Princeton the previous two years…served as the strength and conditioning coach and assistant athletic trainer for Class-A Clearwater (Phillies) in 2008…the University of Kansas graduate completed his final semester while working for Minor League Operations ANDREW HAUSER ATHLETIC Trainer Opponents YEARCLUB 2000 Charleston WV (R) 2001 Burlington (A) 2002 Burlington (A) 2003 Burlington (A) 2005 SW Michigan (A) 2006 Visalia (A) 2007 Vero Beach (A) 2008 Princeton (R) Totals Year-BY-Year Summaries MANAGERIAL CAREER Records & History TENURE: This is his 27th season in professional baseball, 16th in a coaching capacity. He joined the Rays on November 1, 2004. Non-Roster Invites YEARCLUB 2008 GCL Marlins JOE SZEKELY Joe, 49, returns to Charlotte for his seventh season with the Rays…this is his third season with Charlotte…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 40-MAN ROSTER Cincinnati organization 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 (22), Chandler (18) and Alexandra (15). COACHES & STAFF Steve (Doc), 50, joins the Stone Crabs for his first season with the Rays…he previously spent three seasons in the Florida 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 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS MIDWEST LEAGUE CLASS-A 2010: 61-78 (Sixth Place) Stadium (year Opened): Bowling Green Ballpark (2009) Address: 300 E. 8th Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42101 Affiliate Year: 3rd Principal Owner: Triple Play LLC; Art Solomon, Principal Owner General Manager: Ryan Gates ([email protected]) P.R. Contact: Tom Gauthier ([email protected]) Phone: 270.901.2121 Press Box Phone: 270.846.2815 Website: bghotrods.com 2010 SE ASON REVIEW In their first season as members of the Midwest League, the Hot Rods finished sixth in the Eastern Division with 61-78 record. Bowling Green stole a minor league-leading 249 bases, the second most in Rays minor league history and most by a minor league club since the 2001 Peoria Chiefs also stole 249. BR ADY WILLIAMS Manager TENURE: This is his 12th season in professional baseball, sixth in a coaching or managing capacity. He joined the Rays on March 5, 2006. Brady, 31, returns to the Hot Rods for a second season, his third year as a manager …took his first managerial assignment at Hudson Valley in 2009…coached at Class-A Vero Beach in 2008 after serving the previous 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 seasons of minor league ball with the Red Sox (1999-2001), Twins (2002) and Rays (2003) before joining 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. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2009 Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Total RAYS DID YOU KNOW? BOWLING GREEN CAVE SHRIMP The Hot Rods won the MiLB.com award for Promotion of the Year in 2009 with “What Could Have Been Night,” where they explored the alternate reality that could have been if “Cave Shrimp” had won the name-the-team contest instead of Hot Rods. The team hosted “What Could Have Been Night 2” in 2010 and gave away 1,000 Cave Shrimp bobble-tail dolls. 322 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE RECORD 38-37 61-78 99-115 R.C. LICHTENSTEIN Pitching Coach TENURE: This is his 17th season in professional baseball, all as a coach or manager. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2005. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS COACHES & STAFF TENURE: Begins his 36th year in professional baseball, 20th as a coach or manager. Records & History Non-Roster Invites MANNY CASTILLO 40-MAN ROSTER 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…resides in Wheeling, Ill., with his wife, Grace, and two children, Zach and Peyton. R.C., 42, remains with the Bowling Green staff in his seventh season with the Rays…spent 2007-08 as the pitching coach for Vero Beach after doing the same for ClassA 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 Coach AVG .242 G 236 AB 719 R 63 H 174 2B 35 3B 4 HR RBI 3 73 BB 29 SO 55 SB 3 SCOTT THURSTON in dietetics and sports exercise science from the University of Northern Colorado…while in college, he worked at the Northern Colorado Sports Medicine Clinic and completed an internship with the Greeley Grays, a summer collegiate league…the Greeley, Colo., resident enjoys snowboarding, four-wheeling and offroading in his Jeep. TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 323 broadcast Information Scott begins his fourth season as a trainer in the Rays organization and second with 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 Minor League Operations ATHLETIC Trainer Opponents Major League Totals from 1998–2001…spent eight years (1989-96) managing or coaching for the minor league affiliate 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. Year-BY-Year Summaries Manny, 56, returns to Bowling Green for a second season, his 14th with the Rays organization…returned to the U.S. in 2009 as a member of Brady Williams’ coaching staff in Hudson Valley, after spending the 2008 season managing the DSL Rays…coached with Class-A Visalia in 2006 after spending three years as a coach at Rookielevel Princeton…in 2002 coached at Double-A Orlando in his first stateside coaching assignment since 1983…managed the DSL Rays MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE SHORT-A 2010: 39-36 (Second Place) Stadium (Year Opened): Dutchess Stadium (1994) Address: P.O. Box 661, Fishkill, NY 12524 Affiliate Year: 16th Principal Owner/Chairman of the Board: Marvin S. Goldklang General Manager: Eben Yager Phone: 845.838.0094 P.R. Contact: Rick Kubitschek ([email protected]) Website: hvrenegades.com Press Box Phone: 845.838.1748 2010 SE ASON Hudson Valley finished with a 39-36 record, good for second in the McNamara Division of the New York-Penn League after two straight third place finishes. JARED SANDBERG Manager TENURE: Begins his 16th year in professional baseball, fourth in a coaching or managing capacity. He joined the Rays as a coach on December 11, 2007. Jared, 33, returns to Hudson Valley for a second season as manager in just his fourth year of coaching professionally…made his managerial debut in Princeton in 2009… his first coaching job came in 2008 with Hudson Valley…retired after 2007 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 Major League Totals AVG .221 G 196 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. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB RECORD 2009 Princeton (Rookie) 36-31 2010 Hudson Valley (Short-A) 39-36 Totals 75-67 AB 630 R 83 H 139 2B 38 3B 2 HR RBI 25 92 BB 65 RAYS DID YOU KNOW? MASCOTS FOR THE MASSES The 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 winter home in Boca. Four mascots for a Class-A team with only 38 home games. 324 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE SO 236 SB 4 JACK GIESE Pitching Coach TENURE: Enters his second year in professional baseball. He joined the Rays on November 23, 2009. TENURE: Enters his 15th year in professional baseball, seventh as a coach. (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) before joining the coaching ranks… he and his wife, Lorena, reside in Punto Fijo, Venez. BASEBALL AMERICA 2010 MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM KC KC CLE KC SEA LAD LAA PHI SF TB TB ATL KC TB KC 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 325 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. * Member of Cubs when team was announced broadcast Information Wil Myers Eric Hosmer Jason Kipnis Mike Moustakas Nick Franklin Jerry Sands Mike Trout Domonic Brown Brandon Belt Jeremy Hellickson (R) Matt Moore (L) Julio Teheran (R) John Lamb (L) *Chris Archer (R) Tim Collins (L) Minor League Operations C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH SP SP SP SP SP RP Opponents Baseball America names its Minor League All-Star Team at the conclusion of each season, honoring some of the top talent in all of minor league baseball. The Rays have three of the five starting pitchers named to the 2010 squad in Jeremy Hellickson, Matt Moore and Chris Archer. Year-BY-Year Summaries RAYS DID YOU KNOW? Records & History Reinaldo, 31, returns to Hudson Valley for a second season after spending 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 Non-Roster Invites REINALDO RUIZ Coach 40-MAN ROSTER leading them to the postseason all three years, including a 2005 Texas Collegiate League Championship…served as an associate scout with the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds…has worked individually with several major league pitchers in the past…Jack and his wife, September, reside in Big Spring and have two daughters: Shea (13) and Ellis (4). COACHES & STAFF Jack, 43, begins his second season as the pitching coach for Hudson Valley… spent the previous two seasons as pitching coach and associate head coach at Howard College, which went 63-1 in 2009, in Big Spring, Texas…managed the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League from 2004-06, RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS PRINCETON RAYS PRINCETON RAYS APPALACHIAN LEAGUE ROOKIE 2010: 33-35 (Fourth Place) Stadium (YEAR Opened): Hunnicutt Field (1988) Address: P.O. Box 5646, Old Bluefield Road, Princeton, WV 24740 Affiliate Year: 15th Principal Owner: Tampa Bay Rays Ltd. General Manager: Jim Holland P.R. Contact: Jim Holland Phone: 304.487.2000 Press Box Phone: 304.487.2000 Website: princetonrays.net 2010 SE ASON Princeton concluded its season in fourth place with a 33-35 record, while finishing just 5.5 games back of first-place Pulaski (Mariners). Rays pitchers posted the top two ERAs in the Appalachian League in lefthanders Enny Romero (1.95) and Braulio Lara (2.18). MICHAEL JOHNS Manager TENURE: Begins his sixth year in professional baseball, fourth in a coaching or managing capacity. He joined the Rays on December 11, 2007. Michael, 36, returns to Hudson Valley in his second season as manager and fourth season coaching at the professional level…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 former 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 twotime Conference USA, all-conference shortstop for the Green Wave…resides in Orange Park, Fla. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2010Princeton RAYS DID YOU KNOW? RECORD BREAKERS During the 2009 season the P-Rays pitching staff, coached by Marty DeMerritt, broke franchise records in ERA, runs allowed and walks allowed. 326 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE RECORD 33-35 MART Y D e MERRITT Pitching Coach TENURE: Enters his 35th season in professional baseball, 27th as a manager or coach. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2001. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS PRINCETON RAYS COACHES & STAFF TENURE: Begins his 22nd year in professional baseball, 16th as a coach, instructor or scout. Records & History Non-Roster Invites WUARNNER RINCONES 40-MAN ROSTER tional 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 organization 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. Marty, 58, begins his 11th season with the Rays organization, fifth with Princeton…he has previously worked with the Rays staffs at Class-A Bakersfield (200103), Charleston (2004) and Visalia (2005-06)… his staffs led the Rays system in strikeouts in each of his first six seasons as pitching coach, including 2002, when Blaze pitchers led all of minor league baseball with 1,281 strikeouts… has served four years as a major league pitching coach for the Giants (1987, 1989, 1991) and Cubs (1999), guiding his Giants staff to the Na- Coach vious 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, reaching as high as Class-A South Bend of the Midwest League in 1995…he and wife Brenda have two children, Wuarnner Jr. and Bryant. ATHLETIC Trainer Eastern Kentucky where he worked with the football and basketball teams as a student athletic trainer from 2006-09…member of the National Athletic Training Association…board certified in athletic training…resides in Lexington, Ky. TV RATINGS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH According to data compiled by Sports Business Daily, the Rays had the fifth-best local television ratings among all major league baseball teams with a 5.9 mark in 2010. That means, on average, 5.9 percent of homes in the Tampa Bay market with televisions tuned into the games on Sun Sports. TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 327 broadcast Information RAYS DID YOU KNOW? Minor League Operations Josh starts his first season with the Rays and first in professional baseball…was a graduate assistant trainer with the Mississippi State University baseball team in 2009-10 while he earned his Master’s degree in Exercise Science…received his Bachelor’s degree from Opponents JOSH D i LORENTO Year-BY-Year Summaries Wuarnner, 37, returns to Princeton in his second season as a coach in the United States…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 pre- MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS GULF COAST LEAGUE RAYS GCL RAYS GULF COAST LEAGUE ROOKIE 2010: 34-26 (First Place) Stadium (YEAR 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: 3rd Phone: 727.825.3267 Website: MiLB.com 2010 SE ASON The GCL Rays took first place in the GCL South Division with a 34-26 record, a 15-win improvement from 2009. The club fell two games to one to the GCL Phillies in the league championship series. JOE ALVAREZ Manager TENURE: Enters his 36th season in professional baseball, 11th as a minor league manager. He joined the Rays on December 11, 2007. Joe, 55, returns for his third season as manager of the GCL Rays in the club’s third year in existence…managed Short-A Hudson Valley in 2008…the Rays are his eighth major league organization…the Cuba native has worked with pro ballclubs in seven different countries: the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Japan and Canada…before joining the Rays he spent two years with the Phillies, coaching Class-A Lakewood (2007) and Batavia (2006)…filled a variety of roles in the Tigers system from 2003-05… ran baseball operations at powerhouse Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami from 2000-02… coached the Expos GCL and FSL teams in 1993…spent seven years (1991-92, ’94-98) coaching, instructing and scouting in the Korean Baseball Association…steered Sarasota (Dodgers) to consecutive championships in 1986-87… moved to Class-A Vero Beach in 1989 and captured a third title in 1990, his final season with the Dodgers…the former minor league infielder played four years before landing his first coaching job in the Orioles chain in 1978…was drafted in the third round by the Yankees in 1974 and later played in the Astros (1976) and Orioles (1977) organizations…resides in Tarpon Springs, Fla., with his wife, Jacki…has two children, Bobby and Elizabeth. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 1984 GCL Dodgers (R) 1985 GCL Dodgers (R) 1986 GCL Dodgers (R) 1987 GCL Dodgers (R) 1988 GCL Dodgers (R) 1989 Vero Beach (A) 1990 Vero Beach (A) 2008 Hudson Valley (SS-A) 2009 GCL Rays (R) 2010 GCL Rays (R) Totals RECORD 34-29 28-33 33-28 43-20 43-20 70-66 79-56 40-35 19-36 34-26 389-323 DARWIN PEGUERO Pitching Coach TENURE: Enters his 16th season in professional baseball, sixth in a coaching capacity. He joined the Rays on March 4, 2005. Darwin, 32, begins his sixth year of coaching, all with the Rays, and his third season with GCL and in the United States…served as pitching coach the previous three years for the DSL Rays…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…originally from Hato Mayor, D.R., Darwin has three daughters: Desire Lee, Healy and Lauren. 328 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE DAN D e MENT Coach TENURE: This is his 11th season in professional baseball, third as a coach. He joined the Rays organization on November 1, 2008. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS GULF COAST LEAGUE RAYS COACHES & STAFF TENURE: Begins his 43rd year in professional baseball, 33rd as a coach or manager, including nine seasons as a player. Records & History Non-Roster Invites HECTOR TORRES 40-MAN ROSTER and played his final season in 2007…played for Princeton in his first year, 2000, earning Appalachian League midseason All-Star honors 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 young daughters: McNally (6) and Fallon (3). Dan, 32, returns to the GCL Rays staff this season… returned to the Rays organization in 2009 with Princeton to begin his coaching career after taking 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 Coach YEARCLUB 1985 Florence (A) 1986 Florence (A) 1993 GCL Blue Jays (R) Totals G AB R 622 1738 148 H 375 2B 46 3B 7 HR RBI 18 115 RECORD 82-55 56-76 22-38 160-169 BB 104 SO 229 SB 7 CHRIS TOMASHOFF ATHLETIC Trainer 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 329 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. letic training coordinator…in 2004 he was selected as the California League Trainer of the Year while at Class-A Bakersfield…his resume as a trainer also includes stops at Southwest Michigan, Hudson Valley, Princeton and Butte. Chris received his sports medicine training at the University of Washington…he has sung the National Anthem at both spring training and regular season Rays games the past six years. broadcast Information Chris moves to the GCL Rays after spending the previous two seasons as Charlotte’s trainer…begins his 16th season with the Rays organization and 19th year in professional baseball…named the Florida State League Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2010…spent the 2006-08 seasons as the Rays assistant ath- Minor League Operations AVG .216 MANAGERIAL CAREER Opponents Major League Totals ants) 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. Year-BY-Year Summaries Hector, 65, is in his second season on the GCL Rays staff after moving from Class-A Bowling Green…begins his seventh 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 (Gi- MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE RAYS DSL RAYS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE ROOKIE 2010: 42-30 (Second Place) Stadium: Campos las Palmas Address: Carretera a Guerra KM 23, Santo Domingo, D.R. Affiliate Year: 5th Principal Owner: Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd. Director, D.R. Operations: Eddy Toledo ([email protected]) Phone: 809.543.4793 Website: MiLB.com 2010 SE ASON The DSL Rays finished with their best record in four seasons as a Rays affiliate at 42-30. It was also the team’s first winning season as they finished in second place, 1 game back of the DSL Mets for the Boca Chica North division title. ARTURO DE FREITES Field Coordinator TENURE: Begins his 34th year of professional baseball, 24rd as coach, manager or coordinator. Arturo, 57, returns for his second season with the Rays as the DSL Rays field coordinator…was the hitting coach for the Astros Dominican academy from 2005-08…managed the GCL Expos in 2004 in his only managerial experience…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 AVG .208 Major League Totals G 32 in 939 games and hit 101 home runs in his 10year 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. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2004 GCL Expos 2010 DSL Rays Totals AB 53 R 3 H 11 2B 3 3B 0 HR RBI 1 6 RECORD 22-38 42-30 64-68 BB 1 SO 20 SB 0 JULIO ZORRILL A Manager TENURE: Begins his fifth year as a coach with the Rays. He joined the Rays on October 4, 2006. Julio, 39, will serve as manager of the DSL Rays for the third straight year…2009 was the first managing job of his career…served as the infield coach for the DSL Rays in 200708…former second baseman played six years in the Mets organization (1993-98)…signed on July 12, 1992 by Mets scout Eddy Toledo, currently the Rays director of Dominican Republic operations…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. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Totals 330 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE RECORD 30-37 42-30 72-67 JOSE GONZ ALEZ PITCHING COACH TENURE: Enters his 10th year of professional baseball, seventh as a coach. He joined the Rays organization on January 14, 2010. farm system from 2000-02, advancing to ShortA Lowell in 2002…in three seasons, posted a 2-1 record with a 3.44 ERA in 19 games. Coach TENURE: Begins his fifth year as a coach with the Rays. He joined the Rays in October 2006. Mariners organization from 1998-99…resides in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R., with his two children, Junnerbys and Derek. ROBERTO GIL Non-Roster Invites Elvin, 31, enters his fifth year as a coach with the DSL Rays…played in the Seattle 40-MAN ROSTER ELVIN DEL ROSARIO COACHES & STAFF Gonzalez, 30, joins the DSL Rays after serving as the pitching coach for the DSL Red Sox for the past six seasons…pitched in the Red Sox RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE RAYS Coach 2008…originally signed with the Rays in January 2004…spent one season at Rookie-level Princeton and the following two years at ShortA Hudson Valley…appeared in 36 games and fanned 62 in 54 innings over three seasons. R AFAEL GUERRERO Coach Year-BY-Year Summaries Roberto, 26, begins his third season 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 Records & History TENURE: Begins his eighth season in professional baseball, third as a coach. TENURE: Begins his ninth season in professional baseball, third as a coach. JULIO RODRIGUEZ ATHLETIC Trainer Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League since 2007…lives in Santo Domingo with his wife, Deyris, and his daughter, Ashley. TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 331 broadcast Information Julio, 39, enters his fourth season as the trainer for the DSL Rays…has served as the head trainer for the Minor League Operations dent 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 (12), Elvira (8) and Rachel (1). Opponents Rafael, 36, will serve as the DSL Rays hitting coach for the first time after spending the last two seasons as the outfield instructor…played professional baseball in the New York Mets system from 1992-96…played one season in the indepen- MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE RAYS VSL RAYS VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE ROOKIE 2010: 37-33 (Third Place) Stadium (YEAR Opened): Pirelli Factory (2007) Address: Carretera Nacional Guácara, Planta Pirelli, Guácara, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela Affiliate Year: 5th Principal Owner: Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Ltd. Director, Venezuelan Operations: Ronnie Blanco ([email protected]) Phone: N/A Website: MiLB.com 2010 SE ASON After winning the league championship in 2009, the VSL Rays finished in third place with a 37-33 record, 7.5 games back of second. ALEJANDRO FREIRE Field Coordinator TENURE: Begins his 20th year in professional baseball, first as a coach. Freire, 36, begins his first season in the Rays organization as Field Coordinator for the VSL Rays…played 13 seasons in the minor leagues in the Astros, Tigers, Giants and Orioles organizations before making his major league debut with Baltimore in 2005…originally signed in 1991 by then-Astros scout Andres Reiner, now the Rays special assistant to baseball operations…also played in the Venezuelan Winter League for 14 years… prior to joining the Rays, worked for ESPN as a broadcaster in Venezuela…resides in Maracaibo, Venezuela, with his wife, Cristina, and their three children: Andres, Daniel and Alejandro. ESTEBAN GONZ ALEZ MANAGER TENURE: Begins his eighth year in professional baseball, fifth as a coach. Gonzalez, 27, returns for his second year as manager and fifth season with the VSL Rays…spent the previous three seasons as a coach with the VSL Rays…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 Rookielevel Greeneville in 2005. MANAGERIAL CAREER YEARCLUB 2010 VSL Rays RECORD 37-33 JORGE MONCADA Pitching Coach TENURE: Enters his 11th year in professional baseball, seventh as a coach. Moncada, 26, will spend his fifth year as the pitching coach for the VSL Rays… joined the Rays as an instructor 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, now the Rays special assistant to baseball operations…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. 332 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE GERMAN MELENDEZ COACH TENURE: Begins his 11th year in professional baseball, first as a coach. went 18-11 with a 3.97 ERA as a pitcher and finished at Double-A Corpus Christi…resides in Mariara, Venezuela. Coach TENURE: Begins his sixth year in professional baseball, second as a coach. 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, Venezuela, with his wife, Yrny Guilarta. ATHLETIC Trainer TENURE: Begins his fifth year in professional baseball, first as a coach. nization…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 undergraduate degree in physical therapy from Arturo Michelena University…lives with his wife, Veronica Bencomo, in Valencia, Venezuela. Year-BY-Year Summaries Pablo, 32, will be the head trainer for the VSL Rays for the third 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 orga- Records & History PABLO PACHECO Non-Roster Invites Gustavo, 25, will serve as the hitting coach and catching instructor for the VSL Rays…served as the catching instructor for the Tiburones BBC in the Venezuelan Winter League this past winter, his first coaching experience…played four years, 40-MAN ROSTER GUSTAVO OMAÑA COACHES & STAFF Melendez, 30, joins the VSL Rays in his first experience as a coach…played in the Astros farm system…started his career at catcher before converting to pitcher for his final six years… RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS VENEZUELAN SUMMER LEAGUE RAYS Opponents Minor League Operations broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 333 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE SINGLE SEASON LEADERS BATTING LEADERS HOME RUNS 2006 Kevin Witt 1998 Scott McClain 2010 Dan Johnson 2007 Ryan Royster 2002 Jonny Gomes 2005 Earl Snyder 2000 Ozzie Timmons 1999 Luke Wilcox 2004 Midre Cummings 5 tied 36 34 30 30 30 29 29 29 27 26 BATTING AVG (Min. 316 PA) 2002 Jason Pridie .368 2003 Matt Diaz .354 2010 Stephen Vogt .345 1999 Steve Cox .341 2001 Toby Hall .335 2003 Joey Gathright .334 2000 Toby Hall .333 2004 Matt Diaz .332 2002 Rocco Baldelli .331 2 tied .329 HITS 1999 2005 2005 2001 2003 2000 2006 2004 2006 2005 Steve Cox Delmon Young Joey Gomes Matt Diaz Matt Diaz Carl Crawford Fernando Perez Matt Diaz Reid Brignac B.J. Upton 182 176 172 172 170 170 168 167 167 165 RBI 1999 2004 1998 1999 1999 2006 2004 2006 2006 2005 RUNS 2006 1999 1999 2004 2002 2006 2000 2000 2005 2005 Fernando Perez Steve Cox Scott McClain Jason Pridie Jonny Gomes Reid Brignac Ozzie Timmons Carl Crawford B.J. Upton Francisco Leandro 123 107 106 103 102 100 100 99 98 97 Stolen BASES 1997 Alex Sanchez 92 2003 Joey Gathright 69 2010 Ty Morrison 58 2005 Fernando Perez 57 2000 Carl Crawford 55 2000 Alex Sanchez 54 2009 Desmond Jennings52 2001 Irwin Centeno 48 1999 Alex Sanchez 48 3 tied 46 STRIKEOUTS 2010 Matt Moore 208 2005 Andy Sonnanstine178 2009 Matt Moore 176 2007 Jake McGee 175 2000 Neal Frendling 174 2006 Jake McGee 171 2007 Wade Davis 169 2006 Wade Davis 165 2001 Seth McClung 165 2001 Mark Malaska 165 Innings Pitched 1997 Pablo Ortega 188.2 2006 Andy Sonnanstine185.2 2001 Jim Magrane 182.0 1998 Dan Wheeler 181.0 2005 Andy Sonnanstine180.2 2001 Mark Malaska 174.2 2002 Jason Standridge 173.0 2000 Jim Magrane 173.0 2006 Jim Magrane 172.1 2002 Matt White 172.1 Steve Cox Delmon Young Scott McClain Scott McClain Ozzie Timmons Chris Nowak Wes Bankston Reid Brignac Kevin Witt Delmon Young 127 115 109 104 104 103 101 99 99 99 PITCHING LEADERS WINS 2007 2007 2006 2010 2009 2005 2004 2003 Heath Rollins 17 Chris Mason 15 Andy Sonnanstine 15 Richard De Los Santos14 Jeremy Hall 14 Andy Sonnanstine 14 Chris Seddon 14 Scott Autrey 14 6 tied 13 ERA (Min. 130 IP) 2003 Chad Gaudin 1.81 1999 Jason Standridge 2.02 2009 Darin Downs 2.23 2002 Chad Gaudin 2.26 2002 Todd Belitz 2.42 2002 Luis De Los Santos2.42 2007 Wade Davis 2.50 2007 Heath Rollins 2.54 2007 Chris Mason 2.57 2004 Jason Hammel 2.64 SAVES 2002 Evan Rust 2003 Lee Gardner 1997 John Daniels 2003 Josh Parker 1999 Eddy Reyes 2008 Neal Frontz 2000 Billy Taylor 1999 Eddie Gaillard 2010 Zach Quate 2006 Greg Dupas 31 30 29 28 27 26 26 26 25 25 334 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE Current Rays in Bold BASEBALL AMERICA AWARDS RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS TOP 30 R AYS PROSPECTS (ENTERING 2011) 21. Todd Glaesmann, OF 22. Derek Dietrich, SS 23. Ryan Brett, 2B 24. Scott Shuman, RHP 25. Wilking Rodriguez, RHP 26. Kevin Kiermaier, OF 27. Hector Guevara, 2B 28. Leslie Anderson, 1B/OF 29. Kyle Lobstein, LHP 30. Stephen Vogt, C INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (AAA) Best Change-up............................Jeremy Hellickson Best Pitching Prospect................Jeremy Hellickson Best Base Runner.......................Desmond Jennings Best Defensive Outfielder.........Desmond Jennings Most Exciting Player...................Desmond Jennings FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE (A) Best Pitching Prospect...........................Matt Moore Best Breaking Pitch.................................Matt Moore Best Reliever.............................................Zach Quate Best Defensive 1B.......................... Michael Sheridan Best Manager Prospect........................Jim Morrison Non-Roster Invites BEST TOOLS, LE AGUE (2010) 40-MAN ROSTER 11. Enny Romero, LHP 12. Nick Barnese, RHP 13. Ty Morrison, OF 14. Braulio Lara, LHP 15. Tim Beckham, SS 16. Alex Cobb, RHP 17. Luke Bailey, C 18. Yoel Araujo, OF 19. Joe Cruz, RHP 20. Zach Quate, RHP COACHES & STAFF 1. Jeremy Hellickson, RHP 2. Matt Moore, LHP 3. Desmond Jennings, OF 4. Jake McGee, LHP 5. Josh Sale, OF 6. Alex Torres, LHP 7. Alex Colome, RHP 8. Justin O’Connor, C 9. Drew Vettleson, OF 10. Jake Thompson, RHP Records & History SOUTHERN LEAGUE (AA) Best Change-up........................................Alex Torres Best Manager Prospect.................. Billy Gardner, Jr. BEST TOOLS, ORGANIZ ATION (ENTERING 2011) Best Change-up............................Jeremy Hellickson Best Control...................................Jeremy Hellickson Best Defensive Catcher........................Nevin Ashley Best Defensive Infielder.................. Shawn O’Malley Best Infield Arm.................................... Tim Beckham Best Defensive Outfielder.........Desmond Jennings Best Outfield Arm............................Todd Glaesmann Year-BY-Year Summaries Best Hitter for Average......................Drew Vettleson Best Power Hitter........................................ Josh Sale Best Strike-Zone Discipline......Desmond Jennings Best Base Runner.......................Desmond Jennings Best Athlete..................................Desmond Jennings Best Fastball..............................................Matt Moore Best Curveball..........................................Matt Moore Best Slider..................................................Alex Torres Opponents ORGANIZATION NO-HITTERS (COMPLETE GAMES) Jason Standridge } June 28, 1999 with Charleston (7.0 IP) Doug Waechter } August 10, 2000 with Hudson Valley (9.0 IP) Gerardo Garcia } May 22, 2002 with Orlando (9.0 IP) Minor League Operations RAYS DID YOU KNOW? Chad Gaudin } July 15, 2003 with Orlando (7.0 IP) (Perfect Game) Wade Davis } May 4, 2007 with Vero Beach (7.0 IP) Matt Garza } July 26, 2010 with Tampa Bay (9.0 IP) TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 335 broadcast Information Wade Davis } August 31, 2006 with Southwest Michigan (7.0 IP) MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE YEARLY RESULTS 2010 SEASON CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Rays GCL Rays DSL Rays VSL Rays LEAGUE International Southern Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian Gulf Coast Dominican Summer Venezuelan Summer CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R R R R RECORD 88-55 72-66 80-59 61-78 39-36 33-35 34-26 42-30 37-33 FINISH 1st 3rd 1st 6th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd PLAYOFFS 4-5 3-4 2-2 9-11 (.450) 2009 SEASON CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Charlotte Stone Crabs Bowling Green Hot Rods Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Rays GCL Rays DSL Rays VSL Rays LEAGUE International Southern Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian Gulf Coast Dominican Summer Venezuelan Summer CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Vero Beach Devil Rays Columbus Catfish Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays DSL Devil Rays VSL Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian Dominican Summer Venezuelan Summer CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Vero Beach Devil Rays Columbus Catfish Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern California Midwest New York-Penn Appalachian CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R R R R RECORD FINISH 83-61 1st 65-74 5th 71-66 2nd 64-74 8th 38-37 3rd 36-31 2nd 19-36 5th 30-37 7th 41-28 2nd 376-379 (.498) PLAYOFFS 6-2* RECORD FINISH 74-70 First 69-70 Third 54-81 Fifth 67-69 Sixth 40-35 Third 24-38 Fourth 29-41 T-Ninth 29-36 Sixth 386-440 (.467) PLAYOFFS 4-4 4-4 (.500) RECORD FINISH 80-63 First 81-59 First 59-79 Fifth 82-53 Third 34-42 T-Third 33-35 Third 369-331 (.527) PLAYOFFS 5-3 6-3* 5-0* 16-6 (.727) RECORD FINISH 64-78 Second 77-61 Second 75-65 Second 62-77 Sixth 31-43 Fourth 28-36 Sixth 369-331 (.527) PLAYOFFS 6-1* 7-6 13-7 (.650) 4-4 2-1* 12-7 (.632) 2008 SEASON CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R R R 2007 SEASON CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R 2006 SEASON CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R *League Championship 336 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE MINOR LEAGUE YEARLY RESULTS RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS 2005 SEASON CLUB Durham Bulls Orlando Rays Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern California Midwest New York-Penn Appalachian CLUB Durham Bulls Orlando Rays Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern California Midwest New York-Penn Appalachian CLUB Durham Bulls Orlando Rays St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R PLAYOFFS 2-3 – – 0-2 – – 2-5 (.286) RECORD FINISH 73-67 First 65-72 Fifth 70-70 Fourth 77-62 Third 37-37 Third 23-41 Fifth 345-349 (.497) PLAYOFFS 6-1* – – – – – 6-1 (.857) RECORD FINISH 80-64 First 58-79 Fifth 69-72 Third 60-76 Sixth 26-49 Sixth 19-49 Fifth 312-389 (.445) PLAYOFFS 6-0* – – – – – 6-0 (1.000) RECORD FINISH 74-70 Second 59-81 Fifth 71-69 Third 64-76 Fifth 39-37 Fourth 28-39 Fifth 336-372 (.473) PLAYOFFS – – 3-3 – – – 3-3 (.500) RECORD FINISH 81-62 First 65-71 Fourth 58-80 Fourth 73-66 Third 23-52 Seventh 34-34 Second 334-365 (.478) PLAYOFFS 2-3 – – – – – 2-3 (.400) 2003 SEASON CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R 2002 SEASON CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R Opponents LEAGUE International Southern California Midwest New York-Penn Appalachian RECORD FINISH 77-67 Second 57-83 Fifth 57-76 Fourth 76-63 Second 39-33 Third 23-44 Fifth 329-366 (.473) 2004 SEASON Year-BY-Year Summaries CLUB Durham Bulls Orlando Rays Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays PLAYOFFS – – – 0-2 – – 0-2 (.000) Records & History LEAGUE International Southern California South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian RECORD FINISH 65-79 Second 67-70 Fourth 55-85 Fifth 72-67 Third 31-43 Fifth 34-31 Second 324-375 (.464) Non-Roster Invites CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Bakersfield Blaze Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R 40-MAN ROSTER LEAGUE International Southern California Midwest New York-Penn Appalachian COACHES & STAFF CLUB Durham Bulls Montgomery Biscuits Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays 2001 SEASON CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 337 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. *League Championship broadcast Information 2000 SEASON Minor League Operations CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE YEARLY RESULTS 1999 SEASON CLUB Durham Bulls Orlando Rays St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays LEAGUE International Southern Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian CLUB Durham Bulls St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays GCL Devil Rays LEAGUE International Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian Gulf Coast CLUB St. Petersburg Devil Rays Charleston RiverDogs Hudson Valley Renegades Princeton Devil Rays GCL Devil Rays LEAGUE Florida State South Atlantic New York-Penn Appalachian Gulf Coast CLUB Hudson Valley Renegades Butte Copper Kings GCL Devil Rays LEAGUE New York-Penn Pioneer Gulf Coast CLASS AAA AA A A SS-A R RECORD FINISH 80-64 First 70-68 Second 74-63 Third 65-77 Fifth 42-34 Second 25-45 Fourth 356-361 (.504) PLAYOFFS 4-3 6-2* – – 5-1* – 15-6 (.714) RECORD FINISH 80-64 First 64-75 Eighth 67-74 Fifth 50-26 First 38-30 First 36-24 First 335-293 (.533) PLAYOFFS 2-3 – – 0-2 0-2 1-2 3-9 (.250) RECORD FINISH 81-56 Second 60-82 Sixth 35-40 Fourth 39-30 Second 25-35 Third 240-243 (.497) PLAYOFFS 5-2* – – – – 5-2 (.857) RECORD FINISH 32-44 Fourth 37-35 First 24-35 Fourth 93-114 (.449) PLAYOFFS – 1-2 – 1-2 (.333) 1998 SEASON CLASS AAA A A SS-A R R 1997 SEASON CLASS A A SS-A R R 1996 SEASON CLASS SS-A R R *League Championship RAYS DID YOU KNOW? MAJOR LEAGUE WAIVER RULES There are four types of waiver requests: major league waivers, special waivers, outright waivers and unconditional release waivers. } Major league waivers are necessary for any player assignment between major league clubs made from Aug 1 until the day after the close of the regular season. Waivers are not needed for major league assignments during the rest of the year. The trading deadline before which waivers are not needed is July 31. } Special waivers are irrevocable. They are required for a major league club to outright a player to a minor league club from Sep 1 until the 30th day of the following season. } Outright waivers are irrevocable. They are required for a major league club to outright a player to a minor league club from the 31st day of the regular season until Aug 31. } Unconditional release waivers can be secured at any point during the year. 338 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS COACHES & STAFF Mayobanex Acosta | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/205 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 AVG G .234 38 .268 43 .255 55 .237 32 .271 51 .256 219 AB 124 168 188 118 188 786 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 12 29 10 0 1 11 2 0 2 8 45 14 2 2 33 0 2 0 16 48 9 1 2 20 0 3 0 10 28 4 1 0 14 2 1 0 29 51 12 0 7 27 0 0 0 75 201 49 4 12 105 4 6 2 BB-I 12-0 10-1 18-1 7-0 18-0 65-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 33 2 2 1 .339 .312 5 25 1 3 6 .411 .306 3 34 8 5 4 .346 .316 1 20 1 1 3 .288 .278 2 30 0 2 9 .447 .335 4 142 12 13 23 .374 .312 15 Non-Roster Invites CLUB Princeton Princeton Hudson Valley Bowling Green Hudson Valley Minor League Totals 40-MAN ROSTER 2009 Threw out 17 of 46 attempted base stealers (40 percent)…was named the No. 25 prospect in the Rays organization following the season by Baseball America. 2008 Caught 47.9 percent (23 of 48) of runners attempting to steal. YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS RONALD ACOSTA | INF AVG G .216 11 .264 45 .241 61 .247 117 AB 37 129 203 369 R 3 19 27 49 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 34 9 0 1 13 1 0 6 49 5 0 3 23 2 0 7 91 15 0 4 38 3 0 13 BB-I 0-0 11-0 21-0 32-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 9 0 0 0 .243 .216 5 17 4 2 3 .357 .349 10 31 11 1 6 .310 .333 20 31 11 1 6 .320 .329 35 ISMAEL AGUERO | INF YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays AVG .300 G 26 AB 70 R 10 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 21 4 0 0 7 2 0 4 BB-I 5-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 12 3 0 4 .357 .380 E 8 FRANKLIN ALCALA | OF YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .086 .162 .143 G 12 35 47 AB 35 105 140 R 3 14 17 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 17 5 0 2 14 0 1 2 20 5 0 4 20 0 1 2 BB-I 3-0 17-0 20-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 19 0 0 1 .257 .158 35 1 0 2 .267 .288 54 1 0 3 .267 .258 B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/205 Born: 4/5/94 in La Victoria, VEN Resides: La Victoria, VEN Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 9, 2010 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 339 broadcast Information GIANFRANCO ALDAZORO | C E 3 4 7 Minor League Operations B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/200 Born: 3/9/91 in Carupano, VEN Resides: Capital, VEN Signing Scout: Juan Castillo/Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 2, 2009 Opponents B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/186 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 Year-BY-Year Summaries YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals Records & History B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/168 Born: 3/16/91 in Porlamar, VEN Resides: Pampatar, VEN Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 18, 2008 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS WILMER ALMONTE | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/160 Born: 8/19/89 in Cotuy, DR Resides: Cotuy, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, 2006 2010 Finished with the 7th-lowest ERA among Rays minor leaguers (2.77). 2009 Named the GCL Rays MVP after finishing 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA…finished 4th in the GCL in innings pitched during his first season in the U.S. YEAR CLUB 2007 DSL Rays 2008 DSL Rays 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Hudson Valley Minor League Totals W 0 0 3 4 7 L 1 3 2 3 9 ERA G GS CG 4.91 3 2 0 6.38 8 8 0 3.32 12 7 0 2.77 15 14 0 3.47 38 31 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 7.1 18.1 62.1 78.0 166.0 H R ER HR HB 6 4 4 1 2 33 24 13 1 3 62 24 23 4 5 67 32 24 4 1 168 84 64 10 11 BB-I 2-0 1-0 8-0 15-0 26-0 SO WP BK 9 1 0 8 0 0 37 1 0 73 0 1 127 2 1 YOMELBIN ALMONTE | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/202 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 JOSE ALONZO | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/170 Born: 9/10/93 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2010 YEAR 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 2 L 1 ERA 1.17 G GS CG 16 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 23.0 H 19 R ER HR HB 5 3 0 3 BB-I SO WP BK 18-0 16 4 0 FREDDY ALVAREZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/191 Born: 2/24/93 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 28, 2010 CHRIS ANDUJAR | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/160 Born: 8/24/87 in Berkeley, CA Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 25, 2006 2009 Finished 4th in the South Atlantic League with a 2.70 ERA…was a midseason All-Star. 2008 Led the Renegades pitching staff with 15 starts. YEAR CLUB 2006 Princeton 2007 Princeton 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W L 3 5 0 4 3 4 10 4 9 6 25 23 ERA G GS CG 5.66 12 11 0 6.56 12 11 0 5.65 15 15 0 2.70 31 17 0 4.11 25 18 0 4.42 95 72 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 47.2 46.2 65.1 120.0 103.0 382.2 H 52 64 81 99 105 401 R 32 41 48 44 59 224 ER HR HB 30 2 6 34 0 5 41 2 7 36 7 2 47 2 12 188 13 32 BB-I 25-0 22-0 31-0 42-0 39-0 159-0 SO WP BK 37 4 0 27 6 0 57 5 1 79 8 1 55 7 0 255 30 2 ISMEL ANTUNEZ | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 5-7/166 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 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .237 .269 .258 G 41 28 89 AB 93 171 264 R 18 36 54 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 22 3 0 0 2 3 0 3 46 7 1 1 36 2 0 6 68 10 1 1 15 5 0 9 340 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I 22-1 29-0 51-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 36 8 6 0 .269 .398 45 26 10 0 .339 .393 81 34 16 0 .314 .395 E 5 4 9 JESUS ARAIZA | C B/T:R/R HT/WT: 6-0/180 Born: 6/19/93 in Hermosillo, MEX Resides: Hermosillo, MEX Signing Scout: Carlos Alfonso Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 8, 2010 AVG .230 G 50 AB 152 R 26 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 35 10 3 0 20 2 4 2 BB-I 36-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG 46 4 1 0 .336 OBP .376 E 3 COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS YOEL ARAUJO | OF 40-MAN ROSTER B/T:R/R HT/WT: 6-0/190 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 Non-Roster Invites OSCAR ARMENTA | LHP B/T: R/L HT/WT: 5-11/170 Born: 10/15/93 in Mazatlan, MEX Resides: Mazatlan, MEX Signing Scout: Eddie Diaz Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 7, 2010 JUNIOR ASTACIO | RHP Records & History B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/207 Born: 10/30/89 in Hato Mayor, DR Resides: Hato Mayor, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 16, 2010 LUCAS (LUKE) BAILEY | C YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays AVG .182 G 42 AB 137 R 18 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 25 8 0 5 14 0 1 6 BB-I 17-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 47 0 0 1 .350 .298 Rays ORGANIZATION League CHAMPIONS 2009 Durham Bulls VSL Rays International League (AAA) Venezuelan Summer League (R) 2007 Columbus Catfish Montgomery Biscuits South Atlantic League (A) Southern League (AA) Montgomery Biscuits Southern League (AA) Durham Bulls International League (AAA) 2002 Durham Bulls International League (AAA) 1999 Orlando Rays Hudson Valley Renegades Southern League (AA) New York-Penn League (SS-A) 1997 St. Pete Devil Rays Florida State League (A) TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 341 broadcast Information 2006 2003 Minor League Operations RAYS DID YOU KNOW? E 6 Opponents PERSONAL } Underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in spring of 2009…signed a letter of intent to play for Auburn before signing with the Rays…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…hit 32 HR in his high school career…was a 2008 AFLAC All-American…played for USA Baseball’s 16U Youth National Team in 2007. Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-5/190 Born: 1/10/83 in Brooklyn, NY Resides: Columbus, GA Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the fourth round of the 2009 June Draft MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS NICK BARNESE | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/170 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…ranked by Baseball America as No. 12 prospect in the Rays system after the season. 2009 } Finished 5th in the organization in ERA…missed first two months of the year with shoulder tendonitis…ranked by BA 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 11.45 SO/9 IP, good for 5th in the minor leagues…yielded only one home run…after the season, was named the No. 7 prospect in the Rays org. by BA. 2007 } Was ranked the No. 6 prospect in the Appalachian League by BA. PERSONAL } Committed to Cal State-Fullerton before signing with the Rays. YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W 2 5 6 8 21 L 2 3 5 4 14 ERA G GS CG 3.22 9 8 0 2.45 13 13 0 2.53 15 15 0 3.02 21 20 1 2.80 58 56 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 36.1 66.0 74.2 122.1 299.1 H 30 52 56 114 252 R ER HR HB 19 13 1 5 26 18 1 1 30 21 3 9 46 41 5 18 121 93 10 33 BB-I 4-0 24-1 25-0 26-0 79-1 SO WP BK 37 4 1 84 4 0 62 3 0 100 6 0 283 17 1 ANDREW BELLATTI | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/170 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 PERSONAL } Turned down a baseball scholarship at Cal State-Fullerton to sign with the Rays. YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals W 1 2 3 L 0 5 5 ERA G GS CG 3.38 12 3 0 4.04 13 13 0 3.83 25 16 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 29.1 64.2 94.0 H R ER HR HB 30 12 11 1 3 56 35 29 4 1 86 47 40 5 4 BB-I 7-1 16-0 23-1 SO WP BK 29 2 0 63 1 1 92 3 1 JOSE BELLORIN | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/184 Born: 12/14/90 in El Tigre, VEN Resides: El Tigre, VEN Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 30, 2010 YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Mets 2009 VSL Mets 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .262 50 .287 33 .242 43 .264 126 AB 172 129 124 425 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 19 45 6 2 0 18 1 1 5 21 37 8 2 3 23 1 0 3 16 30 4 1 2 17 4 0 3 56 112 18 5 5 58 6 1 11 BB-I 18-1 8-0 15-1 41-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 44 4 6 5 .320 .347 21 25 9 2 1 .450 .343 6 20 5 4 3 .339 .338 15 89 18 12 9 .365 .343 42 OMAR BENCOMO | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/168 Born: 2/10/89 in Valencia, VEN Resides: Valencia, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on January 29, 2007 2008 } Led his VSL club in innings pitched…averaged 18.3 SO/BB (55/3). 2007 } Named Pitcher of the Year for the VSL Rays. YEAR CLUB 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 Princeton 2010 Hudson Valley Minor League Totals W 2 1 2 1 6 L 3 6 1 3 13 ERA G GS CG 2.89 12 8 0 4.45 15 8 0 3.47 9 9 0 4.60 15 3 0 3.92 51 28 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 46.2 60.2 36.1 47.0 190.2 342 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 53 68 37 42 200 R ER HR HB 24 15 2 6 36 30 4 7 20 14 5 1 29 24 4 3 109 83 15 17 BB-I 6-0 3-0 5-0 7-0 21-0 SO WP BK 31 1 0 55 5 0 29 1 0 41 1 0 156 8 0 JUSTIN (J.R.) BETTS-ROBINSON | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-11/185 Born: 2/16/88 in Langley, CAN Resides: South Vancouver, CAN Signing Scout: Brian Hickman Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 28, 2010 CLUB Princeton Hudson Valley Minor League Totals W 0 1 1 L 0 1 1 ERA 0.00 1.38 1.15 G GS CG 2 0 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 2.2 13.0 15.2 H 5 13 18 R ER HR HB 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 1-0 2 0 0 4-0 19 0 0 5-0 21 0 0 40-MAN ROSTER TANNER BIAGINI | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/217 Born: 8/6/88 in Greenville, NC Resides: Charlotte, NC Signing Scout: Lou Wieben Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 12, 2010 AVG .235 G 20 AB 68 R 8 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 16 5 0 0 11 0 2 0 BB-I 7-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 16 0 0 1 .309 .299 E 5 DUSTIN BIELL | OF AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 179 26 39 7 2 0 20 1 2 3 165 16 25 5 2 0 4 2 0 0 15 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 191 34 53 5 3 2 17 6 1 8 364 45 90 14 2 6 32 5 2 5 914 124 213 32 9 8 76 14 5 16 BB-I SO 13-0 56 12-0 74 0-0 1 18-0 41 28-0 91 71-0 263 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 7 5 0 .279 .279 8 5 2 1 .206 .209 0 2 0 0 .467 .400 0 12 3 2 .366 .362 2 13 9 4 .346 .308 5 39 19 7 .314 .298 15 TYLER BORTNICK | INF 2010 } Earned the Most Valuable Player award for the Hot Rods…ranked 7th in the Midwest League and tied for 2nd in the Rays organization in stolen bases. 2009 } Finished 4th in the New York-Penn League in stolen bases and 10th in hitting…was named to the league’s All-Star Team…led the Renegades in home runs, doubles, walks and runs while serving as the team’s primary shortstop…also appeared at second base and third base. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Coastal Carolina University, where he hit .363 with 11 HR, 44 RBI, .469 OBP and a .566 SLG as a senior. AVG G .300 65 .303 113 .206 12 .297 190 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 217 37 65 17 4 4 26 6 1 4 406 72 123 32 2 8 45 2 3 11 34 4 7 3 0 1 9 1 1 0 657 113 195 52 6 13 80 9 5 15 BB-I 27-0 63-2 5-0 95-2 SO 38 67 10 115 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 24 8 6 .470 .386 12 39 14 4 .408 .303 14 2 0 2 .382 .300 1 65 22 12 .454 .395 27 Minor League Operations YEAR CLUB 2009 Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals Opponents B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/185 Born: 7/3/87 in Mentor, OH Resides: Myrtle Beach, SC Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the 16th round of the 2009 June Draft Year-BY-Year Summaries YEAR CLUB AVG G 2007 Princeton .218 49 2008 Princeton .152 48 Hudson Valley .400 7 2009 Hudson Valley .277 59 2010 Bowling Green .247 97 Minor League Totals .233 260 Records & History B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-0/175 Born: 3/19/89 in Kirkland, WA Resides: Kenmore, WA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the fifth round of the 2007 June Draft Non-Roster Invites YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays COACHES & STAFF YEAR 2010 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS RYAN BRETT | INF PERSONAL } Played summer ball and worked out with Rays 2010 first-round pick Josh Sale…was named first-team All-American by Louisville Slugger as a junior…committed to Gonzaga University before signing with the Rays. AVG .303 G 27 AB 89 R 8 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 27 5 2 0 9 0 1 1 BB-I 8-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 17 12 3 1 .404 .364 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 343 E 6 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays broadcast Information B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-9/180 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 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS BRIAN BRYLES | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/170 Born: 11/4/89 in Little Rock, AR Resides: North Little Rock, AR Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the 12th round of the 2008 June Draft PERSONAL } North Little Rock High School graduate was the first high schooler drafted out of the state of Arkansas in 2008…was a receiver on the football team and ran track. YEAR CLUB AVG G 2008 Princeton .216 39 2009 Princeton .181 58 2010 Hudson Valley .249 54 Minor League Totals .212 151 AB 148 226 173 547 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 22 32 2 2 0 6 0 0 3 37 41 8 4 1 12 4 3 2 29 43 9 3 0 18 3 2 3 88 116 19 9 1 36 7 5 8 BB-I 13-0 22-1 19-1 54-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 38 8 4 3 .257 .293 57 6 8 4 .265 .257 56 12 5 0 .335 .330 151 26 17 7 .285 .290 E 2 5 0 7 LUIS CABRERA | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/196 Born: 8/14/90 in Maracay, VEN Resides: Maracay, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2010 2010 } Converted to pitcher after spending his first two professional seasons as an outfielder. YEAR 2010 CLUB DSL Rangers VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 ERA 81.00 9.00 14.54 G GS CG 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 0.1 4.0 4.1 H 1 3 4 R ER HR HB 3 3 0 3 4 4 0 0 7 7 0 3 BB-I SO WP BK 1-0 1 3 0 7-0 3 3 0 8-0 4 6 0 ORLANDO CABRERA | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/165 Born: 10/25/89 in Sincelejo, COL Resides: Sincelejo, COL Signing Scout: Carlos Alfonso Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 7, 2007 2009 } Led the VSL squad in innings pitched. 2008 } Converted to the mound after spending 2007 as a catcher. YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 1 4 3 8 L 2 2 2 6 ERA G GS CG 4.41 21 0 0 3.92 15 10 0 2.74 20 0 0 3.66 56 10 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 IP 34.2 59.2 46.0 140.1 H R ER HR HB 40 27 17 2 3 55 34 26 5 4 35 14 14 3 1 130 75 57 10 8 BB-I 25-0 17-0 10-0 52-0 SO WP BK 21 6 0 33 8 2 19 4 1 73 18 3 LEANDRO (JOEL) CAMINERO | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/185 Born: 10/24/89 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, 2007 YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .224 58 .260 50 .251 52 .244 160 AB 214 177 187 578 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 22 48 8 1 1 20 0 2 3 31 46 10 2 0 18 3 6 3 17 47 8 4 0 20 3 1 0 70 141 26 7 1 58 6 9 6 BB-I 15-0 13-1 10-0 38-1 JOSELITO CANO | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-5/190 Born: 9/16/92 in Carolina, DR Resides: San Pedro De Macoris, DRSigning Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on November 30, 2010 344 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 47 5 3 3 .285 .282 4 30 12 1 3 .339 .312 10 41 2 5 2 .337 .388 2 118 19 9 8 .318 .293 16 MIGUEL CANTURIANO | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/185 Born: 4/10/93 in Guerra, DR Resides: Guerra, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 15, 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 0.00 G GS CG 2 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 2.0 H 1 R ER HR HB 0 0 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 2-0 2 0 0 COACHES & STAFF YEAR 2010 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS KEVIN CAZORLA | RHP 40-MAN ROSTER B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/190 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 B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/180 Born: 7/19/90 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: Boca Chica, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on November 25, 2008 W 0 2 2 L 1 2 3 ERA G GS CG 12.60 5 0 0 3.23 20 0 0 4.54 25 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 5.0 30.2 35.2 H R ER HR HB 3 7 7 0 1 27 23 11 1 6 30 30 18 1 7 BB-I SO WP BK 9-0 7 7 0 27-0 23 6 1 36-0 30 13 1 JULIO CEDEÑO | INF 2008 } Starting third baseman led his team with 17 doubles (2nd in VSL)…finished tied for 2nd in the league in homers, one behind teammate Jonathan Quiñonez. 2007 } Named VSL Rays Player of the Year…ranked 2nd on the club in home runs and third in RBI. 2006 } Loaned to the DSL Dodgers on June 8 and returned on September 14. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E .218 43 142 14 31 3 0 0 15 2 1 3 11-0 31 3 2 1 .239 .287 0 .300 51 190 27 57 13 2 5 32 0 0 9 16-3 39 5 1 5 .468 .381 20 .283 70 254 38 72 17 4 8 37 0 2 3 25-3 29 5 2 8 .476 .352 25 .272 54 202 26 55 11 0 5 34 1 3 5 17-0 52 4 2 4 .401 .339 17 .261 104 371 34 97 22 2 3 40 2 4 2 30-0 75 5 3 17 .356 .317 19 .269 322 1159 139 312 66 8 21 158 5 10 22 99-6 226 22 10 35 .394 .336 81 Minor League Operations HENRY CENTENO | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/164 Born: 10/14/93 in Araya, VEN Resides: Cumana, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 14, 2010 Opponents YEAR CLUB 2006 DSL Dodgers 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 Princeton 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/196 Born: 8/25/89 in Tucupita, VEN Resides: Tucupita, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on March 31, 2006 Records & History YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites CARLOS CEDEÑO | RHP broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 345 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS WILLIAM (CODY) CIPRIANO | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/200 Born: 1/7/85 in West Hills, CA Resides: Agoura Hills, CA Signing Scout: Jake Wilson Acquired: Selected in the ninth round of the 2007 June Draft 2009 } Named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team. 2007 } Led the Renegades in runs scored and walks. PERSONAL } Drafted out of UC Irvine, where he led the Anteaters in HR, RBI and slugging pct. his senior year. YEAR 2007 2008 2009 CLUB Hudson Valley Columbus Charlotte Montgomery 2010 Montgomery Minor League Totals AVG G .271 59 .195 42 .297 72 .204 44 .275 71 .257 288 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 214 43 58 8 4 6 29 1 3 5 35-0 63 10 2 3 .430 .381 6 149 24 29 11 2 4 19 1 1 4 24-0 37 7 0 4 .376 .320 5 239 41 71 17 3 5 35 1 3 5 39-1 60 8 6 4 .456 .402 7 147 18 30 6 1 2 13 0 2 1 16-0 35 0 0 2 .299 .283 5 233 36 64 11 3 4 24 1 2 5 32-1 60 4 1 7 .399 .371 6 982 162 252 53 13 21 120 4 11 20 146-2 255 29 9 20 .401 .361 29 GABE COHEN | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/205 Born: 11/7/87 in Los Angeles, CA Resides: Encino, CA Signing Scout: Robbie Moen Acquired: Selected in the 29th round of the 2009 June Draft PERSONAL } Drafted out of UCLA, where he was named a first-team Pac-10 All-Academic honoree his last two seasons. YEAR CLUB AVG 2009 Hudson Valley .206 2010 Bowling Green .293 Minor League Totals .253 G 41 43 84 AB 131 167 288 R 12 19 31 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 27 6 0 3 12 2 1 2 46 14 0 1 18 0 1 1 73 20 0 4 30 2 2 3 BB-I 9-0 8-2 17-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 35 5 3 4 .321 .266 45 3 2 6 .401 .329 80 8 5 10 .365 .300 E 3 1 4 ALEXANDER COLOME | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/184 Born: 12/31/88 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 20, 2007 2010 } Ranked as the No. 9 prospect in the Rays system by Baseball America heading into the 2011 season…had the second-highest SO/9 IP ratio in the Midwest League (9.32)…named to the midseason All-Star Team…participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. 2009 } Led the Rays organization and was 2nd in the New York-Penn League in ERA…named to the league’s All-Star Team after leading the league in strikeouts and tying for the league lead in complete games…named the Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July…entered the 2009 season ranked as the No. 24 prospect in the org. by BA and climbed to No. 8 on the list after the season…was named the No. 2 prospect (and top pitching prospect) in the NYPL by BA. PERSONAL } Is the nephew of former Rays relief pitcher Jesus Colome. YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 CLUB DSL Rays Princeton Hudson Valley Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals W L 1 6 0 5 7 4 6 6 0 0 14 21 ERA G GS CG 2.97 14 11 0 6.80 12 11 0 1.66 15 15 2 3.95 22 22 1 2.25 1 1 0 3.64 64 60 3 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 IP 39.1 46.1 76.0 114.0 4.0 279.2 346 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 30 50 46 98 5 229 R 18 45 22 59 1 145 ER HR HB 13 1 5 35 5 7 14 0 5 50 14 4 1 0 1 113 20 22 BB-I 31-0 26-0 32-0 45-0 0-0 134-0 SO WP BK 50 16 0 52 6 3 94 5 0 118 4 2 8 0 0 322 31 5 ROQUE COLON | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/180 Born: 4/23/88 in Santiago, DR Resides: Mao, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 6, 2010 W 0 1 2 3 L 2 2 1 5 ERA G GS CG 12.66 12 0 0 7.23 16 0 0 0.94 22 0 0 5.29 50 0 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 17 IP 10.2 23.2 28.2 63.0 H R ER HR HB 18 16 15 2 2 27 25 19 5 1 17 5 3 0 3 62 46 37 7 6 BB-I 16-0 17-2 6-0 39-2 SO WP BK 10 2 0 25 4 1 26 1 0 61 7 1 40-MAN ROSTER LEOPOLDO CORREA | INF AVG .161 .251 .232 G 27 59 86 AB 56 203 259 R 10 33 43 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 9 2 1 2 6 1 0 0 16-0 51 13 2 0 19 0 3 5 22-0 60 15 3 2 25 1 3 5 38-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 17 0 0 2 .339 .347 10 29 1 3 6 .335 .335 16 46 1 3 8 .336 .338 26 Records & History JOSEPH CRUZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/190 Born: 7/20/88 in Monterey Park, CA Resides: Baldwin Park, CA Signing Scout: Robbie Moen Acquired: Selected in the 30th round of the 2007 June Draft L 0 3 8 6 17 ERA G GS CG 0.00 3 0 0 3.17 13 13 0 4.04 21 21 0 2.85 25 25 1 3.21 62 59 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 9.0 54.0 98.0 142.0 303.0 H 5 61 110 137 313 R 0 29 54 53 136 ER HR HB 0 0 0 19 5 2 44 5 2 45 6 6 108 16 10 BB-I 3-0 14-0 26-0 39-0 82-0 SO WP BK 13 0 0 62 3 0 99 4 0 131 7 0 305 14 0 BENNETT DAVIS | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-10/185 Born: 2/9/86 in Gretna, LA Resides: Katy, TX Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the 42nd round of the 2009 June Draft YEAR CLUB AVG 2009 Hudson Valley .213 2010 Hudson Valley .000 Bowling Green .244 Minor League Totals .220 G 46 3 40 89 AB 136 10 127 273 R 17 0 23 40 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 29 6 2 0 17 0 3 5 11-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-0 31 4 0 3 16 1 2 5 22-0 60 10 2 3 34 5 1 10 35-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 25 4 2 5 .287 .290 12 0 2 0 0 .000 .167 2 38 7 2 2 .346 .372 5 67 13 4 7 .304 .325 19 Minor League Operations PERSONAL } In his two years at Elon (N.C.) University he hit 36 homers, one shy of the school record. Opponents W 2 1 5 13 21 Year-BY-Year Summaries 2010 } Led the Florida State League with 13 wins…his 2.85 ERA ranked 2nd in the FSL…finished 3rd in the Rays organization in strikeouts (131), 2nd in wins and 8th in ERA…named to the FSL postseason All-Star Team…participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. PERSONAL } Drafted out of East Los Angeles Junior College. YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton 2008 Princeton 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-1/186 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 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2007 DSL Royals 2008 Burlington 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 347 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS RAYNIL DE CASTRO | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/175 Born: 12/11/89 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2007 YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .239 .167 .000 .215 G 22 3 4 29 AB 67 6 6 79 R 6 2 1 9 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 16 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 BB-I 7-0 3-0 1-0 11-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 22 2 2 3 .269 .320 13 1 1 0 1 .167 .444 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 1 26 3 2 4 .241 .326 14 GEISEL DE LA CRUZ | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-0/150 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 YEAR 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 2 L 3 ERA 4.25 G GS CG 17 2 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 29.2 H R ER HR HB 39 25 14 4 4 BB-I SO WP BK 10-0 20 5 0 JAIRO DE LA ROSA | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/170 Born: 9/8/85 in La Victoria, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Rudy Santin Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 27, 2002 2009 } Converted from infielder to pitcher…prior to the conversion, Baseball America rated him as Best Infield Arm in the Rays organization. YEAR 2004 2009 CLUB Princeton Princeton Bowling Green 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 0 4 0 0 4 L 0 3 1 2 6 ERA G GS CG 0.00 0 0 0 3.41 15 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 8.88 16 0 0 6.24 33 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 IP 0.0 29.0 3.1 25.1 57.2 H R ER HR HB 0 0 0 0 0 29 20 11 2 4 6 4 4 0 0 28 28 25 3 7 63 52 40 5 11 BB-I 0-0 7-1 1-1 13-0 21-2 SO WP BK 0 0 0 27 5 0 6 4 0 22 4 1 55 13 1 FRANK DE LOS SANTOS | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-0/165 Born: 11/17/87 in Samana, DR Resides: Los Forrales, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 7, 2006 2010 } Finished 4th in the Florida State League in innings pitched. 2009 } Led the Hot Rods in innings pitched. 2007 } Tied for the Appalachian League lead in games started. YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W L 4 5 4 5 4 10 10 9 22 29 ERA G GS CG 3.64 13 13 0 5.40 11 11 0 3.65 27 27 1 4.33 25 24 1 4.14 76 75 2 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 IP 64.1 56.2 135.2 149.2 406.1 H 64 73 136 181 454 R 30 40 69 90 229 ER HR HB 26 5 4 34 2 5 55 7 9 72 8 6 187 22 24 BB-I 16-0 16-0 45-0 37-0 114-0 SO WP BK 43 6 2 44 2 1 81 14 2 105 6 3 273 28 8 JAKE D e PEW | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/210 Born: 3/1/92 in Granite City, IL Resides: Granite City, IL Signing Scout: Tom Couston Acquired: Selected in the ninth round of the 2010 June Draft 2010 } Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays AVG .273 G 4 AB 11 R 0 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 348 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I 0-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 1 0 0 2 .273 .273 E 0 ALEXANDER DIAZ | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/180 Born: 11/15/91 in Caguas, PR Resides: Caguas, PR Signing Scout: Doug Witt Acquired: Selected in the 17th round of the 2009 June Draft AVG .179 .304 .239 G 42 42 84 AB 145 135 280 R 9 16 25 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 26 5 0 0 8 0 1 0 3-0 41 8 0 11 0 0 2 2 17-0 67 13 2 0 19 0 1 2 20-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 40 2 1 2 .214 .195 39 1 2 2 .393 .390 79 3 3 2 .300 .294 E 2 1 3 40-MAN ROSTER ROBERT DICKMANN | LHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-10/200 Born: 12/25/86 in Woodland Hills, CA Resides: Woodland Hills, CA Signing Scout: Robbie Moen Acquired: Selected in the 36th round of the 2010 June Draft CLUB Hudson Valley W 4 L 2 ERA 2.41 G GS CG 16 2 0 SHO SV 0 1 IP 41.0 H 38 R ER HR HB 15 11 2 0 BB-I SO WP BK 16-2 31 2 0 DEREK DIETRICH | INF 2010 } Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Georgia Tech University…was a semifinalist for the 2010 Golden Spikes Award by USA Baseball…was a third-round pick by the Houston Astros in 2007. AVG .279 G 45 AB 179 R 33 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 50 12 2 3 20 1 1 6 BB-I 11-2 SO SB CS GDP 42 2 2 2 SLG OBP .419 .340 E 7 DESHUN DIXON | OF B/T: R/L HT/WT: 6-0/190 Born: 9/20/91 in Jackson, MS Resides: Jackson, MS Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the 10th round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays AVG .220 G 16 AB 50 R 9 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 11 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 BB-I 3-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 13 4 0 0 .340 .259 E 0 B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-10/180 Born: 6/19/91 in Valencia, VEN Resides: Guigue, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 15, 2008 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .252 .271 .263 G 37 41 78 AB 103 129 232 R 13 13 26 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 26 5 2 1 10 0 0 1 35 8 0 3 20 2 0 0 61 13 2 4 30 2 0 1 BB-I 8-0 13-0 21-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 26 0 1 4 .369 .313 3 20 3 0 7 .403 .338 11 46 3 1 11 .338 .327 14 Minor League Operations WILMER DOMINGUEZ | C Opponents 2010 } Played all three outfield positions, primarily center field, and did not make an error in 16 games. Year-BY-Year Summaries YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley Records & History B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-1/195 Born: 7/18/89 in Parma, OH Resides: Clermont, FL Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the second round of the 2010 June Draft Non-Roster Invites YEAR 2010 COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 349 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS EDWARD DORVILLE | OF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 6-1/185 Born: 11/5/88 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 13, 2007 2009 } Named MVP of the DSL Rays…led the DSL in slugging (.546) and led the team with 9 home runs and 6 triples. 2008 } Led the DSL Rays with 16 steals. YEAR CLUB 2007 DSL Rays 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .200 34 .250 55 .304 56 .197 52 .250 197 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 60 10 12 2 1 0 4 1 0 4 204 40 51 10 2 2 16 4 2 2 204 44 62 11 6 9 37 2 3 5 157 25 31 4 4 2 14 2 3 5 625 119 156 27 13 13 71 9 8 16 BB-I SO 7-0 28 28-0 66 19-1 70 12-0 63 66-1 227 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 5 1 1 .267 .324 4 16 6 1 .348 .343 4 11 4 3 .549 .372 4 7 5 1 .312 .271 1 39 16 6 .397 .333 13 AARON DOTT | LHP B/T: R/L HT/WT: 6-4/215 Born: 5/17/88 in Ripon, WI Resides: Green Lake, WI Signing Scout: Tom Couston Acquired: Selected in the 31st round of the 2009 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2009 Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 1 4 5 L 4 4 8 ERA G GS CG 4.12 13 9 0 4.17 23 9 o 4.15 36 18 0 SHO SV 0 0 o 1 0 1 IP 43.2 77.2 121.1 H R ER HR HB 52 28 20 0 0 86 44 36 4 4 138 72 56 4 4 BB-I 16-0 38-2 54-2 SO WP BK 29 2 0 76 6 0 105 8 0 BB-I 18-0 18-0 20-2 23-0 79-2 SO WP BK 26 4 0 25 0 0 22 2 1 47 4 1 120 10 2 HUGO DUARTE | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/169 Born: 1/7/90 in Higuerote, VEN Resides: Higuerote, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 26, 2007 YEAR CLUB 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 0 3 1 4 8 L 5 2 2 3 12 ERA G GS CG 5.66 19 4 0 6.18 14 2 0 5.56 18 1 0 4.91 16 5 0 5.49 67 12 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 IP 41.1 27.2 22.2 47.2 139.1 H 41 27 26 45 139 R 28 21 19 29 97 ER HR HB 26 3 7 19 1 7 14 3 2 26 10 1 85 17 17 DOUGLAS DURAN | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-10/150 Born: 11/17/92 in Maracay, VEN Resides: Maracay, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, 2010 SHANE DYER | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/185 Born: 3/9/88 in Greeley, CO Resides: Eaton, CO Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Selected in the sixth round of the 2008 June Draft 2010 } Made 7 starts with the Hot Rods before his promotion…named Rays minor league Pitcher of the Month in April after posting a 1.55 ERA in 29 innings…tossed 7 no-hit innings on May 5 before exiting the game. 2008 } Reported to Hudson Valley after signing and led the Renegades in starts. PERSONAL } Drafted out of South Mountain (Ariz.) CC…had signed a letter of intent with Nebraska… previously drafted by Colorado in the 24th round of the 2006 June Draft. YEAR 2008 2009 2010 CLUB Hudson Valley Bowling Green Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals W L 3 4 1 10 2 3 5 8 11 25 ERA G GS CG 3.68 14 14 0 5.06 25 16 0 1.71 7 7 2 3.17 17 6 1 3.71 63 53 3 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 IP 58.2 101.1 42.0 93.2 295.2 350 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 62 121 34 91 308 R 29 65 12 38 144 ER HR HB 24 4 2 57 3 14 8 1 6 33 4 9 122 12 31 BB-I 19-0 32-0 4-0 24-0 79-0 SO WP BK 46 9 0 76 6 1 34 1 0 75 0 0 231 16 1 ELY ECHARRY | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/150 Born: 7/1/92 in La Guaria, VEN Resides: La Guaria, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2008 W 1 4 5 L 2 2 4 ERA G GS CG 6.25 14 7 0 3.20 13 10 0 4.27 27 17 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 1 IP 31.2 59.0 90.2 H R 40 24 45 24 85 48 ER HR HB 22 5 3 21 3 2 43 8 5 BB-I 17-0 19-0 36-0 SO WP BK 27 5 0 59 4 1 86 9 1 40-MAN ROSTER FEDERICO EDER | INF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 5-9/165 Born: 9/15/90 in Parana, ARG Resides: Parana, ARG Signing Scout: Carlos Alfonso Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 11, 2008 AVG .203 .284 .198 .228 G 26 21 35 82 AB 64 74 86 224 R 15 16 12 43 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 13 5 0 0 3 1 1 4 12-0 21 3 0 0 16 2 2 3 7-0 17 0 0 0 7 2 0 4 24-0 51 8 0 0 26 5 3 11 43-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 14 2 1 1 .281 .358 18 7 4 0 .324 .360 32 3 4 1 .198 .395 64 12 9 2 .263 .374 E 2 1 1 4 Records & History ERICK EPIFANO | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/166 Born: 3/31/90 in Barquisimento, VEN Resides: Cabudare, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 20, 2010 AVG .255 .305 .200 .278 G 32 42 7 81 AB 94 141 20 255 R 18 24 3 45 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 24 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 43 9 2 0 19 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 71 11 3 0 32 7 0 2 BB-I 12-0 16-0 3-0 31-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 18 3 0 3 .298 .340 7 10 2 2 5 .397 .384 6 3 0 0 0 .200 .304 2 31 5 2 8 .345 .361 15 SERGIO ESPINOSA | LHP YEAR 2010 CLUB Charlotte Montgomery Minor League Totals W 0 3 3 L 0 3 3 ERA G GS CG 1.17 3 0 0 4.83 30 0 0 4.34 33 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 7.2 50.1 58.0 H R ER HR HB 10 3 1 0 0 50 29 27 4 4 60 33 28 4 4 BB-I SO WP BK 1-0 5 1 0 16-1 29 1 0 17-1 34 2 0 B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-11/175 Born: 10/8/88 in West Los Angeles, 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. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I .232 44 155 20 36 6 0 1 11 4 1 0 16-0 .242 63 244 42 59 7 4 1 13 3 0 2 31-0 .225 89 289 31 65 8 3 1 27 5 6 0 13-0 .240 103 317 36 76 13 0 0 27 8 4 1 50-0 .235 299 1005 129 236 34 7 3 78 20 11 3 110-0 SO 31 51 51 62 195 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 5 3 1 .290 .302 16 12 4 3 .316 .332 17 5 4 6 .284 .253 14 14 4 1 .281 .384 19 36 15 11 .292 .309 66 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 351 broadcast Information YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals Minor League Operations ROBI ESTRADA | INF Opponents B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-10/175 Born: 1/2/86 in Cancun, MEX Resides: Cancun, MEX Signing Scout: Carlos Alfonso Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2010 Year-BY-Year Summaries YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Braves 2009 DSL Braves 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS JOSE FERMIN | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/180 Born: 9/16/90 in Puerto Plata, DR Resides: Puerto Plata, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2007 YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 Minor League Totals W 0 4 L 3 3 ERA 5.59 6.10 G GS CG 18 2 0 14 7 0 4 6 5.88 32 9 0 SHO SV IP H 0 0 29.0 30 0 0 38.1 36 Injured – Did Not Play 0 0 67.1 66 R ER HR HB 29 18 2 8 28 26 1 9 BB-I SO WP BK 23-0 18 14 0 34-0 34 11 0 57 44 57-0 52 25 3 17 0 MARIO FERNANDEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/164 Born: 9/7/93 in Maracaibo, VEN Resides: Maracaibo, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 10, 2010 STEPHEN (COLE) FIGUEROA | INF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 5-10/180 Born: 6/30/87 in Tallahassee, FL Resides: Tallahassee, FL Signing Scout: Rob Sidwell (Padres) Acquired: From the San Diego Padres along with RHP Brandon Gomes, LHP Cesar Ramos and RHP Adam Russell in exchange for SS Jason Bartlett and a player to be named on December 17, 2010 2010 } Ranked among Carolina League leaders in walks (3rd, 81), stolen bases (tied for 7th, 26) and onbase percentage (3rd, .408)…played for the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. PERSONAL } Originally drafted by the Padres in the sixth round of the 2008 June Draft…played at the University of Florida…his father, Bien Figueroa, played 11 seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization and was a coach in the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants systems. YEAR CLUB 2008 Eugene 2009 Fort Wayne Lake Elsinore 2010 Lake Elsinore Minor League Totals AVG G .289 32 .319 70 .187 21 .303 124 .296 247 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 114 23 33 6 0 5 16 0 1 0 24-1 238 32 76 15 1 1 34 1 6 3 37-0 75 5 14 3 0 0 9 1 0 1 6-0 482 88 146 25 3 4 66 7 2 6 81-0 909 148 269 49 4 10 125 9 9 10 148-1 SO 16 38 14 54 122 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 7 2 4 .474 .410 6 10 7 12 .403 .408 5 5 0 0 .227 .256 1 26 9 12 .392 .408 4 48 18 28 .392 .397 16 RYAN FLECKENSTEIN | LHP B/T: R/L HT/WT: 5-11/200 Born: 12/14/85 in Stockton, CA Resides: Stockton, CA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 19, 2010 2010 } Collected 9 saves, tied for 3rd most in the GCL. YEAR 2010 CLUB GCL Rays W 3 L 0 ERA G GS CG 2.57 20 0 0 SHO SV 0 9 IP 28.0 352 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 19 R ER HR HB 8 8 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 4-0 31 4 0 MARQUIS FLEMING | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/180 Born: 9/11/86 in Oakland, CA Resides: Turlock, GA Signing Scout: Carlos Delgado Acquired: Selected in the 24th round of the 2008 June Draft CLUB Hudson Valley Bowling Green Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W 1 2 0 5 8 L 2 7 0 0 9 ERA G GS CG 3.86 16 1 0 2.86 42 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.49 42 0 0 2.98 102 1 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 11 IP 35.0 63.0 2.0 72.1 172.1 H R ER HR HB 31 18 15 6 2 53 29 20 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 45 24 20 3 5 132 73 57 11 10 BB-I 14-1 30-0 1-0 30-0 75-1 SO WP BK 33 2 0 68 4 1 5 0 0 96 8 1 202 14 2 Non-Roster Invites TRAVIS FLORES | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/215 Born: 7/12/92 in Mesa, AZ Resides: Mesa, AZ Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Selected in the 11th round of the 2010 June Draft AVG .182 G 6 AB 11 R 1 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BB-I 3-0 SO SB CS GDP 1 0 0 0 E 0 SLG OBP .431 .304 E 4 BRYAN FOGLE | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/220 Born: 1/14/88 in Lexington, SC Resides: Lexington, SC Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the 32nd round of the 2010 June Draft. YEAR CLUB 2010 Princeton AVG .260 G 48 AB 181 R 22 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 47 16 0 5 35 0 1 1 BB-I 11-0 SO SB CS GDP 61 1 0 3 TOMAS FRANCISCO | C 2009 } Threw out 40.6 percent of attempted base stealers (13 of 32), which would have led the Appalachian League if he qualified. AB 150 87 125 162 524 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 16 35 6 1 1 14 1 0 6 7 21 6 0 1 7 0 2 2 10 28 6 1 0 20 0 1 2 22 40 8 0 0 17 1 1 4 55 124 26 2 2 58 2 4 14 BB-I 10-1 1-0 5-0 12-0 28-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 23 0 0 7 .307 .307 7 18 0 0 5 .345 .261 4 31 1 3 7 .288 .263 5 33 2 0 2 .296 .313 2 105 3 3 21 .305 .291 18 Minor League Operations YEAR CLUB AVG G 2007 DSL Rays .233 44 2008 Princeton .241 23 2009 Princeton .224 37 2010 Bowling Green .247 50 Minor League Totals .237 154 Opponents B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/185 Born: 4/4/88 in Santiago, DR Resides: Santiago, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 3, 2006 Year-BY-Year Summaries SLG OBP .182 .357 Records & History YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR 2008 2009 COACHES & STAFF 2010 } Had the highest SO/9 IP ratio (11.9) and lowest opponents’ average (.179) among all FSL relievers. PERSONAL } While at Cal State-Stanislaus, he was selected to the Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All-America second team in 2008…named West Region Pitcher of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 353 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS REID FRONK | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-1/185 Born: 7/21/86 in Milwaukee, WI Resides: Charlotte, NC Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the seventh round of the 2007 June Draft 2010 } Ranked 4th in the Florida State League in walks and on-base percentage. 2008 } Was honored as Columbus Player of the Year after leading the club in home runs, slugging and walks…ranked 3rd in Sally League in OBP and 6th in slugging…tied for 4th in Rays organization in RBI…was rated as the No. 20 prospect in the org. following the season by Baseball America. 2009 } Compiled a team-high .961 OPS for the Renegades and played all three positions in the outfield. PERSONAL } Played three seasons for the University of North Carolina…helped the 2007 Tar Heels capture the ACC title. YEAR CLUB 2007 Hudson Valley 2008 Columbus 2009 Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals AVG .311 .287 .201 .267 .260 G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO 37 122 28 38 14 1 5 27 1 0 2 15-0 30 124 429 76 123 29 4 17 83 1 11 13 74-2 103 112 343 43 69 17 0 4 32 7 5 16 47-2 88 115 382 49 102 30 5 4 49 5 3 12 61-3 76 388 1276 196 332 90 10 30 191 14 19 43 197-7 297 SB CS GDP SLG OBP 5 1 1 .566 .396 18 11 5 .492 .398 9 6 8 .286 .321 10 2 2 .403 .382 42 20 16 .417 .373 E 0 1 3 4 8 FELIX FUENTES | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/204 Born: 5/17/87 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Resides: Escubedo Nuevo Leon, MEX Signing Scout: Carlos Alfonso Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 9, 2010 JUSTIN GARCIA | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/195 Born: 1/20/88 in Upland, CA Resides: Las Vegas, NV Signing Scout: Carlos Delgado Acquired: Selected in the 25th round of the 2007 June Draft 2008 } Held opponents to a .162 average. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Western Nevada CC. YEAR 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 CLUB Princeton Hudson Valley Columbus Charlotte Charlotte Montgomery Durham Minor League Totals W 1 0 3 7 0 3 0 14 L 1 0 5 5 0 3 0 14 ERA G GS CG 2.84 17 0 0 2.25 4 0 0 2.49 41 0 0 4.66 32 0 0 2.63 7 0 0 5.20 18 2 0 5.79 2 0 0 3.69 121 2 0 SHO SV 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 IP 25.1 8.0 72.1 58.0 13.2 45.0 4.2 227.0 H 20 5 41 59 9 55 4 193 R 10 2 22 32 4 26 3 99 ER HR HB 8 1 1 2 0 1 20 4 3 30 3 1 4 1 1 26 8 1 3 0 1 93 17 9 BB-I 6-0 1-0 20-0 12-0 1-0 14-1 2-0 56-1 SO WP BK 24 4 0 8 0 0 78 2 0 62 3 0 14 0 0 36 1 0 5 0 0 227 10 0 NATE GARCIA | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/190 Born: 5/9/88 in San Jose, CA Resides: San Jose, CA Signing Scout: Brian Morrison Acquired: Selected in the 16th round of 2010 June Draft. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Santa Clara University. YEAR 2010 CLUB Hudson Valley W 3 L 2 ERA 2.88 G GS CG 16 6 0 SHO SV 0 2 IP 50.0 H 37 R ER HR HB 18 16 5 1 DARRYL GEORGE | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/213 Born: 3/14/93 in Hoppers Crossing, AUS Resides: Hoppers Crossing, AUS Signing Scout: John Gilmore Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 25, 2010 354 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I SO WP BK 18-0 45 1 0 MATTHEW GILSON | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-4/215 Born: 12/15/96 in Pembroke Pines, FL Resides: Pembroke Pines, FL Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 15, 2010 CLUB Princeton W 4 L 1 ERA 1.53 G GS CG 16 0 0 SHO SV 0 3 IP 35.1 H 26 R ER HR HB 7 6 3 1 BB-I SO WP BK 4-0 28 1 0 TODD GLAESMANN | OF 40-MAN ROSTER B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/220 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 G 5 62 67 AB 18 236 254 R 1 41 42 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 55 17 5 4 24 2 1 9 60 18 5 4 24 2 1 9 BB-I 0-0 13-0 13-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 3 1 0 0 .333 .278 70 13 6 5 .398 .297 73 14 6 5 .394 .296 E 0 3 3 JHONATAN GOMEZ | C YEAR CLUB 2007 DSL Rays 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .171 39 .179 25 .199 42 .152 37 .177 143 AB 117 78 146 99 440 R 10 11 29 10 60 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 20 3 0 0 10 1 1 1 14 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 29 6 3 0 18 1 4 2 15 5 1 1 5 0 0 1 78 15 5 1 40 2 5 4 BB-I 14-0 12-0 29-1 6-0 61-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 37 3 0 2 .197 .263 6 14 1 2 1 .218 .289 5 24 6 2 5 .281 .331 13 28 0 0 2 .253 .208 3 103 10 4 10 .241 .280 27 Opponents ROBERTO GOMEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-5/178 Born: 8/3/89 in Santiago, DR Resides: Santiago, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010 YEAR 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 4 L 0 ERA 1.85 G GS CG 8 8 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 39.0 H 32 R ER HR HB 12 8 0 4 BB-I SO WP BK 9-0 28 1 0 B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-10/165 Born: 4/4/90 in Maracay, VEN Resides: Turmero, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2007 AVG G .183 47 .226 46 .253 47 .286 2 .221 142 AB 164 168 150 7 489 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 25 30 4 0 0 16 2 3 2 17 38 7 3 0 15 4 0 0 15 38 7 1 1 12 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 61 108 18 5 1 43 9 3 2 BB-I 9-0 7-0 4-0 1-0 21-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 32 10 3 5 .207 .230 30 44 8 2 7 .304 .257 5 33 6 3 2 .333 .273 22 2 0 0 0 .571 .375 1 111 24 8 14 .284 .254 58 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 355 broadcast Information CLUB VSL Rays GCL Rays Princeton Hudson Valley Minor League Totals Minor League Operations FELIX GONZALEZ | INF YEAR 2008 2009 2010 Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/180 Born: 11/13/88 in Santiago, DR Resides: Higuey, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 26, 2007 Records & History AVG .278 .233 .236 Non-Roster Invites 2010 } Enters the season rated as the Best Outfield Arm in the Rays organization by Baseball America…participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. PERSONAL } Committed to Texas A&M before signing with the Rays…ranked by BA as the No. 10 center fielder in the June Draft out of Midway (Texas) HS, where he also played quarterback and wide receiver. YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF YEAR 2010 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS JOSE GONZALEZ | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/172 Born: 8/19/93 in San Cristobal, DR Resides: San Cristobal, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on October 18, 2010 JOYNERD GONZALEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/150 Born: 7/22/92 in Barquisimeto, VEN Resides: Aroa, VEN Signing Scout: Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 13, 2009 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 0 1 1 L 0 1 1 ERA G GS CG 4.39 13 3 0 2.84 14 0 0 3.63 27 3 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 1 0 2 IP 26.2 25.1 52.0 H R ER HR HB 23 21 13 4 6 19 9 8 0 3 42 30 21 4 9 BB-I SO WP BK 11-0 20 3 0 13-0 13 2 0 24-0 33 5 0 JOAN GUERRERO | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/170 Born: 1/22/91 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 4, 2007 YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals W 3 1 1 5 L 4 3 3 10 ERA G GS CG 3.47 14 4 0 5.86 15 10 0 3.12 14 13 1 4.11 43 27 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 IP 36.1 50.2 66.1 153.1 H 37 67 67 171 R 23 43 29 95 ER HR HB 14 0 1 33 3 3 23 1 1 70 4 5 BB-I 25-0 30-0 15-0 70-0 SO WP BK 19 2 0 35 10 0 48 8 1 102 20 1 HECTOR GUEVARA | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/170 Born: 10/7/91 in San Felix, VEN Resides: San Felix, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2008 2009 } Seventeen-year-old was named the VSL Rays MVP while playing shortstop and second base in his first pro season…finished 5th in the VSL in hitting…was named a VSL All-Star. YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals AVG G .330 54 .251 64 .289 118 AB 206 223 429 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 29 68 14 2 8 36 2 4 1 24 56 13 3 2 26 1 4 5 53 124 27 5 10 62 3 8 6 BB-I 16-0 15-1 31-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 21 6 5 2 .534 .374 12 31 9 3 11 .363 .308 14 52 15 8 13 .445 .340 26 CESAR GUILLEN | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/175 Born: 3/15/89 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: San Cristobal, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on August 28, 2006 2009 } Led the team in batting average and on-base percentage. 2008 } Was named the DSL Rays Player of the Year after leading the league in hits and batting average (2nd in DSL)…also led the squad in slugging, on-base pct., doubles and RBI. YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 CLUB DSL Rays DSL Rays DSL Rays DSL Rays Princeton Hudson Valley Minor League Totals AVG G .215 57 .343 53 .375 34 .183 23 .297 45 .083 4 .286 216 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 195 27 42 7 0 1 19 1 1 3 35-1 204 45 70 14 2 2 36 0 3 3 21-0 136 31 51 12 0 0 26 1 1 2 19-3 93 15 17 4 0 2 14 0 2 2 5-1 155 24 46 8 3 4 19 1 2 1 21-2 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 795 142 227 46 5 9 114 3 9 11 103-7 356 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE SO 38 16 7 10 30 4 105 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 11 8 6 .267 .342 9 14 4 5 .461 .407 2 15 3 3 .463 .456 2 1 0 3 .290 .235 2 5 5 3 .465 .380 2 0 0 0 .167 .214 0 46 20 20 .390 .371 17 JESSE HAHN | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-5/190 Born: 7/30/89 in Groton, CT Resides: Groton, CT Signing Scout: Lou Wieben Acquired: Selected in the sixth round of the 2010 June Draft COACHES & STAFF JEREMY HALL | RHP W L 4 1 1 0 10 3 14 7 6 9 35 20 ERA 1.56 1.50 4.61 3.62 3.52 3.48 G 12 1 21 25 27 86 GS CG 12 0 1 0 19 0 25 1 27 0 84 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 69.1 6.0 105.1 139.1 148.1 468.1 H 62 4 109 129 134 438 R 15 1 55 63 71 205 ER HR HB 12 4 5 1 0 0 54 8 7 56 9 6 58 11 10 181 32 28 BB-I 11-0 4-0 33-0 35-1 61-2 144-3 SO WP BK 59 3 0 4 0 0 83 4 0 115 9 0 94 9 1 355 25 1 MATTHEW HALL | INF PERSONAL } Drafted out of Auburn after transferring from Arizona State, where he played 2006-07… was drafted in the eighth round by the Angels in 2005 out of Horizon (Ariz.) High School but did not sign. AVG G .200 6 .185 32 .000 1 .190 8 .218 86 .181 93 .196 227 AB 20 92 1 21 266 277 677 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 17 5 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 58 6 1 3 20 8 1 0 32 50 10 3 3 20 11 1 4 67 133 23 4 6 49 20 3 5 BB-I 1-0 11-0 0-0 1-0 25-0 15-1 53-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 6 0 0 0 .250 .238 1 19 1 1 3 .239 .276 5 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 5 0 0 0 .238 .227 0 73 4 4 7 .282 .284 10 69 5 0 8 .271 .232 10 173 10 5 18 .269 .259 28 Opponents YEAR CLUB 2008 Hudson Valley Vero Beach 2009 Montgomery Durham Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/180 Born: 3/10/87 in Phoenix, AZ Resides: Phoenix, AZ Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the 10th round of the 2008 June Draft Records & History CLUB Princeton Columbus 2008 Columbus 2009 Charlotte 2010 Montgomery Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites 2010 } Threw 35.2 consecutive scoreless innings, setting a new club record for Montgomery. 2009 } Led the organization and Florida State League in wins…led Stone Crabs in innings pitched. 2008 } Led the Catfish in victories and won his last 6 decisions. 2007 } Princeton’s Pitcher of the Year led the Appalachian League in innings and finished 2nd in ERA. PERSONAL } Attended Daniel Boone (Tenn.) High School…drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 27th round of the 2006 June Draft out of East Tennessee State, but did not sign. 40-MAN ROSTER B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/200 Born: 9/16/83 in Johnson City, TN Resides: Reading, PA Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on February 13, 2007 YEAR 2007 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS STEPAN HAVLICEK | LHP PERSONAL } Czech Republic native is the first player ever signed by the Rays out of Europe…most recent competition was at the 2009 European Juniors Championships held in August in Bonn, Germany, where he tallied 13 strikeouts over 11.1 scoreless innings. CLUB GCL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 0.00 G GS CG 3 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 4.0 H 1 R ER HR HB 0 0 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 1-0 2 1 0 BRANDON HENDERSON | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-3/175 Born: 4/19/92 in Chesnee, SC Resides: Chesnee, SC Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the 15th round of the 2010 June Draft CLUB GCL Rays W 3 L 0 ERA 1.59 G GS CG 9 2 0 SHO SV 0 1 IP 22.2 H 13 R ER HR HB 4 4 2 2 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 357 BB-I SO WP BK 3-0 28 0 0 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. YEAR 2010 broadcast Information YEAR 2010 Minor League Operations B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-10/184 Born: 2/1/93 in Brno, CZ Resides: Blansko, CZ Signing Scout: John Gilmore Acquired: Signed as free agent on January 14, 2010 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS SETH HENRY | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/180 Born: 3/23/87 in Thibodaux, LA Resides: Berwick, LA Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 16, 2009 YEAR CLUB 2009 Princeton 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .205 .220 .209 G 39 21 60 AB 117 41 158 R 23 8 34 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 24 8 1 1 12 2 1 5 27-0 9 2 0 1 6 3 0 1 7-0 34 10 1 2 18 5 1 6 34-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 30 6 1 2 .316 .373 12 5 0 1 .341 .347 42 11 1 3 .323 .367 E 4 0 4 NAHUM HERNANDEZ | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/180 Born: 9/20/89 in Tocuyo, VEN Resides: Barquisimeto, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on October 8, 2007 2010 } Named the VSL Rays Most Valuable Player…ranked second in the VSL in batting average (.380) and slugging percentage (.560)…ranked first in the VSL in on-base percentage (.490). YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .251 66 .258 52 .380 50 .290 168 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 243 42 61 8 3 4 31 3 3 7 159 30 41 8 0 4 21 3 0 7 166 35 63 14 2 4 26 0 0 8 568 107 165 30 5 12 78 6 3 8 BB-I 29-1 16-0 28-0 73-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 46 3 5 2 .358 .344 44 4 1 0 .384 .352 27 11 5 4 .560 .490 117 18 11 6 .424 .390 E 5 4 0 9 WILMER HERNANDEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/175 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 YEAR 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 4 L 2 ERA 2.48 G GS CG 16 2 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 36.1 H 29 R ER HR HB 12 10 0 3 BB-I SO WP BK 13-0 25 4 0 JAMES (HUNTER) HILL | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/190 Born: 11/30/88 in Dallas, TX Resides: Dallas, TX Signing Scout: Pat Murphy Acquired: Selected in the 13th round of the 2009 June Draft PERSONAL } Member of the national championship-winning Howard College team that posted a 63-1 record, including a record-setting 57-game winning streak…one of his coaches at Howard was Jack Giese, now the pitching coach for Hudson Valley. YEAR 2009 CLUB Princeton Hudson Valley 2010 Hudson Valley Minor League Totals W 1 0 2 3 L 0 1 1 2 ERA G GS CG 0.00 6 0 0 6.27 12 0 0 4.87 14 0 0 4.47 32 0 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 IP 9.1 18.2 20.1 48.1 H R ER HR HB 8 0 0 0 0 20 15 13 0 2 19 11 11 1 1 47 26 24 1 3 BB-I SO WP BK 2-0 11 0 0 12-0 12 5 0 7-0 19 4 0 21-0 42 9 0 STEVE HISCOCK | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/165 Born: 1/23/88 in Beacon Falls, CT Resides: Beacon Falls, CT Signing Scout: Evan Brannon Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 15, 2010 PERSONAL } Went 7-2 in his senior season at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. YEAR 2010 CLUB Hudson Valley W 3 L 3 ERA 2.95 G GS CG 19 0 0 SHO SV 0 3 IP 36.2 358 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 32 R ER HR HB 12 12 1 0 BB-I SO WP BK 12-5 38 2 0 KYLE HOLLOWAY | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/210 Born: 6/13/88 in Deerfield Beach, FL Resides: Deerfield Beach, FL Signing Scout: Evan Brannon Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 12, 2010 AVG .279 .300 .154 .267 G 13 12 4 29 AB 43 30 13 86 R 4 6 2 12 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 12 3 0 1 6 0 1 2 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 23 9 0 1 8 0 2 2 BB-I 3-0 6-0 0-0 9-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 12 0 0 1 .419 .347 9 0 0 0 .433 .417 8 0 0 1 .308 .143 29 0 0 2 .407 .343 E 3 2 0 5 40-MAN ROSTER AUSTIN HUBBARD | RHP PERSONAL } Served as the Auburn closer and recorded 10 saves in his senior season…finished 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. W 3 L 1 ERA 0.39 G GS CG 19 0 0 SHO SV 0 12 IP 23.1 H 16 R ER HR HB 2 1 1 1 BB-I SO WP BK 9-0 25 1 0 JHEFFERSON HURTADO | RHP YEAR 2010 CLUB VSL Rays W 0 L 3 ERA 6.00 G GS CG 12 7 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 24.0 H 25 R ER HR HB 24 16 0 3 BB-I SO WP BK 25-0 5 7 0 JHANCARLOS INFANTE | C YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays AVG .267 G 21 AB 45 R 9 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 12 5 0 0 3 1 1 0 BB-I 5-0 SO SB CS GDP 12 2 1 1 SLG OBP .378 .333 E 5 Opponents B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/178 Born: 10/12/89 in Santiago, DR Resides: Santiago, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 29, 2010 Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/164 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 Records & History CLUB Hudson Valley Non-Roster Invites B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/190 Born: 6/14/88 in Gainesville, GA Resides: Auburn, AL Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the 14th round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR 2010 COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2010 Princeton Hudson Valley Durham Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS KEVIN JAMES | LHP 2010 } Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. PERSONAL } Pitched and played first base at Whitefish Bay (Wis.) High School, where he also was a member of the basketball team. W 0 0 0 L 0 1 1 ERA 0.00 7.27 6.52 G GS CG 1 0 0 4 2 0 5 2 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 1.0 8.2 9.2 H 1 9 10 R ER HR HB 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 2 7 7 1 2 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 359 BB-I SO WP BK 0-0 1 0 0 6-0 9 1 0 6-0 10 1 0 broadcast Information YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals Minor League Operations B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-4/190 Born: 10/1/90 in Milwaukee, WI Resides: Whitefish Bay, WI Signing Scout: Tom Couston Acquired: Selected in the ninth round of the 2009 June Draft MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MICKEY JANNIS | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/195 Born: 12/16/87 in Carson City, NV Resides: Sparks, NV Signing Scout: Robbie Moen Acquired: Selected in the 44th round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR 2010 CLUB Princeton W 3 L 1 ERA 2.52 G GS CG 14 0 0 SHO SV 0 3 IP 35.2 H R ER HR HB 48 26 10 1 2 BB-I SO WP BK 11-1 29 3 0 MICHAEL JARMAN | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-1/195 Born: 6/6/85 in Oklahoma City, OK Resides: Norman, OK Signing Scout: Brian Hickman Acquired: Selected in the 26th round of the 2008 June Draft 2009 } Posted a 2.88 ERA in 10 starts (50 IP) and a 5.87 ERA in 11 relief apps. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Oral Roberts, where he pitched two years…started his collegiate career at Oklahoma State and transferred to Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kan., for a year. YEAR CLUB 2008 Princeton 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W 2 4 4 10 L 2 6 4 12 ERA G GS CG 1.52 18 0 0 3.82 21 10 0 3.04 45 1 0 3.11 84 11 0 SHO SV 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 7 IP 29.2 73.0 77.0 179.2 H R ER HR HB 20 5 5 0 1 72 43 31 7 4 65 36 26 2 3 157 84 62 9 8 BB-I 9-0 25-0 38-1 72-1 SO WP BK 36 3 2 52 6 1 72 13 0 160 22 3 JACOB (Jake) JEFFERIES | C B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-2/200 Born: 10/30/87 in Merced, CA Resides: Merced, CA Signing Scout: Carlos Delgado Acquired: Selected in the third round of the 2008 June Draft 2008 } In his professional debut, led the Renegades in batting (6th in New York-Penn League, 2nd in Rays organization), hits, doubles and OBP. PERSONAL } Drafted out of UC-Davis after hitting .387 and was named Big West Conference Co-Player of the Year in 2008…semifinalist for the Golden Spikes (top college baseball player in the country) and Johnny Bench (top collegiate catcher) awards… is the nephew of former Pirates reliever Blas Minor. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 2008 Hudson Valley .315 66 238 32 75 16 3 2 41 0 1 4 2009 Bowling Green .261 116 440 54 115 17 1 8 50 3 3 7 2010 Charlotte .215 102 363 31 78 15 2 1 30 4 4 9 Minor League Totals .257 284 1041 117 268 48 6 11 121 7 8 20 BB-I 21-1 37-0 31-1 89-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 22 1 1 6 .433 .379 2 35 7 2 12 .359 .326 8 41 1 1 16 .275 .290 6 98 9 4 34 .347 .326 16 GEORGE JENSEN | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/215 Born: 4/12/90 in Eagan, MN Resides: Apple Valley, MN Signing Scout: Tom Couston Acquired: Selected in the 46th round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR 2010 CLUB Princeton W 1 L 2 ERA 2.97 G GS CG 12 1 0 SHO SV 0 1 IP 36.1 360 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 38 R ER HR HB 14 12 5 0 BB-I SO WP BK 6-0 30 4 0 MARCUS JENSEN | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/170 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 W 0 2 2 L 1 3 4 ERA 1.80 2.91 2.81 G GS CG 3 0 0 12 8 0 15 8 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 5.0 52.2 57.2 H R ER HR HB 4 1 1 0 0 42 24 17 2 0 46 25 18 2 0 BB-I SO WP BK 0-0 6 0 1 17-1 35 8 0 17-1 41 8 1 DANIEL JOHNSON | RHP YEAR 2010 CLUB GCL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 2.05 G GS CG 14 0 0 SHO SV 0 2 IP 22.0 H 24 R ER HR HB 7 5 0 1 BB-I SO WP BK 3-1 16 3 1 Records & History KYEONG K ANG | OF B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/200 Born: 2/6/88 in Busan, S. Korea Resides: Norcross, GA Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the 15th round of the 2006 June Draft KENNETH (MERRILL) KELLY | RHP YEAR 2010 CLUB Hudson Valley Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 1 0 1 L 1 1 2 ERA 2.11 7.16 4.30 G GS CG 7 1 0 6 2 0 12 3 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 21.1 16.1 37.2 H R ER HR HB 16 7 5 0 1 15 15 13 1 2 31 22 18 1 3 BB-I SO WP BK 5-0 19 1 1 8-0 10 0 1 13-0 29 1 2 Minor League Operations B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/190 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. Opponents AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E .276 55 203 25 56 14 4 3 22 1 0 0 20-1 44 3 3 2 .429 .341 16 .278 69 255 38 71 15 7 6 43 1 4 5 20-1 62 6 2 3 .463 .338 3 .307 89 316 42 97 29 7 5 42 0 2 4 40-0 74 10 5 3 .491 .390 4 .241 86 270 32 65 15 1 1 22 0 2 2 34-3 75 2 4 3 .315 .328 4 .277 299 1044 137 289 73 19 15 129 2 8 11 114-5 255 21 14 11 .426 .352 27 Year-BY-Year Summaries 2009 } Played for the World Team in the 2009 Futures Game…led all Hot Rods in hitting, 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 Team. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Parkview High School in Alpharetta, Ga., the alma mater of big league outfielder Jeff Francoeur…moved from , South Korea at the age of 14. YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-4/235 Born: 8/30/89 in Beaverton, OR Resides: Portland, OR Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 24, 2010 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF PERSONAL } Is the son of former major league catcher Marcus Jensen, who played parts of seven seasons (1996–2002) with the Giants, Brewers, Twins, Cardinals, Red Sox, Rangers and Tigers. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS IAN KENDALL | RHP YEAR 2010 CLUB GCL Rays W 0 L 1 ERA 12.46 G GS CG 4 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 4.1 H 9 R ER HR HB 8 6 1 0 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 361 BB-I SO WP BK 2-0 3 1 0 broadcast Information B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/205 Born: 11/11/91 in Santa Monica, CA Resides: Ashland, OR Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the fifth round of the 2010 June Draft. MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS KEVIN KIERMAIER | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-1/195 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 YEAR CLUB 2010 Princeton AVG .303 G 57 AB 218 R 44 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 66 8 7 2 16 1 0 3 BB-I 24-2 SO SB CS GDP 54 17 5 4 SLG OBP .431 .380 E 3 WILL KLINE | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/215 Born: 9/10/84 in Amory, MS Resides: Belden, MS Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the second round of the 2007 June Draft 2010 } Began the season in extended spring training continuing to rehab from 2008 right shoulder surgery…made 6 appearances before suffering a setback which caused him to miss the remainder of the season. 2008 } Underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in April…missed the entire season. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Ole Miss…opposed Vanderbilt’s David Price on March 16, 2007 in the SEC opener…worked 8.1 innings (4-H, 2-ER) but received no decision as the Rebels fell to Price in 10 innings…sidelined by Tommy John surgery in 2004, his senior season of high school in Tupelo, Miss. YEAR CLUB 2007 Columbus 2008 2009 2010 Minor League Totals W 0 L 4 ERA 4.97 G GS CG 9 9 0 H 38 R ER HR HB 19 16 4 1 BB-I SO WP BK 11-0 27 1 0 0 4 4.97 9 38 19 11-0 27 9 SHO SV IP 0 0 29.0 Injured – Did Not Play Injured – Did Not Play Injured – Did Not Play 0 0 0 29.0 16 4 1 1 0 ALEXANDER KORONIS | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/205 Born: 1/4/88 in New York, NY Resides: Miami, FL Signing Scout: Evan Brannon Acquired: Selected in the 11th round of the 2009 June Draft PERSONAL } Drafted out of the University of Tampa where he went 8-2 with a 3.48 ERA as a junior… spent first two years at the University of Miami…as a senior in 2006, won the state championship at Monsignor Pace High School in Miami…named first-team all-Dade County…team finished the 2006 season as Florida state champions and ranked fifth in the country by Baseball America. YEAR CLUB 2009 Princeton 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 1 8 9 L 3 4 7 ERA G GS CG 1.95 15 0 0 4.24 43 1 0 3.67 58 1 0 SHO SV 0 3 0 5 0 8 IP 27.2 85.0 112.2 H R ER HR HB 19 7 6 2 1 69 50 40 8 8 88 57 46 10 9 BB-I 8-2 40-0 48-2 SO WP BK 34 1 0 100 6 0 134 7 0 BRAULIO LARA | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-1/180 Born: 12/20/88 in Bani, DR Resides: San Jose de Ocoa, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on January 14, 2008 2010 } Finished with the second-best ERA in the Appalachian League (2.18) and lowest opponents average (.200)…was rated the No. 14 prospect in the Rays system by Baseball America. 2009 } Led DSL Rays in strikeouts for the second straight year and was credited with the staff’s lone complete game. 2008 } Led the DSL Rays in strikeouts. YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals W 2 5 6 13 L 2 3 4 9 ERA G GS CG 3.97 17 3 0 3.58 13 8 1 2.18 13 13 1 3.07 43 24 2 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 34.0 55.1 66.0 155.1 362 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 28 52 49 129 R ER HR HB 21 15 1 5 29 22 2 5 26 16 2 3 76 53 5 13 BB-I 21-0 21-0 25-0 67-0 SO WP BK 39 12 0 58 13 1 58 12 1 155 37 2 SCOTT LAWSON | INF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 5-10/190 Born: 8/12/87 in Grapevine, TX Resides: Grapevine, TX Signing Scout: Evan Brannon Acquired: Selected in the 29th round of the 2010 June Draft AVG .257 .316 .262 G 60 5 65 AB 210 19 229 R 34 3 37 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 54 11 3 4 34 2 2 5 6 1 0 0 6 2 0 1 60 12 3 4 40 4 2 6 BB-I 32-0 0-0 32-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 31 16 4 5 .395 .365 14 2 0 1 0 .368 .350 3 33 16 5 5 .393 .364 17 ANDREW LEARY | RHP Non-Roster Invites B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-4/225 Born: 12/9/87 in Las Vegas, NV Resides: Las Vegas, NV Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on November 5, 2010 PERSONAL } Was a teammate of Stephen Strasburg at San Diego State University. HAK-JU LEE | INF AVG G .330 68 .282 122 .299 190 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 264 56 87 14 2 2 33 6 2 1 485 85 137 22 4 1 40 11 1 5 749 141 224 36 6 3 73 7 3 6 BB-I 31-1 40-0 80-1 SO 50 86 136 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 25 8 3 .420 .399 27 32 7 7 .351 .354 34 57 15 10 .375 .370 61 Opponents ADAM LIBERATORE | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-3/225 Born: 5/12/87 in Monaca, PA Resides: Monaca, PA Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the 21st round of the 2010 June Draft CLUB Hudson Valley W 2 L 1 ERA 2.63 G GS CG 17 0 0 SHO SV 0 2 IP 27.1 H 32 R ER HR HB 12 8 1 1 BB-I SO WP BK 12-0 33 3 0 KYLE LOBSTEIN | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-3/200 Born: 8/12/89 in Flagstaff, AZ Resides: Flagstaff, AZ Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Selected in the second round of the 2008 June Draft W 3 9 12 L 5 8 13 ERA G GS CG 2.58 14 14 0 4.14 27 27 1 3.62 41 41 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 73.1 148.0 221.1 H R ER HR HB 55 23 21 4 3 150 76 68 14 3 195 99 89 18 6 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 363 BB-I SO WP BK 23-0 74 4 0 54-0 128 6 0 77-0 202 10 0 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. YEAR CLUB 2009 Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals broadcast Information 2009 } Ranked 8th in the New York-Penn League in ERA and 5th in strikeouts…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 10 prospect in the NYPL. 2008 } Was named the No. 11 prospect in the Rays organiation after the season by BA. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Coconino High School (Flagstaff, Ariz.), where he went 6-2 with a 1.32 ERA as a senior (42.1-IP, 27-H, 75-SO)…also hit .398 with 4 homers his senior year…BA rated his command as the best among any high school pitcher in the draft. Minor League Operations YEAR 2010 Year-BY-Year Summaries 2010 } Ranked the Cubs sixth-best prospect by Baseball America heading into the season and named the Best Hitter for Average in the system in BA’s Best Tools Survey…selected to the Midwest League All-Star Team and the 2010 XM All-Star Futures Game…named the Cubs No. 4 prospect after the season. 2009 } Named a Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star and a Northwest League postseason All-Star…was named the top prospect in the Northwest League by BA. Records & History B/T: L/R HT/WT:6-2/170 Born: 11/4/90 in Jeonju, S. Korea Resides: Seoul, S. Korea Signing Scout: Steve Wilson (Cubs) Acquired: From the Chicago Cubs along with RHP Chris Archer, C Robinson Chirinos, OF Sam Fuld and OF Brandon Guyer in exchange for RHP Matt Garza, OF Fernando Perez and LHP Zach Rosscup on January 8, 2010 YEAR CLUB 2009 Boise 2010 Peoria Minor League Totals 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR CLUB 2010 Princeton Hudson Valley Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF 2010 } Finished with the second most walks in the Appalachian League (32). RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS REINALDO LOPEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/221 Born: 4/27/91 in Caracas, VEN Resides: Marurin, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on November 14, 2007 YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals W 2 1 5 8 L 2 1 1 4 ERA G GS CG 3.97 6 3 0 4.87 13 9 0 2.98 13 8 0 3.82 32 20 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 IP 11.1 44.1 57.1 113.0 H R ER HR HB 10 5 5 0 1 52 30 24 2 8 56 24 19 3 2 118 59 48 5 11 BB-I 10-0 23-0 14-0 47-0 SO WP BK 3 2 0 25 1 0 35 5 1 63 8 1 DIOGENES LUIS | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-11/170 Born: 5/7/87 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 10, 2006 YEAR 2007 2008 2009 CLUB DSL Rays Princeton Charlotte Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Hudson Valley Minor League Totals AVG G .258 29 .218 46 .000 6 .239 50 .179 40 .258 54 .230 225 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 97 17 25 3 2 1 8 5 1 4 174 30 38 2 4 0 10 2 2 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 17 33 3 2 0 9 7 0 3 106 12 19 1 0 0 3 7 0 3 198 26 51 6 3 1 27 9 2 5 722 103 166 15 11 2 57 30 5 19 BB-I SO 12-0 20 23-1 47 1-0 3 9-0 41 9-0 34 15-0 58 69-1 203 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 8 2 2 .361 .360 8 11 4 5 .276 .320 11 1 0 0 .000 .100 1 6 3 1 .290 .300 12 3 5 1 .189 .263 7 10 3 6 .333 .323 21 39 17 15 .289 .312 60 OMAR LUNA | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/165 Born: 12/13/86 in Montecristy, DR Resides: Montecristy, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 3, 2006 2007 } Princeton’s Player of the Year led the team in batting average and hits. YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton Hudson Valley 2008 Columbus 2009 Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Montgomery Durham Minor League Totals AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB .289 58 232 30 67 13 3 2 26 2 1 2 .265 13 49 5 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .251 111 390 54 98 19 2 1 31 5 1 1 .185 76 259 26 48 6 1 0 19 5 0 0 .083 10 24 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .250 4 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 40 141 15 41 6 1 1 9 5 0 1 .246 312 1103 135 271 46 7 4 91 18 2 4 BB-I 12-0 2-0 16-1 11-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 44-1 SO 36 7 58 32 3 1 28 165 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 10 5 3 .397 .328 16 2 2 1 .286 .294 1 19 10 11 .318 .282 25 5 3 11 .216 .219 13 0 0 0 .125 .120 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1 3 2 4 .369 .306 7 39 22 31 .311 .277 63 KYLE LUSSON | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/190 Born: 1/19/88 in Austin, TX Resides: Austin, TX Signing Scout: Pat Murphy Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 19, 2010 YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays Hudson Valley Minor League Totals AVG .158 .161 .159 G 18 10 28 AB 38 31 69 R 7 0 7 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 11 2 1 0 5 3 0 5 BB-I 11-0 2-0 13-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 12 4 1 1 .211 .407 14 0 0 1 .226 .212 26 4 1 2 .217 .333 E 3 1 4 CRAIGE LYERLY | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/190 Born: 8/24/88 in Salisbury, NC Resides: Salisbury, NC Signing Scout: Brad Matthews Acquired: Selected in the 19th round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays Hudson Valley Minor League Totals AVG .225 .091 .193 G 32 11 43 AB 102 33 135 R 22 1 23 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 23 3 1 2 11 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 4 1 2 13 3 0 5 364 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I 11-0 4-0 15-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 28 9 2 3 .333 .331 12 1 0 1 .121 .189 30 10 2 4 .281 .297 E 0 0 0 DARWIN MALDONADO | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/160 Born: 7/10/89 in Cartagena, COL Resides: Cartagena, COL Signing Scout: Carlos Alfonso Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 7, 2008 AVG .143 .297 .250 .248 G 21 48 6 75 AB 70 148 16 234 R 10 28 1 39 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 10 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3-0 44 7 1 7 29 0 1 4 15-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0 58 11 1 7 29 1 1 6 20-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 21 1 2 0 .200 .189 34 4 2 5 .500 .375 8 2 1 0 .250 .368 63 7 5 5 .393 .322 E 2 5 0 7 40-MAN ROSTER JEFFREY MALM | INF 2010 } Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. 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 first baseman and in the 2009 June Draft…carried Bishop Gorman High School (Nev.) to four state titles, playing first base and pitching…hit .564 (79-for-140) as a senior with 17 HR, 69 RBI, 16 SB, 14 2B and 68 R. G 7 61 68 AB 25 200 225 R 2 20 22 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 9 0 3 25 0 1 5 50 9 0 3 25 0 1 6 BB-I 1-0 17-1 18-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 4 1 0 1 .240 .296 46 2 1 5 .310 .296 50 3 1 6 .302 .296 E 0 9 9 Records & History AVG .240 .220 .222 Non-Roster Invites B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/225 Born: 10/31/90 in Las Vegas, NV Resides: Las Vegas, NV Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Selected in the fifth round of the 2009 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS PARKER MARKEL | RHP PERSONAL } 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. CLUB GCL Rays W 2 L 0 ERA 1.74 G GS CG 7 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 10.1 H 8 R ER HR HB 2 2 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 3-0 13 0 0 LUIS MARTE | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/180 Born: 2/23/91 in San Jose de los Llanos, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 31, 2007 AVG .200 .223 .214 G 34 47 81 AB 90 139 229 R 11 19 30 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 18 2 0 0 6 3 0 2 31 7 2 3 13 0 0 6 49 9 2 3 19 3 0 8 BB-I 7-0 15-1 22-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 35 7 3 2 .222 .273 50 8 1 0 .367 .325 85 15 4 2 .310 .305 JOHAN MARVAL | RHP TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 365 broadcast Information B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/195 Born: 11/24/93 in Valencia, VEN Resides: Valencia, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on September 28, 2010 E 2 3 5 Minor League Operations YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals Opponents YEAR 2010 Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/220 Born: 09/15/90 in Newport Beach, CA Resides: Glendale, AZ Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Selected in the 39th round of the 2010 June Draft MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS VICTOR MATEO | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-5/175 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 2009 } Finished 2nd among all Rays minor leaguers with a 1.98 ERA. YEAR CLUB 2007 DSL Rays 2008 DSL Rays 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals W 0 3 3 2 8 L 2 4 4 5 15 ERA G GS CG 6.39 15 1 0 4.07 14 7 0 1.98 10 9 0 4.89 15 5 0 4.19 54 22 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 38.0 48.2 50.0 46.0 182.2 H 44 41 42 52 179 R 45 35 23 33 136 ER HR HB 27 3 11 22 3 13 11 1 5 25 2 6 85 9 35 BB-I 25-0 24-0 9-0 19-0 77-0 SO WP BK 27 3 0 33 6 0 38 2 1 36 5 0 134 16 1 JOHN MATULIA | OF B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-0/175 Born: 8/19/86 in Thomaston, GA Resides: Eustis, FL Signing Scout: Kevin Elfering Acquired: Selected in 10th round of the 2005 June Draft 2010 } Led Montgomery with 23 doubles, 40 extra-base hits and 59 RBI…established career highs in doubles, triples (8), home runs (9) and RBI. YEAR CLUB 2005 Princeton Hudson Valley 2006 Southwest Michigan Hudson Valley 2007 Columbus 2008 Vero Beach 2009 Montgomery Charlotte 2010 Montgomery Minor League Totals AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I .362 27 105 19 38 6 2 2 15 2 0 0 14-2 .189 9 37 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4-0 .196 55 194 24 38 4 0 0 12 6 0 4 16-0 .252 62 254 30 64 9 0 0 14 5 1 6 17-0 .257 113 443 57 114 16 7 4 39 7 2 5 31-0 .282 82 291 36 82 12 2 2 23 12 2 4 24-0 .081 11 37 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5-0 .278 87 317 31 88 22 5 2 30 4 1 3 14-0 .269 132 475 54 128 23 8 9 59 2 6 7 34-1 .261 578 2153 258 562 93 24 20 195 39 12 29 159-3 SO 18 9 39 54 90 52 12 55 119 448 SB 8 0 7 5 19 10 0 10 4 63 CS GDP SLG OBP E 10 1 .514 .437 3 1 0 .189 .268 0 7 1 .216 .271 3 12 2 .287 .313 1 10 4 .352 .312 7 8 5 .357 .343 2 0 1 .189 .190 0 3 7 .397 .313 1 4 9 .408 .324 4 55 30 .354 .319 21 DEIVIS MAVAREZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/165 Born: 9/19/86 in Cabimas, VEN Resides: Cabimas, VEN Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent on June 2, 2007 2008 } Was named VSL Rays Pitcher of the Year…led the club in strikeouts and saves and tied for the lead in wins. YEAR 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 CLUB VSL Astros VSL Astros DSL Rays VSL Rays Princeton Bowling Green Charlotte 2010 Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals W 1 1 3 5 5 0 0 1 1 17 L 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 1 12 ERA G GS CG 11.65 10 0 0 4.35 13 0 0 4.65 19 0 0 1.48 27 0 0 2.81 14 4 0 4.50 2 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.63 39 0 0 1.42 8 2 0 3.64 133 6 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 13 IP 17.0 31.0 31.0 48.2 51.1 6.0 1.0 74.1 19.0 279.1 366 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H R ER HR HB 31 24 22 1 0 35 18 15 2 4 20 23 16 2 6 30 11 8 0 12 40 19 16 4 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 36 30 5 11 10 3 3 1 1 226 137 113 17 38 BB-I 11-0 16-0 31-0 17-2 20-0 1-0 0-0 37-0 11-1 144-3 SO WP BK 20 7 0 17 9 1 41 7 0 62 5 4 49 4 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 69 3 0 17 1 0 282 36 5 JASON McEACHERN | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/160 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 CLUB Princeton Princeton Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 3 0 2 4 9 L 0 0 3 11 14 ERA G GS CG 1.44 9 2 0 1.06 3 3 0 2.75 11 11 1 5.68 27 24 0 4.09 50 40 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 IP 25.0 17.0 55.2 120.1 218.0 H R ER HR HB 17 5 4 2 2 11 2 2 1 1 56 23 17 3 4 143 88 76 20 11 227 118 99 26 18 BB-I SO WP BK 8-0 16 1 0 0-0 15 0 0 12-0 47 0 1 60-0 95 11 1 80-0 173 12 2 Non-Roster Invites JULIO MEDINA | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-10/180 Born: 12/26/90 in La Romana, DR Resides: La Romana, DR Signing Scout: Daniel Santana/Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on August 31, 2009 AVG .282 G 61 AB 195 R 26 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 55 12 0 2 28 4 3 5 BB-I 19-0 SO SB CS GDP 34 11 7 5 SLG OBP E .374 .356 23 LUIS MERCEDES | LHP Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-11/170 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 SHANE MINKS | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/215 Born: 4/25/88 in Lake Jackson, TX Resides: West Columbia, TX Signing Scout: Pat Murphy Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 18, 2010 CLUB GCL Rays Princeton Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 0 1 1 2 L 0 1 0 1 ERA 0.00 2.53 0.00 1.16 G GS CG 6 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 14 0 0 SHO SV 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 IP 7.2 10.2 5.0 23.1 H 6 9 5 20 R ER HR HB 3 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 4-0 6 1 0 7-0 14 1 0 1-0 5 0 0 12-0 25 2 0 B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-11/160 Born: 6/26/91 in Bonao, DR Resides: Bonao, DR Signing Scout: Junior Ramirez Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 12, 2008 W 0 2 5 7 L 2 3 4 9 ERA G GS CG 3.74 18 0 0 6.00 15 0 0 3.88 15 2 0 4.31 48 2 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 33.2 24.0 51.0 108.2 H R ER HR HB 26 18 14 0 2 32 19 16 1 3 45 25 22 3 1 103 62 52 4 6 SO WP BK 26 8 1 16 0 0 37 5 0 79 13 1 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 367 BB-I 21-1 9-0 19-0 49-1 broadcast Information YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 GCL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals Minor League Operations JOSE MOLINA | LHP Opponents YEAR 2010 Records & History YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR 2008 2009 COACHES & STAFF 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 strikeouts…posted a 0.97 ERA…committed to Central Carolina before signing with the Rays. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS LUCAS MONTERO | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-11/180 Born: 10/18/84 in San Cristobal, DR Resides: Bani, DR Signing Scout: Felix Fermin (Indians) Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 22, 2010 2009 } Ranked 2nd in the Carolina League in triples, 3rd in walks, 4th in runs scored and 5th in stolen bases. 2006 } Led the Gulf Coast League in stolen bases. PERSONAL } Originally signed by the Cleveland Indians as a non-drafted free agent on January 30, 2004. YEAR CLUB 2005 DSL Indians 2006 GCL Indians Mahoning Valley 2007 Lake County Mahoning 2008 Lake County Kinston 2009 Kinston 2010 Kinston Akron Minor League Totals AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO .324 60 204 42 66 10 5 2 23 2 3 5 64-2 37 .263 45 171 35 45 7 2 6 26 2 1 5 18-0 32 .235 6 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 3 .252 34 111 13 28 5 4 1 11 2 0 0 9-0 20 .333 3 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 2 .264 83 273 53 72 10 2 8 36 7 0 5 41-1 56 .246 32 134 26 33 3 1 1 13 5 0 0 17-0 20 .260 129 465 81 121 17 9 5 39 7 0 7 70-0 97 .265 94 321 45 85 12 5 3 29 5 0 2 47-0 80 .241 17 58 4 14 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6-0 14 .267 503 1766 300 472 66 29 26 182 30 4 24 244-3 361 SB 31 23 3 6 0 47 13 35 24 1 180 CS GDP SLG OBP E 4 5 .451 .427 7 3 .433 .349 2 0 0 .235 .278 0 1 0 .396 .308 1 0 0 .417 .385 0 11 4 .403 .370 3 2 4 .306 .331 2 16 8 .368 .365 3 5 9 .361 .362 1 0 0 .293 .313 0 49 33 .382 .363 12 MATTHEW MOORE | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/200 Born: 6/18/89 in Fort Walton Beach, FL Resides: Edgewood, NM Signing Scout: Jack Powell Acquired: Selected in eighth round of the 2007 June Draft 2010 } Ranked by Baseball America as the organization’s No. 2 prospect and named Best Curveball and Best Fastball heading into the 2011 season…named Charlotte’s MVP…led all minor leaguers in strikeouts for a second straight season, with 208, and established a single-season organizational record, surpassing Andy Sonnanstine’s mark of 178 strikeouts in 2005…became the first minor leaguer to eclipse 200 strikeouts since Francisco Liriano in 2005, and the first Florida State League pitcher to do so since 1971…named to the Baseball America Minor League All-Star and Topps Class-A All-Star teams…ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Florida State League and named the Best Breaking Pitch after the season…selected as the FSL Pitcher of the Week four times and named to the FSL postseason All-Star Team…named Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month in July and August. 2009 } Led all minor leaguers with 176 strikeouts in just 123 innings and led all full-season minor leaguers with a 12.88 SO/9 IP and a .195 opp avg. …named Most Valuable Player for Bowling Green…threw a 7-inning no-hitter on June 6 at Asheville (Rockies), with 12 strikeouts…after the season, was named the No. 4 prospect and Best Curveball in the Rays system by Baseball America, as well as the No. 3 prospect in the South Atlantic League. 2008 } Led all minor league pitchers with a 12.75 SO/9 IP ratio and a .154 opp avg. …named Princeton’s Pitcher of the Year…led the Rays org. in ERA and ranked 6th among all minor league pitchers…topped the Appy League in strikeouts…was named the No. 6 prospect in the Rays org. by BA…BA also named him the No. 3 prospect in the Appy League. PERSONAL } Was Gatorade’s New Mexico Player of the Year at Moriarty High School, which finished as state runners-up. YEAR CLUB 2007 Princeton 2008 Princeton 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W 0 2 8 6 16 L 0 2 5 11 18 ERA G GS CG 2.66 8 3 0 1.66 12 12 0 3.15 26 26 0 3.36 26 26 0 2.97 72 67 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 20.1 54.1 123.0 144.2 342.1 368 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H R ER HR HB 12 6 6 1 2 30 22 10 0 4 86 51 43 6 6 109 62 54 7 8 237 141 113 14 20 BB-I 16-0 19-0 70-0 61-0 166-0 SO WP BK 29 2 0 77 4 0 176 13 0 208 10 2 490 29 2 JULIAN MORILLO | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-11/167 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 AVG .291 .218 .262 G 52 41 93 AB 189 124 313 R 38 16 54 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 55 6 2 0 27 0 1 10 27 2 0 0 16 1 0 2 82 8 2 0 43 1 1 12 BB-I 30-0 17-0 47-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 21 11 9 3 .344 .413 18 17 4 2 5 .234 .322 11 38 15 11 8 .300 .378 29 40-MAN ROSTER CHRISTOPHER (TY) MORRISON | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-2/170 Born: 7/22/90 in Chesapeake, VA Resides: Gainesville, FL Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the fourth round of the 2008 June Draft AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 34 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 225 34 61 9 2 3 18 5 1 7 452 65 113 21 13 6 56 9 1 7 711 101 183 30 15 9 75 14 3 14 BB-I SO 2-0 12 27-1 61 43-0 133 72-1 206 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 3 1 0 .265 .297 0 20 5 1 .369 .365 2 58 10 6 .394 .324 9 81 16 7 .380 .336 11 B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/190 Born: 6/5/88 in Mobile, AL Resides: Mobile, AL Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the 35th round of the 2009 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2009 Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals AVG G .306 49 .292 70 .226 45 .279 164 AB 193 277 168 638 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 31 59 7 2 0 18 4 1 4 13-0 47 81 11 3 2 22 6 2 5 21-0 18 38 2 0 0 11 4 2 0 11-0 96 178 20 5 2 51 14 5 9 45-0 SO 46 59 45 150 SB CS GDP SLG OBP 29 7 1 .363 .360 28 7 2 .375 .351 9 3 3 .238 .271 66 17 6 .335 .333 E 4 4 1 9 B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-10/170 Born: 2/10/92 in Maracay, VEN Resides: Maracay, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 4, 2008 AVG .315 .308 .312 G 47 46 93 AB 165 143 308 R 23 29 52 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 52 7 3 0 27 2 1 2 44 4 1 1 20 1 2 2 96 11 4 1 47 3 3 4 BB-I 19-0 27-1 46-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 13 4 4 1 .394 .390 6 11 3 0 1 .371 .420 6 24 7 4 2 .383 .404 12 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 369 broadcast Information YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals Minor League Operations OMAR NARVAEZ | C Opponents 2010 } Named to the Midwest League midseason All-Star Team. 2009 } Led the Renegades with a .306 batting average, 3rd-best in the Rays organization and tied for 6th in the New York-Penn League… his 29 steals ranked 3rd in the org. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Nicholls State (Ala.) University. Year-BY-Year Summaries CHRISTOPHER MURRILL | OF Records & History AVG G .265 10 .271 59 .250 131 .257 200 Non-Roster Invites 2010 } Finished 2nd in the Midwest League with 58 stolen bases…ranked the No. 13 prospect in the Rays system after the season. 2009 } Led Princeton with 20 steals (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 first player selected out of the state of Oregon in the 2008 June Draft, and was ranked by Baseball America as the state’s top prospect…committed to the University of Oregon before signing with the Rays. YEAR CLUB 2008 Princeton 2009 Princeton 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS JIMINSON NATERA | OF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 6-3/175 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 YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays AVG .229 G 72 AB 249 R 35 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 57 13 7 2 34 1 0 3 BB-I 36-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 67 14 4 2 .361 .333 E 9 DAVID NEWMANN | LHP B/T: R/L HT/WT: 6-2/200 Born: 6/24/85 in Houston, TX Resides: Bacliff, TX Signing Scout: Pat Murphy Acquired: Selected in the fourth round of the 2007 June Draft 2009 } Made his pro debut with the Stone Crabs after missing all of the 2008 season with a knee injury…led the team with 128 strikeouts (2nd in the Florida State League, 4th in the Rays system)… finished the season 4-0 in his last 7 starts with a 0.82 ERA (43.2-IP, 4-ER). 2008 } Tore a knee ligament during spring training, sidelining him for the entire season. PERSONAL } Went 11-1 with a 2.98 ERA in 17 starts for Texas A&M as a senior…missed all of 2006 due to Tommy John surgery…originally drafted by the Indians in the 24th round of the 2004 June Draft. YEAR CLUB 2008 2009 Charlotte 2010 Montgomery Minor League Totals W L 9 3 12 6 9 15 ERA G GS CG 3.44 24 24 4.50 23 23 3.93 47 47 2 0 2 SHO SV IP H R Injured – Did Not Play 1 0 131.0 108 59 0 0 114.0 136 64 1 0 245.0 244 123 ER HR HB 50 57 107 6 7 13 7 2 9 BB-I SO WP BK 46-0 128 45-0 80 91-0 208 6 6 12 0 0 0 BRETT NOMMENSEN | OF B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-11/190 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 2010 } Led the Hot Rods with 10 home runs and 68 RBI. PERSONAL } Was a four-year starter in center field at Eastern Illinois University…hit .525 (53-for-101) as a senior with 11 HR, 27 RBI and 1.010 SLG despite missing six weeks with a wrist injury…was a Baseball America midseason AllAmerican as a senior. YEAR CLUB AVG G 2009 Hudson Valley .258 57 2010 Bowling Green .263 109 Minor League Totals .262 166 AB 186 395 581 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 21 48 4 4 1 26 4 3 7 55 104 19 4 10 68 0 2 8 76 152 23 8 11 94 4 5 15 BB-I 20-0 53-1 73-1 SO 37 65 102 SB CS GDP SLG OBP 15 5 1 .339 .347 35 10 7 .408 .360 50 15 8 .386 .356 E 2 3 5 JUSTIN O’CONNER | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/190 Born: 3/31/92 in Indianapolis, IN Resides: Muncie, IN Signing Scout: James Bonnici Acquired: Selected in the first round (31st overall) in the 2010 June Draft 2010 } Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January…named the Rays No. 8 prospect and the No. 3 prospect in the Gulf Coast League following the season. PERSONAL } Selected as a supplemental pick in the 2010 June Draft as compensation for not signing LeVon Washington in 2009…was the first catcher ever taken by the Rays in the first round of the draft… ranked by Baseball America as the top high school catcher, No. 3 catcher overall and No. 24 prospect overall in the draft…was also rated by BA as having 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. YEAR CLUB 2010 GCL Rays AVG .211 G 48 AB 161 R 18 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 34 13 0 3 29 1 3 4 370 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I 18-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 46 1 0 3 .348 .301 E 4 GERARDO OLIVARES | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/185 Born: 8/14/88 in San Francisco de Macoris, DR Resides: San Francisco de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 4, 2007 AB 196 194 179 107 676 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 27 51 10 1 1 21 1 2 6 29 54 13 0 4 34 1 2 6 16 46 12 1 0 21 0 2 4 10 23 7 0 2 9 2 0 1 82 174 42 2 7 85 2 0 1 BB-I 14-1 19-0 11-0 7-1 51-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 27 3 1 3 .337 .326 6 25 5 2 4 .407 .357 5 24 0 0 5 .335 .311 5 23 1 0 4 .336 .270 8 99 9 3 16 .357 .323 24 SHAWN O’MALLEY | INF Named Best Defensive Infielder in the org. in Baseball America’s Best Tools survey. 2010 } Sidelined after only 44 games with Montgomery due to a right shoulder injury…played rehab stints with Charlotte and the GCL Rays after the All-Star break. 2009 } Named the Best Base Runner in the Rays organization…finished the season with 40 stolen bases (2nd in the org. and 4th in the Florida State League) and led both the org. and the league with a .388 OBP…named to the FSL All-Star Team. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB .213 50 160 28 34 4 1 1 10 5 1 7 16-0 38 10 .242 48 161 21 39 6 4 0 10 7 0 5 20-0 40 12 .237 91 334 48 79 14 3 0 23 8 2 11 34-0 77 28 .268 103 366 73 98 9 2 1 27 6 2 15 58-1 80 40 .181 44 144 18 26 1 3 0 7 3 0 6 16-0 32 9 .375 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 2 .320 8 25 8 8 2 2 0 3 2 0 3 4-0 2 4 .240 346 1198 197 287 36 15 2 81 31 6 48 148-1 269 105 CS GDP SLG OBP E 3 3 .269 .310 8 3 1 .329 .344 9 14 4 .296 .325 15 14 4 .311 .388 16 1 0 .229 .289 1 0 0 .375 .400 0 0 0 .560 .469 2 35 12 .300 .345 51 CARLOS ORASMA | LHP YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 2 2 4 L 0 2 2 ERA G GS CG 3.86 6 0 0 4.20 14 5 0 4.11 20 5 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 1 0 1 IP 16.1 49.1 65.2 H R ER HR HB 15 8 7 2 1 50 28 23 7 4 65 36 30 9 5 BB-I SO WP BK 3-0 19 3 1 24-0 32 3 4 27-0 51 6 5 Minor League Operations Jose Paez | OF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 6-0/156 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 YEAR CLUB 2010 VSL Rays AVG .174 G 45 AB 155 R 25 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 27 1 3 0 11 1 0 3 BB-I 21-0 Opponents B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-9/154 Born: 12/13/91 in Maracay, VEN Resides: Maracay, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on October 16, 2008 Year-BY-Year Summaries CLUB Princeton Hudson Valley Columbus Charlotte Montgomery GCL Rays Charlotte Minor League Totals Records & History YEAR 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Non-Roster Invites B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/160 Born: 12/28/87 in Richland, WA Resides: Kennewick, WA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the fifth round of the 2006 June Draft 40-MAN ROSTER AVG G .260 56 .278 55 .257 51 .215 33 .257 195 COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB 2007 DSL Rays 2008 DSL Rays 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS SO SB CS GDP 42 14 8 3 SLG OBP .219 .285 E 5 broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 371 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS JACOB PARTRIDGE | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-3/200 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 PERSONAL } Ranked as the No. 5 high school prospect out of Washington state by Rivals.com… played forward on the John R. Rogers High School basketball team. YEAR CLUB 2009 GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals W 0 4 4 L 2 3 5 ERA G GS CG 1.75 11 7 1 3.23 13 9 0 2.63 24 16 1 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 36.0 53.0 89.0 H R ER HR HB 26 8 7 0 0 56 24 19 6 3 82 32 26 6 3 BB-I 13-1 19-0 32-1 SO WP BK 39 0 0 42 4 1 81 4 1 JAMES (Jimmy) PATTERSON | LHP B/T: R/L HT/WT: 6-0/190 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 PERSONAL } Drafted out of Arizona State. YEAR 2010 CLUB Hudson Valley W 3 L 3 ERA 2.55 G GS CG 9 6 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 35.1 H 25 R ER HR HB 10 10 2 4 BB-I SO WP BK 8-0 28 1 0 EMMANUEL PAULINO | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/175 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 FRANKLIN PAZ | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/166 Born: 5/7/91 in Maracaibo, VEN Resides: Santa Rita, VEN Signing Scout: Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 22, 2009 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .185 .286 .266 G 23 62 85 AB 54 220 274 R 12 42 54 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 10 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 63 14 5 4 47 1 0 5 73 18 5 5 53 1 0 5 BB-I 9-0 29-0 38-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 19 0 0 1 .315 .302 45 16 4 5 .450 .382 64 16 4 6 .423 .366 E 0 1 1 CESAR PEREZ | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/190 Born: 3/8/93 in Maracay, VEN Resides: Maracay, VEN Signing Scout: Marlon Roche/Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2009 YEAR CLUB 2010 VSL Rays AVG .174 G 43 AB 144 R 15 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 25 4 0 1 11 2 2 1 372 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I 17-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 33 0 2 6 .222 .262 E 9 PAUL PHILLIPS | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/225 Born: 1/26/84 in Ypsilanti, MI Resides: Blissfield, MI Signing Scout: Kevin Briand (Blue Jays) Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent on December 5, 2008 L 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 15 ERA 2.29 7.71 6.97 2.01 2.45 6.26 5.02 2.77 3.33 2.43 0.00 3.98 1.69 3.47 G GS CG 26 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 31 0 0 25 0 0 26 0 0 22 0 0 21 0 0 18 0 0 29 0 0 2 1 0 38 3 0 3 0 0 238 4 0 SHO SV 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 55 IP 39.1 2.1 20.2 40.1 29.1 27.1 28.2 26.0 27.0 37.0 7.2 61.0 10.2 331.1 H R ER HR HB BB-I 31 14 10 2 2 13-2 2 3 2 0 0 3-0 27 17 16 1 3 7-0 36 12 9 2 2 13-1 25 10 8 1 0 7-1 30 20 19 7 1 10-2 28 19 16 2 2 19-2 28 11 8 0 1 12-1 27 12 10 2 2 10-1 23 10 10 1 1 14-0 4 0 0 0 0 3-0 67 28 27 6 5 16-3 14 3 2 1 0 0-0 314 148 129 25 18 115-12 SO WP BK 41 4 2 5 1 0 21 2 0 37 2 1 34 3 0 25 1 0 26 6 0 29 5 0 27 1 0 38 4 0 3 1 0 55 4 0 13 0 0 325 29 3 ROBBY PRICE | INF 2010 } Led the New York-Penn League in on-base percentage, finishing with 15 HBP and a 36 walks 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 for the baseball 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. AVG .294 G 57 AB 194 R 36 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 57 17 1 2 23 3 2 15 BB-I 36-1 SO SB CS GDP 25 13 1 1 SLG OBP .423 .437 E 6 ZACHARY (ZACH) QUATE | RHP YEAR CLUB 2009 Hudson Valley 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W 1 2 3 L 0 2 2 ERA G GS CG 0.35 18 0 0 1.49 49 0 0 1.19 67 0 0 SHO SV 0 13 0 25 0 38 IP 26.0 72.1 98.1 H 15 51 66 R ER HR HB 2 1 0 1 12 12 2 1 14 13 2 2 SO WP BK 34 1 0 90 5 0 124 6 0 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 373 BB-I 4-1 18-4 22-5 broadcast Information 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 average…in 67 career games, has held opponents to a .192 average…named to FSL midseason and postseason All-Star teams. 2009 } Allowed 1 ER in 18 appearances (26-IP) for the Renegades… went a perfect 13-for-13 save opportunities, good for 2nd-most saves in the New York-Penn League. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Appalachian State…recorded 11 saves his senior year to set a new school record. Minor League Operations B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/200 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 Opponents YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-11/185 Born: 4/20/88 in Richland, WA Resides: Lawrence, KS Signing Scout: Brian Hickman Acquired: Selected in the 13th round of the 2010 June Draft Records & History W 2 0 1 5 1 4 2 1 2 3 0 5 1 26 Non-Roster Invites CLUB Auburn New Hampshire Dunedin Lansing 2007 Lansing Dunedin 2008 Dunedin Pensacola (IND) 2009 Charlotte Montgomery Durham 2010 Montgomery Durham Minor League Totals 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR 2005 2006 2006 COACHES & STAFF 2009 } Appeared in 49 games over three stops between Charlotte, Montgomery and Durham, compiling a 2.51 ERA in his first season in the Rays organization. 2008 } Made 22 appearances with Dunedin before joining Pensacola of the independent American Association. 2007 } Named to the Midwest League All-Star Team. 2005 } Ranked second in the New York-Penn League with 13 saves. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS JUNIEL QUERECUTO | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 5-9/155 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 YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley AVG .251 G 46 AB 167 R 20 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 42 4 1 0 11 4 1 3 BB-I 13-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG 26 11 2 7 .287 OBP E .315 13 EDUAR QUIÑONEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/190 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 YEAR CLUB 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals W 0 2 2 2 6 L 4 1 6 4 15 ERA G GS CG 9.69 16 2 0 3.80 13 6 0 6.10 14 12 0 3.99 12 9 0 5.42 55 29 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 IP 26.0 45.0 48.2 49.2 169.2 H 37 44 56 58 195 R 34 25 43 24 126 ER HR HB 28 2 6 19 4 5 33 4 3 22 2 1 102 12 15 BB-I 16-0 18-0 20-0 15-0 69-0 SO WP BK 15 10 0 33 3 0 24 14 1 43 11 0 115 38 1 JONATHAN QUIÑONEZ | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/184 Born: 11/27/90 in Barinas, VEN Resides: Barinas, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 18, 2008 YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays DSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .263 59 .232 25 .800 3 .290 62 .273 149 AB 228 99 5 210 542 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 33 60 10 2 9 41 1 3 10 19 23 7 2 2 13 0 0 5 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 38 61 8 4 6 41 2 4 10 95 148 25 8 18 96 2 7 25 BB-I 5-0 9-1 3-0 20-0 37-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 29 4 2 5 .443 .305 9 18 6 3 1 .404 .327 7 0 1 0 0 .400 .875 1 19 7 3 1 .452 .373 6 66 18 8 7 .448 .344 23 WESTER RAMOS | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-0/170 Born: 1/10/92 in Marilia, BRZ Resides: Marilia, BRZ Signing Scout: Adriano de Souza/Carlos Alfonso/Andres Reiner Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2009 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .429 .123 .183 G 7 25 32 AB 14 57 71 R 5 9 14 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 BB-I 3-0 9-0 12-0 SO SB CS GDP 3 0 0 0 12 1 0 7 15 1 0 7 SLG OBP .429 .529 .123 .254 .183 .310 E 0 2 2 CHRISTOPHER REARICK | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-3/175 Born: 12/5/87 in Savannah, GA Resides: Pooler, GA Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the 41st round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR 2010 CLUB Princeton W 3 L 1 ERA 4.72 G GS CG 13 1 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 40.0 374 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H R ER HR HB 59 25 21 0 4 BB-I SO WP BK 7-0 29 5 0 LEONARDO REGINATTO | INF YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals AVG .328 .279 .316 G 54 16 70 AB 186 61 247 R 31 4 35 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 61 7 2 1 29 4 5 6 17 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 78 11 2 1 33 4 5 6 BB-I 9-0 4-0 13-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 14 2 5 3 .403 .369 23 8 2 2 0 .344 .323 8 22 4 7 3 .389 .358 31 40-MAN ROSTER RYAN REID | RHP 2008 } Averaged 13.1 SO/9 IP and had a 15 SO/BB ratio while at Vero Beach…was a Florida State League midseason All-Star…totaled 98 strikeouts in 77.1 innings between Class-A and Double-A. PERSONAL } Drafted out of James Madison University. W L 1 9 6 5 3 0 5 4 0 1 3 3 18 22 ERA 6.24 2.97 0.29 4.66 4.17 3.98 3.91 G GS CG 15 12 0 39 0 0 21 0 0 31 0 0 42 0 0 43 0 0 191 12 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 10 0 8 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 25 IP 53.1 72.2 31.0 46.1 58.1 72.1 334.0 H 60 56 14 41 65 70 306 R 42 26 2 34 32 38 174 ER HR HB 37 2 9 24 2 8 1 0 0 24 1 1 27 3 2 32 2 6 145 10 26 BB-I 24-0 24-0 3-0 31-3 28-1 39-3 149-7 SO WP BK 43 3 1 93 7 0 45 2 0 53 6 1 50 5 0 61 13 0 345 36 2 Year-BY-Year Summaries KEIVERSON REYES | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-9/152 Born: 9/9/83 in Guerenas, VEN Resides: Guerenas, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2008 AVG .241 .194 .231 G 43 18 61 AB 116 31 147 R 25 6 31 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 28 7 0 4 16 1 1 5 6 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 34 7 0 5 20 1 2 6 BB-I 15-0 7-0 22-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 33 4 2 0 .405 .350 15 4 2 3 1 .290 .350 3 37 6 5 1 .381 .350 18 CHARLES (C.J.) RIEFENHAUSER | LHP YEAR 2010 CLUB Princeton Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 1 1 2 L 0 0 0 ERA 2.84 1.00 2.25 G GS CG 11 0 0 2 2 0 13 2 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 1 IP 19.0 9.0 28.0 H 14 7 21 R ER HR HB 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 7 1 0 BB-I SO WP BK 6-0 16 1 0 1-0 4 0 0 7-0 20 1 0 Minor League Operations B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-11/185 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 Opponents YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals Records & History CLUB Hudson Valley Columbus Vero Beach Montgomery 2009 Montgomery 2010 Montgomery Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-0/215 Born: 4/24/85 in Portland, ME Resides: Portland, ME Signing Scout: Doug Witt Acquired: Selected in the seventh round of the 2006 June Draft YEAR 2006 2007 2008 COACHES & STAFF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/180 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 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS BROHIGLYN RIVERO | RHP TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 375 broadcast Information B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/185 Born: 5/3/93 in Puerto Cabello, VEN Resides: Puerto Cabello, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on August 25, 2010 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS FELIPE RIVERO | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-0/151 Born: 7/5/91 in San Felipe, VEN Resides: San Felipe, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 30, 2008 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 6 3 9 L 4 3 7 ERA G GS CG 3.74 16 0 0 2.09 14 9 0 2.74 30 9 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 2 0 3 IP 33.2 51.2 85.1 H R ER HR HB 38 24 14 0 3 46 20 12 1 4 84 44 26 1 7 BB-I 12-0 10-0 22-0 SO WP BK 25 2 1 44 1 0 69 3 1 HECTOR RODRIGUEZ | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/210 Born: 11/5/89 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 18, 2008 YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .276 61 .275 67 .275 128 AB 217 238 455 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 35 60 14 0 2 38 0 4 9 28 65 14 2 2 38 0 3 7 63 125 28 2 4 76 0 7 16 BB-I 29-2 23-2 52-4 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 32 1 3 6 .369 .378 12 40 1 2 2 .374 .725 8 72 2 5 8 .371 .364 20 JORGE RODRIGUEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/187 Born: 12/15/91 in Montecristi, DR Resides: Montecristi, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on October 26, 2010 JUNIOR RODRIGUEZ | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/220 Born: 1/24/88 in La Habana, CUB Resides: Miami, FL Signing Scout: Evan Brannon Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2010 YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley AVG .208 G 12 AB 24 R 4 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 BB-I 4-0 SO SB CS GDP 11 0 0 0 SLG .375 OBP .321 E 0 WILKING RODRIGUEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/160 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 2009 } His ERA ranked 9th in the Appalachian League. YEAR CLUB 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 Princeton 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 3 0 1 4 8 L 2 1 6 10 19 ERA G GS CG 1.95 17 0 0 3.71 10 8 0 3.21 13 13 0 4.23 22 19 0 3.58 62 40 0 SHO SV 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 IP 32.1 26.2 56.0 106.1 221.1 376 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H R ER HR HB 23 7 7 1 4 26 11 11 3 0 44 24 20 5 2 109 66 50 11 6 202 108 88 20 12 BB-I 14-1 6-0 12-0 28-0 60-1 SO WP BK 28 1 0 29 1 0 52 1 0 93 10 0 202 13 0 CODY ROGERS | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-2/175 Born: 9/13/88 in Longview, TX Resides: White Oak, TX Signing Scout: Pat Murphy Acquired: Selected in the seventh round of the 2009 June Draft AB 198 24 138 360 R 33 3 25 61 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 60 7 6 6 37 0 2 0 6 1 1 1 5 0 0 2 27 2 2 7 20 1 1 4 93 10 9 14 62 1 3 6 BB-I 20-0 4-0 17-0 41-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 54 14 1 0 .490 .364 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 39 8 2 1 .391 .300 94 23 3 1 .453 .341 E 5 1 0 6 ENNY ROMERO | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-3/165 Born: 1/24/91 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 2, 2008 YEAR 2008 2009 2010 W 1 2 4 1 8 L 0 4 1 0 5 ERA G GS CG 2.76 10 0 0 4.81 11 4 0 1.95 13 13 0 1.80 1 1 0 2.91 35 18 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 16.1 39.1 69.1 5.0 130.0 H R ER HR HB 11 9 5 0 3 38 25 21 2 3 51 15 15 2 6 1 1 1 0 1 101 50 42 4 13 BB-I 8-0 21-0 14-0 5-0 48-0 SO WP BK 20 1 0 33 6 1 72 4 3 4 0 0 129 11 4 ADDERLY ROSA | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 6-0/167 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 YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG G .243 37 .236 66 .238 103 AB 111 225 336 R 25 38 63 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 27 3 1 0 10 3 0 6 53 4 2 0 19 6 2 10 80 7 3 0 29 9 2 16 BB-I 31-0 44-1 75-1 SO 20 45 65 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 11 6 0 .288 .432 11 15 8 4 .271 .381 15 26 14 4 .277 .399 26 B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/188 Born: 9/24/92 in Carupano, VEN Resides: Carupano, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 22, 2010 YEAR 2010 CLUB VSL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 3.86 G GS CG 3 1 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 7.0 H 4 R ER HR HB 3 3 1 0 BB-I SO WP BK 1-0 1 0 0 broadcast Information FRANCISCO ROSARIO | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/175 Born: 1/26/91 in Santiago, DR Resides: Santiago, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 2, 2010 YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays AVG .226 G 25 AB 62 R 6 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 14 3 0 0 7 0 2 0 BB-I 6-0 Minor League Operations GREGORY ROSAL | RHP Opponents 2010 } Led the DSL Rays in walks and stolen bases. Year-BY-Year Summaries CLUB DSL Rays GCL Rays Princeton Hudson Valley Minor League Totals Records & History 2010 } Was named Most Valuable Player for Princeton…led the Appalachian League with a 1.95 ERA and ranked third with 72 strikeouts. Non-Roster Invites G 52 9 34 95 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR CLUB AVG 2009 Princeton .303 2010 GCL Rays .250 Bowling Green .196 Minor League Totals .258 COACHES & STAFF 2010 } Hit 2 home runs in his Bowling Green debut on July 5…participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January. 2009 } Selected to the Appalachian League All-Star Team and named Most Valuable Player for the Princeton…led the team in home runs, triples and RBI… stole 14 bases in 15 attempts. PERSONAL } Works in the offseason as a prosthetic technician creating artificial limbs. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS SO SB CS GDP 11 0 1 3 E 5 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 377 SLG OBP .274 .286 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS WALDO ROSARIO | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/185 Born: 10/13/89 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Santo Domingo, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2008 YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals AVG .258 .200 .253 G 47 6 53 AB 155 15 170 R 24 3 27 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 40 6 0 0 17 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 6 0 0 17 1 1 4 BB-I 18-1 7-0 25-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 50 16 9 1 .297 .345 4 2 2 1 .200 .478 54 18 11 2 .288 .360 E 5 0 5 LUIS RUIZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/167 Born: 10/8/89 in La Romana, DR Resides: La Romana, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on October 18, 2010 WILMER SABALA | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/184 Born: 12/22/91 in Macuto, VEN Resides: Maracay, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 2, 2008 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 2 0 2 L 1 1 2 ERA 3.11 10.97 4.84 G GS CG 16 1 0 3 2 0 19 3 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 1 IP 37.2 10.2 48.1 H R ER HR HB 47 19 13 3 7 17 13 13 1 0 64 31 26 4 7 BB-I SO WP BK 9-0 33 2 0 5-0 13 0 0 14-0 46 2 0 DANMAR SALAZAR | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/170 Born: 7/23/92 in Barquisimto, VEN Resides: Cabudare, VEN Signing Scout: Euclides Vargas/Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 15, 2009 YEAR CLUB 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 0 2 2 L 1 3 4 ERA 15.43 2.50 3.29 G GS CG 3 2 0 12 7 0 15 9 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 2.1 36.0 38.1 H R ER HR HB 4 5 4 0 1 34 20 10 1 1 38 25 14 1 2 BB-I SO WP BK 6-0 3 0 0 16-1 16 3 0 22-1 19 3 0 JOSH SALE | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-0/215 Born: 7/5/91 in Seattle, WA Resides: Seattle, WA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the first round (17th overall) of the 2010 June Draft PERSONAL } 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 heading into the 2011 season… hit .520 during his senior season with 5 HR, 6 2B, 20 RBI and 27 walks at Bishop Blanchet (Wash.) High School…rated by Baseball America as the best high school power hitter, top corner outfielder, No. 10 overall prospect, No. 5 position player and top high school outfield prospect in the draft…rated by Baseball America 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… named an AFLAC All-American as a junior after hitting .460 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI…became the sixth high school outfielder drafted in the first round in Rays history…competed in amateur state golf tournaments 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. 378 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE EMEEL SALEM | OF B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-1/175 Born: 2/11/85 in Birmingham, AL Resides: Birmingham, AL Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the sixth round of the 2007 June Draft AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP .311 58 225 41 70 11 7 1 23 2 2 4 24-0 27 28 8 0 .436 .384 .301 38 153 24 46 4 3 0 7 2 1 0 14-0 18 25 5 5 .366 .357 .255 99 357 54 91 12 7 0 22 6 2 3 36-0 36 24 9 6 .328 .327 .262 128 519 72 136 22 7 4 42 9 1 8 49-0 65 23 11 9 .355 .334 .182 3 11 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0 .364 .182 .273 326 1265 192 345 51 24 5 95 19 6 15 123-0 149 100 33 20 .363 .343 E 3 0 2 2 0 7 Records & History YERWIN SANCHEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/258 Born: 5/5/93 in San Felix, VEN Resides: San Felix, VEN Signing Scout: Mario Gonzalez/Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 21, 2009 CLUB VSL Rays W 5 L 0 ERA 3.38 G GS CG 14 2 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 29.1 H 27 R ER HR HB 16 11 3 1 BB-I SO WP BK 14-1 15 2 0 JOSHUA SATOW | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-10/155 Born: 12/18/85 in Santa Barbara, CA Resides: Gilbert, AZ Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Selected in the 25th round of the 2008 June Draft YEAR 2008 2009 W 3 4 0 4 1 12 L 0 0 0 1 4 5 ERA 1.23 2.29 0.00 1.76 6.85 3.10 G GS CG 19 0 0 44 0 0 2 0 0 22 0 0 23 2 0 110 2 0 SHO SV 0 2 0 20 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 32 IP 36.2 63.0 2.0 30.2 44.2 177.0 H R ER HR HB 31 6 5 0 1 48 17 16 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 18 6 6 1 0 55 36 34 2 1 155 65 61 5 3 BB-I 17-3 15-1 1-0 9-0 28-4 70-8 SO WP BK 46 2 0 65 1 0 2 0 0 42 2 0 32 5 0 187 10 0 Minor League Operations CLUB Hudson Valley Bowling Green Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Montgomery Minor League Totals Opponents 2010 } Named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team after going 8-for-8 in save opportunities with a 1.63 ERA before the break. 2009 } Led the Rays organization in saves. 2008 } Averaged 11.29 SO/9 IP. PERSONAL } Posted a 9-3 record in 17 starts as a senior at Arizona State. Year-BY-Year Summaries YEAR 2010 Non-Roster Invites CLUB Hudson Valley Columbus Charlotte Montgomery Durham Minor League Totals 40-MAN ROSTER YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 COACHES & STAFF 2010 } Led Montgomery in hits, runs and stolen bases…was a Southern League midseason All-Star. 2008 } Underwent elbow surgery on May 20 from Dr. James Andrews after injuring the elbow on May 14…led the minors with 25 steals at the time of the injury…was still named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star and won Rays Player of the Month honors for April. 2007 } Was named Renegades Player of the Year after leading the team in batting, triples and stolen bases. PERSONAL } Hit .351 with 7 HR as a senior at the University of Alabama…played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League in 2005…his father, Emeel Sr., was drafted by the Cubs out of high school, but opted to sign with South Alabama where he played for Eddie Stanky. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 379 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS ANTHONY SCELFO | INF/OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 5-10/195 Born: 9/19/86 in West Monroe, LA Resides: Ruston, LA Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the eighth round of the 2008 June Draft 2009 } Led Bowling Green in runs and walks. 2008 } Named to the New York-Penn League All-Star Team…led the league in triples. PERSONAL } Hit .322 (74-for-230) with 72 R, 12 HR, 54 RBI, .453 OBP, and .578 SLG for Tulane in 2008…the only two-sport athlete on the Tulane baseball team, he spent two seasons as quarterback for the football team…as a sophomore in 2007 played in all 12 games as QB and started the final 9 contests, leading the Green Wave with 1,396 yards and six touchdowns on 111-of-205 passing. YEAR CLUB 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals AVG G .281 61 .244 125 .240 82 .251 268 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 221 32 62 11 8 4 24 2 1 2 484 61 118 18 5 8 52 3 6 6 271 33 65 25 4 4 30 1 3 1 976 126 245 44 17 16 106 6 10 9 BB-I SO 25-1 66 41-0 106 25-2 68 91-3 240 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 11 8 2 .457 .357 5 12 11 8 .351 .307 6 3 3 6 .369 .303 14 26 22 16 .380 .318 25 NEIL SCHENK | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-4/220 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 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 appearances with the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. PERSONAL } Named to the 2008 Conference USA All-Academic Baseball Team while pitching for the Memphis Tigers. YEAR CLUB 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals W 2 6 5 13 L 2 4 2 8 ERA 2.84 4.46 2.79 3.49 G GS CG 20 0 0 39 2 0 44 0 0 103 2 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 IP 38.0 74.2 67.2 180.1 H R ER HR HB 32 13 12 2 1 88 46 37 6 3 67 24 21 2 0 187 83 70 10 4 BB-I 11-3 22-1 25-1 58-5 SO WP BK 53 5 0 72 7 0 86 5 0 211 17 0 NICHOLAS SCHWANER | INF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-1/220 Born: 2/27/88 in Slidell, LA Resides: Slidell, LA Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the 30th round of the 2010 June Draft 2010 } Led Hudson Valley in runs, hits, home runs, RBI and stolen bases. PERSONAL } Drafted out of the University of New Orleans by the Giants in the 42nd round of the 2009 June Draft…named AllDistrict and All-Metro during senior year at Slidell (La.) High School. YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley AVG .280 G 68 AB 268 R 36 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 75 16 1 7 53 0 6 1 BB-I 19-3 SO SB CS GDP 57 14 5 6 SLG OBP E .425 .323 11 ALEJANDRO SEGOVIA | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/181 Born: 4/27/90 in San Felipe, VEN Resides: Santa Teresa, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as free agent on July 3, 2007 2009 } Was named a VSL All-Star and led the VSL in hitting despite a July promotion to the Gulf Coast League…also finished 2nd in OBP and 3rd in slugging. YEAR CLUB 2008 VSL Rays 2009 VSL Rays GCL Rays 2010 Princeton Minor League Totals AVG G .270 48 .349 50 .188 23 .268 34 .287 155 AB 159 189 69 112 529 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 19 43 6 0 4 19 3 1 6 14-0 35 66 16 0 7 40 2 0 7 15-0 3 13 5 0 0 9 0 2 5 6-0 10 30 7 0 0 10 0 1 1 1-0 67 152 34 0 11 78 5 4 19 36-0 380 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 17 3 1 5 .384 .350 6 18 1 1 4 .545 .417 3 6 0 1 1 .261 .293 1 19 1 0 3 .330 .278 7 60 5 3 13 .414 .352 16 RONALD SERRANO | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/186 Born: 2/2/91 in Villa Riva, DR Resides: Villa Riva, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 7, 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 4.70 G GS CG 12 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 15.1 H 15 R ER HR HB 10 8 0 2 BB-I SO WP BK 15-0 12 5 0 GREGORY SEXTON | INF 40-MAN ROSTER B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/205 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 AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I .256 57 215 28 55 6 2 4 27 0 3 6 15-1 .294 124 490 64 144 32 3 7 87 0 6 6 23-0 .244 67 238 37 58 7 2 3 37 4 7 2 25-0 .272 93 356 37 97 14 1 2 38 2 3 7 34-2 .212 33 113 11 24 8 0 1 13 0 0 2 19-0 .268 374 1412 177 378 67 8 17 202 6 19 23 116-3 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 27 3 3 5 .358 .318 12 73 3 7 19 .414 .330 20 30 4 2 6 .328 .313 16 62 5 4 7 .334 .345 20 21 0 2 2 .310 .336 4 213 15 18 39 .363 .329 72 Records & History CLUB Hudson Valley Columbus Charlotte Charlotte Montgomery Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites 2009 } Was a Florida State League All-Star before missing two months with a broken foot. 2008 } Ranked 3rd in the Rays system in RBI and 6th in batting. PERSONAL } Named the Colonial Athletic Association co-Player of the Year at William & Mary…his 95 hits as a senior broke the school’s singleseason 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 average. YEAR 2007 2008 2009 2010 COACHES & STAFF YEAR 2010 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MICHAEL SHERIDAN | INF 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. AVG G .321 31 .238 122 .250 112 .250 265 AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 78 14 25 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 442 51 105 16 5 14 57 8 8 2 408 39 102 17 3 3 42 7 4 4 928 104 232 38 10 17 104 15 12 6 BB-I 4-0 26-1 38-2 68-3 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 12 1 0 0 .436 .354 1 38 4 2 9 .391 .278 6 39 3 2 8 .328 .317 6 89 8 4 17 .367 .302 13 2010 } Missed the entire season after straining his right elbow in April…returned to pitch in the instructional league in the fall. W 0 4 L 0 4 ERA 9.90 4.62 G GS CG 7 0 0 13 12 1 4 4 5.37 20 12 SHO SV IP 0 0 10.0 0 0 60.1 Injured—Did Not Play 1 0 0 70.1 H R ER HR HB 13 11 11 1 2 68 35 31 6 7 BB-I SO WP BK 8-0 6 5 1 16-0 50 7 2 81 46 42 24-0 56 7 12 3 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 381 9 broadcast Information YEAR CLUB 2008 Princeton 2009 Princeton 2010 Minor League Totals Minor League Operations TREVOR SHULL | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-4/180 Born: 8/7/90 in Spokane, WA Resides: Spokane Valley, WA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the 19th round of the 2008 June Draft Opponents YEAR CLUB 2008 Hudson Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals Year-BY-Year Summaries B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/205 Born: 8/8/87 in Washington, D.C. Resides: Washington, D.C. Signing Scout: Doug Witt Acquired: Selected in the fifth round of the 2008 June Draft MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS RUTHERFORD (SCOTT) SHUMAN | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/205 Born: 3/28/88 in Valdosta, GA Resides: Valdosta, GA Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the 19th round of the 2009 June Draft 2010 } Led the Hot Rods with 14 saves…averaged 13.87 SO/9 IP, highest in the Midwest League… held opponents to a .195 batting average (50-for-257), which ranked 2nd best in the league. 2009 } Averaged 11.86 SO/9 IP. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Auburn University. YEAR 2009 2010 CLUB Princeton Rays Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals W 0 4 0 4 L 0 5 0 5 ERA G GS CG 0.82 10 0 0 3.01 46 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.44 57 0 0 SHO SV 0 3 0 14 0 0 0 17 IP 22.0 71.2 2.1 96.0 H R ER HR HB 18 4 2 0 3 50 29 24 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 68 33 26 5 7 BB-I 9-0 38-0 2-0 49-0 SO WP BK 29 3 0 111 5 1 3 0 0 143 8 1 BB-I 31-0 15-1 46-1 SO WP BK 30 9 1 32 5 0 32 14 1 PEDRO SILVESTRE | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/185 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 first in GCL with 6 wins. YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals W 3 6 9 L 2 0 2 ERA G GS CG 4.99 23 0 0 2.29 13 5 0 3.61 36 5 0 SHO SV 0 2 0 1 0 0 IP 48.2 51.0 99.2 H R ER HR HB 60 35 27 2 7 49 16 13 2 6 109 51 40 4 13 ALEXANDER SIMON | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 6-2/182 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 ARIEL SORIANO | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/160 Born: 11/24/91 in La Romana, DR Resides: La Romana, DR Signing Scout: Daniel Santana/Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 12, 2009 YEAR CLUB AVG 2009 DSL Rays 1.000 2010 DSL Rays .273 Minor League Totals .276 G 1 64 65 AB 1 231 232 R 1 32 33 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 63 10 3 2 33 4 5 6 64 10 3 2 33 4 5 7 BB-I 0-0 20-0 20-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0 35 9 5 6 .368 .340 6 35 9 5 6 .371 .345 6 DAURIS SORIANO | LHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/156 Born: 12/16/89 in Santo Domingo, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on June 12, 2010 YEAR 2010 CLUB DSL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 6.10 G GS CG 9 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 10.1 H 15 R ER HR HB 13 7 2 2 BB-I SO WP BK 7-0 9 4 0 MATTHEW SPANN | LHP B/T: S/L HT/WT: 6-6/185 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 YEAR 2010 CLUB GCL Rays W 1 L 1 ERA 1.48 G GS CG 10 1 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 24.1 382 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H 22 R ER HR HB 4 4 1 0 BB-I SO WP BK 4-0 22 2 0 KYLE SPRAKER | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/170 Born: 1/10/86 in Denver, CO Resides: La Quinta, CA Signing Scout: Robbie Moen Acquired: Selected in the 34th round of the 2009 June Draft AB 172 278 450 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I 29 42 9 1 1 24 0 0 8 12-0 36 59 10 0 5 32 4 3 6 38-0 65 101 19 1 6 56 4 3 14 50-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 23 7 4 5 .326 .323 15 61 10 4 5 .302 .317 9 8 17 8 10 .311 .319 24 40-MAN ROSTER MATTHEW STABELFELD | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 5-10/185 Born: 8/21/86 in Modesto, CA Resides: Turlock, CA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the 41st round of the 2009 June Draft W 1 4 5 L 0 1 1 ERA G GS CG 3.10 16 0 0 4.75 37 0 0 4.33 53 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 20.1 60.2 81.0 H R ER HR HB 19 15 7 0 2 61 35 32 6 4 80 50 39 6 6 BB-I SO WP BK 12-1 18 1 0 26-1 42 7 1 38-2 60 8 1 Non-Roster Invites YEAR CLUB 2009 Princeton 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF YEAR CLUB AVG G 2009 Princeton .244 49 2010 Bowling Green .212 86 Minor League Totals .224 135 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS BRUEDLIN SUERO | LHP W 2 4 6 L 1 1 2 ERA G GS CG 3.83 19 0 0 2.61 13 12 0 3.12 32 12 0 SHO SV 0 2 0 0 0 2 IP 42.1 58.2 101.0 H R ER HR HB 39 23 18 2 5 59 23 17 2 1 98 46 35 4 6 BB-I SO WP BK 30-0 34 10 1 21-0 41 1 0 51-0 75 11 1 JACOB SULLIVAN | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-5/210 Born: 11/15/86 in Little Rock, AR Resides: Lubbock, TX Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the 22nd round of the 2009 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2009 Princeton 2010 Bowling Green Minor League Totals W 0 3 3 L 1 3 4 ERA G GS CG 81.00 1 0 0 4.31 39 0 0 4.71 40 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 4 0 4 IP 0.1 62.2 63.0 H R ER HR HB 3 4 3 0 0 62 45 60 4 0 65 49 33 4 0 ORGANIZATION CYCLES TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 383 broadcast Information Matt 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 Minor League Operations RAYS DID YOU KNOW? BB-I SO WP BK 2-0 0 0 0 33-2 53 6 0 35-2 53 6 0 Opponents PERSONAL } His brother, Josh, currently pitches in the Colorado Rockies organization. Year-BY-Year Summaries YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals Records & History B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-4/170 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 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS MATT SWEENEY | INF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-3/215 Born: 4/4/88 in Gaithersburg, MD Resides: Rockville, MD Signing Scout: Dan Radcliffe (Angels) Acquired: From the Los Angeles Angels along with LHP Alex Torres and a player to be named (INF Sean Rodriguez) in exchange for LHP Scott Kazmir on August 28, 2009 2009 } Acquired in the Scott Kazmir trade on Aug 29 and was assigned to Charlotte…missed more than two months (June 8–Aug 19) with a hip flexor strain…attended the Rays Winter Development Program in January 2010. 2008 } Sidelined all season with an ankle injury. 2007 } Was named a Midwest League midseason All-Star. 2006 } Was named an Arizona League All-Star…ranked 5th in the AZL in hitting in his pro debut…his .335 avg. overall ranked 2nd in the Angels system. PERSONAL } Drafted out of Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville, Md. YEAR CLUB 2006 AZL Angels Orem 2007 Cedar Rapids 2008 2009 AZL Angels Rancho Cucamonga Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Montgomery Minor League Totals AVG G .341 44 .167 2 .260 119 AB 170 6 439 .267 4 15 .299 58 211 .158 6 19 .264 34 121 .196 46 163 .268 313 1144 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 38 58 11 7 5 39 0 3 6 23-1 27 4 1 5 .576 .431 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 0 64 114 29 2 18 72 0 3 5 38-5 88 7 7 7 .458 .324 28 Injured—Did Not Play 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0 4 0 0 0 .333 .389 0 39 63 17 1 9 44 1 1 2 26-2 37 2 0 0 .517 .379 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 8 0 0 1 .211 .273 0 20 32 9 0 6 16 1 2 0 16-0 34 0 0 4 .488 .345 8 13 32 7 0 2 25 0 1 3 12-0 52 1 0 1 .276 .263 14 178 307 75 10 40 196 2 10 18 120-8 252 14 8 18 .456 .344 76 MATTHEW SWILLEY | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/175 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 2009 GCL Rays 2010 GCL Rays Minor League Totals W 1 2 3 L 1 4 5 ERA G GS CG 5.91 9 0 0 6.17 13 5 0 6.11 22 5 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 1 0 2 IP 10.2 42.1 53.0 H R ER HR HB 12 8 7 0 0 47 33 29 2 7 59 41 36 2 7 BB-I SO WP BK 11-0 10 4 0 26-1 22 12 0 37-1 32 16 0 JUAN TAPIA | INF B/T: S/R HT/WT: 6-0/156 Born: 3/1/92 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 1, 2010 YEAR CLUB 2010 DSL Rays AVG .118 G 41 AB 93 R 11 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 11 0 0 0 3 6 1 2 BB-I 9-0 SO SB CS GDP 35 6 1 1 SLG .118 OBP E .210 19 MARK THOMAS | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/180 Born: 5/5/88 in Atlanta, GA Resides: Alpharetta, GA Signing Scout: Milt Hill Acquired: Selected in the 22nd round of the 2006 June Draft 2009 } Threw out 16 of 39 attempted base stealers (41 percent). 2008 } Threw out 20 of 48 attempted base stealers (41.7 percent). YEAR 2007 2008 2009 CLUB Princeton Hudson Valley Charlotte Hudson Valley 2010 Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals AVG G .276 33 .234 52 .375 2 .268 60 .264 95 .000 1 .261 243 AB 105 158 8 205 348 4 828 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 16 29 12 0 5 24 1 2 3 17 37 7 2 3 12 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 55 10 1 4 29 0 1 4 37 91 21 1 6 44 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 216 52 4 18 110 2 6 10 384 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE BB-I 7-0 9-0 0-0 24-2 33-0 1-0 74-2 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 28 2 3 2 .533 .333 9 43 1 1 4 .361 .278 4 2 0 0 0 .625 .375 0 44 3 3 3 .385 .355 5 79 10 1 7 .382 .330 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0 196 16 8 16 .399 .327 29 JACOB (JAKE) THOMPSON | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/225 Born: 8/8/89 in Downey, CA Resides: Cerritos, CA Signing Scout: Robbie Moen Acquired: Selected in the second round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR 2010 W 2 2 4 L 1 0 1 ERA 1.35 0.00 1.06 G GS CG 10 7 0 2 2 0 12 9 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 40.0 110 51.0 H 28 2 30 R ER HR HB 10 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 1 BB-I SO WP BK 6-0 33 0 0 2-0 6 0 0 8-0 39 0 0 STEVEN TINOCO | INF PERSONAL } Drafted out of Long Beach State University. YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley AVG .274 G 68 AB 259 R 35 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 71 10 1 1 35 0 3 11 BB-I 30-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG 34 8 7 10 .332 OBP .370 E 5 Records & History ALEJANDRO TORRES | C B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/178 Born: 9/30/88 in Caracas, VEN Resides: Caracas, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 7, 2006 AB 145 263 117 108 633 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 13 34 3 0 0 13 0 0 2 37 83 14 0 5 43 6 2 6 16 26 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 11 27 5 0 0 10 2 1 0 77 170 27 0 6 71 8 3 8 BB-I 8-1 13-0 2-0 6-0 29-1 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 18 0 5 4 .255 .284 5 29 0 1 6 .426 .359 8 24 1 2 5 .291 .235 3 22 1 0 1 .296 .287 7 93 2 8 16 .340 .308 23 JOSE TORRES | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/165 Born: 11/16/91 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on August 1, 2007 W 1 3 2 6 L 1 3 5 9 ERA G GS CG 4.71 16 0 0 5.80 11 6 0 3.92 16 7 0 4.77 43 13 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 28.2 35.2 41.1 105.2 H 25 32 37 94 R ER HR HB 21 15 4 8 27 23 1 8 25 18 3 2 73 56 8 18 BB-I 11-0 18-0 23-0 52-0 SO WP BK 20 2 1 17 8 1 20 5 0 57 15 2 Minor League Operations YEAR CLUB 2008 DSL Rays 2009 DSL Rays 2010 DSL Rays Minor League Totals Opponents AVG G .234 38 .316 67 .222 34 .250 30 .269 196 Year-BY-Year Summaries 2010 } Threw out 11 of 25 attempted base stealers (44 percent). 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 percent) on the year. YEAR CLUB 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 Princeton 2010 Hudson Valley Minor League Totals Non-Roster Invites B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/195 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 40-MAN ROSTER CLUB Hudson Valley Charlotte Minor League Totals COACHES & STAFF PERSONAL } Ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the Rays system by Baseball America heading into the 2011 season…drafted out of Long Beach State University. RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS broadcast Information TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 385 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS PHILLIPS VALDEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/180 Born: 5/14/91 in Montecristi, DR Resides: Montecristi, DR Signing Scout: Omar Rogers (Indians) Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 16, 2010 PERSONAL } Originally signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent on December 31, 2008. YEAR CLUB 2009 DSL Indians 2010 DSL Indians Minor League Totals W 2 0 2 L 2 0 2 ERA G GS CG 3.66 13 0 0 8.40 10 0 0 5.71 23 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 IP 19.2 15.0 34.2 H R ER HR HB 11 10 8 2 4 16 14 14 1 4 27 24 22 3 8 BB-I SO WP BK 19-0 12 4 0 11-0 14 3 0 30-0 26 7 0 CRISTIAN VASQUEZ | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/155 Born: 3/9/90 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on December 6, 2007 2010 } Converted to pitching with the GCL Rays, after parts of three seasons as a infielder. YEAR 2009 CLUB GCL Rays W 0 L 0 ERA 0.00 G GS CG 1 0 0 SHO SV 0 0 IP 1.0 H 1 R ER HR HB 0 0 0 0 BB-I SO WP BK 1-0 0 0 0 ERICK VASQUEZ | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-1/186 Born: 9/27/93 in Bocono, VEN Resides: Caracas,VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 21, 2010 ISAIAS VELASQUEZ | INF/OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/155 Born: 7/5/88 in Panama City, PAN Resides: Panama City, PAN Signing Scout: Kevin Carcomo (Indians) Acquired: From the Cleveland Indians in exchange for RHP Juan Salas on February 19, 2009 2010 } Led the Stone Crabs with 132 hits and ranked 4th in the FSL with 41 stolen bases…named to the FSL midseason All-Star Team. 2009 } Led the Hot Rods in stolen bases in his first year in the Rays organization after spending four seasons in the Indians system. 2007 } Led the Gulf Coast League in stolen bases. YEAR CLUB 2005 DSL Indians 2006 DSL Indians 2007 GCL Indians 2008 Mahoning Valley 2009 Bowling Green 2010 Charlotte Minor League Totals AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO .260 61 200 32 52 6 4 0 10 2 1 1 30-0 32 .292 71 267 60 78 8 3 0 20 7 7 4 38-0 36 .277 47 159 33 44 8 0 0 18 1 1 4 16-0 29 .281 64 242 40 68 10 1 1 18 5 1 3 31-0 42 .278 122 428 58 119 30 6 2 40 5 2 7 36-0 74 .289 127 457 6 132 17 4 2 36 6 2 4 45-1 68 .281 492 1753 269 493 79 18 5 142 26 14 23 196-1 281 SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 6 9 2 .330 .358 25 7 8 .345 .380 10 22 3 1 .327 .356 8 7 4 7 .343 .368 21 14 4 6 .390 .342 29 41 13 7 .357 .356 4 115 40 31 .355 .359 72 DREW VETTLESON | OF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-1/185 Born: 7/19/1991 in Boise, ID Resides: Bremerton, WA Signing Scout: Paul Kirsch Acquired: Selected in the first round (42nd overall) in the 2010 June Draft PERSONAL } Participated in the Rays Winter Development Program at Tropicana Field in January… ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the Rays system by Baseball America 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. 386 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE FRANCIS VIZCAINO | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-0/170 Born: 7/26/1988 in Bonao, DR Resides: Bonao, DR Signing Scout: Eddy Toledo Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 6, 2010 COACHES & STAFF DAVID WENDT | C G 19 1 13 33 AB 57 5 5 112 R 2 2 4 8 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 17 6 0 0 12 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 8 0 1 2 30 7 1 0 20 1 1 3 BB-I 4-0 0-0 1-0 5-0 SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 9 0 0 2 .404 .355 0 0 0 1 .800 .400 8 2 0 2 .240 .259 17 2 0 5 .348 .314 E 0 0 2 2 LUIS WILCHES | LHP B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-1/200 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 2009 VSL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 3 6 9 L 1 2 3 ERA G GS CG 3.10 14 4 0 1.19 13 5 0 1.94 27 9 0 SHO SV 0 0 0 1 0 1 IP 29.0 45.1 74.1 H R ER HR HB 35 14 10 1 1 37 10 6 2 1 72 24 16 3 2 BB-I SO WP BK 5-0 13 3 2 6-0 35 1 1 11-0 48 4 3 Year-BY-Year Summaries CHRISTOPHER WINDER | OF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 5-11/175 Born: 9/28/89 in Craig, CO Resides: Craig, CO Signing Scout: Pat Murphy Acquired: Selected in the 27th round of the 2010 June Draft YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley AVG .225 G 55 AB 173 R 27 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 39 4 2 0 7 3 0 7 BB-I 13-0 Records & History 2009 } Led the VSL Rays with 6 wins. Non-Roster Invites AVG .298 .400 .220 .268 40-MAN ROSTER B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-0/205 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 2009 Princeton 2010 Hudson Valley Bowling Green Minor League Totals RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 59 13 1 2 .272 .306 E 5 B/T: L/L HT/WT: 6-2/210 Born: 11/6/87 in Oxford, MS Resides: Oxford, MS Signing Scout: Rickey Drexler Acquired: Selected in the 26th round of the 2010 June Draft RAYS DID YOU KNOW? Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon are tied for the third-longest tenured GM/manager pairing in baseball. Boston’s Theo Epstein/Terry Francona and Chicago’s Kenny Williams/Ozzie Guillen have been together since 2004. Friedman/Maddon and Detroit’s Jim Leyland/Dave Dombrowski go back to 2006. TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 387 broadcast Information KILLER COMBO Minor League Operations PERSONAL } Played football at the University of Alabama and was a member of the 2009 National Championship team. Opponents JUSTIN WOODALL | LHP MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS HENRY WRIGLEY III | INF B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/185 Born: 8/9/86 in Redwood City, CA Resides: San Carlos, CA Signing Scout: Carlos Delgado Acquired: Selected in the 14th round of the 2005 June Draft 2010 } Named to FSL midseason All-Star Team…won the Home Run Derby at the FSL All-Star Game in Brevard County, Fla. …ranked 2nd in the Rays farm system with 21 home runs. 2008 } Led the South Atlantic League with 10 triples. YEAR 2006 2007 2008 2009 CLUB Princeton Hudson Valley Columbus Bowling Green Charlotte 2010 Charlotte Montgomery Minor League Totals AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E .250 54 188 22 47 9 1 5 26 3 3 0 7-0 39 5 2 9 .388 .273 2 .235 67 243 28 57 10 3 3 33 0 2 4 20-1 37 10 3 4 .337 .301 12 .250 113 404 45 101 13 10 7 60 2 5 2 24-1 62 7 3 14 .384 .292 9 .220 45 177 20 39 16 1 4 17 0 1 1 5-0 30 3 4 4 .390 .245 8 .246 70 260 26 64 15 2 6 43 0 4 0 9-0 44 5 1 4 .388 .267 6 .292 68 260 35 76 13 3 12 46 1 2 2 19-2 37 5 2 10 .504 .343 5 .248 62 254 31 63 12 1 9 37 0 4 1 12-1 54 1 1 9 .409 .280 5 .250 479 1786 207 447 88 21 46 262 6 21 10 96-5 303 36 16 54 .400 .289 47 PHILLIP (PHIL) WUNDERLICH | INF B/T: L/R HT/WT: 6-0/225 Born: 11/4/88 in Chicago, IL Resides: Louisville, KY Signing Scout: James Bonnici Acquired: Drafted in the 12th round of the 2010 June Draft. 2010 } Led Hudson Valley and ranked 6th among short season minor leaguers with a .330 batting average…ranked 2nd in the organization behind Stephen Vogt (.345)…named a New York-Penn League midseason All-Star. PERSONAL } Drafted out of the University of Louisville where he earned Second Team All-America honors after his sophomore season. YEAR CLUB 2010 Hudson Valley AVG .330 G 52 AB 209 R 31 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB 69 19 0 4 36 0 2 6 BB-I 9-1 SO SB CS GDP 40 0 1 1 SLG .478 OBP .372 E 4 KIRBY YATES | RHP B/T: L/R HT/WT: 5-10/170 Born: 3/25/87 in Lihue, HI Resides: Koloa, HI Signing Scout: Jayson Durocher Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 19, 2009 2009 } Averaged 16.75 strikeouts per 9 innings in 14 games for Princeton. YEAR 2009 2010 CLUB Princeton Bowling Green Charlotte Minor League Totals W 0 3 0 3 L 1 6 0 7 ERA G GS CG 2.39 14 0 0 3.30 27 12 0 5.06 1 1 0 3.18 42 13 0 SHO SV 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 9 IP 26.1 90.0 5.1 121.2 H R ER HR HB 22 7 7 0 5 73 41 33 9 5 7 3 3 0 0 102 51 43 9 10 BB-I 8-1 41-3 2-0 51-4 SO WP BK 49 4 0 97 5 1 3 0 0 149 9 1 LUIS YENDIS | RHP B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-3/178 Born: 7/17/89 in Petare, VEN Resides: Petare, VEN Signing Scout: Ronnie Blanco Acquired: Signed as a free agent on April 17, 2007 2008 } Led the VSL Rays staff with 12 starts and a 2.65 ERA. YEAR CLUB 2007 VSL Rays/Reds 2008 VSL Rays 2009 GCL Rays 2010 VSL Rays Minor League Totals W 1 0 1 3 5 L 4 2 1 3 10 ERA G GS CG 4.80 16 2 0 2.65 16 12 0 9.64 11 0 0 4.11 14 10 0 4.23 57 24 0 SHO SV 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 IP 30.0 54.1 14.0 61.1 159.2 388 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE H R ER HR HB 37 20 16 2 6 47 21 16 4 8 16 19 15 0 4 71 34 28 2 5 171 9 75 8 23 BB-I SO WP BK 15-0 15 4 0 19-1 41 6 1 17-0 7 3 0 17-0 23 3 1 68-1 86 16 2 RAYS SCOUTING RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS COACHES & STAFF Mike Calitri Special Assignment Scout Advance Scouting Coordinator 40-MAN ROSTER Bart Braun Non-Roster Invites Larry Doughty Gene Glynn Gail Henley Jason Karegeannes Brian Keegan Jeff McAvoy Jim Pransky Carlos Rodriguez Year-BY-Year Summaries Mike Cubbage Records & History Bob Cluck Opponents RAYS DID YOU KNOW? USA TODAY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1996 Andruw Jones (OF) 1997 Ben Grieve (OF) 1998 Gabe Kapler (OF) 1999 Rick Ankiel (P) 2000 Josh Hamilton (OF) 2001 Josh Beckett (P) 2002 Jose Reyes (SS) 2003 Prince Fielder (1B) 2004 Jeff Francis (P) 2005 Francisco Liriano (P) 2006 Matt Garza (P) 2007 Justin Upton (OF) 2008 David Price (P) 2009 Jason Heyward (OF) 2010 Jeremy Hellickson (P) TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 389 broadcast Information 1988 Mike Harkey (P) 1989 Todd Zeile (C/1B/3B) 1990 Tino Martínez (1B) 1991 Mark Wohlers (P) 1992 Carlos Delgado (1B) 1993 Cliff Floyd (OF) 1994 Billy Ashley (OF) 1995 Andruw Jones (OF) Minor League Operations Jeremy Hellickson was named the 2010 USA Today Minor League Player of the Year, the third Ray to receive the honor joining teammate David Price (2008) and Josh Hamilton (2000). Six other winners—Cliff Floyd, Matt Garza, Ben Grieve, Josh Hamilton, Gabe Kapler and Tino Martinez—have spent time in the Rays organization. MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS RAYS SCOUTING AMATEUR SCOUTS | CROSSCHECKERS Tim Huff Jeff Cornell Kevin Elfering Fred Repke Ken Stauffer National Crosschecker National Crosschecker East Coast Crosschecker West Coast Crosschecker Midwest Crosschecker AMATEUR SCOUTS | AREA SUPERVISORS Tim Alexander James Bonnici Evan Brannon Tom Couston Rickey Drexler CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, ME, E. Canada IN, OH, KY, MI, N. TN FL, Puerto Rico IA, IL, MN, WI AR, LA, MS, SW. TN Jayson Durocher Brian Hickman Milt Hill Paul Kirsch Brad Matthews AZ, CO, Las Vegas, NM, UT KS, OK, MO, ND, NE, SD AL, GA, N. FL, S. TN AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY NC, SC, E. TN Robbie Moen Brian Morrison Pat Murphy Jake Wilson Lou Wieben SW. CA N. CA, NV TX SE. CA, HI D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV SCOUTING STAFF Director, Scouting.................................................................................................................................................................R.J. Harrison Administrator, Scouting.......................................................................................................................................................Nancy Berry Assistant, Scouting and Minor League Operations.....................................................................................................Rob Metzler Part-Time Scouts.............................................................Brett Foley, Terry Brewer, Jose Hernandez, Jim Leif, Gilberto Martinez, Graig Merritt, Casey Onaga, Jack Sharp, Donald Turley 390 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE RAYS INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS COACHES & STAFF Eddy Toledo Ronnie Blanco Manny Esquivia Coordinator, Pacific Rim Director, Dominican Republic Operations Director, Venezuelan Operations Coordinator, Coordinator, Latin Colombian Operations American Cultural and Educational Programs Milton Jamail Records & History Year-BY-Year Summaries R ayS Continue to Expand International Operations Non-Roster Invites International Operations Staff & ScOUTS Director, International Operations................................................................................................................................Carlos Alfonso Director, Dominican Republic Operations.....................................................................................................................Eddy Toledo Director, Venezuelan Operations..................................................................................................................................Ronnie Blanco Coordinator, Colombia....................................................................................................................................................Carlos Ramirez Coordinator, Pacific Rim.........................................................................................................................................................Tim Ireland Special Assistant, Baseball Operations.......................................................................................................................Andres Reiner Coordinator, Latin American Cultural and Educational Programs........................................................................Milton Jamail Assistant, International and Minor League Operations.........................................................................................Patrick Walters Consultant, International Operations.............................................................................................................................John Gilmore EAP, Latin America............................................................................................................................................................Francisco Ruiz Japan Scout.........................................................................................................................................................................Tateki Uchibori Dominican Republic Scouts...................................................................Juan Carlos Moreno, Daniel Santana, Victor A. Santana Venezuela Scouts........................Rafael Cariel, Juan Castillo, Mario Gonzalez, Euclides Vargas, Edgar Ramos, Marlon Roche Brazil Scouts/Instructors....................................................................................Orlando Cabrera, Adriano de Souza, Alex Zuniga Mexico Scout.............................................................................................................................................................................. Eddie Diaz Taiwan Scout................................................................................................................................................................................Keith Hsu Korea Scout..................................................................................................................................................................................Paul Jung 40-MAN ROSTER Tim Ireland Opponents 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 391 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. Francisco Giants. Reiner pioneered baseball’s scouting efforts in Venezuela while working in the Houston Astros organization. Reiner helped discover and develop future stars such as Johan Santana, Bobby Abreu, Freddy Garcia, Carlos Guillen and Melvin Mora. It wasn’t long after Alfonso and Reiner were on board that the Rays agreed to a partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers where the two clubs would share Campo Las Palmas in the broadcast Information While baseball remains America’s national pastime, it has truly become a global game. Today, more than 25 percent of all major leaguers were born outside the United States, and as a result, the Rays have expanded their global outreach. To facilitate these new international endeavors, the Rays hired Carlos Alfonso to serve as the team’s director of international operations and Andres Reiner as a special assistant in 2006. Alfonso joined the Rays after 19 years with the San Photo by Freddy Bernar Minor League Operations The Rays Dominican Academy opened in April 2009 and can accommodate up to 96 players. MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS RAYS INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Dominican Republic, long considered the gold standard for Dominican facilities. Eddy Toledo from the New York Mets organization was hired to oversee the Rays Dominican operations. Campo Las Palmas was home to the Rays baseball academy and a summer league team until early 2009 when the organization inaugurated their new academy located on property adjacent to the Dodgers. The complex has two full diamonds and a half-field, clubhouse, gym, covered batting cages, dining area and living facilities, which can accommodate Rays staff and players distribute gear to local children in Batey Cachena, near San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic in November 2010. up to 96 players. Photo by Daniel Santana In 2007 the Rays celebrated the opening of their baseball academy—dediand will consist of two full playing fields, two diacated to Andres Reiner—located on the grounds monds for youth teams and dormitories, which of the Pirelli tire factory in Guacara, Venezuela, will accommodate up to 40 players. Adriano de 100 miles west of Caracas. In addition to baseSouza, who was hired in 2008 to scout Brazil for ball fields, the facility includes a dormitory and the Rays, will coordinate the academy. In addidining area, which can accommodate 42 playtion to scouting Brazil for prospects, the Rays ers. Ronnie Blanco, former general manager of will also introduce baseball to groups between the Magallanes baseball club in the Venezuelan 7 and 14 years of age in the Marília area. In 2009, professional league, oversees the Rays Venezuthe Rays signed their first Brazilian player, inelan baseball operations. In 2007, Tampa Bay fielder Leonardo Reginatto. players joined together with Cincinnati Reds The Rays have also expanded scouting efprospects to form a co-op team in the Venezuforts in the Pacific Rim, Europe and Australia. elan Summer League (VSL). In 2008, the Rays Tim Ireland begins his third year as Pacific Rim fielded a complete team and won the VSL chamscouting coordinator. Tateki “Bori” Uchibori, pionship in 2009. who served as an interpreter for former Tampa The Rays also have scouting programs in CoBay infielder Akinori Iwamura, scouts for the lombia—directed by Manny Esquivia and based Rays in Japan and Korea, while Keith Hsu covin Cartagena—and in Mexico headed by Eddie ers Taiwan. Diaz. In 2010, the Rays signed a pair of 16 yearJohn Gilmore enters his third year in charge of old players from Mexico, catcher Jesus Araiza Europe and Australia. In 2010, the Rays signed and left-handed pitcher Oscar Armenta. 16-year-old left-handed pitcher Stepan HavThe Rays signed four players from Cuba in licek, a member of the Czech Junior National 2010, including outfielder/first baseman Leslie Team, to a free agent minor league contract. Anderson who made stops in Port Charlotte, Havlicek, the first player signed by the Rays out Montgomery and Durham during the 2010 seaof Europe, played last summer in the Gulf Coast son. Anderson, on the Rays 40-man roster, also League. The Rays also signed Darryl George, an played in the Arizona Fall League and with San 18-year-old infielder from Australia, who will play Juan in the Puerto Rican Winter League. his professional season in 2011. The Rays and the city of Marília, Brazil, locatIn 2010, the Rays continued a program to ined 230 miles northwest of São Paulo, have built troduce U.S.-born minor league players to the a partnership that will include construction of a organization’s Latin American operations. Derek training facility beginning in the spring of 2011. It Dietrich and Deshun Dixon spent 10 days at the will be the first baseball academy run by a major Rays Dominican academy playing with the Doleague organization in Brazil. The academy will minican instructional league team and getting a be constructed by the city of Marília with adfirsthand look at the country that produces so ditional funding from the national government, much major league talent. 392 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS RAYS ORGANIZATION POS LHP LHP CF SS 2B 3B RF OF RHP 1B RHP LHP RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP 3B C RHP LHP RHP 1B RHP 1B RHP COACHES & STAFF JUNE DRAFT HISTORY 2010 DR AFT 2009 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS POS CF SS CF C 1B RHP CF CF LHP SS SCHOOL Buchholz (FL) HS Menlo (CA) HS Midway (TX) HS Troup County (GA) HS Bishop Gorman (NV) HS Chandler Gilbert (AZ) CC Panola (AZ) JC Eastern Illinois Univ. Whitefish Bay (WI) HS Forest Hills Central (MI) HS 2008 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS PLAYER Timothy Beckham Kyle Lobstein Jacob Jefferies Christopher Morrison Michael Sheridan Shane Dyer Jason Corder Anthony Scelfo Shawn Smith Matthew Hall POS SS LHP C OF 1B RHP OF 2B LHP SS SCHOOL Griffin (GA) HS Coconino (AZ) HS UC Davis Univ. of Oregon William & Mary Coll. South Mountain CC Cal State-Long Beach Tulane Univ. Saugus (CA) HS Auburn Univ. 2007 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER David Price William Kline Nicholas Barnese David Newman Dustin Biell Emeel Salem Reid Fronk Matthew Moore William Cipriano Greg Sexton POS LHP RHP RHP LHP CF CF LF LHP 2B 3B SCHOOL Vanderbilt Univ. Univ. of Mississippi Simi Valley (CA) HS Texas A&M Univ. Inglemoor (WA) HS Univ. of Alabama Univ. of North Carolina Moriarty (NM) HS Univ. of California-Irvine William & Mary Coll. 2006 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Evan Longoria Josh Butler Nick Fuller Alex Cobb Shawn O’Malley Nevin Ashley Ryan Reid Tyree Hayes Eligio Sonoqui Desmond Jennings POS 3B RHP RHP RHP SS C RHP RHP 1B CF SCHOOL Long Beach State Univ. Univ. of San Diego Kell (GA) HS Vero Beach (FL) HS Southridge (WA) HS Indiana State Univ. James Madison Univ. Tomball (TX) HS Cesar Chavez (AZ) HS Itawamba (AL) JC broadcast Information RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SCHOOL Columbia Central (TN) HS Univ. of Alabama Odessa (TX) Coll. Rialto (CA) HS Univ. of Miami (FL) Univ. of New Orleans Parkland (IL) Coll. Erskine (SC) Coll. Central Valley (WA) HS Long Beach State Univ. The Woodlands (TX) HS Pepperdine Univ. Creekside (GA) HS Foothill (CA) HS Yavapai (AZ) Coll. Belhaven (MS) Coll. North Georgia Coll. & State Univ. Univ. School of Jackson (TN) HS San Jacinto (TX) Coll. Cal State Univ. Bakersfield Sunnyslope (AZ) HS Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Bonita Vista (CA) HS Howard (TX) Coll. East Tennessee State Univ. Weatherford (TX) Coll. Minor League Operations PLAYER LeVon Washington Kenneth Diekroeger Todd Glaesmann Lucas Bailey Jeffrey Malm Devin Fuller Cody Rogers Brett Nommensen Kevin James Derek Dennis PLAYER Matthew Spann Justin Woodall Chris Winder Julio Espinoza Scott Lawson Nicholas Schwaner Kevin Kiermaier Bryan Fogle Scott Simon Steven Tinoco Spencer Davis Robert Dickmann Demondre Arnold William Anderson Parker Markel Michael Broyles Chris Rearick Preston Overbey Ryan Hornback Mickey Jannis Blake Freeman George Jensen Hector Montes Ronald Barnes Danny Hoilman Cory Maltz Opponents RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RD 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Year-BY-Year Summaries SCHOOL Bishop Blanchet (WA) HS Cowan (IN) HS Central Kitsap (WA) HS Long Beach State Univ. Georgia Tech Univ. Highline (WA) HS St. Petersburg (FL) Coll. Ashland (OR) HS Virginia Tech Univ. Fullerton (CA) HS Arizona State Univ. Granite City (IL) HS Terry (MS) HS Desert Ridge (AZ) HS Univ. of Louisville (KY) Univ. of Kansas Auburn Univ. Chesnee (SC) HS Santa Clara (CA) Univ. Feather River (CA) Coll. Arizona State Univ. Catawba (NC) Coll. Chipola (FL) JC Tennessee Tech Univ. Loyola Marymount (CA) Univ. Auburn Univ. La Mirada (CA) HS Records & History POS OF C OF RHP SS SS RHP RHP RHP CF RHP C CF 1B 1B 2B RHP LHP RHP RHP LHP CF LHP LHP C 1B RHP Non-Roster Invites PLAYER Josh Sale Justin O’Conner Drew Vettleson Jacob Thompson Derek Dietrich Ryan Brett Austin Wood Ian Kendall Jesse Hahn Michael Lorenzen Kenneth Kelly Jacob DePew Deshun Dixon Travis Flores Phillip Wunderlich Robby Price Austin Hubbard Brandon Henderson Nate Garcia Cody Anderson James Patterson Craige Lyerly Charles Riefenhauser Adam Liberatore Matthew Koch Kevin Patterson Daniel Poncedeleon 40-MAN ROSTER RD 1 1 1A 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Bold indicates signed TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 393 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATION JUNE DRAFT HISTORY 2005 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Wade Townsend Chris Mason Bryan Morris Jeremy Hellickson Michael McCormick Gregory Reinhard Michael Wlodarczyk Andrew Lopez Derek Feldkamp John Matulia POS RHP RHP RHP RHP 3B RHP LHP OF RHP OF SCHOOL Rice Univ. UNC Greensboro Tullahoma (TN) HS Hoover (IA) HS Marist (OR) HS Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Boston Coll. Elk Grove (CA) HS Univ. of Michigan Eustis (FL) HS 2004 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Jeff Niemann Reid Brignac Wade Davis Matthew Spring Jacob McGee Ryan Royster Fernando Perez John Rhyne Hughes Joseph Muro Matt Walker POS RHP SS LHP C LHP LF CF 1B RHP RHP SCHOOL Rice Univ. St. Amant (LA) HS Lake Wales (FL) HS Dixie State (UT) JC Edward Reed (NV) HS Churchill (OR) HS Columbia Univ. Pearl River (MS) CC Mt. San Antonio (CA) Coll. Central (LA) HS 2003 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Delmon Young James Houser Andrew Miller Travis Schlichting Jonathan Barratt Christian Lopez Brian Henderson Matthew Maniscalco William Buckner Shawn Cumberland POS RF LHP LHP 3B LHP C LHP SS RHP CF SCHOOL Camarillo (CA) HS Sarasota (FL) HS Buchholz (FL) HS Round Rock (TX) HS Hillcrest (MO) HS Hialeah (FL) HS Univ. of Houston Mississippi State Univ. Young Harris (GA) JC Pace (FL) HS 2002 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Melvin Upton Jason Pridie Elijah Dukes Wesley Bankston Mark Romanczuk Cesar Ramos Jeffrey Autrey Joseph Gomes Christopher Leroux Jason Hammel POS SS CF CF OF LHP LHP RHP LF CF RHP SCHOOL Greenbrier Christian Acad. (VA) Prescott (AZ) HS Hillsborough (FL) HS Plano East (TX) HS St. Marks (DE) HS El Rancho (CA) HS Univ. of North Carolina Santa Clara Univ. St. Joseph (Ontario) SS Treasure Valley (OR) CC 2001 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Dewon Brazelton Jon Switzer Christopher Flinn David Bush Christopher Seddon Matt Rico Timothy King Aaron Clark Fernando Cortez Jason St. Clair POS RHP LHP RHP RHP LHP RF LHP RF 3B SS SCHOOL Middle Tennessee St. Univ. Arizona State Univ. Stony Brook Univ. Wake Forest Univ. Canyon (CA) HS Fresno CC Deer Park (TX) HS Univ. of Alabama Grossmont (CA) JC Desert Vista (AZ) HS 2000 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 PLAYER Rocco Baldelli Jace Brewer Daniel Massiatte Mike Krga Dennis Malaska John Dischiavo John Benedetti Hans Smith Kelly Eddlemon Richard Dorman POS OF SS C SS LHP RHP RHP LHP 3B RHP SCHOOL Bishop Hendricken (RI) HS Baylor Univ. Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette St. Ignatius (IL) HS Akron Univ. Las Vegas (NV) HS Augustana (IL) Coll. Fresno State Univ. Sam Houston State Univ. Western Baptist Univ. Bold indicates signed 394 | 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE JUNE DRAFT HISTORY 1999 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS POS CF CF RHP RHP RHP LHP 3B LHP 1B LHP SCHOOL Athens Drive (NC) HS Jeff Davis (TX) HS Northeast (FL) HS Univ. of Miami Greenbrier East (WV) HS Santa Fe (FL) CC Arizona State Univ. Jesuit (FL) HS Hemet (CA) HS Lincoln (IA) HS PLAYER Joshua Presley Aubrey Huff Ryan Rupe John Jacobs Joseph Kennedy Brian Martin Ben Keiter Steve Goodson Adam Flohr Vaughn Dickson POS 1B 3B RHP 3B LHP 1B RHP 1B LHP LHP SCHOOL Westminster Acad. (FL) Univ. of Miami Texas A&M Univ. Marin Catholic (CA) HS Grossmont (CA) JC Central Union (CA) HS Arvada West (CO) HS Cowley (KS) CC Portland State Univ. Dalton (GA) HS PLAYER Jason Standridge Kenny Kelly Barrett Wright Todd Belitz Marquis Roberts Matthew Mansfield Eddy Reyes Jack Joffrion Toby Hall Dane Hutchens POS RHP OF RHP LHP LHP RHP RHP SS C RHP SCHOOL Hewitt Trussville (AL) HS Tampa Catholic HS Myers Park (NC) HS Washington State Univ. McLane (CA) HS Jacksonville (AR) HS Univ. of Miami Lamar Univ. Univ. Nevada Las Vegas Anderson (TX) HS 1996 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PLAYER Paul Wilder Douglas Johnson Edward Kofler Cedrick Bowers Alex Sanchez Elliott Brown Michael Calloway Matt Quatraro Dennis Pujals Chie Gunner POS OF 3B RHP LHP CF RHP RHP C RHP OF SCHOOL Cary (NC) HS Buchholz (FL) HS Tarpon Springs (FL) HS Chiefland (FL) HS Miami Dade Wolfson (FL) HS Auburn Univ. Univ. of Mississippi Old Dominion Univ. Univ. of Miami Grandview (MO) HS Year-BY-Year Summaries Bold indicates signed Records & History RD 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Non-Roster Invites 1998 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS 1997 TOP TEN DR AFT PICKS 40-MAN ROSTER PLAYER Josh Hamilton Carl Crawford Doug Waechter Alex Santos Michael McClung Eric Henderson Andrew Beinbrink Ryan Gloger Dan Ortiz Nathan Cromer COACHES & STAFF RD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RAYS ORGANIZATION MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS Opponents Minor League Operations 2011 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE | 395 TROPICANA FIELD & Misc. Photo by Jen Funk broadcast Information Rays 2010 first round draft pick Drew Vettleson was one of 25 Rays prospects who visited the Pinellas Park Boys and Girls Club after their morning workout at Tropicana Field in January.