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bats throws height weight Right Left 5-11 165

opening Day age: 26

born: June 24, 1987 in Houston, Texas

resiDence: Carrollton, Texas

schooL: University of Kansas

acquireD: Cardinals’ 32nd round selection in the June, 2008 First-Year Player Draft

Birds eye view � 7th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization � Member of St. Louis’ 40-man roster � Hurled franchise-record 25.2 consecutive shutout innings by a reliever over 16 outings from May 28-July 12, 2013 � Rated as the Cardinals’ 22nd-best prospect by Baseball America entering in 2013 � Made Major League debut on June 1, 2012 at New York (N), same day the Cardinals were no-hit by Johan Santana � Held right-handed batters to a .186 BA (8-for-43), the 4th lowest among National League left-handed relievers in 2012 � Ranked 7th among NL rookie left-handers with 10 appearance in September 2012 � Participated in the 2012 Arizona Fall League and named to the Rising Stars Game � Rated as Cardinals’ #20 prospect entering the 2010 campaign and #30 in 2012 by Baseball America � 2011 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star

siNGLe-GAMe CAreer HiGHsIP - 3.0 3x, last 6/15/13 at ABQ H - 5 7/8/11 vs. FRI HR - 2 7/10/11 vs. MIDBB - 4 7/20/09 at TUL R - 5 7/10/11 vs. MID K - 4 4x, last 6/25/09 vs. ARK

2013 � Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Memphis, going 7-2 with 2.97 ERA (23er/69.2ip) and 66 strikeouts in 49 games � Entered the season as the Cardinals’ 22nd-best prospect by Baseball America

� Also made two stints with St. Louis, going 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA (3er/12.1ip) and eight strikeouts in 13 appearances; 11 of 13 outings were scoreless

� Finished 2nd among PCL relievers with a .218 average against (57-for-262) and 4th in fewest baserunners per 9 innings (11.24)

� Led the Redbirds in inherited runners (26) and runners stranded (19), finished 2nd in games, tied for 2nd in wins, and 6th in strikeouts

� Thirty-six of his 49 outings were scoreless; 18 of those out-ings were 2.0 or more innings (16 scoreless)

� Retired the first batter he faced 70% of the time (34 of 49) � Converted two saves in three chances; finished 17 games � Right-handers were limited to a .207 average (35-for-169) � Allowed one hit in 10 at-bats with the bases loaded � Hurled franchise-record 25.2 consecutive shutout innings by a reliever over 16 outings from May 28-July 12

� Began season slowly, starting 1-0 with a 8.03 ERA

(11er/12.2ip) and eight strikeouts in nine April contests � Improved to 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA (5er/15.1ip) and 12 strike-outs in 12 May games

� Finished 4-0 with a 1.42 ERA (7er/44.1ip) with 49 strikeouts over his last 30 outings after May 27; limiting the PCL to a .176 average against (28-for-159) over that span

� Surrendered only two homers over final four months of the season

� Fanned four batters over three consecutive outings from 6/9-6/15 (6.0 IP, 12 K, 5 BB)

� Recalled by St. Louis on 8/8; went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0er/4.0ip) and five strikeouts in four games

� Earned first Major League win on 8/13 vs. Pittsburgh (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K)

� Optioned to Memphis on 8/17 when Tyler Lyons was recalled � Allowed two runs over five outings (5.2 IP) for Memphis be-fore being recalled on 8/29 when Michael Wacha and Michael Blazek were optioned

� Finished season with St. Louis, surrendering three runs over final nine outings (3.24 ERA, 3er/8.1ip)

2012 � Continued successful comeback from Tommy John surgery, splitting the season between three levels in the Cardinals organi-zation and making his MLB debut for St. Louis in June

� Went a combined 3-5 with a 1.89 ERA (10er/47.2ip) and 39 strikeouts in 42 minor league appearances between Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis

� Entered the season rated as the Cardinals’ #30 prospect by Baseball America

� Shut out the opposition in 32 of his 42 outings � Stranded 11 of 13 inherited runners � Began season with Springfield, going 1-3 with a 1.56 ERA (3er/17.1ip), one save, and 12 strikeouts in 15 outings

� Held opposing Texas League batters to a .190 average (12-for-63), including a .148 mark (4-for-27) to lefties

� Promoted to Memphis on 5/14; went 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA

(7er/30.1ip) and 27 strikeouts in 27 games over two stints � Limited opposing PCL batters to a .227 average (25-for-110) and .196 against lefties (9-for-46)

� Stranded six of eight inherited runners � Summoned to St. Louis on 5/31; went 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA (12er/20.0.ip) in 24 big-league appearances over two stints

� Made his Major League debut on 6/1 at New York (N), same game Johan Santana no-hit the Cardinals

� First strikeout victim was Mets’ Lucas Duda � Compiled a 6.00 ERA (8er/12.0ip) in 13 outings in first stint for St. Louis before returning to Memphis on 6/30

� Recorded a 1.48 ERA (4er/24.1ip) in final 21 games over sec-

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� Tossed 17 consecutive scoreless outings (19.1 IP) from 7/4-8/13

� Placed on the disabled list on 8/17 with a right oblique injury � Activated on 8/27 and and recalled by St. Louis on 9/1 � Ranked 7th among National League rookie left-handers with 10 appearance in September

� Held right-handed batters to a .186 BA (8-for-43), the 4th low-est among National League left-handed relievers

� Participated in the 2012 Arizona Fall League for Surprise, posting a 3.86 ERA (3er/7.0ip) in seven outings; chosen for Rising Stars Game, but didn’t participate due to mild tendinitis in his left biceps

2011 � Named to the Texas League Mid-Season All-Star team, combining to go 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA (24er/68.1ip) and 59 strikeouts in a career-high 59 appearances between Advance-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield

� His 59 appearances ranked 4th among left-handed pitchers and tied for 13th overall in the minors

� His 3.16 ERA was 5th lowest among minor league pitchers with 59 or more appearances

� Began season with seven scoreless innings for Palm Beach before being promoted to Springfield on 4/15

� Finished 2-2 with a 3.03 ERA (20er/59.1ip) in 52 games for the S-Cardinals

� Stranded 11 of 26 inherited runners � Led Springfield with 25 games finished while converting all three save opportunities

� Turned in 41 scoreless appearances out of 52, highlighted by a streak of 13 consecutive scoreless outings from 5/20-6/17

� Made 13 appearances of four outs or more, 10 of which were scoreless outings

� Only allowed one earned run in 14 August appearances for an 0.48 ERA in 18.2 IP

� Made 15 appearances with Bravos de Margarita of the Venezu-elan Winter League, going 1-1 with a 0.82 ERA (1er/11.0ip) and nine strikeouts following the season

� Added to the Cardinals 40-man roster on 11/18

2010 � Attended Cardinals Spring Training as a non-roster invitee; missed the entire season after undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow

2009 � Combined to go 2-2 with a 2.41 ERA (15er/56.0ip) and 47 strikeouts in 41 games between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield

� Ranked 4th among Cardinals Minor League left-handed pitch-ers in appearances

� Selected to the 2009 Florida State League All-Star Game, but was called up to Springfield on 6/12

� Pitched 26 games for Palm Beach (2-1, 1.64 ERA) before get-ting promoted to Springfield (0-1, 3.52, 1 SV) for 15 more

games until an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season on July 25th

� Left-handed batters only hit .147, while right-handers batted .160, allowing only 18 hits to 133 total batters faced in Palm Beach

2008 � Pitched the majority of his first professional season with Rookie-level Johnson City, going 4-1 with a 3.70 ERA (10er/24.1ip) and 34 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances

� Tied for team lead with four wins � Stranded eight of 13 inherited runners � Earned first professional win on 7/19 at Bristol � Nailed down first pro save on 8/16 vs. Kingsport with 2.0 scoreless innings

� Promoted to Advanced-A Palm Beach on 8/29 and made one relief appearance and struck out four batters in 2.0 IP

� Posted a 7.71 ERA (2er/2.1ip) and two strikeouts in two ap-pearances during the 2008 Florida State League playoffs

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Played both baseball & football at Hebron (Tex.) High School, where he earned four letters in baseball and two in football

� First Team all-district selection as a senior and voted to North Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Team

� Played two seasons at North Central Texas College; named 2006 all-district selection and North Texas All-Star Team; 2007 all-conference selection and academic all-conference

� Attended Marshall University for one semester and was se-lected by St. Louis in the 24th round of the 2007 June draft, but didn’t sign

� Transferred to the University of Kansas for one season; 4-1 with a 8.53 ERA (30er/31.1ip) in 13 outings

� Selected by St. Louis in the 32nd round of the 2008 June draft � Signed by Joe Almaraz

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YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2008 Johnson City 4-1 3.70 20 0 0 0 2 24.1 23 15 10 2 1 12 34 4 0 1 .250 Palm Beach 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .0002009 Palm Beach 2-1 1.64 26 0 0 0 1 33.0 18 7 6 0 0 13 30 2 0 0 .157 Springfield 0-1 3.52 15 0 0 0 1 23.0 19 9 9 6 1 14 17 2 0 6 .2412010 DiD Not Pitch - iNjureD 2011 Palm Beach 0-0 4.00 7 0 0 0 0 9.0 8 5 4 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 .258 Springfield 2-2 3.03 52 0 0 0 3 59.1 53 28 20 5 2 28 52 3 1 4 .2402012 Springfield 1-3 1.56 15 0 0 0 1 17.1 12 5 3 1 1 4 12 2 0 0 .190 Memphis 2-2 2.08 27 0 0 0 0 30.1 25 7 7 3 0 12 27 2 0 3 .227 ST. LOUIS 0-2 5.40 24 0 0 0 0 20.0 17 13 12 2 1 10 18 0 0 2 .2302013 Memphis 7-2 2.97 49 0 0 0 2 69.2 57 25 23 4 3 27 66 3 0 1 .218 ST. LOUIS 1-0 2.19 13 0 0 0 0 12.1 8 3 3 0 0 5 8 2 0 2 .182Minor Lg. Totals 11-10 2.68 163 0 0 0 8 198.1 158 76 59 17 5 88 183 18 1 15 .220Major Lg. Totals 1-2 4.18 37 0 0 0 0 32.1 25 16 15 2 1 15 26 2 0 4 .212




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2013 � Played in 99 games between the GCL Cardinals and Advanced-A Palm Beach and hit .215 (75-for-349) with 14 home runs and 45 RBIs � Named the Cardinals Minors League Player of the Month in June

(.385, 25-for-65, 14 R, 14 RBI, 7 HR, 8 2B) � Named Florida State League Player of the Week twice, once on 6/10

(11-for-28, 6 R, 5 HR, 10 RBI) and the other on 7/1 (12-for-28, 8 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 2B)

� Made trips to the disabled list on 6/10 and 7/17 � Was 6-for-8 in stolen base attempts � Compiled a total of 30 extra-base hits � Named the Puerto Rican League’s Comeback Player of the Year, bat-

ting .305 with five home runs and 26 RBIs for Gigantes de Carolina

2012 � Spent full season at Single-A Quad Cities, hitting .280 (111-for-396) with 19 home runs, 34 doubles, and 74 RBIs in 109 games on his way

to being named a Midwest League Post-Season All-Star � Finished 2nd in the Midwest League in home runs, slugging percent-

age (.525), extra base hits (56), and 3rd in HR/AB (20.84) � His 34 doubles were tied for 2nd among Cardinals minor leaguers

and 19 home runs were 3rd most � Struck out 107 times and walked on 34 occasions

� Recorded 29 multi-hit games and 23 multi-RBI contests � Named the Midwest League Player of the Week on 6/25 (6-for-11,

2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R) � Produced a 16-game hitting streak from 6/22-7/7 (.367, 22-for-60,

4 HR, 12 R, 13 RBI)

2011 � Played 51 games with Rookie-level Johnson City, hitting .308 (56-for-182) with six home runs, 14 doubles, and 31 RBIs in 51 games � Finished 2nd among Cardinals minor leaguers and 5th in the Appy

League in on-base percentage (.407) � Ranked 3rd among Cardinals minor leaguers with a .935 OPS, 6th in

average and slugging percentage (.527) � Was 4-for-5 in stolen base chances

� Was hit by a pitch 11 times � Batted .360 (18-for-50) against lefties and .288 (38-for-132) off

right-handers � Hit .471 (8-for-17) with four doubles during at-bats in the 7th inning

2010 � Played for the GCL Cardinals and Rookie-level Johnson City, combining to hit .286 (34-for-119) with five homers and 21 RBIs in 41 games � Walked 19 times compared to 17 strikeouts � Hit a season-best .339 (19-for-55), including 15 of his 20 RBIs, in

the month of July � Batted .387 (12-for-31) with runners in scoring position

� Appeared as a pitcher on 7/16 and earned the loss (0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, K)

� Ended season 1-for-3 with a double in two games with Johnson City

2009 � Appeared in 23 games with the GCL Cardinals, hitting .235 (12-for-51) with three RBIs and three doubles in 23 games

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Attended the San Juan Educational School in San Juan Puerto Rico � Selected in the 18th round by St. Louis in the June, 2009 First-Year

Player Draft

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opening Day age: 22

born: January 4, 1992 in Carolina, Puerto Rico

resiDence: Carolina, Puerto Rico

schooL: San Juan Educational School

acquireD: Cardinals’ 18th round selection in the June, 2009 First-Year Player Draft

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Birds eye view � 6th professional season, all with the Cardinals organization � Participated in early workouts and seminars as part of the Cardinals’ 2014 STEP (Spring Training Early Program) � Played for Gigantes de Carolina in the 2013-14 Puerto Rican Winter League; recognized as Comeback Player of the Year � Named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month in June in 2013 season � 2012 Midwest League Post-Season All-Star

siNGLe-GAMe CAreer HiGHsH - 4 2x, last on 7/13/12 at LAN HR - 2 3x, last on 6/7/13 at CHA R - 4 8/10/11 vs BRI BB - 3 8/7/13 vs JUP RBI - 6 5/30/12 vs BEL K - 3 13x, last 8/10/13 at STL

YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2009 GCL Cardinals .235 23 51 12 12 3 1 0 3 4 10 2 1 .316 .333 0 0 2 12010 GCL Cardinals .284 39 116 20 33 3 1 5 20 19 17 2 0 .406 .457 2 0 6 4 Johnson City .333 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .667 1 0 0 02011 Johnson City .308 51 182 38 56 14 4 6 31 21 36 4 1 .407 .527 2 0 11 12012 Quad Cities .280 109 396 63 111 34 3 19 74 34 107 3 6 .324 .525 2 0 12 32013 GCL Cardinals .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 Palm Beach .217 98 345 37 75 16 1 13 45 26 95 6 2 .286 .383 4 2 9 6Minor Lg. Totals .263 323 1097 171 288 71 10 43 174 105 267 17 10 .346 .463 11 2 40 17


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2012 Memphis Redbirds Media GuidesiNGLe-GAMe CAreer HiGHsH - 4 2x, last on 4/13/12 at FRI HR - 2 7/22/12 vs. NWA R - 3 5x, last 8/26/12 vs. ARKBB - 4 5/14/12 at ARK RBI - 4 2x, last 8/12/12 at CC K - 3 6x, last 6/2/13 at OMA

2013 � Played season with Triple-A Memphis, hitting .271 (96-for-354) with three homers, 23 doubles, and 35 RBIs in 116 games � Tied for 2nd in the PCL with 11 hit-by-pitches; led August with seven

� Stole 14 bases in 16 attempts � Led the Redbirds with 10 sacrifices � Recorded 25 multi-hit efforts and six multiple RBI games � Did not go hitless for more than two games in a row after 5/5 � Appeared defensively in 73 games at shortstop (.251, 60-for-239), 21 games at second base (.353, 24-for-68), and 13 contests at third base (.251, 9-for-30)

� Owned a .316 average (25-for-79) with runners in scoring position (.356 with 2 outs)

� Had better success away from AutoZone Park, recording a .301 average (58-for-193) in 60 road games; hit .236 (38-for-161) in 56 home contests

� Missed 12 games after being placed on the disabled list on May 11; activated on May 24

� Hit game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run single in extra-innings

on July 12 at Nashville � Recognized as the Cardinals’ Minor League Player of the Month for August; batted .368 (32-for-87) with two home runs, six doubles, 12 RBIs, 16 runs scored, and 10 walks in 28 games; his .471 on-base percentage was 2nd-highest in the PCL

� His .368 average was tied for the 3rd-highest in the PCL and raised his overall mark 32 points

� Eleven of his 25 multi-hit efforts came in August, while 13 of 35 RBIs came that same month

� Batted .484 (15-for-31) with five multi-hit efforts over sea-son-best nine-game hitting streak from August 19-28

� Hit safely in 28 of his final 40 games at a .364 clip (43-for-118), including a hit in 14 of his final 15 contests

� Did not make an error in 28 August games (12 errors in first 96 games)

� Added to the Cardinals’ 40-man roster on 11/20

2012 � Spent the season with Double-A Springfield, where he made the transition to shortstop full-time; hit .284 (117-for-412) with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs in 124 games with the Cardinals

� Ranked 3rd in the Texas League in walks (80) and on-base percentage (.408), 4th in runs scored (81), and 9th in OPS (.828)

� Led Texas League shortstops with 92 double plays and 425 assists

� Led the Cardinals in walks, finished 2nd in runs scored and strikeouts (83), and ranked 3rd in hits (117)

� Batted .294 (95-for-323) with nine home runs, 42 RBIs and 17 doubles against right-handed pitchers

� Hit 9th in the lineup in 19 games, batting .440 (22-for-50) with two homers, seven RBIs, six doubles, and 14 runs scored

� Tied a career-high with four hits when he went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored on 4/13 at Frisco

� Set a career-high with four walks on 5/14 at Arkansas � In 51 games between June and July, hit .331 (57-for-172) with seven home runs, 31 RBIs, and 42 runs scored

� Ran off a team-best 30-game on-base streak from 6/14-7/22, ranking 3rd in the Texas League; batted .343 with an on-base percenteage of .476 over the 30 games

� Tied a career high with three runs scored three times (6/10 vs. ARK, 6/30 vs. FRI, and 8/26 vs. ARK)

� Recorded the only multi-homer game of his career when he hit two blasts on 7/22 against Northwest Arkansas

� Tied a career-high with four RBIs in a game twice (7/22 vs. NWA and 8/12 at CC)

� In nine Texas League playoff games, hit .241 (7-for-29) with two home runs, six RBIs, four runs scored, three walks, and six strikeouts

� Made six errors in nine games at shortstop in the Texas League playoffs

� His three-run home run in Game 1 of the playoffs at Tulsa, tied the game in the top of the ninth as part of a 6-0 come-from-behind rally to win 8-6 in 10 innings

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opening Day age: 25

born: August 8, 1989 in El Cajon, California

resiDence: El Cajon, California

schooL: University of Hawaii

acquireD: Cardinals’ 7th round selection in the June 2010 First-Year Player Draft

Birds eye view � 5th professional season, all with the Cardinals organization � Member of St. Louis’ 40-man roster � Recognized as the Cardinals’ Minor League Player of the Month for August in 2013 � Member of the 2012 Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals � Led Texas League shortstops with 92 double plays and 425 assists in 2012 � 2011 Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star � Played college baseball at the University of Hawaii where he was a teammate of current Cardinals infielder Kolten Wong

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� Split the season between Single-A Quad Cities and Advanced-A Palm Beach, combining to hit .283 (102-for-360) with two home runs and 26 RBIs in 105 games

� Began the season with Quad Cities, where he batted .273 (41-for-150) with 10 RBIs and 20 runs scored in 46 games

� Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star � Against right-handed pitchers, hit .292 (33-for-113) with six doubles and seven RBIs

� Hit .380 (19-for-50) with three doubles and eight runs scored while playing 18 games at shortstop

� Went 13-for-28 (.464) in 10 games when batting in the bot-tom third of the lineup

� Assigned to Advanced-A Palm Beach on 6/4 � Hit .340 (48-for-141) with two home runs and 11 RBIs against right-handed pitching while with Palm Beach

� Went 9-for-22 (.409) in eight appearances at shortstop � Batted .312 (29-for-93) with two home runs, seven RBIs, and 17 runs scored in 27 games batting second in the lineup

� Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two runs scored in his first game with Palm Beach on 6/5 against St. Lucie

� Walked a season-high three times on 6/9 at Fort Myers � Tied a career-high and set a season-high with 4-for-5 effort, with a double and two runs scored on 6/12 against Charlotte

� Tied a career-high with three strikeouts in a game twice (6/29 @ BRA and 8/4 @ CHA)

� Recorded the only multi-stolen base game of his career when he swiped two bags on 7/18 against Brevard County

2010 � Played his first professional season with Rookie-level Johnson City, where he hit .286 (63-for-220) with four home runs and 24 RBIs in 58 games

� Ranked 2nd in the Appalachian League in runs scored (49) and 10th in on-base percentage (.363)

� Led the Cardinals in at-bats (220) and runs scored � In 28 home games, hit .311 (33-for-106) with three home runs, 16 RBIs and nine doubles

� Began the season 12-for-34 (.353) in nine June games � Went 0-for-5 with an RBI in his first professional game

� Tied a career-high with three runs scored twice (7/11 @ KNG and 7/23 @ DAN)

� Homered in his only pinch-hit at-bat on 7/18 vs. Kingsport � Tied a career-high with three strikeouts twice (7/22 vs. ELZ and 8/31 vs. ELZ)

� Hit his only triple in the last game of the season on 8/31 against Elizabethton

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Grandson of former MLB manager Dave Garcia � Brother, Drew, is a shortstop in the Rockies organiation � Graduated from Valhalla High School in El Cajon, Calif.; earned three-time All-League and two-time All-CIF honors

� Played college baseball at the University of Hawaii where he was a teammate of current Cardinals infielder Kolten Wong

� Batted .312 with two home runs, 20 RBIs, and 29 runs as a freshman to earn second-team All-WAC honors

� Earned second-team All-WAC honors for the second con-

secutive season when he started all 58 games at shortstop as a sophomore, hitting .265 with two home runs, 23 RBIs, and 46 runs scored

� Named first-team All-WAC as a junior, when he batted a team-high .358 with three home runs, 40 RBIs, and 45 runs scored

� Selected by the Cardinals in the 7th round of the June, 2010 First-Year Player Draft

� Signed by Matt Swanson

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YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2010 Johnson City .286 58 220 49 63 15 1 4 24 18 36 7 5 .363 .418 1 3 9 32011 Quad Cities .273 46 150 20 41 10 1 0 10 17 24 4 2 .360 .353 1 2 4 3 Palm Beach .290 59 210 36 61 11 5 2 16 31 42 4 4 .400 .419 1 7 8 32012 Springfield .284 124 412 81 117 20 3 10 51 80 83 10 5 .408 .420 1 4 7 42013 Memphis .271 116 354 50 96 23 4 3 35 49 70 14 2 .377 .384 0 10 11 10Minor Lg. Totals .281 403 1346 236 378 79 14 19 136 195 255 39 18 .386 .403 4 26 39 23

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2012 Memphis Redbirds Media GuidesiNGLe-GAMe CAreer HiGHs

IP - 9.0 5/22/11 at BRE H - 13 4/20/11 vs. JUP HR - 3 2x, last 6/20/12 at OMA BB - 6 2x, last 8/19/12 at IOW R - 8 2x, last 6/25/12 at NO K - 11 2x, last 5/28/11 vs. LAK

2013 � Split injury-shortened season between Triple-A Memphis and St. Louis, where he made his MLB debut � Began the season in Memphis, going 3-1 with a 1.16 ERA

(5er/38.2ip) and 35 strikeouts in seven starts � Held opposing PCL batters to a .214 average against (28-for-

131); only four hits went for extra bases (all doubles against right-handers)

� Started Opening Day in the first game of a doubleheader on 4/5 against Oklahoma City (5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K); picked off Robbie Grossman twice

� Opened season with 32.0 scoreless frames, setting the Redbirds’ franchise record for consecutive shutout innings by a pitcher in a single season; passed previous mark set by starting pitcher Britt Reames from 7/14-8/13/00 (20.2 IP) and reliever Josh Kinney from 6/5-8/8/16 (22.2 IP)

� Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April; was unscored upon in his five April starts, going 3-0 with a Pacific Coast-leading 0.00 ERA (0er/29.2ip) and 29 strikeouts

� Honored as the PCL Player of the Week for the April 15-21 period; tossed 13 2/3 scoreless innings in a pair of quality starts, scattering 10 hits, striking out 10, and holding league batters to a .204 average (10-for-49)

� Registered five pickoffs in seven starts; also paced PCL pitchers with 13 assists in 15 total chances at the time of his promotion

� At the time of his promotion to St. Louis, led all PCL pitchers in ERA, ranked 4th in WHIP (1.06), and 7th in average against

� Had his contract purchased on 5/14 when the Cardinals added Jake Westbrook to the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation

� Became third Redbird to have his contract purchased by St. Louis and make their MLB debut (Jermaine Curtis and Seth Maness)

� Went 2-0 with a 5.11 ERA (7er/12.1ip) and eight strikeouts in three starts for the Cardinals

� Held opposing NL batters to a .234 average against (11-for-47); left-handers hit .385 (5-for-13) while right-handers were limited to a .176 mark (6-for-34)

� Earned a victory in his Major League debut on 5/14 vs. New York (N) (6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K); became first Cardinals left-hander to win MLB starting debut since Allen Watson on 7/8/93

� First strikeout victim was New York’s Justin Turner to leadoff the game

� Was first Cardinals left-hander to draw starting assignment in MLB debut since Rick Ankiel (8/23/99 at Montreal)

� Joined Tyler Lyons as first pair of rookie lefties to start in the same season for the Cardinals since John Martin and Al Olmsted in 1980

� Cards also hadn’t had multiple lefty starters in same season since 2008 when Jaime Garcia & Mark Mulder each made one start

� Exited after facing just six batters in his third start of the season on 5/25 at Los Angeles, citing discomfort in the back part of his left shoulder

� Placed on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain on 5/26 � Underwent season-ending surgery on 7/25 to repair a tear

in his left lat � Outrighted to Memphis on 11/24

John Gast LHPJohn Walter Gast @Jwgast

bats throws height weight Left Left 6-1 195

opening Day age: 25

born: February 16, 1989 in Altamonte Springs, Florida

resiDence: Longwood, Florida

schooL: Florida State University

acquireD: Cardinals’ 6th round selection in the June 2010 First-Year Player Draft

Birds eye view � 5th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization � Made Major League Debut with St. Louis in 2013 � Was first Cardinals left-hander to draw starting assignment in MLB debut since Rick Ankiel (8/23/99 at Montreal) � Joined Tyler Lyons as first pair of rookie Cardinals lefties to start in the same season for the Cardinals since John Martin

and Al Olmsted in 1980 � Opened 2013 with 32.0 scoreless frames, setting the Redbirds’ franchise record for consecutive shutout innings by a

pitcher in a single season � Attended Cardinals Spring Training as a non-roster invitee for three consecutive seasons (2011-13) � Rated as Cardinals’ 26th-best prospect by Baseball America in 2013 � Recognized as having the“Best Changeup” in the system by the same publication in 2012 � Registered 37 pick-offs over the last four seasons � Pitched for Florida State in the College World Series in 2008 and 2010 � Underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow in 2008




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2012 � Combined to go 13-7 with a 4.09 ERA (73er/160.2ip) and 127 strikeouts in 28 starts between Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis

� Entered the year rated as the Cardinals #17 prospect by Baseball America; also recognized as having the“Best Changeup” in the Cardinals’ system by the same publication

� Ranked 2nd in the Cardinals organization in wins (13) and innings, 3rd in strikeouts (127), and 10th in ERA (4.09)

� Seventeen of his 28 starts between the clubs were quality � Picked off 12 runners, ranking 5th in the minors, but the highest ranked of any with Triple-A experience

� Fifty-two percent (11 of 21) of attempted basestealers were thrown out while on the mound

� Opened the season at Double-A Springfield, going 4-2 with a 1.93 ERA (11er/51.1ip) and 41 strikeouts in eight starts; held Texas League batters to a .211 average (38-for-180)

� Seven of his eight starts with the S-Cards were quality; al-lowed one run or less in five starts

� Promoted to Memphis on 5/18 when starter Brandon Dick-

son was summoned to St. Louis � Finished season 9-5 with a 5.10 ERA (62er/109.1ip) and 86 strikeouts in 20 starts

� Ranked 2nd on the Redbirds in walks (42), 3rd in starts, and innings pitched, and 4th in strikeouts

� Given 4.2 runs of support while pitching for the Redbirds (84 runs in 20 starts)

� Held opposing Triple-A batters to a .286 average (124-for-433); lefties were limited to.268 (33-for-123)

� Picked up his first Triple-A win on 5/29 vs. Round Rock (5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER. 2 K, 5 BB)

� Collected eight wins over a 10-start span from 5/29-7/17 � Matched career high with three homers allowed, but came away with the victory on 6/20 at Omaha

� Named Cardinals Pitcher of the month for July; went 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA (9er/30.0ip) and 30 strikeouts in five starts

2011 � Combined to go 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA (72er/161.1ip) and 113 strikeouts in 26 games (25 starts) between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield

� Entered the season rated as the Cardinals #13 prospect by Baseball America

� Led all Cardinals farmhands in innings (161.1) and complete games (2) and ranked tied for 3rd in the organization in games started (25), and tied for 5th in wins (9)

� Picked off 11 runners to rank 6th in the minors � Threw seven or more innings in 10 starts compiling a 7-1 record with a 1.95 ERA in those starts, never allowing more than four runs

� Seventeen of his 25 starts lasted at least 6.0 innings or more, including 14 quality starts

� Began year at Palm Beach, going 5-4 with a 3.95 ERA (37er/82.0ip) and 59 strikeouts in 13 games (12 starts)

� Fired first career nine-inning complete game on 5/22 at Brevard County, allowing one run on six hits … Tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball on 5/28 vs. Lakeland

� Promoted to Springfield on 6/28 and finished the season going 4-4 with a 4.08 ERA (36er/79.1ip) and 54 strikeouts in 13 starts

� Threw a seven-inning complete game on 8/7 at Tulsa

2010 � Spent his first professional season at Rookie-level Batavia, going 6-0 with a 1.54 ERA (6er/35.0ip) and 36 strikeouts in eight games (six starts)

� Ranked 2nd on Batavia staff with six wins � Won last five starts averaging a strikeout per inning (28so/28.0ip) � Did not allow a hit w/RISP and 2 outs (0-for-10) or in bases loaded situations (0-for 3)

� Held opposing batters to .130 average w/RISP (3-for-23) � Honored as New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week for the August 9-15 period

� Fanned a career high 11 batters over 6.0 scoreless innings of two-hit ball on 8/13 vs. Hudson Valley

� Recorded first professional win on 7/19 vs. Jamestown with 3.0 scoreless relief innings as part of a 1-0 combined shut-out win

� Made one start in the New York-Penn League playoffs (L, 5.0 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 8 K)

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Graduated from Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla. in 2007

� Recognized as Seminole (Fla.) County Player of the Year (85so/57.2ip) during his senior season

� Played for the U.S. Junior National Team during the sum-mer of 2007

� Originally selected by Texas in the fifth round of the June, 2007 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign

� Played three seasons of college baseball at Florida State University

� Missed first half of freshman season at FSU after undergoing

Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow � Member of the 2008 and 2010 College World Series appear-ing teams; made four appearances and posted an 0-1 record with a 1.50 ERA (1er/6.0ip) and eight strikeouts

� Played for the Harwich Mariners in the 2009 Cape Cod League

� Selected by St. Louis in the 6th round of the June, 2010 First-Year Player Draft

� Signed by Mike Elias

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YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2010 Batavia 6-0 1.54 8 6 0 0 0 35.0 27 6 6 1 1 8 36 3 0 5 .2272011 Palm Beach 5-4 3.95 13 12 1 0 0 82.0 85 40 36 7 8 28 59 5 0 6 .272 Springfield 4-4 4.08 13 13 1 0 0 79.1 80 42 36 9 4 33 54 4 0 6 .2662012 Springfield 4-2 1.93 8 8 0 0 0 51.1 38 16 11 5 1 13 41 0 0 3 .211 Memphis 9-5 5.10 20 20 0 0 0 109.1 124 69 62 10 2 42 86 7 0 7 .2862013 Memphis 3-1 1.16 7 7 0 0 0 38.2 28 6 5 0 3 13 35 0 0 5 .214 ST. LOUIS 2-0 5.11 3 3 0 0 0 12.1 11 7 7 1 0 5 8 0 0 0 .234Minor Lg. Totals 31-16 3.55 69 66 2 0 0 395.2 382 176 156 32 19 137 311 19 0 32 .259Major Lg. Totals 2-0 5.11 3 3 0 0 0 12.1 11 7 7 1 0 5 8 0 0 0 .234


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2013 � Appeared with Rookie-level GCL Cardinals and Advanced-A Palm Beach, going 4-1 with a 2.25 ERA (12er/48ip), 39 strikeouts, and 13 walks in nine games (eight starts) over an injury-shortened season

� Right-handed hitters batted at a .186 (22-for-131) pace � Started the season at Palm Beach going 3-1 with a 3.67 ERA (11er/27ip) in five April starts

� Won his first three starts of the season, holding opponents to a .220 average (13-for-59) with a 2.60 ERA (5er/17.1ip)

� Shut down following his 4/29 start at Dayton and missed over three months of the season due to an undisclosed injury

� Returned from the disabled list on 8/12, making two appearances

for the GCL Cardinals (8.0 IP, 0 R, 9 K) � Returned to Palm Beach for final two starts on 8/18, going a sea-son-long 7.0 innings in final start of the season on 8/30 at CHA, earning a win after allowing only one run and striking out four

� Pitched in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters and threw the second most innings on the team while possessing a 3.58 ERA (11er/27.2ip)

� Finished by allowing one run over final three starts (0.60 ERA)

2012 � Spent first full professional season at Single-A Quad Cities going 9-9 with a 3.92 ERA (58er/133ip), 113 strikeouts, and 30 walks (3.77 K/BB) in 23 starts

� Ranked among Cardinals minor leaguers in wins (9, T-6th), in-nings (133.0, 8th), strikeouts (113, 6th), starts (23, T9th) and opponent average (.247, 5th)

� Produced 13 ground ball double plays � Set a career-high for innings pitched on 5/10 at WIS (W, 8.0 IP,

2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 6 K) � Fanned a career-high 11 batters on 6/12 vs KC, in addition to al-lowing five earned runs and four extra-base hits in the loss

� Earned a decision in his final six starts (4-2) compiling a 1.85 ERA (8er/39ip) with 33 strikeouts and a .197 average against

2011 � Made two starts with Single-A Batavia allowing no runs, two hits and striking out four in a minimal 4.0 innings of work � Signed with the Cardinals on 8/11, avoiding the 8/15 deadline to sign drafted players

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Named the 5A Pitcher of the Year in Oregon his senior season in 2008 at Ashland High School (Oreg.)

� Finished senior season with a 13-0 record and led Ashland to the 5A State Championship

� Also lettered two seasons in football at safety where he earned All-Conference honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior

� Originally a 40th round selection in the June, 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Tampa Bay, but chose to attend Oregon State

� Was 10-1 in 2009 at Oregon State University, setting a record for most wins in a season by a freshman, while earning Freshman All-American honors from Louisville Slugger, Ping! Baseball, NCBWA, and Baseball America

� Posted an ERA of 2.73 (19er/62.2ip) in 18 appearances (six starts) to go along with 55 strikeouts and nine walks

� Earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week as a sophomore in 2010 for striking out 13 through 7.2 innings in a win over Arizona on 5/29

� Was 12-3 his junior season with a 2.54 ERA and 116 strikeouts, becoming only the 10th player in team history to exceed the 100 strikeout mark

� Was a first-team all-conference selection, a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and a Baseball America second-team All-American in 2011


Sam GaviGlio RHPSamuel J. Gaviglio


opening Day age: 23

born: May 2, 1990 in Ashland, Oregon

resiDence: Corvallis, Oregon

schooL: Oregon State University


Birds eye view � 4th professional season, all within the Cardinals’ organization � 2014 non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training � Pitched for the Salt River Rafters in the 2013 Arizona Fall League � Ranked among Cardinals minor league leaders in wins (9, T-6th), innings pitched (133.0, 8th), strikeouts (113, 6th), games

started (23, T-9th) and opponent batting average (.247, 5th) in 2012

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2011 Batavia 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .1432012 Quad Cities 9-9 3.92 23 23 0 0 0 133.0 128 74 58 12 11 30 113 16 0 13 .2472013 GCL Cardinals 0-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 .143 Palm Beach 4-1 2.72 7 7 0 0 0 39.2 29 13 12 2 1 12 30 1 0 0 .207Minor Lg. Totals 13-10 3.41 34 33 0 0 0 184.2 163 87 70 14 12 43 156 17 0 13 .233




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2013 � Split his first professional season between the Rookie Level Gulf Coast League Cardinals and Advanced-A Palm Beach, with no record, a 2.70 ERA (7er/23.1ip) and 23 strikeouts in eight games (six starts)

� Held opposition to combined .212 (18-for-85) average against � Began season with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, allowing four runs in 6.2 innings over four games (two starts)

� Struck out 10 and walked three

� Promoted to Palm Beach on 8/2; started four games, posting a 1.62 ERA (3er/16.2ip) and 13 strikeouts

� Limited opposing FSL batters to a .179 average (10-for-56)

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Prepped at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colo. as both a pitcher and outfielder/first baseman

� Only player in Colorado HS history to start the Class 5A state championship game all four years, winning all four games

� Named first team All-State, All-Front Range League, and All-Colorado selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior

� Recognized as Colorado Gatorade High School Player of the Year his senior season; went 11-0 with 87 strikeouts in 54 innings with a 2.20 ERA; batted .486 with seven homers and 36 RBIs

� Pitched for the Wenatchee AppleSox of the collegiate summer West Coast League after his senior season in 2010

� Originally drafted by Colorado in the 29th round of the June, 2010 First-Year-Player Draft, but opted to attend Gonzaga Uni-versity; stated Gonzaga was only school to offer full scholar-ship and chance to hit as well as pitch

� Played three seasons for the Bulldogs, where he was a three-time All-West Coast Conference player while pulling double duty at pitcher and first base/outfield

� Named West Coast Conference Co-Player of the Year and Co-Freshman of the Year (Kris Bryant, University of San Diego) as a freshman in 2011, going 11-2 with a 2.57 ERA (30er/105.0ip) and 90 strikeouts in 15 starts; also batted .291 (32-for-110)

� Named 2011 First Team All-Star while pitching for the Saska-toon Yellow Jackets of the collegiate summer Western Major Baseball League in Canada

� Was West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year and All-Amer-ican as a sophomore in 2012; had 8-2 record with 1.55 ERA (16er/92.2ip) and 92 strikeouts in 12 starts; on offense, batted .325 (49-for-151) with two home runs and 29 RBIs

� Pitched for the 2012 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team that played in Cuba and the Netherlands; was the Most Valuable Pitcher during the Netherlands series

� Played two-way for the Falmouth Commodores in the 2012 col-legiate summer Cape Cod League

� Named Co-West Coast Conference Player of the Year as a ju-nior in 2013, leading the team with 96 strikeouts and finishing second with a 2.80 ERA (33er/106.0ip) in 17 games (16 starts); also hit team-leading .311 (52-for-167) batting average with two home runs and 26 RBIs

� Won 2013 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award � Two-Time Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist (2012 & 2013) � Son of current Colorado Rockies pitching instructor and for-mer baseball player Frank Gonzales, who played collegiately at Colorado State University and professionally with Detroit, New York (A), Boston, and Pittsburgh

� His father coached at Fort Collins (Colo.) High School against Marco, who struck out 14 during an 11-0 win in one outing

� Ranked 28th by Baseball America in their pre-draft Top 500 prospects prior in 2013; also was one of three collegiate pitch-ers to be tabbed as having the “Best Secondary Pitch” and “Best Command” in the draft

� Selected by the Cardinals in the first round (19th overall) in the June, 2013 First-Year Player Draft; was highest drafted player in Gonzaga history

� First left-handed pitcher selected by the Cardinals in the first round since Wake Forest southpaw Bret Wagner (1994)

� Signed by Matt Swanson

gonZales

bats throws height weight Left Left 6-0 185

opening Day age: 25

born: February 16, 1992 in Fort Collins, Colorado

resiDence: Carolina, Puerto Rico

schooL: Gonzaga University

acquireD: Cardinals’ 1st round selection (#19 overall) in the June, 2013 First-Year Player Draft

marco Gonzales LHPMarco Elias Gonzales @MarcoGonzales_

Birds eye view � 2nd professional season, all with the Cardinals organization � Attended 2014 Major League Spring Training with St. Louis as a non-roster invitee � Rated as Cardinals’ #5 prospect by Baseball America entering 2014; also rated by the same publication as having

the organization’s “Best Changeup” � Winner of the 2013 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award as a junior at Gonzaga University � Pitched for the 2012 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team

siNGLe-GAMe CAreer HiGHsIP - 5.0 8/15/13 at BRD H - 6 8/9/13 at JUP HR - 1 8/15/13 at BRDBB - 2 3x, 8/22/13 vs. STL R - 3 7/12/13 vs. MRL K - 5 7/29/13 vs. MTS

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2013 GCL Cardinals 0-0 5.40 4 2 0 0 0 6.2 8 5 4 0 0 3 10 2 0 0 .276 Palm Beach 0-0 1.62 4 4 0 0 0 16.2 10 3 3 1 0 5 13 0 0 2 .179 Minors Totals 0-0 2.70 8 6 0 0 0 23.1 18 8 7 1 0 8 23 2 0 2 .212


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IP - 7.0 3x, last on 5/27/10 vs. GL H - 10 2x, last on 5/21/10 vs. WM HR - 2 2x, last 8/13/13 at CSPBB - 3 3x, last on 6/28/10 at DAY R - 8 5/21/10 vs. WM K - 7 7/20/09 at TC

2013 � Split the season between Triple-A Memphis and Double-A Springfield, going a combined 5-12 with a 4.93 ERA (52er/95.0ip) and 46 strikeouts in 33 games (14 starts)

� Ten of his 33 outings were scoreless � Went 2-8 with a 5.63 ERA (34er/54.1ip) and 24 strikeouts in 22 games (seven starts) for Memphis

� Opposing PCL hitters batted .305 (65-for-213) � Was 2-3 with a 5.61 ERA (16er/25.2ip) in 15 relief outings; nine appearances lasted longer than 1.0 inning

� Retired 67% (10 of 15) of his first batters faced in relief � Was winless as a starter, finishing 0-5 with a 5.65 ERA (18er/28.2ip) in seven outings

� Started year with Memphis, going 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA (9er/12.0ip) and six strikeouts in six games (two starts)

� Transferred to Double-A Springfield on 5/4 � Went 3-4 with a 3.98 ERA (18er/40.2ip) and 22 strikeouts in 11 games (seven starts) for the Cardinals

� Earned losses on same day with Memphis and Springfield on 6/10 (at Tulsa with S-Cardinals and completion of sus-pended game with New Orleans from 4/10)

� Went 2-2 with a 2.66 ERA (7er/23.2ip) and 13 strikeouts in four June starts

� Rejoined Memphis on 6/27 � Lost six of final seven decisions to end the season (13 out-ings)

2012 � Pitched the entire season in Triple-A Memphis, going 4-3 with a 4.40 ERA (38er/77.2ip) and 47 strikeouts in 49 relief ap-pearances (four starts); his 49 total games were 2nd on the team behind Adam Reifer

� Had a 4.04 ERA (33er/64.2ip) out of the bullpen and a 6.23 ERA (9er/13.0ip) in four starts

� Twenty-seven of his 45 relief appearances were scoreless � Pitched in 27 games (two starts) on the road, going 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA (10er/41.2ip) compared to a 7.00 ERA (28er/36.0ip) in 22 games (two starts) at home

� Did not convert a save in four opportunities � Inherited 23 runners and allowed 13 to score � Struck out a season-high three batters over 2.0 innings in relief in his first appearance of the season on 4/6 at Okla-

homa City � Surrendered a season-high four hits on 5/12 against Colo-rado Springs

� Made 10 appearances in relief in June and allowed two runs in 15.0 innings (1.20 ERA)

� Pitched a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings in relief on 8/19 at Iowa

� Threw his longest start of the season in his last game on 9/2 at Nashville, allowing one run on three hits over 5.0 innings

2011 � Appeared in 62 games between Advanced-A Palm Beach, Double-A Springfield, and Triple-A Memphis (most by Cardinals left-hander and third-most among all minor league left-handers); combined to go 2-4 with a 4.59 ERA (42er/82.1ip) and 57 strikeouts

� Forty-one of his 62 appearances were scoreless � Pitched in two games for Palm Beach to begin the campaign, allowing three runs in 3.0 innings before being promoted to Double-A Springfield on 4/13

� Went 2-4 with a 4.31 ERA (37er/77.1ip) and two saves in 59 relief appearances with Springfield

� Inherited 27 runners and allowed 10 to score while with Springfield

� Converted two saves in six opportunities � Led the squad and ranked 3rd in the Texas League in appear-ances; also finished 2nd in the Texas League in walks/9ip ratio (2.44) and holds (16)

bats throws height weight Right Left 6-1 180

opening Day age: 26

born: September 28, 1987 in Southington, Connecticut

resiDence: Southington, Connecticut

schooL: University of Rhode Island

acquireD: Traded to Cardinals from Padres as part of three-way trade on July 31, 2010 sending OF Ryan Ludwick to San Diego, RHP Jake Westbrook to St. Louis, and RHP Corey Kluber from San Diego to Cleveland

Birds eye view � 6th professional season … Cardinals are his second organization � Attended 2012 Major League Spring Training with St. Louis as a non-roster invitee � Switched from starter to full-time reliever when traded to St. Louis � Held Texas League left-handed batters to an average of .178 (18-for-101) with only two extra-base hits in 2011 � Led the Northwest League in ERA and was named a post-season All-Star in 2009

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ood � Made 31 appearances on the road, going 1-2 with a 2.33 ERA (12er/46.1ip)

� Held left-handed hitters to an average of .178 (18-for-101), allowing only two extra-base hits

� Did not allow a run in seven games in April (10.2ip) � Threw a season-high 2.1 innings in relief on 4/26 against Northwest Arkansas (G. 2) and 7/19 against Tulsa

� Allowed multiple home runs for the only time in his career on 5/15 against Northwest Arkansas (G2)

� Allowed a season-high six runs in consecutive games on 6/17 and 6/19 at Northwest Arkansas

� Surrendered a season-high six hits on 6/17 at Northwest Arkansas and 7/24 at Northwest Arkansas

� Made one appearance for Triple-A Memphis on 7/7, allowing two runs on four hits over 2.0 innings in first Triple-A game

� Struck out Brad Nelson of Round Rock for his first Triple-A strikeout

2010 � Pitched for Single-A Fort Wayne in the Padres system and Single-A Quad Cities in the Cardinals’ chain, combining to go 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA (47er/118.2ip) and 81 strikeouts

� Began season in Fort Wayne, where he went 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA (44er/95.1ip) and one save in 21 games (17 starts)

� Held left-handed batters to a .223 (23-for-103) average while with Fort Wayne

� Surrendered a career-high 10 hits on 4/23 at Great Lakes and 5/21 against West Michigan

� Struck out a season-high six batters on 4/23 at Great Lakes � Allowed a season-high eight runs over 3.1 innings on 5/21 against West Michigan

� Threw a season-high 7.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits on 5/27 against Great Lakes

� Had a 2.37 ERA (5er/19.0ip) in seven games (four starts) in July

� Recorded a 4.0 inning save on 7/30 against South Bend, the

day before he was traded � Traded to Cardinals from Padres as part of three-way trade on 7/31 sending OF Ryan Ludwick to San Diego, RHP Jake Westbrook to St. Louis, and RHP Corey Kluber from San Diego to Cleveland

� Assigned to Single-A Quad Cities and pitched in 11 games out of the bullpen, allowing three earned runs in 23.1 innings (1.16 ERA)

� Did not allow an earned run in four games (9.1ip) on the road

� Right-handed batters hit .173 (9-for-52) against him � Pitched 3.1 innings on 8/25 at Clinton, a season-high while with Quad Cities

2009 � Played for short-season Single-A Eugene and Single-A Fort Wayne, going 4-1 with a 1.63 ERA (12er/66.1ip) and five saves in 20 games (nine starts)

� Went 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA (12er/63.1ip) in 17 games (nine starts) with Eugene, including five saves in six opportunities

� Led the Northwest League in ERA and was named a post-season All-Star

� Paced the Emeralds in innings pitched, finished 2nd on the team in wins, and 3rd on the team in strikeouts (50)

� Had a 1.84 ERA (3er/14.2ip) in eight games as a reliever and a 1.66 ERA (9er/48.2ip) as a starter

� Held left-handed batters to a batting average of .151 (11-for-73)

� Pitched a career-high 7.0 innings on 7/15 at Salem-Keizer and 7/25 against Boise

� Struck out a career-high seven batters on 7/20 at Tri-City � Allowed a season-high five runs on a season-high nine hits on 7/25 against Boise

� Walked a career-high three hitters on 7/30 at Spokane

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Played baseball, soccer, and basketball for four years each at Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut

� Was a three-time MVP in soccer and won baseball MVP as a junior

� Played three seasons at the University of Rhode Island, where he was the ace of the pitching staff in 2009, the win-

ningest club in school history (37 wins) � Led the Atlantic 10 Conference with 95 strikeouts as a sophomore

� Passed up opportunity to play Division I Soccer � Originally selected by San Diego in the 14th Round of the June, 2009 First Year Player Draft

- Nick Greenwood Continued -

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2009 Eugene 4-1 1.71 17 9 0 0 5 63.1 52 18 12 1 4 16 50 5 0 8 .224 Fort Wayne 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .2222010 Fort Wayne 4-4 4.15 21 17 0 0 1 95.1 109 48 44 4 7 19 65 6 2 13 .288 Quad Cities 1-0 1.16 11 0 0 0 0 23.1 20 5 3 0 0 9 16 3 0 5 .2332011 Palm Beach 0-0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 Springfield 2-4 4.31 59 0 0 0 2 77.1 79 42 37 9 5 21 52 5 0 6 .266 Memphis 0-0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .4002012 Memphis 4-3 4.40 49 4 0 0 0 77.2 87 43 38 6 5 23 47 5 0 14 .2882013 Memphis 2-8 5.63 22 7 0 0 0 54.1 65 39 34 9 1 19 24 2 0 7 .305 Springfield 3-4 3.98 11 7 1 0 0 40.2 50 25 18 3 2 11 22 2 0 5 .301Minor Lg. Totals 20-24 3.91 196 44 1 0 8 440.0 471 225 191 33 25 119 284 28 2 59 .276


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2013 � Batted .256 (128-for-500) with 22 home runs, eight triples, 27 doubles, and 64 RBIs in 128 games for Double-A Arkansas � Entered the season as the Angels 6th-best prospect by Base-ball America

� Attended Major League Spring Training with Los Angeles (A)as a non-roster player

� Led the Texas League in extra-base hits (57) and runs scored (85), finished 2nd in total bases (237), and 4th in triples and at-bats

� Recipient of a 2013 Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award at right field; committed two errors while throwing out 11 runners (five as part of double plays)

� Played 95 games in right field and 23 in center field � Struck out 92 times against 28 walks � Produced 38 multiple-hit games and 17 multi-RBI contests � Stole nine bases in 15 opportunities � Sixteen of his 22 home runs came on the road � Primarily batted from the leadoff spot, hitting .258 (62-for-240) with 11 home runs, three triples, 13 doubles, and 33

RBIs in 57 games � Hit .169 (14-for-83) in April, then finished the year with a .273 average (114-for-417)

� Shared Texas League toPPS Player of the Month honors with Tulsa’s Kyle Parker; batted .304 (35-for-115) with one triple, eight doubles, and 20 RBIs in 27 games while lead-ing the league in runs (22), extra-base hits (16), total bases (66), home runs (7), and slugging (.574)

� Recorded 12 multi-hit games and a pair of four-hit efforts in August

� Went 4-for-4 with a season-high two home runs and five RBIs from the leadoff spot on 8/11 at Corpus Christi

� Recognized as the #17-best prospect in the Texas League by Baseball America following the season

� Added to the Angels’ 40-man roster on 11/20, two days be-fore being traded to the Cardinals

2012 � Had a breakout season for Advanced-A Inland Empire, batting .298 (160-for-537) with 18 homers, nine triples, 30 doubles, and 71 RBIs in 135 games

� Finished among California League leaders in games (T-1st), hits (2nd), at-bats (3rd-537), total bases (2nd-262), and triples (2nd-262)

� His 160 hits were the 4th-most in Single-A � Produced 51 multiple-hit games and 17 multi-RBI contests � Stole a career-high 16 bases in 22 opportunities � Recorded a .429 average (21-for-49) in the 9th inning and .188 mark (3-for-16) in extras

� Batted .353 (48-for-136) off left-handers and .279 (112-for-401) against righties

� Ended the campaign with a .336 average (87-for-259) after the All-Star Break

� Batted .351 (40-for-114) in August � Named California League Player of the Week for July 30-Aug. 5 period; batted .555 (15-for-27) with three home runs, nine RBIs, and nine runs scored

2011 � Split an injury-shortened season between rookie-level Angels, Single-A Cedar Rapids, and Advanced-A Inland Empire, batting a combined .256 (51-for-199) with three home runs and 25 RBIs in 53 games

� Entered the season as the Angels 7th-best prospect by Base-ball America

� Season started late while he recovered from a fractured kneecap after fouling a ball off his knee in Spring Training

� Began campaign with rookie-level Angels, hitting .333 (8-for-24) with six RBIs in seven games

� Hit .230 (28-for-122) with two home runs, four triples, seven doubles and 13 RBIs in 32 games for Cedar Rapids

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born: October 13, 1991 in Rosenberg, Texas

resiDence: Rosenberg, Texas

schooL: Lamar Consolidated High School (Tex.)

acquireD: Traded to Cardinals with OF Peter Bourgos from Angels for 3B David Freese & RHP Fernando Salas on November 22, 2013

Birds eye view � 6th professional season … Cardinals are his 2nd organization � Member of the Cardinals’ 40-man roster � Added to Angels 40-man roster on 11/20/13, two days before being traded to the Cardinals � Recipient of a 2013 Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award at right field � Led the 2013 Texas League with 57 extra-base hits � Selected one pick ahead of Mike Trout in the June, 2009 First-Year Player Draft

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� Ended the year batting .283 (15-for-53) with one homer and six RBIs in 14 games for Inland Empire

2010 � Split an injury-shortened season between rookie-level Angels and Single-A Cedar Rapids, hitting a combined .299 (75-for-251) with 11 home runs, six triples, 22 doubles, and 46 RBIs in 64 games

� Tore a ligament in his thumb in May and broke his left wrist while diving for a fly ball in August

� Entered the season as the Angels 7th-best prospect by Base-ball America

� Played majority of the season at Cedar Rapids, hitting .292

(59-for-202) with seven home runs and 36 RBIs in 52 games � Batted .327 (16-for-49) with four homers and 10 RBIs in 12 games in the Arizona League

� Finished campaign hitting .366 (34-for-93) in 23 August games for the Kernals

2009 � Began pro career with the rookie-level Angels of the Arizona League; hit .322 (76-for-236) with seven home runs, 10 triples, 13 doubles, and 53 RBIs in 53 games

� Finished among league leaders in majority of offensive cate-gories, including at-bats (1st), triples, hits (1st), RBIs (2nd), extra-base hits (2nd-30), runs scored (3rd-47), slugging (5th-.551), total bases (2nd-130), and strikeouts (3rd-64)

� His .322 average was tied for 3rd-best in the Angels orga-nization

� Stole six bases in 10 opportunities

� Went 6-for-7 with three doubles and four RBIs on 7/5 vs. AZL Rangers

� Drove in seven as part of a 4-for-5 night on 7/20 vs. AZL Dodgers; also homered and doubled

� Recognized as the #6 prospect in the Arizona League by Baseball America following the season

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Participated in the 2003 and 2004 Little League World Se-ries for Lamar National of Richmond, Texas; made it to the United States semifinals in 2003 and U.S. finals in 2004

� Led the 2004 World Series in home runs (4), slugging, and RBIs (11) while tying for the lead in runs scored (9)

� Featured in Faces in the Crowd” section of the July 2005 edition of Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine

� Attended Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Tex.

� Hit three home runs to help Team USA win the gold medal at the 2007 World Youth Baseball Championship in Venezuela

� Named to the 2008 4A All-State First team as a junior � Hit .613 (46-for-75) with 21 home runs and 46 RBIs in 28

games as a senior in 2009 � Winner of the 2009 International High School Power Show-case Award at Tropicana Field, hitting the most homers in a round (12) and the most overall (20); also had a 475-foot blast with a metal bat

� Signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Arizona � Originally selected by Los Angeles (A) in the first round (24 overall) of the 2009, June First-Year Player Draft (compen-sation for Francisco Rodriguez signing with New York (N), one spot ahead of Mike Trout)

� Signed by Kevin Ham

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YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2009 AZL Angels .322 53 236 47 76 13 10 7 53 9 64 6 4 .352 .551 4 3 4 82010 AZL Angels .327 12 49 7 16 3 2 4 10 3 9 0 0 .365 .714 0 0 0 1 Cedar Rapids .292 52 202 41 59 19 4 7 36 9 50 4 0 .327 .530 1 0 2 22011 AZL Angels .333 7 24 2 8 1 1 0 6 2 4 0 0 .357 .458 2 0 0 0 Cedar Rapids .230 32 122 12 28 7 4 2 13 6 29 0 1 .267 .402 2 0 1 1 Inland Empire .283 14 53 13 15 4 2 1 6 0 13 0 0 .316 .491 1 0 3 12012 Inland Empire .298 135 537 79 160 30 9 18 71 23 92 16 6 .335 .488 4 2 9 102013 Arkansas .256 128 500 85 128 27 8 22 64 28 92 9 5 .306 .474 3 2 9 10Minor Lg. Totals .284 433 1723 286 490 104 40 61 259 80 353 35 16 .324 .497 17 7 28 33


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2013 � Split time between Single-A Peoria and Advanced-A Palm Beach with a combined 9-7 record, 3.38 ERA (47er/125.1ip), 96 strikeouts, and 34 walks in 23 games (22 starts)

� Allowed four or fewer hits in 12 of his appearances � Recorded nine quality starts � Was 3-2 during eight starts with Peoria, recording a 3.40 ERA (15er/39.2ip) and 35 strikeouts

� Promoted to Palm Beach on 5/25 � Was 6-5 with a 3.42 ERA (32er/82.1ip) and 65 strikeouts

with Palm Beach � Went 6.0 innings or more in a start nine times � Tied a career-high eight strikeouts on 7/7 at Jupiter, a record he set earlier in the season at Peoria

� From 6/29-8/28, he was 5-3 with a 2.14 ERA (14er/59ip)

2012 � Spent time between Rookie-level GCL Cardinals and Single-A Batavia, combining to go 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (3er/6ip), nine strikeouts, and zero walks in four games

� Promoted to Batavia on 8/7 after two scoreless outings with the GCL Cardinals

� Appeared in two games with Batavia, striking out five and allowing three earned runs over 4.0 innings

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Kurt Wolfgang Heyer � Set school records for strikeouts, wins, walks, innings pitched, and complete games as a senior at Edison (Calif.) High School

� Named All-CIF First Team, EA Sports Second Team All-Amer-ican, and League Pitcher of the Year in 2009

� Led team in 2010 with 3.26 ERA and 109 strikeouts, which set new freshman records at the University of Arizona

� Named a Baseball America Freshman All-American (First Team), Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, NCBWA Freshman All-American (Second Team), and two-time Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week in 2010

� Tied for most starts in the nation by a pitcher (20) in 2011 � Named a third-team Louisville Slugger All-American and First Team All Pac-10 in 2011

� Was considered the ace of the staff in 2012 when Arizona won the College World Series, their first since 1986

� Was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two starts totaling 15.0 innings pitched, striking out 11 in Omaha

� Led NCAA Division I Baseball in innings pitched (153.0) as a junior in 2012


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opening Day age: 23

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resiDence: Huntington Beach, California

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Birds eye view � 3rd professional season, all with the Cardinals organization � Participated in early workouts and seminars as part of the Cardinals’ 2014 STEP (Spring Training Early Program) � Transferred to Cardinals 2014 Major League Spring Training � Member of the 2012 College World Series Champions Arizona Wildcats � All-Pac 12 Conference selection three years in a row � Led NCAA Division I Baseball in Innings Pitched (153.0) as a junior in 2012

siNGLe-GAMe CAreer HiGHsIP - 7.0 4x, last on 8/8/13 vs JUP H - 10 2x, last on 5/22/13 vs KC HR - 2 7/14/13 vs BCBB - 4 7/26/13 vs DAY R - 6 6/23/13 vs FTM K - 8 3x, last on 7/7/13 at JUP

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2012 GCL Cardinals 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 .125 Batavia 0-0 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 3 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .3122013 Peoria 3-2 3.40 8 8 0 0 0 39.2 44 16 15 2 0 12 35 2 0 5 .280 Palm Beach 6-5 3.42 15 14 0 0 0 84.1 75 35 32 7 5 22 61 2 1 4 .246Minors Total 9-7 3.46 27 22 0 0 0 130.0 125 54 50 9 5 34 105 5 1 9 .257

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2013 � Spent time between Single-A Peoria and Advanced-A Palm Beach, going a combined 4-4 with a 4.70 ERA (31er/59.1ip), 40 strikeouts, and 25 walks in 13 starts

� Rated as eighth-best prospect and “Best Athlete” in the Car-dinals organization by Baseball America for the third con-secutive year

� First 10 starts to the season were in Peoria, going 4-4 with a 4.74 ERA (26er/49.1ip)

� Went 0-2 in the month of April, not lasting longer than five innings while surrendering at least three runs in all four starts

� Allowed only three runs during a three-game winning streak from 5/5-5/17

� Earned a decision in every start during the month of May (4-1), posting a 2.03 ERA (7er/31.1ip) while averaging more than 6.0 innings per outing

� Mastered his first complete game shutout, surrendering only three hits during his 5/5 start against Fort Wayne

� Promoted following 8/6 start that lasted a season-low 2.0 innings

� Appeared in a mere three games with Palm Beach totalling 10 innings with five runs and one walk

� Underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in August

2012 � Played the entire season with Single-A Quad Cities finishing with a 5.94 ERA (47er/82.1ip), and 80 strikeouts in 19 starts � Recognized as the No. 94 prospect in the minors entering the year by Baseball America

� Was lone teenager invited to Major League Spring Training � Rated as the sixth-best prospect and “Best Athlete” in the Cardinals organization for the second consecutive season by the same publication

� Struck out a career-high 10 batters on 5/7 at Peoria

� Made nine starts of 5.0 innings or more and allowed two runs or less in all of them, including two scoreless starts

� Removed from last start in the first inning on 8/24 after grab-bing right side following strikeouts to the first two batters

� Named Midwest League #14 prospect by Baseball America following the season

2011 � Ranked as the #3 top prospect in the Appalachain League going 4-2 with a 3.86 ERA (33er/56ip) and 55 strikeouts in 11 starts

� Played his first full season of professional baseball, all with the Johnson City Cardinals

� Rated as the fourth-best prospect and “Best Athlete” in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America

� Earned loss in only game pitched during the Appalachian League playoffs (L, 5.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 K)

� Tied for the team lead with 11 games started, ranked tied for second in wins (4) and second in strikeouts (55)

� Allowed only one earned run in the 1st inning (0.82 ERA) during his 11 starts

� Had the highest strikeout/9 IP ratio in the Appalachian League (8.84) and ranked 8th in ERA (3.86)

� Induced eight double plays, ranking 2nd on the team and 3rd in the Appy League

� Finished the season strong in August, going at least 5.0 in-nings in each of his last 4 starts (2-1)

2010 � Began professional career at Rookie-level Johnson City at the age of 17, appearing in two games and throwing only 22 pitches


opening Day age: 22

born: October 13, 1991 in Henderson, Texas

resiDence: Henderson, Texas

schooL: Henderson (Tex.) High School

acquireD: Cardinals’ supplemental 1st round selection (50th overall) in the June, 2010 First-Year Player Draft

Birds eye view � 5th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization � Has a career 12-10 record with a 4.57 ERA (102er/200.2ip) and a 2.33 SO/BB ratio � Rated the #94 top prospect in baseball before the 2012 season according to Baseball America � Rated “Best Athlete” in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America for three straight seasons from 2010-12 � Turned down scholarship from Baylor University to play quarterback and signed with the Cardinals in 2010 � Member of both Rookie-level Johnson City teams that won back-to-back Appalachian League crowns in 2010-11

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� Allowed two hits and zero runs with two walks and two strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work

� Did not pitch during the team’s playoff run

PersONAL/MisCeLLANeOUs iNFOrMATiON � Was a four-sport star at Henderson (Tex.) High School play-ing baseball, football, basketball and running track

� Went 8-2 with a 2.33 ERA, striking out 96 in 54 innings of work in 2010 helping Henderson High School to their sec-ond-straight Texas District 14 4A Championship

� Nicknamed RG IV after being recruited at quarterback fol-lowing popular Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III (RG III)

� Cites his mom, who has battled cancer her whole life, to be his greatest influence

� First-team selection for the 2010 TSHBCA All-State baseball team

� Named to the TSWA All-State baseball team in 2010 � Selected by the Longview News-Journal as the All-East Texas MVP in 2010

� Selected in the supplemental first round (50th overall) by St. Louis in the June 2010 First-Year Player Draft; compensa-tory pick for loss of free agent Joel Pineiro

� Signed by Ralph Garr Jr.

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YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG2010 Johnson City 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 .2002011 Johnson City 4-2 3.86 11 11 0 0 0 56.0 63 33 24 3 3 13 55 4 1 8 .2962012 Quad Cities) 4-4 5.14 19 19 0 0 0 82.1 84 53 47 5 3 36 80 11 0 6 .2672013 Peoria (A) 4-4 4.74 10 10 2 1 0 49.1 51 28 26 4 1 24 34 4 0 5 .267 Palm Beach 0-0 4.50 3 3 0 0 0 10.0 13 6 5 0 0 1 6 2 0 1 .310Minor Lg. Totals 12-10 4.58 45 45 2 1 0 200.2 213 120 102 12 7 76 177 21 1 21 .276

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