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Infielder Chris Valaika received the 2008 Sheldon “Chief” Bender Award as the Reds’ Minor League Player of the Year. In 129 games at Sarasota and Chattanooga last season he hit .317

with 18 HR, 81 RBI and 9 stolen bases. Valaika enters the 2009 season rated by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the organization.

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Player DevelopmentTerry Reynolds ...Senior Director, Player DevelopmentLois Hudson .....Director, Minor League AdministrationPaul Pierson ........Asst. Director, Player Dev./ScoutingKen Griffey Sr.....Special Asst. to Player DevelopmentDan Wolfert ........GM, Florida Ops and Sarasota RedsMike Rebok ..........................Asst. GM, Sarasota RedsJonathan Snyder ...Minor League Equipment Manager

Coordinators/Instructors/AdministratorsFreddie Benavides ............................ Field CoordinatorBill Doran.....Assistant Field Coordinator of InstructionRonnie Ortegon ............................. Hitting CoordinatorMack Jenkins ...............................Pitching CoordinatorDarren Bragg ...........Outfield/Baserunner CoordinatorPat Kelly ... Catching Coord./Dir. Florida On-Field OpsJulio Garcia ............... Special Asst./PD & Billings Mgr.Juan Peralta ....Domincan Republic Academy DirectorJoel Noboa .....Asst. Field Coord./Dominican RepublicJose Fuentes ................Venezuelan Academy DirectorJose Miguel Nieves .........Field Coordinator/VenezuelaRichard Stark ............................... Medical CoordinatorMark Schoen ..............................Medical AdministratorSean Marohn ........ Strength/Conditioning CoordinatorAndrew McNally .................. Rehab/Physical TherapistZach Gjestvang ...........Strength & Conditioning Coach

Professional ScoutingGene Bennett ...Senior Special Asst. to GM/Pro ScoutCam Bonifay..................... Special Assistant to the GMScott Nethery ................... Special Assistant to the GM“J” Harrison ...................... Special Assistant to the GMMike Squires .................... Special Assistant to the GMShawn Pender .............. Major League Advance ScoutJeff Morris .......................................Professional ScoutJohn Morris .....................................Professional ScoutJamie Quirk .....................................Professional ScoutTom Shafer ......................................Professional ScoutJeff Taylor .......................................Professional Scout

Amateur ScoutingChris Buckley ....................... Senior Director, ScoutingWilma Mann .............Director, Scouting Administration

International ScoutingTony Arias ................ Director, Latin America ScoutingMiguel Machado .... Asst. Dir., Latin America ScoutingJim Stoeckel ............Director, International OperationsRichard Jimenez ....Dominican Republic Scouting Coord.Nathan Davison .................................. Scout, AustraliaJason Hewitt ....................................... Scout, AustraliaLuke Prokopec .................................... Scout, AustraliaGeronimo Blanco ............................... Scout, ColumbiaCarlos Batista ...................Scout, Dominican RepublicCesar Castro .....................Scout, Dominican RepublicCamilo Pina .......................Scout, Dominican RepublicMiguel Victor Pol ...............Scout, Dominican RepublicBob Lindsey ........................................Scout, GermanyRandy Yamashiro .........................Scout, Hawaii/JapanSal Varriale .................................................Scout, ItalyBen Park .................................................. Scout, Korea

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Anibal Vega .......................................Scout, NicaraguaAnibal Reluz ......................................... Scout, PanamaNick Dempsey ................................Scout, South AfricaAndy Chen ............................................. Scout, TaiwanEvert-Jan’t Hoen .....................Scout, The NetherlandsJose Fuentes .....................................Scout, VenezuelaRoberto Morillo .................................Scout, VenezuelaJose Miguel Nieves ........Field Coordinator, VenezuelaVictor Oramas ...................................Scout, VenezuelaEvereth Velasquez ............................Scout, Venezuela

Cross CheckersButch Baccala ........................ National Cross CheckerJeff Barton ............................................ Cross CheckerWayne Britton ........................ National Cross CheckerMark McKnight ....................... National Cross CheckerMark Snipp ............................. National Cross Checker

Scouting SupervisorsEASTTony Arias ...................Southeast Florida, Puerto RicoJason Baker .....Washington, Oregon, Idaho, MontanaJeff Brookens ...............................Delaware, Maryland, South New Jersey, Washington DC, PennsylvaniaBill Byckowski ...................................................Canada Joe Katuska ..............Kentucky, Tennessee, ArkansasSteve Kring.............................Georgia, South CarolinaTyler Jennings ..............................Misissippi, Alabama, Louisiana, PanhandleRick Sellers .............................Indiana, Michigan, OhioLee Seras ...................... New York, North New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massacusetts, Maine, ConnecticutPerry Smith ..... North Carolina, Virginia, West VirginiaGreg Zunino ....................................................... Florida

WESTKeith Chapman ................... Northern California, RenoClark Crist ................... Special Assignment Scout and Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Las Vegas, El PasoRex De La Nuez ................Southern California, HawaiiJerry Flowers .......................................................TexasMike Keenan .................. Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, OklahomaGreg McClain ...................... Northern California, RenoMike Misuraca ................................Southern CaliforniaAndy Stack ............................ Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota

Part-Time Scouts George Blackburn ........................................Evans, GAEdwin Daub .........................................Binghamton, NYJim Grief ...................................................Paducha, KYBill Killian .................................................Stanwood, MIEd Mathes ...............................................Westbury, NYDenny Nagel ..........................................Cincinnati, OHMarlon Styles .........................................Cincinnati, OHMike Wallace ......................................... Escondido, CAJohn Walsh ............................................... Windsor, CTRoger Weberg ............................................Bemidji, MN

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Tony Arias Jason Baker Jeff Brookens Bill Byckowski Keith Chapman Clark Crist

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Shawn Pender Jeff Morris John Morris Jamie Quirk Tom Shafer Jeff Taylor

Gene Bennett Cam Bonifay Scott Nethery “J” Harrison Mike Squires

Butch Baccala Jeff Barton Wayne Britton Mark McKnight Mark Snipp

Rex De La Nuez Jerry Flowers Tyler Jennings Joe Katuska Mike Keenan Steve Kring Greg McClain

Mike Misuraca Rick Sellers Lee Seras Andy Stack Perry Smith Greg Zunino

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Medical/Strength & Conditioning Staff

International Player Development & Scouting

Athletic Trainers

Tony Arias Richard Jimenez Joel Noboa Juan Peralta Nilson Antigua Jose Fuentes

Henry Martinez Miguel Machado Jose Miguel Nieves Jim Stoeckel Francisco Trejo

Zach Gjestvang Sean Marohn Andrew McNally Mark Schoen Richard Stark

Chris Lapole Jimmy Mattocks Tomas Vera Alfonso Flores Charles Leddon

Dale Nitzel Charlie Rodriguez Carlos Acevedo Donal Vargas Juan Carlos Rojas

Victor Oramas Roberto Morillo Everth Velasquez

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Class.......................................................... RookieLeague......................................................PioneerStadium ............................................. Dehler ParkGeneral Manager................................ Gary RollerManager ............................................ Julio GarciaPitching Coach ...................................Bob ForschHitting Coach ............................. Delino DeshieldsTrainer .........................................Charles Leddon

BILLINGS MUSTANGS - RookieP.O. Box 1553, Billings, MT 59103PH: (406) 252-1241 FAX: (406) 252-2968www.billingsmustangs.com

LOUISVILLE BATS - AAA401 East Main St., Louisville, KY 40202PH: (502) 212-2287 FAX: (502) 515-2255www.batsbaseball.com

Class.......................................................... Triple-ALeague................................................InternationalStadium ............................ Louisville Slugger FieldGeneral Manager................................Dale OwensManager .............................................. Rick SweetPitching Coach ..................................... Ted PowerHitting Coach ...................................Adrian GarrettTrainer ............................................... Chris Lapole

Class........................................................Single-ALeague..............................................Florida StateStadium ....................................Ed Smith StadiumGeneral Manager............................... Dan WolfertManager ..............................................Joe AyraultPitching Coach ................................... Tom BrownHitting Coach ....................................... Jorge OrtaTrainer ............................................... Tomas Vera

SARASOTA REDS - A1090 N. Euclid Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237PH: (941) 365-4460 FAX: (941) 365-4217www.sarasotareds.com

DAYTON DRAGONS - A P.O. Box 2107, Dayton, OH 45401PH: (937) 228-2287 FAX: (937) 228-2284www.daytondragons.com

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Class..........................................................Double-ALeague.......................................................Southern Stadium .................................. Five County StadiumGeneral Manager................................... Joe KremerManager .................................................. David BellPitching Coach ..................................Tom BrowningHitting Coach .....................................Ryan JacksonTrainer ............................................Jimmy Mattocks

CAROLINA MUDCATS - AA P.O. Drawer 1218, Zebulon, NC 27597PH: (423) 267-2208 FAX: (423) 267-4258www.gomudcats.com

Class.......................................................... Single-ALeague....................................................... MidwestStadium ..........................................Fifth Third FieldGeneral Manager................................. Gary MayseManager .........................................Todd BenzingerPitching Coach ....................................Rigo BeltranHitting Coach ....................................Tony JaramilloTrainer ..............................................Alfonso Flores

GULF COAST LEAGUE REDS - Rookie1090 N. Euclid Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237PH: (941) 955-6501 FAX: (941) 955-6365

Class............................................................ RookieLeague....................................................Gulf CoastStadium ......................................Ed Smith StadiumManager/Dir. Florida On-Field Ops........... Pat KellyPitching Coach ................................... Tony FossasHitting Coach ........................................Alex PaleazTrainer ................................................... Dale NitzelTrainer’s Assistant ......................Charlie Rodriguez

Class........................................................... RookieLeague....................................Dominican SummerStadium .......................... Reds Baseball AcademyDirector of Dominican Republic Ops ....Mario SotoAcademy Director .............................. Juan PeraltaManager .............................................. Joel NoboaPitching Coach ..............................Francisco TrejoHitting Coach/Catching Instructor ... Nilson AntiquaInfield Instructor .............................Henry MartinezOutfield/Baserunning Coach.............. Luis SaturriaTrainers .................Carlos Acevedo, Donal Vargas

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE REDS - RookieBaseball CityBoca Chica, Dominican Republic

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Adrian “Smokey” Garrett - Hitting Coach, AAA LouisvilleAdrian Garrett enters his seventh season in the Reds organization, all as the hitting coach at Louisville. Prior to joining the Reds, the 25-year coaching veteran served as the hitting coordinator for the Florida Marlins (1999-01). He also worked for the Marlins as a coach at Triple-A Edmonton (1993-94) and Triple-A Charlotte (1995-98). Garrett began his coaching career as a manager in the Chicago White Sox organization (1982-84). He also served as the White Sox’ minor-league hitting instructor in 1985. The former outfielder/catcher then spent 6 seasons as a coach in the Kansas City organization (1987-92), including 1 season (1987) at Triple-A Omaha and 5 seasons (1988-92) on the Major League coaching staff. Garrett played 19 years of professional baseball (1961-79), including parts of 8 seasons in the majors with Atlanta, Chicago Cubs, Oakland and California. He finished his playing

career in Japan with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1977-79. Adrian, 66, resides in Manchaca, Texas.

Rick Sweet - Manager, AAA LouisvilleRick Sweet enters his fifth season in the Reds organization and his 21st season as a minor league skipper. In 2008, Sweet’s Louisville club finished with a franchise-best 88-56 record and won their first International League West Division title since 2003. Following the season Sweet was named International League Manager of the Year. That award marked his first since 1994, when after guiding Tucson to the Pacific Coast League Championship he was named the PCL’s top skipper. At 303-272, Sweet is the winningest manager in Louisville club history. Overall, he owns a career record of 1,352-1,327 (.505), including a 781-704 mark at the Triple-A level. Sweet also has managed in the Seattle (1987-88), Houston (1989-1995), New York Mets (1997), Montreal (1998 & 2000), San Diego (2001-03) and Detroit (2004) systems. He served with the Astros as first base coach in 1996 and with

the Expos as field coordinator from 1999-2000. The former catcher had a 9-year playing career (1975-83), including 3 seasons in the majors with San Diego (1978), New York Mets (1982) and Seattle (1982-83). Following his playing days, Sweet became bullpen catcher for the Mariners (1984) and then an advance scout (1985-86). Rick, 56, resides in Vancouver, Washington.

Ted Power - Pitching Coach, AAA LouisvilleTed Power enters his fourth season as the pitching coach at Louisville. He took over his current position in May 2006 after briefly serving as Reds’ pitching rehabilitation coordinator. Following the 2008 season, he worked as Peoria’s pitching coach in the prestigious Arizona Fall League. Prior to 2006, Power was the pitching coach at Rookie Billings (2000-01) and Class A Dayton (2002). The former right-handed pitcher enjoyed a 13-year Major League career with Los Angeles (1981-82), Cincinnati (1983-87, 1991), Kansas City (1988), Detroit (1988), St. Louis (1989), Pittsburgh (1990), Cleveland (1992-93) and Seattle (1993). Ted, 54, resides in Sarasota, Florida.

David Bell - Manager, AA CarolinaDavid Bell is the manager at Double-A Carolina in his first season in the Reds organization. This season will mark his first as a manager or coach at the professional level. Bell played parts of 12 seasons in the big leagues with the Indians, Cardinals, Mariners, Giants, Phillies and Brewers. A member of one of Major League Baseball’s 3-generation families, Bell is the son of former third baseman Buddy and the grandson of fomer Reds great Gus. Brothers Mike and Rick Bell also played professionally. On June 28, 2004 vs Montreal, Bell became the first Phillie in 9 years to hit for the cycle. Gus Bell accomplished the feat in 1951, making them the first grandfather-grandson tandem in history to hit for the cycle. In 2002, Bell received the Willie McCovey Award as the Giants’ most inspirational player. David grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from Moeller High School, where he helped

lead the Crusaders to a 1989 state championship.

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Tom Brown - Pitching Coach, A SarasotaTom Brown enters his third season as the pitching coach at Class A Sarasota. Prior to joining the Reds organization, he served as pitching coach for Triple-A Albuquerque (Marlins) in 2006. Brown also worked in the same capacity with Triple-A Fresno (Giants) in 2005. After 3 seasons as minor league pitching coordinator for San Diego, Brown was appointed pitch-ing coach at Triple-A Portland in 2003. He has also worked as pitching coach for Triple-A Oklahoma (1995-98) and Triple-A Las Vegas (1999). Brown began his professional coaching career in the Baltimore Orioles organization as pitching coach for Double-A Hagerstown from 1988-90 and for the GCL Orioles in 1981. During his playing days, Brown pitched in both the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners chains, appearing in 6 Major League games with Seattle in 1978. He attended Northeast Louisiana University, where in 1972

he led the nation with a 0.51 ERA. Tom and his wife of 38 years, Sandy, reside in Venice, Florida.

Joe Ayrault - Manager, A SarasotaJoe Ayrault returns for his third season as the manager at Sarasota and for his sixth season in the organization. In 2007, his first season managing at the professional level, he led the SaraReds to the Florida State League playoffs with an 81-59 (.579) record. Only 14 teams in all of minor league baseball had more wins than Ayrault’s Reds that year. Previously, Ayrault served as Sarasota’s hitting coach in 2006 and handled the same duties for the Rookie GCL Reds from 2004-2005. Prior to joining the Reds, he spent 3 seasons in the Texas organization, where he served as a coach with the Rookie GCL Rangers (2001), Class A Savannah (2002) and Class A Stockton (2003). The former catcher spent his entire playing career in the Atlanta organization from 1990-97. He made his only Major League appearances in 1996 by playing in 7 games for the Braves and made the post-season

roster. Joe, 37, resides in Sarasota, Florida with wife Kelly and children Haley, 4, and Kole, 1.

Ryan Jackson - Hitting Coach, AA CarolinaRyan Jackson enters his third season in the Reds organization, his first as the hitting coach at Double-A Carolina. He began his professional coaching career in 2007 as the hitting coach at Class A Sarasota and performed those same duties for the SaraReds last season. Originally drafted by the Marlins in 1994, Jackson enjoyed an 11-year professional career that included parts of 4 seasons at the Major League level with Florida (1998), Seattle (1999) and Detroit (2001-02). In his Major League debut on 3/31/98 vs the Cubs, he collected 2 hits and 2 RBI. Jackson played collegiately at Duke University. Ryan, 37, resides in Sarasota, Florida with wife Arin and sons Jakob, 7 and Luke, 4.

Tom Browning - Pitching Coach, AA CarolinaTom Browning begins his first season as the pitching coach at Double-A Carolina. He held the same duties for Rookie Billings in 2007, his first season as a coach in the Reds system. Perhaps best known for pitching a perfect game vs the Dodgers on September 16, 1988, Browning spent all but 2 appearances of his 12-year Major League career with the Reds and finished with an overall record of 123-90 and a 3.94 ERA. He was named to the National League All-Star team in 1991. The southpaw became the first rookie in 31 years to win 20 games at the big league level when he went 20-9 (3.55) for the Reds in 1985. He won 15 games in 1990 to help lead Cincinnati to their first World Series championship since the days of the Big Red Machine. Browning retired in 1996 after a brief stint with the Royals. Ten years later, he was elected to the Reds Hall of Fame. Tom, 48, resides in Cincinnati.

Jorge Orta - Hitting Coach, A SarasotaJorge Orta enters his fourth season in the Reds organization and his first as the hitting coach for Class-A Sarasota. He worked last season in the same capacity for the Rookie GCL Reds. Prior to that he spent 2 seasons as the Reds roving hitting instructor. Orta joined the Reds after spending 9 seasons in the Houston organization, including 2 seasons as a coach at Class-A Tri-City. Prior to that role, Orta served 3 seasons as the manager at Rookie Martinsville where he posted a 114-86 mark and guided the team to the Appalachian League championship series in 2003. He also held coaching positions with the Astros at Class-A Quad City (1997), Double-A Jackson (1998), Triple-A New Orleans (1999) and Class-A Auburn (2000). The former infielder/outfielder played 16 seasons in the majors with Chicago White Sox (1972-79), Cleveland (1980-81), Los Angeles (1982), Toronto (1983)

and Kansas City (1984-87). Orta, 58, is the son of the late Pedro Orta, the Babe Ruth of Cuban baseball.

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Julio Garcia - Manager, Rookie Billings/Special Assistant to Player DevelopmentJulio Garcia enters his second season in the Reds organization as special assistant to player development and the manager at Billings. Last season his Mustangs won both half division titles and finished with a 42-32 overall record, earning him Pioneer League Manager of the Year honors. Before coming to the Reds organization, he spent 7 seasons in the Cubs’ system, where he served as Latin American field coordinator (2006-07) and as a manager at Class A Peoria (2005) and Class A Lansing (2001-04). In 14 years as a minor league manager, Garcia owns a career record of 663-697. He began his professional career in 1988 as a bullpen catcher for the Texas Rangers, but left that post in the middle of the season to take over as manager at Class A Bradenton in the Pittsburgh organization. He worked for the Pirates through the 1994 season, including stints as skipper at Rookie Princeton (1989)

and again at Bradenton (1990). Garcia spent 1995-96 in the Orioles’ system as manager at Class A Sarasota and Class A Frederick, where he earned Carolina League Manager of the Year honors in ‘96. Julio became a member of the Tampa Bay organization in 1997 and worked for the Rays through 2000, including stops as manager at Class A Hudson Valley (1997) and Class A St. Petersburg (2000). He served as Tampa Bay’s hitting coach from 1998-1999. Garcia, 48, resides in Industry, Texas.

Rigo Beltran - Pitching Coach, A DaytonRigo Beltran begins his third season in the Reds organization, his first as Class A Dayton’s pitching coach. He spent the previous 2 seasons as the pitching coach for the Rookie GCL Reds. A former Major League pitcher, Beltran has appeared in parts of 5 seasons with St. Louis (1997), New York Mets (1998-99), Colorado (1999-2000) and Montreal (2004). He began his 16-year professional career with the St. Louis organization after he was selected by the Cardinals in the 1991 free agent draft. In 1995 he won 8 games for the American Association champion Louisville Cardinals. He finished his playing career in 2004 with a 94-74 record. Rigo, 39, resides in Delray Beach, Florida.

Tony Jaramillo - Hitting Coach, A DaytonTony Jaramillo enters his second season in the Reds organization, his first as the hitting coach at Class-A Dayton. Last season Jaramillo served as Billings’ hitting coach and his Mustangs led the Pioneer League with the fewest strikeouts (567). He previously coached in the Tigers’ system, serving as the hitting instructor for Class A West Michigan from 2004-06. Jaramillo played professionally from 1998-2003, including 3 years in the Texas Rangers organization. Tony, 30, resides in Dallas, Texas.

Bob Forsch - Pitching Coach, Rookie BillingsBob Forsch begins his first season in the Reds organization as the pitching coach at Rookie Billings. This season will mark his first as a coach at the professional level. For the past 4 seasons, he served as the pitching coach at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis. Forsch spent most of his 16-year Major League career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he pitched a pair of no-hitters in 1978 and 1983. He and his brother Ken Forsch are the only set of brothers to both pitch official no-hitters. Overall, Forsch pitched in the big leagues from 1974 to 1989 and finished with a record of 168-136 and a career 3.76 ERA. His best year came in 1977 when he went 20-7. He was a member of the Cardinals 1982 World Championship team and also pitched in the 1985 and 1987 World Series with St. Louis. Bob, 58, resides in Weeki Wachi, Florida.

Todd Benzinger - Manager, A DaytonTodd Benzinger enters his first season as the manager at Class-A Dayton. A former 9-year big league veteran, he played for the Red Sox, Reds, Royals, Dodgers and Giants. This season will mark his first as a skipper at the professional level. The former first baseman/outfielder was selected by Boston in the fourth round of the 1981 draft and made his Major League debut with the Red Sox in 1987. Benzinger was later traded to the Reds where as a member of the 1990 World Championship team he caught the final out in Game 4 of the World Series to clinch the title. For the past several years he has enjoyed a highly successful career coaching high school girls basketball in the Cincinnati area. Benzinger, 45, is a graduate of nearby New Richmond High School and resides in Loveland.

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Tony Fossas - Pitching Coach, Rookie Gulf Coast League RedsTony Fossas begins his first season in the Reds organization as the pitching coach for the Rookie GCL Reds. It marks his first professional coaching position. Over the previous 5 years, Fossas served as the pitching coach at Florida Atlantic University. The former southpaw hurler enjoyed a 21-year professional career, including 10 seasons at the big league level with the Rangers, Brewers, Red Sox, Cardinals, Mariners, Cubs and Yankees. In his Major League debut on May 15, 1988, he coaxed George Brett into a bases-loaded inning-ending double play with his first big league pitch. Known as “The Mechanic,” Fossas appeared in the 1996 NLCS as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. Tony, 51, resides in Plantation, Florida.

Alex Pelaez - Hitting Coach, Rookie Gulf Coast League RedsAlex Pelaez makes his professional coaching debut this season as the hitting instructor for the Rookie GCL Reds. A 1998 draft pick for San Diego, Pelaez went on to play 8 minor league seasons for the Padres, Angels and Reds. He made his Major League debut in 2002, appearing in 3 games for San Diego. The former infielder collected his first Major League hit on May 16, 2002 off the Mets’ Al Leiter. Alex, 32, resides in Chula Vista, California.

Pat Kelly - Manager, Rookie GCL Reds/Director of Florida On-Field OperationsPat Kelly returns as manager of the Rookie GCL Reds and director of Florida on-field operations, a post he’s held over parts of the past 2 seasons. Kelly began his current position in 2007 but left those duties on July 3 of that season when Reds interim manager Pete Mackanin hired him as big league bench coach. Kelly returned to his Florida duties full-time in 2008. He also serves as the minor leagues’ catching coordinator. Before rejoining the organization in ‘07, Kelly served as a professional scout for Atlanta in 2006. He has spent 20 seasons managing in the minor leagues for 14 teams, including Richmond (2003-05), Syracuse (1999-2000), Ottawa (1997-98), Harrisburg (1995-96), Chattanooga (1993-94), Indianapolis (1991-92), Rockford (1991), Las Vegas (1990), Wichita (1988-89), Reno (1987), Charleston (1986), Glens Falls (1985) and GCL White Sox (1984). He also

served as pitching coach with Glens Falls and the GCL White Sox. During his playing days, Kelly was a catcher in the Angels, Blue Jays, Braves and White Sox systems. He reached the majors in 1980 with Toronto. Pat, 53, resides in Sarasota, Florida.

Delino DeShields - Hitting Coach, Rookie BillingsDelino DeShields enters his first season in the Reds organization as the hitting coach at Rookie Billings. This season will mark his first as a coach in the professional ranks. DeShields enjoyed a 13-year big league career with the Expos, Dodgers, Cardinals, Orioles and Cubs. He was the first-round draft pick for the Expos in 1987 and made his Major League debut with Montreal in 1990. That year he finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting. DeShields finished his big league career with a .268 batting average. His 463 career stolen bases rank him in MLB’s top 50 all-time.

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Mack Jenkins - Pitching CoordinatorMack Jenkins enters his 20th season in the Reds organization and his fourth season as pitching coordinator. Before he was named to his current position, Jenkins spent 16 seasons as a pitching coach at Rookie Billings (1990-91), Class A Cedar Rapids (1992), Class A Charleston (1993-95), Class AA Chattanooga (1996-2001) and Class AAA Louisville (2002-05). Jenkins, who was signed by Cincinnati as a non-drafted free agent in 1986, pitched in the Reds’ system until 1988. Mack, 43, resides in Sarasota, Florida.

Bill Doran - Assistant Field Coordinator of InstructionBill Doran returns in 2009 as the assistant field coordinator of Instruction. Last season he served as the infield/baserunning coordinator. During the 2006 and 2007 seasons he was manager Buddy Bell’s bench coach with the Kansas City Royals. After a brief stint as the hitting coach at Class A Tampa (Yankees), Doran joined the Royals’ Major League staff in June 2005 as first base coach/infielders coach. From 1995-2001, the former second baseman spent time in the Reds organization working as a minor league instructor (1995-99), minor league field coordinator (1999), director of player development (1999-2000) and special assistant to the general manager (2000). He served as the Reds’ first base coach during the 2001 season. Doran hit .266 during his 12-year big league career with the Astros (1982-1990), Reds (1990-92) and Brewers (1993) and was a member of the Reds’

1990 World Series championship team. In 1991 he was selected as the first recipient of the Good Guy Award by the local chapter of the BBWAA. Bill is a graduate of Cincinnati’s Mt. Healthy High School and played baseball at Miami Univeristy in Oxford. He resides in Cincinnati.

Freddie Benavides - Field CoordinatorFreddie Benavides enters his 11th season in the Reds’ minor league system, his second as field coordinator. Prior to 2008, he spent 7 seasons as infield coordinator and also filled in as manager for the rookie league Billings club in 2007. In 2000, before he was named infield coordinator, Benavides managed Class A Dayton in its inaugural season and led the Dragons to a Midwest League playoff spot with a 70-67 mark. Benavides began his managerial career in 1999 at Class A Clinton, where he went 68-69 overall but won the Midwest League’s Western Division the first half of the season with a 41-27 record. In 2004 Freddie managed the Reds’ Gulf Coast League affiliate in Sarasota. In 2003 he served as a coach with the Major League club from August 5 through the remainder of the season. Originally selected by Cincinnati in the second round of the June 1987 draft, the former infielder went on play

4 Major League seasons with the Reds, Rockies and Expos. Benavides, 42, resides in Laredo, Texas.

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Ronnie Ortegon - Hitting CoordinatorRonnie Ortegon begins his third season with the Reds organization. He came to the Reds following a 2-year stint as a coach for the Rangers’ Double-A affiliate in Frisco (2005-06). Prior to his role with the Texas, Ortegon served 3 seasons with the Philadelphia organization. He made his professional coaching debut in 2002 as manager of Batavia of the New York-Penn League. Ortegon was a coach for Double-A Reading in 2003 and for the Rookie GCL Phillies in 2004. He was the head baseball coach at Forney (TX) High School for 8 years. In 1989 and 1990 Ronnie played professionally as an infielder in the Angels organization. Ortegon, 43, resides in Dallas, Texas.

Darren Bragg - Outfield/Baserunning CoordinatorDarren Bragg begins his first season as outfield/baserunning coordinator. He served the previous 2 seasons as the hitting coach at Class A Dayton. A Connecticut native, Bragg enjoyed a 14-year playing career that included parts of 11 seasons in the Major Leagues with Seattle (1994-96), Boston (1996-98), St. Louis (1999), Colorado (2000), New York Mets (2001), New York Yankees (2001), Atlanta (2003), San Diego (2004) and Cincinnati (2004). He attended Georgia Tech and in 2002 was inducted into that university’s hall of fame. In 1989 he set an NCAA record with 73 walks and in both 1990 and 1991 earned All-ACC honors. He also played for Team USA in the 1990 Goodwill Games. Darren, 39, resides in Southbury, Connecticut.

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ERAPitcher Club(s) ERA

Daryl Thompson ...........SAR/CHA/LOU ............... 2.70Evan Hildenbrandt .............RDS/BIL .................... 2.98Enerio Del Rosario ........... DAY/SAR ................... 3.07Sam Lecure .......................... CHA ....................... 3.42Scott Carroll ...................... DAY/SAR ................... 3.60Matt Klinker....................... DAY/SAR ................... 3.81Alexander Smit ..................... SAR ....................... 3.87Ben Jukich ........................CHA/LOU ................... 3.90Luis Montano ........................ DAY ........................ 4.02Oscar Castro ......................... BIL......................... 4.14

WinsPitcher Club(s) Wins

Adam Pettyjohn .................... LOU .......................... 15Matt Maloney ........................ LOU .......................... 12Luis Montano ........................ DAY ........................... 12Ben Jukich ........................CHA/LOU .......................11Sam Lecure .......................... CHA ............................ 9

SavesPitcher Club(s) SV

Jon Adkins ............................ LOU .......................... 30Ramon Geronimo .............SAR/CHA ...................... 13Josh Roenicke ..................CHA/LOU ...................... 13Sean Watson ....................SAR/CHA ...................... 13Aguido Gonzalez ...........BIL/DAY/SAR ................... 10

StrikeoutsPitcher Club(s) SO

Matt Maloney ........................ LOU ........................ 141Sam Lecure .......................... CHA ........................ 128Ben Jukich ........................CHA/LOU .................... 126Misael DeJesus ................SAR/CHA .....................114Jeremy Horst ........................ DAY ..........................110

Batting AveragePlayer Club(s) AVG

Chris Valaika ..................SAR/CHA ............... .317Eric Eymann ......................CHA ................... .299David Sappelt .....................BIL .................. . .299Justin Turner ..................SAR/CHA ............... .298Todd Frazier...................DAY/SAR ............... .291Chris Heisey ..................SAR/CHA ............... .291Humberto Sosa..............DAY/RDS ............... .291Drew T. Anderson ..............LOU ................... .290Shaun Cumberland........CHA/LOU ............... .287Adam Rosales ...................LOU ................... .287

Home RunsPlayer Club(s) HR

Juan Francisco ..................SAR ...................... 23Danny Dorn ...................SAR/CHA .................. 22Kevin Barker ......................LOU ...................... 21Brandon Waring .................DAY ...................... 20Todd Frazier...................DAY/SAR .................. 19

RBIPlayer Club(s) RBI

Juan Francisco ..................SAR ...................... 92Chris Valaika ..................SAR/CHA .................. 81Kevin Barker ......................LOU ...................... 77Todd Frazier...................DAY/SAR .................. 743 others............................................................ 71

Stolen BasesPlayer Club(s) SB

Drew Stubbs ............. SAR/CHA/LOU ............. 33Chris Heisey ..................SAR/CHA .................. 32Luis Bolivar ....................CHA/LOU .................. 22Sean Henry....................SAR/CHA .................. 20Shaun Cumberland........CHA/LOU .................. 19

2008 Minor League Leaders

1. San Francisco 434-330 .568 2. Florida 399-361 .525 3. Chicago 426-396 .518 4. Washington 432-405 .516 5. St. Louis 451-428 .513 6. Cincinnati 388-371 .511 7. San Diego 390-378 .508 8. Atlanta 377-375 .501 9. Colorado 386-394 .49510. New York 429-459 .48311. Los Angeles 363-402 .47512. Philadelphia 390-439 .47013. Milwaukee 323-365 .46914. Pittsburgh 384-447 .46215. Arizona 335-443 .43116. Houston 335-504 .399

2008 NL Organizational Standings

1st Half 2nd Half OverallClub W-L Place W-L Place W-L Pct.Louisville - AAA 88-56 1st - - 88-56 .611

Chattanooga - AA 37-33 4th 30-39 5th 67-72 .482

Sarasota - A 33-37 5th 27-41 6th 60-78 .435

Dayton - A 28-40 6th 38-32 2nd 66-72 .478

Billings - R 23-15 1st 19-17 1st 42-32 .568

GCL Reds - R 25-31 3rd - - 25-31 .446

DSL Reds - R 40-30 5th - - 40-30 .571

Totals 388-371 (.511)

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2008Team ............................... Class .................LeagueLouisville Bats................... AAA............InternationalChattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernDayton Dragons...................A .................... MidwestSarasota Reds .....................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast




2004Team ............................... Class .................LeagueLouisville Bats................... AAA............InternationalChattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernDayton Dragons...................A .................... MidwestPotomac Cannons ...............A .................... CarolinaBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

2003Team ............................... Class .................LeagueLouisville Bats................... AAA............InternationalChattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernDayton Dragons...................A .................... MidwestPotomac Cannons ...............A .................... CarolinaBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

2002Team ............................... Class .................LeagueLouisville Bats................... AAA............InternationalChattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernDayton Dragons...................A .................... MidwestStockton Ports .....................A .................. CaliforniaBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

2001Team ............................... Class .................LeagueLouisville Bats................... AAA............InternationalChattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernDayton Dragons...................A .................... MidwestMudville Nine .......................A .................. CaliforniaBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

2000Team ............................... Class .................LeagueLouisville Bats................... AAA............InternationalChattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernClinton LumberKings ...........A .................... MidwestDayton Dragons...................A .................... MidwestBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1999Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernClinton LumberKings ...........A .................... MidwestRockford Reds .....................A .................... MidwestBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1998Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCharleston Wheelers ...........A ........... South AtlanticBurlington Bees ...................A .................... MidwestBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer

1997Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCharleston Wheelers ...........A ........... South AtlanticBurlington Bees ...................A .................... MidwestBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer

1996Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCharleston Wheelers ...........A ........... South AtlanticWinston-Salem Spirits .........A .................... CarolinaBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerPrinceton Reds ............... Rookie..........Appalachian


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1992Team ............................... Class .................LeagueNashville Sounds .............. AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestCharleston Wheelers ...........A ........... South AtlanticBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerPrinceton Reds ............... Rookie..........Appalachian

1991Team ............................... Class .................LeagueNashville Sounds .............. AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestCharleston Wheelers ...........A ........... South AtlanticBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerPrinceton Reds ............... Rookie..........Appalachian

1990Team ............................... Class .................LeagueNashville Sounds .............. AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestCharleston Wheelers ...........A ........... South AtlanticBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1989Team ............................... Class .................LeagueNashville Sounds .............. AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestGreensboro Hornets ............A ........... South AtlanticBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1988Team ............................... Class .................LeagueNashville Sounds .............. AAA.....American Assoc.Chattanooga Lookouts .......AA ..................SouthernCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestGreensboro Hornets ............A ........... South AtlanticBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1987Team ............................... Class .................LeagueNashville Sounds .............. AAA.....American Assoc.Vermont Reds.....................AA .................... EasternCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1986Team ............................... Class .................LeagueDenver Zephyrs ................ AAA.....American Assoc.Vermont Reds.....................AA .................... EasternCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1985Team ............................... Class .................LeagueDenver Zephyrs ................ AAA.....American Assoc.Vermont Reds.....................AA .................... EasternCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1984Team ............................... Class .................LeagueWichita Aeros ................... AAA.....American Assoc.Vermont Reds.....................AA .................... EasternCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. PioneerGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1983Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Waterbury Reds..................AA .................... EasternCedar Rapids Reds .............A .................... MidwestEugene Emeralds ................A ................. NorthwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer



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1979Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Nashville Sounds ................AA ..................SouthernEugene Emeralds ................A ................. NorthwestGreensboro Hornets ............A ....Western CarolinasTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer

1978Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Nashville Sounds ................AA ..................SouthernEugene Emeralds ................A ................. NorthwestShelby Reds ........................A ....Western CarolinasTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer

1977Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Three Rivers Eagles ...........AA .................... EasternEugene Emeralds ................A ................. NorthwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer



1974Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Three Rivers Eagles ...........AA .................... EasternSeattle Rainiers ...................A ................. NorthwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateBillings Mustangs............ Rookie................. Pioneer

1973Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Three Rivers Eagles ...........AA .................... EasternSeattle Rainiers ...................A ................. NorthwestTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1972Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Three Rivers Eagles ...........AA .................... EasternTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf CoastMelbourne Reds ............. Rookie.......FL East Coast

1971Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Three Rivers Eagles ...........AA .................... EasternSioux Falls Packers .............A ....................NorthernTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1970Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Asheville Tourists ...............AA ..................SouthernTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1969Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Asheville Tourists ...............AA ..................SouthernSioux Falls Packers .............A ....................NorthernTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1968Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA...........Pacific CoastAsheville Tourists ...............AA ..................SouthernSioux Falls Packers .............A ....................NorthernTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateGulf Coast Reds ............. Rookie.............Gulf Coast

1967Team ............................... Class .................LeagueBuffalo Bisons................... AAA............InternationalKnoxville Smokies ..............AA .................SouthernSioux Falls Packers .............A ....................NorthernTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida StateWytheville Reds .............. Rookie..........Appalachian

1966Team ............................... Class .................LeagueBuffalo Bisons................... AAA............InternationalKnoxville Smokies ..............AA ..................SouthernPeninsula Grays ..................A .................... CarolinaSioux Falls Packers .............A ....................NorthernTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida State

1965Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSan Diego Padres ............ AAA...........Pacific CoastKnoxville Smokies ..............AA ..................SouthernPeninsula Grays ..................A .................... CarolinaTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida State

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1964Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSan Diego Padres ............ AAA...........Pacific CoastMacon Peaches ..................AA ..................Southern Cedar Rapids Red Raiders..A .................... MidwestPeninsula Grays ..................A ................... CarolinaTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida State

1963Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSan Diego Padres ............ AAA...........Pacific CoastMacon Peaches ..................AA .......... South AtlanticCedar Rapids Red Raiders..A ................... MidwestRocky Mount Leafs ..............A .................... CarolinaTampa Tarpons ...................A ............. Florida State

1962Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSan Diego Padres ............ AAA...........Pacific CoastMacon Peaches ...................A ........... South AtlanticRocky Mount Leafs ..............B .................... CarolinaGeneva Redlegs ..................D ...................NY-PennTampa Tarpons ...................D ............. Florida State

1961Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians .......... AAA.....American Assoc.Jersey City Jerseys .......... AAA............InternationalColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticTopeka Reds .......................B ......................Three-IGeneva Redlegs ..................D ...................NY-PennTampa Tarpons ...................D ............. Florida State

1960Team ............................... Class .................LeagueHavana/Jersey City ......... AAA............InternationalSeattle Rainiers ................ AAA...........Pacific CoastNashville Vols .....................AA ...... Southern Assoc.Columbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticTopeka Reds .......................B ......................Three-IGeneva Redlegs ..................D ...................NY-PennPalatka Redlegs ..................D ............. Florida State

1959Team ............................... Class .................LeagueHavana Sugar Kings......... AAA............InternationalSeattle Rainiers ................ AAA...........Pacific CoastNashville Vols .....................AA ...... Southern Assoc.Savannah Redlegs ..............A ........... South AtlanticTopeka Hawks .....................B ......................Three-IVisalia Redlegs ....................C .................. CaliforniaGeneva Redlegs ..................D ..................NY-Penn.Palatka Redlegs ..................D ............. Florida State

1958Team ............................... Class .................LeagueHavana Sugar Kings......... AAA............InternationalSeattle Rainiers ................ AAA...........Pacific CoastMonterrey Sultanes ............AA ................... MexicanNashville Vols .....................AA ...... Southern Assoc.Albuquerque Dukes .............A .................... WesternSavannah Redlegs ..............A ........... South AtlanticWenatchee Chiefs ...............B ................. NorthwestVisalia Redlegs ....................C .................. CaliforniaGeneva Redlegs ..................D ..................NY-Penn.Graceville Oilers ..................D ....... Alabama-FloridaPalatka Redlegs ..................D ............. Florida State

1957Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSeattle Rainiers ................Open ..........Pacific CoastHavana Sugar Kings......... AAA............InternationalMonterrey Sultanes ............AA ................... MexicanNashville Vols .....................AA ...... Southern Assoc.Savannah Redlegs ..............A ........... South AtlanticClovis Redlegs.....................B ............SouthwesternPort Arthur/Temple Rlegs ....B ...................Big StateVisalia Redlegs ....................C .................. CaliforniaWausau Lumberjacks ..........C ....................NorthernGraceville Oilers ..................D ....... Alabama-FloridaPalatka Redlegs ..................D ............. Florida State

1956Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSeattle Rainiers ................Open ..........Pacific CoastHavana Sugar Kings......... AAA............InternationalNashville Vols .....................AA ...... Southern Assoc.Savannah Redlegs ..............A ........... South AtlanticHigh Point-Thomasville........B .................... CarolinaWausau Lumberjacks ..........C ....................NorthernDouglas Reds ......................D ........... Georgia StateMoultrie Reds ......................D .........Georgia-FloridaWPBeach Sun Chiefs ..........D ............. Florida State

1955Team ............................... Class .................LeagueHavana Sugar Kings......... AAA............InternationalNashville Vols .....................AA ..... Southern Assoc.Columbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticHigh Point-Thomasville........B .................... CarolinaSunbury Redlegs .................B .................. PiedmontDuluth Dukes .......................C ....................NorthernOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerDouglas Trojans ..................D ........... Georgia StateFt. Walton Beach Jets .........D ....... Alabama-Florida

1954Team ............................... Class .................LeagueTulsa Oilers ...................... AAA......................TexasColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticColonial Heights-Petersburg B .................. PiedmontHigh Point-Thomasville........B .................... CarolinaDuluth Dukes .......................C ....................NorthernMryville-Alcoa/Morristwn ......C ........Mountain StatesOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerDouglas Trojans ..................D .......... Georgia StateFitzgerald Redlegs...............D .........Georgia-Florida

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1953Team ............................... Class .................LeagueTulsa Oilers ........................AA .......................TexasColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticBurlington Flints ...................B ......................Three-IOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerFitzgerald Pioneers..............D .........Georgia-FloridaJackson Generals ................D ...........................KittyLawton Reds........................D .............Sooner State

1952Team ............................... Class .................LeagueTulsa Oilers ........................AA .......................TexasColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticBurlington Flints ...................B ......................Three-ISalisbury Reds ....................B ...................InterstateOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerDublin Green Sox ................D ........... Georgia StateLawton Reds........................D .............Sooner StateMattoon Indians ..................D ...........MS-OH Valley

1951Team ............................... Class .................LeagueTulsa Oilers ........................AA .......................TexasCharleston Senators ............A ......................CentralColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerWelch Miners .......................D ..............Appalachian

1950Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs ............... AAA............InternationalTulsa Oilers ........................AA .......................TexasCharleston Senators ............A ......................CentralColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerLockport Reds .....................D ....................... PONYMuncie Reds........................D .............Ohio-IndianaWilmington Pirates...............D .......... Tobacco State

1949Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs ............... AAA............InternationalTulsa Oilers ........................AA .......................TexasCharleston Senators ............A ......................Central Columbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticSunbury Reds ......................B ...................InterstateOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerRockford Rox .......................C ...Central AssociationTyler Trojans........................C ................East TexasLockport Reds .....................D ....................... PONYMuncie Reds........................D .............Ohio-Indiana

1948Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs ............... AAA............InternationalTulsa Oilers ........................AA .......................TexasColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticSunbury Reds ......................B ...................InterstateOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerRockford Rox .......................C ...Central AssociationTyler Trojans........................C ..................Lone StarBallinger Cats ......................D .................. LonghornLockport Reds .....................D ....................... PONYMuncie Reds........................D .............Ohio-Indiana

1947Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs ............... AAA............InternationalColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticProvidence Chiefs ...............B ............ New EnglandOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerRockford Rox .......................C ...Central AssociationTyler Trojans........................C ..................Lone StarLockport Reds .....................D ....................... PONYMuncie Reds........................D .................Ohio State

1946Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs ............... AAA............InternationalColumbia Reds ....................A ........... South AtlanticOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerMiddletown Rockets ............D .................Ohio State

1945Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs .................AA .............InternationalBirmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Raleigh Capitals ..................C .................... CarolinaLima Reds ...........................D .................Ohio State

1944Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs .................AA .............InternationalBirmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.

1943Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs .................AA ............. InternationalBirmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.

1942Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs .................AA .............InternationalBirmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Columbia Reds ....................B ........... South AtlanticOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerCordele Reds.......................D .........Georgia-Florida

1941Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians ............AA ......American Assoc.Syracuse Chiefs .................AA .............InternationalBirmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Columbia Reds ....................B ........... South AtlanticOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerRiverside Reds ....................C .................. CaliforniaTucson Cowboys .................C .......... Arizona-TexasCordele Reds.......................D .........Georgia-FloridaWichita Falls Spudders ........D ... West Tx-New Mex.

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1940Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians ............AA ......American Assoc.Birmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Columbia Reds ....................B ........... South AtlanticDurham Bulls .......................B .................. PiedmontOgden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerTucson Cowboys .................C .......... Arizona-TexasBassett Furnituremakers .....D .....................Bi-StateTroy Trojans ........................D ..........Alabama StateLenoir Reds .........................D ....................Tar Heel

1939Team ............................... Class .................LeagueIndianapolis Indians ............AA ......American Assoc.Birmingham Barons ............A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Albany Senators ..................A ..................... EasternDurham Bulls .......................B .................. PiedmontColumbia Reds ....................B ........... South AtlanticWaterloo Red Hawks ...........B ......................Three-IEl Dorado Lions ...................C ............Cotton StatesErie Sailors ..........................C .......... Middle AtlanticHelena Seaporters...............C ............Cotton StatesMuskogee Reds...................C ........ Western Assoc.Ogden Reds ........................C ..................... PioneerBassett Furnituremakers .....D .....................Bi-State

1938Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs .................AA .............InternationalAlbany Senators ..................A ..................... EasternDurham Bulls .......................B .................. PiedmontColumbia Reds ....................B ........... South AtlanticWaterloo Red Hawks ...........B ......................Three-IEl Dorado Lions ...................C ............Cotton StatesMuskogee Reds...................C ........ Western Assoc.Rogers Reds........................D ....Arkansas-MissouriUnion City Greyhounds .......D ...........................Kitty

1937Team ............................... Class .................LeagueSyracuse Chiefs .................AA .............InternationalNashville Volunteers ...........A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Waterloo Red Hawks ...........A .................... WesternDurham Bulls .......................B .................. PiedmontPeoria Reds .........................B ......................Three-IEl Dorado Lions ...................C ............Cotton StatesMuskogee Reds...................C ........ Western Assoc.Bisbee Bees ........................D .......... Arizona-TexasDeLand Reds.......................D ............. Florida StateFremont Reds ......................D .................Ohio StateMonahans Trojans ...............D . West Tex-New Mex.

1936Team ............................... Class .................LeagueToronto Maple Leafs...........AA .............InternationalNashville Volunteers ...........A1 ...... Southern Assoc.Durham Bulls .......................B .................. PiedmontMacon Peaches ...................B ........... South AtlanticEl Dorado Lions ...................C ............Cotton StatesDeLand Reds.......................D ............. Florida StateCordele Reds.......................D .........Georgia-FloridaPaducah Indians ..................D ...........................KittyLincoln Red Links ................D .........Nebraska StateFremont Reds ......................D .................Ohio StateModesto Reds ..................... -..........California State

1935Team ............................... Class .................LeagueToronto Maple Leafs...........AA .............InternationalDecatur Commodores .........B ......................Three-IWilmington Pirates...............B .................. PiedmontBartlesville Reds ..................C ........ Western Assoc.El Dorado Lions ...................C ................. East DixieLake Charles Skippers ........D ................EvangelineMonessen Reds...................D ....Penn State Assoc.Union City Greyhounds .......D ...........................KittyModesto Reds ..................... -..........California State

1934Team ............................... Class .................LeagueToronto Maple Leafs...........AA .............InternationalTopeka Senators .................A .................... WesternWilmington Pirates...............B .................. PiedmontBeckley Black Knights .........C .......... Middle AtlanticBartlesville Reds ..................C ........ Western Assoc.Jeannette Reds ...................D ....Penn State Assoc.Modesto Reds ..................... -..........California State

1933Team ............................... Class .................LeagueTopeka Senators .................A .................... WesternRock Island Islanders ..........B ..... Mississippi Valley

1932Team ............................... Class .................LeagueCedar Rapids Bunnies.........D ..... Mississippi Valley

1931Team ............................... Class .................LeagueColumbus Red Birds...........AA ......American Assoc.

1930Team ............................... Class .................LeagueColumbus Senators ............AA ......American Assoc.

1929Team ............................... Class .................LeagueModesto Reds ..................... -..........California StateColumbus Senators ............AA ......American Assoc.

1928Team ............................... Class .................LeagueModesto Reds ..................... -..........California StateColumbus Senators ............AA ......American Assoc.

1927Team ............................... Class .................LeagueColumbus Senators ............AA ......American Assoc.

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Rd Player Pos. B-T Age Ht. Wt. DOB* School (Hometown)1 Yonder Alonso 1B L-R 21 6-2 215 4/8/1987 University of Miami (FL) (Miami, FL)3 Zachary Stewart RHP R-R 21 6-1 200 9/28/1986 Texas Tech University (Wichita Falls, TX)4 Tyler Cline RHP R-R 17 6-2 215 6/24/1990 Cass High School (Cartersville, GA)5 Clayton Shunick RHP R-R 21 6-1 180 9/10/1986 North Carolina State University (Alpharetta, GA)6 Alex Buchholz SS R-R 20 6-0 185 9/30/1987 University of Delaware (Pasadena, MD)7 Pedro Villarreal RHP R-R 21 6-1 215 12/9/1987 Howard Junior College (Dallas, TX)8 Cody Puckett SS R-R 21 5-10 180 4/3/1987 Cal State Dominguez Hills Univ. (Apple Valley, CA)9 David Sappelt CF R-R 21 5-9 195 1/2/1987 Coastal Carolina University (Graham, NC)10 Sean Conner RF L-R 20 6-3 200 7/28/1087 Palm Beach Community College (Lake Worth, FL)11 Andrew Means CF R-R 21 6-1 215 9/11/1986 Indiana University (Avon Lake, OH)12 Kyle Day C L-R 21 6-0 195 7/13/1986 Michigan State University (Ft. Wayne, IN)13 Blaine Howell LHP L-L 19 6-0 215 10/2/1988 Pensacola Junior College (Asheville, NC)14 Lance Janke RHP R-R 21 6-2 190 10/8/1986 San Diego Christian College (Santee, CA)15 Eric Pfisterer LHP L-L 18 6-3 215 Don Bosco Prep High School (Saddle River, NJ)16 Daniel Morrison CF L-L 17 6-5 190 6/23/1990 Clayton Hts SS (Langley, BC, Canada)17 Frank Pfister 3B R-R 21 6-1 205 8/25/1986 Emory University (Los Angeles, CA)18 Chris McMurray C R-R 21 6-1 180 10/12/1986 Univ. of Cal.-Santa Barbara (Mission Viejo, CA)19 Mace Thurman LHP L-L 21 6-2 185 4/5/1987 Baylor University (Austin, TX)20 Tyler Stovall RF R-R 22 6-1 210 10/19/1985 Central Michigan University (Loveland, OH)21 Theodis Bowe CF L-R 17 5-8 165 8/5/1990 Milford High School (Ellendale, DE)22 Byron Wiley CF L-L 21 5-11 195 12/12/1986 Kansas State University (Tomball, TX)23 William Hudgens RHP R-R 23 6-4 235 1/24/1985 University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)24 Enrique Garcia RHP R-R 21 6-4 220 11/14/1986 University of Miami (Mechanicsville, MD)25 Raul Rodriguez RHP R-R 17 6-3 190 10/16/1990 Royal High School (FL) (Simi Valley, CA)26 Michael Bohana RHP R-R 22 6-1 180 10/14/1985 Kennesaw State University (Roswell, GA)27 Matthew Stiffler CF L-L 22 6-0 185 3/9/1986 Ohio University (Bellbrook, OH)28 Bryce Bandilla LHP L-L 18 6-4 235 Bella Vista High School (Fair Oaks, CA)29 Benjamin Hunter RHP R-R 22 6-4 200 Wake Forest University (Cincinnati, OH)30 Juan Sulbaran RHP R-R 18 6-3 200 9/11/1989 American Heritage High School (Davie, FL)31 Joseph Housey RHP R-R 18 6-2 190 Nova Cntr for Applied Research HS (Hollywood, FL)32 Justin Freeman RHP R-R 21 6-1 170 10/22/1986 Kennesaw State University (Macon, GA)33 Taylor Wrenn 2B L-R 18 5-11 175 Lakeland High School (Lakeland, FL)34 Bryan Gardner LHP L-L 20 5-11 190 5/13/1988 Ithaca College (Fairport, NY)35 Matthew Fairel LHP L-L 20 6-3 210 7/8/1987 Florida State University (Winter Park, FL)36 Erik Gregersen RHP R-R 21 6-5 195 Stephen F. Austin State University (Sugarland, TX)37 Randall Linebaugh RHP R-R 22 5-11 175 10/2/1985 Baylor University (Mesquite, TX)38 Richard Bowen RHP R-R 20 6-3 175 Mississippi State University (Jasper, AL)39 Michael Konstanty 1B R-R 22 6-4 225 4/17/1986 University of Albany (Oneonta, NY)40 David Peterson RHP R-R 18 6-5 205 Las Lomas High School (Walnut Creek, CA)41 Justin Walker LHP L-L 21 6-5 200 11/3/1986 Lamar University (Nederland, TX)42 Benson Merritt RHP R-R 17 6-3 185 South Lincoln High School (Smithville, ONT, Canada)43 Bronson Gagner RHP R-R 18 6-6 240 Parkview High School (Lilburn, GA)44 Kevin Coddington C R-R 20 6-4 205 7/21/1987 University of Illinois-Chicago (West Linn, OR)45 Brendan Lobban LHP L-L 18 6-3 210 St. Joseph Regional High School (Ramsey, NJ)46 Jackson Hogue CF S-R 21 6-0 190 Mississippi State University (Hattiesburg, MS)47 David Torcise LHP L-L 22 6-1 185 8/22/1985 University of South Florida (Temple Terrace, FL)48 Kenneth Monteith RHP R-R 18 6-2 200 Morristown-Beard School HS (Denville, NJ)49 Patrick White CF L-L 22 6-2 185 West Virginia University (Daphne, AL)50 Kevin Leslie CF R-R 21 5-11 185 Faulkner University (Stone Mountain, GA)

* Players without date of birth did not sign

The Reds selected junior first baseman Yonder Alonso from the University of Miami with their first pick (seventh overall) of the 2008 first-year player draft. In 2008 for the Hurricanes, Alonso batted .373 with 15 HR, 51 RBI and 8 stolen bases. As a freshman at UM he led the club into the College World Series with a team-best 69 RBI. The next season he hit .376 and led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 18 HR while recording 74 RBI and 57 runs scored. That sophomore year Alonso also ranked second in the ACC with a .519 on-base percentage and .705 slugging percentage. He enters the 2009 season rated the No. 1 prospect in the organization by Baseball America.

1B Yonder Alonso

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June DraftYear Player (overall pick) Position1965 Bernie Carbo (16) ..................................3B1966 Gary Nolan (13) ..................................RHP1967 Wayne Simpson (8) ............................RHP1968 Tim Grant (13) ....................................RHP1969 Don Gullett (14) .................................. LHP1970 Gary Polcynski (15) ...............................SS1971 Mike Miley (24) ......................................SS1972 Larry Payne (7) ...................................RHP1973 Brad Kessler (22) .................................. OF1974 Steve Reed (23) .................................RHP1975 Tony Moretto (22) ................................. OF1976 Mark King (23) ....................................RHP1977 Tad Vegner (24) ....................................3B1978 Nick Esasky (17) ................................... OF1979 Dan LaMar (20) .......................................C1980 Ron Robinson (19) .............................RHP1981 Lanell Culver (42, 2nd round) ............... OF1982 Scott Jones (22) ................................. LHP1983 Kurt Stillwell (2) ......................................SS1984 Pat Pacillo (5) .....................................RHP1985 Barry Larkin (4) ......................................SS1986 Scott Scudder (17) ..............................RHP1987 Jack Armstrong (18) ...........................RHP1988 Jeff Branson (45, 2nd round) ................INF1989 Scott Bryant (20) ................................... OF1990 Dan Wilson (7) .........................................C1991 Pokey Reese (20) ..................................SS1992 Chad Mottola (5) ................................... OF1993 Pat Watkins (32, 2nd round) ................. OF1994 C.J. Nitkowski (9) ................................ LHP1995 Brett Tomko (54, 2nd round) ..............RHP1996 John Oliver (25) .................................... OF1997 Brandon Larson (14) .............................INF1998 Austin Kearns (7) .................................. OF1999 Ty Howington (14) .............................. LHP2000 David Espinosa (23) ..............................SS2001 Jeremy Sowers (20) ........................... LHP2002 Chris Gruler (3) ...................................RHP2003 Ryan Wagner (14) ..............................RHP2004 Homer Bailey (7) .................................RHP2005 Jay Bruce (12) ...................................... OF2006 Drew Stubbs (8) .................................... OF2007 Devin Mesoraco (15) ...............................C2008 Yonder Alonso (7) ..................................1B

June Draft - Secondary PhaseYear Player Position1966 John Dow .............................................. OF1967 Frank Duffy ............................................SS1968 Mel Behney ......................................... LHP1969 John Grubb ........................................... OF1970 Pat Osburn ......................................... LHP1971 Darrell Devitt .......................................RHP1973 Gary Lucas ......................................... LHP1974 Mike Gatlin ............................................INF1975 Marshall Burk ................................SS/RHP1976 Bruce Berenyi .....................................RHP1977 Bob Potts .............................................. OF1978 Brad Lesley .........................................RHP1979 Larry Mikesell ..................................... LHP1980 Kevin Maroney ...................................... OF1981 Don Long ...............................................SS1982 Kal Daniels ........................................... OF1983 Rob Dibble ..........................................RHP

1985 Jeff Forney ............................................ OF1986 Greg Lonigro ..........................................SS

January DraftYear Player Position1966 No Selection1967 Marvin Branscomb ................................ OF1968 Donald Shrum .....................................RHP1969 John Jackson ......................................RHP1970 Dale Harrington ..................................RHP1971 Eddie Tobin .......................................... OF1972 Greg Sinatro .................................... SS/3B1973 Gary Lucas ......................................... LHP1974 Mike Armstrong ..................................RHP1975 Jim Slaughter ...........................................C1976 Rod Patterson .....................................RHP1977 Gregg Lorenz ...................................... LHP1978 Brad Lesley .........................................RHP1979 Kevin Waller ....................................OF/3B1980 Mark Bowden ...................................... LHP1981 Dan Durst ...........................................RHP1982 Orsino Hill ............................................. OF1983 Ted Langdon ......................................RHP1984 Dusty Rogers ...................................... LHP1985 Scott Willis ..........................................RHP1986 Ron Wenrich ..........................................1B

January Draft -Secondary PhaseYear Player Position1966 Dan McGinn ........................................ LHP1967 David Speas .........................................INF1968 Charles West ........................................ OF1969 Ross Grimsley .................................... LHP1970 Harold Wall .........................................RHP1971 Gayling Pabst ..................................SS/OF 1972 Tom Hume ..........................................RHP1973 Jeff Chandler ...................................... LHP1974 James Diventi .....................................RHP1975 Larry Pekarcik .....................................RHP1976 Duane Walker ............................... OF/LHP1977 Bill Scherrer ........................................ LHP1978 Wayne Guinn ......................................RHP1979 Bill Bordley .......................................... LHP1980 Scott Meier ..............................................C1981 Rob Murphy ........................................ LHP1982 Rickhi Carter ......................................... OF1983 Tracy Jones .......................................... OF1984 Fred Carter ........................................... OF1985 Tom Powers .......................................RHP1986 Richard Parker .........................................C

Sheldon “Chief” Bender AwardReds Minor League Player of the Year

2008 ............................................Chris Valaika, SS 2007 ................................................ Jay Bruce, OF 2006 .........................................Homer Bailey, RHP 2005 ......................................... Chris Denorfia, OF 2004 ......................................Richie Gardner, RHP 2003 ...............................Stephen Smitherman, OF 2002 ....................................... Brandon Larson, 3B 2001 ............................................. Adam Dunn, OF 2000 ..........................................Austin Kearns, OF

Award named after Chief Bender beginning 2001

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Louisville - AAATRIPLE-A ALL-STAR GAME: C Ryan Hanigan, RHP

Jon AdkinsINTERNATIONAL LEAGUE POST-SEASON ALL-

STAR TEAM: C Ryan HaniganIL MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Rick Sweet

Chattanooga - AASOUTHERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME: LHP Ben

Jukich, 3B Eric Eymann, RHP Robert Manuel, OF Shaun Cumberland, RHP Sam Lecure

POST-SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM: None

Sarasota - AFLORIDA STATE LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME: IF Juan

Francisco, IF Chris Valaika, OF Drew Stubbs, OF Chris Heisey, RHP Ramon Geronimo, RHP Jordan Smith

POST-SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM: IF Juan Francisco, OF Chris Heisey

Dayton - AMIDWEST LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME: 3B Brandon

Waring, OF Denis Phipps, RHP Jeff Jeffords, LHP Joe Krebs, RHP Luis Montano

POST-SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM: 3B Brandon Waring, SS Zack Cozart

Billings - RPIONEER LEAGUE POST-SEASON ALL-STAR TEAM:

RHP Leonardo AstorgaPL MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Julio Garcia

2008 Minor League All-Star Selections

At 88-56 the Bats set a franchise record for wins in a season and clinched their fourth International League West Division title. It marked the club’s third consecutive winning season. Louisville’s 88 regular season wins ranked T2nd in all of the minor leagues (August 88-50, Myrtle Beach 89-51). The ‘08 Bats became the first team in franchise history to win 40 games both at home (44-28) and on the road (44-28). Louisville’s season ended when they fell in the first round of the IL playoffs to eventual champion Durham. Rick Sweet was named International League Manager of the Year and passed former Louisville skipper Dave Miley (296-245) as the club’s all-time winningest manager (303-272). Sweet and C Ryan Hanigan were named to the post-season IL All-Star team. On July 16, Louisville’s Slugger Field hosted the Triple-A All-Star Game, with Hanigan and RHP Jon Adkins representing the Bats. 1B Kevin Barker and Adkins shared the 2008 Mary E. Barney Award as the team’s co-Most Valuable Players. Barker led the Bats with 21 HR, 77 RBI and 73 runs, while Adkins led the league with 30 saves. LHP Adam Pettyjohn paced the team with 15 victories, tying the club’s all-time single-season mark. For the ninth straight season, Louisville led the International League in attendance. The Bats averaged 9,152 fans per game at Slugger Field (631,457).

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Minor League Team Recaps

2008 Reds Minor League Players of the MonthMonth Player PitcherApril Chris Valaika Jordan SmithMay Eric Eymann Ben JukichJune Drew T. Anderson Sam LecureJuly Chris Dickerson Matt KlinkerAugust Juan Francisco Enerio Del Rosario

Reds’ 2008 Minor League AwardsPlayer of the Year ..........Chris Valaika, SSPitcher of the Year Daryl Thompson, RHPHitter of the Year ........ Juan Francisco, 3B

Baseball America’s2008 Minor League All-Star Team

Name PositionTodd Frazier.........................................SSZack Cozart .........................................SS

Baseball America’s2008 Best Tools Survey

Name, League ToolJay Bruce, IL .................. Batting ProspectRyan Hanigan, IL ........ Defensive CatcherJuan Francisco, FSL .............Power Hitter Defensive 3BChris Heisey, FSL .................. BaserunnerRamon Geronimo, FSL ............ ChangeupBrandon Waring, MWL ....... Defensive 3BZack Cozart, MWL ..............Defensive SS

Baseball America’s 2009Top 10 Reds Prospects

Rank Position 1. Yonder Alonso ................................. C 2. Todd Frazier ....................................IF 3. Drew Stubbs ..................................OF 4. Chris Valaika ...................................IF 5. Yorman Rodriguez .........................OF 6. Kyle Lotzkar................................ RHP 7. Neftali Soto ......................................IF 8. Juan Francisco ................................IF 9. Juan Duran ....................................OF 10. Devin Mesoraco .............................. C

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2008 Final BattingPlayer AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB EAnderson, Drew M. .154 8 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 2Anderson, Drew T. .290 108 404 54 117 28 9 8 71 21 100 4 1Barker, Kevin .258 114 399 73 103 22 0 21 77 55 98 0 4Bolivar, Luis .262 104 298 46 78 15 4 7 39 19 76 18 19Bruce, Jay .364 49 184 34 67 9 5 10 37 12 45 8 1Cabrera, Jolbert .288 57 215 26 62 16 5 4 30 13 39 5 4Castillo, Wilkin .190 11 42 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1Colina, Alvin .256 65 227 25 58 8 2 8 54 17 68 2 5Cumberland, Shaun .274 48 168 18 46 9 3 1 13 12 50 6 2Dickerson, Chris .287 97 349 65 100 16 9 11 53 54 102 26 3Gil, Jerry .162 33 130 13 21 6 0 2 13 4 39 4 0Green, Andy .233 71 262 43 61 15 2 5 19 30 43 4 6Griffin, Michael .271 89 310 28 84 20 3 3 32 11 72 6 5Hairston Jr., Jerry .380 20 79 11 30 8 2 4 19 3 9 1 4Hanigan, Ryan .324 75 272 37 88 14 0 4 35 25 39 1 5Herr, Aaron .134 18 67 10 9 2 1 2 8 4 22 0 4Herr, Aaron .221 83 308 37 68 9 4 11 40 15 97 1 22Hopper, Norris .294 4 17 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0Janish, Paul .252 92 318 45 80 20 1 7 42 26 71 2 12Keppinger, Jeff .500 6 22 3 11 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0Kroski, Chris .300 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0Mackowiak, Rob .255 49 141 31 36 2 1 5 15 37 42 4 1Patterson, Corey .409 5 22 3 9 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 0Phillips, Andy .315 40 146 27 46 9 1 5 22 20 19 2 1Richar, Danny .254 29 114 16 29 9 2 2 16 11 26 3 4Richar, Danny .260 91 362 51 94 21 3 11 55 31 71 14 15Rosales, Adam .287 117 432 70 124 29 7 11 58 22 82 7 12Ross, David .167 9 30 4 5 1 1 1 2 3 12 0 0Stubbs, Drew .293 19 75 14 22 4 2 2 10 6 20 3 1Szymanski, B.J. .156 22 45 4 7 0 0 1 6 3 16 1 1Tatum, Craig .179 10 39 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 16 0 0Team Total .270 144 4944 717 1337 273 60 125 681 419 1178 110 105

2008 Final PitchingPitcher W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOAdkins, Jon 1-4 3.48 57 0 0 0 30 62.0 62 26 24 13 39Bailey, Homer 4-7 4.77 19 19 0 0 0 111.1 118 62 59 46 96Barker, Kevin 0-1 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 3 0Belisle, Matt 5-1 4.26 26 1 0 0 4 38.0 43 22 18 11 27Bray, Bill 0-0 3.00 9 0 0 0 1 9.0 6 3 3 5 15Brower, Jim 0-1 2.88 17 0 0 0 2 25.0 27 13 8 11 28Burton, Jared 0-0 4.50 2 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 2 1Coffey, Todd 3-3 4.35 34 0 0 0 2 39.1 49 23 19 15 43Fisher, Carlos 5-0 1.04 14 0 0 0 0 17.1 14 2 2 9 21Fogg, Josh 1-1 1.59 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 14 4 3 3 12Harang, Aaron 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 0 0 0 6Herrera, Daniel Ray 4-4 2.78 47 0 0 0 6 55.0 47 20 17 10 50Jukich, Ben 1-1 4.37 4 3 0 0 0 22.2 30 14 11 4 15Lehr, Justin 6-2 2.10 16 8 0 0 1 64.1 51 15 15 11 41Livingston, Bobby 4-4 4.98 9 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 33 31 17 35Majewski, Gary 2-1 3.76 22 0 0 0 3 26.1 27 11 11 7 22Mallett, Justin 6-2 4.50 25 14 0 0 0 100.0 96 51 50 37 70Maloney, Matthew 11-5 4.68 25 25 2 1 0 140.1 143 75 73 39 132Manuel, Robert 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0McBeth, Marcus 1-1 6.20 24 0 0 0 2 24.2 23 19 17 15 20Mercker, Kent 0-1 5.40 2 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 1 0Ondrusek, Logan 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 2 1Pelland, Tyler 1-2 4.06 36 0 0 0 1 44.1 39 20 20 28 51Pettyjohn, Adam 15-6 4.59 28 28 0 0 0 174.1 188 97 89 43 95Ramirez, Ramon 4-5 3.08 19 15 0 0 1 99.1 76 37 34 42 93Roenicke, Josh 2-0 2.54 35 0 0 0 3 39.0 34 11 11 14 43Sauerbeck, Scott 0-1 9.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 4 5Shearn, Tom 6-2 4.53 10 10 0 0 0 57.2 60 29 29 15 31Stone, Ricky 0-0 12.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 4 4 0 0Thompson, Daryl 5-0 2.76 7 7 0 0 0 45.2 39 15 14 9 33Vazquez, Camilo 0-1 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 1 1 0 1Weathers, David 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Team Total 88-56 3.96 144 144 3 13 56 1292.1 1277 616 569 416 1027

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2008 Final BattingPlayer AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB EAnderson, Drew M. .262 78 225 35 59 15 1 5 26 23 35 4 6Bolivar, Luis .306 18 72 13 22 5 0 3 9 9 15 4 4Castro, Jose .235 24 68 6 16 4 1 0 7 4 4 0 5Collaro, Thomas .170 38 88 10 15 4 1 2 15 8 34 0 1Collaro, Thomas .202 61 173 18 35 11 1 3 27 14 55 0 1Cumberland, Shaun .295 81 268 57 79 11 4 8 28 36 52 13 7DeJesus, Michael .270 67 178 32 48 9 0 2 16 32 30 2 6Denove, Chris .245 53 163 11 40 12 0 0 14 20 30 1 3Dorn, Daniel .277 98 336 64 93 21 2 21 60 42 84 1 2Eymann, Eric .299 125 445 62 133 31 3 8 71 25 65 5 23Gil, Jerry .182 14 55 4 10 6 0 2 11 1 21 1 5Griffin, Michael .289 38 142 18 41 12 2 1 9 9 15 7 5Gutierrez, Tonys .283 127 414 71 117 23 1 7 60 68 75 8 10Heisey, Chris .316 19 79 11 25 6 1 2 10 3 15 5 1Henry, Sean .285 113 396 66 113 22 6 11 62 42 75 16 6Kroski, Chris .059 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0Rodriguez, Eddy .240 7 25 4 6 1 0 2 7 2 8 0 2Strait, Cody .257 73 226 32 58 17 3 5 19 14 55 4 5Stubbs, Drew .315 26 92 12 29 8 0 0 9 11 21 3 0Szymanski, B.J. .234 77 231 25 54 9 1 9 34 11 90 4 7Tatum, Craig .253 86 293 31 74 18 1 8 57 26 59 1 7Tordi, Justin .000 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Turner, Justin .289 78 280 45 81 14 1 8 42 33 54 2 8Valaika, Chris .301 97 379 58 114 19 1 11 50 28 74 7 21Team Total .269 139 4679 681 1258 273 29 115 630 469 993 88 150

2008 Final PitchingPitcher W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOAvery, James 7-8 4.89 24 24 0 0 0 130.2 151 80 71 45 93Belisle, Matt 1-0 2.00 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 3 2 0 3DeJesus, Misael 0-1 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 4.2 6 7 7 4 4Fisher, Carlos 1-5 3.73 36 0 0 0 8 50.2 52 28 21 20 46Geronimo, Ramon 1-2 3.75 17 0 0 0 2 24.0 21 12 10 11 27Herrera, Daniel Ray 3-0 2.55 10 0 0 0 0 17.2 12 6 5 7 10Hrynio, Michael 3-1 5.50 39 0 0 0 0 54.0 55 44 33 32 46James, Justin 0-2 7.36 12 0 0 0 0 14.2 21 17 12 8 10Jeffords, Jeff 0-1 *.** 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 3 3 0 1Jukich, Ben 10-4 3.82 23 23 1 0 0 139.0 147 68 59 54 111Lecure, Sam 9-7 3.42 27 27 0 0 0 155.1 147 61 59 58 128Lutz, Derrik 2-2 5.01 52 0 0 0 3 50.1 63 34 28 27 43Mallett, Justin 0-1 4.50 5 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 4 4 3 7Manuel, Robert 5-3 1.40 47 0 0 0 3 77.0 47 16 12 15 92Medina, Ruben 0-0 10.12 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 3 3 0 3Ramirez, Ramon 2-3 4.70 11 9 0 0 0 46.0 41 29 24 15 52Roenicke, Josh 4-2 3.27 22 0 0 0 10 22.0 21 10 8 12 28Smith, Jordan 2-6 5.40 11 11 0 0 0 55.0 72 42 33 17 42Tabor, Lee 1-1 5.40 36 0 0 0 0 41.2 54 27 25 20 32Thompson, Daryl 3-2 1.76 10 10 0 0 0 61.1 44 19 12 14 56Valentine, Joe 1-0 3.29 11 0 0 0 4 13.2 14 7 5 6 11Vazquez, Camilo 3-3 6.05 8 8 0 0 0 38.2 51 30 26 19 31Viola, Pedro 4-7 4.48 52 7 0 0 2 82.1 88 50 41 36 84Watson, Sean 1-2 4.37 31 0 0 0 3 35.0 27 18 17 28 45Wood, Travis 4-9 7.09 17 17 0 0 0 80.0 91 67 63 48 58Team Total 67-72 4.32 139 139 2 8 35 1213.1 1243 685 582 499 1063

After posting a 37-33 record in the first half of the 2008 Southern League season, Chattanooga finished the second half with a 30-39 mark for an overall record of 67-72 (.482). LHP Ben Jukich, 3B Eric Eymann, RHP Robert Manuel, OF Shaun Cumberland and RHP Sam Lecure were named Southern League All-Stars. Team leaders included Eymann (133h, 31 2B, 71rbi, 194tb), Lecure (155.1ip, 128k), Jukich (10w), Manuel (1.40era), SS Chris Valaika (.301ba) and OF Danny Dorn (21hr). Following the season, the Reds and Double-A Carolina Mudcats jointly announced a 2-year player development contract running through the 2010 season. The Reds and Lookouts were partners for 21 seasons.

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2008 Final BattingPlayer AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB EAlonso, Yonder .316 6 19 1 6 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 0Bartles, Brett .250 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0Castro, Jose .238 91 357 31 85 12 3 1 15 9 31 2 20Contreras, Efrain .167 11 30 2 5 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 1DeJesus, Michael .246 42 167 20 41 5 2 1 17 19 35 2 1Denove, Chris .286 6 14 1 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0Dorn, Daniel .250 5 20 3 5 2 0 1 3 1 8 0 0Esquer, Anthony .167 7 24 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2Francisco, Juan .277 127 516 71 143 34 5 23 92 19 123 1 17Frazier, Todd .281 100 366 62 103 20 3 12 54 41 84 8 10Gressick, Anthony .136 9 22 3 3 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0Hale, Darrick .286 3 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Heisey, Chris .287 117 436 77 125 31 7 7 51 57 69 27 4Henry, Sean .293 10 41 6 12 3 1 0 7 3 7 4 2Hopper, Norris .286 2 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0Kahaulelio, Jacob .262 48 168 29 44 9 2 3 17 16 26 1 2Kainer, Carson .260 98 361 42 94 20 1 2 38 14 67 3 3Keppinger, Jeff .286 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Long, Jacob .222 32 99 5 22 4 0 0 7 6 29 0 3Louwsma, Jason .226 112 420 25 95 12 0 5 43 16 82 1 8Parker, Logan .301 38 143 16 43 10 0 6 24 13 32 0 3Perales, Daniel .206 68 238 23 49 16 4 3 18 20 64 4 4Puckett, Cody .000 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Rodriguez, Eddy .201 70 229 20 46 5 1 5 20 14 63 0 11Rodriguez, Yuber .221 33 104 11 23 6 0 0 5 8 33 1 2Ross, David .182 4 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0Soto, Luis .162 14 37 5 6 2 0 0 2 4 11 1 0Stubbs, Drew .261 86 303 49 79 21 4 5 38 50 82 27 6Tordi, Justin .223 64 202 12 45 9 0 1 18 23 47 0 6Turner, Justin .316 33 136 23 43 8 1 0 11 12 19 3 1Valaika, Chris .363 32 135 20 49 9 0 7 31 7 28 2 4Waller, Todd .000 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0Team Total .255 138 4645 565 1183 243 34 83 528 371 973 87 129

2008 Final PitchingPitcher W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOBeal, Josh 0-0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1Belisle, Matt 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 8.2 2 0 0 0 3Buck, Dallas 0-1 4.15 3 3 0 0 0 13.0 9 6 6 4 9Carroll, Scott 6-5 3.51 14 12 0 0 0 82.0 90 38 32 21 58DeJesus, Misael 5-5 3.64 34 12 0 0 0 99.0 84 42 40 41 110Del Rosario, Enerio 1-4 6.09 13 6 0 0 0 44.1 57 31 30 23 32Fogg, Josh 1-0 3.32 3 3 0 0 0 19.0 24 7 7 3 14Geronimo, Ramon 0-0 0.87 36 0 0 0 11 41.1 22 6 4 11 48Gil, Jerry 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 2Gonzalez, Aguido 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 0 4 1Gonzalez, Rafael 5-12 6.44 24 22 0 0 0 102.0 130 86 73 45 75Guerrero, Daniel 3-6 7.48 13 13 0 0 0 65.0 83 59 54 19 48Gunter, Kevin 0-0 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 5 5 2 6Howell, Blaine 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1James, Justin 1-1 1.56 7 3 0 0 0 17.1 6 3 3 5 11Klinker, Matthew 2-2 5.50 6 6 0 0 0 34.1 41 21 21 11 28Krebs, Joseph 1-2 4.03 19 0 0 0 0 29.0 30 14 13 9 26Livingston, Bobby 3-1 2.03 4 4 1 0 0 26.2 27 7 6 4 18Manuel, Robert 1-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 7.2 5 1 0 3 11Medina, Ruben 2-7 3.33 37 0 0 0 0 54.0 56 25 20 26 35Ondrusek, Logan 1-7 4.97 40 3 0 0 1 79.2 93 47 44 32 58Otterness, Steven 0-0 2.37 11 0 0 0 0 19.0 19 7 5 12 18Pullen, Brodie 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0Rafael, Juan 0-0 11.57 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 7 3 3 2 0Rhoden, Tyler 0-0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 1 1Santana, Hector 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2Smit, Alexander 8-7 3.87 21 21 0 0 0 111.2 98 53 48 56 94Smith, Jordan 7-2 2.55 10 10 0 0 0 67.0 61 23 19 7 44Stewart, Zachary 0-2 1.62 13 0 0 0 2 16.2 16 5 3 11 23Tabor, Lee 0-1 2.45 14 0 0 0 0 18.1 12 6 5 6 14Thompson, Daryl 0-2 6.89 3 3 0 0 0 15.2 20 12 12 7 7Valiquette, Philippe 2-2 3.92 31 0 0 0 2 39.0 45 18 17 18 33Vazquez, Camilo 5-2 4.20 23 7 0 0 1 64.1 67 35 30 29 51Watson, Sean 0-1 4.50 22 0 0 0 10 20.0 19 10 10 14 30Wood, Travis 3-4 2.70 9 9 0 0 0 46.2 39 18 14 21 41Young, Terrell 1-2 2.41 25 0 0 0 2 33.2 31 13 9 13 26Zeffiro, Dan 0-0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 3 0 1Team Total 60-78 4.04 138 138 1 10 29 1200.0 1217 608 538 465 980

The Sarasota Reds went 60-78 (.435) in their fourth season as an affiliate. 3B Juan Francisco led the club and was among league leaders in extra-base hits (62, 1st), RBI (92, 2nd), hits (143, T2nd), doubles (34, T3rd), HR (23, 4th) and slugging percentage (.496, 4th). He and teammate SS Chris Valaika played in the XM All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium. Other team leaders included OF Chris Heisey (.287ba), OF Drew Stubbs (27sb), LHP Alexander Smit (8w, 3.87era), RHP Misael DeJesus (110K) and RHP Ramon Geronimo (11sv). Following the season IF Todd Frazier was named a High Class A All-Star by Baseball America.

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2008 Final BattingPlayer AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB EBartles, Brett .186 14 43 3 8 0 0 1 3 6 12 0 2Bour, Jason .231 70 247 22 57 16 2 7 28 10 70 0 5Cabrera, Angel .263 65 217 20 57 12 1 3 22 17 48 3 11Cabrera, Jolbert .364 6 22 3 8 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 0Cozart, Zachary .280 109 418 57 117 20 6 14 49 24 77 3 10Esquer, Anthony .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1Feiner, Kevyn .235 78 268 31 63 9 2 1 22 15 57 8 20Frazier, Todd .321 30 112 25 36 10 0 7 20 15 28 4 7Gressick, Anthony .241 19 54 7 13 2 0 3 4 8 16 0 0Jones, Keltavious .251 100 367 64 92 12 5 5 25 42 77 16 7Kahaulelio, Jacob .244 32 127 16 31 8 1 1 14 8 24 5 3Long, Jacob .288 17 59 7 17 4 0 0 9 5 17 0 0McKennon, Michael .246 100 357 37 88 20 5 9 34 15 82 3 7Meade, Frank .125 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0Menchaca, Brandon .176 71 256 28 45 8 4 5 25 17 80 5 4Mesoraco, Devin .261 83 306 29 80 13 1 9 42 20 64 2 9Parker, Logan .267 55 195 34 52 13 2 9 37 24 45 2 2Perales, Daniel .231 11 39 2 9 3 1 1 6 3 12 1 0Phipps, Denis .255 124 474 57 121 19 4 7 57 34 113 10 9Reed, Justin .239 118 410 64 98 14 6 11 36 38 137 18 3Sosa, Humberto .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1Soto, Neftali .326 52 218 26 71 15 1 7 36 7 36 1 9Waring, Brandon .270 119 441 63 119 23 2 20 71 43 156 1 16Team Total .255 138 4648 595 1183 222 44 120 545 354 1161 82 145

2008 Final PitchingPitcher W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOArias, Henry 1-1 5.81 21 0 0 0 1 31.0 35 21 20 21 29Arias, Henry 3-4 4.76 39 0 0 0 3 64.1 67 37 34 39 59Arneson, Jamie 0-3 9.22 15 7 0 0 0 41.0 58 45 42 37 34Bowman, Andrew 0-1 2.45 2 2 0 0 0 3.2 5 4 1 1 5Carroll, Scott 1-2 3.75 9 9 0 0 0 48.0 50 22 20 16 24Conatser, Derrick 2-3 4.67 27 0 0 0 1 54.0 56 30 28 20 26Del Rosario, Enerio 5-2 1.16 19 9 1 1 5 70.0 52 19 9 11 49Feiner, Kevyn 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0Gonzalez, Aguido 1-0 1.77 15 0 0 0 6 20.1 12 4 4 7 21Guerrero, Daniel 2-5 7.92 13 10 0 0 1 50.0 73 45 44 15 31Gunter, Kevin 0-0 6.00 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 4 3Horst, Jeremy 8-2 2.38 36 10 0 0 4 102.0 74 30 27 33 110Jeffords, Jeff 3-6 3.39 40 0 0 0 6 77.0 65 33 29 39 86Klinker, Matthew 6-4 3.26 19 18 0 0 0 105.0 98 43 38 27 76Krebs, Joseph 6-2 2.25 26 0 0 0 6 40.0 38 11 10 14 33Lotzkar, Kyle 2-3 3.58 10 10 0 0 0 37.2 29 19 15 24 50Medina, Ruben 1-1 2.45 7 0 0 0 1 11.0 8 5 3 4 6Mercker, Kent 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1Montano, Luis 12-8 4.02 26 26 0 0 0 136.2 136 77 61 34 97Otterness, Steven 0-0 10.03 8 0 0 0 0 11.2 17 13 13 12 7Partch, Curtis 5-11 5.00 33 17 0 0 1 111.2 118 76 62 42 74Rafael, Juan 3-3 5.17 13 5 0 0 0 55.2 55 34 32 28 49Ravin, Josh 2-8 7.19 14 14 0 0 0 56.1 55 49 45 50 47Rhoden, Tyler 3-1 4.99 28 0 0 0 2 48.2 54 33 27 32 29Stewart, Zachary 1-2 0.55 11 0 0 0 3 16.1 10 2 1 3 13Thurman, Mace 1-0 5.40 7 0 0 0 1 16.2 12 10 10 10 27Valiquette, Philippe 0-1 3.12 16 0 0 0 1 26.0 25 11 9 10 32Weathers, David 0-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3Young, Terrell 1-3 3.51 18 0 0 0 1 25.2 25 11 10 15 21Team Total 66-72 4.19 138 138 1 9 40 1206.0 1167 651 561 510 983

The Dayton Dragons went 66-72 (.478) and completed their ninth consecutive sell-out season (636 straight sellouts at Fifth Third Field). It marks the longest current sellout streak in professional sports, the longest ever sellout streak in professional baseball and the third-longest ever sellout streak in pro sports. This season they surpassed the 5 million mark in all-time attendance, faster than any team in the history of Single-A baseball. After a 28-40 first half, the Dragons went 38-30 after the break and qualified for the playoffs as the Midwest League’s Eastern Division second-half Wildcard winner. After defeating Lansing in the first round of the playoffs, they fell to South Bend in Round 2. It was Dayton’s first trip to the league’s semifinals since 2001. RHP Luis Montano (12w), SS Zack Cozart (.280ba) and 3B Brandon Waring (20hr, 71rbi, 23 2B) were among team leaders. IF Neftali Soto, 19, who joined the Dragons on 7/6, was named the Midwest League’s 10th-best prospect by Baseball America.

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2008 Final BattingPlayer AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB EBartles, Brett .257 38 148 21 38 7 0 2 19 13 39 2 3Brown, Tony .283 65 258 55 73 14 3 12 47 18 85 2 10Buchholz, Alex .396 34 134 31 53 15 2 3 26 16 25 3 5Coddington, Kevin .300 3 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Day, Kyle .268 31 112 18 30 10 1 1 11 11 25 0 1Gualdron, Jose .282 46 156 25 44 12 2 2 17 15 30 3 11Konstanty, Michael .253 52 198 30 50 14 2 10 43 22 53 0 8McMurray, Chris .234 25 77 8 18 2 1 0 13 7 16 1 3Meade, Frank .200 6 15 4 3 2 1 0 4 6 4 0 0Means, Andrew .231 22 91 16 21 1 1 3 16 4 15 6 0Mendez, Carlos .250 57 216 27 54 12 0 2 33 19 27 3 11Puckett, Cody .287 33 122 22 35 7 1 6 19 22 30 2 6Rojas, Miguel .183 61 208 27 38 8 1 1 21 14 35 3 10Sappelt, David .299 62 254 47 76 19 5 7 35 21 45 6 1Soto, Neftali .388 15 67 12 26 10 1 4 11 4 10 1 3Stiffler, Matt .225 26 89 18 20 8 0 1 15 19 22 2 1Stovall, Tyler .333 38 147 32 49 10 3 1 16 14 33 2 0Wideman, Jordan .254 38 134 19 34 9 0 1 22 9 24 0 5Wiley, Byron .328 39 137 29 45 17 5 5 37 24 49 3 7Team Total .276 74 2573 444 710 178 29 61 405 258 567 39 101

2008 Final PitchingPitcher W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOArneson, Jamie 6-3 4.65 15 15 0 0 0 71.2 73 46 37 42 60Astorga, Leonardo 4-1 2.98 11 11 0 0 0 51.1 52 28 17 11 40Beal, Josh 1-2 2.60 22 0 0 0 0 27.2 24 9 8 9 43Bohana, Mike 0-0 2.81 10 0 0 0 2 16.0 21 6 5 3 18Bowman, Andrew 2-4 5.56 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 41 26 21 23 23Castro, Oscar 4-2 4.14 13 13 0 0 0 67.1 69 34 31 18 52Freeman, Justin 3-2 3.95 17 1 0 0 0 41.0 42 24 18 9 48Garcia, Enrique 3-1 5.72 9 4 0 0 0 28.1 35 21 18 16 20Gardner, Bryan 0-1 81.00 2 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 6 6 3 1Gonzalez, Aguido 2-0 0.00 10 0 0 0 4 12.1 5 0 0 5 23Hildenbrandt, Evan 0-1 5.00 3 1 0 0 0 9.0 9 5 5 4 7Hotchkiss, Jordan 1-3 4.01 22 0 0 0 3 33.2 31 21 15 15 30Hudgens, Will 3-0 10.45 5 0 0 0 0 10.1 14 12 12 2 7Janke, Lance 3-2 5.60 11 11 0 0 0 45.0 55 36 28 12 35Linebaugh, Randall 1-2 2.45 17 0 0 0 5 18.1 16 5 5 6 25Martinez, Junior 1-0 6.67 19 0 0 0 0 29.2 34 23 22 26 24Otterness, Steven 2-1 4.26 13 0 0 0 3 19.0 16 9 9 9 21Ravin, Josh 0-1 10.50 4 1 0 0 0 12.0 13 14 14 9 12Rice, Brandon 2-2 6.41 15 0 0 0 0 26.2 40 22 19 11 10Santana, Hector 0-0 1.35 3 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 1 1 2 4Shunick, Clayton 1-4 8.45 10 10 0 0 0 38.1 54 37 36 7 38Thurman, Mace 1-0 0.54 9 0 0 0 0 16.2 8 1 1 4 18Torcise, David 0-0 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 5.1 5 3 2 1 1Zeffiro, Dan 2-0 4.31 14 0 0 0 0 31.1 30 17 15 11 25Team Total 42-32 4.76 74 74 0 1 17 652.1 697 406 345 258 585

After playing their first 14 games on the road while construction of their new ballpark was completed, the Billings Mustangs roared to a 23-15 record and clinched the Pioneer League’s North Division first-half title. The Mustangs then went 19-17 to earn the second-half crown as well. They were eliminated by Great Falls in the first round of the Pioneer League playoffs. Overall, the 42-32 Mustangs were led by OF David Sappelt (.299, 6sb), OF Tony Brown (12hr, 47rbi), LHP Jamie Arneson (6w, 60k), RHP Oscar Castro (4.14era) and RHP Randall Linebaugh (5sv). IF Alex Buchholz (.455, 30-66) and OF Tyler Stovall (.354, 23-65) each had 16-game hitting streaks. Buchholz reached base safely in 33 of his 34 appearances. Julio Garcia, in his first season in the organization, was named Pioneer League Manager of the Year. The Mustangs opened their new home, Dehler Park. From 1959 through 2007 they had played their home games at historic Cobb Field.

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2008 Final BattingPlayer AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB EBowe, Theodis .200 31 105 16 21 2 1 0 6 12 29 6 1Cech, Petr .235 14 34 7 8 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 3Coddington, Kevin .275 31 102 11 28 6 0 0 7 10 19 0 5Conner, Sean .218 41 142 15 31 8 1 3 19 19 42 2 3Contreras, Efrain .271 37 129 19 35 11 1 1 30 10 20 3 1Gregorius, Mariekson .155 31 97 6 15 0 0 0 9 10 10 2 12Hale, Darrick .240 15 50 4 12 2 1 0 2 8 15 0 3Kuo, Yen-Wen .281 25 96 13 27 5 0 0 15 7 14 0 5Lutz, Donald .250 34 108 22 27 9 0 1 19 9 21 4 4Oliveras, Alexis .279 39 154 28 43 5 4 1 16 14 45 3 0Pfister, Frank .236 38 140 20 33 8 0 0 14 7 16 0 4Pimentel, Mauricio .268 37 123 18 33 5 2 1 19 19 32 5 7Puckett, Cody .269 18 67 11 18 1 0 2 10 10 19 6 6Pullen, Brodie .192 23 73 5 14 4 0 0 7 12 23 1 7Rimes, Eli .195 15 41 2 8 1 0 0 3 6 11 0 2Sosa, Humberto .304 42 158 17 48 10 0 3 22 14 34 0 3Vasquez, Samuel .259 46 166 22 43 9 4 2 15 2 39 8 4Waller, Todd .157 17 51 6 8 2 0 0 6 6 18 0 3Team Total .246 56 1836 242 452 89 14 14 220 179 410 41 83

2008 Final PitchingPitcher W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SOBohana, Mike 0-4 4.35 10 0 0 0 1 10.1 14 9 5 4 10Bowman, Andrew 1-0 4.85 4 4 0 0 0 13.0 16 8 7 3 14Calderon, Hugo 2-0 3.63 14 0 0 0 0 17.1 18 8 7 12 10Ceballos, Rafael 3-1 7.63 13 0 0 0 1 15.1 23 15 13 8 7Chiu, Tzu-Kai 0-0 2.25 2 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 2 2Cline, Tyler 0-3 9.72 5 5 0 0 0 8.1 11 9 9 7 10De La Rosa, Rafael 0-0 5.93 4 2 0 0 0 13.2 19 9 9 4 13Dombrowski, Greg 0-0 2.25 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 1 1 1 6Gardner, Bryan 0-1 4.50 18 0 0 0 1 22.0 22 12 11 11 25Gil, Jerry 0-2 6.19 9 4 0 0 0 16.0 22 13 11 11 12Henry, Michael 1-4 7.76 12 5 0 0 0 31.1 35 33 27 26 25Hildenbrandt, Evan 4-2 2.67 11 11 0 0 0 57.1 49 19 17 16 56Howell, Blaine 1-0 1.59 8 0 0 0 0 11.1 11 5 2 5 16James, Justin 0-0 1.80 3 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 1 0 5Livingston, Bobby 0-1 4.05 2 2 0 0 0 6.2 10 5 3 3 5Machuca, Luis 1-3 6.48 4 4 0 0 0 16.2 23 12 12 4 7Maloney, Matthew 1-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 1 0 0 0 9Panerati, Luca 1-0 2.84 10 0 0 0 0 19.0 18 7 6 3 8Pizziconi, Matteo 3-0 0.70 15 0 0 0 0 25.2 18 3 2 11 15Pullen, Brodie 0-0 2.08 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 1 1 4 3Rafael, Juan 1-3 1.63 6 5 0 0 0 27.2 26 9 5 9 29Rodriguez, Efrain 0-2 5.47 8 5 0 0 0 26.1 38 18 16 9 11Rodriguez, Raul 0-0 1.04 8 0 0 0 0 8.2 8 2 1 4 4Santana, Hector 1-2 3.63 14 2 0 0 2 22.1 29 12 9 4 19Snowden, Shea 3-3 1.50 7 5 0 0 0 36.0 28 12 6 10 29Thompson, Daryl 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 3Torcise, David 1-0 1.48 17 0 0 0 1 24.1 19 4 4 5 20Villarreal, Pedro 0-0 7.71 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 5 2 2 3Vinyard, Jeremy 1-0 3.00 10 0 0 0 0 12.0 17 6 4 5 12Walker, Justin 0-0 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 1 1 2 1Team Total 25-31 3.67 56 56 0 4 6 473.1 506 243 193 185 389

Sarasota’s Gulf Coast League affiliate finished the season 25-31 and in third place, 12.0 games behind the first-place Pirates.

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ABREU, Rafael - LHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 165; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 8/25/90, Villa Altagracia, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba . RESIDES: Villa Altagracia, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/24/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 0-0 4.26 4 0 0 0 0 6.1 7 3 3 0 6 2 1 0

ADAMES, Jesus - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 1/25/91, San Juan de la Maguana, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: San Juan de la Maguana, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 9/13/07.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 2-5 3.72 15 12 0 0 0 58.0 45 30 24 2 33 44 3 0

ALBINO, Reinaldo - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 3/16/89, Barranquilla, Columbia. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: Barranquilla, Columbia. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/1/05.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 VSL Reds-R 0-1 5.79 6 2 0 0 0 9.1 4 6 6 0 8 3 1 02007 DSL Reds-R 1-1 1.99 16 3 0 0 0 31.2 25 11 7 0 16 25 4 12008 DSL Reds-R 2-4 5.35 16 5 0 0 1 38.2 51 24 23 2 20 34 4 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 3-6 4.07 38 10 0 0 1 79.2 80 41 36 2 44 62 9 1

ALMONTE, Ramon - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 6/20/88, Bonao, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: Bonao, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/9/07.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Reds-R 1-3 3.33 10 6 0 0 0 24.1 19 16 9 0 17 28 10 22008 DSL Reds - R 1-4 5.45 14 10 0 0 0 34.2 24 32 21 0 41 40 8 1Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-7 4.58 24 16 0 0 0 59.0 43 48 30 0 58 68 18 3 AMADOR, Renny - LHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 185; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 2/26/88, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/22/07.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 VSL Reds-R 1-1 6.61 18 1 0 0 0 31.1 23 31 23 2 48 37 10 02008 VSL Reds-R 0-0 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 7 1 0 10 2 3 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 1-1 6.35 21 1 0 0 0 34.0 24 38 24 2 58 39 13 0

ANDERSON, Drew M. - 2B Age: 26; Ht: 5-8; Wt: 178; B: S; T: R ; BORN: 2/2/83, Indianapolis, IN. SIGNED BY: Paul Pierson. RESIDES: Brownsburg, IN. OB-TAINED: Selected in the 13th round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: in 2008, batted .256 with 5 HR and 27 RBI in 86 games with Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville....made 3 separate stints with Louisville but played 78 of his 86 games for Chattanooga...in 2007, batted .250 with 11 HR and 57 RBI in 128 games with Double-A Chattanooga...was the North Division’s starting second baseman in the Southern League All-Star Game...finished among SL leaders in at-bats (3rd, 516), doubles (4th, 31) and triples (5th, 8)...twice enjoyed double-digit hitting streaks (10g, 5/7-5/17, 16-44, .364; 11g, 8/14-8/28, 17-49, .347)... in 2006, spent most of the season at Class-A Sarasota, where he batted .300 with 4 HR and 31 RBI in 83 games...was named Florida State League Player of the Week for 4/17-4/23 (.375, 8r, 2 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI)...ranked second in the Florida State League with 9 triples...was promoted to Double-A Chattanooga on 7/15, where he batted .277 with 2 HR and 15 RBI in 43 games...belted his first Double-A homer on 7/20 at Jacksonville to snap an 0-for-16 slump...following the season played for Phoenix in the prestigious Arizona Fall League...in 2005, spent most of the season at Class-A Dayton, where he batted .246 with 6 HR, 37 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 105 games...was tied for fourth in the Midwest League with 9 triples...was promoted to Triple-A Louisville on 8/18 and batted .154 with 1 RBI in 13 games...in 2004, spent his first professional season at Rookie Billings, where he batted .254 with 2 HR, 29 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 54 games...led the team with 4 triples and ranked second on the club in runs scored (40) and stolen bases (14). PERSONAL: Graduated from Brownsburg High School...attended Ohio State University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2004 Billings-R .254 54 197 40 50 10 4 2 29 4 2 1 39 42 14 4 72005 Dayton-A .246 105 407 59 100 15 9 6 37 3 2 0 31 96 15 9 15 Louisville-AAA .154 13 39 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 0 12006 Sarasota-A .300 83 327 48 98 19 9 4 31 3 0 2 29 51 7 4 18 Chattanooga-AA .277 43 148 19 41 9 3 2 15 5 1 0 14 25 2 2 22007 Chattanooga-AA .250 128 516 76 129 31 8 11 57 10 3 1 50 121 11 6 142008 Chattanooga-AA .262 78 225 35 59 15 1 5 26 4 2 0 23 35 4 0 6 Louisville-AAA .154 8 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 2Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .259 512 1872 281 485 101 35 30 197 26 9 3 187 388 54 25 65

ANDERSON, Drew T. - OF Age: 27; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 198; B: L; T: R ; BORN: 6/9/81, Kearney, NE. SIGNED BY: Harvey Kuenn. RESIDES: Sartell, MN. OBTAINED: Was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee on 1/18/08. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, spent the season at Class AAA Louisville and ranked eighth among all Reds farmhands in hitting (.290)...established career highs in HR (8), RBI (71) and triples (9)...from 6/4-6/30 reached base safely in 24 consecutive games (.356), including a season-high 14-game hitting streak from 6/4-6/20 (.387)...was the organization’s Minor League Player of the Month for June (.349, 3hr, 27rbi)...produced 10 3-hit games, tied for the team lead...in July spent time on the disabled list with tendinitis in his left foot...on 6/4 was outrighted off the 40-man roster…in 2007, spent most of the season at Class AAA Nashville, where in 108g he hit .273 with 16 stolen bases...from 5/21-6/2 also made 12 apps at Class AA Huntsville...in 120g at the 2 stops combined to hit .291 with 5 HR, 47rbi and 17 steals...while with Huntsville produced a pair of 4-hit games, on 5/26 at Mobile and 5/30 vs Montgomery...on 1/18/08 was claimed off waivers by the Reds…in 2006, spent most of the season at Class AA Huntsville, where he batted .291 with 6 hr, 43rbi and 17 stolen bases in 108 apps...ranked sixth in the Southern League in batting average...on 8/19 was transferred to Class AAA Nashville and batted .333 with 1hr, 9rbi and 3 stolen bases in 16g...in 124g at the 2 stops combined to hit .297 with 7hr, 52rbi and 20 steals...made his Major League debut with 9 apps for the Brewers...was promoted on 9/11...that day at Pit made his big league debut and as a pinch hitter was struck out by Salomon Torres to end the game...made his only start of the season on 9/21 vs SF, played left field and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs scored...in that start recorded his first career hit, a second-inning single off Matt Morris...also entered 5g as a pinch hitter and 3g as a pinch runner...on 9/18 vs StL scored his first career run on Tony Graffanino’s walkoff RBI-single in the ninth inning...entered that game as a pinch runner for Damian Miller...in 2005, spent the season at Class A Brevard County and in 129g hit .311 with 6hr, 62rbi and 19 stolen bases...led the Florida State League in hits (158) and ranked among the league leaders in at bats (508, 2nd), batting average (.311, 4th) and triples (7, 5th)...had a pair of 4-hit games, on 4/20 vs St. Lucie and 5/23 at Lakeland...on 7/4 at Daytona collected a season-best 5rbi...from 7/7-7/29 produced a 20-game hitting streak (31-81, .383, 2hr, 13rbi)...in 2004, in 123 apps at Class A Beloit hit .307 with 5hr, 59rbi and 12 stolen bases...ranked eighth in the Midwest League in batting average...in 2003, in his first professional season played for Helena in the rookie Pioneer League...in 61g hit .318 with 2hr, 38rbi and 9 stolen bases...ranked fifth in the Pioneer League in on-base pct. (.420)...on 8/31 vs Missoula produced a pair of homers and 5rbi, both season highs. PERSONAL: Drew Thomas Anderson...graduated from Kearney (NE) High School and attended the University of Nebraska...in the offseason works with former Major Leaguer Mike Kingery at the Solid Foundation Baseball School in Minnesota, where they provide baseball instruction...if he were not a ballplayer would like to be a sports information director...selected by the Brewers in the 24th round of the June 2003 first-year player draft.

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Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2003 Helena - R .318 61 214 33 68 11 3 2 38 4 2 4 35 39 9 5 52004 Beloit - A .307 123 456 64 140 22 5 5 59 11 7 6 45 95 12 4 12005 Brevard City - A .311 129 508 69 158 17 7 6 62 2 6 3 39 95 19 8 32006 Huntsville - AA .291 108 402 60 117 24 4 6 43 4 2 5 39 80 17 8 3 Nashville - AAA .333 16 63 15 21 5 1 1 9 3 1 0 2 12 3 1 0 Milwaukee .111 9 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 02007 Nashville - AAA .273 108 377 57 103 28 3 4 36 5 3 2 28 89 16 5 1 Huntsville - AA .444 12 45 12 20 7 2 1 11 1 0 0 0 10 1 3 12008 Louisville - AAA .290 108 404 54 117 28 9 8 71 5 4 7 21 100 4 6 1Major League Totals .111 9 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0Minor League Totals .301 665 2469 364 744 142 34 33 329 35 25 27 209 520 81 40 15

AQUINO, Juan - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 12/27/87, Las Matas de Farfan, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Las Matas de Farfan, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/9/06.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Reds-R 8-3 2.76 13 9 0 0 0 62.0 42 25 19 2 12 62 5 02008 DSL Reds-R 7-2 1.27 12 11 0 0 0 63.2 49 19 9 2 10 63 3 1Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 15-5 2.01 25 20 0 0 0 125.2 91 44 28 4 22 125 8 1

ARIAS, Brayan - OF Age: 17; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 11/27/91, Bani, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Bani, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/19/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

ARIAS, Junior - SS Age: 17; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 178; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 1/9/92, Bani, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Bani, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

ARNESON, Jamie - LHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 195; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 11/5/85, Iowa Falls, IA. SIGNED BY: Rex De La Nuez. RESIDES: Bakersfield, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 Billings-R 2-1 3.35 17 8 0 0 3 43.0 31 20 16 3 24 46 0 12007 Dayton-A 1-3 4.88 14 13 0 0 0 59.0 54 33 32 10 56 54 6 1 GCL Reds-R 2-3 4.50 5 5 0 0 0 20.0 17 13 10 1 18 25 1 02008 Dayton-A 0-3 9.22 15 7 0 0 0 41.0 58 45 42 7 37 34 6 1 Billings-R 6-3 4.65 15 15 0 0 0 71.2 73 46 37 5 42 60 9 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 11-13 5.25 66 48 0 0 3 234.2 233 157 137 26 177 219 22 3 ASTORGA, Leonardo - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 3/25/86, Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Santa Elena, Bolivar, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 9/18/04. CAREER NOTES: in 2008, rebounded from an injury-plagued 2007 season by going 4-1 with a 2.98 ERA in 11 starts with Rookie Billings...was named to the Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star Team.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 VSL Reds-R 0-3 3.50 14 4 0 0 0 36.0 38 27 14 0 14 20 2 62006 VSL Reds-R 3-2 2.17 12 9 0 0 0 54.0 44 15 13 0 6 34 2 02007 (Injured - Did Not Pitch)2008 Billings-R 4-1 2.98 11 11 0 0 0 51.1 52 28 17 2 11 40 6 0Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 7-6 2.80 37 24 0 0 0 141.1 134 70 44 2 31 94 10 6

BAEZ, Federico - RHP Age: 27; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 8/4/81, Bayamon, PR. SIGNED BY: David Stockstill. RESIDES: Dorado, PR. OBTAINED: Signed as a released player from Baltimore on 1/15/09. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 0-1 with a 21.60 ERA in 4 starts with Triple-A Saltillo in the Mexican League...also appeared in 19 games (1 start) for Camden of the independent Atlantic League, going 2-4 with a 6.06 ERA...signed with Baltimore on 2/14 and was released on 3/28...in 2007, went 2-0 with an 8.84 ERA in 16 games with Triple-A Iowa...in 2006, went 2-2 with a 2.43 ERA in 25 games (9 starts) with West Tenn before finishing the season with Iowa where he went 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA in 9 apps...in 2005, went a combined 4-3 with a 4.72 ERA in 48 apps with West Tenn, Daytona and Iowa...in 2004, went 8-2 with a 3.55 ERA in 48 apps with Daytona...in 2003, went 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA in 51 games with Lansing...in 2002, released by Baltimore on 3/30/02...signed with Chicago (NL) on 4/24/02...finished second in Arizona Rookie League with 9sv. PERSONAL: Signed with Bal as a non-drafted free agent on 7/7/01.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2002 AZL Cubs-R 0-0 1.95 18 0 0 0 9 27.2 22 7 6 1 8 19 2 0 Boise-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02003 Lansing-A 4-3 3.38 51 0 0 0 1 66.2 72 39 25 1 20 46 8 12004 Daytona-A 8-2 3.55 48 0 0 0 1 71.0 67 37 28 6 26 54 9 02005 West Tenn-AA 4-3 4.58 41 2 0 0 2 55.0 68 29 28 4 30 35 4 0 Daytona-A 0-0 3.86 3 0 0 0 0 9.1 8 4 4 1 3 14 1 0 Iowa-AAA 0-0 8.31 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 4 4 0 3 6 0 02006 West Tenn-AA 2-2 2.43 25 9 0 0 1 66.2 56 20 18 6 18 46 0 0 Iowa-AAA 0-3 5.06 9 2 0 0 0 21.1 21 12 12 5 12 19 0 02007 Iowa-AAA 2-0 8.84 16 0 0 0 0 18.1 30 18 18 4 12 16 2 02008 Saltillo-AAA 0-1 21.60 4 4 0 0 0 10.0 27 24 24 3 5 9 1 0 Camden-I 2-4 6.06 19 1 0 0 0 35.2 36 24 24 4 23 32 1 0Minor League Totals - 7 yrs 22-18 4.43 239 18 0 0 14 388.0 412 218 191 35 161 296 28 1

BEAL, Josh - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 220; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 10/21/87, Tulsa, OK. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Owasso, OK. OBTAINED: Selected in the 44th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Owasso High School (Owasso, OK). CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 22 relief appearances for Rookie Billings...struck out 43 in 27.2ip...made 1 appearance for Class-A Sarasota.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 1-4 5.48 21 0 0 0 3 21.1 27 16 13 1 12 25 1 02008 Sarasota-A 0-0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Billings-R 1-2 2.60 22 0 0 0 0 27.2 24 9 8 1 9 43 3 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-6 3.88 44 0 0 0 3 51.0 53 26 22 2 21 69 4 0

BOCARANDA, Wilfredo - LHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 185; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 11/27/87, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 VSL Reds-R 0-1 2.76 20 2 0 0 1 45.2 43 22 14 4 20 26 12 12008 VSL Reds-R (Injured - Did Not Pitch) BOHANA, Michael - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 10/14/85, Atlanta, GA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Roswell, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 26th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Played collegiately at Kennesaw State University. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-4 4.35 10 0 0 0 1 10.1 14 9 5 0 4 10 2 0 Billings-R 0-0 2.81 10 0 0 0 2 16.0 21 6 5 0 3 18 2 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr 0-4 3.42 20 0 0 0 3 26.1 35 15 10 0 7 28 4 0

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BOUR, Jason - C Age: 22; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 215; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/2/86, Washington, D.C. SIGNED BY: Perry Smith. RESIDES: Centerville, VA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 23rd round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Westfield High School (Chantilly, VA)...played collegiately at George Mason University where he earned first-team All-CAA honors in 2007.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Billings-R .287 42 157 15 45 9 0 1 22 0 0 2 7 38 1 0 02008 Dayton-A .231 70 247 22 57 16 2 7 28 1 3 3 10 70 0 1 5Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .252 112 404 37 102 25 2 8 50 1 3 5 17 108 1 1 5

BOWE, Theo - OF Age: 18; Ht: 5-9; Wt: 160; B: L; T: R; BORN: 8/5/90, Milford, DE SIGNED BY: Jeff Brookens. RESIDES: Ellendale, DE. OBTAINED: Selected in the 21st round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Milford Senior High School (DE).Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .200 31 105 16 21 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 12 29 6 0 1

BOWMAN, Andrew - LHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 190; B: R; T: L ; BORN: 11/8/85, Denver, CO. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Morrison, CO. OBTAINED: Selected in the fifth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton, CO)...was Colorado’s Gatorade High School Player of the Year in 2004...played collegiately at Arizona State University and the University of Nebraska...originally drafted by Milwaukee in 2004 (21st rd).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 1-5 7.19 14 14 0 0 0 51.1 78 54 41 3 19 41 1 02008 Dayton-A 0-1 2.45 2 2 0 0 0 3.2 5 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 GCL Reds-R 1-0 4.85 4 4 0 0 0 13.0 16 8 7 0 3 14 0 0 Billings-R 2-4 5.56 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 41 26 21 4 23 23 2 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 4-10 6.18 27 27 0 0 0 102.0 140 92 70 7 46 83 4 0

BROWN, Tony - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 190; B: L; T: L; BORN: 1/26/88, Minot, N.D. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker and Joe Siers. RESIDES: Crestview, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 23rd round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .283 with 12 HR and 47 RBI in 65 games with Rookie Billings...named Pioneer League Player of the Week for 7/14-7/20 (10-22, .455, 2hr, 9r, 9rbi, 6g). PERSONAL: Graduated from Crestview High School (FL)...played collegiately at Okaloosa-Walton College. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .246 51 171 26 42 8 0 7 23 0 0 5 20 56 1 2 42008 Billings-R .283 65 258 55 73 14 3 12 47 0 1 11 18 85 2 2 10Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .268 116 429 81 115 22 3 19 70 0 1 16 38 141 3 4 14

BUCHHOLZ, Alex - IF Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/30/87, Annapolis, MD SIGNED BY: Jeff Brookens. RESIDES: Pasadena, MD. OBTAINED: Selected in the sixth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted .396 with 3 HR and 26 RBI in 34 games with Rookie Billings...reached base safely in 33 of the 34 games in which he made a plate appearance...his 16-game hitting streak tied for the third-longest in the Pioneer League (30-66, .455, 3hr, 18rbi, 15r)...PERSONAL: Graduated from Old Mill High School (MD)...had a sterling college baseball career at the University of Delaware where he turned the school’s first unassisted triple play in 2007. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .396 34 134 31 53 15 2 3 26 0 0 3 16 25 3 2 5

BUCK, Dallas - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/11/84, Newberg, OR. SIGNED BY: Ed Gustafson. RESIDES: Newberg, OR. OBTAINED: Acquired from Arizona along with two PTBNL (Castillo, Owings) in an 8/11/08 trade that sent OF Adam Dunn to the Diamondbacks...originally signed as Arizona’s third round selection of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 1-6 with a 3.68 in 13 games (12 starts) with Class-A South Bend, Class-A Visalia and Class-A Sarasota...on 8/11 was traded from Arizona to Cincinnati along with two PTBNL in exchange for OF Adam Dunn and cash...in his first appearance for the Reds organization on 8/15, fired 5.0 shutout innings in Sarasota’s 1-0 loss at Dunedin (1h, 0bb, 4k)...in 2007, tossed a season-high 8.0 innings on 5/18 at Rancho Cucamonga...struck out a career-high 11 batters in his first pro start on 4/6 at Modesto. PERSONAL: Was a member of the 2006 NCAA National Championship team at Oregon State.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Visalia-A 4-4 3.41 16 16 0 0 0 97.2 84 49 37 10 31 88 5 12008 South Bend-A 1-4 3.94 9 8 1 0 0 45.2 44 20 20 5 10 24 1 0 Visalia-A 0-1 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 3 0 1 1 4 2 0 Sarasota-A 0-1 4.15 3 3 0 0 0 13.0 9 6 6 0 1 4 2 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 5-10 3.51 29 28 1 0 0 161.1 140 78 63 16 46 125 8 1

CACERES, Cesar - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/26/88, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/8/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season. CANDELARIO, Alexander - SS Age: 17; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 169; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/17/91, Nagua, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/11/08.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .279 43 136 27 38 9 1 3 18 0 1 7 23 31 7 4 6

CARNEVALES, Jesus - LHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 220; B: L; T: L; BORN: 7/18/84, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. SIGNED BY: Paul Pierson. RESIDES: Arecibo, PR. OBTAINED: Signed as a released player from Minnesota on 1/9/09...originally signed by Minnesota as a non-drafted free agent on 11/6/06. CAREER NOTES: in 2008, pitched for Arecibas in the Puerto Rican Winter League...signed with the Reds on 1/9/09...in 2007, went 5-5 with a 4.04 ERA in 37 games, two starts, for Class-A Beloit...went seven consecutive outings covering 11.1 innings without allowing a run from 5/5-5/24...released by Minnesota on 10/23/07.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Beloit-A 5-5 4.04 37 2 0 0 0 55.2 58 32 25 5 26 43 1 02008 (Did Not Pitch)

CARROLL, Scott - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/24/84, Kansas City, MO. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Liberty, MO. OBTAINED: Selected in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 7-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 23 appearances (21 starts) for Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...began the season with Dayton where he went 1-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 9 starts...over 3 starts from 4/21-5/4 pitched 16.1 consecutive shutout innings...promoted to Sarasota on 5/26 where he went 6-5 with a 3.51 ERA in 14 appearances (12 starts)...as a starter with the SaraReds went 5-4 with a 2.80 ERA...in his 2 relief appearances gave up 12 runs (9er)...over 3 starts from 7/14-7/25 pitched 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings...allowed just 1 run over those 3 starts (22ip, 15h, 2bb, 19k)...was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for 7/14-7/20. PERSONAL: Graduated from Liberty High School (Liberty, MO) where he starred as a quarterback and a pitcher...attended Purdue University...later transferred to Missouri State University where he was the starting quarterback on the football team and a standout pitcher on the baseball squad.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 0-1 2.93 6 5 0 0 0 15.1 14 8 5 0 5 15 2 32008 Dayton-A 1-2 3.75 9 9 0 0 0 48.0 50 22 20 2 16 24 3 1 Sarasota-A 6-5 3.51 14 12 0 0 0 82.0 90 38 32 2 21 58 5 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 7-8 3.53 29 26 0 0 0 145.1 154 68 57 4 42 97 10 4

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CASTRO, Jose - SS Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 172; B: S; T: R; BORN: 11/5/86, Caguas, Puerto Rico. SIGNED BY: Joe Salermo. RESIDES: Caguas, Puerto Rico. OBTAINED: Acquired from New York (NL) along with OF Sean Henry in exchange for 1B/OF Jeff Conine on 8/20/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .238 with 1 HR and 22 RBI with Double-A Chattanooga and Class-A Sarasota...while with Sarasota had a 14-game hitting streak from 6/12-6/29 (.298, 17-57)...following the season played for Caguas in the Puerto Rican League...in 2007, batted a combined .312 with 2 HR and 26 RBI in 90 games with Class-A St. Lucie and Double-A Chattanooga...had a 10-game hitting streak from 5/3-5/12 (17-41, .415)...batted .471 in June (33-70, 18g)...on 8/20 was traded along with OF Sean Henry to the Reds in exchange for 1B/OF Jeff Conine...was named to the Florida State League All-Star team and to the FSL Post-Season All-Star team...in 2006, batted .219 in 118 games with Class-A Hagerstown...in 2005, in his first professional season appeared in 8 games with Rookie Kingsport. PERSONAL: Attended Miami-Dade Community College.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 Kingsport-R .286 8 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 12006 Hagerstown-A .219 118 434 38 95 12 1 0 38 21 0 20 21 52 6 4 292007 St. Lucie-A .318 77 308 47 98 12 1 2 25 13 1 11 11 21 7 10 17 Chattanooga-AA .278 13 54 5 15 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 8 1 0 12008 Chattanooga-AA .235 24 68 6 16 4 1 0 7 4 0 1 4 4 0 1 5 Sarasota-A .238 91 357 31 85 12 3 1 15 4 0 8 9 31 2 3 20Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .253 331 1235 128 313 42 7 3 87 43 1 43 49 117 16 19 73 CASTRO, Oscar - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/29/89, Culican, MX. SIGNED BY: Osvaldo Alvaraz. RESIDES: Culican, Sinola, MX. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/5/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 4-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 13 starts with Rookie Billings...ranked eighth in ERA in the Pioneer League...his best outing of the season came on 8/22 when he pitched 6.0 shutout innings to earn the 5-0 win vs. Helena (6h, 2bb, 8k)...in 2007, appeared in 2 games with the Rookie DSL Reds...in 2006, in his first professional season led the Rookie VSL Reds in wins (6) and innings pitched (61.2) and shared the staff lead with 12 starts...ranked among VSL leaders in ERA (2.04, 3rd) and wins (6, T3rd)...didn’t allow an earned run in 8 of his 14 appearances.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 VSL Reds-R 6-2 2.04 14 12 0 0 0 61.2 48 20 14 1 15 30 3 12007 DSL Reds-R 1-0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 6 2 2 0 4 3 2 02008 Billings-R 4-2 4.14 13 13 0 0 0 67.1 69 34 31 2 18 52 3 2Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 11-4 3.16 29 25 0 0 0 133.2 123 56 47 3 37 85 8 3

CEBALLOS, Rafael - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/17/89, San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 3-1 with a 7.63 ERA and 1 save in 13 relief appearances with the Rookie GCL Reds...allowed 8er in 1.1ip on 6/25 vs GCL Red Sox...without that appearance, ERA drops to 3.21 (14ip, 5er)...in 2007, in his first professional season went 1-1 with a 0.41 ERA in 12 appearances with the Rookie DSL Reds...allowed just 1 earned run over 22.0 innings.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Reds-R 1-1 0.41 12 0 0 0 2 22.0 12 2 1 0 14 12 2 02008 GCL Reds-R 3-1 7.63 13 0 0 0 1 15.1 23 15 13 3 8 7 1 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 4-2 3.38 25 0 0 0 3 37.1 35 17 14 3 22 19 3 0

CECH, Petr - C Age: 21; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 185; B: L; T: R; BORN: 10/13/87, Ostrava, Czech Republic. SIGNED BY: Scott Nethery. RESIDES: Ostrava-Zabreh, Czech Republic. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/06.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .308 12 26 3 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 02008 GCL Reds-R .235 14 34 7 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 3Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .267 26 60 10 16 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 10 1 1 3

CHACOA, Miguel - INF Age: 20; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 165; B: S; T: R; BORN: 11/29/88, Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .321 with 27 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 52 games with the Rookie DSL-Reds...ranked 8th in the Dominican League in batting average...batted .406 in July (22g, 28-69)...batted .392 with runners in scoring position (20-51, 27 RBI)...in 2007, in his first professional season batted .349 with 13 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 25 games with the Rookie VSL-Reds...batted .360 with runners in scoring position (9-25, 13 RBI)...enjoyed a 15-game hitting streak from 5/20-6/12 (21-54, .389, 14r, 13rbi)...drove in 4 runs on 5/20 vs. VSL Phillies.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 VSL Reds-R .349 25 83 20 29 3 0 1 13 1 0 1 13 14 12 3 32008 DSL Reds-R .321 52 165 30 53 6 1 0 27 5 0 3 28 13 13 8 17Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .331 77 248 50 82 9 1 1 40 6 0 4 41 27 25 11 20

CHIQUIN, Orlando - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/24/90, Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Ocumare Del Tuy, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/12/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

CHIU, Tzu-Kai - LHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 216; B: L; T: L; BORN: 9/14/87, Taichung, Taiwan. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel. RESIDES: Taichung, Taiwan. OB-TAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/9/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 3-4 3.42 12 11 0 0 0 52.2 49 23 20 3 8 47 3 22008 GCL Reds-R 0-0 2.25 2 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 3-4 3.34 14 12 0 0 0 56.2 54 25 21 4 10 49 3 2

CLINE, Tyler - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 220; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/24/90, Atlanta, GA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Cartersville, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the fourth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Cass High School (Cartersville, GA). Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-3 9.72 5 5 0 0 0 8.1 11 9 9 1 7 10 4 0

CODDINGTON, Kevin - C Age: 21; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 205; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/21/87, Long Beach, CA. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: West Linn, OR. OBTAINED: Selected in the 44th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from West Linn High School where he lettered three years as a quarterback on the football team...played baseball collegiately at Chemekata Community College (Salem, OR) and the University of Illinois-Chicago. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .275 31 102 11 28 6 0 0 7 1 0 4 10 19 0 0 5 Billings-R .300 3 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr .277 34 112 14 31 7 0 0 7 1 0 4 10 19 0 0 0

COLMENARES, Cesar - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 160; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/28/90, Municipio Libertador, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Municipio Libertador, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 VSL Reds-R .188 52 160 13 30 1 0 0 13 2 3 0 14 40 1 2 52008 DSL Reds-R .181 36 94 12 17 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 10 16 3 0 2Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .185 88 254 25 47 2 0 0 16 3 4 1 24 56 4 2 7

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CONATSER, Derrick - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/4/85, Bossier City, LA. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker. RESIDES: Shreveport, LA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 28th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Southwood High School (Shreveport, LA) where as a junior he pitched a perfect game...played collegiately at Tallahassee Community College.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-2 4.79 8 2 0 0 0 20.2 22 16 11 0 4 22 0 12008 Dayton-A 2-3 4.67 27 0 0 0 1 54.0 56 30 28 2 20 26 0 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-5 4.70 35 2 0 0 1 74.2 78 46 39 2 24 48 0 1

CONNER, Sean - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 198; B: L; T: R; BORN: 7/28/87, West Palm Beach, FL. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Lake Worth, FL. OB-TAINED: Selected in the 10th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Santaluces High School (Lantana, FL)...played collegiately for Palm Beach Community College and Daytona Beach Community College.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .218 41 142 15 31 8 1 3 19 0 3 1 19 42 2 1 3

CONTRERAS, Carlos - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 1/8/91, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/12/08. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 0-1 8.64 17 0 0 0 0 16.2 14 21 16 0 30 17 8 0

CONTRERAS, Efrain - OF Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/6/87, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/11/04.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2004 VSL Reds-R .268 51 149 20 40 4 0 1 17 2 1 4 21 24 2 3 62005 VSL Reds-R .235 40 119 18 28 6 0 1 15 6 0 3 13 28 5 1 02006 VSL Reds-R .287 50 164 37 47 8 2 5 26 1 1 12 19 23 6 1 02007 VSL Reds-R .315 65 241 54 76 14 0 11 36 0 2 12 30 35 25 5 2 DSL Reds-R .378 12 45 6 17 0 2 0 8 1 0 4 1 7 6 1 12008 GCL Reds-R .271 37 129 19 35 11 1 1 30 2 4 8 10 20 3 0 1 Sarasota-A .167 11 30 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1Minor League Totals - 5 yrs .283 266 877 156 248 44 5 20 136 12 8 43 95 142 47 11 11

CORCINO, Daniel - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/26/90, Azua, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Azua, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/11/08.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 6-2 5.29 23 0 0 0 0 34.0 37 28 20 2 14 26 5 1

CORREA, Jonathan - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 168; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/13/90, San Cristobal, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: San Cristobal, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/22/08.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 2-1 1.19 4 4 0 0 0 22.2 17 4 3 0 8 20 1 0

COZART, Zack - SS Age: 23; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN:8/12/85, Memphis, TN. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Collierville, TN. OBTAINED: Selected in the second round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .280 with 14 HR and 49 RBI in 109 games with Class-A Dayton...named to the Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team...named to the 2008 Baseball America Low Class-A All-Star Team...recognized by Baseball America as the Midwest League’s Best Defensive Shortstop...led the Dragons in batting average...twice belted 2 homers in a game (5/28 at Ft. Wayne & 6/21 vs Great Lakes)...belted a grand slam on 4/27 at Kane County...on 6/26 vs South Bend, ripped a game-winning home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to break a 1-1 tie...enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak from 6/10-6/24 (16-44, .363). PERSONAL: Graduated from Collierville High School (Collierville, TN) where he was a three-sport star (baseball, basketball, football)...played collegiately at the University of Mississippi. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Dayton-A .239 53 184 28 44 7 2 2 18 3 1 2 11 36 3 1 92008 Dayton-A .280 109 418 57 117 20 6 14 49 6 6 10 24 77 3 3 10Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .267 162 602 85 161 27 8 16 67 9 7 12 35 113 6 4 19

CUMBERLAND, Shaun - OF Age: 24; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 185; B: L; T: R; BORN:8/1/84, Mobile, AL. SIGNED BY: Skip Bundy. RESIDES: Pace, FL. OBTAINED: Acquired from Tampa Bay along with IF Jorge Cantu in exchange for RHP Calvin Medlock and LHP Brian Shackelford on 7/28/07...originally selected by the Devil Rays in the 10th round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .287 with 9 HR, 41 RBI and 19 stolen bases with Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville...ranked T9th in the organization in batting average...began the season with Chattanooga and batted .295 in 81 games...selected as a Southern League All-Star...had an 11-game hitting streak from 6/9-6/21 (18-41, .439)...promoted to Louisville on 7/9...collected his first Triple-A hit on 7/10 vs Buffalo (double)...belted his first Triple-A homer on 8/2 at Columbus...in 2007, batted a combined .259 with 7 HR and 51 RBI in 130 games with Double-A Montgomery and Double-A Chattanooga...on 7/28 was traded from Tampa Bay to the Reds along with IF Jorge Cantu in exchange for RHP Calvin Medlock and LHP Brian Shackelford...hit safely in his first seven games as a Lookout...in 2006, batted .258 in 126 games with Class-A Visalia...set career highs with 16 HR, 98 RBI and 29 steals...had consecutive 2-homer games on 4/11 and 4/12 at Bakersfield...also hit a pair of homers on 5/9 at Rancho Cucamonga...his 18 outfield assists and 9 double plays led the California League...in 2005, batted .268 with 13 HR, 69 RBI and 23 stolen bases with Class-A South West Michigan...belted a grand slam on 6/6 at Wisconsin (game 2)...in 2004, led Class-A Hudson Valley with a .329 average and a .439 slugging percentage...in 2003, in his first professional season batted .252 in 62 games with Rookie Princeton...was named Princeton Player of the Year...led the club with 9 triples, 55 hits and 79 total bases. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2003 Princeton-R .252 62 218 28 55 11 5 1 32 0 3 2 19 41 12 3 22004 Hudson Valley-A .329 50 164 25 54 7 4 1 11 0 0 1 11 23 9 1 62005 SW Michigan-A .268 119 436 62 117 22 3 13 69 3 5 3 37 100 23 8 52006 Visalia-A .258 126 520 86 134 18 3 16 98 3 3 6 42 133 29 9 122007 Montgomery-AA .246 99 354 33 87 14 2 6 34 2 2 1 29 71 3 8 6 Chattanooga-AA .301 31 113 11 34 9 0 1 17 0 1 3 7 20 1 1 42008 Chattanooga-AA .295 81 268 57 79 11 4 8 28 2 1 2 36 52 13 6 7 Louisville-AAA .274 48 168 18 46 9 3 1 13 4 1 0 12 50 6 0 2Minor League Totals - 6 yrs .270 616 2241 320 606 101 24 47 302 14 16 18 193 490 96 36 44

DAVIS, Ben - RHP Age: 32; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 240; B: S; T: R; BORN: 3/10/77, Chester, PA. SIGNED BY: Rene Mons. RESIDES: West Chester, PA. OBTAINED: Signed as a released player from Baltimore on 11/6/08. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .205 with 3 HR and 15 RBI in 44 games with Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk...was released from the Orioles organization on 6/14...signed as a pitcher with Camden of the Independent Atlantic League where he went 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 6 games (3 starts)...in 2007, went to spring training with the New York Yankees as a non-roster invitee, going 2-for-13 (.154) before being released in late March...signed with the independent Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League and batted .331 (44-133) in 36 games…had 6 doubles, 3 triples and 3 home runs with 19 RBI...Hit safely in 30 of 36 games with Camden...signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers on 6/21 and was assigned to AAA Las Vegas, where he hit safely in 18 of 36 games before being released on 8/13...in 2006, spent much of the season recovering from right elbow surgery performed in 2005…appeared in just 3 games with the Yankees during Spring Training, going 1-for-3, and began the regular season on the DL for rehab purposes…was reinstated from the DL on 6/1 and played in 4 games with Class A Tampa before joining AAA Columbus on 6/7...in 2005, appeared in just 10 games with AAA Charlotte before being placed on the disabled list with a fractured finger on his right hand…also fought through a right elbow injury and missed the remainder of the season after undergoing “Tommy John” surgery...in 2004, combined to hit .207 (40-193) with 6 home runs and 18 RBI in 68 games between the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox…was traded by the Mariners with pitcher Freddy Garcia to Chicago on 6/27 in exchange for catcher Miguel Olivo and minor leaguers Michael Morse and Jeremy Reed…posted a .993 (429TC, 3E) combined fielding percentage…pitchers had a 5.21 ERA with him behind the plate, including a 5.15 mark with the White Sox (397.0IC, 227ER)…threw

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out 24.4 percent (11-for-45) of attempted base stealers between the two teams…hit .222 (30-135) left handed and .172 (10-58) from the right side…hit .407 (22-54) with 5 doubles, 3 home runs and 10 RBI in 19 games from 7/22-8/18…was 0-for-25 from 9/14-29…Hit .311 (23-74) in August…collected a season-high 3 hits on 8/3 at Kansas City and 8/18 vs. Detroit…drove in a season-best 3 runs on 8/1 at Detroit and 8/13 at Boston…hit a game-ending single off Rafael Betancourt on 8/8 vs. Cleveland…began the season with Seattle, batting .091 (3-33) in 14 games before being optioned to AAA Tacoma on 5/6…hit safely in 16 consecutive starts for the Raniers from 5/23-6/12, going 19-for-60 (.317)...in 2003, spent his second straight season with Seattle...threw out 15 of 47 attempted basestealers (31.9 percent)...Mariners pitchers had a 3.87 ERA when he was behind the plate...hit safely in 41 of his 66 starts...batted .281 (16-57) vs. left-handers and .222 (42-189) off righties...hit .304 (14-46) in July...Hit the go-ahead home run off Ricardo Rincon in the 11th inning on 4/3 at Oakland...compiled a season-high 9-game hitting streak from 4/12-5/9, batting .438 (14-32)...homered in consecutive starts 4/26 vs. Detroit and 4/29 at New York-AL...drove in a season-high 4 runs on 5/27 at Kansas City...tied a Mariners record with 3 doubles on 6/21 at San Diego...collected a season-high 3 hits on 7/9 vs. the Orioles...in 2002, spent his first full season with Seattle after being acquired during the off-season from San Diego...committed just one error in 77 games behind the plate...threw out 18 of 41 attempted basestealers (43.9 percent)...batted .300 (21-70) with runners in scoring position and was 6-for-11 with 2 home runs with the bases loaded..hit .294 (37-126) with 6 home runs on the road, compared to .216 (22-102) with one home run at home...went 30-for-102 (.294) after the break, raising his average from .216 to .259...hit all 7 of his home runs left-handed...hit safely in 9 straight games from 5/17-6/6…hit game-winning home run on 8/1 vs. Cleveland...recorded a career-high 2 home runs and 5 RBI on 8/25 at Cleveland, including his second career grand slam...hit his third career grand slam on 9/8 at Kansas City...hit pinch-hit, 3-run homer on the final day of the season on 9/29 at Anaheim...in 2001, finished 8th among major league catchers with 1076.2 innings behind the plate...hit a career-high 11 home runs...threw out 34 of 104 attempted basestealers (32.7 percent)...batted .308 (16-for-52) in April...hit first career grand slam on 5/1 at Chicago off the Cubs’ Jason Bere...broke up Curt Schilling’s no-hit bid in the eighth inning on 5/26 at Arizona with a bunt single...made first career appearance at first base on 8/30 at St. Louis…recorded a season-high 3 hits in back-to-back games 9/24 and 9/26 at Colorado...was traded to Seattle on 12/11, along with Alex Arias and Wascar Serrano in exchange for Tom Lampkin, Brett Tomko and Ramon Vazquez...in 2000, split the season between AAA Las Vegas and San Diego...began the season with the Padres, appearing in 7 games before being optioned to Las Vegas on 4/20...was recalled on 7/8...was on the disabled list from 8/13-9/1 with a strained left oblique...homered in consecutive games for the second time in his career on 9/19-20 at Colorado...in 1999, spent the majority of the season with San Diego...started 71 of 93 games for the Padres after being recalled on 6/23...collected his first major league hit on 6/26 vs. Colorado, a single off Mark Brownson...stole his first base on 7/16 at Seattle...hit first home run on 7/18 at Anaheim off Mike Fyhrie...hit safely in a career-best 11 straight games from 7/18-30, going 18-for-41 (.439) during that span...homered in consecutive games on 7/21-22 at San Francisco...posted his first career 4-hit game on 9/15 vs. Atlanta...in 1998, his contract was purchased from AA Mobile on 9/19...made his major league debut with San Diego as a defensive replacement on 9/25 at Arizona...reached on an error in his first and only at-bat of the season...was named to the Southern League All-Star team in his first season with AA Mobile...named to Howe Sportsdata’s Minor League All-Star Team...threw out 47 of 83 attempted basestealers (56.6 percent)...in 1997, spent his second full season at Class A Rancho Cucamonga...threw out 59 of 159 attempted basestealers (37.1 percent)...in 1996, was limited to designated hitter duties for the first month of the season with Rancho Cucamonga due to a sore right elbow...threw out 25 of 98 attempted basestealers (25.5 percent)...in 1995, named to the Pioneer League All-Star team in his first professional season with Rookie-level Idaho Falls. PERSONAL: After spending 14 professional seasons as a catcher, he’s expected to work exclusively as a pitcher in 2009... graduated in 1995 from Malvern (PA) Prep School...was ranked as the second-best prospect by Baseball America in the 1995 draft...was also tabbed by the same publication as being the Best Defensive Catcher and the high school player closest to the majors...selected by San Diego in the first round (#2 overall) of the 1995 First-Year Player Draft.AS A PITCHERYr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Camden-IND 2-1 3.00 6 3 0 0 0 21.0 17 7 7 4 2 10 1 0

AS A BATTERYr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E1995 Idaho Falls-R .279 52 197 36 55 8 3 5 46 3 1 1 17 36 0 0 61996 Rancho Cuca - A .201 98 353 35 71 10 1 6 41 4 2 0 31 89 1 1 91997 Rancho Cuca - A .278 122 474 67 132 30 1 17 76 2 3 2 28 107 3 1 141998 Mobile - AA .286 116 433 65 124 29 2 14 75 1 7 6 42 60 4 2 6 San Diego .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01999 Las Vegas - AAA .308 58 201 27 62 18 1 7 44 0 2 2 24 41 4 1 4 San Diego .244 76 266 29 65 14 1 5 30 0 2 0 25 70 2 1 72000 San Diego .223 43 130 12 29 6 0 3 14 3 1 0 14 35 1 1 1 Las Vegas - AAA .262 59 221 38 58 16 1 7 40 1 0 1 38 43 5 2 72001 San Diego .239 138 448 56 107 20 0 11 57 1 7 4 66 112 4 4 92002 Seattle .259 80 228 24 59 10 1 7 43 1 4 2 18 58 1 1 12003 Seattle .236 80 246 25 58 18 0 6 42 1 4 0 18 61 0 0 42004 Seattle .091 14 33 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 0 0 0 Tacoma - AAA .248 39 141 18 35 9 0 4 15 1 0 0 15 29 1 0 1 Chicago (AL) .231 54 160 21 37 9 0 6 16 1 0 1 9 40 1 1 32005 Charlotte - AAA .242 10 33 1 8 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 12006 Tampa - A .188 4 16 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 Columbus - AAA .222 48 162 10 36 6 0 4 20 1 0 0 7 37 1 1 32007 Camden - IND .331 36 133 18 44 6 3 3 19 0 3 1 20 23 1 2 2 Las Vegas - AAA .218 36 110 13 24 4 0 1 11 0 1 0 10 24 0 1 22008 Bowie - AA .227 24 97 10 22 6 1 2 13 0 0 1 5 15 0 0 0 Norfolk - AAA .172 20 64 2 11 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 17 0 0 2Major Totals .237 486 1512 168 358 77 2 38 204 7 19 7 153 385 9 8 25 Minor Totals .260 722 2635 342 685 145 13 73 407 13 20 15 239 529 20 11 57

DAY, Kyle - C Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 200; B: L; T: R; BORN: 7/13/86, Indianapolis, IN. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: Ft. Wayne, IN. OBTAINED: Selected in the 12th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Snider High School (Ft. Wayne, IN) where he set most career and single-season offensive records...played collegiately at Michigan State University where he majored in kinesiology...originally drafted by the Cubs in 2007 but did not sign. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .268 31 112 18 30 10 1 1 11 0 1 6 11 25 0 0 1

De La ROSA, Rafael - LHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 180; B: L; T: L; BORN: 5/12/88, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 6/30/06.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 DSL Reds-R 1-0 1.50 7 1 0 0 0 12.0 9 5 2 0 4 14 3 02007 DSL Reds-R 7-3 2.35 19 15 0 0 0 80.1 70 26 21 0 16 59 5 02008 DSL Reds-R 3-3 2.10 12 11 0 0 0 60.0 43 20 14 0 0 37 3 0 GCL Reds-R 0-0 5.93 4 2 0 0 0 13.2 19 9 9 2 4 13 3 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 11-6 2.49 42 29 0 0 0 166.0 141 60 46 2 47 123 14 1

DeJESUS, Michael - 2B Age: 25; Ht: 5-8; Wt: 173; B: L; T: R; BORN: 7/16/83, Staten Island, NY. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Manalapan, NJ. OB-TAINED: Selected in the 15th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .258 with 3 HR and 33 RBI in 109 games with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga..following the season played for Santurce of the Puerto Rican League...in 2007, batted .261 with 4 HR and 29 RBI in 113 games with Class-A Sarasota...finished among Florida State League leaders in walks (4th, 78) and on-base pct. (5th, .380)...his 17-game hitting streak from 5/30-6/18 was the second-longest of the season in the FSL (.357, 25-70)...batted .352 in June (37-105)...in 2006, batted .246 with 3 HR and 42 RBI in 112 games with Class-A Dayton...collected a season-high 4 hits and 3 RBI on 6/9 at Lansing...in 2005, spent his first professional season at Rookie Billings, where he batted .234 with 1 HR, 20 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 53 games...ranked fourth in the Pioneer League in walks (40). PERSONAL: Graduated from Manalapan High School...attended Coastal Carolina University.

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Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 Billings-R .234 53 154 25 36 8 0 1 20 3 0 1 40 40 10 2 42006 Dayton-A .246 112 394 52 97 12 1 3 42 6 4 1 59 60 11 4 212007 Sarasota-A .261 113 417 76 109 12 2 4 29 8 2 3 78 52 4 6 102008 Sarasota-A .246 42 167 20 41 5 2 1 17 1 3 0 19 35 2 2 1 Chattanooga-AA .270 67 178 32 48 9 0 2 16 1 2 2 32 30 2 1 6Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .253 387 1310 205 331 46 5 11 124 19 11 7 228 217 29 15 42

DeJESUS, Misael - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/5/84, Nagua, DR. SIGNED BY: Johnny Almaraz. RESIDES: Nagua, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/23/04. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 5-5 with a 3.64 ERA in 34 appearances (12 starts) for Class-A Sarasota...made 1 appearance for Double-A Chattanooga (L, 7/20 at Mobile, 4.2ip, 7r)...his 114 strikeouts ranked fifth in the Reds system...in consecutive starts for the SaraReds on 6/28 vs Vero Beach and 7/4 at Tampa pitched 7.0 shutout innings (2-0, 8h, 14k)...matched season-high 7.0ip for the third time on 8/11 vs Tampa (W, 1r/0er)...following the season pitched for Escogido in the Dominican League...in 2007, appeared in all but 1 game with Class-A Dayton...named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for 7/16-7/22 (7.2ip, 3h, 0r, 1bb, 10k)...made his lone appearance with Triple-A Louisville on 5/14 vs. Syracuse...following the season pitched for Escogido in the Dominican League.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2004 DSL Reds-R 1-2 7.79 8 2 0 0 0 17.1 20 16 15 1 11 5 3 02005 DSL Reds-R 4-5 1.48 14 11 1 0 0 67.0 45 25 11 0 22 57 7 02006 Sarasota-A 0-0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 3 1 0 Billings-R 2-1 5.17 16 7 0 0 2 54.0 49 33 31 9 16 48 2 02007 Dayton-A 6-3 3.73 43 0 0 0 1 82.0 81 38 34 5 30 92 8 1 Louisville-AAA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 02008 Sarasota-A 5-5 3.64 34 12 0 0 0 99.0 84 42 40 9 41 110 6 0 Chattanooga-AA 0-1 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 4.2 6 7 7 1 4 4 1 0Minor League Totals - 5 yrs 18-17 3.83 119 33 1 0 3 326.2 290 163 139 25 127 322 28 1

Del ROSARIO, Enerio - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/16/85, Santa Lucia, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: El Seibo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/20/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 6-6 with a 3.07 ERA and 5 saves in 32 appearances (15 starts) with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...ranked third in the Reds system in ERA...enjoyed his greatest success with Dayton where he went 5-2 with a 1.16 ERA and 5 saves in 19 appearances...in his 9 starts for the Dragons went 4-1 with a 1.18 ERA...was named Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August (3-0, 1.59era, 34ip, 6er, 6g/4gs)...in his final appearance of the season, pitched a 9-inning complete game shutout at Lansing (5h, 0bb, 10k) to cap off a 19 consecutive scoreless innings streak as a Dragon...in 2007, went 5-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 15 starts with Rookie Billings...after going 1-2 with a 5.11 ERA in 8 combined starts in June and July (22bb, .310oba), went 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA in 7 starts in August and September (8bb, .264oba)...named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for 7/30-8/5 (6ip, 3h, 0r)...from 8/1-8/22 gave up just 3er over 24ip...in 2006, went 5-5 with a 1.78 ERA over 13 starts for the Rookie DSL Reds, holding opponents to a .200 average...allowed just two hits over 8.0 scoreless innings against the DSL Red Sox on 7/8, while recording a season-high 8 strikeouts...in 2005, in his first professional season went 4-4 with a 3.12 ERA in 13 games (6 starts) for the Rookie DSL Reds.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 DSL Reds-R 4-4 3.12 13 6 0 0 1 52.0 47 22 18 0 14 35 6 02006 DSL Reds-R 5-5 1.78 13 13 0 0 0 70.2 51 24 14 1 15 59 3 02007 Billings-R 5-4 3.97 15 15 0 0 0 70.1 77 40 31 6 30 40 6 22008 Dayton-A 5-2 1.16 19 9 1 1 5 70.0 52 19 9 3 11 49 0 1 Sarasota-A 1-4 6.09 13 6 0 0 0 44.1 57 31 30 2 23 32 2 0Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 20-19 2.99 73 49 1 1 6 307.1 284 136 102 12 93 215 17 3 DENOVE, Chris - C Age: 26; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 214; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/9/82, Westlake Village, CA. SIGNED BY: Mike Misuraca. RESIDES: Agoura Hills, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 32nd round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Agoura High School...attended UCLA...last name pro-nounced “deh-NO-vee”.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 Billings-R .261 49 138 28 36 8 0 3 23 2 0 6 23 29 2 1 92006 Dayton-A .179 55 162 16 29 6 0 1 17 3 2 2 13 38 0 0 62007 (Injured - Did Not Play)2008 Sarasota-A .286 6 14 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Chattanooga-AA .245 53 163 11 40 12 0 0 14 4 3 2 20 30 1 2 3Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .229 163 477 56 109 27 0 4 56 10 5 10 59 98 3 3 18

DIPLAN, Ismael - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 160; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/22/87, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Juan Peralta. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/8/05.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 DSL Reds-R .210 41 124 16 26 2 3 3 15 1 2 1 10 50 0 1 22006 DSL Reds-R .216 34 102 9 22 5 2 1 6 2 0 1 9 41 2 2 12007 (Injured - Did Not Play)2008 (Did Not Play)Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .212 75 226 25 48 7 5 4 21 3 2 2 19 91 2 3 3

DOMBROWSKI, Greg - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/30/86, New Hartford, NY. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker. RESIDES: Rome, NY OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/13/08.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-0 2.25 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 1 1 0 1 6 1 0

DORAN, Ryan - OF Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/14/86, Cincinnati, OH. SIGNED BY: Paul Pierson. RESIDES: Mainville, OH. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/5/09. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season. PERSONAL: Son of former Red and current Reds assistant field coordinator Bill Doran.

DORN, Danny - OF Age: 24; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 7/20/84, San Dimas, CA. SIGNED BY: Mike Misuraca. RESIDES: Diamond Bar, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 32nd round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, spent most of the season at Double-A Chattanooga where he batted .277 with 21 HR and 60 RBI in 98 games...among Southern League leaders in home runs (3rd) and slugging (.539, 4th)...had four 2-homer games, including in back-to-back contests on 7/12 vs Huntsville & 7/16 at Mobile (also: 6/6 at Tennessee & 8/6 vs Tennessee)...belted a grand slam on 7/1 vs West Tenn...spent 5 games with Class-A Sarasota where he went 5-for-20 with a home run and 3 RBI...overall his 22 homers on the season ranked second among Reds organizational leaders...led Reds minor leaguers with a .537 slugging percentage...was named Southern League Player of the Week for 8/18-8/24 (14-27, .519, 3hr, 4rbi)...in 2007, batted a combined .287 with 20 HR and 87 RBI in 118 games with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...among organization leaders in home runs (T4th) and RBI (4th)...in 2006, spent his first professional season at Rookie Billings where he batted .354 with 8 HR and 40 RBI in 60 games...led the Pioneer League in batting and slugging (.573) and ranked second in on-base percentage (.457)...twice named Pioneer League Player of the Week (7/24-7/30 & 8/28-9/4)...named Reds Minor League Player of the Month for August (.326, 6 HR, 27 RBI, 23bb, 27g)...from 8/27-8/30 in the 4-game series at Ogden, went 6-for-12 (.500) with 4 HR (1 grand slam), 7 runs and 11 RBI...was 1 of 3 Reds minor leaguers to win his league’s batting crown (Hopper - .347, International League; Votto - .319, Southern League)...PERSONAL: Graduated from Diamond Bar High School...attended Cal State Fullerton where he played baseball for 4 years with current Reds minor leaguer Justin Turner.

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Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 Billings-R .354 60 206 48 73 17 2 8 40 2 1 4 36 36 3 0 12007 Sarasota-A .281 92 338 49 95 21 1 12 66 0 5 12 32 69 3 1 1 Chattanooga-AA .311 26 90 20 28 6 1 8 21 0 1 3 15 23 1 0 02008 Chattanooga-AA .277 98 336 64 93 21 2 21 60 1 2 7 42 84 1 0 2 Sarasota-A .250 5 20 3 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .297 281 990 184 294 67 6 50 190 3 9 26 126 220 8 1 4

DRIESSEN, Nathan - LHP Age: 17; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: L; T: L; BORN: 6/28/91, Perth, Australia. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel/Jason Baker. RESIDES: Dianella, Australia. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/10/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season. DURAN, Juan - OF Age: 17; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/2/91, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OB-TAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/27/08. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, following the 2008 season was named by Baseball America as the ninth-best prospect in the Reds organization.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .215 41 135 15 29 3 4 1 14 1 1 2 24 47 8 5 4

ESTEVEZ, Wilfrel - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 176; B: L; T: L; BORN: 8/11/90, Santiago, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santiago, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/18/07.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .210 51 167 11 35 7 2 0 21 2 5 4 8 40 0 1 2

EYMANN, Eric - INF Age: 24; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 191; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/9/84, Omaha, NE. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Omaha, NE. OBTAINED: Selected in the 19th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .299 with 8 HR and 71 RBI in 125 games with Double-A Chattanooga...ranked second among Reds organizational leaders in batting average...was named Reds Minor League Player of the Month for May (30-91, .330, 27g)...selected as a Southern League All-Star...collected 8 RBI on 5/18 vs Mississippi (3-5, 3r)...in 2007, batted .246 with 8 HR and 53 RBI in 130 games with Class-A Sarasota...finished fifth in the Florida State League with 491 at-bats...belted a pair of home runs on 5/19 at Clearwater...enjoyed an 11-game hitting streak from 7/2-7/13 (17-46, .370)...in 2006, spent the season at Class-A Dayton where he batted .238 with 4 HR and 41 RBI in 119 games...was selected to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game where he walked in his only plate appearance...in 2005, spent all but 1 game of his first professional season with Rookie Billings where he batted .239 with 3 HR and 12 RBI in 34 games...played 1 game with the Rookie GCL Reds. PERSONAL: Graduated from Creighton Prep High School...attended Kansas State University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 Billings-R .239 34 113 16 27 4 2 3 12 0 0 2 11 33 2 0 11 GCL Reds-R .333 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 02006 Dayton-A .238 119 437 51 104 29 5 4 41 2 2 6 35 95 2 4 142007 Sarasota-A .246 130 491 61 121 28 4 8 53 4 5 4 23 103 3 3 172008 Chattanooga-AA .299 125 445 62 133 31 3 8 71 6 3 6 25 65 5 4 23Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .259 409 1489 191 386 93 14 23 177 12 10 19 94 297 12 11 65

FAIREL, Matt - LHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 210; B: L; T: L; BORN: 7/8/87, Orlando, FL. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Anzoategui, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Selected in the 35th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season. PERSONAL: Graduated from Winter Haven High School where he threw a no-hitter...played collegiately at Florida State University...selected by SF in the 32nd round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign.

FEINER, Kevyn - INF Age: 21; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 169; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/11/87, Madison, WI. SIGNED BY: Tyler Wilt. RESIDES: Sun Prairie, WI. OBTAINED: Selected in the 18th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Sun Prairie High School (Sun Prairie, WI)...big brother Korey signed with the Reds organization in January 2009.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 GCL Reds-R .250 25 96 15 24 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 4 12 2 0 6 Billings-R .100 3 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22006 Billings-R .353 8 17 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 GCL Reds-R .227 28 88 4 20 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 3 14 0 2 32007 GCL Reds-R .286 10 35 3 10 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 3 1 3 Billings-R .247 23 73 11 18 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 6 16 1 1 72008 Dayton-A .235 78 268 31 63 9 2 1 22 1 3 4 15 57 8 3 20Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .242 175 587 72 142 18 3 4 46 4 3 6 31 112 14 7 42

FEINER, Korey - C Age: 27; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/25/81, Madison, WI. SIGNED BY: Mark Wilson. RESIDES: Ft. Myers, FL. OBTAINED: Signed as a released player from Seattle on 1/9/09. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went to camp with Minnesota...was released by Min on 3/26...signed with the Seattle organization on 4/4...appeared with 4 of Seattle’s minor league teams before his release on 7/21...signed with Camden of the independent Atlantic League, where he finished the ‘08 season...signed with Cin on 1/9/09. PERSONAL: Graduated from Sun Prairie High School (Sun Prairie, WI)...played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he was All-WIAC and NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region in 2003 & 2004...brother Kevyn plays in the Reds organization (see above)...originally signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent on 6/9/04.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2004 GCL Twins-R .170 22 53 7 9 3 0 0 4 2 1 4 8 7 2 0 12005 Beloit-A .188 63 202 25 38 4 1 1 18 2 2 7 37 36 0 0 52006 Ft. Myers-A .219 81 237 33 52 7 0 1 21 2 3 6 41 49 0 0 32007 New Britain-AA .222 43 126 11 28 5 0 0 15 3 2 4 14 33 0 0 1 Rochester-AAA .119 17 42 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 3 Ft. Myers-A .222 9 27 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 12 0 0 12008 Wisconsin-A .143 18 49 6 7 1 0 2 5 0 1 3 9 15 0 0 1 Tacoma-AAA .000 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 High Desert-A .267 20 60 6 16 2 0 0 8 1 0 6 2 13 0 0 0 West Tenn-AA .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Camden-I .143 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0Minor League Totals - 5 yrs .200 281 816 95 163 24 1 5 75 10 9 32 119 189 2 0 15

FELIPE, Ayeudi - OF Age: 19; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 3/12/90, Mao, Valverde, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/5/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 DSL Reds-R .192 41 120 9 23 2 1 1 9 0 0 3 9 28 4 2 32008 DSL Reds-R .212 21 66 12 14 5 3 2 11 0 1 3 3 18 2 2 3Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .199 62 186 21 37 7 4 3 20 0 1 6 12 46 6 4 6

FIGUERA, Jose - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 175; B: S; T: R; BORN: 9/16/89, Sabana de Uchire, Anzoategui, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Anzoategui, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 VSL Reds-R 0-1 6.62 8 7 0 0 0 17.2 19 15 13 0 17 6 1 02008 DSL Reds-R (Injured - Did Not Pitch)

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FIGUEROA, Carlos - C Age: 19; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 175; B: S; T: R; BORN: 10/12/89, Municipio Joaquin Crespo, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: San Juan De Los Morros, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 VSL Reds-R .176 28 68 5 12 3 0 0 8 0 3 2 10 20 0 0 12008 DSL Reds-R .222 20 54 8 12 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 9 10 0 0 5Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .197 48 122 13 24 4 0 0 13 1 4 3 19 30 0 0 6

FLORES, Ponciano - C Age: 19; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/6/90, Barquismeto, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Barquismeto, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/21/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

FREEMAN, Justin - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/22/86, Macon, GA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Macon, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 32nd round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Mary Persons High School (Forsyth, GA)...played collegiately at Kennesaw State University. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 3-2 3.95 17 1 0 0 0 41.0 42 24 18 4 9 48 1 0

GAFFNEY, Scott - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/13/86, Mineola, NY. SIGNED BY: Jeff Brookens. RESIDES: Westbury, NY. OBTAINED: Selected in the 12th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School (Long Island, NY)...played collegiately at Penn State University where in addition to pitching out of the bullpen, was the Nittany Lions’ starting shortstop for three seasons. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 1-2 6.00 20 0 0 0 5 24.0 32 18 16 2 12 34 7 02008 Billings-R (Injured - Did Not Pitch)

GARCIA, Enrique - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 225; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/13/86, Leonardtown, MD. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Mechanicsville, MD. OBTAINED: Selected in the 24th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Chopticon High School (Morganza, MD)...played collegiately at Potomac State Junior College and the University of Miami...drafted in the 17th round by the White Sox in 2005...drafted in the 20th round by the Diamondbacks in 2006. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 3-1 5.72 9 4 0 0 0 28.1 35 21 18 5 16 20 3 0

GARDNER, Bryan - LHP Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 190; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/8/86, Detroit, MI. SIGNED BY: Lee Seras. RESIDES: Fairport, NY. OBTAINED: Selected in the 34th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Fairport High School...played collegiately at Ithaca College. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-1 4.50 18 0 0 0 1 22.0 22 12 11 2 11 25 2 0 Billings-R 0-1 81.00 2 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 6 6 0 3 1 1 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr 0-2 6.75 20 0 0 0 1 22.2 27 18 17 2 14 26 3 0

GERONIMO, Ramon - RHP Age: 25; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/8/83, Bajos de Haina, DR. SIGNED BY: Juan Peralta. RESIDES: San Cristobal, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/27/04. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 1-2 with a 1.93 ERA and 13 saves in 53 appearances for Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...his 13 saves ranked T2nd among all Reds minor leaguers...was a Florida State League All-Star...his changeup was rated the best in the FSL by Baseball America...began the season with Sarasota and didn’t allow a run in any of his first 14 outings (16.2ip, 5h, 3bb, 22k)...overall with Sarasota, didn’t allow a run in 31 of his 36 appearances (0-0, 0.87era, 6r/4er, 41.1ip, 48k)...promoted to Chattanooga on 7/19...held opponents scoreless over his first 8 outings as a Lookout (13.1ip)...on 8/13g(g2) at Huntsville allowed 5 runs on 6 hits in 1.0 inning...it was the only time in 2008 that he allowed more than 2 runs in any outing and only the fourth time all year he allowed 2 or more runs...his overall ERA on the season without that 5-run appearance drops to 1.26 (64.1ip, 9er)...following the season pitched for Aguilas in the Dominican League...in 2007, went 7-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 12 saves in 49 appearances with Class-A Dayton...didn’t allow an earned run in any of his first 14 appearances to begin the season (17.1ip, 1r)...pitched 18.1 consecutive scoreless innings from 6/11-7/28...on 6/23 vs. West Michigan fired a season-high 4.0 shutout innings (2h, 1bb, 3k)...overall made 39 scoreless appearances...in 2006, went 0-1 with a 0.28 ERA and 27 saves in 29 appearances with the Rookie DSL Reds...allowed just 3 runs all season and didn’t allow an earned run until his final appearance on 8/21 vs the DSL Diamondbacks...struck out 4 batters in 1 inning on 6/21 at DSL Yankees...in 2005, in his first professional season pitched for the Rookie DSL Reds.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 DSL Reds-R 1-0 0.38 16 0 0 0 8 23.2 18 1 1 0 6 29 1 02006 DSL Reds-R 0-1 0.28 29 0 0 0 27 31.2 17 3 1 0 9 36 2 02007 Dayton-A 7-3 2.45 49 0 0 0 12 66.0 56 20 18 2 14 49 4 12008 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.87 36 0 0 0 11 41.1 22 6 4 0 11 48 2 0 Chattanooga-AA 1-2 3.75 17 0 0 0 2 24.0 21 12 10 1 11 27 0 1Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 9-6 1.64 147 0 0 0 60 186.2 134 42 34 3 51 189 9 2

GERSON, Stalin - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/26/88, Monte Cristi, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: Monte Cristi, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 2-4 3.30 23 1 0 0 2 43.2 41 25 16 2 14 37 3 0

GIL, Jerry - RHP Age: 26; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 183; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/14/82, San Pedro de Macoris, DR. SIGNED BY: Junior Noboa. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Acquired from Arizona on 10/13/06 in exchange for RHP Abe Woody. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in 47 apps at Class AAA Louisville and Class AA Chattanooga hit .167 (4hr, 24rbi, 5sb)...made his first career apps as a pitcher and in 10g at FSL and GCL Sarasota went 0-2, 5.50...from 4/15-4/28 was on Louis-ville’s disabled list with a strained left quadriceps muscle and from 6/29-8/25 was on FSL Sarasota’s disabled list with a sprained right ankle...from 5/17-5/26 was on Chattanooga’s suspended list...in 2007, missed all but the last 5 days of the season following “Tommy John” surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow (5/8/07, Dr. Timothy Kremchek)...was bothered by the injury during spring training and on 3/23 went on the 15-day disabled list...had surgery on 5/8...was transfered to the 60-day DL on 5/21, when the Reds claimed off waivers from the WSox IF Pedro Lopez...was reinstated from the DL on 9/26, following season-ending injuries to several other players...made his only appearance of the season as a pinch runner on 9/27 vs Hou...in spring training appeared in 17g (.176, 2 2b, 1 3b, 1hr, 4rbi)...on 12/12 was non-tendered but was re-signed to a minor league contract...in 2006, in 128g at Class AAA Tucson and Class AA Tennessee combined to hit .256 with 28 doubles, 27hr and 89rbi...at Tennessee led the Southern League in homers (26) and ranked among the league leaders in RBI (86, 2nd), extra-base hits (59, 2nd), total bases (237, 2nd), slugging (.531, 2nd), runs scored (71, 4th) and triples (6, 5th)...homered once every 17.15 plate apps, best ratio in the Southern League...overall appeared in 100g in the OF, 16g at SS, 11g at 2B and 4g at 3B...prior to 2006 predominately had played SS and had not made a professional appearance in the outfield... was Southern League Player of the Week for 8/14-8/20 and 8/28-9/4...following the season made 5 apps for Azucareros del Este in the Dominican Winter League...in 2005, because of a right knee injury appeared in just 55g at Class AA Tennessee...suffered the injury in spring training and began the season on Ari’s disabled list following surgery...was on Ari’s disabled list once (3/25-6/1) and Tennessee’s DL twice (7/30-8/18, 8/21-rest of the season)...on 9/9 was transfered to the Diamondbacks’ 60-day disabled list...in 2004, spent most of the season at Class AAA Tucson but made his Major League debut with 29 apps for the Diamondbacks...at 21 years old on 8/22 made his big league debut against the Reds and finished 1-for-3, including a single off Brandon Claussen in his first career plate appearance...in 2003, at Class A South Bend led all Midwest League shortstops in putouts (225)...ranked third in the league with a team-high 8 triples...hit .311 when leading off...hit .375 in the playoffs, best on the team...in 2002, at Class A Lancaster and Yakima was limited to 75 apps by a strained left quadriceps muscle...at Yakima recorded 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts, second-best percentage in the Northwest League (93%), and led NWL shortstops with 36 double plays turned...in 2001, on 4/24 at West Michigan hit his first professional home run...in 2000, was ranked by Baseball America as the 13th-best prospect in the Pioneer League. PERSONAL: Attended Colegio La Zafra High School in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...uncle Josias Manzanillo pitched from 1991-2003 for the Red Sox, Brewers, Mets, Yankees, Mariners, Pirates and Reds (2003)...uncle Ravelo Manzanillo pitched for the Pirates in 1994-95 and for the White Sox in 1998.

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AS A PITCHERYr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-2 6.19 9 4 0 0 0 16.0 22 13 11 1 11 12 3 0 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0Minor League Totals 0-2 5.50 10 4 0 0 0 18.0 23 13 11 1 13 14 5 0

AS A BATTERYr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2000 Missoula - R .225 58 227 24 51 10 2 0 20 0 1 2 11 63 7 3 352001 South Bend - A .215 105 363 40 78 14 5 2 31 8 0 4 8 103 19 7 342002 Lancaster - A .216 10 37 4 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 11 1 1 5 Yakima - A .250 65 224 21 56 11 2 2 28 2 2 2 6 47 14 1 232003 South Bend - A .259 116 429 52 111 16 6 4 58 10 6 2 10 90 19 10 322004 Tucson - AAA .278 114 421 53 117 31 8 11 58 5 3 2 12 94 12 1 29 Arizona .174 29 86 3 15 2 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 33 2 0 52005 Tennessee - AA .256 55 199 28 51 7 3 10 29 4 0 1 8 52 10 7 92006 Tucson - AAA .128 16 47 6 6 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 15 1 0 3 Tennessee - AA .269 112 446 71 120 27 6 *26 86 8 4 5 18 111 6 6 122007 Cincinnati .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 Louisville - AAA .162 33 130 13 21 6 0 2 13 0 1 2 4 39 4 0 0 Chattanooga - AA .182 14 55 4 10 6 0 2 11 0 1 0 1 21 1 0 5Major League Totals .174 30 86 3 15 2 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 33 2 0 5Reds Totals .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Minor League Totals .244 698 2578 316 629 129 32 61 341 38 18 21 79 646 94 36 187

GONZALEZ, Aguido - LHP Age: 22; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 185; B: L; T: L; BORN: 9/19/86, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Victor Omas. RESIDES: Palo Negro, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/3/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA and 10 saves in 27 games with Class-A Sarasota, Rookie Billings and Class-A Dayton...started the season with Sarasota and made 2 appearances...transferred to Billings and didn’t allow a run in any of his 10 appearances with the Mustangs (2-0-4, 12.1ip, 5h, 5bb, 23k)...promoted to Dayton on 7/19 where he went 1-0-6 with a 1.77 ERA in 15 appearances (20.1ip, 21k)...didn’t allow a run in any of his first 9 outings with the Dragons (13.2ip). Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-1 6.75 11 0 0 0 0 9.1 12 7 7 0 10 10 1 12008 Sarasota-A 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 Billings-R 2-0 0.00 10 0 0 0 4 12.1 5 0 0 0 5 23 2 0 Dayton-A 1-0 1.77 15 0 0 0 6 20.1 12 4 4 0 7 21 0 3Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 4-1 2.15 38 0 0 0 10 46.0 31 12 11 0 26 55 4 4

GONZALEZ, Argenis - C Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/30/87, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/1/05. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 VSL Reds-R .245 39 110 14 27 1 0 1 9 1 0 6 17 29 1 1 52006 VSL Reds-R .273 3 11 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 02007 VSL Reds-R .333 33 105 11 35 5 1 0 13 0 0 1 15 16 3 2 2Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .288 75 226 26 65 7 1 1 24 1 0 7 32 50 4 3 7

GONZALEZ, Fernando - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 5/19/89, Giradot, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 VSL Reds-R 0-2 5.40 22 0 0 0 0 40.0 33 30 24 6 33 24 12 5

GONZALEZ, Rafael - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 232; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/21/86, Bronx, NY. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker. RESIDES: Bronx, NY. OBTAINED: Selected in the fourth round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 5-12 with a 6.44 ERA in 24 games (22 starts) with Class-A Sara-sota...in the 6-2 win vs Palm Beach on 7/18, pitched a season-high 7.0 innings (W, 2h, 1r, 2bb, 7k)...in 2007, went 13-5 with a 3.53 ERA in 25 starts with Class-A Dayton...led the Midwest League and finished second among Reds minor leaguers with 13 wins...on 8/22 vs Ft. Wayne earned his 18th win as a Dragon, a new franchise career record...earned the victory in each of his first four starts and in each of his first six decisions...was credited with a 7-inning shutout on 5/25 at South Bend (7.0ip, 3h, 0r, 0bb, 3k)...on 6/10 vs. West Michigan pitched a season-high 8.0 innings (5h, 2r/1er, 5bb, 3k)...in his very next start on 6/15 at West Michigan fired 7.0 scoreless innings (4h, 1bb, 3k)...was named a Midwest League All-Star...in 2006, went 3-6 with a 4.99 ERA in 13 starts at Billings, GCL Reds and Dayton...in 2005, at Class-A Dayton and Rookie Billings went 6-5 with a 5.69 ERA and 1 save in 21 games (11 starts)...in 2004, made 8 starts and 4 relief apps for the Rookie GCL Reds in his first pro season...allowed 6er in 3.2ip on 8/11 at Pirates...posted a 3.16 ERA in his other appearances (37ip, 13er). PERSONAL: Attended George Washington High School.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2004 GCL Reds-R 1-6 4.20 12 8 0 0 0 40.2 38 25 19 3 18 32 3 02005 Dayton-A 3-5 9.35 10 5 0 0 0 26.0 24 29 27 5 24 22 2 0 Billings-R 3-0 3.43 11 6 0 0 1 42.0 36 18 16 7 23 37 4 12006 Billings-R 1-1 2.40 3 3 0 0 0 15.0 12 6 4 3 2 6 2 0 GCL Reds-R 0-1 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 Dayton-A 2-4 5.22 9 9 0 0 0 39.2 32 25 23 7 25 33 6 02007 Dayton-A 13-5 3.53 25 25 1 1 0 135.0 131 65 53 18 56 75 9 02008 Sarasota-A 5-12 6.44 24 22 0 0 0 102.0 130 86 73 19 45 75 11 0Minor League Totals - 5 yrs 28-34 4.91 95 79 1 1 1 403.1 409 259 220 62 195 280 37 1

GREGORIUS, Mariekson - SS Age: 18; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 152; B: L; T: R; BORN: 2/18/90, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel. RESIDES: Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/6/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .155 31 97 6 15 0 0 0 9 1 0 1 10 10 2 1 12

GRIFFIN, Michael - INF/OF Age: 25; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 196; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/1/83, Corpus Christi, TX. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: Cedar Hill, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 14th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .277 with 4 HR, 41 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 127 games with Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville...began the season with the Lookouts where he batted .289 in 38 games...promoted to Louisville on 5/14 and remained with the Bats for the rest of the season (89g, .271ba)...from July through the end of the season, batted .300 in 54 games (60-200)...for the Bats made 28 appearances at 2B, 21apps at 3B and 42apps in the OF...in 2007, batted a combined .310 with 10 HR, 66 RBI and 17 steals with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...with 171 hits ranked T3rd in all of minor league baseball...began the season with Sarasota where he batted .303 with 24 doubles in 90 games...was named a Florida State League All-Star...recorded 4-hit games on 5/9 vs. Jupiter and 6/25 at Vero Beach...transferred to Chattanooga on 7/12...enjoyed a 12-game hitting streak as a Lookout from 8/1-8/16 (20-49, .408)...following the season played for North Shore in the Hawaiian League...in 2006, batted .263 with 6 HR, 52 RBI and 33 doubles at Class-A Dayton...also appeared in 1 game at Triple-A Louisville...selected to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game (0-for-2)...ranked among Midwest League leaders in at-bats (2nd, 548), games (3rd, 131), hits (5th, 144) and doubles (5th, 33)...had an 11-game hitting streak from 4/20-5/1 (20-for-50, .400, 10r)...from 4/6-5/10 hit safely in 18 straight home games, a Midwest League best...belted 2 home runs on 8/2 at Beloit...in 2005, in his first profes-sional season made 13 apps at Rookie Billings...PERSONAL: Graduated from Cedar Hill High School...attended Baylor University.

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Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 Billings-R .263 13 38 12 10 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 5 6 1 0 02006 Dayton-A .263 131 548 71 144 33 6 6 52 3 2 13 20 94 10 5 18 Louisville-AAA .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02007 Sarasota-A .303 90 386 65 117 24 2 7 45 2 7 2 21 47 12 6 10 Chattanooga-AA .327 47 165 19 54 10 4 3 21 0 2 1 10 26 5 0 32008 Chattanooga-AA .289 38 142 18 41 12 2 1 9 0 0 5 9 15 7 3 5 Louisville-AAA .271 89 310 28 84 20 3 3 32 3 2 4 11 72 6 5 5Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .283 409 1592 213 450 99 17 22 163 8 13 29 76 260 41 19 41

GUALDRON, Jose - INF Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 160; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/18/87, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/28/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .282 with 2 HR and 17 RBI in 46 games with Rookie Billings...hit safely in 17 of 18 games from 7/27-8/30 to raise his batting average 106 points (26-59, .441)...enjoyed an 11-game hitting streak from 7/27-8/13 (19-39, .487)...batted .349 at home (26g) and .205 on the road (20g)...following the season played for La Guaira of the Venezuelan League...in 2007, batted .249 with 2 HR and 14 RBI in 50 games with the Rookie GCL Reds and Rookie Billings...in 2006, batted .288 with 6 HR, 44 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 71 games with the Rookie VSL Reds...twice drove in 6 runs in a game (5/30 at Pit & 6/1 at Det/Fla)...was a Venezuelan League All-Star...in 2005, in his first professional season batted .252.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 VSL Reds-R .252 49 155 15 39 9 2 2 16 4 1 1 21 40 2 6 102006 VSL Reds-R .288 71 278 38 80 16 6 6 44 8 1 4 25 49 11 4 182007 GCL Reds-R .265 41 147 24 39 8 0 2 12 2 1 5 4 18 2 4 8 Billings-R .167 9 30 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 22008 Billings-R .282 46 156 25 44 12 2 2 17 1 0 1 15 30 3 2 11 Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .270 216 766 104 207 45 10 12 91 16 3 11 65 140 18 16 49

GUERRERO, Daniel - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/21/85, Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico. SIGNED BY: Oswaldo Alvarez. RESIDES: Tecuala, Nayarit, Mexico. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/14/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 5-11 with a 7.67 ERA and 1 save in 26 games (23 starts) split between Class-A Sarasota and Class-A Dayton...began the season with the SaraReds where he went 3-6 with a 7.48 ERA in 13 starts...earned the 3-2 win on 5/8 vs Daytona when he fired 7.0 shutout innings (4h, 0bb, 6k)...transferred to Dayton on 6/23 and finished the season with the Dragons (2-5-1, 7.92)...earned his first professional save on 8/23 at West Michigan (3ip, 2h, 0r, 0bb, 3k)...following the season pitched for Guasave of the Mexican League...in 2007, went 5-4 with a 4.00 ERA in 18 starts with Class-A Dayton...made 1 start with Triple-A Louisville on 8/3 at Norfolk (1w, 5ip, 3hr, 2r, 2k)...recorded quality starts in 6 of his final 9 appearances with Dayton to lower his ERA from 4.78 to 4.00 (52.1ip, 20er, 3.44era, 58k)...following the season pitched for Guasave of the Mexican League...in 2006, went a combined 6-5 with a 3.36 ERA in 15 appearances with Class-A Sarasota, Rookie Billings and Class-A Dayton...was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for 6/19-6/25 (2-0, 0.75 ERA, 6h, 1r, 5k)...in 2005, in his first professional season, went 2-1 with a 3.08 ERA in 14 games (6 starts) with the Rookie VSL Reds.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 VSL Reds-R 2-1 3.08 14 6 0 0 0 49.2 39 19 17 2 9 42 2 12006 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billings-R 2-0 0.75 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 6 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 Dayton-A 4-5 3.94 12 12 1 0 0 59.1 62 28 26 4 17 39 3 12007 Dayton-A 5-4 4.00 18 18 0 0 0 90.0 102 43 40 9 23 85 2 0 Louisville-AAA 1-0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 02008 Sarasota-A 3-6 7.48 13 13 0 0 0 65.0 83 59 54 17 19 48 1 1 Dayton-A 2-5 7.92 13 10 0 0 1 50.0 73 45 44 9 15 31 2 0Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 19-21 4.99 74 62 1 0 1 332.0 368 197 184 42 83 253 10 3

GUERRERO, Sergio - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/13/87, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/14/06. CAREER NOTES: In 2007, in his first professional season batted .203 with 6 HR and 26 RBI in 64 games with the Rookie DSL Reds...on 6/9 at DSL Indians belted 2 homers and drove in 5 runs.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 DSL Reds-R .203 64 236 34 48 12 1 6 26 2 2 3 17 60 6 5 62008 DSL Reds-R .240 56 204 28 49 15 4 4 29 1 2 4 22 41 7 4 5Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .220 120 440 62 97 27 5 10 55 3 4 7 39 101 13 9 11

GUILLON, Ismael - LHP Age: 17; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 185; B: L; T: L; BORN: 2/13/92, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezulea. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/6/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

HALE, Darrick - SS Age: 23; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 175; B: L; T: R; BORN: 5/25/85, Downey, CA. SIGNED BY: Rex De Lau Nuez. RESIDES: Downey, CA. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 7/26/08. PERSONAL: Graduated from Downey High School...played collegiately at California State University, Los Angeles.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .240 15 50 4 12 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 15 0 0 3 Sarasota-A .286 3 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr .246 18 57 4 14 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 8 18 0 0 3

HEISEY, Chris - CF Age: 24; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/14/84, Lancaster, PA. SIGNED BY: Jeff Brookens. RESIDES: Mechanicsburg, PA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 17th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .291 with 9 HR, 61 RBI and 32 stolen bases in 136 games with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...ranked among Reds organizational leaders in doubles (1st, 37), runs (1st, 88), steals (2nd) and batting average (6th)...ranked among Florida State League leaders in runs scored (77, 3rd), steals (5th) and triples (7, 5th)...was as a Florida State League mid-season and post-season all-star...was rated the best baserunner in the FSL by Baseball America...began the season at Sarasota where he batted .287 with 7 HR, 51 RBI and 27 stolen bases...on 8/12 was promoted to Chattanooga where he finished the season batting .316 in 19 games with the Lookouts...following the season played for Arecibo of the Puerto Rican League...in 2007, batted a combined .295 with 10 HR, 51 RBI and 22 stolen bases with Class-A Sarasota and Class-A Dayton...finished among Reds minor league leaders in steals (4th) and batting average (6th)...spent most of the season with Dayton where he finished ninth in the Midwest League in batting average (.289)...had a 10-game hitting streak from 6/29-7/8 (15-3, .395)...was transferred to Sarasota on 8/2...hit safely in 8 of 12 games with the SaraReds...in 2006, in his first professional season, batted .286 with 6 HR, 37 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 70 games for Rookie Billings...ranked second in the Pioneer League with 70 games played...named Pioneer League Player of the Week for 6/26-7/2 (12-24, .500, 1hr, 4rbi)...had 2 hits in 5 consecutive games from 6/24 to 6/28... belted his first professional home run on 7/2 at Great Falls...stole home on 7/10 vs. Idaho Falls...hit 2 homers in a game on 7/17 vs. Idaho Falls and 7/22 vs. Casper. PERSONAL: Graduated from Donegal High School...attended Messiah College where as a member of the baseball team set school records in several offensive categories.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 Billings-R .286 70 245 46 70 10 0 6 37 9 1 2 28 33 11 5 42007 Dayton-A .289 104 374 60 108 24 2 9 46 5 0 10 25 57 19 5 2 Sarasota-A .349 12 43 6 15 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 4 6 3 1 12008 Sarasota-A .287 117 436 77 125 31 7 7 51 8 3 11 57 69 27 2 4 Chattanooga-AA .316 19 79 11 25 6 1 2 10 0 0 0 3 15 5 0 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .291 322 1177 200 343 72 10 25 149 23 5 23 117 180 65 13 12

HENRY, Mike - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 205; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/1/89, Sarino, Ontario, Canada. SIGNED BY: Bill Byckowski. RESIDES: Sombra, Ontario, Canada. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted amateur free agent on 7/15/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 1-4 7.76 12 5 0 0 0 31.1 35 33 27 1 26 25 14 0

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HENRY, Sean - OF Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/18/85, San Francisco, CA. SIGNED BY: Chuck Hensley, Jr. RESIDES: Suisun City, CA. OBTAINED: Acquired from the New York Mets along with SS Jose Castro in exchange for IF/OF Jeff Conine on 8/20/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .286 with 11 HR, 69 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 123 games with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...ranked fifth among all Reds minor leaguers in steals...was rated the best baserunner in the Florida State League by Baseball America...began the season with Sarasota and reached base safely in all 10 games there before being promoted to Chattanooga on 4/14...spent the rest of the season with the Lookouts where he batted .285 with 11 HR, 62 RBI and 16 stolen bases...enjoyed a 14-game hitting streak from 6/12-6/28 (20-51, .392)....was named Southern League Player of the Week for 6/30-7/6 (14-27, .519, 9r, 9rbi, 7g)...his 10-game hitting streak from 7/2-7/11 (19-41, .463) lifted his batting average 28 points...following the season played for Peoria in the prestigious Arizona Fall League...in 2007, spent most of the season at Class-A St. Lucie where he batted .293 with 11 HR, 57 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 114 games...finished among Florida State League leaders in triples (4th, 7) and batting average (10th)...was traded along with SS Jose Castro to the Reds organization in exchange for IF/OF Jeff Conine on 8/20...played at the Double-A level for the first time following that trade, batting .241 in 14 games with Chattanooga...in 2006, ranked second in the Appalachian League with 23 stolen bases...in 2005, ranked fifth in the Appalachian League with 15 stolen bases...in 2004, in his first professional season was among Gulf Coast League leaders in hits (2nd, 57), triples (T2nd, 5), runs scored (4th, 35), total bases (4th, 88), games played (5th, 56) and at-bats (5th, 202)...selected as a GCL Post-Season All-Star.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2004 GCL Mets-R .282 56 202 35 57 9 5 4 30 0 0 4 22 43 10 6 182005 Kingsport-R .255 42 149 24 38 7 1 5 31 2 4 2 22 43 15 1 162006 Kingsport-R .275 41 149 28 41 12 2 4 27 1 0 0 21 29 23 3 1 Hagerstown-A .254 21 71 7 18 5 0 3 14 1 1 0 3 16 7 4 12007 St. Lucie-A .293 114 450 59 132 26 7 11 57 2 6 4 42 73 18 11 7 Chattanooga-AA .241 14 58 9 14 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 6 11 1 1 12008 Sarasota-A .293 10 41 6 12 3 1 0 7 0 0 2 3 7 4 0 2 Chattanooga-AA .285 113 396 66 113 22 6 11 62 3 5 8 42 75 16 7 6Minor League Totals - 5 yrs .280 411 1516 234 425 87 22 39 230 10 16 22 161 297 94 33 52

HERNANDEZ, Alexis- RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/29/88, Caracas, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Luis Davalillo. RESIDES: Cua, Mirand, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted amateur free agent on 8/3/05. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 VSL Reds-R 4-5 3.81 12 10 0 0 0 52.0 47 35 22 3 12 22 3 12007 (Did Not Pitch)2008 (Did Not Pitch)

HILDENBRANDT, Evan - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: L; T: R; BORN: 2/13/89, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. SIGNED BY: Bill Byckowski. RESIDES: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. OBTAINED: Selected in the sixth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft...signed on 8/13/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season went a combined 4-3 with a 2.98 ERA in 14 appearances (12 starts) with the Rookie GCL Reds and Rookie Billings...ranked second among Reds organizational leaders in ERA....began the season with the GCL Reds and went 4-2 with a 2.67 ERA in 11 starts...among Gulf Coast League leaders in strikeouts (56, 2nd), innings pitched (57.1, 3rd), starts (3rd) and ERA (6th)...on 6/23 in his very first professional appearance, earned the 9-2 win at GCL Pirates when he allowed just 1 hit over 6.0 shutout innings (1bb, 4k)...on 7/4 in his third pro start fired 7.0 shutout innings in the 12-0 victory over the GCL Orioles (3h, 1bb, 6k)...allowed just 1 run over his first 3 pro appearances (19.1ip)...promoted to Billings on 8/26 where he made 3 appearances (1 start). Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 4-2 2.67 11 11 0 0 0 57.1 49 19 17 5 16 56 2 0 Billings-R 0-1 5.00 3 1 0 0 0 9.0 9 5 5 1 4 7 1 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr 4-3 2.98 14 12 0 0 0 66.1 58 24 22 6 20 63 3 0

HONEYCUTT, Harris - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/18/84, Raleigh, NC. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Angier, NC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 10th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Fuquay-Varina High School (Fuquay-Varina, NC)...played collegiately at the University of South Carolina.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 2-2 5.03 12 6 0 0 0 39.1 49 26 22 3 15 48 5 02008 Billings-R (Did Not Pitch)

HORST, Jeremy - LHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 220; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/1/85, Cheyenne, WY. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker. RESIDES: DePere, WI. OBTAINED: Selected in the 21st round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Des Lacs-Burlington High School (Des Lacs, ND)...played collegiately at Iowa Western Community Colllege. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 8-2 with a 2.38 ERA and 4 saves in 36 appearances (10 starts) for Class-A Dayton...began the season as a reliever and went 3-2-4 with a 3.08 ERA in 26 games...made his first start on 7/3/08 at Great Lakes (gm2) and didn’t allow a hit over 4.0 shutout innings (2bb, 5k)...10 of his final 11 appearances were starts...in his 10 starts went 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA and held opponents to a .201 batting average...overall allowed just 3 HR in 102.0 innings while fanning110. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 1 0 2 4 1 0 Billings-R 3-2 3.18 16 0 0 0 2 39.2 34 15 14 2 22 51 3 22008 Dayton-A 8-2 2.38 36 10 0 0 4 102.0 74 30 27 3 33 110 2 1Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 11-4 2.63 53 10 0 0 6 143.2 111 49 42 5 57 165 6 3

HOTCHKISS, Jordan - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/3/86, Asheville, NC. SIGNED BY: Perry Smith. RESIDES: Leicester, NC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 31st round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Clyde A. Erwin High School (Asheville, NC)...played collegiately at Brevard College (Brevard, NC).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-1 1.89 13 0 0 0 1 19.0 13 9 4 0 11 9 2 02008 Billings-R 1-3 4.01 22 0 0 0 3 33.2 31 21 15 1 15 30 2 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 1-4 3.25 35 0 0 0 4 52.2 44 30 19 1 26 39 4 0

HOWELL, Blaine - LHP Age: 20; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 210; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/2/88, Asheville, NC. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker. RESIDES: Asheville, NC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 13th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from A.C. Reynolds High School (Asheville, NC)...played collegiately at Brigham Young University and Pensacola Junior College.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 1-0 1.59 8 0 0 0 0 11.1 11 5 2 0 5 16 1 0 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr 1-0 1.35 9 0 0 0 0 13.1 12 5 2 0 6 17 2 0

HUDGENS, Will - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 235; B: R; T: R; BORN: 1/24/85, Memphis, TN. SIGNED BY: Joe Katuska. RESIDES: Memphis, TN. OBTAINED: Selected in the 23rd round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Ridgeway High School (Memphis, TN)...played collegiately at the University of Memphis where he also starred on the Tiger football team, serving as quarterback, deep snapper and fullback.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 3-0 10.45 5 0 0 0 0 10.1 14 12 12 2 2 7 1 0

INFANTE, Ezequiel - LHP Age: 20; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 160; B: L; T: L; BORN: 8/31/88, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 3-0 with a microscopic 0.19 ERA and 14 saves in 26 relief appearances for the Rookie DSL Reds...allowed just 1 earned run over 47.0 innings...gave up a season-high 2 runs over 3.0 innings on 6/28 vs. DSL Rockies...didn’t allow another run the rest of the season (17g, 30.1ip).

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Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Reds-R 3-3 2.57 26 2 0 0 1 56.0 54 21 16 0 19 33 8 02008 DSL Reds-R 3-0 0.19 26 0 0 0 14 47.0 32 5 1 1 9 31 2 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 6-3 1.49 52 2 0 0 15 103.0 86 26 1 1 28 64 10 0 JAMES, Justin - RHP Age: 27; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 215; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/13/81, Oklahoma City, OK. SIGNED BY: Ty Nichols. RESIDES: Yukon, OK. OBTAINED: On 12/7/07 was acquired from the Blue Jays as the player to be named later in the 12/5/07 trade that sent OF Buck Coats to Toronto...Selected by the Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 1-3 with a 3.89 ERA in 22 appearances (4 starts) with Double-A Chattanooga, Rookie GCL Reds and Class-A Sarasota...in 2007, went a combined 3-5 with a 3.89 ERA in 43 games (5 starts) with Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Syracuse...following the season pitched for Scottsdale in the prestigious Arizona Fall League...was traded to the Reds on 12/7 as the PTBNL in the 12/5 deal that sent OF Buck Coats to Tor...in 2006, went 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 48 games split evenly between Class-A Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire...in 2005, went 4-7 with a 2.87 ERA in 44 games (5 starts) with Class-A Dunedin...in 2004, went a combined 8-10 with a 3.94 ERA in 25 games (14 starts) with Class-A Charleston and Dunedin...in 2003, in his first pro season went 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 13 games (8 starts) with Class-A Auburn...PERSONAL: Played at the University of Missouri.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2003 Auburn-A 2-1 3.20 13 8 0 0 0 39.1 34 14 14 2 11 42 7 02004 CharlestonWV-A 5-4 3.00 14 14 0 0 0 78.0 67 31 26 2 24 83 6 0 Dunedin-A 3-6 5.40 11 11 0 0 0 50.0 59 32 30 2 19 41 7 02005 Dunedin-A 4-7 2.87 44 5 0 0 0 94.0 107 44 30 6 21 56 3 12006 Dunedin-A 0-2 4.12 24 0 0 0 0 43.2 39 21 20 2 15 34 5 1 New Hampshire-AA 2-0 2.38 24 0 0 0 0 41.2 42 11 11 2 10 38 3 02007 New Hampshire-AA 0-2 4.76 7 1 0 0 0 17.0 20 10 9 0 6 15 1 0 Syracuse-AAA 3-3 3.68 36 4 0 0 2 71.0 66 35 29 3 20 43 6 02008 Chattanooga-AA 0-2 7.36 12 0 0 0 0 14.2 21 17 12 2 8 10 3 1 GCL Reds-R 0-0 1.80 3 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 Sarasota-A 1-1 1.56 7 3 0 0 0 17.1 6 3 3 1 5 11 1 0Minor League Totals - 6 yrs 20-28 3.53 195 47 0 0 2 471.2 465 220 185 26 139 378 42 3

JANKE, Lance - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/8/86, San Diego, CA. SIGNED BY: Mike Misuraca. RESIDES: Santee, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 14th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from University City High School (San Diego, CA)...played collegiately at San Diego Christian College.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 3-2 5.60 11 11 0 0 0 45.0 55 36 28 2 12 35 2 0

JEFFORDS, Jeff - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/4/84, Florence, SC. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Lamar, SC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 19th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 3-6 with a 3.39 ERA and 6 saves in 40 appearances with Class-A Dayton...made 1 appearance for Double-A Chattanooga...allowed just 1 run over 9 games and 15.2 innings in April...was selected as a Midwest League All-Star. PERSONAL: Graduated from Lamar High School (Lamar, SC)...played collegiately at Spartanburg Methodist Junior College and the University of South Carolina...originally drafted in the 34th round by the Orioles in 2004.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 1-1 6.46 16 0 0 0 1 23.2 19 18 17 4 27 33 5 02008 Dayton-A 3-6 3.39 40 0 0 0 6 77.0 65 33 29 3 39 86 7 0 Chattanooga-AA 0-1 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 4-8 4.38 57 0 0 0 7 100.2 86 54 49 7 66 120 13 0

JONES, Kel - OF Age: 23; Ht: 5-9; Wt: 170; B: L; T: L; BORN: 9/21/85, Augusta, GA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Hephzibah, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 27th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .251 with 5 HR, 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases with Class-A Dayton...in 2007, was Reds Minor League Player of the Month for July (.361, 35-97, .429obp, 25g)...twice collected a season-high 4 hits (7/1 at Missoula and 8/4 vs. Beloit). PERSONAL: Graduated from Kings Academy High School...attended Darton College.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 GCL Reds-R .256 28 78 20 20 4 1 0 2 0 1 3 12 15 6 1 12007 Billings-R .318 38 157 31 50 11 2 3 25 3 2 4 13 21 7 4 5 Dayton-A .211 24 85 10 18 7 1 0 8 0 0 3 4 23 1 0 02008 Dayton-A .251 100 367 64 92 12 5 5 25 3 2 4 42 77 16 4 7Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .262 190 687 125 180 34 9 8 60 6 5 14 71 136 30 9 13 KAHAULELIO, Jake - SS Age: 23; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/7/85, Petalluma, CA. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Windsor, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 20th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Windsor High School (Windsor, CA)...played collegiately at Santa Rosa Junior College and Oral Roberts University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Billings/GCL Reds - R (Injured - Did Not Play)2008 Dayton-A .244 32 127 16 31 8 1 1 14 1 2 4 8 24 5 0 3 Sarasota-A .262 48 168 29 44 9 2 3 17 1 0 2 16 26 1 0 2Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .254 80 295 45 75 17 3 4 31 2 2 6 24 50 6 0 5

KAINER, Carson - OF Age: 24; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/27/84, Corpus Christi, TX. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: Tomball, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 14th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft...didn’t sign until 10/23/06. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .260 with 2 HR and 38 RBI in 98 games with Class-A Sarasota...had a season-high 4 hits on 7/24 at Lakeland...belted both of his home runs on 8/27 vs Clearwater...in 2007, in his first professional season, batted a combined .282 with 3 HR and 41 RBI in 77 games with Class-A Sarasota and Class-A Dayton...began the season with Sarasota where he hit safely in 12 of his 18 games...belted his first professional homer in his second game on 5/21 vs. Daytona...was transferred to Dayton on 6/21...collected 4-hit games for the Dragons on 7/3 vs. Great Lakes (4r) and 8/26 at West Michigan...batted .344 in August (33-96, 12r, 23rbi)...had a 10-game hitting streak from 8/4-8/17 (16-41, .390, 10rbi)...drove in a season-high 4 runs on 8/23 vs. Ft. Wayne...was named Midwest League Player of the Week for 8/20-8/26 (13-26, .500, 6r, 11rbi). PERSONAL: Graduated from Tomball High School (Tomball, TX)...played collegiately at the University of Texas where he was a teammate and roommate of fellow Reds farmhand Drew Stubbs...along with Stubbs, was named Longhorns’ Co-MVP following the 2006 season...held off signing with the Reds to undergo a kidney transplant from his father, Ron, on 9/12/06.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Sarasota-A .290 18 62 10 18 5 1 1 8 1 0 0 5 16 0 0 0 Dayton-A .280 59 225 35 63 10 0 2 33 0 3 2 16 51 2 3 12008 Sarasota-A .260 98 361 42 94 20 1 2 38 2 4 4 14 67 3 2 3Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .270 175 648 87 175 35 2 5 79 3 7 6 35 134 5 5 4

KENDRICK, Wayne - 2B Age: 23; Ht: 5-6; Wt: 160; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/11/85, Murfreesboro, TN. SIGNED BY: Paul Pierson. RESIDES: Murfreesboro, TN. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 6/13/07. PERSONAL: Graduated from Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, TN)...played collegiately at Middle Tennessee State University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Billings-R .246 22 65 7 16 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 3 6 2 0 3 Sarasota-A .261 9 23 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12008 Sarasota-A (Did Not Play)Minor League Totals - 1 yr .250 31 88 10 22 5 0 0 8 1 0 0 3 7 2 1 4

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KLINKER, Matt - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 220; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/8/84, Peru, IN. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: West Chester, OH. OBTAINED: Selected in the 15th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 8-6 with a 3.81 ERA in 25 appearances (24 starts) with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...ranked seventh among all Reds minor leaguers in ERA...began the season with the Dragons and went 6-4 with a 3.26 ERA in 19 games (18 starts)...on 5/19 vs Lansing, earned the 5-1 win with 7.0 shutout innings (3h, 0bb, 6k)...allowed 1 run over 7.0 innings in consecutive starts on 7/3 and 7/9...named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for 7/14-7/20 (2-0, 12ip, 11h, 2r, 1bb, 9k)...in his final 5 starts for Dayton went 3-0 with a 1.36 ERA over 33.0 innings (6r/5er, 3bb, 23k)...on 7/28 was promoted to Sarasota where he went 2-2 with a 5.50 ERA in 6 starts...in his first start for the SaraReds on 7/31 vs Lakeland, earned the 1-0 win by hurling 6.2 shutout innings (6h, 2bb, 5k)...allowed a season-high 10 runs over 3.2 innings on 8/10 vs Ft. Myers...overall ERA without that outing drops to 3.25 (49er, 135.2ip). PERSONAL: Graduated from Lakota West High School (West Chester, OH)...played at Furman University.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 2-2 5.44 15 2 0 0 0 41.1 55 30 25 6 10 39 0 02008 Dayton-A 6-4 3.26 19 18 0 0 0 105.0 98 43 38 5 27 76 6 0 Sarasota-A 2-2 5.50 6 6 0 0 0 34.1 41 21 21 5 11 28 0 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 10-8 4.18 40 26 0 0 0 180.2 194 94 84 16 48 143 6 0

KONSTANTY, Mike - 1B Age: 22; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 225; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 4/17/86, Oneonta, NY. SIGNED BY: Lee Seras. RESIDES: Oneonta, NY. OBTAINED: Selected in the 39th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted .253 with 10 HR and 43 RBI in 52 games with Rookie Billings...in his first pro game on 6/18 at Missoula belted his first career home run...his grand slam on 7/1 vs Great Falls was the first ever home run hit in Billings’ new Dehler Park...had a season-high 10-game hitting streak from 6/27-7/16 (15-36, .417, 10 doubles). PERSONAL: Graduated from Oneonta High School where he lettered in baseball, basketball and football...attended the University of Albany, where he served as team captain of the baseball team...also played collegiately at Winthrop University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .253 52 198 30 50 14 2 10 43 0 8 4 22 53 0 3 8

KREBS, Joseph - LHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 200; B: L; T: L; BORN: 9/14/84, Denton, TX. SIGNED BY: Jonathan Bonifay. RESIDES: Bridgeport, TX. OB-TAINED: Selected in the 14th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 7-4 with a 3.00 ERA and 6 saves in 45 relief appearances with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...began the season with Dayton where he went 6-2 with a 2.25 ERA and 6 saves in 26 games....selected as a Midwest League All-Star...in 11apps from 4/8-5/10 allowed just 1 run over 16.2 innings...on 6/23 was promoted to Sarasota where he went 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA in 19 appearances...in 2007, in his first professional season went 3-2 with a 3.98 ERA in 10 relief appearances for Rookie Billings...was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for 7/23-7/29 (5.2ip, 3h, 0r, 1bb, 6k). PERSONAL: Graduated from Bridgeport High School (Bridgeport, TX)...played collegiately at Navarro College and the University of Texas.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 3-2 3.98 10 0 0 0 1 20.1 23 9 9 2 10 20 3 02008 Dayton-A 6-2 2.25 26 0 0 0 6 40.0 38 11 10 3 14 33 1 0 Sarasota-A 1-2 4.03 19 0 0 0 0 29.0 30 14 13 2 9 26 1 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 10-6 3.22 55 0 0 0 7 89.1 91 34 32 7 33 79 5 0

KUO, Yen-Wen - SS Age: 20; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 165; B: L; T: R ; BORN: 10/25//88, Tainan, Taiwan. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel and Fu-Chun Chiang. RESIDES: Tainan, Taiwan. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted amateur free agent on 9/18/07.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .281 25 96 13 27 5 0 0 15 1 3 1 7 14 0 1 5

LINEBAUGH, Randall - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 10/2/85, Dallas, TX. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Mesquite, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 37th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season went 1-2 with a 2.45 ERA and 5 saves in 17 relief appearances with Rookie Billings...struck out 25 in 18.1 innings...didn’t allow a run over his final 9 appearances of the season (10.0ip, 5h, 4bb, 16k). PERSONAL: Graduated from Mesquite High School...played collegiately at Baylor University.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 1-2 2.45 17 0 0 0 5 18.1 16 5 5 2 6 25 0 0

LOGRONO, Angel - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/3/90, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a free agent on 8/1/07. CAREER NOTES: PERSONAL: 2008 will be his first professional season.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .187 46 139 13 26 4 0 1 15 0 1 3 11 39 2 2 7

LONG, Jake - C Age: 22; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 4/17/86, Santa Clara, CA. SIGNED BY: Keith Chapman. RESIDES: Modesto, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 37th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft...did not sign until 5/22/06. PERSONAL: Graduated from Johansen High School (Modesto, CA)...played collegiately at Modesto Junior College...named Central Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2006.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 GCL Reds-R .333 27 84 12 28 6 0 0 8 0 0 1 5 14 0 0 2 Billings-R .158 8 19 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 02007 Dayton-A .174 7 23 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 1 Billings-R .275 33 109 20 30 7 0 3 10 1 1 5 15 22 0 0 62008 Dayton-A .288 17 59 7 17 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 5 17 0 1 0 Sarasota-A .222 32 99 5 22 4 0 0 7 0 1 0 6 29 0 0 3Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .265 124 393 51 104 22 0 3 35 2 2 6 35 93 0 1 12

LOPEZ, Frederman - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: L; T: L; BORN: 11/1/90, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: El Limon, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/12/08.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .167 23 66 9 11 3 1 1 7 0 0 0 5 21 1 0 1

LORA, Luis - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 12/28/89, San Juan de la Maguana, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/19/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

LOTZKAR, Kyle - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 200; B: L; T: R ; BORN: 10/24/89, Delta, British Columbia, Canada. SIGNED BY: Bill Byckowski. RESIDES: Blaine, WA. OBTAINED: Selected as the Reds’ supplemental first round pick (1B) in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 2-3 with a 3.58 ERA in 10 starts with Class-A Dayton...struck out 50 in 37.2ip...pitched a season-high 5.0 innings 4 times...allowed a total of 1 earned run over those 4 outings...following the season was named by Baseball America as the sixth-best prospect in the Reds organization...in 2007, in his first professional season went a combined 0-2 with a 3.10 ERA in 9 games with the Rookie GCL Reds and Class-A Dayton...struck out 36 batters in 29ip...following the season was ranked by Baseball America as the 13th-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League. PERSONAL: Graduated from South Delta High School (Delta, BC).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-2 3.86 7 7 0 0 0 21.0 21 10 9 2 7 24 2 0 Dayton-A 0-0 1.13 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 1 1 1 1 3 12 0 02008 Dayton-A 2-3 3.58 10 10 0 0 0 37.2 29 19 15 2 24 50 2 2Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-5 3.38 19 19 0 0 0 66.2 51 30 25 5 34 86 4 2

LOUWSMA, Jason - 3B Age: 25; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 9/9/83, Winter Park, FL. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Longwood, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 29th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .226 with 5 HR and 43 RBI in 112 games with Class-A Sarasota...in 2007, batted .247 with 7 HR and 44 RBI in 99 games with Class-A Dayton...made his only professional pitching appearance on 4/19 vs. Quad Cities (1ip, 2r, 3h, 1bb)...drove in a season-high 4 runs on 8/21 vs. Ft. Wayne...batted .316 with runners in scoring position (30-95)...in 2006, in his first professional season batted .298

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with 2 HR and 31 RBI in 54 games with Rookie Billings...ranked eighth in the Reds organization with a .298 BA...hit safely in 38 of 54 games played. PERSONAL: Graduated from Seminole High School...played collegiately at Manatee Comunity College and Florida Gulf Coast University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 Billings-R .298 54 208 37 62 16 0 2 31 0 4 4 17 28 1 2 112007 Dayton-A .247 99 340 44 84 17 0 7 44 1 2 7 23 68 8 3 22008 Sarasota-A .226 112 420 25 95 12 0 5 43 1 2 2 16 82 1 1 8Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .249 265 968 106 241 45 0 14 118 2 8 13 56 178 10 6 21

LUTZ, Derrik - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 4/22/85, Lebanon, PA. SIGNED BY: Perry Smith/Jason Baker. RESIDES: Ft. Myers, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 19th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 2-2 with a 5.01 ERA and 3 saves in 52 appearances with Double-A Chattanooga...in 2007, went a combined 4-5 with a 2.91 ERA in 61 relief appearances with Double-A Chattanooga and Class-A Sarasota...finished T4th among all minor leaguers with 61 total appearances...spent most of the season at Sarasota where he led the Florida State League with 54 appearances and finished fifth with 23 saves...finished second among all Reds minor leaguers in saves. PERSONAL: Graduated from Lower Dauphin High School...played collegiately at George Washington University.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 GCL Reds-R 1-0 1.59 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 Dayton-A 2-1 2.39 13 0 0 0 0 26.1 26 10 7 2 11 22 1 02007 Chattanooga-AA 1-0 1.13 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 Sarasota-A 3-5 3.15 54 0 0 0 23 60.0 63 27 21 2 21 49 3 02008 Chattanooga-AA 2-2 5.01 52 0 0 0 3 50.1 63 34 28 2 27 43 5 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 9-8 3.47 128 0 0 0 26 150.1 159 74 58 6 61 124 9 0

LUTZ, Donald - OF Age: 20; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 210; B: L; T: R ; BORN: 2/6/89, Watertown, NY. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel. RESIDES: Regensburg, Germany. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted amateur free agent on 7/15/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted .250 with 1 HR, 19 RBI and 4 stolen bases in 34 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...on 6/24 vs GCL Orioles, in his third pro game collected a season-high 3 hits and 4 RBI (2 doubles, 3 runs). Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .250 34 108 22 27 9 0 1 19 0 1 2 9 21 4 1 4

MACHUCA, Luis - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 177; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 3/16/88, Panama City, Panama. SIGNED BY: Anibal Reluz. RESIDES: Panama City, Panama. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/19/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 5-5 with a 3.79 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) for the Rookie DSL Reds and the Rookie GCL Reds...spent most of the season in the Dominican League where he went 4-2 with a 3.03 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts)...each of his final 4apps with the DSL Reds were quality starts (3-0, 1.33era)...on 8/5 was promoted to the GCL Reds where he went 1-3 with a 6.48 ERA in 4 starts...in 2007, in his first season as a starter went 7-3 with a 2.00 ERA in 14 appearances (13 starts)...recorded 8 quality starts and allowed 2 earned runs or less in 11 of his 13 starts...didn’t allow a run in consecutive starts from 6/9-6/22 (1-0, 13ip, 9h, 0bb, 11k) and 8/14-8/23 (2-0, 11ip, 6h, 2bb, 7k).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 VSL Reds-R 0-0 3.09 9 0 0 0 0 11.2 15 6 4 0 6 3 1 02006 VSL Reds-R 4-0 2.76 24 0 0 0 3 45.2 42 20 14 6 11 27 0 12007 DSL Reds-R 7-3 2.00 14 13 0 0 0 81.0 67 24 18 1 10 54 4 12008 DSL Reds-R 4-2 3.03 12 11 0 0 0 59.1 67 29 20 1 8 46 3 0 GCL Reds-R 1-3 6.48 4 4 0 0 0 16.2 23 12 12 1 4 7 3 0Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 16-8 2.86 63 28 0 0 3 214.1 214 91 68 9 39 137 11 2

MALLETT, Justin - RHP Age: 27; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 216; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 11/11/81, Belleville, IL. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: East St. Louis, IL. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 6/9/03. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 6-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 30 appearances (15 starts) with Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville...spent most of the season with Louisville where he went 6-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 25 appearances (14 starts)...following the season pitched for Margarita of the Dominican League...in 2007, went 3-6 with a 4.73 ERA and 1 save in 44 appearances (8 starts) with Double-A Chattanooga...made his Triple-A debut with Louisville on 8/31 at Indianapolis (1gs, 1-0, 5ip, 4h, 2r/0er, 1bb, 5k)...in 2006, went a combined 2-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 3 saves in 23 appearances (7 starts) with Class-A Dayton, Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...was named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for 8/21-8/27 (W, 10.1ip, 1r, 0er, 1bb, 10k)...following the season played for Navajoa of the Mexican Pacific League...in 2005, went a combined 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA and 1 save in 19 games (7 starts) between Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...did not pitch after 7/30 due to a strained right shoulder...in 2004, went 4-5 with a 4.02 ERA in 18 games (13 starts) at Class-A Dayton...in 2003, in his first professional season went 0-2 with an 8.35 ERA in 12 games (1 start) with the Rookie GCL Reds. PERSONAL: Graduated from Belleville West High School...attended Meramec Junior College and Sterling College.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2003 GCL Reds-R 0-2 8.35 12 1 0 0 0 18.1 26 21 17 0 16 20 0 12004 Dayton-A 4-5 4.02 18 13 0 0 0 78.1 93 42 35 4 28 65 5 12005 Sarasota-A 2-3 2.87 16 5 0 0 1 53.1 44 23 17 3 18 60 3 1 Chattanooga-AA 0-0 5.91 3 2 0 0 0 10.2 12 7 7 3 5 9 0 02006 Dayton-A 0-3 4.02 11 0 0 0 3 15.2 13 8 7 1 8 18 0 0 Sarasota-A 2-2 3.51 11 7 0 0 0 41.0 43 21 16 3 13 32 2 2 Chattanooga-AA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 02007 Chattanooga-AA 3-6 4.73 44 8 0 0 1 91.1 82 50 48 7 46 88 1 0 Louisville-AAA 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 0 0 1 5 0 02008 Chattanooga-AA 0-1 4.50 5 1 0 0 0 8.0 6 4 4 2 3 7 0 0 Louisville-AAA 6-2 4.50 25 14 0 0 0 100.0 96 51 50 9 37 70 5 0Minor League Totals - 6 yrs 18-24 4.25 147 52 0 0 5 425.2 422 229 201 32 176 377 17 5

MARIZAN, Jose - LHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 175; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 7/2/88, San Francisco de Macoris, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: San Francisco de Macoris, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/11/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Reds-R 1-0 1.64 3 2 0 0 0 11.0 9 3 2 0 5 11 1 0 GCL Reds-R 0-4 10.02 11 5 0 0 0 20.2 26 26 23 3 26 18 0 22008 DSL Reds-R 2-5 2.66 13 12 1 0 0 61.0 53 22 18 2 20 55 3 0Minor League Totals -2 yrs 3-9 4.18 27 19 1 0 0 92.2 88 51 43 5 51 84 4 2

MARMOLEJO, Jose - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 179; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 9/9/89, Montecristi, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Villa Vazquez, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/19/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

MARTINEZ, Dan - LHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 170; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 6/4/90, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/22/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 VSL Reds-R 0-3 5.53 14 13 0 0 0 40.2 41 31 25 2 30 41 6 62008 DSL Reds-R 3-1 2.00 16 5 0 0 0 45.0 29 16 10 0 22 32 1 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 3-4 3.68 30 18 0 0 0 85.2 70 47 35 2 52 73 7 6

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MARTINEZ, Junior - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 4/30/86, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Lebya. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/1/05.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 DSL Reds-R 4-0 2.61 10 2 0 0 0 20.2 14 12 6 0 11 8 3 02007 DSL Reds-R 1-1 5.10 19 1 0 0 0 30.0 28 22 17 0 24 26 7 02008 Billings-R 1-0 6.67 19 0 0 0 0 29.2 34 23 22 4 26 24 4 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 6-1 5.04 48 3 0 0 0 80.1 76 57 45 4 61 58 14 1

MARTINEZ, Porfirio - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 11/29/89, Tamboril, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Lebya. RESIDES: Santiago, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 0-1 4.24 15 0 0 0 0 23.1 21 17 11 1 16 20 4 0

McKENNON, Mike - INF Age: 24; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 210; B: L; T: L; BORN: 3/31/85, Tomball, TX. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: Pearland, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 25th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .246 with 9 HR and 34 RBI in 100 games with Class-A Dayton...homered in 3 straight games (8/15-8/17 vs Great Lakes)...in 2007, batted .286 with 11 HR and 54 RBI in 73 games with Rookie Billings...ranked among Pioneer League leaders in games (1st, 73), at-bats (1st, 287), doubles (2nd, 25), RBI (4th, 54) and extra-base hits (4th, 38)...was named to the Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star Team...collected 4 hits on 7/5 vs. Helena (3r, 2rbi) and on 8/2 at Missoula...belted 2 homers on 8/3 at Missoula (4rbi)...connected for a grand slam on 8/25 vs. Missoula...in 2006, in his first professional season batted .234 with 3 HR and 28 RBI in 46 games with Rookie Billings...in his first professional game on 6/20 vs. Great Falls, drove in 7 runs with a grand slam, sac fly and a 2-run triple...hit another grand slam on 8/16 vs. Orem (5 RBI)...finished the season with a 7-game hitting streak (8-for-23, .348, 6 RBI. PERSONAL: Graduated from Pearland High School...attended the Univeristy of Texas at San Antonio.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 Billings-R .234 46 137 11 32 5 5 3 28 0 2 3 7 36 0 2 02007 Billings-R .286 73 287 44 82 25 2 11 54 0 1 3 17 65 0 2 52008 Dayton-A .246 100 357 37 88 20 5 9 34 3 5 8 15 82 3 4 7Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .259 219 781 92 202 50 10 23 116 3 8 14 39 183 3 8 12 McMURRAY, Chris - C Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/12/86, Mission Viejo, CA. SIGNED BY: Rex De La Nuez. RESIDES: Mission Viejo, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 18th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Capistrano Valley High School (Mission Viejo, CA)...played collegiately at UC Santa Barbara...college bio lists Johnny Bench as his idol. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .234 25 77 8 18 2 1 0 13 0 0 1 7 16 1 0 3

MEANS, Andrew - OF Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 215; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/11/86, Fairview, OH. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: Avon Lake, OH. OBTAINED: Selected in the 11th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted .231 with 3 HR, 16 RBI and 6 stolen bases for Rookie Billings...appeared in 22 games with the Mustangs before leaving to begin his junior season as a wide reciever on Indiana’s football team...on 7/24 at Helena went 3-for-6 with 2 home runs, including a grand slam, 7 RBI and 4 runs scored. PERSONAL: Graduated from Avon Lake High School...played collegiately at Indiana University where he also starred as a wide receiver on the school’s football team. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .231 22 91 16 21 1 1 3 16 1 0 1 4 15 6 0 0

MEDINA, Ruben - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 157; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 7/28/86, San Luis, Falcon, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/7/04.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2004 VSL Reds-R 1-2 4.97 15 2 0 0 1 25.1 28 15 14 1 12 17 4 02005 VSL Reds-R 2-1 2.38 21 0 0 0 8 22.2 17 8 6 0 12 24 4 02006 GCL Reds-R 1-1 0.00 10 0 0 0 2 12.0 8 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 02007 Sarasota-A 5-3 1.78 44 0 0 0 17 65.2 53 20 13 2 30 53 2 12008 Sarasota-A 2-7 3.33 37 0 0 0 0 54.0 56 25 20 1 26 35 2 0 Chattanooga-AA 0-0 10.13 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 Dayton-A 1-1 2.45 7 0 0 0 1 11.0 8 5 3 0 4 6 1 1Minor League Totals - 5 yrs 11-13 2.41 121 0 0 0 12 168.1 145 62 45 4 78 125 10 2

MENCHACA, Brandon - OF Age: 23; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/15/85, Marlton, NJ. SIGNED BY: Jeff Brookens. RESIDES: Wilmington, DE. OBTAINED: Selected in the 13th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, appeared in 71 games with Class-A Dayton...named Midwest League Co-Player of the Week for 6/16-6/22 (6-15, .400, 2hr, 6rbi, 4r, 4g)... in 2007, in his first professional season batted .261 with 7 HR, 45 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 63 games with Rookie Billings...finished second in the Pioneer League with 7 triples...named a Pioneer League Post-Season Honorable Mention...belted his first professional home runs on 7/3 at Missoula (2hr, 4rbi)....was the recipient of the Reds Florida Instructional League “Gamer” award and the Dernell Stenson Award as the team’s MVP. PERSONAL: Graduated from Concord High School (Wilmington, DE)...played collegiately at the University of Delaware.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Billings-R .261 63 241 51 63 9 7 7 45 1 1 6 31 70 16 6 32008 Dayton-A .176 71 256 28 45 8 4 5 25 0 1 4 17 80 5 3 4Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .217 134 497 79 108 17 11 12 70 1 2 10 48 150 21 9 7

MENDEZ, Carlos - INF Age: 22; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/15/86, Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Villa de Cura, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/1/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .250 with 2 HR and 33 RBI in 57 games with Rookie Bill-ings...set season-highs with 4 hits and 4 RBI on 8/9 vs Idaho Falls...in 2007, batted .227 with 2 HR and 14 RBI in 40 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...transferred to Billings on 8/28 where he finished the season batting .280 in 7 games...in 2006, batted .309 with 1 HR and 29 RBI in 62 games with the Rookie VSL Reds...from 7/15-7/24 had a 10-game hitting streak (15-for-40, .375)...named a Venezuelan League Post-Season All-Star...following the season played for Caracas of the Venezuelan League...in 2005, in his first professional season, batted .245 with 2 HR and 26 RBI in 53 games with the Rookie VSL Reds.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2005 VSL Reds-R .245 53 163 17 40 8 2 2 26 3 4 3 41 25 1 5 152006 VSL Reds-R .309 62 230 26 71 16 0 1 29 4 3 2 23 25 1 4 242007 GCL Reds-R .227 40 132 12 30 3 0 2 14 0 3 1 12 8 2 1 10 Billings-R .280 7 25 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 22008 Billings-R .250 57 216 27 54 12 0 2 33 0 0 6 19 27 3 3 11Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .264 219 766 84 202 40 2 7 105 7 10 13 95 86 8 13 62

MERAN, George - INF Age: 19; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 155; B: R; T: R; BORN: 5/12/89, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 DSL Reds-R .237 38 93 12 22 4 3 0 5 0 0 2 10 14 1 3 52008 DSL Reds-R .226 36 106 11 24 5 1 0 14 2 0 2 4 23 0 2 14Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .231 74 199 23 46 9 4 0 19 2 0 4 14 37 1 5 19

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MERCEDES, Elvin - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 2/3/89, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/9/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Reds-R 1-1 3.28 14 0 0 0 0 24.2 22 13 9 1 15 11 3 12008 DSL Reds-R 0-3 4.33 16 7 0 0 0 54.0 56 32 26 3 21 29 8 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 1-4 4.00 30 7 0 0 0 78.2 78 45 35 4 36 40 11 1

MOLINA, Marcos - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/4/85, Santiago, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: Guarbo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 0-3 8.20 20 3 0 0 0 37.1 45 51 34 0 45 24 18 0

MONTANO, Luis - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/20/85, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Jorge Oquendo. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/7/03. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 12-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 26 starts for Class-A Dayton...selected as a Midwest League All-Star...ranked among league leaders in wins (3rd) and starts (5th)...his 12 wins ranked T2nd among all Reds minor leaguers...held righthanders to a .199 batting average (54-271)...went 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 5 starts in April (28.1ip, 4er, .139oba)...on 6/21 vs Great Lakes had one of his finest outings of the season, firing 7.0 shutout innings to earn the 6-0 win (4h, 1bb, 4k)...in 2007, went a combined 10-5 with a 4.02 ERA in 20 appearances (13 starts) with Class-A Sarasota and Rookie Billings...was Reds’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July (5-1, 1.54era, 35ip, 6bb, 26k, 6g/5gs)...spent most of the season at Billings where he led the Pioneer League with 8 victories...also finished among PL leaders in innings pitched (5th, 82.0) and ERA (7th, 3.62)...had his finest outing on 7/7 at Helena when he fired 8.0 shutout innings (W, 5h, 1bb, 4k)...named to the Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star Team.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2003 DSL Reds-R 1-0 2.94 7 7 0 0 0 33.2 25 16 11 1 13 50 2 02004 DSL Reds-R 1-6 3.45 15 9 1 0 2 60.0 58 35 23 2 21 58 6 42005 DSL Reds-R 4-3 1.41 14 8 0 0 1 64.0 50 15 10 2 11 57 2 02006 GCL Reds-R 0-3 3.52 10 8 0 0 0 38.1 49 19 15 2 9 34 3 0 Dayton-A 0-1 6.75 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 10 7 6 2 3 9 1 02007 Sarasota-A 2-1 6.75 5 0 0 0 0 12.0 16 11 9 2 6 12 0 0 Billings-R 8-4 3.62 15 13 0 0 0 82.0 81 37 33 7 20 64 5 02008 Dayton-A 12-8 4.02 26 26 0 0 0 136.2 136 77 61 17 34 97 7 0Minor League Totals - 6 yrs 28-26 3.48 94 73 1 0 3 434.2 425 217 168 35 117 381 26 4

MORENO, Michael - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/21/87, LaRomana, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 4/7/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 DSL Reds-R .155 31 97 6 15 2 1 0 8 0 0 1 5 40 0 0 32007 DSL Reds-R .205 42 117 11 24 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 15 37 3 0 02008 DSL Reds-R .213 17 47 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 13 0 0 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .188 90 261 20 49 7 1 0 20 0 1 3 23 90 3 0 4 MORRISON, Carter - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 195; B: L; T: L; BORN: 6/23/90, New Westminster, BC, Canada. SIGNED BY: Bill Byckowski. RESIDES: Burneby, BC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 16th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...signed on 8/7/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

NAVARRO, Victor - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/7/89, Autonomo Diego Ibarra, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Mariara, Carabobo, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-1 18.32 12 0 0 0 0 9.1 19 22 19 2 12 8 5 02008 DSL Reds-R 0-1 4.15 6 0 0 0 0 8.2 6 5 4 0 4 4 2 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 0-2 11.50 18 0 0 0 0 18.0 25 27 23 2 16 12 7 0

OLIVERAS, Alex - CF Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 180; B: L; T: R; BORN: 3/29/89, Caguas, PR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Caguas, PR. OBTAINED: Selected in the ninth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Puerto Rico Baseball Academy & High School.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .191 47 162 14 31 4 3 0 13 2 2 1 10 45 1 0 32008 GCL Reds-R .279 39 154 28 43 5 4 1 16 0 1 2 14 45 3 5 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .234 86 316 42 74 9 7 1 29 2 3 3 24 90 4 5 3

ONDRUSEK, Logan - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-7; Wt: 207; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/13/85, Hallettsville, TX. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: Shiner, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 13th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 1-7 with a 4.97 ERA in 40 appearances (3 starts) with Class-A Sarasota...made his Triple-A debut with 1 appearance for Louisville (6/5 vs Toledo, 1.1ip, 0r)...made his first start of the season on 8/9 vs Ft. Myers and pitched 5.0 shutout innings (2h)...in 2007, went 7-10 with a 4.43 ERA in 31 games (22 starts) for Class-A Sarasota...his first eight appearances of the season were in relief...started 21 of his next 22 outings...all six of his starts in which he pitched 6.0 or more innings were quality starts (5-1, 2.09era, 38.2ip, 9er)...suffered the loss in the Florida State League All-Star Game...on 8/21 vs. Lakeland pitched a season-high 8.0 innings (W, 3h, 1r, 1bb, 8k)...following the season pitched for North Shore of the Hawaiian League....in 2006, spent most of the season at Class-A Dayton where he went 4-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 27 relief appearances...also made 1 appearance for both Rookie Billings (1ip, 3r, 3k) and Double-A Chattanooga (4ip, 0h, 0r, 7k)...in 2005, spent his first professional season at Rookie Billings where he went 1-6 with a 6.02 ERA in 15 games (9 starts). PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Paul High School...attended McClennan Community College.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 Billings-R 1-6 6.02 15 9 0 0 0 55.1 72 49 37 9 19 46 10 02006 Dayton-A 4-5 3.42 27 0 0 0 0 52.2 48 24 20 2 19 47 4 0 Billings-R 0-1 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 Chattanooga-AA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 02007 Sarasota-A 7-10 4.43 31 22 0 0 1 124.0 131 72 61 4 48 86 6 02008 Sarasota-A 1-7 4.97 40 3 0 0 1 79.2 93 47 44 5 32 58 3 0 Louisville-AAA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 13-29 4.67 116 34 0 0 2 318.0 349 195 165 20 124 248 24 0

ORTUNO, Jose - C Age: 18; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/23/90, Tumero, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Tumero, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/3/08. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .197 29 61 3 12 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 4 14 0 0 5

OTTERNESS, Steven - LHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 210; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/30/84, Tampa, FL. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Lutz, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 29th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Gaither High School (Tampa, FL)...played collegiately at Embry-Riddle University where he majored in Aeronautical Science .Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-5 3.94 12 11 0 0 0 48.0 52 28 21 1 17 35 10 02008 Sarasota-A 0-0 2.37 11 0 0 0 0 19.0 19 7 5 0 12 18 1 0 Dayton-A 0-0 10.03 8 0 0 0 0 11.2 17 13 13 2 12 7 2 0 Billings-R 2-1 4.26 13 0 0 0 3 19.0 16 9 9 2 9 21 3 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-6 4.42 44 11 0 0 3 97.2 104 57 48 5 50 81 16 0

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PANERATI, Luca - LHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 167; B: L; T: L; BORN: 12/2/89, Grossetto, Italy. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel and Sal Varriale. RESIDES: Grossetto, Italy. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/19/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 1-0 2.84 10 0 0 0 0 19.0 18 7 6 0 3 8 2 0

PARKER, Logan - 1B Age: 24; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 220; B: L T: L; BORN: 7/18/84, Odessa, TX. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: Odessa, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 12th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .281 with 15 HR and 61 RBI in 93 games with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...began the season with Dayton where he batted .267 in 55 games...homered in each of his first 2 games of the season (5/8 & 5/10 vs. Great Lakes), including a grand slam on 5/10...promoted to Sarasota on 7/18 where he batted .301 with 6 HR and 24 RBI in 38 games...had a 10-game hitting streak from 7/21-8/1 (15-38, .395)...in 2007, batted .269 with 9 HR, 50 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 115 games with Class-A Dayton...had an 11-game hitting streak from 4/17-4/28 (14-37, .378)...on 7/17 vs. Cedar Rapids became the first player in Dayton franchise history to hit 2 homers in an inning (two 3-run HRs in the 4th inning)...in 2006, in his first professional season batted .329 (4th in the organization) with 9 HR and 51 RBI in 66 games with Rookie Billings...ranked among Pioneer League leaders in walks (3rd, 41), home runs (5th) and batting average (8th)...recorded multi-hit games in each of his first 4 professional contests...(9-for-14, .643, 1hr, 4rbi)...on 8/4 vs. Missoula, hit a dramatic 10th-inning walkoff homer to give Billings the 10-9 victory...on 8/22 vs. Ogden, drove in a season high 4 runs (2-for-4, double, triple, 1r)...batted .357 with runners in scoring position (25-for-70, 2hr, 38rbi)...PERSONAL: Graduated from Odessa Permian High School...attended New Mexico Junior College and the University of Cincinnati.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 Billings-R .329 66 231 43 76 12 3 9 51 0 3 0 41 47 2 1 92007 Dayton-A .269 115 405 48 109 18 3 9 50 0 4 0 57 95 13 1 162008 Dayton-A .267 55 195 34 52 13 2 9 37 0 2 1 24 45 2 1 2 Sarasota-A .301 38 143 16 43 10 0 6 24 0 1 1 13 32 0 1 3Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .287 274 974 141 280 53 8 33 162 0 10 2 135 219 17 4 30 PARTCH, Curtis - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/13/87, Merced, CA. SIGNED BY: Tom Wheeler. RESIDES: Merced, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 26th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 5-11 with a 5.00 ERA in 33 appearances (17 starts) with Class-A Dayton...went 1-1-1 with a 3.38 ERA as a reliever (29.1ip)...went 4-10 with a 5.57 ERA as a starter (82.1ip)...was the recipient of the Reds Florida Instructional League’s “Best Pitcher” award...in 2007, in his first professional season went a combined 1-0 with a 2.88 ERA in 12 appearances with the Rookie GCL Reds and Rookie Billings. PERSONAL: Graduated from Merced High School (Merced, CA)...attended Merced Junior College. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-0 1.29 5 0 0 0 2 7.0 2 4 1 0 7 4 2 0 Billings-R 1-0 3.29 12 1 0 0 1 27.1 21 11 10 3 21 22 3 02008 Dayton-A 5-11 5.00 33 17 0 0 1 111.2 118 76 62 6 42 74 13 5Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 6-11 4.50 50 18 0 0 4 146.0 141 91 73 9 70 100 18 5

PELLAND, Tyler - LHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 172; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/30/89, Anzio, Italy. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel and Sal Varriale. RESIDES: Nettuno, Italy. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/15/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, Despite 2 stints on the disabled list made 36 relief apps for Class AAA Louisville...from 5/29-6/4 was on the DL with inflammation in his left triceps muscle and from 8/12 through the rest of the season was disabled with inflammation in his left shoulder...on 5/22 at Toledo recorded 5 strikeouts in 2.0 innings...on 11/19 was outrighted off the 40-man roster...In 2007, At Class AA Chattanooga and Class AAA Louisville combined to finish 6-5-2, 3.89 in 5 starts and 49 relief apps...made all 5 starts in his first 5 apps of the season for the Lookouts...earned his first 2 professional saves, both for Chattanooga, on 5/5 at Huntsville and 5/10 vs Carolina...on 7/25 vs Mississippi recorded 7 strikeouts in 3.0 scoreless innings...produced a win or save in 5 of his last 6 apps for Chattanooga...on 7/28 was transfered to Louisville...on 8/17 at Charlotte picked up his first Triple-A victory (12-9 win)...following the season pitched for the Surprise Rafters in the prestigious Arizona Fall League (9g, 1-1-2, 1.08, 8.1ip, 7h, 6bb, 10k)...on 11/20 was added to the 40-man roster...In 2006, At Class AA Chattanooga led the Southern League in starts (28)...allowed 2 runs or less in 15 of his 28 starts...on 6/25, in the 1-0 loss at Huntsville, pitched 6.0 shutout innings (4h, 7k)...following the season pitched for Phoenix in the Arizona Fall League...In 2005, Entered the season as the ninth-best prospect in the organization, according to Baseball America...at Class A Sarasota went 2-4, 3.94 in 15 starts and 3-4, 4.19 in 15 relief apps...In 2004, Entered the season as the eighth-best prospect in the organization...combined to finish 10-10, 5.40 in 22 starts and 10 relief apps at Class A Dayton and Rookie Billings...ranked among the org leaders in victories (T5th) and strikeouts (120, 5th)...at Billings was a Pioneer League All-Star...led the PL in victories (9) and ranked among the league leaders in strikeouts (82, T2nd), ERA (3.42, 4th) and innings pitched (73.2, 4th)...twice was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week (6/28-7/4, 8/23-8/29)...struck out a season-high 11 batters over 5.0 shutout innings in a 7-6 win on 6/28 at Missoula...was named best pitcher in the Florida Instructional League...In 2003, Was included in the deadline trade that sent RHP Scott Williamson to Bos. PERSONAL: Graduated from Mount Abraham High School in Bristol, Vermont.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2003 GCL Red Sox - R 3-4 1.62 11 8 0 0 0 39.0 26 12 7 0 18 34 0 0 GCL Reds - R 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 02004 Dayton - A 1-7 8.66 14 10 0 0 0 44.2 66 49 43 6 20 38 5 1 Billings - R 9-3 3.42 18 12 0 0 0 73.2 67 36 28 3 39 82 15 02005 Sarasota - A 5-8 4.05 30 15 0 0 0 102.1 103 52 46 5 63 103 6 12006 Chattanooga - AA 9-5 3.99 28 28 0 0 0 142.0 144 78 63 11 89 107 11 22007 Chattanooga - AA 5-4 3.95 35 5 0 0 2 66.0 63 40 29 6 32 71 7 0 Louisville - AAA 1-1 3.04 19 0 0 0 0 23.2 17 9 8 1 7 27 3 02008 Louisville - AAA 1-2 4.06 36 0 0 0 1 44.1 39 20 20 4 28 51 3 1Minor League Totals - 6 yrs 34-34 4.08 192 79 0 0 3 538.1 528 296 244 36 296 514 51 5

PERALES, Daniel - OF Age: 24; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 176; B: L; T: L; BORN: 3/18/85, Orange, CA. SIGNED BY: Hal Kurtzman. RESIDES: Orange, CA. OBTAINED: Acquired from Arizona in exchange for LHP Jon Coutlangus...signed as Arizona’s 22nd selection in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .209 with 4 HR and 24 RBI in 79 games with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...in 2007, led the Diamondbacks organization with 92 RBI...ranked among Midwest League leaders in RBI (1st), hits (1st), extra-base hits (1st), runs scored (3rd), triples (3rd) and doubles (5th)...reached safely in 30 consecutive games from 5/15-6/12...named system’s Player of the Week for 7/30-8/5...belted 2 homers on 7/31 vs. Quad Cities (6rbi)...had a season-high 5 hits on 8/2 at Quad Cities...homered in 3 straight games from 6/26-6/28....in 2006, belted 2 homers with 4 RBI on 7/18 vs Orem...hit a grand slam on 8/6 vs Helena.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Missoula-R .275 67 255 42 70 13 5 7 39 2 1 7 25 35 12 4 22007 South Bend-A .282 136 554 80 156 32 10 16 92 0 5 8 42 100 7 7 72008 Dayton-A .231 11 39 2 9 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 3 12 1 1 0 Sarasota-A .206 68 238 23 49 16 4 3 18 2 3 1 20 64 4 1 4Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .262 282 1086 147 284 64 20 1 27 4 9 16 90 211 24 13 13

PEREZ, Jorge - SS Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 160; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/21/87, Juan Baron Palenque, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: San Cristobal, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/23/05.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 DSL Reds-R .223 52 179 19 40 4 1 0 19 0 1 2 18 33 3 4 172007 DSL Reds-R .274 67 263 43 72 13 5 1 28 1 2 3 27 36 7 7 242008 DSL Reds-R (Did Not Play)Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .253 119 442 62 112 17 6 1 47 1 3 5 45 69 10 11 41

PETERSON, Brian - C Age: 30; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 214; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/22/78, Hyannis, MA. SIGNED BY: Bob Mayer. RESIDES: West Harwich, MA. OBTAINED: Signed as a released player on 1/15/09. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .243 with 2 HR and 20 RBI with Double-A Bowie...appeared in 7 games with Bridgeport in the independent leagues...signed with Arizona on 1/9/08 and was released on 3/23/08...signed with Baltimore on 5/6/08 and declared a minor league free agent on 11/3/08...in 2007, batted a combined .277 with 3 HR and 31 RBI in 92 games with Lynchburg and Altoona...released from the Houston organization on 3/27...signed with Pittsburgh on 4/13...declared a minor league free agent on 10/29...in 2006, released from the Detroit organization on 7/18...signed with Houston on 7/28...batted a combined .290 with 7 HR and 19 RBI in 60 games with Toledo and Corpus Christi...in 2005, batted .270 with 6 HR and 40 RBI in 100 games with Chattanooga...

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declared a minor league free agent on 10/15...signed with Detroit on 12/4...in 2004, batted .300 with 6 HR and 40 RBI in 93 games with Chattanooga...ranked T2nd among all Reds minor leaguers in batting average...was selected as a Southern League All-Star...named the Southern League’s best defensive catcher by Baseball America...following the season played for Scottsdale in the prestigious Arizona Fall League...in 2003, batted a combined .256 with 12 RBI in 85 games with Potomac and Chattanooga...in 2002, spent most of the season at Stockton where he batted .239 with 2 HR and 31 RBI in 77g...in 2001, was released by Cleveland on 5/14 and signed by the Reds on 5/22...batted a combined .268 with 3 HR and 25 RBI in 45g with Rookie Billings and Dayton...went 8-for-14 with 1 HR and 7 RBI in his first 3g at Billings...was named Pioneer Player of the Week for 6/18-6/24...promoted to Dayton on 6/30...in 2000, in his first professional season batted a combined .271 with 11 RBI in 34 games with Mahoning Valley and Rookie Burlington. PERSONAL: Graduated from FM Marcus High School (Flower Mound, TX)...played collegiately at Eastfield College and Bellevue University. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2000 Mahoning - A .222 24 72 9 16 2 1 0 6 3 1 4 12 20 2 0 1 Burlington - R .371 10 35 5 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 52001 Billings - R .325 10 40 5 13 2 1 1 7 0 0 1 5 9 0 0 2 Dayton - A .248 35 113 14 28 5 0 2 18 2 0 0 14 33 0 0 12002 Stockton - A .239 77 272 28 65 16 2 2 31 4 1 2 14 54 2 1 10 Chattanooga - AA .286 9 28 6 8 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 12003 Potomac - A .268 49 142 16 38 6 1 0 8 4 1 1 12 30 4 0 13 Chattanooga - AA .240 36 100 15 24 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 22 3 1 22004 Chattanooga - AA .300 93 313 40 94 21 3 6 40 2 2 7 24 61 3 1 112005 Chattanooga - AA .270 100 348 37 94 25 3 6 40 5 2 4 24 56 0 0 72006 Toledo - AAA .263 36 114 13 30 6 2 4 13 1 0 0 7 32 0 1 3 Cor Christi - AA .329 24 79 11 26 3 0 3 6 1 0 1 4 14 2 1 42007 Lynchburg - A .321 9 28 4 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 5 0 1 0 Altoona - AA .272 83 250 30 68 14 1 3 30 9 3 2 27 38 0 2 52008 Bridgeport - I .400 7 30 5 12 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 Bowie - AA .243 51 177 17 43 9 0 2 20 1 1 3 15 27 0 1 7Minor League Totals - 9 yrs .271 653 2141 255 581 125 16 31 236 32 12 26 180 417 16 10 73

PFISTER, Frank - 3B Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 205; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/25/86, Santa Monica, CA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Los Angeles, CA. OB-TAINED: Selected in the 17th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, In his first professional season batted .236 with 14 RBI in 38 games for the Rookie GCL Reds...on 6/20 at GCL Red Sox, in his first pro game went 3-for-6 with 4 RBI...in his next game on 6/23 at GCL Pirates went 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored. PERSONAL: Graduated from Harvard-Westlake High School (Los Angeles)...played collegiately at Emory University where he finished among career leaders in several offensive categories...as a junior collected 87 hits to set the highest single-season total in school history...also that season was named MVP of the NCAA South Regional Tournament.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .236 38 140 20 33 8 0 0 14 0 3 3 7 16 0 1 4

PHIPPS, Denis - OF Age: 23; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 176; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/22/85, San Pedro de Macoris, DR. SIGNED BY: Juan Peralta. RESIDES: San Pedro de Macoris, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/3/04. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, selected as a Midwest League All-Star...had a 12-game hitting streak from 4/26-5/10 (21-47, .447)...following the season played for Oriente of the Dominican League.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2004 DSL Reds-R .163 43 123 14 20 6 1 1 12 0 2 3 18 42 2 0 62005 DSL Reds-R .263 51 167 27 44 10 2 1 13 3 0 3 26 49 20 7 NA2006 GCL Reds-R .280 43 164 21 46 10 1 3 22 0 1 3 8 31 6 6 3 Billings-R .315 17 54 7 17 3 0 1 10 2 1 0 5 19 1 0 22007 Dayton-A .238 125 450 65 107 14 2 9 53 0 4 10 41 98 18 6 92008 Dayton-A .255 124 474 57 121 19 4 7 57 0 6 4 34 113 10 10 9Minor League Totals - 5 yrs .248 403 1432 191 355 62 10 22 167 5 14 23 132 352 57 29 29

PIMENTAL, Mauricio - INF Age: 20; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 165; B: S; T: R; BORN: 12/11/88, Bani, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Bani, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 DSL Reds-R .264 68 250 48 66 4 4 0 23 4 2 4 42 58 29 14 192008 GCL Reds-R .268 37 123 18 33 5 2 1 19 1 3 1 19 32 5 5 7Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .265 105 373 66 99 9 6 1 42 5 5 5 61 90 34 19 26

PIZZICONI, Matteo - LHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 172; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/30/89, Anzio, Italy. SIGNED BY: Jim Stoeckel and Sal Varriale. RESIDES: Nettuno, Italy. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/15/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season went 3-0 with a 0.70 ERA in 15 relief outings for the Rookie GCL Reds...allowed just 3 runs (2er) over 25.2 innings and held opponents to a .212 batting average.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 3-0 0.70 15 0 0 0 0 25.2 18 3 2 0 4 15 1 0

PUCKETT, Cody - SS Age: 21; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/3/87, Victorville, CA. SIGNED BY: Rex De La Nuez. RESIDES: Apple Valley, CA. OB-TAINED: Selected in the eighth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted a combined .270 with 8 HR and 29 RBI in 53 games with the Rookie GCL Reds, Class-A Sarasota and Rookie Billings...began the season in the Gulf Coast League where he batted .269 in 18 games...spent 2 games with Sarasota before joining Billings...played the rest of the season with the Mustangs where he batted .287 with 6 homers and 19 RBI...in a 2-game stretch for Billings from 8/8-8/9 vs Idaho Falls, went 4-for-7 with 3 HR and 4 RBI...had a 14-game hitting streak from 8/5-8/25 (18-55, .327). PERSONAL: Graduated from Hesperia High School (Hesperia, CA)...played collegiately at California State, Dominguez Hills.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds-R .269 18 67 11 18 1 0 2 10 0 0 1 10 19 6 1 6 Sarasota-A .000 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Billings-R .287 33 122 22 35 7 1 6 19 0 1 2 22 30 2 5 6Minor League Totals - 1 yr .270 53 196 33 53 8 1 8 29 0 1 3 32 51 8 6 12

PULLEN, Brodie- 3B Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/26/88, Rome, GA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Calhoun, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 33rd round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .192 with 7 RBI in 26 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...as a pitcher went a combined 0-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 5 relief appearances for the GCL Reds (4g) and Class-A Sarasota (1g)...in 2007, made his professional debut with the Rookie GCL Reds...drove in a season-high 3runs in his first game on 6/24 vs the Red Sox...had a seven-game hitting streak from 8/7-8/18 (8-23). PERSONAL: Graduated from Calhoun Senior High School (Calhoun, GA).Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .211 32 95 8 20 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 29 0 1 72008 GCL Reds-R .192 26 73 5 14 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 12 23 1 0 7Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .202 58 168 13 34 7 0 0 17 0 0 0 22 52 1 1 14

QUEZADA, Radhames - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/6/90, Los Llanos, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: San Pedro de Macoris, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 9/19/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 0-0 16.20 5 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 10 9 0 7 4 1 0

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QUINTERO, Jose - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 170; B: L; T: R; BORN: 3/19/90, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/25/08. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .176 50 136 28 24 6 0 0 9 2 2 5 32 36 7 5 2

RAFAEL, Juan - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/4/85, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Juan Peralta. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 5/21/04.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2004 DSL Reds-R 2-6 3.65 16 8 0 0 0 56.2 48 33 23 0 22 59 5 12005 DSL Reds-R 5-3 2.31 14 9 1 0 0 58.1 42 22 15 0 18 61 2 02006 DSL Reds-R 2-7 3.42 14 10 0 0 0 52.2 43 27 20 4 14 48 1 02007 GCL Reds-R 1-3 2.33 8 7 0 0 0 38.2 30 13 10 0 7 34 3 0 Sarasota-A 1-1 2.65 7 2 0 0 1 17.0 16 5 5 1 7 13 0 02008 Sarasota-A 0-0 11.57 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 7 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 Dayton-A 3-3 5.17 13 5 0 0 0 55.2 55 34 32 8 28 49 0 2 GCL Reds-R 1-3 1.63 6 5 0 0 0 27.2 26 9 5 0 9 29 2 1Minor League Totals - 5 yrs 15-26 3.29 79 46 1 0 1 309.0 267 146 113 13 107 293 13 4 RAVIN, Josh- RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 1/21/88, West Hills, CA. SIGNED BY: Rex De La Nuez. RESIDES: Tarzana, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the fifth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Chatsworth High School (Chatsworth, CA).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 GCL Reds-R 0-1 4.29 7 6 0 0 0 21.0 21 13 10 0 10 22 6 1 Billings-R 0-0 3.52 4 4 0 0 0 15.1 10 7 6 1 13 18 2 02007 Billings-R 1-5 8.55 13 13 0 0 0 40.0 44 46 38 7 41 39 12 12008 Dayton-A 2-8 7.19 14 14 0 0 0 56.1 55 49 45 9 50 47 9 3 Billings-R 0-1 10.50 4 1 0 0 0 12.0 13 14 14 4 9 12 3 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 3-15 7.03 42 38 0 0 0 144.2 143 129 113 21 123 138 32 5

REED, Justin - OF Age: 21; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 179; B: L; T: R; BORN: 11/29/87, Jackson, MS. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Jackson, MS. OBTAINED: Selected in the fourth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .239 with 11 HR, 36 RBI and 18 stolen bases with Class-A Dayton...had a 4-hit game on 5/5 vs Quad Cities...in 2007, batted a combined .284 with 4 HR, 26 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 60 games split between the Rookie GCL Reds and Rookie Billings...received Reds Florida Instructional League Outstanding Hitter award...began the season with the GCL Reds where he batted .310 in 32 games...twice collected a season-high 4 hits in a game (7/4 vs. GCL Red Sox & 7/24 at GCL Red Sox)...was promoted to Rookie Billings on 8/2...that night at Missoula, in his first at-bat as a Mustang belted a 2-run pinch-hit homer...enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak from 8/15-8/26 (15-39, .385, 11r, 2hr, 8rbi)...in 2006, in his first professional season batted .180 with 1 HR, 16 RBI in 44 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...ranked tied for first in the Gulf Coast League with 6 triples. PERSONAL: Graduated from Hillcrest Christian High School (Jackson, MS).Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 GCL Reds-R .180 44 161 17 29 2 6 1 16 6 0 1 19 45 6 5 12007 GCL Reds-R .310 32 129 20 40 5 4 1 11 1 0 3 13 31 9 3 3 Billings-R .250 28 100 22 25 4 2 3 15 0 2 4 13 41 4 4 12008 Dayton-A .239 118 410 64 98 14 6 11 36 6 1 5 38 137 18 9 3Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .240 222 800 123 192 25 18 16 78 13 3 13 83 254 37 21 8

RHODES, Ricky - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-7; Wt: 205; B: R; T: R; BORN: 5/30/89, Narangaba, Queensland, Australia. SIGNED BY: Luke Prokopec. RESIDES: Narangaba, Queensland, Australia. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/28/07. PERSONAL: Graduated from Dakabin State High School (Dakabin, Queensland, Australia).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-1 10.13 7 0 0 0 0 5.1 5 8 6 0 11 3 1 02008 Dayton-A (Injured - Did Not Pitch)

RICE, Brandon - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 210; B: L; T: R; BORN: 1/11/88, Riverdale, GA. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Griffin, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 11th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 2-2 with a 6.41 ERA in 15 relief outings for Rookie Billings...in 2007, went 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA in 13 games (3 starts) with the Rookie GCL Reds...in 2006, in his first professional season went 1-2 with a 2.73 ERA in 10 games (9 starts) with the Rookie GCL Reds...from 8/8-8/14 didn’t allow a run in any of his two starts (10.2ip, 4h, 6k). PERSONAL: Graduated from Spalding High School (Griffin, GA).Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 GCL Reds-R 1-2 2.73 10 9 0 0 0 33.0 28 16 10 0 10 20 7 02007 GCL Reds-R 2-3 4.50 13 3 0 0 0 46.0 49 29 23 6 12 17 6 02008 Billings-R 2-2 6.41 15 0 0 0 0 26.2 40 22 19 4 11 10 2 0 Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 5-7 4.43 38 12 0 0 0 105.2 117 67 52 10 33 47 15 0 RODRIGUEZ, Cristobal - SS Age: 19; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/1/89, Guerra, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/24/07.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 GCL Reds .197 64 229 34 45 15 2 3 16 4 1 9 15 70 5 3 21

RODRIGUEZ, Eddy - C Age: 23; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 205; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/1/85, Cuba. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Miami, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 20th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .205 with 7 HR and 27 RBI in 77 games with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...spent most of the season with the SaraReds where he batted .201 in 70 games...on 7/24 at Lakeland belted 2 homers and drove in a season-high 5 runs...promoted to Chattanooga on 8/10 and appeared in 7 games for the Lookouts...in 2007, batted .236 with 6 HR and 33 RBI in 83 games with Class-A Dayton...clubbed a grand slam on 5/18 at Clinton...in 2006, in his first professional season batted .235 in 7 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...belted his first professional home run on 7/26 vs. GCL Twins. PERSONAL: Graduated from Coral Gables High School (Coral Gables, FL)...played collegiately at the University of Miami.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 GCL Reds .235 7 17 1 4 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 12007 Dayton-A .236 83 280 32 66 15 0 6 33 0 2 4 16 61 1 1 132008 Sarasota-A .201 70 229 20 46 5 1 5 20 1 1 3 14 63 0 0 11 Chattanooga-AA .240 7 25 4 6 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 2Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .221 167 551 57 122 23 1 14 64 1 4 9 33 137 1 1 27

RODRIGUEZ, Efrain - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 11/22/89, Zamora, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 2-3 2.30 10 4 0 0 0 31.1 27 18 8 3 10 18 0 02008 GCL Reds-R 0-2 5.47 8 5 0 0 0 26.1 38 18 16 1 9 11 3 2Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-5 3.75 18 9 0 0 0 57.2 65 36 24 4 19 29 3 2

RODRIGUEZ, Henry - INF Age: 19; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 150; B: S; T: R; BORN: 2/9/90, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santa Rita, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/27/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .316 with 1 HR, 21 RBI and 21 stolen bases with the Rookie DSL Reds...enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak from 7/22-8/2 (20-42, .476)...went 0-for-3 in his next game on 8/4 and then from 8/5-8/20 reeled off a 12-game streak (20-47, .426)...in 2007, in his first professional season batted .265 with 3 HR and 29 RBI in 61 games with the Rookie VSL Reds and the Rookie

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RODRIGUEZ, Miguel - 1B Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/4/87, San Cristobal, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: San Cristobal, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/1/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .314 with 3 HR and 40 RBI in 66 games with the Rookie DSL Reds...had a season-high 4 hits on 8/5 vs DSL Indians...in 2007, hit safely in 15 straight games from 7/30-8/17 (23-58, .397)...batted .360 with runners in scoring position (27-75, 34rbi).Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 DSL Reds-R .194 51 155 13 30 5 1 2 11 1 2 5 8 41 3 1 182007 DSL Reds-R .289 58 204 23 59 7 3 2 35 2 4 8 13 36 1 3 122008 DSL Reds-R .314 66 239 34 75 24 2 3 40 0 3 11 26 45 5 2 10Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .274 175 598 70 164 36 6 7 86 3 8 24 47 122 9 6 40

RODRIGUEZ, Ramon - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/14/88, La Palmas de Veragua, Panama. SIGNED BY: Anibal Vasquez. RESIDES: Santiago, Veragua, Panama. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/12/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 18 relief ap-pearances for the Rookie DSL Reds...in 2007, went 3-4 with a 5.64 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) with the Rookie DSL Reds...struck out 44 batters in 44.2 innings...in 2006, in his first professional season went 1-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 13 appearances (12 starts) with the Rookie VSL Reds...picked up the victory on 7/20 at Mets when he didn’t allow a hit over 6.0 shutout innings (1bb, 5k). Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 VSL Reds-R 1-4 4.47 13 12 0 0 0 54.1 48 29 27 2 18 39 9 02007 DSL Reds-R 3-4 5.64 13 11 0 0 0 44.2 46 34 28 3 27 44 7 02008 DSL Reds-R 2-0 2.45 18 0 0 0 0 29.1 27 16 8 0 11 23 4 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 6-8 4.42 44 23 0 0 0 128.1 121 79 63 5 56 106 20 0 RODRIGUEZ, Raul - RHP Age: 18; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/16/90, Simi Valley, CA. SIGNED BY: Rex De La Nuez. RESIDES: Simi Valley, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 25th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Royal High School (Simi Valley, CA). Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-0 1.04 8 0 0 0 0 8.2 8 2 1 0 4 4 0 0

RODRIGUEZ, Yorman - OF Age: 16; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/15/92, Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/15/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season...prior to the 2009 season was named by Baseball America as the fifth-best prospect in the Reds organization.

ROJAS, Miguel - SS Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 150; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/24/89, Municipio Guaicapuro Los Teques, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Los Teques, Miranda, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/24/05.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 VSL Reds-R .178 58 157 21 28 3 0 0 8 7 0 8 24 28 9 4 242007 VSL Reds-R .228 30 101 12 23 5 0 2 9 3 1 3 14 11 1 1 6 DSL Reds-R .250 7 16 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 02008 Billings-R .183 61 208 27 38 8 1 1 21 2 0 4 14 35 3 1 10Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .193 156 482 63 93 17 1 3 38 15 1 15 55 74 14 6 40

RONDON, Victor - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/19/91, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/17/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .132 35 76 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 34 1 2 1

SANTANA, Hector - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 186; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/4/88, San Jose De Los Llanos, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: San Pedro de Macoris, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/20/04. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 1-2 with a 2.90 ERA and 2 saves in 19 games (2 starts) with the Rookie GCL Reds, Class-A Sarasota and Rookie Billings...in 17 apps overall as a reliever allowed just 5 earned runs over 25.1 innings (1.78era)...made 2 starts (0-0, 7.94, 5.2ip, 5er)...in 2007, was limited to 1 appearance...in 2006, was converted from a third baseman to a pitcher...went 0-1 with a 1.86 ERA in 18 relief appearances for the Rookie DSL Reds...held opponents to a .216 BA as he struck out 21 batters in 19.1 innings...in 2005, in his first professional season batted .146 with 1 HR and 5 RBI in 31 games as a third baseman with the Rookie DSL Reds. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 DSL Reds-R 0-1 1.86 18 0 0 0 1 19.1 16 7 4 0 5 21 1 12007 DSL Reds-R 0-1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 02008 GCL Reds-R 1-2 3.63 14 2 0 0 2 22.1 29 12 9 0 4 19 1 0 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Billings-R 0-0 1.35 3 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 1 1 0 2 4 0 0Totals as a pitcher - 3 yrs 1-4 2.61 38 3 0 0 3 51.2 52 21 15 0 11 46 2 1

SANTONI, Andres -INF Age: 17; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 6/6/91, Puerto La Cruz, Anzotegui, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Puerto La Cruz, Anzotegui, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/3/08. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .126 45 87 6 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 13 38 3 1 5

SAPPELT, Dave -OF Age: 22; Ht: 5-9; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 1/2/87, Buffalo, NY. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Graham, NC. OBTAINED: Selected in the ninth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .299 with 7 HR and 35 RBI in 62 games with Rookie Billings...ranked third among all Reds minor leaguers and 10th in the Pioneer League in batting average...collected a season-high 4 RBI on 7/16 vs Ogden...had two 4-hit games (7/24 at Helena & 8/29 at Great Falls)...recorded a 5-game multi-hit streak from 7/30-8/4 (10-26, .385). PERSONAL: Graduated from Southern Alamance High School (Graham, NC)...played collegiately at Coastal Carolina University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .299 62 254 47 76 19 5 7 35 2 1 1 21 45 6 3 1

SHUNICK, Clayton - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/10/86, Danville, IL. SIGNED BY: Perry Smith. RESIDES: Alpharetta, GA. OBTAINED: Selected in the fifth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season went 1-4 with a 8.45 ERA in 10 starts with Rookie Billings...named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for 6/30-7/6 (1-0, 11ip, 2r, 0bb, 12k). PERSONAL: Graduated from Chattahoochee High School (Johns Creek, GA) where as a senior was named North Fulton County and Georgia 5A Pitcher of the Year...played collegiately at Georgia State University and North Carolina State University...spent two summers pitching for Orleans in the Cape Cod League. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 1-4 8.45 10 10 0 0 0 38.1 54 37 36 7 7 38 5 0

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SIERRA, Jefry - SS Age: 18; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/16/90, San Cristobal, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba . RESIDES: San Cristobal, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .176 41 108 9 19 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 7 22 7 3 18 SMIT, Alexander - LHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 217; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/2/85, Geldrop, Netherlands. SIGNED BY: Howard Norsetter RESIDES: Eindhoven, Netherlands. OBTAINED: Claimed off waivers from the Twins on 7/12/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, spent the season at FSL Sarasota, where in 21 starts he went 8-7, 3.87...held opponents to a .242 batting average...in 12 starts from May through June went 4-3 with a 3.00 ERA and 8 quality starts...10 times pitched 6.0 innings or more in a game...in those 10 starts, went 5-3 with a 2.74 ERA (19er, 62.1ip)...in 2007, combined to finish 3-8-1, 4.28 in 16 starts and 11 relief apps at Class A Ft. Myers, Dayton and Sarasota...began the season with the Twins’ Gulf Coast League affiliate at Ft. Myers...on 7/12 was claimed off waivers by the Reds...went 2-2, 1.19 in his 5 starts for Class A Dayton before he was promoted to the Reds’ Florida State League affiliate in Sarasota...finished the season with the FSL Reds...in 2006, at Class A Beloit went 5-1, 2.43 in 13 starts and 2-1, 4.19 in 21 relief apps...made all of his relief appearances before his first start, on 6/28...from 6/13-8/20 won 6 straight decisions...in 6 starts in July went 2-0, 3.03...on 8/4 vs Dayton recorded a season-high 12 strikeouts...was Midwest Pitcher of the Week for 8/7-8/13 (3-0, 1.20)...righthanded batters hit just .170 (270ab, 101k)...in 2005, began the season at Class A Beloit and made all 14 of his apps there before he was transfered to Class A Elizebethton on 6/19...from 7/13-8/10 went 5-0, 2.05...in 9 apps in July went 3-0-1, 2.45...in 2004, spent the season at Class A Elizabethton...struck out 9 batters in consecutive starts on 7/3 and 7/9... in 2003, for the Gulf Coast League Twins ranked T2nd on the club with 40 strikeouts...did not allow a homer in his 8 apps/38ip...was ranked by Baseball America as the 14th-best prospect in the GCL. PERSONAL: In 2002 graduated from Stolbers High School in Eindhoven, Netherlands...was a member of the 2000 Dutch 15-and-under team that won the European Cadet Championship...was member of the Dutch National Junior Team in 2001 and 2002...was selected to play on the Dutch Olympic Team at the 2002 International Cup in CubaYr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2003 GCL Twins - R 3-0 1.18 8 7 0 0 0 38.0 19 8 5 0 20 40 4 02004 Elizabethton - R 1-1 2.54 6 5 0 0 0 28.1 25 9 8 0 10 43 2 12005 Beloit - A 1-9 5.98 14 10 0 0 0 49.2 58 41 33 9 28 54 5 0 Elizabethton - R 6-1 1.97 21 0 0 0 3 45.2 25 12 10 3 12 *86 7 12006 Beloit - A 7-2 2.99 34 13 0 0 0 108.1 77 48 36 6 53 141 7 12007 Ft. Myers - A 1-4 5.86 18 8 0 0 1 50.2 62 40 33 2 26 38 1 0 Dayton - A 2-2 1.19 5 5 0 0 0 22.2 19 7 3 1 8 19 0 0 Sarasota - A 0-2 3.71 4 3 0 0 0 17.0 12 10 7 0 8 19 0 02008 Sarasota - A 8-7 3.87 21 21 0 0 0 111.2 98 53 48 9 56 94 5 1Minor League Totals 29-28 3.49 131 72 0 0 4 472.0 395 228 183 30 221 534 31 4

SMITH, Jordan - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 174; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 2/4/86, American Fork, UT. SIGNED BY: Jeff Morris. RESIDES: Pleasant Grove, UT. OB-TAINED: Selected in the sixth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 9-8 with a 3.84 ERA in 21 starts with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...ranked eighth among all Reds minor leaguers in ERA...named Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April (5-1, 1.60, 6gs)...began the season with the SaraReds where he went 7-2 with a 2.55 ERA in 10 starts...selected as a Florida State League All-Star...over a 3-start stretch from 4/30-5/2 allowed just 3 runs over 24.2ip (0bb), pitching at least 8.0 innings in all 3 starts...promoted to Chattanooga on 5/25 where he went 2-6 with a 5.40 ERA in 11 starts....in 2007, went 10-8 with a 3.84 ERA in 26 starts with Class-A Dayton...ranked fourth in the Midwest League in starts...allowed 2 earned runs or less in 16 of his 26 starts...in 5 starts from 4/27-5/18 went 2-2 with a 0.88 ERA (30.2ip, 19h, 5r/3er, 4bb, 23k), including back-to-back outings on 5/2 and 5/7 in which he fired 6.0 shutout innings...recorded 8 quality starts...on 6/13 vs. South Bend gave up just 3 hits over 8.0 shutout innings (0bb, 2k)...on 7/1 pitched 7.0 scoreless innings at. Ft. Wayne (2h, 0bb, 4k)...in 2006, in his first professional season went 6-3 with a 3.01 ERA (7th in the organization) in 14 starts with Rookie Billings...held opponents to a .227 BA...didn’t allow a home run until his 12th start (57.1ip)...was among Pioneer League leaders in wins (T1st) and ERA (6th)...named to the Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star Team. PERSONAL: Graduated from Pleasant Grove High School...attended the Community College of Southern Nevada.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 Billings-R 6-3 3.01 14 14 0 0 0 68.2 58 29 23 3 20 49 3 02007 Dayton-A 10-8 3.84 26 26 0 0 0 133.2 133 74 57 8 40 96 8 12008 Sarasota-A 7-2 2.55 10 10 0 0 0 67.0 61 23 19 2 7 44 0 0 Chattanooga-AA 2-6 5.40 11 11 0 0 0 55.0 72 42 33 6 17 42 6 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 25-19 3.66 61 61 0 0 0 324.1 324 168 132 19 84 231 17 2

SNOWDEN, Shea - LHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 150; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/6/88, Huntsville, AL. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Brandon, MS. OBTAINED: Selected in the 16th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 3-3 with a 1.50 ERA in 7 appearances (5 starts) with the Rookie GCL Reds...gave up just 6 earned runs over 36.0ip...his finest outing of the season came in the 9-3 victory over the Twins on 6/26 when he allowed just 1 hit over 6.0 shutout innings...in 3 games from 6/26-7/8 allowed 2 runs (1er) over 16.0ip...in 2007, in his first professional season went 0-2 with a 3.51 ERA in 10 games (1 start) with the Rookie GCL Reds...on 7/17 vs. the GCL Orioles, struck out 6 over 3.0 perfect innings...matched season-high 6 strikeouts in his final appearance of the season on 8/26 vs. GCL Orioles (2.2ip, 1h, 0r). PERSONAL: Graduated from Brandon High School.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-2 3.51 10 1 0 0 0 25.2 24 17 10 1 5 30 2 02008 GCL Reds-R 3-3 1.50 7 5 0 0 0 36.0 28 12 6 0 10 29 3 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 3-5 2.34 17 6 0 0 0 61.2 52 29 16 1 15 59 5 0

SOSA, Humberto - C Age: 23; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/13/85, Beracruz, Mexico. SIGNED BY: Osvaldo Alvarez. RESIDES: Beracruz, Mexico. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/19/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, spent most of the season with the Rookie GCL Reds where he batted .304 with 3 HR and 22 RBI in 42 games...had a season-high 4 hits on 6/23 at Pirates...also appeared in 3 games for Class-A Dayton...in 2007, batted .275 with 3 HR and 46 RBI in 67 games with the Rookie DSL Reds...had a 12-game hitting streak from 6/25-7/7 (14-45, .311) and a 10-game streak from 7/25-8/6 (17-38, .447)...drove in a season-high 4 runs on 6/26 at DSL Indians (2-4, 1hr)...collected a season-high 4 hits on 8/2 at DSL Rockies (4-5, 2rbi).Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 VSL Reds-R .295 36 129 17 38 10 0 1 18 1 0 1 30 22 1 2 12007 DSL Reds-R .275 67 240 24 66 19 1 3 46 1 7 5 32 41 1 1 72008 Dayton-A .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 GCL Reds-A .304 42 158 17 48 10 0 3 22 0 0 0 14 34 0 0 3Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .285 148 534 58 152 39 1 7 86 2 7 6 77 100 2 3 12

SOTO, Neftali - INF Age: 20; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/28/89, Mantai, Puerto Rico. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Florida, PR. OBTAINED: Selected as the Reds supplemental third round pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .340 with 11 HR and 47 RBI in 67 games with Rookie Billings and Class-A Dayton...following the season Baseball America named him the 10th-best prospect in the Midwest League and the seventh-best prospect in the Reds organization...overall appeared in 40g at 3B, 4g at SS and 2g at 1B...overall batted .448 with runners in scoring position and 2 outs (13-29)...began the season with Billings where he batted .388 with 4 HR and 11 RBI in 15 games...reached base safely in all 15 of those games...hit safely in 14 of those 15g...named Pioneer League Player of the Week for 6/16-6/22 (6g, 13-27, .481, 4hr, 9rbi)...on 6/18 at Missoula belted 2 HR and collected a season-high 4 RBI...the next day belted another home run at Missoula...homered again on 6/21 at Great Falls, 1 of his 4 hits on the day...promoted to Dayton on 7/6 where he batted .326 with 7 HR and 36 RBI in 52 games...had a 13-game hitting streak from 8/15-8/28 (23-55) and a 12-game streak from 7/28-8/9 (21-54, .389)...on 7/30 at Burlington tied a Dayton franchise record with 5 hits...following the season played for Santurce in the Puerto Rican League...in 2007, in his first professional season batted .303 with 2 HR and 28 RBI in 40 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...ranked among Gulf Coast League leaders in triples (2nd, 5) and batting average (8th)...ranked fifth among all Reds minor leaguers in batting average...hit safely in 26 of 40 games...collected a season-high 4 hits on 6/23 vs. the GCL Pirates...drove in a season-high 4 runs on 7/24 at GCL Red Sox...following the season was named the eighth-best prospect in the GCL by Baseball America.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .303 40 152 18 46 7 5 2 28 1 1 2 11 31 2 0 172008 Billings-R .388 15 67 12 26 10 1 4 11 0 0 0 4 10 1 0 3 Dayton-A .326 52 218 26 71 15 1 7 36 0 6 2 7 36 1 1 9Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .327 107 437 56 143 32 7 13 75 1 7 4 22 77 4 1 29

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STEWART, Zach - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 205; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 9/28/86, Wichita Falls, TX. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Wichita Falls, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the third round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: Went a combined 1-4 with a 1.09 ERA and 5 saves in 24 relief ap-pearances for Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...allowed just 4 earned runs over 33.0 innings with 36 strikeouts...went unscored upon in 19 of his 24 apps...began the season with Dayton where he gave up 2 runs (1er) over 16.1 innings...promoted to Sarasota on 7/19 where he went 0-2-2 with a 1.62 ERA over 13 apps...fanned 23 batters in 16.2 innings while with the SaraReds...PERSONAL: Graduated from Holliday High School (Holliday, TX)...played collegiately at Angelo State University, North Central Texas College and Texas Tech. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Dayton-A 1-2 0.55 11 0 0 0 3 16.1 10 2 1 0 3 13 0 0 Sarasota-A 0-2 1.62 13 0 0 0 2 16.2 16 5 3 0 11 23 0 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr 1-4 1.09 24 0 0 0 5 33.0 26 7 4 0 14 36 0 0

STIFFLER, Matt - OF Age: 22; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 175; B: L; T: L; BORN: 3/9/86, Dayton, OH. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: Bellbrook, OH. OBTAINED: Selected in the 27th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Bellbrook High School...played collegiately at Ohio University where he majored in chemical engineering.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .225 26 89 18 20 8 0 1 15 0 0 0 19 22 2 3 1

STOVALL, Tyler - OF Age: 23; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/19/85, Cincinnati, OH. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: Loveland, OH. OBTAINED: Selected in the 20th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted .333 with 1 HR and 16 RBI in 38 games with Rookie Billings...opened his pro career with an 11-game hitting streak (6/17-7/6; 18-39, .462)...had a 16-game hitting streak from 7/21-8/23 (23-65, .354)...batted .384 vs LHP (18-47) and .310 vs RHP (31-100)...didn’t commit an error in any of his 29 apps in the field. PERSONAL: Graduated from Moeller High School...played collegiately at Central Michigan University where he was named 2007 MAC Player of the Year and earned second team Academic All-American honors.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .333 38 147 32 49 10 3 1 16 0 2 2 14 33 2 1 0

SUGILIO, Jose - INF Age: 19; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/27/89, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 12/18/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .140 42 107 7 15 3 2 0 4 0 0 5 6 49 4 1 9

SULBARAN, Juan Carlos - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 198; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/9/89, Willemstad, Curacao. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Willemstad, Curacao. OBTAINED: Selected in the 30th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Pitched for the Dutch National Team during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

SYKORA, Tomas - RHP Age: 16; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 210; B: R; T: R; BORN: 6/10/92, Prague, Czech Republic. SIGNED BY: Gene Grimaldi and Jim Stoeckel . RESIDES: Prague, Czech Republic. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/6/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

SZYMANSKI, B.J. - OF Age: 26; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 211; B: S; T: R; BORN: 10/1/82, Wichita Falls, TX. SIGNED BY: Mike Misuraca. RESIDES: Wichita Falls, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the second round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted a combined .221 with 10 HR and 40 RBI in 99 games for Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Louisville...opened the season for Chattanooga with a 12-game hitting streak (4/3-4/16; 17-44, .386, 3hr, 17rbi)...belted grand slams on 4/6 at Montgomery and 5/15 vs Mississippi...had a 2-homer game on 4/26 vs Carolina...connected for his first Triple-A home run on 7/21 vs Syracuse...in 2007, batted .242 with 14 HR and 59 RBI in 123 games with Class-A Sarasota...named Florida State League Player of the Week for 5/21-5/27...belted a grand slam and drove in a season-high 6 runs on 8/6 at Jupiter...on 8/29 at Ft. Myers went 4-for-5 with 2 runs and 5 RBI...in 2006, batted .239 with 16 HR, 59 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 128 games with Class-A Dayton...among Midwest League leaders in strikeouts (1st, 191) and home runs (5th)...was named Midwest League Player of the Week for 5/1-5/7 (13-for-32, .406, 4hr, 8rbi, 8r, 2sb)...in 2005, entered the season as the #5 ranked prospect in the Reds organization according to Baseball America...batted .262 with 10 HR and 26 RBI in 50 games at Class-A Dayton...from 4/14-6/6 was on the disabled list with a sprained right knee...in his first game back homered twice and produced a season-high 4 RBI in a 7-3 win on 6/7 vs. Burlington...from 7/11-7/24 recorded a season-high 12-game hitting streak (15-49, .306, 1hr, 6rbi)...in 2004, batted .259 with 3 HR and 17 RBI in 22 games at Rookie Billings.... PERSONAL: Graduated from Rider High School (Wichita Falls, TX)...attended Princeton University, where he was one of the top receivers on the football team...first name is Brandon.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2004 Billings-R .259 22 81 13 21 4 2 3 17 1 1 0 9 26 2 1 02005 Dayton-A .262 50 191 32 50 8 1 10 26 0 2 0 21 57 7 1 32006 Dayton-A .239 128 482 68 115 31 3 16 59 0 2 4 46 191 22 10 72007 Sarasota-A .242 123 434 63 105 17 4 14 59 1 3 3 28 153 9 4 132008 Chattanooga-AA .234 77 231 25 54 9 1 9 34 1 1 2 11 90 4 1 7 Louisville-AAA .156 22 45 4 7 0 0 1 6 1 2 1 3 16 1 0 1Minor League Totals - 5 yrs .240 422 1464 205 352 69 11 53 201 4 11 10 118 533 45 17 31

TABOR, Lee - LHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 175; B: L; T: L; BORN: 12/17/84, Sumter, SC. SIGNED BY: Steve Kring. RESIDES: Manning, SC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 30th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in 50 games with Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...in 2007, went a combined 5-2 with a 3.12 ERA in 43 relief appearances with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...struck out 82 batters in 78.0 innings...spent most of the season with Dayton, where he held opponents scoreless in 21 appearances...earned the win on 6/27 at South Bend when he allowed just 1 hit over 5.2 scoreless innings (3bb, 6k)...transferred to Sarsota on 7/28...went 1-0 with a 5.02 ERA in 10 games with the SaraReds...in 2006, in his first profes-sional season went a combined 2-2 with a 4.67 ERA in 13 appearances (8 starts) with the Rookie GCL Reds and Class-A Sarasota...began the season with the GCL Reds...was transferred to Sarasota on 8/16...PERSONAL: Graduated from Manning High School...attended Francis Marion University.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 GCL Reds-R 2-1 3.69 9 5 0 0 0 31.2 34 17 13 4 3 27 2 0 Sarasota-A 0-1 7.11 4 3 0 0 0 12.2 15 11 10 1 5 6 2 12007 Dayton-A 4-2 2.69 33 0 0 0 2 63.2 51 24 19 7 23 71 3 0 Sarasota-A 1-0 5.02 10 0 0 0 0 14.1 17 12 8 1 9 11 2 02008 Sarasota-A 0-1 2.45 14 0 0 0 0 18.1 12 6 5 1 6 14 0 0 Chattanooga-AA 1-1 5.40 36 0 0 0 0 41.2 54 27 25 3 20 32 5 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 8-6 3.95 106 8 0 0 2 182.1 183 97 80 17 66 161 14 2

THURMAN, Mace - LHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 180; B: L; T: L; BORN: 4/5/87, Austin, TX. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Austin, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 19th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season went a combined 2-0 with a 2.97 ERA and 1 save in 16 relief appearances with Rookie Billings and Class-A Dayton...began the season with Billings and didn’t allow a run in any of his first 8 apps with the Mustangs (13.2ip)...gave up his first and only run for Billings on 8/2 at Helena (3ip, 2h, 6k)...on 8/7 was promoted to Dayton where he went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA and 1 save in 7 relief appearances...in his Dragons debut on 8/8 vs Ft. Wayne, allowed 4 runs without retiring a batter...his ERA without that outing drops from 5.40 to 3.24 and would lower his overall ERA to 1.89...rebounded to pitch 4.1 perfect innings of relief in his very next outing on 8/11 at Lansing (7k)...shared Midwest League Pitcher of the Week honors for 8/11-8/17 (1-0, 7.1ip, 2h, 0r, 11k). PERSONAL: Graduated from Westlake High School (Austin, TX)...played collegiately at McLennan Community College and Baylor University.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 Billings-R 1-0 0.54 9 0 0 0 0 16.2 8 1 1 1 4 18 1 0 Dayton-A 1-0 5.40 7 0 0 0 1 16.2 12 10 10 1 10 27 0 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-0 2.97 16 0 0 0 1 33.1 20 11 11 2 14 45 1 0

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TINEO, Carlos - RHP Age: 17; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/12/91, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Richard Jimenez. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/11/08. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 DSL Reds-R 1-3 8.85 17 2 0 0 0 20.1 19 22 20 0 27 16 14 1 TORCISE, David - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 185; B: L; T: L; BORN: 8/22/85, Homestead, FL. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Temple Terrace, FL. OB-TAINED: Selected in the 47th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Westminster Christian School (Miami, FL)...played collegiately at Duke University, the University of Louisville and the University of South Florida. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 1-0 1.48 17 0 0 0 1 24.1 19 4 4 1 5 20 1 1 Billings-R 0-0 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 5.1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0Minor League Totals - 1 yr 1-0 1.82 20 0 0 0 1 29.2 24 7 6 1 6 21 1 1

TORDI, Justin - INF Age: 24; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 208; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/9/84, Rochester Hills, MI. SIGNED BY: Joe Siers. RESIDES: Orlando, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 41st round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .223 with 1 HR and 18 RBI in 64 games with Class-A Sarasota...appeared in 25g at catcher, 13g at 3B, 10g at 2B, 8g at SS and 7g at 1B...collected a season-high 4 hits on 7/5 at Tampa...made his Double-A debut, appearing in 4 games with Chattanooga...in 2007, batted .215 in 68 games split between Class-A Dayton, Rookie Billings and Class-A Sarasota...after appearing in 35 of 37 games as a catcher in 2006, only made 2 appearances at that position in 2007 (32g at SS, 15g at 3B, 14g at 2B)...belted his first professional homer on 7/9 while with Billings at Helena. PERSONAL: Graduated from Dr. Phillips High School...attended the University of Florida.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2006 Billings-R .168 37 101 11 17 2 0 0 9 0 1 3 11 25 0 0 42007 Dayton-A .209 24 67 10 14 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 3 14 0 0 1 Billings-R .214 19 70 6 15 3 1 1 9 1 0 2 6 17 0 0 4 Sarasota-A .221 25 77 6 17 5 0 0 10 0 0 2 6 18 0 0 32008 Sarasota-A .223 64 202 12 45 9 0 1 18 4 2 3 23 47 0 0 6 Chattanooga-AA .000 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .207 173 522 45 108 21 2 2 50 7 3 11 49 122 0 0 19

VALIQUETTE, Philippe - LHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 175; B: L; T: L; BORN: 2/14/87, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. SIGNED BY: Jason Baker. RESIDES: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. OBTAINED: Selected in the seventh round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 2-3 with a 3.60 ERA and 3 saves in 47 games with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...struck out 65 batters in 65.0 innings..promoted to Sarasota on 5/27...following the season pitched for Waikiki in the Hawaiian League...in 2007, named Reds Florida Instructional League’s Most Outstanding Pitcher. PERSONAL: Graduated from Edouard Montpetit High School.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 Dayton-A 2-5 6.30 19 16 0 0 0 64.1 81 54 45 3 44 42 7 0 Billings-R 2-1 6.43 7 3 0 0 0 21.0 23 16 15 1 10 18 6 22006 Dayton-A 2-4 7.54 12 9 0 0 0 37.0 52 39 31 5 21 24 4 02007 Billings-R 3-1 1.77 11 0 0 0 3 40.2 31 17 8 0 11 29 3 0 Dayton-A 1-2 6.75 7 0 0 0 0 10.2 17 9 8 1 2 8 0 02008 Dayton-A 0-1 3.12 16 0 0 0 1 26.0 25 11 9 2 10 32 2 0 Sarasota-A 2-2 3.92 31 0 0 0 2 39.0 45 18 17 4 18 33 3 2Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 12-16 5.02 103 28 0 0 6 238.2 274 164 133 16 116 186 25 4

VASOUREK, Jan - RHP Age: 17; Ht: 6-6; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/31/91, Brno, Czech Republic. SIGNED BY: Gene Grimaldi and Jim Stoeckel. RESIDES: Kurim, Czech Republic. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 9/29/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season.

VASQUEZ, Samuel - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/6/87, San Pedro de Macoris, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: San Pedro de Macoris, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/7/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 Billings-R .262 63 237 34 62 16 2 1 28 0 5 4 9 49 12 8 72008 GCL Reds-R .259 46 166 22 43 9 4 2 15 0 0 3 2 39 8 0 4Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .261 109 403 56 105 25 6 3 43 0 5 7 11 88 20 8 11

VAZQUEZ, Camilo - LHP Age: 25; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 204; B: L; T: L ; BORN: 10/3/83, Havana, Cuba. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Miami, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the fourth round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 8-6 with a 4.90 ERA and 1 save in 33 appearances (15 starts) with Class-A Sarasota, Triple-A Louisville and Double-A Chattanooga...in 2007, went 4-8 with a 5.14 ERA in 21 starts with Double-A Chattanooga...twice fired a season-high 7.0 shutout innings (5/9 vs. Carolina, 2h-0bb-8k & 6/19 vs. Birmingham, 5h-0bb-5k)...in his first start of the season on 4/7 at Mobile, allowed just 1 hit over 6.0 shutout innings...in 2006, went a combined 7-10 with a 4.13 ERA in 27 games (26 starts) split between Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...began the season with Sarasota where he went 4-5 with a 4.00 ERA in 16 games (15 starts)...pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in the 8-3 win vs. Ft. Myers on 5/27 (5h, 1bb, 6k)...in the 3-1 win at Tampa on 6/11, pitched 7.0 shutout innings to earn the victory (7k, 2h)...on 7/6 was transferred to Chattanooga where we went 3-5 with a 4.33 ERA in 11 starts...enjoyed his best game as a Lookout on 7/28 when he struck out 10 and allowed just 1 run over 7ip to earn the 3-2 win vs. West Tenn...in 2005, went 4-4 with a 5.18 ERA in 29 games (18 starts) at Class-A Dayton...in 2004, was limited to just 5 appearances as he recovered from elbow surgery...in 2003, in his first pro season went 3-7 with a 4.63 ERA in 22 games (19 starts) at Class-A Dayton and Rookie Billings. PERSONAL: Graduated from Hialeah High School.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2003 Dayton-A 1-4 5.93 13 11 0 0 0 44.0 54 37 29 6 28 47 6 1 Billings-R 2-3 3.03 9 8 0 0 0 35.2 35 20 12 2 15 33 5 02004 GCL Reds-R 0-2 12.27 3 3 0 0 0 3.2 5 5 5 0 2 6 1 0 Billings-R 1-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 02005 Dayton-A 4-4 5.18 29 18 0 0 0 99.0 91 63 57 10 62 88 9 02006 Sarasota-A 4-5 4.00 16 15 0 0 0 83.1 84 42 37 10 32 79 4 0 Chattanooga-AA 3-5 4.33 11 11 0 0 0 60.1 66 39 29 6 25 56 1 02007 Chattanooga-AA 4-8 5.14 21 21 0 0 0 112.0 133 75 64 9 42 85 12 02008 Sarasota-A 5-2 4.20 23 7 0 0 1 64.1 67 35 30 4 29 51 3 0 Louisville-AAA 0-1 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Chattanooga-AA 3-3 6.05 8 8 0 0 0 38.2 51 30 26 11 19 31 3 0Minor League Totals - 6 yrs 27-37 4.79 137 102 0 0 0 545.1 591 347 290 58 257 483 44 1

VICIOSO, Danny - C Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/27/88, Cotuy, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: Cotuy, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .204 32 98 9 20 1 0 1 11 0 0 3 4 18 2 0 2 VICTOR, Jose - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 170; B: R; T: R; BORN: 5/25/90, San Pedro Macoris, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: San Pedro Macoris, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 DSL Reds-R .154 55 130 19 20 5 2 0 7 1 0 11 37 49 8 2 2

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VILLARREAL, Pedro - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 215; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/9/87, Edinburg, TX. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Dallas, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the seventh round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Played collegiately at Howard College. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-0 7.71 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 5 2 0 2 3 1 0

VINYARD, Jeremy - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/10/88, Albertville, AL. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Albertville, AL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 34th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Boaz High School (Boaz, AL) where as a member of the baseball team helped lead the Pirates to the semifinals of the 2007 Alabama High School State Playoffs...Boaz’ 30-13 record was the winningest season mark in Marshall County History...was the team’s 2006 MVP and Top Pitcher. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 GCL Reds-R 0-2 10.61 6 0 0 0 0 9.1 14 15 11 2 11 6 1 02008 GCL Reds-R 1-0 3.00 10 0 0 0 0 12.0 17 6 4 1 5 12 2 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 1-2 6.33 16 0 0 0 0 21.1 31 21 15 3 16 18 3 0

WALKER, Justin - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-5; Wt: 225; B: L; T: L; BORN: 11/3/86, Nederland, TX. SIGNED BY: Jerry Flowers. RESIDES: Nederland, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 41st round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Nederland High School...played collegiately at Lamar University. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2008 GCL Reds-R 0-0 3.38 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 0

WALLER, Todd - 3B Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/26/87, Kent, OH. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Cape Coral, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 39th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft...didn’t sign until 5/12/07. PERSONAL: Graduated from Cape Coral High School...played collegiately at Santa Fe Community College. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .146 21 48 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 12 1 0 12008 GCL Reds-R .157 17 51 6 8 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 6 18 0 0 3 Sarasota-A .000 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .133 44 113 10 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 15 35 1 0 4

WATSON, Sean - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-2; Wt: 215; B: R; T: R; BORN: 7/24/85, Miami, FL. SIGNED BY: Perry Smith. RESIDES: Miami, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the second round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 1-3 with a 4.42 ERA and 13 saves in 53 relief appearances for Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...ranked T2nd among all Reds minor leaguers in saves...began the season with Sarasota where he went 0-1-10, 4.50 in 22 apps...from 4/28-5/30 allowed just 1 run over 12 apps (11.2ip)...promoted to Chattanooga on 5/31...for the Lookouts went 1-2-3, 4.37, 31apps...over his final 19 apps of the season gave up just 2 runs in 22.2ip to lower his ERA from 10.95 to 4.37...following the season pitched for Peoria in the prestigious Arizona Fall League...in 2007, went a combined 9-6 with a 3.42 ERA in 27 games (23 starts) with Class-A Dayton and Class-A Sarasota...overall struck out 135 batters in 126.1 innings...finished among all Reds minor league leaders in ERA (T3rd) and strikeouts (4th)...began the season with Dayton where he went 5-2 with a 1.88 ERA in 13 starts...fanned 85 in 71.2 innings as a Dragon...twice struck out 9 over 6.0 shutout innings (5/6 vs. Kane County & 6/12 at Lansing)...selected as a Midwest League All-Star...transferred to Sarasota on 6/22...went 4-4 with a 5.43 ERA in 14 appearances (10 starts) with the SaraReds...earned the win on 7/9 vs. Lakeland when he allowed a run on 2 hits and 9 strikeouts in 6ip...in 2006, in his first professional season went a combined 1-2 with a 4.23 ERA in 17 games (4 starts) with Rookie Billings and Class-A Dayton...began the season with Billings where he went 0-0 with a 1.52 ERA in 7 games (4 starts)...pitched 18.1 innings before allowing an earned run...on 7/30 was transferred to Dayton where he went 1-2 with a 8.59 ERA in 10 relief appearances. PERSONAL: Graduated from Florida Christian School...played collegiately at the University of Tennessee...originally drafted by San Francisco in the 21st round in 2003 but did not sign.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 Billings-R 0-0 1.52 7 4 0 0 1 23.2 16 7 4 0 5 19 1 0 Dayton-A 1-2 8.59 10 0 0 0 0 14.2 22 14 14 2 5 16 1 02007 Dayton-A 5-2 1.88 13 13 0 0 0 71.2 58 20 15 7 13 85 1 0 Sarasota-A 4-4 5.43 14 10 0 0 0 54.2 54 34 33 8 21 50 2 02008 Sarasota-A 0-1 4.50 22 0 0 0 10 20.0 19 10 10 4 14 30 3 0 Chattanooga-AA 1-2 4.37 31 0 0 0 3 35.0 27 18 17 1 28 45 5 0Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 11-11 3.81 97 27 0 0 14 219.2 196 103 93 22 86 245 13 0

WEBB, Travis - LHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 205; B: L; T: L; BORN: 8/2/84, Spokane, WA. SIGNED BY: Dan Huston. RESIDES: Spokane, WA. OBTAINED: Selected in the eighth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, Did not pitch due to injury...in 2007, went 7-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 28 games (21 starts) with Class-A Dayton...ranked eighth in the Midwest League and fifth among Reds minor leaguers in ERA...pitched a season-high 6.0 innings 6 times, including consecutive starts on 6/23 and 6/28 (12ip, 1er, 9k)...twice struck out a season-high 8 batters (4/24 vs. Burlington & 8/25 at West Michigan)...allowed more than 3 earned runs in an outing in just 2 of his 28 apps...in 2006, in his first professional season went 5-2 with a 3.40 ERA in 13 games (7 starts)...won his first 4 decisions...as a starter went 2-2 with a 2.84 ERA in 7 games (25.1ip)...as a reliever went 3-0 with a 4.40 ERA in 6 appearances (14.1ip)...on 8/5 suffered the 6-3 loss vs. Missoula in which he allowed 5er...without that outing, his overall ERA for the season would drop to 2.29. PERSONAL: Graduated from Lewis and Clark High School...played collegiately at Arizona State Univeristy and Washington State University...is a nephew of former NBA player Craig Ehlo.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2006 Billings-R 5-2 3.40 13 7 0 0 0 39.2 41 21 15 3 16 32 1 02007 Dayton-A 7-5 3.45 28 21 0 0 0 114.2 105 50 44 5 62 114 12 12008 Sarasota-A (Injured - Did Not Pitch)Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 12-7 3.44 41 28 0 0 0 154.1 146 71 59 8 78 146 13 1

WIDEMAN, Jordan - C Age: 20; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/14/89, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. SIGNED BY: Bill Byckowski. RESIDES: Missis-sauga, Ontario, Canada. OBTAINED: Selected in the 11th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Streetsville Secondary School (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada).Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2007 GCL Reds-R .213 21 61 8 13 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 6 14 0 1 52008 Billings-R .254 38 134 19 34 9 0 1 22 0 3 4 9 24 0 0 5Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .241 59 195 27 47 11 0 1 27 0 3 7 15 38 0 1 10

WILEY, Byron - OF Age: 21; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 205; B: L; T: L; BORN: 12/12/86, Houston, TX. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Tomball, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 22nd round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .328 with 5 HR and 37 RBI in 39 games with Rookie Billings...had a 12-game hitting streak from 7/13-8/2 (.380, 19-50, 3hr, 17rbi)...collected a season-high 5 RBI on 7/18 vs Ogden. PERSONAL: Graduated from Tomball High School...played collegiately at Kansas State University.Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E2008 Billings-R .328 39 137 29 45 17 5 5 37 0 2 1 24 49 3 1 7

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WOOD, Travis - LHP Age: 21; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 163; B: R; T: L; BORN: 2/6/87, Little Rock, AR. SIGNED BY: Mike Keenan. RESIDES: Alexander, AR. OBTAINED: Selected in the second round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 7-13 with a 5.47 ERA in 26 starts for Class-A Sarasota and Double-A Chattanooga...began the season with Sarasota where he went 3-4 with a 2.70 ERA in 9 starts...held Florida State League opponents to a .222ba...named FSL Pitcher of the Week for 4/28-5/4 (2-0, 1.38ERA, 13ip, 2r, 9k)...in the 2-1 loss on 5/15 at Clearwater allowed just 1 run on 2 hits over 7.0 innings (3bb, 3k)...promoted to Chattanooga on 5/25 where he went 4-9 with a 7.09 ERA in 17 starts...pitched a season-high 8.0 innings in the 3-1 win vs Jacksonville on 8/19 (1h, 1r, 2bb, 3k)...in 2007, went 3-2 with a 4.86 ERA for Class-A Sarasota...was limited to 12 starts due to injury...placed on the disabled list on 7/10, reinstated 9/14...enjoyed his best outing on 5/23 vs. Daytona when he allowed just 2 hits over 5.0 shutout innings (W, 9k)...in 2006, went 10-5 with a 3.66 ERA in 27 starts with Class-A Dayton...ranked fourth in the Reds system with 133 strikeouts and 10th with a 3.66 ERA...held opponents to a .215 BA...was named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for 5/15-5/21 (2-0, 10.1ip, 13k, 4bb, 1er, 3h)...in his final 4 starts of the season allowed just 2 runs over 26.0ip (16k, 11h)...in 2005, in his first professional season went a combined 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 14 games (11 starts) between the Rookie GCL Reds and Rookie Billings...held opponents to a .166 BA as he struck out 67 batters in just 48.2 innings...tossed 17.2 scoreless innings over his first 6 appearances. PERSONAL: Graduated from Bryant High School.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2005 GCL Reds-R 0-0 0.75 8 7 0 0 0 24.0 13 3 2 0 7 45 0 0 Billings-R 2-0 1.82 6 4 0 0 0 24.2 15 6 5 0 13 22 2 02006 Dayton-A 10-5 3.66 27 27 0 0 0 140.0 108 65 57 14 56 133 10 02007 Sarasota-A 3-2 4.86 12 12 0 0 0 46.1 49 33 25 6 27 54 0 02008 Sarasota-A 3-4 2.70 9 9 0 0 0 46.2 39 18 14 2 21 41 1 1 Chattanooga-AA 4-9 7.09 17 17 0 0 0 80.0 91 67 63 9 48 58 5 1Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 22-20 4.13 79 76 0 0 0 361.2 315 192 166 31 172 353 18 2

ZEFFIRO, Daniel - RHP Age: 23; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 8/13/85, Queens, NY. SIGNED BY: Lee Seras. RESIDES: Matawan, NJ. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 6/13/07. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went a combined 2-0 with a 4.58 ERA in 17 relief appearances for Rookie Billings and Class-A Sarasota...in 2007, in his first professional season went 2-1 with a 4.34 ERA in 17 relief appearances for Rookie Billings...from 7/8-8/20, allowed just 2 earned runs over 22.0 innings (0.82era, 18k). PERSONAL: Graduated from Old Bridge High School (Old Bridge, NJ)...played collegiately at Kean University in Union, NJ.Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK2007 Billings-R 2-1 4.34 17 0 0 0 0 37.1 37 22 18 3 12 33 5 02008 Billings-R 2-0 4.31 14 0 0 0 0 31.1 30 17 15 3 11 25 2 0 Sarasota-A 0-0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 18 3 0 0 1 0 0Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 4-1 4.46 34 0 0 0 0 72.2 75 43 36 6 23 59 7 0

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