2015 Oakland A’s

Supplemental Bios

includes bios for: Aaron Brooks, Daniel Coulombe, Felix Doubront, Cody Martin, Edward Mujica, Jake Smolinski, and

The entire A’s Media Guide is available at http://pressbox.athletics.com LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD AARON BROOKS 36 Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2011 Idaho Falls 6 2 3.84 15 13 0 0 0 79.2 89 42 34 7 3 8 0 73 5 0 RIGHT-HANDED 2012 Kane County 9 12 4.98 27 27 1 0 0 153.2 191 99 85 18 4 26 0 120 9 0 Height/Weight: 6-4 / 220 Bats/Throws: Right / Right 2013 Wilmington 2 3 4.47 10 10 0 0 0 56.1 60 28 28 4 0 11 0 43 3 0 NW Arkansas 7 7 4.17 16 16 1 1 0 103.2 113 51 48 13 3 11 0 67 2 0 Birthdate: April 27, 1990 Age: 24 2014 Omaha 12 3 3.88 25 23 1 0 1 139.0 151 67 60 14 1 25 2 97 5 1 Birthplace/Resides: Montclair, California / San Bernardino, California KANSAS CITY 0 1 43.88 2 1 0 0 0 2.2 12 13 13 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 Major League Service: 9 days ML Totals 0 1 43.88 2 1 0 0 0 2.2 12 13 13 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 Obtained: Acquired from the with Sean Manaea for Minor League Totals 36 27 4.31 93 89 3 1 1 532.1 604 287 255 56 11 81 2 400 24 1 Ben Zobrist and cash, July 28, 2015 CAREER TRANSACTIONS Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2015. 2011 — Selected by the Kansas City Royals organization in the ninth round of the First-Year Player Draft. 2015 — Traded to the with minor league pitcher Sean Manaea for infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist and cash, CAREER HIGHLIGHTS July 28. Was drafted by Kansas City in the ninth round of the 2011 draft…is 36-27 with a 4.31 ERA in 93 games, including 89 starts, in four professional seasons…made his Major League debut with two stints with BROOKS’ CAREER BESTS the Royals in 2014…compiled a 43.88 ERA in two games, including one start…was named Pitcher of Low Hit Complete Game: None the Year at Triple-A Omaha in 2014 and also earned Pacific Coast League Postseason MVP honors after : 2.0, May 3, 2014 vs. Detroit tossing a two-hit shutout to clinch the PCL title…earned Northwest Arkansas Pitcher of the Year honors : 2, May 3, 2014 vs. Detroit in 2013 and was a Pioneer League All-Star in 2011. Pitches: 45, May 3, 2014 vs. Detroit Longest Winning Streak: None Longest Losing Streak: 1, May 31, 2014 to present 2014 HIGHLIGHTS Longest Scoreless Streak: 1.0, May 3, 2014 Had two stints with the Royals, but pitched a majority of the season at Triple-A Omaha…made his Ma- jor League debut May 3, pitching 2.0 innings of relief vs. Detroit…he also made his first ML start May 31 at Toronto, taking the loss after tossing the first 2/3 of an inning…tabbed Omaha Pitcher of the Year, tying for second in the Pacific Coast League with 12 victories and ranking seventh in ERA (3.88) and FELIX DOUBRONT 53 14th in innings pitched (139.0)…tossed a two-hit shutout in the Pacific Coast League Championship- LEFT-HANDED PITCHER clinching game, defeating Reno, 4-0…named PCL Postseason MVP, going 3-0 with an 0.75 ERA with Height/Weight: 6-2 / 225 Bats/Throws: Left / Left three walks and 24 strikeouts in three playoff starts…posted a 5-0 record and a 3.66 ERA over his final Birthdate: October 23, 1987 Opening Day Age: 27 six starts of the year…also went 4-0 with a 2.13 ERA over five starts in May. Birthplace/Resides: Carabobo, Venezuela / Carabobo, Venezuela CAREER Major League Service: 3 years, 120 days 2013—Named Northwest Arkansas Pitcher of the Year after being promoted to Double-A on June 1… Obtained: Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations, tossed one of only six nine-inning shutouts in the Texas League, blanking Arkansas (7-0) on July 24… July 31, 2015 was named TL Pitcher of the Week on July 29…allowed just 11 walks in 103.2 innings with the Naturals Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2015. (0.95 per nine innings), which was the fewest in the Texas League among hurlers that recorded at least 100.0 innings. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Has appeared in the Major Leagues with Boston (2010-14) and Chicago (2014)…was Boston’s young- 2012—Ranked among the Midwest League leaders in innings (fourth) and strikeouts (fifth) . est player to appear in a game in each of the 2010, 2011, and 2012 seasons…was a member of the 2013 Red Sox championship club…is 28-23 with three saves and a 4.78 ERA in 102 games (73 2011—Earned Pioneer League All-Star honors…finished second in the league in ERA and innings, tied starts) at the big league level…made his big league debut in 2010 with the Red Sox, going 2-2 with two for fourth in wins and tied for eighth in strikeouts saves and a 4.32 ERA in 12 games (three starts)…has the most wins ever for a Venezuelan-born Red Sox pitcher with 26…made four appearances during the 2013 postseason, going 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA… PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS earned the victory in Game Four of the World Series vs. St. Louis…was named the 2010 Red Sox Minor Aaron Lee Brooks was originally signed by Royals scout Scott Groot…graduated from Cajon High League Pitcher of the Year after going 8-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 17 games (16 starts) between Double-A School in San Bernardino in 2008…set school records in home runs and career wins…attended Cal Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket…named the Portland Sea Dogs Pitcher of the Year in his first season at State, San Bernardino…named California College Athletic Association Freshman of the Year in 2009… the Double-A level in 2009…went 8-6 with a 3.35 ERA…honored as the Red Sox Minor League Latin posted a 2.74 ERA as a junior and finished third in the nation in walks per nine innings…set school’s Program Pitcher of the Year after going 7-1 with a 0.97 ERA in 13 starts for the Venezuelan Summer career record for innings pitched. League Red Sox in 2005.

2014 HIGHLIGHTS Was acquired by the Cubs from Boston July 30 for a player to be named (Marco Hernandez) and made four starts for Chicago, going 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA…between the Red Sox and Cubs, was 4-5 with a 5.54 ERA in 21 games (14 starts)…right-handed hitters batted .257 against him…left-handed batters hit .333…posted a 2.55 ERA in five games (four starts) against NL Central opponents…the opposition bat- ted .194 when facing him for the third time in a game…all told, walked 33 batters and struck out 51 in 79.2 major league innings…allowed 12 home runs…was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain when he joined the Cubs, and combined to make three rehab starts between Triple-A Iowa 2009—Named the Portland Sea Dogs Pitcher of the Year in his first season at the Double-A level… and Double-A Tennessee…picked up the win in his Cubs debut after he was reinstated from the disabled went 8-6 with a 3.35 ERA in 26 starts…ranked second among Eastern League qualifiers and seventh list, Aug. 30 vs. St. Louis (game one)…allowed one run in 7.0 innings in Chicago’s 5-1 victory…earned in the Red Sox system in ERA…finished eighth in the league with a team-high 101 strikeouts and the win Sept. 13 at Pittsburgh, tossing 6.0-scoreless innings while scattering just four hits in Chicago’s ranked fourth among starters with a 7.51 strikeouts per nine innings…placed on the disabled list June 6-4 victory…began the year with Boston and was 2-4 with a 5.12 ERA in nine starts before he landed 16 (retro to June 13) with a calf strain…reinstated June 23…recorded his first-career complete game on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain May 21…struck out a season-high seven hitters with a 7.0-inning shutout at New Britain July 22…posted a 1.74 ERA in four games (three starts) for in 6.2 innings, April 19 vs. Baltimore…made three rehab appearances between Double-A Portland and Magallanes for the Venezuelan Winter League. Triple-A Pawtucket (2.63 ERA) before he was reinstated from the DL June 20…his final appearance with Boston was on July 28 vs. Toronto…pitched 0.2 innings out of the bullpen and allowed six runs… 2008—Spent the majority of the season with Single-A Greenville before a late-season promotion to was traded to Chicago two days later. Single-A Lancaster…all told, went 13-9 with a 3.69 ERA and a career-high 138 strikeouts in 26 starts… combined to lead all Red Sox minor leaguers in strikeouts while his wins and 129.1 innings pitched CAREER ranked third…was one of four Greenville players selected to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game 2013—Went 11-6 with a 4.32 ERA in 29 appearances (27 starts) for the World Series champion Red in Greensboro, N.C…added to the Red Sox 40-man roster Nov. 20. Sox…it marked his second double-digit win campaign in as many seasons as a full-time starter…struck out 139 hitters while walking 71 in 162.1 innings of work…surrendered 13 homers…set career-highs in 2007—Split the season between Single-A Greenville and Short-A Lowell, going 4-10 with a 7.45 ERA innings pitched and quality starts (16), while matching his career-highs in wins and appearances (also in 19 starts…landed on Greenville’s seven-day disabled list July 13-21 with an elbow strain…was 0-1 2012)…held an opponent without an extra-base hit six times, tied for the third-most such starts by an with an 18.00 ERA in his first two starts with Lowell before going 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA in his final six American League left-hander…averaged 7.71 strikeouts per 9.0 innings, good for 10th-most among starts. Major League southpaws…posted a 3.87 ERA in his 27 starts and a 14.85 ERA in two relief outings… had a 3.84 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) at home compared to a 4.94 mark on the road…appeared in four 2006—In his first professional season in the United States, went 4-3 with a 2.92 ERA and 43 strikeouts games during the postseason, helping the Red Sox win the World Series…tossed 2.0-scoreless innings in 13 starts between the Red Sox Gulf Coast Rookie League team and Short-A Lowell…led the Gulf of relief in Game Four vs. St. Louis to earn the victory. Coast League with 11 starts and tied for fourth in innings pitched (53.2)…promoted to Lowell Aug. 28 before returning to pitch in the GCL playoffs, helping the Red Sox to the championship. 2012—Led the Red Sox with 167 strikeouts and tied for the team lead with 11 wins in his first full season at the Major League level…went 11-10 with a 4.86 ERA while making a career-high 29 starts…struck 2005—Named the Red Sox Minor League Latin Program Pitcher of the Year after going 7-1 with a 0.97 out 167 while walking 71 in 161.0 innings of work…averaged 9.34 strikeouts per nine innings, good for ERA in 13 starts for the Venezuelan Summer League Red Sox. fourth-most among Major Leaguers with at least 160.0 innings pitched…that was the best-ever rate by a Red Sox pitcher under 25 years old in a season (min. 140.0 ip)…his 167 punch outs were the PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS most by a Red Sox hurler in his age 24 season or younger since Roger Clemens fanned 256 batters in Felix Antonio Doubront was originally signed by Red Sox scout Miguel Garcia…is married, Kim- 1987…struck out a career-high 11 hitters, Sept. 23 vs. Baltimore…was the youngest Red Sox southpaw berly…has three children: Jean, Felix and Eliah to punch out 11 in a game since Ken Brett (22 years old) did so, Sept. 19, 1967 vs. Washington…re- ceived 6.76 runs of support per nine innings, which was second-highest in the majors (min. 150.0 ip)… LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD on May 1 vs. Oakland, he became the first Red Sox player with eight strikeouts in 4.0 innings or less Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK since Tim Wakefield on June 1, 2003 at Toronto…was on Boston’s 15-day disabled list from Aug. 10-25 2005 VSL Red Sox/Padres 7 1 0.97 13 13 0 0 0 64.2 32 11 7 0 6 29 1 58 1 2 with a right knee contusion. 2006 GCL Red Sox 2 3 2.52 11 *11 0 0 0 53.2 41 17 15 6 3 13 0 36 1 0 Lowell 2 0 4.91 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 7 6 6 1 1 3 0 7 0 0 2011—Began the season on the disabled list, making only 11 big league relief appearances during the 2007 Greenville 3 7 8.93 11 11 0 0 0 42.1 63 49 42 8 1 17 0 22 4 0 campaign…had no record and a 6.10 ERA with the Red Sox…was on the 15-day DL from March 22 to Lowell 1 3 5.66 8 8 0 0 0 35.0 41 24 22 2 2 11 0 25 2 0 2008 Greenville 12 8 3.67 23 23 0 0 0 115.1 115 53 47 9 4 24 0 118 5 0 April 8 with left forearm inflammation…was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket April 17…recalled Sept. Lancaster 1 1 3.86 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 15 6 6 1 0 4 0 20 0 0 1 and made eight relief appearances…did not allow a run in five of his last eight games…recorded his 2009 Portland 8 6 3.35 26 26 1 1 0 121.0 119 59 45 8 9 52 0 101 3 1 third-career with a perfect 14th inning in the nightcap of a twinbill at New York (AL) Sept. 25… 2010 Portland 4 0 2.51 8 8 0 0 0 43.0 39 13 12 0 2 17 0 38 1 2 held righties to a .238 average and a .286 slugging percentage while with Boston…combined to go 3-5 Pawtucket 4 3 3.16 9 8 0 0 0 37.0 36 13 13 1 4 16 0 34 2 1 with a 3.96 ERA in 20 games (18 starts) between Pawtucket, Double-A Portland and Single-A Lowell… BOSTON 2 2 4.32 12 3 0 0 2 25.0 27 16 12 3 1 10 0 23 3 0 spent the majority of the season at Pawtucket, going 2-5 with a 4.22 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 18 games 2011 BOSTON 0 0 6.10 11 0 0 0 1 10.1 12 7 7 1 0 8 0 6 0 0 (16 starts)…limited Triple-A foes to a .241 average, including a .212 mark against righties…following Pawtucket 2 5 4.22 18 16 0 0 0 70.1 65 37 33 10 2 26 0 61 1 0 Portland 1 0 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 the season, was ranked as the No. 2 left-handed pitcher in Boston’s farm system by America. Lowell 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2012 BOSTON 11 10 4.86 29 29 0 0 0 161.0 162 95 87 24 5 71 0 167 5 0 2010—Made his major league debut in his sixth season of professional ball…was named the Red Sox 2013 BOSTON 11 6 4.32 29 27 0 0 0 162.1 161 84 78 13 5 71 0 139 8 0 Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 8-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 17 games (16 starts) between 2014 BOSTON 2 4 6.07 17 10 0 0 0 59.1 69 45 40 10 2 26 0 43 4 0 Triple-A Pawtucket and Double-A Portland…went 2-2 with two saves and a 4.32 ERA in 12 games Portland 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 (three starts) at the big league level…earned the victory in his ML debut June 18 vs. Los Angeles (NL)… Pawtucket 0 0 1.86 2 2 0 0 0 9.2 6 2 2 0 0 5 0 13 1 0 allowed five runs (three earned) in 5.0 innings of work…became the first Red Sox pitcher to earn the Iowa 0 1 5.40 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 12 6 6 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 Tennessee 0 1 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 victory in his ML debut since Michael Bowden (2008)…recorded the final two outs, Aug. 14 at Texas, CHICAGO (NL) 2 1 3.98 4 4 0 0 0 20.1 22 9 9 2 0 7 0 8 1 1 to record his first career ML save…was shut down for the season Aug. 31 due to a strained upper left AL Totals 26 22 4.82 98 69 0 0 3 418.0 431 247 224 51 13 186 0 378 20 0 pectoral muscle…in the minors, he held opponents to two earned runs or less in 12 of his 16 starts… NL Totals 2 1 3.98 4 4 0 0 0 20.1 22 9 9 2 0 7 0 8 1 1 went 4-0 with a 2.51 ERA in eight starts with Portland before being promoted to Pawtucket…following ML Totals 28 23 4.78 102 73 0 0 3 438.1 453 256 233 53 13 193 0 386 21 1 the season, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 8 prospect in the Red Sox farm system. CAREER TRANSACTIONS since 2011)…ended the season posting a 2.08 ERA over his final 42 games (since June 6) after begin- 2004 — Signed by the as a non-drafted free agent, July 12. 2011 — On the disabled list, March 22 ning the year with a 7.29 ERA in his first 22 games…did not allow a run in 32 of his final 42 games… to April 7. 2012 — On the disabled list, August 10 to 24. 2014 — On the disabled list, May 21 to June 19; included allowed runs in nine of his first 22 games of the year…did not allow an ER in 14 consecutive appear- rehabilitation assignments to Portland, June 5 to 8, and Pawtucket, June 9 to 19. Traded to the for a ances from July 27-Aug. 22 (11.0 ip)…that stretch lowered his season ERA from 5.45 on July 24 to player to be named later (infielder Marco Hernandez on December 15), July 30. On the disabled list, July 31 to August 4.18 on Aug. 22…recorded eight saves in nine chances overall, including five in his last seven games 29; included rehabilitation assignments to Iowa, August 12 to 22, and Tennessee, August 23 to 29. 2015 — Released, of the season…allowed six home runs on the season, all of which came in his first 31 appearances (29.2 March 28; signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a minor league contract, March 31. Traded to the Oakland Athletics for ip)…did not allow a over his final 33 games (30.1 ip)…posted a 2.76 ERA in 31 road games cash considerations, July 31. compared to a 4.99 ERA in 33 games at Fenway Park…earned his first win as a Red Sox in the club’s walk-off victory April 20 vs. Baltimore…his second victory came in another Sox come-from-behind LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD win May 26 at Atlanta (overcame a five-run deficit). Year Club/Opp W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2013 BOS vs. DET 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 .2.1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 CAREER WORLD SERIES RECORD 2013—Went 2-1 with 37 saves and a career-low 2.78 ERA in 65 games for the Cham- pion Cardinals…led all Major League relievers with a 0.70 walks per nine innings ratio (5 bb) and led all Year Club/Opp W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK NL relievers with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 9.2…ranked fifth among NL relievers in saves with 37 and 2013 BOS vs. STL 1 0 1.93 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 sixth with a 90.2 save percentage…converted each of his first 21 save chances of the season…posted a DOUBRONT’S CAREER BESTS 1.01 WHIP, the 12th-best mark among NL relievers and the second-lowest mark of his career (0.93 in 2010)…stranded 21 of his 25 inherited runners (84.0%)…50 of his 65 appearances were scoreless… Low Hit Complete Game: None pitched more than 1.0 inning nine times, including four outings of 2.0 innings…had four multiple inning Innings Pitched: 8.0 (twice), last: August 21, 2013 at San Francisco. As reliever: 5.1, May 8, 2013 vs. Minnesota Strikeouts: 11, September 23, 2012 vs. Baltimore. As reliever: 4, May 8, 2013 vs. Minnesota saves: April 18 at Philadelphia (1.1 ip), June 17 vs. Chicago (1.1), Aug. 11 vs. Chicago (2.0) and Aug. Pitches: 114, August 21, 2013 at San Francisco 21 at Milwaukee (1.1)…had a season-best 20.1-inning scoreless streak that spanned 18 games from July Longest Winning Streak: 4, August 21, 2013 to April 3, 2014 5-Aug. 19…converted 11 of 12 save opportunities in that span…had 11 strikeouts compared to one walk Longest Losing Streak: 5, July 23 to September 13, 2012 and held opponents to a .192 average over that stretch…was on the Cardinals’ NLDS, NLCS and World Longest Scoreless Streak: 11.0, August 4 to 10, 2013 Series rosters but appeared in only two games…threw 1.0 scoreless inning in Game 2 of the NLDS vs. Pittsburgh Oct. 4…allowed a solo home run to A.J. Ellis in Game 5 of the NLCS at Los Angeles Oct. 16…did not appear in the World Series against Boston. EDWARD MUJICA 49 2012—Made a career-high 70 relief appearances between the Marlins and Cardinals, posting a 3.03 RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER ERA…began the year with Miami and was acquired by St. Louis in exchange for infielder Zack Cox Height/Weight: 6-3 / 220 Bats/Throws: Right / Right at the trading deadline on July 31…ranked fourth in the National League with 31 holds…recorded Birthdate: May 10, 1984 Opening Day Age: 30 eight holds in September, the second most in the NL for the month (3rd in the majors)…induced eight Birthplace/Resides: Valencia, Venezuela / Yagua, Venezuela double plays, ranking tied for 13th among NL relievers…did not allow a run in his first 18 appearances Major League Service: 7 years, 115 days with the Cardinals (17.0 ip), from Aug. 1-Sept. 9…pitched in the seventh inning in 23 of his 29 out- Obtained: Acquired from the Boston Red Sox with cash for a player to ings with St. Louis…held right-handed batters to .219 average…was on the 15-day disabled list with be named later or cash, May 9, 2015 Miami (fractured right toe), from June 30-July 18…it was his first career stint on the DL…made two Contract Status: Second year of a two-year contract through 2015. rehab starts with Single-A Jupiter before he was reinstated…saw his first postseason experience with St. Louis…appeared in nine games including the Wild Card game at Atlant, the NLDS vs. Washington and the NLCS vs. San Francisco, going 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA…pitched in three games of the NLDS… CAREER HIGHLIGHTS struck out the side in the seventh inning to record a hold and earn the win in St. Louis’ 6-4 victory in Has pitched for five teams in nine seasons in the majors… Game 1 of the NLCS at San Francisco Oct. 14…did not allow a run in any of his 5 NLCS appearances began his career with Cleveland (2006-08) and has also MLB HIGHEST CAREER against the Giants (4.0 ip). pitched for San Diego (2009-10), Florida/Miami (2011- STRIKEOUT-TO-WALK RATIO 12), St. Louis (2012-13) and Boston (2014)…has 393 2011—Led all Florida relievers and ranked third on the club with nine wins…his win total tied a Marlins RATIO PLAYER SO BB strikeouts and 82 walks in his career for a strikeout-to- record for wins by a reliever (also in 1997)…tied Alfredo Aceves (BOS) for second among all walk ratio of 4.79…that is the best mark in modern (be- 4.79 Edward Mujica 393 82 4.53 Jonathan Papelbon 721 159 Major League relievers in wins, trailing the Rockies Matt Belisle (10)…led Marlins relievers and ranked ginning in 1990) Major League history among 4.50 Rafael Betancourt 684 152 eighth in the National in innings (76.0)…among Marlins relievers ranked second in strikeouts (63) and with at least 400 innings pitched…using the same mini- 4.49 Stephen Strasburg 746 166 third in appearances (67)…posted a 4.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio which was seventh highest among NL mum, his average of 1.48 walks per nine innings is fourth 4.46 Kevin Slowey 495 111 relievers…had a 1.66 walk per nine inning ratio, which was fifth-best in the NL…had a 6-1 record on lowest since 1930…since 2009, he ranks third among ML (since 1900, min. 400 ip) the road, with his six road victories setting a Florida club record for road wins by a reliever…won three relievers in innings pitched (412.2) and walks per nine in- straight decisions from April 15-May 16…began a career-best, four-game winning streak May 28 at Los nings (1.5) and seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.9)… Angeles (NL)…retired 73.1% (49-of-67) of his first batters faced, the second-best percentage on team has made 60 or more appearances in each of the last four seasons (2011-14) and five of the last six sea- behind Randy Choate’s 74.1. sons with the exception being 2010 (59 games)…helped the Cardinals to the 2013 National League pen- nant…is 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA in 11 career postseason games, all with the Cardinals in 2012 and 2013. 2010—Led all Major League relievers with a strikeout-to-walk ratio 12.0 (72 so, 6 bb) for the Padres, which was the best all-time ratio for a National League reliever and the fifth-best in ML history at the 2014 HIGHLIGHTS time…struck out a season high five batters in 2.0 scoreless innings Sept. 3 at Colorado…pitched 2.0 or In his first season with Boston, he made 64 appearances out of the bullpen, which tied for 3rd most on more innings 14 times…threw a season-high 2.2 innings May 15 vs. Los Angeles (NL)…did not allow the club with …appeared in 60-plus games for the fourth straight season (266 games total a run in eight appearances in July (8.2 ip). 2009—Threw a career-high 93.2 innings in his first season with the Padres, working both as a reliever LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD and a starter…appeared in a then-career-high 67 games, twice as many as he did in 2008 (33)…finished Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK fifth among National League relievers in innings pitched (77.0) and was sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio 2002 VSL Indians 2 0 1.78 10 5 0 0 1 30.1 22 7 6 0 1 5 0 18 1 0 (3.8)…was 3-4 with 2 saves and a 3.51 ERA in 63 relief appearances and 0-1 with a 5.94 ERA in four 2003 Burlington 2 6 4.37 14 10 0 0 0 55.2 57 31 27 3 1 20 0 41 2 1 starts…all four of his starts came at the end of the season…his 63 appearances were third most among 2004 Lake County 7 7 4.65 26 19 1 0 2 124.0 130 77 64 18 13 32 1 89 6 4 Padres relievers…posted a 0.69 ERA in 17 games against NL Central teams…did not allow a run in 12 2005 Kinston 1 0 2.08 25 0 0 0 14 26.0 17 6 6 3 1 2 0 32 1 0 games in May…had 17 strikeouts in 14.0 innings for the month. Akron 2 1 2.88 27 0 0 0 10 34.1 36 11 11 2 0 5 0 33 3 1 2006 Akron 1 0 0.00 12 0 0 0 8 19.0 11 1 0 0 1 9 1 17 1 0 Buffalo 3 1 2.48 22 0 0 0 5 32.2 31 10 9 1 1 5 0 29 1 0 2008—Began the season with Triple-A Buffalo, but spent the majority of the season with Cleveland… CLEVELAND 0 1 2.95 10 0 0 0 0 18.1 25 6 6 1 1 9 0 12 0 0 was recalled by the Indians May 27…earned first Major League win Aug. 11 at Baltimore…had a 2007 Buffalo 2 1 5.02 34 0 0 0 14 37.2 35 22 21 4 1 9 1 44 1 1 12.0-inning scoreless streak that spanned 10 games from June 28-July 28. CLEVELAND 0 0 8.31 10 0 0 0 0 13.0 19 12 12 3 0 2 0 7 0 0 2008 Buffalo 0 2 4.15 18 0 0 0 4 26.0 29 14 12 2 1 10 0 27 0 0 2007—Appeared in 44 games between Cleveland and Triple-A Buffalo…began the year with nine con- CLEVELAND 3 2 6.75 33 0 0 0 0 38.2 46 29 29 5 1 10 3 27 1 0 secutive scoreless appearances for Buffalo…recorded six saves over that span…had 14 saves in 18 op- 2009 SAN DIEGO 3 5 3.94 67 4 0 0 2 93.2 101 47 41 14 0 19 4 76 3 1 2010 SAN DIEGO 2 1 3.62 59 0 0 0 0 69.2 59 29 28 14 0 6 0 72 1 0 portunities for Buffalo and converted each of his first eight chances…underwent arthroscopic surgery on 2011 FLORIDA 9 6 2.96 67 0 0 0 0 76.0 64 27 25 7 2 14 5 63 1 0 his left knee Sept. 19 after injuring his knee during pregame activities the previous week…the surgery 2012 MIAMI 0 3 4.38 41 0 0 0 2 39.0 36 21 19 6 1 9 2 26 0 0 was performed by Dr. Marck Schickendantz at Lutheran Hospital. Jupiter 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 ST. LOUIS 0 0 1.03 29 0 0 0 0 26.1 20 3 3 1 0 3 1 21 1 0 2006—Made his Major League debut with the Indians in his fifth professional season…went 0-1 with a 2013 ST. LOUIS 2 1 2.78 65 0 0 0 37 64.2 60 20 20 9 1 5 1 46 0 1 2.95 ERA in 10 games over five stints with the big league club…appeared at three different levels of the 2014 BOSTON 2 4 3.90 64 0 0 0 8 60.0 69 28 26 6 0 14 2 43 1 0 Indians organization (Akron, Buffalo, and Cleveland)…began the year with a combined 46.2 scoreless AL Totals 5 7 5.05 317 4 0 0 8 130.0 159 75 73 15 2 26 13 89 2 0 NL Totals 16 16 3.31 128 0 0 0 41 369.1 340 147 136 51 4 56 5 304 6 2 innings between all three clubs: 19.0 innings at Akron before his promotion to Buffalo, 19.2 innings for ML Totals 21 23 3.77 445 4 0 0 49 499.1 499 222 209 66 6 82 18 393 8 2 Buffalo and then 8.0 innings for the Indians…began the season with Akron and logged 11 scoreless appearances in 12 games, going a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities…did not allow runs in 16 of his CAREER TRANSACTIONS 22 appearances for Buffalo and was 5-for-7 in saves opportunities…threw 2.2 scoreless innings in his 2001 — Signed by the as a non-drafted free agent, October 22. 2009 — Traded to the San Diego ML debut June 21 vs. Chicago…pitched a season-high 3.1 innings twice: July 8 vs. Baltimore and July Padres for cash considerations, April 1. 2010 — Traded to the Florida Marlins with pitcher for outfielder 17 at Los Angeles (AL). , November 13. 2012 — On the disabled list, June 30 to July 17; included rehabilitation assignment to Jupiter, July 13 to 17. Traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for infielder Zack Cox, July 31. 2013 — Elected free agency, 2005—Combined to go 3-1 with a 2.54 ERA in 52 appearances between Single-A Kinston and Double- October 31; signed by the Boston Red Sox, December 6. 2015 — Traded to the Oakland Athletics with cash for a A Akron…it was his first season working exclusively as a reliever…recorded 24 saves between both player to be named later or cash, May 9. clubs, the second highest total in the Cleveland organization…averaged 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings between Kinston and Akron…helped Akron win the Eastern League championship…appeared in six WILD CARD RECORD games of the Eastern League playoffs, posting a 1.35 ERA with four saves…allowed only 2 of his 13 Year Club/Opp W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK inherited runners to score for Akron…was a perfect 14-for-14 in save opportunities in Kinston, which 2012 STL vs. ATL 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ranked second in the Carolina League at the time of his promotion…pitched for Oriente in the Venezu- elan Winter League after the season. DIVISION SERIES RECORD Year Club/Opp W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2004—Went 7-7 with a 4.65 ERA in 26 games, 19 starts, for Single-A Lake County…his 19 starts were 2012 STL vs. WAS 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 a single-season career high…led the Lake County staff in innings and was tied for first in both wins and 2013 STL vs. PIT 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 complete games (1)…the complete game came in his season debut April 12 vs . Lexington (5.2 ip, 0 er, Totals 0 0 2.25 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 bb, 7 so). LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD 2003—Was 2-6 with a 4.37 ERA in 14 games, 10 starts, for Rookie-level Burlington…ranked third on Year Club/Opp W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK the staff in innings, fourth in starts and seventh in strikeouts (41). 2012 STL vs. SF 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2013 STL vs. LAD 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 0 1.80 6 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2002—Began his professional career with the Rookie-level Venezuela Summer League Indians where he went 2-0 with a 1.78 ERA in 10 games, five starts…was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in five starts and 1-0 ALL STAR GAME RECORD with a 0.87 ERA in five relief appearances. Year Club/Site W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2013 NL/NYM (Did not pitch) PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Edward Jose Mujica was originally signed by Indians scout Luis Aponte…is married, Erika…the couple MUJICA’S CAREER BESTS has one daughter, Brianna. Low Hit Complete Game: None Innings Pitched: 5.1, September 27, 2009 at Arizona. As reliever: 4.1, July 31, 2009 vs. Milwaukee Strikeouts: 6,September 27, 2009 at Arizona. As reliever: 5 (twice), last: September 3, 2010 vs. Colorado Pitches: 80, September 27, 2009 at Arizona. As reliever: 52, July 31, 2009 vs. Milwaukee Longest Winning Streak: 4, May 28 to July 17, 2011 Longest Losing Streak: 5, September 26, 2011 to July 4, 2013 Longest Scoreless Streak: 20.2, July 5 to August 19, 2013 CAREER JAKE SMOLINSKI 5 2013—Combined to bat .254 with a career-high nine home runs and 35 RBI over 119 games with Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans in his final season in the Miami organization…pri- OUTFIELDER marily appeared in both corner outfield spots, but also saw brief action in center…opened the season Height/Weight: 5-11 / 205 Bats/Throws: Right / Right in Jacksonville and was promoted to New Orleans May 6…was on disabled list from Aug. 1-12 with a fractured finger…had a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League MarlinsAug. 10-12. Birthdate: February 9, 1989 Opening Day Age: 26 Birthplace/Resides: Rockford, Illinois / Rockford, Illinois 2012—Topped Jacksonville in runs (71), hits (105) and walks (78)…played in the Southern League Major League Service: 84 days All-Star Game…endured a pair of trips to the disabled list April 18-28 with a hamstring strain and June Obtained: Claimed off waivers from Texas, June 21, 2015 2-8 with a concussion. Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2015 2011—Ranked among the Jacksonville club leaders in doubles (2nd, 26), walks (3rd, 59), and at bats (t-3rd, 396)…moved to the outfield full-time. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Was originally a second round draft pick by out of high school in the 2007 First- 2010—Led Single-A Jupiter in doubles (27) and RBI (51) and placed second in hits (107) and walks Year Player draft…was traded to the Marlins organization in November 2008 and signed a minor league (31) as the team’s regular third baseman…was on the disabled list from July 6-29 with a finger sprain. contract with the Rangers organization following the 2013 season…is a .263 (673-for-2556) career hit- ter with 50 home runs and 285 RBI in 720 games over eight professional seasons…has played all three 2009—Ranked third in doubles (25) and 4th in walks (38) at Single-A Greensboro while seeing most outfield positions and first base during his career…made his Major League debut with Texas last year of his action at third base…was selected as the Marlins’ minor league hitter of the month for June after and started 23 games over the final three months of the season…hit .349, which was the highest in the batting .299 with three home runs, 12 RBI and 20 walks. majors among players with at least 50 at bats. 2008—Combined to bat .271 over 77 games with the Gulf Coast League Nationals, Short Season Sin- 2014 HIGHLIGHTS gle-A Vermont, and Single-A Hagerstown while playing primarily at second base. Was selected from Triple-A Round Rock July 7 and was with the Rangers the rest of the year around his eight weeks on the disabled list…made 11 starts in left field, nine in right field and three at designated 2007—Played in 28 games with the Gulf Coast League Nationals in his first professional season. hitter…hit .349, which was the highest average in the majors among players with at least 50 at bats… it was the best average in the majors among players with at least 80 at bats since Josh Hamilton hit PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS .359 for Texas in 2010…it was also the second best mark in club history to Hamilton’s using the 80 at Jacob Michael Smolinski was originally signed by Nationals scout Steve Arnieri…starred in baseball bat minimum…hit .476 (10-for-21) against left-handed pitching and .400 at home but was just 5-for-22 and football at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford, IL (graduated 2007)…was selected as the (.227) with runners in scoring position…handled 41 chances in the outfield without an error…had a Gatorade Illinois Baseball Player of the Year and the Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for Illinois .366 average against the AL West…was 4-for-12 with two home runs as the designated hitter…played as a senior…hit a school record .494 with a slugging percentage of .894 that year…was the only player for Obregon in the Mexican Pacific Winter League following the season, batting .239 with three home from Illinois selected to compete in the 2007 National All-American Game…was also the starting quar- runs and 12 RBI in 31 games. terback on football team…participated in the Rangers’ 2015 Winter Caravan.

TEXAS: Went 0-for-2 as a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement in his Major League debut July 7 LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD against Houston…then was 8-for-12 in his next three games for the most hits ever for a Ranger in his Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E four Major League contests)…his first ML hit was a double off Josh Zeid July 8 against Houston…had 2007 GCL Nationals .305 28 105 18 32 8 0 1 16 0 0 1 13 24 7 2 .410 .387 1 consecutive three-hit games, July 9 against Houston and July 10 against Los Angeles (AL)…drove in 2008 Hagerstown .261 50 184 28 48 12 1 4 22 3 1 3 19 33 1 2 .402 .338 7 three runs with a pair of doubles, July 10 against Los Angeles (AL)…joined Rusty Greer (1994) as the GCL Nationals .111 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .111 .200 0 only Rangers ever with four multiple-hit games in his first seven ML contests…left the game July 11 Vermont .306 24 98 17 30 8 1 0 9 1 0 1 9 17 4 0 .408 .370 5 after being hit in the left elbow with a pitch in the second inning but returned to the lineup the following 2009 Greensboro .283 77 279 50 79 25 0 7 31 0 0 5 38 45 2 5 .448 .379 18 2010 Jupiter .264 109 405 45 107 27 3 5 51 0 4 3 31 62 8 5 .383 .318 17 night…had a .389 average with five RBI in 11 games before fracturing his left foot on a foul ball July 2011 Jacksonville .245 116 396 42 97 26 0 7 36 3 3 1 59 57 6 5 .364 .342 2 21 at New York (AL)…was placed on the DL July 25 and was not activated until Sept. 16…hit .320 2012 Jacksonville .257 112 408 71 105 24 3 7 42 2 2 10 78 74 9 4 .382 .388 4 with three home runs and seven RBI in 13 games the rest of the year, hitting safely in 10 of those… 2013 Jacksonville .196 24 56 8 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 13 10 1 0 .214 .357 0 connected for his first ML homer Sept. 16 at Oakland off Scott Kazmir…posted a season best six-game New Orleans .258 95 314 36 81 14 2 9 31 0 1 5 37 61 8 1 .401 .345 4 hitting streak from July 20-to Sept. 19…had four hits Sept. 18 at Oakland…had eight multiple-hit games GCL Marlins .500 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 0 overall. 2014 Frisco .267 72 266 43 71 15 3 10 35 0 5 4 32 54 6 2 .459 .349 1 Round Rock .267 8 30 7 8 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 .467 .353 1 TEXAS .349 24 86 12 30 5 0 3 12 0 0 3 3 24 0 0 .512 .391 0 MINORS: Combined for a .267 average with 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 80 games with Double-A ML Totals .349 24 86 12 30 5 0 3 12 0 0 3 3 24 0 0 .512 .391 0 Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock…served as Frisco’s regular left fielder over the first three months of Minor Totals .263 720 2556 366 673 166 13 50 285 9 16 34 335 443 52 26 .397 .354 60 the season but also saw action in right field, center field, first base and designated hitter…hit .282 against right-handed pitching but just .229 against left-handers…batted .323 over a 42-game span from April 27 CAREER TRANSACTIONS to June 11 to improve average from .217 to .292…went just 3-for-33 in his final eight games with the 2007 — Selected by the Washington Nationals organization in the 2nd round of the First-Year Player Draft. 2008 RoughRiders…had a 15-game hitting streak from April 22 to May 6…was selected to play in the Texas — Traded to the Florida Marlins with infielder Emilio Bonaficio and pitcher P.J. Dean for pitcher and League All-Star Game on June 24 and was promoted to Round Rock the following day…started seven outfielder , November 11. 2013 — Elected free agency, November 4; signed by the to games in left field and one game in center field for the Express, hitting safely in seven of eight games a minor league contract, November 18. 2014 — On the disabled list, July 22 to September 15. 2015 — Claimed off before his promotion to Texas…had five RBI in his final three games. waivers by the Oakland Athletics, June 21. SMOLINKSI’S CAREER BESTS Rookie, voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA…made his Major League debut and singled Hits: 4, September 18, 2014 at Oakland off Felix Hernandez in his first career plate appearance on June 3 vs. Seattle…became first player in Home Runs: 1 (three times), last: September 27, 2014 vs. Oakland Twins history to hit a for first career homer (off Greinke), adding his first career four-hit Runs Batted In: 3, July 10, 2014 vs. Los Angeles (AL) game, a career-high four rbi and a career-high four runs scored, July 26 at Kansas City…had 14 hits in Stolen Bases: None 19 at-bats, with eight RBI and six runs scored in a four-game stretch, July 24-27…also collected 10 hits Hitting Streak: 6, July 20 to September 19, 2014 in 16 at-bats, Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Hitless Streak (At Bats): 9, September 19-21, 2014 Game Ending RBI: None. 2009—Split his season between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Rochester and batted a combined Grand Slams: None. Pinch-Hit Home Runs: None. .285 with 14 home runs and 70 RBI in 128 games. Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None. Lead Off Home Runs: None. 2008—Played for both Single-A Fort Myers and Double-A New Britain and hit .311 with 15 home runs and 76 RBI in 129 games.

DANNY VALENCIA 26 2007—Batted .297 with 17 home runs and 66 RBI in 127 games with the Twins Single-A affiliates at Beloit and Fort Myers. INFIELDER Height/Weight: 6-2 / 220 Bats/Throws: Right / Right 2006—Made his professional debut with Elizabethton and batted ..311 with eight home runs and 29 Birthdate: September 19, 1984 Opening Day Age: 30 RBI in 48 games. Birthplace/Resides: Miami, Florida / Boca Raton, Florida PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Major League Service: 3 years, 118 days Daniel Paul Valencia…during his time at Spanish River High School, earned three-time first-team All- Obtained: Claimed off waivers from Toronto, August 3, 2015 Palm honours…named team MVP, first-team All-County, and second-team All-State as a senior; Of- Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2015 fensive Player of the Year, first-team All-County, and second team All-State as a junior; and team MVP and first-team All-Palm Beach County honours as a sophomore…named Freshman of the Year by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association and second-team All-Southern Conference selection CAREER HIGHLIGHTS while at UNC-Greensboro after hitting .338 with eight home runs, 36 RBI and 39 runs scored in 55 Is a .262 career hitter with 37 home runs and 186 RBI in 421 games in five seasons with Minnesota games…transferred to the University of Miami…named to the All-Regional team as a sophomore in (2010-12), Boston (2012), Baltimore (2013), Kansas City (2014) and Toronto (2014)…made his major 2005 after batting .300 with six home runs, 15 doubles, 63 RBI and 39 runs scored in 60 games (56 League debut in 2010 and was named to the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team and Baseball starts at first base and two starts at third base)…batted .324 with nine home runs and 61 RBI as a junior. America’s All-Rookie Team after batting .311 with seven home runs and 40 RBI in 85 games…over his career has posted a .327 average with a .870 OPS against left-handed pitchers as opposed to .226 with LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD a .615 OPS against righties. Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2006 Elizabethton .311 48 190 30 59 13 0 8 29 0 3 3 15 34 0 2 .505 .365 0 2014 HIGHLIGHTS 2007 Beloit .302 66 242 44 73 15 0 11 35 1 0 0 28 54 3 3 .500 .374 7 Hit .240 after joining Toronto…14 of his 37 hits with the Blue Jays went for extra bases (11 doubles, Fort Myers .291 61 230 28 67 8 2 6 31 0 4 0 16 48 1 0 .422 .332 14 one trip, two home runs)…hit .321 with an .835 OPS against left-handed pitching, with eight doubles, 2008 Fort Myers .336 60 220 35 74 19 3 5 44 0 4 0 27 43 2 2 .518 .402 6 one triple and two home runs in 112 at bats…in home games, hit .301/.351/.407/.757 in 123 at bats… New Britain .289 69 266 40 77 18 2 10 32 0 2 1 18 70 2 1 .485 .334 8 2009 New Britain .284 57 218 44 62 14 4 7 29 0 2 1 31 40 0 2 .482 .373 8 on the road, hit just .220/.247/.340/.587 in 141 at bats…had two season-high seven game hit streaks, the Rochester .286 71 269 35 77 24 0 7 41 0 4 1 8 37 0 2 .454 .305 12 second of which lasted from Sept. 8-15…his stolen base Sept. 27 against Baltimore was his first since 2010 Rochester .292 49 185 22 54 15 0 0 24 0 1 2 14 34 2 0 .373 .347 4 May 8, 2011 at Boston…snapped a 0-for-16 streak with a bases loaded two-run double Sept. 20 at New MINNESOTA .311 85 299 30 93 18 1 7 40 0 3 0 20 46 2 0 .448 .351 6 York (AL). 2011 MINNESOTA .246 154 564 63 139 28 2 15 72 0 4 0 40 102 2 6 .383 .294 18 2012 Rochester .250 69 268 30 67 17 1 7 37 0 1 0 15 40 1 2 .399 .289 7 CAREER MINNESOTA .198 34 126 13 25 6 1 2 17 0 3 0 3 32 0 1 .310 .212 4 Pawtucket .306 13 49 3 15 3 0 1 8 0 0 1 3 12 0 2 .429 .358 3 2013—Had four stints with the Orioles…batted .371 with a .639 slugging percentage against left-hand- BOSTON .143 10 28 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .250 .138 0 ed pitchers…led the American League in batting average against lefties while ranking third in slugging 2013 Norfolk .286 65 262 40 75 20 1 14 51 0 3 0 17 48 1 1 .531 .326 1 percentage (min. 100 PA)…had nine multiple-hit games in an 11-game stretch Aug. 4-Sept. 11…hom- BALTIMORE .304 52 161 20 49 14 1 8 23 0 1 0 8 33 0 2 .553 .335 0 ered in back-to-back games May 24-25 at Toronto, the fourth time he’s done that in his career. 2014 Omaha .273 3 11 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 .545 .429 0 KANSAS CITY .282 36 110 8 31 5 0 2 11 0 1 1 7 27 0 0 .382 .328 2 2012—Hit .198 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 34 games with Minnesota before he was traded to TORONTO .240 50 154 12 37 11 1 2 19 0 3 1 7 35 1 1 .364 .273 3 Boston Aug. 5…batted .143 with a home run and four RBI in 10 games with the Red Sox…combined ML Totals .262 421 1442 147 378 82 6 37 186 0 16 2 85 281 5 10 .404 .301 33 for a .188 average in 44 games overall CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2011—Set career-highs in games (154), hits (139), doubles (28), home runs (15) and RBI (72)…posted 2006 — Selected by the organization in the 19th round of the First-Year Player Draft. 2012 — 134 hits as a third baseman, which tied for second in the majors behind the Cubs’ Aramis Ramirez (169). Traded to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Jeremias Pineda, August 5. Traded to the for cash considerations, November 28. 2013 — Traded to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder David Lough, December 18. 2014 — On the disabled list, June 1 to 22; included rehabilitation assignment to Omaha, June 17 to 22. Traded to the 2010—Named to the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team and Baseball America’s All-Rookie Toronto Blue Jays for catcher Erik Kratz and pitcher Liam Hendriks, July 28. 2015 — Claimed off waivers by the Team…finished third in the American League Rookie of the Year voting behind Texas’ Neftali Feliz Oakland Athletics, August 3. and Detroit’s Austin Jackson…was the recipient of the Bill Boni Award for the Twins Most Outstanding DIVISION SERIES RECORD five relief appearances and first batters faced were 1-for-5 with a home run…was 4-5 with a 4.26 ERA Year Club/Opp. AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E in 14 day games, 1-6 with a 7.35 ERA in 16 night games…went 3-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 11 starts on 2010 MIN vs. NYY .222 3 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 .333 .273 0 four days rest, 2-7 with a 6.91 ERA in 14 starts on five days rest or more…did not commit an error in 23 total chances…went 5-for-34 (.147) with two RBI as a hitter and has a .102 (35-for-344) career average VALENCIA’S CAREER BESTS with 11 RBI, 18 walks and 99 strikeouts…did not allow a run in three of his first four starts, tossing a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings April 5 against St. Louis, April 10 against Colorado and April 21 Hits: 4 (three times), last: September 11, 2013 vs. New York (AL) Home Runs: 2, September 25, 2010 at Detroit against San Diego…the one exception was April 16 at Milwaukee when he allowed a season-high nine Runs Batted In: 5, September 25, 2010 at Detroit runs in 2.2 innings in a 10-8 loss…went 3-1 with a 3.29 ERA in five starts in April…made the 400th Stolen Bases: 1 (five times), last: September 27, 2014 vs. Baltimore start of his career May 3 against Los Angeles (NL), a no decision in a 2-1 Giants win (5.0 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 1 Hitting Streak: 11, July 18-27, 2011 er, 4 bb, 1 so)…was 3-1 with a 2.75 ERA over his first seven starts through May 8…then went 2-10 with Hitless Streak (At Bats): 28, May 1-July 28, 2012 a 6.99 ERA over his final 23 games, including 18 starts…yielded a season-high 12 hits in a 10-6 loss at Game Ending RBI: 4, July 19, 2011 vs. Cleveland (single); May 28, 2011 vs. Los Angeles-AL (single); April 12, 2011 vs. Kansas Toronto May 14…picked up his fourth win of the season May 30 against Oakland, despite walking a City (single); September 1, 2010 vs. Detroit (single). season-high six batters…then had an eight-game losing streak from June 5 to Sept. 2…compiled a 7.85 Grand Slams: 2, September 25, 2010 at Detroit (Jeremy Bonderman); July 26, 2010 at Kansas City (Zack Greinke). Pinch-Hit Home Runs: 1, August 27, 2014 vs. Boston (Junichi Tazawa). ERA and allowed a .350 opponents batting average over that 17-game stretch, which included four relief Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None. appearances…struck out a season-high eight batters in 5.2 innings in a no decision against San Diego Lead Off Home Runs: None. June 17…tossed fewer than five innings in four of his five July starts and was moved to the bullpen after allowing four runs in 3.1 innings July 30 at Philadelphia…each of his next four appearances from Aug. 7 to 16 came in relief (10.80 ERA)…then lost three consecutive starts from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2 (11.57 BARRY ZITO 75 ERA) and did not pitch again until defeating the Dodgers Sept. 25 (5.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 so)…made his final appearance of the season in relief Sept. 29 against San Diego (0.1 ip, 1 so). LEFT-HANDED PITCHER Height/Weight: 6-2 / 206 Bats/Throws: Left / Left 2012—Posted a 15-8 record with a 4.15 ERA and one complete game in 32 starts, his best campaign Birthdate: May 13, 1978 Opening Day Age: 36 in a Giants uniform…his 15 wins were his most with the Giants and the most he had since winning 16 games with the A’s in 2006…the Giants went 21-11 (.656) in his starts, matching for the most Birthplace/Resides: Las Vegas, Nevada / Los Angeles, California club victories in his starts…San Francisco won his last 11 outings of the season…the last time the Gi- Major League Service: 13 years, 72 days ants won 11-consecutive starts by one of their pitchers was when they won 11-straight when Obtained: Signed to a minor league contract, February 17, 2015 started from April 6 to June 27, 1992 (source: Stats, LLC)…went 7-0 with a 3.92 ERA in his last 11 Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2015 starts of the season…finished the season with a seven-game win streak, which marked his longest win streak in a Giants uniform and his longest since an eight-game win streak from June 28-Aug. 4, 2005… NON-ROSTER INVITEE received an average of 5.96 runs of support in his starts, which was the highest average on the Giants’ staff and the third highest figure in the National League…tossed his fifth career complete game shutout CAREER HIGHLIGHTS in his very first start, allowing just four hits with no walks in the Giants’ 7-0 win at Colorado…ended his Has pitched 14 seasons in the majors with Oakland (2000-06) and San Francisco (2007-13)…won the streak of 274 consecutive starts without a shutout, the third-longest drought in Major League history… American League Cy Young Award with the A’s in 2002 and is a three-time AL All-Star (2002-03, he became just the ninth opponent and first Giant to throw a shutout at Coors Field…had an outstanding 2006)…was originally drafted by Oakland in the 1st round of the June, 1999 draft and went 102-63 with postseason, going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in three starts…had his best start in a Giants uniform in Game 5 a 3.55 ERA in 222 starts in seven seasons with Oakland before signing a seven-year contract with San of the NLCS at St. Louis, tossing 7.2-scoreless innings with one walks and six strikeouts in the Giants’ Francisco Dec. 29, 2006…compiled a 63-80 record and a 4.62 ERA in 208 games, including 197 starts, 5-0 possible elimination game victory…became just the fourth Giants pitcher to not allow a run with one in seven seasons with the Giants…is 165-143 with a 4.02 ERA in 430 career appearances, including 419 or fewer walks in 7.0-or-more innings in a postseason game during the live ball era (since 1920)…the starts…ranks fourth on the Oakland career list in wins (102), strikeouts (1096) and games started (222), other Giants pitchers to accomplish the feat are: (2010 NLDS vs. Atlanta), fifth in innings pitched (1430.1) and sixth in winning percentage (102-63, .618). (2003 NLDS vs. Florida) and Jack Scott (1922 WS vs. New York-AL)…made his first-ever World Series appearance in Game 1 against Detroit, matching up with …ended his season with the 2014 HIGHLIGHTS Giants winning his last 14 starts, including all three in the postseason. Became a free agent following the 2013 season and did not pitch in 2014 2011—Had an injury plagued season for the first time in his career and spent most of the season either CAREER on the disabled list or in the minors…went 3-4 with a 5.87 ERA in 13 games, nine starts, at the Major 2013—Went 5-11 with a 5.74 ERA in 30 games, including 25 starts, in his final season with San Francis- League level, his fewest games he’s ever appeared in the big leagues…the night before Opening Day co…his .313 winning percentage was a career-low and tied for second lowest in the National League… was in a two-car wreck in West Hollywood, traveling through an intersection on Sunset Blvd., when a had career highs in opponents batting average (.318), on-base percentage (.383) and slugging percent- taxi ran a light while trying to make a left turn…was examined by a head and neck specialist at Cedars age (.491)…based upon a minimum of 100 innings pitched, the opponents on-base percentage was the Sinai Medical Center and X-rays came back negative…pitching four days after his violent collision, highest in the majors and his opponents batting average and ERA was the highest in the NL…the ERA Zito showed little effects of whiplash, allowing just three runs on three hits through 6.0 innings in his was the second highest of his career (5.87 in 2011) and the wins were his second fewest (3 in 2011)… first start of the season on April 3 at Los Angeles (NL)…did not receive a decision…two starts later on allowed a .318 opponents batting average, including .315 against right-handed hitters compared to April 16 at Arizona, left in the 2nd inning after fielding a pop out bunt from pitcher Joe Saunders…made .330 against left-handers…opponents hit .331 with a .411 on-base percentage when leading off an in- one pitch after that and after team athletic trainer Dave Groeschner examined him, he was removed from ning…yielded a .327 average with runners in scoring position, but opponents batted .239 with RISP the game…was later diagnosed with a right mid foot sprain (X-rays came back negative), that placed and two outs…held the opponents clean-up hitter to a .188 batting average but the leadoff hitter batted him on the 15-day disabled list the next day…his 12-year career streak of never missing a start due to .414 with a .481 on-base percentage…went 5-2 with a 3.59 ERA and .261 opponents batting average an injury came to an end as he made his first-ever appearance on the disabled list…traveled back to San in 17 games at home compared to 0-9 with a 9.56 ERA and .401 opponents average in 13 games on the Francisco following the series with the D-Backs to have his ankle examined by team doctors…X-rays road…compiled a 5-11 record and a 5.55 ERA in his 25 starting assignments…logged a 10.13 ERA in ruled out a fracture, but had to wear an immobilization boot for two weeks…was examined by Carolina Panthers’ team orthopedist, Dr. Robert Anderson on April 27 in North Carolina and was told he could 2006—Went 16-10 with a 3.83 ERA in 34 starts in his final season with the A’s…tied for the American begin bearing weight on his foot and no longer had to wear an immobilization boot…made four rehab League lead in games started, ranked third in innings pitched (221.0), tied for eighth in wins and 10th starts (two with Single-A San Jose and two with Triple-A Fresno) from June 6-24…returned from his in ERA…also led the AL in pitches thrown (3665), ranked second in walks (99) and third in hit batters rehab assignment and was activated off the disabled list June 25…was placed on the disabled list for (13) and grounded into double plays (31)…the hit batters matched his career high and the Oakland the second time Aug. 1 after re-injuring his sprained right ankle…making a rehab start for Fresno Aug. record that he set in 2001 and 2005…has hit 66 batters as an Athletic, which is an Oakland record…had 13, he had to be helped off field after re-injuring his ankle again…turned his right ankle while running the seventh lowest opponents average with runners in scoring position in the AL (.227)…was 10-3 with towards home to back up plate on ground ball to right field…X-rays came back negative…was activated a 2.97 ERA in 17 starts on the road compared to 6-7 with a 4.71 ERA in 18 starts in Oakland…ranked from the 15-day disabled list Sept. 11…missed a total of 91 games due to the injury…was moved to the second in the AL in road ERA and tied for second in road wins…was 8-6 with a 3.29 ERA in 19 starts bullpen for the third time in his career (also Aug., 2007 and Aug. 2010) after returning from his second before the All-Star Break and 8-4 with a 4.55 ERA in 15 starts after the break…had the eighth lowest DL stint and made four relief appearances for the Giants. run support in the AL (4.97)…the A’s scored just four runs while he was pitching in his 10 losses…left with a lead five times only to have the bullpen blow the save…went 9-4 with a 2.52 ERA over a 16-start 2010—After a strong start to the season, struggled down the stretch, finishing campaign with a 9-14 re- stretch from May 1 to July 19…made his second consecutive Opening Day start April 3 against New cord and a 4.15 ERA in 34 games, including 33 starts…did not reach the double-digit win plateau for the York…went 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA in six starts in May…had the second lowest ERA in the AL in the first time since his rookie season in 2000…snapped nine-straight years of 10-plus victories per season… month…made his 200th career start on June 1 against Minnesota and struck out Lew Ford in the sixth kicked off the campaign by posting a perfect 5-0 record in his first six starts…became the first Giants inning for his 1000th career strikeout…became the fourth pitcher in Oakland history (Blue, Stewart and pitcher to win his first five decisions in a season since Noah Lowry in 2004…after starting off 5-0, went Hunter) and the eighth pitcher in Athletics history (Plank, Waddell, Bender and Grove) to fan 1000… just 4-14 with a 4.87 ERA over his final 28 games…was 7-2 through his first 13 starts, matching the most struck out a career high tying 11 batters in a 7-3 win on June 16 against Los Angeles (NL)… was the A’s wins he’s ever had in his first 13 starts of a season…he was 7-2 through 13 starts in 2002 and 7-4 in 2003 lone All-Star and retired the side in order on eight pitches in the fifth inning…it was the third time he has (Elias)…made just the second relief appearance of his career Aug. 25 vs. Cincinnati, taking the mound been named to the AL All-Star team…picked up his 100th career win in the A’s 9-3 victory at Texas on just three days after throwing 73 pitches in St. Louis…was summoned in the 12th inning of an 11-11 tie August 25…took a no-hitter into the eighth inning for the third time in his career (also July 15, 2005 vs. game, however gave up the winning run after Joey Votto drove in the game-winner with a ground ball Texas and September 13, 2002 vs. Seattle)…committed his only error of the season in that game, snap- single to right field…lost a career-high nine-straight decisions from July 21-Sept. 14, going 0-9 with a ping a 76-game errorless streak dating back to his last error on July 21, 2004 at Seattle…that was the 5.00 ERA in 12 games, 11 starts…the nine-straight losses were the most by a Giants pitcher for a single second longest errorless streak by a starting pitcher in Oakland history (115, Rick Langford)…went 1-1 season since also dropped nine-straight from May 11-July 29, 1995…was left off San with a 4.63 ERA in two postseason starts…the win came in the A’s 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the ALDS Francisco’s roster for the postseason. at Minnesota (8.0 ip, 4 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 1 so)…then took the loss in a 5-1 decision to Detroit in Game 1 of the ALCS (3.2 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 0 so). 2009—Went 10-13 with a 4.03 ERA in 33 starts…was tabbed with the Majors’ second-lowest run sup- port, receiving an average of just 3.38 runs…only Cincinnati’s Aaron Harang had a lower mark (3.22)… 2005—Was 14-13 with a 3.86 ERA in 35 starts for the A’s…matched his career highs in games started on his ninth-straight Opening Day roster, Zito pitched as the Giants’ number four starter for the major- and hit batters (13)…the hit batters tied his own Oakland single season record, which he set in 2001… ity of the season…pitched an 8.0-inning complete game May 19 at San Diego, however was charged led the A’s in losses, games started, innings pitched (228.1), runs (106), earned runs (98), hit batters, with the loss after surrendering a pair of solo home runs in the Giants’ 2-1 defeat…it marked his 10th walks (89) and strikeouts (171) and tied for the team lead in wins and home runs (26)…tied for the career complete game and his first since Aug. 7, 2003 at Detroit, while pitching for Oakland…had gone American League lead in games started, ranked second in opponents batting average (.221) and slug- 185-straight starts without recording a complete game, which according to Elias, was the second-longest ging percentage (.361), third in innings pitched and fifth in strikeouts…was also second in walks, tied streak in Major League history, behind former Giant (193-straight starts without CG from for fourth in hit batters and tied for eighth in losses…also led the AL with a career high 3805 pitches 1999 to end of his career in 2005)…pitched one of his best games of the year June 21 against Texas in thrown…struggled in the first and last month of the season as he was 0-4 with a 6.60 ERA and .269 a 3-2 victory at AT&T Park…took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before allowing a two-run home opponents batting average in five starts in April and 2-3 with a 6.50 ERA and .278 opponents batting run to Andruw Jones (his second batter faced in inning)…it marked fourth time in his career he had a average in six starts in September…was a combined 12-6 with a 2.77 ERA and .197 opponents batting no-hitter through 6.0 innings. average in 24 starts in the four months in between…received run support of one run or less in 14 of his 35 starts…went 6-8 with a 3.91 ERA in 19 starts before the All-Star Break and 8-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 2008—Was the Giants’ Opening Day starter for the second straight year and went 10-17 with a 5.15 16 starts after the break…allowed a .222 opponents batting average with runners in scoring position, ERA in 32 games, all starts, for San Francisco…lost a career-high 17 decisions, the most losses by a which ranked fifth lowest in the AL, and opponents batted .228 when leading off an inning, which was Giants pitcher since Dave LaPoint went 7-17 in 1985…was one loss shy of matching San Francisco’s sixth lowest in the AL…did not commit an error in 46 chances which tied for the third most chances record for losses in a season, set by Ray Sadecki in 1968 (18)…set a franchise mark for the most losses among AL pitchers with no errors…ranked sixth among all AL pitchers with 34 assists…made the first prior to the All-Star Break with 12 defeats (first All-Star Game was in 1933)…was removed from the Opening Day start of his career on April 4 at Baltimore but took the loss…allowed a first inning grand rotation for one turn following his April 27 start, marking the first time in his career that he missed a slam to Bret Boone on April 20 at Seattle, the first grand slam he has allowed in his career…recorded start…opened the year 0-6 with a 7.53 ERA in first seven outings…became one of only three pitchers his first Major League hit June 7 at Washington with a fifth inning single off Tony Armas…won eight since 1956 to have an 0-6 record through the month of April, joining Dave Stewart (1984) and Mike consecutive starts from June 28 to August 4 and compiled a 2.33 ERA and .199 opponents batting aver- Maroth (2003)…was also the first Giant since went 0-9 in 1996 to drop his first six decisions. age over that span…pitched 7.1 no-hit innings on July 15 against Texas before Mench homered with one out in the eighth inning…went 6-0 with a 2.51 ERA in six starts in July to earn AL Pitcher of the Month 2007—Suffered his first losing season of his career, going 11-13 with a 4.53 ERA in 34 games, 33 honors for the third time in his career (August, 2001 and September, 2001)…led the Majors in wins in starts…led the Giants in starts, while placing second in wins, innings, and average against (.244)…was July and topped the AL in ERA…became just the second Oakland pitcher since 1991 to win six games in also third on staff with 131 strikeouts…was the third San Francisco hurler to make his Giants debut in a month (Mulder in June, 2002)…tossed 9.0 innings on August 30 at Los Angeles but had a no decision an Opening Day assignment, joining (1983 vs. San Diego) and Bill Swift (1992 at Los in the A’s 2-1 win in 11 innings…it was the first time he tossed nine innings since April 18, 2003, a span Angeles)…posted his first win in a Giants uniform April 6 at Colorado, tossing 6.0-scoreless frames in of 93 starts without going nine innings. an 8-0 victory…it was only the second San Francisco shutout in Coors Field history…made first career relief appearance (regular or post season) Aug. 5 in San Diego, working a perfect seventh inning…led 2004—Was 11-11 with a 4.48 ERA in 34 starts…led the A’s with 34 games started and tied for the team the pitching staff in batting average, while tying for the lead for hits by pitchers with Matt Morris… lead with 28 home runs allowed…tied for seventh in the American League with 81 walks and was 10th collected his first National League hit May 7, a single off NY’s Oliver Perez. with 163 strikeouts…his .263 opponents batting average broke down to .248 against right-handers and .323 against left-handers…the A’s scored just 15 runs in his 11 losses (65.2 ip, 2.06 per nine innings), ERA in 17 starts in Oakland and 12-4 with a 2.92 ERA in 18 starts on the road…ranked second in the 34 runs in his 12 no decisions (79.1 ip, 3.86 per nine innings) and 71 runs in his 11 wins (68.0 ip, 9.40 AL in home wins and tied for second in road wins…those were the most road wins by an A’s pitcher per nine innings)…had 12 no decisions which tied for sixth most in the AL…had his highest one month since Bob Welch had 13 in 1990…the one home loss came on August 2 against Detroit and it snapped ERA in April as he went 2-3 with a 6.83 ERA in five starts…had a 62.2 inning, 268 batter homerless his Oakland record 16-game home winning streak, breaking the mark of 15 set by Kenny Rogers who streak dating back to August 27, 2003 snapped on April 23 against Anaheim when he allowed a first in- went 15-0 in Oakland in his two seasons with the A’s from 1998-1999…the winning streak lasted 24 ning home run to Troy Glaus…posted his best single month ERA in May when he went 1-0 with a 3.18 starts from June 18, 2001 until July 18, 2002…his opponents batting average in 2002 broke down to ERA in five starts…left with the score tied in three of his May starts, including May 28 at Cleveland .275 against left-handers and .203 against right-handers…put together a nine game winning streak from when he pitched 8.0 shutout innings in a 1-0 A’s loss…put together a three-game winning streak over May 5 to June 22 (2.22 ERA, .197 opponents batting average)…was 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA in five May his first four starts after the All-Star Break from July 16 to 31, his only winning streak longer than two starts…matched his career-high with 11 strikeouts on June 1 at Tampa Bay…finished June with a 5-1 games in 2004…went 3-3 despite a 3.76 ERA and .213 opponents batting average over his final 10 record and a 3.69 ERA in six starts…named to his first AL All-Star team and faced just one batter in the starts…left with the lead in four of those starts only to have the bullpen blow the lead all four times… game, getting Shawn Green to ground out to teammate Miguel Tejada to start the sixth inning…had a had the A’s only 10-strikeout game of the season on September 12 when he fanned 10 Cleveland Indians. 21.0-inning scoreless streak from July 7 to 23…went 5-0 with a 1.66 ERA in six starts in July…finished the season with an eight game winning streak, posting a 2.04 ERA and .202 opponents batting average 2003—Named to his second consecutive American League All-Star team but finished with just a 14-12 over his final 10 starts…recorded his 20th win on September 8 at Minnesota, the fifth earliest date an record despite a 3.30 ERA which ranked seventh in the AL…allowed a .219 opponents batting average Oakland pitcher has won 20, the earliest since Bob Welch on August 17, 1990…won his only playoff which was second lowest in the AL but had the eighth lowest run support in the league (4.62)…tied for start, Game 3 of the ALDS at Minnesota, a 6-3 A’s win. fourth in the AL with a career high four complete games but he lost each of the last three games in which he went the distance…was 1-3 with a 1.64 ERA in his four complete games…ranked fourth in the AL 2001—Started slowly but dominated American League hitters over the final two months of the season… with a career high 231.2 innings pitched and issued 88 walks which was second most in the AL…had was 6-7 with a 5.01 ERA in 22 starts through July 24…then went 11-1 with a 1.32 ERA and .174 oppo- the third lowest opponents slugging percentage (.324) and seventh lowest opponents on-base percent- nents batting average over his final 13 starts, including a nine-game winning streak to finish the regular age (.295) in the league…tied for second in the AL in games started (35)…was 10-6 with a 2.69 ERA season…lost his only ALDS start against New York although he allowed just one run on two hits in eight and .199 opponents batting average in 20 starts at night and had the best night ERA in the AL…had the innings (1 bb, 6 so) in the A’s 1-0 loss in Game 3…finished the season 17-8 with a 3.49 ERA and 205 second lowest opponents batting average (.192) and third lowest opponents on-base percentage (.253) to strikeouts in 35 starts…became just the fourth pitcher in Oakland history to strikeout 200 in season, the hitters leading off an inning in the AL…went 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA over his first 10 starting assignments second left hander…is one of five left-handed pitchers in Athletics history with 200 strikeouts (Waddell, through May 21, 4-8 with a 3.88 ERA over his next 18 starts through August 22 and 4-1 with a 3.02 ERA Plank, Grove and Blue)…finished fourth in the AL in strikeouts…tied teammate for the AL over his final seven starts…won his first two starts of the season to extend his winning streak to a career lead in games started, tied for third in opponents batting average (.230), tied for fourth in shutouts (2), high 10 games dating back to August 13, 2002…picked up his 50th career win on April 18 at Texas, a tied for sixth in wins, was eighth in ERA, tied for ninth in complete games (3) and 10th in winning per- complete game six-hit shutout in the 88th start of his career…that makes him the second fastest Athletic centage (.680)…tied for fifth with an Oakland record 13 hit batters, the most hit batters by an A’s pitcher to reach 50 wins (Rube Waddell, 79 starts)…tossed a complete game three-hitter in the A’s 4-3 loss at since Harry Byrd hit 14 in 1953…also ranked second in opponents slugging (.345), fourth in average Minnesota on May 27, the low-hit complete game of his career…tossed another complete-game three by right-handers (.229), sixth in opponents on-base percentage leading off an inning (.281), seventh in hitter on July 18 at Minnesota and lost again, 3-2…made his 100th career start on June 23 at Texas… fewest home runs per nine innings (0.76) and 10th in strikeout to walk ratio (2.56)…went 9-0 with a was named to his second AL All-Star team but did not pitch…finished the season with a 14-12 record to 2.21 ERA over his last 13 starts in Oakland…had a 28.1 inning scoreless streak at the Coliseum from become the first Oakland pitcher to win the Cy Young Award one year and follow it up with a winning July 29 to August 25…had 44 strikeouts in 37.1 innings in April, the most strikeouts by an A’s pitcher season in an Oakland uniform the next year…made two starts against Boston in the ALDS and was 1-1 in one month since Dave Stewart struck out 45 in September of 1988…retired 23 consecutive batters with a 3.46 ERA…picked up the win in Game 2, a 5-1 A’s victory in Oakland (7.0 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, from August 4 to 9…started his season ending nine-game winning streak with a four-hit shutout in the 9 so) but took the loss in Game 5, a 4-3 A’s loss in Oakland (6.0 ip, 4 h, 4 r, 4 er, 2 bb, 4 so). A’s 9-0 win over Cleveland on August 20…struck out a career high 11 against the Indians, one of five 10 strikeout games in 2001…went 5-1 with a 1.02 ERA and .163 opponents batting average in six starts 2002—Was named the American League Cy Young Award winner by the Baseball Writers Association in August and 4-0 with a 1.33 ERA and .168 opponents batting average in four starts in September and of America…is the fifth Athletic to win the award, the first since Dennis Eckersley in 1992…won the was named American League Pitcher of the Month in both months. award at the age of 24 to become the youngest Cy Young Award winner since Roger Clemens in 1986, also at the age of 24…was also named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News and was named 2000—Made his Major League debut with 14 starts for the A’s and was 7-4 with a 2.72 ERA…the ERA as the left handed pitcher on TSN’s postseason All-Star team…became the A’s third different 20-game was the lowest among Major League rookies with 30 or more innings pitched…ranked tied for third winner in the last three seasons as he won a career-high 23 games…had just five losses for an .821 among AL rookies in strikeouts (78), tied for fourth in wins and sixth in innings pitched (92.2)…limited winning percentage which set an Oakland record…broke the mark of .818 (27-6) established by Bob opponents to a .195 batting average, including .192 with runners in scoring position…average broke Welch in 1990…only Randy Johnson had more wins in the majors in 2002 (24) than Zito’s 23…the wins down to .194 with no home runs off left-handers and .195 with six home runs off right-handers…was the were the fourth best single season total in Oakland history and were the most by an Athletic since Bob starting pitcher in the A’s 11-1 win at New York in Game 4 of the Division Series…selected from Triple- Welch won 27 in 1990…it was the 17th 20-win season in Oakland history and he is the ninth different A Sacramento on July 22 and made his Major League debut that day against Anaheim…became the 20-game winner in Oakland history…his win total was the best by an AL left hander since Frank Viola 28th pitcher in Oakland history to start in his ML debut, the third in 2000…became the eighth to win… won 24 for Minnesota in 1988 and in Oakland left-handed history, only has more wins (24 in walked the first batter he faced (Erstad) but later picked him off…allowed just one run in five innings… 1971)…one of two A’s All-Stars, he led the AL in games started (35) and opponents average with run- the Angels loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth but he struck out Vaughn, Salmon and Anderson ners in scoring position (.185), was second in winning percentage (.821), third in ERA (2.75) and run to end the inning…went 5-1 with a 1.73 ERA in six September starts…tossed his first career complete support (6.79), tied for third in strikeouts (182), fourth in opponents batting average (.218) and pitches game and shutout on September 10 against Tampa Bay, a five-hitter in the A’s 11-0 win (0 bb, 8 so)… per start (105.4), fifth in innings pitched (229.1), pickoffs (5) and opponents slugging percentage (.340), was named American League Co-Player of the Week with the White Sox Carlos Lee for the week of tied for fifth in most walks (78) and tied for seventh in opponents on-base percentage (.289)…was 13-1 September 4-10, going 2-0 without allowing a run in 15.2 innings…defeated the Devil Rays in his next with a 3.09 ERA in his 17 starting assignments following an A’s loss…went 12-2 with a 1.92 ERA and start on September 15 and extended his scoreless streak to 23.2 innings…was 8-5 with a 3.19 ERA and .203 opponents batting average in 16 starts after the All-Star Break…led the AL in wins after the break, .230 opponents batting average in 18 starts at Triple-A Sacramento before he was called up…named to ranked second in ERA and was third in opponents batting average (.203)…went 22-3 with a 2.39 ERA the Baseball America Triple-A All-Star team…led the team with 91 strikeouts and tied for the team lead and .210 opponents batting average over his final 29 starts beginning on May 5…was 11-1 with a 2.56 in wins and starts…was named PCL Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 1-7. 1999—Pitched for three different teams in the A’s farm system…made his professional debut at Visalia DIVISION SERIES RECORD on July 2, was promoted to Midland on August 13 and was later sent to Vancouver on September 4 fol- Year Club/Opp. W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK lowing the conclusion of the Rockhounds season…was a combined 6-1 with a 3.16 ERA in 13 games, 2000 OAK vs. N.Y. 1 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 all starts…struck out 97 and walked 35 in 68.1 innings…allowed a .198 opponents batting average… 2001 OAK vs. N.Y. 0 1 1.13 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 0 0 picked up his first professional win on July 27 at High Desert…earned Pitcher of the 2002 OAK vs. MIN 1 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 3 3 0 0 4 0 8 1 0 Week honors for the week of July 26-August 1…went 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA in three games, two starts, 2003 OAK vs. BOS 1 1 3.46 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 9 5 5 2 1 4 0 13 0 0 in the postseason as Vancouver won the Pacific Coast League Championship and the Triple-A World 2006 OAK vs. MIN 1 0 1.13 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2012 SF vs. CIN 0 0 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 2.2 4 2 2 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 Series. Totals 4 2 2.70 7 7 0 0 0 43.1 31 13 13 5 3 18 0 37 1 0

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD Barry William Zito was originally signed by A’s scout Rick Magnante…is married, Amber…graduated Year Club/Opp. W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK from University High School (San Diego, Calif.) in 1996…earned all-league honors in baseball as a 2006 OAK vs. DET 0 1 12.27 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 5 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 senior…attended UC Santa Barbara as a freshman and earned Freshman All-America honors from Col- 2012 SF vs. STL 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 7.2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 legiate Baseball after striking out 123 in 85.1 innings…transferred to Pierce Junior College as a sopho- Totals 1 1 3.97 2 2 0 0 0 11.1 13 5 5 2 0 4 1 6 0 0 more and was all-state and all-conference after going 9-2 with a 2.62 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 103.0 innings…attended USC as a junior and was a first-team All-America selection by USA Today Baseball WORLD SERIES RECORD Weekly, Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America after going 12-3 with a 3.28 ERA and 154 strikeouts Year Club/Opp. W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK in 113.2 innings…was also named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year…played in the 1994 Colt World Series, 2012 SF vs. DET 1 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 the 1995 Palomino World Series and the 1996 Connie Mack World Series…has long been extremely active in community endeavors…was named to the prestigious “Hutch Awards” in 2013, which goes to ALL-STAR GAME RECORD the MLB player who “exemplifies the honor, courage and dedication” of Seattle native Fred Hutchinson, Year Club/Site W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK a former MLB player and manager…received the Dave Stewart Community Service Award in 2005… 2002 AL/Mil. 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 was tabbed Baseball’s #1 “Good Guy” in 2006 by The Sporting News…has been finalist for both MLB’s 2003 AL/Chi. (AL) (Did not pitch) Roberto Clemente Award and Marvin Miller Man of Year Award, both of which recognize excellence in 2006 AL/Pit. 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 community service…is also affiliated with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Muscular Dystro- Totals 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 phy Association, Special Olympics and Make-a-Wish Foundation. ZITO’S CAREER BESTS LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD Low Hit Complete Game: 3 (twice), last: July 18, 2003 at Minnesota Innings Pitched: 9.0 (seven times), last: April 9, 2012 at Colorado Year Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK Strikeouts: 11 (three times), June 16, 2006 vs. Los Angeles (NL); June 1, 2002 at Tampa Bay; August 20, 2001 at Detroit; 10 (12 1999 Visalia 3 0 2.45 8 8 0 0 0 40.1 21 13 11 3 0 22 0 62 3 0 times), last: August 6, 2010 at Atlanta Midland 2 1 4.91 4 4 0 0 0 22.0 22 15 12 1 1 11 0 29 2 0 Pitches: 128 (twice), last: July 2, 2006 vs. Arizona Vancouver 1 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 Longest Winning Streak: 10, August 13, 2002 to April 8, 2003 2000 Sacramento 8 5 3.19 18 18 0 0 0 101.2 88 44 36 4 2 45 0 91 5 0 Longest Losing Streak: 9, July 21 to September 14, 2010 OAKLAND 7 4 2.72 14 14 1 1 0 92.2 64 30 28 6 2 45 2 78 2 0 Longest Scoreless Streak: 23.2, August 29 to September 15, 2000 2001 OAKLAND 17 8 3.49 35 35 3 2 0 214.1 184 92 83 18 13 80 0 205 6 1 2002 OAKLAND 23 5 2.75 35 35 1 0 0 229.1 182 79 70 24 9 78 2 182 2 1 2003 OAKLAND 14 12 3.30 35 35 4 1 0 231.2 186 98 85 19 6 88 3 146 4 0 2004 OAKLAND 11 11 4.48 34 34 0 0 0 213.0 216 116 106 28 9 81 2 163 4 1 2005 OAKLAND 14 13 3.86 35 35 0 0 0 228.1 185 106 98 26 13 89 0 171 4 0 2006 OAKLAND 16 10 3.83 34 34 0 0 0 221.0 211 99 94 27 13 99 5 151 4 2 2007 SAN FRANCISCO 11 13 4.53 34 33 0 0 0 196.2 182 105 99 24 4 83 4 131 5 0 2008 SAN FRANCISCO 10 17 5.15 32 32 0 0 0 180.0 186 115 103 16 4 102 10 120 3 0 2009 SAN FRANCISCO 10 13 4.03 33 33 1 0 0 192.0 179 89 86 21 8 81 8 154 2 2 2010 SAN FRANCISCO 9 14 4.15 34 33 1 0 0 199.1 184 97 92 20 7 84 7 150 7 0 2011 SAN FRANCISCO 3 4 5.87 13 9 0 0 0 53.2 51 35 35 10 0 24 1 32 1 0 San Jose 2 1 2.53 3 3 0 0 0 21.1 15 7 6 2 2 5 0 19 0 0 Fresno 2 0 2.55 3 3 1 1 0 17.2 10 5 5 1 0 5 0 17 0 0 2012 SAN FRANCISCO 15 8 4.15 32 32 1 1 0 184.1 186 91 85 20 5 70 6 114 1 0 2013 SAN FRANCISCO 5 11 5.74 30 25 0 0 0 133.1 173 94 85 19 4 54 2 86 5 1 ML Totals 165 143 4.02 430 419 12 5 0 2569.2 2369 1246 1149 278 97 1058 52 1883 50 8

CAREER TRANSACTIONS 1996 — Selected by the Seattle Mariners organization in the 59th round of the free agent draft, did not sign. 1998 — Selected by the Texas Rangers organization in the 3rd round of the free agent draft, did not sign. 1999 — Selected by the Oakland Athletics organization in the 1st round (ninth selection overall) of the free-agent draft. 2006 — Elected free agency, October 31; signed by the , December 29. 2011 — On the disabled list, April 17 to June 24; included rehabilitation assignment to San Jose, June 6 to 14, and Fresno, June 15 to 24. On the disabled list, August 1 to September 10; included rehabilitation assignment to San Jose, August 8 to 11, and August 12 to 14. 2013 — Elected free agency, November 2. 2015 — Signed by the Oakland Athletics to a minor league contract, February 17. 2012 DANIEL COULOMBE 64 • Combined to go 0-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 23 appearances with Rookie-advanced Ogden and Single-A Great Lakes in his first professional season LEFT-HANDED PITCHER • Struck out 37 in 25.1 innings, averaging 13.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings

BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 190 PERSONAL OPENING DAY AGE: 25 M.L. SERVICE: 0.013 Daniel Paul Coulombe…pronounced COO-lome…resides in Scottsdale, AZ, with his wife, Lauren…attended BORN: Oct. 26, 1989 in St. Louis, MO Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, AZ, where he was selected as a Louisville Slugger All-American, a Rawlings All-American, a Baseball America Third Team All-American, the Arizona 4A State Player of the Year, RESIDES: Scottsdale, AZ to the All-Arizona First Team and as the East Valley/Scottsdale Tribune Player of the Year…originally selected ACQUIRED: Selected in the 20th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign…played college ball at MLB DEBUT: Sept. 16, 2014 USC (2009) and South Mountain Community College (2010) before finishing his college career at Texas Tech (2011-12)…had Tommy John surgery in 2011…selected by the Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2012 First-Year CAREER Player Draft and signed by scout Calvin Jones.

• Left-handed reliever enters his fourth professional season after making his Major League debut last year as a COULOMBE September call-up DANIEL COULOMBE’S CAREER PITCHING RECORD • Appeared in five games with Los Angeles, allowing three runs (two earned) in 4.1 innings Year Team W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG • Had his contract selected by the Dodgers on Sept. 16 and made his MLB debut that night at Colorado, striking out 2012 Great Lakes 0-1 3.72 20 0 0 0 1 19.1 15 8 8 0 3 17 29 6 0 .217 the first batter he faced, Rafael Ynoa, in a 1-2-3 inning Ogden 0-0 1.50 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 1 0 0 1 8 1 0 .125 2013 Rancho Cucamonga 4-2 4.05 54 0 0 0 1 66.2 46 37 30 7 2 48 85 17 0 .189

COULOMBE • Has gone 7-3 with eight saves and a 3.43 ERA in 126 minor league games in three professional seasons 2014 LOS ANGELES 0-0 4.15 5 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 .250 Chattanooga 0-0 2.57 18 0 0 0 1 21.0 18 9 6 1 2 10 31 0 0 .231 • Averaged 12.2 strikeouts per 9.0 innings as a minor leaguer with 214 Ks in 157.1 innings Rancho Cucamonga 3-0 3.05 31 0 0 0 5 44.1 33 16 15 3 1 17 61 8 0 .206 Major League-1 year 0-0 4.15 5 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 .250 • As a minor leaguer, limited opponents to a .200 batting average Dodger Totals-1 year 0-0 4.15 5 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 .250 • Selected by the Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft Minor League-3 years 7-3 3.43 126 0 0 0 8 157.1 115 72 60 11 8 93 214 32 0 .200

YEAR-BY-YEAR DANIEL COULOMBE’S CAREER SINGLE-GAME BESTS 2014 Low-Hit Complete Game: None Most Strikeouts: 2, Sept. 28, 2014 vs. COL • Saw his first Major League action as a September call-up after starting the year with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Most Innings Pitched - Starter: None Most Walks: 2, Sept. 20, 2014 at CHC and earning a July 17 promotion to Double-A Chattanooga Most Innings Pitched - Reliever: 1.1, Sept. 28, 2014 vs. COL Longest Winning Streak: None Most Earned Runs Allowed: 2, Sept. 28, 2014 vs. COL Longest Losing Streak: None • Had his contract selected by the Dodgers on Sept. 16 and made his MLB debut that night at Colorado, striking out the first batter he faced, Rafael Ynoa, in a 1-2-3 inning…appeared in five big league games, posting a 4.15 ERA (2 DANIEL COULOMBE’S CAREER FIELDING RECORD ER/4.1 IP) and recording four strikeouts Position PCT G PO A E TC DP • Combined to go 3-0 with six saves and a 2.89 ERA in 49 relief appearances with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Pitcher - 5 0 0 0 0 0 and Double-A Chattanooga • Posted a 2.57 ERA (6 ER/21.0 IP) with 31 CAREER TRANSACTIONS DISABLED LIST strikeouts against just 10 walks in 18 regular- season appearances with the Lookouts after • Selected by Los Angeles in the 25th round of the 2012 First- • Has not been on the disabled list in the Major Leagues his July 17 promotion Year Player Draft • Helped key Chattanooga’s run to the Southern League championship series with three saves during the postseason • Overall in the minors, limited opponents to a .214 batting average in the minors with 92 strikeouts and only 27 walks in 65.1 innings DODGER HOME FIELDS Washington Park...... 1890 2013 Eastern Park ...... 1891-1897 • Posted a 4-2 record with one save and a 4.05 Washington Park...... 1898-1912 ERA (30 ER/66.2 IP) in 54 appearances with (Across from first Washington Park) Daniel Coulombe races a youngster from Special Olympics Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Ebbets Field ...... 1913-1957 Southern California during a stop on the Dodgers’ • Following the All-Star break, went 4-0 with Community Caravan. Roosevelt Stadium ...... 1956-57 one save and a 2.48 ERA (10 ER/36.1 IP) in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ...... 1958-1961 27 appearances…limited opponents to a .140 Dodger Stadium ...... 1962-present batting average in that span (18-for-129) • Ranked second in the California League among relievers with a .189 opponents’ batting average (46-for-244) • Averaged 11.5 strikeouts per 9.0 innings with 85 Ks in 66.2 innings

68 2015 GUIDE 69 Players ... 0.000 , as well having Baseball America M.L. Service: Baseball America Right 230 WEIGHT: THROWS: Signed through 2015. 141 as the organization’s 29th-best prospect, while his is as the best in Atlanta farm system...Combined to go 6-7 with Cody Matthew Martin Selected by the Braves in seventh round of 2011 June as the Braves 13th-best prospect entering 2013 season...His 12 6-3 Martin’s Complete Record Martin’s Career Highlights 9/4/89 in Dos Palos, California Right Martin’s 2014 Season Recap Martin’s Career Transactions BORN: ACQUIRED: free agent draft. CONTRACT STATUS: HEIGHT: FULL NAME: BATS: Baseball America Baseball America Baseball America Resides in Dos Palos, Calif...Graduated from Palos High School...Attended Gonzaga Tabbed by Labeled as Atlanta’s 19th-best prospect entering the season by Entered 2014 as the 11th-best prospect in Braves organization, according to 2013: 2012: 2011: PERSONAL: • Selected by the Minnesota Twins in 20th round of 2010 June free agent draft; did not sign. • Selected by the Atlanta Braves in seventh round of 2011 June free agent draft. Non-Roster Invitee CODY MARTIN CODY PITCHER 74 Minor Totals 451 Minor 153 100 67 35 17 148 3 175 6 1 3.07 386 11 433.1 1 26-22 2014 Gwinnett 7-8 3.52 27 26 1 0 1 156.0 151 66 61 17 7 56 142 0 0 Gwinnett 3-4 3.49 13 11 1 0 1 69.2 59 30 27 6 2 31 66 2 0 2 66 31 2 6 27 30 59 69.2 1 0 1 11 13 3.49 Gwinnett 3-4 2013 Mississippi 3-3 2.82 16 11 0 0 0 67.0 63 23 21 3 0 27 71 2 1 2012 Lynchburg 12-7 2.93 22 19 1 1 0 107.1 93 49 35 7 7 34 123 1 0 Rome 1-0 1.48 14 0 0 0 6 24.1 18 7 4 2 1 4 35 1 0 1 35 4 1 2 4 7 18 24.1 6 0 0 0 14 Rome 1.48 1-0 2011 Danville 0-0 0.00 8 0 0 0 3 9.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 the top slider among Braves farmhands...Began his professional career at Danville (R) and appeared in eight games without allowing a run before advancing to Rome (A) on 7/14...Pitched combined 22 and went 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA nine saves for the season...Earned his first professional win on 8/18 at ASH. wins were good enough to tie him for second in the system...Tossed one of three complete-game shutouts Lynchburg (High-A)...His 10.3 SO/9 was best among Hillcats’ starters. Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R • ER HR Spent the entire season with Triple-A Gwinnett, going 7-8 a 3.52 ERA (61 ER/156.0 IP), 13 quality HB BB starts and one save (1-for-1) in 27 games (26 starts). • SO WP BK Ranked among International League leaders in strikeouts (3rd, 142), SO/9.0 IP ratio for starters (5th, 8.12 SO/9.0 IP), starts (T5th, 26), innings (6th, 156.0) and ERA 3.52). • Led Gwinnett in wins (T1st), ERA, starts, quality complete games (1), innings and strikeouts. • Made a team-high 13 quality starts, including pair of season-high 7.2-inning outings on 7/21 vs. Scranton/ WB (ND, 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) and 8/17 at Norfolk 2 5 SO). • Named the Gwinnett Braves Most Outstanding Pitcher during 2014 Team Awards. • Went 6-3 at home with a 2.42 ERA (25 ER/93.0 IP) and .232 BAA (81-for-349, 9 HR) over 15 starts. • Struck out a season-high 10 batters over 5.0 scoreless no-hit innings on 4/26 at Toledo. • Had his best month in April, going 2-1 with a 2.66 ERA (7 ER/23.2 IP), one save (1-for-1) and .186 opponents’ average (16-for-86, 0 HR). • Enters 2015 tabbed by labeled by the publication as best among Atlanta farmhands. University (Wash.) from 2008-11...Was named first team All-WCC at Gonzaga while going 2-1 with 12 saves and a 0.86 ERA, best in the nation among qualifying pitchers...Signed by Brett Evert. a 3.16 ERA (48 ER/136.2 IP) in 29 games between Mississippi and Gwinnett...Led all Braves farmhands and set a new career high with 137 strikeouts, surpassing his 123 strikeouts he logged in 2012...Garnered Gwinnett’s Pitcher of the Month honors after going 3-0 in six June starts, posting a 1.69 ERA (7 ER/37.1 IP) with 45 strikeouts...Compiled a 2.95 ERA (40 ER/122.0 IP) in 22 starts, compared to 4.41 (8 ER/16.1 IP) in seven relief appearances...Tossed a season-high 8.2 innings on 7/31 vs. Charlotte, allowing run five hits and two walks while striking out seven. His slider was tabbed by