2014 SAN DIEGO PADRES ADDITIONAL PLAYER BIOS

4 - Jake Goebbert - OF

21 - Adam Moore - C

16 - Abraham Almonte - OF

27 - Yangervis Solarte - INF

40 - Odrisamer Despaigne - RHP

61 - R.J. Alvarez - RHP

2014 MARINERS PERSONAL: • 2006: CAREER: • • • • • • • • 2013: 2012: Playedthemajorityofseason with 2011: Spenttheentire seasonwithATampa intheFloridaStateLeague…hitsafelya 2010: Limitedto17gameswithATampa, batting.263(15x57)before undergoing surgery 2009: Established career highs in hits (123), triples (10) and RBI (56)… recorded a career- 2008: Hit.228with61runs,20doubles,7triples,8homerunsand46 RBIin115games 2007: Batted.288with16RBIin49gamestheGCLYankees.

Played forLeonesdelEscogidointheDominicanWinterLeague. Hit forthecycleApril27atChattanooga(4x5,2R,2B,3B,HR,4RBI)withAAJackson. W In 94 stolen basesin123gameswithAAJacksonandAAAT Combined tobat.300(132x440)with23doubles,6triples,15homeruns,68RBIand26 Heart andSoulA Named theMarinersMinorLeague Sept. 9vs.Houstonof Hit firstMajorLeaguehomerun Made MLBdebutAug.30atHous Reached basesafelyin18consecu made professional debutin2006withtheDominicanLeagueYankees. 6-hit gamein2013. RBI and20stolenbases…namedTacoma’s MVP. exemplary playandleadership. ners historyw/2+RBIinMLBdebut. ton (1x5,2RBI)…7thplayerinMari- 47 Gin1984). history tobeginacareer (AlvinDavis, 1 AB),the2nd-longeststreak inclub tive gamestobeginhiscareer (min. in 35attempts. ranked 5thinthe ELwith30stolenbases League Midseason All-Star squad… RBI in78games…namedtothe Eastern doubles, 4triples,homeruns and25 AA Trenton batting .276(88x319)with17 Dominican WinterLeague. 31 gameswithLeonesdelEscogido ofthe (11) and3rd inrunsscored (92)…playedin safely in36consecutivegamestofinishtheseason…tiedfor2nd intheleaguetriples doubles, 5triples,1HR,19RBIand26runsscored duringthestreak…reached base league-best 34consecutivegamesfrom July26-Sept.1,batting.350(50x143)with8 for arightlabrumtear. hitting streak recorded intheSouthAtlanticLeague. high 26-gamehittingstreak from Aug.6-Sept.4,batting.405(45x111)…wasthelongest South AtlanticLeaguemidseasonAll-Starteam. with A Charleston…ranked 2nd among Yankees farmhands with 29 steals…named to the the leagueinstolenbases(36),ranked4thhomeruns(8)and5th with51runsscored. ent 6-for-6 (allsingles)May29atColoradoSprings…oneof7minorleaguerswitha Made professional debutwiththeYankees DominicanSummerLeaguesquad…led games withTacoma hit .314 (106x338)with 17 doubles, 5 triples, 11 homeruns, 50 Originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2005… AbrahamAlmonte…resides inSantoDomingo,DominicanRepublic. ward winnerforhis BATS: Switch 25June27 AGE: 24,turns POSITION: PRONUNCIATION: al-MOAN-tay Kelley (rhp)onFeb.13,2013 ACQUIRED: IntradewithNewYork (AL)inexchangeforShawn CONTRACT STATUS: Signedthrough 2014 0years,31days ML SERVICE: ABRAHAM ALMONTE(36) f Chia-JenLo.

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2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 — — YEAR SOLARTE, Yangervis – INF NON-ROSTER INVITEE HT: 5-11; WT: 195; B: S; T: R; BORN: 7/7/87 in Valencia, Venezuela; RESIDES: Valencia, Venezuela; OBTAINED: Signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 1/16/14; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: Was originally signed by the Minnesota Twins as a non-drafted free agent on 7/9/05 and spent his first six seasons with the organization (2006-11)…2013: Spent the entire season with Triple-A Round Rock, batting .276 (145-for-526) and setting career highs in HR (12) and RBI (75)…scored 66R and tied for the team lead with 31 doubles, also leading the club in games (133), hits and RBI…produced a 14-game hitting streak from 5/20-6/2 (.434, 23-for-53, 3HR) and an 11-game hitting streak from 6/19-30 (.404, 19-for-47, 2HR)…had 5RBI on 6/21 vs. Memphis…hit .381 in May and .322 in June, but only .219 after the All-Star break (32-for-146)…went 1-for-30 in his final 8G (.033)…batted .321 vs. LHP (52-for-162, 3HR) and .255 vs. RHP (93-for-364, 9HR)…recorded 42 multi-hit games, the third consecutive season in which he had multiple hits in at least 40G…following the season, hit .303 (40-for-132) in 38G for Aragua of the Venezuelan Winter League, marking the fourth time in the past five seasons he hit .300-or-better for the club…went 5-for-5 on 11/21 vs. Zulia, marking the first 5-hit game of his professional career…2012: Spent his entire first season in the Rangers organization with Triple-A Round Rock and batted .288 (149-for-518) with 28 doubles, 11HR , 54RBI and 69R in 130G…grounded into 29 plays, most in the PCL…was the second-hardest player in the league to strike out (12.91 PA/K)…produced the league’s second-longest hitting streak of the season from 4/19-5/11 (22G, .376, 35-for-93, 5HR)…recorded three straight 3-hit games from 4/20-22…batted .326 (44-for-135) in his final 35G…spent time at 2B (91G), 3B (13G), 1B (1G) and LF (21G)…led all PCL second basemen with 93 double plays turned…following the season, hit .301 (53-for-176) in 47G with Aragua of the VWL…2011: Spent the season with Double-A New Britain, batting .329 (151-for-459) with 36 doubles, 3 triples, 7HR, 49RBI and 64R in 121G…played 89G at 2B and 16G in LF…ranked second in the Eastern League in batting and fourth in hits…was also the toughest player in the league to strike out (13.08 PA/K)…produced a 15-game hitting streak from 4/21-5/7 (.417, 25-for-60), earning him an EL “Player of the Week” honor on 5/2…batted .439 (18-for-41) in his

final 9G… hit .300-or-better in every month…recorded 41 multi-hit games…was named an EL midseason and postseason All-Star, as well as an MiLB.com Organization All-Star…following the season, played in 32G with Aragua of the VWL and hit .317 (33-for- 104)…signed by the as a minor league free agent on 11/30…2010: Combined with the GCL, -A Fort Myers and Double-A New Britain to bat .292 (94-for-322) with 5HR in 84G…in 45G with Fort Myers, hit .320 (55-for-172) to rank third on the club

in BA… following the season, hit .268 (26-for-97) in 30G with Aragua of the VWL…2009: Played in 4G with Single-A Fort Myers (.188, 3-for-16)…played in 9G with the GCL Twins from 8/10-29 (.179, 5-for-28) and spent his final 3G with Double-A New Britain (.143, 1-for-7)…appeared in 29G with Aragua of the VWL and hit .302 (29-for-96)…2008: Combined at Single-A Fort Myers and Single-A Beloit to hit .238 (70-for-294) in 83G…2007: Played in 52G for the GCL Twins, batting .303 (53-for-175) and tying for the team lead in RBI (33)…2006: Made his professional debut with the DSL Twins and hit .278 (54-for-194) in 53G…PERSONAL: Name is pronounced “YAWN-gurr-veess soh-LAHR-tay”…attended Tomas Alba Edison High School in Venezuela.

Solarte’s Career Playing Record Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E OBP SLG 2006 DSL Twins .278 53 194 32 54 9 2 2 29 2 1 3 27 18 2 2 10 .373 .376 2007 GCL Twins .303 52 175 25 53 4 3 1 33 10 5 2 11 18 7 3 3 .342 .377 2008 Fort Myers .259 42 147 18 38 9 1 3 16 3 0 4 7 25 2 2 5 .310 .395 Beloit .218 41 147 16 32 4 0 0 17 3 1 2 14 13 7 2 5 .293 .245 2009 Fort Myers .188 4 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .250 GCL Twins .179 9 28 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 .306 .179 New Britain .143 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 2010 Fort Myers .320 45 172 19 55 9 1 2 15 2 0 1 13 13 3 0 9 .371 .419 New Britain .276 32 127 14 35 9 0 3 19 1 1 0 3 18 1 1 1 .290 .417 GCL Twins .174 7 23 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .208 .174 2011 New Britain .329 121 459 64 151 36 3 7 49 7 2 5 24 38 5 4 11 .367 .466 2012 Round Rock .288 130 518 69 149 28 0 11 54 0 6 3 41 44 3 1 16 .340 .405 2013 Round Rock .276 133 526 66 145 31 0 12 75 2 8 2 39 69 3 0 12 .323 .403 Minor League Totals .286 672 2539 332 725 140 10 41 312 31 26 23 185 263 33 15 73 .336 .397

472 PLAYERS

ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER 40

BATS/THROWS: R/R HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/190 CURRENT AGE: 27 SERVICE TIME: 0.000 BORN: April 4, 1987 in Havana, Cuba RESIDENCE: Barcelona, Spain ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent, May 2, 2014 CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2014

CAREER 2014: Signed with the Padres as a minor league free agent on May 2. Made seven minor league starts between Double-A San Antonio (two) and Triple-A El Paso (fi ve) after signing with the Padres as a minor league free agent on May 2...in his seven minor league appearances, put together a 1-3 record with a 6.03 ERA (21 ER, 31.1 IP) with 41 strikeouts against 18 walks. Is the second Cuban-born pitcher to ever appear in a game for the Padres (Eddie Oropesa, 16 games in 2004) and the fi rst to ever make a start. Threw 7.0 shutout innings in his Major League debut on June 23 at San Francisco, striking out one and walking none... per STATS, Inc, was just the seventh Major League pitcher since 1914 to pitch 7.0 or more shutout innings and not allow a walk in his Big League debut...became the fourth pitcher in Padres franchise history to pitch 7.0 or more shutout innings in his Major League debut, joining Ricky Bones on August 11, 1991 (7.0 IP), Eric Nolte on August 1, 1987 (7.0 IP) and Jimmy Jones on September 21, 1986 (9.0 IP) Earned a winning decision in each of his fi rst two Major League starts (6/23 at SF, 6/29 vs. ARI) having allowed just one over 13.2 innings of work...Since 1914, Despaigne was the 21st player to go 2-0 with 0 or 1 run allowed in 13.2+ IP in his fi rst two career MLB games and the fi rst National League player to accomplish this feat since Geraldo  Guzman in 2000 for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Was the seventh player in Padres franchise history to earn a winning decision in each of his fi rst two career appearances, joining Mike Thompson (2006), Oliver Perez (2002), Brian Tollberg in (2000), Joey Hamilton (1994), Larry Hardy (1974) and Dave Freisleben (1974)…he is the sixth starting pitcher in franchise history to accomplish this feat, removing Tollberg from the list above. Made his Major League debut in a starting role on June 23rd at San Francisco with fellow Havana, Cuba, native Yasmani Grandal as the starting catcher...according to Elias Sports Bureau, this marked the fi rst time since June 13, 1969 that a Major League team started a Cuban-born pitcher and catcher in the same game...RHP Camilo Pascual and catcher Paul Casanova were the last battery-mates to accomplish this feat for the Washington Senators.

PERSONAL Odrisamer Orue Despaigne…pronounced oh-DREE-sah-mer deh-SPAWN-yay...played professionally for the Havana Industriales of Cuba’s Serie Nacional for eight seasons prior to signing with the Padres...posted a career 61-43 record with a 3.55 ERA (378 ER, 957.1 IP) with 684 strikeouts against 390 walks in 213 games.

ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE’S CAREER PITCHING RECORD YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG 2014 San Antonio (AA) 0-0 1.17 2 2 0 0 0 7.2 4 1 1 0 1 5 12 1 0 .154 El Paso (AAA) 1-3 7.61 5 5 0 0 0 23.2 36 20 20 3 1 13 29 0 0 .356 Minor League Totals 1-3 6.03 7 7 0 0 0 31.1 40 21 21 3 2 18 41 1 0 .315

*Led league +Tied for league lead @Rehab assignment CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2014...... Signed by the San Diego Padres as a minor league free agent, May 2.