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Scott THIRD BASE ROLEN Age: 42 Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 245 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 16.060

Born: April 4, 1975 Birthplace: Jasper, IN Resides: Carmel, IN

Drafted: Was selected by the Phillies in the second round of the June 1993 first-year player draft. Was signed by Scott Tricka.

Career: Played 17 seasons for Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and Reds.

Scott Rolen, , and Adrian Beltre are the only third basemen in Major League ’s history to produce at least 2,000 hits, 500 doubles, 300 HR and 1,200 RBI...Rolen is the only to Hardware reach those marks while winning at least 6 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards...over 16 seasons from 1997-2012 was 1 of only 3 Major League players at any position, along with and , to produce at Rawlings NL least 2,000 hits, 500 doubles, 300 HR and 1,200 RBI...was a 7-time All-Star, once as a Phillie Gold Glove All-Star (2002), 4 times as a Cardinal (2003-2006) and twice as a Red (2010-2011)...in 3 straight seasons from 2002-04 was 1998 2002 voted by his peers to The ’ National League All-Star team...won 8 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards 2000 2003 (1998, 2000-04, 2006, 2010), third-most among all third basemen behind only Hall of Famers 2001 2004 (16) and (10)...6 times at least 25 homers and won a in the same season, 2002 2005 second all-time among third basemen to Schmidt...in 2002 won the ...4 times received 2003 2006 National League Most Valuable Player votes, including a fourth-place finish in 2004...3 times finished in the NL’s 2004 2010 Top 10 in , including third in 2004, and 4 times finished in the Top 8 in WAR Position 2006 2011 2010 Players...ranks 48th all-time in Defensive WAR...9 times ranked in the Top 5 in among third basemen and ranks 20th all-time at that position...while with the Phillies in 1997 became only the seventh player Silver Rookie unanimously voted National League Rookie of the Year...in 2010 was voted the Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award Slugger of Year by the Cincinnati chapter of the BBWAA...in his 3 full seasons with the Reds, helped win the NL Central Division 2002 1997 twice...from 2009-2012, the Reds went 171-133 (.563) when he started and 129-113 (.533) when he did not start.

Career Statistics of Scott Rolen and Hall of Fame Third Basemen * GAMES at 3B HITS RUNS DOUBLES TRIPLES HOME RUNS Brooks Robinson 2870 3319 Paul Molitor 1782 George Brett 665 163 Mike Schmidt 548 2215 George Brett 3154 George Brett 1583 Paul Molitor 605 George Brett 137 512 Mike Schmidt 2212 Wade Boggs 3010 Wade Boggs 1513 Wade Boggs 578 117 342 Ron Santo 2130 Brooks Robinson 2848 Eddie Mathews 1510 Scott Rolen 517 Paul Molitor 114 George Brett 317 Eddie Mathews 2181 Pie Traynor 2416 Mike Schmidt 1506 Brooks Robinson 482 Home Baker 103 Scott Rolen 316 Scott Rolen 2023 Eddie Mathews 2315 Brooks Robinson 1232 Mike Schmidt 408 81 Brooks Robinson 268 Pie Traynor 1863 Ron Santo 2254 Scott Rolen 1211 385 73 Paul Molitor 234 George Brett 1692 Mike Schmidt 2234 Pie Traynor 1184 Pie Traynor 371 Eddie Mathews 72 Wade Boggs 118 George Kell 1692 Scott Rolen 2077 Ron Santo 1138 Ron Santo 365 Brooks Robinson 68 Freddie Lindstrom 103 Jimmy Collins 1682 George Kell 2054 Jimmy Collins 1056 Jimmy Collins 356 Ron Santo 67 Baker 96 1547 Jimmy Collins 1997 Freddie Lindstrom 894 Eddie Mathews 354 Wade Boggs 61 George Kell 78 Deacon White 826 Home Run Baker 1838 Home Run Baker 888 Home Run Baker 317 Mike Schmidt 59 Jimmy Collins 65 Freddie Lindstrom 810 Freddie Lindstrom 1747 George Kell 880 Freddie Lindstrom 301 George Kell 50 Pie Traynor 58 Paul Molitor 794 Deacon White 1619 Deacon White 849 Deacon White 217 Scott Rolen 43 Deacon White 18

RBI STOLEN BASES BATTING AVERAGE ON-BASE % SLUGGING % OPS George Brett 1596 Paul Molitor 504 Wade Boggs .328 Wade Boggs .415 Mike Schmidt .527 Mike Schmidt .908 Mike Schmidt 1595 Home Run Baker 235 Pie Traynor .320 Mike Schmidt .380 Eddie Mathews .509 Eddie Mathews .885 Eddie Mathews 1453 George Brett 201 Freddie Lindstrom .311 Eddie Mathews .376 Scott Rolen .490 Wade Boggs .858 Brooks Robinson 1357 Jimmy Collins 194 Home Run Baker .307 George Brett .369 George Brett .487 George Brett .857 Ron Santo 1331 Mike Schmidt 174 George Kell .306 Paul Molitor .369 Ron Santo .464 Scott Rolen .855 Paul Molitor 1307 Pie Traynor 158 Paul Molitor .306 George Kell .367 Freddie Lindstrom .449 Ron Santo .826 Scott Rolen 1287 Scott Rolen 118 George Brett .305 Scott Rolen .364 Paul Molitor .448 Paul Molitor .817 Pie Traynor 1277 Freddie Lindstrom 84 Deacon White .303 Home Run Baker .363 Wade Boggs .443 Home Run Baker .805 Wade Boggs 1014 Eddie Mathews 68 Jimmy Collins .294 Ron Santo .362 Home Run Baker .442 Freddie Lindstrom .800 Home Run Baker 1013 George Kell 51 Scott Rolen .281 Pie Traynor .362 Pie Traynor .435 Pie Traynor .797 Jimmy Collins 982 Deacon White 37 Ron Santo .277 Freddie Lindstrom .351 George Kell .414 George Kell .781 George Kell 870 Ron Santo 35 Eddie Mathews .271 Deacon White .344 Jimmy Collins .409 Jimmy Collins .752 Freddie Lindstrom 779 Brooks Robinson 28 Brooks Robinson .267 Jimmy Collins .343 Brooks Robinson .401 Deacon White .726 Deacon White 602 Wade Boggs 24 Mike Schmidt .267 Brooks Robinson .322 Deacon White .382 Brooks Robinson .723 * There are 16 third basemen in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including Negro League players , and (statistics not available) Statistics above courtesy Elias Sports Bureau Major League Third Basemen From 1997-2012 1997-2012 totals for players who made more than 50 percent of their appearances at 3B GAMES HOME RUNS Chipper Jones 2194 Chipper Jones 415 Adrian Beltre 2115 Scott Rolen’s Career Statistics Adrian Beltre 346 Scott Rolen 2001 Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E Aramis Ramirez 342 Aramis Ramirez 1832 93 Martinsville - R .313 25 80 8 25 5 0 0 12 0 1 7 10 15 3 4 10 320 1601 94 Spartanburg - A .294 *138 513 83 151 34 5 14 72 1 7 4 55 90 6 8 38 Scott Rolen 312 1556 95 Clearwater - A .290 66 238 45 69 13 2 10 39 0 3 5 37 46 4 0 20 248 Troy Glaus 1537 Reading - AA .289 20 76 16 22 3 0 3 15 1 1 1 7 14 1 0 4 236 Eric Chavez 1491 96 Reading - AA .361 61 230 44 83 22 2 9 42 0 5 5 34 32 8 3 9 Mike Lowell 223 1482 Scranton/WB - AAA .274 45 168 23 46 17 0 2 19 0 1 0 28 28 4 5 6 Tony Batista 215 1378 Philadelphia .254 37 130 10 33 7 0 4 18 0 2 1 13 27 0 2 4 204 97 Philadelphia .283 156 561 93 159 35 3 21 92 0 7 13 76 138 16 6 24 HITS 98 Philadelphia .290 160 601 120 174 45 4 31 110 0 6 11 93 141 14 7 14 RBI Chipper Jones 2400 99 Philadelphia .268 112 421 74 113 28 1 26 77 0 6 3 67 114 12 2 14 Chipper Jones 1427 Adrian Beltre 2227 00 Philadelphia .298 128 483 88 144 32 6 26 89 0 2 5 51 99 8 1 10 Scott Rolen 1269 01 Philadelphia .289 151 554 96 160 39 1 25 107 0 12 13 74 127 16 5 12 Scott Rolen 2044 Aramis Ramirez 1227 02 Philadelphia .259 100 375 52 97 21 4 17 66 0 3 8 52 68 5 2 8 Aramis Ramirez 1959 Adrian Beltre 1215 St. Louis .278 55 205 37 57 8 4 14 44 0 0 4 20 34 3 2 8 Mike Lowell 1619 03 St. Louis .286 154 559 98 160 49 1 28 104 0 7 9 82 104 13 3 13 Mike Lowell 952 Melvin Mora 1503 04 St. Louis .314 142 500 109 157 32 4 34 124 1 7 13 72 92 4 3 10 Troy Glaus 950 Joe Randa 1429 05 St. Louis .235 56 196 28 46 12 1 5 28 0 1 1 25 28 1 2 6 Vinny Castilla 853 David Wright 1426 06 St. Louis .296 142 521 94 154 48 1 22 95 0 8 9 56 69 7 4 15 Eric Chavez 850 Eric Chavez 1396 07 St. Louis .265 112 392 55 104 24 2 8 58 0 7 5 37 56 5 3 10 David Wright 818 Vinny Castilla 1396 08 #Dunedin - A .000 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Melvin Mora 754 Toronto .262 115 408 58 107 30 3 11 50 0 3 10 46 71 5 0 11 RUNS 09 Toronto .320 88 338 52 108 29 0 8 43 0 5 4 26 42 4 2 5 OPS (min 6,000 PA) Chipper Jones 1416 Cincinnati .270 40 137 24 37 7 1 3 24 0 3 3 19 20 1 2 0 Chipper Jones .939 Scott Rolen 1201 #Louisville - AAA .333 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Scott Rolen .857 Adrian Beltre 1089 10 Cincinnati .285 133 471 66 134 34 3 20 83 0 8 8 50 82 1 2 8 Troy Glaus .847 Aramis Ramirez 965 11 Cincinnati .242 65 252 31 61 20 2 5 36 0 3 4 10 36 1 0 4 Aramis Ramirez .846 Troy Glaus 889 12 Cincinnati .245 92 294 26 72 17 2 8 39 0 3 3 30 62 2 1 10 Adrian Beltre .807 #Louisville - AAA .333 2 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Melvin Mora 794 Mike Lowell .805 Major Totals .281 2038 7398 1211 2077 517 43 316 1287 1 93 127 899 1410 118 49 186 David Wright 790 Melvin Mora .781 AL Totals .288 203 746 110 215 59 3 19 93 0 8 14 72 113 9 2 16 Eric Chavez 782 NL Totals .280 1835 6652 1101 1862 458 40 297 1194 1 85 113 827 1297 109 47 170 Mike Lowell 771 Reds Totals .263 330 1154 147 304 78 8 36 182 0 17 18 109 200 5 5 22 WAR 715 Minor Totals .302 362 1326 221 400 94 9 39 203 2 18 22 171 229 26 20 88 Chipper Jones 76.0 # Injury rehab, * Led league Scott Rolen 70.3 EXTRA-BASE HITS Adrian Beltre 65.3 Chipper Jones 939 All-Star Record David Wright 41.1 Scott Rolen 865 Yr Club, Site AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E Troy Glaus 37.9 Adrian Beltre 839 02 NL, .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Eric Chavez 36.8 Aramis Ramirez 787 03 NL, White Sox .500 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aramis Ramirez 30.6 Mike Lowell 624 04 NL, Houston 1.000 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30.1 Troy Glaus 623 05 NL, Detroit Did Not Play 29.9 Eric Chavez 570 06 NL, Pittsburgh Did Not Play Melvin Mora 28.2 David Wright 545 10 NL, Anaheim .500 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vinny Castilla 514 11 NL, .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Melvin Mora 473 All-Star Totals .300 5 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0

DOUBLES Division Series Record Scott Rolen 510 Yr Club, Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E Chipper Jones 494 02 StL vs Ari .429 2 7 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Adrian Beltre 463 04 StL vs LAD .000 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 Aramis Ramirez 423 06 StL vs SD .091 3 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Mike Lowell 394 10 Cin vs Phi .091 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 David Wright 322 12 Cin vs SF .250 4 16 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 Eric Chavez 301 Division Series Totals .158 16 57 3 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 7 19 0 0 4 Joe Randa 301 Troy Glaus 293 Championship Series Record Career WAR, Melvin Mora 283 Yr Club, Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E Third Basemen TRIPLES 02 StL vs SF Injured - Did Not Play *Mike Schmidt 106.5 Scott Rolen 43 04 StL vs Hou .310 7 29 6 9 2 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 *Eddie Mathews 96.4 Brandon Inge 38 06 StL vs NYM .238 7 21 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 *Adrian Beltre 93.9 Joe Randa 35 LCS Totals .280 14 50 10 14 3 0 3 6 0 0 0 5 10 0 1 2 *Wade Boggs 91.1 Adrian Beltre 30 *George Brett 88.4 Chipper Jones 30 Record Chipper Jones 85.0 Mark Teahen 26 Yr Club, Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E *Brooks Robinson 78.4 25 04 StL vs Bos .000 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 *Ron Santo 70.4 Aramis Ramirez 22 06 StL vs Det .421 5 19 5 8 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 *Scott Rolen 70.0 Eric Chavez 21 World Series Totals .235 9 34 5 8 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 1 68.0 21 *Hall of Famers