MEDIA NOTES GAME # 1  HOME GAME # 0  AWAY GAME # 1  THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018  7PM

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS (0-0) VS. MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS (0-0) St. Louis Cardinals

Today’s Starters: Springfield – RHP (0-0, 0.00) Midland – RHP Joel Seddon (0-0, 0.00)

Upcoming Probables: Friday, 7pm – SPR RHP (0-0, 0.00) @ MID RHP Corey Walter (0-0, 0.00) Saturday, 7pm – SPR RHP (0-0, 0.00) @ MID RHP Ben Bracewell (0-0, 0.00)

The Book on Jake Woodford (7-6, 3.10 – 2017 Palm Beach)…  High – 7  Most Hits Allowed – 10  Longest Outing – 8.0  Most Walks Allowed – 4  Shortest Outing – 0.2  HR Allowed (Season) – 7  Makes his Double-A debut as Springfield’s Opening Day Starter tonight  Enters the season ranked #18 by America and #22 by MLB.com among the Cardinals Top 30 Prospects  2018 Major League Spring Training Non-Roster Invitee tossed 3.0 scoreless innings through three appearances in big league camp  Spent all of 2017 with High-A Palm Beach, leading the Florida State League with a 3.10 ERA  Helped Palm Beach to a 2017 FSL Co-Championship, making one postseason start on 9/5 at Fort Myers with just one run through 6.0 frames  Posted a dominant month of June last year, going 3-0, 2.10 ERA in four starts, allowing just six runs while striking out 17 in 25.2 innings  Excelled at home last year, going 5-2 with a 2.07 ERA through 11 starts at in Palm Beach  Matched a career-high with 8.0 innings of work on 8/18/17, holding Brevard County to just one run on four hits  In 2016 with Low-A Peoria, went 5-5, 3.31 ERA in 21 starts, earning a Midseason All-Star Selection  Named the Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May, 2016, going 3-0, 0.87 ERA in five starts, striking out 26 in 31.0 innings  While with Peoria, struck out a career-best nine batters in 7.0 innings at Quad Cities on 7/27/16  Selected by St. Louis in the supplemental 1st round (39th overall) of the 2015 June Draft out of Plant High School in Tampa, FL  Was High School teammate of Astros prospect and former Hooks OF

CARDINALS REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN CURRENT STREAK – ...... 0-0 LONGEST WINNING STREAK –………………...... 0-0 LAST 5 GAMES – ...... 0-0 LONGEST LOSING STREAK – ….……………...... 0-0

LAST 10 GAMES – ...... 0-0 BEST RECORD – ...... 0-0

HOME RECORD – ...... 0-0 WORST RECORD (by %) – ...... 0-0 AWAY RECORD – ...... 0-0 2017 vs. MIDLAND – ...... 8-4

Cardinals’ Chirps…  Season 14 begins… Season 14 of Springfield Cardinals Baseball begins with Opening Day against the Midland RockHounds, kicking off a six-game Texas swing to start the campaign for the Cards. Springfield enters the year after posting a 77-63 record in 2017, tying the franchise’s all-time record for most wins in a season and making it one of the most successful years in Springfield Cardinals history. The Cardinals also tied the franchise’s mark for most 2nd-half wins (42) a year ago, but were edged during the final weekend of the Regular Season by the , who claimed the 2nd-Half Title and eventually fell to the Midland RockHounds in the Finals.  Meet the Staff… Manager Johnny Rodriguez enters his second campaign at the helm in Springfield. The veteran skipper boasts a 521-458 career managerial record and has guided his clubs to league championships in three of his eight seasons in the Cardinals system. Returning Hitting Coach Jobel Jimenez is back for year two with Springfield after helping the Cardinals to the 3rd-best team batting average (.264) in the circuit a campaign ago. New to the staff are Pitching Coach Darwin Marrero, who joins Springfield after three seasons with the State College Spikes (Short-A), and Athletic Trainer Brent Neuharth, who arrives in Double-A following two years in High-A Palm Beach. New to the organization are Strength Coach Frank Witkowski, imported from the system, and Coach / Scout Elijah Tupuola.  Cards and ‘Hounds… Despite the RockHounds reeling in their fourth consecutive Texas League Title in 2017, the Cardinals controlled the head-to-head series last year. Springfield won all four series with Midland en route to an impressive 8-4 record against the eventual champs. Overall, the two teams have met a total of 156 times throughout the last 13 years, with the Cardinals leading the all-time series at a count of 83-73, including a 42-36 record at home and 41-37 record in the Permian Basin.  Top Ranked Birds… Springfield opens the season touting seven of the St. Louis Cardinals’ Top 30 Prospects – RHP Ryan Helsley (#7 MLB.com / #8 Baseball America), C (#9 MLB.com / #10 BA), INF (#16 MLB.com / #30 BA), RHP Conner Greene (#21 MLB.com / NR BA), RHP Jake Woodford (#22 MLB.com / #18 BA), RHP Connor Jones (#23 MLB.com / #22 BA) and INF (#26 MLB.com / #29 BA).  Opening Daze… Opening Days have not been kind to the Cardinals throughout team history, as Springfield has gone just 3-10 to start seasons. After winning just one Opening Day game in their first 11 years, the Cards have won two Opening Day games in a row (2016-17). Bird Seed…

CHRIS CHINEA – First year with Springfield… .260, 6 HR, 48 RBIs, 24 2B in High-A Palm Beach in 2017… ranked among Cardinals Minor Leaguers in hits (8th, 121) and doubles (7th, 24) last year… 17th round pick in 2015 out of Louisiana State

TOMMY EDMAN – Split 2017 between Low-A Peoria (38 G), High-A Palm Beach (18 G) and Springfield (63 G)… .247, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 12 2B with SGF… Ranked among STL Minor Leaguers in hits (9th, 116), doubles (t-10th, 22), triples (t-2nd, 8), RBIs (t-10th, 55) and steals (10th, 13)… Across the three levels in 2017, hit .330 (38x115) with RISP… 6th round pick in 2016 out of Stanford

GRANDEN GOETZMAN – Signed by STL on 1/16/18… veteran OF has hit .245, 24 HR, 201 RBI, 83 2B, 21 3B in 457 G in Rays system… Reached AAA in 2017, playing 17 G with Durham - .314, 1 HR, 13 RBI… Played a career-high 110 games in 2014 but has battled injuries throughout his career… 2nd round pick in 2011 by Tampa out of Palmetto (FL) High School

ANDREW KNIZNER – 2 HRs in MLB Spring Training with STL… promoted from Low-A Peoria to SGF on 6/14/17 and hit .324, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 13 2B in 51 Double-A games… Vs. LHP w/ SGF-.409 (18x44), 2 HR, 8 RBI… hit .358, 3 HR, 12 RBI in 17 G in 2017 , named to Rising Stars All-Star Game… Has thrown out 45.5 % (35x77) of attempted base stealers… Shifted from 3B to C after sophomore season at NC State

JEREMY MARTINEZ – Made Double-A debut on 8/27/17 before debuting with AAA-Memphis on 9/3/17 (1x3, 2BB)… Hit .189, 0 HR, 15 RBIs, in 60 G in High-A Palm Beach in 2017 after .325, 1 HR, 32 RBI, in 57 G in Short-A State College in 2016… Has thrown out 44.4% (40x90) of attempted base stealers in career… 4th round pick in 2016 out of Southern California… Moved from 1B to C after his sophomore season at USC

JOHN NOGOWSKI – Signed by STL on 6/27/17 out of Independent American Association… hit .295, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 12 2B in 59 G with SGF through 2nd half last year… July, 2017 – hit .320 (33x103), 1 HR, 13 RBI, 5 2B, 29 G… Prior to signing, was hitting .402, 4 HR, 28 RBI in 34 G with Sioux City last year… Originally drafted by Oakland in 34th round in 2014 out of Florida State

VICTOR ROACHE – Signed by STL on 1/31/18… Veteran OF has hit .236, 68 HR, 239 RBI, 76 2B, 13 3B in 479 G… Played 22 G for AA-Biloxi (MIL) before being traded to LA Dodgers on 5/4/17 for cash considerations… Spent rest of 2017 (35 G) with High-A Rancho Cucamonga - .192, 6 HR, 17 RBI… Has 5 multi-HR games in career, along with 2 grand slams… 1st round pick in 2012 by Milwaukee out of Georgia Southern… Led NCAA D-1 and set Georgia Southern record with 30 HR in 2011

DARREN SEFERINA – Debuted w/ SGF on 7/7/17 and hit .277, 5 HR, 16 RBI in 48 G… 12-G hit streak from 7/14-7/26/17: .479 (23x48), 2 HR, 6 RBI, 11 R… 2017 Florida State League All-Star hitting .278, 2 HR, 29 RBI, 11 2B, league-best 9 3B in 70 G… Led Cardinals Minor Leaguers with 10 total triples last year… 5th round pick in 2014 out of Miami-Dade Community College… From Willemstad, Curacao

THOMAS SPITZ – 11 G with SGF in 2017 from 5/7-6/4… Hit .253, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 16 2B in 101 G with High-A Palm Beach last year… Made Double-A debut with SGF with 4 G from 8/16 – 8/20/16… 32nd round pick in 2015 out of Wingate (NC) University where he was an All-American

EDMUNDO SOSA – Debuted with SGF on 6/16/17, only game in Double-A… Hit .305, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 18 H in 17 G with Surprise in 2017 Arizona Fall League… Hit in each of his last 12 G for High-A Palm Beach (around an injury)… Played for Team Panama during 2016 qualifying round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic… Still ranked #16 for STL by MLB.com, was Top 5 ranked prospect as recently as 2015

LANE THOMAS – Acquired from Toronto on 7/2/17 for international cap space… Spent most of 2017 with High-A Dunedin (TOR), hitting .252, 4 HR, 12 2B, 6 3B in 73 G… Hit in 6 of 9 games with Palm Beach last year, including 3x4, 1 3B, 1 RBI on 7/16/17… Originally picked by Toronto in 5th round in 2014 out of Bearden HS in Knoxville, TN

RAMON URIAS – Signed by STL on 1/4/18 after 5 years in Mexican League (2013-17)… 2017 Mexican League All-Star hitting .340, 19 HR, 79 RBI, 29 2B and league-best 91 R for Mexico City… 32-game on-base streak from 5/12-6/21/17… Older brother of Padres farmhand and former Missions INF Luis Urias… originally signed by Texas in 2011 before being sold to Mexico City in 2013

CARDINALS FIRST HALF DAY-BY-DAY Springfield OPP. # DATE OPP. W/L R-H-E-LOB R-H-E-LOB REC. PL. (GB) W/L/S TIME ATT. SEASON ATT. 1

APRIL TOTALS: 0-0, .000 BA, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 SB, 0 CS – 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, .000 OPP BA

SEASON TOTALS: 0-0, .000 BA, 0 R, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0HR, 0RBI, 0BB, 0 K, 0 SB, 0 CS – 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, .000 OPP BA

CARDINALS 2017 HIGH/LOWS

MOST RUNS IN A GAME: ……...... N/A MOST RUNS IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST RUNS IN AN INNING: ...... N/A MOST RUNS IN AN INNING (OPPONENT): ...... N/A FEWEST RUNS IN A GAME: ...………….. ……………………………………………………………………...... N/A FEWEST RUNS IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ….……………...………………………………………………..……...………….. ……………………………………N/A LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: ...... N/A LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: ...... N/A MOST HITS IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST HITS IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A FEWEST HITS IN A GAME: ...... N/A FEWEST HITS IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A FEWEST HITS IN A SEVEN-INNING GAME:…………...... N/A FEWEST HITS IN A SEVEN-INNING GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST HITS IN AN INNING: ...... N/A MOST HITS IN AN INNING (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST HOME RUNS IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST HOME RUNS IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST DOUBLES IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST DOUBLES IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST TRIPLES IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST TRIPLES IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST STOLEN BASES IN A GAME:...... N/A MOST STOLEN BASES IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST TIMES CAUGHT STEALING IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST TIMES CAUGHT STEALING IN A GAME (OPPONENT):...... N/A MOST WALKS DRAWN IN A GAME (9 INNINGS): ...... N/A MOST WALKS ALLOWED IN A GAME (9 INNINGS): ...... N/A MOST STRIKEOUTS ON OFFENSE IN A GAME (9 INNINGS): ...... N/A MOST STRIKEOUTS ON OFFENSE IN A GAME (OPPONENT, 9 INNINGS): ...... N/A MOST RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST RUNS BATTED IN, IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST RUNS BATTED IN, IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A MOST DOUBLE PLAYS HIT INTO IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST DOUBLE PLAYS TURNED IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST TRIPLE PLAYS TURNED IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST ERRORS IN A GAME: ...... N/A MOST ERRORS IN A GAME (OPPONENT): ...... N/A LONGEST GAME (INNINGS): ...... N/A LONGEST GAME TIME (9 INNINGS):...... N/A LONGEST GAME TIME (7 INNINGS): ...... N/A LONGEST GAME TIME (EXTRA INNINGS): ...... N/A SHORTEST GAME TIME: ...... N/A SHORTEST GAME TIME (7 INNINGS): ...... N/A SHORTEST GAME TIME (EXTRA INNINGS): ...... N/A LARGEST HOME CROWD:...... N/A SMALLEST HOME CROWD: ...... N/A LARGEST ROAD CROWD:...... N/A SMALLEST ROAD CROWD: ...... N/A INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME HIGHS

HITTING RUNS SCORED:...... N/A HITS: …...... N/A DOUBLES: ...... N/A TRIPLES: ...... N/A HOME RUNS: ...... N/A RUNS BATTED IN: ...... N/A WALKS: ..…………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………..N/A STRIKEOUTS: ...... N/A STOLEN BASES:...... N/A EXTRA-BASE HITS: ...... N/A TOTAL BASES: ...... N/A

PITCHING INNINGS PITCHED (STARTER):……………...... …………………...... N/A INNINGS PITCHED (RELIEVER): ...... N/A RUNS ALLOWED: ...... N/A HITS ALLOWED: ...... N/A STRIKEOUTS: ...... N/A WALKS ALLOWED: ...... N/A HOME RUNS ALLOWED:...... N/A WILD PITCHES:...... N/A

Bold Indicates New Franchise Record Indicates Tied Franchise Record 2018 REGULAR SEASON BREAKDOWN

INNING-BY-INNING SCORING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Total SPR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Overall Record ...... 0-0 First Half ...... 0-0 CARDINALS PITCHING BREAKDOWN Second Half ...... 0-0 W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K HR Home ...... 0-0 STARTERS: 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Away ...... 0-0 RELIEVERS: 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vs. RH Starters ...... 0-0 TOTALS: 0 0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vs. LH Starters ...... 0-0 Day ...... 0-0 CARDINALS STARTER BREAKDOWN Night ...... 0-0 Starter Starts Team Record NDs Record Quality One-run Games ...... 0-0 In Starts As Starter Starts Two-run Games ...... 0-0 Extra Innings ...... 0-0 Totals: 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 In Doubleheaders ...... 0-0 When Leading After 7 ...... 0-0 When Trailing After 7 ...... 0-0 When Tied After 7 ...... …0-0 When Leading After 8 ...... …0-0 When Trailing After 8 ...... …0-0 When Tied After 8 ...... …0-0 When Scoring First ...... 0-0 When Opponent Scores First ...... 0-0 When Scoring 3 or Less ...... 0-0 When Scoring 4 or More ...... 0-0 CARDINALS BULLPEN – INHERITED RUNNERS When Hitting a ...... 0-0 Inherited Inherited Pct. When Committing an Error…………...... 0-0 Reliever Runners Runs Allowed Scored When Not Committing an Error…...... 0-0 Most Games Above .500…………………….0 Totals: 0 0 0% Most Games Below .500 ...... ………………0 Games at .500………………………...…...... 0 CARDINALS CATCHING TOTALS CS ATT PCT PB W-L

Total: 0 0 0% 0 0-0

CARDINALS – ERA BREAKDOWN Catcher Innings Caught ER ERA

CARDINALS BULLPEN BREAKDOWN (LAST OUTING) Reliever Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR BF IR Scored

2018 CARDINALS BY THE NUMBERS DESIGNATED HITTING PINCH – HITTING

Totals: 0x0 (.000), 0 HR, 0 3B, 0 2B, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K Totals: 0x0 (.000), 0 HR, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 SAC

CARDINALS HOME RUN BREAKDOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extra Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solo Two-Run Three-Run Grand Slam 0 0 0 0

Trailing Tied Game Gave Lead Extended Lead 0 0 0 0

STARTS (RECORDS) BY POSITION STARTS (RECORDS) BY BATTING ORDER C: 1ST: 1B: 2ND: 2B: 3RD: 3B: 4TH: SS: 5TH: LF: 6TH: CF: 7TH: RF: 8TH: DH: 9TH:

CURRENT HITTING STREAKS LONGEST HITTING STREAKS

2018 TRANSACTIONS Opening Day Roster (25) Pitchers (13): Estarlin Arias, Landon Beck, Brady Bowen, Tyler Bray, , Jacob Evans, Conner Greene, Ryan Helsley, Connor Jones, Hector Mendoza, Ramon Santos, Sam Tewes, Jake Woodford Catchers (2): Andrew Knizner, Jeremy Martinez Infielders (6): Chris Chinea, Tommy Edman, John Nogowski, Darren Seferina, Edmundo Sosa, Ramon Urias Outfielders (4): , Granden Goetzman, Victor Roache, Thomas Spitz

Transactions (First Half)