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SECTION T, PAGE 6 THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007 2007Mud Hens Preview leagues. Was 2-0 with Toledo and the Blue Jays with 14 saves in 72 Last season was 7-12 at Erie doubles, 223 YORMAN BAZARDO 1-1 with Detroit in 2005. Holds games in 2003 and named their with 129 strikeouts in 27 starts. homers and 644 t Bats/throws: R/R record of longest streak of ap- rookie of the year. Last season Then appeared in one game in RBIs. Seven t Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 220 pearances without a win to begin was 3-4 at Portland in the Pacifi c the Governors’ Cup fi nals for times has hit t Age: 22 a major league career with 123. Coast League. Toledo. 20+ homers t Position: in a minor Pitcher league season. t Obtained in COREY HAMMAN ZACH MINER DANE SARDINHA First major a trade with t t t Bats/throws: L/L Bats/throws: R/R Bats/throws: R/R league hit was Seattle in Feb., t t t Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 200 Ht./Wt.: 6-3, 200 Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 215 pinch-homer 2007. Signed t t t Age: 26 Age: 25 Age: 27 for Braves in originally by t t t Position: Position: Pitcher Position: 2003. Last two Florida in 2000 t Pitcher Selected by Atlanta in the Catcher years in Toledo and made only t t Signed by the fourth round of Known as has hit .214 with 28 homers and big league Tigers in 2002 the 2000 draft. a defensive 74 RBIs and .165 with 24 homers appearance in and has worked Was 3-1 in specialist he and 49 RBIs. Was best fi elding May, 2005 for his way up the six games for had only four third baseman in IL last year. the Marlins. ladder. Last Toledo in ’05 errors last Traded to the Mariners in July, year was 2-8 at after coming season. Has 2005, and was 6-5 with San Anto- Toledo with a to Detroit with spent the last KEVIN HOOPER nio last season. 4.02 ERA. Be- Roman Colon three seasons t Bats/throws: R/R came a starter in trade for Kyle with Louisville, t Ht./Wt.: 5-9, 160 in June and Farnsworth. where he had t Age: 30 TIM BYRDAK won the clinch- Last season 21 home runs t Position: Infi elder t Bats/throws: L/L ing game against Rochester in was 6-0 with a and 86 RBIs. Dane’s brother t Pro since ’99 has played in t Ht./Wt.: 5-11, 180 the Governors’ Cup fi nals. 2.82 ERA here Bronson played with Columbus Florida, Yan- t Age: 33 to start season, then went up to last season. kees, Kansas t Position: Pitcher the Tigers and had 7-6 mark. City and Detroit t A real vet JASON KARNUTH systems. Had drafted in t Bats/throws: R/R ANDREW GRAHAM a 31 game hit- 1994 who has t t Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 190 DENNIS TANKERSLEY Bats/throws: R/R ting streak at played in four t t t Age: 30 Bats/throws: R/R Ht./Wt.: 6-4, 215 Calgary (PCL) other organiza- t t t Position: Ht./Wt.: 6-2, Age: 24 in 2002. Has tions, including t Pitcher 185 Position: Catcher 908 hits in 877 Cleveland in t t t Will start his Age: 28 Split time between Double-A minor league 2001-02. Had t fourth season Position: Erie and Single- games. Played “Tommy John” with Hens. Has Pitcher A Lakeland last all nine posi- surgery while t a 14-4 record With Mem- season. Hit .276 tions in a game with Buffalo in with 27 saves phis (PCL), was in 20 games for with Mud Hens and earned a 2001. With Bal- for Toledo since 4-15 with 123 the SeaWolves save in 2005. In last two years at timore last year 2004. Was 7-2 strikeouts in and .127 in Toledo hit .240 and .276. won his fi rst with 23 (of 26) ’06. He is 32-44 27 games for major league game April 14 but saves for the in last six years Lakeland. Also developed bone chips in pitching Hens in 2005. at Triple-A. In played in two CHRIS MAPLES elbow. Originally signed by St. Louis, 2002 with the games for his t Bats/throws: R/R was a starter until 2000 and has Padres hit a HR native Australia t Ht./Wt.: 5-10, 180 made 359 straight relief appear- in his fi rst major league win. in the World t Age: 27 RON CHIAVACCI ances since. Baseball Clas- t Position: Infi elder t Bats/throws: R/R sic last spring. t Tigers’ sixth round pick in 2002 t Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 240 JORDAN TATA Has spent the past four seasons from Univer- t Age: 29 t PRESTON LARRISON Bats/throws: R/R in the Tigers’ organization since sity of North t Position: Pitcher t t Bats/throws: R/R Ht./Wt.: 6-6, 220 being drafted in the 19th round of Carolina. Hit t Was with In- t t Ht./Wt.: 6-4, Age: 25 the June 2003 draft. .281 at Erie last dianapolis (4-4) t 230 Position: Pitcher year with 20 and Double-A t t Age: 26 Drafted by homers and 71 Altoona (1-3) t Position: Detroit out of JACK HANNAHAN RBIs. Played 13 last year in the t Pitcher Sam Houston Bats/throws: L/R games with the Pirates organi- t t Had a 4-10 State. Was Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 205 Mud Hens and zation. Drafted t mark with a 13-2 , 2.79 at Age: 27 then six playoff by Montreal in t 3.92 ERA at Erie Lakeland and Position: Infi elder games last sea- ’98 and spent t (AA) last year was most valu- Was Tigers son. Played all seven years in before joining able pitcher in third round infi eld positions their system, Toledo, where Florida State pick in 2001 and some in outfi eld in ’06. winning 11 he was 1-0 in League in 2005. after being games with six games. Was Made the big named Big Ten Single-A Jupiter (Florida State winning pitcher jump to the player of year RAMON SANTIAGO League) in 2000. Played colle- in the Futures Game in 2003 for Tigers to open at Minnesota. t Bats/throws: S/R giately at Kutztown University. the U.S. over World team. Had last season Played last t Ht./Wt.: 5-11, 175 “Tommy John” surgery in 2004. and then was 10-6, 3.84 with the two seasons in t Age: 27 Tigers second-round choice in Hens. Toledo, hitting t Position: Infi elder VIC DARENSBOURG 2001 draft. .269 with four t Originally signed by Detroit in t Bats/throws: L/L homers and 28 ’98, was part t Ht./Wt.: 5-8, VIRGIL VASQUEZ RBIs in ’05, and of trade to 170 t AQUILINO LOPEZ Bats/throws: R/R last year hit .282, with nine hom- Seattle before t Age: 36 t t Bats/throws: Ht./Wt.: 6-3, ers and 62 RBIs. Became fi rst to ’04 season for t Position: R/R 205 hit three home runs in a game at Carlos Guillen. Pitcher t t Ht./Wt.: 6-3, Age: 24 Fifth Third Field in ’05. Then was free t Is the fi rst t 187 Position: agent signee member of t Age: 31 Pitcher by Tigers for Baseball’s RBI t t Position: After signing MIKE HESSMAN ’06. Has played program (Reviv- t Pitcher with Detroit Bats/throws: R/R 521 games in ing Baseball t t Has pitched in 2003 led Ht./Wt.: 6-5, 232 minors and 276 in Inner Cities) t in six different the Midwest Age: 29 in big leagues. to reach the t organizations League win 14 Position: Infi elder Has two short majors. Has a since 1997. wins in ‘04 with In 11 seasons in the Braves’ and stints with Hens — nine games in 8-17 record in 309 games in big Was 1-3 with West Michigan. Tigers’ systems has 969 hits, 214 ’02 and 25 last season. THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007 SECTION T, PAGE 7 2007Mud Hens Preview in 2002. Had 19 homers and CHRIS SHELTON BRENT CLEVLEN 52 RBIs at Erie in ’04. Has 43 RYAN RABURN ORGANIZATIONAL t Bats/throws: R/R t Bats/throws: R/R t Bats/throws: R/R triples in career including three t Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 215 t Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 190 t Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 185 STANDINGS in a game last season for Mud t Age: 26 t Age: 23 t Age: 25 2006 SEASON Hens. Hit a pinch-hit, game-win- t Position: Infi elder t Position: t Position: Outfi elder Here is a look at the won-loss ning homer vs. Charlotte in the t A 33rd-round choice of Outfi elder t A fi fth-round draft choice of records of the minor-league playoffs. Pittsburgh in 2001 after being t A second- Tigers in 2001. teams from each major-league Mountain West round selection Hit .301 at Erie organization, ranked by winning Player of the of Tigers in TIMO PEREZ (AA) in 2004 percentage. Year at Utah. 2002. Florida t Bats/throws: L/L with 16 homers Team W L Pct. He was the State League t and 63 RBIs 1.

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