2015 Oakland A’s Supplemental Bios includes bios for: Aaron Brooks, Daniel Coulombe, Felix Doubront, Cody Martin, Edward Mujica, Jake Smolinski, Danny Valencia and Barry Zito 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 PITCHER 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 Opening Day 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 Kansas City Royals 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 Oakland Athletics 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 Innings Pitched: 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 Strikeouts: 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 World Series 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.