eliezer alvarez OUTFIELDER HEIGHT/WEIGHT 5’11/198 BATS/THROWS Left/Right AGE 23 (10/15/1994) BIRTHPLACE Santiago, Dominican Republic RESIDES Cien Fuego, Dominican Republic ACQUIRED Trade with Philadelphia, 3/21/18 SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/First SEASON WITH RIDERS First OFFSEASON • Traded to the Rangers from the Phillies for cash considerations 3/21/18. • Traded from St. Louis to Philadelphia 9/6/17 for RHP Juan Nicasio. 2017 • Played most of the season with Double-A Springfield (St. Louis). • Landed on the DL with a left ankle sprain 5/16-7/30. OTHER CAREER NOTES • Added to the Cardinals 40-man roster following the 2016 season. • Earned a spot on the Midwest League Midseason All-Star team in 2016 with Class-A Peoria. Led the league with 36 stolen bases. • Named an Appalachian League Postseason All-Star with Rookie Level Johnson City in 2015. YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG 2012 DSL Cardinals FRk 53 .205 176 36 5 2 2 15 33 27 35 10 7 4 .324 .290 2013 GCL Cardinals Rk 20 .209 67 14 2 3 1 7 12 4 14 6 2 1 .264 .373 2014 GCL Cardinals Rk 21 .353 68 24 6 5 1 15 11 6 7 3 1 1 .413 .632 2015 Johnson City Rk 52 .314 204 64 20 1 2 31 32 11 32 9 4 3 .353 .451 2016 Peoria A 116 .323 433 140 36 6 6 59 70 53 96 36 15 8 .404 .476 2017 Two teams 61 .248 210 52 13 1 5 28 33 18 59 9 3 5 .318 .390 Springfield AA 54 .247 186 46 11 1 4 26 29 16 56 8 3 5 .321 .382 GCL Cardinals Rk 7 .250 24 6 2 0 1 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 .296 .458 MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 323 .285 1158 330 82 18 17 155 191 119 243 73 32 22 .360 .431 preston beck OUTFIELDER HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’2/205 BATS/THROWS Left/Right AGE 27 (10/26/1990) BIRTHPLACE Dallas, TX RESIDES Dallas, TX ACQUIRED 5th round, 2012 (UT-Arlington) SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Seventh/Seventh SEASON WITH RIDERS Third 2017 • Was on the Triple-A Round Rock roster all season. • Hit the DL three times with three separate injuries: 7/17-7/31 (ankle), 8/2-8/9 (shin) and 8/14-8/21 (calf). OTHER CAREER NOTES • Earned Midseason All-Star honors in the Texas League (2016) and the Carolina League (2014). • Has pitched twice in his career (9/7/15 vs. Midland and 5/17/16 at Midland). • Rated as the Rangers best outfield arm by Baseball America in 2012. AMATEUR • Attended Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas before moving down the road to UT-Arlington. • While at UTA, earned Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American honors. YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG 2012 Spokane A- 66 .251 247 62 10 3 3 29 24 25 39 6 0 5 .330 .352 2013 Two teams 106 .251 346 87 16 4 3 39 44 52 66 10 4 5 .354 .347 Hickory A 8 .333 24 8 2 0 0 0 6 5 4 0 0 1 .467 .417 Myrtle Beach A+ 98 .245 322 79 14 4 3 39 38 47 62 10 4 4 .345 .342 2014 Myrtle Beach A+ 121 .255 436 111 33 1 11 77 66 80 93 8 2 7 .376 .411 2015 Two teams 125 .244 464 113 24 6 8 56 57 54 85 8 3 2 .323 .373 High Desert A+ 32 .298 121 36 12 2 3 14 19 15 25 0 1 1 .380 .504 Frisco AA 93 .224 343 77 12 4 5 42 38 39 60 8 2 1 .303 .327 2016 Two teams 101 .277 357 99 22 7 8 42 49 31 66 6 2 4 .342 .445 Frisco AA 68 .289 235 68 13 5 7 30 35 21 41 4 1 4 .358 .477 Round Rock AAA 33 .254 122 31 9 2 1 12 14 10 25 2 1 0 .311 .385 2017 Round Rock AAA 66 .245 229 56 10 2 1 29 30 26 45 2 2 2 .322 .319 MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 585 .254 2079 528 115 23 34 272 270 268 394 40 13 25 .344 .380 wes benjamin LEFT-HANDED PITCHER HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/200 BATS/THROWS Right/Left AGE 24 (7/26/1993) BIRTHPLACE Winfield, IL RESIDES St. Charles, IL ACQUIRED 5th round, 2014 (Kansas) SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/Fourth SEASON WITH RIDERS First 2017 • Logged a full season with Advanced-A Down East and turned in a career-high 118 2/3 innings. • Ranked seventh in the circuit with a 3.94 ERA and was tied for third in wins (10). • Won Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (8/14-8/20) after going 7 2/3 innings with no runs on two hits at Carolina. OTHER CAREER NOTES • Had the fourth-best ERA (3.79) among Rangers farmhands in 2016. • Made one appearance in his first season (2015) before hitting the DL for the remainder of the season. • Previously drafted by the Yankees in the 48th round of the 2011 draft out of St. Charles East High School. PERSONAL • Had Tommy John surgery in 2014 while at Kansas. • Dad, Scott played football at Shippensburg (PA) University and mom, Jan, played lacrosse at Ohio University. YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP 2015 AZL Rangers Rk 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.00 2016 Hickory A 6-5 3.79 21 18 1 102.0 105 45 43 22 101 13 3 1 4 1.25 2017 Down East A+ 10-7 3.94 22 22 0 118.2 133 53 52 34 101 8 3 0 15 1.41 MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 16-12 3.86 44 41 1 221.2 238 98 95 57 204 21 6 1 19 1.33 adam choplick LEFT-HANDED PITCHER HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’8/265 BATS/THROWS Left/Left AGE 25 (11/18/1992) BIRTHPLACE Denton, TX RESIDES Dallas, TX ACQUIRED 14th round, 2015 (Oklahoma) SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fourth/Fourth SEASON WITH RIDERS First 2017 • Worked out of the bullpen for Advanced-A Down East all season and led the team with nine saves in 11 tries. • First 12 games: 0-1, 7.47 ERA, 0-1 Sv ||| Final 30 games: 4-2, 2.09 ERA, 9-10 Sv • Pitched in the Arizona Fall League following the season and went 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA and one save in 10 outings. Named to the AFL’s Rising Stars Game. OTHER CAREER NOTES • Notched 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 2016 with Class-A Hickory, tops among qualified relievers in the South Atlantic League. • Previously drafted by the White Sox (32nd round, 2014, Oklahoma) and the Diamondbacks (17th round, 2011, Denton Ryan HS). PERSONAL • Had Tommy John surgery during his junior season at Denton Ryan HS in 2010. • Dad, Andrien, and mom, Barbara, both played basketball at the University of North Texas. YEAR TEAM LEV W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP BK WP WHIP 2015 Spokane A- 4-0 2.18 16 0 3 33.0 29 8 8 23 35 1 1 0 0 1.58 2016 Hickory A 2-2 3.32 35 0 1 59.2 52 23 22 38 74 1 3 0 8 1.51 2017 Down East A+ 4-3 2.93 42 0 9 55.1 34 22 18 32 76 2 0 0 6 1.19 MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 10-5 2.92 93 0 13 148.0 115 53 48 93 185 4 4 0 14 1.41 hunter cole OUTFIELDER HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’1/200 BATS/THROWS Right/Right AGE 25 (10/3/1992) BIRTHPLACE Spartanburg, SC RESIDES Moore, SC ACQUIRED Trade with San Francisco, 11/15/17 SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG. Fifth/First SEASON WITH RIDERS First OFFSEASON • Traded to the Rangers from the Giants 11/15/17 as the player to be named later in the deal for RHP Sam Dyson. 2017 • Was with Double-A Richmond (San Francisco) all season. • Limited by two DL stints: 6/4-6/21 (right oblique strain) and 6/27-7/26 (right ribcage inflammation). OTHER CAREER NOTES • Named a California League Midseason All-Star in 2015 with Advanced-A San Jose. • Drafted by San Francisco in the 26th round of the 2014 draft out of the University of Georgia. AMATEUR • While at the University of Georgia, played in the outfield his first two seasons before shifting to third base in his junior year. • First drafted by the Nationals in the 49th round of the 2011 draft out of Dorman High School (Roebuck, SC). YEAR TEAM LEV G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO SB CS HBP OBP SLG 2014 Two teams 29 .257 101 26 6 0 4 11 19 8 21 2 0 2 .321 .436 AZL Giants Rk 27 .239 92 22 5 0 4 10 17 8 20 1 0 2 .311 .424 Salem-Keizer A- 2 .444 9 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 .444 .556 2015 Three teams 115 .301 449 135 33 9 9 63 55 38 100 7 5 5 .358 .474 Augusta A 51 .292 192 56 16 4 3 21 23 14 46 1 1 0 .338 .464 San Jose A+ 54 .313 217 68 11 5 6 37 28 19 42 4 3 4 .373 .493 Richmond AA 10 .275 40 11 6 0 0 5 4 5 12 2 1 1 .370 .425 2016 Richmond AA 126 .271 469 127 25 3 13 62 57 31 115 2 4 5 .319 .420 2017 Richmond AA 83 .249 281 70 20 5 7 34 29 31 64 2 1 2 .323 .431 MINOR LEAGUE CAREER 353 .275 1300 358 84 17 33 170 160 108 300 13 10 14 .334 .442 clayton cook RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6’3/220 BATS/THROWS Right/Right AGE 27 (7/23/1990) BIRTHPLACE Amarillo, TX RESIDES Amarillo, TX ACQUIRED Signed as a Minor League free agent 8/2/2016 SEASON IN PROS/TEX ORG.