Syracuse Chiefs (8-7/ T-2nd / 3 GB) vs. Durham Bulls (11-6 ... · uneJ 0-0 July 0-0 August0-0 September0-0 Upcoming SchedUle and probable StarterS Date OppOnent Durham Starter OppOnent

Game #18, Home Game #8 — Tuesday, April 25th — Durham Bulls Athletic Park — 7:05 PM

Syracuse Chiefs (8-7/ T-2nd / 3 GB) vs. Durham Bulls (11-6 / 2nd / 0.5 GB)RHP Greg Ross (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Brent Honeywell (0-1, 4.50)

’17 BY THE NUMBERSPlace in Southern Div 2ndGames Behind (Division) 0.5Games Behind (WC) 0.0Current Streak L1Home 4-3Road 7-3vs. RHP (starter) 10-5vs. LHP (starter) 1-1vs. South Division 7-4vs. North Division 0-0vs. West Division 4-2Day 2-3Night (5:05+) 9-3Extra Innings 2-1Shutouts 1-0One-Run Games 2-1Three or fewer 4-5Four or more 5-0Scoring First 7-2Opponent Scores First 4-4Leading after 6 8-0Trailing after 6 2-6Tied after 6 1-0Series Openers 4-1Series Finales 2-3Rubber Matches 1-0Doubleheader Games 2-0 Sweep/Swept/Split 1/0/02-Game Series (W/L/T) 0/0/03-Game Series 2-1 Sweep/Swept 0/1 4-Game Series (W/L/T) 2/0/0 Sweep/Swept 1/05-Game Series 0-0 Sweep/Swept 0/0Monday 1-0Tuesday 2-0Wednesday 1-1Thursday 3-0Friday 2-1Saturday 2-1Sunday 0-3April 11-6May 0-0June 0-0July 0-0August 0-0September 0-0

Upcoming SchedUle and probable StarterSDate OppOnent Durham Starter OppOnent Starter timeWednesday, April 26th vs. Syracuse LHP Ryan Yarbrough (0-2, 3.93) RHP Austin Voth (1-1, 6.57) 10:35 amThursday, April 27th vs. Syracuse LHP Justin Marks (3-1, 7.45) RHP Taylor Hill (0-1, 9.64) 7:05 pmFriday, April 28th vs. Buffalo RHP Jake Faria (2-0, 4.12) TBD 7:05 pmSaturday, April 29th vs. Buffalo TBD TBD 6:35 pm

Today’s game will be broadcast on Buzz Sports Radio: 96.5 FM in Durham and 99.3 FM in Raleigh

today’S game

The Bulls return home for a 6-game homestand at the DBAP, starting with a three-game series against the Syracuse Chiefs. Durham is fresh off a 4-2 road trip, that saw the club take 2-of-3 from both Indianapolis and Louisville. At 11-6, the Bulls begin tonight a half game back of Gwinnett in the South Division standings. The Chiefs, meanwhile, just finished a perfect 5-0 homestand that included sweeps of both Toledo (two games due to a rainout) and Norfolk. Winners of six-straight, Syracuse has made up for their rough 2-7 start and now stand at 8-7, good enough to tie for second place in the North Division.

SUnday night

The Durham Bulls and Louisville Bats battled into the 13th inning Sunday afternoon, with both teams struggling to snap a 3-3 tie. Ultimately it was the Bulls who stumbled when they ran out of pitchers and were forced to put catcher Mike McKenry on the mound, eventually resulting in a two-out, bases loaded wild pitch that brought in the game-ending run in Durham’s 4-3 loss. Patrick Leonard, Mike Marjama, Granden Goetzman, and Cade Gotta all turned in two-hit games to lead the Bulls’ bats, while Jeff Ames tossed three perfect innings in his last-second spot start for the recently promoted Chih-Wei Hu.

poSition player on the moUnd

Catcher Mike Marjama’s emergency pitching performance for the Bulls on Sunday marked the first time a position player took the mound for Durham since fellow catcher Mayo Acosta tossed a perfect 10th inning to earn the win vs. Gwinnett on 6/4/16. That was actually Acosta’s second pitching performance and second win of the year, as he also picked up the victory with a perfect 13th frame against Norfolk on 5/8/16.

We’re going Streaking!Mike Marjama kept his perfect start to the 2017 seeason intact on Sunday as his 2-6 performance extended his team-leading hit streak to 11 consecutive games, which also happens to be every game the catcher has appeared in this year. The 27-year-old’s impressive season-openening streak is currently the second longest ongoing hit streak in the International League, and the third longest overall in the league this year.

mUltiple mUlti-hit gameS

Patrick Leonard collected his seventh multi-hit game of the season Sunday afternoon, as the third baseman went 2-6 with an RBI. Leonard’s seven performances with at least two hits is the most on the Bulls this year, with no other teammate accomplishing the feat more than four times.

BULLS ALL-TIME RECORDOverall 6,384-6,098International League 1,446-1,274

king of the north

The Bulls face some stiff competition during this homestand, with two of the top teams in the North Division in Syracuse and Buffalo visiting the DBAP. Buffalo currently leads the way with an 11-4 record, while Syracuse is tied with Rochester for second place with an 8-7 mark. These series mark the only times this year that both teams come to Durham.

one & done

This series marks the only time this season that the Syracuse Chiefs visit the Bull City, as the two teams will only play each other six total times. The Bulls with visit Syracuse for the other three-game set 8/15 - 8/17.

home rUn droUght

Durham returns home ranking third in the IL with 17 home runs on the season, but that number has remained stagnent for the past three days as the Bulls have gone homerless over that stretch. The three game home run droubt is the longest of the season for the Bulls, who had previously gone deep in 13 of their first 14 games of the year.

extra, extra inningS

Sunday’s 13 inning affair tied for the longest game this season for the Bulls, who also played a 13 inning contest in Gwinnett on 4/7. Durham has already played in three games that required extra frames this year, going 2-1 in such contests. The Bulls will have to pick up the pace however if they want to catch last year’s squad, who played in a league-leading 23 extra-innings games.

5 for 5The promotion of RHP Brent Honeywell to Durham last week meant that all of the Top 5 prospects in the Tampa Bay Rays system reside with the Bulls, with all five also ranking among the Top 100 prospects in baseball. That list includes including SS Willy Adames (No. 1/MiLB No. 19), Honeywell (#2/#28), RHP Jose De Leon (DL, #3/#30), OF Jake Bauers (#4/71), and 1B Casey Gillaspie (#5/#99).

the chief chiefS

The Syracuse Chiefs’ roster currently has five of the Top 30 prospects in the Washington Nationals system, including three of the Nats’ Top 10 players. RHP Austin Voth heads the list at No. 8, followed by RHP A.J. Cole (#9), C Pedro Severino (No. 10), OF Rafael Bautista (#13), and OF Brian Goodwin (#26). None of five players appear in the Top 100 list for all of Minor League Baseball. The Nationals have only two players on that prestigious ranking, with both OF Victor Robles (#5) and RHP Erick Fedde (#55) playing lower in the Washington system.

2017 BULLS vS. CHIEFS

Overall 0-0DBAP 0-0NBT Bank Stadium 0-02016 Head-to-Head 3-4

tomorroW’S Starter - lhp ryan yarbroUgh (0-2, 3.93) ■ Became the first Bulls starter to go 7 IP his last time out on 4/20 ■ One of two starters to go at least 5 IP in all three starts this year

■ 2016 Southern League Pitcher of the Year ■ 2016 MiLB Organization All-Star, Southern League Mid-Season/Post-Season

manager Jared Sandberg ■ 39-year-old is in his third season as manager of the Bulls ■ Led Durham to a 64-80 record last year after going 74-70 his first season ■ Since retiring following the 2007 season, has been a coach (‘08) or manager

(‘09-present) in the Rays’ farm system ■Has compiled a career record of 447-406 (.524) over his first 8 years as a manager

■ Is the Rays all-time Minor League leader in HR (113), RBI (473) and R (417) ■ Played for parts of 5 seasons in Durham (‘00-’04), hitting .240-53-182 over

326 games ■ Hit .221-25-92 in 196 games over parts of 3 seasons (‘01-’03) with the Rays ■ Is the nephew of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg

honeyWell’S 2017 game-by-gameGAME DEC IP H R ER BB SO P/K ERA LEFT FINAL

Montgomery (AA)4/6 vs. BLX L 6.0 3 2 2 1 12 85/58 3.00 Down 2-1 L, 6-24/12 @ BIR W 7.0 1 1 1 3 8 93/58 2.08 Up 5-1 W, 5-2

Durham4/19 @ IND L 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 86/56 4.50 Down 3-2 L, 8-5

BULLS STARTING PITCHER - RH BRENT HONEYWELL (0-1, 4.50)

laSt time oUt: Made his Triple-A debut with the Bulls on 4/19 in Indianapolis, where he took the loss despite throwing a quality start with three runs allowed on six hits, one walk, and one strikeout over six innings pitched.

pitcher of the year: Named the 2016 Tampa Bay Minor League Pitcher of the Year as well as an MiLB.com Organization All-Star after going a combined 7-3, 2.34 with 117 K over 115.1 IP between Charlotte (A+) and Montgomery (AA).

2016 SeaSon: Opened the season with Charlotte (A+), where he allowed 2 ER of fewer in nine of his 10 GS...went on the DL from 5/20-6/25 (elbow)...made three starts with Charlotte after his return...promoted to Montgomery (AA) on 7/7, where he allowed 2 ER or fewer in seven of his 10 GS

2015 SeaSon: Split the season between Bowling Green (A) and Charlotte (A+), combining to go 9-6, 3.18 in 24 GS...opened the year with Bowling Gree, where he went 2-1, 1.66 (7 ER, 38 IP) in his first seven games, but finished 1-2, 4.67 (14 ER, 27 IP) over his final 5 GS...promoted to Charlotte on 6/25, and allowed 11 ER over his first 8.1 IP...finished the year 5-0, 2.21 (14 ER, 57 IP) over his final 10 GS.

all-Star: Named a 2016 Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...a 2016 Arizona Fall League Rising Star...a 2015 Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star...2015 Baseball America Rising Star

that’S ScreWy: Known for throwing a screwball, which was passed down from his father Brent, who learned it from his cousin Mike Marshall, who won th e1974 NL Cy Young Award with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

proSpect Watch: Rated the No. 3 prospect in the Tampa Bay system and the No. 31 overall prospect in baseball by MLB.com

HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 AGE: 22 ML SERVICE TIME: 0.000 BORN: 3/31/95 in Augusta, GA RESIDES: Carnesville, GA

ACQUIRED: Competitive Ballance Round B pick in 2014, Walters State C.C. (Morristown, TN)

GS: 1 QS: 1 Team Record: 0-1 Longest Scoreless: 3.1 (4/19 @ IND) vs. RH: .200 vs. LH: .308 Home: 0-0, 0.00 Road: 0-1, 4.50

career highSIP: 9.0 (7/18/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) H: 10 (5/29/15 w/ Bowling Green, A)K: 12 ( 4/6/17 w/ Montgomery, AA) BB: 5 (9/1/15 w/ Charlotte, A+)R: 6 (3x, last: 7/5/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) HR: 2 (6/12/15 w/ Bowling Green, A)

YEAR TM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB K AVG2016 Charlotte (A+) 4-1 2.41 10 10 0 0 56.0 43 16 15 5 1 11 64 .211 Montgomery (AA) 3-2 2.28 10 10 0 0 59.1 51 16 15 4 1 14 53 .2312017 Durham 0-1 4.50 1 1 0 0 6.0 6 3 3 2 0 1 1 .261MiLB Totals (4th Season) 19-11 2.56 55 54 1 1 292.1 227 95 83 16 11 62 306 .213

*Reflects IP in starts only

Pitcher GS QS IP* IP/GS Bulls R AVG Team Rec.Jeff Ames 1 0 3.0 3.0 3 3.0 0-1Jake Faria 4 0 19.2 4.9 26 6.5 3-1Taylor Guerrieri 2 0 9.1 4.2 17 8.5 2-0Brent Honeywell 1 1 6.0 6.0 5 5 0-1Chih-Wei Hu 3 1 16.0 5.3 18 6 3-0Andrew Kittredge 1 0 2.2 2.2 6 6 0-1Justin Marks 1 0 3.0 3.0 6 6.0 1-0Chase Whitley 1 0 3.0 3.0 7 7 1-0Ryan Yarbrough 3 1 18.1 6.1 10 3.3 1-2Totals 17 3 81.0 4.8 98 5.8 11-6

2017 rUn SUpport

THE BULL-PEN

2016 SEASON ■ Spent the entire season with Charlotte (A+), going 2-3, 3.78 over 16 G, 1 GS, totaling 33.1 IP ■ Went on the DL 7/7 and missed the remainder of the season

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 10-18, 3.51, 13/15 SV, 109/52 K/BB ratio in 116 G (5 seasons) ■ 2015: Split time between Charlotte (A+), Bowling Green (A), and GCL Rays, going a combined 4-4, 1.85 over 24

G totaling 39 IP...missed 6 weeks on the DL from 5/15 - 7/2 ■ 2014: Signed as a Minor League Free Agent with Tampa Bay on 6/18/14 after playing the previous two seasons in

the Mexican League...appeared in 11 G between the GCL Rays and High Valley (SS-A), going 0-3, 2.89 over 18.2 IP

SV/OP: 0/1Holds: 0Long Scoreless: 2.1 (4/23 @ LOU)IR/Scored: 0/0Long Outing: 3.02017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/23 @ LOU 3.0 4 2 2 1 3

#17 EDWIN FIERRO Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 6/18/14 MLB: 0.000 Age: 23

Career Highs

IP: 3.0 (14x, last: 4/23/17 @ Louisville) HR: 1 (9x, last: 4/23/17 @ Louisville) K: 4 (3x, last: 5/2/15 w/ Charlotte, A+)H: 8 (6/29/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) R: 6 (6/29/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) BB: 3 (4x, last: 4/26/15 w/ Charlotte, A+)

■Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 2 G (1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)2016 SEASON

■ Spent the entire season with Montgomery (AA), making 48 relief appearances ■ Ranked 3rd among Southern League relievers with a .200 BAA ■ Was 6/9 in save opportunities, setting a career high for saves and games finished (18) ■ Allowed just 3 ER from 6/9 - 7/26, a span of 22.1 IP (lowered ERA from 3.38 to 2.39).

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 30-18, 3.33, 10/18 SV in 48 G (6 seasons) ■ Converted to a reliever following the 2014 season ■ 2013: Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star, led league in BAA (.210), 2nd in WHIP (1.09), 6th in ERA (2.98) ■ 2012: New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star, led the Rays organization with a 1.96 ERA ■ Selected by Philadelphia in the 46th round in 2009, but did not sign ■ Selected by Colorado in the 30th round in 2010, but did not sign

SV/OP: 0/0 Holds: 0 Long Scoreless: 3.1 (4/8 - 4/19)IR/Scored: 3/3Long Outing: 2.1 (4/15 vs. GWN)2017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/8 @ GWN 1.0 0 0 0 2 14/12 vs. CHA 2.0 0 0 0 1 34/15 vs. GWN 2.1 1 1 1 4 14/19 @ IND 1.0 2 2 2 1 14/23 @ LOU 3.0 0 0 0 0 1

#34 JEFF AMES Acquired: 1st round draft pick, 2011 (Lower Colombia J.C.) MLB: 0.000 Age: 26

Career Highs

IP: 7.0 (8/15/13 w/ Bowling Green, A) HR: 3 (8/15/13 w/ Bowling Green, A) K: 8 (2x, last: 4/16/13 w/ Bowling Green, A)H: 11 (5/27/13 w/ Bowling Green, A) R: 8 (2x, last: 5/21/14 w/ Charlotte,A+) BB: 5 (6/24/13 w/ Bowling Green, A)

■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: 0-1, 4.05 in 8 G (6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 11 K)2016 SEASON

■ Split the season between Jackson (AA) and Tacoma (AAA), combining to go 3-3, 3.50 in 37 G, 5 GS ■ Went 1-0, 1.99 (5 ER, 22.2 IP) as a reliever in Jackson, compared to 0-1, 6.35 (8ER, 11.1 IP) as a starter ■ Converted 7/9 save opportunities with Tacoma ■ With Tacoma, went 1-1, 1.80 (4 ER, 20 IP) in 12 home games, and 1-1, 5.50 (11 ER, 18 IP) in 11 road contests

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 16-12, 4.49, 17/25 SV, 364/118 K/BB ratio in 186 G (342.2 IP) (6 seasons) ■ 2015: Split the season between Tacoma (AAA) and Jackson (AA), combining to go 2-2, 4.32 in 36 G, 3 GS ■ Drafted by Seattle in the 45th round of the 2008 draft, but attended the University of Washington instead

SV/OP: 0/0 Holds: 1 Long Scoreless: 7.1 (4/15 - )IR/Scored: 1/0Long Outing: 3.0 (Twice)2017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/10 vs. CHA 1.1 1 1 1 2 14/12 vs. CHA 1.0 0 0 0 0 14/15 vs. GWN 2.2 5 1 1 0 34/18 @ IND 2.0 1 0 0 1 34/22 @ LOU 3.0 1 0 0 0 1

#5 ANDREW KITTREDGE Acquired: Via trade with Seattle, 11/18/16 MLB: 0.000 Age: 27

Career Highs

IP: 4.1 (5/4/14 w/ Charlotte, A+) HR: 1 (9x, last: 4/8/15 vs. Charlotte) K: 5 (8/5/13 w/ Bowling Green, A)H: 4 (7x, last: 7/30/14 w/ Charlotte, A+) R: 4 (4x, last: 8/2/15 w/ Montgomery, AA) BB: 6 (7/11/13 w/ Bowling Green, A)

2016 SEASON ■ Made two appearances with Charlotte (A+) before spending the rest of the season with Bowling Green (A) ■ Went 5-0, 1.84 with a 71/41 K/BB ratio over 58.2 IP in 26 G with Bowling Green ■ Posted a 0.38 ERA (1 ER/24 IP) in 10 home ganes; a 2.86 ERA (11 ER/34.2 IP) in 16 road games

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 13-10, 4.21, 223/153 K/BB ratio in 86 G (4 seasons) ■ Originally signed by Detroit in 2011, and spent two seasons in the Tigers organization ■ Was released by Detroit in May of 2013 and missed two seasons before signing with New York (AL) 9/24/14


Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/16 vs. GWN 1.2 2 1 1 0 34/22 @ LOU 1.2 0 0 0 3 2

#33 YOEL ESPINAL Acquired: Waiver claim (NYY), 12/10/15 MLB: 0.000 Age: 24

Career Highs

IP: 5.0 (5x, last : 6/20/15 w/ Staten Island, SS-A) HR: 1 (13x, last: 8/23/15 w/ Bowling Green, A) K: 8 (8/13/11 w/ DSL Tigers)H: 6 (8/10/15 w/ Staten Island,SS-A) R: 8 (8/5/15 w/ Staten Island, SS-A) BB: 5 (2x, last: 8/5/15 w/ Staten Island, SS-A)

W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIPStarters 5-3 3.78 81.0 79 41 34 10 25 79 1.28Bullpen 6-3 3.13 77.2 60 30 27 3 42 79 1.31Totals 11-6 3.46 158.2 139 71 61 13 67 158 1.30

BULLPEN STATSIR/Scored: 22/8Saves/Opps: 4/6Holds: 6

THE BULL-PEN

■ Non-roster invite to Atlanta MLB Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 3 G (3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)2016 SEASON

■Split season between Montgomery (AA) and Durham, going 3-4, 3.13 (21 ER, 60.1 IP) with 63 Ks and a .194 BAA ■Played two stints with Montgomery, finishing 3-2, 3.32 (7 ER, 19 IP) with a .194 BAAover 13 G ■Played two stints with Durham, going 0-2, 3.05 (14 ER, 41.1 IP) with 46 Ks and a .194 BAA over 34 G

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 21-18, 3.50, 412/174 K/BB ratio in 290 G, 2 GS (411.1 IP) (7 seasons) ■ 2012: named a MiLB.com New York (NL) Organization All-Star, a Florida State League Post-Season All-Star, and

a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star ■ His father, Frank, played for the Oakland Athletics from 1976-82

SV/OP: 1/1 Holds: 1 Long Scoreless: 3.0 (4/13 - 4/15)IR/Scored: 2/0Long Outing: 2.0 (Twice)2017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/10 vs. CHA 0.2 0 1 0 3 24/13 vs. CHA 1.2 0 0 0 0 14/15 vs. GWN 1.1 1 0 0 0 14/16 vs. GWN 0.0 2 2 2 0 04/22 @ LOU 2.0 1 0 0 0 0

#23 ADAM KOLAREK (L) Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 3/30/17 MLB: 0.000 Age: 28

Career Highs

IP: 5.0 (2x, last: 8/12/11 w/ Binghamton, AA) HR: 2 (7/7/13 w/ Binghamton, AA) K: 8 (7/4/10 w/ Kingsport, Rk.) H: 6 (8/5/11 w/ Binghamton, AA) R: 5 (4x, last: 9/1/14 w/ Binghamton, AA) BB: 5 (7/31/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

RANKED THE NO. 16 PROSPECT IN THE TB SYSTEM BY MLB.COMMEMBER OF THE 40-MAN ROSTER

■Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: 0-1, 24.00 in 5 G (3.0 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K)2016 SEASON

■ Split season between Montgomery (AA) and Durham, combining to go 4-10, 4.30 (49 ER, 102.2 IP) with 113 K ■ Posted a 4.62 ERA (33 ER, 60.1 IP) as a starter, and a 3.83 ERA (18 ER, 42.1 IP) as a reliever ■ Named Tampa Bay’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month in June (0-0, 1.25, 21.2 IP, 14 H, 8 BB, 25 K) ■ Named to Team USA for the Futures Game

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 16-20, 3.72, 242/112 K/BB ratio in 72 G, 41 GS (273.2 IP) (3 seasons) ■Rated as having the Best Fastball in the Tampa Bay system by Baseball America following the 2016 season ■2014: Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star. Started season w/ Bowling Green (A) before promotion to Charlotte (A+)


Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/11 vs. CHA 1.1 2 2 2 1 14/14 vs. GWN 1.2 1 0 0 0 24/16 vs. GWN 0.2 1 0 0 1 14/20 @ IND 2.0 1 0 0 1 24/23 @ LOU 2.0 2 0 0 0 1

#35 RYNE STANEK Acquired: 1st Round draft pick, 2013 (U. of Arkansas) MLB: 0.000 Age: 25

Career Highs

IP: 7.0 (4x, last: 5/1/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 2 (5/23/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) K: 7 (4/26/10 w/ Bradenton, A+)H: 9 (2x, last: 5/29/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) R: 6 (5x, last: 5/29/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) BB: 5 (3x, last: 6/17/15 w/ Montgomery, AA)

■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: 0-0, 3.00 in 8 G (9 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 9 K)2016 SEASON

■Spent the majority of the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA), but also appeared in four games for Trenton (AA). ■Struck out at least one batter in 26 of 28 Triple-A appearances, and mulitple batters in 17 ■Went 6-1, 5.14 (28 ER, 49 IP) with a 52/17 K/BB ratio in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ■Released by New York (AL) on 8/19 and played for the Navegantes del Magallanes and the Tigres de Aragua of the

Venezuelan Winter League following the season.CAREER NOTES

■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 27-17, 3.10, 25/39 SV, 410/114 K/BB ratio in 236 G (398.1 IP) (9 seasons) ■ MLB Career (entering 2017): 1-0, 5.23, 8/3 K/BB ratio in 4 G (10.1 IP) (1 season) ■ 2015: Made his ML debut 6/22. Tossed 5.1 hitless innings of relief 7/28 @ TEX, the longest hitless relief outing

in the majors since 4/10/04

SV/OP: 1/1 Holds: 1 Long Scoreless: 8.1 (4/9 - )IR/Scored: 4/1Long Outing: 2.0 (3x)2017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/9 @ GWN 1.0 0 0 0 0 14/11 vs. CHA 2.0 1 0 0 0 34/14 vs. CHA 2.0 0 0 0 1 24/18 @ IND 2.0 1 0 0 1 14/22 @ LOU 1.1 2 0 0 0 2

#64 DIEGO MORENO Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 12/22/16 MLB: 0.072 Age: 29

Career Highs

IP: 7 (7/19/08 w/ VSL Pirates) HR: 2 (7/7/16 w/ Scranton/W-B, AAA) K: 12 (6/18/11 w/ Wilmington, A+)H: 7 (7/25/08 w/ VSL Pirates) R: 6 (5/30/14 w/ Scranton/W-B, AAA) BB: 4 (7/5/09 w/ West Virginia, A)


■Threw the first solo, 9-inning no-hitter in Durham’s Triple-A history 7/16 @ SYR (9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 130 P) ■Began the year with a rehab start in Charlotte (A+) before joining Durham on 4/27 ■Went a combined 7-12, 3.79 on the season. 2-9, 4.30 (36 ER, 75.1 IP) before the no-hitter, and 5-2, 3.36 (24 ER, 64.2 IP) after. ■Appeared in 4 G for Tampa Bay, only allowing a solo HR to Gary Sanchez (NYY) in his 9 total IP in the majors

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 40-65, 4.56, 738/332 K/BB ratio in 176 G, 133 GS (800.0 IP) (8 seasons) ■ MLB Career (entering 2017): 0-0, 3.27, 8/12 K/BB ratio in 5 G (11 IP) (2 seasons) ■ Set University of Louisville single-season record with 11 W in 2009. Finished collegiate career with school-records

for Wins (29), Ks (305), and ERA (2.96) ■ Named a 2012 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star and to the Arizona Fall League All-Prospect Team

SV/OP: 0/0 Holds: 0 Long Scoreless: 3.2 (4/10 - 4/15)IR/Scored: 3/0Long Outing: 1.2 (4/6 @ GWN)2017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/6 @GWN 1.2 0 0 0 0 24/10 vs. CHA 2.2 2 1 1 2 24/13 vs. CHA 1.1 0 0 0 0 14/15 vs. GWN 1.0 3 5 5 2 1

#14 JUSTIN MARKS (L) Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 1/14/16 MLB: 0.031 Age: 29

Career Highs

IP: 9 (7/16/16 vs. Syracuse) HR: 2 (16x, last: 7/5/16 vs. Syracuse) K: 12 (6/18/11 w/ Wilmington (A+)H: 15 (6/22/15 w/ Omaha, AAA) R: 9 (3x, last: 6/22/13 w/ Omaha, AAA) BB: 7 (8/31/13 w/ Omaha (AAA)



THE BULL-PEN


■ Began the season on the 7-day DL ■ Played four rehab games with Charlotte (A+) before joining Durham on 5/14 ■ Made 38 relief outings for Durham, going 1-2, 4.81 (23 ER, 43 IP) and a 44/24 K/BB ratio ■ Finished the season with 10 scoreless outings over his final 11 appearances to lower his ERA from 5.50 to 4.81

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 21-28, 3.71, 578/201 K/BB ratio in 387 G (506.2 IP) (10 seasons) ■ MLB Career (entering 2017): 2-4, 4.92, 43/20 K/BB ratio in 52 G (53.0 IP) (3 seasons) ■ Had Tommy John surgery in Aug. 2014, did not play in 2015 ■ Left North Dakota St. as the school’s all-time leader in saves (18)

SV/OP: 1/2 Holds: 0Long Scoreless: 3.2 (4/9 - 4/15)IR/Scored: 3/2Long Outing: 2.0 (4/7 @ GWN)2017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/11 vs. CHA 0.2 2 0 0 0 14/13 vs. CHA 1.0 0 0 0 0 04/15 vs. GWN 1.2 1 1 1 1 24/19 @ IND 1.0 3 3 3 1 14/23 @ LOU 2.0 1 0 0 0 0

#28 NEIL WAGNER Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 9/17/14 MLB: 1.043 Age: 33

Career Highs

IP: 3.0 (3x, last: 8/3/08 w/ Akron, AA) HR: 2 (2x, last: 7/6/11 w/ Oakland) K: 6 (2x, last: 5/10/13 w/ Toronto)H: 6 (2x, last: 5/14/14 w/ Toronto) R: 6 (5/14/14 w/ Toronto) BB: 3 (7x, last: 6/29/12 w/ Tucson, AAA)

2016 SEASON ■ Released by Los Angeles (AL) in March, signed by Tampa Bay in June ■ Spent the majority of the season with Montgomery (AA), aside from one spot start with Durham ■ Went 0-2, 2.59 with a 36/11 K/BB ratio and a .188 BAA in 29 G (31.1 IP) with Montgomery ■ Appeared in one game with Durham on 7/9: 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K in 1.1 IP

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): 13-18, 4.61, 8/21 SV, 293/137 K/BB ratio in 166 G (298.2 IP) (5 seasons) ■ 2015: Was released by Arizona on 4/2, signed by Tampa Bay on 5/18...went 1-0, 1.46 with 15 K and 1 BB in 10 G

(12.1 IP) between Montgomery (AA) and Durham...traded to Los Angeles (AL) in exchange for 1B Marc Krauss on 6/25...finished the season 0-2, 5.10 in 30 IP with Double-A Arkansas ■ Named a member of the Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team in both 2009 and 2010, before earn-

ing First-Team All Mountain West Conference honors in 2011 while pitching at TCU.

SV/OP: 0/0Holds: 0Long Scoreless: 1.1 (4/23 @ LOU)IR/Scored: 0/0Long Outing: 2.02017 DL Stints

Last 5 Relief AppearancesDate OPP IP H R ER BB K4/23 @ LOU 2.0 3 1 1 2 1

#26 KYLE WINKLER Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 6/10/16 MLB: 0.000 Age: 26

Career Highs

IP: 6.1 (8/8/13 w/ South Bend, A) HR: 4 (5/17/13 w/ Visalia, A+) K: 11 (7/29/13 w/ Visalia, A+)H: 10 (2x, last: 6/13/15 w/ South Bend, A) R: 10 (4/28/13 w/ Visalia, A+) BB: 6 (5/16/13 w/ Visalia, A+)



BATTERS NOTES

Last Series: 5-14, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 2 RRoad Trip: 7-23, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 2 RCurrent Streak: +5 (7-23, 4 2B, 7 RBI)Long Streak: 7 (4/20 - )Last HR: 4/15/17 vs. Gwinnett2017 DL Stints

Multi-Hit Games 2 3 4 53 2 1 0 0

2017 Home Runs Solo 2-R 3-R GS1 0 0 1 0

MEMBER OF THE 40-MAN ROSTER ■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: .300-1-6 in 11 G

2016 SEASON ■ Spent the entire season with Montgomery (AA), appearing in 132 games, 131 starts (112 SS, 19 DH) ■ Led the Southern League in Runs (89) and Walks (74), while also ranking among the leaders in Doubles (3rd, 31),

Extra-Base Hits (3rd, 48), Total Bases (3rd, 209), OBP (4th, .372), and SLG (5th, .430). ■ Hit .324-6-20 (35-108) vs. LHP, and .259-5-37 (98-378) vs. RHP ■ Was a selected to the Futures Game, named a Southern League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star, an MiLB.

com Tampa Bay Organization All-Star, and a Baseball America Double-A All-StarCAREER NOTES

■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .265-24-185, 86 2B in 132 G (4 seasons) ■ Ranked the No. 1 prospect in the Tampa Bay system, the No. 6 shortstop prospect, and the No. 21 overall

prospect by MLB.com. ■ 2015: Spent the entire season wit Charlotte (A+), batting .258-4-46 over 106 G

#27 WILLY ADAMES Acquired: Via 3-team trade from Detroit, 7/31/14 MLB: 0.000 Age: 21

Career Highs

H: 4 (3x, last: 6/9/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 2 (5/18/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) Hit Stk: 12 (8/21-9/1/16 w/ Montgomery, AAA)RBI: 4 (2x, last: 6/9/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) R: 4 (7/9/13 w/ DSL Tigers)

Last Series: 3-7, 3 R, 2 BBRoad Trip: 5-21, RBI, 4 R, 2 BBCurrent Streak: +3 (4-11, 4 R, 2 BB)Long Streak: 4 (4/10 - 4/14)Last HR: 9/2/16 w/ Montgomery2017 DL Stints



RANKED THE NO. 4 PROSPECT IN THE TB SYSTEM BY MLB.COM ■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: Led all Rays players in HR (4), RBI (13,) and SLG (.857)

2016 SEASON ■ Spent the entire season with Montgomery (AA), leading the Southern League with 135 games played ■ Ranked 3rd in the league in Runs (79), 4th in Doubles (28) and Extra-Base Hits (207), and 5th in OBP (.370). ■ Named a Southern League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .280-34-241, 86 2B in 422 G (4 seasons) ■ 2015: Split the season between Charlotte (A+) and Montgomery (AA), combining to hit .272-11-47 ■ 2014: Midwest League Postseason All-Star: .296-8-64 in 112 regular season G....296 AVG was 5th in MWL ■ Originally drafted by San Diego in the 7th round, traded to Tampa Bay in the 7-player deal featuring Wil Myers

#11 JAKE BAUERS (L) Acquired: Trade w/ San Diego, 12/19/14 MLB: 0.000 Age: 21

Career Highs

H: 4 (3x, last: 7/13/15 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 1 (34x, last: 9/2/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) Hit Stk: 18 (5/24-6/12/14 w/ Fort Wayne, A)RBI: 5 (7/19/15 w/ Montgomery, AA) R: 4 (8/11/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

Last Series: 3-8, 2B, RBI, 2 RRoad Trip: 5-16, 2B, 3 RBI, 4 RCurrent Streak: +8 (12-31, HR, 8 RBI, BB)Long Streak: 8 (4/13 - )Last HR: 4/14/17 vs. Charlotte2017 DL Stints



MEMBER OF THE 40-MAN ROSTER ■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: .194-1-4 in 15 G

2016 SEASON ■ Split the season between Tampa Bay and Durham and made his first Opening Day major league roster ■ Led the Rays with 62 starts at catcher, but made only 12 starts after the All-Star break ■ Threw out 30.6% (11-36) of attempted base stealers (MLB average 24.4%) ■ His .186 average was the 2nd-lowest among MLB catchers (min. 75 games), beating out San Diego’s Derek Norris

by percentage points ■ With Durham, hit safely in 12 of 20 games, including three multi-hit games

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .268-32-168 in 332 G (6 seasons) ■ MLB Career (entering 2017): .195-18-46 in 152 G (3 seasons) ■ 2013: Named a MiLB.com Detroit Organization All-Star and Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star ■ 2012: Named a MiLB.com Detroit Organization All-Star

#9 CURT CASALI Acquired: via trade w/ Detroit, 3/25/13 MLB: 1.170 Age: 28

Career Highs

H: 4 (2x, last: 8/9/13 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 1 (32x, last: 8/12/16 vs Charlotte) Hit Stk: 10 (4/15-4/26/14 w/ Montgomery, AA)RBI: 7 (7/15/13 w/ Charlotte, A+) R: 3 (8/29/13 w/ Montgomery, AA)

Last Series: 0-9, 4 K, 2 BBRoad Trip: 3-24, 4 K, RBI, 2 BBCurrent Streak: -1 (0-9, 4 K, 2 BB)Long Streak: 3 (Twice)Last HR: 4/10/17 vs. Charlotte2017 DL Stints



RANKED THE NO. 5 PROSPECT IN THE TB SYSTEM BY MLB.COM ■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: .200-3-8 in 18 G

2016 SEASON ■ Named the Tampa Bay Rays 2016 Minor League Player of the Year ■ Split the season between Montgomery (AA) and Durham, combining to hit .284-14-64 in 132 G ■ Ranked among the Southern League in Walks (1st, 58), OBP (3rd, .387) and R (5th, 51) when promoted (7/13) ■ Hit .307-7-23 in 47 games with Durham, including .368-5-17 over his final 23 G ■ Named an MiLB.com Tampa Bay Organization All-Star and a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .270-42-154, 61 2B in 282 G (3 seasons) ■ 2015: Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star wtih Bowling Green (A): .278-16-44 in 64 G (65-234), 11 2B, 28 BB ■2014: New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star with Hudson Valley (SS-A): .262-7-42 (69-263), 16 2B, 42 BB ■ Son of Mark Gillaspie (All-American OF at Miss. St., 8-year MiLB career) and brother of Conor Gillaspie

(San Francisco INF, 1st round draft pick in 2008)

#16 CASEY GILLASPIE (S) Acquired: 1st round pick (20th overall), 2014 (Wichita St.) MLB: 0.000 Age: 24

Career Highs

H: 5 (9/2/16 at Gwinnett) HR: 2 (2x, last: 8/22/16 at Norfolk) Hit Stk: 10 (7/20-7/31/14 w/ Hudson Valley, A-)RBI: 5 (7/18/14 w/ Hudson Valley, A-) R: 4 (6/9/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

BATTERS NOTES

Last Series: 1-9, RRoad Trip: 4-17, 2B, 3 RCurrent Streak: +1 (1-6)Long Streak: 4 (4/13 - 4/20)Last HR: 8/24/16 at Charlotte2017 DL Stints



■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: .115-0-0 in 18 G2016 SEASON

■ Split the season between Montgomery (AA) and Durham, combining to hit .233-4-38 with 28 2B in 114 G ■ Opened with Montgomery, where he hit .339 (19-56) over his first 14 G, but just .195 (24-123) over his final 29 G ■ Promoted to Durham on 6/6, where he hit .311 (23-74) over his first 20 G, but just .197 (39-198) in his final 51 G ■ Overall, played 49 games at 2B, 34 at SS, 20 at 3B, and 11 at DH. Had only played SS prior to 2016

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .262-22-208, 104 2B in 503 G (6 seasons) ■2015: Missed the entire season due to injuries to both knees ■2014: Spent all season w/ Montgomery, batting .271-4-47 with a career-high 27 doubles in 114 G ■ 2013: Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...spent all season with Charlotte, batting .258-0-33 in 113 G ■ Was named the 2011 Gatorade Nevada Player of the Year after batting .533-11-54 at Sierra Nevada HS

#2 JAKE HAGER Acquired: 1st round pick (32nd overall), 2011 (Sierra Vista HS) MLB: 0.000 Age: 24

Career Highs

H: 5 (2x, last: 4/26/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 1 (23x, last: 8/21/16 at Norfolk) Hit Stk: 11 (8/9-8/21/11 w/ Princeton, Rk)RBI: 5 (3x, last: 7/3/13 w/ Charlotte, A+) R: 4 (7/1/12 w/ Bowling Green, A)

Last Series: 5-14, 3 RBI, 2 RRoad Trip: 7-20, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BBCurrent Streak: +3 (5-24, 3 RBI, 2 R)Long Streak: 3 (4/6 - 4/9)Last HR: 4/6/17 at Gwinnett2017 DL Stints



■ Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: .303-2-6, 5 2B in 18 G2016 SEASON

■ Split the season between Durham and Montomgery (AA), combining to hit .258-9-53 in 116 total G ■ Opened the season with Durham, where he hit .198-0-6 over 42 games ■ Transferred to Montgomery on 5/30 and hit .309 over 41 G before going on the DL. Finished batting .286-9-47 ■ Between the two levels, combined to hit .410 (34-83) vs. LHP, but just .219 (71-324 vs. RHP

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .255-55-257, 122 2B in 543 G (5 seasons) ■2015: Spent the season with Montgomery (AA), batting .256-10-53 in 120 G...ranked T-4th in the Southern League

with a career-high 32 2B...T3rd with 129 Ks ■2014: Named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star, an MiLB.com Tampa Bay Organization All-Star...spent all season with

Charlotte, batting .284-13-58...led the team with 79 R, 129 H, 13 HR, 204 TB, .808 OPS, 455 AB, and 122 G ■2012: Appalachian League All-Star, MiLB.com Organization All-Star (KC): Spent all season w/ Burlington: .251-14-46 in 62 G ■ Played his senior year of high school under coach Craig Biggio (Astros Hall-of-Fame 2B)

#30 PATRICK LEONARD Acquired: Via trade with Kansas City, 12/9/12 MLB: 0.000 Age: 24

Career Highs

H: 4 (6x, last: 4/6/17 at Gwinnett) HR: 2 (5/12/14 w/ Charlotte, A+) Hit Stk: 12 (2x, last: 6/17-7/5/15 w/ Montgomery)RBI: 6 (7/4/12 w/ Burlington, Rk) R: 3 (6x, last: 7/9/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

Last Series: 2-14, 2B, RRoad Trip: 5-23, 2 2B, 3B, RBI, 4 RCurrent Streak: +1 (2-5, 2B, R)Long Streak: 3 (4/15 - 4/18)Last HR: 7/31/16 w/ Montgomery2017 DL Stints



■Non-roster invite to MLB Spring Training: .300-1-3 in 9 G2016 SEASON

■Split the season between Charlotte (A+) and Montgomery (AA), combining to bat .278-9-50 with 30 2B ■Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star with Charlotte, where he hit .306-4-17 ■Promoted to Montgomery 6/9 and hit .261-5-33 while going 22/26 in SB over 76 games the rest of the season ■Named the “Best Hustler” in the Southern League

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .272-13-94, 60 2B, 60/74 SB in 229 G (3 seasons) ■ 2015: Named a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star after batting .289 with 13 2B and 15 RBI in 42 G

with Hudson Valley (SS-A)...played 16 games with Bowling Green (A), batting .254-2-8 ■ 2014: Began professional career with the GCL Rays, batting .245-2-21 with 16 SB in 49 G.

#6 CADE GOTTA Acquired: 26th round pick, 2014 (San Diego Christian Coll.) MLB: 0.000 Age: 25

Career Highs

H: 4 (7/31/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 2 (3x, last: 7/31/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) Hit Stk: 11 (4/17-5/2/16 w/ Charlotte, A+)RBI: 4 (2x, last: 7/9/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) R: 4 (7/20/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

Last Series: 3-13, RBI, 2 RRoad Trip: 6-20, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 RCurrent Streak: +1 (2-5, RBI, R)Long Streak: 5 (4/15 - 4/21)Last HR: 4/12/17 w/ Montgomery (AA)2017 DL Stints




■Spent the majority of the season with Montgomery (AA), aside from 4 rehab games with the GCL Rays ■Hit .243-5-38 with a career-high 24 SB with the Biscuits

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .243-20-165, 88/121 SB in 409 G (6 seasons) ■2015: Spent all season with Charlotte (A+), batting .240-3-34 with 16 SB ■2014: Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star while playing with Bowling Green (A)...hit .315 with a ca-

reer-high 7 HR and 31 RBI in 60 games with the Hot Rods...played the final 50 games of the season with Charlotte, batting .213-1-13 ■ 2013: Split the season between Hudson Valley (SS-A) and Bowling Green, hitting a combined .203-3-31 with 23

SB

#41 GRANDEN GOETZMAN Acquired: 2nd round pick, 2011 (Palmetto, FL HS) MLB: 0.000 Age: 24

Career Highs

H: 4 (2x, last: 5/2/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 1 (20x, last 4/12/17 w/ Montgomery, AA) Hit Stk: 10 (6/12-7/1/14 w/ Bowling Green / Charlotte)RBI: 4 (2x, last: 7/28/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) R: 3 (6x, last: 9/2/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

BATTERS NOTES

Last Series: 4-12, HR, 2B, 2 RBIRoad Trip: 4-12, HR, 2B, 2 RBICurrent Streak: +4 (5-15, HR, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI)Long Streak: 4 (Twice)Last HR: 4/9/17 @ Gwinnett2017 DL Stints




■Split the season between five teams and four organizations (in order): Round Rock (AAA, TX), Memphis (AAA, STL), St. Louis, Gwinnett (AAA, ATL), and Colorado Springs (AAA, MIL). ■Longest stop of the season was a 24-game stint with Memphis, where he hit safely in 19 of 23 GS: .341-5-20 ■Overall in the minors batted .285-7-38 ■Played in three major league games with St. Louis, going 0-1 at the plate

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .269-79-349, 152 2B in 608 G (8 seasons) ■ MLB Career (entering 2017): .238-29-103, 48 2B in 311 G (7 seasons) ■2007: South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star: .287-22-90, 35 2B in 113 G with Asheville (A, COL) ■Nicknamed “The Fort” for his defensive skills and the similarity of his name to Fort McKenry in Baltimore

#7 MICHAEL McKENRY Acquired: Minor League Free Agent, 1/20/17 MLB: 4.113 Age: 32

Career Highs

H: 4 (6x, last: 4/26/16 w/ Col Spr., AAA) HR: 2 (4x, last: 5/1/11 w/ Pawtucket, AAA) Hit Stk: 14 (6/23-7/29/16 w/ Memphis/Gwinnett, AAA)RBI: 6 (4/14/08 w/ Modesto, A+) R: 3 (6x, last: 6/28/16 w/ Memphis, AAA)

Last Series: 2-11, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 RRoad Trip: 3-20, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 RCurrent Streak: -1 (0-4, BB, 2 K)Long Streak: 3 (4/6 - 4/10)Last HR: 4/10/17 vs. Charlotte2017 DL Stints




■ Spent the entire season with Durham, leading the team in Doubles (32), RBI (59), and Total Bases (177). ■ Hit .253-9-34 in 55 home games, .216-5-25 in 62 road contests ■ Hit for a better average vs. RHP (.281/.212), but for more power vs. LHP (13 HR/ 1 HR)

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .256-25-119, 49 2B in 201 G (2 seasons) ■Cuban Career: .312-38-198 in 412 G (7 seasons) ■2015: In first professional season in the U.S with Montgomery with .264-10-50 in 69 G ■First Cuban defector to play in Cuba after defecting, 3/22/16 w/ TB vs. Cuban National Team

#18 DAYRON VARONA Acquired: International FA, 5/7/15 MLB: 0.000 Age: 29

Career Highs

H: 5 (7/19/15 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 2 (6/28/16 vs. Charlotte) Hit Stk: 10 (5/11-5/20/16 w/ Durham)RBI: 5 (6/19/15 w/ Montgomery, AA) R: 3 (2x, last: 7/19/15 w/ Montgomery, AA)

Series: 1-3, RBI, R, BBRoad Trip: 8-15, RBI, 2 R, BBCurrent Streak: +4 (8-115, RBI, 2 R, BB)Long Streak: 4 (4/18 - )Last HR: 8/12/16 w/ Mont. (AA)2017 DL Stints




■Named an MiLB.com Tampa Bay Organization All-Star, Southern League Mid-Season All-Star, and was named to the Airzona Fall League All-Prospect Team ■Played the entire season with Montgomery (AA), finishing 3rd on the team in Hits (123), RBI (56), and TB (164) ■Finished the season with his best month in August, betting .313/.339/.426 with 1 HR, 6 2B, and 17 RBI ■Hit .303/.352/.416 on the road, but only .247/.293/.316 at home ■Went 3-11 for Montgomery in the post-season

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .290-8-138, 58 2B in 372 G (4 seasons) ■ 2015: Spent the entire season with Charlotte (A+), batting .274-1-36 with 14 2B and 15 SB over 103 G. Led the

team with a .344 average with RISP. ■2014: Midwest League Mid-Season/Post-Season All-Star: hit .306-2-24 with 15 2B and 13 SB over 106 G

#4 KEAN WONG (L) Acquired: 4th round pick, 2013 (Waiakea HS) MLB: 0.000 Age: 21

Career Highs

H: 4 (6/10/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) HR: 1 (8x, last: 8/12/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) Hit Stk: 12 (6/5-6/18/15 w/ Charlotte, A+)RBI: 3 (2x, last: 8/18/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) R: 3 (5x, last: 8/29/16 w/ Montgomery, AA)

Last Series: 4-10, 2 2BRoad Trip: 8-18, HR, 2 2B, 2 RBICurrent Streak: +11 (16-46, 4 HR, 3 2B, 11 RBI)Long Streak: 11 (4/7 - )Last HR: 4/20/17 @ Indianapolis2017 DL Stints




■ Spent the entire season with Montgomery (AA), batting .288-5-38 with 26 2B in 74 G ■ Began the year batting .252 through April and May, but finished hitting .316 in June and July ■ Went on the DL 7/21 with a quad injury and missed the remainder of the season

CAREER NOTES ■ MiLB Career (entering 2017): .281-25-177, 93 2B in 387 G (6 seasons) ■ 2015: Spent the entire season with Charlotte (A+), leading the team in HR (9), RBI (52), TB (158), AVG (.302),

and SLG (.473). ■ 2014: Spent the entire season with Winston-Salem (A+), batting .266-3-17 ■ 2013: Spent the entire season with Kannapolis (A), hitting .277-6-46

#3 MIKE MARJAMA Acquired: Via trade with Chicago (AL), 1/23/15 MLB: 0.000 Age: 27

Career Highs

H: 4 (3x, last: 7/14/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) HR: 1 (29x, last: 6/30/16 w/ Montgomery, AA) Hit Stk: 20 (8/25/12-4/15/13 w/ Kannapolis, A)RBI: 4 (4x, last: 7/8/15 w/ Charlotte, A+) R: 3 (2x, last: 6/13/15 w/ Charlotte, A+)

BULLS OPPONENTS COMBINEDMost Hits 14 (4/6 @ GWN) 13 (4/7 @ GWN) 26 (4/7 @ GWN)Fewest Hits 2 (4/9 @ GWN) 3 (4/13 vs. CHA) 10 (4/9 @ GWN)Most Runs 11 (4/8 @ GWN) 8 (Twice) 18 (4/6 @ GWN)Most Runs (Inning) 5 (Twice) 6 (4th, 4/15 vs GWN) 6 (4th, 4/15 vs. GWN)Most Doubles 4 (4/7 @ GWN) 5 (4/14 & 4/15 vs. GWN) 7 (Twice)Most Triples 3 (4/6 @ GWN) 1 (Twice) 3 (4/6 @ GWN)Most Home Runs 3 (4/10 vs. CHA) 2 (4x) 5 (4/10 vs. CHA)Most Home Runs (Inning) 1 (Multiple) 1 (Multiple) 2 (Multiple)Most Stolen Bases 3 (Twice) 3 (4/8 @ GWN) 5 (Three)Most Strikeouts (Batters) 17 (13 Inn. 4/7 @ GWN) 15 (13 Inn. 4/7 @ GWN) 32 (13 Inn. 4/7 @ GWN)Fewest Strikeouts (Batters) 4 (4/8 @ GWN) 5 (4/20 @ IND) 13 (Twice)Most Walks (Batters) 7 (Twice) 9 (4/10 vs. CHA) 11 (Three)Most DP Turned 4 (4/23 @ LOU) 3 (4/20 @ IND) 5 (Twice)Most Left on Base 11 (Twice) 12 (13 Inn. 4/6 @ GWN) 23 (13 Inn. 4/6 @ GWN)Most Errors 4 (4/14 vs. GWN) 4 (Twice) 5 (4/18 @ IND)Largest Margin of Victory 7 (4/8 @ GWN) 3 (4/19 @ IND)

BULLS 2017 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSINDIVIDUAL BATTINGAt-Bats, 9-Inning Game .................................... 6 (Field/Bauers, 4/6 @ GWN)At-Bats, Extra-Inning Game ............................ 7 (Bauers, 4/7 @ GWN)Hits ....................................................................... 4 (Leonard, 4/6 @ GWN)Runs ...................................................................... 3 (Adames, 4/6 @ GWN)Doubles................................................................ 2 (Adames, 4/21 @ LOU)Triples .................................................................. 2 (Varona, 4/6 @ GWN)Home Runs ......................................................... 1 (Multiple)Runs Batted In .................................................... 4 (Leonard, 4/6 @ GWN)Stolen Bases ........................................................ 2 (Gotta, 4/16 vs. GWN)Strikeouts ............................................................. 4 (Adames / Hager / Leonard)Walks .................................................................. 3 (McKenry, 4/7 @ GWN)

Longest Winning Streak ............................................ 4 (Twice)Longest Losing Streak ............................................... 3 (4/14 - 4/16)Most Games Over .500 ............................................. 6 (4/13)Most Games Under .500 ........................................... N/AShortest Game (Time) ............................................... 2:22 (4/9 @ GWN)Shortest Game (Time - 9 Innings) .......................... 2:22 (4/9 @ GWN)Longest Game (Innings) ........................................... 13 (Twice)Longest 9-Inning Game (Time) ............................... 3:23 (Three)Longest Game (Time) ............................................... 4:14 (13 Inn. 4/7 @ GWN)

Biggest Comeback Win ............................................. 4 (4/18 @ IND, Down 5-1, W 6-5 in 11)Biggest Blown Lead ................................................... 3 (4/14 vs. CHA, up 4-1, L 6-4)Largest Division Lead................................................ 3 (4/13)Largest Division Deficit. ........................................... 1 (4/9)Largest Home Crowd ................................................ 9,640 (4/14 vs. GWN)Longest Hitting Streak .............................................. 11 (Mike Marjama, 4/7 - present)Longest On-Base Streak ........................................... 11 (Mike Marjama, 4/7 - present)Consecutive Games w/HR ....................................... 3 (Marjama, 4/11-4/13)Consecutive Scoreless IP, Starter ............................. 5.2 (Yarbrough, 4/20 @ IND)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHINGMost Innings Pitched, Starter........................7.0 (Yarbrough, 4/20 @ IND)Fewest Innings Pitched, Starter.....................2.2 (Kittredge, 4/15 vs. CHA)Most Innings Pitched, Reliever .....................3 (Kittredge / Fierro)Most Strikeouts, Starter ..................................9 (Field / Yarbrough)Most Strikeouts, Reliever ...............................4 (Kittredge 4/7 @ GWN)Most Hits ..........................................................10 (Yarbrough, 4/14 @ GWN)Fewest Hits Starter (min. 6 IP)......................5 (Hu, 4/12 vs. CHA)Most Runs Starter ...........................................6 (Yarbrough, 4/14 vs. GWN)Most ER Starter...............................................5 (Hu, 4/18 @ IND)Most Runs any pitcher ....................................6 (Yarbrough, 4/14 vs. GWN)Earned Runs Reliever .....................................5 (Marks, 4/15 vs. CHA)Most Walks .......................................................5 (Faria, 4/22 @ LOU)Home Runs Allowed ......................................2 (Field / Hu / Yarbrough / Honeywell)

BULLS 2017 HIGHS AND LOWS

INNING BY INNINGINNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOTALSOPPONENTS 9 4 9 18 0 10 8 5 6 2 71BULLS 12 9 8 15 6 10 14 7 13 4 98

2017 RECORDSSOUTH TOT H RCHA 4-0 4-0 0-0GWN 3-4 0-3 3-1NOR 0-0 0-0 0-0TOTAL 7-4 4-3 3-1

NORTH TOT H RBUF 0-0 0-0 0-0LHV 0-0 0-0 0-0PAW 0-0 0-0 0-0ROC 0-0 0-0 0-0SWB 0-0 0-0 0-0SYR 0-0 0-0 0-0TOTAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

WEST TOT H RCLB 0-0 0-0 0-0IND 2-1 0-0 2-1LOU 2-1 0-0 2-1TOL 0-0 0-0 0-0TOTAL 4-2 0-0 4-2

2017 PLAYERS OF THE WEEKWEEK PLAYER STATS

W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th TotalAdames 9-6 3-4 6-2 9-6Bauers 3-0 7-5 7-2 3-3 10-5Casali 6-1 1-5 0-1 1-0 1-3 5-1 0-1 7-6Field 4-1 4-1 4-1Goetzman 2-1 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-0 2-2 0-1 3-4Gotta 3-3 0-2 2-1 1-3 0-1 3-5Gillaspie 8-6 1-0 0-1 9-5 9-6Hager 5-2 1-0 2-0 2-2 2-0 4-0 8-2Leonard 10-6 1-1 9-5 10-6Marjama 5-2 3-1 1-1 2-2 3-0 2-0 8-3McKenry 0-3 2-0 4-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 2-2 6-3Peterson 1-0 5-1 6-1 6-1Varona 2-0 6-2 2-0 3-1 3-0 2-1 2-0 10-2Wong 6-4 1-0 5-4 6-4

2017 MISCELLANEOUS STATS10 LONGEST HITTING STREAKS (minimum 5 games)G BATTER DATES STATS11 Mike Marjama 4/7 - present .348-4-11, 16-46, 3 2B8 Curt Casali 4/13 - present .387-1-8, 12-315 Granden Goetzman 4/14 - 4/21 .333-1-6, 6-18, 3 2B5 Willy Adames 420-present .304-0-7, 7-23, 4 2B

PINCH HITTERS - .000-0-0PLAYER NO AB H AVG-HR-RBI LASTShane Peterson 1 1 0 .000-0-0 4/11 vs. CHA

10 LONGEST SCORELESS STREAKS (minimum 5 IP)IP PITCHER DATES STATS8.1 Diego Moreno 4/10-present 0 R, 4 H, 9 K, 3 BB5.1 Ryan Garton 4/11-present 0 R, 1 H, 10 K, 3 BB7.1 Andrew Kittredge 4/15-present 0 R, 2 H, 7 K, 1 BB6.1 Ryne Stanek 4/11-present 0 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K

OUTFIELD ASSISTS - 1PLAYER # LAST SCOREShane Peterson 1 4/10 vs. CHA 7-4Jake Bauers 1 4/11 vs. CHA 4-3

SHUTOUTS, BY BULLS# DATE/OPP FINAL H CATCHER PITCHERS1 4/13 vs. CHA 6-0 3 Marjama Guerrieri, Marks, Garton, Kolarek, Wagner

WALK-OFF VICTORIES# DATE/OPP INNING SCORE HOW

WALK-OFF LOSSES# DATE/OPP INN. SCORE HOW

BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS, BULLS# DATE/OPP PLAYERS INN OUT OFF

BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS, OPPONENTS# DATE/OPP PLAYERS INN OUT OFF

GRAND SLAMS, BULLS# DATE/OPP PLAYER INN OUT OFF

GRAND SLAMS, OPPONENTS# DATE/OPP PLAYER INN OUT OFF

SHUTOUTS, AGAINST BULLS# DATE/OPP FINAL H CATCHER PITCHERS

BULLS EJECTIONS# DATE/OPP PERSON INN UMPIRE REASON

CATCHER’S STATS ERRORSPLAYER CS SB ATT CS % PB (As Catcher) ER Inn. ERACasali 3 10 13 23% 0 0 29 73.2 3.54Marjama 2 6 8 25% 0 3 19 50 3.42McKenry 0 2 2 0 0 0 13 26 4.50

BULLS PROMOTED TO TAMPA BAY - 18PLAYER DATES-1 2 3 4 5Shan Peterson 4/14-presentChase Whitley 4/15-presentChih-Wei Hu 4/23-presentRyan Garton 4/23-present

BULLS 2017 TRANSACTIONS - 14

4/8 RHP Jaime Schultz placed on DL4/8 RHP Jeff Ames assigned to Durham from Extended Spring Training4/11 OF Johnny Field placed on DL4/11 OF Cade Gotta assigned to Durham from Montgomery (AA)4/14 OF Shane Peterson recalled by Tampa Bay4/14 OF Granden Goetzman assigned to Durham from Montgomery (AA)4/15 RHP Chase Whitley recalled to Tampa Bay4/16 RHP Taylor Guerrieri placed on 7-day DL4/16 RHP Brent Honeywell assigned to Durham from Montgomery (AA)4/16 RHP Yoel Espinal assigned to Durham from Charlotte (A+)4/23 RHP Ryan Garton recalled by Tampa Bay4/23 RHP Chih-Wei Hu had contract selected by Tampa Bay4/23 RHP Kyle Winkler assigned to Durham from Montgomery (AA)4/23 RHP Edwin Fierro assigned to Durham from Montgomery (AA)

4 Promotions to TB, 3 DL Trips, 0 MLB Rehabs

TAMPA BAY RAYS (MLB)American League, East Division

10-11, 4th Place (4.5 GB)Monday: 6-3 L vs. Baltimore Orioles

MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (AA)Southern League, South Division

10-7, T-2nd Place (1 GB)Monday: 8-2 W (10) @ Mississippi

CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS (A+)Florida State League, South Division

7-10, T-5th Place (2.5 GB)Monday: OFF DAY

BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS (A)Midwest League, Eastern Division

8-9, T-5th Place (2.5 GB)Monday: 8-6 L vs. Dayton

HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES (SS-A)New York-Penn League, McNamara Division 0-0 Overall

Season Starts 6/19 @ Aberdeen

PRINCETON RAYS (RK)Appalachian League, East Division 0-0 Overall

Season Starts 6/22 @ Pulaski

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BULLS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYdate opponent W/l Score record poS. gb/ga Wp lp SV t.o.g. att. home total

4/6 @ GWn W 10-8 1-0 t-St 0 JuStin markS (1-0) aarOn Blair (0-1) n/a 3:23 4,072 4/7 @ GWn W 6-4 (13) 2-0 t-1St 0 aDam kOlarek (1-0) Sam Freeman (0-1) n/a 4:14 2,1974/8 @ GWn W 11-4 3-0 t-1St 0 taylOr Guerrieri (1-0) matt WiSler (0-1) n/a 3:23 4,7214/9 @ GWn l 4-2 3-1 2nD 1 lucaS SimS (1-0) ryan yarBrOuGh (0-1) hernanDez (1) 2:22 2,4114/10 vS. cha W 7-4 4-1 t-1St 0 JuStin markS (2-0) mike pelFrey (0-1) GartOn (1) 2:51 9,317 9,3174/11 vS. cha W 4-3 5-1 1St 0 Jake Faria (1-0) reynalDO lOpez (0-1) WaGner (1) 3:13 4,273 13,5904/12 vS. cha W 6-2 6-1 1St 0 chih-Wei hu (1-0) carSOn Fulmer (1-1) n/a 2:29 4,348 17,9384/13 vS. cha W 6-0 7-1 1St 0 JuStin markS (3-0) lucaS GiOlitO (0-1) n/a 3:19 8,947 26,8854/14 vS. GWn l 6-4 7-2 1St 0 JaSOn hurSh (1-0) ryan yarBrOuGh (0-2) hernanDez (2) 2:51 9,640 36,5254/15 vS. GWn l 8-6 7-3 1St 0 rhiner cruz (1-0) JuStin markS (3-1) n/a 3:23 9,574 46,0994/16 vS. GWn l 7-5 7-4 t-1St 0 Sam Freeman (1-1) aDam kOlarek (1-1) hernanDez (3) 2:58 6,129 52,2284/18 @ inD W 6-5 (11) 8-4 1St 0 ryan GartOn (1-0) Brett mckinney (0-1) n/a 3:44 5,5314/19 @ inD l 8-5 8-5 t-1St 0 tyler eppler (2-0) Brent hOneyWell (0-1) Santana (2) 2:46 3,5524/20 @ inD W 4-1 9-5 t-1St 0 ryne Stanek (1-0) cODy DickSOn (0-2) n/a 2:32 5,0484/21 @ lOu W 6-2 10-5 t-1St 0 yOel eSpinal (1-0) auStin Brice (0-1) mOrenO (1) 2:40 5,535 4/22 @ lOu W 7-1 11-5 t-1St 0 Jake Faria (2-0) Barrett aStin (0-2) kOlarek (1) 2:42 12,1914/23 @ lOu l 4-3 (13) 11-6 2nD 0.5 nick rOutt (1-0) mike mckenry (0-1) n/a 3:34 5,3924/25 vS. Syr 7:05 pm4/26 vS. Syr 10:35 am4/27 vS. Syr 7:05 pm4/28 vS. BuF 7:05 pm4/29 vS. BuF 6:35 pm4/30 vS. BuF 5:05 pm5/2 @GWn 7:05 pm5/3 @ GWn 7:05 pm5/4 @ GWn 10:35 am5/5 @ nOr 7:05 pm5/6 @ nOr 7:05 pm5/7 @ nOr 1:05 pm5/8 vS. cOl 7:05 pm5/9 vS. cOl 7:05 pm5/10 vS. cOl 7:05 pm5/11 vS. cOl 10:35 am5/12 vS. tOl 7:05 pm5/13 vS. tOl 6:35 pm5/14 vS. tOl 5:05 pm5/15 @ cha 7:05 pm5/16 @ cha 7:05 pm5/17 @ cha 7:05 pm5/18 vS. GWn 7:05 pm5/19 vS. GWn 7:05 pm5/20 vS. GWn 6:35 pm5/21 vS. GWn 5:05 pm5/23 @ rOc 7:05 pm5/24 @ rOc 7:05 pm5/25 @ rOc 11:05 am5/26 @ paW 6:05 pm5/27 @ paW 6:15 pm5/28 @ paW 1:35 pm5/29 @ paW 1:35 pm5/30 vS. rOc 7:05 pm5/31 vS. rOc 7:05 pm6/1 vS. rOc 7:05 pm6/2 vS. paW 7:05 pm6/3 vS. paW 6:35 pm6/4 vS. paW 5:05 pm6/5 @ cha 7:05 pm6/6 @ cha 7:05 pm6/7 @ cha 7:05 pm6/8 vS. nOr 7:05 pm6/9 vS. nOr 7:05 pm6/10 vS. nOr 6:35 pm6/11 vS. nOr 5:05 pm6/13 @ cOl 7:05 pm6/14 @ cOl 7:05 pm6/15 @ cOl 7:05 pm6/16 @ tOl 7:05 pm6/17 @ tOl 7:05 pm6/18 @ tOl 6:05 pm6/19 vS. nOr 7:05 pm6/20 vS. nOr 7:05 pm6/21 vS. nOr 1:05 pm6/22 vS. nOr 7:05 pm6/23 vS. cha 7:05 pm6:24 vS. cha 6:35 pm6/25 vS. cha 5:05 pm

BULLS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYdate opponent W/l Score record poS. gb/ga Wp lp SV t.o.g. att. home total

6/26 @ inD 7:05 pm6/27 @ inD 7:05 pm6/28 @ inD 1:35 pm6/29 @ inD 7:05 pm6/30 @ nOr 7:05 pm7/1 @ nOr 7:05 pm7/2 @ nOr 4:05 pm7/3 @ nOr 7:05 pm7/4 vS. cha 6:05 pm7/5 vS. cha 7:05 pm7/6 vS. cha 7:05 pm7/7 vS. tOl 7:05 pm7/8 vS. tOl 6:35 pm7/9 vS. tOl 5:05 pm7/10-7/12 triple-a all-Star Break (tacOma, Wa)7/13 @ nOr 7:05 pm7/14 @ nOr 7:05 pm7/15 @ nOr 7:05 pm7/16 @ nOr 4:05 pm7/17 vS. inD 7:05 pm7/18 vS. inD 7:05 pm7/19 vS. inD 7:05 pm7/20 vS. lhv 7:05 pm7/21 vS. lhv 7:05 pm7/22 vS. lhv 6:35 pm7/23 vS. lhv 5:05 pm7/24 @ BuF 7:05 pm7/25 @ BuF 7:05 pm7/26 @ BuF 7:05 pm7/27 @ BuF 1:05 pm7/28 @ lhv 7:05 pm7/29 @ lhv 6:35 pm7/30 @ lhv 1:35 pm8/1 vS. cha 7:05 pm8/2 vS. cha 7:05 pm8/3 vS. cha 7:05 pm8/4 @ nOr 7:05 pm8/5 @ nOr 7:05 pm8/6 @ nOr 4:05 pm8/7 vS. lOu 7:05 pm8/8 vS. lOu 7:05 pm8/9 vS. lOu 7:05 pm8/10 vS. SWB 7:05 pm8/11 vS. SWB 7:05 pm8/12 vS. SWB 6:35 pm8/13 vS. SWB 5:05 pm8/15 @ Syr 6:35 pm8/16 @ Syr 6:35 pm8/17 @ Syr 6:35 pm8/18 @ SWB 7:05 pm8/19 @ SWB 6:35 pm8/20 @ SWB 1:05 pm8/21 vS. GWn 7:05 pm8/22 vS. GWn 7:05 pm8/23 vS. GWn 7:05 pm8/24 vS. GWn 7:05 pm8/25 vS. nOr 7:05 pm8/26 vS. nOr 6:35 pm8/27 vS. nOr 5:05 pm8/28 @ cha 7:05 pm8/29 @ cha 7:05 pm8/30 @ cha 7:05 pm8/31 @ cha 7:05 pm9/1 @ GWn 7:05 pm9/2 @ GWn 6:05 pm9/3 @ GWn 1:05 pm9/4 @ GWn 1:05 pm

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