Bluefield Blue Jays Game Notes 7-26

Bluefield Blue Jays
Baseball Club

Bowen Field
Stadium Drive
Bluefield, WV 24701

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Phone: (304) 324-1326
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Bluefield Blue Jays (14-17) at Princeton Rays (17-17)
Thursday, July 26 -- 7:05 p.m.
H.P. Hunnicutt Field -- Princeton, West Virginia
Game #32
RHP KEVIN COMER (2-1, 4.88) at LHP KEVIN JAMES (1-1, 3.92)

ABOUT LAST NIGHT...: After the Blue Jays took the series opener from the Braves 8-6 on Sunday, the second game of the set was rained out Monday. The two teams tried
to finish the series with a doubleheader on Tuesday, but rain forced another postponement. With that being the Braves’ final trip to Bluefield, the games will be made up when the
Jays visit Danville from August 17-19.
VS. THE BRAVES: The Blue Jays won three of the first five games in this year’s Mercer Cup series. The Rays and Jays split two one-run games in Bluefield before the third
game was rained out. Jeremy Gabryszwski and Griffin Murphy combined for a shutout in Princeton on Friday, then the two clubs split a doubleheader at Bowen Field on Saturday.
The Blue Jays defeated Princeton in seven of 11 games last year to win the Mercer Cup. They took three of four in Princeton from June 30 to July 3 before dropping a July 4 meeting at home, 5-4. Princeton won two of three at Bowen Field at the end of July in a set that included a doubleheader split. So the Mercer Cup was tied 4-4 with three games to play
in Bluefield on August 9-11. The Jays won 6-2, then Deivy Estrada pitched five shutout innings the next night to win the clincher and keep the Rays from retiring the Cup.

- TONIGHT’S PITCHING PROBABLES -

COMER: Baseball America’s 17th-ranked Blue Jays prospect aims to get back on track. Righty Kevin Comer pitched to a 2.25 ERA in his first three professional appearances,

but in his last three he has allowed ten earned runs in 12 innings (7.50 ERA). Last Tuesday against Princeton, he tossed four and one-third innings of relief, allowing four runs (three
earned). He came two outs short of finishing the game, but still recorded the victory in the Mercer Cup opener. He was a supplemental first-round pick (57th overall) in 2011 after
Miguel Olivo signed with Seattle. After the Shamong, NJ native pitched his Seneca HS team to the Group 3 state championship, the Blue Jays bought Comer out of his commitment
to Vanderbilt with a $1.65 million signing bonus. Baseball America says the right-hander has “a clean arm action and delivery, and he gets good angle to his pitches.” They added
that he has a “live fastball that generally sits around (91-93).” He also throws a curve that “some scouts think will be a plus pitch in time.”

JAMES: Six-foot-four southpaw Kevin James draws another series-opening start against Bluefield as he opposed Roberto Osuna in the first Mercer Cup contest last Tuesday.

He allowed a leadoff double to Jorge Vega-Rosado, stranded him at third with strikeouts of Santiago Nessy and Art Charles, but left the game after one inning due to a cut on his
pitching hand. In his last full start on July 12, he picked up the win at Danville with five shutout innings. James was chosen by the Rays in the ninth round of the 2009 draft out
of Whitefish Bay HS in Wisconsin, where he was named the state’s Player of the Year by Louisville Slugger and the state’s top prospect by Baseball America. After two brief stints
in the Gulf Coast League in 2009 and 2010, he moved up to Princeton in 2011 and posted a 7.91 ERA in 11 relief outings. One of those was against Bluefield on June 30, 2011 in
which he allowed five runs (four earned) in three and two-thirds innings.
MOVE ON UP: The Blue Jays have promoted Bluefield’s top slugger and pitcher. Both first baseman Art Charles and 17-year-old righty Roberto Osuna have been sent up
to Short Season-A Vancouver. Charles leads the team in homers (six), triples (three), runs (18), OBP (.459), SLG (.576) and OPS (1.035). His OBP and 32 walks lead the circuit, he
ranks fourth in sluggling and his OPS is second only to Elizabethton’s Romy Jimenez. The Bakersfield, CA native led the Appy League with 61 RBIs in Bluefield last season. Osuna
wowed as a Baby Jay, pitching to a 1.50 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 24 innings in his first professional action in the U.S.
RAIN RAIN GO AWAY: The Blue Jays have been rained out on back-to-back nights, throwing the schedule into disarray. They will play doubleheaders on consecutive days
in Danville on August 17 and 18. Two days later, they’ll host another twinbill against the Pulaski Mariners to make up for a July 3 postponement. A week earlier, on August 10, the
Jays will complete the July 9 game against Burlington that was suspended due to rain with Bluefield ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Bristol and Pulaski also had their
doubleheader washed out last night, as was yesterday’s Cardinals-Rays series finale in Princeton. This week marks the first time that Bluefield has dealt with back-to-back rainouts
since 2010 when they were a Baltimore affiliate. They were rained out on August 17 in Princeton, then after a scheduled off day their home date against Bristol was also postponed.
MILESTONE WATCH: Blue Jays manager Dennis Holmberg is closing in on his 1,300th win in professional baseball. Over 25 seasons as a minor league skipper, he has a
career record of 1,293-1,199. After eight seasons as a third baseman/outfielder in the Milwaukee system he began his managerial career at age 25 in 1977 with the Newark CoPilots, the Brewers’ farm team in the New York-Penn League. He then joined the Blue Jays in 1978 as a minor league instructor and has been with the organization ever since.
He has spent 24 seasons as a manager and eight as a coach in the Toronto system. He also spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons as the bullpen coach for the big league club.
Holmberg has piloted ten playoff teams, including last year’s Appy League runner-up in Bluefield. It was Bluefield’s first postseason tirp since 2002. From 2002 to 2007 his Auburn
Doubledays made six straight postseasons, including a New York-Penn League championship run in ‘07.
OUT: Side-winding righty Wil Browning pitched the ninth inning on Sunday and struck out the first two batters out swinging. He
BABY JAYS SCHEDULE BROWN
7/12 @PUL
L 5-4 (10) also whiffed Aris Alcantara, but the third strike was a wild pitch that extended the game. Josh Elander blooped a single to cut the Bluefield lead
to 8-6, but Browning struck out Felix Marte to lock down the win for Bluefield. With four strikeouts in a one-inning save, Browning did some7/13 @PUL
W, 12-3
thing that has only been done three times in the major leagues. Mark Wholers (1995 ATL), Derek Wallace (1996 NYM) and Kaz Sasaki (2003
7/14 @ELZ
L, 4-0
SEA) have turned the trick in the bigs.
7/15 @ELZ
PPD
7/16 (GM 1) @ELZ
L, 8-0
7/16 (GM 2) @ELZ
W, 14-7
7/17 PRI W, 5-4
7/18 PRI L, 6-5
7/19 PRI PPD
7/20 @PRI W, 2-0
7/21 (GM 1) PRI
W, 2-0
7/21 (GM 2) PRI
L, 4-2
7/22 DAN W, 8-6
7/23 DAN PPD
7/24 (GM 1) DAN
PPD

7/24 (GM 2) DAN
7/25
OFF DAY
7/26
@PRI
7/27
@PRI
7/28
@PRI
7/29
GRN
7/30
GRN
7/31
GRN
8/1
@JC

PPD

7:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:05 PM
6:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:00 PM

2012 BLUE JAYS AT A GLANCE
Regular Season Record...........14-17
Home..........................................6-7
Road.........................................8-10
Place (Appy Eastern)................... 4th
Games Behind...........................-8.5
Last 15.......................................7-8
Last 10.......................................6-4
Last 5.........................................3-2
2012 Home Attendance........ 12,300
Home Dates................................. 12
Nightly Average Attendance.... 1,025
Appalachian League Rank........... 4th

2012 BLUE JAYS ON THE RADIO
Tune in to the “Listen Live to Blue Jays Games” link under the Multimedia tab on BluefieldJays.com.
James Smyth will have the play-by-play for 40 games this season, including all 34 road contests.
The road games will also be carried on WKEZ 1240 AM The Rooster Classic Country. NEXT: TONIGHT

BLUE JAYS vs. RAYS

7/17
7/18
7/20
7/21 (GM 1)
7/21 (GM 2)
7/26
7/27
7/28
8/7
8/8
8/9

PRI
PRI
@PRI
PRI
PRI
@PRI
@PRI
@PRI
@PRI
@PRI
@PRI

W, 5-4
L, 6-5
W, 2-0
W, 2-0
L, 4-2
7:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:05 PM
7:05 PM

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
JULY 25 - RHP Roberto Osuna promoted to
Vancouver (SS); LHP Zak Adams and LHP
Ryan Borucki promoted from GCL (R)
JULY 24 - 1B Art Charles promoted to Vancouver (SS); 1B Jordan Leyland transferred
from Vancouver (SS)

SERIES INFORMATION AND PITCHING PROBABLES
Thursday, July 26
Friday, July 27
Saturday, July 28

@PRI 7:05 p.m. RHP KEVIN COMER (2-1, 4.88) at LHP KEVIN JAMES (1-1, 3.92)
@PRI 7:05 p.m. RHP JEREMY GABRYSZWSKI (1-0, 1.50) at LHP BLAKE SNELL (3-1, 0.84)
@PRI 7:05 p.m. LHP DEIVY ESTRADA (2-2, 4.23) at LHP BRUEDLIN SUERO (2-3, 5.86)

APPALACHIAN LEAGUE - ROOKIE CLASS AFFILIATE OF THE

# 31 Kevin Comer
HT: 6-3 WT: 205 BATS/THROWS: R/R
PRO EXPERIENCE: 1st season
AGE: 19
BORN: 8/1/1992
RESIDENCE: Shamong, NJ
ACQUIRED: Selected by the Blue Jays in the first round (57th pick) of the 2011 draft

CLUB
Bluefield

W-L ERA G
2-1 4.88 6

2012 SEASON STATISTICS
GS CG SHO SV IP H
3
0
0
0
24.0 21

2012 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS
DATE

OPP

DEC

6/21 @BRI L
6/26 @BUR W
7/1
PUL
ND
7/6
DAN ND
7/12 @PUL ND
7/17 PRI
W

IP

H

4.0 2
4,0 1
4.0 3
3.2 5
4.0 3
4.1 7

R

ER BB SO

RESULT

2
0
1
6
2
4

2 0 2
0 0 4
1 0 3
5 2 2
2 2 4
3 1 0

L, 8-6
W, 3-0
L, 4-3
L, 13-3
L, 5-4
W, 5-4

R
15

ER HR
13 3

BB SO AVG
5 15 .228

LAST TIME OUT:
Kevin made a lengthy relief outing in the Mercer Cup opener on
Tuesday and recorded the win. He allowed four runs (three earned) on
seven hits in working from the fifth inning into the ninth. He put the
tying and go-ahead runs on base with one out before Wil Browning
entered to lock down the save.
AGAINST DANVILLE:
7/6 vs. DAN (ND, REL): 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 2 K
2012 highlights:
• Earned first career victory with four shutout innings at Burlington
on 6/26, allowed only a single while striking out four

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
vs. LH: .185 (5-27)
vs. RH: .246 (16-65)
RISP: .316 (6-19)
RISP, 2 OUTS: .143 (1-7)
BLUE JAYS RECORD IN STARTS: 0-3
RUN SUPPORT: 0.67 (2 R/3 START)
FIRST-INNING ERA: 0.00 (0 R/3 START)
LONGEST OUTING: 4.1 (7/17 vs. PRI)
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 4 (twice, last 7/12 at PUL)

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the first round (57th pick) of the 2011 draft
• Had committed to Vanderbilt before signing with Toronto
• Supplemental first-round pick as compensation for losing Miguel
Olivo to Seattle
• Starred at Seneca HS in Tabernacle, NJ, ranked as 35th best high-
school prospect by Baseball America in 2011
• Full bio on page 13 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

hector alvarez
SERIES (DAN): 0-2
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .000 (0-4)
LAST HR:
(POSITION) STARTS: (C) 5
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (7) 1, (9) 4

7

C

MULTI-HIT GAMES:
LONG STREAK: 1
vs. RHP: .067 (1-15)
PINCH-HITTING: .000 (0-1)

jacob anderson

10

oF

SERIES (DAN): 0-4, 2 K
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 5
CURRENT STREAK: 0
LONG STREAK: 3
vs. LHP: .182 (4-22)
vs. RHP: .213 (13-61, 2B, HR)
LAST HR:
PINCH-HITTING:
(POSITION) STARTS: (LF) 1, (RF) 13, (DH) 11
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (3) 1, (5) 9, (6) 4, (7) 2, (8) 3, (9) 6

2012 Current Stats: .053, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .153 OPS

2012 Current Stats: .205, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .567 OPS

2012 highlights:
•

2012 highlights:
• Snapped 0-for-13 season-opening skid by going 2-for-3 with a

walk-off double vs. Johnson City

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the Rule 5 Draft from the New York Mets on December

8, 2011
• Batted .240 in four minor league seasons with the Mets
• Played in Venezuelan Summer League in 2008 and 2009,

Dominican Summer League in 2011 and Gulf Coast League in 2012

Career highlights and notes:
• Hit .405 (15-for-37) in nine games with GCL Blue Jays in first pro

action in 2011

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Full bio on page 6 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

• Selected in the first round (35th pick) of the 2010 draft
• Baseball America’s 21st-ranked Blue Jays prospect in 2012
• Attended Chino HS (Calif.) and had committed to Pepperdine before

signing with Toronto
• Supplemental first-round pick as compensation for losing Scott

Downs to Los Angeles Angels
• Ranked as 30th best high-school prospect by Baseball America in
2011
• Batted .485 as a senior at Chino HS (Calif.)
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eric arce
SERIES (DAN): 0-1, BB, HBP
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .063 (1-16, HR)
LAST HR: 7/17 vs. PRI (2RHR, 4th)
(POSITION) STARTS: (LF) 16, (DH) 7
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (2) 1, (6) 17, (7) 5

4

OF

MULTI-HIT GAMES: 6
LONG STREAK: 2
vs. RHP: .276 (16-58, 3 HR, 4 2B)
PINCH-HITTING: 1.000 (1-1, BB)

Full bio on page 6 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

alex azor
SERIES (DAN): 3-5, 2 R, K
CURRENT STREAK: 1
vs. LHP: .091 (0-11)
LAST HR:
(POSITION) STARTS: (LF) 5, (CF) 3, (RF) 1
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (1) 7, (2) 1, (8) 1

8

oF

MULTI-HIT GAMES: 2
LONG STREAK: 4
vs. RHP: .333 (9-27)
PINCH-HITTING: .500 (1-2)

2012 Current Stats: .230, 4 HR, 17 RBI, .856 OPS

2012 Current Stats: .263, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .589 OPS

2012 highlights:
• In doubleheader finale at Elizabethton on 7/16, hit grand slam in first

inning and three-run homer in the second, finished with 7 RBIs.

2012 highlights:
•

Career highlights and notes:
• Made professional debut with Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2011,

called up to Bluefield on August 24 for final six games
• Led GCL in home runs (14), walks (38) and OPS (1.058). Finished in

the league’s top ten in runs batted in (2nd, 40), slugging percentage

(2nd, .621), on base percentage (3rd, .437), runs (T-10th, 34) and

total bases (4th, 95)
• Gulf Coast League All-Star at Designated Hitter
• Baseball America Rookie Classification All-Star selection (OF)

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the tenth round of the 2012 draft
• Attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis and is the

highest-drafted player in school history
• Two-time All-Patriot League First Team selection (2010 and 2012)
• Ranks fifth on the Navy all-time hit list with 205

•



Chosen in the 27th round of 2010 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays out
of Lakeland HS (FL); attended Florida State for one season and was
taken again by Toronto in the 27th round in 2011 and turned pro

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Full bio on page 7 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

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Full bio on page 8 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

SETH CONNer

16

C

SERIES (DAN): 0-0, BB, R
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3
CURRENT STREAK: 1
LONG STREAK: 6
vs. LHP: .231 (3-13)
vs. RHP: .357 (10-28)
LAST HR:
PINCH-HITTING: (0-1, BB, K)
(POSITION) STARTS: (C) 9, (1B) 2, (DH) 1
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (3) 1, (5) 3, (6) 1, (7) 3, (8) 4

matt dean

9

3b

SERIES (DAN): 1-3, RBI, R, BB, K
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4
CURRENT STREAK: 1
LONG STREAK: 4
vs. LHP: .273 (6-22)
vs. RHP: .183 (11-60, 2 2B, 3 3B)
LAST HR:
PINCH-HITTING: .000 (0-1)
(POSITION) STARTS: (3B) 23, (DH) 1
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (3) 1, (5) 2, (6) 1, (7) 11, (8) 8, (9) 1

2012 Current Stats: .317, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .786 OPS

2012 Current Stats: .207, 0 HR, 12 RBI, .627 OPS

2012 highlights:
• Batted .250 (4-for-16) in five GCL games before call-up to Bluefield
• Debuted on 6/24 vs. Johnson City, grounded clean single up the

middle to break up no-hitter with two outs and two strikes in ninth.

2012 highlights:
•

Career highlights and notes:
• Debuted with GCL Blue Jays, played 50 games, mostly at third base
with some time at first base, batted .276 with a .395 on base

percentage (8th in GCL) and 30 walks (3rd in GCL)
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Full bio on page 13 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the 13th round of the 2011 draft
• Baseball America’s 11th-ranked Blue Jays prospect in 2012
• Had committed to Texas before signing with Toronto
• Ranked as 60th-best high-school prospect by Baseball America in
2011
• Starred in baseball and football at The Colony High School in Texas
•

christian frias
SERIES (PRI): 0-1, BB, K
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .000 (0-4)
LAST HR:
(POSITION) STARTS: (2B) 4
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (8) 2, (9) 2

2

2b

MULTI-HIT GAMES:
LONG STREAK: 1
vs. RHP: .300 (3-10)
PINCH-HITTING: 1.000 (2-2)

Full bio on page 14 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

DENNIS JONes
SERIES (PRI):
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .
LAST HR:
(POSITION) STARTS:
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS:

13

OF

MULTI-HIT GAMES: 0
LONG STREAK: 0
vs. RHP: .
PINCH-HITTING:

2012 Current Stats: .214, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .527 OPS

2012 Current Stats:

2012 highlights:
•

2012 highlights:
• Batted .216 with a .365 OBP in 17 games in the Gulf Coast League

prior to call-up to Bluefield on 7/21

Career highlights and notes:
• Batted .137 in 36 games for GCL Blue Jays during the 2010 and

2011 seasons

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the 20th round of the 2012 draft
• Attended Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, as did 2011

Bluefielder and current Vancouver reliever Nick Purdy

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Signed as an undrafted free agent on July 30, 2010
Attended Jarvis Christian College in Texas, then transferred to the
University of Rio Grande
Hit .326 for Rio Grande in 2010 as the RedStorm had its best season
ever, winning the Mid-South Conference and earning its first bid to
the NAIA Tournament
Godson of 2011 Hall of Fame inductee Roberto Alomar, the first to be
enshrined in Cooperstown as a Toronto Blue Jay

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Full bio on page 18 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

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Full bio on page 23 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

JORDAN LEYLAND
SERIES (PRI):
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .
LAST HR:
(POSITION) STARTS:
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS:

15

1B

christian lopes
SERIES (DAN): 0-3, BB, SAC, 2 R
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .190 (4-21, 2 2B, 3B)
LAST HR: 7/8 at BUR (SOLO, 4th inn.)
(POSITION) STARTS: (2B) 18, (SS) 5, (DH) 1
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (2) 12, (5) 11, (9) 1

MULTI-HIT GAMES: 0
LONG STREAK: 0
vs. RHP: .
PINCH-HITTING:

1

ss

MULTI-HIT GAMES: 8
LONG STREAK: 5
vs. RHP: .263 (21-80, 3 HR, 3B)
PINCH-HITTING:

2012 Current Stats:

2012 Current Stats: .248, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .761 OPS

2012 highlights:
• Batted .235 with one homer and 13 RBIs in 23 games with Short

Season-A Vancouver before joining Bluefield on 7/24

2012 highlights:
• Homered in first professional at bat, a two-run shot as the second

batter of the game on Opening Night in Bristol on 6/19

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the 36th round of the 2008 draft by the Tampa Bay Rays,
but chose to attend UC-Irvine
• NAIA Second Team All-American in 2012 for Azuza Pacific in California
• Played with the Anteaters for three years and was selected by the Rays
again (44th round, 2011) before transferring to Azusa Pacific
• Played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League in 2010 and
made the All-Star Team
• Brother Josh was drafted by Oakland (16th rd, 2009) and spent the
2009 and 2011 seasons in the Arizona League

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the seventh round of the 2011 draft
• Baseball America’s 29th-ranked Blue Jays prospect in 2012
• Attended Edison High School in his hometown of Huntington Beach,

CA, the same high school as Jeff Kent
• Ranked as 43rd-best high-school prospect by Baseball America in
2011
• First-Team Rawlings preseason All-America selection by Perfect

Game in 2011

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Full bio on page 25 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

SANTIAGO nESSY
SERIES (DAN): 0-3, 2 BB
CURRENT STREAK: 0
vs. LHP: .348 (8-23)
LAST HR: 7/8 at BUR (2RHR, 1st inn.)
(POSITION) STARTS: (C) 16, (DH) 2
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (3) 12, (4) 4, (5) 2

27

C

MULTI-HIT GAMES: 3
LONG STREAK: 4
vs. RHP: .152 (7-46, 2 2B, 3 HR)
PINCH-HITTING: .000 (0-1)

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Full bio on page 25 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

dwight smith JR

25

of

SERIES (DAN): 2-5, 3 RBI, R, K
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 7
CURRENT STREAK: 1
LONG STREAK: 6
vs. LHP: .130 (3-23)
vs. RHP: .250 (20-80, 5 2B, 3 HR)
LAST HR: 7/11 at PUL (SOLO, 1st inn.[LEAD]) PINCH-HITTING:
(POSITION) STARTS: (CF) 25, (DH) 1
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (1) 13, (2) 2, (3) 10, (6) 1

2012 Current Stats: .217, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .715 OPS

2012 Current Stats: .223, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .664 OPS

2012 highlights:
• Injured hamstring in home opener on 6/22, missed ten games,

homered in first at bat off DL on 7/4 vs. Danville

2012 highlights:
• Hit first pro homer during 12-3 blowout win at Kingsport on 6/29

Career highlights and notes:
• Signed as an international free agent on July 2, 2009
• Hit .306 for Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2011
• Made professional debut in Dominican Summer League in 2010,

batted .248 in 44 games at age 17
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Full bio on page 30 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

Career highlights and notes:
• Selected in the first round (53rd pick) of the 2011 draft
• Baseball America’s 16th-ranked Blue Jays prospect in 2012
• Attended McIntosh High School
• Ranked as 30th-best high-school prospect by Baseball America in
2011
• First-Team Rawlings preseason All-America selection by Perfect

Game in 2011
• Son of former major leaguer Dwight Smith, who played eight

seasons in the major leagues and won the World Series with the

Braves in 1995
• Supplemental first round pick as compensation for losing Kevin

Gregg to the Orioles
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Full bio on page 39 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

nico taylor

20

oF

SERIES (PRI): 0-4, 2 K
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4
CURRENT STREAK: 0
LONG STREAK: 8
vs. LHP: .222 (4-18)
vs. RHP: .255 (12-47, 4 2B, HR)
LAST HR:
PINCH-HITTING:
(POSITION) STARTS: (LF) 6, (RF) 13
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (5) 1, (7) 1, (8) 5, (9) 12

dickie joe thon

17

ss

SERIES (PRI): 0-2, 2 BB, RBI, SB
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4
CURRENT STREAK: 0
LONG STREAK: 3
vs. LHP: .063 (1-16, 3B)
vs. RHP: .222 (16-72, 3 2B, HR)
LAST HR: 6/28 at KPT (SOLO, 6th inn.)
PINCH-HITTING: 1.000 (1-1)
(POSITION) STARTS: (SS) 22, (DH) 3
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (1) 1, (2) 8, (3) 2, (5) 1, (6) 5, (7) 5, (8) 2, (9) 1

2012 Current Stats: .246, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .680 OPS

2012 Current Stats: .193, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .581 OPS

2012 highlights:
•

2012 highlights:
• Knocked a three-run double to key 7-2 win on Opening Night in

Bristol on 6/19

Career highlights and notes:
• Batted .319 in 30 games for Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, made only

one error in the outfield
• Broke 6-6 ninth-inning tie with two-out, three-run homer for a walk-

off win vs. GCL Phillies on 8/15
•
•


Selected in the 38th round of the 2011 draft
Attended Northwood University in Texas, where he hit .418 and was
a 2011 NAIA Second-Team All-American

•

Full bio on page 40 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

JORGE VEGA-ROSADO

26 ss

SERIES (PRI): 3-15, 2B, BB, 5 K
MULTI-HIT GAMES: 4
CURRENT STREAK: 0
LONG STREAK: 6
vs. LHP: .316 (6-19)
vs. RHP: .370 (10-27)
LAST HR:
PINCH-HITTING:
(POSITION) STARTS: (2B) 5, (SS) 1, (3B) 4, (DH) 2
(BATTING ORDER) STARTS: (1) 5, (2) 6, (3) 1

2012 Current Stats: .348, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .846 OPS
2012 highlights:
• Batted .091 in six games in April with low-A Lansing; hit .105 in

eight games with GCL Blue Jays in June
Career highlights and notes:
• Was named a GCL All-Star in first pro season in 2011, finished in the

league’s top ten in batting average (.317, 8th), steals (22, T-3rd),

hits (58, T-4th), runs (39, 6th), doubles (12, T-8th), total bases (86,

10th) and OPS (.850, 10th)
• Won R. Howard Webster Award as GCL Blue Jays’ Most Valuable
Player
•
•

Selected in the 28th round of the 2011 draft
Attended Miami-Dade Community College

Career highlights and notes:
• Baseball America’s 27th-ranked Blue Jays prospect in 2012
• Played 45 games (mostly at shortstop) for Gulf Coast League Blue

Jays despite blood disorder that sidelined him in spring training
• Returned to bat .348 in June
•
•

•

•

Selected in the fifth round of the 2010 draft
Ranked as 16th-best prospect in Toronto organization by Baseball
America in 2011
Attended Academia Perpetuo Socorro in Puerto Rico and had
committed to Rice University before signing with Toronto
Son of former major league infielder Dickie Thon

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Full bio on page 41 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

colby broussard

22 rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 1.1 (7/7 at BUR)
LAST WIN:
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .500 (3-6)
vs. RH: .207 (6-29)
INHERITED/STRANDED: 4/3 SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 2/4
LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/13 at PUL (3RHR)
OPP
DAN
@BUR
@PUL
@ELZ (2)
PRI (2)

DEC
SV
BS, L
ND
ND
ND

IP
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0

H
0
2
2
0
0

R
0
2
3
0
0

ER
0
0
3
0
0

36 rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 1.0 (7/22 vs. DAN)
LAST WIN:
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 4
MOST WALKS: 1
vs. LH: .500 (1-2)
vs. RH: .111 (1-9)
INHERITED/STRANDED: 2/2 SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 2/3
LAST HR ALLOWED:

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
DATE
7/4
7/7
7/13
7/16
7/21

WIL BROWNING

BB
0
2
2
0
1

SO
2
3
0
2
1

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

HR
0
0
1
0
0

DATE
7/12
7/17
7/22

OPP
@PUL
PRI
DAN

DEC
BS, L
S
S

IP
0.2
0.2
1.0

H
1
0
1

R
2
0
1

ER
0
0
1

BB
1
0
0

SO
1
2
4

HR
0
0
0

2012 Current Stats: 0-3-2, 7.00 ERA, 9 G, 9.0 IP, 8 BB, 12 K

2012 Current Stats: 0-1-2, 3.86 ERA, 3 G, 2.1 IP, 1 BB, 7 K

Career highlights and notes:
• Appeared in 18 games, all in relief, for the GCL Blue Jays; finished

tied for seventh in circuit with seven saves and tied for third with 16

games finished
• Posted a 1.85 ERA and allowed only 12 hits in 24.1 innings, holding

opponents to a .145 batting average
• Allowed only six hits in 18 innings of work over first 14 appearances

Career highlights and notes:
• Posted a 1.85 ERA and allowed only 12 hits in 24.1 innings, holding

opponents to a .145 batting average
• Signed as an undrafted free agent on June 6, 2012
• Attended the University of Louisiana-Monroe, helped lead the
Warhawks to the Sun Belt Conference Championship and a spot in
the NCAA Regional

2012 highlights:
• Struck out side in scoreless ninth to finish combined four-hit

shutout with Tom Robson and Kevin Comer on 6/27 at Burlington

•
•


Selected in the 44th round of the 2011 draft
Attended Faulkner University in Montgomery, AL for one season
after transferring from LSU-Eunice

•

Full bio on page 10 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

julio carmona

50 rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 3.0 (7/18 vs. PRI)
LAST WIN:
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 4
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .231 (3-13)
vs. RH: .160 (4-25)
INHERITED/STRANDED: 4/2 SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 1/2
LAST HR ALLOWED:
OPP
PUL
DAN
@BUR
@ELZ
PRI

DEC
S
ND
BS, L
ND
L

IP
2.0
2.2
0.2
1.0
3.0

H
1
2
2
0
1

R
0
1
2
0
1

ER
0
0
2
0
1

shane davis

19

lhp

LONGEST OUTING: 2.0 (twice, last 7/13 at PUL)
LAST WIN:
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 2
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .200 (1-5)
vs. RH: .353 (6-17)
INHERITED/STRANDED: 3/1 SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES:
LAST HR ALLOWED:

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
DATE
7/1
7/5
7/8
7/14
7/18

2012 highlights:
• Called up to Bluefield on 7/12 after posting 1.35 ERA in seven relief

appearances for Gulf Coast League Blue Jays

BB
1
0
2
0
2

SO
1
4
0
2
3

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

HR
0
0
0
0
0

DATE
6/23
6/30
7/7
7/13

OPP
DEC IP
H
R
ER
JC ND 2.0 2 0 0
@KPT ND 1.2 5 3 3
@BUR
H
0.1
0
0
0
@PUL
ND
2.0
0
0
0

BB SO HR
1 0 0
0 1 0
1
0
0
2
2
0

2012 Current Stats: 0-2-1, 3.09 ERA, 8 G, 11.2 IP, 7 BB, 12 K

2012 Current Stats: 0-0-0, 4.50 ERA, 4 G, 6.0 IP, 4 BB, 3 K

Career highlights and notes:
• Switched from rotation to bullpen in first stateside action in 2011,

appearing in 23 games for GCL Blue Jays, one off the league lead

behind Montreal Robinson of GCL Tigers

Career highlights and notes:
• Made 18 relief appearances for Vancouver Canadians during their

Northwest League championship season in 2011

2012 highlights:
•

•
•

•


Led the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays in starts in 2010 (14)
Held opposing bats to .189 average, allowing only 38 hits in 58
innings and did not allow a home run
Notched career highs in strikeouts (11) and innings pitched (6) in
tough-luck loss to DSL Rays on 8/7

•

Signed as international free agent on April 12, 2010

•

Full bio on page 11 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

2012 highlights:
•

•
•


•



Selected in the 42nd round of the 2011 draft
Attended Canisius College, where he was an All-MAAC First-Team
selection in 2010 and set the school record for career wins,
strikeouts, innings, starts and complete games
2008 New York Collegiate Baseball League Pitcher of the Year,
allowed two earned runs in 54 innings (0.33 ERA) and pitched a
no-hitter on 6/11

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Full bio on page 14 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

brandon dorsett

35 rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 3.0 (7/8 at BUR)
LAST WIN: 6/23 vs. JC
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3
MOST WALKS: 1
vs. LH: .231 (3-13)
vs. RH: .146 (6-41)
INHERITED/STRANDED:
SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 1/1
LAST HR ALLOWED:

justin james

OPP
DAN
@BUR
@PUL
PRI
PRI (1)

DEC
ND
ND
ND
ND
S

IP
2.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
1.0

H
3
2
0
0
0

R
2
0
0
0
0

LAST 5 APPEARANCES

ER
0
0
0
0
0

BB
0
0
0
0
0

SO
3
3
0
0
0

HR
0
0
0
0
0

2012 Current Stats: 1-0-1, 0.64 ERA, 8 G, 14.0 IP, 1 BB, 8 K

2012 highlights:
• Recorded the victory in his professional debut with two innings (0

ER) of relief vs. Johnson City on 6/23
Career highlights and notes:
• Signed as an undrafted free agent on June 6, 2012
• Attended Indiana State University, where he pitched for four
seasons and posted a 1.61 ERA in 26 appearances as a senior
• His father, Brian, was a catcher at Indiana State and played 163
games in the major leagues over eight seasons (1987-91, 1993-94,
1996) for the Indians, Angels, Yankees, Padres, Reds and Cubs
•

Full bio on page 16 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

DATE
6/28
7/1
7/8
7/14
7/22

28 lhp

LONGEST OUTING: 3.0 (three times, 7/21 at PRI)
LAST WIN: 6/29 (at KPT)
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .444 (4-9)
vs. RH: .209 (9-45)
INHERITED/STRANDED:
SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 1/1
LAST HR ALLOWED:

OPP
DEC IP
H
R
ER
@KPT B, ND
1.0 2 1 1
PUL
H
1.0
0
0
0
@BUR
ND
2.0
2
1
1
@ELZ
ND
0.0
2
3
2
DAN
W
1.0
1
3
1

2012 highlights:
•

Career highlights and notes:
• Signed as an undrafted free agent on June 6, 2012
• Attended the Savannah College of Art and Design for one year

before transferring to Ave Maria University in Florida for his final

three seasons
• Registered a 2.99 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 90.1 innings as a senior,

taking home Second Team All-Sun Conference honors
• Led conference in strikeouts per nine innings as a junior (10.9),

tossed a 19-strikeout gem that season against Webber International
• Pitched for two summers in the New York Collegiate Baseball

League and was an All-Star in both seasons
Full bio on page 22 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

joe spano

OPP
DEC
@KPT W
DAN
L
@PUL
ND
@ELZ
L
PRI
S

IP
H
R
ER
3.0 3 1 1
1.1
5
5
2
2.0
0
0
0
2.0
1
1
0
3.0
1
0
0

5

lhp

LONGEST OUTING: 2.0 (three times, last 7/13 at PUL)
LAST WIN: 7/16 (at ELZ GM 2)
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 5
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .000 (0-5)
vs. RH: .292 (7-24)
INHERITED/STRANDED: 2/2 SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES:
LAST HR ALLOWED:

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
DATE
6/29
7/5
7/11
7/14
7/21

BB SO HR
1 0 0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
2
0
0

2012 Current Stats: 1-0-0, 7.50 ERA, 6 G, 6.0 IP, 4 BB, 4 K

•

griffin murphy

rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 2.0 (7/8 at BUR)
LAST WIN: 7/22 vs. DAN
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 3
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .600 (3-5)
vs. RH: .273 (6-22)
INHERITED/STRANDED:
SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 0/1
LAST HR ALLOWED:

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
DATE
7/4
7/8
7/12
7/18
7/21

29

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
BB SO HR
1 3 0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
0

DATE
7/1
7/6
7/13
7/16
7/22

OPP
PUL
DAN
@PUL
@ELZ (2)
DAN

DEC
ND
ND
ND
W
H

IP
2.0
0.1
2.0
1.1
1.1

H
4
0
0
2
1

R
1
0
0
0
0

ER
1
0
0
0
0

BB
0
1
1
1
1

SO
1
0
5
2
2

HR
0
0
0
0
0

2012 Current Stats: 1-2-1, 2.20 ERA, 7 G, 16.1 IP, 5 BB, 15 K

2012 Current Stats: 1-1-0, 1.80 ERA, 7 G, 10.0 IP, 7 BB, 11 K

Career highlights and notes:
• Made 11 starts for GCL Blue Jays in 2011, finishing tied for fourth in

the league in that category
• Struck out 39 batters in 41 innings

Career highlights and notes:
• Signed as an undrafted free agent on June 6, 2012
• Attended the University of Notre Dame
• Missed 2011 season due to Tommy John surgery, but returned in
2012 to post 3.43 ERA in 29 games for the Fighting Irish
• Won 2006 state title as a sophomore at Seton Hall Prep in New
Jersey, won it again in 2007 on the nation’s top-ranked high school
team

2012 highlights:
•

•
•
•


Selected in the second round of the 2010 draft
Attended Redlands East Valley HS
Ranked as 14th-best prospect in Toronto organization by Baseball
America in 2011

•

Full bio on page 29 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

2012 highlights:
•

•

Full bio on page 39 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

denny valdez

30

rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 2.0 (twice, last 7/21 vs. PRI GM 2)
LAST WIN:
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 2
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .100 (1-10)
vs. RH: .267 (8-30)
INHERITED/STRANDED:
SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES: 0/1
LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/21 vs. PRI GM 2 (SOLO)

les williams

OPP
PUL
DAN
@PUL
@ELZ (1)
PRI (2)

DEC
H
ND
ND
ND
ND

IP
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.0
2.0

H
0
0
2
1
1

R
0
0
2
1
1

ER
0
0
0
1
1

rhp

LONGEST OUTING: 3.0 (7/13 at PUL)
LAST WIN: 7/13 at PUL
MOST STRIKEOUTS: 2
MOST WALKS: 2
vs. LH: .000 (0-9)
vs. RH: .364 (12-33, 2 HR)
INHERITED/STRANDED: 2/2 SAVES/SAVE OPPORTUNITIES:
LAST HR ALLOWED: 7/6 vs. DAN (GRAND SLAM)

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
DATE
7/1
7/6
7/11
7/16
7/21

37

LAST 5 APPEARANCES
BB
0
0
1
1
0

SO
0
1
2
2
0

HR
0
0
0
1
1

DATE
6/30
7/6
7/13
7/16
7/22

OPP
DEC IP
H
R
ER
@KPT ND 2.0 2 1 1
DAN
ND
0.2
3
5
5
@PUL
W
3.0
0
0
0
@ELZ (2) ND
1.0
2
2
1
DAN
H
1.2
2
0
0

BB SO HR
0 0 1
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0

2012 Current Stats: 0-0-0, 3.48 ERA, 8 G, 10.1 IP, 6 BB, 9 K

2012 Current Stats: 1-1-0, 7.45 ERA, 7 G, 9.2 IP, 3 BB, 7 K

Career highlights and notes:
• After missing 2010 due to Tommy John surgery, returned in 2011

and allowed five runs in four and one-third innings over four relief

outings (10.38 ERA) in Gulf Coast League
• Made nine starts and one relief appearance in Dominican Summer

League in 2009, held opponents to 24 hits in 32.2 innings and

pitched to a 2.20 ERA
• Knocked around in first professional action in DSL in 2008, allowed

11 earned runs and walked 11 batters in six innings of work

Career highlights and notes:
• Returns to Bluefield after going 2-2 with a 4.46 ERA in 17 games in

2011, allowed two runs in lone playoff relief appearance

2012 highlights:
•

•

Signed as international free agent on July 28, 2008

•

Full bio on page 42 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

2012 highlights:
•

•
•

•

Selected in the 37th round of the 2011 draft
Attended Northeastern University, where he is the program’s
all-time leader in innings pitched
Played for the Canadian Junior National Team as a high schooler

•

Full bio on page 43 of Bluefield Media Guide on BluefieldJays.com

BLUE JAYS VS. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

BLUE JAYS’ SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN


TOTAL HOME ROAD

Overall Record
Vs. East Division
Vs. West Division
Day Games
Night Games
Day Games After Night
Blue Jays Score 1st
Opponent Scores 1st
Games Won in Last AB
Vs. RH Starters
Vs. LH Starters
Blue Jays Starter 5+ IP
Blue Jays Starter 6+ IP
Blue Jays Starter 7+ IP
Blue Jays Starter 8+ IP
When Hitting a HR
When Not Hitting a HR
Outhit Opponent
Equal # of Hits
Outhit by Opponent
Commit 0 Errors
Commit 1-2 Errors
Commit 3+ Errors
Leading After 7th
Trailing After 7th
Tied After 7th
Leading After 8th
Trailing After 8th
Tied After 8th
Extra-Innings Games
Doubleheaders
Series Record
One-Run Games
Two-Run Games
5+ Run Games
Shutout Record
Scoring 0-2 Runs
Scoring 3-4 Runs
Scoring 5+ Runs
June Record
July Record
August Record
Monday Record
Tuesday Record
Wednesday Record
Thursday Record
Friday Record
Saturday Record
Sunday Record

14-17
10-9
4-8
0-0
14-17
0-0
14-4
0-13
3-6
9-12
5-5
4-4
2-0
0-0
0-0
12-6
2-11
9-2
2-2
3-13
4-2
6-13
4-2
14-4
0-12
0-1
11-4
0-4
1-1
0-2
2-4
3-6-1
4-7
4-5
5-3
1-3
4-7
2-5
8-5
5-7
9-10
0-0
3-1
3-0
2-2
0-5
3-2
2-4
1-3

6-7
5-5
1-2
0-0
6-7
0-0
6-0
0-7
3-2
3-5
3-2
1-2
1-0
0-0
0-0
5-1
1-6
2-0
1-1
3-6
1-1
3-5
2-1
6-2
0-5
0-0
4-2
0-4
1-0
0-1
1-1
1-2-1
4-2
2-4
0-1
0-0
2-3
0-2
3-2
1-2
5-5
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
0-1
0-2
2-1
1-2

8-10
5-4
3-6
0-0
8-10
0-0
8-4
0-6
0-4
6-7
2-3
3-2
1-0
0-0
0-0
7-5
1-5
7-2
1-1
0-7
3-1
3-8
2-1
8-2
0-7
0-1
7-2
0-4
0-1
0-1
1-3
2-4
0-5
2-1
5-2
1-3
2-4
2-3
5-3
4-5
4-5
0-0
2-1
2-0
1-1
0-4
3-0
0-3
0-1



TOTAL HOME ROAD

Bristol 1-2 0-0 1-2
Burlington 2-3 0-0 2-3
Danville
2-2
2-2
0-0
Elizabethton 1-2 0-0 1-2
Greeneville 0-0 0-0 0-0
Johnson City
1-2
1-2
0-0
Kingsport
1-2
0-0
1-2
Princeton
3-2
2-2
1-0
Pulaski
3-2
1-1
2-1
TOTALS

14-17

5-6

8-10

MULTI-HIT GAMES

TOTAL 2H 3H 4H 5+
Hector Alvarez - - - - Jacob Anderson
5
4
1
-
Eric Arce
6
5
1
-
Alex Azor
2
1
1
-
Art Charles
4
3
1
-
Seth Conner
3
2
1
-
Matt Dean
4 4 - - Christian Frias - - - - Jason Leblebijian
1
-
1
-
Christian Lopes
8
7
1
-
Santiago Nessy 3 3 - - Chris Peters
- - - - Carlos Ramirez 2 2 - - Dwight Smith
7
6
1
-
Nico Taylor
4
3
1
-
Dickie Joe Thon
4
4
-
-
Jorge Vega-Rosado
4
2
2
-
-

MULTI-RBI GAMES

TOTAL 2RBI 3RBI 4RBI 5+
Hector Alvarez - - - - Jacob Anderson - - - - Eric Arce
3
1
-
1
1
Alex Azor
-
-
-
-
Art Charles
3
1
1
1
Seth Conner
- - - - Matt Dean
2 2 - - Christian Frias - - - - Jason Leblebijian
1
1
-
-
Christian Lopes 4 4 - - Santiago Nessy 3 3 - - Chris Peters
2 2 - - Carlos Ramirez - - - - Dwight Smith
5
3
2
-
Nico Taylor
- - - - Dickie Joe Thon
1
-
1
-
Jorge Vega-Rosado
1 1 - - -

CATCHING STATISTICS
CATCHER

Alvarez
Conner
Nessy
TOTAL
CATCHER

Alvarez
Conner
Nessy
TOTAL

GS CS SB ATT PCT
5 4 4 8 .500
9 5 6 11 .455
16 8 14 22 .364
31 17 24 41 .415
PB INN ER ERA
W-L
1 47 30 5.74 1-5
3 80 27 3.04 5-4
3 133 43 2.91 8-8
7 260 100 3.46 14-17

MISCELLANEOUS FEATS

Multi-HR Games
2, Art Charles, 6/25 at Burlington, 1st inning (2RHR), 3rd inning (2RHR)
2, Eric Arce, 7/17 at Elizabethton GM 2, 1st inning (SLAM), 2nd inning (3RHR)
Back-To-Back Home Runs

Grand Slams
Eric Arce, 7/17 at Elizabethton Game Two, 1st inning, 2 out
Ten-Game Hitting Streaks

Walk-Off Hits
Jacob Anderson, 6/23 vs. Johnson City, 9th inning, RBI 2B in 5-5 game
Blue Jays’ record by uniform:
Home white: 4-7
Road gray: 8-8
Blue alternate: 2-2

TEAM MISCELLANEOUS

LONGEST WINNING STREAK.......................................................................................................................................................2 (four times, last 7/18-20 1 vs. Princeton 1 at Princeton)
LONGEST LOSING STREAK..................................................................................................................................................................................4 (7/5-7/8, 2 vs. Danville 2 at Burlington)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 (twice, last 7/13 at Pulaski)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 (7/6 vs. Danville)
LARGEST SHUTOUT WIN................................................................................................................................................................................................................3-0 (6/26 at Burlington)
LARGEST SHUTOUT LOSS................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8-0 (7/16 GM 1 at Elizabethton)
LONGEST GAME, TIME..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3:15 (7/5 vs. Danville)
LONGEST HOME GAME, TIME........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3:15 (7/5 vs. Danville)
LONGEST ROAD GAME, TIME........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3:03 (6/30 at Kingsport)
LONGEST 9-INNING HOME GAME, TIME........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3:15 (7/5 vs. Danville)
LONGEST 9-INNING ROAD GAME, TIME......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3:03 (6/30 at Kingsport)
LONGEST 7-INNING HOME GAME, TIME..............................................................................................................................................................................1:46 (7/21 GM 2 vs. Princeton)
LONGEST 7-INNING ROAD GAME, TIME............................................................................................................................................................................2:55 (7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
SHORTEST 9-INNING HOME GAME, TIME................................................................................................................................................................................2:06 (6/23 vs. Johnson City)
SHORTEST 9-INNING ROAD GAME, TIME...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2:04 (6/27 at Burlington)
SHORTEST 7-INNING HOME GAME, TIME............................................................................................................................................................................1:37 (7/21 GM 2 vs. Princeton)
SHORTEST 7-INNING ROAD GAME, TIME..........................................................................................................................................................................1:46 (7/16 GM 1 at Elizabethton)
LONGEST GAME, INNINGS................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 (twice, last 7/12 at Pulaski)
LONGEST HOME GAME, INNINGS...............................................................................................................................................................................................10 (6/22 vs. Johnson City)
LONGEST ROAD GAME, INNINGS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................10 (7/12 at Pulaski)
LARGEST CROWD, HOME............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,296 (7/4 vs. Danville)
LARGEST CROWD, ROAD............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,413 (7/20 at Princeton)
SMALLEST CROWD, HOME............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 609 (7/22 vs. Danville)
SMALLEST CROWD, ROAD............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 464 (6/27 at Burlington)
MOST ERRORS.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 (twice, last 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST ERRORS BY OPPONENT........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 (6/30 at Kingsport)
LONGEST ERRORLESS STREAK.................................................................................................................................................................................2 (7/21 vs. Princeton [doubleheader])
MOST LOB.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 (twice, last 7/20 at Princeton)
FEWEST LOB...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 (6/23 vs. Johnson City)

TEAM BATTING

MOST RUNS........................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 (7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST RUNS, INNING................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 (6/29 at Kingsport, 4th)
MOST HITS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 (7/13 at Pulaski)
MOST HITS, INNING....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 (7/6 vs. Danville, 6th)
MOST HOME RUNS, GAME....................................................................................................................................................................................................3 (7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST HOME RUNS, INNING................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 (23 times, last 7/22 vs. Danville, 1st)
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A HOME RUN................................................................................................................................................ 4 (6/28-7/1, 3 at Kingsport 1 vs. Pulaski)
MOST DOUBLES, GAME....................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 (7/17 vs. Princeton)
MOST TRIPLES, GAME............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 (three times, last 7/18 vs. Princeton)
MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS, GAME............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 (three times, last 7/17 vs. Princeton)
MOST STOLEN BASES, GAME..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 (three times, last 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME...............................................................................................................................................................................15 (twice, last 7/20 at Princeton)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL GAMES......................................................................................................................................................................................15 (twice, last 7/20 at Princeton)

TEAM PITCHING

MOST RUNS ALLOWED...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 (twice, last 7/6 vs. Danville)
MOST RUNS ALLOWED, INNING................................................................................................................................................................... 7 (twice, last 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton, 2nd)
MOST HITS ALLOWED...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 (6/30 at Kingsport)
MOST HITS ALLOWED, INNING...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 (7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton, 2nd)
MOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 (7/6 vs. Danville)
MOST HOME RUNS ALLOWED, INNING....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 (6/27 at Burlington, 7th)
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES ALLOWING A HOME RUN.............................................................................................................. 2 (three times, last 7/6-7/7, 1 vs. Danville 1 at Burlington)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, 9-INNING GAME.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 (7/4 vs. Danville)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL GAMES......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 (7/4 vs. Danville)
MOST BASES ON BALLS....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 (7/12 at Pulaski)
MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS ALLOWED..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 (twice, last 7/6 vs. Danville)

INDIVIDUAL BATTING

MOST RUNS SCORED.........................................................................................................................................................................................4 (Art Charles, 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST HITS................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 (nine times, last Alex Azor, 7/22 vs. Danville)
MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS............................................................................................................................................................................2 (six times, last Eric Arce, 7/17 vs. Princeton)
MOST DOUBLES....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 (twice, last Dwight Smith Jr., 7/12 at Pulaski)
MOST TRIPLES.......................................................................................................................................................................................1 (11 times, last Art Charles, GM 2 vs. Princeton)
MOST HOME RUNS.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 (twice, last Eric Arce, 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST TOTAL BASES...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 (Art Charles, 6/25 at Burlington)
MOST RBI............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 (Eric Arce, 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST STOLEN BASES................................................................................................................................................ 1 (15 times, last Dickie Joe Thon and Matt Dean, 7/22 vs. Danville)
MOST BASES ON BALLS....................................................................................................................................................................................3 (Art Charles, 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST STRIKEOUTS.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 (Matt Dean, 7/1 vs. Pulaski)
LONGEST HITTING STREAK..........................................................................................................................................................................................................8 (Nico Taylor, 6/29-7/7)
LONGEST ON-BASE STREAK..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 (Art Charles 6/19-7/11)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

MOST INNINGS PITCHED, STARTER..............................................................................................................................................................................6.0 (Deivy Estrada, 7/11 at Pulaski)
MOST INNINGS PITCHED, RELIEVER......................................................................................................................................................................... 4.1 (Kevin Comer, 7/17 vs. Princeton)
MOST HITS ALLOWED, STARTER................................................................................................................................................................ 7 (twice, last Daniel Norris, 7/18 vs. Princeton)
MOST HITS ALLOWED, RELIEVER................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 (Kevin Comer, 7/17 vs. Princeton)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, STARTER.......................................................................................................................................................................8 (Deivy Estrada, 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, RELIEVER............................................................................................................................................................................5 (twice, last Joe Spano, 7/13 at Pulaski)
MOST BASES ON BALLS, STARTER................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 (Daniel Norris, 7/4 vs. Danville)
MOST BASES ON BALLS, RELIEVER.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 (Roberto Osuna, 7/12 at Pulaski)
MOST WILD PITCHES...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 (twice, last Les Williams, 7/6 vs. Danville)
MOST EARNED RUNS ALLOWED.................................................................................................................................................................. 6 (Tucker Jensen, 7/16 GM 2 at Elizabethton)
MOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP....................................................................................................................................................................10.2 (Jeremy Gabryszwski, 7/7-Present)

DATE

OPPONENT

W/L

SCORE

REC

PLACE

G+/-

WINNER

LOSER

SAVE

TIME

ATT

6/19 @Bristol
W
7-2 1-0 1st
-
Daniel Norris (1-0) Jake Cose (0-1)
2:30 1,278
6/20 @Bristol POSTPONED TO 6/21 (IRRIGATION PROBLEM FLOODED AREA NEAR 1B)
6/21 @Bristol (GM1) L
8-6 1-1 3rd
-1.0 Jefferson Olacio (1-0) Kevin Comer (0-1) Mitch Mustain (1) 1:56 611
6/21 @Bristol (GM 2) L
5-0 1-2 3rd
-2.0 Evandert Diaz (1-0) Tom Robson (0-1)
1:41
6/22 Johnson City
L 4-2 (10) 1-3 4th
-3.0 Thomas Lee (1-1) Colby Broussard (0-1) Ronald Shaban (2) 2:55 721
6/23 Johnson City
W
5-4 2-3 4th
-2.0 Brandon Dorsett (1-) Jared Springer (0-1)
2:06 1,180
6/24 Johnson City
L
4-2 2-4 4th
-3.0 Mike Aldrete (1-0) Daniel Norris (1-1)
2:14 1,041
6/25 @Burlington
W 10-5 3-4 4th
-2.0 Deivy Estrada (1-0) Jake Junis (0-1)
2:49 689
6/26 @Burlington
W
3-0 4-4 3rd
-2.0 Kevin Comer (1-1) Andrew Stueve (0-1) Colby Broussard (1) 2:16 953
6/27 @Burlington
L
4-3 4-5 4th
-3.0 John Walter (2-0) Les Williams (0-1)
2:04 464
6/28 @Kingsport
L
4-3 4-6 4th
-3.0 Flabio Ortega (1-0) Joe Spano (0-1)
Shane Lee (1)
2:35 812
6/29 @Kingsport
W 12-3 5-6 4th
-3.0 Griffin Murphy (1-0) Christian Montgomery (0-1)
2:41 1,404
6/30 @Kingsport
L
13-9 5-7 4th
-3.0 Cristian Chivilli (1-0) Deivy Estrada (1-1)
3:03 612
7/1 Pulaski
L
4-3 5-8 4th
-4.0 Nate Koneski (1-0) Colby Broussard (0-2) Matt Brazis (1)
2:35 1,175
7/2 Pulaski
W
2-1 6-8 4th
-3.0 Roberto Osuna (1-0) Isliexel Gonzalez (0-2) Julio Carmona (1) 2:19 738
7/3 Pulaski
POSTPONED TO 8/20 (RAIN)
7/4 Danville
W
4-3 7-8 4th
-2.5 Tucker Jensen (1-0) Mauricio Cabrera (0-1) Colby Broussard (2) 2:37 2,296
7/5 Danville
L
8-6 7-9 4th
-3.5 Matt Talley (1-0)
Griffin Murphy (1-1) Bryam Garcia (2) 3:15 612
7/6 Danville
L
13-3 7-10 4th
-4.5 Frank Lafreniere (2-0) Tom Robson (0-2)
3:01 860
7/7 @Burlington
L
3-2 7-11 5th
-5.5 Julio Morales (1-1) Colby Broussard (0-3)
2:15 1,143
7/8 @Burlington
L
6-5 7-12 5th
-6.5 Mark Peterson (2-0) Julio Carmona (0-1)
2:40 941
7/9 @Burlington SUSPENDED (RAIN) - BLUE JAYS LEAD 1-0 IN BOTTOM OF THE FIRST - WILL RESUME ON 8/10 IN BLUEFIELD
7/10 OFF DAY
7/11 @Pulaski
W
4-2 8-12 5th
-5.5 Deivy Estrada (2-1) Charles Kaalekahi (1-1)
2:15 611
7/12 @Pulaski
L 5-4 (10) 8-13 5th
-6.0 David Holman (1-2) Wil Browning (0-1)
3:02 726
7/13 @Pulaski
W 12-3 9-13 5th
-5.0 Les Williams (1-1) Wander Marte (1-1)
2:42 611
7/14 @Elizabethton
L
4-0 9-14 5th
-5.5 Taylor Rogers (1-1) Griffin Murphy (1-2)
2:08 987
7/15 @Elizabethton
POSTPONED TO 7/16 (RAIN)
7/16 @Elizabethton(GM 1) L
8-0 9-15 5th
-7.0 Brett Lee (1-0)
Tucker Jensen (1-1)
1:46 934
7/16 @Elizabethton(GM 2) W 14-7 10-15 5th
-7.0 Joe Spano (1-1)
Ricardo Arevalo (1-1) 2:55
7/17 Princeton
W
5-4 11-15 4th
-6.0 Kevin Comer (2-1) Alex Keudell (1-2) Wil Browning (1)
2:27 1,176
7/18 Princeton
L
6-5 11-16 4th
-7.0 Chris Kirsch (1-0) Julio Carmona (0-2) Zach Butler (5)
2:35 887
7/19 Princeton
POSTPONED TO 7/21 (RAIN)
7/20 @Princeton
W
2-0 12-16 4th
-7.5 Jeremy Gabryszwski (1-0) Jacob Faria (1-2)
Griffin Murphy (1) 2:20 1,413
7/21 Princeton (GM 1) W
2-0 13-16 4th
-7.0 Tucker Jensen (2-1) Jonathan Weaver (0-2) Brandon Dorsett (1) 1:37 1,005
7/21 Princeton (GM 2) L
4-2 13-17 4th
-7.5 Bruedlin Suero (2-3) Deivy Estrada (2-2) Zach Butler (6)
1:46
7/22 Danville
W
8-6 14-17 4th
-7.5 Justin James (1-0) Charlie Robertson (0-1) Wil Browning (2)
3:00 609
7/23 Danville
POSTPONED TO 7/24 (RAIN)
7/24 Danville (GM 1)
POSTPONED TO 8/17 (RAIN)
7/24 Danville (GM 2)
POSTPONED TO 8/18 (RAIN)
7/25 OFF DAY
7/26 @Princeton
7/27 @Princeton
7/28 @Princeton
7/29 Greeneville
7/30 Greeneville
7/31 Greeneville
8/1 @Johnson City
8/2 @Johnson City
8/3
@Johnson City
8/4 Bristol
8/5 Bristol
8/6 Bristol
8/7 @Princeton
8/8 @Princeton
8/9 @Princeton
8/10 Burlington
8/11 Burlington
8/12 Burlington
8/13 OFF DAY
8/14 Elizabethton
8/15 Elizabethton
8/16 Elizabethton
8/17 @Danville (GM 1)
8/17 @Danville (GM 2)
8/18 @Danville (GM 1)
8/18 @Danville (GM 2)
8/19 @Danville
8/20 Pulaski (GM 1)
8/20 Pulaski (GM 2)
8/21 Pulaski
8/22 Pulaski
8/23 Kingsport
8/24 Kingsport
8/25 Kingsport
8/26 @Greeneville
8/27 @Greeneville
8/28 @Greeneville

Toronto Blue Jays - Record: 49-49 (4th - AL East, -10.0)
Today’s Result: W, 10-4 vs. Oakland Athletics Tomorrow: vs. Detroit, 7:07 p.m.
Winning Pitcher: Brandon Lyon (1-0) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Losing Pitcher: Tommy Milone (9-7) - 7.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R (5 ER), 0 BB, 7 K
Save: None
Highlights: A day after suffering the worst shutout loss in franchise history (16-0, with backup catcher Jeff
Mathis finishing the game on the hill) and losing catcher J.P. Arencibia to a broken hand, the Jays salvaged
a game 6-4 and snapped the A’s seven-game winning streak. Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer and
Kelly Johnson added a solo shot. Toronto also got it done with small ball as both Colby Rasmus and Brett Lawrie scored on a Travis Snider squeeze bunt.

Las Vegas 51s (AAA) - Record: 60-44 (2nd - PCL Pacific Southern, -1.5)
Wednesday’s Result: L, 12-1 at Fresno Grizzlies Today: at Fresno, 10:05 p.m.
Winning Pitcher: Eric Hacker (11-5) - 8.0 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Losing Pitcher: Tim Redding (0-5) - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
Save: None
Highlights: The 51s were shelled last night in Fresno, but they’ve still won eight of ten. In the rout, Brett Pill
homered twice and drove home four runs and Todd Linden knocked in three with a double and triple. Mike McCoy, Adeiny Hechavarria and David Cooper each had two hits in the loss.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (AA) - Record: 41-64 (6th, Eastern Eastern, -20.0)
Wednesday’s Result: W, 8-3 at Harrisburg Senators Today: at Altoona, 7:00 p.m.
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Tepera (4-1) - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Losing Pitcher: Paul Demny (6-6) - 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 5 BB, 2 K
Save: None
Highlights: Kevin Howard went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Jake Marisnick swiped two bases and scored three
times in an 8-3 Fisher Cats win. Ryan Tepera got the win with five solid innings of work and Michael Dubee
and Chorye Spoone finished the game with two frames apiece.

Dunedin Blue Jays (A+) - Record: 15-18, 57-43, (5th, Florida State North, -5.0) *1st-half champ
Wednesday’s Result: W, 9-6 at Clearwater Threshers Today: at Clearwater, 6:30 p.m.
Winning Pitcher: Marcus Walden (5-1) - 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
Losing Pitcher: Brody Colvin (5-6) - 4.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 BB, 3 K
Save: Danny Barnes (24) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Highlights: Dunedin powered their way to a 9-6 win and avoided a road sweep. The 3-through-6 spots in the
order all drove in multiple runs, led by Kevin Ahrens’ three RBIs. Ryan Schimpf, Kevin Pillar and Jon Talley each
sent home two.

Lansing Lugnuts (A) - Record: 19-11, 66-33 (1st, Midwest Eastern, Tied) *1st-half champ
Wednesday’s Result: L, 15-13 (13) vs. Bowling Green Hot Rods Today: vs. Bowling Green, 7:05 p.m.
Winning Pitcher: Andrew Bellatti (5-3) - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 3 K
Losing Pitcher: Aleson Escalante (1-1) - 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K
Save: None

Highlights: Lansing lost one of the craziest games of the MiLB season last night. Down 8-2 in the second, the Hot Rods rallied to tie it only to
have Lansing take the lead in the eighth. Bowling Green scored four runs in the top of the ninth, but Kevin Patterson’s three-run homer in the
bottom half forced extras. Both sides traded single runs in the 11th before Ryan Brett’s two-run double in the 13th won it for Bowling Green.

Vancouver Canadians (SS) - Record: 1-2, 22-17 (4th, Northwest West, -1.0)
Wednesday’s Result: W, 2-0 vs. Eugene Emeralds Today: vs. Eugene, 7:05 p.m.
Winning Pitcher: Taylor Cole (2-0) - 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Losing Pitcher: Justin Hancock (3-2) - 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Save: Jonathan Lucas (1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Highlights: Carlos Ramirez broke a 0-0 tie with a leadoff home run in the fifth to provide Taylor Cole, Marcus
Stroman and Jonathan Lucas with all the support they’d need. Cole pitched six shutout innings before Stroman
struck out two in two relief frames and Lucas closed it out in the ninth.

2012 OPENING DAY ROSTER (33 ACTIVE)
P



C
INF
OF

LHP Kyle Anderson, RHP Colby Broussard, RHP Julio Carmona, RHP Kevin Comer, LHP Shane Davis,
RHP Brandon Dorsett, RHP Deivy Estrada, RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski, RHP Justin James, RHP Tucker
Jensen, LHP Griffin Murphy, RHP Joe Musgrove, LHP Daniel Norris, RHP Roberto Osuna, RHP Tom Robson,
LHP Joe Spano, RHP Denny Valdez, RHP Les Williams
Hector Alvarez, Santiago Nessy
Art Charles, Matt Dean, Christian Frias, Jason Leblebijian, Christian Lopes, Chris Peters, Dickie Joe Thon
Jacob Anderson, Eric Arce, Alex Azor, Carlos Ramirez, Dwight Smith, Nico Taylor

Opening Day roster announced on June 19
JUNE (4)
19 - LHP Kyle Anderson transferred to Gulf Coast League (R)
22 - C Santiago Nessy placed on seven-day disabled list
24 - C Seth Conner promoted from Gulf Coast League (R)
25 - OF Alex Azor placed on seven-day disabled list
JULY (15)
2 - 2B Jorge Vega-Rosado promoted from Gulf Coast League (R)
3 - C Santiago Nessy activated from seven-day disabled list
4 - IF Jason Leblebijian and OF Carlos Ramirez promoted to Vancouver (SS)
12 - RHP Wil Browning promoted from Gulf Coast League (R)
13 - IF Chris Peters promoted to Lansing (A-)
13 - OF Alex Azor activated from seven-day disabled list
16 - RHP Tom Robson placed on seven-day disabled list
21 - RHP Joe Musgrove traded to Greeneville (HOU - R)
21 - OF Dennis Jones promoted from Gulf Coast League (R)
24 - 1B Art Charles promoted to Vancouver (SS); 1B Jordan Leyland transferred from Vancouver (SS)
25 - RHP Roberto Osuna promoted to Vancouver (SS); LHP Zak Adams and LHP Ryan Borucki promoted from Gulf Coast League (R)