MEDIA INFORMATION. vs. Game No. 96 Home Game No. 45 Frawley Stadium Tuesday, July 18, :35 p.m.

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1 MEDIA INFORMATION Potomac Nationals (40-53/ 7-16, 5th, 7.5 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Washington Nationals vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (53-42 / 14-11, 3rd, 1.5 GB/ Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 96 Home Game No. 45 Frawley Stadium Tuesday, July 18, :35 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN HOME: AWAY: STREAK: W 2 LAST 5: 4-1 LAST 10: 8-2 WIRE-TO-WIRE VICTORY A good start by both the offense and starting pitcher Andres Machado aided the Wilmington Blue Rocks in a 6-4 win over the Potomac Nationals Monday night at Frawley Stadium. The Rocks used a four-run opening inning while Machado twirled six-plus innings of work to earn the victory. Nate Esposito paced the offense with three hits and also drove in a run. With the win, the Blue Rocks improve to a season-best 11 games over.500 and move within 1.5 games of first place in the Northern Division. INCHING NEAR THE TOP: The Blue Rocks currently sit just a game-and-a-half out of first place in the Second Half Northern Division standings, trailing first-place Salem after the Red Sox won earlier this afternoon against Carolina. It s the closest the Rocks have been to the top spot in the division since June 23. The Rocks got off to a 3-7 start this half, but have rattled off 11 wins in their last 15 games to go from six games out of first place on July 4 to just the 1.5 games deficit entering Tuesday. NO BETTER PLACE TO WALK THAN OFF: The Blue Rocks have worked their magic late in games at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington has seven total walk-off victories, with four coming in the team s last six games. This week alone, Brandon Downes has earned a walk-off walk, Chase Vallot and Nick Heath have each produced game-ending bloop base hits and Wander Franco scored on a contest-clinching wild pitch. The seven walk-off wins are the franchise s most since at least 2009 and three of the victories have come against Potomac. BULLISH ON THE BULLPEN: The bullpen has been the backbone of the Blue Rocks the past six games, going 29 consecutive frames without allowing a run. On Monday, Matt Tenuta continued his dominance and tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball to earn the save. Sunday, Colin Rodgers, Franco Terrero, and Walker Sheller owned the last five innings of work and totaled seven strikeouts, while stranding a runner in scoring position in each frame. WE RE GOING STREAKING: D.J. Burt continued his on-base streak to 15-games on Monday night with a base hit in the sixth inning. The streak is the longest active on-base streak on the Wilmington roster. The second baseman had his 10-game hitting streak snapped with a hitless performance on Friday, but picked up a pair of walks to pad his team-lead to 58 on the season. In the last month alone, Burt has raised his batting average 25-points, rallying his.202 batting average on June 13 to a.227 mark after Monday s game. TONS OF TIGHT GAMES: The Blue Rocks have played in a Carolina League-high 36 one-run games so far in No other club in the ten-team loop has played in more than 31 single-score affairs. Incredibly for Wilmington, the Rocks are now in such contests thanks to having won 17 of their last 19. THEY SAID IT, JAMIE QUIRK: (On difference of Machado in last two starts) Controlling his pitch count. He stayed aggressive, I m sure the four runs (in the first inning) helped him. He stayed aggressive, he didn t mess around, he didn t try to trick anybody, he just said here is my stuff. His fastball was very good (on Monday) and he kept attacking, put (Potomac) on the defensive. That s what we have talked about. His good games are like that. He pitches great out of the windup but has some trouble when he gets in the stretch. When he is out of the windup, he is very good... (Nathan Esposito s) offense has been very good. He plays a lot against left handed pitching, that s when I get him in there and DH Chase Vallot. He is killing left handed pitching. He knows what he is: a base hit kind of guy. He doesn t worry about trying to do too much, just line drives all over the place. He has been a great surprise offensively. It really helps that I know how he handles the pitching staff, that s not a problem, but when he hits like that against lefties, it s a big help. THEY SAID IT, CATCHER, NATE ESPOSITO: Andres Machado throws hard and we all know that. (Monday) we really tried to get it down in the zone. The off-speed was honestly not an issue for me, I wasn t worried about him spotting up his slider or changeup. I just really wanted to get ahead and dominate with the fastball as best we can. He did, and all that secondary stuff we started to use at the end of his outing and it worked out really well for him. I like to call fastballs with him and he likes to throw them. We can get down in the zone. I know I keep saying that, but that is so important. I can tell you what s coming and if it s down in the zone, you aren t going to hit it more times than not. He likes to throw his fastball and when we get it done and on certain sides of the plate, he s happy, I m happy and it works out. Tonight s Starters WIL: RHP Scott Blewett (5-6, 3.97 ERA) vs. POT: RHP Luis Reyes (5-10, 4.66 ERA) Scott Blewett was selected in the second round of the 2014 draft by the Kansas City Royals, which was noteworthy because the tall right-hander became the first New York high school pitcher drafted in the first two rounds since the turn of the century (it last happened in 1999). The six-foot-six 210-pounder is the sixth-ranked prospect in the Kansas City Royals system according to Baseball America. Scouts love his fastball, which consistently sits in the mid-90s. His curveball has improved dramatically since joining the Royals system, while scouts have noticed consistent progress with his changeup as well. Blewett spent the last two seasons in Low-A Lexington, shaving almost a full run off his ERA in 2016 (from 5.20 to 4.31). He also missed a lot of bats last season, fanning 121 in 129 innings pitched. Growing up just outside of Syracuse, Blewett committed to play college ball at St. John s, before the Royals doled out a reported $1.8 million signing bonus ($800,000 above slot). Blewett has allowed two runs or less in 10 of his 18 outings this season. Three starts ago on July 2, he became the first Blue Rock since August of 2003 to toss a nine-inning complete game shutout, holding Salem to just four hits. In his last outing, he didn t factor in a decision and lasted five innings, allowed four runs on seven hits against Lynchburg on July 13. Against Potomac, Blewett is 2-2 with a 4.35 ERA in six starts. Luis Reyes gets the ball tonight for the Potomac Nationals. Reyes was signed as an 18-year-old by the Washington Nationals in 2012 as part of the organization s Dominican Academy. Scouts love his fastball, which has good sink and sits in the low-to-mid 90s. The 22-year-old righty made his Advanced-A debut last season and struggled, going 4-8 with a 5.60 ERA in 14 starts with Potomac. An injury cost Reyes most of the month of July, before the righty returned in August to make three appearances in the New York/Penn League and three starts for Low-A Hagerstown. He got the nod at Frawley Stadium on Opening Night this season and took the hard-luck loss despite yielding just two runs on one hit in five frames. Overall against Wilmington, Reyes is 2-2 with a 3.62 ERA in five starts. He features a four-seamer, two-seamer, change and curveball Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. POT -- WIL Leads Series (16-9) Date Site Result WP LP Save 4-6 WIL PPD (5/10) 4-7 WIL W, 6-2 Griffin (1-0) Reyes (0-1) 4-8 WIL L, 4-3 (F/12) Bacus (1-0) Machado (1-0) 4-9 WIL L, 8-7 Crownover (1-0) Ruxer (0-1) Orlan (1) 4-13 POT L, 6-4 Silvestre (1-0) Blewett (0-1) Borne (1) 4-14 POT W, 4-3 Ogando (1-0) Rodriguez (0-1) Machado (1) 4-15 POT W, 6-3 Puckett (1-1) Baez (0-1) Terrero (1) 4-16 POT W, 5-4 (F/11) Ruxer (1-1) Newberry (0-1) Machado (2) 5-9 WIL W, 3-2 Marte (1-2) Pena (1-1) 5-10 WIL L, 6-1 Baez (1-4) Blewett (1-3) 5-10 G2 WIL W, 3-2 (F/11) Cramer (1-0) Held (0-2) 5-11 WIL L, 8-4 Reyes (2-5) Puckett (3-3) 5-15 POT W, 2-0 Blewett (2-3) Baez (1-5) Terrero (2) 5-16 POT L, 10-0 L. Reyes (3-5) Rodgers (0-2) Borne (2) 5-17 POT W, 5-2 Puckett (4-3) Crownover (3-1) Cramer (3) 5-18 POT SUSPENDED MAKE UP 5/ WIL L, 4-3 Borne (1-0) Machado (1-4) Mendez (3) 5-26 WIL W, 3-2 Blewett (3-4) Sanburn (0-1) Bodner (2) 5-27 WIL W, 7-6 Edwards (1-0) Pena (2-2) Terrero (3) 5-28 WIL W, 4-3 Marte (2-2) Schepel (1-1) Lovelady (3) 5-29 WIL L, 3-2 H, Silvestre (5-1) Castillo (3-3) Mendez (5) 7-7 POT W, 6-1 Tenuta (2-1) Reyes, L (5-9) Rico, L (1) 7-8 POT L, 4-1 Borne (4-3) Ruxer (4-3) Bacus (3) 7-9 POT W, 3-1 Castillo (6-4) Williams, A (0-1) Bodner (3) 7-10 POT W, 7-3 Puckett (7-7) Guilbeau (2-2) 7-16 WIL W, 2-1 (F/11) Sheller (2-1) Pantoja (0-2) 7-17 WIL W, 6-4 Machado (6-7) Silvestre (7-5) Tenuta (3) 7-18 WIL Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Wednesday, July 19 OFF Thursday, July Frederick, 7:00 p.m. RHP Jared Ruxer (4-3, 3.39 ERA) vs. TBD WGLS-FM 89.7 Friday, July Frederick, 7:00 p.m. LHP Cristian Castillo (6-5, 3.13 ERA) vs. TBD WGLS-FM 89.7 RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes

2 HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (4 IN 2016, 3 IN 2015) at FRE Chase Vallot (2-R and Solo HR) vs. SAL Brandon Downs (Two Solo HR) 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (3 IN 2014, 0 IN 2015) at WS Brandon Downes and Chris DeVito (6th inning) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016, 2 IN 2015) at POT Ramon Torres at POT Jack Lopez GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2016, 1 IN 2015) DE Chase Vallot (9th inning, 1 out in 10-4 win) vs, BC Chase Vallot (1st inning, 1 out in 8-7 win) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016, 0 IN 2015) MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED The Potomac Picture Delaware native Tripp Keister returns to Potomac for his fourth season at the helm of the Nationals. He led the P-Nats to a Mills Cup Championship in his first season with the organization in He brought them back to the postseason last year after a hiatus in Last season, Potomac clinched a playoff berth with a second half, second place finish in the North Division as Lynchburg swept both halves of the season. The P-Nats finished with a overall record and was ousted by the Hillcats in the North Division semifinals 2-1. Keister started his managerial career in 2012 with the GCL Nationals. He led the Hagerstown Sun of the South Atlantic League to 80 wins in 2013 and finished the regular season in 2014 with a record on the way to winning the Mills Cup. PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN 2015) at LYN Dex Kjerstad INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2016, 0 IN 2015) Ryan O Potomac (1st Inning, 2-Run Home Run, misplay by CF) Ryan O Frederick (9th Inning, 3-Run Home Run, Carom off of center field wall--second in six days) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 62 (62 IN 2016 / 33 HOME & 29 AWAY) Buies Creek 3 Lynchburg 8 Carolina 1 Myrtle Beach 0 Down East 13 Potomac 13 Frederick 10 Salem 10 Winston-Salem 4 FRAWLEY 18 ROAD 44 Opponents 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (2 IN 2016) Taylor Gushue (POT) at Frawley Stadium (2-R 2x) 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (0 IN 2016) Michael Chavis (SAL) at Hayley Toyota (2-R, Solo, 2-R) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2016) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (2 IN 2016) Victor Robles off Corey Ray at Potomac (12-1 Rocks Win) Charcer Burks off Derek Gordon in Wilmington (7-1 Loss) GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (1 IN 2016) Ian Sagdal (POT) off Colin Rodgers at Wilmington (7-6 Win) Randolph Gassaway (FRE) off Luis Rico at Frederick (10-4 Loss) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2016) Michael Chavis (SAL) (9th inning of 7-6 Red Sox win) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO: 58 Buies Creek 3 Lynchburg 7 Carolina 0 Myrtle Beach 3 Down East 4 Potomac 17 Frederick 9 Salem 10 Winston-Salem 5 FRAWLEY 17 ROAD 41 The Nationals top-prospect and now named the 8th best prospect in all of baseball in Baseball America s latest ranking, Victor Robles returns to Potomac after playing in 41 games last season. He hit.262 three home runs and drove in 11 RBI. Entering 2017, the 19-year old outfielder has been named the best hitter for average, best athlete, best defensive outfielder ad best outfield arm in Washington s farm system per Baseball America. Joining Robles is third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez (#16 prospect in system). Last year he had pit stops in Short-Season Auburn and Low-A Hagerstown. He hit.301 in 105 games prior to his promotion to Potomac. In a small sample size of ten games, he hit.237 with a pair of extra-base hits. Other position players that rank in the Top 30 Prospects in the Nats system are shortstop Edwin Lora (#23) and outfielder Telmito Agustin (#28). On the mound, the P-Nats have six new hurlers in their pitching staff. RHP Joan Baez (#29) is the only pitcher on the 2017 squad in the Top- 30 prospects according to Baseball America. The hard-throwing righty has been clocked at triple digits, reaching 100 m.p.h. on the radar gun. He spent all of last year with Low-A Hagerstown and posted a 9-7 record with a 3.94 ERA. The P-Nats pitching staff also consists of Mariano Rivera III, the son of former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Rivera III was originally drafted by the Yankees in 2014 but didn t sign. The Nationals selected him in the fourth round of the 2015 draft out of Iona (NY). The younger Rivera has collected 14 saves in 22 opportunities through his first two seasons in professional baseball. There is a lot of international talent on the P-Nats roster. There are ten Dominican-born players on the roster, including all five starting pitchers for the P-Nats. In addition, the highly touted prospects all hail from the Dominican Republic. So far in the 2017 head-to-head series, the Blue Rocks lead 16-9 through the first 23 games played. Of those contests, 16 have been decided by two runs or less. The Rocks have taken 13 of the last 19 games against the Nationals.

3 TONIGHT S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #45 RHP Scott Blewett Acquired: Drafted in 2nd round in MLB Draft in 2014 out of Baker H.S. (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) Born: Syracuse, N.Y. Age: 21 (April 10, 1996) Resides: Baldwinsville, N.Y. Ht: 6 6 Wt: 210 College: N/A Bats/Throws: R/R Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Curveball SCOTT BLEWETT: Scott Blewett was selected in the second round of the 2014 draft by the Kansas City Royals, which was noteworthy because the tall right-hander became the first New York high school pitcher drafted in the first two rounds since the turn of the century (it last happened in 1999). The six-foot-six 210-pounder is the sixth-ranked prospect in the Kansas City Royals system according to Baseball America. Scouts love his fastball, which consistently sits in the mid-90s. His curveball has improved dramatically since joining the Royals system, while scouts have noticed consistent progress with his changeup as well. Blewett spent the last two seasons in Low-A Lexington, shaving almost a full run off his ERA in 2016 (from 5.20 to 4.31). He also missed a lot of bats last season, fanning 121 in 129 innings pitched. Growing up just outside of Syracuse, Blewett committed to play college ball at St. John s, before the Royals doled out a reported $1.8 million signing bonus ($800,000 above slot). Blewett has allowed two runs or less in 10 of his 18 outings this season. Three starts ago on July 2, he became the first Blue Rock since August of 2003 to toss a nine-inning complete game shutout, holding Salem to just four hits. In his last outing he didn t factor in the decision and worked five innings, allowed four runs on seven hits against Lynchburg on July 13. JACK OF ALL TRADES: Growing up in northern New York the conditions were not exactly ideal for a young, budding baseball star, but Blewett refused to let that get in his way. When it was too cold to play baseball as a kid, the Syracuse native embraced other sports to sharpen his competitive spirit. In an age of hyper-specialization in youth sports, Blewett now sees the positives from diversification. A big thing a lot of people said is I would be fresh once I get to pro ball because I won t have nearly as many innings under my belt Blewett says. I was a three-sport athlete and I got a chance to get different perspectives from different games. I was able to compete in other atmospheres. I know a lot of guys in California and the south where it s baseball all year round. I ran cross country and ran 5K s. It doesn t sound that fun but it was exhilarating because you re competing with that guy in front of you. When I was younger I played hockey and then in high school (I played) basketball (because) of my height, so you had that element of competition. Ultimately in the spring it was baseball. Once I got to my junior and senior year it was strictly baseball. But the earlier experience gives you that competitive edge. So now for me in pro ball when I m competing for a position or on a roster I had the edge, because I understand how to compete Appearances (Wilmington) The Book on Blewett (2017) At Home: 3-2, 2.87 ERA 8G/8GS On the Road: 2-4, 4.96 ERA 10G/10GS LH Opp Avg:.270 RH Opp Avg:.233 Record when he pitches: 5-6 Wilmington Record when he starts: 8-10 Run Support (overall): 62 Run Support (starting): 2.9 ERA: 3.97 Season-High K s: 12, Salem Red Sox) Career-High K s: 12, Salem Red Sox) Last Win: 7/2/17 vs. Salem Red Sox Last Loss: Frederick Keys SCAPULA ISSUES IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR: Blewett had a health scare near the end of his high school career which he says came from a lack of understanding of the importance of arm maintenance. In high school I never did any shoulder work. When I got to pro ball that was something that was really emphasized Most IP, 2017: 9.0 IP, (7/2/17 vs. Salem Red Sox) and I found out I had made a big mistake. But in high school Blewett was at a showcase in the south and that mistake caught up to him. I was down in Florida and throwing in warm weather and I think I threw the hardest Most IP, Career: 9.0 IP, (7/2/17 vs. Salem Red Sox) I ever threw. I had a lot of scouts watching, a lot of adrenaline, and I was overthrowing and doing a lot of things that I probably shouldn t be doing that was detrimental to my body and ultimately mu health. When I went Career Numbers back to New York in colder weather I pitched in a game and felt some shoulder fatigue. I pulled myself out of the game, which I d never done before. He went to the doctor and after lots of tests the diagnosis was--in his Year/Teams(s) W-L ERA IP words-- a really week scapula. It took me a few months to rehab to get back to maximum strength. Once we 2014/Burlington got to that point I knew I had to change some things both approach wise and work wise. From high school to now I ve worked on maintaining the strength in my scapula. 2015/Lexington /Lexington SCOTT S CHOICE: A lot of guys forego college to play pro baseball, but not everyone has the kind of perspective as a teenager that Blewett brought to the decision. As a young kid I always said I wanted to play professional baseball and that 2017/Wilmington was my dream. I jumped into it and chased it hard. I ve always been someone that can t go into one thing and concentrate on another thing. With school, education was always focused on when I was in high school. It was always about making sure you Totals get your work done then focus on baseball. It s a lot easier to handle things in that atmosphere, but once I got to college I knew the work was going to get much harder and the competition was going to get harder. So I said hey if I can get into pro ball I d have one focus. If I went to college I would have two goals, graduate and hopefully get drafted again. So the tall righty decided to turn all of his attention toward making a living at the sport he loves. A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT: Sometimes the smallest of keys can help a pitcher find his rhythm. For Blewett it was an accidental discovery in the bullpen at Potomac in May that had a big impact. I had the sun in my eyes so I pulled my hat down, Blewett recounted. And wouldn t you know even something small like that let me keep my chin down and my head aligned. That keeps me from yanking my fastball Once I got that, and got in my groove with my confidence it all came together. Date OPP G GS DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP WP Score Upon Exit Result Notes 4/8/17 POT T, 3-3 POT, 4-3 (F/12) 1st career start at High-A 2 2 L POT, 4-3 POT, WIL, 5-4 SAL, 6-5 4/23/17 WS T, 0-0 WS, 1-0 1st shutout start of L BC, 1-0 BC, W WIL, 9-0 WIL, 10-0 Longest start of season 5/10/17 POT 7 7 L POT, 6-1 POT, 6-1 Most ER allowed in start in W WIL, 2-0 WIL, 2-0 1st win vs. POT in four starts 9 9 L FRE, 8-1 FRE, 10-1 Set season-high in strikeouts 5/26/17 POT W WIL, 4-2 WIL, WIL, 6-5 WIL, 9-6 6/11/17 BC L BC, 2-0 BC, 4-0 6/16/17 SAL W WIL, 7-0 WIL, 7-0 Tied career-high in Ks WIL, 4-2 SAL, 11-7 Set career-high in Ks L FRE, 5-0 FRE, 5-1 7/2/17 SAL W WIL, 2-0 WIL, 2-0 Tossed first-career 9 inning CG WIL, 2-0 WIL, 6-1 Shortest start of the season 7/13/17 LYN Tied, 4-4 WIL, 6-5

4 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Regular-Season Breakdown Record: First Half: Second Half: Home: Road: Vs. RH Starters: Vs. LH Starters: Day: 10-7 Night: One-Run Games: Two-Run Games: 9-4 Extra-Inning Games: 5-5 Doubleheaders (W-L-S) Shutouts: 11-5 No-Hitters: 0-0 When Leading After 7: 38-4 When Trailing After 7: 5-33 When Tied After 7: 10-5 When Leading After 8: 35-3 When Trailing After 8: 4-31 When Tied After 8: 7-5 When the Rocks Score First: When the Opponent Scores First: Games Decided In Last At-Bat: 12-9 When Scoring 3 Or Less: When Scoring 4 Or More: When The Rocks Have 5 Hits or Less: 8-15 When The Rocks Have 10 Hits or More: When The Rocks Hit A Home Run: Most Games Above.500: 11 Most Games Below.500: 8 When The Rocks Commit an Error: When The Rocks Starter Goes 6+ Inn: Come-From-Behind Victories: 26 Postponements: 5 Cancellations: 0 Total Rainouts: 5 Currently Suspended Games: 0 Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Opponent Record Home Road Frederick Lynchburg Potomac Salem Northern Div Opponent Record Home Road Buies Creek Carolina Down East Myrtle Beach Winston-Salem Southern Div Runners Left On Base Blue Rocks: 724 Opponents: 676 Numbers With RISP Blue Rocks:.236 Avg. (214-for-907) Blue Rocks On... Mondays: 5-7 April: 8-15 Tuesdays: 6-6 May: Wednesdays: 4-8 June: Thursdays: 9-5 July: 12-4 Fridays: 10-5 Aug: 0-0 Saturdays: 6-5 Sept: 0-0 Sundays: 14-4 First Game of Series: Last Game of Series: Series Won: 10 Series Lost: 8 Series Split: 7 Series Swept: 3-2 Rubber Matches: 0-3 WALK-OFF WINS/LOSSES WINS (7) Date Opp Score/Inn 5/9 POT 1-0/(9) 5/10 POT 4-3/(11) 6/8 BC 4-3/(15) 7/12 LYN 5-4/(13) 7/13 LYN 6-5/(9) 7/14 LYN 5-4/(9) 7/16 POT 2-1/(11) LOSSES (2) Date Opp Score/Inn 4/18 SAL 6-5/(9) 4/19 SAL 7-6/(9) Pitchers (21) Scott Blewett Jacob Bodner Justin Camp Cristian Castillo Gabe Cramer# Andrew Edwards Grant Gavin Foster Griffin* Tim Hill Jake Kalish Richard Lovelady Andres Machado Yunior Marte Emilio Ogando AJ Puckett Luis Rico Colin Rodgers Jared Ruxer Walker Sheller Matt Tenuta Franco Terrero 2017 Roster (42) Catchers (3) Nathan Esposito Colton Frabasilio Chase Vallot* Infielders (10) D.J. Burt* Roman Collins* Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Hunter Dozier% Wander Franco* Jecksson Flores Nicky Lopez* Travis Maezes* Jonathan McCray Outfielders (8) Brandon Downes* Nick Heath Elier Hernandez* Cody Jones Anderson Miller* Kort Peterson# Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Names followed by an asterisk (*) were Opening Day starters on April 7. #: On disabled list ^: Inactive %: MLB rehab

5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued Blue Rocks Pitching Breakdown Inherited Runners/Scored W-L Sv. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Starters Relievers Totals Wilmington Starts of 7+ Innings (14 in 2016, 20 in 2015) Pitcher IP Date Opponent Dec. Game Result 1) A.J. Puckett 7.0 4/20 vs. Winston-Salem W WIL won 1-0 2) Scott Blewett 7.0 Down East W WIL won ) oster Griffin 8.0 5/9 vs. Potomac W WIL won 3-2 4) Scott Blewett 7.0 Potomac W WIL won 2-0 5) Foster Griffin 7.2 Frederick W WIL won 2-0 6)Colin Rodgers 7.0 Frederick W WIL won 6-1 7) Cristian Castillo 8.0 6/15 vs. Salem W WIL won 8-0 8) Cristian Castillo 7.0 Frederick W WIL won 2-1 9) Andres Machado7.0 7/1 vs. Salem W WIL won )Scott Blewett 9.0 7/2 vs. Salem W WIL won ) Jared Ruxer 7.0 7/3 vs. Salem ND WIL lost 3-2 (F/12) 12) A.J. Puckett 7.0 Lynchburg W WIL won ) Andres Machado 7.1 Lynchburg W WIL won ) Cristian Castillo 8.0 Potomac W WIL won 3-1 Starter Breakdown Starter Starts WIL Rec. No-Dec. Rec. Longest Outing Foster Griffin IP vs. POT 5/9 Scott Blewett POT 5/15 Emilio Ogando BC 4/30 A.J. Puckett LYN 7/5 Cristian Castillo POT 7/9 Colin Rodgers FRE 5/21 Jared Ruxer IP vs. SAL 7/3 Andres Machado LYN 7/6 Yunior Marte /13 Rocks Bullpen (Last Relief Outing) Reliever Date Opp. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR IR Scored Jacob Bodner 7/15 vs. LYN Justin Camp LYN Gabe Cramer FRE Andrew Edwards WS Jecksson Flores 6/9 vs. BC Grant Gavin 7/15 vs. LYN Tim Hill Jake Kalish 5/14 vs. FRE (G2) SV Richard Lovelady SAL Andres Machado POT L Yunior Marte SAL Luis Rico 7/14 vs. LYN Colin Rodgers 7/17 vs. POT Jared Ruxer 6/11 vs. BC Walker Sheller 7/16 vs. POT W Matt Tenuta 7/17 vs. POT SV Franco Terrero 7/16 vs. POT Blue Rocks Shutouts (5 in in 2015) Date Score Opp. Pitchers (1) 4/ vs. WS A.J. Puckett/ Jacob Bodner (2) 4/ vs. WS (7 inn) Foster Griffin/ Richard Lovelady (3) 5/4 DE Scott Blewett/Franco Terrero (4) 5/15 POT Scott Blewett/Franco Terrero (5) 5/19 FRE Griffin/Marte/Lovelady (6) 5/ vs. LYN Castillo/Edwards/ Lovelady (7) 6/14 LYN A.J. Puckett/Walker Sheller/Franco Terrerro (8) 6/ vs. SAL Cristian Castillo/Jacob Bodner (9)6/ vs. SAL Scott Blewett/Matt Tenuta (10) 6/18 (G2) 5-0 vs. SAL Jared Ruxer/Yunior Marte/Franco Terrero (11) 7/2 2-0 vs. SAL Scott Blewett Runners Inherited Pitcher Inherited Runs Allowed Pct. Bodner Cramer.000 Edwards Flores Gavin Hill Kalish Lovelady Machado Marte Rico Rodgers Ruxer Sheller Tenuta Terrero Totals Catchers Totals Catcher CS Att. Pct. PB Esposito Frabasilio Vallot Totals Catchers ERA Breakdown Catcher IP ER ERA W-L Esposito Frabasilio Vallot Pickoffs Pitchers # Last Time Blewett 1 7/2 vs. SAL Bodner 2 Camp 1 Castillo 3 5/29 vs. POT Griffin 1 BC Lovelady 1 DE Machado 2 7/17 vs. POT Marte 1 4/23 vs. WS (G2) Puckett 1 7/16 vs. POT Rodgers 1 7/13 vs. LYN Ruxer 1 BC Tenuta 1 SAL TOTAL 16 Opponent Shutouts (15 in in 2015) Date Score/Opp. Pitchers 1) 4/ vs. WS (F/11) Brannon Easterling/Ryan Riga/Ian Hamilton/Aaron Bummer/Kevlis Valerio 2) 4/27 MB Adbert Alzolay/Dillon Maplers/Craig Brooks 3) 4/29 BC Elieser Hernandez/Hector Perez/Nick Hernandez 4) 5/15 POT Luis Reyes/Grant Borne 5) 6/ vs. BC Franklin Perez/Devon Carr/Nick Hernandez

6 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued Scoring by Inning Total Blue Rocks Opponents Home Run Breakdown Player Total Home Road Solo 2R 3R GS Last HR Opposing Pitcher/Inn. Games Since D.J. Burt /10/16 Sam Thoele/7th 110 Roman Collins /7/17 Luis Reyes (POT)/4th 9 Chris DeVito /7/17 Luis Reyes (POT)/1st 8 Carlos Diaz N/A 284 Brandon Downes /5/17 Brock Hartson (LYN)/3rd 8 Hunter Dozier /21/16 Jhrael Cotton (NSH)/5th 12 Nathan Esposito /12/16 Edrick Agosto/3rd 55 Jecksson Flores /5/17 Brock Hartson (LYN)/3rd 10 Colton Frabasilio /8/17 Hector Silvestre (POT)/3rd 19 Wander Franco /17/17 Hector Silvestre (POT)/5th - Nick Heath /6/17 Shao-Ching Chiang (LYN)/1st 10 Elier Hernandez /6/17 Brett Martin (DE)/3rd 2 Cody Jones /6/17 Tyler Ferguson (DE)/9th 15 Nicky Lopez /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/1st 29 Travis Maezes /15/17 Marc Brakeman(SAL)/8th 9 Jonathan McCray /21/16 Jorge Guzman/2nd 16 Anderson Miller /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/3rd 28 Kort Peterson /16/17 Jordan Weems (SAL)/5th 2 Jose Sanchez N/A 171 Tanner Stanley /23/17 Kieran Lovegrove/ (LYN)7th 2 Chase Vallot /5/17 Kieran Lovegrove (LYN)/7th 11 Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games Player Total D.J. Burt Roman Collins Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Brandon Downes Hunter Dozier Nathan Esposito Jecksson Flores Colton Frabasilio Wander Franco Nick Heath Elier Hernandez Cody Jones Nicky Lopez Travis Maezes Jonathan McCray Anderson Miller Kort Peterson Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Player Total D.J. Burt Roman Collins Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Brandon Downes Hunter Dozier Nathan Esposito Jeckson Flores Colton Frabasilio Wander Franco Nick Heath Elier Hernandez Cody Jones Nicky Lopez Travis Maezes Jonathan McCray Anderson Miller Kort Peterso Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Chase Vallot Chase Vallot Month-by-Month Team Hitting Month G Rec Avg AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB / ATT April /7 May /10 June /11 July /6 August /0 September /0

7 2017 Games Started by Position 1B DeVito (56), Collins (18), Maezes (12), Frabasilio (9) 2B Burt (81), Flores (13), Diaz (1) 3B Franco (76), Maezes (12), Flores (5), Dozier (2) SS Lopez (67), Flores (22), Diaz (6) C Vallot (53), Esposito (42) LF Collins (58), Miller (21), Stanley (8), Downes (3), Jones (2), Peterson (2), McCray (1), Sanchez (1), Heath (1) CF Jones (44), Downes (15), Hernandez (13), Miller (13), Heath (10) RF Miller (34), Hernandez (14), Peterson (9), Downes (9), Sanchez (7), Collins (6), Stanley (6), Heath (5), Flores (4), Dozier (1) DH Vallot (28), Maezes (17), Franco (9), Collins (9), Frabasilio (7), DeVito (5), Burt (4), Lopez (4), Miller (3), Downes (3), McCray (2), Hernandez (2), Stanley (1), Jones (1) Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued 2017 Games Started by Batting Order 1 Lopez (70), Burt (18), Heath (4), Jones (3) 2 Burt (67), Heath (11), Flores (8), Collins (4), Jones (4), Peterson (1) 3 Miller (36), Hernandez (29), Downes (17), Franco (7), Dozier (3), Collins (3) 4 DeVito (44), Miller (29), Downes (12), Vallot (6), Franco (4) 5 Vallot (51), Franco (18), DeVito (14), Collins (6), Miller (4), Frabasilio (1), Maezes (1) 6 Collins (39), Franco (23), Vallot (18), Maezes (5), Esposito (3), DeVito (2), Miller (1), Stanley (1), Peterson (1), Downes (1) 7 Collins (30), Franco (20), Maezes (12), Peterson (8), Jones (7), Esposito (7), Vallot (4), Stanley (2), Sanchez (2), Frabasilio (1), Flores (1) 8 Jones (20), Maezes (18), Esposito (14), Franco (13), Frabasilio (7), Collins (7), Stanley (7), Sanchez (6), Jones (3), McCray (1), Diaz (1), Flores (1) 9 Flores (35), Esposito (18), Jones (14), Frabasilio (7), Maezes (7), Diaz (6), Stanley (5), McCray (2), Heath (1) 2017 Blue Rocks Pinch Hitters (2016:0-9, 3 SO, 2 GIDP) Player Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC/SF HB BB SO Chris DeVito Nate Esposito Colton Frabasilio / Wander Franco / Nick Heath / Elier Hernandez / Travis Maezes / Jose Sanchez / Tanner Stanley / Chase Vallot / Current/Longest Hitting Streaks of the 2017 Season Current/ Longest Current/Longest on Base Streaks of the 2017 Season Current/ Longest Burt 2 (7/16-) / 10 (7/3-7/13) 15 (7/1-) / 13 (4/7-4/19) Collins - / 8, 2x (4-9/4-17 & 5/5-5/14) - / 13 (4/7-4/19) DeVito - / 9 (6/13-6/24) - / 12 (5/21-6/4) Diaz - / 2 (6/21-6/23) - / 2 (6/21-6/23) Downes 1 (7/17-) / 4, 2x (4/7-10 & 5/31-6/4) 1 (7/17-) / 6 (5/31-6/5) Esposito 4 (7/10-) / 10 (5/21-6/9) 4 (7/10-) / 10 5/21-6/10) Flores 4 (7/14-) / 4 (7/7-7/12) 4 (7/14-) / 6 (7/5-7/12) Frabasilio - / 2 (5/20-5/29) - / 4 (6/26-7/14) Franco 2 (7/16-) / 12 (5/24-6/11) 2 (7/16-) / 12 (5/24-6/11) Heath - / 4 (7/9-7/13) - / 4 (5/24-6/26) Hernandez 8 (4/30-) / 4 (4/25-4/28) 8 (4/30-) / 4 (4/25-4/28) Jones 3 (6/26-) / 6 (5/ ) 3 (6/26-) / 11 (4/26-5/10) Lopez* 2 (6/25-) / 13* (5/10-5/24) 5 (6/18-) / 28 (4/ ) Maezes - / 4 (5/31-6/7) - / 10 (5/2-5/21) McCray - / - - / - Miller 2 (6/24-) / 12 (4/30-5/12) 19 (6/3-) / 30 (4/14-5/16) Peterson 4 (6/15-) / 7 (5/12-5/20) 4 (6/15-) / 7 (5/12-5/20) Sanchez - / 2 (6/28-7/1) - / 3 (6/28-7/2) Stanley - / - - / 2 (4/25-4/28) Vallot 2 (7/16-) / 6 (5/15-5/22) 7 (7/10-) / 9 (5/27-6/11) *Had 13-game hitting streak from May with suspended game on May 18 during the stretch. Went hitless in the resumption of the game on May 26.

8 BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #3 D.J. Burt IF Ht: 5 9 Wt: 160 Age: 21 B/T: R/R Lives: Fuquay-Varina, NC LG: 1-for-5, 4 SO Homestand:.250 (5-for-20, 4R, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2BB, 8SO, SB) Notes: Drafted in the 4th round of the 2014 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Fuquay-Varina H.S. Full name is Dawon Jamarcus Norman Burt Notes: Had his season-high 10-game hitting streak snapped on 7/14 vs. LYN. -Second in CL in stolen bases (28) and fifth in walks (58). -Reached base five times on 7/1 vs. SAL for first time in career. -Tied for third on team with 17 doubles and tied for first in triples (5) amongst active players. -First on team with 49 runs scored. -Had 13-game on-base streak snapped on 4/20 vs. WS. Was the fourth-longest streak in Carolina League at the time. -Recorded first, four-hit game on since 8/28/16. -Posted first multi-rbi game on MB (2-for-5, 3RBI) 2016 Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/SAL) -Hit.257 with career-highs in home runs (4) and RBI (59) in 125 games. -Led the Legends with his 59 RBI and 74 runs scored. -Finished tied for second in the South Atlantic League with career-high 43 SB. Had 27 stolen bags through his first two seasons in professional baseball. -Finished fourth in SAL with his 74 runs scored. -Hit.350/2/10 and stole 11 bases in month of June (22 games) after hitting.189 in May (28 games) 2015 Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/PIO) -Hit.290 with a home run and 28 RBI in 65 games. -Ranked among Pioneer League leaders in sacrifice hits (first), runs and walks (third) and triples(tied for third). -Reached safely in 59 of his 62 starts with Idaho Falls, including his last 54 starts. -Ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak. Carried streak over through first four games with Lexington to set career-high 15 game hitting streak. (8/27/15-4/10/16) -Reached safely in 59 of his 62 starts with Idaho Falls, including his last 54 starts. -On-base streak of 62 games started on July 12 and went through first eight games with Lexington in 2016 and ended on April 16, Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.215 with two home runs and nine RBI in 49 games in his first season in professional baseball. They said it: Working with the coaches down in Spring Training and learning the game more. That s my game, speed and getting on and creating havoc on the bases. I told myself I had two pitches and then I m out...it took its own form (on 62-game on-base streak). I pretty much just rolled with it. I ended the season in Idaho and pretty much knew about my streak but when I started last season in Lexington I didn t even think about it. (On keeping streak alive) I think developing as a player each year and getting better each year helped... I think defense is the number one key to me. That helps wins games. I know hitting does too but if you have pitching and defense, that can help make a run in the playoffs...working with the coaches down in Spring Training and learning the game more. That s my game, speed and getting on and creating havoc on the base. I told myself I had two pitches and then I m out... I know Brandon Phillips doesn t really run like that but I compare myself to him. Jose Altuve as well. #15 Chris DeVito INF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 220 Age: 22 B/T: L/R Lives: Northridge, CA LG: 0-for-4, R, 2RBI Homestand:.160 (4-for-25, 2R, 3 2B, 4RBI, BB, 4SO) Notes: Selected in the 8th round of the 2016 June MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of New Mexico. Hit.375/.448/.685 with 16 home runs while playing catcher and designated hitter for the Lobos Notes: Hit back-to-back home runs at LYN 7/6-7/7. -Had season-long nine-game hitting streak snapped on (.471/1/9) -Named CL Player of the Week for May 29 - June 4. Hit.462 in six games. -Hit for the cycle on WS. First cycle in career and first in the CL this season. Was team s first cycle since April 18, 1999 when Dee Brown did -Hit.295/2/15 in month of June -Has 16 multi-hit games in 62 total games with Wilmington. -Hit first-career Adv. A homer at Potomac on 5/19 (2R-HR) -Made Class-A Adv. debut on 5/11 vs. POT and went 1-for-3 with a walk and strikeout. -Played in 30 games with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League). Hit.347 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI. -Led the South Atlantic League with his 11 HRs, hits (42), RBI, XBH (21) and SLG (.702) -Also was tied for third in the league with his.347 contact-clip. -In his last game with LEX on 5/8 he picked up his first, career four-hit game. (4-for-5, HR) 2016 Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.261 with nine home runs and 50 RBI in 60 games. Led the team in both HR and was ranked second in the league in RBI. They said it: (On what led to great success in Lexington to start the season) Honestly, my teammates. My first couple of games weren t very good and my teammates knew I could do it, they had my back and I couldn t have done it without my teammates and the great coaching staff we have down there...just trying to be as consistent as possible (On what he worked on in the off-season). That s everyone s baseball goal, to be as consistent as possible...i actually know probably more guys here (in Wilmington) than I did at the beginning of the Lexington season so I m super excited. It s a great group of guys here...i loved that school (the University of New Mexico). Great school, great place to hit. Coach (Ray) Birmingham is a great head coach and knows what he is talking about with hitting. His support staff as well with Buddy Goldsmith, Ken (Jacome), the pitching coach, and Tony Cappuccilli were all great coaches and had great team environment there...(on moving from California to New Mexico) It is definitely different. It was the best place for me to go play baseball. My best friend from high school, Jared Holly, went to New Mexico first. He was a sophomore there my freshman year and he helped me in a lot of ways to make the transition easier...(on transition from catcher to first base.)...i absolutely love it. Catching is rough, I respect those guys for being back there. Those guys grind and put their bodies on the line. Being at first is definitely a lot easier on the body... Absolutely not, I ve never done that before (on hitting for the cycle). I was just super happy to get the win and happy to contribute. (If cycle was in his mind after the triple) A little bit, but not much. I know (triples) are incredibly hard to get and I m not a big triples guy. I was just happy to get it done early and didn t have to worry about it. I m mostly happy we got the win. #34 Roman Collins OF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 210 Age: 23 B/T: L/L Lives: Boca Raton, FL LG: 0-for-4, RBI Homestand:.240 ( 6-for-25, 2R, 2B, 3B, 5RBI, BB, 3SO) Notes: Drafted in the 5th Round of the 2015 June Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Florida Atlantic Univ. Considered one of the best pure hitters in organization last season. Turned down opportunities to play college football. Father played football at West Virginia University Notes: Hit walk-off RBI double in 15th inning vs. BC on 6/8. -Picked up fourth three-hit game of the season on 7/12 vs. LYN -Had 13-game on-base streak end on 4/20 vs. WS. -The streak was tied as the longest on-base streak on the team with D.J. Burt and was the fourthlongest in Carolina League at the time. -Tied for first in RBI (39), tied for first amongst acitve members on team with five triples, second with 18 doubles, fifth on the team with six home runs and tied for second on team in runs with 35 amongst active players. -Has posted a pair of eight-game hitting streaks this season. Posted two, nine-gamers in 2014 with Idaho Falls Notes: Spent the season between the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) and Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League). -Hit.242 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in 111 total games between the two teams. -Started the season with the Blue Rocks hitting.222/0/5 in 21 contests. -Played 90 games with the Legends and hit.246/9/36. -Collected three, four-hit games last year. -Hit.249 vs RHP and.213 vs LHP -Hit.275 on the road (208 ABs) and.207 at home (218 ABs) -Spent the winter in the Australian Winter League with the Melbourne Aces and ranked among league s leaders in total bases (tied for second), batting average (third), hits (third) and runs (tied for fourth) Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.292 with four home runs and 45 RBI in 68 games. -Ranked tied for fourth among Pioneer League batters in walks (36) during his pro debut. -Finished third on the Chukars in hits (78), second in doubles (18) and fourth in triples (6). -Was the second toughest batter to strike out in the league (every 9.03 at-bats). They said it: I had a blast in Australia. We ended up having a really good team and really good group of guys down in Melbourne, Australia. I had a really good time and got a lot better and made improvements... Living there was actually not as different as I thought it would be. There s a lot of US pop culture there so that wasn t much different. As far as baseball, there was actually a big difference. There s a lot of Japanese guys there so the style of play, especially the pitching is a lot different. There s a lot more splitters than change ups and I also saw a lot more soft throwing lefties which helped me out a lot... I played football growing up and I actually almost ended up playing football in college instead of baseball. I had a few more opportunities in football than baseball but baseball has always been my passion and it ended up working out... Definitely the fans. We have a good group of fans here and they like to come out and watch. I like it here. #26 Brandon Downes OF Ht: 6 3 Wt: 195 Age: 24 B/T: R/R Lives: South Plainfield, NJ LG: 2-for-5, 2R, 3B, SO Homestand:.240 (6-for-25, 4R, 2B, 3B, 3RBI, 2BB, 6SO) Notes: Selected in the 7th round of the 2014 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of University of Virginia. In 2011 he was selected by Boston in the 43rd round of the First-Year Player Draft, but chose to attend the University of Virginia. Sister Kelly played softball at Drexel University Notes: Drew two-out, bases loaded walk for walk-off win vs. LYN 7/14. Was third straight walkoff win for WIL. -Earned CL Player of the Week for the week of June 26-July 2 (.455/3/5) -Has hit nine home runs in his 30 games played this season. 19 of his 33 hits this year are for extra-bases. -Recorded multi-homer game on 7/2 vs. SAL with a pair of solo home runs. -Joins Chase Vallot as only other Blue Rocks with multi-homer game this season. -Second on team in HR (9). -Rejoined the team on and hit a HR after beign placed on DL for second time this year. (Hip) -Hit in five of his first seven games when he returned from the from DL the first time. (7-for-26, 3HR, 6RBI) -Started the year with Wilmington. Played in five games and hit.278 with two triples and a home run before breaking a bone in his hand. Was placed on disabled list on April Notes: Spent the season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League) and Omaha StormChasers (AAA/Pacific Coast League). -Hit.230 with 12 home runs and 66 RBI in 130 games with Wilmington. -Ranked second among Royals farmhands with 36 doubles, 34 of which came at Wilmington, where he ranked fifth in the Carolina League in two-base hits. -Played in five games with Omaha and hit.308 with a pair of doubles in 13 at-bats. -Had 26 multi-hit games last season. 2015: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) Wilmington Blue Rocks. -Hit.251 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI in 106 games with Lexington. -Ranked second on team in doubles, home runs and RBI for Lexington. -Played in just one game in Wilmington and in his lone at-bat struck out. -Fell a home run shy of the cycle on 5/15. (5-for-5 3 2B, 3B, RBI) 2014: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.308 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 41 games. Finished fifth on the team with 13 doubles. They said it: I definitely think it will be a good adjustment for me. I went through the whole first year struggling a little bit. I know the stadiums, the teams, maybe some of the same players are coming back. I think it gives me a little bit of an edge on other guys in the league. I m excited...honestly I went in there carefree. If I get out, it s supposed to happen because I m the guy from A-Ball so I took it the right way. I just went out there and felt comfortable and enjoyed myself. I honestly had no pressure on myself and that s the way I should play here too which is what I m going to try to do. It was enjoyable... The postgame spread was unbelievable. You get big leaguers buying the spread and it is steak and lobster for dinner which was very awesome. The field was incredible. There was a ton more fans I m not saying we have a bad fan base, but it s a step away from the big leagues and kids are going crazy for you. It was cool to be around older guys who have been there or guys that are close to being there. The league itself was very cool. I met one of my teammates from Virginia, Chris Taylor, he got traded to the Dodgers and we were playing them during the six games I was there and it was good to see him. It s a whole different atmosphere. There s 35-year-old guys pitching to you and you do one thing wrong and they know what that weakness it, they can repeatedly make that pitch so it definitely was a big jump but definitely awesome...it s definitely a big thing (playing near hometown). There s a lot of ups and downs, especially if you get homesick, which I haven t gotten that much in my career so far. It s definitely a blessing to have your family come out.

9 BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #16 Nate Esposito C Ht: 5 11 Wt: 195 Age: 23 B/T: R/R Lives: Granite Bay, CA LG: 3-for-4, RBI Homestand:.455 (5-for-11, 2RBI, BB, 3SO) Notes: Selected in the 33rd round of the 2015 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Concordia University-Portland (Portland, OR). Originally attended Oregon State University in 2012 before transferring Notes: Collected his third, three-hit game of the season on 7/17 vs. POT. Had three all of last season, six total in his career. -Had career-high ten-game hitting streak snapped on 6/9 vs. BC. -Picked up his first multi-hit game of the season while throwing out a pair of base runners on SAL. -Collected first multi-rbi game of the season on BC -Leads team in caught stealing percentage (35%) Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.317 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 29 games. -Did not commit and error behind the dish. (250 innings) -Threw out 28% of would-be base stealers Notes: Spent the season with the Royals (Rookie/Arizona League) and hit.250 with five RBI in 27 games. Made just one error behind the plate. They said it: I would say definitely attitude was huge for me. Learning how to take each at-bat at a time and move forward from the negative things and take the positives of each at-bat and that s helped me relax at the plate... No. Absolutely not. I never had seven RBIs before. It was really cool. I guess the coolest thing about it was that I had no idea how many RBIs I had until the game was over and my teammates were telling me. I think that s the only reason why it happened. If I went in to each at-bat saying I already have four, let me get another one RBI, it wouldn t have happened for me and messed with my attitude. I don t think it would ve been as successful as a game... I think that s the reason why I m here. I really pride myself on defense. I try to come out every day to run a pitching staff, keep the ball in front of me and not let runners advance. I think that s what I pride myself on the most... I don t have a specific catcher. I can give you one guy. I was a big Jorge Posada fan of the New York Yankees. Just the way he was so agile behind the plate and lanky. He wasn t a big stocky dude because I m not like that either, but I liked the way he moved behind the plate for sure... Definitely an energizer bunny for these guys, I think I provide a lot of energy on the field, in the bullpen or the clubhouse. Someone that can provide energy day in and day out because we all know the season can get long. #4 Jecksson Flores OF Ht:5 11 Wt: 145 Age: 23 B/T: R/R Lives: Cuidad Bolivar, VZ LG: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB Homestand:.217 (5-for-23, 2R, 2 2B, 2RBI, 3BB, 4SO, SAC) Notes: Signed as non-drafted Free Agent by Kansas City on July 21, Notes: Posted first, three RBI game on 6/18 (G2 vs. SAL) since 7/4/16. -Leads CL in sacrifice hits (15) -Swatted his first-career Class-A Adv. DE on 5/4. First homer in 44 games. (7/4/16) -Recorded first mutli-rbi game with Wilmington in that same game at DE. (3-for-5, HR, 2RBI). -Made Class-A Adv. debut on 4/21 vs. WS and went 0-for-2 with a walk Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) -Hit.205 with four home runs and 27 RBI in 85 games. -Finished third on the team with 21 stolen bases Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars(Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit a career-best.305 with a home run and 15 RBI in 42 games Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars -Hit.244 with 16 RBI, added seven doubles and three triples to his ledger in 49 games Notes: Spent the season with Royals (Rookie/AZL) -Hit.246 with 17 RBI and stole 13 bases in 39 games. -Ranked among the Arizona League leaders in walks (tied for eighth) and stolen bases (tied for 10th). #37 Colton Frabasilio [frah-ba-silly-o] C/1B Ht: 6 2 Wt: 205 Age: 24 B/T: R/R Lives: Chandler, AZ LG: 0-for-2, RBI, SO (7/15 vs. LYN) Homestand: 2-for-8, R, 2B, 2BB, 2RBI, 2SO Notes: Selected in the 23rd round of the 2015 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of St. Louis University. 2017: Picked up multi-hit game in his first game back on after not playing with team since 6/6. -Cranked a solo home run in his first at-bat of the season vs. POT on 4/8. -Added to the roster on 5/6 after being placed on the DL Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League), the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) and the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/ Carolina League). -With the Blue Rocks he hit.167 with three RBI in 10 games. -Played 18 games with Lexington and hit.270 and hit a home run and drove in ten runs. -With the Chukars he hit.348 with five home runs in 12 games Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) - Hit.293 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 42 games. They said it: Catching you have to prepare differently from first base because catching comes first when you re playing.. with catching the pitching staff and your defense comes first... I was looking forward to seeing a little bit better competition and just trying to improve my game. Seeing how I compete against upper level competition, which is what we as players want to do because that s how you get better as a player. It was a welcomed change for my career. #12 Wander Franco INF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 170 Age: 22 B/T: R/R Lives: Bani, DR LG: 2-for-4, 2R, HR, 2RBI Homestand:.231 (6-for-26, 5R, 2B, HR, 3RBI, BB, 2SO) Notes: Signed as non-drafted Free Agent on September 26, 2011 by Kansas City. Is the nephew of Major League infielder Erick Aybar. 2017: First on the team with 26 multi-hit games. -Had career-high 12-game hitting streak snapped on (.391/.451/.522) -The 12-game hitting streak was the longest since 2015 when he hit in nine straight games. -Belted first home run of the season on DE. First homer since 8/28/16. -Has recorded five, three-hit games this season. Had eight, three-hit games in all of 16. -Collected five extra-base hits and six RBI in first 12 games Notes: Spent the season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League) and a brief stint with the Royals (Rookie/AZL). -Hit.220 with five home runs and 47 RBI in 95 games with the Blue Rocks. -Played three games in Arizona League during rehab appearance and went 8-for-13 (.615) in three games Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) -Hit.268 and set career-highs with 10 home runs and 74 RBI in 123 games. -Finished top-five in the league in at-bats (477) and third in RBI. -Paced the Legends in RBI, games played (123) and finished fourth in home runs Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.323 with three home runs and 19 RBI in 42 games. -Finished in top ten on the team in doubles (13), hits (51), batting average and on-base percentage (.374). Was named Player of the Week on July 14 when he hit Notes: Spent the season with the Royals (Rookie/Arizona League) -Hit.277 with 11 doubles, four triples and 23 RBI. They said it: Following my uncle (Erick Aybar) is an inspiration not just for me, but for my brother (also Wander) as well and it really helps in preparing we talk a lot about the game, about how to handle certain situations, but we have fun doing it and it s more fun with them...the guy I look up to playing now is Robinson Cano.