MEDIA INFORMATION. Game No. 48 Road Game No. 20 Five County Stadium Saturday, May 30, :00 p.m.

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1 MEDIA INFORMATION Wilmington Blue Rocks (27-20) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals at Carolina Mudcats (20-24) Carolina League Affiliate of the Atlanta Braves Game No. 48 Road Game No. 20 Five County Stadium Saturday, May 30, :00 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN HOME: 19-9 AWAY: 8-11 STREAK: L2 LAST 5: 3-2 LAST 10: 7-3 FRUSTRATION AT THE PFITZ: - Eric Skoglund probably deserved a better fate on Friday night. The Wilmington starter needed just 66 pitches to get through the first seven frames, allowing only a single score in the process. Unfortunately for the Blue Rocks, Skoglund allowed three hits and two runs in the eighth, as Potomac took a 3-1 win. The setback cost Wilmington its shot at a series triumph, as the clubs split their three-day four-game set. It also coupled with Frederick s win over Lynchburg to cut the Rocks lead in the Carolina League North to 2.5 games with 23 contests remaining in the season s opening half. EIGHTH-INNING ANGUISH: Potomac s eighth-inning onslaught was triggered by Estarlin Martinez. The outfielder crushed a liner to left and then hustled to second just ahead of Logan Moon s excellent throw. Narciso Mesa then bunted Martinez over to third. Skoglund got two strikes on Chris Bostick, but the infielder came up with the biggest hit of the game when he doubled in Martinez. Potomac added an insurance tally when Stephen Perez singled up the middle...aside from the eighth-frame issues, the other problem for Wilmington was that Potomac starter Phillips Valdez matched Skoglund pitch-for-pitch through six innings. In his Advanced-A debut, the 23-yearold yielded just three hits and one run in six frames of work. He gave way to reliever Derek Self in the seventh, and the right-hander picked up right where Valdez left off. Self allowed just one base runner in two innings pitched. Nick Lee relieved Self in the ninth inning, and got the save. ANOTHER LONG OUTING FOR SKOGLUND: Skoglund was the tough-luck loser on Friday despite turning in his longest outing of the season, and the second-longest by any Blue Rock in The 14th-ranked prospect in the Royals system according to Baseball America worked eight innings, his team-best third start of seven or more frames this year. Jakob Junis has the longest outing by a Wilmington pitcher, working nine frames against Winston-Salem on May 19. Junis also did not get the win that night. Skoglund s scoreless streak came to a close in the outing as well. The southpaw entered Friday having posted 13 consecutive frames without allowing a run--a streak that stretched over his last two starts. He retired the first six batters he faced on Friday before yielding a score in the third. DOUBLE THE PLEASURE: As the old saying goes, turnabout is fair play. One night after the Wilmington Blue Rocks offense was hurt badly by a pair of double plays, the Blue Crew used two twin-killings to its advantage on Friday. Skoglund induced them both, and now leads the Wilmington staff with eight double plays forced on the season. As a team, Wilmington pitching has produced 35 double plays in 2015, but the offense has hit into a league-high 49 twin killings on the campaign--13 more than the next-highest total in the eight-team loop. ROSTER MAINTENANCE BEHIND THE PLATE: The Blue Rocks made a roster move prior to the game on Friday. Parker Morin was added to the active roster, as Cam Gallagher was placed on the disabled list. Gallagher was attempting to beat a throw to first base in game one of Wednesday s doubleheader, but was injured on his way. He would stay in the contest to run the bases the rest of the frame, but was replaced by Santiago Nessy in the field the next half inning. Morin spent the 2013 season with the Blue Rocks, when he hit.226 with a homer and 30 RBIs in 88 games. He split last year between Triple-A Omaha, Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Rookie-level Idaho Falls, and began this year in extended Spring Training. THEY SAID IT, MANAGER BRIAN BUCHANAN: Eric Skoglund obviously deserved better than to take a loss. He was outstanding. That eighth inning he just left a couple pitches up and they got him with a couple hard hit balls. That s what happens when you don t score more than one run...i don t think he was tired, I just think he left some balls up. I guess you could say that s fatigue, but I felt good about leaving him out there and would do it again. Sometimes it just doesn t work out...i think we had good at bats. We battled and competed, we just didn t get rewarded for it... (Ramon Torres) is starting to turn on the ball a little bit here lately. He s got some pop for a little guy. If they re going to throw him in he can drive the ball and if they re going to throw him away he ll slap it and take his singles...i (switched the lineup hitting Carlos Garcia lead off and Torres second) just to get guys into some different roles. They re going to have to be able to do that when they move up. I like to just move guys around in the order to see how they react to different slots. I mean those two have the skills that you can hit them one-two in the order either way and it s not going to make that big a difference. Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Today s Starters WIL: RHP Jakob Junis (2-3, 3.44) vs. CAR: RHP Andrew Waszak (1-3, 3.94) Jakob Junis gets the call tonight for the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The right-hander was taken in the 29th round of the 2011 draft by the Kansas City Royals out of Rock Falls High School in Rock Falls, Illinois, bypassing a scholarship to North Carolina State University to go pro. In his first season at the Adv.-A level, Junis has been a stable force in the Wilmington rotation. The opening day starter currently leads the team with 55 innings pitched, and is third on the team in strike outs with 46. He has also gone deeper into a game than any other pitcher on the squad this year, as he tossed nine innings of one-run ball back on May 19 against Winston-Salem. Junis will be making back-to-back starts against Carolina, as his last outing came on May 24 against these same Mudcats. In that contest, he went five innings, allowing two runs, seven hits, and one walk, striking out two and picking up the win. Andrew Waszak takes the ball this evening for the Carolina Mudcats. Waszak was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and stayed close to home to play college ball, choosing to attend Michigan State University. The righty was a third-team All-Big Ten selection during his senior season in 2013, and he posted a record of and an ERA of 3.82 over four years as a Spartan. Waszak was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 22nd round (673rd overall) of the 2013 draft. He began last year in the Carolina League (with then Atlanta affiliate Lynchburg), but after five games (four starts) and a 9.20 ERA, he was sent down to Low-A Rome, and eventually to Rookie Level Danville, where he would finish the season. Waszak has bounced around the levels this season, beginning in the Carolina League for two games, then getting the call to Double-A Mississippi for a pair of contests. After that, he pitched in one game for Low-A Rome, before returning to Carolina where he has stayed for five appearances. At the Adv.-A level this year, Waszak has appeared in seven games, with his last three being starts. His last time out was against these Blue Rocks on May 24. Waszak got the loss, throwing five innings, allowing three runs on five hits, and striking out three Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. CAR Date Site Result WP LP Save 4-13 CAR L 4-3 Waszack (1-0) Caramo (0-1) None 4-14 CAR PPD 4-15 CAR W 2-1 Junis (1-1) Gil (0-2) Yambati (2) 5-22 WIL W 3-1 Caramo (2-2) Furney (0-1) Rico (1) 5-23 WIL W 1-0 Skoglund (3-1) Webster (0-1) Alvarez (1) 5-24 WIL W 10-2 Junis (2-3) Waszak (1-3) McCarthy (1) 5-25 WIL W 5-1 Goudeau (1-0) Walters (1-1) None 5-30 CAR 5-31 CAR 5-31 CAR 6-1 CAR 6-2 CAR 7-19 CAR 7-20 CAR 7-21 CAR 7-31 WIL 8-1 WIL 8-2 WIL 8-11 WIL 8-12 WIL 8-13 WIL 8-24 CAR 8-25 CAR 8-26 CAR Sunday, May 31 at CAR 5:00 p.m. LHP Cody Reed (4-2, 1.44) vs. LHP Blair Walters (1-1, 3.00) WGLS-FM 89.7 Sunday, May 31 at CAR Game 2 TBA vs. LHP Andy Otero (0-1, 2.25) WGLS-FM 89.7 Monday, June 1 at CAR 7:00 p.m. RHP Alec Mills (3-3, 3.02) vs. TBA 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 (1 IN 2014) at FRE Zane Evans 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (3 IN 2014) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) at POT Ramon Torres GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (2 IN 2014) MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED MUDCAT TALES: The Carolina Mudcats enter their first season as a Minor League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, after having spent the last 27 years in the Cleveland Indians farm system. The Indians and Braves essentially swapped teams as the Lynchburg Hillcats, formerly in the Braves organization, are now affiliated with Cleveland. Carolina was an Atlanta affiliate in the seasons as well. Since their inception, Carolina has been affiliated with ten Major League teams including the no longer existant Washington Senators and Montreal Expos. WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2014) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) at LYN Dex Kjerstad INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS (68 IN 2014 / 28 HOME & 40 AWAY) Carolina 1 Potomac 1 Frederick 3 Salem 0 Lynchburg 1 Winston-Salem 2 Myrtle Beach 4 FRAWLEY 6 ROAD 6 Opponents 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (1 IN 2014) vs. LYN Luigi Rodriguez 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (0 IN 2014) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2014) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2014) GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (1 IN 2014) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) April 25 at Frederick Austin Wynns PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2014) HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO Carolina 2 Potomac 2 Frederick 2 Salem 0 Lynchburg 5 Winston-Salem 0 Myrtle Beach 1 FRAWLEY 9 ROAD 3 Luis Salazar enters his fifth season as the Manager for the Atlanta Braves Advanced-A team, having previously served time as the Manager of Lynchburg from Salazar comes into the 2015 season with a (.477) record as a Manager in the Carolina League. He previously spent time as a Manager in the Midwest League, Gulf Coast League, and Florida State League as well. During his Major League playing career, Slazar played for four teams and compiled a career stat line of.261/.293/.381 with 94 homeruns and 1070 career hits. Mudcats pitchers have been preforming well this season. Heading into the series, Carolina s staff holds a solid 3.46 ERA. They are also third in both runs allowed with 160, and earned runs with 141. Despite the fact that their offense ranks near the bottom of the league in most major offensive categories, Carolina has been the hardest team in the circuit to strike out this year, notching only 279 punch outs. Johan Camargo starts his second stint in Advanced-A in 2015 after playing in 17 games for Lynchburg last season. Camargo is the 8th best prospect in the Braves organization according to Baseball America. The 21-year-old shortstop enters the series batting.280 in 42 games played. He also enters riding a seven-game hitting streak. Camargo is described by Baseball America as a fluid, line drive hitter who can spray the ball to all fields. He has a plus arm from shortstop, despite average speed for a middle-infielder. Originially projected as a starter, Mauricio Cabrera has spent the 2015 season in Carolina as a reliever. The 21-yearold righty is ranked as the 14th best prospect in the Braves organization according to Baseball America and is making spending his second stay at Advanced-A. Cabrera started three games in 19 appearances for Lynchburg last year after getting called up from the Rookie-Level GCL Braves. He dealt with forearm dsicomfort that kept him sidelined after being called up. He moved to the bullpen to hopefully harness his control as he walked 5.9/9IP last season. He throws a mid-90s fastball with an inconsistently good slurve.

3 TONIGHT S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #24 RHP Jakob Junis Acquired: Selected in the 29th round of the June 2011 Amateur Draft Born: September 16, 1992 in Jacksonville, AR Age: 22 Resides: Rock Falls, IL Ht: 6-2 Wt: 225 College: None Bats/Throws: Right/Right Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Curveball Jakob Junis: Entering his fourth year of professional baseball, all in the Kansas City Royals organization, Jakob Junis was a 29th round pick by the Royals out of the 2011 draft. The righty was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas, but grew up in Rock Falls, Illinois. He began his career with the Burlington Royals in the Appalachian League, with his pro debut coming on June 19, 2012 against Pulaski. In that contest, he threw five scoreless innings, allowing only five hits and striking out two. Junis first pitched in full season ball last year with the Low-A Lexington Legends, and was even their opening day starter. In fact, Junis has gotten the call on opening day three times in his career, with his most recent coming on April 9 of this year against Myrtle Beach. Possibly his best start as a pro came on May 18, 2014 with Lexington. In that start, Junis did not allow a hit in eight frames, giving up only one walk and hitting a batter against Hagerstown. Last Time Out: Junis made his last start on May 24 against these same Carolina Mudcats at Frawley Stadium. The righty produced his second-shortest outing of the season in that contest, as he could only complete five frames. Only his opening day start on April 9 against Myrtle Beach (four innings) was shorter. In his five innings, Junis allowed two runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out a pair of batters. He left with a 3-2 lead, and his team would eventually blow the game open in the bottom of the eighth with seven runs. Wilmington would go on to win by a final of 10-2, the most runs the Rocks have scored in a game Junis has pitched this season. The previous high in terms of run support for Junis was six on May 1 against Winston-Salem. More Than Just Baseball: Junis was obviously a standout on the diamond during his high school days, but he also excelled in basketball before turning pro. While Junis dominated on the mound for Rock Falls High in Illinois as a senior, notching a 1.10 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 51 innings pitched, he was an All-State performer in basketball as well. They Said It (Junis on playing multiple sports): I love basketball. (I m a) big fan of basketball, still follow it a lot. I think it s good to play multiple sports, I mean I was always growing up playing basketball (and) baseball. It s good to have that background. I don t think I d be the athlete I am today if I didn t play basketball and just played baseball, so I m very fortunate that I did have the opportunity to play all through high school and achieve what I did in basketball, because it really made me the competitor I am today. Playing really hard (and) getting pushed by those coaches (was important), and not just on the baseball spiel. He s Been Everywhere, Man: When Junis was young, he played overseas in both Puerto Rico and Japan. His time in Puerto Rico came first, followed by a trip to Japan when he was a teenager. The Japan experience was with USSSA All-American. They Said It (Junis on playing overseas): When I was 10, 11, and 12 (years old), I went to Puerto Rico and played in a world series over there. That was a great experience, (and) a lot of fun. (I) went to Japan when I was 16 (years old) I believe, and that was for USSSA All-American, and that was a totally different experience than Puerto Rico if you can imagine that. It s good to kind of get to play in all these kinds of places and kind of see other kinds of players and kind of try and pick up on little things they may do and kind of put it towards your game. A Tough Call: Junis decided to begin his pro career straight out of high school, but he certainly didn t have to. He had a chance to pitch collegiately at North Carolina State before signing with Kansas City, but passed up the opportunity and chose to embark on his journey with the Royals instead. They Said It (Junis on signing out of high school): That was the toughest decision of my life. I was torn. (It) came down to one of the very last few days before the signing deadline, and it was very hard to pass that up, because I had a really good relationship with those guys at NC State. It was a very tough decision, and me and my family ultimately came to the conclusion that it s best to sign, and I haven t looked back since Appearances The Book on Jakob (2015) At Home: 1-2, 3.46 ERA On the Road: 1-1, 3.38 ERA LH Opp Avg:.246 RH Opp Avg:.229 Record when he pitches: 2-3 Wilmington Record when he starts: 5-4 Run Support (overall): 3.1 Run Support (starting): 3.1 ERA: 3.44 Season-High K s: Career-High K s: Last Win: Last Loss: Most IP, 2015: Most IP, Career: 8, 2x last (5-13) vs Potomac 12 ( ) vs. Billings 5-24 vs Carolina 5-8 vs Lynchburg 9.0 (5-19) vs Winston-Salem 9.0 last ( ) vs. Winston-Salem Career Numbers Year/Teams(s) W-L ERA IP 2012 (Burlington) (Idaho Falls) (Lexington) (Wilmington) Totals Date OPP G GS DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP WP Score Upon Exit Result Notes Apr. 1 1 L MB 3-1 L, 9-1 Season debut Apr. 2 2 W WIL 2-0 W, 2-1 Wilmington went ahead top 7 Apr. 20 POT 3 3 L POT 3-0 L, 3-1 First home appearance Apr. 4 4 ND WIL 3-0 L, 4-3 Recorded 200th career K May 1 WS 5 5 ND W, 6-1 First 8+SO game since 2014 May 8 LYN 6 6 L LYN 6-0 L, 6-0 Second game this year allowing 6 ER May 13 POT 7 7 ND W, 3-2 (10) First seven inning outing of season May 19 WS 8 8 ND W, 2-1 (12) Longest start by any Blue Rock May 24 CAR 9 9 W WIL 3-2 W, 10-2 Most run support for a pitcher this year

4 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2015 Regular-Season Breakdown Record: First Half: Second Half: 0-0 Home: 19-9 Road: 8-11 Vs. RH Starters: Vs. LH Starters: 9-3 Day: 8-2 Night: One-Run Games: 10-6 Two-Run Games: 7-7 Extra-Inning Games: 3-3 Doubleheaders (W-L-S) Shutouts: 4-5 No-Hitters: 0-0 When Leading After 7: 20-3 When Trailing After 7: 2-13 When Tied After 7: 5-4 When Leading After 8: 19-2 When Trailing After 8: 2-14 When Tied After 8: 3-3 When the Rocks Score First: When the Opponent Scores First: Games Decided In Last At-Bat: 5-6 When Scoring 3 Or Less: When Scoring 4 Or More: 16-3 When The Rocks Have 5 Hits or Less: 0-6 When The Rocks Have 10 Hits or More: 13-5 When The Rocks Hit A Home Run: 8-1 Most Games Above.500: 9 Most Games Below.500: 2 When The Rocks Commit an Error: 13-9 When The Rocks Starter Goes 6+ Inn: 13-7 Come-From-Behind Victories: 11 Postponements: 2 Cancellations: 0 Total Rainouts: 2 Currently Suspended Games: 0 Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Opponent Record Home Road Frederick Lynchburg Potomac Northern Div Opponent Record Home Road Carolina Myrtle Beach Salem Winston-Salem Southern Div Runners Left On Base Blue Rocks: 289 Opponents: 279 Numbers With RISP Blue Rocks:.276 Avg (111-for-402) Blue Rocks On... Mondays: 2-3 April: Tuesdays: 2-2 May: Wednesdays: 5-1 June: 0-0 Thursdays: 4-5 July: 0-0 Fridays: 3-5 Aug: 0-0 Saturdays: 4-3 Sept: 0-0 Sundays: 6-1 First Game of Series: 6-8 Last Game of Series: 10-4 Series Won: 5 Series Lost: 3 Series Split: 6 Series Swept: 1-0 Rubber Matches: 1-1 WALK-OFF WINS/LOSSES WINS (4) Date Opp Score 4-16 FRE MB 3-2(10) 5-13 POT 3-2 (10) 5-19 WS 2-1 (12) LOSSES (4) Date Opp Score 4-11 MB 4-3(10) 4-13 CAR FRE 4-3(11) 4-25 FRE 4-3 Pitchers (13) Alvarez, Matt Caramo, Yender Cordero, Estarlin Edwards, Andrew Goudeau, Ashton Green, Nick Junis, Jakob* McCarthy, Kevin Mills, Alec Reed, Cody Rico, Luis Skoglund, Eric Yambati, Robinson 2015 Roster (25) Catchers (3) Gallagher, Cam*# Morin, Parker Nessy, Santiago Infielders (7) Carlos Garcia Lopez, Jack* Pehl, Robert Ramos, Mauricio* Schwindel, Frank* Stubbs, Cody Torres, Ramon* Outfielders (3) Kjerstad, Dexter Moon, Logan Taylor, Dominique* Names followed by an asterisk (*) were Opening Day starters on April 9. #: On disabled list

5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2015 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 in 2013) Pitcher IP Date Opponent Dec. Game Result Eric Skoglund 7.0 4/29 MB ND L, 2-1 Yender Caramo 7.0 5/12 POT L L, 2-0 Jakob Junis 7.0 5/13 POT ND W, 3-2 (10) Jakob Junis 9.0 5/19 WS ND W, 2-1 (12) Eric Skoglund 7.0 5/23 CAR W W, 1-0 Alec Mills 7.0 5/27 POT W W, 3-1 Eric Skoglund 8.0 5/29 CAR L L, 3-1 Runners Inherited Pitcher Inherited Runs Allowed Pct. Alvarez Caramo Cordero Edwards Farrell Goudeau Green McCarthy Pruneda Rico Yambati Totals Starter Breakdown Starter Starts WIL Rec. No-Dec. Rec. Longest Outing Junis IP on 5/19 vs WS Reed IP last 5/20 vs WS Mills IP on 5/27 at POT Skoglund IP on 5/29 vs CAR Rico IP on 4/24 at FRE Farrell IP, last 5/9 vs LYN Caramo IP on 5/12 vs POT Catchers Totals Catcher CS Att. Pct. PB Evans Gallagher Nessy Schwindel Totals Catchers ERA Breakdown Catcher IP ER ERA W-L Evans Gallagher Nessy Schwindel Rocks Bullpen (Last Relief Outing) Reliever Date Opp. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR IR Scored Alvarez 5/27 POT ND Caramo 5/17 LYN ND Cordero 5/28 POT ND Edwards 5/28 POT ND Farrell 5/14 POT SV Goudeau 5/25 CAR W Green 5/28 POT ND McCarthy 5/24 CAR SV Pruneda 5/3 WS ND Reed 5/9 LYN ND Rico 5/22 CAR SV Yambati 5/25 CAR ND Blue Rocks Shutouts (17 in in 2013) Date Score Opp. Pitchers 4/ at MB Skoglund, Pruneda, Yambati 5/ vs. POT Reed, Farrell 5/ vs. WS Reed, McCarthy, Green 5/ vs. CAR Skoglund, Green, Alvarez Opponent Shutouts (8 in in 2013) Date Score/Opp. Pitchers 4/ vs. POT Rauh, J. Thomas, C. Davis 5/2 2-0 vs. WS Heidenreich, Ynoa 5/8 6-0 vs. LYN Plutko, Brantley, Weathers 5/ vs. POT Lopez, Self, Lee 5/ vs. WS R. Leyer, E. Leyer, Tago

6 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2015 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 Zane Evans vs. WS Fry (5th) - Cam Gallagher vs. CAR Nesseth (7th) 3 Dexter Kjerstad at LYN Francisco (9th) 12 Jack Lopez at POT Spann (1st) 3 Daniel Rockett vs. WS Tago (6th) - Frank Schwindel at LYN Brown (7th) 12 Bubba Starling vs. FRE Louico (7th) - Dominique Taylor at MB Skulina 2nd 44 Ramon Torres at POT Simms 1st 1 Multi-Hit Games Player Total Kenny Diekroeger Zane Evans Rafael Furcal Cam Gallagher Carlos Garcia Dexter Kjerstad Jack Lopez Logan Moon Santiago Nessy Robert Pehl Mauricio Ramos Daniel Rockett Frank Schwindel Bubba Starling Cody Stubbs Dominique Taylor Ramon Torres Multi-RBI Games Player Total Zane Evans Cam Gallagher Carlos Garcia Dexter Kjerstad Jack Lopez Logan Moon Mauricio Ramos Daniel Rockett Frank Schwindel Bubba Starling Ramon Torres Month-by-Month Team Hitting Month G Rec Avg AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB / ATT April /27 May /34 June July August September

7 2015 Games Started by Position 1B Schwindel (40), Pehl (7) 2B Diekoreger (5), Furcal (2), Garcia (3), Lopez (5), Torres (32) 3B Diekroeger (2), Pehl (5), Ramos (40) SS Furcal (2). Lopez (36), Torres (9) C Evans (15), Gallagher (23), Nessy (7), Schwindel (2) LF Kjerstad (5), Moon (11), Rockett (15), Stubbs (1), Taylor (15) CF Starling (11), Moon (5), Rockett (3), Taylor (28) RF Kjerstad (15), Moon (23), Rockett (9) DH Diekroeger (3), Evans (13), Gallagher (5), Garcia (2), Pehl (15), Ramos (3), Schwindel (2), Starling (1), Stubbs (2), Torres (1) Wilmington Blue Rocks 2015 Notes Continued 2015 Games Started by Batting Order 1 Garcia (1), Lopez (3), Taylor (1), Torres (42) 2 Furcal (4), Garcia (2), Lopez (37), Taylor (3), Torres (1) 3 Pehl (3), Ramos (19), Schwindel (13), Starling (12) 4 Evans (14), Ramos (5), Schwindel (26), Stubbs (2) 5 Diekroeger (1), Evans (13), Gallagher (3), Moon (1), Pehl (10), Ramos (9), Schwindel (5), Stubbs (1), Taylor (4) 6 Diekroeger (1), Gallagher (11), Garcia (1), Moon (6), Pehl (1), Ramos (9), Taylor (18) 7 Diekroeger (2), Gallagher (10), Garcia (1), Kjerstad (1), Moon (12), Pehl (7), Rockett (3), Taylor (11) 8 Diekroeger (6), Gallagher (5), Kjerstad (3), Moon (6), Nessy (6), Pehl (7), Rockett (8), Taylor (6) 9 Kjerstad (16), Moon (14), Nessy (1), Rockett (16) 2015 Blue Rocks Pinch Hitters Player Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC/SF HB BB SO Diekroeger / Kjerstad / Pehl / Longest/Current Hitting Streaks of the 2015 Season Diekroeger 2 (April 9 - April 11) - Evans 7 (April 30 - May 7) - Furcal 1 (May 11) - Gallagher 4 (April 15 - April 19) 3 (May 24 - Present) Garcia 2 (May 27 - Present) 3 (May 27 - Present) Kjerstad 5 (May 16 - May 22) 0 Lopez 5 (April 22 - April 26) 0 Moon 6 (May 19 - May 24) 0 Nessy 2 (May 27 - Present) 0 Pehl 5 (May 13 - May 17) 2 (May 28 - Present) Ramos 5 (May 4 - May 9) 0 Rockett 3 (April 12 - April 15) - Schwindel 9 (April 22 - May 1) 2 (May 27 - Present) Starling 2 (April 9 - April 10) - Stubbs 2 (May 27 - Present) 3 (May 27 - Present) Taylor 4 (April 12 - April 16) 0 Torres 8 (April 9 - April 17) 4 (May 27 - Present)

8 #7 Carlos Garcia, INF 5-10, 172 Lives: Margarita, Venezuela LG: May 29 at POT: 1-3, BB, SB Road Trip: 7-12, R, 3RBI, BB, SB Notes: Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Royals on His father, Carlos Albert Garcia, also spent time in pro ball. His father was a part of the Boston Red Sox organization for two seasons Notes: - Spent entire season with DSL Royals - Made pro debut 6/1 vs. DSL Dodgers: 1-2, SB - Posted lowest batting average for a season (.150) 2010 Notes: - Spent entire season with DSL Royals - Led the Dominican Summer League in steals (50) - Posted a career-high in walks (42) 2011 Notes: - Spent entire season with AZL Royals - Only played 40 games, but posted a career-high in triples (5) - Spent entire season with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls - Posted his career-worst stolen base ratio (10/17,.588) - Spent entire season with Idaho Falls and had a breakout year - Led the Royals organization in batting average (.333) while ranking second in the Pioneer League - Ranked sixth in PL in steals (17) and on-base percentage (.402) - Ranked seventh in the PL in runs (52) and hits (76) - Ranked ninth in PL in games played (64) - His 76 hits are a career-high - Spent entire season with Low-A Lexington - Played in a career-high 80 games - Ranked seventh in the South Atlantic League in steals (31) - July 9 at HIC: 6-8, 3R, 2RBI - Started season with Lexington - Batted.254 with 2HR, 11RBI, and 21SB before being called up to Wilmington - Better hitter when swinging from the left side (.270) compared to the right (.200) - 2HR already ties a career-high for a season - Batted.297 in 18 games in April - May 23 vs CAR: Made Blue Rocks debut (0-for-3) - May 27 at POT: Recorded first hit and RBI as a Blue Rock (3-4, R, 2RBI) - May 27-29: 7-12, R, 3RBI, BB, SB at POT BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #37 Dexter Kjerstad, OF 6-1, 210 Lives: Amarillo, TX LG: May 29 at POT: 0-4, 3K Road Trip: 3-14, R, 6K Notes: Signed as non-drafted free agent by Kansas City Royals on July 11, Graduate of Amarillo s Randall High in Batted.470 with 11 home runs and 60 RBIs to earn All-State honors senior year...played one season at University of Texas before transferring to Howard College in Big Spring, TX...Transferred to Louisiana-Lafayette, winning Louisiana Newcomer of the Year and All-Sun Belt Conference honors in Led conference with.388 average and finished two hits short of single season school record - Did not play professionally in 2013 due to Tommy John Surgery - Spent entire season with Low-A Lexington - May 25: Pro debut against Savannah (2-4, 2B, 2R) - Hit first pro home run on June 11 against Asheville - July 9: 4 hits against Hickory (2B, 3B, RBI, 2R) - Month of July: Hit.315 in 26 games (3 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI s) - Notched a.500 batting average in six at-bats with the bases loaded, including a grad slam on July 1 against Greensboro - April 23: Added to Wilmington Active Roster - April 25: Made Adv.-A debut at FRE (1-4, 2K) - May 13 vs POT: First multi-hit game of season (2-for-4) - May 16 at LYN: First HR of season (pinch-hit 3-R HR in ninth inning) # 11 Jack Lopez, IF 5-9, 166 Lives: Rio Piedras, PR LG May 28 at POT: 0-4, BB, K Road Trip: 1-8, HR, R, RBI, BB, 2K Notes: Selected in the 16th round of 2011 draft..graduated from Deltona (Fla.) High, batted.462 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI as a senior...bypassed an opportunity to play at the University of Miami by signing with the Royals...father, Juan, played in the minor leagues for Cleveland, Houston and San Francisco and was on Dusty Baker s coaching staffs in Cincinnati and San Francisco...nephew of former Royals infielder Onix Concepcion...ranked as Royals No. 19 prospect by Baseball America entering Hit.230 with 0 HR and 19 RBI s - Went 5-for-13 with 2RBI, 3BB in 3G with Idaho Falls - Promoted to Low-A Kane County after three games - July 7 at Wisconsin: Recorded first career four-hit game - Batted.222 with 9-2B, 16RBI in 64G with Kane County - Hit.230 with 4 HR and 45 RBI s - Apr. 5 at MB: Hit first HR of his pro career on the first pitch he saw of the season - May 11 at FRE G2: Tied franchise-record with 7RBI, finished double shy of the cycle - Hit only.208 over 27G in Aug after hitting.264 in July and.295 in June - Batted.230 w/4hr, 45RBI, 62R, 27SB in 124G with Blue Rocks. - Hit.215 with 1 HR and 29 RBI s - Shifted to right side of the infield to play second base. Played 111G at SS in 2013, just 6G at 2B - May 2 - May 9: Seven-game hitting streak; Hit.423 (11-for-26) during the stretch - May 12 vs. SAL: Hit a two-run walk-off homer, leading Wilmington to a 4-3 victory - Hit.226 with 16R, 11-2B, HR, 15RBI in 60 first-half games - Hit 171 at home and.257 on the road; Hit.245 vs. LHP and just.205 vs. RHP - Finished season leading active Blue Rocks in SB (23) - April 11: First multi-hit game of season at MB - April 23-26: Went 8-17 in four game series at FRE. Raised avg. from.163 to May 1: 2RBI vs WS; First multi-rbi game of season - Hitting.189 at home, and.226 on the road - Currently leading team in walks (14) - May 27 at POT: First HR of 2015 (solo HR, 1st inning) They said it: [I am working on] being more consistent. As you ve seen the last two years I ve been on and off, more on the off side. Just being more consistent and going out there and battling every at-bat...(seeing the Royals in the World Series) was awesome. I wish nothing but the best for those guys, especially Terrance [Gore] and [Brandon Finnegan]. They were just with us here last year and you ve got to wish them nothing but the best. You get chills once you see what this organization has gone through and where we re at now... Alcides Escobar is somebody that a lot of infielders look up to. The way he plays defense, the way he steals bases, the way he produces hitting and everything he does. Overall, he is a great player so somebody like him. #12 Logan Moon, OF 6-5, 206 Lives: Blue Springs, MO LG May 29 at POT: 0-4, K Road Trip: 2-12, R, 2B, 3B, RBI, 3BB, 3K Notes: Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 2014 June Amateur Player Draft. Graduated from Blue Springs South High, 2010, batting.355 as a senior...attended the University of Central Arkansas for three years before transferring to Missouri Southern...batted.386 in his lone season at MSSU. - Hit.332 with 2 HR and 24 RBI s - After signing, spent entire season with Rookie-Level Burlington - June 19 at PUL: Made professional debut - July 13 vs. JC: 3-4, 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBIs, BB - Hit.332 in 59 games for Burlington - Won Appalachian League Batting Title - Won Player of the Year at Burlington - Ranked second in APP in hits (75), third in triples (5) and total bases (101), fifth in stolen bases (16), ninth in slugging percentage (.447), and tenth in games (59) and at-bats (226) - April 10: Adv.-A debut at MB. Went 2-4 with 2B and 2RBI - Month of April: Hit.226 with 1 2B, 5RBI, and 5R - Hitting.282 (11-for-39) in road games, and.256 (20-for-78) at home - May 4-10: Five-game hitting streak (8-for-15, 3B, 5RBI 3R) - Currenlty batting.266 in May after hitting just.226 in April They said it: I got the opportunity to play for (Brian Buchanan) in Instructional League. I love it. He expects you to come work hard and be on time. As long as you re playing hard and on time, you re not going to have many problems. I enjoy playing for him and I like him as a guy as well...i struggled with everything; it s baseball. Everything is hard. I worked on a little bit of everything; hitting the fastball, curveballs, staying through pitches, reads in the outfield, and base running. I literally tried to work on every aspect of my game this offseason... I don t know (what to expect from transition from Rookie level to Adv.-A). I was only in [Burlington] for one year so I don t know what kind of transition I m looking at. I m not really worried about it. I m just going to come here and play hard. I ll control what I can control.

9 #40 Parker Morin, C 5-11, 195 Lives: Park City, UT LG: - Road Trip: - Notes: Graduated from Park City High School (UT) in was a three-time All-State selection during his time there. Attended the College of Southern Idaho... hit.372 as a sophomore before transferring to the University of Utah...Led Utah with a.314 average, 11 doubles, three homers, and 35 RBIs in Drafted by the Royals in the 14th round of the 2012 draft. - Spent the season with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls - Recorded 52 hits in 55 games - Hit.340 at home compared to just.198 on the road - Started off hot in June, hitting.325 in 10 games - Hit.300 off of righties, compared to.156 against lefties - Tied for second among Pioneer League catchers in triples (3) - Spent the entire season with Wilmington - June 12 at SAL: 4-5, R, 3RBI - Again, hit better at home (.236) than on the road (.216) - Best month was June: batted.319 with 15 hits and eight RBIs in 14 games - Spent most of the season with Northwest-Arkansas, but also made stops at Idaho Falls and Triple-A Omaha - Threw out 32.8 percent of base stealers in 52 starts at catcher - Was on the Stormchasers postseason roster but did not play as Omaha won a PCL title - Was rated as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Royals minor league system entering the season May 29: Added to Blue Rocks active roster from extended Spring Training BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #41 Santiago Nessy, C 6-2, 230 Lives: Caracas, Venezuela LG: May 29 at POT: 0-2 Road Trip: 3-11, R, 3K Notes: Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays on in exchange for RHP Liam Hendricks. Originally signed at 16 years old as an undrafted free agent on July 2, Notes: - Made professional debut with DSL Blue Jays where he spent the year - Batted.248 in 44 games - Threw out 25 percent of attempted base stealers - Aug 4 vs DSL Braves: 3-4, 2RBI, R 2011 Notes: - Spent entire season with GCL Blue Jays - Recorded his highest batting average as a professional (.306) - June 21 at GCL Pirates: 3-5, HR, R, 3RBIs - Split time between Rookie-Level and Low-A (Short) - Batted.256 with Rookie-Level Bluefield before being called up - Struggled in six games with Low-A (Short) Vancouver, batting.091, but one of his two hits was a homerun - Threw out two of three runners with Vancouver - Spent the entire season with Low-A Lansing - Recorded a career-high in hits at a single level with 54 in 61 games - Batted.301 in 19 games in Aug. (22-73, 2HR, 7RBIs) - Split time between Low-A and Advanced-A - Batted.241 at Low-A before being called up at the All-Star break - Drove in 12 runs in 25 games at Advanced-A Dunedin - Career-highs in hits (55), doubles (17), and RBIs (28) - Started the season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas - Recorded just one hit in his first nine games (1-28, no extra-base hits, no RBI) - Was batting under.100 until the last day of April when he went 2-4 and raised his average to Was batting.313 in May before being demoted to Wilmington on May 15 - Batted just..167 against righties including 10K in 42AB - May 16 at LYN: Blue Rocks debut (0-4) - May 22 vs CAR: First hit as a Blue Rock (1-for-3, 1B, R) #9 Robert Pehl, IF 6-1, 205 Lives: Chehalis, WA LG May 29 at POT: 1-1 Road Trip: 2-9, RBI, BB, 2K Notes: Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2014 June Amateur Draft. Graduated W.F. West High, Chehalis, Wash., 2011, with a 3.97 GPA...batted over.500 all four seasons...helped his team to a 91-9 mark over four years and the 2010 state championship...attended the University of Washington.. was both a high school and college teammate of Erik Forgione, who is currently in the Pirates organization. - Hit.332 with 3 HR and 41 RBI s - June 17 vs. ORM: Made professional debut - Pioneer League All-Star, Postseason All-Star - Tied for fifth in the league in hits (80) and sixth in doubles (16) - Seventh in APP in average (.332) and on-base percentage (.400) - Ninth in APP in RBIs (41) - June 30 at OGD: 2-5, HR, 4 RBIs, SB - April 9: Made Adv.-a debut at MB. Went April 12: Recorded first Adv.-A hit at MB. Went 2-3 with R, RBI, BB, SB - May 11 vs LYN: Hit first XBH (2B) of season (2-for-4, RBI, R, BB) - Hitting.333 (11-for-33) on road, and.254 (15-for-59) at Frawley Stadium - Hitting.294 in month of May (20-for-68, 4 2B, 5RBI, 6R, 9BB) They said it: What worked for me was staying within myself, not trying to do too much. I think that s something that will help carry over to this ballpark, especially with how big it is. You ve got to really focus on your approach and not try to do too much here or else you are going to fly out a lot, so I think that s something I picked up in Idaho that will definitely help out here...(jumping from Rookie level to Adv.-A) was a great accomplishment. Coming out of Spring Training, I felt like I swung the bat well down in Arizona. I got here by just taking it a day at a time, trying to be professional, working on my routine, and just see-ball-hit-ball and keep it as simple as possible. I plan to follow that. It s still baseball no matter where you re playing at...one of my favorite players of all-time is Edgar Martinez. I try to model my approach [after him]. He was a good gap-to-gap hitter and hit for average.if I hit like that I d be plenty happy with my career. #29 Mauricio Ramos, IF 6-1, 181 Lives: Cartagena, Colombia LG May 29 at POT: 0-2, RBI Road Trip: 4-13, 4R, 2 2B, RBI, BB, K Notes: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on August 26, Named 2011 Rookie of the Year in the Colombian Winter League... Named to Colombian Winter League All-Star team in Notes: - Hit.226 with 2 HR and 26 RBI s - May 28 vs. DSL Mets: Made professional debut - June 18 vs. DSL Dodgers: first professional three-hit game - Hit.303 in 22 G in June - Hit.320 off of left-handed pitching - Hit.283 with 2 HR and 31 RBI s - Spent the season with AZL Royals - July 30-Aug. 2: Recroded three-hits in three consecutive games - Against lefties, hit.375 with 2 HR and 15 RBIs - Hit.367 in 23 G in July - Hit.318 with 1 Hr and 28 RBI s - Started season with Rookie-Level Burlington - Had four different hitting streaks of at least four games - Burlington Player of the Year - Reassigned to Rookie-Level Idaho Falls in mid-aug. - Hit.279 with 9 HR and 54 RBI s - Spent entire season with Low-A Lexington - Played the most games in a single season of his professional career (109) - Hit.279 in 419 AB - Apr. 8 vs. Rome: First multi-hit game, 2-2, 2 2B, RBI - April 9: Made Adv.-A debut at MB. Went 0-3 with R, SB, K - April 10: Recorded first Adv.-A hit at MB - Apr May 1: Three straight games with game-tying or game-winning RBI - Apr 28 - May 4: Hit.462 (12-for-26, 2B, 4RBI, 3R) during seven game homestand - Almost the same hitter at home (.286) as on the road (.291)

10 BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #43 Frank Schwindel, IF 6-1, 205 Lives: Livingston, NJ LG May 29 at POT: 1-3 Road Trip: 2-10, RBI, 2B, 3K Notes: Selected in the 18th Round of the 2013 Draft by the Kansas City Royals...Played collegiately at St. John s University...Led Red Storm to first-ever Super Regional in 2012 by batting.332 during his sophomore year NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team Big East All-Tournament Team...Batted a team-best.349 as a junior in 2013 for St. Johns First Team ABCA All-Northeast Region Second Team All-Big East Graduate of Livingston High School (NJ). Hit.300 with 6 Hr and 42 RBI s Spent entire season with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls June 20: Went 1-for-4 in professional debut with Chukars - Batted.300 in 64G for the Chukars (41R, 78H, 14-2B, 3B, 6HR, 42RBIs, 9BB, 24K) Sixth in the Pioneer League in hits (78) and seventh in at-bats (260) - September 17 at Helena: 1-4, R, HR, 4RBIs in Pioneer League Championship-clinching game for Idaho Falls Hit.280 with 22 HR and 75 RBI s Began season with Low-A Lexington - With Legends, hit.286 in 102G (48R, 116H, 29-2B, 2-3B, 20HR, 70RBIs, 17BB, 68K) - May 27 - May 30: Homered in five of six games; Hit six homers in those six contests August 17: Promoted to Wilmington from Low-A Lexington - August 19-24: Began Blue Rocks career w/six-game hit streak(9-for-23, 4R, 2-2B, 2HR, 4RBIs). April 11: First multi-hit game of season at MB. Went 3-5 with 2RBI April 10-18: Eight game hitting streak. (.371, 3 2B, 7RBI, 2R) April 22-May 1: Nine game hitting streak (.316, HR, 5 2B, 2RBI, 7R) May 3: Made first start of season at catcher May 3 - May 11: Seven-game hitting streak (.346, HR, 4 2B, 6RBI, 6R) Leads current players in HR (3), XBH (20), and RBI (22) - 5-for-25 in his last seven games They said it: (I) learned the field first of all, got a little taste of that, so no surprises this year. I was able to go to a couple of places and play them too. The pitching is nothing we haven t seen before. It s all about getting a good pitch to hit, and putting a good swing on it. Other than that, just good to have a little taste here and know the facilities and everything, and know most of the guys, so I m looking forward to the season...(being named Lexington player of the year) is all in the past now. It was a great honor, but I m looking to build on that, and just play some good baseball and have a lot of fun...(my personal expectations for the season are) just continued success from last year. Just build off of that. I think we got a great group of guys, we got a great team, so I expect a winning season and some good baseball. #23 Dominique Taylor, OF 6-1, 200 Lives: Layton, UT LG May 29 at POT: 0-3, K Road Trip: 0-9, 3K Notes: Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the June 2013 Free Agent Draft. Graduate of Northridge High in Layton, UT in Set school record with career.578 batting average... Earned two All-State Second Team honors during time in high school... Earned Associates Degree at Salt Lake Community College, where he set school records in hits, RBIs, and stolen bases... Selected in 33rd round of June 2011 Free Agent Draft by the Houston Astros, but did not sign... Transferred to UC-Irvine for academic year... Hit.309 with 34 RBIs in 2013 to earn All-Big West honors. Hit 322 with 8 HR and 37 RBI s Spent the season with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls June 20 vs. ORM: Professional debut, 1-4 Started professional career with a four-game hitting streak Finished fifth in the Pioneer League in batting (.322) - Finished tied for eighth in the Pioneer League in runs (50), ninth in steals (13), and tenth in hits (75) July 9 at HEL: Hit first professional HR - Hit.298 with 8 HR and 37 RBI s -Split time between Low-A Lexington and Rookie-Level Burlington Hit.335 in 44 home games with the Legends June 12-24: Eight game hitting streak Missed about a month due to injury from late-june through late-july - Named South-Atlantic League All-Star April 9: Made Adv.-A debut at MB. Went 1-3, with RBI, K April 12: Hit first homerun of season at MB May 9 vs LYN: First game off this year (played first 27 games of season) - 0-for-11 last four games They said it: Both of my parents were in the Army. My mom s father was in the Air Force and my dad s parents were both teachers in the Department of Defense so that s how they met in Germany. They both joined the Army while they were in Germany so that s where I was born. I only lived for a couple of years and I ve bounced all around. I ve lived in Dallas, Texas. I ve lived in San Diego and I currently live in Salt Lake City...The biggest thing is picking a routine and sticking to it. For me, I try to have an approach of hitting the ball the other way and to swing down, hit groundballs and line drives. If you pop the ball up you have no chance of getting a hit so I try to stick to that routine everyday and, also, just take it one day at a time...this is my first time in Delaware. I haven t been able to get around very much since I just got my car on Tuesday). I was able to meet some of the fans today; great people. I m excited to get this year started. #34 Cody Stubbs, IF/OF 6-3, 215 Lives: Cherokee, NC LG May 29 at POT: 1-4, 2K Road Trip: 8-12, 4 2B, 2K Notes: Selected in the eighth round of the 2013 draft by the Kansas City Royals. He was originally drafted by Boston in the 29th round of the 2009 draft, but opted to attend the University of Tennessee, where he played in 49 games as a freshman. Transferred to Walters State Community College where he led his team with a.403 average in one season. Was then drafted by Washington in the 14th round in 2011, but turned it down to attend the University of North Carolina where he led his team with a.366 average. He finished third in the country in RBIs (76) and helped the Tar Heels reach the College World Series. His father, Cam, played baseball at Vanderbilt, while his mother, Jan, played tennis for the Commodores. - Spent the year with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls - Ranked second in the Pioneer League in triples (7), tied for fifth in at-bats (264), tied for ninth in total bases (120) and games (64), and tied for tenth in hits (75). - July 22 vs. MIS: Only four-hit game of the season (4-5, K) - Spent the entire season with Wilmington - Played 92 games with the Blue Rocks where he split time between first base and the corner outfield - Recorded a career-high in homeruns (10) - May 24 vs. FRE: 3-4, 3B, HR, 5RBI - June 24 at FRE: First multi-hr game of his career (2-3, 2HR, 2RBI) - May 27: Added to Blue Rocks roster after spending time at extended Spring Training - May 27: 2015 debut at POT: 2-3, 2B - May 27-29: 8-12, 4 doubles at POT #22 Ramon Torres, IF 5-11, 166 Lives: Santiago Rodriguez, DR LG May 29 at POT: 1-4, 3B, R Road Trip: 6-16, HR, 3B, 3R, 2RBI, BB Notes: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in Notes: - Hit.229 with 1 HR and 20 RBI s - Batted.229 in 56G for the Dominican Royals (30R, 41H, 6-2B, 3B, HR, 20RBIs, 22BB, 26K) Notes: - Hit.260 with 2 HR and 24 RBI s - Hit.260 in 60G for the Dominican Royals (35R, 53H, 16-2B, 3-3B, 2HR, 24RBIs, 26BB, 36K) - Dominican Royals Player of the Year. - Hit.316 in 49G for the Surprise Royals (47R, 61H, 5-2B, 4-3B, 3HR, 27RBIs, 23BB, 25K) - Second in the Arizona League in runs (47), seventh in stolen bases (17) and tied for seventh in both at-bats (193) and hits (61). - Hit.257 with 3 HR and 25 RBI s - Split season between Rookie-Level Burlington and Low-A Lexington - Batted.278 in 42G for Rookie-Level Burlington (24R, 45H, 10-2B, 2-3B, 3HR, 20RBIs, 6BB, 12K) - Hit.218 in 26G for Low-A Lexington (4R, 19H, 4-2B, 0-3B, 0HR, 5RBIs, 7BB, 17K) - Hit.285 with 5 HR and 34 RBI s - No. 20 prospect in the Royals system according to MLB.com midseason rankings - Began season with Low-A Lexington - Batted.304 in 73G with Legends (46R, 84H, 15-2B, 2-3B, 5HR, 26RBIs, 16BB, 40K) - Equally as effective on the road for Legends (.308, 3HR, 12 RBI) as at home (.301, 2HR, 14 RBIs) - July 1: Added to Wilmington Blue Rocks active roster - July 5 at WS: Went 2-3 and drew a bases-loaded walk in 9th inning to score winning run - July 19 vs. LYN: 3-4, R, 2B in 6-4 Blue Rocks loss. - Switch hitter batting.323 from the right side and.229 from the left side. - Began season with eight-game hitting streak (10 total dating back to 2014) - Switch hitter batting.286 (42-for-147) lefty and.303 (10-for-33) righty - May 24 vs CAR: 3-for-5, 3B, 2B, 2RBI, 2R, SB - Three walk-off hits (4/28, 5/13, 5/19) - May 28: First leadoff HR for Wilmington in two seasons They said it: My goal is just to go out there and work my butt off every day. Go out there and keep working hard every day, and at the end of the season, the numbers will take care of itself...(adjusting to life in America was hard at first, but I m getting used to it, being away from my family. A lot of people over there, their only hope is the people that we have over here to play baseball, and to kind of maintain them back home... Being my first full season, (adjusting to the longer schedule) was tough. Towards the end of the season, I was getting tired, obviously, but this year I ll be able to manage it a little better.

11 BLUE ROCKS BULLPEN NOTES #30 Matt Alvarez, RHP 6-2, 190 Lives: Cranford, NJ Games: 11 Record: 1-1 SV: 1/1 IR/S:6/1 Last App: May 27 at POT (Gm. 2): 2.0IP, H, BB, K Notes: Signed as non-drafted free agent in August Graduated from Princeton (N.J.) High, 2009, where he recorded 67 strikeouts in 39.0 innings as a senior...attended Boston College, where he earned a psychology degree, redshirted in 2010 before pitching three seasons for the Eagles...recorded 83 strikeouts in 83.1 career innings...grandfather, Marciano, played soccer in the Spanish Premier League and for Spain in the Olympics...father, Michael, played soccer at Rutgers and sister, Micaela, played at Notre Dame. Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Slider - Made his professional debut with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls shortly after being signed a s non-drafted free agent. - Appeared in just six games for the Chukars (all in relief). - Posted a 6.75 ERA in his first professional season. - Spent the entire season with Low-A Lexington where he appeared in 30 games, seven of those being starts. - Pitched to a 5-7 record with a 5.15 ERA. - Split time as a long reliever and out of the back-end of the bullpen, saving three games.. - July vs. HAG: Made first start of season, throwing four shutout innings. - Gave up 63 hits in 73.1 innings pitched. - Struck out about a batter per inning. Walked 52 batters. - April 11: First appearance of season at MB (0.1IP, 3ER, H, 3BB). Gave up walk-off hit in bottom of 10th inning - May 10 vs LYN: 5Ks in 2.1IP - Currently has not given up a run in five straight relief appearances #47 Andrew Edwards, RHP 6-6, 26 Lives: Gilbertsville, KY Games: 12 Record: 0-2 SV: 0/2 IR/S: 3/2 Last App: May 28 at POT: 2.2IP, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 2K, 2IR/2S Notes: Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th Round of the June 2013 Draft Graduate of Marshall County High (KY) Graduate of Rend Lake College (IL)...Had a 1.94 ERA and 73 punchouts across 69.1 frames of work during the 2012 season at Rend Lake...Finished collegiate career at Western Kentucky...Went 6-4 with a 4.69 ERA while fanning 75 across 80.2 innings of work for the Hilltoppers in Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Slider - Split 2013 campaign between Rookie-Level Burlington and Advanced-A Wilmington - June 21 vs. Pulaski: Made professional debut for Burlington and threw one perfect frame in 4-0 win - Was 1-1 with a 1.56 ERA and 8SV in 14 games with Burlington (17.1IP, 11H, 4R, 3ER, 11BB, 14K) - Lefties hit.333 against him at Burlington while righties batted Third in the Appalachian League in saves (8) - August 20 vs. POT: Two perfect innings during Advanced-A debut with Blue Rocks in 6-2 loss - Was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and SV in 4 games with Wilmington (6IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 3K). - Began season with Low-A Lexington - Went 3-5 with a 4.76 ERA in 22 games (6 starts) for Lexington (68IP, 87H, 44R, 36ER, 2HR, 29BB, 48K) - With Lexington, posted a 3.10 ERA in April, a 7.71 ERA in May, a 1.23 ERA in June and a 6.75 ERA in July - For the Legends, went 0-3 wtih a 7.66 ERA in 6GS and 3-2 wtiha 3.12 ERA in 16 relief appearances - Lefties hit.336 against Edwards at Lexington while righties hit July 25: Transferred to Wilmington from Low-A Lexington. - Lefties hitting.333 against him with Blue Rocks, righties batting April 11: First appearance of season at MB (2IP, 3H, 0R, 2K, BB) - Lost two straight appearances (4/24 at FRE, 4/29 vs MB) - May 11: Blew second save of season vs LYN (0/2 in SVO this season) - May 28: Went deuces wild: 2.2IP, 2H, 2BB, 2R, 2ER, 2K, 2IR/2S #14 Estarlin Cordero, LHP 6-0, 145 Lives: San Cristobal, D.R. Games: 12 Record: 2-0 SV: 2/2 IR/S:2/0 Last App: May 28 at POT: 1.1IP, H, 2ER, 3BB Notes: Signed as free agent in Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Curveball - Made professional debut with Dominican Summer League Royals on June 1 against the DSL Dodgers, throwing four shutout innings out of the bullpen, giving up five hits and no walks with five strikeouts for the save. - Converted three saves in three chances during June 18 - July 31: Maintained streak of seven straight outings without yielding and earned run. - July 26 vs. DSL AST: Recorded first pro win, pitching three scoreless innings in relief. - Claimed a 1.93 ERA in five home appearances. - Spent entire season with Rookie-Level Burlington. - Made Appalachian League debut on June 20 against Pulaski, pitching three scoreless relief innings, allowing two hits with no walks and three strikeouts. - Best outing of the season came on July 25 against Kingsport, throwing four perfect innings and striking out three, recording the win in extra innings. - Converted five of seven save opportunities. - Pitched to a 1.98 ERA in in seven home ganes during season. - April 11: First appearance of season at MB (1.2IP, 0H,0R, K, 2BB) - April 28: First win of season against MB (0.1IP, 0H, 0R, K) - May 3 vs. WS: First save of his season - Only current pitcher to begin season with Wilmington and remain undefeated. # 31 Ashton Goudeau, RHP 6-6, 200 Lives: Bossier City, LA Games: 2 Record: 1-0 SV: 0/0 IR/S: 0/0 Last App: May 25 vs. CAR: 3.0IP, W, H, BB, 3K Notes: Selected in the 27th round of the 2012 June Free Agent Draft. Graduated from Union High (Mo.), Attended Maple Woods CC in Kansas City. In 2912, as a sophomore, he went 5-5 with a 2.17 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 54.0 innings pitched. He was offered a scholarship from Louisiana-Lafayette, but turned it down to sign with the Royals. - Spent entire season with Rookie-Level Surprise - Gave up two walks in 17.2IP - Righties hit.260 off of him, compared to.214 by lefties - Spent entire season with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls - Split time between the bullpen and starting rotation (only season where he made any professional starts) - June 21 vs Orem (First pro start): 2.1IP, 10H, 8ER, 2K - July 20 vs Missoula (First relief appearance of 2013): 3.0IP, 5H, 2ER - As a starter: 0-5, ERA - As a reliever: 1-0, 6.29 ERA - Splite time between Idaho Falls and Low-A Lexington - Went 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in eight relief appearances at Idaho Falls before being called-up - Posted a 6.62 ERA in seven relief appearances at Lexington - July 26 at Ogden: 1.1IP, 4K - July 29 vs Savannah (First Low-A appearance): 1.0IP, 4H, 3ER, K - July w/ Idaho Falls: 9.2IP, ER - Lefties hit.406 off of him at Low-A - 1-0, 3.06 ERA in seven relief appearances at Low-A - May 1 vs Asheville: 2.2IP, no baserunners, 4K - May 9 vs Kannapolis: 3.0IP, 4H, ER, 6K (ties career-high in Ks) - May 19: Added to Wilmington active roster - May 21: Adv.-A debut vs. WS (3IP, 2H, 0R, 3K) - Threw back-to-back 3.0IP scoreless app. to start Advanced-A career

12 BLUE ROCKS BULLPEN NOTES #38 Nick Green, LHP 6-2, 190 Lives: Salt Lake City, UT Games: 13 Record: 2-1 SV: 2/3 IR/S: 6/2 Last App: May 28 at POT: 1.0IP, BB, K Notes: Graduated from Cottonwood High in Murray, Utah, earned honorable mention all-state honors while helping his team win three state titles...attended the University of Utah, where he served as closer in posted 38 strikeouts and six saves over 44.1 innings as a senior... earned second-team academic All-Pac 12. Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Slider - Made his professional debut with Rookie-Level Idaho Falls after being drafted in the 10th Round. - Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen, compiling a 3.52 ERA with an 0-1 record. - In limited time as closer, he collected four saves. - Tied for sixth among Pioneer League pitchers in saves. - Only walked one batter in 15.1 innings. - Had a strikeout/walk ratio of 13/1. - April 22: First win of season vs POT (3IP, 2H, 2ER, 3K) - Won first two decisions of season (Apr. 22 vs POT - May 1 vs WS) - May 7 at POT: First Advanced-A save - May 11 vs LYN: First loss of season (2.1IP, 4H, 4R, 2ER, BB, K) #27 Kevin McCarthy, RHP 6-3, 200 Lives: Rockville Center, NY Games: 4 Record: 1-0 SV: 1/1 IR/S: 4/0 Last App: May 24 vs. CAR: 2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 2K Notes: Graduated Kellenberg Memorial High in Uniondale, NY in Attended Marist College where he earned MAAC All-Academic honors in 2012 and Second-Team All-MAAC selection in 2013, posting a 4-3 mark, eight saves, two complete games and a 4.24 ERA in 68.0 innings... tied for seventh in the Appalachian League in wins, Drafted in the 16th round of the amateur draft by the Royals - Spent entire season with Rookie-Level Burlington - June 22: Made professional debut vs. PUL: 3.0IP, H, 3K (first pro win) - July 28 vs. DAN: 6.0IP, 4H, 2ER, 3K - Missed most of the season due to an undisclosed injury - Made two appearances for Low-A Lexington - Apr. 8 vs. ROM: 3.0IP, W, no hits, 2BB, K - Apr. 14 at ROM: 1.0IP, 2H, no runs (last appearance of season) - Started season with Lexington - Season debut on Apr. 13 at GVL: 2.0IP, H, K - May 3 at ASH: 3.2IP, W, 3H, 0ER, 2K - May 9: Called-up to Advanced-A Wilmington - May 11: Adv.-A debut vs LYN (3.1IP, H, R, HR, 5K) - May 16 at LYN: First win at Adv.-A level (2IP, H, 0R, 2K) - May 24 vs. CAR: First save of season with Wilmington #15 Robinson Yambati, RHP 6-3, 22 Lives: Sabana Grande de Boya, D.R. Games: 13 Record: 0-1 SV: 6/7 IR/S: 8/1 Last App: May 25 vs. CAR: 1.0IP, H, 2K Notes: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on February 4, Pitch Repertoire: Fastball, Changeup, Slider 2008 Notes: - Made professional debut with Dominican Royals. - Pitched in 14 games Notes: - Split time between the Dominican Summer League and Rookie-Level Surprise. - Posted his best ERA (0.77) as a professional with the Dominican League Royals. - Starter for the Dominican Royals, transitioned to reliever with Surprise Notes - Earned Surprise Royals Pitcher of the Year and Arizona League Postseason All-Star. - Led the Arizona League in wins while finishing second in innings pitched and sixth in ERA. - Tied for sixth in strikeouts Notes: - Spent the season with Rookie-Level Burlington where he struggled in eight starts. - Gave up more than two hits/runs per inning. - Split time between Low-A Kane County and Wilmington. - Made four starts with Kane County, the last four starts he would make as a professional. - Moved to the bullpen with the call-up to Adv.-A. - Spent the entire season in Wilmington where he permanently made the transition to the bullpen. - Made the most relief appearances in a season (25) as a professional. - Split time between Rookie-Level Burlington and Low-A Lexington. - Had a combined ERA just over five between the two levels. - April 12: First save of season at Myrtle Beach (2IP, 0H, 0R, K) - Month of April: 5/6 in save opportunites (7G, 9.1IP, 9H, 4ER, 9K, 2BB) - Four straight scoreless appearances dating back to May 8 - Posting a 6.35 ERA in road games, compared to a 0.96 ERA at home

13 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2015 Season Highs & Lows Blue Rocks Offense Most Runs, Game: 10, 1X last (5-24) vs CAR Most Runs, Inning: 7, 1X last (5-24) vs CAR Most HRs, Inning (Team) 1, 11X last (5-28) at POT Most Hits, Game: 14, 1X last (5-28) at POT Fewest Hits, Game: 2, 1X last (4-21) vs POT Most Walks, Game (Team): 7, 3X last (5-11) vs LYN Most Triples, Game (Team): 1, 11X last (5-29) at POT Most HRs, Game (Team): 2, 4X last (5-16) at LYN Most SB, Game (Team): 4, 1X last (5-9) vs LYN 10 + Hits, Game: 18X last (5-28) at POT Most Doubles, Game (Indiv.): 3, 2X last Gallagher (5-24) vs CAR Most Triples, Game (Indiv.): 1, 11X last Torres (5-29) at POT Most HRs, Game (Indiv.): 2, 1X Evans (4-26) at FRE Consecutive Games W/HR (Indiv.): 1, 13X last Torres (5-28) at POT Consecutive Games W/ HR (team): 1, 10X last (5-28) at POT Consecutive Games W/O HR: 7, 1X ( ) Most RBIs, Game (Indiv.): 5, 1X Evans (4-26) at FRE Most Hits, Game (Indiv.): 4, 2X last Stubbs (5-28) at POT Most SB, Game (Indiv.): 2, 5X last Diekroeger (5-17) at LYN Longest Hitting Streak: 9, 1X Schwindel ( May 1) Most Runners LOB, Team: 14, 1X (5-28) at POT Longest Scoreless Innings Streak: 20, 1X last ( ) vs LYN/POT Longest Hitless Innings Streak: 5.1, 1X last (5-29) at POT Opponents Offense Most Runs, Game: 11, 1X last (5-11) vs LYN Most Runs, Inning: 5, 1X last (4-9) at MB Most Hits, Game: 15, 1X last (4-9) at MB Fewest Hits, Game 3, 2X last (4-15) at CAR Most HRs, Game (Team): 2, 2X last (5-11) vs LYN Most SB, Game (Team): 3, 3X last (5-11) vs LYN 10 + Hits, Game: 9X last (5-29) at POT Most Home Runs, Game (Indiv.): 2, 1X last L. Rodriguez (5-8) vs. LYN Most RBIs, Game (Indiv.): 5, 1X last L. Rodriguez (5-8) vs LYN Most Hits, Game (Indiv.): 4, 2X last Castillo (5-9) vs LYN Most SB, Game (Indiv.): 2, 2X last L. Rodriguez (5-11) vs LYN Most Runners LOB, Team: 13, 1X last (4-22) vs POT Blue Rocks Individual Pitching Most Runs Allowed, Game: 6, 2X last Junis (5-8) vs LYN Most ER Allowed, Game: 6, 2X last Junis (5-8) vs LYN Most Hits Allowed, Game: 10, 2X last Skoglund (5-29) at POT Most HRs Allowed, Game: 2, 1X last Junis (5-8) vs LYN Most Walks Allowed, Game: 3, 6X last Cordero (5-28) at POT Most Strikeouts, Game (Starter): 11, 1X Reed (5-20) vs WS Most Strikeouts, Game (Reliever): 8, 1X last Farrell (4-21) vs POT Most IP, Game for Starter: 9.0, 1X Junis (5-19) vs WS Most IP, Game for Reliever: 4.2, 1X last Farrell (4-21) vs POT Fewest IP, Game for Starter: 3.0, 1X last Caramo (5-28) at POT Longest Winning Streak (Dec.): 2, 8X last Skoglund ( ) Longest Losing Streak (Dec.): 2, 6X last Mills ( ) 10+ Strikeouts, (Indiv.): 3X, last Mills (5-21) vs WS Complete Games: 2X, Skoglund (5-29) at POT (8IP) Blue Rocks Team Pitching Fewest Hits Allowed, Game: 3, 1X last (4-15) at CAR Most Runs Allowed, Game: 11, 1X last (5-11) vs LYN Most Runs Allowed, Inning: 5, 1X last (4-9) at MB Most Hits Allowed, Game: 15, 1X last (4-9) at MB 10 + Hits Allowed, Game: 9X last (5-29) at POT Most HRs Allowed, Game: 2, 2X last (5-11) vs LYN Most Strikeouts, Game (9 Innings): 15, 1X last (5-10) vs LYN Most Strikeouts, Game (Extra Innings): 11, 2X last (5-11) vs LYN Most Walks Allowed, Game: 6, 2X last (5-28) at POT Most SB Allowed, Game: 3, 3X last (5-11) vs LYN Longest Scoreless Innings Streak: 17.1, 1X last ( ) vs CAR Consecutive Games Allowing HR: 2, 1X last ( ) vs LYN Consecutive Games W/O Allowing HR: 10, 1X ( ) Most Pitchers Used, Game: 4, 8X last (5-28) at POT 10 + Strikeouts, Staff: 17X last (5-23) vs CAR Most Consecutive Shutouts: 1, 4X last (5-23) vs CAR Opponents Pitching Most Strikeouts, Game (Team, Extra Innings): 17, 1X last (4-11) at MB Most Strikeouts, Game (Team, 9 Innings): Most Strikeouts, Game (Indiv.): 14, 1X last (5-14) vs POT 11, 1X last Giolito (5-14) vs POT 10 + Strikeouts, Staff: 8X last (5-19) vs WS 10+ Strikeouts, Indiv.: 1X last Giolito (5-14) vs POT Blue Rocks Miscellaneous Season Highs & Lows Longest Winning Streak: 6, 1X ( ) vs CAR/POT Longest Winning Streak, Home: 4, 1X last ( ) vs CAR Longest Winning Streak, Road: 2, 1X last (5-27) at POT Longest Losing Streak: 3, 1X last ( ) at FRE Longest Losing Streak, Home: 2, 2X last ( ) vs LYN/POT Longest Losing Streak, Road: 3, 1X last ( ) at FRE Largest Margin of Victory: 8, 1X (5-24) vs CAR Largest Margin of Defeat: 8, 1X last (4-9) at MB Largest Come-From-Behind Win: 3, 1X last (4-18) vs FRE Largest Fall-From-Ahead Loss: 6, 1X last (5-11) vs LYN Longest Game, Innings: 12, 1X last (5-19) vs WS Longest Game, Time (9 Innings): 2:58, 1X last (5-28) at POT Longest Game, Time (Extra Innings): 3:38, 1X last (5-11) vs LYN Shortest Game, Time (9 Innings): 2:06, 1X last (5-22) vs CAR Shortest Game, Time (Overall): 1:30, 1X last (5-7) vs POT Longest Weather Delay: 1:02 (5-15) at LYN Most DP Turned, Game: 2, 11X last (5-29) at POT Most DP Against, Game: 3, 5X last (5-22) vs CAR Triple Plays Turned, Season 1, 4-19 vs FRE Most Errors, One Game, Player: 1, 34X last Nessy, Green(5-28) at POT Most Errors, One Game, Team: 3, 2X last (5-17) at LYN Consecutive Games W/Error: 4, 2X last ( ) Consecutive Games W/O Error: 6, 1X last ( ) Most Errors, One Game, Opp. Player: 2, 1X Penalver (4-30) vs MB Most Errors, One Game, Opp. Team: 3, 1X (4-30) vs MB Largest Home Crowd: 6,338, 1X last (4-16) vs FRE Smallest Home Crowd: 2,048, 1X last (4-28) vs MB Home Sellouts (6,537): 0 Largest Road Crowd: 6,599, 1X last (4-9) at MB Smallest Road Crowd: 910, 1X last (5-17) at LYN * Ties Club Record ** Establishes New Club Record # Ties Carolina League Record ## Establishes Carolina League Record