RODNEY LINARES MANAGER

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1 FIELD STAFF RODNEY LINARES MANAGER Rodney Linares begins his first season as Corpus Christi s field chief and his ninth consecutive campaign as a manager in the Houston system. Linares, 37, enters the Texas League ranks following a successful three-year stint at High-A Lancaster. The 2013 California League Manager of the Year captured the circuit s pennant in 2014 and During this run, the JetHawks compiled a (.557) regular-season record and went 16-7 in postseason play. Last year, the California League champs won 44 of their 70 first-half contests and finished with a mark, tops in the South Division. It was Linares fourth winning campaign in the last five seasons. In 2013, Lancaster carved out an record, winning the second half (43-27) by a nine-game margin. The JetHawks lost to Inland Empire in the division finals. Linares 2012 charges finished second in the Cal League South (74-66) and beat Lake Elsinore in the wild-card round. Lancaster took eight of its 10 postseason games, including a 5-0 run to cement the JetHawks first title in the 17-year history of the club. Following the season, Linares managed the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. A 17-year member of the Astros organization, Linares skippered the Low-A Lexington Legends in 2010 and A Rookie-level Greeneville appointment ( ) preceded his South Atlantic League stint. Linares, whose managerial career began at the age of 29, enters 2015 with a (.488) record. Prior to managing, Linares tutored Lexington hitters in 2005 and Led by Hunter Pence, the 05 Legends ranked second in the circuit in runs, total bases and home runs. Linares served as a scout and hitting coach for Houston s Dominican Republic operations from Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent, Linares was a Gulf Coast League infielder for Detroit and Houston in 1997 and He and his wife, Rosanna, have two children, Steve and Ryan, and reside in San Pedro de Macoris, DR. His father, Julio, is the Astros advisor for Latin American development and has been a member of the Houston organization since

2 FIELD STAFF RODNEY LINARES CAREER MANAGERIAL RECORD Year Team League Affiliate Record 2007 Greeneville Appalachian Houston Greeneville Appalachian Houston Greeneville Appalachian Houston Lexington South Atlantic Houston Lexington South Atlantic Houston Lancaster California Houston Lancaster California Houston Lancaster California Houston Totals (8 seasons)

3 FIELD STAFF DOUG BROCAIL PITCHING COACH Longtime MLB pitcher Doug Brocail officially takes over as Corpus Christi s pitching coach in 2015, after serving with the club on an interim basis last season. Brocail guided the development of Tommy Shirley, who enjoyed a breakout season in Shirley was tabbed as Hooks pitcher of the year, posting a 7-3 record and 1.88 ERA in 17 Texas League outings. Brocail s track record with Corpus Christi features several success stories. Mark Appel, the first overall draft pick in 2013, thrived with the Hooks after struggling at Class-A Lancaster. Following Shirley s promotion to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Jordan Jankowski emerged as the Hooks most consistent starter. The former 34th-round pick was 4-4 with a 3.41 ERA in the second half, striking out 70 against 12 walks in 60.2 innings. Mitchell Lambson and Tyson Perez shook off pedestrian runs in the California League to shine in Double-A. As a member of the Hooks, Lambson complimented a 1.36 ERA with 35 strikeouts and five walks in 33.1 innings. Perez authored a 4-0 record and went 11-for-11 in save chances. Both pitchers were rewarded with invitations to the Arizona Fall League. Brocail, who went with a 4.00 ERA in 15 big-league campaigns, was Houston s pitching coach for two and a half seasons, beginning in mid-june of 2011 through the end of During this period, the Lamar, Colorado, native oversaw one of the youngest staffs in the majors, with 18 pitchers making their big league debut. Brocail joined Houston s front office in 2010 as a special assistant to the GM, a role he reprised in the fall of He was also acting as Astros senior pitching advisor before assignment to Corpus Christi. Brocail s major-league career included stints with the Padres, Astros, Tigers and Rangers. His.633 winning percentage (38-22) from 1998 to 2009 stood second highest among MLB relievers during that span. Brocail, 47, pitched in parts of four seasons ( , ) with Houston, notching a record and a 4.24 ERA in 151 appearances (11 starts). His penultimate campaign of 2008 witnessed 47 first-half appearances, most by a right-hander in club history. At 42, Brocail finished the season by reaching career highs in wins (seven) and appearances (72). He was selected by San Diego in the first round (12th overall) of the 1986 draft out of Lamar Community College. Brocail toiled for seven seasons in the minors before making his major league debut at Candlestick Park on September 8, In December of 1994, the Padres traded Brocail to Houston as part of an 11-player deal. Derek Bell and Ricky Gutierrez were included in the set which went to the Astros. San Diego picked up a group led by Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno and Steve Finley. Following the 1995 season, Brocail was packaged with Brian Hunter, Todd Jones and Orlando Miller in a trade with Detroit for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryl Ward. As a member of the Tigers, Brocail went with a 3.06 ERA in 240 outings from He missed the next three seasons due to an elbow injury, which required two Tommy John surgeries. Brocail returned to the majors in 2004 and made 43 appearances for the Rangers, winning four of his five decisions. On March 11, 2006, Brocail, a member of the Padres, underwent an angioplasty after doctors discovered a coronary artery blockage during spring training. He endured a second angioplasty in early April but returned in July and posted a 2-2 record and 4.76 ERA in 25 relief appearances. His minor-league tour includes Texas League stops Wichita, Jackson, Round Rock, Frisco and Corpus Christi. Brocail made a pair of rehab appearances with the 2009 Hooks, throwing two scoreless innings in late July. Brocail was all-state in football, basketball and baseball at Lamar High School, where he tossed three no-hitters and struck out 156 batters in 76 innings to win Colorado Pitcher of the Year honors in Doug and his wife, Lisa, make their home in Missouri City, a Houston suburb. They have five daughters: Taylor, McKinzie, Madisyne, Camdyn and Parker Elizabeth. 9

4 FIELD STAFF DAN RADISON HITTING COACH Dan Radison, now in his fourth year with the Astros organization and his 35th in professional baseball, serves as Corpus Christi s hitting coach in Radison spent last season as a special assistant for Houston s player development department. He joined the organization in January 2012 as special assistant to general manager Jeff Luhnow. Radison took over as Astros first base coach on August 19. In 2013, the Illinois native was assistant hitting coach on the major league staff. Prior to his stint with the Astros, Radison was first base coach for the Washington Nationals in 2010 and From , he worked in the St. Louis system as minor league hitting coordinator. Radison, 64, managed in the minors for 12 seasons between 1984 and He owns a (.530) career record as skipper, including three division titles and an Eastern League championship with Albany in Selected by the Cardinals in the 10th round of the 1972 draft out of Southern Illinois University, Radison hit.246 with nine home runs and 82 RBIs over a three-year playing career. Primarily a catcher, he reached Triple-A in 1974 as a member of the Tulsa Oilers. Radison also played 75 games for the Cardinals Texas League affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers. His coaching career began in 1977 as associate head coach for Broward (FL) Community College. Radison left Broward for the University of Georgia in 1979 before moving on to Old Dominion in In 1984, the then 33-year-old began his tenure as a minor league manager with the Kingston Mets of the rookie-level Appalachian League. After managing the Mets New York-Penn League affiliate in Little Field, NY, in 1985, Radison rejoined the Cardinals organization. He guided the Johnson City (TN) Cardinals to a pair of division titles (1986, 1987) and won Appalachian League manager-of-the-year honors in Radison was hired by the Yankees in 1990 and was assigned to Class AA Albany, where he managed for three seasons. His off-season coaching stints include the Venezuelan Winter League and the Puerto Rican Winter League. Radison also skippered three years in the collegiate Alaskan League ( ) and led the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League from 1994 to Radison graduated from Columbia (IL) High School where he won the prestigious Pentzler Award for baseball (1968) and basketball ( ). He earned a bachelor s degree in health education from Southern Illinois University and received his master s degree in counseling from Nova Southeastern University (FL). 10

5 FIELD STAFF TOM LAWLESS INFIELD COACH Major league veteran Tom Lawless begins his seventh consecutive season in the Astros system. He will scout Texas League clubs on home dates. When Corpus Christi travels, Lawless is slated to tour other Houston affiliates. Lawless made his debut as a big league manager last season, taking the helm of the Astros on September 1. Houston went to finish the year. Lawless began the season managing Triple-A Oklahoma City in the absence of Tony DeFrancesco, who was on medical leave. Lawless spent 2013 as the RedHawks infield coach, a position implemented by the Astros during the previous offseason. Lawless started 2012 as Houston s roving infield instructor. He closed out the campaign as Oklahoma City s interim manager in the wake of DeFrancesco s temporary promotion to Houston on August 19. Lawless, 58, took charge of the Hooks in 2011 in what was his 10th season as a minor-league manager. He piloted the Lancaster JetHawks in 2010 and the Lexington Legends in A native of Pennsylvania, Lawless played portions of eight seasons in the major leagues with Cincinnati, Montreal, St. Louis and Toronto. Primarily a second and third baseman, Lawless appeared in 343 games. Lawless is well known for two events during his big-league playing career. In August of 1984, he was traded by Cincinnati to Montreal in exchange for Pete Rose - the only deal involving Rose in his 24-year career. And in the 1987 World Series, Lawless clubbed a three-run home run off eventual Series MVP Frank Viola to help the Cardinals beat the Twins 7-2 in Game 4. Selected by Cincinnati in the 17th round of the 1978 draft out of Penn State University Erie, Lawless spent five seasons in the minors, making his major league debut with the Reds on July 15, Lawless fashioned three consecutive seasons in the Reds system ( ) in which he stole 60 or more bases, including a total of 123 steals with Double-A Waterbury of the Eastern League in 1980 and Lawless capped his playing career in 1990 before moving to the coaching ranks in 1992 as a minor league infield/baserunning instructor for the Angels organization. In his third year in the California system, Lawless led the Cedar Rapids Kernels to a Midwest League championship in his first season as a manager. The 1994 Kernels finished the regular season at and included such players as Jamie Burke, Aaron Guiel and Bengie Molina. Lawless managed the Kernels again in 1995 and 1996, leading them to playoff berths both seasons. In 1997, Lawless began a three-year stint as hitting coach for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, then an affiliate of the New York Mets. He returned to the managerial ranks and the Midwest League in 2000 as skipper of the Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals). The following year, Lawless managed the Fort Wayne Wizards (Padres), also in the Midwest League. The 2002 season brought a change for Lawless, who served as an on-field operations assistant for the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball. In 2003, Lawless again put on a uniform, beginning the first of two seasons as manager for the Frederick Keys (Orioles) in the Carolina League. He remained in the Baltimore organization for the next four seasons as minor league roving infield/baserunning instructor ( ). In 2010, Lawless managed the Chinese National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 16th Asian Games, held in Guangzhou. He was also a coach for China during the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Lawless and his wife of 34 years, Cheryl, live in St. Louis. They have three daughters: Jessica, Samantha and Hillary. 11

6 FIELD STAFF GRANT HUFFORD ATHLETIC TRAINER Grant Hufford begins his first season with the Hooks and his eighth campaign as an athletic trainer in the Astros system. Hufford joins Corpus Christi following a two-year stint at Class A Lancaster. The 2013 California League Athletic Trainer of the Year served at Low-A Lexington in 2011 and His first post with the Astros was in 2008 at rookie-level Greeneville. Hufford served there through the 2010 season. He came to the organization from the Lawrence Orthopedic Surgery Clinic in Lawrence, Kansas. In addition to his duties at the clinic, Hufford was the athletic trainer for Baldwin High School. The 33-year-old received his bachelor s degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. Grant, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Genevieve, live in Merriam, KS. MARK SPADAVECCHIA STRENGTH COACH Mark Spadavecchia joins Corpus Christi s staff following a two-year run as strength and conditioning coach at Class A Lancaster. Prior to his tenure with the Astros, Spadavecchia was a strength and conditioning intern for Florida State University s baseball, track, swimming and volleyball programs, a position he started in August Spadavecchia, 26, also served as head strength coach at John Paul II High School (FL) during the fall of He interned with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010 and received his bachelor of science degree in health services from Marquette University in Spadavecchia majored in exercise science, minored in marketing and worked as a research assistant. In 2013, he earned his master s degree in sports sciences from Florida State University. Spadavecchia is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). 12

7 MARK APPEL RHP BORN July 15, 1991 in Houston, TX OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 6 5 WEIGHT 225 RESIDES Houston, TX COLLEGE Stanford ACQUIRED Selected in the first round (1st overall) of the June 2013 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Rated the No. 2 prospect in the Astros system by MLB.com and No. 41 in baseball Following an offseason appendectomy that sidelined him for much of Spring Training, broke camp with Advanced-A Lancaster, but returned Astros training facility following an April 23 start. In first 4 starts yielded 9 earned runs in 13.0 innings (6.23 ERA) and did not factor into a decision. Returned the JetHawks and started May 31 against Rancho Cucamonga, surrendering 10 earned runs in 1.1 innings. In his next 4 starts, held opponents to 4 runs or fewer each time out, before being hit for 7 earned runs in back-to-back starts July 10 and 16. Tossed 6.0 innings and allowed 2 runs on 5 hits July 24 at Stockton to pick up his 2nd win of the season. Promoted to Corpus Christi July 28. Made Double-A debut July 30 against San Antonio at Whataburger Field and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, but took a no-decision. In final 6 Hooks appearances, did not allow more than 4 earned runs, highlighted by a game against Frisco August 26, when he threw 8.0 shutout frames, allowed 2 hits and struck out 10. Pitched for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League and didn t allow run in his first 3 games, totaling 12.0 innings. Finished the fall with a 1-0 record and 2.61 ERA in 7 starts. He walked 8 and struck out 24 in 31.0 innings pitched. Prior to the season, featured prominently on MLB.com s listings of 2014 prospects: No. 25 overall, No. 6 among right-handed pitchers and No. 4 in the Houston ranks. Rated by Baseball America as possessing the best slider in the Astros system Opened tenure with Tri-City and made pro debut on July 5 against Lowell. Started opposite Aberdeen 5 days later and tossed 3.0 shutout innings. Fanned 5 and did not walk a batter. Debuted with Quad Cities on July 14 and held Dayton to 2 hits over 4.0 scoreless frames. Surrendered 1 earned run or less in 6 of his 8 outings as a River Bandit. Final appearance of the season came on August 25 at Burlington. Permitted 1 run in 5.0 innings as Quad Cities won 5-1 to clinch a playoff berth. Career Notes: His $6.35 million signing bonus is the largest in Astros history. One of only 17 players to go in the 1st round of 2 June drafts. Selected by Detroit in the 15th round of the 2009 draft out of Monte Vista High School in Danville, CA. Plucked by Pittsburgh in the 1st round (8th overall) in College Notes: Went 10-4 with a 2.12 ERA and 4 complete games as a senior at Stanford. Struck out 130 batters in innings pitched and featured a.203 opponent s batting average. Named first team All-Pac-12 Conference. During the season, was tabbed Louisville Slugger Player of the Week and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week on 2 occasions. Was 1 of 10 semifinalists for the National Pitcher of the Year award as selected by the College Baseball Hall of Fame claimed the honor in A two-time Louisville Slugger first team All-American, finished his Cardinal career as the program s all-time strikeout leader. The 2013 Pac-12 Baseball Scholar Athlete of the Year is 6th in Stanford history with 28 career victories. His innings pitched place 4th. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2013 Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

8 ANGEL BAEZ RHP BORN February 14, 1991 in San Cristobal, DR OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 226 RESIDES San Cristobal, DR ACQUIRED Traded from Kansas City for cash considerations in March 2015 Career Highlights: 2014 Tied for 4th on the Northwest Arkansas staff in appearances. After logging an 8.56 ERA in April, permitted just 1 earned run over 7 May outings. Struck out 17 against 2 walks in 16.0 innings for the month. Went 1-1 with a 6.04 ERA in 14 games following the all-star break. Lefties hit.207 with 4 homers in 121 at-bats while right-handers batted at a.300 clip in 110 at-bats. Made 2 appearances opposite the Hooks and tossed 5.0 scoreless innings Posted a 4-1 record and 3.86 ERA in 14 games (11 starts) between Wilmington and the Arizona League. Fanned 52 and walked 31 in 51.1 innings. Made 3 starts for the Blue Rocks in April before being placed on the disabled list. Returned to action in July with the AZL Royals. Did not allow a run in 4 of his 6 Rookie-League assignments, authoring a strikeout-to-walk ratio of Rejoined Wilmington in August where he won 3 of his 4 decisions Tossed 6.0 innings of 1-run ball in season debut May 26 vs. Beloit. Marked first career triumph in 44 career appearances. Won 4 consecutive starts from June 27 to July 13, holding the opposition to 1 earned run in 23 frames. Struck out a career-high 10 batters and walked 2 in 6.0 innings July 13 vs. South Bend. Career Notes: Averaging 10.3 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2009 DSL Royals (R) DSL Royals (R) AZL Royals (R) Burlington (R) Kane County (A) AZL Royals (R) Wilmington (A) NW Arkansas (AA) Career Totals

9 TRAVIS BALLEW RHP BORN May 1, 1991 in Rockwall, TX OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 160 RESIDES Rockwall, TX COLLEGE Texas State ACQUIRED Selected in the 23rd round of the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Pitched exclusively out of the bullpen at Corpus Christi and with the GCL Astros. Began the season with 12 appearances in which he went 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA and 3 saves over 16.0 innings from April 3 to May 12. Earned run average ballooned from 1.50 to 3.93 after a May 18 game against Midland when he allowed 5 earned runs in 0.1 innings. Fanned a season-high 4 batters in 2.0 innings of work June 13 against Frisco. In the month of June went 1-2 with an ERA in 7 appearances. Earned run average before the All-Star Break was 4.55 and was 8.74 after the break. Sent to Gulf Coast League Astros July 26. Did not allow an earned run in first 6 games in the GCL, before yielding 1 in his final game August 14. Returned to Corpus Christi August 16. Allowed at least 1 earned run in 9 of final 10 appearances His 21 saves led Astros farmhands and ranked 2nd in the California League. Also slotted 2nd in the circuit in games finished (41). Paced Lancaster in appearances and had the top strikeout total among JetHawks relievers. Struck out all 6 batters faced on April 16 at High Desert. Was 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA over 23 first-half outings, limiting the opposition to a.213 batting average. During this stretch, recorded 10 saves in 11 chances and fanned 43 batters against 6 walks in 24.2 innings. Following the break, his ERA jumped to 6.04 over 27 appearances. Roughest outing came on July 15 against Modesto when he allowed 6 runs while recording 1 out. Tossing out that performance, his second-half ERA dropped to Ten of his final 13 outings were of the scoreless variety. Right-handers featured a.237 batting average (139 AB) while lefties hit at a.268 clip (71 AB). Righties accounted for 5 of the 6 home runs against him His 6 holds finished 5th in the New York-Penn League. Held the opposition to a.174 batting average, second-best among league relievers. Tied for 2nd on Tri-City in appearances. Averaged strikeouts per 9.0 innings the best ratio on the club. Permitted just 1 earned run thru his first 10 appearances (20.1 IP). Yielded 1 earned run or less in all but 2 of his outings. The league was 3-for-40 (.075) against him with runners in scoring position. Career Notes: Is averaging 2.35 strikeouts for every walk. Owns a career 10.3 SO/9 ratio. College Notes: Tabbed Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year and won All-America honors in Finished the campaign with an 11-4 record and 2.73 ERA. Struck out a team-high 119 batters in innings, holding the opposition to a.239 batting average. The junior right-hander tossed 4 complete games, including 2 shutouts. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Tri-City (A) Lancaster (A) GCL Astros (R) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

10 Career Highlights: 2014 Pitched in relief opening day at Tulsa and allowed an earned run on 1 hit in 3.0 innings. His next time out was knocked around for 4 earned runs on 10 hits at Springfield in 3.2 innings. Placed on disabled list April 24. Activated from DL May 14. Made start at San Antonio that day, going 3.0 innings and allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits. Placed back on DL May 16. Made 3 appearances for the Gulf Coast League Astros June 26-July 7 and allowed 1 ER in 9.0 innings. Activated from DL July 9. In his healthy stint following the All-Star Break, went 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA in 8 games (4 starts). Placed on DL August 25 and remained there for the remainder of the season. Pitched in just 1 game for the Hooks in which he did not allow a run August 16 against Arkansas, when he pitched 2.0 innings of relief. At home posted a 2.93 ERA in 6 games, while struggling to an 8.49 road earned run average in 8 games Went 8-5 with a 3.88 ERA in 28 appearances (19 starts) between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Struck out 88, walked 39 and yielded 5 home runs over innings. Began the season in the Midwest League and struggled in his first 6 appearances (3 GS), going 0-3 with an ERA. Settled in from there, posting a 5-2 record and a 2.94 ERA over his final 17 outings (11 GS) with the River Bandits. Held the opposition to a.177 batting average thru 6 June games. Lefties batted at a.187 clip while right-handers accounted for 3 home runs and a.310 batting average. Hurled 7.0 shutout frames against Dayton on July 15, permitting 2 hits and 2 walks while fanning 5. Promoted to the California League on August 4 and was promptly tabbed the JetHawks Player of the Month. Permitted 1 earned run and completed 7.0 innings in each of his last 2 regular-season starts (both against Rancho Cucamonga), striking out 12 against 1 walk Divided the season between Lancaster and the Pirates Florida State League affiliate in Bradenton. Featured a composite 5-7 record and 4.64 ERA in 23 starts surrendered 14 homers, struck out 76 and walked 43 in innings. Opened the campaign with the Marauders and his ERA ballooned to 6.05 after 9 starts. Held the opposition to 2 runs or less in 4 of his next 6 starts, going 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA. Opponents batted at a.242 clip during his tenure in the FSL, but 15 percent of those hits left the ballpark (10 HR 68 H). Made his final appearance as a Pirates farmhand on July 21 but was pulled after retiring 1 of the 2 batters he faced. Debuted with Lancaster on July 31 at Stockton. California League lefties hit.217 against him. Righties boasted 3 home runs and a.963 OPS Ranked within West Virginia s top 5 leaders in ERA (1st), starts (3rd), innings pitched (3rd), strikeouts (4th) and wins (5th). Did not allow an earned run in his initial 2 starts with the Power. Tagged for 6 runs in 2.0 innings on April 23 at Kannapolis. Following that performance, posted a 2.95 ERA thru his 16 remaining starts. Closed out the campaign in West Virginia s bullpen, holding the opposition to 1 run or less in 3 of 4 appearances. Lefties hit.216 against him while right-handers belted 5 bombs and batted Missed the first half of the season, recovering from back surgery. COLTON CAIN LHP BORN February 5, 1991 in Waxahachie, TX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 256 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Waxahachie, TX ACQUIRED Via trade from Pittsburgh, with LHP Rudy Owens and OF Robbie Grossman, for LHP Wandy Rodriguez on July 24, 2012 Career Notes: Declined his commitment to the University of Texas after being selected by Pittsburgh in the 8th round of the 2009 draft. Received an above-slot signing bonus of $1.125 million. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2010 GCL Pirates (R) State College (A) West Virginia (A) Bradenton (A) Lancaster (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) GCL Astros (R) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

11 MICHAEL (M.P.) COKINOS IF/C BORN June 18, 1990 in Houston, TX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 215 RESIDES Houston, TX COLLEGE St. Mary s University ACQUIRED Selected in the 31st round of the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Recorded multiple hits in 3 of his first 5 games. 20 of first 21 game appearances came at first base. Slumped from April 18 to May 4, hitting.182 (8-for-44) in stretch. Following a start at first base May 8, did not reappear in the field until the final day of the season. Hit.471 (16-for-34) from July 13 to August 2 to raise average 29 points. Lone home run of the season came July 29 against San Antonio. Placed on inactive list August 16 until September 1. Caught the final game of the season, September 1 against San Antonio. Posted a.289 batting average against right-handed pitchers and went 2-for-5 as a pinch-hitter Tied for 4th among Astros farmhands in RBIs and placed 5th in batting average. A Postseason California League All-Star, ranked 4th in the circuit in average and RBIs. His plate appearance per strikeout rate of was the best in the league. Occupied Lancaster s leaderboard in most offensive categories: batting average (2nd), RBIs (2nd), doubles (T-2nd), home runs (T-2nd), sac flies (7, T-2nd), games (3rd), at-bats (3rd), hits (3rd), total bases (T-3rd) and OPS (.870, T-3rd). Strung together a 10-game hit streak from April 11 to May 2, batting.450 with 8 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 home run and 7 RBIs. Went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, a home run and 5 RBIs in Lancaster s 16-1 rout of Visalia. Hit.392 with 10 doubles, 3 homers, 25 RBIs and a OPS in 23 June contests, earning JetHawks Player of the Month honors. Reached base safely in 24 consecutive games from June 14 to July 10, boasting an on-base percentage of.496. Featured hits in 19 of his final 22 regular-season games, including the last 13 in a row. Batted.362 with runners in scoring position and went 7-for-17 with the bases loaded Struggled in his first 14 games as a pro, batting.209. Hit.406 with three home runs, 14 RBIs and a OPS in 17 August contests. Career Notes: Carries a career on-base percentage of.368. Averaging plate appearances per strikeout. College Notes: Transferred from the University of Houston to St. Mary s for his junior season. Hit.333 with eight home runs and 55 RBIs, fueling the Rattlers run to the Division II College World Series. His accolades include Third-Team All-America, First-Team All-South Central Region and First-Team Heartland Conference. In 2010, was a member of the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Hit.284 with 7 home runs and 42 RBIs for the Cougars that season. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2012 Tri-City (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

12 CARLOS CORREA IF BORN September 22, 1994 in Santa Isabel, PR OPENING DAY AGE 20 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 211 RESIDES Santa Isabel, PR ACQUIRED Selected in the 1st round (1st overall) in the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Entered the season listed as the top shortstop prospect and No. 3 overall prospect in baseball, as well as the No. 1 farmhand in the Astros system, according to MLB.com 2014 Posted multi-hit games in 3 of first 4 contests (8-for-15 with 8 RBIs). Hit.356 (21-for-59) from April 14 to May 5 to lift average from.250 to.309. Recorded 5-hit game May 10 at High Desert, with a double, a run scored and 6 runs batted in. From May 21 until June 21, hit.361 (35-for-97) with 4 home runs and 24 RBIs. Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star after a first half in which he batted.329 with 5 long balls and 54 RBIs. Suffered a fractured right fibula, which ended his season, June 21 at Lake Elsinore when his spike got caught on third base as he slid in safely with a triple. At the time of his injury, ranked among full-season Class-A leaders, which includes 60 teams, in hitting (.325, 19th), runs (50, T-13th), RBIs (57, T-6th) and OPS (.926, 18th). His Cal League ranks at the same juncture: 6th in batting average, 5th in runs, 4th runs batted in, 5th in stolen bases (20) and 6th in on-base percentage (.416). Crushed right-handed pitching to the tune of a.378 average and OPS. Collected 24 of his 28 extra-base hits against righties. Posted a.172 average against southpaws. Selected to play in the MLB All-Star Futures Game, but sat out due to injury. Listed by MLB.com as Houston s top prospect entering the season. Website also listed him as the No. 8 overall prospect in the game and No. 3 among shortstops. Prominently featured in the Astros Best Tools survey, posted before the season, by Baseball America: Best Hitter for Average, Best Defensive Infielder and Best Infield Arm Placed 2nd among Astros farmhands in batting average. Was the second-youngest player in the Midwest League at 18-years-old. A Mid- and Post-Season All-Star, led the league in OPS (.872), slotted 2nd in on-base percentage (.405), ranked 3rd in batting average, 4th in RBIs and tied for 5th in hits. Also paced MWL shortstops in fielding percentage (.973). Listed on Quad Cities offensive leaderboard in batting average (1st), hits (1st), RBIs (1st), OPS (1st), doubles (T-1st), runs (2nd), total bases (2nd), walks (2nd), at-bats (3rd), home runs (T-3rd) and games (4th). Tabbed River Bandits Player of the Month for May and June, hitting a combined.360 with 33 runs, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs and 33 RBIs in 47 games. Was 1 of 3 Astros prospects (Delino DeShields, George Springer) to play in MLB s All-Star Futures Game, held at Citi Field in New York on July 14. Entered as a late defensive replacement for the World Team but did not get an at-bat. Following the all-star break, hit.335 with 20 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 42 RBIs and a.910 OPS. Featured a.432 average and a OPS in 111 at-bats against southpaws. Hit.393 with runners in scoring position and.439 with RISP and 2 outs. Batted.333 with a.900 OPS during the playoffs as Quad Cities captured the Midwest League title Batted.258 with 28 runs, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 12 RBIs in 50 games between the Gulf Coast League and Greeneville. Tabbed as the GCL Astros Defensive Player of the Month for July. Hit safely in 9 of his 11 games at Greeneville. Played in 23 games for Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican Winter League. Career Notes: Owns a.389 on-base percentage and has swiped 36 bases in 51 attempts. Became the first player from Puerto Rico to be taken 1st overall in the MLB draft. A product of the Puerto Rican Baseball Academy, declined his commitment to the University of Miami after receiving a $4.8 million signing bonus the second-largest payout in Houston history. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2012 GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

13 JAMAINE COTTON RHP BORN September 27, 1990 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 198 RESIDES St. Thomas, Virgin Islands COLLEGE Western Oklahoma State College ACQUIRED Selected in the 15th round of the June 2010 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Converted 12 of 15 save opportunities. Did not allow a run in his first 7 appearances, totaling 5.2 innings. In the first half of the season, pitched in 17 games, saving 7 and posting a 1.37 ERA. Went 2-4 with a 7.11 ERA and 5 saves in 20 second half appearances. Went 14 outings without issuing a walk from July 12 to August 28. Struggled in August, going 1-3 with a ERA in 7.2 innings. Drastic splits at home and on the road. At Lancaster s home ballpark, The Hangar, posted a 6.75 ERA, but on the road had an ERA of Made 5 starts for the River Bandits and went 0-4 with a 9.31 ERA. Moved to the bullpen for the remainder of the season after a June 27 loss at Peoria. Lost 4 of first 5 decisions. As a reliever was 2-1 with a 3.10 ERA. Out of the bullpen, strikeout rate improved to 7.22 per 9.0 innings, compared to 3.72 as a starter. Allowed at least 1 run in 18 of first 22 outings, but closed the season with 4 scoreless appearances. Had an ERA of 6.94 through 16 games on July 21. For the rest of the season had an 0.72 earned run average in 10 outings Began the season with 5 straight scoreless outings, covering 7.0 innings. Combined with Aaron West to shutout Vermont July 20. Posted another scoreless outing streak from July 20 to August 8, spanning 9.0 innings and 6 games. Walked 1 and struck out 9 in that stretch. Took the loss in Game 2 of the New York-Penn League Finals against Hudson Valley. The Renegades won the series in 3 games. Left-handed hitters hit.300 (9-for-30) off him, while he held righties to a.234 (22-for-94) batting average Combined to go 6-2 with a 4.76 ERA in 14 games, 10 of them starts, for Rookie-level Greeneville and Short Season-A Tri-City. Won his first three decisions in Greeneville and started 5 of 9 appearances. As a starter was 2-1 with a 7.85 ERA, while posting 2-0 record with a 2.76 ERA and 1 save out of the bullpen. Promoted to Tri-City after an August 3 game at Bluefield. Started all 5 games he appeared in and picked up a win in first 2 starts for the ValleyCats. Best outing was August 26 at Lowell, in which he took a no-decision and tossed 5.0 innings, allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits Used exclusively out of the bullpen. Did not allow an earned run in first 4 games, but proceeded to yield at least 1 in 6 of next 7 games. Opponents hit.412 against him. Career Notes: One of 4 players selected from the Virgin Islands in the 2010 draft, the most ever in a single year. Was previously drafted in 2009 by San Francisco in the 28th round. According to baseball-reference.com there have been 11 players from the Virgin Islands reach the big leagues. College Notes: In 2010, went 11-0 with a 2.94 ERA in 16 games (10 starts). Walked 15 and struck out 53 in 60.2 IP. Named first team All- Region. In 2009 posted a 10-4 record and 4.96 ERA in 17 games (13 starts). Was college teammates with Danny Almonte, who pitched for, and was retroactively declared ineligible, the Bronx team in the 2001 Little League World Series. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2010 Greeneville (R) Greeneville (R) Tri-City (A) Tri-City (A) Quad-Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

14 J.D. DAVIS 3B BORN April 27, 1993 in Elk Grove, CA OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 215 RESIDES Elk Grove, CA COLLEGE Cal State Fullerton ACQUIRED Selected in the 3rd round of the June 2014 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Entered the season as the No. 18 prospect in the Astros system according to MLB.com First pro hit was a 2-run home run June 15 against Connecticut. The homer launched a 14-game hitting streak through June 28 in which he hit.268 (15-for-56) with 2 HR and 7 RBIs. Named New York-Penn League Player of the Week for June 30-July 7 after he hit.435 (10-for-23) with 12 RBIs to raise average from.231 to.294. Posted a season-high 5-RBI night July 6 against Lowell. Promoted to Low-A Quad Cities prior to July 16 game against Fort Wayne. From July 20 to August 3, hit.465 (20-for-43), including a 4-for-5 night July 27 at Bowling Green. Notched first career 2-HR game August 31 at Burlington. Hit.266 for QC at home, compared to a.342 road batting average. Career Notes: Selected out of Elk Grove High School by Tampa Bay in the 5th round of the 2011 draft. Was a 2-time high school All-American. College Notes: As a junior in 2014, led CSF in hitting (.338), SLG (.523), OBP (.419) and XBH (27). Also hit 6 HR, scored 34 runs and drove in 43. On the mound, led the team with 7 saves, as he went 2-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 appearances. Was the only Titan to start all 58 games. Named First-Team All-Big West Conference; also selected to the John Olerud Award Watch List for the nation s top 2-way player and the Golden Spikes Award Watch List for the top player in the country. In the summer of 2013, named to the Cape Cod All-League Team and selected as the No. 12 prospect in the league by Baseball America after hitting.309 with 6 HR and 29 RBIs for the Chatham Anglers. As a sophomore in 2013, was also an all-conference selection after hitting Used primarily as the designated hitter. On the mound in 13, went 1-2 with a 2.74 earned run average and 4 saves in 16 outings (3 starts). As a true freshman in 2012, appeared in 41 games and pitched in 5. At the plate hit.229 with 20 RBIs and on the bump posted a 3.52 ERA in 23.0 IP. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2014 Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Career Totals

15 Career Highlights: 2014 Went 10-8 with 4.04 ERA in 27 games (16 starts) spread between Advanced-A Lancaster and Double-A Corpus Christi. Tossed 5.0 innings or fewer in first 11 starts. Struck out 8 over 4.0 innings May 1 loss against High Desert. Went 6.0 innings or more in three of final six starts. Final start for the JetHawks, he went 7.0 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, no walks and struck out 8. Performance earned him Cal League Pitcher of the Week for June 30-July 7. Earned run average was more than a run and a half better on the road (3.40) than at home (4.98). Promoted to Corpus Christi on July 6. In first 4 appearances for the Hooks, went 2-2 with a 2.33 ERA and 18 strikeouts. Factored into the decision in first 7 outings and 8 of 10 overall, despite making just 5 starts. As starter for CC, went 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA, while going 2-2 with a 7.36 ERA in 5 relief appearances. Held Texas League lefties to a.143 (9-for-63) batting average Went a combined 8-5 with a 6.60 ERA in 29 games (18 starts) between High-A Lancaster and Single-A Quad Cities. Started the year with the JetHawks and posted a 1.50 earned run average through three appearances, going 2-0. Following those 3 games, posted an 8.68 ERA in last 18 games with Lancaster. Opponents hit.337 against him. Sent to Quad Cities following July 6 game at Inland Empire. Started in all 8 appearances for River Bandits. Fared well in 4 starts at home (3-1, 3.13), but struggled on the road (1-2, 5.75) in 4 starts. Left-handed hitters hit.290 against him, while righties batted Went a combined 8-7 with a 3.86 ERA in 24 games (13 starts) between Kannapolis and Lexington. Started the year pitching exclusively out of the bullpen, going 4-1 with a 4.87 ERA in 11 games. Recorded wins in 3 consecutive outings May Started final 8 games in which he appeared for Intimidators and went 2-4 with a 3.92 earned run average. Lost 4 of first 5 decisions as a starter. Traded to Houston July 21. First appearance in Astros system came August 5 at Hagerstown. He picked up the win going 5.0 innings and allowing 4 runs, 3 earned on 7 hits. September 1 against Rome authored a no-hitter. Tossed 9.0 shutout innings, walked 1 and struck out 16. It is the only individual no-no in Legends history Used only out of the bullpen. First pro appearance was August 19 at Idaho Falls. Surrendered a run in just 1 game, August 26, also against Idaho Falls. Career Notes: Has struck out 8.4 batters per-9.0-innings. CHRIS DEVENSKI RHP BORN November 13, 1990 in Cerritos, CA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 217 RESIDES Artesia, CA COLLEGE Cal State Fullerton ACQUIRED Via trade from Chicago (AL), with RHP Matt Heidenreich and LHP Blair Walters, in exchange for RHP Brett Myers in July 2012 College Notes: Selected by Chicago (AL) in the 25th round of the 2011 draft out of Cal State Fullerton. Went 2-0 with a 4.98 ERA in 15 games in lone season as a Titan. He struck out 26 and walked 8. CSF hosted an NCAA Regional in 2011, but did not advance to the Super Regional for the first time since Started career at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2011 Great Falls (R) Kannapolis (A) Lexington (A) Lancaster (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

16 JONAS DUFEK RHP BORN June, 30, 1988 in Omaha, NE OPENING DAY AGE 26 HEIGHT 6 5 WEIGHT 218 RESIDES Omaha, NE COLLEGE Creighton University ACQUIRED Selected in the 9th round of the June 2011 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Missed the season after he underwent Tommy John surgery Joined Corpus Christi in late July and kept the Texas League off the scoreboard in his first 6 appearances. Struck out 13 and did not walk a batter over 11 innings during this stretch. Surrendered his lone run as a Hook on August 15 at Northwest Arkansas. Rey Navarro hit a 9th-inning sacrifice fly but the Naturals fell short, 6-5. Dufek earned the decision, improving his record to 4-0. In a 7-game stretch August 7-23, logged 5 victories and 2 saves. Tabbed as the Hooks Pitcher of the Month for August. Closed out the regular season with a Labor Day save against San Antonio to clinch the South Division 2nd-half title. Held the TL to a.212 batting average with right-handers hitting at a.143 clip. Did not allow a run in 2 playoff appearances and earned the victory in Game 1 of the South Division Series. Spent the majority of the campaign at Lancaster where he featured a.259 opponents batting average and a strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio of Following a rough first-half, posted a 2-0 record and 2.95 ERA in 11 second-half appearances, fanning 18 against 5 walks in 18.0 innings. His ERA dropped to 2.42 away from the JetHawk s hitterfriendly ballpark. Made 7 appearances for Peoria of the Arizona Fall League. Was 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA for the Javelinas and struck out 12 in 9.1 innings Listed on the Legends leaderboard in starts (T-2nd), innings pitched (3rd), strikeouts (3rd) and wins (T-4th). Won 4 consecutive appearances June Crafted a 2.52 ERA during this stretch and struck out 23 while walking four in 25.0 innings. Despite a 1-3 record, 6 of his final 8 outings were quality starts (3 runs or less, 6.0 innings or more). Run includes August 30 at Hickory when he tossed 7 innings of 3-run ball, striking out 11 while issuing 1 free pass Made pro debut on June 18 against Vermont and authored 3.0 scoreless innings. Was rocked for 6 earned runs over 3.2 frames in his next start. Following that performance opposite Lowell, carried a 3.05 ERA over 9 appearances thru the end of the season. Career Notes: Features a strikeout-to-walk ratio of College Notes: Ended his senior season leading the Missouri Valley Conference in wins (12), strikeouts (128), ERA (2.08), batting average against (.198) and innings pitched (112.2). Was named to the all-corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team after throwing a complete game 5-hitter to beat Georgia. Was also tabbed MVP of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on May 28th after going 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA and leading Creighton to its 2nd tournament crown. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2011 Tri-City (R) Lexington (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) DNP Injury Career Totals

17 KENT EMANUEL LHP BORN June 4, 1992 in Woodstock, GA OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 219 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Woodstock, GA COLLEGE North Carolina ACQUIRED Selected in the 3rd round of the June 2013 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Went a combined 9-7 with a 4.21 ERA in 27 games (18 starts) between Lancaster and Quad Cities in first full pro season. Allowed more than 1 earned just once in 6 outings for the River Bandits. Held right-handed hitters in the Midwest League to a.221 (15-for-68) batting average. Went either 3.0 or 4.0 innings in all QC appearances. Promoted to Advanced-A Lancaster after start April 30 against Clinton. Roughed up for 5 earned runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings in JetHawks debut, May 4 against San Jose. Picked up a win in 3 straight appearances July 12-27, allowing 2 ER in 16.0 innings during stretch. Won 6 of 7 decisions July 12-August 24, never yielding more than 3 ER. August 6 at Modesto tossed a season-high 8.0 innings, limiting the Nuts to 1 earned run on 6 hits with 1 strikeout. Allowed 5 R or more 7 times for the JetHawks, with 6 of the occurrences at Lancaster s hitter-friendly home ballpark, The Hangar. At home went 2-4 with a 7.21 ERA, while going 7-1 with a 2.62 ERA on the road. Used out of the bullpen on 7 occasions and posted a 2.42 ERA, while he went 7-5 with a 5.33 ERA as a starter First pro appearance was August 3 at the GCL Phillies. Threw 2.0 shutout innings and allowed 2 hits. Lefties went just 1-for-11 against him in the GCL. Career Notes: Averages just 1.7 walks per-9.0-innings and features a career 4.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio. College Notes: As a junior in 2013, named ACC Pitcher of the Year, a Louisville Slugger First-Team All-American, a Perfect Game and ABCA Second-Team All-American, and an NCBWA Third-Team All-American after he went 10-3 with a 2.11 ERA in 14 starts plus 1 relief appearance. He walked 12 and fanned 60 in 69.2 innings. As a sophomore in 2012 named a Louisville Slugger Third- Team All-American. Went 8-4 with a 1.96 ERA in 17 games, 16 starts. Was a Baseball America Freshman All-American in 2011, appearing in 20 games with 16 starts. Went 9-1 and posted a team-low 2.33 ERA, plus 2 complete games. Drafted by Pittsburgh in the 17th round of the 2010 draft out of high school. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2013 GCL Astros (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

18 MICHAEL FELIZ RHP BORN June 28, 1993 in Azua, DR OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 226 RESIDES Azua, DR ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent in May 2010 Career Highlights: 2015 Entered the season as MLB.com s No. 5 Astros prospect. Is a member of Houston s 40-man roster In first 13 games went 3-1 with a 2.68 ERA, while being limited to 5.0 innings or fewer each time out. Had a stellar May in which he posted a 1.50 ERA in 5 games (4 starts), walking 4 and whiffing 23 in 18.0 innings. Tossed 7.0 or more innings 3 times and did not allow an earned run in any of the starts. July 1 at Beloit went 7.0 innings and allowed 1 unearned run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts; July 19 against Lake County went 7.0 shutout frames, gave up just 3 hits and fanned 8; threw 8.0 scoreless innings August 5 against Burlington, yielding 3 hits to go with 9 strikeouts. Struck out 9.7 hitters per-9.0-innings. That start earned him Midwest League Pitcher of the Week honors for August For the full week he was 2-0 and allowed 1 ER in 13.0 IP. He did not walk a batter and struck out 14. At home went 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA, while going 3-4 with a 5.88 earned run average on the road. Fared better as a starter than as a reliever, posting a 3.46 ERA in 19 starts and 7.53 mark when he came out of the bullpen. Held right-handed hitters to a.225 (54-240) batting average Led the New York-Penn League in ERA (1.96), ranked 2nd in WHIP (0.96), 3rd in strikeouts (78) and 5th in batting average against (.209). Named a NYPL All-Star. Tri-City Pitcher of the Month for July when he went 1-1 with a 1.77 ERA, 3 walks and 23 strikeouts in 5 games (2 starts). Allowed more than 2 runs in a game just once all season, in his final start September 1 at Lowell when he gave up 4 ER in 7.0 IP. Made 2 playoff starts and went 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA and 13 punchouts in 12.2 IP. Tri-City won the NYPL title. Held right-handed hitters to a.194 batting average; lefties hit.226. Allowed 2 runs or fewer in 13 of 14 outings. Posted 10.2 strikeouts per-9.0-innings Went a combined 6-1 with a 3.06 ERA in 13 games (9 starts). Picked up a win in 3 straight games June 23-July 6, yielding 3 ER over 18.1 IP. GCL Astros Pitcher of the Month for July after going 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA in 2 starts plus 2 relief appearances. Promoted to Greeneville following July 24 start and win over the GCL Cardinals. Struggled in first Appalachian League start, allowing 5 R, 4 ER on 7 H in 3.2 IP and took a no-decision. Settled down, posting a 4.37 ERA in last 5 starts of the year. At home, went 1-1 with a 3.29 ERA, while posting a 7.11 road earned run average. Held left-handed hitters to a.189 batting average while with Greeneville Earned run average improved monthly: 7.27 in June, 4.67 in July and 3.00 in August. At home posted a 2.37 ERA, while establishing a 5.52 mark on the road Made pro debut August 2 at the DSL Pirates, allowing 2 runs, 1 earned on 5 hits in 4.0 innings. Career Notes: Strikes out 9.3 per-9.0 innings. Strikeout-to-walk ratio YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2010 DSL Astros (R) GCL Astros (R) GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Tri-City (A) Quad-Cities (A) Career Totals

19 DEREK FISHER OF BORN August 21, 1993 in Rexmont, PA OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 207 BATS Left RESIDES Rexmont, PA COLLEGE University of Virginia ACQUIRED Selected in the supplemental round (37th overall) of the 2014 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Entered the season as the No. 11 prospect in the Astros system according to MLB.com Went 2-for-3 in pro debut for GCL Astros on July 3. Played first game for the ValleyCats July 7 and went 2-for-2 with 3 runs scored and a stolen base. Started Tri-City tenure by hitting in 9 consecutive games and 23 of first 25 games at a.354 clip. Notched a 4-for-5 night July 27 at Aberdeen with 4 runs scored. Did not go hitless in back-to-back contests until August games into pro career. First pro home run was August 16 at Staten Island. Hit.355 in 31 at-bats against southpaws. Career Notes: Selected in the sixth round of the 2011 draft by Texas. College Notes: In 2014 hit.260 with 3 long balls and 29 runs batted in despite missing 25 games with a broken hamate bone in his right wrist. Named to Charlottesville Regional All-Tournament Team, going 4-12 with 6 RBIs. As a sophomore in 2013 batted A 2012 Freshman All-American, hit.288 with 7 home runs and 50 RBIs in his first year on campus. His 8 triples ranked 10th nationally and tied the UVA single-season record. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2014 GCL Astros (R) Tri-City (A) Career Totals

20 LUIS FLORES C BORN November 2, 1986 in Del Rio, TX OPENING DAY AGE 28 HEIGHT 5 10 WEIGHT 195 RESIDES Corpus Christi, TX COLLEGE Oklahoma State ACQUIRED Selected by Houston in the Triple-A phase of the 2014 Rule 5 Draft Career Highlights: 2014 Combined to hit.253 with 5 home runs and 21 RBIs in 67 games with Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa in the Cubs system. Broke camp with the Triple-A club and hit.353 in first 13 games. In final 18 contests, batted just.189. Posted a.440 OBP with Iowa, drawing 27 walks against 13 strikeouts. Sent to Double-A following game on June 24. Posted a 3-hit day July 25 against Mississippi with 2 runs scored, a home run and 3 RBIs. On-base percentage dropped to.339 at Double-A. Hit.276 against right-handers, but struggled against lefties (.150). Between the two stops, threw out 25 percent (18 of 71) of runners who tried to steal on him Registered multi-hit games in 4 of first 7 games (8-for-22). Proceeded to fall into a month-long slump from April 23-May 23 (3-for- 40) that dropped average from.308 to.167. Hit safely in 7 straight games and 9 of 10 from August 3-27 to bump batting average from.197 to Began the season by finishing out his 50-game suspension, handed down in August Returned to game action on May 2. Collected 3 hits in his third game back, May 8, going 3-for-4 with a double. Went hitless in his last 8 games Combined to hit.248 with 8 home runs and 23 runs batted in between Daytona and Tennessee. Started his Double-A tenure by going 11-for-20 (.550) with 5 HR and 12 RBIs in first 9 games from May Batting average dropped monthly:.550 in May,.250 in June,.238 in July, and.100 in August. Suspended 50 games on August 11 for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Career Notes: For his career has thrown out 33 percent (126 of 387) of would-be base stealers. Originally selected by Chicago (NL) in the 7th round of the June 2008 draft. Played at Moody High School in Corpus Christi. As a senior hit.380 with 12 HR, 55 RBIs, while posting a 14-0 record and a 0.00 ERA on the mound. That performance earned him all-state and all-american recognition. The Trojans won the state title in Was also an all-state quarterback in football. College Notes: Transferred to Oklahoma State for his junior season and hit.298 with 5 HR and 31 RBIs in 57 games. Played first two college seasons at Houston. As a sophomore hit.263 with 9 HR and 24 RBIs, while posting a 1-1 record on the mound. Named a Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Louisville Slugger in 2006, hitting.288 with 8 HR, 30 RBIs, a 6-3 record on the mound and a 3.00 ERA. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2008 Boise (A) Peoria (A) Peoria (A) Daytona (A) Daytona (A) Peoria (A) Daytona (A) Tennessee (AA) Tennessee (AA) Iowa (AAA) Iowa (AAA) Tennessee (AA) Career Totals

21 NOLAN FONTANA IF BORN June 6, 1991 in Winter Gardens, FL OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 190 BATS Left RESIDES Winter Gardens, FL COLLEGE University of Florida ACQUIRED Selected in the second round (61st overall) of the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Ranked as the No. 17 prospect in Houston s system entering the seasoning according to MLB.com Hit in 7 straight games April Registered a 4-hit game April 22 against Midland. Posted multiple hits in 6 of 8 games April 30-May 10. Collected 3 walks in a game six times, including 10 in a 4 game span May Hit.325 (26-for-80) with 14 runs and 15 RBIs in 25 May games. Named a Mid-Season All-Star. Reached base in 17 straight home games from April 21 to May 27, hitting.361 with a.480 OBP. Placed on disabled list with a broken finger for the remainder of the season following June 19 contest. At time of injury led the TL in walks (61) OBP (.418) Finished tied for 4th in the Texas League in walks (61), despite playing in just 66 games. Batted.287 against right-handed pitching, but just.167 versus southpaws. Posted a.286 batting average at Whataburger Field and.233 on the road. Rated by MLB.com as Houston s No. 8 prospect and, according to Baseball America, possesses the best strike-zone discipline among Astros farmhands Tied for second in the minor leagues in walks and placed third in Advanced-A in OBP (.415). Slotted second on the JetHawks in sac bunts (5) and ranked third in runs and triples. Also tied for third on the club in steals with 16 in 21 attempts. Opened the season with a seven-game hit streak, batting.423 with eight runs, four doubles, a triple, two home runs, nine RBIs and six walks. Tabbed as Lancaster s Player of the Month for April after posting a.365 batting average and OPS. Limited to 13 games in May due to a wrist injury. Was back at full speed during July, playing in 27 contests. For the month, coaxed 28 walks compared to 13 strikeouts, reaching base at a.409 clip. Featured a quartet of four-rbi performances, including August 13 against Inland Empire when he launched a seventh-inning grand slam. Hit.500 with the bases loaded, going 8-for-16 with two walks and 21 RBIs. Appeared in 95 games at shortstop and committed 19 errors in 391 total chances for a.951 fielding percentage, while turning 39 double plays. During the playoffs, batted.381 with three runs scored, a double, triple and three RBIs in five games Following the June draft, was shipped directly to the South Atlantic League. Made his pro debut on July 5 at Hagerstown, going 1-for-1 with a run, RBI and five walks. Hit.282 with 20 runs and 30 walks in 22 games for the month. Coaxed 10 free passes over the final three regular-season games. Career Notes: Owns a.427 on-base percentage. Averages 1.04 walks per strikeout and 4.50 plate appearances per free pass. College Notes: Was the first Gator shortstop to earn All-SEC three seasons in a row and joined outfielder Matt den Dekker ( ) as the only UF players to be named to the SEC All-Defensive Team three times. During his junior campaign with the Gators, hit.284 with 59 runs, 10 doubles, nine home runs and 30 RBIs in 66 games. Led the club in runs, walks (48) and stolen bases (13). Was on the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, presented to the nation s top collegiate shortstop. Sported a.977 fielding percentage and committed one error in league play. As a freshman in 2010, became the first player in school history to be named to the Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Team and earned Freshman All-America recognition from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2012 Lexington (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

22 CONRAD GREGOR 1B BORN February 27, 1992 in Carmel, IN OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 220 BATS Left RESIDES Sanibel, FL COLLEGE Vanderbilt ACQUIRED Selected in the 4th round of the June 2013 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Hit.311 with 16 HR and 86 RBIs at three different stops. Started the year with Quad Cities and strung together 4 straight multi-hit games April 19-25, going 11-for-20 (.550). Hit in 12 of 13 games from May 8-24 at a 413 clip (19-for- 46) to raise average from.259 to.305. Reached base safely in all 22 road games he played for the River Bandits, hitting.365 with a.461 OBP away from Modern Woodman Park. Posted multi-walk games 7 times in 44 contests. Hit.360 against left-handed pitching. Promoted to Lancaster May 27. Hit in 18 straight games from June 8-July 1, batting.387 with 17 RBIs and a.452 OBP. Also collected hits in 18 consecutive games at home June 2-July 6, hitting.437 with a.512 OBP. June 4 against Inland Empire went 5-for-5 with 3 runs, a home run and 4 RBIs. Had a monster June, hitting.396 with 6 HR and 25 RBIs. Drove in 5 runs July 17 against Visalia, going 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 home runs. Hit.397 with 10 of his 12 HR against right-handers. Batted.402 at home and.302 on the road. Promoted to Corpus Christi July 20. Hit safely in his first 4 games as a Hook July Hit in 7 of 8 games August 12-23, going 11-for-26 to raise average from.230 to Made pro debut June 17 against Vermont. Cracked first home run June 22 at Lowell. Finished 2nd in the New York-Penn League in games and walks, T-3rd in hits and 10th in hitting. Led circuit first basemen in fielding percentage (.995). Tabbed NYPL Player of the Week for August 5-12 after he hit.583 (14-for-24) with 8 RBIs. Average climbed each month:.235 in June,.259 in July,.324 in August and went 5-for-9 in September. Career Notes: Owns a career on-base percentage of.395 and has walked in 12.4 percent of plate appearances. Was selected out of high school by Chicago (AL) in the 40th round of the 2010 draft. College Notes: At Vanderbilt, named a Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American in 2013 and went on to hit.308 with 3 HR and 48 RBIs as a junior. In 2012 finished second on the team in hitting (.328) and led the way with a.463 slugging percentage. Led Commodores in hitting (.353) as a freshman in 2011 and was tabbed a Freshman All-American and Second Team All-SEC in YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2013 Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

23 EVAN GRILLS LHP BORN June 13, 1992 in Whitby, Ontario, CAN OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 208 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Whitby, Ontario, CAN ACQUIRED Selected in the 10th round of the June 2010 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Went a combined 5-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 26 games (16 starts) between Class-A Quad-Cities and High-A Lancaster. Used as part of tandem rotation at both stops. Allowed just 3 earned runs in his first 3 appearances, spanning 11.2 innings. Picked up first win of the season May 2 at Beloit after he went 6.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO. Tossed a season-high 7.0 innings twice: May 14 at Wisconsin and June 20 against Peoria. Lost back-to-back appearances June 11 & 20, despite allowing 3 R, 1 ER in 12.0 IP. In 5 games at home posted a 1.99 ERA, while posting a 3.00 earned run average in 11 road appearances. In 4 June games, including 2 starts, went 0-2 with a 0.95 ERA and 2 saves. Posted a 1.37 ERA out of the bullpen and 3.16 as a starter. Threw two CG: a 7-inning CG June 20 against Peoria in Game 2 of a double-header and a rain shortened CG July 2 at Beloit. Promoted to Lancaster for start on July 8. Got shelled for 8 R, 1 ER in 4.0 IP and took loss. Allowed 3 ER in each of last 5 games August 9-September 1. Cal League left-handers hit.346 (18-for-52) against him Did not allow more than 3 ER in a game until August 29, taking him through 13 appearances. Won first 6 decisions for the ValleyCats June 27-August 24. August 29 at Vermont, lasted a season-low 1.2 innings, after yielding 6 ER on 7 H. Tied for the New York-Penn League lead with 7 wins and led the circuit in winning percentage (.875) Used exclusively out of the bullpen. Strung together 7 straight scoreless appearances May 31-June 24, covering 11.1 innings to lower ERA from 3.80 to Struggled the rest of the way to the tune of a 7.18 ERA (29 ER in 36.1 IP). In 7 day games, yielded 12 ER in 10.2 IP (10.13 ERA) Allowed 1 ER in first 6 games (0.96 ERA). First pro win July 26 at GCL Cardinals: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 SO. Won last 3 decisions, spanning July 26-August Made pro debut July 13 at GCL Nationals and pitched a scoreless inning. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2010 GCL Astros (R) GCL Astros (R) Lexington (A) Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

24 JOSH HADER LHP BORN April 7, 1994 in Millersville, MD OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 175 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Millersville, MD ACQUIRED Via trade from Baltimore, along with OF L.J. Hoes and a 2014 competitive balance pick in exchange for RHP Bud Norris and international pool space on July 31, 2013 Career Highlights: 2015 Entered the season rated the Astros No. 9 prospect by MLB.com Went a combined 10-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 27 games, 19 starts, for High-A Lancaster and Double-A Corpus Christi. Named the California League Pitcher of the Year and a Mid- and Postseason All-Star. Opened the season by striking out 10 hitters in 4.0 IP against Lake Elsinore, but took a no-decision. In April allowed 4 ER in 20.2 IP (1.74 ERA). Won his first 7 decisions spanning April 22-June 20. Struggled with walks at times, issuing 10 BB in 15.0 IP April 30-May 13. In addition to 10 SO performance, fanned 9 hitters twice: May 18 at Rancho Cucamonga and May 30 against the same club at home. Allowed more than 3 ER three times in 22 games. On the road went 5-1 with a 1.84 ERA (10 ER in 49.0 IP) in 10 games. Out of the bullpen had a 4.44 ERA (7 G), while posting a 2.16 ERA as a starter (15 GS). Held right-handed hitters to a.199 batting average, while lefties hit.227. Promoted to Corpus Christi on August 4. At time of call-up led CL in ERA and opponents batting average (.206) and was 3rd in strikeouts. Double-A debut August 7 at Northwest Arkansas: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO. Earned first Double-A win August 24 at San Antonio, yielding 3 ER on 5 H in 5.0 IP. Averaged 10.8 SO/9 in 5 appearances with the Hooks Combined to go 5-6 with a 2.77 ERA in 22 starts with Delmarva and Quad Cities. ERA was under 2.00 as late as June 14; through 11 starts was 3-2 with a 1.94 ERA, 30 BB, 56 SO and a.186 BAA. Named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star after a first half in which he went 3-2 with a 1.74 ERA in 11 GS. Lost last 4 decisions with Shorebirds June 29-July 27, going 0-4 with a 4.35 ERA in 5 starts. Traded to Houston on July 31. At time of trade was 5th in SAL in ERA (2.65) and 4th in BAA (.215). Left-handed hitters hit.138 against him in the SAL. Won his first start with Quad Cities, allowing 1 H in 6.0 IP at Cedar Rapids Went a combined 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA in 17 relief appearances for the GCL Orioles and Aberdeen IronBirds. Made pro debut June 29 against the GCL Rays and tossed a scoreless inning in which he struck out the side and allowed 2 hits. Fanned 5 or more batters 3 times, despite not having an outing longer than 3.1 innings. With Aberdeen, allowed just 2 hits in 8.1 IP for a.074 batting average against. Career Notes: Originally selected by Baltimore in the 19th round of the 2012 draft. Through 2014 averages 9.7 SO/9 and 4.1 BB/9. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 GCL Orioles (R) Aberdeen (A) Delmarva (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

25 MIKE HAUSCHILD RHP BORN January 22, 1990 in Dayton, OH OPENING DAY AGE 25 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 212 RESIDES Beavercreek, OH SCHOOL University of Dayton ACQUIRED Selected in the 33rd round of the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Went a combined 4-10 with a 4.32 ERA in 28 games, 20 of them starts, between High-A Lancaster and Double-A Corpus Christi. Began the year with a win against Lake Elsinore, tossing 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO. Pitched out of the bullpen in first 3 appearances. Started 4 of last 5 games with JetHawks. Posted an impressive 2.30 ERA in 3 games at The Hanger, the JetHawks hitter-friendly home ballpark, while his road ERA was Promoted to Corpus Christi May 9. Hooks debut came May 12 at San Antonio: ND, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO. Used as a starter in first 9 Hooks outings. Picked up win May 30 against Northwest Arkansas, allowing 2 ER on 5 H in 5.0 IP. Dropped his next 6 decisions from June 5-July 20. On inactive list June Fanned a season-high 8 hitters on 4 occasions: May 18 (vs. MID), July 15 (vs. MID), July 25 (vs. MID) and August 29 (vs. FRI). Faced the RockHounds five times and struck out 33 in 28.1 IP. Held right-handed hitters to a.225 batting average, but lefties hit April 12-23, allowed 1 ER in 14.0 IP in a stretch of three outings. Turned in three consecutive scoreless outings from May 29-June 8, spanning 14.0 IP. Struck out a season-high 10 June 30 against Clinton. Posted a 5.09 ERA in 8 relief appearances and a 2.09 earned run average in 12 starts. With the River Bandits had a 2.48 GO/AO ratio. Promoted to Lancaster after game July 6. Used as a starter in all but one appearance for Lancaster. Pitched out of the bullpen July 21 at Bakersfield and allowed 3 hits in 4.0 scoreless frames. It was his lone scoreless appearance as a JetHawk Pro debut was June 19 at Johnson City. First win came July 9 against Bristol. Pitched in relief in all but one appearance. Career Notes: Has averaged 2.3 BB/9 and owns a strikeout-to-walk ratio of Has yielded just 0.5 HR/9 in his career. College Notes: Left the University of Dayton 2nd all-time in strikeouts (269) and 3rd in wins (23). As a senior in 2012, he recorded the 2nd-most strikeouts in a season (92) in Flyers history. His last year there went 7-3 with a 4.26 ERA in 18 games, 16 starts. As a junior in 2011 posted a 9-7 record and 3.59 ERA. The Flyers won Atlantic-10 titles in 2009 and His father, Doug, is the Director of Media Relations for Dayton Athletics and was formerly the head softball coach ( ). YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Greeneville (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

26 TYLER HEINEMAN C BORN June 19, 1991 in Pacific Palisades, CA OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 194 BATS Switch RESIDES Pacific Palisades, CA COLLEGE UCLA ACQUIRED Selected in the eighth round of the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Hit in 10 straight games April 24-May 6, going 12-for-32 (.375) with 8 RBIs. Average reached a post- April high of.299 after a 3-hit game May 12 at San Antonio. For the month of May, hit.286 in 18 games. Lone long ball of the year was August 23 at Wolff Stadium in San Antonio. Drove in season-high 4 runs August 25 at San Antonio. Led the Texas League in caught stealing percentage, gunning down 28 of 61 (46 percent) baserunners who tried to steal against him. That is also the best single-season mark in Hooks history. Caught 70 games and was used as designated hitter 8 times Was the top defensive catcher in the California League, leading circuit backstops in fielding percentage (.991), assists (90) and caught-stealing percentage (42%). Was also one of the toughest CL hitters to strikeout, whiffing once for every 9.11 plate appearances trailed only teammates MP Cokinos and Andrew Aplin. Made California League debut on April 4 and went 3-for-5 with a double against High Desert. Limited to just 11 more games for the month, including an April 25 assignment at Lake Elsinore when he was 4-for-4 with a double. Hit safely in 13 of 15 games from April 28 to May 19, raising his batting average from.306 to.345. Batted.354 and logged an OPS of.986 in 23 May contests, cracking seven doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs. Following the all-star break, hit.296 and accounted for 11 of his 13 home runs and 50 of his 71 RBIs. Belted two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in seven on August 1 as the JetHawks pummeled Lake Elsinore Totaled 25 RBIs in 22 August games and carried a.351 batting average and a OPS for the month. Hit.316 with runners in scoring position. Featured unbalanced left-right (.228/.297) and home-road splits (.314/.256) A New York-Penn League All-Star, led the league in batting average and ranked second in on-base percentage (.452). Struck out once for every plate appearances, the second-best ratio in the circuit. The ValleyCats Defender of the Month for August, threw out 13 of 32 (41%) runners attempting to steal. Paced the club in doubles and OBP and ranked third in OPS (.882). Hit safely in nine of his first 11 games as a pro. Strung together a 14-game hit streak from July 29 to August 12, batting.418 with a.492 OBP. Batted.408 and notched a.935 OPS with runners in scoring position. Career Notes: Owns a.374 on-base percentage; strikes out once for every plate appearances. That ratio would have qualified for second in the Texas League in College Notes: Served as a backup catcher for two years at UCLA before assuming the starting role in Hit.332 with seven doubles, a home run, 27 RBIs and 42 runs scored in 59 starts during his junior campaign. Was the only catcher to earn All-Pac-12 honors. Threw out 22 of 46 runners (.478) attempting to steal. Finished sixth in the Pac-12 in OBP (.435), reaching safely in 53 of 59 games. Tied the school s single-season hit-by-pitch record with 18. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2012 Tri-City (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

27 LEONARDO HERAS OF BORN May 29, 1990 in Tijuana, MX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 5 9 WEIGHT 190 BATS Left RESIDES Tijuana, MX ACQUIRED Signed as a minor league free agent in August 2013 Career Highlights: 2014 Started the year in 1-for-23 slump (.043). In next 4 games went 5-for-15 to raise average to.167. In April, batted.190 (15-for-79). Placed on disabled list May 2; activated May 14. May 17 against Midland went 4-for-5 with an RBI. Slumped May 23-June 9, as average fell from.227 to.189 (3-for-38). Followed that stretch by going 18-for-49 (.367) from June 10-July 2 to bump average back up to.230. Knocked bases-clearing triple June 10 against San Antonio at Minute Maid Park. For the month of June, hit.273 with 2 HR and 14 RBIs. Placed on disabled list again July Used as the designated hitter 10 times and hit.130 (3-for-23). Was 2-for-6 in pinch-hit tries Purchased, along with IF Japhet Amador, from Mexico City in late August. Made United States debut on August 23 at Whataburger Field, going 1-for-4 with a walk against Midland. Hit safely in his first four games with the Hooks. Notched four of five RBIs on August 26 in San Antonio thanks to a run-scoring double and a three-run home run. Went 4-for-10 with a double and an RBI during the Texas League South Division Series. Played in 52 games for Guasave of the Mexican Pacific League this past winter. Hit.266 with seven doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs. Coaxed 25 walks against 26 strikeouts. Mexican League Notes: Three-time Mexican League All-Star. In 2012, set career-highs with 111 runs scored and 24 home runs. Based on a 140-game schedule, averaged 24 home runs, 76 RBIs, 134 runs scored and 26 steals with Mexico City. Made pro debut with Tijuana at the age of 16. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2007 Tijuana (AAA) Tijuana (AAA) Reynosa (AAA) Reynosa (AAA) Mexico City (AAA) Mexico City (AAA) Mexico City (AAA) Corpus Christi (AA) Corpus Christi (AA) Mexican League Minor League

28 TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ OF BORN October 15, 1992 in Cotui, DR OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 193 RESIDES Bonao, DR ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent in February 2011 Career Highlights: 2015 Entered 2015 as the No. 8 prospect in the Houston system according to MLB.com. Rated as the fastest baserunner in the system according to Baseball America s tools survey Combined to hit.292 with 21 HR and 85 RBIs in 119 games between Lancaster and Corpus Christi. Hit in 16 of first 18 games at a.316 clip. Slumped badly over next 7 games, collecting 1 hit in 31 at-bats to drop average to.234. Drove in 14 runs in 5 games May 16-20, including a pair of 5-RBI nights. In May, hit.344 with 6 HR, 24 RBIs and a OPS. Hit in 15 straight home games June 27-August 1, going 23-for-63 (.365). Batted.323 against right-handed pitching, but just.217 against southpaws. Named a Cal League Mid- and Post-Season All-Star. Finished 5th in the circuit with a.550 slugging percentage. Promoted to Corpus Christi August 4. Hit in first 6 games as a Hook (7-for-26) Hit in 7 of first 8 games (.400). Hit in 8 straight games April 28-May 5, going 11-for-34 (.324). Collected a season-high 4 hits May 15 at Wisconsin. In July hit.288 with 4 home runs, 11 RBIs and a.830 OPS. August 11 belted 2 home runs and drove in 5 runs. Hit.289 with 8 home runs at Modern Woodman Park, compared to.255 with 5 long balls on the road. Led the Midwest League in runs scored and sacrifice bunts (17) Hit.267 with 13 home runs and 56 RBIs in 59 games with the GCL Astros and Lexington. Made stateside debut June 18 against the GCL Cardinals and went 2-for-6 with a double. Hit in 14 straight home games July 4-August 3, batting.354 with 2 HR and 9 RBIs. Homered in 3 straight games July with 6 RBIs. Hit in 5 of 6 games August 11-18, going 8-for-23. Led the Gulf Coast League in outfield assists (12) and double plays by an outfielder (5). Fanned in 27 percent of plate appearances. Hit.322 in 27 home games and just.161 in road contests. Promoted to Lexington August 25. On August 28 went 3-for Went 4-for-4 with a double and a triple May 31 at the Yankees DSL club. Hit in 12 of 13 games June 22-July 8, batting.345 (19-for-55) with 5 RBIs. Hit.400 (22-for-55) from July 15-August 8 to raise average from.266 to.301. Finished 4th in the DSL with 27 extra-base hits. Career Notes: Has struck out in 24.7 percent of plate appearances and walked in 8.7 percent. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2011 DSL Astros (R) GCL Astros (R) Lexington (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

29 Career Highlights: 2014 Struck out 6 in 4.0 innings May 7 at Lake Elsinore and fanned 7 in 4.1 IP May 31 against Rancho Cucamonga. Roughed up for a season-high 8 earned runs July 9 against Lake Elsinore. Won in 3 straight outings July 29-August 10, yielding 3 earned runs in 17.0 innings pitched. In August 10 start, threw a season-best 8.0 innings, allowing 1 ER on 6 H. JetHawks Pitcher of the Month for August, going 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 5 games (4 starts). For the month he walked 6 and fanned 28 in 27.0 IP. In 10 starts posted a 6.11 ERA (36 ER in 53.0 IP), while he had a 2.10 mark in 10 relief appearances (8 ER in 34.1 IP) Went a combined 5-3 with a 2.13 ERA in 18 games (13 starts) between the Gulf Coast League Astros and Quad Cities. Struggled in first 4 appearances, going 1-2 with an 8.74 ERA in 11.1 IP. Rebounded to pick up wins in next 2 appearances, tossing 8.0 innings without allowing an earned run. Starting with an appearance on April 29, did not allow more than 2 runs in an outing for the rest of the season. Pitched for GCL Astros from July Did not allow a run there in 10.1 innings. Quad Cities Pitcher of the Month for August, going 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA in 4 games. With the River Bandits, held right-handed hitters to a.198 batting average (32-for-162) Picked up a win in 5 consecutive outings, including a 7-inning complete game, from July 16-August 9. In that stretch went 5-0 with a 0.87 ERA. New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star. NYPL Pitcher of the Wek for July 23-30, going 2-0, while allowing 1 run and 5 hits in 14.0 innings. Tabbed an MiLB Organization All-Star. Led circuit in opponents batting average (.165) and shutouts (1). In 6 road starts went 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA. Career Notes: Owns a strikeout-to-walk ratio of BRIAN HOLMES LHP BORN January 30, 1991 in Lawrenceville, GA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 223 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Fort Walton Beach, VA COLLEGE Wake Forest ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the June 2012 draft College Notes: As a junior in 2012 went 7-3 with a 2.83 ERA in 14 starts. Walked 49 and struck out 81 in 82.2 IP. Threw a no-hitter with a career-best 10 strikeouts against Marshall on March 5. Yielded 1 run in the no-no due to a pair of hit batters, a walk and a sacrifice fly. The no-hitter was the first for the Demon Deacons since March As a sophomore in 2011 went 3-4 with a 3.00 ERA in 15 games (11 starts). Played his freshman season at Young Harris JC in Georgia, where he went 4-2 with an 8.16 ERA in 13 games (8 starts). YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Tri-City (A) GCL Astros (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

30 JORDAN JANKOWSKI RHP BORN May 17, 1989 in McMurray, PA OPENING DAY AGE 25 HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 209 RESIDES McMurray, PA COLLEGE Catawba College ACQUIRED Selected in the 34th round of the June 2012 draft Career Notes: 2014 Spent the full season with Corpus Christi. Used primarily out of the bullpen in the first two months, making just 1 of his 14 starts before May 26. From April 6-May 19 pitched out of the bullpen 10 times and posted a 3.97 ERA. Next 4 appearances were starts, going 1-1 with a 3.74 ERA from May 26-June 12. Went a career-high 7.1 innings June 6 at Midland. From August 8-27 last season fanned 35 hitters in 20.0 innings over four appearances. Named Hooks Pitcher of the Month for August, going 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA in 4 games. Held right-handed hitters to a.180 batting average, while lefties hit.293. Faired better at Whataburger Field (2-2, 2.70) than on the road (3-4, 4.45). Among Double-A pitchers with at least IP ranked 1st in strikeouts per-9.0-innings (10.0) and strikeout percentage (27.7%), 4th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.62), 6th in WHIP (1.07) and 10th in opponents batting average (.223) and strikeouts (120) Went 3-1 with a 3.05 ERA in 37 appearances, including 12 starts, between Lancaster and Quad Cities. Struck out 103 batters against 21 walks in innings. A Mid Season Midwest League All-Star, posted a 2-0 record and 3.30 ERA in 15 firsthalf appearances (9 starts) for the River Bandits. Struck out seven of the 15 batters he faced on May 17 against Beloit. Tabbed Quad Cities Pitcher of the Month for July after yielding four earned runs in 19.1 innings for a 1.86 ERA. Fanned 14 and walked one. Tossed seven shutout innings July 13 opposite Dayton. Struck out six without issuing a free pass. Was 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in 14 appearances out of the Quad Cities bullpen. Went 5-for-6 in save chances and struck out 40 against five free passes in 33.1 innings, holding the opposition to a.208 batting average. Promoted to Lancaster in early August. Yielded just one run in his final six appearances with the JetHawks. Struck out 12 and walked two over 9.1 innings during that stretch Led Greeneville in appearances and tied for second on the club in victories. 17 of his 23 appearances were of the scoreless variety. The opposition batted.205 against him. Career Notes: Averages 10.1 strikeouts per-9.0-innings. Owns a 4.84 strikeout-to-walk ratio. College Notes: Named the South Atlantic Conference Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2012, going 9-2 with a 3.79 ERA in 17 games, including 13 starts. He led Division II with 126 strikeouts in 90.1 innings pitched. In 2011 he went 8-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 16 games (15 starts). Fanned 118 against just 26 walks in 97.2 innings. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Greeneville (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

31 JON KEMMER OF BORN November 17, 1990 in Shippenville, PA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 216 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Shippenville, PA COLLEGE Brewton-Parker College ACQUIRED Selected in the 21st round of the June 2013 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Between Quad Cities and Lancaster hit.291 with 16 home runs and 50 RBIs in 91 games. With the River Bandits saw action at first base, left field and right field. Stumbled out of the gate, hitting.185 in first 7 contests. Hit.324 (22- for-68) from April 15-May 30 to raise average to.284. June raised average from.282 to.311, by going 13-for-29 (.448). In 21 June contests batted.362 with 7 RBIs. Hit.324 against left-handed pitching and.280 versus righties. Promoted to Lancaster July 11. Went 2-for-3 that night with 2 runs, a home run and 3 RBIs in JetHawks debut at Rancho Cucamonga. July 22 belted two home runs and drove in a career-high six runs. Lancaster Player of the Month for August, hitting.305 with 7 HR and 17 RBIs. Hit.405 (17-for-42) during a 10-game hit streak from August With the JetHawks, hit.308 against right-handed pitching Homered in his first professional at-bat on June 18 and went 4-for-4 on the day. Slumped following that game as average dropped to a season-low.184 on July 8, after a 15-game stretch in which he hit.111 (5-for-45). Posted a 3-hit night August 2 at Aberdeen. Batted.283 (15-for-53) over final 14 games to raise average from.199 to.221. College Notes: As a senior in 2013, hit.366 with 13 doubles, 12 home runs, 41 RBIs and a.717 slugging percentage. Earned Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year and was named an NAIA First Team All-American. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2013 Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

32 TONY KEMP IF BORN October 31, 1991 in Franklin, TN OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 5 6 WEIGHT 162 BATS Left RESIDES Franklin, TN COLLEGE Vanderbilt ACQUIRED Selected in the 5th round of the 2013 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Rated by MLB.com as Houston s No. 14 prospect entering the season Hit.316 with 121 runs, 30 doubles, 8 triples, 8 home runs, 58 RBIs, 41 steals and a.411 on-base percentage between Lancaster and Corpus Christi. Paced the minors in runs scored, marking the most accrued by an Astros farmhand since James Mouton (126 runs) in Tied for 5th in the minors in hits (167) while finishing 12th in OBP. Earned a Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove Award which is granted to 9 minor league players, 1 at each position, who demonstrated defensive excellence. In 120 games, he was charged with 7 errors and helped turn 67 double plays in 524 total chances at second base. Also logged 3 games in left field without committing an error. A California League Mid- and Postseason All-Star, led the CL in hits, OBP (.433) and runs scored at the time of his June 25 promotion to Corpus Christi. Also slotted among the CL leaders in stolen bases (2nd), batting average (3rd) and walks (T-4th). During his time with the JetHawks, averaged plate appearances per strikeout, which was the best ratio in the loop. Labeled Lancaster s Player of the Month for April after hitting.311 with a.911 OPS in 26 games. Belted a grand slam and plated a career-high 6 runs April 9 vs. San Jose. Went 17-for-31 (.548) with 9 runs, 3 doubles and 4 RBIs from May 5-12, earning California League Player of the Week honors. Reached safely in 16 of 17 June contests before joining the Hooks. Tabbed Texas League Player of the Week after going 11-for-22 (.500) at the plate from June 30 to July 6. Reached base in 20 consecutive games from August 7 thru the end of the season, batting.320 with a.420 OBP during this stretch. Notched the 6th 5-hit game in Hooks history August 24 at San Antonio, going 5-for-5 with a double and a pair of runs, RBIs and stolen bases. Batted.315 against righthanded pitching, compared to a.218 mark opposite southpaws After signing with the Astros, batted.273 with 46 runs, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 22 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 75 games between Tri-City and Quad Cities. Selected as the ValleyCats Player of the Month for July. Promoted to the Midwest League on August 5 and reached base in 24 of 27 games with the River Bandits. Hit.375 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs in 8 postseason games as Quad Cities won the Midwest League title. Career Notes: Averaging 1 strikeout for every 7.72 at-bats and owns a.396 on-base percentage. College Notes: As a senior in 2013, was a consensus First-Team All-American, leading the Commodores to Southeastern Conference and NCAA Regional championships. The 2013 SEC Player of the Year paced the conference in batting (.391), onbase percentage (.456), runs (64) and stolen bases (34) and was a First Team All-SEC and All-Defensive selection. A 2-time SEC All-Academic honoree, became the 3rd player in conference history to win SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Player of the Year. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2013 Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

33 MITCHELL LAMBSON LHP BORN July 20, 1990 in Tualatin, OR OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 208 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Houston, TX COLLEGE Scottsdale, AZ ACQUIRED Selected in the 19th round of the 2011 June draft Career Highlights: 2014 Went 4-2 with a 2.14 ERA and 3 saves in 40 appearances between Lancaster and Corpus Christi. Struck out 63 and walked 9 in 54.2 innings, posting a 1.01 WHIP and a.229 batting average against. Promoted to Corpus Christi in mid-june where 19 of his 23 appearances were of the scoreless variety. Did not allow a run in 7 consecutive outings from July 24 to August 13. During time with the Hooks, averaged 7 strikeouts for every walk and fanned 9.5 batters per 9.0 innings pitched. Yielded 2 earned runs over his final 12 appearances, striking out 19 against 1 walk in 18.0 innings. Opened the season with Lancaster. Was 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and.245 BAA in 11 appearances at the JetHawks hitter-friendly home park, The Hangar. Did not allow a run in 8 of his last 9 California League outings. Selected to pitch for Salt River of the Arizona Fall League. Fashioned a 1.26 ERA and a.128 BAA in 10 appearances for the Rafters, striking out 17 against 7 walks in 14.1 innings. Hurled 9.1 shutout frames over 6 appearances to close out the fall Led Quad Cities in appearances and holds (8), and tied for 2nd on the club in victories. Owned the most innings and strikeouts among River Bandits without a start to his credit. Fashioned a 1.26 ERA and held the Midwest League to a.143 batting average in his first 9 outings (14.1 IP). Following the all-star break, went 4-0 with a 1.43 ERA and 1 save in 20 games. Struck out 49 and walked 8 in 44.0 IP during this stretch. Kept the opposition off the scoreboard in 7 of his 8 August appearances, logging a 0.49 ERA and.141 BAA. Was tagged for 6 runs on 6 hits without recording an out on June 5 at Cedar Rapids. Outside of this performance, his ERA sat at 2.27 for the season Posted a 3-1 record and 2.15 ERA in 23 appearances between Greeneville and Lexington. Averaged 10.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. His season began in late-june with a run of 4 shutout outings at the rookie-level Appalachian League. Promoted to the Legends on June 30. Won both of his 2 decisions over 9 appearances at home, allowing 1 earned run in 21.2 innings for a 0.42 ERA. Fanned 27 and walked 4 with the South Atlantic League hitting.217 against him Made 22 appearances for Tri-City following the June draft. Did not yield a run in 7 consecutive outings from July Struck out 9 and walked 2 in 8.0 innings during this stretch. Career Notes: Stands with a 2.82 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 126 appearances, striking out 235 against 52 walks over innings. Has fanned 4.5 batters for every free pass issued. Owns 10.2 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. College Notes: Authored a record, 3.06 ERA and 17 saves in 102 appearances (3 GS) during 3-year tenure with the Sun Devils. Struck out 254 batters and walked 56 in innings. Is one of only three pitchers in Arizona State history to record over 100 appearances, 20 wins and 10 saves. Earned First Team Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball in Tabbed First Team All-Pac-10 as a sophomore in 2010 and received honorable-mention honors following his junior campaign. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2011 Tri-City (A) Greeneville (R) Lexington (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

34 JACK MAYFIELD IF BORN September 30, 1990 in Del Rio, TX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 190 RESIDES Del Rio, TX COLLEGE Oklahoma ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 17, 2013 Career Highlights: 2014 Batted.282 with 31 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs and 55 RBIs in 105 games between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Began the season in the Midwest League and hit safely in 5 of his first 6 contests for the River Bandits. During this run, batted.391 with 3 doubles, 1 home run and 4 RBIs. Saw action at shortstop (22 GM), third base (10 GM) and second base (6 GM). Helped turn 15 double plays and was charged with 7 errors in 135 total chances for a.948 fielding percentage. Hit.313 on the road, clubbing both of his home runs while plating 9 in 18 games. Made California League debut on June 2. Following a slow start with the JetHawks, hit.343 with 12 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs and 20 RBIs in 27 July contests. Hit safely in 11 of 12 games July 2-14, raising his batting average from.218 to.317. During this stretch, scored 12 times and drove in 12 runs while notching 7 doubles, a triple and three home runs. Homered in back-to-back contests in late August as part of a 4-game stretch when he plated 7. Batted.351 with 3 homers, 14 RBIs and a OPS in 74 at-bats vs. left-handed pitching. Batted.345 with 4 runs, 3 doubles, 1 homer and 4 RBIs during the playoffs as Lancaster captured the California League championship. Fashioned a.965 fielding percentage and turned 37 double plays with 44 of his 63 assignments coming at second base. Also logged 11 contests at short and 8 at third base Debuted with Greeneville three days after signing. Hit safely in 8 of final 10 Appalachian League games, batting.419 with 8 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBIs. Joined Tri-City in mid-july. Worked mostly at second base, committing 6 errors in 135 total chances for a.956 fielding percentage. Teamed to turn 16 double plays. For the year, batted a combined.238 with 8 doubles, 4 home runs and 18 RBIs in 55 games between the Appalachian and New York-Penn leagues. Career Notes: Has played exclusively on the infield, logging time at second (75 GM), shortstop (66 GM) and third base (18 GM). College Notes: Hit.263 with 33 doubles, 5 triples, 11 home runs and 85 RBIs in 172 games over 4-year career as a Sooner. Named MVP of the 2013 Kleberg Bank College Classic at Whataburger Field, going 5-for-13 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Led the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team with a 4.0 grade-point average. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2013 Greeneville (R) Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

35 LANCE MCCULLERS RHP BORN October 2, 1993 in Tampa, FL OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 205 BATS Left RESIDES Tampa, FL ACQUIRED Selected in the supplemental 1st round (41st overall) of the June 2012 draft Career Highlights: 2015 Rated by MLB.com as Houston s No. 10 prospect entering the season Led Lancaster s pitching staff in starts and strikeouts. Slotted 2nd on the club in saves and ranked 4th in innings pitched. Hurled 6.0 shutout frames to win Game 2 of the California League Championship Series as the JetHawks went on to claim their 2nd title in the last 3 years. Went 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA in 7 April appearances, including 4 starts. During this time, struck out 33 and walked 12 in 28.2 innings, holding the circuit to a.204 average. Finished the month by fanning a season-high 10 batters over 5.0 scoreless innings in a victory on April 29 against High Desert. Next triumph came May 17 at Rancho Cucamonga when he limited the Quakes to 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 9 over 5.0 innings. Appeared in 7 games out of the Lancaster bullpen, going 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA. He was 4-for-4 in save chances and featured a.191 opponent s batting average as a reliever. For the season, averaged strikeouts per 9.0 innings. Entered 2014 as Houston s No. 5 prospect and No. 60 overall according to MLB.com Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star and finished T-4th in the league with 117 strikeouts. Made Midwest League debut April 5 at Kane County and went 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits with 5 strikeouts and no walks. Lost back-to-back games in which he appeared April 9 & 16, at Burlington and vs. Clinton. Fanned career-high 9 batters in no-decision May 5 at West Michigan. Earned first win of the season May 28 vs. Kane County in a relief appearance. The 5/28 game started stretch of victories in three straight appearances through June 7. He did not allow a run (and just 2 hits) in 10 innings during this stretch, lowering his ERA from 1.94 to Earned Quad Cities Pitcher of the Month honors for May after he went 1-2 with a 1.88 ERA in 7 games (4 starts). In 24 May innings, he walked 14, struck out 26 and held opponents to a.195 batting average. Pitched in the Astros tandem system, alternating between starting and relieving, from Opening Day until June 7. On the season went 4-2 with a 3.44 ERA in 19 starts and 2-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 6 relief appearances. He did not allow a home run over his first 19 appearances of the season, covering 74.2 innings. Became a full-time starter June 11 through the end of the season, going 3-1 with a 4.75 ERA (28 ER in 53 IP) in 11 starts. Worst start of the year came July 2 vs. Clinton: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO. Tossed a career-high 6.1 innings July 17 at Fort Wayne. Left-handers hit.193 (33-for-171) against him, while righties batted.276 (59-for-214). Averaged 10.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings Entered the 2013 season as Houston s No. 4 prospect according to Baseball America. BA also rated McCullers best fastball and slider as tops in the Astros in the system. Made professional debut July 13 at the GCL Nationals and allowed 1 hit while striking out 2 thru 3 scoreless innings. Yielded a run in only 1 of 4 appearances in the Gulf Coast League, July 19 at the Marlins. Left-handed hitters in the GCL went 2-for-16 (.125) against him. First appearance for Greeneville was August 6 vs. Johnson City; started and took a no-decision after 4 scoreless frames with 4 walks and 4 whiffs. Took the loss in each of his next, and final, 3 appearances: August 12 at Princeton: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO; August 19 vs. Burlington: 3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO; August 25 at Danville: 4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO. Signed for a $2.5 million bonus in 2012, then the 4th-largest in Astros history. Career Notes: Averages 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. His father, Lance, pitched 7 seasons in the major leagues from with San Diego, New York (AL), Detroit and Texas. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

36 JONATHAN MEYER IF BORN November 1, 1990 in Simi Valley, CA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 220 RESIDES Simi Valley, CA ACQUIRED Selected in the 3rd round (supplemental) of the June 2009 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Began the season at Oklahoma City and went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Triple-A debut April 3 at Round Rock. Struggled in his next 6 contests, going 2-for-22 at the plate. Hit safely in 7 of the following 9 assignments. From May 16 to May 25, batted.345 with 5 runs, 3 doubles and 3 RBIs. Assigned to Corpus Christi on May 28. Notched 3 RBIs in back-to-back games June on a home run and triple, respectively. Recorded hits in 14 of 16 contests from June 17 to July 5, batting.361 with 4 doubles and 12 RBIs. Joined Delino DeShields, Jr., as the only 2014 Hooks to plate 5 runs in a game. He accomplished the feat via two hits, a single and a double, on July 11 at Frisco s Dr Pepper Ballpark. Shifted from third base at the start of August. Played most of the month between second and shortstop, and logged a.176 batting average in 18 August games Named a Texas League Post-Season All-Star. Started the year by hitting just.200 (25-for-125) over his first 33 games. Busted out with a 4-hit game May 13 against San Antonio, including 4 runs scored. For the month of May, hit.321 with 3 home runs and 23 RBIs. Hit in 14 straight games from May 27-June 10, and 20 out of 21 through June 18 to raise his average from.237 to.267. Posted 4 consecutive multi-hit games from June 22-27, going 8-for-18 (.444). Was the Hooks Player of the Month for June after he hit.280 with 5 home runs and 20 RBIs. Raised his batting average to a season-high.278 on August 2 following a stretch in which he hit in 13 of 15 games (.417). Hit walk-off home runs twice during the same home stand August 2 against Midland and August 10 opposite Arkansas. Collected his second 4-hit game of the season August 29 at Frisco. Hit.343/.398/.496 against left-handed pitching and.237/.295/.377 against right-handers. Batting average at Whataburger Field was.283, compared to a.238 road mark and 10 of his 15 home runs came at home Rolled thru the playoffs, hitting.343 with 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 10 RBIs and a OPS in 10 games as Lancaster captured its first California League championship. Ranked within the JetHawks top five in games (1st), at-bats, (1st), hits (T-3rd), runs (4th), doubles, RBIs (5th) and total bases (189, 5th). The two-time Lancaster Defensive Player of the Month (April & May) led league third basemen in fielding percentage (.954) for the 2nd straight season, while fashioning a circuit-best 24 double plays. Went 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a double on Opening Day, wrapping up a 24-game road on-base streak which dated to July 17, Notched his first multi-homer game and drove in a career-high five runs on the final day of the regular season Named Lancaster Defensive Player of the Month in April and June. Paced California League third sackers in fielding percentage (.953), putouts (88), assists (240) and double plays (29). Tied for first on the JetHawks in doubles and sacrifice flies (6) while ranking 2nd on the club in games, at-bats, runs, hits, HRs, RBIs, total bases (193) and walks. Put together a season-best 14-game hitting streak July 24 to August 8, batting.315. Also reached base safely in 31 straight games July 24-August 29 with a.388 OBP, was the longest streak for a JetHawk in 2011 and only 5 players in the league had longer on-base streaks. Hit with 16 walks in August, posting a.927 OPS in the process. For the year hit.302 with runners in scoring position and.333 with RISP and 2 outs As a shortstop at Simi Valley High School, helped lead the Pioneers to the Southern Section Division I championship. Career Notes: Owns a.938 fielding percentage (494 PO, 1327 A, 120 E) in 652 games at third base. Has also seen limited action at shortstop (11 GM), second (7 GM) and first base (1 GM). YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2009 Greeneville (R) Lexington (A) Lancaster (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

37 JIO MIER IF BORN August 26, 1990 in Pomona, CA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 200 RESIDES Las Vegas, NV ACQUIRED Selected in the first round (21st overall) of the June 2009 draft Career Highlights: 2014 Hit.225 with 4 HR and 35 RBIs in 120 games with Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Oklahoma City. Began year with the Hooks and over his first 9 games hit.364 (8-for-22) with 4 R, 2 HR and 9 RBIs. Over the next month hit.196 (19-for-97) to drop average to.227. Hit in 6 straight games May Hit.273 with all 3 of his long balls against Texas League southpaws, but just.196 versus right-handed pitchers. Batting average dropped by month:.264 in April,.207 in May,.195 in June,.111 in July. Saw action at second base, third base and shortstop. Promoted to Oklahoma City July 6. In first 6 games with RedHawks went 1-for-12 (.083). Over next 7 contests, went 8-for-17 (.471). Hit in 6 of 7 games from July 28-August 5. Hit better against righties (.289) than lefties (.125) in the Pacific Coast League. Batted.293 on the road for the RedHawks. Played second, third and shortstop with OKC as well Led Texas League shortstops in total chances (492), assists (309) and double plays (82). Hit in 27 straight home games from April 30- June 28, hitting.292 with a.398 on-base percentage. On the inactive list June 2-4 and on the disabled list August Went hitless 10 straight games July 31-August 27. Hit in every spot in the Corpus Christi batting order except fifth Walked in 15.3 percent (15 BB /98 PA) of April plate appearances for Lancaster, producing a.406 OBP. Strung together a 5-game hit streak at the beginning of May, going 9-for-18 (.500). This stretch ended with a hamstring injury which sidelined him for 3 months. Rejoined the JetHawks August 9. Drove in a career-high 4 runs August 20 against Rancho Cucamonga. Hit safely in 11 of his final 14 regular-season games. For the season, batted at a.356 clip (16-for-45) with runners in scoring position. Lancaster went on to sweep Modesto in the championship series to capture the California League crown. Hit.297 with 10 runs scored, 8 doubles and 7 RBIs in 17 games for Mesa of the Arizona Fall League Tabbed by Baseball America as Houston s No. 5 prospect entering the season. Split time between Lexington and Lancaster, batting a combined.239 with 74 runs scored, 21 doubles, 7 home runs, 52 RBIs, 66 walks and 11 stolen bases in 114 games. A Mid-Season South Atlantic League All-Star, earned Legends defender of the month honors for April. Committed 10 errors in 266 total chances for a.962 fielding percentage with Lexington, turning 35 double plays Led SAL shortstops in games played (129) and tied for first in double plays (80). Best month at the plate was in August when he hit.304 with 24 runs scored, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 11 RBIs Led the Appalachian League in walks and tied for first in triples. Rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the circuit at season s end. Career Notes: Has played 517 of 561 career games at shortstop and owns a.949 fielding percentage there (799 PO, 1478 A, 122 E). Has played in 23 games at 3B (.959 Fld%) and 21 at 2B (.974 Fld%). Prep Note: Hit.394 with 10 doubles, 5 home runs, 18 RBIs, 22 walks and a.545 on-base percentage at Bonita High School in Southern California. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2009 Greeneville (R) Lexington (A) Lexington (A) Lancaster (A) GCL Astros (R) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Corpus Christi (AA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Career Totals

38 JUAN MINAYA RHP BORN September 18, 1990 in Maimon, DR OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 203 RESIDES Maimon, DR ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on September 3, 2008 Career Highlights: 2014 Worked mostly at High-A Lancaster where he ranked 3rd on the club in appearances. Held righthanders to a.219 average,.299 on-base percentage and a.412 slugging percentage. Lefties featured a.300/.386/.450 slash line in 60 at-bats. Permitted 1 earned run on 4 hits (1 HR) in first 5 outings (6.0 IP). Tagged for 7 runs, 4 hits and 3 walks while recording just 2 outs April 28 against High Desert. Touched for 5 runs via 3 home runs over 2.2 IP July 17 vs. Visalia. Outside of those 2 performances, logged a 2.16 ERA and a.208 BAA with the JetHawks. Converted lone save chance with a shutout frame April 30 opposite High Desert. Established season-highs in strikeouts and innings on May 5, fanning 7 over 4.1 frames at Lake Elsinore. Tabbed Lancaster s Pitcher of the Month for June, going 1-1 with a 0.96 ERA (1 ER / 9.1 IP) in 6 appearances. Struck out 10 and walked 3, holding the circuit to a.176 batting average during that run. Did not allow a run over final 4 outings (4.0 IP) with Lancaster before being promoted to Corpus Christi. Made Double-A debut on August 13 vs. Northwest Arkansas, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3 in 1.2 innings. Kept the opposition off the scoreboard in 4 of his final 5 outings of the season Debuted with Quad Cities in early June and rotated between a starting role and the bullpen through his initial 8 assignments. Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, struck out 4 and did not issue a walk June 29 vs. Clinton for his first win of the season. Lost his next 3 outings, including 1 start. Was then moved to the pen where he recorded 5 saves in a span of 6 assignments from July 17 to August 2. Yielded 1 earned run in 6.0 innings during this stretch. As a reliever, posted a 2-4 record and 5.08 ERA through 19 appearances, going 8-for-11 in save chances. Final appearance was a start on August 31 against Beloit. Tossed 5.0 innings of 2-run ball and received a no-decision as the Snappers edged the River Bandits 5-4. In 5 starts, went 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA and struck out 18 against 8 walks over 21.0 innings Pitched exclusively for short-season Tri-City. Allowed 8 earned runs in first 5 appearances (8.0 IP) for a 9.90 ERA. Went 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA and a.208 opponent s batting average in his remaining 12 outings. Final 2 outings were starts, a loss August 30 at Connecticut (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K) and a victory September 4 vs. High Desert (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K) & 2010 Went 5-17 with a 5.58 ERA in 54 appearances (35 GS) for Lexington, striking out 172 against 130 walks in innings. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2009 GCL Astros (R) Lexington (A) Lexington (A) Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

39 DANIEL MINOR RHP BORN February 9, 1991 in Austin, TX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 195 RESIDES Dripping Springs, TX COLLEGE Texas A&M - Corpus Christi ACQUIRED Selected in the 9th round of the 2012 June draft Career Highlights: 2014 Made 4 scoreless appearances for the JetHawks during the playoffs. Fanned 8 and walked 2 in 8.0 postseason innings as Lancaster captured the California League title. Recorded the final out of the Championship Series by tossing 2.0 frames in Game 5. During the regular year, tied for the team lead in victories and ranked 2nd on the club games. After allowing 8 earned runs in first 3 outings (2.1 IP), did not allow a tally in 12 appearances from April 21 to June 6. Won 4 games and went 2-for-2 in save chances during this run, striking out 21 against 5 walks in 17.1 innings. Permitted runs in 4 of next 6 assignments. From July through the end of the season, went 4-0 with a 3.24 ERA and 1 save over 15 appearances, limiting the California League to a.233 batting average and 2 home runs. Overall, right-handers batted at a.228 clip (4 HR, 114 AB) while lefties checked in at.286 (2 HR, 91 AB) Won the 3rd and decisive game of the Midwest League Semifinals, holding Beloit to 2 runs over 6.0 innings of work. River Bandits swept the finals to claim the Midwest League Championship. Slotted 2nd on Quad Cities in wins and appearances, and ranked third in innings pitched and strikeouts. Authored a 7-1 record and 2.49 ERA in 19 relief outings. Out of the bullpen, fanned 53 batters and walked 14 in 47.0 innings, limiting the league to a.267 batting average and 2 home runs. In 12 starts, logged a 1-2 record and 4.82 ERA as the opposition hit.295 with 7 long balls. One third of his homer allotment (9) came in a single performance, April 9 at Burlington. Alternated between a starting role and the relief corps during the first 3 months of the season. Won 3 consecutive appearances from July by permitting 2 runs (1 ER) on 6 hits in 8.1 combined innings. Made 3 starts to close out the regular season, including his final appearance a September 2 victory against Beloit. Held the Snappers to a pair of runs and struck out five without walking a batter in 6.0 innings Led the Appalachian League in ERA and WHIP (1.03), and tied for 3rd in the circuit in batting average against (.229). Averaged 9.76 base runners for every 9.0 innings pitched, the top ratio among league starters. His 1.53 walks-per-9.0-innings split slotted 4th. Did not allow a run over 19.0 consecutive innings in a 3-start stretch from August 4-17 en route to Greenville Pitcher of the Month honors. Tabbed Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week after striking out a career-high 11 batters over hit frames August 10 at Princeton. For the month, fanned 25 against 2 free passes in 26.0 frames. Career Notes: Owns a.714 winning percentage and averages 3.29 strikeouts per walk in 3-year tenure. College Notes: Pitched at McLennan Community College before transferring to Corpus Christi in Made the most of his single season with the Islanders, matching a school record with 10 wins and earning first-team All-Southland Conference status. Designated league pitcher of the week 4 times and an All-South Central Region choice by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on March 12 following a 14-strikeout, complete-game shutout against UTSA. Went the distance 4 times, struck out 110 and walked 23 in 110 innings while posting a 2.20 ERA. Became the highest draft pick in Texas A&M Corpus Christi history. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Greeneville (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

40 CHAN-JONG MOON IF BORN March 23, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 175 BATS Switch RESIDES Seoul, South Korea ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on August 9, 2009 Career Highlights: 2014 Batted.283 with 76 runs, 18 doubles, 10 triples, 6 home runs, 60 RBIs and 35 stolen bases in 127 games between Quad Cities and California League Champion Lancaster. Despite playing in only 68 Midwest League games to begin the year, ranked 2nd on the River Bandits in steals, swiping 25 bases in 31 attempts. Hit.324 and reached base at a.383 clip for the month of April. Went 4-for-5 with a triple and 3 RBIs in a 7-1 triumph April 23 at Clinton. Hit safely in 11 of 12 games from May Coaxed a season-high 4 walks on May 7 against Cedar Rapids. Combined for 6 hits in 10 at-bats May 27 and May 28 opposite Burlington and Beloit. A Midwest League All-Star, authored a.963 fielding percentage while seeing action at second (52 GM), shortstop (11) and third base (6 GM). Had a hand in a team-high 48 twin-killings. Promoted to the California League at the allstar break. Blasted a pair of 3-run bombs June 27 vs. Lake Elsinore. Notched a season-high 5 hits and 4 RBIs on July 9, including a 3-run homer with two away in the 7th, as the JetHawks outlasted Inland Empire Recorded hits in 11 of 12 contests from July 18-31, batting.333 with 11 runs, 4 doubles and 9 RBIs. For the month, hit.306 and reached base at a.361 clip. Went 8-for-21 (.381) with 3 runs, 2 triples and 3 RBIs in final 5 regular-season games. Played exclusively at shortstop for Lancaster, committing 18 errors in 273 chances for a.934 fielding percentage. Helped turn 27 double plays. During the winter, played in 43 games for the Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League, batting.239 with 31 runs, 8 doubles, 5 home runs, 19 RBIs and 18 steals Went 5-for-15 (.333) with an RBI triple in 5 playoff games as Tri-City captured the New York-Penn League crown. A NYPL All-Star, cracked 10 hits in his first 12 games for a.385 batting average and.407 on-base percentage. Batted.286 with men in scoring position and went 5-for-14 (.357) in that situation with two outs. Swiped 12 bases in 13 attempts. Played primarily at shortstop where he accrued a.941 (15 E / 255 TC) fielding percentage and turned 27 double plays Began campaign with Lexington in mid-may. Went 3-for-3 with 2 runs and a walk on May 30 against Augusta, raising his season batting average to.300. In June, hit.276 with 11 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs and 13 RBIs in 20 games. Worked 13 walks against 15 strikeouts for the month. Debuted with Lancaster on July 17 where he notched a single hit in 6 of 10 games. Returned to the Legends in mid-august. Plated 4 runs on 2 hits August 28 at Hickory. Career Notes: Owns a 72% success rate (69 SB / 27 CS) in stolen base attempts. Has played 222 games at shortstop while logging time at second (81 GM) and third base (36 GM). Signed out of Choong-Ahm High School in Seoul, South Korea. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2010 GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Lancaster (A) Lexington (A) Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

41 Career Highlights: 2015 Rated by MLB.com as Houston s No. 6 prospect entering the season Joined the Hooks on August 1 and became Corpus Christi s Player of the Month. His 22 RBIs slotted 2nd in the Texas League through the end of the season. Hit safely in 24 of 28 TL contests and engineered a club-high 12-game hit streak to close out the year. Featured a.350 on-base percentage and batted.382 with men in scoring position. Was 8-for-15 (.533) in that situation with two outs. Owned a.385 average (10-for-24) opposite southpaws and batted at a.279 clip against right-handed pitching. Missed spring training and the bulk of April due to a knee injury. Debuted with Jupiter on April 23 and went 2-for-4 at Fort Myers. A Florida State League Postseason All-Star, caught fire in June, batting.337 with 12 runs, 6 doubles, 3 homers and 10 RBIs in 25 games. Strung together a 21-game on-base streak July 2-25, churning out a.392 OBP in the process. Through his final 38 contests as a Marlins farmhand, hit.303 and reached base at a.361 clip, coaxing 14 walks against 18 strikeouts. For the year, owned a.981 fielding percentage (5 E / 259 TC) and helped turned 22 double plays at third base. Rated by MLB.com as the No. 51 prospect in the game entering the season Joined Greensboro in the South Atlantic League after signing with the Marlins. Shook off a slow start (.182 AVG thru 10 GM) to hit.330 with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 3 homers and 18 RBIs in final 32 regular-season contests. Went 14-for-29 (.483) in a 7-game stretch from August Owned a.380 average and OPS in 22 games at home compared to.213 and.549 marks on the road. Played in 22 games for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League, batting.230 with 3 doubles and 10 RBIs. Career Notes: Was the 6th overall selection of the 2013 June draft. COLIN MORAN IF BORN October 1, 1992 in Rye, NY OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 215 BATS Left RESIDES Rye, NY COLLEGE University of North Carolina ACQUIRED Via trade from Miami, along with OF Jake Marisnick and RHP Francis Martes, in exchange for RHP Jarred Cosart, IF/OF Enrique Hernandez and OF Austin Wates on July 31, 2014 College Notes: Batted.346 with 152 runs, 42 doubles, 25 home runs and 197 RBIs in his 3-year tenure as a Tar Heel. Left Chapel Hill with 131 walks against 82 strikeouts and became the first Tar Heel to be drafted in the top 10 picks since Matt Harvey was taken 7th overall by the Mets in As a junior, led the country with 91 RBIs and became the first ACC player to reach the 90-RBI plateau since Buster Posey accomplished the feat in Tabbed 2013 ACC Player of the Year and won first-team All-America honors from Baseball America. His uncle, B.J. Surhoff, was the 1985 National Player of the Year at North Carolina. Surhoff, selected first overall by Milwaukee that June, went on to fashion a 19-year big league career. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2013 Greensboro (A) Jupiter (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

42 TELVIN NASH 1B BORN February 20, 1991 in Griffin, GA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 230 RESIDES Belleview, FL ACQUIRED Selected in the 3rd round of the 2009 June draft Career Highlights: 2014 Became the first Hook to lead the Texas League in home runs, averaging 1 big fly for every at-bats. Ranked 3rd on Corpus Christi in runs, RBIs and total bases (132). From July through the end of the season, hit.271 with a.976 OPS and slotted 3rd in Double-A with 14 home runs. Tabbed the Hooks Player of the Month for July, batting.328 with 16 runs, 10 homers and 20 RBIs in 20 games. Was 1 of 4 Corpus Christi players to turn in a multi-homer performance, swatting 2 solo shots July 5 vs. Tulsa. Homered in 3 consecutive games July opposite Midland, plating a total of 5 runs. Ended the final 2 last at-bat wins for Corpus Christi. Clubbed a 2-run double with 2 away in the 9th August 15 against Arkansas and then, 2 days later, notched a 10th-inning, bases-loaded single to best the Travs 5-4. In 43 games at Whataburger Field, batted.311 with 15 home runs, 33 RBIs and a OPS. On the road, featured a line. Appeared in 68 games at first base, committing 6 errors in 583 total chances for a.990 fielding percentage Started the season by hitting.372 (16-for-43) in his first 12 games April 23-May 5. May 10 against Stockton, went 3-for-6 with 2 home runs and 7 runs batted in. May 29 at Rancho Cucamonga, notched his 2nd 2-HR game of the season. Drove in a run in 4 straight games June 16-22, totaling 8 RBIs. Saw the majority of his action at first base Tied for 6th in the minors in home runs, while placing 2nd in the Houston system and California League. Averaged one blast for every plate appearances, which led the CL. Led the minors in strikeouts after getting fanned in 44 percent of his plate appearances. Book ended his campaign with solo shots on Opening Night and in the regular-season finale. Earned Lancaster Offensive Player of the Month honors in April, posting a.972 OPS to go along with 9 home runs and 15 RBIs over 20 games. Divided starts between left field (46), designated hitter (47), first base (9) and right field (1). Slugged a pair of home runs and drove in 5 during the playoffs as the JetHawks captured the league title. Entered the 2012 season as the No. 10 prospect in the Houston system, according to Baseball America Got off to a strong start with Lexington, hitting.310 with 5 HRs and 11 RBIs in 15 April games, posting a.997 OPS. Belted three of those homers April 17 at Asheville, going 5-for-6 with 4 RBIs in the Legend s 18-9 rout of the Tourists. Missed 2 months of the season after suffering a broken hamate bone in his left hand. Returned from hamate surgery in late June and hit safely in 4 of 5 games with the GCL Astros, then collected hits in 6 of his first 7 games back with Lexington. Knocked in a season-high 5 runs with 2 doubles and a homer August 23 against Asheville. Performance capped a torrid 6-game hitting streak in which he hit.480 (12x25) with 7 doubles, 2 HRs and 9 RBIs. Career Notes: Averaging one HR for every 16.1 pro at-bats, with an.819 OPS. Prep Notes: As a senior at Griffin High School, hit.527 with 10 HRs and 40 RBIs. Was an all-star DE for the Bears and recruited to play college football. Father, Ray Nash, was his high school football coach. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2009 GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Tri-City (A) Lexington (A) GCL Astros (R) Lancaster (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

43 ROBERTO PENA C BORN June 8, 1992 in Caguas, PR OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 216 RESIDES Caguas, PR ACQUIRED Selected in the 7th round of the 2010 June draft Career Highlights: 2015 Received a non-roster invite to big league camp. For a 4th consecutive season, rated by Baseball America as being the best defensive catcher in the Astros system Earned a Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove Award which is granted to 9 minor league players, 1 at each position, who demonstrated defensive excellence. Led qualifying California League catchers with a.996 fielding percentage (3 errors in 842 total chances). Also topped the circuit by throwing out potential base-stealers at a.565 (52-of-92) clip. A Mid- and Postseason All-Star, helped lead the JetHawks to a league championship. Ranked within Lancaster s top 5 offensive leaders in sac flies (5, T-1st), home runs (2nd), hit-bypitch (6, T-3rd), RBIs (4th), total bases (145, 4th), at-bats (4th) and doubles (T-5th). Homered in back-to-back games and combined for 5 RBIs May against Bakersfield and Rancho Cucamonga. Authored a 14-game hit streak from May 25 to June 21, batting.362 with 3 home runs, 13 RBIs and a.424 on-base percentage. Drove in 16 runs over a 12-game stretch from May 15 to May 30. Played 15 games in June, batting.345 with and.897 OPS. Hit safely in 7 of 9 games from July 17-28, going 12-for-34 (.353) with 7 runs, 2 doubles, 3 home runs and 7 RBIs. Notched 5 doubles, 3 home runs and 10 RBIs in his final 10 regular-season games. Played 20 games for Criollos de Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League Caught 84 games for the River Bandits who went on to capture the Midwest League title. His caught-stealing percentage of.518 (43-of-83) paced qualifying league catchers. Charged with 5 errors in 743 total chances for a.993 fielding percentage. Recorded hits in 16 of his first 17 contests, batting.373 with 13 runs, 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 11 RBIs and a.933 OPS. Drove in 4 via a double and home run April 30 vs. Great Lakes. From May through the end of the regular season, hit.227 with 3 home runs and 22 RBIs in 73 contests. Notched a season-high 4 hits and plated 3 runs July 5 at Kane County. Featured a line on the road as opposed to marks at home. Played winter ball for his hometown Criollos Batted.237 with 31 runs, 16 doubles, 3 home runs and 33 RBIs in 82 games between Lexington and Lancaster. Turned in a.987 fielding percentage, committing 9 errors in 710 chances, and threw out would-be baserunners at a 32-percent clip. Tabbed the Legends Defender of the Month for May and batted.329 with 7 doubles and 7 RBIs in 20 June games. Plated 4 on July 1 against Asheville, thanks in part to a 3-run homer with 2 away in the 6th. Promoted to California League in mid-july. Went 5-for-7 with 4 runs, 1 double, 1 home run and 7 RBIs over his final 2 regular-season games. Appeared 4 times during the playoffs as the JetHawks won the CL crown. Hit.188 with 1 home run and 8 RBIs in 18 PWL games for Caguas. Career Notes: In 5 pro seasons, owns a.991 fielding percentage and has thrown out 44% of runners attempting to steal. Is the son of former Astros infielder Bert Pena (1981, 83-87). YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2010 GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Lexington (A) Lexington (A) Lexington (A) Lancaster (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

44 TYSON PEREZ RHP BORN December 27, 1989 in Hanford, CA OPENING DAY AGE 25 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 228 RESIDES Hanford, CA COLLEGE Fresno City College (CA) ACQUIRED Selected in the 17th round of 2011 June draft Career Highlights: 2014 Made his Double-A debut on May 30 against Northwest Arkansas and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings. Paced the Hooks with 11 saves in as many opportunities. With Corpus Christi, 25 of his 30 outings were of the scoreless variety. Tagged for 6 runs on 5 hits (2 home runs) in 1.0 inning of work July 22 at San Antonio. Tossing out this performance, he featured a 0.71 ERA and.159 batting average against. Leading up to that rough night at the Wolff, had yielded 1 run in prior 13 appearances (20.0 IP), which includes a string of 16 batters retired in a row. Did not allow a run in 16 appearances at Whataburger Field, picking up 4 wins and 6 saves. The Texas League batted.133 against him without a home run at the friendly confines. Permitted just 6 hits in 29 at-bats with runners in scoring position for a.207 average. Tabbed Corpus Christi s Pitcher of the Month for July. Named to the 2014 Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game as a member of the East Division. Went 0-2 with a 0.63 ERA and 1 save in 10 outings for the Salt River Rafters. Struck out 11 and walked 1 over 14.1 innings. Did not allow a run in first 8 AFL appearances (11.0 IP) Slotted 2nd on the JetHawks in appearances and innings pitched. The California League hit.309 and clubbed 16 home runs against him. Worked out of Lancaster s tandem starting rotation for the first 3 months of the season. As a reliever, posted a 2-2 record and 4.35 ERA in 25 outings. Struck out 42 and walked 15 over 62.0 innings, going 3-for-3 in save chances. Yielded 1 run on 3 hits over 2.2 innings of relief during the postseason as Lancaster fell to Inland Empire in the divisional round Tied for the club lead in victories, and ranked 2nd in starts, strikeouts and innings pitched. Went 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 2 postseason starts, striking out 12 against 2 walks in 13.0 innings. His victory was Game 3 of the California League Divisional Finals, a 10-5 decision over High Desert. The JetHawks went on to capture the league crown. Was 1 of 12 Cal League pitchers to toss a complete game. Debuted with Lancaster on May 6. Hurled a 2-hitter May 17 at Inland Empire, limiting the 66ers to a solo home run over 9.0 innings. Was 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA thru his first 3 starts of the season. Following a rough June (2-1, 7.62 ERA), settled down in July by fashioning a 2-1 record and 3.91 ERA over 5 starts. Authored another gem against Inland Empire on August 30, his regular-season finale. Hurled 7.1 scoreless innings and fanned 5 without issuing a walk. Lancaster scored twice in the 9th to win 2-0. Overall, the California League hit.308 with 19 home runs against him. His strikeout-to-walk ratio was Career Notes: Averaging 2.9 walks per 9.0 innings. Yielded 1 home run for every 6.1 innings pitched thru first 3 seasons. That rate dropped to 1 dinger for every 18.0 frames in YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2011 Greeneville (R) Lancaster (A) Lancaster (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

45 BRETT PHILLIPS OF BORN May 30, 1994 in Seminole, FL OPENING DAY AGE 20 HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 184 BATS Left RESIDES Seminole, FL ACQUIRED Selected in the 6th round of the 2012 June draft Career Highlights: 2015 Rated by MLB.com as the No.7 prospect among Houston farmhands. Possesses the best outfield arm and is the top defensive outfielder and overall athlete in the Astros system, according to Baseball America Tabbed the Astros Minor League Player of the Year, batting.310 with 87 runs, 29 doubles, 14 triples, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs and 23 stolen bases in 130 games between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Promoted to the California League at the beginning of August and hit safely in his first 5 games with the JetHawks, going 11-for-22 at the plate. Went 5-for-5 with 3 doubles, 3 RBIs and a stolen base August 22 at Inland Empire. Reached base in all but 3 of his 27 regular-season games with Lancaster, boasting a.980 OPS. Batted.324 with 5 runs, 3 doubles and 4 RBIs during the playoffs as the JetHawks won the California League Championship. Prior to his promotion to Lancaster, led the Midwest League in slugging percentage (.521) and outfield assists (14) while ranking 2nd in OPS (.883) and total bases (200). Also tied for 2nd in triples, tied for 4th in extra-base hits (46), and slotted 5th in batting average and runs scored. Named to the MWL Mid- and Postseason All-Star teams. Strung together a 15-game road hitting streak from April 8 to May 4. Hit.393 with a.472 on-base percentage during this run, which stood as the 5th-longest road streak in the circuit. Tabbed the River Bandit s Player of the Month for April, batting.301 with 3 triples, 2 home runs and 13 RBIs in 23 games. Posted a pair of 4-RBI performances, including July 6 when he clubbed a grand slam in Game 2 of a doubleheader vs. Wisconsin. For the month, logged an OPS of after plating 20 runs on 9 doubles, 2 triples and 8 home runs. Batted.362 with men in scoring position. Hit.325 with 6 homers and 29 RBIs in 53 road games compared to a line at home. Carried a.311 average and belted 10 home runs against right-handed pitching. Southpaws limited him to a.266 batting average. Hit safely in 8 of his final 9 games with Quad Cities. For the year, played 71 games in center field and committed 2 errors against 7 assists while authoring a.986 fielding percentage. Also logged 60 appearances in right where he notched 10 outfield assists and 4 errors over 129 total chances for a.969 fielding percentage. Prior to the season, labeled by Baseball America as the top outfield arm in the Houston system Appeared in 41 games between Greeneville and Quad Cities, hitting.242 with 13 runs, 9 doubles, 1 triple and 12 RBIs. Did not commit an error in 40 games at center field, spanning 90 total chances. Joined the River Bandits in Mid-June and was shipped to the Appalachian League on July 4. Career Notes: Owns a.367 on-base percentage. Declined commitment to North Carolina State after singing with the Astros for $300,000. Was an all-county football player as a senior at Seminole High School the only year he competed at the varsity level. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2012 GCL Astros (R) Quad Cities (A) Greeneville (R) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

46 A.J. REED 1B BORN May 10, 1993 in Terre Haute, IN OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 240 BATS Left THROWS Left RESIDES Terre Haute, IN COLLEGE University of Kentucky ACQUIRED Selected in the 2nd round of the 2014 June draft Career Highlights: 2014 Made his pro debut on June 16 with Tri-City. Authored a 9-game hit streak July 4-12, going 17-for-33 (.515) with 7 runs, 5 doubles, 2 home runs and 12 RBIs. Belted a grand slam July 26 against Staten Island, his final appearance with the Valley Cats. Coaxed as many walks as strikeouts in the New York-Penn League, garnering a.936 OPS for Tri-City. Belted a 2-run home run in Quad Cities debut July 28 at Bowling Green. Plated 4, thanks in part to a 3-run home run, August 23 at Beloit. Began a run in which he hit safely in 9 of 10 games to close out the regular season. Batted.400 with 5 doubles, 3 home runs and 12 RBIs during this stretch. For the year, posted a composite.328 average against right-handed pitching, notching 8 home runs and 44 RBIs. Featured a line vs. lefties. Slugged at a.522 clip and his home run production projects to 24 dingers over the course of a 140-game slate. Committed 4 errors and helped complete 33 double plays at first base, logging a.991 fielding percentage. College Notes: A consensus first-team All-America selection in 2014, led the NCAA in home runs (23), slugging percentage (.735) and OPS (1.211) as a junior at the University of Kentucky. The two-way player posted a.336 batting average, 18 doubles, 73 RBIs and a.476 on-base percentage, coaxing 49 walks against 48 strikeouts. Became the first player in SEC history to pace the conference in home runs and wins, going 12-2 with a 2.09 ERA in 16 outings. Won the Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the top amateur player in the nation by USA Baseball. Tabbed the Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year, Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year and the SEC Player of the Year. Is the 3rd SEC player to earn unanimous national player-of the-year honors, joining Dave Magadan (1983) and David Price (2007). YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2014 Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Career Totals

47 Career Highlights: 2015 Earned a non-roster invite to big-league camp. BRADY RODGERS RHP BORN September 17, 1990 in Richmond, TX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 2 WEIGHT 205 RESIDES Richmond, TX SCHOOL Arizona State ACQUIRED Selected in the 3rd round of the 2012 June draft 2014 Ranked among Corpus Christi s leaders in innings pitched (1st), losses (1st), starts (T-1st), wins (T-4th), strikeouts (T-4th) and appearances (5th). Averaged 4.58 strikeouts per walk and issued 1.42 free passes per 9.0 innings. Went 1-1 with a 1.61 ERA in first 5 appearances (3 starts), striking out 17 against 3 walks in 22.1 innings. Dropped 8 consecutive decisions from April 26 to June 14. Notched a save on May 6 vs. San Antonio after tossing 4.0 shutout innings. Struck out 6 and did not issue a walk, limiting the Missions to 2 hits. Ended the drought on June 20 when he held Frisco to a solo home run over 5.0 innings. Fanned 4 and walked 1 in the winning effort. Hurled 5.0 innings of 2-hit shutout ball for a victory over Tulsa on July 6. For the month, went 1-1 with a 3.91 ERA in 5 outings (4 starts). Made a spot start for Oklahoma City on August 3 and tossed 6.0 scoreless innings opposite Colorado Springs to earn his first Triple-A victory. Rejoined the Hooks and struck out 25 against 2 free passes over 26.2 innings in his final 5 appearances Went a combined 11-8 with a 5.02 ERA in 29 appearances, including 20 starts, between Lancaster, Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City. Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star. Struggled in his first 2 games of the season, allowing 8 earned runs over 7.0 innings pitched. Bounced back with 6 straight games in which he allowed 2 earned runs or fewer. Won 5 consecutive decisions April 23- June 1, while posting a 2.59 ERA (12 ER in 41.2 IP). Named Cal League Pitcher of the Week for May 27-June 3 after he allowed 4 hits in 9.0 scoreless innings over 2 appearances. Made a spot start for Triple-A Oklahoma City in Game 2 of a doubleheader June 23 against Omaha. Took a no-decision after he tossed 5.0 innings and allowed 1 earned run on 5 hits. His lone appearance for the Hooks came in a twin-bill spot start. July 26 at Midland, he pitched 5.0 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits with 6 strikeouts. Finished 5th in the California League with a 4.52 strikeout to walk ratio (104 strikeouts, 23 walks). Was the winning pitcher in Lancaster s September 7th Division Finals Game 1 win over Inland Empire, when he struck out a career-high 11 in 7.1 innings Threw a season-high 7.0 innings July 24 vs. Connecticut to earn his 3rd straight win. Registered a campaign-best 8 strikeouts August 6 against Mahoning Valley in another victory. Allowed more than 3 runs just once in his 12 starts July 30 at Auburn. Career Notes: Features a 4.70 strikeout-to-walk ratio and yields 1.6 walks per 9.0 innings. College Notes: Named First Team All-Pac 12 in his 2012 junior season and earned Louisville Slugger Second Team All-America honors after he went 10-3 with a 2.27 ERA. Led the Sun Devils in innings pitched (115), strikeouts (79) and starts (15). Began the 12 season with 23 consecutive scoreless innings. Pitched for Team USA s Collegiate National Team in the summer of As a freshman in 2010, named a First Team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Rivals.com and the NCBWA as well as earning Pac-10 Conference honorable mention. Pitched in 22 games, including five starts, posting a 4-3 record with a 2.11 ERA, the lowest ever by an ASU freshman pitcher. Helped lead the Sun Devils to a College World Series berth. Also played in the 2003 Little League World Series (Richmond, TX). YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Tri-City (A) Oklahoma City (AAA) Corpus Christi (AA) Lancaster (A) Oklahoma City (AAA) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

48 RICHARD RODRIGUEZ RHP BORN March 4, 1990 in Santiago, DR OPENING DAY AGE 25 HEIGHT 6 4 WEIGHT 210 RESIDES Santiago, DR ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on April 20, 2010 Career Highlights: 2014 Posted a 2-2 record and 3.66 ERA in 34 appearances at the top 3 tiers of the Houston system. Struck out 67 and walked 10 in 59.0 innings, notching a WHIP of Averaged 10.2 Ks per 9.0 IP and fanned 6.7 batters for every walk issued. The opposition batted.228 against him. Debuted on April 28 with Lancaster and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings against High Desert, striking out 4. Made another appearance for the JetHawks before being promoted to Oklahoma City. Earned a victory in his first Triple-A performance, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings May 2 at Omaha. Yielded 3 runs on 1 hit and 1 walk while recording 1 out May 7 vs. Memphis. Shipped back to Lancaster where he fanned 11 and walked 2 over final 5 California League appearances (8.1 IP). Initial Texas League outing came June 4 at Midland. Struck out 4 and permitted 2 hits over 2.0 shutout frames. Yielded 2 runs thru final 7 appearances with the Hooks for a 1.74 ERA, striking out 16 against 1 free pass in 10.1 innings. Mixed in this stretch was an appearance with the RedHawks on July 9 when he authored 3.0 scoreless innings vs. New Orleans. Returned to the Pacific Coast League on a permanent basis July 21. Closed out the season with a 1-0 record and 3.27 ERA over 13 appearances. Struck out 19 and walked 3 in 22.0 innings, holding the opposition to a.178 batting average. Went 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 5 appearances for Aguilas Cibaenas of the Dominican Winter League. Fanned 5 and walked 1 in 3.2 innings Was 4-1 with a 4.47 ERA and 1 save in 30 appearances between Tri-City and Quad Cities. Struck out 41 and walked 13 in 44.1 innings. Campaign began with Quad Cities on May 14. Pitched in 11 games for the River Bandits before being shipped to the New York-Penn League. Did not allow a run in first 6 appearances with the Valley Cats, totaling 11.1 frames. Picked up 3 victories during this stretch, including a July 8 outing when he struck out 8 of the 10 Aberdeen batters he faced. Notched his lone career save July 22 after tossing a scoreless inning against Hudson Valley. Kept the opposition off the scoreboard in 13 of 16 Tri-City appearances. Returned to Quad Cities in late-august for a 3-appearance stint to close out the regular season Made just 9 appearances (7 starts) on the season, going 2-1 with a 3.82 ERA at Greeneville and Lexington. Struck out 37 and walked 9 in 32.1 innings, logging a WHIP of Debuted on June 2 for a start against Rome, his lone appearance with Lexington. Next appeared on June 20 as a member of the Greeneville Astros. Worked 5.0 frames in that start at Johnson City where he permitted 2 runs (1 ER) on 4 hits while striking out 8 without walking a batter. Won his next 2 starts, including a June 30 performance against Danville in which he fanned a career-best 9 batters over 6.0 innings. Went 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA thru first 4 Appalachian League outings, all starts. Career Notes: Owns a 1.15 WHIP while averaging 9.4 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. Has fanned 4.31 batters for every walk issued. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2010 DSL Astros (R) GCL Astros (R) Lexington (A) Greeneville (R) Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Career Totals

49 KYLE SMITH RHP BORN September 10, 1992 in Boynton Beach, FL OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 0 WEIGHT 170 RESIDES Lantana, FL ACQUIRED In a trade with Kansas City for Justin Maxwell on July 31, 2013 originally, a 4th-round selection of the Royals in 2011 out of Santaluces Community HS in Lantana, FL Career Highlights: 2014 Opened the year with Lancaster and was selected as the club s Pitcher of the Month for April. Won 4 consecutive appearances, including 2 starts, from April 12-25, logging a 1.59 ERA and.105 batting average against. Final appearance with the JetHawks was April 29 vs. High Desert when he struck out 7 and did not issue a walk over 3.2 innings of relief. Departed the California League tied for 2nd in wins. Also ranked 3rd in opposition batting average and slotted 7th in ERA. Lost first 2 starts with the Hooks, yielding a combined 10 runs on 15 hits and 4 home runs over 8.2 innings. Went 2-0 with a 1.39 ERA in next 6 appearances (5 starts). Struck out 35 and walked 8 in 32.1 IP. Of the 5 earned runs allowed during this stretch, 4 came courtesy of solo home runs. Fanned a season-high 9 batters and walked 2 over 5.0 shutout frames vs. Frisco on June 13. RoughRiders struck for 5 runs on 8 hits in his following start. A Texas League Mid-Season All-Star, was the pitcher of record in the South s 3-1 setback against the North, surrendering a 2-run homer to Cody Stanley in the 4th. Earned an Independence Day triumph after hurling 6.0 scoreless frames opposite Springfield. Worked mostly in relief to close the season with 5 of his final 7 appearances coming out the bullpen. As a reliever, was 2-1 with a 6.29 ERA in 8 outings. In 13 starts, posted a 3-4 record and 3.68 ERA. Held lefties to a.234 average while right-handers batted at a.261 clip. Featured a 3.77 ERA at home compared to a 5.30 mark on the road. Claimed 4 of his 5 wins at Whataburger Field. Twelve of the 14 home runs he allowed were solo shots. The opposition scored 34% (16 of 47) of its runs via the long ball. Ranked 2nd on the club in strikeouts, and, with the Hooks, averaged 9.06 strikeouts per 9.0 innings and fanned 3.84 batters for every walk issued. Entered the season rated as the Astros 13th best prospect by MLB.com Combined to go 6-5 with a 3.67 ERA in 24 starts between Wilmington and Lancaster. Won 4 out of 5 starts May 7-30, going 4-0 with a 1.57 ERA (5 ER in 28.2 IP). Dropped 3 straight starts June 9-25, with an 0-3 record and a 6.91 ERA (11 ER in 14.1 IP). Allowed more than 4 runs in a start just once June 9 at Winston-Salem. In 5 July starts, was 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA. Traded to the Astros on July 31. Made first start with the JetHawks August 3 and lasted just two-thirds of an inning after he allowed 4 earned runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. The next time out, on August 10, he tossed a complete-game 2-hit shutout with a season-high nine strikeouts at High Desert. In 4 home starts for Lancaster, he was 0-1 with an ERA. Took a no-decision in his lone playoff start, allowing 1 earned run on 7 hits in 5.0 innings Made pro debut June 19 and earned win, by allowing an earned run on 3 hits in 5.0 innings pitched. Joined Kane County before his next start. Over his first 2 starts with the Cougars, tossed 10 shutout innings with 2 walks and 11 strikeouts. Won 4 of 5 starts July 21-August 18 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER in 28 IP) in that stretch. In 5 August starts, went 3-2 with a 2.22 ERA, 6 walks and 38 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched. Road ERA was more than a run lower than home earned run average (2.23 against 3.60). Career Notes: Averages 9.5 strikeouts-per-nine-innings and has a 3.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Idaho Falls (R) Kane County (A) Wilmington (A) Lancaster (A) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

50 RUBEN SOSA OF/IF BORN September 23, 1990 in Santo Domingo, DR OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 5 7 WEIGHT 167 BATS Switch RESIDES Lawrence, MA COLLEGE Oklahoma City University ACQUIRED Selected in the 3rd round of the 2009 June draft Career Highlights: 2014 Batted.257 with 66 runs, 18 doubles, 10 triples, 5 home runs and 47 RBIs in 116 games between Lancaster and Corpus Christi. Swiped 39 bases in 49 attempts. Played mostly in the outfield, logging time in left (20 GM), right (10 GM) and center (9 GM). Also saw action at second (7 GM), shortstop (6 GM) and third (1 GM). Struggled to start the season, going 2-for-15 (.133) in 7 games at Oklahoma City. Shipped to Lancaster in mid-april, and went 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a stolen base in his California League debut on April 16 at High Desert. Was hitless in 29 at-bats from May 8 to May 22. Hit.405 with 9 runs, 3 doubles, 3 triples, a home run, 8 RBIs and 9 stolen bases in his final 12 games with the JetHawks. Debuted with the Hooks on June 7 vs. San Antonio, and stroked a double off James Needy in his first Double-A at-bat. Hit safely in 15 of 19 contests from June 18 to July 11, batting.391 with 18 runs, 3 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs and 15 RBIs. During this stretch, worked 9 walks against 8 strikeouts and stole 8 bases. Plated 12 runs on 13 hits over an 8-game stretch July 5 to July 13. With the Hooks, featured dramatic home ( ) / road ( ) and left ( ) / right ( ) splits. Hit.488 with men in scoring position, and went 3-for-5 (.600) with the bases loaded. Swiped 20 bases in 24 attempts, including a pair of 3-steal performances. Tied for 4th in the Texas League with 5 triples. Returned to Triple-A at the beginning of August, and batted.317 with a home run and 8 RBIs in 19 games to close out the season. Three of those RBIs came on a bases-clearing triple August 17 at Sacramento. Hit.231 with 6 stolen bases in 29 games with Licey of the Dominican Winter League Opened the year with Oklahoma City, and notched a pinch-hit double in his season debut April 7. His next appearance was a week later against Memphis when he went 1-for-4 with a run scored. Did not return to action until June 5 as a member of Quad Cities. Went 0-for-14 to begin his Midwest League tenure but hit safely in 9 of his final 11 assignments with the River Bandits. Returned to Triple-A where he enjoyed a productive July, batting.368 with 7 runs, 1 double, 3 triples, 1 home run, 10 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Notched just 5 hits in final 42 regular-season at-bats Following a brief stint in the Appalachian League, joined Lexington on June 30, going 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs in his debut vs. Asheville. Thrived during July, batting.306 with 15 runs scored in 23 games. Had just 1 hit in 25 at-bats from August 4 to August 25. Went 12-for-30 (.400) to close out the year. Batted.327 with a.405 OBP vs. right-handed pitching while southpaws limited him to a.111 batting average. Career Notes: Is 100-for-187 (.535) in stolen-base chances. Owns a.980 fielding percentage and 16 assists in 124 games as a left fielder. Worked 30 games in center field and 17 in right. Experience on the diamond includes 54 contests at second base where he features a.962 fielding percentage, helping turn 26 double plays. Has also appeared at shortstop (6 GM) and third base (1 GM). YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2011 Greeneville (R) Lexington (A) Greeneville (R) Lexington (A) Quad Cities (A) Oklahoma City (AAA) Lancaster (A) Corpus Christi (AA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Career Totals

51 DANRY VASQUEZ OF BORN January 8, 1994 in Miranda, VZ OPENING DAY AGE 21 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 177 BATS Left RESIDES Miranda, VZ ACQUIRED Via trade, along with PTBNL (RHP David Paulino), with Detroit in exchange for RHP Jose Veras on July 29, 2013 Career Highlights: 2014 Hit.290 with 1 home run and 5 RBIs in 8 playoff games as Lancaster won the California League title. Ranked among the JetHawks leaders in games (2nd), hits (2nd), batting average (3rd), doubles (3rd), total bases (172, 3rd), runs (4th) and RBIs (5th). Hit safely in 15 of 17 games from April 12 to May 1, raising his batting average from.207 to.258. Went 5-for- 5 with 4 runs scored, 2 doubles and 2 RBIs June 11 vs. Rancho Cucamonga, equaling a career-high for hits while establishing a career-best for runs scored. In the 2nd half, batted.305 with 4 home runs and 25 RBIs, coaxing 21 walks against 28 strikeouts. Belted 3 home runs and drove in 5 July 16 vs. Visalia. Both feats set new career standards. Had hit 1 home run in 296 prior at-bats on the season. Batted.328 and reached base at a.383 clip over the final 16 games of the regular season. Hit.334 and notched all 5 homers vs. right-handed pitching. Average dropped to.160 in 106 at-bats opposite southpaws. Posted a line at Lancaster s hitter-friendly home park. Batted.227 with 1 home run and 13 RBIs on the road. With men in scoring position, boasted a.343 average and.430 on-base percentage. Committed 3 errors over 151 chances in the outfield for a.980 fielding percentage. Recorded 9 assists, while logging time in right field (62 GM) and left field (31 GM). Played in 48 contests for Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting.304 with 4 doubles, 6 triples, 2 home runs and 22 RBIs Hit.284 with 59 runs, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 9 home runs and 60 RBIs between Quad Cities and West Michigan. Let the Whitecaps in batting average. Went 4-for-5 with 2 runs, a triple and 4 RBIs April 24 opposite Lake County. Batted.290 with 14 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs and 29 RBIs over his remaining 3 months as a Tigers farmhand. Hit safely in 10 of 14 games from June 15 to July 1, raising his average from.263 to.282. Featured a 5-for-5 performance June 16 vs. Fort Wayne and coaxed 9 walks against 9 strikeouts during this stretch. Batted at a.517 clip over an 8-game hit streak July Went 3-for-5 with a pivotal 9th-inning, 2-run home run vs. Peoria in his Astros system debut on July 31. Recorded hits in 28 of 34 regular-season contests as a River Bandit. Belted 2 bombs and drove in 3 September 1 against Beloit. Hit.361 in 36 at-bats vs. southpaws while posting a line opposite right-handers. Played in all 8 playoff games as Quad Cities rolled to a Midwest League Championship Opened the year at West Michigan but spent most of the season with Connecticut, earning player-of-the-year honors. Led the New York-Penn League in hits. A NYPL All-Star, also ranked among circuit leaders in games (3rd), total bases (116, 4th) and batting average (7th). Entered the season as the No. 6 prospect in the Detroit organization, according to Baseball America. Career Notes: Has logged 249 games in left field and 117 contests in right. Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2011 GCL Tigers (R) West Michigan (A) Connecticut (A) West Michigan (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

52 VINCENT VELASQUEZ RHP BORN June 7, 1992 in Montclair, CA OPENING DAY AGE 22 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 203 RESIDES Pomona, CA ACQUIRED Selected in the 2nd round of the 2010 June draft Career Highlights: 2015 Rated by MLB.com as the No. 4 prospect in the Houston system. According to Baseball America, possesses the best changeup among Astros farmhands. Earned a non-roster invite to big league camp Went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 2 playoff starts as the JetHawks won their 2nd California League title in the past 3 seasons. Struck out 13 and walked 6 over 12.0 postseason innings, holding the opposition to a.217 average. Struck out 11.7 batters per 9.0 innings and ranked 5th on Lancaster in wins, despite missing 2 months due to a groin injury. Tabbed California League Pitcher of the Week from April 3-14 after allowing 1 run over 3 appearances (2 starts). Picked up 2 victories and struck out 16 against 3 walks and 3 hits in 13.0 innings during this stretch. Went 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA and.108 BAA in first 5 outings (3 GS). Tagged for 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 homers in 2.0 innings April 24 at Inland Empire. Made 2 more appearances before being placed on the disabled list. Resurfaced in the Gulf Coast League on July 11. Final Florida appearance was July 22 when he struck out 10 Blue Jays thru hit frames. Returned to the Cal League on July 28 and beat High Desert after tossing 5.0 innings of 2-run ball. Blanked the Mavericks for another triumph on August 14, striking out a career-best 11 in 6.0 innings. Effort netted him Cal League Pitcher of the Week honors. Continued his dominance against High Desert by authoring 5.0 scoreless frames for a victory August 20. Dropped last 2 regular-season starts, yielding 10 combined runs in 4.1 innings. Posted a 4-1 record and 1.71 ERA in 8 games (6 starts) at Lancaster s hitter-friendly ballpark. Made 5 appearances in the Arizona Fall League Went a combined 9-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 28 games, 19 of them starts, between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Led the Midwest League in strikeouts per nine innings (10.06) and finished tied for 2nd with 123 strikeouts. Recorded wins in each of his first 3 decisions and four-inning saves in his first two relief appearances, all as part of Houston s tandem rotation. Earned Quad Cities Pitcher of the Month for April after he went 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 2 saves in 6 games, 3 of them starts. In the season s first month, also walked 7 against 31 strikeouts in 25.2 innings. Fanned a season-high 9 May 10 against Cedar Rapids. In his final 12 appearances with the River Bandits, went 5-2 with a 1.81 ERA and 65 punchouts in 59.2 innings. Fared better as a starter (8-3, 2.59) than as a reliever (1-1, 5.06). Promoted to Advanced-A Lancaster August 20. Lost his first 2 starts with the JetHawks and took a no-decision in his third Made ValleyCats debut June 18 after coming back from Tommy John surgery. Won 4 of his first 6 starts, going 4-1 with a 2.60 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 31.1 innings pitched. Yielded just four earned runs in 17 innings at home for a 2.12 ERA. Held right-handed hitters to a.210 (22-for-105) batting average Did not play due to Tommy John surgery Made pro debut July 7 against Pulaski and pitched a scoreless relief inning. Earned the win in his next appearance, July 14 against Burlington, after he tossed 3 scoreless innings. Used as a starter the rest of the way, going 1-2 with a 3.55 ERA in 6 starts. Career Notes: Averages 10.6 Ks per 9.0 IP and owns a 3.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Opposition is batting.221 against him. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2010 Greeneville (R) DNP Injured Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) GCL Astros (R) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

53 AARON WEST RHP BORN June 1, 1990 in Everett, WA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 1 WEIGHT 220 RESIDES Snohomish, WA ACQUIRED Selected in the 17th round of the 2012 June draft Career Highlights 2014 Saw limited action due to injury. Broke camp with Corpus Christi and went 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA and a.175 opponent s batting average in his first 4 appearances. Struck out 10 and walked 4 over 16.2 innings during this stretch. Struggled thru next 2 starts (8 ER, 2 HR, 6.0 IP) before being placed on the disabled list April 29. Made 3 rehab appearances in the Gulf Coast League July Rejoined the Hooks to face Midland on July 26 but failed to escape the 2nd, surrendering 3 runs on 3 hits, including a home run. Was then shut down for the remainder of the season Led the California League in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.59) and finished second with 1.41 walks per nine innings. In his first five games, allowed 14 earned runs in 18.1 innings pitched (6.87 ERA). Rebounded in May to go 2-0 with a 2.35 ERA in four appearances, two of them starts, spanning 15.1 innings. Factored into the decision in 13 straight appearances June 4-August 7, posting a 6-7 record. Struggled in July to the tune of a 1-4 record and 9.00 ERA, but rebounded in his last five starts of the season to go 3-0 with a 3.12 ERA. Left-handed batters hit.324 (61-for-188) against him Ranked seventh in the New York-Penn League in ERA (2.04). Among circuit starting pitchers was fourth in strikeouts per nine innings (8.61) and fifth in fewest walks per nine innings (1.31). Made pro debut June 19 at Vermont and tossed three shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk to go with a pair of strikeouts. Won his first six pro decisions, going 6-0 in seven starts from June 25-August 2. Earned run average dipped below 1.00 as late as August 8, before an August 18 start in which he yielded five earned runs in 5.2 innings. Held left-handed hitters to a.198 (18-for-91) batting average. Career Notes: Has a career strikeout-to-walk ratio of College Notes: Went 7-5 with a 2.53 ERA in 17 games as University of Washington s Friday night starter his senior season. Led the team in innings pitched (96.0) and strikeouts (65). In 2011, went just 1-8 with a 5.18 earned run average in 16 games. Pitched in four games in 2010 before he went down with an injury and missed the remainder of the season. As a freshman in 2009, went 2-0 with a 5.90 ERA. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2012 Tri-City (A) Lancaster (A) GCL Astros (R) Corpus Christi (AA) Career Totals

54 Career Highlights 2014 A Mid-Season California League All-Star, ranked 9th in the circuit in ERA. Paced Lancaster in innings pitched and was among the club leaders in starts (2nd), strikeouts (3rd), wins (4th) and appearances (4th). Averaged 2.27 ground outs for every fly out. Went 1-1 with a 2.00 ERA and 2 saves in first 6 outings (3 GS). Struck out 15 and walked 5 in 27.0 innings during this stretch. Notched a victory May 15 against Bakersfield after yielding 1 run over a career-high 7.2 innings. Won 3 consecutive appearances from May 27 to June 7. Did not allow an earned run and fanned 11 against 1 walk over 15.0 innings during the streak. Struck out a career-best 9 batters through 6.1 frames in a triumph at High Desert on July 30. Limited the California League to 8 home runs in 515 at-bats, with 3 coming on an August 23 performance at Bakersfield. Posted a 5-4 record and 3.14 ERA in 15 first-half appearances. Was 3-3 with a 5.52 ERA in the second half. During the playoffs, received a pair of no-decisions after posting a 3.24 ERA in 2 starts. Lancaster went on to capture the California League title Went 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in 2 playoff starts, permitting 1 run in 13.0 innings. Earned the decisive victories in the semifinals and finals as Tri-City won the New York-Penn League Championship. Tossed 3.0 scoreless innings June 20 at Lowell in pro debut. Held the opposition to 1 earned run or less in all 11 of his outings with the ValleyCats. As a starter, posted a 1-2 record and 0.50 ERA (2 ER/35.2 IP), striking out 22 against 3 walks in 35.2 innings. Averaged 4.83 strikeouts per walk and 2.09 ground outs per air out. The league batted.173 against him. Career Notes: Owns a 1.17 WHIP and 3.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio. KYLE WESTWOOD RHP BORN April 13, 1991 in Tarpon Springs, FL OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 224 RESIDES Tarpon Springs, FL SCHOOL University of North Florida ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the 2013 June draft College Notes: Was 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA and 5 complete games in 54 appearances (35 starts) over a 4-year career at North Florida. Struck out 209 batters and walked 58 in 234 innings. Finished his Osprey tenure among the school s career leaders in innings (9th), strikeouts (9th) and starts (10th). Stands as North Florida s Division I leader in complete games, innings pitched and strikeouts. Is 9th pitcher in program history with 200 or more strikeouts. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SO SV IP H R ER BB K 2013 Tri-City (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals

55 TYLER WHITE IF BORN October 29, 1990 in Mooresboro, NC OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 5 11 WEIGHT 243 RESIDES Mooresboro, NC COLLEGE Western Carolina University ACQUIRED Selected in the 33rd round of the June 2013 draft Hit.290 with 33 doubles, 2 triples, 15 home runs and 64 RBIs in 114 games between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Worked 63 walks against 67 strikeouts and reached base at a.410 clip for a.911 OPS. Following a.246 April with the River Bandits, featured a.325/.451/.545 line over his final 92 games as a River Bandit. Plated 4 runs via 2 doubles April 9 at Lansing. Equaled that RBI output May 6 vs. Cedar Rapids thanks to a career-high 5-hit performance. Boasted a pair of 2-home run games against Wisconsin June 2 and June 15. Tabbed Quad Cities Player of the Month for June, hitting.324 with 13 runs, 4 doubles, 5 homers and 14 RBIs in 22 contests. Batted.326 vs. right-handed pitching compared to a.231 mark opposite southpaws. Hit safely in 11 of his final 12 Midwest League games. Debuted with Lancaster on July 17, going 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a walk. Notched 4 hits, swatted 2 home runs and drove in a career-high 6 runs August 26 at High Desert. For the month of August, belted 7 home runs with 17 RBIs and a OPS in 28 games. Coaxed more walks than strikeouts in a JetHawks uniform with 4 of those free passes coming August 30 against Inland Empire. Hit.259 with 2 home runs, 7 home runs and a.908 OPS during the playoffs as Lancaster captured the California League crown. For the season, divided his time between third (63 GM, 13 E) and first base (40 GM, 3 E) Batted.322 with 14 doubles, 6 home runs and 52 RBIs between Tri-City, Greeneville and the Gulf Coast League. After signing, hit safely in 14 of his 18 assignments with the GCL Astros. Reach base in all but 1 of those games. Debuted with Greeneville on July 15 and went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI, walk and a stolen base. Recorded hits in 9 of his last 10 games in the Appalachian League before earning a promotion to Tri-City on August 6. Batted.314 with 2 homers and 17 RBIs in 17 games to open his tenure with the ValleyCats. Career Notes: Owns a.408 on-base percentage in first 2 seasons as a pro. College Notes: Named the 2013 Southern Conference Player of the Year, leading the circuit in total bases (166) and doubles (27) while ranking 2nd in hits (91) and home runs (16). The senior boasted a career-high.363 batting average, helping guide the Catamounts to the program s first regular-season championship since Earned third-team All-America honors by Louisville Slugger, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2013 GCL Astros (R) Greeneville (R) Tri-City (A) Quad Cities (A) Lancaster (A) Career Totals