Finished season with Batavia, but was 0-for-3 in his only start Played 49 games with Quad Cities, batting.220 (33-for-150)

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1 Casey Rasmus Jordan Casey Rasmus Left Right Opening Day Age: 24 Born: March 29, 1990 at Phenix City, Alabama residence: Phenix City, Alabama SCHOOL: Liberty University acquired: Cardinals 36th round selection in the June, First-Year Player Draft 4th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Received a non-roster invite to Major League Spring Training in 2014 Thrown out 43% (50-for-116) of attempted base stealers in his career Brother of Blue Jays Major League outfielder and former Cardinals first round selection Colby Rasmus (Redbird in 2008) Logged time with Single-A Peoria, Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield with a.298 average (48-for-161), four doubles and 20 RBIs Threw out 60.7% (17 of 28) of attempting basestealers Stole combined 14 bases in 17 opportunities Started season with Peoria, hitting.296 (21-for-71) in 25 games Was 3-for-6 with two runs and one RBI in 4/6 season opener Appeared as a pitcher for Peoria on 4/30, allowing two earned runs over 1.0 inning in the 8-0 blowout Posted a.306 average (15-for-49) in 17 May games with Peoria, before landing on the disabled list following home plate collision Activated from disabled list and sentto Palm Beach on 6/10 Hit.310 (13-for-42) and posted 10 RBIs in 12 games with Palm Beach before being promoted to Springfield on 7/9 Recorded a nine-game hitting streak spanning two levels from 7/5-8/3, hitting.306 (11-for-36) with 5 RBIs and four runs scored during the streak Ended the year at Double-A, appearing in 15 games and hitting.292 (14-for-48) with four RBIs Acquired first Double-A hit in first at-bat off Sugar Ray Marimon on 7/12 Recorded his first Double-A RBI on a single off of Drew Carpenter on 7/16 vs. Arkansas Hit combined.218 (34-for-156) with two homers and nine RBIs in Single-Batavia, Single-A Quad Cities, and Advanced-A Palm Beach Threw out combined 50% (25-for-50) of attempted base stealers Was 5-for-5 in stolen base opportunities Played one game for Palm Beach to start the year, going 1-for-3 Batted just.120 (3-for-25) off left-handers with a double Hit the only two home runs of his career to date on back-to-back Transferred back to Extended Spring Training on 4/14 then on games on 8/10 and 8/11, the first off of David Hurlbut to Quad Cities on 5/5 Finished season with Batavia, but was 0-for-3 in his only start Played 49 games with Quad Cities, batting.220 (33-for-150) Spent the year with Single-A Batavia, posting a.230 average (23-for-100), nine RBIs and five stolen bases Recorded three multi-hit games in his first five starts.391 (18-for-46) after the first 15 games of the season Hit.093 (5-for-54) from 7/24-9/3 after peaking his average at Batted.313 (5-for-16) w/ runners in scoring position and two outs Brothers Cory (Los Angeles Angels) and Colby (Toronto Blue Jays) both played for MLB teams in Colby played for Triple-A Memphis in Rawlings Second Team High School All-American and All-Southeast Region as a senior at Russell County (Ala.) High School Selected 2010 Panhandle Conference Defensive Player of the C Year at Gulf Coast Community College Transferred to Liberty University (Va.) his junior year and hit.287 (48-for-167) with three home runs and 18 RBIs; threw out 41% (18-for-44) of attempted base stealers Named to the Big South Baseball Championship All-Tournament team Selected by St. Louis in the 36th round of the June draft YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP Batavia Palm Beach Quad Cities Batavia Peoria Palm Beach Springfield Minor Lg. Totals H - 3 5x, last on 6/29/13 at BRD HR - 1 2x, last 8/11/12 at BUR R - 3 2x, last 8/7/12 at BUR BB - 2 8/29/11 vs SC RBI - 2 7x, last 7/5/13 vs CHA K - 3 3x, last 7/6/13 vs JUP ORGANIZATION rasmus review 83

2 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review rodriguez ORGANIZATION Jonathan Rodriguez OF Jonathan Right Right Opening Day Age: 25 Born: August 21, 1989 at San Juan, Puerto Rico residence: San Juan, Puerto Rico SCHOOL: Manatee Community College acquired: Cardinals 17th round selction in the June, 2009 First-Year Player Draft 6th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Participated in early workouts and seminars as part of the Cardinals 2014 STEP (Spring Training Early Program) Cardinals Minor League Player for the month of July Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star Member of the Midwest League Champion Quad Cities River Bandits Played for Santurce in the Puerto Rico Winter League in Played the year at Advanced-A Palm Beach, hitting.284 (129-for-455) with 18 home runs, 72 RBIs, and 34 doubles in 126 games Finished T-4th among Cardinals minor leaguers in home runs and 2nd in stolen bases (21) Was among the Florida State League leaders in walks (4th, 60), total bases (219, T2nd), runs scored (71, T3rd), slugging percentage (.481, 2nd), doubles (T2nd), and home runs (5th) Awarded the Topps Player of the Month in the Florida State League and Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month during July (34-for-89, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 7 2B, 12 R) Was a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star Batted.313 (21-for-67) with runners in scoring position and two outs Hit a season-best.382 (34-for-89) with 28 RBIs in 25 games during July Named the Florida State League Player of the Week on 8/5 after going 12-for-26 with three home runs, nine RBIs and nine runs scored in seven games Played for Santurce in the Puerto Rico Winter League, batting.194 with two home runs and 11 RBIs Spent the season with Advanced-A Palm Beach with a.252 average, six home runs, 28 RBIs, and 16 doubles in 64 games Hit.300 (15-for-50) in 14 June games, including four of his Was 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs during extra-inning at-bats six home runs Injured his left wrist on 6/23, that required season-ending surgery due to a scaphoid fracture Had a eight-game hitting streak from 6/3-6/19 (.323, 10-for- 31) Played full season with Midwest League Champion Single-A Quad Cities, recording a.251 average (99-for-394), 20 home runs, 27 doubles and 70 RBIs in 118 games Ranked fourth in the Midwest League in home runs, third with 77 walks and fifth in on base percentage (.389) Batted.327 (33-for-101) with seven home runs against lefties Hit home runs in three consecutive games from 6/25-6/27, collecting four RBIs and scoring five times Posted a.385 average, 2 HR and playoff high 11 RBI during the Midwest League postseason Had five RBI at Clinton on 9/7 in the opening game of the playoffs 2010 Spent the year with Single-A Batavia hitting.258 (63-for-244) with 12 home runs, 13 doubles, 40 RBIs in 69 games Grounded into the most double plays (11) and tied for third Set a career-high with four hits on 8/15 vs Hudson Valley in homers in the New York-Penn League Had six multi-hit games in his final 10 games from 8/27-9/5 Ranked fifth among Cardinals minor leaguers in slugging (16-for-42, 12 RBIs, 10 R) percentage (.500) Was 7-for-12 with 2 RBIs in three games during New York- Hit.320 (32-for-100) with 19 RBIs during 29 August games Penn League playoffs 2009 Split season between Rookie-level GCL Cardinals and Johnson City, posting a.309 average (51-for-165), two home runs, 13 doubles and 22 RBIs in 54 games H - 4 2x, last 8/31/11 vs CLN HR - 2 4x, last 7/21/13 vs TAM R - 4 8/31/11 vs CLN BB - 3 9x, last 8/25/13 vs BRD RBI - 5 2x, last 7/21/13 vs TAM K - 4 2x, last 4/10/11 vs BEL 84

3 Led all Cardinals minor leaguers in on base percentage (.421), ranked 5th in batting average (.309) and 3rd in OPS (.858) Began with the GCL Cardinals recording a.351/.462/.454 line Hit.360 with 10 home runs, 60 RBI, and 16 doubles in 51 games in his time at Manatee (FL) Community College - Jonathan Rodriguez Continued - Hit.409 (9-for-22) off left-handed pitchers Had 10 multi-hit affairs in 30 games with GCL Was 3-for-3 in his first professional game on 6/23 vs the GCL Marlins Selected by St. Louis in the 17th round of the June, 2009 First-Year Player Draft YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2009 GCL Cardinals Johnson City Batavia Quad Cities Palm Beach Palm Beach Minor Lg. Totals GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS BY REDBIRDS BATTERS SINCE 1998 ORGANIZATION rodriguez review Date Player Opponent 5/15/98 Reed Secrist Albuquerque 6/9/98 Joe McEwing Oklahoma 7/5/98 Mike Stefanski Nashville 7/28/98 Chip Hale Edmonton 8/26/98 Sean Gilbert Nashville 4/20/99 Tim Belk Iowa 4/27/99 Adam Kennedy Salt Lake 4/30/99 Nate Dishington Salt Lake 5/11/99 Stubby Clapp Albuquerque 5/21/99 Chris Haas Salt Lake 5/30/99 Jason Lariviere Omaha 6/9/99 Eduardo Perez Colorado Springs 7/30/99 Keith McDonald Nashville 4/12/00 Chris Richard Omaha 4/13/00 Larry Sutton Omaha 5/15/00 Ernie Young Colorado Springs 7/14/00 Lou Lucca Colorado Springs 7/16/00 Ernie Young Colorado Springs 8/24/00 Eduardo Perez Nashville 8/26/00 Eduardo Perez Nashville 4/8/01 Darrell Whitmore Edmonton 4/9/01 Bud Smith Calgary 5/2/01 Shane Andrews (PH) Colorado Springs 7/13/01 Luis Saturria New Orleans 7/21/02 Ivan Cruz Tacoma 8/13/02 Mike Coolbaugh Iowa 8/14/02 Mike Coolbaugh Iowa 8/24/02 Mike Coolbaugh Nashville 5/13/03 Bo Hart Nashville 6/5/03 Scott Seabol Salt Lake 6/14/03 Bill Selby Iowa 5/25/04 Luis Ortiz Sacramento 6/21/04 Mark Quinn Omaha 5/11/05 Hector Luna Las Vegas 5/11/05 Peter Zoccolillo Memphis 6/15/05 John Rodriguez Round Rock 6/27/05 John Rodriguez New Orleans 7/5/05 John Rodriguez Omaha Date Player Opponent 7/9/05 John Rodriguez Albuquerque 8/4/05 Brandon Berger Salt Lake 8/5/05 Peter Zoccolillo Salt Lake 4/21/06 John Gall Oklahoma 5/9/06 John Nelson Las Vegas 7/23/06 Brian Martin Iowa 7/29/06 Shawn Garrett Colorado Springs 8/1/06 Derek Wathan Colorado Springs 8/30/06 Brendan Ryan Round Rock 4/27/07 Ryan Ludwick Iowa 5/28/07 Nick Stavinoha Round Rock 8/1/07 Tagg Bozied Tacoma 8/24/07 Edgar Gonzalez Albuquerque 6/18/08 Rico Washington Albuquerque 7/27/08 David Freese Tacoma 7/18/09 Daniel Descalso Omaha 8/6/09 Shane Robinson Salt Lake 8/29/09 Matt Pagnozzi Albuquerque 9/6/09 Brian Barden Oklahoma City 5/20/10 Mark Hamilton Sacramento 7/5/10 Allen Craig Round Rock 7/9/10 Ruben Gotay Nashville 8/4/10 Nick Stavinoha Las Vegas 4/30/11 Tony Cruz Round Rock 6/16/11 Matt Carpenter New Orleans 7/1/11 Steven Hill Oklahoma City 8/1/11 Shane Robinson Iowa 8/9/11 Andrew Brown Colorado Springs 8/28/11 Andrew Brown Nashville 5/18/12 Matt Adams Las Vegas 5/29/12 Eugenio Velez Round Rock 7/21/12 Ryan Jackson Oklahoma City 7/22/12 Pete Kozma Oklahoma City 7/22/12 Steven Hill Oklahoma City 7/23/12 Steven Hill Oklahoma City 4/13/13 Justin Christian Oklahoma City 6/2/13 Jamie Romak Omaha 7/7/13 Adron Chambers Nashville 85

4 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review rodriguez ORGANIZATION Starlin Rodriguez Starlin Joel Rodriguez Switch Right Opening Day Age: 24 Born: December 31, 1989 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic residence: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic acquired: Signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on October 29, th professional season... Cardinals are his 2nd organization Played part of 2009 season in Tampa Bay organization non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training with St. Louis Named a Florida State League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star Rated the Best Defensive Second Baseman in the Florida State League by Baseball America in Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star Member of the 2010 Appalachian League Champion Johnson City Cardinals Spent time with Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield, hitting.268 (102-for-381) with seven home runs, 21 doubles and 50 RBIs in 112 games Split time at second base (42 games) and outfield (58 games) for the first time in his career Began and ended the season with Springfield, posting a.254 (63-for-248) average and 36 RBIs in 77 games Notched his first Double-A hit in the season opener at Corpus Christi on 4/4 and cranked his first Double-A home run on 4/22 vs Northwest Arkansas off Jason Adam Transferred to Palm Beach on 6/20 Had a hit in 24 of his 35 games with Palm Beach, including 12 multi-hit contests Spent full season with Advanced-A Palm Beach recording a.300 average (129-for-430), eight home runs, 48 RBIs, and 25 doubles in 114 games Finished fifth in the Florida State League in batting average and on-base percentage (.373) Tallied 34 multi-hit efforts; 12 three-hit games, and three four-hit contests Batted over.300 in the months of April, May, June and July Hit.356 (55-for-156) against lefties Recorded team-best 18-game hitting streak from 7/26-8/14, batting.366 (26-71, 2 HR, 14 RBI) Reached base safely in the first 17 games of the season Tied a career-high with five RBI vs Charlotte on 4/22 Rated the Best Defensive 2B in the Florida State League by Baseball America following the season Split the season between Single-A Quad Cities and Advanced-A Palm Beach, hitting.291 with five home runs, 36 RBIs, and 16 doubles in 86 games; named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star Started the season at Single-A Quad Cities with a.263 average and 16 RBIs in 41 games Began the season on the disabled list due to a thumb injury Reached base safely in his first 13 games with Quad Cities Hit his first professional home run on 6/4 at South Bend off of Jeff Shields Appeared off the bench in the All-Star game, going 1-for-2 with a run scored and two RBIs, one of three players to knock in a game-high two RBIs Promoted to Palm Beach on 6/27 Batted.315 and scored 28 runs in 45 games with Palm Beach Hit.381 (24-for-63) against left-handers and.400 (24-for- 60) as a leadoff hitter Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run in his Advanced-A debut on 6/29 at Bradenton Hit his first professional grand slam on 9/3 at St. Lucie off pitcher Kyle Allen 2010 Appeared with Rookie-levels GCL Cardinals and Johnson City, combining to hit.288 with 14 RBIs, six doubles and 14 stolen bases in 49 games Member of the Appalachian League Champion squad Led the GCL Cardinals in games played (47), runs scored (28), triples (4) and was second in stolen bases Ranked 7th in the GCL with four triples Was 14-for-19 (74%) in stolen base attempts Hit.391 (18-for-46) leading off an inning INF Was 4-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs on 7/26 vs the GCL Nationals Promoted to Johnson City on 8/26 Played two games with Johnson City (2-for-5) and appeared in one playoff game, scoring a run H - 4 4x, last 7/28/12 at TAM HR x, last 8/4/13 at ARK R - 3 3x, last 8/28/12 at CHA BB - 3 5/14/11 at BEL RBI - 5 3x, last 8/2/13 at ARK K x, last 8/27/13 at ARK 86

5 - Starlin Rodriguez Continued Played for the Rookie-level DSL Rays, posting a.227 average, two RBIs, and three stolen bases in eight games Contract was voided by Tampa Bay after eight games Originally signed by Tampa Bay as a minor league free agent in July 2009 YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2009 DSL Rays GCL Cardinals Johnson City Quad Cities Palm Beach Palm Beach Palm Beach Springfield Minor Lg. Totals ORGANIZATION rodriguez review 87

6 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review rondon ORGANIZATION Jorge Rondon Jorge (hohr-hay) Leonardo Rondon (ron-dohn) right Right Opening Day Age: 26 Born: September 16, 1988 in Calabozo, Venezuela residence: Calabozo, Venezuela acquired: Signed by Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on July 3, th professional season, all with the Cardinals organization Member of the Cardinals 40-man roster Rated as the Cardinals 24th-best prospect and as having the Best Slider in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America entering the season Pitched for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League in Recorded a career-high 13 saves in Spent full season with Triple-A Memphis, going 3-5 with a 3.06 ERA (23er/67.2ip) and 42 strikeouts in a team-leading 51 relief outings Entered the season rated as the Cardinals No. 24 prospect and as having the Best Slider in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America Converted one save in three chances; also finished 10 games Retired 65% (33 of 51) of the first batters faced (five walks) Allowed 15 of his 23 inherited runners to score, including 10 of his last 12 PCL hitters batted.274 (72-for-263) off him; limited hitters to a.217 average (18-for-83) with runners in scoring position Allowed seven stolen bases in eight chances while on the mound Gave up only one earned run over 15.2 innings through 12 days games (0.57 ERA) Recorded a 6.75 ERA (8er/10.2ip) in the 9th inning or later Collected his first save of the season with a scoreless frame on 4/30 at New Orleans Compiled a 2.61 ERA (3er/10.1ip) in nine April games, but went 0-2 with a 5.28 ERA (9er/15.1ip) in 12 May contests Lost a team-high five straight decisions from 4/26-5/19 Finished year 2-0 with a 2.38 ERA (11er/41.2ip) and 25 strikeouts in 29 games since 6/1 Hit an RBI double on 6/17 vs. Albuquerque; first and only plate appearances of his professional career Split the season between Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, combining to go 2-2 with a 3.49 ERA (19er/49.0ip) and 50 strikeouts in 46 games Thirty-four of his 46 games were scoreless, including nine straight from 7/5-26 Played three months in Springfield, going 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA (13er/34.0ip) in 33 relief appearances Notched four saves in seven opportunities Stranded nine of 15 inherited baserunners Had a 2.35 ERA (4er/15.1ip) in 14 home games compared to a 4.34 ERA (9er/18.2ip) in 19 road games Held right-handed batters to a.229 batting average (19-for- 83) Earned a save in his first appearance of the season, throwing a scoreless inning on 4/6 against Frisco Allowed a season-high three runs, including the only home run of the season, on 4/30 at Tulsa Did not allow a run in six appearances in June (6.1 IP) Threw a season-high 2.0 innings out of the bullpen on 7/5 at Frisco and 7/14 against Northwest Arkansas Surrendered a season-high four hits on 7/8 at Midland RHP Earned the win in each of his final two games in Double-A on 7/30 at Northwest Arkansas and 7/31 at Arkansas Promoted to Triple-A Memphis on 8/3, where he went 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA (6er/15.0ip) and one save in 13 games Pitched in nine home games and had a 2.89 ERA (3er/9.1ip) and a save Held Pacific Coast League right-handed batters to an average of.207 (6-for-29) and no extra-base hits Allowed two runs, including a home run, in 1.0 inning of relief in his Triple-A debut with Memphis on 8/3 at Sacramento Struck out Jermaine Mitchell on 8/3 at Sacramento for his first Triple-A strikeout Earned his first Triple-A save on 8/10 against Tacoma by throwing 1.0 scoreless inning and striking out two Added to the Cardinals 40-man roster on 10/30 Pitched for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League, going 0-1 with a 4.40 ERA (14er/28.2ip) in 18 relief appearances Pitched for Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield, combining to go 2-13 with a 7.03 ERA (50er/64.0ip) and 57 strikeouts in 58 games IP x, last on 7/24/10 at DAY H /9/09 at BUR HR - 2 5/14/07 at VSL HOU BB - 5 2x, last on 8/25/10 at CLI R - 8 2x, last on 8/25/10 at CLI K - 9 9/6/10 vs. PEO 88

7 Twenty-nine of his 58 appearances were scoreless Began the campaign with Palm Beach, where he went 1-5 with a 4.05 ERA (12er/26.2ip) in 21 games out of the bullpen Recorded six saves in seven opportunities, including one in each of his final three games with Palm Beach Florida State League right-handed batters hit.216 (11-for- 51), while left-handed hitters hit.400 (18-for-45) Started season with a 2.03 ERA (3er/13.1ip) in nine April games Threw a season-high 3.0 scoreless innings in relief on 4/24 at Bradenton Assigned to Double-A Springfield on 6/4, where he went 1-8 with a 9.16 ERA (38er/37.1ip) in 37 games and earned seven saves in 11 opportunities Led Springfield in saves and save opportunities Ranked 2nd on the team in losses and 3rd in games Allowed a season-high five runs in 0.2 innings in his final outing of the year on 9/5 against Arkansas 2010 Appeared in 29 games (19 starts) for Single-A Quad Cities, going 4-8 with a 5.30 ERA (64er/108.2ip) and 76 strikeouts Led the team and finished 3rd in the Midwest League in hit Walked a career-high five batters on 7/14 against Lake County and 8/25 at Clinton batters (13) and topped the squad in walks (65) Finished 2nd on the team in runs (82), tied for 2nd in losses, Tied career-high with 7.0 innings pitched on 7/24 at Daytona and 3rd in games started, innings pitched, and hits (121) Allowed a career-high eight runs in 1.2 innings on 8/25 at Started the season with a 1.29 ERA (2er/14.0ip) in four Clinton games (two starts) in April Struck out a career-high nine batters over 4.2 innings on Failed to record a save in only opportunity on 5/23 against 9/6 against Peoria Peoria, allowing four runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings in relief 2009 Played for Advanced-A Palm Beach and Single-A Quad Cities, going a combined 1-6 with a 5.09 ERA (39er/69.0ip) in 18 games (12 starts) Pitched in his first game on 6/12 with Palm Beach, throwing 4.0 no-hit innings in relief Went 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA (14er/16.1ip) in eight games (two starts) for Palm Beach Had an ERA of 2.70 (3er/10.0ip) in four games at home, compared to a ERA (11er/6.1ip) in four road games As a reliever, had a 3.14 ERA (5er/14.1ip) in six games Suffered his only loss on 7/9 at St. Lucie, allowing eight runs (seven earned) and walking a season-high four batters Assigned to Single-A Quad Cities on 7/16, where he went 1-5 with a 4.27 ERA (25er/52.2ip) in 10 starts Threw a career-high 7.0 innings on 7/30 at South Bend, allowing one run on four hits Surrendered a career-high 11 hits on 8/9 at Burlington 2008 Pitched for Rookie-level Johnson City before being promoted to Single-A Quad Cities, combining for a record of 3-2 with a 3.82 ERA (13er/30.2ip) in 29 games Inherited 16 runners and allowed five to score Nineteen of his 29 appearances were scoreless Spent the majority of the season with Johnson City, where he led the team in games (21), saves (6), and save opportunities (8) Went 2-2 with a 4.03 ERA (10er/22.1ip) for Johnson City Left-handed batters hit.242 (8-for-33) off him, while righthanded hitters hit.345 (20-for-58) Did not allow an earned run in six games in June (6.1ip) Struck out season-high three batters on 7/11 vs. Elizabethton Threw a season-high 2.1 innings on 7/14 at Kingsport Allowed a season-high four runs without recording an out on 7/16 at Kingsport Sent to Single-A Quad Cities on 8/14, where he went 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA (3er/8.1ip) in eight relief appearances Allowed one earned run over 4.2 innings at home (1.93 ERA) Earned his only win on 8/31 against Wisconsin, allowing one run on one hit over 1.1 innings; failed to record the save in that game 2007 Appeared in 17 games (nine starts) in the Venezuelan Summer League, going 1-6 with a 4.74 ERA (33er/62.2ip) and 27 strikeouts Earned a save in both of his opportunities Had a 3.86 ERA (9er/21.0ip) as a reliever and a 5.18 ERA (24er/41.2ip) as a starter Allowed two home runs in a game for the only time in his career in his first game on 5/14 at the VSL Astros Struck out a season-high four batters on 6/21 against the VSL Phillies Threw a season-high 5.1 innings on 7/22 against the VSL Tigers, allowing one unearned run on six hits to earn his only win 2006 Made nine relief appearances and one start in the Venezuelan Summer League in his first professional season, going 0-1 with a 6.46 ERA (11er/15.1ip) Earned his first professional save on 7/11 against the VSL Twins/Blue Jays, allowing one run on three hits over 2.1 innings Signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on 7/3/06 - Jorge Rondon Continued - Made his only start in his last game of the season on 8/2 against the VSL Mets, allowing six runs (four earned) on six hits and striking out four over 5.1 innings to suffer the loss Signed by Bobby Diaz ORGANIZATION RONDON review 89

8 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review rondon ORGANIZATION - Jorge Rondon Continued - YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG 2006 VSL Cardinals VSL Cardinals Johnson City Quad Cities Quad Cities Palm Beach Quad Cities Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Memphis Memphis Minor Lg. Totals

9 Xavier Scruggs Xavier Ladel Scruggs right Right Opening Day Age: 26 Born: September 23, 1987, in Diamond Bar, California residence: Poway, California SCHOOL: University of Nevada-Las Vegas acquired: Cardinals 19th round selection in the June, 2008 First-Year Player Draft 7th professional season, all with the Cardinals organization Attended 2014 Major League Spring Training with St. Louis as a non-roster invitee Springfield Cardinals all-time career home runs leader (59 HR from -13) Member of the Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals Two-time Texas League Player of the Week (August 6-12, & April 29-May 5, ) 2010 Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star Recognized as Florida State League Player of the Week for the June 7-13, 2010 period ORGANIZATION scruggs review Spent second full season with Double-A Springfield, batting.248 with 29 homers, 18 doubles, and 81 RBIs in 133 games Became the Springfield Cardinals all-time home runs leader hit contest in the last game of the season, passing Steven Hill and setting Was 11-for-18 in stolen base opportunities the mark at 59 long balls Named the Texas League Player of the Week on 5/6 after an Led the Texas League in walks (82), finished second in home offensive show (7-for-13, 4 HR, 5 R, 10 RBI in 5 G) runs and strikeouts (177), fifth in on-base percentage (.376) Was 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs as a pinch-hitter and slugging percentage (.487) Batted.465 (20-for-43) with four home runs in at-bats occurring in the 9th inning Had the most home runs among all Cardinals minor leaguers and the 4th most RBIs Tied a career-high with five RBIs on 4/29 and 5/18 Hit.300 (27-for-90) off left-handed pitchers (4 HR) Recorded a season-high seven-game hitting streak twice (6/6- Reached base safely in 109 of his 133 games with 22 multi- 6/12 and 8/13-8/20) Spent the entire season with Double-A Springfield, batting.235 (106-for-452) while ranking second on the Cardinals in home runs (22) and RBIs (91) in a team-leading 130 games Struck out 130 times, the second-most in the Texas League Tied career-high with five RBIs in a game twice (6/10 vs. ARK and NWA) Had season-long nine-game hitting streak 8/9-8/19, batting.333 (11-for-33) with two homers and 15 RBIs Went 0-for-6 with career-high six strike outs on 8/24 at Northwest Arkansas Recorded three multi-homer games (4/20 vs. TUL, 6/10 vs. ARK and NWA) Batted.315 (23-for-73) with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in June Hit.259 (58-for-224) with 15 homers and 56 RBIs at home In the Texas League playoffs, batted.276 (8-for-29) with two doubles, one home run and five RBIs in nine games Batted.260 (107-for-411) with 21 home runs and 63 RBIs in 117 games for Advanced-A Palm Beach Led the Cardinals in runs (57), doubles (27), home runs, total scored in June bases (203), strikeouts (125), and slugging (.494) Tied a career-high with three walks in a game twice (7/26 at His 21 home runs ranked him 4th in the Florida State League LAK and 8/29 at JUP) In seven day games, hit.429 (12-for-28) with three home Batted.275 (63-for-279) with 14 homers, 35 RBIs and 16 runs, five RBIs and seven runs scored doubles in the second half of the season Posted a season-high 13-game hitting streak from 5/26-6/10 Recorded multi-homer games twice in five days (8/8 vs. FTM Hit.333 (31-for-93) with five home runs, 16 RBIs and 20 runs (G2) and 8/12 at FTM) 2010 Split the season between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield, combining to hit.263 (112-for-426) with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs Began the season with Palm Beach, where he batted.269 (85- for-316) with 13 home runs and 53 RBIs in 87 games His 13 homers tied for the team lead Started the campaign by hitting.303 (20-for-66) with three home runs and 10 RBIs over 18 games in April Went 3-for-4 with a home run and a season-high five RBIs on 5/4 against Bradenton Went 2-for-2 with a grand slam and tied a career-high with H - 5 8/9/09 at BUR HR - 2 7x, last 8/21/12 at NWA R - 4 6/10/12 vs. ARK BB - 3 4x, last 8/29/11 at JUP RBI - 5 4x, last 8/21/12 at NWA K - 6 8/24/12 at NWA 91

10 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review scruggs ORGANIZATION three walks on 6/3 at Clearwater Recorded career-high 14-game hit streak from 6/19-7/1 Assigned to Double-A Springfield on 7/26, where he hit.245 (27-for-110) with eight home runs and 21 RBIs in 33 games with the Cardinals Batted.400 (8-for-20) with 10 RBIs with runners on base and two outs 2009 Split the season between Batavia and Class-A Quad Cities, combining to hit.263 (72-for-274) with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs in 75 games In 41 games for Batavia, batted.234 (34-for-145) with seven home runs and 26 RBIs Hit.279 (17-for-61) with four home runs and 14 RBIs in 18 home games Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a season-high three runs scored 7/3 against Jamestown Assigned to Class-A Quad Cities on 8/3 In 34 games with Quad Cities, batted.295 (38-for-129) with seven home runs and 33 RBIs Recorded at least four RBIs four times in 34 games Posted a.302 average (29-for-96) with six home runs and 26 RBIs against right-handed pitchers as a member of the River Bandits Collected a career-high five hits on 8/9 at Burlington 2008 Spent the season with Class-A Short-season Batavia, batting.219 (47-for-215) with six home runs and 33 RBIs in 61 games Went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in first professional game three home runs and 17 RBIs In 23 games in June, hit.275 (22-for-80) with nine doubles, Went 3-for-4 and blasted two homers on 7/26 at State College Attended Poway (Calif.) High School, where he led the Titans to the Palomar League Championship as a senior Named Poway s Male Athlete of the Year in 2005 Named team MVP and first-team All-CIF as a senior, when he recorded 11 home runs and 41 RBIs Originally selected by Seattle in the 50th round of the 2005 draft by Seattle, but didn t sign Played three seasons at University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hit a home run on the second collegiate pitch he saw on 2/3 against Pepperdine Played in 25 games (eight starts) as a freshman, while also making 15 appearances out of the bullpen Hit.289 (50-for-173) with a team-high nine home runs and 36 RBIs in 51 games as a sophomore Also led the team with a.532 slugging percentage - Xavier Scruggs Continued - Set a career-high with five RBIs in the Mountain West Conference tournament on 5/25, the last game of the Rebels season Batted.379 (59-for-227) with 20 home runs and 65 RBIs and was named a Louisville Slugger 2nd-team All-American as a junior Led the Rebels in almost every offensive category, including batting average (.379), runs (60), hits (86), doubles (20), home runs (20), RBIs (65), total bases (170) and strikeouts (50) Honored as Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and UNLV Sportsmen of the Year in 2008 Selected by the Cardinals in the 19th round of the June, 2008 First-Year Player Draft Signed by Aaron Krawiec YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2008 Batavia Batavia Quad Cities Palm Beach Springfield Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Minor Lg. Totals

11 Ryan Sherriff Ryan Sebastian Sheffiff Left LEft Opening Day Age: 23 Born: May 25, 1990 in Culver City, California residence: Culver City, California SCHOOL: West Los Angeles College acquired: Cardinals 28th round selection in the June, First-Year Player Draft Split time between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield for a 6-5 record, 2.57 ERA (30er/105ip), 59 strikeouts and 22 walks (2.68 K/BB) in 18 starts Made five starts with Palm Beach, going 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA (10er/28.1ip), 18 strikeouts and two quality starts Called up to Springfield on 5/24 Finished the final nine games of the season on a hot streak, going 3-2 allowing a combined nine earned runs in 59 innings of work (1.39 ERA) and seven walks Notched an RBI single in his second professional at-bat on 6/11 at Tulsa (ND) Hurled his first nine-inning complete game shutout on 8/23 at Dunedin, taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning before the leadoff hitter, Matt Newman, singled Surrendered a career high 10 hits at Tulsa on 6/11, giving up only two runs in the no-decision Possessed a 1.82 ERA (7er/34.2ip) during the month of August in five starts Surrendered a personal-best three home runs, all at Palm Beach, through a career-high 105 innings Spent year with Advanced-A Palm Beach, going 10-3, with a 3.25 ERA (35er/97ip), 57 strikeouts, and 20 walks in 16 starts Tied for the Florida State League lead in complete games (1) Earned wins in his final two starts of the season on 8/22 and and shutouts (1) 8/28, allowing a combined two earned runs and nine hits over His 10 wins ranked T4th among Cardinals minor leaguers 12 innings of work Recorded quality starts in 10 of his 16 outings Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, going Pitched into the 7th inning or beyond, seven times (5-1) 3-0 in four starts with a 1.93 ERA (6er/28ip), 14 strikeouts Won his first four starts of the season from 5/20-6/9, posting and two walks a 2.33 ERA (7er/27ip) Split time between Rookie-League Johnson City and Single-A Batavia combining to go 3-3 with a 3.93 ERA (22er/50.1ip), 31 strikeouts, and 10 walks (3.10 K/BB) in 12 games (eight starts) Graduated from Culver City (Calif.) High School Helped Glendale (Calif.) Community College win the Western State Conference title Finished 3-2 in conference play with a 2.30 ERA, 50 strikeouts 4th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Florida State League Pitcher of the Week of the July 29-Augist 4 period in Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June Had 10 wins in, ranking tied for 4th among Cardinals minor leaguers Did not pitch during the championship run for the Johnson City Cardinals Was 2-3 with a 4.08 ERA (18er/39.2ip) and 24 strikeouts during his eight starts Kept opponents at a.214 mark in 9.0 June inning While at Batavia, held opponents to a.230 average (14-for-50) and a.198 batting average against in Selected by the Cardinals in the 28th round in the June, First-Year Player Draft YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG Johnson City Peoria Palm Beach Springfield Minor Lg. Totals IP /3/13 at DUN H /11/13 at TUL HR - 2 4x, last 8/15/12 at STL BB - 5 3x, last 7/3/13 at CHA R - 4 5/17/13 at JUP K - 6 2x, last 7/22/12 at BRV ORGANIZATION sherriff review 93