Greg Garcia Greg Joseph Garcia

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1 Greg Garcia Greg Joseph Garcia bats throws height weight Left Right Opening Day Age: 23 Born: August 8, 1989 in El Cajon, California residence: El Cajon, California SCHOOL: University of Hawaii acquired: Cardinals 7th round selection in the June 2010 First-Year Player Draft INF Birds eye view 4th professional season, all with the Cardinals organization Non-roster invite to Cardinals 2013 Major League Spring Training Member of the Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals Led Texas League shortstops with 92 double plays and 425 assists in 2011 Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star Played college baseball at the University of Hawaii where he was a teammate of current Cardinals infielder Kolten Wong ORGANIZATION garcia review Spent the season with Double-A Springfield, where he made the transition to shortstop full-time; hit.284 (117-for-412) with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs in 124 games with the Cardinals Ranked 3rd in the Texas League in walks (80) and on-base percentage (.408), 4th in runs scored (81), and 9th in OPS (.828) Led Texas League shortstops with 92 double plays and 425 assists Led the Cardinals in walks, finished 2nd in runs scored and strikeouts (83), and ranked 3rd in hits (117) Batted.294 (95-for-323) with nine home runs, 42 RBIs and 17 doubles against right-handed pitchers Hit 9th in the lineup in 19 games, batting.440 (22-for-50) with two homers, seven RBIs, six doubles, and 14 runs scored Tied a career-high with four hits when he went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored on 4/13 at Frisco Set a career-high with four walks on 5/14 at Arkansas In 51 games between June and July, hit.331 (57-for-172) with seven home runs, 31 RBIs, and 42 runs scored Ran off a team-best 30-game on-base streak from 6/14-7/22, ranking 3rd in the Texas League; batted.343 with an on-base percenteage of.476 over the 30 games Tied a career high with three runs scored three times (6/10 vs. ARK, 6/30 vs. FRI, and 8/26 vs. ARK) Recorded the only multi-homer game of his career when he hit two blasts on 7/22 against Northwest Arkansas Tied a career-high with four RBIs in a game twice (7/22 vs. NWA and CC) In nine Texas League playoff games, hit.241 (7-for-29) with two home runs, six RBIs, four runs scored, three walks, and six strikeouts Made six errors in nine games at shortstop in the Texas League playoffs His three-run home run in Game 1 of the playoffs at Tulsa, tied the game in the top of the ninth as part of a 6-0 comefrom-behind rally to win 8-6 in 10 innings 2011 Split the season between Single-A Quad Cities and Advanced-A Palm Beach, combining to hit.283 (102-for-360) with two home runs and 26 RBIs in 105 games Began the season with Quad Cities, where he batted.273 (41-for-150) with 10 RBIs and 20 runs scored in 46 games Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star Against right-handed pitchers, hit.292 (33-for-113) with six doubles and seven RBIs Made appearances at shortstop in 18 games, hitting.380 (19-for-50) with three doubles and eight runs scored while playing the position Went 13-for-28 (.464) in 10 games when batting in the bottom third of the lineup Assigned to Advanced-A Palm Beach on 6/4 Hit.340 (48-for-141) with two home runs and 11 RBIs against right-handed pitching while with Palm Beach Went 9-for-22 (.409) in eight appearances at shortstop Batted.312 (29-for-93) with two home runs, seven RBIs, and 17 runs scored in 27 games batting second in the lineup Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two runs scored in his first game with Palm Beach on 6/5 against St. Lucie Walked a season-high three times on 6/9 at Fort Myers Tied a career-high and set a season-high with 4-for-5 effort, with a double and two runs scored on 6/12 against Charlotte Tied a career-high with three strikeouts in a game twice BRA and CHA) Recorded the only multi-stolen base game of his career when he swiped two bags on 7/18 against Brevard County SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS H - Memphis 4 2x, last on Redbirds FRI Media Guide HR - 2 7/22/12 vs. NWA R - 3 5x, last on 8/26/12 vs. ARK BB - 4 ARK RBI - 4 2x, last on CC K - 3 5x, last on 8/3/12 vs. TUL Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 39

2 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review garcia ORGANIZATION 2010 Played his first professional season with Rookie-level Johnson City, where he hit.286 (63-for-220) with four home runs and 24 RBIs in 58 games Ranked 2nd in the Appalachian League in runs scored (49) and 10th in on-base percentage (.363) Led the Cardinals in at-bats (220) and runs scored In 28 home games, hit.311 (33-for-106) with three home runs, 16 RBIs and nine doubles Began the season 12-for-34 (.353) in nine games in June Went 0-for-5 with an RBI in his first professional game PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Grandson of former MLB manager Dave Garcia Brother, Drew, is a shortstop in the White Sox organiation Graduated from Valhalla High School in El Cajon, California, where he earned three-time All-League and two-time All-CIF honors Played college baseball at the University of Hawaii where he was a teammate of current Cardinals infielder Kolten Wong Batted.312 with two home runs, 20 RBIs, and 29 runs as a freshman to earn second-team All-WAC honors - Greg Garcia Continued - Tied a career-high with three runs scored twice KNG and DAN) Homered in his only pinch-hit at-bat on 7/18 vs. Kingsport Tied a career-high with three strikeouts twice (7/22 vs. ELZ and 8/31 vs. ELZ) Hit his only triple in the last game of the season on 8/31 against Elizabethton Earned second-team All-WAC honors for the second consecutive season when he started all 58 games at shortstop as a sophomore, hitting.265 with two home runs, 23 RBIs, and 46 runs scored Named first-team All-WAC as a junior, when he batted a team-high.358 with three home runs, 40 RBIs, and 45 runs scored Originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 7th round of the June, 2010 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 2010 Johnson City Quad Cities Palm Beach Springfield Minor Lg. Totals

3 John Gast John Walter Gast RHP bats throws height weight Left Left Opening Day Age: 24 Born: February 16, 1989 in Altamonte Springs, Florida residence: Longwood, Florida SCHOOL: Florida State University acquired: Cardinals 6th round selection in the June 2010 First-Year Player Draft Birds eye view 4th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Attended Cardinals Spring Training as a non-roster invitee for the third consecutive season ( ) Rated as Cardinals 26th-best prospect by Baseball America entering 2013 (was #17 in and #13 in 2011) Recognized as having the Best Changeup in the system by the same publication in Registered 32 pick-offs over the last three seasons Led all Cardinals farmhands with 28 starts in and innings pitched in 2011 Pitched for Florida State in the College World Series 2008 and 2010 Underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow in 2008 ORGANIZATION gast review Combined to go 13-7 with a 4.09 ERA (73er/160.2ip) and 127 strikeouts in 28 starts between Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis Entered the year rated as the Cardinals #17 prospect by Baseball America; also recognized as having the Best Changeup in the Cardinals system by the same publication Ranked 2nd in the Cardinals organization in wins (13) and innings, 3rd in strikeouts (127), and 10th in ERA (4.09) Seventeen of his 28 starts between the clubs were quality Picked off 12 runners, ranking 5th in the minors, but the highest ranked of any with Triple-A experience Fifty-two percent (11 of 21) of attempted basestealers were thrown out while on the mound Opened the season at Double-A Springfield, going 4-2 with a 1.93 ERA (11er/51.1ip) and 41 strikeouts in eight starts; held Texas League batters to a.211 average (38-for-180) Seven of his eight starts with the S-Cards were quality; allowed one run or less in five starts Promoted to Memphis on 5/18 when starter Brandon Dickson was summoned to St. Louis Finished season 9-5 with a 5.10 ERA (62er/109.1ip) and 86 strikeouts in 20 starts Ranked 2nd on the Redbirds in walks (42), 3rd in starts, and innings pitched, and 4th in strikeouts Given 4.2 runs of support while pitching for the Redbirds (84 runs in 20 starts) Held opposing Triple-A batters to a.286 average (124-for- 433); lefties were limited to.268 (33-for-123) Picked up his first Triple-A win on 5/29 vs. Round Rock (5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER. 2 K, 5 BB) Collected eight wins over a 10-start span from 5/29-7/17 Matched career high with three homers allowed, but came away with the victory on 6/20 at Omaha Named Cardinals Pitcher of the month for July; went 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA (9er/30.0ip) and 30 strikeouts in five starts 2011 Combined to go 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA (72er/161.1ip) and 113 strikeouts in 26 games (25 starts) between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield Entered the season rated as the Cardinals #13 prospect by Baseball America Led all Cardinals farmhands in innings (161.1) and complete games (2) and ranked tied for 3rd in the organization in games started (25), and tied for 5th in wins (9) Picked off 11 runners to rank 6th in the minors Threw seven or more innings in 10 starts compiling a 7-1 record with a 1.95 ERA in those starts, never allowing more than four runs Seventeen of his 25 starts lasted at least 6.0 innings or more, including 14 quality starts Began year at Palm Beach, going 5-4 with a 3.95 ERA (37er/82.0ip) and 59 strikeouts in 13 games (12 starts) Fired first career nine-inning complete game on 5/22 at Brevard County, allowing one run on six hits Tied his careerhigh with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 scoreless innings of threehit ball on 5/28 vs. Lakeland Promoted to Springfield on 6/28 and finished the season going 4-4 with a 4.08 ERA (36er/79.1ip) and 54 strikeouts in 13 starts Threw a seven-inning complete game on 8/7 at Tulsa 2010 Spent his first professional season at Rookie-level Batavia, going 6-0 with a 1.54 ERA (6er/35.0ip) and 36 strikeouts in eight games (six starts) Ranked 2nd on Batavia staff with six wins Won last five starts averaging a strikeout per inning (28 IP/28 K) SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS IP Memphis 5/22/11 at Redbirds BRE Media Guide H /20/11 vs. JUP HR - 3 2x, last 6/20/12 at OMA BB - 6 2x, last 8/19/12 at IOW R - 8 2x, last 6/25/12 at NO K x, last 5/28/11 vs. LAK Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 41

4 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review gast ORGANIZATION Did not allow a hit w/risp and 2 outs (0-for-10) or in bases loaded situations (0-for 3) Held opposing batters to.130 average w/risp (3-for-23) Honored as New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week for the August 9-15 period Fanned a career high 11 batters over 6.0 scoreless innings of PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Graduated Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla. in 2007 Recognized as Seminole (Fla.) County Player of the Year (85so/57.2ip) during his senior season Played for the U.S. Junior National Team during the summer of 2007 Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round of the 2007 June draft but did not sign Played three seasons of college baseball at Florida State University - John Gast Continued - two-hit ball on 8/13 vs. Hudson Valley Recorded first professional win on 7/19 vs. Jamestown with three scoreless in relief as part of a 1-0 combined shutout win Made one start in the New York-Penn League playoffs (L, 5.0 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 8 K) Missed first half of freshman season at FSU after undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow Member of the 2008 and 2010 College World Series appearing teams; made four appearances and posted an 0-1 record with a 1.50 ERA (1er/6.0ip) and eight strikeouts Played for the Harwich Mariners in the 2009 Cape Cod League Originally selected by St. Louis in the 6th round of the 2010 June First-Year Player Draft Signed by Mike Elias YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK GDP AVG 2010 Batavia Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Memphis Minor Lg. Totals

5 Scott Gorgen Scott C. Gorgen RHP bats throws height weight Right Right Opening Day Age: 26 Born: January 27, 1987 in Palo Alto, California residence: Concord, California SCHOOL: University of California-Irvine acquired: Cardinals 4th round selection in the June 2008 First-Year Player Draft Birds eye view 6th professional season, all with the Cardinals organization Member of the Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals Led Double-A Springfield in strikeouts (93) in Had Tommy John surgery in October, 2010 and missed the entire 2011 season Named a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star in 2010 Ranked 2nd in the Cardinals organization in strikeouts (119) in 2009 Pitched for the Surprise Rafters of the Arizona Fall League in 2009 Pitched for Team USA in 2007 Twin brother, Matt, pitches in the Diamondbacks organization and also missed 2011 after having Tommy John surgery ORGANIZATION gorgen review Pitched for Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, combining to go 6-9 with a 4.11 ERA (59er/129.1ip) in 29 games (24 starts) Ranked 4th in the Cardinals organization with 119 strikeouts Went 5-7 with a 4.09 ERA (42er/92.1ip) in 21 games (16 starts) with Springfield Led Springfield in strikeouts (93) and walks (39), finished second on the team in losses (7), and 3rd on the team in hits allowed (87) and runs allowed (49) Held Texas League right-handed batters to a.234 (54-for- 231) batting average Surrendered a career-high nine hits on 4/27 at Tulsa Struck out a career-high 10 batters on 5/18 against Tulsa Promoted to Triple-A Memphis on 6/20 Started eight games for the Redbirds, going 1-2 with a 4.14 ERA (17er/37.0ip) and 26 strikeouts Struck out Chris Coghlan on 6/23 at New Orleans for his first Triple-A strikeout Allowed a career-high seven runs on 7/3 at Oklahoma City Went 1-1 with a 2.41 ERA (5er/18.2ip) in four starts in August Earned his only win with Memphis in his last start with the team on 8/28 against Omaha, when he threw 7.0 scoreless innings Reassigned to Double-A Springfield on 7/16 After returning to Springfield, went 2-1 with a 3.31 ERA (6er/16.1ip) in one start and five appearances out of the bullpen Placed on the disabled list on 7/24 and activated 7/31 Earned the win in his last start of the season on 9/2 at Arkansas, allowing one run on two hits and striking out eight over 5.0 innings Started two games in the Texas League playoffs, going 1-1 with a 1.64 ERA (2er/11.0ip) Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and struck out seven in Game Four of the Texas League Championship Series to clinch the Texas League title against Frisco on 9/ Missed the entire season after having Tommy John ligament replacement surgery in October, Pitched in 12 games (eight starts) for Double-A Springfield, going 5-1 with a 1.26 ERA (7er/50.0ip) and 46 strikeouts Named a Texas League mid-season All-Star right-handed batters to a.202 (21-for-104) average Recorded a 1.17 ERA (6er/46.0ip) in eight starts and allowed Went 1-1 with a 0.77 ERA (2er/23.1ip) in four starts in May one run in four relief appearances (4.0ip) Missed three months due to an elbow injury following his Held left-handed batters to a.169 (13-for-77) average and start on 5/19 vs. Arkansas 2009 Split the season between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield, combining for a record of 7-10 with a 3.90 ERA (56er/129.1ip) in 24 starts and one appearance out of the bullpen Finished 2nd in the Cardinals system with 119 strikeouts Began the campaign with Palm Beach, where he went 3-5 with a 2.92 ERA (24er/74.0ip) in 14 games (13 starts) Led the team with seven home runs allowed Went 2-2 with a 2.64 ERA (9er/30.2ip) in six road starts Held Florida State League left-handed batters to a.182 (22- SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS IP Memphis 6/1/09 vs. LAK Redbirds Media Guide H - 9 TUL HR - 3 2x, last on NWA BB - 6 6/29/09 vs. CLR R - 7 OKC K /18/12 vs. TUL Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 43

6 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review gorgen ORGANIZATION for-121) average and right-handed batters to a.200 (28-for- 140) average Tied a career-high by serving up three home runs on 5/6 at St. Lucie Threw career-high 7.2 innings in a start on 6/1 vs. Lakewood Walked a career-high six batters on 6/29 against Clearwater Assigned to Double-A Springfield on 7/9, where he went 4-5 with a 5.20 ERA (32er/55.1ip) in 11 starts Surrendered a career-high three home runs for the second time on 8/26 at Northwest Arkansas Pitched for the Surprise Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, going 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA and a save in 11 appearances (11.0 IP) 2008 Played his first professional season with short-season Single-A Batavia, going 5-2 with a 2.32 ERA (14er/54.1ip) in 14 games (six starts) Led the Muckdogs with 60 strikeouts Went 3-1 with a 2.89 ERA (9er/28.0ip) as a starter and 2-1 with a 1.71 ERA (5er/26.1ip) as a reliever In seven games (four starts) on the road, went 2-0 with a - Scott Gorgen Continued ERA (6er/27.1ip) Finished the season with consecutive scoreless starts on 9/1 and 9/6, both against State College, throwing 5.0 innings in each game and surrendering a combined five hits PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Has a twin brother, Matt, who pitches in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and also missed the 2011 season after having Tommy John surgery Attended Clayton Valley High School in Canton, California, where he was named Bay Valley Athletic League MVP and ranked one of the Top 100 Bay Area athletes after going 7-0 as a senior Nominated for Male Student of the Year at Clayton Valley as a Sophomore Pitched at the University of California-Irvine, where he became the school s all-time leader in strikeouts with 327 in just three seasons Averaged 9.57 strikeouts per game in his collegiate career Named a Freshman All-American, Big West Freshman Pitcher-of-the-Year, and second-team All-Conference after finishing his freshman season third in the Big West Conference with a 2.54 ERA Ranked 3rd in the country and first in the Big West in wins as a sophomore with 13, leading to third-team All-American and first-team All-Big West honors Held opponents to.159 average against as a junior Pitched for Team USA in 2007 Named Big West Pitcher of the Year and Baseball America second-team All-American as a junior; compiled 12 wins (3rd in the country) and 123 strikeouts (6th in the country) Originally selected by the Cardinals in the 4th Round of the June, 2008 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 2008 Batavia Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Did Not Pitch - InjureD Springfield Memphis Minor Lg. Totals

7 Nick Greenwood lhp Nicholas Richard bats throws height weight Right Left Opening Day Age: 25 Born: September 28, 1987 in Southington, Connecticut residence: Southington, Connecticut SCHOOL: University of Rhode Island acquired: Traded to Cardinals from Padres as part of three-way trade on July 31, 2010 sending OF Ryan Ludwick to San Diego, RHP Jake Westbrook to St. Louis, and RHP Corey Kluber from San Diego to Cleveland Birds eye view 5th professional season Cardinals are his second organization Invited to Cardinals Major League Spring Training as a non-roster invitee in Switched from starter to full-time reliever when traded to St. Louis Held Texas League left-handed batters to an average of.178 (18-for-101) with only two extra-base hits in 2011 Led the Northwest League in ERA and was named a post-season All-Star in 2009 ORGANIZATION greenwood review Pitched the entire season in Triple-A Memphis, going 4-3 with a 4.40 ERA (38er/77.2ip) and 47 strikeouts in 49 relief appearances (four starts); his 49 total games were 2nd on the team behind Adam Reifer Had a 4.04 ERA (33er/64.2ip) out of the bullpen and a 6.23 ERA (9er/13.0ip) in four starts Twenty-seven of his 45 relief appearances were scoreless Pitched in 27 games (two starts) on the road, going 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA (10er/41.2ip) compared to a 7.00 ERA (28er/36.0ip) in 22 games (two starts) at home Did not convert a save in four opportunities Inherited 23 runners and allowed 13 to score Struck out a season-high three batters over 2.0 innings in relief in his first appearance of the season on 4/6 at Oklahoma City Surrendered a season-high four hits on 5/12 against Colorado Springs Made 10 appearances in relief in June and allowed two runs in 15.0 innings (1.20 ERA) Pitched a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings in relief on 8/19 at Iowa Threw his longest start of the season in his last game on 9/2 at Nashville, allowing one run on three hits over 5.0 innings 2011 Appeared in 62 games between Advanced-A Palm Beach, Double-A Springfield, and Triple-A Memphis (most by Cardinals lefthander and third-most among all minor league left-handers); combined to go 2-4 with a 4.59 ERA (42er/82.1ip) and 57 strikeouts Forty-one of his 62 appearances were scoreless Pitched in two games for Palm Beach to begin the campaign, allowing three runs in 3.0 innings before being promoted to Double-A Springfield on 4/13 Went 2-4 with a 4.31 ERA (37er/77.1ip) and two saves in 59 relief appearances with Springfield Inherited 27 runners and allowed 10 to score while with Springfield Converted two saves in six opportunities Led the squad and ranked 3rd in the Texas League in appearances; also finished 2nd in the Texas League in walks/9ip ratio (2.44) and holds (16) Made 31 appearances on the road, going 1-2 with a 2.33 ERA (12er/46.1ip) Held left-handed hitters to an average of.178 (18-for-101), allowing only two extra-base hits Did not allow a run in seven games in April (10.2ip) Threw a season-high 2.1 innings in relief on 4/26 against Northwest Arkansas (G. 2) and 7/19 against Tulsa Allowed multiple home runs for the only time in his career on 5/15 against Northwest Arkansas (G2) Allowed a season-high six runs in consecutive games on 6/17 and 6/19 at Northwest Arkansas Surrendered a season-high six hits on 6/17 at Northwest Arkansas and 7/24 at Northwest Arkansas Made one appearance for Triple-A Memphis on 7/7, allowing two runs on four hits over 2.0 innings in first Triple-A game Struck out Brad Nelson of Round Rock for his first Triple-A strikeout 2010 Pitched for Single-A Fort Wayne in the San Diego Padres system and Single-A Quad Cities, combining to go 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA (47er/118.2ip) and 81 strikeouts Began season in Fort Wayne, where he went 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA (44er/95.1ip) and one save in 21 games (17 starts) Held left-handed batters to a.223 (23-for-103) average while with Fort Wayne SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS IP Memphis 3x, last on Redbirds 5/27/10 vs. GL Media Guide H x, last on 5/21/10 vs. WM HR - 2 5/15/11 vs. NWA BB - 3 3x, last on DAY R - 8 5/21/10 vs. WM K - 7 7/20/09 at TC Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 45

8 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review greenwood ORGANIZATION Surrendered a career-high 10 hits on 4/23 at Great Lakes and 5/21 against West Michigan Struck out a season-high six batters on 4/23 at Great Lakes Allowed a season-high eight runs over 3.1 innings on 5/21 against West Michigan Threw a season-high 7.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits on 5/27 against Great Lakes Had a 2.37 ERA (5er/19.0ip) in seven games (four starts) in July Recorded a 4.0 inning save on 7/30 against South Bend, the day before he was traded Traded to Cardinals from Padres as part of three-way trade on July 31, 2010 sending OF Ryan Ludwick to San Diego, RHP Jake Westbrook to St. Louis, and RHP Corey Kluber from San Diego to Cleveland Assigned to Single-A Quad Cities and pitched in 11 games out of the bullpen, allowing three earned runs in 23.1 innings (1.16 ERA) Did not allow an earned run in four games (9.1ip) on the road Right-handed batters hit.173 (9-for-52) against him Pitched 3.1 innings on 8/25 at Clinton, a season-high while with Quad Cities 2009 Played for short-season Single-A Eugene and Single-A Fort Wayne, going 4-1 with a 1.63 ERA (12er/66.1ip) and five saves in 20 games (nine starts) Went 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA (12er/63.1ip) in 17 games (nine starts) with Eugene, including five saves in six opportunities Led the Northwest League in ERA and was named a postseason All-Star Paced the Emeralds in innings pitched, finished 2nd on the team in wins, and 3rd on the team in strikeouts (50) Had a 1.84 ERA (3er/14.2ip) in eight games as a reliever and a 1.66 ERA (9er/48.2ip) as a starter - Nick Greenwood Continued - Held left-handed batters to a batting average of.151 (11- for-73) Pitched a career-high 7.0 innings on 7/15 at Salem-Keizer and 7/25 against Boise Struck out a career-high seven batters on 7/20 at Tri-City Allowed a season-high five runs on a season-high nine hits on 7/25 against Boise Walked a career-high three hitters on 7/30 at Spokane PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Played baseball, soccer, and basketball for four years each at Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut Was a three-time MVP in soccer and won baseball MVP as a junior Played three seasons at the University of Rhode Island, where he was the ace of the pitching staff in 2009, the winningest club in school history (37 wins) Led the Atlantic 10 Conference with 95 strikeouts as a sophomore Passed up opportunity to play Division I Soccer Originally selected by San Diego in the 14th Round of the June, 2009 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 2009 Eugene Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Quad Cities Palm Beach Springfield Memphis Memphis Minor Lg. Totals

9 Deryk Hooker James Deryk (Derr-ick) Hooker RHP bats throws height weight Right Right Opening Day Age: 23 Born: June 21, 1989 in San Diego, California residence: San Diego, California SCHOOL: Mira Mesa High School (Calif.) acquired: Cardinals 7th round selection in the June 2007 First-Year Player Draft Birds eye view 7th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Member of the Texas League Champion Springfield Cardinals Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week twice in 2011 (5/2-8 and 8/22-28) Ranked 4th in the Cardinals organization in strikeouts with 127 in 2010 Led Rookie-level Johnson City with 55 strikeouts in 2008 Named the #17 Prospect in the Gulf Coast League by Baseball America following the 2007 season ORGANIZATION hooker review Played for Double-A Springfield and went 2-3 with a 4.31 ERA (23er/48.0ip) and 43 strikeouts in 37 games (one start) Started season on the disabled list and was activated on 5/18 against Northwest Arkansas Made his only start in his first game off the DL on 5/19 Appeared in three games out of the bullpen in the Texas against Tulsa, allowing three hits over 3.0 scoreless innings League playoffs, allowing two runs on two hits in 3.0 innings Recorded a 2.70 ERA (4er/13.1ip) in 10 games in June Earned win in Game Two of the Texas league Championship Threw a season-high 3.0 scoreless innings in relief on 7/13 Series vs. Frisco despite allowing two runs in 1.0 inning against Northwest Arkansas Pitched for the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter Recorded one save in three opportunities, earning his only League after the season, going 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (1er/7ip) save by getting two outs without surrendering a hit on 7/22 in six relief appearances 2011 Made 14 starts at three levels of the Cardinals system, going 2-7 with a 4.55 ERA (33er/65.1ip) and 48 strikeouts Held minor league right-handed batters to a.228 (31-for- Placed on the disabled list with an elbow injury on 5/17 136) average, compared to a.315 (35-for-111) average for Reinstated and assigned to GCL Cardinals on 8/1 left-handed hitters Made two starts in the GCL, allowing two runs (one earned) Pitched majority of the season at Double-A Springfield, on five hits in 3.0 innings where he went 2-6 with a 4.94 ERA (32er/58.1ip) in 11 starts Promoted to Advanced-A Palm Beach on 8/11, where he Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week from 5/2-8 threw 4.0 scoreless innings in his only start (0er/7.0ip) and again from 8/22-28 (0er/6.0ip) Reassigned to Double-A Springfield for the remainder of the Threw a season-high 7.0 innings in a win on 5/4 at Northwest Arkansas starts in August after his season on 8/18 and posted a 2.16 ERA (4er/16.2ip) in three return 2010 Split the season between Single-A Quad Cities and Advanced-A Palm Beach, going a combined 8-7 with a 2.99 ERA (37er/111.1ip) and 127 strikeouts in 26 games (19 starts) Ranked 4th among Cardinals minor leaguers with 127 strikeouts Began campaign with Quad Cities, where he went 5-4 with a 2.83 ERA (22er/70.0ip) in 18 games (11 starts) Led River Bandits with 88 strikeouts at the time of promotion Had a 2.47 ERA (13er/47.1ip) as a starter and a 3.57 ERA (9er/22.2ip) in seven relief appearances Held Midwest League right-handed batters to a.153 (22-for- 144) batting average with only three extra base hits Went 4-1 with a 0.94 ERA (4er/38.1ip) in nine home games (six starts) Started the season with a 2.12 ERA (4er/17.0ip) in five April games (two starts) Surrendered a career-high eight hits over 4.0 innings in a start on 5/31 at Burlington Promoted to Advanced-A Palm Beach on 7/22, where he went 3-3 with a 3.27 ERA (15er/41.1ip) in eight starts Threw 7.0 scoreless innings on 8/20 at St. Lucie and again on 9/1 at Fort Myers 2009 Spent season at rookie level Batavia, going 1-6 with a 3.98 ERA (27er/61.0ip) and 53 strikeouts in 15 games (10 starts) Received a 50-game suspension on 4/9 after testing positive Prevention and Treatment Program; reinstated on 6/23 for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Went 1-4 with a 3.64 ERA (17er/42.0ip) as a starter and 0-2 SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS IP Memphis 3x, last on Redbirds 5/4/11 at NWA Media Guide H - 8 5/31/10 at BUR HR - 2 2x, last on 5/9/11 vs. ARK R - 7 3x, last on 4/21/11 at TUL BB - 5 7/4/09 vs. AUB K x, last on 8/8/08 vs. GRE Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 47

10 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review hooker ORGANIZATION with a 4.74 ERA (10er/19.0ip) in five relief appearances Allowed a season-high five runs and walked a career-high five batters over 3.0 innings on 7/4 against Auburn Posted a 1.77 ERA (4er/20.1ip) in five games (four starts) in August 2008 Pitched in 15 games (12 starts) for Rookie-level Johnson City and Single-A Quad Cities, going 1-2 with a 2.77 ERA (20er/65.0ip) and 73 strikeouts Began the season with Johnson City, where he went 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA (16er/42.2ip) and led the team with 55 strikeouts in 11 games (eight starts) Allowed a career-high seven runs in 2.0 innings on 6/22 against Kingsport Earned first professional save by throwing 4.0 scoreless innings in relief on 7/28 at Danville Tied career-high with 11 strikeouts on 8/8 vs. Greeneville Posted 1.13 ERA (3er/24.0ip) in July and 1.04 ERA (1er/8.2ip) in August, leading to promotion to Quad Cities on 8/13 Went 0-1 with a 1.61 ERA (4er/22.1ip) in four starts with the River Bandits 2007 Started his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals, going 1-1 with a 2.32 ERA (8er/31.0ip) and 47 PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Attended Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California Had a 1.33 ERA with 65 strikeouts as a junior and a 1.03 ERA with 98 strikeouts as a senior - Deryk Hooker Continued - strikeouts in 10 games (three starts) Recorded a 1.42 ERA (3er/19.0ip) in seven games out of the bullpen and a 3.75 ERA (5er/12.0ip) in three starts Earned his first professional win by throwing 4.0 scoreless innings on 7/25 at the GCL Nationals Allowed a season-high six runs on seven hits over 3.2 innings on 8/12 at the GCL Dodgers Struck out a career-high 11 batters over 4.0 innings on 8/17 against the GCL Dodgers Named the #17 Prospect in the Gulf Coast league by Baseball America following the season. Signed with San Diego State University before being drafted Originally selected by the Cardinals in the 7th Round of the June, 2007 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 2007 GCL Cardinals Johnson City Quad Cities Batavia Quad Cities Palm Beach GCL Cardinals Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Minor Lg. Totals

11 Chad Huffman Chad Daniel Huffman bats throws height weight Right Right Opening Day Age: 27 Born: April 29, 1985 in Houston, Texas residence: Missouri City, Texas SCHOOL: Texas Christian University acquired: Signed by Cardinals as a minor league free agent on February 11, 2013 Played his second season with Triple-A Columbus, batting.282 (66-for-234) with six home runs and 33 RBIs in 67 games Hit.317 (52-for-164) against right-handed pitchers compared to on the road.200 (14-for-70) against left-handed pitchers Went 2-for-3 with a double and a season-high four RBIs on 5/27 Posted 19 multi-hit games, including five games with two doubles; recorded six contests with multiple RBIs Tallied season-high four hits, including two doubles, on 7/27 vs. at Syracuse In 15 games in July prior to his groin injury, he hit.373 (19-for- Toledo 51) with nine doubles, a home run, and nine RBIs Placed on the disabled list with a pulled groin on 8/2 and missed Appeared in 32 games at home, hitting.327 (37-for-113) with the rest of the season five home runs and 21 RBIs, while only hitting.240 (29-for-121) 2011 Spent entire season in International League with Triple-A Champion Columbus, where he led the club in games played (124), hitting.246 ( ) with a team-high 30 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 58 RBIs Tied for 4th in the International League in walks (67) Earned International League Player of the Week honors from 4/17-24 and again from 8/7-14 From April 14-May 8 he hit.370 (30-for-81) with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 21 games Hit.355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, two home runs, five RBIs and seven runs scored in eight Triple-A playoff games Had a record-setting game on 4/21 in a 19-3 win against Louisville, going 4-for-5 with five runs scored, three home runs and a club record 10 RBIs; tied club records for single-game homers and runs scored in the contest Struck out a career-high four times on 6/26 against Gwinnett Hit.259 (75-for-279) off right-handed pitchers and.204 (31-for- 152) off lefties From 8/1 through the end of the season, hit.351 (34-for-97) with 13 doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs in 28 games Batted.370 (10-for-27) with two doubles, two homers, and five RBIs in seven playoff games to lead Columbus to their second consecutive International League Championship Went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Columbus 8-3 victory over Omaha in the Triple-A National Championship Game on 9/ Acquired by the Yankees off waivers from the San Diego Padres on 4/7; played majority of the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- Barre, batting.274 (101-for-368) with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs in 104 games over two stints Ranked 2nd on the team with 40 walks Carried a.341 average (14-for-41) with RISP w/ 2 outs Appeared in nine games (two starts in LF, two in RF) with the Yankees in 2010, batting.167 (3-for-18) with two RBIs Recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to 6/13 against Houston; made Major League debut the same day, starting in RF and going 1-for-4 with a walk Singled in first career at-bat off Brian Moehler, becoming the second Yankee to accomplish feat over the last four seasons (also OF Birds eye view 8th professional season Cardinals are his 4th organization; spent time in Padres, Yankees, and Indians systems Member of the 2011 International League and Triple-A Champion Columbus Clippers Ranked in the Top 30 San Diego Padres prospects by Baseball America in 2007 (#7), 2008 (#22), 2009 (#23), and 2010 (#21) Named 2009 PCL Mid-Season All-Star with Portland and won the Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby at PGE Park Received Arizona Fall League Rising Star accolades in Texas League Mid-Season All-Star at San Antonio and 2007 California League Mid-Season All-Star at Lake Elsinore Northwest League Post-Season All-Star and rated the #14 prospect in the Northwest League following the 2006 season Ramiro Pena on 4/9/09 at Baltimore) Collected first Major League RBI with a two-run single in the 9th on 6/27 at Los Angeles(N), entering the game in LF in the 4th inning for an injured Brett Gardner and going 2-for-3 Optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 7/4 when OF Marcus Thames was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list Designated for assignment on 9/15 Claimed off waivers by the Indians two days later; removed from Cleveland s 40-man roster 11/3 SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS H - Memphis 5 5/18/07 at Redbirds LNC Media Guide HR - 3 4/21/11 vs. LOU R - 5 2x, last 4/21/11 vs. LOU BB - 3 6x, last on 4/9/11 at IND RBI /21/11 vs. LOU K - 4 6/26/11 vs. GWN ORGANIZATION huffman review Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 49

12 - Chad Huffman Continued - media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review huffman ORGANIZATION 2009 Saw his first Triple-A action, appearing in 135 game for Portland and batting.269 (126-for-469) with 20 home runs and 68 RBIs; elected to the PCL Mid-Season All-Star team Played left field (103 games), first base (17 games) and designated hitter (14 games) His 135 games played ranked 4th in the PCL Ranked among Portland leaders in games played (1st), at-bats (1st), runs scored (2nd), hits (2nd), doubles (1st), home runs (1st) and RBI (2nd) Named to the PCL All-Star team, going 1-for-2 with a double Also participated in the Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby, winning the contest with 15 home runs in the three-round competition Posted a.323 (82-for-254) average on the road while hitting just.205 (44-for-215) at home Fifteen of his 20 homers came away from Portland 2008 Spent entire season with Double-A San Antonio, batting.284 (124-for-437) with nine home runs and 58 RBIs in 119 games Finished 5th in the Texas League with 67 walks Batted.318 (62-for-195) on the road;.256 (62-for-242) at home Named a starter for the Texas League All-Star Game Placed on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain on 8/28 Earned Padres Minor League Player of the Month honors for and missed the end of the season and the playoffs May, hitting.357 (35-for-98) with seven doubles, four home Played for the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League and runs, 19 RBIs, 21 walks and 18 runs scored in 28 games went 20-for-96 (.208) with eight doubles, three homers, 20 RBIs, Tallied 10 multi-hit contests during the month, including three, 16 runs and 14 walks in 24 games three-hit games and one four-hit effort Selected to play in the Rising Stars Showcase game in left field, Hit.376 (32-for-85) against left-handed pitching compared to and going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs.261 (92-for-352) against righties 2007 Combined to hit.294 (142-for-483) with 23 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs and 104 RBIs between Single-A Lake Elsinore and Double-A San Antonio Finished among Padres minor league leaders in home runs (3rd) and RBIs (1st) Named San Diego s #7 Prospect entering the season according to Baseball America Began the campaign with Lake Elsinore and hit.307 (97-for-316) with 15 home runs and 76 RBIs Selected to the California League Mid-Season All-Star team Garnered Padres Minor League Player of the Month honors for May, batting.356 (36-for-101) with seven doubles, eight homers, 28 RBIs and 27 runs in 28 games for the Storm Notched career-high five hits on 5/18 at Lancaster, going 5-for-5 with a double, two home runs, five RBIs, and a career-high five runs scored Promoted to San Antonio on 7/12 and played 49 regular season games, batting.269 (45-for-167) with seven homers and 28 RBIs, as well as five playoff games with the Texas League championship club 2006 In his professional debut, earned Northwest League All-Star honors at Short-A Eugene after batting.343 (68-for-198) with nine PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Graduate of Elkins High School in Missouri City, TX Led his team to a state and national championship as a junior, earning All-District, All-State, and All-Greater Houston honors in the process Played both baseball and football (quarterback) at Texas Christian University (TCU) One of three brothers to play both baseball and football in college Broke TCU single-season hits record as a freshman, previously set by his brother Royce Batted.388 with 18 home runs and 71 RBIs as a second baseman in his final season at TCU home runs and 40 RBIs in 54 games Named a Baseball America Short-Season All-Star and 14th-best propsect in the Northwest League following the season Led the NWL in on-base percentage (.439), ranked 2nd in slugging (.576) and batting average (.343), and finished 5th in extrabase hits (27) Hit.511 (24-for-47) with 10 RBIs during a season-best, 13-game hitting streak from 8/8-21 Named Northwest League Batter of the Week for 8/14-20 In 2006, garnered third team All-American honors from Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writer s Association and was honored as a first-team Mountain West all-conference performer and a third-team Louisville Slugger All-American Older brother, Royce, played in the PCL for New Orleans, Round Rock, Portland, and Oklahoma City Originally selected by San Diego in the 2nd Round of the June, 2006 First-Year Player Draft Signed by Tim Holt YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2006 Eugene Fort Wayne Lake Elsinore San Antonio San Antonio Portland New York (A) Scranton/WB Columbus Columbus Minor Lg. Stats Major Lg. Stats

13 Ryan Jackson Ryan Christopher Jackson bats throws height weight Right Right Opening Day Age: 24 Born: May 10, 1988 in Miami, Florida residence: Miami Springs, Florida SCHOOL: University of Miami-Florida acquired: Cardinals 5th round selection in the June 2009 First-Year Player Draft INF Birds eye view 5th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Member of St. Louis 40-man roster Rated as the Cardinals 15th-best prospect by Baseball America entering the 2013 season (was #13 in ) Rated as the best defensive infielder in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America for three consecutive seasons ( ) 2011 Texas League Mid-Season and Postseason All-Star Played in the 2011 Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas Started 423 of his 444 career minor league games at shortstop ORGANIZATION jackson review Spent majority of the season with the Triple-A Memphis, batting.272 (121-for-445) with 10 homers and 47 RBIs in 117 games; also made Major League debut for St. Louis Rated as the best defensive infielder in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America entering the season Attended Cardinals spring training as a non-roster invitee Finished 2nd on the Redbirds in doubles (23) and hits, third in runs (60) and at-bats, and 4th in games Ranked 3rd in the Pacific Coast League in sacrifices (12) and 5th grounding into 18 double plays Compiled 30 multiple-hit efforts, including four, 4-hit games Appeared defensively in a team-leading 102 games at shortstop (.288, 115-for-399) while logging a.973 fielding percentage; also played in 13 games at second base (.116, 5-for-43) and one at third Batted.308 (45-for-146) off PCL left-handers and.254 (76- for-299) off opposing righties Primarily appeared in the 2nd spot in the lineup, batting.277 (95-for-343) in 84 contests Had success in 23 days games, hitting.321 (26-for-81) against a.261 average (95-for-364) in 98 night contests Notched 11-game hit streak from 6/19-6/30, hitting.367 (18-for-49) Was a triple short of the cycle on 6/28 at Albuquerque, going 4-for-4 with a career high five RBIs Crushed a grand slam on 7/21 off Oklahoma City s Sergio Perez (first of four by the Redbirds in a three-game span) Had contract purchased by St. Louis on 8/10 and made two stints with the Cardinals Batted.118 (2-for-17) with a walk and two runs scored in 13 games for Cardinals, primarily appearing as a pinch hitter and second baseman Recorded first Major League hit on 8/23 off Houston s Dallas Keichel; pinch-hit single for Jake Westbrook in 5th inning Optioned to Memphis on 8/29 for four games before returning to St. Louis as a September call-up Was on roster for the Cardinals in the Wild Card game vs. Atlanta, but did not play 2011 Played full season at Double-A Springfield as everyday shortstop where he was recognized as a Mid-Season and Post- Season All-Star; batted.278 (148-for-533) with 11 home runs and 73 RBIs in a team-leading 135 games Rated as the best defensive infielder in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America entering the season Ranked 2nd in the Texas League in doubles (34), 3rd in games and sacrifices (12), 4th in at-bats (533) and hits (148), 8th in total bases (221), and 11th in RBIs Led Springfield in walks (44) Registered 41 multi-hit games and 10 games with three hits Led Springfield with 18 sacrifices; led Cardinals with 12 sacrifice bunts and tied for the team lead with six sacrifice flies Led all Texas League shortstops with 80 double plays and was tied for 3rd among Double-A shortstops overall; also led all Double-A shortstops with 395 assists Tied with teammate Charlie Cutler for the longest hitting streak of the Texas League at 17 games from 6/26-7/16, batting.293 (22-for-75) with a home run and 12 RBIs during the streak Named Texas League Player of the Week for the 7/25-31 period, batting.400 (12-for-28) with a home run and eight RBIs Belted first career grand slam on 8/4 at Arkansas off Steve Geltz as part of a 3-for-5, 4 RBI game; tied his career best of four RBIs in a game on three occasions (6/4, 7/9 & 8/4) Batted.342 (26-for 76) in 23 games while playing for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League after the season; ranked 11th in batting and 5th in AFL with a.438 on-base percentage SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS H - Memphis 4 5x, last on Redbirds 7/22 vs. OKC Media Guide HR x, last on 8/5/12 at FRE R - 3 3x, last on 4/16/10 at CLI BB - 3 2x, last on 4/22/11 at TUL RBI - 5 6/28/12 vs. ABQ K - 4 8/8/12 at FRE Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 51

14 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review jackson ORGANIZATION - Ryan Jackson Continued Combined to bat.278 (125-for- 450) with three home runs and 35 RBIs in 125 games between Single-A Quad Cities and Advanced-A Palm Beach Rated as the best defensive infielder in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America entering the season Ranked 6th among Cardinals minor leaguers in both hits (125) and walks (59) Began season hitting.272 (82-for-302) with two homers and 27 RBIs in 84 games Hit first professional home run off Kyle Heckathorn on 5/4 at Wisconsin Set a career-high with 4 RBIs vs. on 7/16 vs. Lake County Promoted to Palm Beach on 7/21 Ended campaign hitting.291 (43-for-148) with one home run, and eight RBIs in 41 games 2009 Made professional debut at rookie-level Batavia of the New York-Penn League, batting.216 (53-for-245) with four doubles and 14 RBIs in 67 games Led all shortstops with a.958 fielding pct., put outs (93), Posted a career-best four-hit game on 8/4 vs. Brooklyn. assists (184), and double plays (33) PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Played baseball for three high school programs in Florida (Westminster Academy in , Gulliver Prep in 2005, and Florida Christian in 2006) Earned All-American status as a junior and senior and was named to Baseball America s preseason Third Team All- American prior to his senior season As a junior at Gulliver Prep, was named to the AFLAC All- American Team and earned First Team All-Dade honors; also won the Gold Glove award at the National Cleats Invitational in addition to earning the team s Gold Glove Award As a senior at Florida Christian, hit.443 with six home runs, 27 RBIs and 13 stolen bases to be named team MVP and earn First Team All-Dade honors Played in the Playstation All-American Game in 2006 Attended the University of Miami (Fla.) for three seasons and was regarded as one of college baseball s top defenders during his three-year career After hitting.236 (43-for-182) in 54 games as a freshman in 2007, earned All-America honors as a sophomore after batting.360 (87-for-242) in 63 contests Overall in his three collegiate seasons, Jackson hit.293 (181-for-618) with eight homers, 103 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases Played for the Hyannis Mets in the 2007 Cape Cod League Recognized as a 2009 first team all-atlantic Coast Conference selection Named the 2008 Coral Gables Regional Most Outstanding Player Member of the 2008 Team USA Baseball National team Originally selected by St. Louis in the 5th round of the June 2009 First-Year Player draft Signed by Mike Elias YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2009 Batavia Quad Cities Palm Beach Springfield Memphis St. Louis Minor Lg. Stats Major Lg. Stats

15 Rob Johnson Robert James Johnson bats throws height weight Right Right Opening Day Age: 30 Born: July 22, 1982 in Anaconda, Montana residence: Dripping Springs, Texas SCHOOL: University of Houston acquired: Signed by Cardinals as a minor league free agent on November 13, Birds eye view 10th professional season Cardinals are his 4th organization; played seven seasons in the Mariners system, one year with the San Diego, and with New York (N) Received a non-roster invitation to 2013 Cardinals Spring Training Caught Felix Hernandez in 23 of 34 starts for Seattle in 2009 Named a Triple-A All-Star by Baseball America and a Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star in 2008 for Tacoma Made his Major League debut with Seattle on 9/4/07 at New York (A) Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star in 2005 C ORGANIZATION johnson review Spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Buffalo and made two stops in New York (N); hit.207 (34-for-164) with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 45 games for the Bisons Batted 7th in the lineup in 14 games, hitting.292 (14-for- 48) with three home runs and seven RBIs when hitting in that slot Threw out 31.0% of attempted base stealers (9-for-29) Scored a season-high three runs on 5/3 against Syracuse Knocked in multiple runs on 5/7 at Gwinnett and 7/23 against Charlotte Called up to New York for the first time on 5/8 Played a total of 17 games with the Mets throughout the season, going 13-for-52 (.250) with two doubles and four RBIs Pitched a scoreless inning in relief with one strikeout on 5/18 at Toronto, the first player in team history to catch and pitch in the same game; was the first Mets position player to pitch in a game since Todd Zeile on July 26, 2004 at Montreal Batted.313 (10-for-32) in 11 games with the Mets before being optioned back to Buffalo on 6/1 Recalled by the Mets on 7/26 in order to catch for Matt Harvey, who he had been mentoring in Buffalo; Harvey was the starting pitcher in three of Johnson s remaining six starts at catcher Placed on the 15-Day disabled list retroactive to 8/15 with a torn ligament in his left thumb; outrighted on 10/ Spent the entire year with San Diego, making 54 starts and playing in 67 games; batted.190 (34-for-179) with three home runs and 16 RBIs Fashioned a 3.26 catchers ERA, the fifth-best among major league catchers with 50 or more starts and third-best among National League catchers Made only two errors for a.995 fielding percentage Threw out 15 of 49 potential base stealers (30.6%) Tied his career-high with three hits on 4/16 at Houston and 7/20 at Florida Knocked in a season-high three runs for the third time in his Major League career on 8/6 at Pittsburgh Over his first 13 games after the All-Star break from 7/14-8/6, he hit.268 (11-for-41) with four doubles, one triple and eight RBIs Hit a pinch-hit two-run double on 7/31 at Colorado, the first pinch-hit of his Major League career Compiled a.271 (13-for-48) batting mark in July 2010 Spent time with both Seattle and Triple-A Tacoma, making 57 starts behind the plate for the Mariners Began season with the Mariners, appearing in 61 games and Recorded a season-high three hits on 6/13 at San Diego hitting.191 (34-for-178) with two home runs and 13 RBIs Went 2-for-4 with a season-high two doubles and two RBIs Threw out 12 of 34 (35.3%) would-be base stealers on 6/29 at the Yankees Hit.250 (24-for-96) in 32 road games compared to.122 (10- Optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on 8/3, where he hit.297 (19- for-82) in 29 home games for-64) with one home run and eight RBIs in 19 games Connected for two home runs, both against Oakland With runners in scoring position, went 6-for-14 (.429) with Three of his five Major League homers have come against five RBIs the A s Hit.353 (6-for-17) against Pacific Coast League left-handed Walked career-high three times on 6/5 vs. Los Angeles (A) pitchers SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS H - Memphis 4 6x, last on Redbirds 7/25/08 at NAS Media Guide HR - 2 2x, last on SAC R - 4 QC RBI - 5 6/15/08 at SAC BB - 3 6/5/10 vs. LAA K x, last on 7/16/11 vs. SF Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 53

16 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review redbirds ORGANIZATION Went 3-for-4 with two doubles on 8/4 at Iowa Underwent three offseason surgeries prior to the start of the 2010 season Repaired torn labrums on his right (10/15) and left hip (11/3)... Also had surgery on his left wrist (11/17) Traded from the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named or cash on 12/ Spent first full season in the Majors with Seattle, hitting.213 (55-for-258) with two home runs and 27 RBIs in 80 games Made 75 starts behind the plate and the Mariners went 46- Tied for 2nd in the AL with nine passed balls 29 (.613) in his starts Tied club record with three doubles on 7/3 at Boston, only Led all Major League catchers and set a club record with a the second time a Seattle catcher has collected three doubles in a game (Ben Davis, 6/21/03 vs. SD) 3.22 Catchers ERA (min. 75 G) Caught Felix Hernandez in 23 of 34 starts; Felix posted a 2.01 Recorded a hit in 18 of 23 games from 7/1-8/12, batting.300 ERA (40er/178.2ip) in those games (24-for-80) with seven doubles, one home run and nine RBIs Threw out 17 of 58 attempted base stealers (29.3%), including four of eight in the last month of the during the stretch. season 2008 Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Tacoma, hitting.305 (127-for-417) with nine homers and 49 RBIs in 112 games Led the Rainiers in average (.305) while setting career-highs Tallied second career multi-homer game on 6/15 at Sacramento, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, two in hits and doubles (30) and tying his career-high in home runs home runs and season-high five RBIs in the game Named Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star Hit.392 (31-for-79) with 16 runs, seven doubles, four home Threw out 37.3% of base stealers (28 CS, 47 SB), 4th-highest caught stealing percentage among catchers in the PCL Hit safely in 33 of his final 38 games of the season from runs and 10 RBIs in 20 games in July Had 36 multi-hit games, including five, three-hit games and 7/5-8/31, batting.377 (58-for-154) with 26 runs scored, 10 two season-high four-hit games (7/25 at LAS and 7/28 at doubles, five home runs and 25 RBIs MEM) Knocked in a season-high three runs on 8/4 against Albuquerque, going 3-for-4 with two doubles Hit.315 (103-for-327) with 48 runs, 23 doubles, nine home runs and 44 RBI against right-handed pitchers Appeared in 20 games with Seattle, including making 10 Batted.327 (36-for-110) with 37 RBIs with RISP and.333 starts (7 at C, 2 at DH) (18-for-54) with RISP and 2 outs Made first career Major League start at catcher on 9/3 at Recorded three season-high 9-game hitting streaks: 6/20- Texas, going 0-for-2 7/1 (14-for-32/.438), 7/5-20 (17-for-37/.459), and 7/30-8/9 Hit first career home run off Oakland s Jerry Blevins on 9/26, (13-for-32/.406) a two-run shot; also recorded first career multi-hit game Spent the season with Triple-A Tacoma, appearing in games at catcher, left field and designated hitter; hit.268 (113-for- 422) with six home runs and 40 RBIs with the Rainiers Batted.307 (80-for-261) with 20 doubles, two home runs and 23 RBIs when playing catcher Hit.288 (21-for-73) against left-handed pitchers Hit.271 (23-for-85) with runners in scoring position Tied a career-high with four hits on 5/10 at Round Rock Recorded season-high 10-game hit streak from 4/6-21, hitting.353 (12-for-34) Had his contract selected by Seattle on 9/1 and appeared in six games, going 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored Made Major League debut on 9/4 at the New York Yankees Notched his first big league hit off of Fausto Carmona on 9/26 against Cleveland 2006 Played the entire season with Triple-A Tacoma, hitting.231 (78-for-337) with four home runs and 33 RBIs in 97 games Batted.288 (21-for-73) with two doubles, two triples, one Knocked in a season-high three runs on 6/15 against Sacramento home run and 10 RBIs against left-handed pitchers Threw out 26 of 32 potential base stealers (81.3%) Scored a season-high two runs on 7/8 against Portland Started the season with a 10-game hitting streak, going 12- Recorded a season-high three hits on 7/29 against Oklahoma for-34 (.353) over that span 2005 Split the season between Single-A Wisconsin and Advanced-A Inland Empire, combining to hit.280 (105-for-375) with 11 home runs and 63 RBIs in 96 games Played the majority of the season with Single-A Wisconsin, where he hit.272 (83-for-305) with nine home runs and 51 RBIs in 77 games Played in 14 day games, going 21-for-54 (.389) with four home runs and 16 RBIs Began the season by batting.306 (19-for-62) in 16 games in April and.337 (30-for-89) in 22 games in May Had two four-hit games (4/10 vs. PEO and 5/30 at QC) Recorded a season-high 9-game hit streak from 5/21-31, - Rob Johnson Continued - batting.472 (17-for-36) with nine runs, three doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs Hit two home runs on 5/30 at Quad Cities Knocked in a season-high four runs on 4/15 at Peoria Promoted to Advanced-A Inland Empire on 8/2, where he batted.314 (22-for-70) with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 19 games Homered in back-to-back games on 8/4 and 8/6 Played on the USA Baseball World Cup qualifying team 54

17 2004 Began professional career with short-season Single-A Everett, where he hit.234 (18-for-77) with one home run and seven RBIs in 20 games Played three positions, including designated hitter (13), catcher (6), and right field (1) Hit first professional home run on 7/18 at Eugene PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Wife Kristan, son Lane (7/11/08) and daughters Lucia (11/29/10) and London Grace (5/10/12) Graduated from Butte Central High School in Montana Played American Legion baseball because the State of Montana did not have high school baseball Attended Saddleback Junior College in Mission Viejo, CA, where he batted.380 and.492 during his two years and was named Orange Empire League Most Valuable Player and All- League as a senior - Rob Johnson Continued - Participated in the Mariners 2004 Instructional League, going 6-for-27 (.222) in eight games. Hit.342 his one year at the University of Houston Has two sisters in the athletics field; Kelly, played basketball at Illinois State and presently is the head prep coach at the Air Force Academy, and another sister, Carley, played basketball at St. Mary s College in Kansas Originally selected by Seattle in the 4th Round of the June 2004 First-Year Player Draft Signed by Kyle VanHook YR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SH HBP GDP 2004 AZL Mariners Everett Wisconsin Inland Empire Tacoma Tacoma Seattle Tacoma Seattle Seattle Tacoma Seattle San Diego Buffalo New York (N) Minor Lg. Stats Major Lg. Stats ORGANIZATION redbirds review Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 55