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1 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review Ortega ORGANIZATION Rafael Ortega Rafael Angel Ortega Left Right Opening Day Age: 22 Born: May 15, 1991 in El Tigre, Venezuela residence: El Tigre, Venezuela acquired: Claimed off waivers from Texas on January 6, th professional season... Spent first six seasons in the Rockies organization Member of St. Louis 40-man roster Designated by Texas on 12/30/13 Outrighted by Colorado and claimed off waivers by Texas on 11/27/13 Made Major League debut for Colorado in Stolen 157 bases in 221 chances in his professional career Spent injury-shortened season with Double-A Tulsa, hitting.228 (36-for-158) with one home run and 10 RBIs in 42 games Entered the season as the Rockies #15 prospect by Baseball Hit.256 (34-for-133) over final 35 games in May and June America; also rated as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the Sustained a hairline fracture of his shin on 6/20 and missed organization by the same publication the remainder of the season Was 9-for-13 in stolen base attempts Played for Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Winter Batted.317 (13-for-41) off opposing left-handers, but only League following the year, hitting.240 (24-for-100) with five.197 (23-for-117) again righties doubles and three RBIs in 45 games Assigned to Tulsa on 4/11 from Extended Spring Training Outrighted off Colorado s 40-man roster and claimed by Began season 2-for-25 (.080) over first seven games before Texas on 11/27 being placed on the seven-day disabled list on 4/24 with a Designated by Texas on 12/30 when right-handed pitcher staph infection; activated on 5/11 Miles Mikolas was acquired in a trade from Pittsburgh Played in 116 total games with all coming at Advanced-A Modesto except for two, when he made his Major League debut Entered the season as the Rockies #22 prospect by Baseball Went 2-for-3 with a walk and stolen base while starting in America; also rated as the Fastest Baserunner and Best center field on 9/30 at Los Angeles (N), reached base four Defensive Outfielder in the organization by the same publication Hit infield single off Josh Beckett in the first inning for his times (BB, HBP) While at Modesto, batted.283 (140-for-495) in 114 games first Major League hit; proceeded to steal 2nd base off A.J. with 23 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs, 60 RBIs, and Ellis 36 stolen bases Became the third-youngest player at the time of his MLB Led the Nuts in stolen bases and triples, was second in runs debut in Rockies history at 21-years, 138-days (Marcos Carvajal in 2005; Roberto Mejia in 1993); also the scored (81) and third in doubles and RBIs Went 15-for-44 (.341) in 10 April games and 39-for-122 seventh player under 22-years-old to debut with the Rockies (.320) in 28 May games; finished with a.205 average (86- in franchise history, and the first since Jhoulys Chacin in for-419) over final 80 games 2009 Led off in 108 of his 112 games at Modesto and played in Struck out by Arizona s Wade Miley in his other pinch-hit 111 games in centerfield at-bat on 10/1 Went 5-for-5 with a double and a walk on 6/21 at STK Following the season, played for Tiburones de La Guaira Had contract purchased by Colorado on 9/30 when LHP of the Venezuelan Winter League where he went 24-for-80 Jonathan Sanchez was transferred to the 60-day disabled (.300) in 41 games list; was working out in the Rockies Instructional program 2011 Spent the entire season as the center fielder and leadoff hitter for Single-A Asheville, hitting.294 (141-for-479) with nine homers and 66 RBIs in 113 games Set career-highs in games, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles (26), triples (8), home runs and RBIs OF Finished second on the Tourists in batting average, which was was also ninth-best in the South Atlantic League H - 5 5/31/12 vs. STL HR - 1 7/10/11 at SC R - 3 2x, last 7/28/12 at TAM BB - 3 3x, last 7/23/12 at JUP RBI - 3 2x, last 7/3/12 at JUP K - 3 8/14/11 at WIS Memphis Redbirds Media Guide

2 Led Asheville and tied for third in the SAL in triples and also led the Tourists with his 32 stolen bases and 141 hits Missed the cycle by a triple as part of a 4-for-5 night on 5/10 at GVL (HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI) 2010 Spent his first season in the States with Rookie Level Casper, where he was named a Pioneer League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star Batted.358 (103-for-288) with seven home runs and 45 RBIs in 71 games Led the Ghosts in average, games, at-bats, runs (69), hits, stolen bases (23) and outfield starts Also led the Rockies system and was fourth in the Pioneer League in average, while his 23 stolen bags, 69 runs, and 103 hits were second-most in the PL Ranked as the Pioneer League s #18 prospect at the conclusion of the season 2009 Named to the DSL Post-Season All-Star team in his second professional season with the DSL Rockies as the everyday center fielder, batting.324 (83-for-256) with eight triples, seven doubles, and 39 RBIs in 70 games His 39 steals in 51 chances were the fourth-most in the DSL, while his.324 average was the seventh-best in the league Played the majority of the season as an 18-year old, and finished with more walks (32) than strikeouts (23) His.809 OPS was the best on the club Batted.381 (16-for-42) off opposing lefties and.313 (67- for-214) against right-handers 2008 Spent his first professional season with the DSL Rockies as one of the club s regular outfielders, hitting.277 (52-for-188) with one home runs and 11 RBIs in 52 games Led the Rockies with 17 stolen bases in 20 opportunities and 38 runs scored Drew as many walks (20) as he had strikeouts (20); his 20 walks were the second-most on the club Originally signed by Colorado as a non-drafted free agent on January 30, Rafael Ortega Continued - Batted. 340 (16-for-47) off opposing left-handers and.255 (36-for-141) off right-handers Hit.296 (37-for-125) over the season s final two months Signed by Rolando Fernandez/Fancisco Cartaya/Carlos Gomez 2008 DSL Rockies DSL Rockies Casper Ashville Modesto Colorado Tulsa Minor Lg. Totals Major Lg. Totals ORGANIZATION Ortega review Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 2014 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide 73

3 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review Perez ORGANIZATION Audry Perez Audris (OW-dree) Joel Perez Right Right Opening Day Age: 25 Born: December 23, 1988 in Sabana Grande de Palenque, DR residence: Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic acquired: Signed by Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on March 20, 2008 Spent time with Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis before making his Major League debut late in the season Began with Springfield and hit.209 (45-for-215) with six homers, 26 RBIs and 12 doubles in 57 games Threw out 26.3% (5 of 19) of attempted basestealers in Triple-A in 25 games Ranked second in the Texas League throwing out 42.6% (26 of Memphis was in his starts 61) attempted basestealers Hit safely in 16 of his final 20 games with Memphis (.254, Named Texas League Player of the Week for the July 1-7 period, hitting.500 (7-for-14) with a pair of home runs (grand Notched his first Triple-A hit off Chris Narveson 7/14, the 18-for-71) slam), one double, seven RBIs, three runs scored and two eventual game-deciding RBI single walks; had previously walked only once in his 53 prior contests 9/3 after the Cardinals purchased his contract Added to the St. Louis roster as part of September call-ups on Springfield was in his starts behind the dish Made his Major League debut as a defensive replacement on Promoted to Memphis 7/10 when St. Louis purchased Rob 9/15 vs. Seattle Johnson s contract Was 0-for-1 in his only Major League at-bat vs. Chicago (N) Batted.211 (19-for-90) with Memphis, including seven RBIs on 9/28 Named to the Texas League Mid-Season All-Star squad and member of Texas League champion Springfield Cardinals, batting.263 (82-for-312) with four homers and 42 RBIs in 81 games Rated as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Texas League in Baseball America s Best Tools Survey; led the circuit by throwing out 42% (29 of 69) of attempting basestealers Compiled a 4.23 ERA (334er/710.2ic) in 81 games caught from behind the dish; Cardinals were in games he started Struck out 58 times against only six walks Hit.299 (20-for-67) off opposing left-handers and.253 (62- for-245) off righties Compiled 21 multiple-hit games, including two, three-hit efforts on 6/6 at Tulsa and 6/10 vs. Arkansas Batted primarily from the 8th position in the lineup, hitting.289 (39-for-135) in 36 games (Cardinals were 20-16) Tied a franchise record with a season-best 18-game hitting streak (.347, 25-for-72) from 5/30-6/30; was 2nd longest in the league Enjoyed his best month in June, batting.359 (23-for-64) with one home run and 14 RBIs in 16 games Hit fourth career minor league grand slam, coming on 6/29 vs. Frisco s Cody Buckel Played for the Texas League North Division All-Stars in Tulsa on 6/28; defensive replacement and flew out in only at-bat Batted.176 (3-for-17) with two doubles and three RBIs in five postseason games for TL-champion Cardinals Played in two games for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League following the season (2-for-7,.286) 2011 Combined to bat.269 (85-for-316) with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs in 81 games between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Cardinals Received Major League invite to Spring Training Struck out 42 times against only seven walks Threw out 24% (21 of 86) of attempted basestealers between the levels Began season in Palm Beach, hitting.291 (25-for-86) with three homers and 10 RBIs in 22 games before being promoted to Springfield on 5/11 Homered twice on 5/6/11 vs. St. Lucie Finished season batting.261 (60-for-230) with eight homers and 37 RBIs in 59 games for the S-Cardinals Played for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League following the season, but only appeared in three games due to H - Memphis 4 3x, last on Redbirds 8/10/11 vs. SA Media Guide HR - 2 5/6/11 vs. STL R - 3 7/28/08 at ATH BB - 2 6x, last on 7/15/12 vs. NWA RBI - 5 2x, last on 7/3/13 vs CC K - 3 7x, last 4/22/13 vs. NWA C 7th professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Member of St. Louis 40-man roster Made Major League debut in Texas League Mid-Season All-Star and won Texas League Championship with Double-A Springfield Rated as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Texas League in in Baseball America s Best Tools Survey Led the Texas League by throwing out 42% (29 of 69) of attempting basestealers in 2010 New York-Penn Mid-Season All-Star Memphis Redbirds Media Guide

4 a right knee injury; went 0-for-4 with a walk and run scored 2010 Played the entire season with Low-A Batavia where he was named to the New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star squad; batted.315 (52-for-165) with four homers and 47 RBIs in 45 games Appeared in 39 games at catcher and six at designated hitter Recorded the highest fielding percentage (.997, 321 total chances, 1 error) among NY-Penn catchers Threw out 37.8% (14 of 37) of attempted base stealers to rank 3rd in the circuit Led Batavia with.315 average among players with at least 100 at-bats and ranked second in RBIs; tallied an RBI in 25 of 45 games and did not go more than three games without an RBI Had 16 multi-hit games and 13 multi-rbi contests Batted.356 (26-for-73) with runners in scoring position and crushed right-handed pitchers at a.350 clip (43-for-123) Compiled a 10-game hitting streak from 7/17-7/29 batting.359 (14-for-39) with a home run and 11 RBIs Hit second career pro grand slam on 8/31 vs. State College off Colton Cain 2009 Spent entire season at Rookie-level Johnson City, batting.258 (33-for-128) with nine home runs and 23 RBIs in 40 games Appeared in 13 contests at catcher (.294, 15-for-51) and 19 chances but did not qualify for the league lead contests at designated hitter (.235, 16-for-68), splitting time Threw out no attempting basestealers (0 of 12) with 2nd round pick Robert Stock Tied Edgar Lara with team-leading nine home runs despite Recorded a perfect fielding percentage in 118 total playing in 24 fewer games (96 less at bats) 2008 Played majority of his first professional season with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals and finished with four games in the Gulf Coast League Won the team triple crown in the DSL by batting.322 (57-for- 177) with seven homers and 40 RBIs in 46 games; also led the team with 15 doubles and a.525 slugging percentage Hit safely in 37 of 46 games Ranked 2nd in the DSL by throwing out 44.6% (41 of 92) attempting basestealers Batted.364 (8-for-22) against left-handed pitchers and.316 (49-for-155) against righties Hit.469 (23-for-49) with three homers and 16 RBIs over - Audry Perez Continued - Originally signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on 3/20/08 season-high 12-game hitting streak from 7/23-8/11 Compiled a.357 average (20-for-56) with runners in scoring position and.438 w/risp and 2 outs (7-for-16) Belted first professional grand slam on 8/6 vs. DSL Mariners off Bruno Mercedes Finished hot in August batting.429 (12-for-28) earning a promotion to the Gulf Coast League Finished season batting.273 (3-for-11) with two RBIs in four games in the GCL 2008 DSL Cardinals GCL Cardinals Johnson City Batavia Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Springfield Memphis St. Louis Minor Lg. Totals Major Lg. Totals ORGANIZATION Perez review Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 2014 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide 75

5 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review Petrick ORGANIZATION Zach Petrick Zachary B. Petrick RigHT Right Opening Day Age: 24 Born: July 29, 1989 in Morris, Illinois residence: Morris, Illinois SCHOOL: University of Northwestern Ohio acquired: Signed by Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on June 19, Earned Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award, combining to go 7-3 with a 1.99 ERA (25er/113.1ip), 122 strikeouts, 27 walks (4.52 K/BB), and eight saves between Single-A Peoria, Advanced-A Palm Beach, and Double-A Springfield Held left-handed hitters to a combined.160 (25-for-156) mark Surrendered one run during seven saves recorded with Peoria Allowed only seven hits over 14.1 scoreless innings from 5/4-5/27 with Peoria In 16 relief appearances with Peoria, was 1-0 with a 0.83 ERA (3er/32.2ip) and 46 strikeouts Promoted to Palm Beach on 5/30 Made first appearance with Palm Beach on 6/2, striking out two with a scoreless inning Started his final four games with Palm Beach from 6/21-7/11, going 3-0 with a 0.39 ERA (1er/23.1ip) and three quality starts Allowed only two extra-base hits (two doubles) in 33.1 innings at Palm Beach Was 3-0 with a 0.27 ERA (1er/33.1ip), 32 strikeouts and four walks (8.0 K/BB) in nine appearances (four starts) with Palm Beach Promoted to Double-A Springfield on 7/14 Was 3-3 with a 3.99 ERA (21er/47.1ip), 44 strikeouts and 15 walks (2.93 K/BB) in nine starts with Springfield Tied a career-high nine strikeouts on 7/26 vs. Northwest Arkansas over 6.0 innings, earning his second Double-A victory Walked more than two batters in a game for the first time in his professional career at Northwest Arkansas on 7/21 Boasted 3-0 record at home with Springfield, including a 2.54 ERA (8er/28.1ip), 34 strikeouts and four walks (8.50 K/BB) Spent entire season at Rookie-level Johnson City with a 5-0 record, 2.17 ERA (11er/45.2ip), 50 strikeouts, and nine walks (5.56K/BB) in 13 appearances (seven starts) Started his last seven games going 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA (9er/35.2ip) and three quality starts Allowed seven hits and two runs in his 11.0 IP as a reliever Surrendered one run or fewer in 10 of his 13 outings Was a four-year letterwinner at Morris Community High School located in Morris, Ill. Played two years at Joliet Junior College; went 7-4 with a 2.82 ERA (26er/83ip), 86 strikeouts, and 26 walks in 14 starts Finished third in the nation with 96 strikeouts in 2009 at Joliet Pitched two seasons with the University of Northern Ohio, going 10-5 in 27 appearances with 21 starts in 130 1/3 innings, a 3.05 ERA with 121 hits and 50 runs, 112 strikeouts, 3rd season in professional baseball, all within the Cardinals organization Attended 2014 Major League Spring Training as a non-roster player Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Year Led the Cardinals organization in ERA (1.99) and finished 3rd in strikeouts (122) in Has held left-handers hitters to a.179 average (40-for-224) over his career Was 2-0 with a 2.24 ERA (5er/20.1ip) during six total appearances (three starts) during June Struck out a season-high nine in his last start on 8/22 vs. Bristol, earning a win with 6.1 innings of shutout baseball 25 walks, and five complete games Tied for a Racers team-high with four complete games Named first-team All-Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference as a senior and honorable mention as a junior Older brother, Billy, was selected by Chicago (N) in the third round of the 2002 draft out of high school, and pitched for the Cubs during the 2007 Major League Baseball season Signed by Brian Hopkins 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 Memphis 7/11/13 vs. Redbirds BRD Media Guide H - 6 3x, last 8/28/13 at ARK HR - 1 6x, last 9/2/13 vs. TUL BB - 4 8/16/13 at MID R - 5 8/1/13 at ARK K - 9 2x, last 7/26/13 v NWA Memphis Redbirds Media Guide

6 Tommy Pham Thomas James Pham Right Right Opening Day Age: 26 Born: March 8, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada residence: Las Vegas, Nevada SCHOOL: Durango (Nev.) High School acquired: Cardinals 16th round selction in the June, 2006 First-Year Player Draft OF 9th professional season, all with the St. Louis organization Received non-roster invite to 2014 Cardinals Major League Spring Training Recognized as St. Louis No. 23 prospect and Best Defensive Outfielder by Baseball America in 2014 Given the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month Award in April Named Best Outfield Arm in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America in 2010 and 2011 Rated the #20 top prospect in the St. Louis organization in 2007 by Baseball America ORGANIZATION Pham review Played with Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, combining to hit.286 (77-for-269), seven home runs and 44 RBIs in 75 games Named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month during April (.322, 28-for-87, 14 R, 4 2B, 5 3B, 5 HR, 15 RBI) Began the year with Springfield and hit.301 (49-for-163, 6 HR, 23 RBI) Placed on the disabled list twice at Springfield, on 5/14 and 6/7 Recorded 15 multi-hit games at Springfield Was promoted to Memphis on 6/22 Hit.264 (28-for-106, HR, 13 RBI) in 30 games at Triple-A Batted.300 (12-for-40) off lefties and.242 (16-for-66) off right-handers Produced hits in 21 of 30 games with Memphis Doubled in his first game with Memphis on 6/22 off Iowa s Chris Rusin Belted first Triple-A home run off Michael Olmsted on 7/12 at Nashville Played injury-shortened season with Double-A Springfield, hitting.154 (6-for-39) with one home run and three RBIs in 12 games Landed on the disabled list on 4/21 due to tears in his right shoulder, ending his season Struck out 19 times compared to four walks Three of his six hits went for extra-bases 2011 Batted.294 (42-for-143) with 16 RBIs and five home runs in 40 games for Double-A Springfield Named Best Outfield Arm by Baseball America for the second consecutive season Converted three steals in six chances for-35, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 13 R) Hit a season-best.347 (17-for-49, 2 3B, 6 2B) in 15 games Found the disabled list twice due to a wrist injury that caused during May his season to end early Featured a 10-game hitting streak from 4/21-5/3 (.429, Appeared at Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield with a combined.288 (103-for-358) average, six home runs and 45 RBIs in 106 games Ranked in the Top 10 of Cardinals minor leaguers in doubles (T7th, 27), walks (5th, 60), stolen bases (5th, 17) and on base percentage (9th,.394) Named Best Outfield Arm by Baseball America Began with Palm Beach and hit.262 (62-for-237) with 27 RBIs in 68 games Recorded 12 RBIs and hit.329 during 26 June games Promoted to Springfield on 7/3 Hit.339 (41-for-121, 18 RBI) in 38 games with Springfield Batted.377 (20-for-53) off left-handed pitchers Notched his first Double-A hit off Anthony Capra on 7/4, a game-tying RBI single in the 7th inning Was 4-for-5 (2 HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R) on 8/13 in a 6-1 win over Corpus Christi Placed on the disabled list on 8/17 due to a fractured bone in his right arm; did not play the rest of the season H - 4 2x, last 8/13/10 vs CC HR - 2 3x, last 8/13/10 vs CC R x, last 6/2/11 at CC BB - 3 3x, last 5/3/11 at NWA RBI - 4 5x, last 7/20/10 vs TUL K - 4 4x, last 5/9/09 at CHA Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 2014 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide 77

7 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review Pham ORGANIZATION 2009 Hit.232 (78-for-336) with eight home runs and 44 RBIs in 114 games at Advanced-A Palm Beach Was 18-for-24 in stolen base chances Hit season-best.354 (23-for-65, 13 R, 14 RBI) in August Struck out 102 times and walked 36 times Recorded 39 RBIs and 10 doubles, hitting.348 (31-for-89) Was combined 0-for-20 as a designated hitter or pinch hitter with runners in scoring position 2008 Split the season with Single-A Quad Cities and Advanced-A Palm Beach, combining to post a.203 average (80-for-394), 18 home runs and 56 RBIs in 113 games Named Midwest League Player of the Week on 5/19 (.333, 9-for-27, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R) Began the season with Palm Beach and hit.146 (12-for-92) with seven RBIs Transferred to Quad Cities on 5/10 Finished the season with Quad Cities, appearing in 86 games with a.218 average (68-for-312) Was 17-for-21 in stolen base attempts Hit.571 (4-for-7, 2 2B, HR, 11 RBI) with the bases loaded Had 126 strikeouts compared to 27 walks 2007 Spent time with Single-A Batavia and Single-A Quad Cities, hitting a combined.188 (51-for-271) with two homers and 17 RBIs in 81 games Ranked the #22 top prospect in the St. Louis organization by Baseball America Switched positions from shortstop to the outfield Began the year with Quad Cities, posting a.083 average and one RBI Transferred to Batavia on 6/18 Ended the year hitting.205 with 16 RBIs at Batavia 2006 Played for Rookie-level Johnson City and hit.231 (42-for-182) with 19 RBIs in 54 games Was 12-for-15 in stolen base attempts Reached base safely in first 14 games (14-for-45, 9 R, 3 RBI) Named the Nevada Player of the Year after hitting.633 with six home runs and 47 RBI in his senior season at Durango (Nev.) High School Was a Second-Team High School All-American in Tommy Pham Continued - Committed to play baseball with Cal State-Fullerton Selected by St. Louis in the 16th round of the June, 2006 First-Year Player Draft Signed by Manny Guerra 2006 Johnson City Quad Cities Batavia Palm Beach Quad Cities Palm Beach Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Springfield Springfield Memphis Minor Lg. Totals Memphis Redbirds Media Guide

8 Stephen Piscotty OF Stephen E. Piscotty Right Right Opening Day Age: 23 Born: January 14, 1991 in Pleasanton, California residence: Pleasanton, California SCHOOL: Stanford University acquired: Cardinals supplemental 1st round selection (36th overall) in the June, First-Year Player Draft 3rd professional season, all with the Cardinals organization Received non-roster invite to 2014 Cardinals Major League Spring Training Rated the #70 top prospect in the minors by Baseball America in 2014 Rated as the No. 4 prospect in the St. Louis organization in 2014 by Baseball America; also recognized as having the Best Outfield Arm in the organization the past two seasons (-14) by the same publication Named to the Arizona Fall League All-Prospect Team Named a Florida State Mid-Season All-Star Appeared in 112 games between Advanced-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield, combining to hit.295 (126-for-427) with 15 home runs and 59 RBIs on his way to being named a Florida State Mid-Season All-Star Rated as the #10 prospect in the St. Louis organization by Baseball America; named the Best Outfield Arm in the Cardinals organization by the same publication Made switch from third base to right field; made two errors in 216 chances with eight assists and three double plays Started the year with Palm Beach, hitting.292 (71-for-243) with nine home runs and 35 RBIs in 63 games Had trouble with lefties, hitting.259 (22-for-85) compared to.310 (49-for-158) off right-handers Hit a single-game career high two home runs on three separate occasions (4/7, 5/10, 6/18) Went 1-for-5 with a run and RBI in the FSL All-Star Game on 6/15 Promoted to Springfield on 6/22 Hit.299 (55-for-184) in 49 games with Springfield, including 24 RBIs and six home runs Was 7-for-10 in stolen base attempts Landed on the disabled on 7/13; returned on 7/27 and hit.315 (40-for-127) from then until the end of the season Reached base in the final 10 games of the season (.475, 19- for-40, 7 RBI) Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League, hitting.371 (33- for-89, 18 RBI) Recognized as the AFL Player of the Week on 10/22 Named to the AFL All-Prospect Team Spent year with Single-A Quad Cities, playing in 55 games and batting.295 (62-for-210) with four homers, 18 doubles, and 27 RBIs Batted.311 (52-for-167) against right-handers compared to 16 games (23-for-62, 10 RBI, 9 R, 5 2B, 2 HR).233 (10-for-43) off lefties Ranked the as Midwest League s #20 prospect following the Hit by a pitch nine times and grounded into nine double plays season by Baseball America Tied the team-high hitting streak from 8/11-27, hitting safely in Three-time first team all-east Bay Athletic League pick in 2006, 2007 and 2009 at Amador Valley (CA) High School Two year captain on the baseball team as a junior and senior Selected by Los Angeles (N) in the 45th round of the 2009 June draft, but chose to attend Stanford University instead Named All-NCAA Regional Tournament after four RBIs in the final game of the 2010 season at Stanford First team All-Pac-10 in 2011 as a sophomore Led the Cape Cod League in batting during the summer of 2011, at.349 over 29 games with 20 runs and 21 RBIs while playing for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox Third team All-American at utility by Baseball America and First team All-Pac-12 in Was an Olerud Finalist for top two-way player in Named to the All-Palo Alto Regional Team Started games at first base, left field, pitcher, designated hitter and third base while at Stanford Selected in the supplemental first round (36th overall) by St. Louis in the June First-Year Player Draft; compensatory pick for loss of free agent Albert Pujols College teammate of current Cardinals minor leaguer Colin Walsh Signed by Matt Swanson Quad Cities Palm Beach Springfield Minor Lg. Totals H - 4 2x, last 6/18/13 at FM HR - 2 3x, last 6/18/13 at FM R - 3 5/10/13 at STL BB - 2 6x, last 6/3/13 at ARK RBI - 4 2x, last 6/18/13 at FM K - 3 8/13/12 vs BUR ORGANIZATION piscotty review Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 2014 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide 79

9 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review Prospects ORGANIZATION BASEBALL AMERICA S TOP 100 PROSPECTS ENTERING 2014 No. Name Pos. Team 1. Byron Buxton of Twins 2. Xander Bogaerts ss Red Sox 3. Oscar Taveras of Cardinals 4. Masahiro Tanaka p Yankees 5. Javier Baez ss Cubs 6. Miguel Sano 3b Twins 7. Carlos Correa ss Astros 8. Kris Bryant 3b Cubs 9. Archie Bradley rhp Diamondbacks 10. Gregory Polanco of Pirates 11. Taijuan Walker rhp Mariners 12. Jonathan Gray rhp Rockies 13. Francisco Lindor ss Indians 14. Addison Russell ss Athletics 15. Dylan Bundy rhp Orioles 16. Noah Syndergaard rhp Mets 17. Maikel Franco 3b Phillies 18. George Springer of Astros 19. Robert Stephenson rhp Reds 20. Kevin Gausman rhp Orioles 21. Lucas Giolito rhp Nationals 22. Jameson Taillon rhp Pirates 23. Kyle Zimmer rhp Royals 24. Eddie Butler rhp Rockies 25. Nick Castellanos 3b/of Tigers 26. Yordano Ventura rhp Royals 27. Austin Hedges c Padres 28. C.J. Edwards rhp Cubs 29. Jose Abreu 1b White Sox 30. Andrew Heaney lhp Marlins 31. Carlos Martinez rhp Cardinals 32. Aaron Sanchez rhp Blue Jays 33. Kyle Crick rhp Giants 34. Joc Pederson of Dodgers 35. Gary Sanchez c Yankees 36. Albert Almora of Cubs 37. Corey Seager ss Dodgers 38. Travis d Arnaud c Mets 39. Mark Appel rhp Astros 40. Henry Owens lhp Red Sox 41. Jorge Soler of Cubs 42. Rougned Odor 2b Rangers 43. Billy Hamilton of Reds 44. Matt Wisler rhp Padres 45. Alex Meyer rhp Twins 46. Tyler Glasnow rhp Pirates 47. Raul A. Mondesi ss Royals 48. Clint Frazier of Indians 49. Austin Meadows of Pirates 50. Jackie Bradley of Red Sox No. Name Pos. Team 51. Julio Urias lhp Dodgers 52. Kohl Stewart rhp Twins 53. Max Fried lhp Padres 54. Jorge Alfaro c Rangers 55. Marcus Stroman rhp Blue Jays 56. Edwin Escobar lhp Giants 57. Lucas Sims rhp Braves 58. Kolten Wong 2b Cardinals 59. Mike Foltynewicz rhp Astros 60. Joey Gallo 3b Rangers 61. Colin Moran 3b Marlins 62. Braden Shipley rhp Diamondbacks 63. Erik Johnson rhp White Sox 64. Nick Kingham rhp Pirates 65. Eduardo Rodriguez lhp Orioles 66. Chris Owings ss Diamondbacks 67. Jake Odorizzi rhp Rays 68. Rafael Montero rhp Mets 69. C. Bethancourt c Braves 70. Stephen Piscotty of Cardinals 71. Jesse Biddle lhp Phillies 72. Matt Davidson 3b White Sox 73. Blake Swihart c Red Sox 74. Garin Cecchini 3b Red Sox 75. Mookie Betts 2b Red Sox 76. Alen Hanson ss Pirates 77. Lance McCullers rhp Astros 78. J.P. Crawford ss Phillies 79. Jake Marisnick of Marlins 80. Hunter Renfroe of Padres 81. Reese McGuire c Pirates 82. Jonathan Singleton 1b Astros 83. Trevor Bauer rhp Indians 84. Devon Travis 2b Tigers 85. D.J. Peterson 3b Mariners 86. Rosell Herrera ss Rockies 87. Pierce Johnson rhp Cubs 88. Allen Webster rhp Red Sox 89. Trey Ball lhp Red Sox 90. Jorge Bonifacio of Royals 91. Marcus Semien inf White Sox 92. Dominic Smith 1b Mets 93. Taylor Lindsey 2b Angels 94. David Dahl of Rockies 95. Zach Lee rhp Dodgers 96. Jimmy Nelson rhp Brewers 97. Nick Williams of Rangers 98. Michael Choice of Rangers 99. James Paxton lhp Mariners 100. Arismendy Alcantara inf Cubs Memphis Redbirds Media Guide

10 David Popkins David Joseph Popkins Left Right Opening Day Age: 23 Born: November 16, 1989 in San Diego, California residence: San Diego, California SCHOOL: University of California-Davis acquired: Signed by Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on June 18, Split time between Single-A Peoria and Advanced-A Palm Beach, hitting.310 (111-for-358) with six home runs and 45 RBIs in 97 games Among the Florida State League leaders in average (2nd) and on base percentage (.377, 5th) Named the June TOPPS Player of the Month for the Florida State League Named a Florida State League Post-Season All-Star Played four games with Peoria going 0-for-8 before getting promoted on 4/25 Hit.356 (42-for-118) against left-handers Batted.413 (38-for-92), including 18 runs scored, during the month of June Was 9-for-16 in stolen base attempts Featured 30 multi-hit games and 33 extra-base hits Had two 13-game hitting streaks, one from 5/31-6/17 (.542, 26-for-48, 9 R, 8 RBI) Was 3-for-4 in his debut on 4/27 with Palm Beach with two RBIs and a run Set a single-game career-high in hits, going 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on 5/31 vs Fort Myers Appeared with the Rookie-level GCL Cardinals and Single-A Batavia, combining to hit.288 (36-for-125) with one home run, 17 RBIs, and 11 doubles in 44 games Hit.353 (18-for-51) in 21 games to begin the year with the GCL Cardinals Hit.435 (10-for-23) with the bases empty Promoted to Batavia on 8/2 Graduated from at St. Augustine (Calif.) High School Received first-team All-Eastern League honors as a junior and senior, including Player of the Year distinction in 2008 Added first-team all-state (medium schools) as a senior Also played quarterback, throwing for 1,304 yards and 16 touchdowns in his senior season Awarded All-Big West Conference First Team in 2010 at the OF 3rd professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Florida State League Post-Season All-Star Named the June TOPPS Player of the Month for the Florida State League in Proceeded to hit.243 with 10 RBIs in 23 games Reached base safely in the final nine games of the season (.259, 7-for-27, 6 RBIs, 5 R) University of California-Davis Earned ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team and All-Big West Conference First Team in 2011 Signed as an undrafted free agent by St. Louis on June 18, GCL Cardinals Batavia Peoria Palm Beach Minors Totals H - 4 5/31/13 vs FM HR - 1 7x, last 7/21/13 vs TAM R - 3 8/7/13 vs JUP BB - 2 4x, last 9/1/13 vs CHA RBI - 3 3x, last 7/31/13 at CLR K - 3 6x, last 8/28/13 at FM ORGANIZATION POPKINS review Cardinals pcl opponents records & History autozone park media info 2014 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide 81

11 media info autozone park records & History pcl opponents Cardinals review ramsey ORGANIZATION James Ramsey James B Ramsey Spanned through three levels appearing with Advanced-A Palm Beach, Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, combining to record a.265 average (109-for-411), 16 home runs, 16 doubles, and 51 RBIs in 115 games Rated as the No. 12 prospect in the St. Louis organization by Baseball America entering the season Opened season hitting.361 (22-for-61) in first 18 games with Palm Beach, including five doubles, two triples and seven RBIs Earned the Florida State League Player of the Week on 4/15 after a terrific start (15-for-36, 12 R) Landed on the disabled list on 4/22 due to a hamstring strain Promoted to Springfield on 5/5 Hit.251 (87-for-347) with 15 home runs, 44 RBIs, and 61 runs in 93 games at Springfield Crushed 14 of 15 home runs in his final 69 game since 6/4 Was 8-for-12 in stolen base attempts Recorded 24 multi-hit games Had 108 strikeouts compared to 53 walks Reached base a season-high 22 games in a row from 5/10-6/5 (.266, 21-for-79, 18 BB, 13 R) Tied a single-game career-high by scoring four runs after going 3-for-4 with two doubles on 7/23 vs. Tulane Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League following the season; hit.246 (17-for-69) with two home runs and 11 RBIs Played with Advanced-A Palm Beach, hitting.229 (48-for-210) with one home run, 14 RBIs, and 36 runs scored in 56 games Was 10-for-12 in stolen base attempts Was 3-for-6 on 7/28 at Tampa, setting a single-game career-high Had a season-high eight-game hitting streak from 7/6-7/14 with three RBIs (.387, 12-for-31, 10 R, 3 RBI) Led all Gwinnett County hitters in 2007 with a.468 batting average and.883 slugging percentage, guiding Wesleyan (Ga.) High School to the 6-AA championship Earned All-Gwinnett County and All-Region 6-AA honors in 2007 and 2008 Named a third team All-American by Baseball America, NCBWA and ABCA following a breakout junior season in 2011 at Florida State University Led the ACC in total bases (145), second in batting average (.364) and ranked eighth or better in sixth offensive categories en route to earning a spot on the All-ACC first team in 2011 Hit.314 (33-for-105) in 30 games with five doubles, three triples, six home runs and 28 RBI with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League in 2011 Originally selected by Minnesota in the 22nd round of the June, Left Right Opening Day Age: 24 Born: December 19, 1989 in Alpharetta, Georgia residence: Alpharetta, Georgia SCHOOL: Florida State University acquired: Cardinals 1st round selection (23rd overall) in the June, First-Year Player Draft 3rd professional season, all within the Cardinals organization Received a non-roster invite to 2014 Major League Spring Training Rated as the No. 8 prospect in the St. Louis organization in 2014 by Baseball America Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League Named Florida State League Player of the Week on April 15, 2011 First-Year Player Draft Finished senior season as ABCA National Player of the Year and a consensus All-American, the ninth in school history, earning first team honors from the ABCA, Baseball America, the NCB- WA, Louisville/Slugger Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game Named ACC Player of the Year; finished the season ranked in the top 10 in the league in 10 offensive categories while leading in batting average (.378), runs (78), total bases (152), on-base percentage (.513) and slugging (.652) Dad was captain of 1980 College World Series team at Florida State Selected by St. Louis in the first round (23rd overall) of the June, First-Year Player Draft; became 19th Seminole selected in the first round of the MLB Draft Signed by Rob Fidler Palm Beach Palm Beach Springfield Memphis Minor Lg. Totals H - 3 7x, last on 8/24/13 at TUL HR x, last on 8/15/13 at FRI R - 4 2x, last on 7/23/13 vs TUL BB - 4 7/20/12 at BC RBI - 3 7/28/12 at TAM K - 4 7/26/12 at TAM Memphis Redbirds Media Guide