2017 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (3-9) vs. Reading Fightin Phils (5-6)

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1 2017 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (3-9) vs. Reading Fightin Phils (5-6) Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Phillies Game 13 Wednesday, April 19, :35 p.m. FirstEnergy Stadium Reading, PA Radio: WARF 1350 AM TuneIn Radio WARF iheart Channel Television: MiLB.TV Today s Starting Pitchers: Wed. 4/19, 6:35 p.m. at Reading: Akron: RHP Michael Peoples Reading: RHP Tyler Viza Upcoming Games and Pitching Probables: Thur. 4/20 OFF Fri. 4/21, 6:35 p.m. vs. Altoona: Akron: RHP Nick Pasquale Altoona: RHP Tanner Anderson Sat. 4/22, 2:05 p.m. vs. Altoona: Akron: LHP Luis Lugo Altoona: RHP Yeudy Garcia Sun. 4/23, 2:05 p.m. vs. Altoona: Akron: RHP Travis Banwart Altoona: RHP Alex McRae Mon. 4/24, 6:35 p.m. vs. Binghamton: Akron: RHP Julian Merryweather Binghamton: TBA RubberDucks News and Notes: Last Time Out The RubberDucks slugged s season-high four homers Tuesday night, including a two-run shot by Mike Papi, but it wasn t enough as the Reading Fightin Phils rallied for an 8-6 victory at FirstEnergy Stadium. Where We Stand The RubberDucks are in sixth place in the EL West, five games behind Altoona and Bowie. The RubberDucks -have split the first two games of the series with Reading. -smacked a season-high, four home runs last night, and have hit five in the series. -are 1-4 on the road trip. -have lost six of the last seven games. -rank tied for 10 th in the EL in team-batting (.237) and tied for 11 th in team-pitching (5.67). Player Notes -C Francisco Mejia was 1-5, with a single in his final at-bat Tuesday night. He has hit safely in all 10 games he has played (14-38,.368). He leads the league with seven doubles. -1B Bobby Bradley homered and drew three walks last night. He leads the EL with 10 BB s. -LF Dorssys Paulino was 2-4, with a pair of singles. He has hit in four straight games 4/14-present (7-16,.438). -CF Greg Allen stole his fifth base in five tries this season. He is 3 rd in the EL in steals. -2B Tyler Krieger collected two hits and raised his average to.346. He has hit safely in six of the seven games he has played. -RHP D.J. Brown struck out seven batters in four innings last night. Transaction Wire The Indians announced that LHP Rob Kaminsky has been placed on the 7-day DL with left forearm soreness. On Deck Following an off-day Thursday, the RubberDucks will return to Canal Park on Friday at 6:35 to begin a six-game homestand against Altoona (3) and Binghamton (3). Akron Baseball: A Winning Tradition This is the 29 th season of Double-A baseball in Northeast Ohio, and the 21 st in downtown Akron. The franchise began as the Canton-Akron Indians in 1989, and then moved to Canal Park in Akron as the Aeros in Known as the RubberDucks since 2014, Akron has made the Eastern League playoffs 16 times overall, and 10 of the last 15 years. The team has captured five Eastern League titles 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, and Notable alumni of the franchise include Victor Martinez, CC Sabathia, Grady Sizemore, Charles Nagy, Cliff Lee, Jhonny Peralta, Danny Salazar, Jaret Wright, Jose Ramirez, Roberto Perez, Francisco Lindor, Giovanny Urshela, Tyler Naquin and Bradley Zimmer.

2 Last Game Recap Fightin Phils 8 RubberDucks 6 Tuesday, 4/18/17 Summary The RubberDucks slugged s season-high four homers Tuesday night, including a two-run shot by Mike Papi, but it wasn t enough as the Reading Fightin Phils rallied for an 8-6 victory at FirstEnergy Stadium. Turning Point The Fightin Phils (5-6) sent nine men to the plate and scored four times in the sixth inning against Akron reliever David Speer (0-1). The rally erased a 3-2 Akron lead. Reading s Aaron Brown lined a RBI single to right field, one of his three hits on the night, to tie the game and ignite the Reading scoring that inning. Winging It Right-hander D.J. Brown made his first start for Akron, filling in for scheduled starter Rob Kaminsky, who was sidelined with a sore left arm. Brown worked four innings and allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers by Harold Martinez and Chace Numata. Brown walked two and struck out seven. Right-hander Tom Eshelman (1-0) started and won for the Fightins. Eshelman lasted six innings and allowed three runs, also all on solo homers. Duck Tales Home runs were flying out of FirstEnergy Stadium Tuesday. Yhoxian Medina clubbed his first of the season in the third to tie the game, 1-1. Yu Chang blasted a solo shot in the fourth, his fourth of the year, to knot the score, 2-2. Bobby Bradley joined the act with a blast to right in the sixth to give Akron a brief, 3-2 lead. It was Bradley s second homer. After Reading forged ahead in the sixth, Papi launched a two-run homer in the eighth to pull the Ducks to within 6-5. It was Papi s first of the season. Notebook The Fightin s rallied for two insurance runs in the eighth, but the Ducks did not go quietly in the ninth. Greg Allen doubled and came home on Francisco Mejia s RBi single to make it 8-6 That hit extended Mejia s hitting streak to 10 games Bradley walked and a wild pitch moved the runners to second and third with two outs Reading closer Mario Hollands, however, then induced a sharp grounder to short by Chang to end the game The RubberDucks (3-9) have lost four of the five games on the road trip Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 2,179. RubberDucks 2017 Field Staff #7 Mark Budzinski, Manager Former Akron Aeros outfielder Mark Budzinski is in his first season as manager of the Akron RubberDucks. Budzinski, 43, was named the 16 th manager in franchise history on January 17, He replaces David Wallace, who managed the team the last three seasons. This season marks Budzinski s fourth as a manager in the Indians minor league system. A native of Baltimore, Maryland and now a resident of Richmond, Virginia, Budzinski has managed the Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats the last two seasons. He was named Carolina League Manager of the Year last season after guiding the Hillcats to a stellar overall record and a spot in the league championship series. Drafted by the Indians in the 21 st round of the 1995 draft out of the University of Richmond, Budzinski played professionally for 10 years in the minor leagues and was a career.275 hitter with 51 homers and 427 RBI. He played parts of three seasons in Akron. His best season in the Rubber City was 1998, when he appeared in 127 games with 10 homers and 62 RBI for manager Joel Skinner. Budzinski appeared in four games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 2003 season, going 0-7. He concluded his career in 2004 with a fine season for the Phillies Triple-A club in Scranton, PA, where he hit.283 in 135 games. #27 Tony Arnold, Pitching Coach A fixture in the Indians player development system for the last 25 years, Tony Arnold returns for his second straight season as Akron s pitching coach. Regarded as one of the top developmental pitching coaches in baseball, Arnold, 57, lent his expertise to a pitching staff that produced a 3.81 staff ERA and won the EL title last season. Arnold has worked at every level of the Indians farm system, including previous stints as Akron pitching coach from , 2008, and A former All- American at the University of Texas, Arnold pitched in the major leagues with Baltimore in 1986 and #43 Johnny Narron, Hitting Coach Former Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Johnny Narron embarks on his first season as a member of the Indians player development staff. Narrom, 66, was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels last season. His vast experience in baseball includes three seasons as the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2012 through He has also served on the major league coaching staffs of the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds. In Milwaukee, he coached alongside his brother Jerry, who played eight seasons in the major leagues. Their uncle, Sam, was a major league catcher and later coached for the Pittsburgh Pirates. #36 Omir Santos, Bench Coach A former catcher in the Indians organization, Omir Santos begins his first season with RubberDucks and his second in the Tribe minor league system. Sanots, 35, will serve as the bench coach for this year s team after holding the same position with the Columbus Clippers last season. Santos, wrapped up a 12-year playing career in He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 21 st round of the 2001 draft and went on to play in 122 big league games with the Orioles, Mets, Tigers and Indians. He batted.248 with 7 homers and 41 RBI in his major league career. Santos first career home run came in 2009 while playing for the Mets. It was a grand slam on the Marlins Anibal Sanchez, and was the first grand slam ever hit at Citi Field. Jeremy Heller, Trainer The 2017 season mark s Heller s fourth in Akron and his 13 th overall as a trainer in the Indians organization. He was named Athletic Trainer of the Year in the Carolina League in Paul Synenkyj, Strength and Conditioning Coach Now in his 7 th season in the Indians organization, Paul Synenkyj will oversee the team s strength and conditioning program. Synenkyj holds degrees in physical education from Cleveland State and Akron.

3 RubberDucks Starting Pitcher #28 Michael Peoples RHP, 6-5, 195, Age 25 (9/5/91), Resides: Weatherford, TX Last time out: Thur. 4/13 at ALT, 6.0 IP 8 H 2 ER 1 HR 1 BB 3 K (ND in 3-2 loss) Currently 0-1, 3.27 ERA. Making third start of the season. The RubberDucks are 0-2 in his starts. Making his 117 th career appearance, his 81 st career start, and his 30 th Akron start. 6 th year pro. Owns a lifetime record of in the minor leagues. Throws sinking fastball, slider, curve and change-up. Acquired by Indians in 14 th round of 2012 draft out of Western Oklahoma State College (Altus, OK). Helped Western Oklahoma win the 2011 NJCAA Division II World Series, going 6-1 with a 5.89 ERA and one save Season Highlights Made first start of the season 4/8 vs. BOW. Suffered loss, but allowed just two runs in five innings and walked none. Dealt six innings and allowed only two runs at ALT, 4/13, but walked away empty-handed as Curve rallied late for 3-2 win Season Highlights Spent all of 2016 with Akron. Finished 12-6 with a 3.68 ERA in a team-high 27 starts in the regular season. Ranked tied for 1 st in EL in wins (12), 9 th in ERA (3.68), tied for 2 nd in starts (27), and 3 rd in innings pitched (159.0). Took the ball in two post-season starts, going 1-1, 4.15 ERA, including a victory in Game 1 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/13. Made one spot-start for Triple-A Columbus, winning his Triple-A debut on 6/7. His 13 combined wins ranked 2 nd in organization. Tossed a career-high innings last season. Dealt seven strong innings and earned a 6-3 victory vs. TRE in Game 1 of ELCS, 9/13. Allowed three runs and fanned eight. Started Game 2 of ELDS at ALT, 9/8. Allowed three runs on nine hits over six innings and absorbed 3-1 loss. Threw team s only CG of season in seven-inning, 6-3 victory vs. BOW, 9/2. Allowed three runs, one earned, on nine hits. Worked in combined shutout at TRE, 8/18. Threw six innings and allowed only three hits in 5-0 victory. Pitched a season-high 7.2 innings and claimed 7-3 win at RIC, 7/20. Walked none and gave up three runs on eight hits. Weaved seven innings of shutout baseball in 2-0 win vs. ERI, 7/15. Claimed 6 th win of season and stopped Ducks 12-game losing streak with 7-4 victory vs. NH, 6/17 (5 IP, 4 K). Called up to AAA Columbus for spot-start 6/7 and earned first AAA win in 9-5 victory over Indianapolis. Allowed just two runs on four hits over six innings. Transferred back to Akron following game. Won third consecutive start and flirted with no-hitter in 6-1 win vs. HAR, 5/27. Did not allow a hit until two outs in seventh. Facing BIN for third time, dealt six innings of five-hit, one-run baseball. Walked one, fanned three and emerged with a 7-1 win. Worked seven innings in 9-3 win at HFD, 5/16. Gave up one run on four hits. Walked one, fanned three. Made Double-A debut, 4/10, at BOW. Earned 5-4 win with six outstanding innings, scattering five hits and allowing just one run. He walked one and struck out three and left with a 5-1 lead. Peoples 2017 Akron Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. Final IP H R ER HR BB K NP-S ERA Notable Sat. 4/8 BOW L Only 2-1 deficit when he left Thur. 4/13 at ALT ND 3-2 (L) Left with 2-2 tie

4 RubberDucks Position Players #4 Greg Allen OF Age 24, Resides: Chula Vista, CA, Acq: 6 th Rd. 14, College/HS: San Diego St. Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 1-4, 2B, SB Series: 3-9, 2 2B, SB, SAC Homestand/Trip: 4-15, 2 2B, BB, HB, 2 SB, SAC Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #10 Indians prospect Also rated as best defensive outfielder in Indians organization by Baseball America Split last season between Akron and Lynchburg Hit.290 in 37 games with Akron Stole 45 bases in 58 attempts last season Played in AFL after last season and was named to Top Prospects Team #44 Bobby Bradley 1B Age 20, Resides: Gulfport, MS, Acq: 3rd Rd. 14, College/HS: Harrison Central (MS) HS Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 1-2, HR, RBI, 3 BB Series: 2-7, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB Homestand/Trip: 2-13, HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/18 at TRE, solo (Eshelman) Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #5 Indians prospect Making AA debut as one of youngest players in EL (20) Named 2016 Carolina League MVP after hitting.235 with 29 homers and 102 RBI at Lynchburg Stroked walk-off, RBI single in bottom of 14 th inning to win epic battle in Game 2 of Carolina League Division Series vs. Potomac, 9/8/16 #1 Ivan Castillo INF Age 21, Resides: Santiago, DO, Acq: FA 11, College/HS: NA Last Game: 4/17 at REA, 0-3, BB Series: 0-3, BB Homestand/Trip: 0-6, BB Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 6 th year pro Hit.199 in 77 games with Akron after starting season at Single-A Lynchburg Stroked key, 3-run 2B in playoff-clinching win vs. BOW, 9/4/16 Laced inside-the-park HR vs. NH, 6/18/16 Also played two games at AAA Columbus, 7/4-5 (0-3) #6 Yu Chang SS Age 21, Resides: Taitung, TW, Acq: FA 13, College/HS: Taitung Agricultural HS Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 1-5, HR, RBI Series: 3-10, HR, 3B, 3 RBI Homestand/Trip: 4-19, HR, 2 3B, 5 RBI Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/18 at REA, solo (Eshelman) Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #6 Indians prospect Homered in first three games of season, 4/6-9 Went 2-3, with a two-run double and three-run homer, in AA debut, 4/6 vs. BOW Named a 2016 Carolina League mid- and post-season all-star after hitting.259 with 13 HR and 70 RBI at Lynchburg Younger brother of Pirates MiLB catcher Jin-De #13 Eric Haase C Age 24, Resides: Westland, MI, Acq: 7th Rd. 11, College/HS: Divine Child (MI) H.S. Last Game: 4/15 at ALT, 1-4 Series: Has not played Homestand/Trip: 1-4 Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 7 th year pro Named 2016 post-season MVP after stellar playoff performance in Akron s championship run Lambasted GSHR in Game 1 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/13 Lined series-winning, RBI single in 10 th inning to beat ALT, 1-0, in Game 4 of ELDS, 9/11 Cracked go-ahead, 2-run 2B in playoff opener at ALT, 9/7 Clubbed 12 homers during regular season (63 games) #8 Todd Hankins 2B Age 26, Resides: Oviedo, FL Acq.: 15 th Rd. 11, College/HS: Seminole St. (FL) CC Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 0-4 Series: 0-4 Homestand/Trip: 1-11 Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 7 th year pro Returning for 3 rd season with Akron Spent most of 2016 with Ducks, hitting.221 with 9 home runs and 55 RBI Cracked a team-high 7 triples Received late-season call up to Triple-A Columbus, and appeared in three playoff games for Clippers, going 1-9 Was college teammate of former RubberDucks pitcher Mike Clevinger at Seminole State CC #15 Tyler Krieger INF Age 23, Resides: Johns Creek, GA, Acq.: 4th Rd. 15, College/HS: Clemson Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 2-5 Series: 2-5 Homestand/Trip: 4-17 Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 2 nd year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #18 Indians prospect Played for Team Israel in World Baseball Classic (6 G, 3-18,.167, 4 RBI) Hit a combined.299 between Single-A Lake County and Lynchburg last season Earned Midwest League All-Star honors after hitting.313 during first half with Captains Hit.300 (9-30) in seven playoff games for Hillcats

5 #12 Yhoxian Medina INF Age 26, Resides: Caracas, VE, Acq: 38th Rd. 11, College/HS: Southeast Iowa CC Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 1-4, HR, RBI Series: 3-8, HR, RBI, HB Homestand/Trip: 5-14, HR, RBI, 2 HB, BB Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 4/18 at REA, solo (Eshelman) Notes: 6 th year pro Started 2016 with Akron, but was promoted to Triple-A Columbus after 10 games and spent rest of season with Clippers, hitting.212 with three homers and 20 RBI in 67 games #17 Francisco Mejia C Age 21, Resides: Bani, DO, Acq: FA 12, College/HS: NA Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 1-5, RBI Series: 2-9, SF, 2 RBI Homestand/Trip: 6-20, 2 2B, SF, 2 RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: NA Notes: 5 th year pro 10-game hit streak, 4/6-present (14-38,.368) Ranked by Baseball America as #1 Indians prospect Notable for his 50-game hitting streak last season, which ranks as 4 th longest in history of minor league baseball Hit a combined.342 with 11 homers and 80 RBI between Lake County and Lynchburg Member of Indians 40-man roster #25 Taylor Murphy OF Age 24, Resides: Solana Beach, CA, Acq: 18 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Pacific Last Game: NA Series: NA Homestand/Trip: NA Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 4 th year pro Opening season on DL after suffering right thumb injury late in spring Spent most of last season at Single- A Lynchburg, hitting.267 with 12 homers and 55 RBI in 99 games Had 21-game call-up to Akron mid-may to early June Went 3-6 and scored winning run in 12 th at HAR, 5/14 Cracked RBI 2B for first AA hit, 5/13 at HAR #38 Mike Papi OF Age 24, Resides: Tunkhannock, PA, Acq: 1 st Rd. (38 th ) 14, College/HS: Virginia Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 1-4, HR, 2 RBI Series: 1-7, HR, 2 RBI, BB Homestand/Trip: 2-16, HR, 2 RBI, 4 BB Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/18 at REA, 2-run (Windle) Notes: 4 th year pro Drove in five RBI with 3-run HR and 2-run 1B in Game 3 of ELDS vs. ALT, 9/9/16 Caught fire and hit safely in nine of his last 10 games in regular season (13-37,.351, 4 HR, 8 RBI).Drilled first career GSHR and had six RBI vs. ALT, 7/5 Added to roster, 6/1 Began season at Lynchburg ( in 40 games) #2 Dorssys Paulino OF Age 22, Resides: Bani, DO, Acq: FA 11, College/HS: NA Last Game: 4/18 at REA, 2-4 Series: 3-8, HR, RBI Homestand/Trip: 7-20, 2 HR, 4 RBI Multi-Hit Games: 3 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/17 at REA, solo (Liebrandt) Notes: 6 th year pro Mashed first AA homer with solo shot at ALT, 4/14 Former top prospect making long-awaited Double-A debut Limited to just 55 games at Lynchburg due to left wrist injury Missed 2 ½ months, but returned for final month of regular season and playoffs Hit.284 with six homers and 31 RBI Began career as shortstop before converting to outfield #9 Joe Sever INF Age 26, Resides: San Jose, CA, Acq: 21 st Rd. 12, College/HS: Pepperdine Last Game: 4/17 at REA, 0-4 Series: 0-4 Homestand/Trip: 4-15 Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: NA Notes: 6 th year pro Spent 2016 season with Akron, hitting.251 with four HR and 35 RBI Lined three singles on 26 th birthday, 8/12 vs. POR Went 4-5, 2B, 6/23 at REA Slugged career-high 12 homers in 2015 (10 with Single-A Lynchburg, 2 with Akron) West Coast Conference POY as a junior at Pepperdine ( ) Nephew of NFL HOF QB John Elway.

6 RubberDucks Relievers #36 Robbie Aviles RHP Age 25, Resides: Suffern, NY, Acq: 7 th Rd. 10, College/HS: Suffern (NY) H.S. Last Appearance: Wed. 4/12 vs. TRE, 2.0 IP 4 H 2 ER 1 BB 2 K (ND in 9-3 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 1/3 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 7 th year pro Began 2016 season at Lynchburg (6 G 2-0, 2.16) Added to Akron roster 4/29/16 Blew save, but earned first AA win vs. BIN, 5/20/16 Tossed three SHO innings for first AA save, 5/12/16 at HAR (4-0) Stranded three inherited runners at BIN, 5/8/16 #23 Travis Banwart RHP Age 31, Resides: Wichita, KS, Acq: FA 16, College/HS: Wichita State Last Appearance: Sat. 4/15 at ALT, 2.0 IP 2 H 1 BB 1 K (ND in 2-1 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CU, CH SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 2/2 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 11 th year pro Returning stateside after playing professionally in Korea the last three seasons Went 6-13, 5.79 ERA in 26 starts for KT Wiz of KBO Lifetime record of 58-42, 4.11 ERA in US minor leagues Made 16 starts for AAA Columbus in 14 before signing contract with Korean league Originally drafted in 4 th round by Oakland in 07 All-American at WSU in 07 #33 D.J. Brown RHP Age 26, Resides: Fredericksburg, VA, Acq: 39 th Rd. 12, College/HS: James Madison Last Appearance: Tue. 4/18 at REA, 4.0 IP 5 H 2 ER 2 HR 2 BB 7 K (ND in 8-6 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CU CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 2/3 IR/IRS: 2/0 Notes: 5 th year pro Stranded two runners and tossed 3.1 innings for save in 7-3 win vs. TRE, 4/9 Made 27 appearances (20 GS) for Akron in 2016 Went 8-8, 4.78 ERA for Ducks Also made one start for Columbus Notched a career-high 120 strikeouts #26 Mitch Brown RHP Age 22, Resides: Rochester, MN, Acq: 2 nd Rd. 12, College/HS: Rochester Century HS Last Appearance: Fri, 4/14 at ALT, 1.0 IP 2 H 2 ER 2 BB (LP in 5-4 loss) Throws: FB, CU, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 0/2 IR/IRS: 1/0 Notes: 6 th year pro Earned first AA save 4/9, in 7-6 win vs. BOW (1 IP 1 R) Strikeout artist for Lynchburg in 2016 Registered 120 K s in 98.1 IP (11 K s per 9 innings) Went 4-6, 5.03 ERA in 36 games (17 starts) for Hillcats Uncorked 25 wild pitches, which led the Carolina League #10 Cameron Hill RHP Age 22, Resides: El Reno, OK, Acq: 17 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Redlands (CA) CC Last Appearance: Tue. 4/18 at REA, 2.1 IP 2 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 1 K (ND in 8-6 loss) Throws: FB, CU, SPL SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 4/4 IR/IRS: 5/0 Notes: 4 th year pro Split time last season between Akron and Lynchburg Went 0-0, 2.51 ERA in 10 games for the Ducks Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with 2 K s for Hold in Game 2 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/14 Claimed relief win in Game 3 of ELDS vs. ALT, 9/9 (2 IP 0 R) Added to Akron roster, 8/2/16 Appeared in 31 games for Lynchburg, all in relief #24 David Speer LHP Age 24, Resides: Westport, CT, Acq: 27 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Columbia Last Appearance: Tue. 4/18 at REA, 1.2 IP 3 H 4 R 3 ER 2 BB 3 K (LP in 8-6 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 3/4 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 4 rd year pro Spent most of 2016 season with Single-A Lynchburg Was 4-1 with a 1.78 ERA and three saves in 39 games at Single-A Lynchburg Promoted to Akron, 9/1, and threw two scoreless innings in playoffs Made two relief appearances at Columbus and earned first AAA win 7/2 vs. PAW (3 IP 1 ER) #37 Cole Sulser RHP Age 27, Resides: Santa Ysabel, CA, Acq: 25 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Dartmouth Last Appearance: Thu, 4/13 at ALT, 2.0 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 HR 1 K (LP in 3-2 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CU, CH SV/SVO: 0/1 1 st Batter Retired: 1/3 IR/IRS: 3/3 Notes: 4 th year pro Saw action on three levels in 2016 (Lynchburg, Akron, Columbus) Was 1-1, 4.81 ERA, 5 saves with Ducks Emerged as key late-inning reliever late in season, then tossed 7.2 scoreless innings with two saves in the playoffs Missed all of 15 after undergoing 2 nd Tommy John surgery of career in fall of 14.

7 #41 Matt Whitehouse LHP Age 25, Resides: Diamond Bar, CA, Acq: 19 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Cal-Irvine Last Appearance: Mon. 4/17 at REA, 3.0 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 3 K (WP in 6-3 win) Throws: FB, CU, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 2/4 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 5 th year pro Claimed first AA win with 3.0 innings in 6-3 win in 10 innings at REA, 4/ was comeback year after missing most of 15 season due to elbow trouble Split last season between Lake County and Lynchburg Was 3-4, 3.44 ERA in 24 appearances for Hillcats Akron General Manager Jim Pfander Named EL Executive of the Year Sept. 28, The Eastern League announced today that Akron RubberDucks General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Jim Pfander has been named its 2016 Eastern League Executive of the Year. In 2016, Akron hosted the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby for the first time, saw an increase of more than 10,000 in attendance, and the team won its fifth Eastern League championship. "It is truly a staff award," said Pfander. "We, as a staff, accomplished some amazing things in 2016 and this award would not be possible without the hard working team we have in place in the Akron front office." Under Pfander's leadership, this season the RubberDucks were nominated by the Eastern League for the Minor League Baseball's top award, the John H. Johnson President's Award, which goes to the most "complete" baseball franchise that has demonstrated franchise stability while making significant contributions to its community, its league and to the baseball industry. RubberDucks owner Ken Babby, who made Pfander his first hire after he acquired the franchise in October 2012, said, "Jim's remarkable creativity and passion for Minor League Baseball, coupled with the love of his hometown of Akron, makes this recognition even more special. Pfander will be presented with the award at the Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Maryland, during the Opening Session on December Eastern League Umpires No. Name Resides Yr. 4 Dave Attridge Oshawa, ONT 6 th 64 Erich Bacchus* Germantown, MD 6 th 33 Ryan Benson* Gaylordsville, CT 7 th 98 Derek Gonzales Orem, UT 6 th 76 Rich Grassa* Lindenhurst, NY 5 th 17 Justin Houser Mattawan, MI 5 th 5 Ben Levin Cincinnati, OH 6 th 59 John Mang* Poland, OH 5 th 7 Christopher Marco Waterdown, ONT 4 th 16 Takahito Matsuda Seiyo, JP 6 th 9 Jacob Metz Edmonds, WA 4 th 28 Mike Rovine Newtown, PA 6 th 2 Richard Riley* Alexandria, VA 5 th 14 Randy Rosenberg* Arlington, VA 6 th 30 Mike Savakinas Fairborn, OH 6 th 6 Chris Scott Davidsonville, MD 4 th 3 Patrick Sharshel Highlands Ranch, CO 6 th 8 Zach Tieche Sebring, OH 5 th *Crew Chief We Are the RubberDucks On October 29, 2013, team-owner Ken Babby stood before a capacity audience at the Akron Civic Theater and announced that the team would be known henceforth as the Akron RubberDucks. In addition to being symbolic of the fun, family-friendly brand of entertainment offered by minor league baseball, the name also honors Akron s long history as the Rubber Capital of the World. Brandiose Marketing of San Diego, California designed the team logo, colors, and various marks and insignias. Please note that for print coverage, RubberDucks is spelled as one word with a capital D. In broadcast coverage, referring to the team as the Ducks is an acceptable variation of the team s nickname.

8 2017 RubberDucks Day-By-Day # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 1 4/6 BOW* L T-5 th / -1.0 Meisinger/Merryweather/none 2:55 5,278 5,278 4/7 BOW Snowed out. Make-up set for 4/9. 2 4/8 BOW L th / -2.0 Means/Peoples/Liranzo 2:40 3,337 8, /9 (1) BOW W NA Sulser/Keller/M. Brown 2:10 NA 4 4/9 (2) BOW L th / -2.0 Long/Banwart/none 1:53 6,361 14, /10 TRE W th / -1.5 Lugo/German/D. Brown 2:27 4,097 19, /11 TRE L th / -2.5 Marsh/Hill/none 2:56 1,966 21, /12 TRE L th / -2.5 Sheffield/Kaminsky/Hissong 2:56 2,858 23, /13 at ALT L th / -3.0 Scioneaux/Sulser/DuRapau 2:29 7, /14 at ALT L th / -4.0 Brubaker/M. Brown/Lakind 2:50 3, /15 at ALT L th / -5.0 Anderson/Lugo/DuRapau 2:14 4,957 4/16 OFF 11 4/17 at REA W 6-3 (10) th / -4.5 Whitehouse/Nunez/none 2:50 2, /18 at REA L th / -5.0 Eshelman/D. Brown/Hollands 2:49 2,179 *Game called in bottom 8 th due to snowy conditions.

9 2017 RubberDucks Transactions & Misc. Records April 6: April 9: April 11: April 12: April 19: 2017 RubberDucks Transactions OF Taylor Murphy placed on DL (right thumb sprain). INF Yhoxian Medina received from Columbus. 2B Jason Kipnis received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. RF Lonnie Chisenhall received from Cleveland on minor league rehab assignment. RF Lonnie Chisenhall recalled from minor league rehab assignment. 2B Jason Kipnis minor league rehab assignment transferred to Columbus. LHP Rob Kaminsky placed on DL (left forearm soreness) Season Records Record: 3-9 Home: 2-5 Away: 1-4 vs. Eastern: 2-3 vs. Western: 1-6 vs. RH Starters: 2-6 vs. LH Starters: 1-3 Day: 1-3 Night: 2-6 One-run Games: 1-3 Extra Innings: 1-0 Shutouts: 0-0 Doubleheaders: Leading After 8: 1-1 Trailing After 8: 1-7 Tied After 8: 0-0 Walk-Off Wins: 0 Scoring First: 2-0 Opponent Scores First: 1-9 Leading at End of Game: 3-0 Ducks vs. the EL Opp. H A Total ALT BIN BOW ERI HAR HFD NH POR REA RIC TRE Team Game-High s Runs: 7 (3x, 4/10 vs. TRE, last) Runs Allowed: 13 (4/6 vs. BOW) Hits: 10 (2x, 4/18 at REA, last) Hits Allowed: 15 (4/6 vs. BOW) HR s: 4 (4/18 at REA) HR s Allowed: 3 (4/6 vs. BOW) BB s (Drawn): 6 (4/11 vs. TRE) BB s (Issued): 8 (4/14 at ALT) K s (Batters): 13 (4/10 vs. TRE) K s (Pitchers): 11 (2x, 4/18 at REA, last) Individual Game-High s Hits 2 (many) 2B s: 2 (3x, Haase, 4/12 vs. TRE, last) 3B s: 1 (3x, Chang, 4/17 at REA, last) HR s: 1 (several) Runs: 3 (Medina, 4/17 at REA) RBI: 5 (Chang, 4/6 vs. BOW) BB s: 3 (Bradley, 4/18 at REA) SB s: 1 (several) K s (Pitcher): 8 (Merryweather, 4/11 vs. TRE) BB s (Pitcher): 4 (Pasquale, 4/14 at ALT)