MEDIA INFORMATION. vs. Game No. 75 Road Game No. 41 Nymeo Field Monday, June 26, :00 p.m.

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1 MEDIA INFORMATION Frederick Keys (31-42/ 0-4, 5th 4.0 GB / Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks (40-34/ 1-3, T-3rd, 3.0 GB/ Northern) Carolina League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals Game No. 75 Road Game No. 41 Nymeo Field Monday, June 26, :00 p.m. BLUE ROCKS BREAKDOWN HOME: AWAY: STREAK: L 2 LAST 5: 2-3 LAST 10: 7-3 SALEM STIFLES THE ROCKS: It was a quiet day offensively for the Wilmington Blue Rocks who dropped their series finale to the Salem Red Sox by the score of 9-2 on Sunday at Haley Toyota Field. The Blue Crew were held to just four hits with an RBI double from Nicky Lopez and a solo home run from Brandon Downes generating all the runs. Wilmington dropped three of four to the Sox in their first series of the second half. The game ended a string of eight straight games against Salem, during which Wilmington went 5-3. THE FANTASTIC FRANCO: Wander Franco continues to be a run-producing machine for the Blue Crew. After driving in the go-ahead run in Friday s win, he added a double and a walk on Saturday and a single that eventually led to a run on Sunday. He has hits in nine consecutive games, while driving in eight runs over that stretch and hitting a robust.438 (15-for-32). He has five multi-hit games during the hitting streak and has also managed at least one knock in 21 of his last 24 contests. DOWN BUT NOT OUT: Despite being placed on the disabled list twice already this season, Brandon Downes has produced in the games he has played in. With his homer in Sunday s loss, Downes is now tied for third on the team with Roman Collins with five homers on the year. The second-year Blue Rock has played in just 13 games this season, but is hitting.271 with eight extra-base hits. Downes went on the disabled list in April with a broken hamate bone and then after returning for five games he went back on the disabled list with a bum hip in the last week of the first half. TONS OF TIGHT GAMES: The Blue Rocks have played in a Carolina League-high 30 one-run games so far in No other club in the ten-team loop has played in more than 25 single-score affairs. Incredibly for Wilmington, the Rocks are now in such contests thanks to having won 12 of their last 13. ROSTER REVOLUTION: The Blue Rocks endured a major roster overhaul after the game on Sunday. Wilmington lost four of the team s six Carolina League All Stars to promotion. Gone to Double-A Northwest Arkansas are Nicky Lopez, Anderson Miller, Richard Lovelady and Yunior Marte. Replacing them on the roster are returners Tim Hill and Luis Rico as well as newcomers Jose Sanchez and Carlos Diaz. THEY SAID IT, MANAGER JAMIE QUIRK: A.J. Puckett threw 60 pitches and that was enough. There was no reason to keep pushing it and he wasn t going to find it. We thought 60 pitches was too much. So we had to stop the bleeding and get him out even though it was the second inning. It makes it difficult (on using bullpen for long stretch in the game). (Walker) Sheller pitched a lot better than the numbers show on (Sunday). It was good to get him out there in sort of a non-stressful situation and he got to get some pitches in and settle in. I talked to him Saturday because when he got here, he was very excited to be in High-A and all of a sudden he had one bad outing and I saw a little bit of a droopy lip and all that, which is understandable. I just said to him that s not going to be the last bad day you re ever going to have in this sport. You re going to be back out there sooner than you think and it ll go better. He was a lot better (Sunday) throwing strikes. He imploded the other day and we all know that. It was good to see him bounce back...it s impressive what Downes is doing bouncing back from injuries the way he has. Now we need him to just stay healthy and finish this year out. If he does that, who knows where he can go. He s a guy we want to get going and hopefully he stays healthy. He needs to get some at-bats but his five home runs in his last 13 games is pretty darn good. That s an eye-opener... I look at it this way. Do the promotions change things? Yes, because we are getting four new guys. It gives other guys opportunities. Roles will change in the bullpen and guys are going to get opportunities that they wouldn t have gotten and we ll see how they react. That s the name of the game. Somebody else is going to get a chance to step up and it will be good for them. But for those four guys, it s great. That s what they play the game for, advance their careers and we are very happy for them...i haven t figured that out yet (on lineup configuration moving forward). Our lineup will look a little different on (Monday). (Jecksson) Flores will be playing a lot more shortstop now and it gives him an opportunity. We got (Brandon) Downes back, which helps with Anderson (Miller) leaving. Guys will be in different spots, different slots in the lineup. I have confidence that these guys will do well and will step up. (Wander) Franco is in a nice spot right now so he will be right in the middle things. It will be fun to see how they react. Tonight s Starters WIL : RHP Andres Machado (3-6, 5.40 ERA) vs. FRE : RHP Cody Sedlock (4-4, 6.10 ERA) The Kansas City Royals signed then 17-year-old Andres Machado as an international free agent out of Venezuela on November 17, Machado spent his first two professional seasons in the Dominican Summer League before coming to the states for two years in the Appalachian League with the Burlington Royals. His career was progressing at a good pace before an injury slowed his momentum in Machado underwent Tommy John Surgery, costing him the entire season. He returned in 2016 and made 13 starts for the Idaho Falls Chukars in the Pioneer League before starting his first year of full-season ball with Wilmington this April. Machado opened the campaign as a reliever, posting a 1-4 mark and a 4.15 ERA in 12 appearances out of the bullpen. The six-foot, 175-pound right-hander has plenty of experience in the rotation however, having started 29 of his 67 professional games. Machado took the rotation spot of 2014 first-round pick Foster Griffin, who was promoted to Double- A Northwest Arkansas on May 29. The Carabobo Venezuela native throws a four-seamer, a two-seamer, slider and changeup. Cody Sedlock gets the ball tonight for the Frederick Keys. It is his 13th start for Frederick and his second career nod against the Rocks. Sedlock is the second-ranked prospect in the Orioles organization according to Baseball America, not bad for a guy who started his collegiate career as a position player and did not crack the rotation at Illinois until his junior year. Sedlock set a school record with 116 strikeouts, and was named Big 10 Conference Pitcher of the Year and a First-Team All-American by Baseball America that season though. Sedlock compiled a 10-6 overall record with a 2.96 ERA in three years of college ball, fanning 175 in only 164 innings of work, on his way to becoming Illinois third ever first-round pick. He made his pro debut last season and posted an 0-1 record with a 3.00 ERA in nine outings with Rookie Aberdeen. To save his arm each start was limited to just three innings. Sedlock struck out four batters on four separate occasions and he allowed only one hit in six of his nine starts. The 21-year-old Sherrard, Illinois native mixes a four-seam fastball with a two-seamer, a curve, a slider and a change Regular-Season Series: WIL vs. FRE (WIL Leads Series 6-1) Date Site Result WP LP Save 5-12 WIL W, 2-1 Castillo (2-2) Sedlock (4-1) Marte (2) 5-13 WIL Postponed Make Up Scheduled for 5/ WIL W, 10-2 Griffin (3-2) Alvarado (2-3) 5-14 WIL W, 3-1 Ruxer (3-1) B. Gonzalez (2-3) Kalish (1) 5-19 FRE W, 2-0 Foster (4-2) Alvarado (2-4) Lovelady (1) 5-20 FRE L, 10-1 McGranahan (1-0) Blewett (2-4) L.Gonzalez (4) 5-21 FRE W, 6-1 Rodgers (1-2) Peralta (0-2) 5-22 FRE W, 10-1 Puckett (5-3) Akin (3-4) 6-26 FRE 6-27 FRE 6-28 FRE 6-29 FRE 7-20 FRE 7-21 FRE 7-22 FRE 7-23 FRE 8-3 WIL 8-4 WIL 8-5 WIL 8-6 WIL 8-14 FRE 8-15 FRE 8-16 FRE 8-17 FRE 8-22 FRE 8-23 FRE 8-24 FRE Upcoming Probable Starters and Schedule Tuesday, June Frederick, 7:00 p.m. RHP Scott Blewett (4-5, 3.92 ERA) vs. LHP Keegan Akin (4-4, 4.26 ERA) WGLS-FM 89.7 Wednesday, June Frederick, 7:00 p.m. RHP Jared Ruxer (4-1, 3.05 ERA) vs. RHP Cristian Alvarado (3-7, 6.48 ERA) WGLS-FM 89.7 Thursday, June Frederick, 7:00 p.m. LHP Cristian Castillo (4-3, 2.93 ERA) vs. LHP Brian Gonzalez (2-6, 5.67 ERA) WGLS-FM 89.7 RADIO: Rowan Radio, 89.7 WGLS-FM WEBCAST: wgls.rowan.edu or bluerocks.com Wilmington Blue Rocks Game Notes

2 HOME RUN NOTES Blue Rocks 2-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (4 IN 2016, 3 IN 2015) Ryan O Potomac (1st--Inside Park-- and 6th Inning) Luis Villegas vs. Salem (3R HR in 6th/2R HR in 8th) Mike Hill vs. Potomac (2R HR in 4th, 2R HR in 6th) Luis Frederick (Solo HRs in 2nd and 8th) 3-HR GAMES BY BLUE ROCKS (HAS NEVER HAPPENED) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (3 IN 2014, 0 IN 2015) at WS Brandon Downes and Chris DeVito (6th inning) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016, 2 IN 2015) at POT Ramon Torres at POT Jack Lopez GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3 IN 2016, 1 IN 2015) DE Chase Vallot (9th inning, 1 out in 10-4 win) vs, BC Chase Vallot (1st inning, 1 out in 8-7 win) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016, 0 IN 2015) MEDIA INFORMATION CONTINUED The Frederick Files The Frederick Keys enter the 2017 season under secondyear manager Keith Bodie. Bodie posted a overall record in 2016 and finished third in the then, four-team Northern Division. In 2015, he served as the hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles Double-A affiliate, the Bowie Baysox. Prior to joining the Baltimore organization, the 60-year-old spent 16 seasons as a manager and coach within the Houston Astros. He won the Texas League Manager of the Year Award in 2012 when he was at the helm of the Astros Double-A squad, the Corpus Christi Hooks. The Keys entered 2017 with a handful of the organization s top-30 prospects, headlined by Cody Sedlock who ranks as the second-best prospect on the farm. In addition to Sedlock, the Keys have shortstop Ryan Mountcastle (No. 3), LHP Keegan Akin (No.6), and 3B Jomar Reyes (No. 8). PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1 IN 2015) at LYN Dex Kjerstad INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (2 IN 2016, 0 IN 2015) Ryan O Potomac (1st Inning, 2-Run Home Run, misplay by CF) Ryan O Frederick (9th Inning, 3-Run Home Run, Carom off of center field wall--second in six days) BLUE ROCKS HOME RUNS: 47 (62 IN 2016 / 33 HOME & 29 AWAY) Buies Creek 3 Lynchburg 3 Carolina 1 Myrtle Beach 0 Carolina 1 Potomac 9 Down East 13 Salem 7 Frederick 7 Winston-Salem 4 FRAWLEY 15 ROAD 32 Opponents 2-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (2 IN 2016) Taylor Gushue (POT) at Frawley Stadium (2-R 2x) 3-HR GAMES BY OPPONENT (0 IN 2016) Michael Chavis (SAL) at Hayley Toyota (2-R, Solo, 2-R) BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK (0 IN 2016) LEADOFF HOME RUNS (2 IN 2016) Victor Robles off Corey Ray at Potomac (12-1 Rocks Win) Charcer Burks off Derek Gordon in Wilmington (7-1 Loss) GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (1 IN 2016) Ian Sagdal (POT) off Colin Rodgers at Wilmington (7-6 Win) WALK-OFF HOME RUNS (1 IN 2016) Michael Chavis (SAL) (9th inning of 7-6 Red Sox win) PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS (0 IN 2016) HOME RUNS ALLOWED TO: 47 Buies Creek 2 Myrtle Beach 3 Carolina 0 Potomac 16 Down East 5 Salem 7 Frederick 5 Lynchburg 2 Winston-Salem 5 FRAWLEY 13 ROAD 34 Sedlock, who will start the series opener for Frederick against Wilmington was the 27th overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the O s in 2016 out of the University of Illinois. Sedlock has a fastball that consistently clocks in the low 90 s but he can gear it up to 97 m.p.h. He also has a curveball and slider that flash some potential. He spent his first pro-season in 2016 with Aberdeen (NYP) and went 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in nine starts. Mountcastle was the 36th overall pick in 2015 out of Hagerty High School in Oviedo, FL the same high school current Phillies starter Zach Eflin attended. Mountcastle was one of the youngest player s in the South Atlantic League a season ago and he held his own, posting a.281 batting average with 10 home runs and 51 RBI in 115 games. Akin enters his second professional season after spending last year with Short-Season Aberdeen in the New York- Penn League. He made nine starts and went 0-1 with a sterling 1.04 ERA. The lefty played at Western Michigan and helped pitch his team to its first NCAA tournament appearance since To this point, Frederick has the highest team batting average at.272, first in home runs (73) and fourth in runs scored (335) On the mound, the Keys have struggled and yield the highest team ERA in the Carolina League with a 5.01 ERA. The next closest mark is Down East at 4.63 ERA. In addition, the staff has served up the second-most home runs with 67. In addition, they have allowed the most runs per game in the CL, allowing opponents to score 5.2 runs per game. Last season, the Blue Rocks lost the head-to-head match up to the Keys as the two teams played 23 times a year ago. This season, the two familiar foes square off 26 times but with just seven of those contests being played in Wilmington. So far, Wilmington has enjoyed success against their Northern Division rivals winning six of the first seven mettings against the Keys, outscoring Frederick in that span.

3 TONIGHT S BLUE ROCKS STARTING PITCHER #39 RHP Andres Machado Acquired: Signed as non-drafted free agent on November, 17, 2010 Born: Carabobo, VZ Age: 24 (April 22, 1993) Resides: Carabobo, VZ Ht: 6 0 Wt: 175 College: N/A Bats/Throws: R/R Pitch Repertoire: Four-Seam Fastball, Two-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup THE BOOK ON ANDRES MACHADO: The Kansas City Royals signed then 17-year-old Andres Machado as an international free agent out of Venezuela on November 17, Machado spent his first two professional seasons in the Dominican Summer League before coming to the states for two years in the Appalachian League with the Burlington Royals. His career was progressing at a good pace before an injury slowed his momentum in Machado underwent Tommy John Surgery, costing him the entire season. He returned in 2016 and made 13 starts for the Idaho Falls Chukars in the Pioneer League before starting his first year of full-season ball with Wilmington this April. Machado opened the campaign as a reliever, posting a 1-4 mark and a 4.15 ERA in 12 appearances out of the bullpen. The six-foot, 175-pound right-hander has plenty of experience in the rotation however, having started 29 of his 67 professional games. Machado took the rotation spot of 2014 first-round pick Foster Griffin, who was promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas on May 29. The Carabobo Venezuela native throws a four-seamer, a two-seamer, slider and changeup. LAST TIME OUT: Machado s last outing was his best start. On June 18 he allowed just one run on four hits over five frames against the Red Sox. The right-hander fanned a season-high seven and walked only one en route to a win in his final start of the first half. ROAD WARRIOR: Machado has spent majority of his time on visiting team s pitching mounds. The righty will be making his 12th appearance away from Frawley Stadium and all but one of his starts will have come on the road. In total, Machado is 1-3 with a 6.82 ERA in 111 appearances on the road. At home, the right-handed hurler has posted a 2-2 record with a 2.08 ERA in five appearances. BULLPEN TENURE: Machado started the season pitching out of the bullpen and even picked up his first professional save in the United States on April 16 against Potomac. It was his first save anywhere since he was in the Dominican Summer League in Machado s role varied as a reliever. He tossed three or more innings on three occasions, including two outings of 3.1 frames. He also worked one frame or less in four of his 12 appearances. The Book on Machado (2017) At Home: 2-2, 2.08 ERA 5G/1GS On the Road: 1-4, 6.82 ERA 11G/3GS LH Opp Avg:.329 RH Opp Avg:.255 Record when he pitches: 3-6 Wilmington Record when he starts: 2-2 Run Support (overall): 10 Run Support (starting): 2.5 ERA: 5.40 Season-High K s: 7, (6/18/17 vs. Salem Red Sox Game One) Career-High K s: 9, 8/28/16 vs. Odgen Raptors Last Win: 6/18/17 vs. Salem Red Sox (Game One) Last Loss: Winston-Salem Most IP, 2017: 6.0 IP Down East Wood Ducks) Most IP, Career: 6.0 IP: 2x, (Last: Down East Wood Ducks) MACHADO ON DIFFERENCES OF STARTING VS. RELIEVING: This transition is a little bit difficult because I started in the bullpen but now they moved me to the rotation. In spring training, I was looking to be a starter but they made me a reliever. I feel good though because I pitched as a Career Numbers starter the whole season last year in Idaho Falls. It s different because we come in relief against just Year/Teams(s) W-L ERA IP one or two hitters sometimes. Now I need to think of pitching in a very different style. When you start 2011/DSL Royals a game, you need to learn what the hitter is looking for. When you come in for relief for one hitter, you can throw a slider or something different and it works. As a starter, you have to face these hitters 2012/DSL Royals more than once. So you have to throw strike one, and you have to control your fastball to set other 2013/Burlington pitches up. It s more of a process. 2014/Burlington BIGGEST INFLUENCES ON ANDRES: When asked what pitcher had the biggest impact on 2015/DNP Due to Injury him, Machado did not hesitate even for a second. I enjoy watching Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners, Machado said. He has very good stuff and he is a starter. I like him because he throws a 2016/Idaho Falls lot of strikes, has great stuff and also because his from Venezuela. 2017/Wilmington MACHADO ON TOMMY JOHN IN 2015: It was Tommy John surgery and it is one year that Total you re out and that you can t get back. Last year, I was feeling better and I started, but now I actually feel good again Appearances (Wilmington) Date OPP G GS DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP WP Score Upon Exit Result Notes 4/8 POT 1 L T, 3-3 POT 4-3 (F/11) 1st app. in Adv.-A 4/11 CAR 2 W CAR, 2-1 WIL, 3-2 1st win of the season 3 SV WIL, 4-3 WIL, 4-3 Earned 1st save of 17 4 SV WIL, 5-4 WIL, 5-4 (F/11) Back-to-back saves 5 L SAL, 7-6 SAL, 7-6 Longest outing of season MB, 3-2 MB, 7-6 5/1 SAL 7 L SAL, 4-3 SAL, 4-3 (F/10) WIL, 5-3 WIL, 5-4 5/11 POT POT, 8-4 POT, 8-4 Longest scoreless app POT, 10-0 POT, L POT, 3-1 POT, FRE, 10-1 FRE, L WS, 5-1 WS, 5-2 First start of W WIL, 4-3 WIL, 5-4 Tied career-high in IP 15 3 L LYN, 8-0 LYN, 8-1 Allowed season-high in hits/runs 6/18 vs. SAL (G1) 16 4 W WIL, 3-1 WIL 3-1 Set season-high in Ks

4 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Regular-Season Breakdown Record: First Half: Second Half: 1-3 Home: Road: Vs. RH Starters: Vs. LH Starters: Day: 9-7 Night: One-Run Games: Two-Run Games: 6-2 Extra-Inning Games: 3-4 Doubleheaders (W-L-S) Shutouts: 10-5 No-Hitters: 0-0 When Leading After 7: 30-3 When Trailing After 7: 4-26 When Tied After 7: 6-5 When Leading After 8: 26-3 When Trailing After 8: 2-24 When Tied After 8: 5-4 When the Rocks Score First: When the Opponent Scores First: Games Decided In Last At-Bat: 8-8 When Scoring 3 Or Less: When Scoring 4 Or More: 29-9 When The Rocks Have 5 Hits or Less: 6-11 When The Rocks Have 10 Hits or More: 20-9 When The Rocks Hit A Home Run: Most Games Above.500: 8 Most Games Below.500: 8 When The Rocks Commit an Error: When The Rocks Starter Goes 6+ Inn: Come-From-Behind Victories: 12 Postponements: 5 Cancellations: 0 Total Rainouts: 5 Currently Suspended Games: 0 Blue Rocks vs. the Carolina League Opponent Record Home Road Frederick Lynchburg Potomac Salem Northern Div Opponent Record Home Road Buies Creek Carolina Down East Myrtle Beach Winston-Salem Southern Div Runners Left On Base Blue Rocks: 574 Opponents: 509 Numbers With RISP Blue Rocks:.228 Avg. (167-for-731) Blue Rocks On... Mondays: 3-5 April: 8-15 Tuesdays: 6-4 May: Wednesdays: 2-7 June: 14-8 Thursdays: 6-5 July: 0-0 Fridays: 8-4 Aug: 0-0 Saturdays: 5-3 Sept: 0-0 Sundays: 11-4 First Game of Series: 12-8 Last Game of Series: 8-12 Series Won: 7 Series Lost: 7 Series Split: 6 Series Swept: 3-2 Rubber Matches: 0-3 WALK-OFF WINS/LOSSES WINS (0) Date Opp Score/Inn 5/9 POT 1-0/(9) 5/10 POT 4-3/(11) LOSSES (0) Date Opp Score/Inn 4/18 SAL 6-5/(9) 4/19 SAL 7-6/(9) Pitchers (21) Scott Blewett Jacob Bodner Justin Camp Cristian Castillo Gabe Cramer# Andrew Edwards Grant Gavin Foster Griffin* Tim Hill Jake Kalish Richard Lovelady Andres Machado Yunior Marte Emilio Ogando AJ Puckett Luis Rico Colin Rodgers Jared Ruxer Walker Sheller Matt Tenuta Franco Terrero 2017 Roster (41) Catchers (3) Nathan Esposito Colton Frabasilio Chase Vallot* Infielders (10) D.J. Burt* Roman Collins* Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Hunter Dozier% Wander Franco* Jecksson Flores Nicky Lopez* Travis Maezes* Jonathan McCray Outfielders (7) Brandon Downes* Elier Hernandez* Cody Jones Anderson Miller* Kort Peterson# Jose Sanchez Tanner Stanley Names followed by an asterisk (*) were Opening Day starters on April 7. #: On disabled list ^: Inactive %: MLB rehab

5 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued Blue Rocks Pitching Breakdown Inherited Runners/Scored W-L Sv. ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR Starters Relievers Totals Wilmington Starts of 7+ Innings (14 in 2016, 20 in 2015) Pitcher IP Date Opponent Dec. Game Result A.J. Puckett 7.0 4/20 Winston-Salem W WIL won 1-0 Scott Blewett 7.0 Down East W WIL won 10-0 Foster Griffin 8.0 5/9 Potomac W WIL won 3-2 Scott Blewett 7.0 Potomac W WIL won 2-0 Foster Griffin 7.2 Frederick W WIL won 2-0 Colin Rodgers 7.0 Frederick W WIL won 6-1 Cristian Castillo 8.0 6/15 vs. Salem W WIL won 8-0 Runners Inherited Pitcher Inherited Runs Allowed Pct. Bodner Cramer Edwards Flores Gavin Kalish Lovelady Machado Marte Rodgers Ruxer Sheller Tenuta Terrero Totals Catchers Totals Catcher CS Att. Pct. PB Esposito Vallot Totals Starter Breakdown Starter Starts WIL Rec. No-Dec. Rec. Longest Outing Foster Griffin IP vs. POT 5/9 Scott Blewett POT 5/15 Emilio Ogando BC 4/30 A.J. Puckett IP vs. WS 4/20 Cristian Castillo IP vs. LYN 6/15 Colin Rodgers FRE 5/21 Jared Ruxer IP vs. SAL 6/18 Andres Machado LYN 6/12 Yunior Marte /13 Catchers ERA Breakdown Catcher IP ER ERA W-L Esposito Vallot Pickoffs Camp 1 Castillo 3 5/29 vs. POT Griffin 1 BC Lovelady 1 DE Pitchers Bodner # 1 Last Time 4/20 vs. WS Marte 1 4/23 vs. WS (G2) Ruxer 1 BC Tenuta 1 SAL Rocks Bullpen (Last Relief Outing) Reliever Date Opp. DEC IP H R ER BB K HR IR Scored Jacob Bodner SAL Justin Camp LYN Gabe Cramer FRE Andrew Edwards WS Jecksson Flores 6/9 vs. BC Grant Gavin Jake Kalish 5/14 vs. FRE (G2) SV Richard Lovelady SAL Andres Machado POT L Yunior Marte SAL Luis Rico 4/11 vs. CAR Colin Rodgers MB Jared Ruxer 6/11 vs. BC Walker Sheller SAL Matt Tenuta SAL Franco Terrero SAL Blue Rocks Shutouts (5 in in 2015) Date Score Opp. Pitchers (1) 4/ vs. WS A.J. Puckett/ Jacob Bodner (2) 4/ vs. WS (7 inn) Foster Griffin/ Richard Lovelady (3) 5/4 DE Scott Blewett/Franco Terrero (4) 5/15 POT Scott Blewett/Franco Terrero (5) 5/19 FRE Griffin/Marte/Lovelady (6) 5/ vs. LYN Castillo/Edwards/ Lovelady (7) 6/14 LYN A.J. Puckett/Walker Sheller/Franco Terrerro (8) 6/ vs. SAL Cristian Castillo/Jacob Bodner (9)6/ vs. SAL Scott Blewett/Matt Tenuta (10) 6/18 (G2) 5-0 vs. SAL Jared Ruxer/Yunior Marte/Franco Terrero Opponent Shutouts (15 in in 2015) Date Score/Opp. Pitchers 1) 4/ vs. WS (F/11) Brannon Easterling/Ryan Riga/Ian Hamilton/Aaron Bummer/Kevlis Valerio 2) 4/27 MB Adbert Alzolay/Dillon Maplers/Craig Brooks 3) 4/29 BC Elieser Hernandez/Hector Perez/Nick Hernandez 4) 5/15 POT Luis Reyes/Grant Borne 5) 6/ vs. BC Franklin Perez/Devon Carr/Nick Hernandez

6 Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued Scoring by Inning Total Blue Rocks Opponents Home Run Breakdown Player Total Home Road Solo 2R 3R GS Last HR Opposing Pitcher/Inn. Games Since D.J. Burt /10/16 Sam Thoele/7th 89 Roman Collins /24/17 Jordan Weems (SAL)/7th 1 Chris DeVito /14/17 Shao-Ching Chaing (LYN)/3rd 8 Carlos Diaz N/A 272 Brandon Downes /25/17 Mike Shawaryn (SAL)/5th - Hunter Dozier /21/16 Jhrael Cotton (NSH)/5th 12 Nathan Esposito /12/16 Edrick Agosto/3rd 46 Jecksson Flores /4/17 Frank Lopez (DE)/9th 24 Colton Frabasilio /8/17 Hector Silvestre (POT)/3rd 13 Wander Franco /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/3rd 26 Elier Hernandez /6/17 Brett Martin (DE)/3rd 2 Cody Jones /6/17 Tyler Ferguson (DE)/9th 11 Nicky Lopez /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/1st 29 Travis Maezes /15/17 Marc Brakeman(SAL)/8th 2 Jonathan McCray /21/16 Jorge Guzman/2nd 16 Anderson Miller /22/17 Keegan Akin (FRE)/3rd 28 Kort Peterson /16/17 Jordan Weems (SAL)/5th 2 Jose Sanchez N/A 163 Tanner Stanley /23/17 Kieran Lovegrove/ 7th 2 Chase Vallot /22/17 Marc Brakeman (SAL)/7th 3 Multi-Hit Games Player Total D.J. Burt Roman Collins Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Brandon Downes Hunter Dozier Nathan Esposito Jecksson Flores Colton Frabasilio Wander Franco Elier Hernandez Cody Jones Nicky Lopez Travis Maezes Jonathan McCray Anderson Miller Kort Peterson Tanner Stanley Jose Sanchez Chase Vallot Multi-RBI Games Player Total D.J. Burt Roman Collins Chris DeVito Carlos Diaz Brandon Downes Hunter Dozier Nathan Esposito Jeckson Flores Colton Frabasilio Wander Franco Elier Hernandez Cody Jones Nicky Lopez Travis Maezes Jonathan McCray Anderson Miller Kort Peterso Tanner Stanley Jose Sanchez Chase Vallot Month-by-Month Team Hitting Month G Rec Avg AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB / ATT April /7 May /10 June /7 July /0 August /0 September /0

7 2017 Games Started by Position 1B DeVito (38), Collins (18), Maezes (10), Frabasilio (8) 2B Burt (61), Flores (13) 3B Franco (56), Maezes (11), Flores (5), Dozier (2) SS Lopez (67), Flores (7) C Vallot (41) Esposito (33) LF Collins (40), Miller (21), Stanley (8), Jones (2), Peterson (2), McCray (1), Downes (1) CF Jones (40), Hernandez (13), Miller (13), Downes (8) RF Miller (34), Hernandez (14), Peterson (9), Collins (6), Stanley (6), Downes (3), Dozier (1), Flores (1) DH Vallot (20), Maezes (16), Franco (8), Collins (5), Frabasilio (4), Burt (4), Lopez (4), DeVito (3), Miller (3), McCray (2), Hernandez (2), Stanley (1), Jones (1), Downes (1) Wilmington Blue Rocks 2017 Notes Continued 2017 Games Started by Batting Order 1 Lopez (70), Jones (3), Burt (1) 2 Burt (64), Flores (5), Jones (2), Collins (2), Peterson (1) 3 Miller (36), Hernandez (29), Franco (4), Dozier (3), Collins (2) 4 Miller (29), DeVito (25), Downes (12), Vallot (6), Franco (2) 5 Vallot (44), DeVito (14), Collins (6), Miller (4), Franco (4), Frabasilio (1), Maezes (1), 6 Collins (32), Franco (22), Vallot (9), Maezes (4), Esposito (2), Miller (1), Stanley (1), Peterson (1), DeVito (1), Downes (1) 7 Collins (22), Franco (20), Maezes (10), Peterson (8), Jones (5), Esposito (3), Stanley (2),, Frabasilio (1), Flores (1), Vallot (1) 8 Jones (20), Maezes (16), Franco (13), Esposito (10), Stanley (7), Collins (4), Jones (3), Frabasilio (3), McCray (1) 9 Flores (21), Esposito (18), Jones (14), Frabasilio (7), Maezes (7), Stanley (5), McCray (2) 2017 Blue Rocks Pinch Hitters (2016:0-9, 3 SO, 2 GIDP) Player Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC/SF HB BB SO Colton Frabasilio / Wander Franco / Elier Hernandez / Travis Maezes / Tanner Stanley / Chase Vallot / TOTALS / Current/Longest Hitting Streaks of the 2017 Season Current/ Longest Current/Longest on Base Streaks of the 2017 Season Current/ Longest Burt 1 (6/23-) / 6 (5/16-5/23) 1 (6/24-) / 13 (4/7-4/19) Collins - / 8, 2x (4-9/4-17 & 5/5-5/14) - / 13 (4/7-4/19) DeVito - / 9 (6/13-6/24) - / 12 (5/21-6/4) Diaz - / 2 (6/21-6/23) - / 2 (6/21-6/23) Downes 1 (6/25-) / 4, 2x (4/7-10 & 5/31-6/4) 1 (6/25-) / 6 (5/31-6/5) Esposito - / 10 (5/21-6/9) - / 10 5/21-6/10) Flores - / 3 (6/18-6/24) - / 4 (5/17-5/26) Frabasilio - / 2 (5/20-5/29) - / 2 (5/20-5/29) Franco 9 (6/14-) / 12 (5/24-6/11) 9 (6/14-) / 12 (5/24-6/11) Hernandez 8 (4/30-) / 4 (4/25-4/28) 8 (4/30-) / 4 (4/25-4/28) Jones - / 6 (5/ ) - / 11 (4/26-5/10) Lopez* 1 (6/25-) / 13* (5/10-5/24) 4 (6/18-) / 28 (4/ ) Maezes - / 4 (5/31-6/7) 4 (6/15-) / 10 (5/2-5/21) McCray - / - - / - Miller 2 (6/24-) / 12 (4/30-5/12) 19 (6/3-) / 30 (4/14-5/16) Peterson 4 (6/15-) / 7 (5/12-5/20) 4 (6/15-) / 7 (5/12-5/20) Sanchez - / - - / - Stanley - / - - / 2 (4/25-4/28) Vallot - / 6 (5/15-5/22) 4 (6/22-) / 9 2x, (5/11-5/23 & 5/27-6/11) *Had 13-game hitting streak from May with suspended game on May 18 during the stretch. Went hitless in the resumption of the game on May 26.

8 BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #3 D.J. Burt IF Ht: 5 9 Wt: 160 Age: 21 B/T: R/R Lives: Fuquay-Varina, NC LG: 1-for-4 SAL) Road Trip: 1-for-9, 3BB, 2 SO Notes: Drafted in the 4th round of the 2014 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Fuquay-Varina H.S. Full name is Dawon Jamarcus Norman Burt Notes: Second in CL in stolen bases (20) and 5th in walks (41). -Third on the team with 13 doubles. -Third on the team with 36 runs scored. -Had 13-game on-base streak snapped on 4/20 vs. WS. Was the fourth-longest streak in Carolina League at the time. -Recorded first, four-hit game on since 8/28/16. -Posted first multi-rbi game on MB (2-for-5, 3RBI) 2016 Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/SAL) -Hit.257 with career-highs in home runs (4) and RBI (59) in 125 games. -Led the Legends with his 59 RBI and 74 runs scored. -Finished tied for second in the South Atlantic League with career-high 43 SB. Had 27 stolen bags through his first two seasons in professional baseball. -Finished fourth in SAL with his 74 runs scored. -Hit.350/2/10 and stole 11 bases in month of June (22 games) after hitting.189 in May (28 games) 2015 Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/PIO) -Hit.290 with a home run and 28 RBI in 65 games. -Ranked among Pioneer League leaders in sacrifice hits (first), runs and walks (third) and triples(tied for third). -Reached safely in 59 of his 62 starts with Idaho Falls, including his last 54 starts. -Ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak. Carried streak over through first four games with Lexington to set career-high 15 game hitting streak. (8/27/15-4/10/16) -Reached safely in 59 of his 62 starts with Idaho Falls, including his last 54 starts. -On-base streak of 62 games started on July 12 and went through first eight games with Lexington in 2016 and ended on April 16, Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.215 with two home runs and nine RBI in 49 games in his first season in professional baseball. They said it: Working with the coaches down in Spring Training and learning the game more. That s my game, speed and getting on and creating havoc on the bases. I told myself I had two pitches and then I m out...it took its own form (on 62-game on-base streak). I pretty much just rolled with it. I ended the season in Idaho and pretty much knew about my streak but when I started last season in Lexington I didn t even think about it. (On keeping streak alive) I think developing as a player each year and getting better each year helped... I think defense is the number one key to me. That helps wins games. I know hitting does too but if you have pitching and defense, that can help make a run in the playoffs...working with the coaches down in Spring Training and learning the game more. That s my game, speed and getting on and creating havoc on the base. I told myself I had two pitches and then I m out... I know Brandon Phillips doesn t really run like that but I compare myself to him. Jose Altuve as well. #15 Chris DeVito INF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 220 Age: 22 B/T: L/R Lives: Northridge, CA LG: 0-for-4, SO Road Trip:.353(6-for-17, 4R, 2B, 2RBI, BB, 2SO) Notes: Selected in the 8th round of the 2016 June MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of New Mexico. Hit.375/.448/.685 with 16 home runs while playing catcher and designated hitter for the Lobos Notes: Had season-long nine-game hitting streak snapped on (.471/1/9) -Named CL Player of the Week for May 29 - June 4. Hit.462 in six games. -Hit for the cycle on WS. First cycle in career and first in the CL this season. Was team s first cycle since April 18, 1999 when Dee Brown did -Has 12 multi-hit games in 41 total games with Wilmington. -Hit first-career Adv. A homer at Potomac on 5/19 (2R-HR) -Made Class-A Adv. debut on 5/11 vs. POT and went 1-for-3 with a walk and strikeout. -Played in 30 games with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League). Hit.347 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI. -Led the South Atlantic League with his 11 HRs, hits (42), RBI, XBH (21) and SLG (.702) -Also was tied for third in the league with his.347 contact-clip. -In his last game with LEX on 5/8 he picked up his first, career four-hit game. (4-for-5, HR) 2016 Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.261 with nine home runs and 50 RBI in 60 games. Led the team in both HR and was ranked second in the league in RBI. They said it: (On what led to great success in Lexington to start the season) Honestly, my teammates. My first couple of games weren t very good and my teammates knew I could do it, they had my back and I couldn t have done it without my teammates and the great coaching staff we have down there... Just trying to be as consistent as possible (On what he worked on in the off-season). That s everyone s baseball goal, to be as consistent as possible...i actually know probably more guys here (in Wilmington) than I did at the beginning of the Lexington season so I m super excited. It s a great group of guys here...i loved that school (the University of New Mexico). Great school, great place to hit. Coach (Ray) Birmingham is a great head coach and knows what he is talking about with hitting. His support staff as well with Buddy Goldsmith, Ken (Jacome), the pitching coach, and Tony Cappuccilli were all great coaches and had great team environment there...(on moving from California to New Mexico) It is definitely different. It was the best place for me to go play baseball. My best friend from high school, Jared Holly, went to New Mexico first. He was a sophomore there my freshman year and he helped me in a lot of ways to make the transition easier...(on transition from catcher to first base.)...i absolutely love it. Catching is rough, I respect those guys for being back there. Those guys grind and put their bodies on the line. Being at first is definitely a lot easier on the body... Absolutely not, I ve never done that before (on hitting for the cycle). I was just super happy to get the win and happy to contribute. (If cycle was in his mind after the triple) A little bit, but not much. I know (triples) are incredibly hard to get and I m not a big triples guy. I was just happy to get it done early and didn t have to worry about it. I m mostly happy we got the win. #34 Roman Collins OF Ht: 6 2 Wt: 210 Age: 23 B/T: L/L Lives: Boca Raton, FL LG: 0-for-4 Road Trip:.278 (5-for-18, 3R, 2B, 3B, HR, 3RBI, 4SO) Notes: Drafted in the 5th Round of the 2015 June Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Florida Atlantic Univ. Considered one of the best pure hitters in organization last season. Turned down opportunities to play college football. Father played football at West Virginia University Notes: Hit walk-off RBI double in 15th inning vs. BC on 6/8. -Had three-hit game on FRE. Third three-hit game of the season. -Had 13-game on-base streak end on 4/20 vs. WS. -The streak was tied as the longest on-base streak on the team with D.J. Burt and was the fourthlongest in Carolina League at the time. -Tied for third on the team with five home runs and second on team with 14 doubles. -Tied for fourth on team in runs (27). -Has posted a pair of eight-game hitting streaks this season. Posted two, nine-gamers in 2014 with Idaho Falls Notes: Spent the season between the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) and Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League). -Hit.242 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in 111 total games between the two teams. -Started the season with the Blue Rocks hitting.222/0/5 in 21 contests. -Played 90 games with the Legends and hit.246/9/36. -Collected three, four-hit games last year. -Hit.249 vs RHP and.213 vs LHP -Hit.275 on the road (208 ABs) and.207 at home (218 ABs) -Spent the winter in the Australian Winter League with the Melbourne Aces and ranked among league s leaders in total bases (tied for second), batting average (third), hits (third) and runs (tied for fourth) Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.292 with four home runs and 45 RBI in 68 games. -Ranked tied for fourth among Pioneer League batters in walks (36) during his pro debut. -Finished third on the Chukars in hits (78), second in doubles (18) and fourth in triples (6). -Was the second toughest batter to strike out in the league (every 9.03 at-bats). They said it: I had a blast in Australia. We ended up having a really good team and really good group of guys down in Melbourne, Australia. I had a really good time and got a lot better and made improvements... Living there was actually not as different as I thought it would be. There s a lot of US pop culture there so that wasn t much different. As far as baseball, there was actually a big difference. There s a lot of Japanese guys there so the style of play, especially the pitching is a lot different. There s a lot more splitters than change ups and I also saw a lot more soft throwing lefties which helped me out a lot... I played football growing up and I actually almost ended up playing football in college instead of baseball. I had a few more opportunities in football than baseball but baseball has always been my passion and it ended up working out... Definitely the fans. We have a good group of fans here and they like to come out and watch. I like it here. #7 Carlos Diaz INF Ht: 5 8 Wt: 145 Age: 24 B/T: S/R Lives: Carabobo, VZ LG: Road Trip: Notes: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on September 18, 2012 by the Kansas City Royals Notes: Started the season with Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Double-A/Texas League) and Omaha Storm Chasers (Triple-A/Pacific Coast League) -Has hit a composite.222 at the two stops in 24 games. -In 21 games in Double-A he hit.200 with a double and five RBI. -In just three games in Triple-A he went 2-for-4. -Returns to Wilmington for second stint with the Blue Rocks Notes: Spent the season at three different levels including Wilmington, Northwest Arkansas and Omaha. -Hit.270 with eight doubles, 10 RBI and stole four bases in 73 total games. -With Wilmington hit.241 with seven doubles and drove in nine runs in 50 games. -Played in 17 games with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and hit.279 (12-for-43) -First stint in Triple-A Omaha he went 2-for-15 (.133) in six games Notes: Spent the season with the Royals (Rookie/Arizona League) and Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.293 between the two stops including.301 in 30 games in the Arizona League.

9 #26 Brandon Downes OF Ht: 6 3 Wt: 195 Age: 24 B/T: R/R Lives: South Plainfield, NJ LG: 1-for-4, R HR, RBI, 2SO Road Trip: 1-for-4, R HR, RBI, 2SO BLUE ROCKS HITTERS NOTES #16 Nate Esposito C Ht: 5 11 Wt: 195 Age: 23 B/T: R/R Lives: Granite Bay, CA LG: 0-for-4, RBI, SO Road Trip: 3-for-9, 2B, 2RBI, 2SO Notes: Selected in the 7th round of the 2014 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of University of Virginia. In 2011 he was selected by Boston in the 43rd round of the First-Year Player Draft, but chose to attend the University of Virginia. Sister Kelly played softball at Drexel University Notes: Smacked his fifth homer of the season in return from the DL at Salem on 6/25. Has now hit five home runs in his 13 games played this season, -Rejoined the team on after going on the disabled list for second time this season. (Hip) -Hit in five of his first seven games when he retunred from the from DL, (7-for-26, 3HR, 6RBI) -Tied for 3rd on team in HR (5) -Started the year with Wilmington. Played in five games and hit.278 with two triples and a home run before breaking a bone in his hand. Was placed on disabled list on April Notes: Spent the season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/Carolina League) and Omaha StormChasers (AAA/Pacific Coast League). -Hit.230 with 12 home runs and 66 RBI in 130 games with Wilmington. -Ranked second among Royals farmhands with 36 doubles, 34 of which came at Wilmington, where he ranked fifth in the Carolina League in two-base hits. -Played in five games with Omaha and hit.308 with a pair of doubles in 13 at-bats. -Had 26 multi-hit games last season. 2015: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) Wilmington Blue Rocks. -Hit.251 with 14 home runs and 59 RBI in 106 games with Lexington. -Ranked second on team in doubles, home runs and RBI for Lexington. -Played in just one game in Wilmington and in his lone at-bat struck out. -Fell a home run shy of the cycle on 5/15. (5-for-5 3 2B, 3B, RBI) 2014: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit.308 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 41 games. Finished fifth on the team with 13 doubles. They said it: I definitely think it will be a good adjustment for me. I went through the whole first year struggling a little bit. I know the stadiums, the teams, maybe some of the same players are coming back. I think it gives me a little bit of an edge on other guys in the league. I m excited...honestly I went in there carefree. If I get out, it s supposed to happen because I m the guy from A-Ball so I took it the right way. I just went out there and felt comfortable and enjoyed myself. I honestly had no pressure on myself and that s the way I should play here too which is what I m going to try to do. It was enjoyable... The postgame spread was unbelievable. You get big leaguers buying the spread and it is steak and lobster for dinner which was very awesome. The field was incredible. There was a ton more fans I m not saying we have a bad fan base, but it s a step away from the big leagues and kids are going crazy for you. It was cool to be around older guys who have been there or guys that are close to being there. The league itself was very cool. I met one of my teammates from Virginia, Chris Taylor, he got traded to the Dodgers and we were playing them during the six games I was there and it was good to see him. It s a whole different atmosphere. There s 35-year-old guys pitching to you and you do one thing wrong and they know what that weakness it, they can repeatedly make that pitch so it definitely was a big jump but definitely awesome...it s definitely a big thing (playing near hometown). There s a lot of ups and downs, especially if you get homesick, which I haven t gotten that much in my career so far. It s definitely a blessing to have your family come out. #4 Jecksson Flores OF Ht:5 11 Wt: 145 Age: 23 B/T: R/R Lives: Cuidad Bolivar, VZ LG: 0-for-3, SO Road Trip: 4-for-9, RBI, SO, 2 SAC, SO Notes: Signed as non-drafted Free Agent by Kansas City on July 21, Notes: Posted first 3 RBI game on 6/18 (G2 vs. SAL) since 7/4/16. -Leads CL in sacrifice hits (11) -Swatted his first-career Class-A Adv. DE on 5/4. First homer in 44 games. (7/4/16) -Recorded first mutli-rbi game with Wilmington in that same game at DE. (3-for-5, HR, 2RBI). -Made Class-A Adv. debut on 4/21 vs. WS and went 0-for-2 with a walk Notes: Spent the season with the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) -Hit.205 with four home runs and 27 RBI in 85 games. -Finished third on the team with 21 stolen bases Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars(Rookie/Pioneer League) -Hit a career-best.305 with a home run and 15 RBI in 42 games Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars -Hit.244 with 16 RBI, added seven doubles and three triples to his ledger in 49 games Notes: Spent the season with Royals (Rookie/AZL) -Hit.246 with 17 RBI and stole 13 bases in 39 games. -Ranked among the Arizona League leaders in walks (tied for eighth) and stolen bases (tied for 10th). Notes: Selected in the 33rd round of the 2015 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of Concordia University-Portland (Portland, OR). Originally attended Oregon State University in 2012 before transferring Notes: Had career-high ten-game hitting streak snapped on 6/9 vs. BC. -Picked up his first multi-hit game of the season while throwing out a pair of base runners on SAL. -Collected first multi-rbi game of the season on BC -Leads team in caught stealing percentage (33%) Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) -Hit.317 with two home runs and 17 RBI in 29 games. -Did not commit and error behind the dish. (250 innings) -Threw out 28% of would-be base stealers Notes: Spent the season with the Royals (Rookie/Arizona League) and hit.250 with five RBI in 27 games. Made just one error behind the plate. They said it: I would say definitely attitude was huge for me. Learning how to take each at-bat at a time and move forward from the negative things and take the positives of each at-bat and that s helped me relax at the plate... No. Absolutely not. I never had seven RBIs before. It was really cool. I guess the coolest thing about it was that I had no idea how many RBIs I had until the game was over and my teammates were telling me. I think that s the only reason why it happened. If I went in to each at-bat saying I already have four, let me get another one RBI, it wouldn t have happened for me and messed with my attitude. I don t think it would ve been as successful as a game... I think that s the reason why I m here. I really pride myself on defense. I try to come out every day to run a pitching staff, keep the ball in front of me and not let runners advance. I think that s what I pride myself on the most... I don t have a specific catcher. I can give you one guy. I was a big Jorge Posada fan of the New York Yankees. Just the way he was so agile behind the plate and lanky. He wasn t a big stocky dude because I m not like that either, but I liked the way he moved behind the plate for sure... Definitely an energizer bunny for these guys, I think I provide a lot of energy on the field, in the bullpen or the clubhouse. Someone that can provide energy day in and day out because we all know the season can get long. #37 Colton Frabasilio [frah-ba-silly-o] C/1B Ht: 6 2 Wt: 205 Age: 24 B/T: R/R Lives: Chandler, AZ LG: 0-for-4 Road Trip: Notes:Selected in the 23rd round of the 2015 June MLB Amateur Draft by Kansas City out of St. Louis University. 2017: Picked up his second multi-hit game of the season on 5/29 vs. POT -Cranked a solo home run in his first at-bat of the season vs. POT on 4/8. -Added to the roster on 5/6 after being placed on the DL Notes: Spent the season with the Idaho Falls Chukars (Rookie/Pioneer League), the Lexington Legends (Low-A/South Atlantic League) and the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Adv. A/ Carolina League). -With the Blue Rocks he hit.167 with three RBI in 10 games. -Played 18 games with Lexington and hit.270 and hit a home run and drove in ten runs. -With the Chukars he hit.348 with five home runs in 12 games Notes: Spent the season with the Burlington Royals (Rookie/Appalachian League) - Hit.293 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 42 games. They said it: Catching you have to prepare differently from first base because catching comes first when you re playing.. with catching the pitching staff and your defense comes first... I was looking forward to seeing a little bit better competition and just trying to improve my game. Seeing how I compete against upper level competition, which is what we as players want to do because that s how you get better as a player. It was a welcomed change for my career.