Fire Frogs Recap Current Streak...L1 Last 5 Games... 2-3 Last 10 Games... 3-7 Home... 10-17 Away... 12-14 Day Games... 4-4 Night Games... 18-27 Double Headers... 1-1-0 April... 10-14 May... 12-17 June... 0-0 July... 0-0 August... 0-0 September... 0-0 vs. LHSP... 3-4 vs. RHSP... 19-27 Game 1 of Series... 9-7 Game 2 of Series... 7-9 Game 3 of Series...4-11 Game 4 of Series... 2-4 Rubber Match... 2-5 Series W-L-T... 5-9-1 Series Sweeps... 0-0.500 or better... 19-17 Below.500... 3-14 Scoring First...18-11 Opponent Scores First... 4-20 One-Run Games... 5-7 Two-Run Games... 2-4 Walk-Offs... 1-0 Extra Innings... 2-0 Leading After 6... 18-2 Trailing After 6... 2-24 Tied After 6... 2-5 Leading After 7... 17-1 Trailing After 7... 1-28 Tied After 7... 2-2 Leading After 8... 18-0 Trailing After 8... 0-28 Tied After 8... 2-1 Starter Gets Decision... 16-22 Reliever Gets Decision... 6-9 Starter Goes 5+... 19-22 Starter Goes <5... 3-9 Scoring 0-3 Runs... 3-23 Scoring 4-7 Runs...11-7 Scoring 8-10 Runs... 4-1 Scoring 11+ Runs... 4-0 Shutouts... 5-6 Opponent Scores 0-4... 19-12 Opponent Scores 5+... 2-19 Collecting 0-3 Hits... 0-0 Collecting 4-6 Hits... 0-15 Collecting 7-9 Hits...7-11 Collecting 10-12 Hits... 8-5 Collecting 13+ Hits... 7-0 Out-Hitting Opponent... 19-7 Out-Hit by Opponent... 1-20 Hits are Equal... 2-4 Hitting a Home Run... 11-11 Opponent Hits a HR... 5-12 Errorless... 9-7 Committing One Error... 4-9 Commiting 2+ Errors... 9-15 Opponent is Errorless... 6-15 Monday... 3-3 Tuesday... 4-3 Wednesday... 3-5 Thursday... 2-7 Friday... 4-5 Saturday... 4-3 Sunday... 2-5 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS (ATL) (22-31) at Clearwater Threshers (PHI) (29-24) RHP Enderson franco (0-3, 8.68) vs. RHP Jacob Waguespack (2-2, 3.08) Thursday, June 1, 2017-7:00 PM ET - Spectrum Field Game #54 - Road Game #27 TODAY S GAME: Game three of a four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate (1-1)... Fourth and final series between the two teams in 2017...Second of two series between Florida and Clearwater at Spectrum Field... Teams only play each other in the first half (14 games)...teams are tied, 6-6, through the first 12 contests...fire Frogs took two of three against the Threshers at Spectrum Field from April 21-23. TODAY S STARTING PITCHER: RHP Enderson Franco makes his fifth start of the season for the Fire Frogs on Thursday night. The 24-year-old allowed nine runs in two innings of work his last time out on eight hits and three walks in the loss against the Palm Beach Cardinals on May 26. LATE LEAD SLIPS AWAY IN LOSS: The Florida Fire Frogs had a late lead slip away on Wednesday night, at the visitors fell by a score of 9-5 to the Clearwater Threshers at Spectrum Field. The defeat saddled the Fire Frogs with a 12-17 record in May, after beginning the month 8-3. Florida plated one run in the first, two in the second, and two more in the third to take a 5-3 lead, but Clearwater used one run in the sixth, two in the seventh, and three more in the eighth to pull away with the four-run victory over the Fire Frogs. NESLONY S STREAK: Tyler Neslony banged an RBI double in the first inning to stretch his hitting streak to 11 games. The product of Texas Tech has gone 14-for-42 (.333avg) with two runs scored, five doubles, and seven driven in. The streak has raised the 23-year-old s overall average from.269 to.290 over that span. SLASHING SALAZAR: Alejandro Salazar has an eight-game hitting streak paired with Neslony s 11-gamer. The 20-year-old has raised his average by 35 points during the streak, jumping up from.248 to.273. WELCOME BACK!: In his second at-back of the game, Carlos Castro lifted a two-run shot onto the berm in left to give the Fire Frogs a 5-2 lead in the third inning. The 23-year-old missed 17 games due to being on the disabled list. The slugging first baseman finished the game 1-for-4 with that homer and two RBI. GO AWAY, MAY!: The Florida Fire Frogs were right in the thick of the race after 11 games in the month of May, where the inaugural team started the second month of the season 8-3. After a seven-game losing streak, Florida finished the month with a record of 12-17, and finds itself seven games back of first place with 17 games remaining in the first half. PLAYOFF RACE: Florida enters the month of June seven games out of first place in the Florida State League North division. Entering the beginning of the month, there are four teams right in the middle of the race for the first-half championship: Clearwater and the Dunedin Blue Jays are tied for first at the top of the division, the Daytona Tortugas are just half a game back, and the Tampa Yankees sit just two games back of first place in the first-half race. 2017 vs. Clearwater Threshers (6-6) Date Site Result Winner Loser Save 4/21 at CLR W, 3-1 LUIZ GOHARA (2-0) Cole Irvin (2-1) DEVAN WATTS (3) 4/22 at CLR W, 4-3/11 CORBIN CLOUSE (1-0) Tyler Gilbert (0-1) -- 4/23 at CLR L, 5-0 Ranfi Casimiro (1-1) BRADLEY RONEY (0-1) -- 5/5 FLO W, 17-11 RICARDO SANCHEZ (2-3) Alberto Tirado (1-2) -- 5/6 FLO L, 7-4 Blake Quinn (1-1) TOUKI TOUSSAINT (1-3) Jeff Singer (6) 5/7 FLO W, 3-2/10 SEAN MCLAUGHLIN (1-0) Jacob Waguespack (0-1) -- 5/22 FLO W, 10-4 JACOB WEBB (2-0) Cole Irvin (3-5) -- 5/23 FLO L, 3-1 Ranfi Casimiro (2-1) RICARDO SANCHEZ (2-5) Luke Leftwich (4) 5/24 FLO PPD (Rain) 5/25 FLO L, 8-1 Alberto Tirado (3-3) KRIS MEDLEN (1-1) Luke Leftwich (5) 5/25 FLO L, 8-1 Jacob Waguespack (2-2) TOUKI TOUSSAINT (1-6) Jeff Singer (10) 5/30 at CLR W, 4-1 RICARDO SANCHEZ (3-5) Cole Irvin (3-6) DEVAN WATTS (4) 5/31 at CLR L, 9-5 Harold Arauz (1-0) SEAN MCLAUGHLIN (2-1) -- 6/1 at CLR 6/2 at CLR TEAM LEADERS (FSL RANK) Average...Alex Jackson,.301 (13) Hits...Austin Riley, 52 (T16) Doubles... Tyler Neslony, 14 (T7) Triples...Ray-Patrick Didder, 3 (T14) Home Runs... Alex Jackson, 10 (3) RBI... Austin Riley, 35 (4) Runs... Austin Riley, 31 (T6) Stolen Bases... Ray-Patrick Didder, 10 (T10) Wins... Drew Harrington and Tyler Pike, 4 (T6) Saves... Devan Watts, 4 (T8) ERA... Tyler Pike, 2.20 (5) Innings Pitched... Tyler Pike, 57.1 (8) Strikeouts... Touki Toussaint, 60 (2) WHIP... Tyler Pike, 1.08 (7) Games... Sean McLaughlin and Devan Watts, 15 (T24) Side-by-Side Comparison (FSL Rank).265 (T3) 239 (3) 39 (2) 77 (T9) 13 (7) 36 (8) 4.18 (11) 462 (4) 195 (12) 10 (T9) Average Runs Home Runs Doubles Triples Stolen Bases ERA Strikeouts Low BB Saves An Eye on the Tribe AAA Gwinnett Braves (27-24), 2nd (-4.0) IL South: STREAK: L2 Last Game: 5/31 at Louisville (L, 7-5) DUE UP: 6/1 at Louisville (7:05 p.m. ET) NOTEABLE: Johan Camargo finished 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Big-league rehabber Adonis Garcia drove in two runs and doubled. AA Mississippi Braves (26-26), 3rd (-3.0) SL South: STREAK: W3 Last Game: 5/31 at Jackson (W, 9-3) DUE UP: 6/1 at Jackson (7:05 p.m. ET) NOTEABLE: Ronald Acuna picked up four more hits in five atbats, drove in a run and scored twice. The 19-year-old is batting.415 through 21 games at the Double-A level. Joey Meneses clubbed two homers and drove in four. Mike Soroka earned his sixth win of the season with three runs allowed over six frames for the quality start. A- Rome Braves (30-23), 2nd (-2.5) SAL Southern: STREAK: L2 Last Game: 5/31 at Greenville (L, 7-1) DUE UP: 6/1 vs. West Virginia (7:00 p.m. ET) NOTEABLE: Kurt Hoekstra had two of the team s five hits. DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS STREAM TIME (ET) Thursday, June 1 at Clearwater (PHI) RHP Enderson Franco (0-3, 8.68) vs. Jacob Waguespack (2-2, 3.08) TuneIn 7:00 pm Friday, June 2 at Clearwater (PHI) LHP Tyler Pike (4-2, 2.20) vs. RHP Edgar Garcia (1-1, 4.68) TuneIn 6:15 pm Saturday, June 3 vs. St. Lucie (NYM) LHP Drew Harrington (4-4, 3.38) vs. TBD TuneIn 7:05 pm Sunday, June 4 vs. St. Lucie (NYM) LHP RIcardo Sanchez (3-5, 3.42) vs. TBD TuneIn 5:05 pm Monday, June 5 vs. St. Lucie (NYM) RHP Touki Toussaint (1-6, 6.84) vs. TBD TuneIn 7:05 pm 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 1.267 (2) 206 (9) 44 (1) 84 (6) 6 (12) 35 (T9) 3.21 (2) 470 (2) 154 (5) 20 (1)
Enderson Franco RHP #38 Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Age: 24 Acquired: Minor League Rule 5 (12/10/15) Resides: Anaco, Venezuela vs. LHB:.379 (11x29), 3 2b, 3b, hr, 6rbi, 4bb, 3so vs. RHB:.327 (17x52), 5 2b, 4rbi, 3bb, 7so Today s Start: 24-year-old Enderson Franco makes his fifth start of the season for the Florida Fire Frogs. The right-hander has made eight appearances this season between Rome (A-) [two relief appearances], Florida (A+) [four starts] and Gwinnett (AAA) [two starts]. Last Outing: The native of Venezuela suffered the loss against the Palm Beach Cardinals on May 26. The 6 2 hurler tied a career-high with nine runs allowed on eight hits and three walks in 2+ innings of work. vs. Clearwater: Thursday will by the MiLB Rule 5 draft pick s second start against the Threshers. Franco allowed two runs on seven hits and five strikeouts against the Philadelphia Phillies High-A affiliate in a no-decision on May 7. 2017: Started the season with the Rome Braves (A-), going 0-0 with a 3.18era through two games covering 5.2ip, three runs (two earned), on seven hits, two walks and five strikeouts...assigned to the Gwinnett Braves on April 29, posting an ERA of just 1.00 in two starts with one run allowed in nine innings on six hits, three walks and 11 strikeouts...transferred to Florida (A+) on May 7. 2016: Played his first season in the organization with High-A Carolina and established new career highs in appearances (26) and innings (144.0) while going 6-12 with a 4.69 ERA (75 ER/144.0 IP) over 25 starts...his 144.0 innings of work were fourth most by a Braves farmhand on the season...tossed the second shutout of his career in his final start of the season, holding Winston-Salem to just three hits and two walks over 7.0 innings in a 5-0 Mudcats win...suffered an eight-game losing streak from 7/3-8/28, going 0-8 with a 5.49 ERA (37 ER/60.2 IP) over 11 starts...tallied a 3-4 record and a 2.60 ERA (19 ER/65.2 IP) in 11 games (10 starts) at home, including his shutout, but went 3-8 with a 6.43 ERA (56 ER/78.1 IP) over 15 starts on the road. 2015: Combined to make a then career-high 25 starts between two clubs and two organizations, going 6-12 with a 6.29 ERA (75 ER/126.0 IP) between Bowling Green (A) of the Rays system and Greensboro (A) of the Marlins... Went 5-6 with a 3.89 ERA in 13 starts for Bowling Green before being acquired by the Marlins in exchange for an international bonus pool slot on 7/2... Posted a 1-6 record and a 7.29 ERA in 12 starts with Greensboro over the remainder of the season. 2014: Made 13 starts with Low-A Hudson Valley and produced a career-low 3.28 ERA and a career-best seven wins in his first season in the Tampa Bay organization...took the loss in the second complete game of his career, allowing three runs over 6.0 innings in a 3-0 defeat at Brooklyn...Went 5-1 with a 2.96 ERA (15 ER/45.2 IP) in nine starts at home, compared to a 2-2 mark and a 3.91 ERA (10 ER/23.0 IP) over four starts on the road...opened the season with 11 consecutive scoreless innings. 2013: Went 2-5 with a 5.05 ERA (29 ER/51.2 IP) at rookie-level Greeneville... Following the season, was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays from the Houston Astros in the minor-league phase of the 2013 Rule 5 draft on 12/12. 2017 SEASON SPLITS (A+) HOME:... 0-1, 12.91era, 2g, 2gs, 7.2ip, 15h, 11r, 11er, 1hr, 3bb, 5so,.417avg, 2.35whip ROAD:...0-2, 5.73era, 2g, 2gs, 11.0ip, 13h, 7r, 7er, 4bb, 5so,.289avg, 1.55whip MAY:... 0-3, 8.68era, 4g, 4gs, 18.2ip, 28h, 18r, 18er, 1hr, 7bb, 10so,.346avg, 1.88whip TODAY S STARTING PITCHER FRANCO S 2017 LOG DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR P-K (%) 4/14 CSC ND 2.2 4 2 1 1 0 0 51-36 (71%) 4/19 COL ND 3.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 54-38 (70%) 4/22 PAW ND 4.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 63-39 (62%) 4/29 PAW ND 5.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 67-49 (77%) 5/7 CLR ND 5.2 7 2 2 0 5 1 76-51 (67%) 5/13 at LAK L, 1 5.0 4 4 4 3 4 0 -- 5/19 at PMB L, 2 6.0 9 3 3 1 1 0 69-48 (70%) 5/26 PMB L, 3 2.0+ 8 9 9 3 0 0 71-37 (52%) Totals 8G/6GS 0-3 33.1 41 22 21 12 26 1 64-43 (67%) FRANCO S CAREER W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR 2017 0-3 5.67 8 6 0 0 33.1 41 22 21 12 26 1 2016 6-12 4.69 26 25 1 1 144.0 164 79 75 46 97 7 2015 6-12 5.36 25 25 0 0 126.0 156 88 75 33 84 10 2014 7-3 3.28 13 13 1 0 68.2 74 34 25 8 50 4 2013 2-5 5.05 12 12 0 0 51.2 58 35 29 18 41 4 2012 3-2 4.86 10 7 1 1 50.0 69 31 27 8 37 2 2011 1-2 4.40 10 10 0 0 47.0 56 28 23 17 26 1 2010 1-3 3.67 9 7 0 0 34.1 39 20 14 7 21 4 Totals 26-42 4.69 113 105 3 2 555.0 657 337 289 149 382 33 FRANCO VS CLR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR 2017 0-0 3.18 1 1 0 0 5.2 7 2 2 0 5 1 Totals 0-0 3.18 1 1 0 0 5.2 7 2 2 0 5 1 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Longest Outing:... 6.0, May 19 at Palm Beach Cardinals Strikeouts:...7, April 29 vs. Pawtucket Red Sox Walks:...3, May 26 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals...May 13 at Lakeland Flying Tigers Home Runs Allowed:...1, May 7 vs. Clearwater Threshers Hits Allowed:... 9, May 19 at Palm Beach Cardinals Runs Allowed:...9, May 26 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals Longest Win Streak:...NA Longest Losing Streak:... 2, 5/13-26 Record in Starts:... 3-3 Quality Starts:... 1 Run Support:... -16 CAREER HIGHS Longest Outing:...7.0, Sept. 4, 2016 vs. Winston-Salem Dash... June 23, 2016 at Myrtle Beach Pelicans...May 24 vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans...May 12 vs. Potomac Nationals... Aug. 5, 2015 vs. Lakewood BlueClaws...May 9, 2015 vs. South Bend Cubs...Aug. 2, 2014 at State College Spikes...Aug. 18, 2012 at GCL Nationals... July 24, 2012 vs. GCL Cardinals Strikeouts:... 8, July 13, 2016 vs. Lynchburg Hillcats... June 19, 2014 vs. Brooklyn Cyclones Walks:... 7, Aug. 16, 2015 at Savannah Sand Gnats Home Runs Allowed:... 2, Aug. 5, 2015 vs. Lakewood BlueClaws... Aug. 14, 2013 at Johnson City Cardinals...July 27, 2010 at DSL Yankees2 Hits Allowed:...12, April 7, 2016 at Salem Red Sox... Aug. 13, 2012 vs. GCL Cardinals Runs Allowed:...9, May 26, 2017 vs. Palm Beach Cardinals... April 7, 2016 at Salem Red Sox...July 14, 2015 at Hickory Crawdads Longest Win Streak:...5, July 14-Aug. 9, 2014 Longest Losing Streak:...8, July 3-Aug. 28 2016 Quality Starts:...11, 2016 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 2
PITCHING NOTES CORBIN CLOUSE LHP 6-1 225 21 YRS #37 27TH ROUND, 2016 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: NA 1st Batter/retired: 14/8 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 2016: Split his first professional campaign between rookie-level Danville and Single-A Rome, combining to post a perfect 5-0 record with four saves and a 1.19 ERA (4 ER/30.1 IP) between the two clubs...his 1.19 ERA paced all Atlanta relief farmhands (min. 30), while his 3.9 hits per 9.0 innings was lowest among any pitcher in the farm system...made four appearances with Danville to open his career and did not allow a hit while striking out 16 over 6.2 innings before advancing to Rome on 7/9...Surrendered two earned runs over 0.2 innings in his final outing of the regular season, but pitched to a 0.61 ERA in his first 18 professional appearances...went 0-1 with a 0.00 ERA in four postseason outings (1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO) as Rome won the South Atlantic League Championship...Fanned a season-high seven batters over 3.0 perfect innings on 8/2 vs. Lexington... Earned the win in his professional debut after 1.0 scoreless frame with one strikeout on 6/23 at Pulaski. CHASE JOHNSON-MULLINS LHP 6-9 300 22 YRS #45 13TH ROUND, 2015 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 1/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 13/5 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/2 2016: Split his first full professional campaign between three levels of the organization, combining to go 2-4 with a 2.77 ERA (17 ER/55.1 IP) between High-A Carolina, the GCL Braves and Single-A Rome...Saved 10 games between the three stops, which was tied for second most among Atlanta farmhands...made 25 appearances with Carolina to open the season before a one-game stint with the GCL Braves 7/19...Moved to Rome on 7/22 and made 14 appearances with the R-Braves to close his campaign...did not allow for than three earned runs in a single appearance, and tallied 31 scoreless outings on the season. 2015: Drafted by Atlanta in the 13th round of the 2015 June free agent draft and assigned to rookie-level Danville, where he went 0-3 with a 2.81 ERA (8 ER/25.2 IP) and a team-best six saves...six saves were tied for fifth-most in the farm system...went 0-1 with a 1.59 ERA (2 ER/11.1 IP) and five saves on the road, compared to a 3.77 ERA (6 ER/14.1 IP) and one save in eight games at home...made 12 appearances (10 starts) during his freshman campaign at Shelton State, going 4-1 with a 2.03 ERA (9 ER/40.0), allowing just 17 hits and striking out 40. JOSH GRAHAM RHP 6-1 220 23 YRS #18 4TH ROUND, 2015 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 0/1 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 13/9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 4/0 2016: Played his first full professional season with Single-A Rome, where he went 1-2 with a 3.40 ERA (16 ER/42.1 IP) and six saves over 35 appearances...finished the season in the Top 10 among Atlanta farmhands in saves (T8th, 6) and strikeout-walk ratio (10th, 4.17)...Went 1-0 with a 2.42 ERA (6 ER/22.1 IP) in his first 16 appearances on the season before posting an 0-2 record and a 4.50 ERA (10 ER/20.0 IP) over his final 19 games...tossed 2.0 scoreless innings over two outings in the postseason to help Rome claim the South Atlantic League Championship...Allowed one earned run or fewer in 26 outings on the season, including 23 scoreless appearances...allowed opponents to bat just.217 (35-for-161) on the season, including a.206 (13-for-63) mark by lefties...earned his first professional save on 5/23 at Hickory after 1.0 scoreless inning of relief. 2015: Entered 2016 with the Best Changeup among all Atlanta farmhands and as the Closest to the Majors out of the Braves 2015 draft class, as determined by Baseball America...Made his professional debut with six appearances (5 starts) for rookie-level Danville, pitching to a 1-1 record with a 2.60 ERA (5 ER/17.1 IP) and fanning 21...Earned the win in his professional debut, tossing 2.0 innings of relief and allowing one unearned run... Went a season-high 5.0 innings in his penultimate start of the season, yielding one run and seven hits while fanning a career-best six batters on 7/16 vs. Elizabethton. TAYLOR LEWIS RHP 6-1 175 23 YRS #16 9TH ROUND, 2015 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 1/2 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 14/7 Inherited Runners/Scored: 11/7 2016: Split his first full professional campaign between three levels of the Atlanta system, combining to go 5-4 with a 2.05 ERA (15 ER/66.0 IP) and 63 strikeouts between Rome (A), Carolina (A) and Mississippi (AA)...His 2.05 ERA was fourth-best among Atlanta relief farmhands (min. 30.0 IP), while his 4.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio was seventh best among all pitchers in the system...posted an 0-3 record and a 4.66 ERA (10 ER/19.1 IP) in his first 13 appearances on the season before going 5-1 with a 0.96 ERA (5 ER/46.2 IP) over his final 28 games...tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in three postseason appearances as Mississippi advanced to the Southern League Championship Series...Fired 3.1 scoreless innings in his only start of the season, fanning three on 8/19[2] vs. Pensacola...Twenty-four of his 41 outings on the season went longer than 1.0 inning, including a career-high 3.2 innings of work on 6/29 at Frederick. 2015: Split his first professional season between rookie-level Danville and Single-A Rome after being a ninth-round pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft...Combined to go 1-2 with a 1.77 ERA (4 ER/20.1 IP) between the two stops, fanning 15 and collecting a pair of saves...his 1.77 ERA was fourth-best among Braves relief prospects...turned in scoreless outings in 11 of his 15 appearances on the season, and allowed an earned run in just three games on the year...tossed a season-high 3.0 innings in his final outing of the season, allowing one run and two hits in relief...transferred to the University of Florida for his junior season, where he went 6-2 with a team-leading 1.33 ERA (8 ER/54.0 IP) over 31 relief appearances, earning seven saves and fanning 32 batters. SEAN MCLAUGHLIN RHP 5-11 205 22 YRS #17 19TH ROUND, 2015 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 2/4 Holds: 1 1st Batter/retired: 15/10 Inherited Runners/Scored: 9/5 2016: Played his first full season with High-A Carolina and went 4-6 with a 3.08 ERA (21 ER/61.1 IP) and seven saves over 41 appearances...seven saves were third most on the Mudcats staff and tied for sixth most in the system, while his 41 games were tied for eighth...tallied a 4-4 record with a 1.74 ERA (10 ER/51.2 IP) and five saves over his first 33 outings on the season, before allowing 11 earned runs over 9.2 innings (10.24 ERA) in his final eight games...limited opponents to a.248 average, including identical.248 marks by both right-handed (30-for-121) and left-handed (27-for- 109) batters...registered a save in three straight appearances from 7/4-9, tossing 3.0 perfect frames with a pair of strikeouts. 2015: Split his first professional season between rookie-level Danville and Single-A Rome, combining to go 0-1 with a 2.93 ERA (13 ER/40.0 IP) and 44 strikeouts...collected five saves between the two stops, tied for eighth-most among Braves farmhands despite just 20 appearances...drew his only start of the season in Game 2 on 8/15 vs. Lexington, and allowed two runs (one earned) over 3.2 innings with four strikeouts...did not allow an earned run in 15 of his 20 appearances on the season...pitched to a 1.61 ERA (4 ER/22.1 IP) in 11 games at home, compared to a 4.58 ERA (9 ER/17.2 IP) in nine outings on the road...earned his first professional save in his second appearance, tossing 1.0 scoreless frame on 6/26 at Greeneville. ANDRES SANTIAGO RHP 6-1 220 27 YRS #38 NDFA, 2016 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 0/0 Holds: NA 1st Batter/retired: 7/4 Inherited Runners/Scored: 5/2 2017: Struck out four batters in each of his first three appearances of relief...transferred to Danville (R) on April 10 and brought back to Florida on April 13...Transferred to Rome on April 29 and assigned to Florida on May 10...Transferred from Rome (A-) to Florida on May 10...Transferred from Florida to Danville on May 20...Transferred from Danville to Florida May 28. 2007: Selected by the Las Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of he 2007 draft. DEVAN WATTS RHP 6-0 205 21 YRS #19 17TH ROUND, 2016 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 3/3 Holds: NA 1st Batter/retired: 15/12 Inherited Runners/Scored: 2/0 2016: Split his first professional campaign between rookie-level Danville and Single-A Rome, combining to go 3-1 with a 0.76 ERA (2 ER/23.2 IP) and 26 strikeouts over 20 appearances...tallied nine saves between the two stops, fifth most among Atlanta farmhands...allowed opponents to bat just.143 (11-for-77) against him, including a.069 (2-for-29) mark by left-handed batters...made three scoreless postseason appearances totalling 3.1 innings as Rome won the South Atlantic League Championship...Both of the runs he allowed came on 8/2 vs. Lexington, while his other 19 appearances totalled 22.2 scoreless innings. JACOB WEBB RHP 6-1 200 23 YRS #34 18TH ROUND, 2014 (ATL) Saves/Opp: 1/1 Holds: 2 1st Batter/retired: 13/9 Inherited Runners/Scored: 6/0 2016: Returned to action after missing the 2015 campaign and made 14 appearances between rookie-level Danville and Single-A Rome, combining to post a 4.85 ERA (7 ER/13.0 IP) with two saves...fanned 31 batters in 13.0 innings of work, and his 21.5 strikeouts per 9.0 innings were most among Atlanta farmhands...struck out 12 consecutive batters over four straight 1.0-inning outings from 7/11-24, part of a run in which he struck out 20 of the 25 batters he faced from 7/11-8/11...Tallied multiple strikeouts in 11 of his 14 outings on the season, none of which totalled more than 1.0 inning. 2015: Missed the entire season after undergoing successful Tommy John surgery on 4/2, performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde in Atlanta, GA. 2014: Paced all starters with a 2.14 ERA (8 ER/33.2 IP), striking out 31 batters and yielding just 30 hits...earned his first professional win on 7/30. Bullpen Totals W-L: 6-8 SV-OPP: 10-16 ERA: 4.60 IP: 180.0 R: 109 ER: 92 H/HR: 181/8 BB: 101 SO: 203 1st Batter Faced/Retired: 116/68 Inherited Runners/Scored: 46/19 Bullpen by Month Month W-L ERA SV-OP IP H R ER BB SO HR April 3-6 5.23 4-8 86.0 96 60 50 51 101 3 May 3-2 3.66 6-8 94.0 85 49 42 50 102 5 Recent Appearances CORBIN CLOUSE 5/18 TAM ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5/22 CLR ND 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 5/28 PMB ND 1.2 5 3 0 1 1 0 JOSH GRAHAM 5/20 at PMB ND 1.0+ 2 5 5 3 2 0 5/25 CLR ND 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 0 5/28 PMB ND 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 CHASE JOHNSON-MULLINS 5/20 at PMB SV, 2 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5/27 PMB ND 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5/30 at CLR H, 3 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 TAYLOR LEWIS 5/19 TAM ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/25 CLR ND 1.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 5/31 at CLR ND 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 SEAN MCLAUGHLIN 5/21 at PMB ND 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 5/26 PMB ND 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 5/31 at CLR BS, 2/L, 1 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 A.J. MINTER 4/11 DUN DN 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 WIGBERTO NEVAREZ 4/12 DUN ND 0.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 ANDRES SANTIAGO 5/16 TAM ND 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5/20 at PMB ND 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5/28 PMB ND 2.0 4 5 5 2 1 1 DEVAN WATTS 5/23 CLR ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5/27 PMB ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5/30 at CLR SV, 4 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 JACOB WEBB 5/17 TAM ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 5/22 CLR W, 2 3.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 5/27 PMB SV, 1 3.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 3
PITCHING NOTES STARTING PITCHING BREAKDOWN Team Run Pitcher Starts QS W-L Record IP (AVG) Support Enderson Franco 4 1 0-3 1-3 18.2 (4.2) -16 Luiz Gohara 7 2 3-1 4-3 36.1 (5.0) +12 Drew Harrington 10 3 4-4 5-5 51.2 (5.0) -2 Kris Medlen 2 1 1-1 1-1 11.1 (5.2) 0 Tyler Pike 10 7 4-2 6-4 57.1 (5.2) +27 Ricardo Sanchez 10 3 3-5 4-6 49.0 (4.2) +21 Touki Toussaint 10 1 1-6 1-9 51.1 (5.0) -16 Totals 53 17 16-21 22-31 274.1 (5.0) +27 (+0.5) Team Pitching Fewest Runs Allowed, Game...5 tied at 0, 5/20 at PMB Most Runs Allowed, Inning...2 tied at 6, 3rd (5/26 vs. PMB)... 9th (5/5 vs. CLR) Fewest Hits Allowed, Game...3 tied at 2, 5/20 at PMB...5/3 at PMB...4/10 vs. DUN Most Hits Allowed, Game... 18 (4/9 vs. DBT) Most HR Allowed, Game... 2 tied at 3, 5/28 vs. PMB...5/5 vs. CLR Most HR Allowed, Inning... 2 (5th - 5/28 vs. PMB) Fewest Walks Allowed, Game...0, 5/7 vs. CLR Most Walks Allowed, Game (9 innings)...2 tied at 9, 5/12 at LAK...4/12 vs. DUN Most Walks Allowed, Game...2 tied at 9, 5/12 at LAK...4/12 vs. DUN Most Strikeouts Game (9 innings)... 15, 5/9 at DBT Most Strikeouts, Game...20 (11 innings, 4/22 at CLR) Fewest Strikeouts, Game...3, 4/19 at FTM Most Cons. Scoreless IP...20.0 (5/3-5) Most Wild Pitches, Game...3, 4/19 at FTM...4/29 vs. LAK NO-NOS THROUGH 3+ Player Opponent Date Total Length Enderson Franco at Lakeland Flying Tigers 5/13 4.1 (Jose Azocar, Single) Tyler Pike at Clearwater Threshers 4/22 4.0 (Wilson Garcia, Single) Individual Pitching Longest Win Streak (Starter)... 3, Tyler Pike (4/28-5/8)... Luiz Gohara (4/16-5/3) Longest Win Streak (Reliever)... 2 tied at 2, Jacob Webb (4/11-5/22)... Sean McLaughlin (5/7-11) Longest Losing Streak... 6, Touki Toussaint (4/15-5/25) Most Inn. Pitched (Start)... 3 tied at 7.0, Luiz Gohara (4/21 at CLR)...Drew Harrington (4/23 at CLR)...Tyler Pike (4/28 vs. LAK) Shortest Outing (Start)...2.0+, Enderson Franco (5/26 vs. PMB) Most IP (Reliever)...4.0, Sean McLaughlin (5/26 vs. PMB) Most ER (Reliever)... 6, Taylor Lewis (5/5 vs. CLR) Most Hits Allowed (Starter)...12, Drew Harrington (4/13 at SLU) Fewest Hits, CG (9 inn)... Fewest Hits, CG... Fewest Walks, CG... Most Walks, Game... 5 tied at 4, Tyler Pike (5/27 vs. PMB)...Drew Harrington (5/15 vs. TAM)... Tyler Pike (5/15 vs. TAM)...Tyler Pike (4/12 vs. DUN)...Corbin Clouse (4/12 vs. DUN) Most K s, Game (Starter)...Tyler Pike, 11 (4/22 at CLR) Most K s, Game (Relief)...4 tied at 5, Jacob Webb (5/27 vs PMB)...Chase Johnson-Mullins (5/20 at PMB)...Jacob Webb (5/9 at DBT)...Jacob Webb (4/22 at CLR) Most HR Allowed (Game)... 6 tied at 2, Andres Santiago (5/28 vs. PMB)...Touki Toussaint (5/25 vs. CLR)...Ricardo Sanchez (5/22 vs. CLR)...Ricardo Sanchez (5/5 vs. CLR)... Touki Toussaint (4/15 at SLU)...Ricardo Sanchez (4/9 vs DBT) Most Cons. Scoreless IP (Start)... 15.1, Luiz Gohara (4/16-27) Most Cons. Scoreless IP (Relief)... 9.2, Jacob Webb (4/8-22) Most Wild Pitches, Game...3 tied at 2,Touki Toussaint (4/15 at SLU)... Ricardo Sanchez (4/19 at FTM)... Mauricio Cabrera (4/29 vs. LAK) Catcher s Information Catcher G/GS CS SBA CS% PB Inn./ER ERA W-L Jackson 17/17 7 30.233 4 152.0/61 3.61 9-8 Martinez 1/1 0 0 N/A 0 7.0/1 1.29 0-1 Morales 27/26 4 14.286 4 212.1/84 3.56 11-15 Murphy 4/4 1 6.167 0 31.0/28 8.13 0-4 Nevarez 9/5 4 7.571 4 53.2/38 6.43 2-3 Totals 59/53 16 57.281 12 456.0/212 4.18 22-31 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 4
CARLOS CASTRO INF 6-1 195 R/R 22 YRS #30 NDFA, 2011 (ATL) CLR Series: 1x4, R, HR, 2 RBI, SO Prev. Series: Last HR: 5/31 vs. CLR (Alberto Tirado) Road Trip: Current Streak: +3 (7x12, 4 R, 4 HR, 10 RBI) Longest Streak: +5 (9x16, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB) 2017: Five-game hitting streak from 4/8-12 (9x16, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB)...Recorded first grand slam in Fire Frogs history on May 3 against the Palm Beach Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium (Junior Fernandez)...Recorded career-highs on May 10 against the Daytona Tortugas with three home runs and eight RBI in a 5-for-5 performance...missed 17 games with a trip to the disabled list from May 12-30. 2016: Joined Single-A Rome on 5/23 and spent the remainder of the season with the club, batting.266 (81- for-305) with 17 home runs and 57 RBI in 84 contests...he paced all Atlanta farmhands with a.508 slugging percentage, while his 17 home runs and.809 OPS ranked second and his 57 RBI were fifth, despite appearing in just 84 games...he batted just.228 (44-for-193) over his first 53 games of the season, before rebounding to hit.330 (37-for-112) over his final 31 contests...batted.320 (16-for-50) with two outs and runners in scoring position, tallying 18 RBI and seven extra-base hits...logged a pair of multi-homer games, first one 6/17 vs. Greensboro (2-for-3, 2 RBI) before doing so again on 6/30 at Lexington (2-for-4, 2 RBI). 2015: Established new career highs in hits (65) and batting average (.319, 65-for-204) while matching his career best with 31 RBI in his first season with rookie-level Danville...His.319 batting average paced all Atlanta farmhands...the 31 RBI paced Danville and were 13 more than anyone else on the club...batted.481 (25-for- 52) against left-handed pitching, while hitting righties at a.263 (40-for-152) clip...also batted.390 (41-for-105) in 26 contests on the road, compared to a.242 (24-for-99) mark in 24 games at home...hit.327 (17-for-52) with two outs and runners in scoring position, driving home 12...Had a pair of four-hit games to give him four such efforts in his career, going 4-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI on 8/1 at Bristol and 4-for-5 with a run and an RBI on 8/13 at Burlington...Slugged his only home run of the season on 7/24 at Bluefield, capping a 2-for-4 game with a double, two runs and three RBI. BRAXTON DAVIDSON OF 6-2 230 L/L 20 YRS #24 1ST ROUND, 2014 (ATL) CLR Series: 0x5, R, 3 BB, 3 SO Prev. Series: 2x9, 2 R, 2B, 3 BB, 4 SO Last HR: 5/23 vs. CLR (Tyler Gilbert) Homestand: 5x21, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 8 SO Current Streak: -3 (0x8, R, 4 BB, 5 SO) Longest Streak: +4 (4x14, 3 R, 2B, RBI, SB) 2017: Seven-game on-base streak 4/7-14 (6x24, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB). 2016: Played the full season with High-A Carolina, batting.224 (96-for-428) and establishing new career bests in games (128), runs (53), doubles (24), triples (2) and RBI (63) while tying his career high with 10 home runs...ended the year in the Top 10 among Atlanta farmhands in walks (1st, 71), RBI (3rd, 63) and homers (T7th, 10)...Seventy-one walks were second most in the Carolina League, and his 155 free passes over the past two seasons are seventh most in the minors...batted.250 (47-for-188) and slugged.426 with runners on base, compared to a.204 (10-for-49) mark and a.308 slugging percentage with the bases empty...poked five hits in nine at-bats with the bases loaded, drawing four walks and driving in 17...Stroked the first grand slam of his career on 7/17 vs. Frederick...Batted a season-best.264 (23-for-87) in June, tallying 11 extra-base hits with 17 RBI in 28 games...collected 14 RBI over a 12-game stretch from 7/17-28, batting.289/.373/.556 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs. 2015: Entered 2016 tabbed by Baseball America as Atlanta s No. 12 prospect, and as having the Best Strike Zone Discipline in the Braves system...played the 2015 season, his second as a professional, with Single-A Rome, where he batted.242 (97-for-401) with 10 homers and 45 RBI...Led Rome in doubles (23) and home runs (10), while pacing all Atlanta farmhands and the South Atlantic League with 84 walks on the season...his 23 doubles ranked tied for fourth among Braves minor leaguers...also led the Atlanta system (min. 75 games) with a.381 OBP and finished tied for fifth with 10 home runs...slugged his first professional home run in the season opener, going 1-for-3 with a walk on 4/9 vs. Asheville...Batted.307 (46-for-150) with a.426 OBP over a 43-game stretch from 5/16-7/3, including a.295 (26-for-88) mark in the month of June...Strung together an 11- game hitting streak from 6/3-15, batting.436 (17-for-39) with five extra-base hits and eight RBI, before going 0-for-1 with a run and four walks on 6/16 to snap the stretch...drew 11 walks in an eight-game stretch from 7/5-15, hitting just.130 (3-for-23) during the stretch but compiling a.429 OBP...Baseball America named him as the eighth-best prospect in the South Atlantic League following the season...entered 2015 labeled as Atlanta s 11th-best prospect as rated by Baseball America. 2014: Split time in his first professional season between the GCL Braves and Danville (R), combining to hit.224 (33-for-147) with 24 runs and 11 RBI over 50 games...racked up 31 walks while striking out 42 times, good for a.387 on-base percentage between the two stops, the fifth-best OBP among all Braves farmhands... Exited the year as the 12th-best prospect in the GCL as ranked by Baseball America. RAY-PATRICK DIDDER OF 6-0 170 R/R 22 YRS #11 NDFA, 2013 (ATL) CLR Series: 2x7, 3 R, 2B, 3B, RBI, SO Prev. Series: 3x11, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 SO Last HR: 5/7 vs. CLR (Seranthony Dominguez) Homestand: 7x23, 4 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 SO Current Streak: -1 (0x3, R, SO) Longest Streak: +5 (twice) 2017: Recorded first lead-off home run in Fire Frogs history in the bottom of the first against Conor Fisk (DUN)... Recorded a five-game hitting streak from 4/23-28 (6x19, 6 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB). 2016: Spent his fourth professional campaign with Single-A Rome, where he established new career bests in games (132), hits (131), runs (95), doubles (15), triples (9), home runs (6), RBI (35) and stolen bases (37)... Finished the season in the Top 10 among Braves farmhands in on-base percentage (1st,.387), stolen bases (T1st, 37), hits (5th, 131), walks (T7th, 50) and OPS (10th,.767)...Led the Atlanta system and the South Atlantic League with 95 runs scored...was hit by a pitch 39 times on the season, most by any player in the minors...batted.289 (68-for-235) in 66 games following the All-Star break, compared to a.259 (63-for-243) mark over 66 games to open the season...appeared in 108 games batting in the leadoff spot in the lineup and hit.263 (106-for-403) with 78 runs, 23 extra-base hits and 32 stolen bases...swiped a trio of bases on 6/3 at Lexington [2], going 1-for-3 with two runs and two walks...was hit by three pitches on 7/10 vs. Hickory, going 0-for-1 with two runs. 2015: Played his first season with rookie-level Danville, where he paced the club in games (61), at-bats (223), runs (31), triples (7), steals (10) and walks (20), while ranking second in hits (55)...Seven triples were fifth-most among all Braves farmhands, and the most among Atlanta prospects with fewer than 250 at-bats... Collected a pair of triples on 6/29 vs. Kingsport, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a walk. 2014: Tabbed by the organization as the GCL s Player of the Year after leading the team in hits (43) and triples (5), while establishing then-career highs in at-bats (157), hits, doubles (6), triples and RBI (16). BATTERS NOTES MATT GONZALEZ OF 6-0 195 R/R 23 YRS # 6TH ROUND, 2016 (ATL) CLR Series: 2x4, SO Prev. Series: Last HR: Homestand: Current Streak: +1 (2x4) Longest Streak: +1 (2x4) 2017: Added to Florida roster on 5/9...Hit.300 for the Rome Braves (A-) with a triple and seven RBI in 16 games. 2016: Taken by the Braves in the sixth round of the First-Year Player Draft and assigned to rookie-level Danville, where he batted.302 (60-for-199) with 11 extra-base hits, 23 runs and 19 RBI in 51 games...his.302 batting average was the third-best mark by a Braves farmhand (min. 200 at-bats)...finished second on Danville s club in hits (60) and tied for third in RBI (19), while seven stolen bases paced the team...batted.327 (53-for-162) against right-handed pitching, but hit just.189 (7-for-37) against lefties...went a perfect 4-for-4 on 8/10 vs. Bristol...Led Georgia Tech with a.378 average, 93 hits and 10 steals during his senior season, and poked a career-best 11 home runs...graduated from Georgia Tech with 302 career hits, third most in school history. ALAY LAGO INF 6-0 200 R/R 25 YRS #15 NDFA, 2016 (ATL) CLR Series: 0x4, SO Prev. Series: 1x11, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SO Last HR: Homestand: 5x23, R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SO Current Streak: -2 (0x8, 2 SO) Longest Streak: +7 (12x25, 5 R, 4 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, SB) 2017: Recorded a five-game hitting streak from 4/11-15 (8x18, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI)...Became the first Florida player to pick up five hits in a game with a 5-for-6 night on April 28...Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from 4/19-28 (12x25, 5 R, 4 2B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, SB)...Recorded a six-game hitting streak from May 20-25 (6x18, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB). 2016: Did not play. 2017 will be his first professional season. JONATHAN MORALES C 5-11 200 R/R 22 YRS #4 25TH ROUND, 2016 (ATL) CLR Series: 1x4, R, 2B Prev. Series: 0x6, R, BB Last HR: 4/15 at SLU (Johnny Magliozzi) Homestand: 4x16, R, RBI, BB, SO Current Streak: +1 (1x4, R, 2B) Longest Streak: +8 (12x32, 5 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB) 2017: Drove in the game-winning run as a member of Team Puerto Rico against Team Mexico in the 1-0 victory in the Caribbean Series final...recorded an eight-game hitting streak from 4/14-22 (12x32, 5 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 BB). 2016: Played his first full professional season with Single-A Rome, where he batted.269 (114-for-424) with 49 runs, 25 doubles and 55 RBI over 113 games...ended his sophomore campaign in the Top 10 among Atlanta farmhands in RBI (T6th, 55) and doubles (T8th, 25)...Batted.324 (45-for-139) over his first 35 games before a 39-game stretch in which he batted.138 (19-for-138)...Rebounded to bat.340 (50-for-147) over his final 38 games of the season...went 8-for-26 (.308) with two runs, three doubles and one RBI in seven postseason games as Rome claimed the South Atlantic League Championship...Named a SAL Mid-Season All-Star and went 0-for-1 in the SAL All-Star Game...Went a perfect 5-for-5 with a pair of runs and an RBI on 8/13 at Hickory, the first five-hit game of his career...caught exactly half of would-be basestealers from behind the plate, throwing out 53 of 106 runners. 2015: Earned the GCL Braves Player of the Year honors after leading the club with a.304 (41-for-135) batting average and sitting second with 41 hits and seven home runs in his first professional season...ended the season in the Top 10 among Braves farmhands in OPS (2nd,.889), average (T6th,.304) and home runs (T10th, 7)...Collected the first multi-homer game of his career on 8/24 vs. GCL Yankees...Caught 44% (19-of-43) of would-be base stealers and turned two double plays in 34 games (28 starts) behind the plate...named by Baseball America as the Best Late Round Pick in Atlanta s 2015 draft class. TANNER MURPHY C 6-1 215 R/R 22 YRS #39 4TH ROUND, 2013 (ATL) CLR Series: 0x4, R, SO Prev. Series: 2x4, R Last HR: Homestand: 3x10, R, 2 SO Current Streak: -1 (0x4, R, SO) Longest Streak: 2017: Added to the Florida roster on 5/22 from Rome (A-)...Hit.227 in 23 games with four doubles, one home run and 11 RBI. 2016: Played his fourth professional campaign with High-A Carolina and batted.214 (60-for-281) over 90 games...batted.146 (20-for-137) over 42 games to open the season, but rebounded to hit.278/.399/.382 with 28 walks and just 26 strikeouts in 48 games in the season s second half, including a.339/.442/.387 line over 21 games in August...Drew 42 walks on the season, 10th most in the Atlanta system. 2015: Spent the full season with Single-A Rome, where he established new career highs in games (98), atbats (337), runs (33), hits (65), doubles (17), triples (1), home runs (7) and RBI (35)...Seven home runs were second most on the team and tied for 10th most in the Atlanta farm system. 2014: Slugged a team-leading five home runs with rookie-level Danville, where his 38 hits were tied for fourth most on the team...walked a team-best 30 times to record a.361 OBP, the ninth-best mark among all Braves farmhands...ended the year as the 15th-best prospect in the Appalachian League as rated by Baseball America...Closed the year with a.290 average (18-for-62) in August, stroking a double and two home runs over 19 games...poked his first professional home run on 6/23 at Johnson City, part of a 1-for-4 night. 2013: Entered 2014 as Atlanta s 21st-best prospect as labeled by Baseball America, as well as the Best Defensive Player in the Braves 2013 draft crop. TYLER NESLONY OF 6-1 190 L/R 23 YRS #5 9TH ROUND, 2016 (ATL) CLR Series: 2x9, 2B, RBI, 3 SO Prev. Series: 4x12, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB Last HR: 5/13 at LAK (Beau Burrows) Homestand: 10x26, R, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SO Current Streak: +11 (14x42, 2 R, 5 2B, 7 RBI, 3 BB) Longest Streak: +11 (14x42, 2 R, 5 2B, 7 RBI, 3 BB) 2017: Recorded a five-game hitting streak from 4/14-20 (7x18, 4 R, 4 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 5 BB)... Scored four runs in a 22-2 victory over the Palm Beach Cardinals on 4/25. 2016: Split his first professional season between rookie-level Danville and Single-A Rome, combining to bat.280 (46-for-164) with 23 runs, 12 extra-base hits and 15 RBI in 46 games between the two clubs...opened his career by batting.500 (8-for-16) with three doubles and a home run in five games for Danville before advancing to Rome on 7/9...Had seven multi-hit efforts in his first 11 professional games (17-for-41,.415)... Poked his first career home run in his fifth game, 7/7 at Bluefield (2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI)...Taken by the Braves in the ninth round of the First-Year Player Draft after batting.306 (72-for-235) with 53 runs, 10 home runs, 58 RBI and a team-best 22 doubles during his senior season at Texas Tech. Charleston before also doing so on 5/22 [2] vs. Savannah. 2014: Combined to hit.247 (23-for-93) between the GCL Braves and Danville (R), with six extra-base hits and 12 RBI...Compiled a.324 average (12-for-37) at home compared to a.196 mark (11-for-56) on the road, while hitting.308 (16-for-52) versus right-handed pitching and.171 (7-for-41) against lefties. 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 5
OMAR OBREGON INF 5-10 170 S/R 22 YRS #2 NDFA, 2011 (ATL) CLR Series: 1x4, BB Prev. Series: 1x9, R, RBI, 2 BB, SO Last HR: Homestand: 3x21, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SO Current Streak: +1 (1x4, BB) Longest Streak: +8 (9x41, 4 R, 5 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB) 2017: Recorded an eight-game hitting streak from May 10-25 (9x41, 4 R, 5 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB). 2016: Played the entirety of his fifth professional season with High-A Carolina, batting.247 (77-for-312) with 41 runs, 27 RBI and a career-high 12 doubles in 87 games...placed on the 7-day disabled list on 5/1 (left ribcage fracture) and missed 34 games before being reinstated on 6/9...Batted.280 (60-for-214) against right-handed pitching, but hit just.173 (17-for-98) versus lefties...fell a home run short of the cycle on 4/19 vs. Salem, going 4-for-6 with a run, one double, a triple and two RBI...Poked three singles and scored a career high-tying three runs on 7/23 at Lynchburg...Compiled a.280 (45-for-161) average in 45 games at Carolina s Five County Stadium, but hit.212 (32-for-151) in 42 games on the road. 2015: Established new career highs in games (119), runs (52), hits (121), doubles (11), RBI (51) and stolen bases (31) in his first season with Single-A Rome...Ended the season in the Top 10 among all Braves farmhands in steals (3rd, 31), hits (7th, 121) and RBI (9th, 51), while pacing Rome batters with 441 at-bats and sitting second in hits and RBI...Batted.291 (66-for-227) in 60 games after the All-Star break after opening the season hitting.257 (55-for-214) in 59 games...compiled a.302 (71-for-235) average in 64 games at home, compared to a.243 (50-for-206) mark in 55 games on the road...went a perfect 2-for-2 as a pinch hitter on the year, stroking a double and driving home one...put together a 10-game hitting streak from 4/20-5/1, batting.371 (13-for-35) with nine runs and six RBI in that stretch...tied his career high with four hits on 8/26 at Lexington with a 4-for-6 performance, scoring three runs. 2014: Spent the year with rookie-level Danville, where he batted.297 (54-for-182) with 29 runs and 20 RBI in 58 games...compiled a.404 average (23-for-57) against left-handed pitching, compared to a.250 mark (31-for-124) against righties...hit.324 (23-for-71) over 25 games in the month of June, with a double and two triples. AUSTIN RILEY INF 6-3 230 R/R 20 YRS #13 COMPETITIVE BALANCE A, 2015 (ATL) CLR Series: 1x7, RBI, 3 SO Prev. Series: 3x10, R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SO Last HR: 5/22 vs. CLR (Matt Hockenberry) Homestand: 7x22, 4 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 4 SO Current Streak: -1 (0x4, 2 SO) Longest Streak: +5 (twice) 2017: Recorded first home run in Fire Frogs history with a two-run shot against Jose Lopez (DBT)...Recorded a five-game hitting streak from 4/10-14 (6x21, 2 R, HR, 5 RBI)... Named Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of May 1-7 (.462avg/12-for-26/2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R, BB). 2016: Played his first full professional season with Single-A Rome and batted.271 (134-for-495) with 68 runs, 61 extra-base hits and 80 RBI in 129 games to earn Rome s Player of the Year honors from the organization... Ended the season pacing all Atlanta farmhands in home runs (20), doubles (39) and total bases (237), while sitting in the Top 10 in RBI (2nd, 80), slugging percentage (3rd,.479), OPS (3rd,.803), runs (T3rd, 68) and hits (4th, 134)...Finished second in the South Atlantic League in home runs and doubles, and third in RBI...Opened his sophomore campaign batting just.229 (38-for-166) with a.280 OBP and.367 slugging percentage in his first 43 games before rebounding to bat.292/.346/.535 over his final 86 contests...fourteen of his 20 homers on the season came in his final 45 games, during which he poked 15 doubles and slugged.632 with 43 RBI... Closed his season on a 19-game hitting streak, batting.361 (26-for-72) with 13 extra-base hits and 20 RBI from 8/16-9/5...Batted.315 (23-for-73) against left-handed pitching, compared to a.263 (111-for-422) mark against righties...drove home eight runners in seven postseason games, going 6-for-26 (.231) with four runs, two doubles, two homers and three walks as Rome won the South Atlantic League Championship...Collected the first multi-homer game of his career on 8/12 at Hickory, going 2-for-3 with two walks and a pair of solo shots...posted 36 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit efforts...fell a triple short of the cycle on 8/11 at Hickory, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, a homer and three RBI. 2015: Tabbed by Baseball America as Atlanta s No. 8 prospect entering 2016, as well as the Best Power Hitter in the system...he was also named by the publication as the Best Pure Hitter, Best Power Hitter, Best Athlete and as having the Best Pro Debut among the Braves 2015 draft class...split his first professional season between the GCL Braves and rookie-level Danville after being selected by Atlanta with the 41st overall pick in the 2015 June free agent draft...was named the Danville Braves Player of the Year by the organization after batting.351 (39-for-111) with five home runs and 19 RBI in 30 games with the club, and he combined to bat.304 (66-for-217) with 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 60 games between the two stops...led the GCL Braves with seven home runs at the time of his move to Danville, where he proceeded to lead Danville with five homers in 111 at-bats...paced all Atlanta farmhands with a.933 OPS, while 12 home runs on the season were tied for second-most in the system, despite playing in just 60 games...also finished in the Top 10 among Braves prospects in average (T6th,.304)...Opened his professional career batting.077 (2-for-26) with 12 strikeouts in his first eight games, before hitting.335 (64-for-191) in his remaining 52 contests on the season...posted a.544 slugging percentage, tops among Braves farmhands (min. 25 at-bats)...named by Baseball America as the second-best prospect in the Appalachian League, as well as the 10th-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League at the season s conclusion. BATTERS NOTES ALEJANDRO SALAZAR INF 6-0 170 R/R 20 YRS #7 NDFA, 2013 (ATL) CLR Series: 3x8, RBI, SO Prev. Series: 2x7, RBI, 2 SO Last HR: Homestand: 6x15, R, RBI, 2 BB, 4 SO Current Streak: +8 (10x26, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB) Longest Streak: +8 (10x26, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB) 2016: Split his third professional campaign between Single-A Rome and the GCL Braves, combining to bat.278 (88-for-317) in 89 games between the two clubs...slowed by a pair of trips to the disabled list, first from 7/17-30 (left hamstring strain), before a second trip from 7/31-8/27 (left hamstring strain)...made a two-game rehab stint with the GCL Braves from 8/23-27...Batted.284 (78-for-275) with all nine of his extra-base hits against right-handed pitchers while hitting just.238 (10-for-42) against lefties...tied his career high with four hits on 5/15 at Hickory, going 4-for-10 with a run and one RBI. 2015: Played his first season with the GCL Braves and paced the club in runs (36), hits (55), triples (tied, 2) and RBI (28), while his.284 average was second-best on the club (min. 100 at-bats). 2014: Named the DSL Braves Player of the Year after leading the team in games (66) and hits (73), while tying for the team lead in runs (35) and triples (4), tying for second in RBI (28) and ending the year third in batting average (.303, 73-for-241). ANFERNEE SEYMOUR OF 5-11 165 S/R 21 YRS #14 TRADE, 2016 (MIA) CLR Series: 2x6, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB Prev. Series: 3x11, 3 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 3 SO Last HR: Homestand: 6x22, 4 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 7 SO Current Streak: +6 (6x20, 5 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 6 BB, 2 SO) Longest Streak: +5 (10x21, 5 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB) 2017: Transferred from Rome (A-) to Florida (A+) on 5/9... Five-game hitting streak through his first five games at the High-A level (10x21, 5 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB). 2016: Split the season between affiliates of two different organizations, combining to bat.257 (126-for-491) with 43 steals between Single-A Greensboro of the Marlins system and Single-A Rome of the Braves...Played 104 games with Greensboro before being acquired by Atlanta in a trade on 8/6...His 43 steals tied for most in the South Atlantic League (in which both Greensboro and Rome compete) and would have paced Atlanta farmhands, but only six of his swipes occurred with Rome, while his 72 runs were sixth most in the SAL...Slugged the first home run of his professional career on 6/11 vs. Rome while with the Grasshoppers, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double and a pair of RBI...Collected a career-best four hits three times on the season, including a 4-for-7 effort with two doubles and an RBI on 6/14 vs. Asheville. 2015: Batted.266 (65-for-238) with Short-Season A Batavia, poking 14 extra-base hits and leading the team in runs (39) and stolen bases (29)...Batted.356 (21-for-59) with two doubles and two triples against left-handed pitching...went a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk on 8/9 vs. Vermont, swiping a career-best four bases. CYCLE WATCH Player Opponent Date Missing Tyler Neslony St. Lucie Mets 4/15 Triple Alex Jackson Clearwater Threshers 4/22 Triple Ronald Acuna Palm Beach Cardinals 4/25 Double 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 6
HITTING BREAKDOWN RUNS SCORED BY INNING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th+ Total Opponents 16 25 39 13 31 41 22 37 20 0 0 244 Fire Frogs 48 19 27 24 25 39 25 18 12 1 1 239 Team Batting Most Runs, Game...22, 4/25 vs. PMB Most Runs, Game (Both teams)... 28, 5/5 vs. CLR Most Runs, Inning... 2 tied at 10, 1st - 4/28 vs. LAK...1st - 4/25 vs. PMB Fewest Runs...6 tied at 0, Last - May 19 at PMB Fewest Runs, Game (Both teams)... 1, 5/18 vs. TAM... 5/15 vs. TAM Most Hits, Game...24, 4/28 vs. LAK Most Hits, Inning...10, 1st - 4/28 vs. LAK Most Hits, Game (Both teams)... 32, 5/5 vs. CLR Fewest Hits, Game...4 tied at 4, Last - 5/17 vs. TAM Most Doubles, Game... 6, 5/10 at DBT Most Triples, Game... 13 tied at 1 - Last, 5/30 at CLR Most Home Runs, Game...2 tied at 4, 5/5 vs. CLR...4/25 vs. PMB Most Home Runs, Inning... 3, 1st - 5/5 vs. CLR Most Extra Base Hits, Game... 9, 5/10 at DBT Most Walks, Game... 7, 4/16 at SLU Most Strikeouts, Game... 15, 4/22 at CLR Most Strikeouts, Game (9 innings)... 14, 5/9 at DBT Fewest Strikeouts, Game... 4, 5/15 vs. TAM Most Stolen Bases, Game... 5, 4/11 vs. DUN LAST AT-BAT WINS Date Batter Game-Winner Inning Score Opponent 5/7 Austin Riley Omar Obregon 10 3-2 vs. Clearwater Threshers 4/22 Carlos Castro Carlos Castro 11 4-3 at Clearwater Threshers 4/11 Alay Lago Carlos Castro 8 5-4 vs. Dunedin Blue Jays COMEBACK WINS (AFTER 6TH) Date Inning Score Final Opponent 5/11 6th 4-3 7-5 at Lakeland Flying Tigers 4/22 6th 3-2 4-3 at Clearwater Threshers HITTING STREAKS (5G OR MORE) Player Dates Games Average (H-AB) HR RBI Tyler Neslony 5/20-31 11.333 (14-42) 0 7 Ronald Acuna 4/20-30 10.364 (16-44) 1 10 Alejandro Salazar 5/20-5/31 8.385 (10-26) 0 2 Omar Obregon 5/10-25 8.290 (9-31) 0 2 Jonathan Morales 4/14-22 8.375 (12-32) 1 4 Alex Jackson 4/7-14 8.355 (11-31) 3 4 Alay Lago 4/19-28 7.480 (12-25) 0 6 Anfernee Seymour 5/25-5/31 6.300 (6-20) 0 2 Alay Lago 5/20-25 6.333 (6-18) 0 2 Braxton Davidson 5/3-8 6.381 (8-21) 1 1 Alex Jackson 4/17-22 6.407 (11-27) 3 7 Anfernee Seymour 5/9-13 5.476 (10-21) 0 1 Alex Jackson 5/8-12 5.429 (9-21) 1 7 Austin Riley 5/4-8 5.500 (10-20) 3 9 Ray-Patrick Didder 5/3-7 5.304 (7-23) 1 3 Alay Lago 4/30-5/6 5.333 (6-18) 0 1 Ray-Patrick Didder 4/23-28 5.316 (6-19) 0 2 Tyler Neslony 4/14-20 5.412 (7-17) 1 2 Alay Lago 4/11-14 5.444 (8-18) 0 2 Austin Riley 4/10-14 5.286 (6-21) 1 5 Carlos Castro 4/8-12 5.563 (9-16) 0 4 ON-BASE STREAKS (10G OR MORE) Player Dates Games Average (H-AB) HR RBI Alex Jackson 4/7-26 18.347 (26-75) 7 16 Tyler Neslony 5/20-31 11.333 (14-42) 0 7 Ronald Acuna 4/20-5/1 11.340 (16-47) 1 10 HITTING BREAKDOWN MULTI-HIT GAMES Infield Player 2 3 4 5 6 Total Hits Season High Hits Acuna 7 2 1 10 4 Castro 12 1 1 14 2 5 Davidson 5 1 6 1 4 Didder 7 1 8 4 3 Gonzalez 1 1 2 Jackson 12 2 14 3 3 Lago 6 1 7 9 5 Morales 7 3 10 9 3 Moss 1 1 1 Murphy 1 1 2 Neslony 3 3 6 3 3 Nevarez 1 1 1 2 Obregon 7 1 8 6 3 Riley 11 2 13 2 4 Salazar 6 1 7 6 3 Seymour 4 2 6 3 3 Individual Batting Most At-Bats, Game... 12 tied at 6 (Last, Anfernee Seymour - 5/10 at DBT) Most At-Bats (9 inn)... 12 tied at 6 (Last, Anfernee Seymour - 5/10 at DBT) Most Runs, Game...2 tied at 4, Tyler Neslony - 5/5 vs. CLR...Tyler Neslony - 4/25 vs. PMB Most Hits, Game... 2 tied at 5, Carlos Castro - 5/10 at DBT...Alay Lago - 4/28 vs. LAK Most Doubles, Game... 3 tied at 2, Alex Jackson - 5/12 at LAK...Alex Jackson - 5/10 at DBT...Omar Obregon - 5/10 at DBT Most Triples, Game...13 tied at 1 (Last, Ray-Patrick Didder - 5/30 at CLR) Most HR, Game... 3, Carlos Castro - 5/10 at DBT Most Total Bases, Game...14, Carlos Castro - 5/10 at DBT Most RBI... 8, Carlos Castro - 5/10 at DBT Most Walks... 4, Ray-Patrick Didder (4/26 vs. PMB) Most Strikeouts...3 tied at 4, Last - Braxton Davidson (5/21 at PMB) Most SB... 3, Ray-Patrick Didder (4/28 vs. PMB) Most Cons games, HR...3 tied at 2, Alex Jackson (5/5-7)...Austin Riley (5/4-5)... Alex Jackson (4/19-20) Longest Hit Streak... 10, Ronald Acuna (4/20-30) Most consecutive at-bats w/ hit... 2 tied at 6, Carlos Castro (5/10-11)...Alay Lago (4/26-28) RBI BREAKDOWN MULTI-RBI GAMES GW 2-Out Player 2 3 4 5+ Total RBI RBI Season High RBI Acuna 1 2 1 4 1 11 5 Castro 3 1 2 6 2 13 8 Davidson 1 1 2 1 4 3 Didder 3 3 1 8 2 Jackson 3 1 2 6 4 14 4 Lago 3 1 4 1 8 4 Morales 2 2 4 2 8 3 Neslony 1 1 2 7 3 Nevarez 1 1 Obregon 1 1 3 1 6 3 Riley 3 4 7 6 16 3 Salazar 2 1 3 4 3 Seymour 1 1 1 2 PINCH HITTING Player Average Hits At-Bats HR RBI Morales.000 0 1 0 0 Moss.000 0 2 0 0 Neslony.333 1 3 0 0 Totals:.167 1 6 0 0 STARTS BY POSITION Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Acuna 19 9 Castro 30 2 Davidson 45 1 Didder 3 2 21 24 Gonzalez 1 Jackson 17 22 Lago 36 5 Martinez 1 Morales 26 17 Moss 6 1 Murphy 4 Neslony 18 4 11 2 Nevarez 5 5 Obregon 14 2 11 1 Riley 51 Salazar 40 Seymour 4 13 3 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 7
Hitting breakdown/team firsts STARTS BY BATTING ORDER Player 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Acuna 1 18 9 Castro 1 1 8 22 Davidson 17 28 1 Didder 31 8 7 4 Gonzalez 1 Jackson 2 38 Lago 2 1 1 6 3 28 Martinez 1 Morales 9 19 7 8 Moss 2 2 4 Murphy 1 2 1 Neslony 1 2 12 7 4 6 3 Nevarez 3 6 Obregon 12 16 Riley 29 14 8 Salazar 1 8 31 Seymour 20 HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Fire Frogs Solo...20 Opponent Solo... 11 Fire Frogs 2-Run...12 Opponent 2-Run...10 Fire Frogs 3-Run...6 Opponent 3-Run...5 Fire Frogs Grand Slam...1 Opponent Grand Slam...0 Fire Frogs Total...39 Opponent Total...26 BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS Date Opp. Inning Hitters Opposing Pitcher(s) 5/5 CLR B1 Riley/Davidson Alberto Tirado 4/28 LAK B5 Riley/Davidson Zac Reininger MULTI-HOMER GAMES Player Date Opposing Pitcher(s) Carlos Castro (3) 5/10 at Daytona Tortugas Jesus Reyes (2)/Juan Martinez (1) LEAD-OFF HOMERS Player Date Opp. Pitcher Didder 4/10 DUN Conor Fisk GAME-ENDING HOMERS Player Date Opp. Pitcher GRAND SLAMS Player Date Opp. Pitcher Castro 5/3 at PMB Junior Fernandez PINCH-HIT HOMERS Player Date Opp. Pitcher INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMERS Player Date Opp. Pitcher HOME RUN COLLECTION Player Solo 2-Run 3-Run Grand Slam Total Acuna 2 1 3 Castro 1 4 1 1 7 Davidson 3 1 4 Didder 2 2 Jackson 5 4 1 10 Morales 1 1 Neslony 3 3 Nevarez 1 1 Riley 4 1 3 8 FIRE FROGS FIRSTS First Game... April 6, 2017 vs. Daytona Tortugas First Pitch... Luiz Gohara (April 6, 2017 vs. Daytonda Tortugas, 6:33 p.m., K) First Run... Jonathan Morales (4/6 vs. DBT, 2nd inning) First Hit... Jonathan Morales (4/6 vs. DBT, 2nd inning) First Double... Ray-Patrick Didder (4/7 vs. DBT, 7th inning) First Triple... Ronald Acuna (4/7 vs. DBT, 5th inning) First Home Run...Austin Riley (4/7 vs. DBT, 3-run, 3rd inning) First Grand Slam...Carlos Castro (5/3 at PMB, 6th inning) First RBI... Carlos Castro (4/6 vs. DBT, 2nd inning) First Walk... Ray-Patrick Didder (4/6 vs. DBT, 3rd inning) First Strikeout... Ronald Acuna (4/6 vs. DBT, 1st inning) First Hit by Pitch... Carlos Castro (4/8 vs. DBT, 1st Inning) First Stolen Base... Jonathan Morales (4/6 vs. DBT, 2nd inning) First Caught Stealing... Alejandro Salazar (4/7 vs. DBT, 5th inning) First Sacrifice Fly...Ray-Patrick Didder (4/15 at SLU, 3rd inning) First Sacrifice Bunt... Ronald Acuna (4/11 vs. Dunedin, 5th inning) First Error... Jonathan Morales (4/6 vs. DBT, 7th inning) First Cycle... First 2-Hit Game... Carlos Castro (4/6 vs. DBT) First 3-Hit Game...Omar Obregon (4/8 vs. DBT) First 4-Hit Game... Austin Riley (4/19 at FTM) First 5-Hit Game... Alay Lago (4/28 vs. LAK) First Inside-the-Park Home Run... First 2-Home Run Game... Carlos Castro (5/10 at DBT) First 3-Home Run Game... Carlos Castro (5/10 at DBT) First 2-RBI Game... Carlos Castro (4/9 vs. DBT) First 3-RBI Game... Austin Riley (4/7 vs. DBT) First 4-RBI Game...Alay Lago (4/25 vs. PMB) First 5-RBI Game...Ronald Acuna (4/25 vs. PMB) First Win... Josh Graham (4/7 vs. DBT) First Loss... Andres Santiago (4/6 vs. DBT) First Save... Devan Watts (4/7 vs. DBT) First Complete Game... First Nine-Inning Complete Game... First Shutout Win...4/10 vs. DUN (4-0) First No-Hitter... First Extra-Inning Game... First Extra-Inning Win... First Walk-Off Win.Austin Riley (5/7 vs. CLR, 11th inning single scored Omar Obregon) OPPONENTS FIRSTS Opponent First Run... Nick Senzel, DBT (4/6, 7th inning) Opponent First Hit... Gavin LaVallen, DBT (4/6, 2nd inning) Opponent First Double...Narcisco Crook, DBT (4/6, 5th inning) Opponent First Triple... Chris Okey, DBT (4/7, 8th inning) Opponent First Home Run... Gavin LaValley, DBT (4/9, 3rd inning) Opponent First Grand Slam... Opponent First RBI...Alfredo Rodriguez, DBT (4/6, 7th inning) Opponent First Walk... Chris Okey, DBT (4/6, 9th inning) Opponent First Strikeout... Daniel Sweet, DBT (4/6, 1st inning) Opponent First Hit by Pitch...Shed Long, DBT (4/7, 9th inning) Opponent First Stolen Base... Daniel Sweet, DBT (4/7, 1st inning) Opponent First Caught Stealing... John Mora, SLU (4/15, 3rd inning) Opponent First Sacrifice Fly... Matt Dean, DUN (4/11, 6th inning) Opponent First Sacrifice Bunt... D.J. Davis, DUN (4/10, 5th inning) Opponent First Error...Alfredo Rodriguez, DBT (4/7, 3rd inning) Opponent First Cycle... Opponent First 2-Hit Game... Narcisco Crook, DBT (4/6) Opponent First 3-Hit Game... Gavin LaValley (4/9) Opponent First 4-Hit Game...Daniel Sweet, DBT (4/9) Opponent First 5-Hit Game... Opponent First Inside-the-Park Home Run... Opponent First 2-Home Run Game... Opponent First 3-Home Run Game... Opponent First Win...Sandy Lugo, DBT (4/6) Opponent First Loss... Jose Lopez, DBT (4/7) Opponent First Save... Geoff Broussard, DBT (4/6) Opponent First Complete Game... Opponent First Nine-Inning Complete Game... Opponent First Shutout Win...4/23 at CLR (5-0) Opponent First No-Hitter... Opponent First Extra-Inning Win... Opponent First Walk-Off Win... 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 8
REGULAR SEASON SUMMARY Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak...4, 5/3 (doubleheader)-5 Longest Home Winning Streak... 2 tied 2, 4/7-8... 4/10-11 Longest Road Winning Streak...4, 5/3 (doubleheader)-8 Longest Losing Streak... 7, 5/12-19 Longest Home Losing Streak... 2 tied at 4, 5/23-26... 5/15-18 Longest Road Losing Streak... 3, 4/13-15 Highest Attendance, Home... 3,283 (4/6 vs. DBT) Highest Attendance, Road...6,849 (4/15 at SLU) Lowest Attendance, Home... 278 (5/23 vs. CLR) Lowest Attendance, Road... 301 (5/1 at PMB) Longest Game, Time (9 innings)...3:10 (4/12 vs. DUN) Longest Game, Time...3:36 (4/22 at CLR) Shortest Game, Time (9 innings)...2:01 (4/17 at FTM) Shortest Game, Time...1:44 (5/3 at PMB - 7 innings) Longest Game, Innings... 11 (4/22 at CLR) Largest Winning Margin...20 (4/25 vs. PMB) Largest Losing Margin... 2 tied at 9, 5/26 vs. PMB...4/9 vs. DBT Best Homestand (By Pct)...667 (5/5-7 vs. CLR) Worst Homestand (By Pct)...000 (5/15-18 vs. TAM) Best Road Trip (By Pct)...750 (5/1-4) Worst Road Trip (By Pct)...333 (5/19-21) Most Runners Left On Base...14 (4/16 at SLU) Most Runners Left On Base (9 innings)...14 (4/16 at SLU) Most Errors, Game...4 (4/11 vs. DUN and 4/23 at CLR) Most Players Used, Game...16 (4/22 at CLR) FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE FIRST-HALF STANDINGS NORTH REC GB SOUTH REC GB Clearwater (PHI) 29-24 -- Palm Beach (StL) 31-21 -- Dunedin (TOR) 29-24 -- Bradenton (PIT) 31-22 -0.5 Daytona (CIN) 27-25 -1.5 St. Lucie (NYM) 27-26 -4.5 Tampa (NYY) 27-26 -2.0 Charlotte (TB) 24-26 -6.0 FIRE FROGS (ATL) 22-31 -7.0 Fort Myers (MIN) 25-28 -6.5 Lakeland (DET) 22-31 -7.0 Jupiter (MIA) 21-31 -10.0 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE SECOND-HALF STANDINGS NORTH REC GB SOUTH REC GB Clearwater (PHI) 0-0 -- Bradenton (PIT) 0-0 -- Daytona (CIN) 0-0 -- Charlotte (TB) 0-0 -- Dunedin (TOR) 0-0 -- Fort Myers (MIN) 0-0 -- FIRE FROGS (ATL) 0-0 -- Jupiter (MIA) 0-0 -- Lakeland (DET) 0-0 -- Palm Beach (STL) 0-0 -- Tampa (NYY) 0-0 -- St. Lucie (NYM) 0-0 -- FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE OVERALL STANDINGS NORTH REC GB SOUTH REC GB Clearwater (PHI) 29-24 -- Palm Beach (StL) 31-21 -- Dunedin (TOR) 29-24 -- Bradenton (PIT) 31-22 -0.5 Daytona (CIN) 27-25 -1.5 St. Lucie (NYM) 27-26 -4.5 Tampa (NYY) 27-26 -2.0 Charlotte (TB) 24-26 -6.0 FIRE FROGS (ATL) 22-31 -7.0 Fort Myers (MIN) 25-28 -6.5 Lakeland (DET) 22-31 -7.0 Jupiter (MIA) 21-31 -10.0 2017 vs. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE North Home Road Total South Home Road Total Clearwater (PHI) 3-4 (7) 3-2 (7) 6-6 (14) Bradenton (PIT) 0-0 (4) 0-0 (4) 0-0 (8) Daytona (CIN) 2-2 (11) 2-1 (7) 4-3 (18) Charlotte (TB) 0-0 (4) 0-0 (4) 0-0 (8) Dunedin (TOR) 2-1 (6) 0-0 (7) 2-1 (13) Fort Myers (MIN) 0-0 (4) 1-3 (4) 1-3 (8) Lakeland (DET) 1-2 (6) 1-2 (6) 2-4 (12) Jupiter (MIA) 0-0 (6) 0-0 (11) 0-0 (17) Tampa 0-4 (8) 0-0 (6) 0-4 (14) Palm Beach (STL) 2-4 (6) 4-3 (7) 6-7 (13) Totals 8-13 (38) 6-5 (33) 14-18 (71) St. Lucie (NYM) 0-0 (8) 1-3 (7) 1-3 (15) Totals 2-4 (32) 6-9 (37) 8-13 (69) 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 9
Manager, Paul Runge COACHING STAFF Paul Runge returns to the Braves organization to skipper the team s High-A affliate in their inaugural season as the Florida Fire Frogs. The 2017 season marks Runge s third stint with the organization and his 27th year overall as a player, coach or manager. Runge previously managed for 15 seasons in Atlanta s farm system from 1993 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He owns a career minor league managerial record of 720-739 (.493) over 15 seasons. Runge spent the last six seasons, from 2011 to 2016, as the field coordinator for the Houston Astros. In his previous stint with the Braves, he was twice named as the Appalachian League Manager of the Year, 2007 and 2009, and was also selected as Atlanta s organizational Manager of the Year in 2006 and 2009. From 2005 to 2010, he skippered rookie-level Danville to four first-place finishes in the Appalachian League (2005-07 and 2009), including two championship titles in 2006 and 2009. His previous managerial stops within the Braves organization are Danville (2005 to 2010, 1994 and 1998), Greenville (1999 to 2001), Durham (1997), Macon (1996) and Eugene (1995). He managed in the Arizona Fall League in 1997 and the Australian Winter League during the 1994-95 season. His first appointment as a coach came in 1992 with Idaho Falls, Atlanta s rookie-level club. The former infielder was a ninth-round draft selection by Atlanta in 1979 and played the majority of his career with the Braves organization, including parts of eight seasons (1981 to 1988) at the major league level. Hitting Coach, Carlos Mendez The 2017 season marks Carlos Mendez s 10th season overall in the Braves organization and his fourth season as a hitting coach with the Club s High-A affliate. Mendez joined the organization in 2008 and has spent his first eight seasons as a hitting coach at four different levels across the farm system. In 2014, he opened the season with rookie-level Danville before being assigned as the hitting coach for the Lynchburg Hillcats in mid-april. From 2011 to 2012, Mendez served as the Rome Braves hitting coach...he spent the 2013 season with the Gulf Coast League Braves in the same role. Spent his first three seasons with the club, 2008 to 2010, as the hitting instructor for the rookie-level Danville Braves. The former first baseman and designated hitter was originally signed by the Kansas City Royals as a non-drafted free agent in 1991...During his 16-year (1991-2007) career, Mendez posted an overall minor-league batting average of.297 while playing with five organizations including Kansas City, Detroit, Oakland, Baltimore and Atlanta. In 2003, Mendez spent nearly four months with the Baltimore Orioles over two stints and played in 26 games for the Club. Carlos and his wife Cortney have two children, Carlos Jr., and Tatiana, and reside in Wilmington, Del. Pitching Coach, Dennis Lewallyn The 2017 season marks Dennis Lewallyn s 46th season in professional baseball, including his 35th year in a coaching role. Lewallyn joined the organization in 2013 and worked his first four seasons as the club s Double-A pitching coach 2017 marks his first season as Atlanta s High-A pitching coach. He spent six seasons, from 2007 to 2012, as a part of the Chicago Cubs farm system, spending his final two years as their minor league pitching coordinator. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the Cubs Double-A pitching coach. He spent 11 years (1996-2006) as a coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization...he originally joined the D-backs when the team was formed through expansion in 1996 as the pitching coach for the Lethbridge Black Diamonds (Rookie). He was Arizona s Major League bullpen coach during the second half of the 2004 season. From 2002 to 2006 he was the D-backs minor league pitching coordinator. From 1996 to 2001 he worked as a pitching coach in the D-backs system: Lethbridge (R, 1996), South Bend (A, 1997), High Desert (A, 1998) and El Paso (AA, 1999-2001). Lewallyn began his coaching career in 1983 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and spent the next 13 seasons (through 1995 season) in various pitching coach roles. A former first-round draft selection (eighth overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he pitched for three teams (Los Angeles, 1975-79; Texas, 1980; Cleveland, 1981-82) over an 11-year career, including parts of eight seasons at the Major League level. Dennis and his wife Kathy reside in Pensacola, Fla...They have two sons, David and Bryan. 2017 FLORIDA FIRE FROGS www.floridafirefrogs.com PAGE 10