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2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>NON</strong>-<strong>ROSTER</strong> <strong>INVITES</strong> › WILL INMAN<br />
BATS<br />
RIGHT<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE None<br />
OPENING DAY AGE 26<br />
BORN 2/6/87 in Danville, VA<br />
RESIDES Danville, VA<br />
Owns a career 48-48 record with a 3.67 ERA and<br />
has averaged 9.16 SO/9 IP (830.1-IP, 845-SO)…<br />
has pitched at the Triple-A level in each of the last<br />
four seasons.<br />
2012 Signed with the Red Sox organization<br />
as a minor league free agent and spent the<br />
season pitching out of the bullpen for Triple-A<br />
Pawtucket…was a perfect 6-for-6 in save opportunities.<br />
2011 Began the season in the rotation and made<br />
17 starts overall for Triple-A Tucson (Padres)…25<br />
of his last 27 apps came out of the bullpen, his<br />
first relief work since 2006…tied for 6th in the<br />
Pacific Coast League with 120 SO…allowed 16 HR<br />
but just 1 in his last 18 relief apps after the All-Star<br />
break.<br />
2010 Made 11 starts with Triple-A Portland<br />
(Padres) before being placed on the disabled list<br />
on June 18 with a right elbow strain…underwent<br />
Tommy John surgery and missed the remainder of<br />
the season.<br />
2009 Started the season with Double-A San<br />
Antonio (Padres) and went 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA<br />
(44.1-IP, 15-ER) before making his Triple-A debut<br />
with Portland on May 22…finished the year back in<br />
Double-A and allowed just 1 HR in his final 7 starts<br />
with San Antonio…led the Missions with a 1.04<br />
WHIP and ranked 2nd with a .218 opp avg.<br />
RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER<br />
WILL INMAN 72<br />
William Bentley Inman<br />
THROWS<br />
RIGHT<br />
HEIGHT<br />
5'11"<br />
WEIGHT<br />
220<br />
ACQUIRED Signed as a minor league<br />
free agent, 11/28/12<br />
SIGNING SCOUT Grant Brittain (Brewers)<br />
2008 Spent the entire season with San Antonio…<br />
named to the Texas League midseason and postseason<br />
All-Star teams…led the league with 140<br />
SO and tied for 2nd with 28 starts…ranked 2nd<br />
among qualifying starters in opp avg. (.234) and<br />
4th in ERA (3.52)…pitched for the U.S. team in the<br />
Futures Game at Yankee Stadium and tossed a<br />
scoreless inning of relief.<br />
2007 Combined for a 3.28 ERA while setting career<br />
highs with 159.1 IP and 180 SO between three<br />
teams and two organizations…started the year<br />
with the Brewers organization and was acquired<br />
by San Diego in a 4-player deal on July 25 that<br />
sent relief pitcher Scott Linebrink to the Brewers.<br />
2006 Led Class-A West Virginia (Brewers) with 10<br />
wins, 134 SO and a 1.71 ERA in 23 apps (20 starts)<br />
as the staff’s youngest pitcher…led qualifying<br />
South Atlantic League starters with 10.71 SO/9 IP…<br />
ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Brewers system<br />
by Baseball America.<br />
2005 Combined to go 6-0 with a 1.91 ERA (47-IP,<br />
10-ER) and 59 SO between Rookie-level Helena<br />
and the AZL Brewers in his first pro season.<br />
PERSONAL Selected by the Brewers in the third<br />
round of the 2005 June Draft…attended Tunstall<br />
(Va.) High School.<br />
CAREER PITCHING<br />
YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK<br />
2005 AZL Brewers 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0<br />
Helena 6 0 2.00 13 5 0 0 1 45.0 29 11 10 5 3 11-0 58 6 0<br />
2006 West Virginia 10 2 1.71 23 20 0 0 0 110.2 75 22 21 3 9 24-0 134 5 0<br />
2007 Brevard County 4 3 1.72 13 13 0 0 0 78.2 56 17 15 4 3 23-0 98 2 0<br />
Huntsville 1 5 5.45 8 8 0 0 0 39.2 38 24 24 7 3 16-0 42 2 0<br />
San Antonio 3 3 4.17 7 7 0 0 0 41.0 33 19 19 6 1 19-0 40 1 0<br />
2008 San Antonio 9 8 3.52 28 28 2 1 0 135.1 119 67 53 10 6 71-0 140 5 4<br />
2009 San Antonio 6 5 3.40 15 15 0 0 0 87.1 71 36 33 5 8 20-0 59 3 0<br />
Portland 1 4 6.71 12 12 0 0 0 63.0 83 49 47 15 3 25-1 41 1 0<br />
2010 Portland 2 4 3.61 11 11 1 0 0 62.1 54 31 25 7 3 27-1 52 3 0<br />
2011 Tucson 5 11 6.15 42 17 0 0 0 117.0 139 91 80 16 3 57-2 120 9 0<br />
2012 Pawtucket 1 3 2.23 35 0 0 0 6 48.1 35 14 12 3 3 34-1 60 2 1<br />
Minor League Totals 48 48 3.67 208 136 3 1 7 830.1 732 381 339 81 45 328-5 845 39 5