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ChRIsTOPheR (TayLOR) gUeRRIeRI RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Bats Right
tHrows Right
HeiGHt 6'3"
weiGHt 195
Born 12/1/92 in Columbia, SC
resiDes Sebastian, FL
siGninG scout Brad Matthews
acquireD Selected in the first round (24th overall) in the 2011 June Draft
Personal Was the first of 11 Rays draft picks before the 2nd round in 2011…participated in the Rays Winter Develop-
ment Program in January…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in the Rays system entering 2012…rated
by BA as No. 10 overall prospect, the No. 7 pitcher and the best fastball among high school pitchers in the 2011 June
Draft…named to the third team of the 2011 Preseason BA All-America Team…at Spring Valley (S.C.) High School, went
6-1 with a 1.10 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 51 IP…committed to the University of South Carolina before signing with the
Rays…his sister was a member of the United States Air Force…she is currently in law school and intends on joining the
Navy SEALs.
heCTOR gUeVaRa SECOND BASEMAN
Bats Right
tHrows Right
HeiGHt 5'11"
weiGHt 170
Born 10/7/91 in San Felix, VEN
resiDes San Felix, VEN
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco
acquireD Signed as a free agent on July 26, 2006
2009 Was named the VSL Rays MVP while playing shortstop and second base in his first pro season…finished 5th in the
Venezualean Summer League in hitting…was named a VSL All-Star.
yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e
2009 VSL Rays .330 54 206 29 68 14 2 8 36 2 4 1 16-0 21 6 5 2 .534 .374 12
2010 Princeton .251 64 223 24 56 13 3 2 26 1 4 5 15-1 31 9 3 11 .363 .308 14
2011 Bowling Green .248 69 234 24 58 16 2 3 29 0 2 1 14-0 37 2 4 8 .372 .291 6
minor league Totals .275 187 663 77 182 43 7 13 91 3 10 7 45-1 89 17 12 21 .419 .323 32
DaNILO gUTIeRRez RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Bats Right
tHrows Right
HeiGHt 6'5"
weiGHt 156
Born 6/2/91 in Bonao, DR
resiDes Bonao, DR
siGninG scout Eddy Toledo
acquireD Signed as a free agent on December 13, 2011
LUIs gUzMaN RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER
Bats Right
tHrows Right
HeiGHt 6'3"
weiGHt 225
Born 7/21/91 in San Mateo, VEN
resiDes San Mateo, VEN
siGninG scout Ronnie Blanco
acquireD Signed as a free agent on March 1, 2011
yeAR cluB w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR HR HB BB-i so wP Bk
2009 DSL Royals 0 1 8.10 8 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 8 6 0 1 14-0 7 7 0
2010 DSL Royals 0 0 24.30 8 0 0 0 0 6.2 15 19 18 1 2 12-0 2 1 0
2011 DSL Rays 4 2 4.85 13 5 0 0 0 39.0 39 35 21 2 5 26-0 22 12 0
minor league Totals 4 3 7.74 29 5 0 0 0 52.1 66 62 45 3 8 52-0 31 20 0
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