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058 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › RoBinson cHiRinos CaReeR BaTTINg yeAR cluB AVg g AB R H 2B 3B HR RBi sH sF HB BB-i so sB cs gdP slg oBP e 2001 AZL Cubs .234 47 154 15 36 12 0 2 15 6 3 4 10-0 42 4 3 0 .351 .292 21 2002 Boise .247 62 231 35 57 15 2 8 38 1 1 6 16-0 66 5 2 2 .433 .311 13 2003 Lansing .232 108 362 51 84 27 1 7 39 4 2 7 28-0 82 10 2 11 .370 .298 19 2004 Lansing .241 84 319 56 77 18 6 7 39 3 0 8 25-1 70 7 2 4 .401 .313 16 2005 Daytona .273 74 231 30 63 6 0 7 27 1 2 3 16-0 42 3 4 5 .390 .325 13 2006 Peoria .242 126 433 74 105 30 2 9 47 7 6 14 69-0 79 19 10 7 .383 .360 15 2007 Daytona .259 79 239 35 62 14 2 3 20 5 0 12 37-0 48 8 5 5 .372 .385 12 Tennessee .220 42 127 11 28 4 2 2 16 5 0 1 13-2 31 1 1 1 .331 .298 9 2008 Tennessee .243 38 103 12 25 7 3 0 8 2 2 0 10-0 18 0 0 2 .369 .304 4 AZL Cubs .462 4 13 5 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6-0 2 1 0 0 .692 .632 0 Daytona .283 37 120 22 34 4 2 5 18 3 1 6 26-0 21 3 1 2 .475 .431 5 2009 Daytona .300 69 227 40 68 13 5 11 47 0 3 5 35-0 40 2 2 4 .546 .400 6 Tennessee .257 12 35 4 9 3 0 0 5 0 1 0 7-0 4 0 1 1 .343 .372 0 2010 Tennessee .318 77 264 53 84 24 0 15 64 0 7 5 42-4 35 1 5 6 .580 .412 7 Iowa .364 15 55 10 20 4 0 3 10 0 0 5 2-0 8 0 0 3 .600 .435 1 2011 Durham .259 78 282 24 73 13 1 6 24 1 0 7 29-0 69 1 1 9 .376 .343 4 Tampa Bay .218 20 55 4 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 5-0 13 0 0 0 .309 .283 0 minor league Totals .260 951 3191 476 830 195 27 85 420 38 28 83 371-7 656 65 39 62 .418 .350 144 major league Totals .218 20 55 4 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 5-0 13 0 0 0 .309 .283 0 1: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, July 2, 2000…signed by Hector Ortega. 2: Acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays along with RH Chris Archer, OF Sam Fuld, OF Brandon Guyer and INF Hak-Ju Lee from Chicago in exchange for RH Matt Garza, OF Fernando Perez and LH Zach Rosscup, January 8, 2011. CaReeR FIeLDINg yeAR Pos PcT g Po A e Tc dP PB 2011 Catcher 1.000 19 115 8 0 123 1 0 First Base 1.000 1 2 1 0 3 1 - LeFT-RIghT BReaKDOwN 2011 cAReeR AVg AB H HR RBi AVg AB H HR RBi vs. Left .333 3 1 0 0 .333 3 1 0 0 vs. Right .212 52 11 1 7 .212 52 11 1 7 David Price served as grand marshal in the 2012 Gasparilla Parade in Tampa. His faithful dog, Astro, joined him for the ride. Matt Joyce and James Shields were also grand marshals. PHOTO BY rick vauGHn
X-Ray RePORT 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › Alex coBB RIGHT-HANdEd PITCHER aLeX COBB 53 alexander Miller Cobb BATS Right ÊÊAlex’s older brother, R.J., is a captain in the U.S. Army and won a Purple Heart after his Humvee was blown up in Iraq, lodging shrapnel in his hands...he made a full recovery and is now stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky...R.J. served 16 months in Iraq and was stationed in Germany for three years. ÊÊHis mother, Lindsay Miller-Cobb, was a nurse practitioner who passed away from a stroke at the age of 49, while Alex was a senior in high school...his father, Rick, is an accountant. ÊÊAlex got a puppy, an American bulldog named Axel, at the end of last season after his surgery. ÊÊThe Vero Beach native served as a Dodgers bat boy during spring training for three years in high school. 2011 seasON ÊÊRookie broke into the majors by making 9 starts for the Rays over three stints...was unbeaten (3-0) over his first 7 ML starts, the first AL pitcher to do so since MIN Kevin Slowey in 2007 (8 starts) and the only Ray to do it...suffered his first loss July 30 at SEA as the Rays managed just 1 hit in a 3-2 loss to SEA Michael Pineda. ÊÊUnderwent season-ending surgery Aug 18 to remove a blood clot and blockage in the area of his first right rib...the surgery was performed by Dr. Gregory Pearl at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. THROWS Right HEIGHT 6'2" WEIGHT 195 MaJor lEaguE sErVICE 91 days oPENINg Day agE 24 borN 10/7/87 in Boston, MA rEsIDEs Vero Beach, FL CoNtraCt status Signed through 2012 aCQuIrED Selected in the fourth round of the 2006 June draft sIgNINg sCout Kevin Elfering (Rays) FOllOW HIM @Acobb53 059 ÊÊMade his final start on Aug 6 vs. OAK and was removed after 4.1 IP with discomfort in his right hand, later found to be thoracic outlet syndrome...allowed 5 R/ER in that start and saw his season ERA go from 2.79 to season-ending 3.42. ÊÊBegan the season with Triple-A Durham but was promoted on May 1 and made his major league debut that day in a spot start at home vs. the Angels…earned no decision in the 6-5 loss...totaled 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR...was handed a 5-run lead by the Rays in the 1st inning but allowed 4 runs in the 5th inning and left with the game tied...optioned to Durham on May 3. ÊÊRecalled on May 30 and made 4 starts until he was optioned again on June 18...was recalled a third and final time on July 18. ÊÊHad a stretch of 5 starts from June 7–July 24 in which he went 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA (31.1-IP, 5-ER). ÊÊAway from Tropicana Field, went 2-1 with a 1.78 ERA (25.1-IP, 5-ER) in 4 starts, with 21 SO and 3 BB...in 5 home starts, went 1-1 with a 4.94 ERA (27.1-IP, 15-ER), 18 BB and 16 SO. ÊÊAllowed only 3 HR in 52.2 IP, including a stretch of 40 IP without a HR, after allowing his first homer to LAA Hank Conger in the 2nd inning of his debut. ÊÊEarned his first major league win on June 7 at LAA, defeating 16-game winner Dan Haren, 4-1...on July 24 at KC tossed 7 shutout innings in a 5-0 victory, avoiding the sweep and earning his third major league win. ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Alex Cobb
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