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236 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MARTINEZ, Junior - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 4/30/86, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Lebya. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 11/1/05. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2006 DSL Reds-R 4-0 2.61 10 2 0 0 0 20.2 14 12 6 0 11 8 3 0 2007 DSL Reds-R 1-1 5.10 19 1 0 0 0 30.0 28 22 17 0 24 26 7 0 2008 Billings-R 1-0 6.67 19 0 0 0 0 29.2 34 23 22 4 26 24 4 1 Minor League Totals - 3 yrs 6-1 5.04 48 3 0 0 0 80.1 76 57 45 4 61 58 14 1 MARTINEZ, Porfirio - RHP Age: 19; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 11/29/89, Tamboril, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Lebya. RESIDES: Santiago, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2008 DSL Reds-R 0-1 4.24 15 0 0 0 0 23.1 21 17 11 1 16 20 4 0 McKENNON, Mike - INF Age: 24; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 210; B: L; T: L; BORN: 3/31/85, Tomball, TX. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: Pearland, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 25th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .246 with 9 HR and 34 RBI in 100 games with Class-A Dayton... homered in 3 straight games (8/15-8/17 vs Great Lakes)...in 2007, batted .286 with 11 HR and 54 RBI in 73 games with Rookie Billings...ranked among Pioneer League leaders in games (1st, 73), at-bats (1st, 287), doubles (2nd, 25), RBI (4th, 54) and extra-base hits (4th, 38)...was named to the Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star Team...collected 4 hits on 7/5 vs. Helena (3r, 2rbi) and on 8/2 at Missoula...belted 2 homers on 8/3 at Missoula (4rbi)...connected for a grand slam on 8/25 vs. Missoula...in 2006, in his first professional season batted .234 with 3 HR and 28 RBI in 46 games with Rookie Billings...in his first professional game on 6/20 vs. Great Falls, drove in 7 runs with a grand slam, sac fly and a 2-run triple...hit another grand slam on 8/16 vs. Orem (5 RBI)...finished the season with a 7-game hitting streak (8-for-23, .348, 6 RBI. PERSONAL: Graduated from Pearland High School...attended the Univeristy of Texas at San Antonio. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2006 Billings-R .234 46 137 11 32 5 5 3 28 0 2 3 7 36 0 2 0 2007 Billings-R .286 73 287 44 82 25 2 11 54 0 1 3 17 65 0 2 5 2008 Dayton-A .246 100 357 37 88 20 5 9 34 3 5 8 15 82 3 4 7 Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .259 219 781 92 202 50 10 23 116 3 8 14 39 183 3 8 12 McMURRAY, Chris - C Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/12/86, Mission Viejo, CA. SIGNED BY: Rex De La Nuez. RESIDES: Mission Viejo, CA. OBTAINED: Selected in the 18th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Capistrano Valley High School (Mission Viejo, CA)...played collegiately at UC Santa Barbara...college bio lists Johnny Bench as his idol. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2008 Billings-R .234 25 77 8 18 2 1 0 13 0 0 1 7 16 1 0 3 MEANS, Andrew - OF Age: 22; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 215; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/11/86, Fairview, OH. SIGNED BY: Rick Sellers. RESIDES: Avon Lake, OH. OBTAINED: Selected in the 11th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, in his first professional season batted .231 with 3 HR, 16 RBI and 6 stolen bases for Rookie Billings...appeared in 22 games with the Mustangs before leaving to begin his junior season as a wide reciever on Indiana’s football team...on 7/24 at Helena went 3-for-6 with 2 home runs, including a grand slam, 7 RBI and 4 runs scored. PERSONAL: Graduated from Avon Lake High School...played collegiately at Indiana University where he also starred as a wide receiver on the school’s football team. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2008 Billings-R .231 22 91 16 21 1 1 3 16 1 0 1 4 15 6 0 0 MEDINA, Ruben - RHP Age: 22; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 157; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 7/28/86, San Luis, Falcon, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 3/7/04. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2004 VSL Reds-R 1-2 4.97 15 2 0 0 1 25.1 28 15 14 1 12 17 4 0 2005 VSL Reds-R 2-1 2.38 21 0 0 0 8 22.2 17 8 6 0 12 24 4 0 2006 GCL Reds-R 1-1 0.00 10 0 0 0 2 12.0 8 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 Sarasota-A 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2007 Sarasota-A 5-3 1.78 44 0 0 0 17 65.2 53 20 13 2 30 53 2 1 2008 Sarasota-A 2-7 3.33 37 0 0 0 0 54.0 56 25 20 1 26 35 2 0 Chattanooga-AA 0-0 10.13 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 Dayton-A 1-1 2.45 7 0 0 0 1 11.0 8 5 3 0 4 6 1 1 Minor League Totals - 5 yrs 11-13 2.41 121 0 0 0 12 168.1 145 62 45 4 78 125 10 2 MENCHACA, Brandon - OF Age: 23; Ht: 5-11; Wt: 195; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/15/85, Marlton, NJ. SIGNED BY: Jeff Brookens. RESIDES: Wilmington, DE. OBTAINED: Selected in the 13th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, appeared in 71 games with Class-A Dayton...named Midwest League Co-Player of the Week for 6/16-6/22 (6-15, .400, 2hr, 6rbi, 4r, 4g)... in 2007, in his first professional season batted .261 with 7 HR, 45 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 63 games with Rookie Billings...finished second in the Pioneer League with 7 triples...named a Pioneer League Post-Season Honorable Mention...belted his first professional home runs on 7/3 at Missoula (2hr, 4rbi)....was the recipient of the Reds Florida Instructional League “Gamer” award and the Dernell Stenson Award as the team’s MVP. PERSONAL: Graduated from Concord High School (Wilmington, DE)...played collegiately at the University of Delaware. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2007 Billings-R .261 63 241 51 63 9 7 7 45 1 1 6 31 70 16 6 3 2008 Dayton-A .176 71 256 28 45 8 4 5 25 0 1 4 17 80 5 3 4 Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .217 134 497 79 108 17 11 12 70 1 2 10 48 150 21 9 7 MENDEZ, Carlos - INF Age: 22; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 9/15/86, Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Felix Delgado. RESIDES: Villa de Cura, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 2/1/05. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, batted .250 with 2 HR and 33 RBI in 57 games with Rookie Billings...set season-highs with 4 hits and 4 RBI on 8/9 vs Idaho Falls...in 2007, batted .227 with 2 HR and 14 RBI in 40 games with the Rookie GCL Reds...transferred to Billings on 8/28 where he finished the season batting .280 in 7 games...in 2006, batted .309 with 1 HR and 29 RBI in 62 games with the Rookie VSL Reds... from 7/15-7/24 had a 10-game hitting streak (15-for-40, .375)...named a Venezuelan League Post-Season All-Star...following the season played for Caracas of the Venezuelan League...in 2005, in his first professional season, batted .245 with 2 HR and 26 RBI in 53 games with the Rookie VSL Reds. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2005 VSL Reds-R .245 53 163 17 40 8 2 2 26 3 4 3 41 25 1 5 15 2006 VSL Reds-R .309 62 230 26 71 16 0 1 29 4 3 2 23 25 1 4 24 2007 GCL Reds-R .227 40 132 12 30 3 0 2 14 0 3 1 12 8 2 1 10 Billings-R .280 7 25 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2008 Billings-R .250 57 216 27 54 12 0 2 33 0 0 6 19 27 3 3 11 Minor League Totals - 4 yrs .264 219 766 84 202 40 2 7 105 7 10 13 95 86 8 13 62 MERAN, George - INF Age: 19; Ht: 5-10; Wt: 155; B: R; T: R; BORN: 5/12/89, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2007 DSL Reds-R .237 38 93 12 22 4 3 0 5 0 0 2 10 14 1 3 5 2008 DSL Reds-R .226 36 106 11 24 5 1 0 14 2 0 2 4 23 0 2 14 Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .231 74 199 23 46 9 4 0 19 2 0 4 14 37 1 5 19 CINCINNATI REDS MEDIA GUIDE
MERCEDES, Elvin - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 165; B: R; T: R ; BORN: 2/3/89, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/9/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2007 DSL Reds-R 1-1 3.28 14 0 0 0 0 24.2 22 13 9 1 15 11 3 1 2008 DSL Reds-R 0-3 4.33 16 7 0 0 0 54.0 56 32 26 3 21 29 8 0 Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 1-4 4.00 30 7 0 0 0 78.2 78 45 35 4 36 40 11 1 MOLINA, Marcos - RHP Age: 21; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/4/85, Santiago, DR. SIGNED BY: Jhonathan Leyba. RESIDES: Guarbo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 8/1/07. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2008 DSL Reds-R 0-3 8.20 20 3 0 0 0 37.1 45 51 34 0 45 24 18 0 MONTANO, Luis - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/20/85, Santo Domingo, DR. SIGNED BY: Jorge Oquendo. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/7/03. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 12-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 26 starts for Class-A Dayton...selected as a Midwest League All-Star...ranked among league leaders in wins (3rd) and starts (5th)...his 12 wins ranked T2nd among all Reds minor leaguers...held righthanders to a .199 batting average (54-271)...went 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 5 starts in April (28.1ip, 4er, .139oba)...on 6/21 vs Great Lakes had one of his finest outings of the season, firing 7.0 shutout innings to earn the 6-0 win (4h, 1bb, 4k)...in 2007, went a combined 10-5 with a 4.02 ERA in 20 appearances (13 starts) with Class-A Sarasota and Rookie Billings...was Reds’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July (5-1, 1.54era, 35ip, 6bb, 26k, 6g/5gs)...spent most of the season at Billings where he led the Pioneer League with 8 victories...also finished among PL leaders in innings pitched (5th, 82.0) and ERA (7th, 3.62)...had his finest outing on 7/7 at Helena when he fired 8.0 shutout innings (W, 5h, 1bb, 4k)...named to the Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star Team. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2003 DSL Reds-R 1-0 2.94 7 7 0 0 0 33.2 25 16 11 1 13 50 2 0 2004 DSL Reds-R 1-6 3.45 15 9 1 0 2 60.0 58 35 23 2 21 58 6 4 2005 DSL Reds-R 4-3 1.41 14 8 0 0 1 64.0 50 15 10 2 11 57 2 0 2006 GCL Reds-R 0-3 3.52 10 8 0 0 0 38.1 49 19 15 2 9 34 3 0 Dayton-A 0-1 6.75 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 10 7 6 2 3 9 1 0 2007 Sarasota-A 2-1 6.75 5 0 0 0 0 12.0 16 11 9 2 6 12 0 0 Billings-R 8-4 3.62 15 13 0 0 0 82.0 81 37 33 7 20 64 5 0 2008 Dayton-A 12-8 4.02 26 26 0 0 0 136.2 136 77 61 17 34 97 7 0 Minor League Totals - 6 yrs 28-26 3.48 94 73 1 0 3 434.2 425 217 168 35 117 381 26 4 MORENO, Michael - OF Age: 21; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 200; B: R; T: R; BORN: 10/21/87, LaRomana, DR. SIGNED BY: Luis Baez and Maximo Rombley. RESIDES: Santo Domingo, DR. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 4/7/06. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2006 DSL Reds-R .155 31 97 6 15 2 1 0 8 0 0 1 5 40 0 0 3 2007 DSL Reds-R .205 42 117 11 24 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 15 37 3 0 0 2008 DSL Reds-R .213 17 47 3 10 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 13 0 0 1 Minor League Totals - 3 yrs .188 90 261 20 49 7 1 0 20 0 1 3 23 90 3 0 4 MORRISON, Carter - OF Age: 18; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 195; B: L; T: L; BORN: 6/23/90, New Westminster, BC, Canada. SIGNED BY: Bill Byckowski. RESIDES: Burneby, BC. OBTAINED: Selected in the 16th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...signed on 8/7/08. CAREER NOTES: 2009 will be his first professional season. NAVARRO, Victor - RHP Age: 20; Ht: 6-3; Wt: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 11/7/89, Autonomo Diego Ibarra, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Mariara, Carabobo, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 10/31/06. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2007 GCL Reds-R 0-1 18.32 12 0 0 0 0 9.1 19 22 19 2 12 8 5 0 2008 DSL Reds-R 0-1 4.15 6 0 0 0 0 8.2 6 5 4 0 4 4 2 0 Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 0-2 11.50 18 0 0 0 0 18.0 25 27 23 2 16 12 7 0 OLIVERAS, Alex - CF Age: 20; Ht: 6-0; Wt: 180; B: L; T: R; BORN: 3/29/89, Caguas, PR. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Caguas, PR. OBTAINED: Selected in the ninth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Puerto Rico Baseball Academy & High School. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2007 GCL Reds-R .191 47 162 14 31 4 3 0 13 2 2 1 10 45 1 0 3 2008 GCL Reds-R .279 39 154 28 43 5 4 1 16 0 1 2 14 45 3 5 0 Minor League Totals - 2 yrs .234 86 316 42 74 9 7 1 29 2 3 3 24 90 4 5 3 ONDRUSEK, Logan - RHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-7; Wt: 207; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/13/85, Hallettsville, TX. SIGNED BY: Brian Wilson. RESIDES: Shiner, TX. OBTAINED: Selected in the 13th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. CAREER NOTES: In 2008, went 1-7 with a 4.97 ERA in 40 appearances (3 starts) with Class-A Sarasota...made his Triple-A debut with 1 appearance for Louisville (6/5 vs Toledo, 1.1ip, 0r)...made his first start of the season on 8/9 vs Ft. Myers and pitched 5.0 shutout innings (2h)...in 2007, went 7-10 with a 4.43 ERA in 31 games (22 starts) for Class-A Sarasota...his first eight appearances of the season were in relief... started 21 of his next 22 outings...all six of his starts in which he pitched 6.0 or more innings were quality starts (5-1, 2.09era, 38.2ip, 9er)...suffered the loss in the Florida State League All-Star Game...on 8/21 vs. Lakeland pitched a season-high 8.0 innings (W, 3h, 1r, 1bb, 8k)...following the season pitched for North Shore of the Hawaiian League....in 2006, spent most of the season at Class-A Dayton where he went 4-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 27 relief appearances...also made 1 appearance for both Rookie Billings (1ip, 3r, 3k) and Double-A Chattanooga (4ip, 0h, 0r, 7k)...in 2005, spent his first professional season at Rookie Billings where he went 1-6 with a 6.02 ERA in 15 games (9 starts). PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Paul High School...attended McClennan Community College. Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2005 Billings-R 1-6 6.02 15 9 0 0 0 55.1 72 49 37 9 19 46 10 0 2006 Dayton-A 4-5 3.42 27 0 0 0 0 52.2 48 24 20 2 19 47 4 0 Billings-R 0-1 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 Chattanooga-AA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 2007 Sarasota-A 7-10 4.43 31 22 0 0 1 124.0 131 72 61 4 48 86 6 0 2008 Sarasota-A 1-7 4.97 40 3 0 0 1 79.2 93 47 44 5 32 58 3 0 Louisville-AAA 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Minor League Totals - 4 yrs 13-29 4.67 116 34 0 0 2 318.0 349 195 165 20 124 248 24 0 ORTUNO, Jose - C Age: 18; Ht: 6-1; Wt: 185; B: R; T: R; BORN: 12/23/90, Tumero, Aragua, Venezuela. SIGNED BY: Tony Arias. RESIDES: Tumero, Aragua, Venezuela. OBTAINED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 1/3/08. Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E 2008 DSL Reds-R .197 29 61 3 12 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 4 14 0 0 5 OTTERNESS, Steven - LHP Age: 24; Ht: 6-4; Wt: 210; B: L; T: L; BORN: 10/30/84, Tampa, FL. SIGNED BY: Greg Zunino. RESIDES: Lutz, FL. OBTAINED: Selected in the 29th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. PERSONAL: Graduated from Gaither High School (Tampa, FL)...played collegiately at Embry-Riddle University where he majored in Aeronautical Science . Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK 2007 GCL Reds-R 0-5 3.94 12 11 0 0 0 48.0 52 28 21 1 17 35 10 0 2008 Sarasota-A 0-0 2.37 11 0 0 0 0 19.0 19 7 5 0 12 18 1 0 Dayton-A 0-0 10.03 8 0 0 0 0 11.2 17 13 13 2 12 7 2 0 Billings-R 2-1 4.26 13 0 0 0 3 19.0 16 9 9 2 9 21 3 0 Minor League Totals - 2 yrs 2-6 4.42 44 11 0 0 3 97.2 104 57 48 5 50 81 16 0 CINCINNATI REDS MEDIA GUIDE 237 FRONT 2002 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2003 REDS REDS REDS IN MINOR MEDIA
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