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strikeouts during the month.
• Sidelined July 26-September 3 with a right shoulder strain.
• Limited righthanded hitters to a .220 batting average (50x227)...lefties hit .308 (56x182) against him.
Selected to the Florida State League’s mid-season all-star squad as he was assigned to Lakeland to begin the 2008
season.
• Fanned a season-high 11 batters on April 23 versus Dunedin.
• Finished 2-1 with a 1.24 ERA (29.0IP/4ER) in five starts during April -- tied for third in the Florida State League with 32
strikeouts during the month, while he was fifth with a 1.24 ERA.
• Had his contract transferred from Lakeland to Erie on May 10 -- at the time of his promotion to Erie from Lakeland, he
was third in the Florida State League with 41 strikeouts and tied for sixth with a 1.98 ERA.
• Sidelined May 25-July 21 with a right elbow strain -- assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers as part of an injury
rehabilitation assignment on July 16, taking the loss in his start versus the Gulf Coast League Yankees that day.
• Tied for second in the Eastern League with four wins during August.
• Named the 17th-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.
• Started six games for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League following the season, posting a 2-1 record, 4.15 ERA
(17.1IP/8ER) and 22 strikeouts.
Opened the 2007 season with the Gulf Coast League Tigers.
• Went the distance on June 22, blanking the Gulf Coast League Yankees on two hits to tie for the lead in the Gulf Coast
League with both one complete game and one shutout.
• Had his contract transferred from the Gulf Coast League Tigers to Single A West Michigan for the remainder of the
season on June 29.
• Posted a 0.84 ERA (10.2IP/1ER) in seven outings during August.
• Appeared in three games with West Michigan during the Midwest League playoffs, posting a 1-0 record, 0.90 ERA
(10.0IP/1ER) and 15 strikeouts.
Tied for third in the Dominican Summer League with eight wins and 90 strikeouts as he made his professional debut
with the Dominican Summer League Tigers in 2006, while he tied for seventh with a 1.38 ERA.
• Second among all Dominican Summer League starters with 12.46 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Struck out 10 batters on June 3 versus the Dominican Summer League Padres -- registered 12 strikeouts on June 24
at the Dominican Summer League Nationals and he finished with 11 strikeouts on August 3 versus the Dominican
Summer League Nationals.
• Fanned a season-best 13 batters as he fired a two-hit shutout on June 18 at the Dominican Summer League Padres
-- tied for the lead in the Dominican Summer League with one shutout...tossed his second complete game of the
season on July 2 versus the Dominican Summer League Padres...tied for fourth in the league with two complete
games.
Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on November 16, 2005.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS
Resides in San Cristobal, DR during the off-season.
• Participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan.
TIGERS CATCHERS STOPPING THE RUNNING GAME
The following is a list of the top five Tigers catchers in throwing out baserunners attempting to steal (catcher caught stealings
only) during a single season since the statistic started being tracked in 1975:
Player Year SB CS %
Lance Parrish 1984 44 37 45.7
Ivan Rodriguez 2006 25 21 45.7
Lance Parrish 1982 54 44 44.9
Lance Parrish 1983 57 46 44.7
Ivan Rodriguez 2005 33 26 44.1
Courtesy of STATS LLC
2013 DETROIT TIGERS INFORMATION GUIDE