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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Second in the New York-Penn League with six triples.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 GCL Tigers .160 8 25 2 4 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 10 0 0 .276 .320 0
2010 GCL Tigers .218 27 87 8 19 22 3 0 0 9 1 0 0 8 27 2 1 .284 .253 10
2011 GCL Tigers .201 51 174 23 35 59 9 0 5 15 1 1 4 20 51 3 2 .296 .339 14
Connecticut .278 6 18 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 .316 .333 3
2012 Connecticut .179 42 140 21 25 42 2 6 1 12 2 2 2 15 27 4 4 .264 .300 8
West Michigan .219 19 73 9 16 25 1 1 2 6 2 0 0 6 20 0 1 .278 .342 5
Lakeland .400 2 5 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 1.000 0
Toledo .250 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 0
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .203 158 526 65 107 168 17 7 10 48 9 3 6 54 144 9 8 .284 .319 40
CORTEZ, LUIS CARLOS INFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-0 BATS: R BORN: January 8, 1992 - Anzoategui, VZ
WEIGHT: 155 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Anzoategui, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Alejandro Rodriguez (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Liceo Barcelona
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 3, 2008.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2010: Tied for fifth in the Venezuelan Summer League with 52 strikeouts.
2009: Fourth in the Venezuelan Summer League with 55 strikeouts...led all league second basemen with a .940 fielding percentage and 114
assists, while he tied for the lead with 12 errors and 31 double plays.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 VSL Tigers .212 61 208 25 44 65 11 2 2 20 3 1 9 15 55 3 5 .292 .313 15
2010 VSL Tigers .267 58 206 28 55 79 12 0 4 19 7 1 5 19 52 2 4 .342 .383 15
2011 VSL Tigers .229 46 157 18 36 56 8 0 4 19 3 3 8 10 36 4 1 .303 .357 11
GCL Tigers .275 28 102 19 28 42 9 1 1 6 4 0 3 7 21 7 2 .339 .412 9
2012 GCL Tigers .217 6 23 4 5 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .217 .391 2
Connecticut .119 20 59 3 7 10 3 0 0 4 3 0 3 2 18 1 0 .188 .169 8
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .232 219 755 97 175 261 44 3 12 72 20 5 28 53 191 17 12 .304 .346 60
CORTEZ, VICTOR ALEJANDRO OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: L BORN: February 14, 1996 - Zamora, VZ
WEIGHT: 170 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Guatire, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Oscar Garcia (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 3, 2012.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
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CRAFORT, SAMUEL OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: S BORN: July 31, 1993 - San Pedro de Macoris, DR
WEIGHT: 191 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Miguel Rodriguez/Ramon Perez/Miguel Garcia (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on January 5, 2010.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Fifth in the Dominican Summer League with 77 strikeouts.
2010: Led the Dominican Summer League with 86 strikeouts.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 DSL Tigers .157 57 198 27 31 45 5 3 1 7 3 1 5 36 86 6 6 .300 .227 21
2011 DSL Tigers .212 60 198 21 42 65 4 5 3 16 4 1 2 26 77 9 10 .308 .328 8
2012 DSL Tigers .210 45 157 26 33 48 6 3 1 6 3 0 2 39 61 15 1 .374 .306 3
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .192 162 553 74 106 158 15 11 5 29 10 2 9 101 224 30 17 .325 .286 32
CROUSE, MATTHEW GREGORY (MATT) LEFTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-4 BATS: L BORN: July 1, 1990 - Fairfax, VA
WEIGHT: 190 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Haymarket, VA
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Bryson Barber (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Mississippi
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 24th round of the June 2011 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Led all Florida State League relievers with 9.09 baserunners per nine innings, while he was second with a .189 batting average against.
2011: Fifth among all New York-Penn League starters with 1.82 walks per nine innings...finished 7-4 with a 3.41 ERA (89.2IP/34ER) in 14
starts during his junior season at the University of Mississippi.
2010: Went 5-1 with a 3.74 ERA (53.0IP/22ER) and 60 strikeouts in 21 outings (six starts) as a sophomore at the University of Mississippi.
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