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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
2009: Tied for second in the Midwest League with three wins during April, while he finished seventh with a 1.56 ERA (17.1IP/3ER) in four
appearances (one start)...fired a six-hit shutout in the second game of a doubleheader on May 21 at Tampa to tie for second in the Florida
State League with one shutout.
2008: Compiled a 2.49 ERA (25.1IP/7ER) in five starts during August, tied for 14th-best in the New York-Penn League.
2007: Posted an 8-1 record as a senior at Owasso High School...fired a three-hit shutout to lead his school to a 1-0 win over Edmond
Memorial High School for the school’s ninth state championship.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2008 Oneonta 3-5 3.05 12 10 0 0 0 56.0 49 207 24 19 1 2 24 44 5 0 .237
West Michigan 0-2 4.60 5 2 0 0 0 15.2 19 67 10 8 1 0 14 20 3 0 .284
2009 West Michigan 5-0 1.12 7 3 0 0 1 40.1 24 142 5 5 1 0 8 33 0 0 .169
Lakeland 3-7 6.79 16 10 1 1 0 62.1 79 256 52 47 9 3 21 32 3 1 .309
2010 Lakeland 0-1 1.59 16 0 0 0 3 22.2 17 79 5 4 1 0 2 18 0 0 .215
Erie 1-2 7.43 26 0 0 0 0 26.2 36 117 26 22 3 0 20 22 2 1 .308
Toledo 0-0 10.38 3 0 0 0 0 4.1 9 19 5 5 1 0 4 4 1 0 .474
2011 Erie 0-0 54.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000
Toledo 2-5 3.18 49 0 0 0 0 62.1 60 237 26 22 3 4 23 46 0 0 .253
2012 Toledo 1-2 3.69 43 0 0 0 0 46.1 55 190 28 19 4 4 16 32 4 0 .289
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 15-24 4.09 178 25 1 1 4 337.0 348 1315 183 153 24 13 134 251 18 2 .265
HOLM, JEFF JOHN FIRST BASEMAN/OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: L BORN: October 17, 1988 - Rochester Hills, MI
WEIGHT: 220 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: St. Charles, IL
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Garrett Guest (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Michigan State University
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 12th round of the June 2011 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Tabbed the Big Ten Player of the Year after hitting .376 (85x226) with 15 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 61 RBI and 20 stolen
bases in 57 games during his senior season at Michigan State University.
2010: Garnered Third-Team All-Big Ten Conference honors after batting .350 (72x206) with 21 doubles, five triples, three home runs, 50 RBI
and 23 stolen bases in 53 games as a junior at Michigan State University...hit .359 (78x217) with 18 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 60
RBI and 38 stolen bases with Chillicothe in the Prospect League during the summer...tabbed the Prospect League Player of the Year...named
the sixth-best prospect in the league by Baseball America.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2011 Connecticut .236 58 208 29 49 74 8 1 5 25 2 2 0 25 34 11 2 .315 .356 3
2012 West Michigan .254 40 118 15 30 39 4 1 1 11 2 0 1 19 9 4 0 .362 .331 3
Lakeland .333 6 18 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 .400 .333 0
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .247 104 344 46 85 119 12 2 6 36 4 2 1 46 45 16 2 .336 .346 6
IDROGO, EUDIS JOEL LEFTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: L BORN: June 6, 1995 - Temblador, VZ
WEIGHT: 170 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Temblador, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Alejandro Rodriguez (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on February 27, 2012.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Tabbed the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers Pitcher of the Year.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 VSL Tigers 5-0 1.33 11 1 0 0 0 27.0 19 95 5 4 0 4 12 26 2 0 .200
IORG, GARTH CALE (CALE) SHORTSTOP
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: R BORN: September 6, 1985 - Toronto, Ontario
WEIGHT: 182 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Knoxville, TN
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: David Chadd (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Alabama
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the sixth round of the June 2007 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Sidelined April 6-June 6 due to right labrum tear surgery and July 16-23 due to a concussion.
2011: Led all International League shortstops with 19 errors.
2010: Tied for fourth in the Eastern League with 139 strikeouts...named the 22nd-best prospect and best defensive infielder in the Tigers
organization following the season by Baseball America...saw action in 15 games with Surprise in the Arizona Fall League following the
season, batting .304 (17x56) with a double, two triples, two home runs, nine RBI and five stolen bases.
2009: Led the Eastern League with 149 strikeouts...topped all league shortstops with 578 total chances, 202 putouts and 351 assists, while
he tied for the lead with 76 double plays...tabbed the best defensive shortstop in the Eastern League by Baseball America...named the 13thbest
prospect and rated as possessing the best infield arm in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America...saw action in
17 games with Peoria in the Arizona Fall League following the season, hitting .217 (13x60) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI.
2008: Selected to both the Florida State League’s mid- and post-season all-star squads...tied for fifth in the league with seven triples...tabbed
the best defensive shortstop in the Florida State League by Baseball America...sidelined July 11-August 2 with a right shoulder strain...named
the third-best prospect and best athlete and rated as possessing the best infield arm in the Tigers organization following the season by
Baseball America.
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