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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
JOHN, JORDAN THOMAS LEFTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: R BORN: July 5, 1990 - Corpus Christi, TX
WEIGHT: 215 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Kingsland, TX
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Chris Wimmer (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Oklahoma
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the sixth round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Earned All-Big 12 Conference second-team honors during his sophomore season at the University of Oklahoma after compiling an 8-8
record, 2.44 ERA (121.2IP/33ER), four saves and 106 strikeouts in 27 outings (12 starts).
2011: Selected by Houston in the 28th round of the June draft, but he did not sign...named to the All-Big 12 Conference Freshman team after
posting a 4-2 record, 2.35 ERA (61.1IP/16ER) and 54 strikeouts in 20 appearances (seven starts) at the University of Oklahoma.
2010: Received a medical redshirt at the University of Oklahoma due to having “Tommy John” surgery prior to the season.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 GCL Tigers 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.2 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .091
JOHNSON, JAMIE ELLIOT OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 5-9 BATS: L BORN: April 26, 1987 - Minden, LA
WEIGHT: 185 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Monroe, LA
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Chris Wimmer (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Oklahoma
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the seventh round of the June 2009 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Fanned once every 10.31 plate appearances, the second-toughest batter in the Eastern League to strike out...saw action in 20 games
with Los Mochis in the Mexican Winter League following the season, batting .268 (19x71) with three doubles and three RBI.
2011: Led the Eastern League with 93 runs scored and 84 walks, while he finished fourth with 534 at-bats, tied for fourth with 137 games
played and finished fifth with 147 hits...rated as possessing the best strike-zone discipline in the Tigers organization following the season by
Baseball America...hit .323 (20x62) with three doubles, three triples and four RBI in 18 games with Los Mochis in the Mexican Winter League
following the season.
2010: Second in the Midwest League with 98 walks, while he finished fifth with a .413 on-base percenteage...batted .384 (28x73) in 21 games
during June...led the Midwest League with a .384 batting average during June...rated as possessing the best strike-zone discipline in the
Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.
2009: Led the New York-Penn League with 73 games, while he tied for the lead with seven triples and finished second with 270 at-bats...
topped all league outfielders with 167 total chances and 159 putouts...an All-Big 12 Conference selection as a junior at the University of
Oklahoma after hitting .353 (90x255) with 76 runs scored, 17 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs, 44 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 63 games.
2008: Batted .344 (77x224) with 58 runs scored, 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 27 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 63 games as a
sophomore at the University of Oklahoma to earn Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference honors...saw action with Bourne in the Cape Cod
League during the summer, hitting .250 (29x116) with 13 runs scored, three doubles, a triple, two home runs, 16 RBI and three stolen bases.
2007: Hit .471 (74x157) with 15 doubles, five triples, three home runs, 36 RBI and 21 stolen bases as a freshman at Texarkana Junior
College...earned Texas Collegiate League all-star honors during the summer after hitting .321 with Weatherford.
2006: Selected by Colorado in the 50th round of the June draft out of West Ouachita High School in Louisiana, but he did not sign.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 Oneonta .241 73 270 38 65 99 11 7 3 20 1 0 2 41 50 7 4 .345 .367 1
2010 West Michigan .284 122 443 76 126 172 21 8 3 41 6 5 3 98 76 11 7 .413 .388 6
2011 Erie .275 137 534 93 147 202 33 5 4 51 2 6 6 84 92 14 12 .376 .378 3
2012 Erie .281 116 427 60 120 146 18 1 2 37 4 9 0 55 48 11 6 .356 .342 2
Toledo .222 10 36 4 8 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 3 1 .317 .278 0
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .273 458 1710 271 466 629 83 22 12 151 13 20 11 283 269 46 30 .375 .368 12
JONES, COREY FRANK SECOND BASEMAN
HEIGHT: 6-0 BATS: L BORN: September 14, 1987 - Anaheim, CA
WEIGHT: 202 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Camarillo, CA
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Phil Huttmann (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Cal State Fullerton
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the seventh round of the June 2010 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2010: Rated as having the fourth-best pro debut among college players selected in the draft by Baseball America...batted .395 (45x114) with
12 doubles and 19 RBI in 28 games during August...third in the Midwest League with a .395 batting average and 45 hits during August, while
he tied for third with 12 doubles...earned Second-Team All-Big West Conference honors as a junior at Cal State Fullerton after hitting .374
(83x222) with 50 runs scored, 13 doubles, six triples, nine home runs and 56 RBI in 63 games.
2009: Received a medical redshirt at Cal State Fullerton as he recovered from a broken leg suffered during the fall of 2008...tabbed the Most
Valuable Player in the Northwoods League during the summer after batting .315 (76x241) with 45 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, 13 home
runs, 43 RBI and 14 stolen bases with Rochester...named the 10th-best prospect in the league by Baseball America.
2008: Batted .302 (45x149) with four doubles, three triples, a home run and 33 RBI in 49 games as a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 GCL Tigers .000 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 .250 .000 0
West Michigan .360 48 189 27 68 87 19 0 0 30 4 1 15 17 27 1 0 .450 .460 5
2011 Lakeland .259 122 432 45 112 149 19 0 6 47 1 7 3 33 71 2 1 .312 .345 16
2012 Lakeland .063 5 16 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .118 .125 0
Erie .243 76 235 19 57 84 14 2 3 21 4 2 6 13 45 3 5 .297 .357 3
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .271 254 877 93 238 322 53 2 9 99 9 11 26 64 147 6 6 .335 .367 24
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