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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
LONGLEY, ANDREW LANE (DREW) CATCHER
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: R BORN: October 5, 1988 - Tampa, FL
WEIGHT: 225 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Lutz, FL
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Murray Cook (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of South Florida
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on June 25, 2012.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Led all Gulf Coast League catchers with 286 total chances and 263 putouts.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 GCL Tigers .236 33 106 9 25 41 8 1 2 17 1 0 6 7 30 1 0 .319 .387 3
LONGSTRETH, RYAN JAMES LEFTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: L BORN: April 16, 1990 - Midland, MI
WEIGHT: 205 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Beaverton, MI
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Garrett Guest (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Central Michigan University
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 40th round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Compiled a 3-3 record and 3.93 ERA (52.2IP/23ER) in 23 outings (five starts) at Central Michigan University.
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 3-0 3.07 11 0 0 0 0 14.2 15 58 7 5 0 0 7 21 3 0 .259
Connecticut 0-1 6.23 9 2 0 0 0 17.1 23 72 13 12 1 1 5 9 2 0 .319
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 3-1 4.78 20 2 0 0 0 32.0 38 130 20 17 1 1 12 30 5 0 .292
LOPEZ, YORFRANK MANUEL RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: R BORN: December 1, 1990 - Edo Anzoategui, VZ
WEIGHT: 232 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Edo Anzoategui, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Alejandro Rodriguez (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Liceo Dr. Jesus Maria Bianco
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on September 18, 2008.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Earned Gulf Coast League post-season all-star honors...led the league with a 2.32 ERA, 57 strikeouts and .625 winning percentage,
while he tied for the lead with five wins and finished second with 54.1 innings pitched...started six games with La Guaira in the Venezuelan
Winter League following the season, posting a 4.60 ERA (15.2IP/8ER).
2011: Tabbed the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers Pitcher of the Year...led the Venezuelan Summer League with seven losses, while he
tied for third with 13 games started.
2010: Tied for fifth in the Venezuelan Summer League with five home runs allowed.
2009: Seventh in the Venezuelan Summer League with a 1.78 ERA (25.1IP/5ER) in four starts during June.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2009 VSL Tigers 2-3 2.23 6 6 0 0 0 32.1 29 118 15 8 3 4 5 22 1 0 .246
2010 VSL Tigers 2-3 4.97 14 3 0 0 0 41.2 46 157 26 23 5 3 16 24 1 0 .293
2011 VSL Tigers 2-7 6.94 17 13 0 0 0 58.1 81 245 50 45 3 2 28 31 5 1 .331
DSL Tigers 2-0 1.98 3 1 0 0 0 13.2 14 53 4 3 1 2 5 11 0 0 .264
2012 GCL Tigers 5-3 2.32 15 7 0 0 0 54.1 44 201 15 14 3 0 12 57 3 1 .219
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 13-16 4.18 55 30 0 0 0 200.1 214 774 110 93 15 11 66 145 10 2 .276
LOY, BRANDON SCOTT SECOND BASEMAN/SHORTSTOP
HEIGHT: 6-0 BATS: R BORN: May 3, 1990 - Dallas, TX
WEIGHT: 190 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Rowlett, TX
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Tim Grieve (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Texas
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the fifth round of the June 2011 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Fifth in the Midwest League with 134 games played.
2011: Tabbed the fourth-best defensive player in the draft by Baseball America...named the 19th-best prospect in the Tigers organization
following the season by Baseball America...earned All-Big 12 Conference honors as a junior at the University of Texas after batting .342
(92x269) with 23 doubles, three triples, a home run, 30 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 68 games.
2010: Garnered Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference honors after hitting .252 (54x214) with 10 doubles, two triples, a home run, 24 RBI and
12 stolen bases in 58 games during his sophomore season at the University of Texas.
2009: Batted .288 (67x233) with eight doubles, a triple, 30 RBI and nine stolen bases in 67 games as a freshman at the University of Texas to
earn Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference honors...saw action with Santa Barbara in the California Collegiate League during the summer,
hitting .370 (30x81) with six doubles, a triple, 17 RBI and 10 stolen bases...named the fifth-best prospect in the league by Baseball America.
2008: Selected by Baltimore in the 32nd round of the June draft out of Rowlett High School in Texas, 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
2011 GCL Tigers .333 5 15 3 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 .474 .400 2
Lakeland .220 12 41 2 9 10 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 8 1 1 .304 .244 2
2012 West Michigan .240 134 499 71 120 157 21 5 2 39 15 6 1 45 119 21 4 .301 .315 15
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .241 151 555 76 134 173 23 5 2 44 17 6 1 54 129 22 5 .307 .312 19
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