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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
NAVARRO, FRANKLIN RAFAEL CATCHER
HEIGHT: 5-11 BATS: S BORN: October 17, 1994 - Caracas, VZ
WEIGHT: 170 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Miranda, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Jesus Mendoza (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on September 13, 2011.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Led the Venezuelan Summer League with 19 doubles, while he tied for fourth with 109 total bases and 24 extra-base hits, finished fifth
with 241 at-bats and 51 strikeouts and eighth with a .315 batting average...topped all league catchers with a .988 fielding percentage, 251
total chances and 43 assists, while he tied for the lead with 205 putouts.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 VSL Tigers .315 62 241 31 76 109 19 1 4 33 0 2 2 16 51 2 2 .360 .452 3
NEIL, CHARLES LYNDON (CHARLIE) CATCHER
HEIGHT: 6-5 BATS: S BORN: February 1, 1990 - Dallas, TX
WEIGHT: 205 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Dallas, TX
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Murray Cook (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Yale University (CT)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 37th round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2010: Earned Second-Team All-Ivy League honors at Yale University.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 Connecticut .160 20 50 5 8 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 21 1 1 .288 .160 0
NESBITT, ANGEL LADIMIR RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: R BORN: December 4, 1990 - Aragua, VZ
WEIGHT: 237 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Aragua, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: German Robles (Tigers)
SCHOOL: U.E. Hilario Cabrera Diaz
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on April 24, 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Tied for fourth in the Venezuelan Summer League with seven saves.
2010: Named the Venezuelan Summer League Pitcher of the Year...led all Venezuelan Summer League pitchers with three double plays.
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 0-0 16.74 13 0 0 0 0 16.2 36 81 32 31 6 2 12 6 1 1 .444
2010 VSL Tigers 1-2 1.34 20 1 0 0 4 33.2 26 120 7 5 0 1 18 19 8 1 .217
2011 VSL Tigers 1-3 4.25 20 7 0 0 7 53.0 63 208 30 25 0 3 18 32 5 0 .303
DSL Tigers 1-0 0.00 5 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 21 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 .190
2012 Connecticut 4-3 4.71 20 0 0 0 0 36.1 49 146 23 19 1 4 11 23 6 0 .336
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 7-8 4.94 78 8 0 0 12 145.2 178 576 92 80 7 10 60 87 20 2 .309
NUNEZ, GUSTAVO ADOLFO SHORTSTOP
HEIGHT: 5-10 BATS: S BORN: February 8, 1988 - San Pedro de Macoris, DR
WEIGHT: 168 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: San Pedro de Macoris, DR
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Julian German/Ramon Perez (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Acquired by the Tigers from Arizona on December 21, 2012 (return of Rule 5 Draft selection).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Spent the entire season on the disabled list as he recovered from right ankle surgery...claimed off waivers by Arizona from Pittsburgh
on October 26...saw action in four games with Escogido in the Dominican Winter League following the season, hitting .308 (4x13).
2011: Selected to the Florida State League’s mid-season all-star squad...selected by Pittsburgh from the Tigers in the major league phase of
the Rule 5 Draft on December 8.
2010: Selected to the Florida State League’s mid-season all-star squad...led the Florida State League with 16 sacrifice hits, while he finished
second with 523 at-bats and fifth with 33 stolen bases...topped all league shortstops with 628 total chances, 214 putouts, 388 assists and 76
double plays...tabbed the best defensive shortstop in the Florida State League by Baseball America...named the 23rd-best prospect and
fastest baserunner in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America...saw action in 14 games with Escogido in the
Dominican Winter League following the season, hitting .154 (2x13).
2009: Tabbed West Michigan’s Player of the Year...tied for the lead in the Midwest League with 25 caught stealings, while he finished second
with a .315 batting average, tied for second with 10 triples, tied for third with 45 stolen bases and finished fourth with 146 hits...rated as
possessing the best infield arm in the Midwest League by Baseball America...finished 14th in the league with a .330 batting average (38x115)
in 26 games during May...third in the league with a .354 batting average (35x99) in 24 games during June, while he tied for fifth with 44 total
bases...named the seventh-best prospect and best defensive infielder in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.
2007: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on May 3...selected to the Dominican Summer League’s mid-season all-star squad...
posted a 13-game hitting streak July 15-August 1, batting .333 (18x54) with 13 RBI.
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