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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
(Perry, cont.)
SCHOOL: College of the Holy Cross (MA)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 41st round of the June 2010 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2010: Selected to the New York-Penn League’s mid-season all-star squad...earned All-Patriot League honors as a senior at the College of the
Holy Cross after hitting .409 (81x198) with 54 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 36 RBI in 52 games.
2009: Tabbed the Patriot League Player of the Year during his junior season at the College of the Holy Cross after batting .423 (77x182) with
42 runs scored, 16 doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI in 49 games.
MISCELLANEOUS: Both his grandfather Ron and father Ronnie played professionally.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 Connecticut .259 51 174 13 45 51 6 0 0 19 2 1 0 21 36 2 2 .337 .293 4
2011 Connecticut .260 43 131 16 34 44 7 0 1 7 2 0 0 14 25 1 1 .331 .336 4
2012 West Michigan .125 7 24 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 2 0 .250 .125 1
Lakeland .100 15 20 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 .280 .100 0
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .241 116 349 36 84 100 13 0 1 26 4 1 1 43 77 5 3 .325 .287 9
PHILLIPS, ALEX BARRY LEFTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-4 BATS: L BORN: May 11, 1990 - Olympia, WA
WEIGHT: 210 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Lexington, KY
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Harold Zonder (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Kentucky
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 21st round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Compiled a 5-2 record, 3.03 ERA (59.1IP/20ER), eight saves and 50 strikeouts in 30 appearances at the University of Kentucky.
2011: Finished 1-2 with a 3.16 ERA (37.0IP/13ER), two saves and 28 strikeouts in 28 outings at the University of Kentucky...earned All-West
Coast League honors with Wenatchee during the summer after posting a 7-1 record, 1.83 ERA (64.0IP/13ER) and 63 strikeouts in 14
appearances (10 starts).
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 Connecticut 1-0 2.51 18 0 0 0 1 32.1 28 119 10 9 1 0 6 29 4 0 .235
PICKAR, BENNETT JAY CATCHER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: R BORN: September 14, 1990 - Greeley, CO
WEIGHT: 215 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Eaton, CO
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Chris Wimmer (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Oral Roberts University (OK)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 11th round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Led all New York-Penn League catchers with seven errors...hit .296 (59x199) with nine doubles, two home runs and 33 RBI in 63
games at Oral Roberts University.
2010: Batted .286 (40x140) with two doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI in 52 games at Oral Roberts University.
2009: Selected by Atlanta in the 15th round of the June draft out of Eaton High School in Colorado, 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
2012 Connecticut .205 52 156 12 32 41 4 1 1 8 2 1 1 20 47 0 0 .298 .263 7
PINA, EDGAR ALEXANDER RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-0 BATS: R BORN: March 5, 1993 - San Felipe, VZ
WEIGHT: 172 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: San Felipe, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a minor league free agent on May 12, 2012.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Led the Venezuelan Summer League with 27 appearances, 26 games finished and 13 saves.
2011: Released by Baltimore on September 28.
2010: Signed by Baltimore as a non-drafted free agent on June 21.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2010 DSL Orioles 1-0 7.45 6 0 0 0 0 9.2 12 38 11 8 2 1 6 8 6 0 .316
2011 DSL Orioles 0-0 8.10 9 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 27 8 6 0 1 10 12 3 0 .296
2012 VSL Tigers 2-3 3.00 27 0 0 0 13 30.0 36 116 16 10 1 1 12 22 5 0 .310
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 3-3 4.66 42 0 0 0 13 46.1 56 181 35 24 3 3 28 42 14 0 .309
PLAGMAN, ANTHONY ROLES (TONY) OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: L BORN: August 14, 1987 - Kansas City, KS
WEIGHT: 220 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Alpharetta, GA
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Jim Rough (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Georgia Tech University
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the ninth round of the June 2010 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Tabbed the Lakeland Player of the Year...selected to the Florida State League’s mid-season all-star squad...led the league with 137
games played and 97 RBI, while he tied for second with 54 extra-base hits and tied for third with 526 at-bats.
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