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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
SANZ, LUIS ALBERTO CATCHER
HEIGHT: 5-10 BATS: R BORN: February 23, 1991 - Guatire, VZ
WEIGHT: 206 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Guatire, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Pedro Chavez (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 25, 2007.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2009: Tabbed the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers Player of the Year...tied for the lead in the Venezuelan Summer League with six
sacrifice flies, while he tied for third with a .412 on-base percentage, tied for fifth with 65 games played and 75 hits and tied for sixth with a
.328 batting average...fanned once every 22.67 plate appearances, the second-toughest batter to strike out in the league...led the league with
a .385 batting average (40x104) in 27 games during July.
2008: Finished 15th in Venezuelan Summer League with a .317 batting average (20x63) in 16 games during May.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2008 VSL Tigers .251 58 207 21 52 73 13 1 2 25 1 1 4 17 23 3 2 .319 .353 5
2009 VSL Tigers .328 65 229 36 75 94 11 1 2 30 0 6 3 34 12 4 3 .412 .410 4
2010 West Michigan .254 21 67 5 17 18 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 7 10 3 1 .338 .269 1
Lakeland .250 4 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 0
2011 Connecticut .000 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .091 .000 0
West Michigan .294 41 119 6 35 40 5 0 0 18 1 1 2 8 19 2 1 .346 .336 2
2012 Lakeland .195 11 41 3 8 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 0 0 .261 .220 1
Erie .130 24 69 5 9 13 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 4 8 1 1 .189 .188 2
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .264 227 750 78 198 249 33 3 4 83 5 10 12 75 81 13 8 .336 .332 15
SAUPOLD, WARWICK ANTHONY RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: R BORN: January 16, 1990 - Redcliffe, Australia
WEIGHT: 188 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Redcliffe, Australia
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Glenn Williams/Kevin Hooker (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on January 23, 2012.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Started 10 games with Perth in the Australian Baseball League following the season, posting a 5-3 record, 1.41 ERA (70.0IP/11ER) and
53 strikeouts...led the league with a 1.41 ERA, while he tied for second with five wins and tied for third with 53 strikeouts.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 West Michigan 2-1 2.79 28 1 0 0 2 58.0 58 223 25 18 3 4 10 58 2 0 .260
Lakeland 2-2 3.77 7 5 0 0 0 31.0 32 121 15 13 2 2 11 24 2 1 .264
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 4-3 3.14 35 6 0 0 2 89.0 90 344 40 31 5 6 21 82 4 1 .262
SAYERS, AARON JOHN SHORTSTOP
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: L BORN: May 25, 1994 - Melbourne, Australia
WEIGHT: 175 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Greenvale, Australia
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Glenn Williams/Kevin Hooker (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on April 21, 2011.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2011 ASL Tigers .287 44 143 15 41 48 3 2 0 17 0 3 2 9 23 10 3 .331 .336 21
2012 ASL Tigers .308 40 130 28 40 50 4 3 0 11 0 0 1 13 23 27 4 .375 .385 22
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .297 84 273 43 81 98 7 5 0 28 0 3 3 22 46 37 7 .352 .359 43
SCANTLING, HUNTER RYAN RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-8 BATS: R BORN: September 12, 1989 - Dallas, TX
WEIGHT: 285 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Jacksonville, FL
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Jim Rough (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Florida State University
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 14th round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Finished 5-1 with a 3.81 ERA (49.2IP/21ER) and 40 strikeouts in 31 appearances at Florida State University.
2011: Posted a 3-3 record, 4.45 ERA (58.2IP/29ER) and 48 strikeouts in 17 games (12 starts) at Florida State University.
2010: Compiled a 3-2 record, 4.47 ERA (46.1IP/23ER) and 42 strikeouts in 19 outings (five starts) at Florida State University...named the
ninth-best prospect in the Florida Collegiate Baseball League by Baseball America as he saw action with DeLand during the summer.
2009: Finished 3-1 with a 4.63 ERA (35.0IP/18ER) and 20 strikeouts in 19 appearances (four starts) at Florida State University.
2008: Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 49th round of the June draft out of Episcopal High School in Florida, but he did not sign.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 Connecticut 2-0 1.23 13 0 0 0 2 22.0 7 70 3 3 1 1 6 21 0 0 .100
SCHOTTS, AUSTIN JAMES DAVID OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 5-11 BATS: R BORN: September 16, 1993 - Tulsa, OK
WEIGHT: 180 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Frisco, TX
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Tim Grieve (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Centennial High School (TX)
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