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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the third round of the June 2012 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Tabbed the Gulf Coast League Tigers Player of the Year...selected to the Gulf Coast League’s post-season all-star squad...tied for sixth
in the league with a .310 batting average...named the fifth-best prospect, fastest baserunner and best athlete in the Tigers organization and
15th-best prospect in the Gulf Coast League following the season by Baseball America.
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 .310 40 155 31 48 70 11 1 3 21 5 3 2 12 41 15 4 .360 .452 3
Lakeland .333 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 0
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .310 42 158 32 49 71 11 1 3 21 6 3 2 12 42 16 4 .360 .449 3
SERRANO, ARIEL ANTONIO OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: R BORN: June 23, 1996 - David, Panama
WEIGHT: 175 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: David, Panama
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Ramon Webster (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 7, 2012.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
(2013 will be first professional season)
SHEPHERD, ZACHARY WILLIAM DENNIS (ZAC) SHORTSTOP
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: R BORN: September 14, 1995 - Sydney, Australia
WEIGHT: 185 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Sydney, Australia
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Glenn Williams/Kevin Hooker (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 4, 2012.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 ASL Tigers .252 39 119 15 30 46 7 3 1 17 0 1 3 12 23 15 1 .333 .387 8
SMITH, BRENNAN MICHAEL RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: R BORN: August 4, 1989 - Sandusky, OH
WEIGHT: 205 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Sandusky, OH
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Garrett Guest (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Bowling Green State University (OH)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 33rd round of the June 2010 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Tabbed the Connecticut Pitcher of the Year...selected to the New York-Penn League’s mid-season all-star squad...led the New York-
Penn League with a 1.53 ERA and 94.0 innings pitched, while he tied for second with one shutout, tied for third with two complete games and
finished fifth with 66 strikeouts...second among all league starters with 9.38 baserunners per nine innings, while he finished fifth with a .218
batting average against...topped all league pitchers with a 1.000 fielding percentage...named the Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for
August after posting a 3-0 record and 0.75 ERA (36.0IP/3ER) in five starts during the month.
2010: Tied for the lead in the New York-Penn League with seven losses and one complete game, while he tied for fourth with seven home
runs allowed.
2009: Tabbed the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year and an All-Mid-American Conference selection as a sophomore at Bowling
Green State University after compiling an 8-4 record, 4.41 ERA (81.2IP/40ER) and 80 strikeouts in 15 starts.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2010 Connecticut 1-7 3.38 15 12 1 0 1 69.1 70 264 28 26 7 4 22 58 2 0 .265
2011 Connecticut 4-3 1.53 14 14 2 1 0 94.0 76 349 21 16 3 3 19 66 5 0 .218
West Michigan 1-3 4.99 9 7 1 0 0 39.2 47 160 29 22 4 6 19 27 6 0 .294
2012 West Michigan 3-4 3.86 19 15 0 0 0 84.0 78 311 37 36 8 6 22 58 9 1 .251
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 9-17 3.14 57 48 4 1 1 287.0 271 1084 115 100 22 19 82 209 22 1 .250
SMITH, CHAD DENNIS RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: L BORN: October 2, 1989 - Thousand Oaks, CA
WEIGHT: 215 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Thousand Oaks, CA
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Phil Huttmann (Tigers)
SCHOOL: University of Southern California
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 17th round of the June 2011 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Posted a 1-2 record, 2.66 ERA (20.1IP/6ER) and 26 strikeouts in 19 outings as a junior at the University of Southern California.
2010: Finished 5-6 with a 4.47 ERA (56.1IP/28ER), two saves and 58 strikeouts in 23 appearances (six starts) during his sophomore season
at the University of Southern California...appeared in 14 games with Peninsula in the Alaska Baseball League during the summer, posting a
1-1 record, 0.46 ERA (19.2IP/1ER), three saves and 22 strikeouts...named the seventh-best prospect in the league by Baseball America.
2009: Compiled a 3-4 record, 3.40 ERA (45.0IP/17ER), one save and 38 strikeouts in 18 outings (four starts) as a freshman at the University
of Southern California...finished 2-3 with a 1.95 ERA (37.0IP/8ER), one save and 31 strikeouts in 11 appearances (six starts) with Peninsula
in the Alaska Baseball League during the summer.
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