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TIGERS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
(Smith, C., cont.)
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 1-0 0.61 4 3 0 0 0 14.2 14 56 2 1 0 1 6 23 0 0 .250
Connecticut 0-0 1.42 2 0 0 0 2 6.1 3 21 1 1 0 0 2 8 1 0 .143
West Michigan 0-2 4.38 8 5 0 0 0 24.2 23 92 12 12 2 0 6 17 3 0 .250
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 1-2 2.76 14 8 0 0 2 45.2 40 169 15 14 2 1 14 48 4 0 .237
SMITH, PATRICK STANFORD OUTFIELDER
HEIGHT: 6-1 BATS: L BORN: October 11, 1991 - Atlanta, GA
WEIGHT: 177 THROWS: L RESIDENCE: Stone Mountain, GA
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Jim Rough (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Middle Georgia College
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 14th round of the June 2011 draft.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Led the Gulf Coast League with 207 at-bats, while he tied for the lead with 54 games played...topped all league outfielders with 128
putouts.
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 .232 54 207 17 48 76 8 1 6 26 4 1 1 13 47 5 4 .279 .367 3
2012 Connecticut .232 62 224 23 52 74 11 1 3 25 3 2 2 20 59 6 2 .298 .330 1
West Michigan .071 8 28 3 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 .103 .179 0
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .222 124 459 43 102 155 19 2 10 54 7 3 3 34 114 11 6 .279 .338 4
SMITH, WILLIAM SLADE (SLADE) RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-2 BATS: R BORN: September 26, 1990 - Montgomery, AL
WEIGHT: 190 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Birmingham, AL
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Bryson Barber (Tigers)
SCHOOL: Auburn University (AL)
HOW OBTAINED: Selected by the Tigers in the 17th round of the June 2012 draft.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2012 Connecticut 0-0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .182
West Michigan 2-1 3.59 20 0 0 0 1 47.2 60 188 22 19 2 3 15 34 2 0 .319
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 2-1 3.55 22 0 0 0 1 50.2 62 199 23 20 2 3 15 39 2 0 .312
SOLANO, GREGORIO ELIAS RIGHTHANDED PITCHER
HEIGHT: 6-3 BATS: R BORN: September 7, 1992 - San Jose de Ocoa, DR
WEIGHT: 180 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: San Jose de Ocoa, DR
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Carlos Santana/Ramon Perez/Miguel Garcia (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on December 16, 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Tied for the lead in the Gulf Coast League with five wins, while he tied for third with four home runs allowed.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG
2010 DSL Tigers 0-2 4.61 6 3 0 0 0 13.2 13 55 9 7 0 3 7 14 6 0 .236
2011 DSL Tigers 3-5 4.75 10 10 0 0 0 41.2 33 155 29 22 0 8 23 37 13 1 .213
2012 GCL Tigers 5-2 3.95 19 0 0 0 0 43.1 47 169 23 19 4 3 13 33 5 0 .278
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 8-9 4.38 35 13 0 0 0 98.2 93 379 61 48 4 14 43 84 24 1 .245
SOLEDAD, JOSE ALEJANDRO FIRST BASEMAN/THIRD BASEMAN
HEIGHT: 5-11 BATS: R BORN: July 22, 1992 - Aragua, VZ
WEIGHT: 165 THROWS: R RESIDENCE: Aragua, VZ
RECOMMENDED/SIGNED BY: Jesus Garces (Tigers)
HOW OBTAINED: Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on July 22, 2008.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2011: Third in the Venezuelan Summer League with 249 at-bats, while he finished fourth with 78 hits and 112 total bases, tied for fourth with
17 doubles and tied for fifth with 44 runs scored, 39 RBI and 23 extra-base hits.
2010: Led all Venezuelan Summer League third basemen with 17 errors.
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 VSL Tigers .194 49 129 9 25 30 2 0 1 19 2 0 0 2 24 2 0 .206 .233 20
2010 VSL Tigers .295 57 210 26 62 76 9 1 1 25 1 1 7 9 26 1 5 .344 .362 19
2011 VSL Tigers .313 67 249 44 78 112 17 1 5 39 3 4 2 21 30 15 5 .366 .450 11
2012 GCL Tigers .266 26 79 6 21 30 4 1 1 7 1 0 0 4 18 3 2 .301 .380 3
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .279 199 667 85 186 248 32 3 8 90 7 5 9 36 98 21 12 .322 .372 53
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