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murphY alexander smith rhp
Born: Clifton Park, New York, August 25, 1987; home: Clifton Park, New York
Bats: Right; throws: Right; height: 6-3; Weight: 213
obtained: Selected in the 13th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft
Graduated from Shenendehowa HS…attended Binghamton University…was the America East Conference Pitcher of the Year in
2009 at Binghamton after leading the league in wins (7), strikeouts (84) and ERA (3.12)…signed by Marc Sauer…ranked among A’s
minor leaguers in wins (2 nd ), innings pitched (5 th ) and strikeouts (9 th ) in 2010.
Year club W l era G Gs cG sho sv ip h r er hr hB BB iBB so Wp Bk
2009 Kane County (A) 2 2 4.75 9 9 0 0 0 36.0 40 19 19 2 1 17 0 31 1 0
Vancouver (A) 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1
AZL A’s (R) 0 1 6.00 3 2 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
2010 Stockton (A) 3 5 6.19 10 9 0 0 0 48.0 72 38 33 4 3 12 1 34 6 0
Kane County (A) 8 2 3.64 17 16 0 0 0 96.1 91 50 39 1 8 25 1 70 1 2
paul joseph smYth rhp
Born: Templeton, California, April 1, 1987; home: Atascadero, California
Bats: Right; throws: Right; height: 6-0; Weight: 210
obtained: Selected in the 35th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft
Graduated from Atascadero HS…attended University of Kansas…selected All-Big 12 Honorable Mention as well as Academic All-
Big 12 in 2007 and 2008…signed by Yancy Ayres…ranked 6 th in saves among 2009 A’s minor leaguers...finished tied for second in
saves and fifth among California League relievers in opponents batting average in 2010…led all A’s farmhands in saves in 2010.
Year club W l era G Gs cG sho sv ip h r er hr hB BB iBB so Wp Bk
2009 Kane County (A) 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 0 2 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Vancouver (A) 1 0 0.00 20 0 0 0 9 29.1 12 0 0 0 1 4 1 37 0 0
2010 Stockton (A) 3 6 3.01 58 0 0 0 28 77.2 68 35 26 4 4 21 4 94 6 0
WilFrido daniel sosa iF
Born: San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic, October 24, 1988; home: San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right; throws: Right; height: 6-2; Weight: 170
obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent, November 21, 2006
Signed by Amaurys Reyes.
Year club avG. G aB r h 2B 3B hr rBi sh sF hp BB so sB cs slG oBp e
2007 DSL A’s-2 (R) .264 56 182 24 48 10 0 1 18 1 1 6 27 41 10 11 .335 .375 23
2008 DSL A’s-1 (R) .129 19 62 13 8 6 0 0 5 0 1 3 10 15 2 1 .226 .276 8
AZL A’s (R) .200 31 95 8 19 6 2 0 13 3 2 4 8 33 3 0 .305 .284 10
2009 Vancouver(A) .213 41 141 23 30 10 0 2 19 5 2 4 12 49 3 1 .326 .289 13
2010 (Injured – Did Not Play)
justin richard souZa rhp
Born: Stockton , CA, Oct. 22, 1985; home: Galt, California
Bats: Right; throws: Right; height: 6-1; Weight: 200
obtained: Acquired from the Seattle Mariners for Jack Hannahan, July 11, 2009
Graduated from Galt HS (CA) in 2003…was a second-team All-League Selection and MVP his senior season…attended American
River College and Sacramento City College…named to the first-team All-Big 7 Conference in California…was originally selected
by the Seattle Mariners organization in the 9th round of the First-Year Player Draft.…signed by Seattle scout Stacey Pettis…led
Midwest League relievers with an average of 0.80 walks per nine innings at Wisconsin in 2007…earned the 2007 Ellis Award, along
with Tony Butler, for involvement in the community…finished ranked eighth in saves among 2010 A’s farmhands.
Year club W l era G Gs cG sho sv ip h r er hr hB BB iBB so Wp Bk
2006 Everett (A) 2 2 4.99 17 0 0 0 1 30.2 32 21 17 5 2 13 2 33 2 0
Wisconsin (A) 5 5 4.73 49 3 0 0 2 91.1 119 65 48 12 5 8 1 58 7 1
2008 Wisconsin (A) 3 3 3.69 30 0 0 0 4 39.0 36 20 16 3 5 13 2 40 0 1
Tacoma (AAA) 0 0 2.08 2 0 0 0 0 4.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
High Desert (a) 2 1 4.31 12 5 0 0 0 39.2 46 20 19 5 2 13 0 39 2 0
2009 West Tennessee (AA) 6 6 3.35 20 14 0 0 0 78.0 73 34 29 4 8 18 0 62 0 0
Midland (AA) 0 2 10.35 5 5 0 0 0 20.0 32 28 23 1 2 10 0 13 1 1
2010 Sacramento (AAA) 0 0 8.00 5 0 0 0 0 9.0 8 11 8 2 1 6 1 7 0 0
Midland (AA) 2 2 3.38 28 0 0 0 6 40.0 35 17 15 1 0 20 2 38 3 0
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