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OWNERSHIP GROUP BIRMINGHAM BARONS, LLC
PRINCIPAL OWNERS DON LOGAN, STAN LOGAN and JEFF LOGAN
CLUB COLORS RED, SILVER AND BLACK
AFFILIATION (YEAR) CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1986)
YEARS IN THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE 1964-65, 1967-75 and 1981-PRESENT
STADIUM REGIONS FIELD (8,500 • 2013)
SURFACE 419 BERMUDA GRASS
LOCATION HIGHWAY 65 (EXIT 260B) NORTHBOUND OR HIGHWAY 65 (EXIT 259B) SOUTHBOUND
DIMENSIONS LF: 320 • LCF: 380 • CF: 400 • RCF: 375 • RF: 325
2013 ATTENDANCE 396,820
GAME TIMES MON-FRI: 7:05 PM • SAT: 6:30 PM • SUN: 3:00 PM
EXCEPTIONS 4/21 (11:30 am); 4/23 (11:00 am); 5/12 (11:30 am); 5/14 (11:00 am);
6/9 (11:30 am); 6/25 (12:30 pm-Rickwood Classic); 7/4 (6:00 pm - 4th of July); 9/1 (12:30 pm)
RADIO FLAGSHIP WERC-105.5-FM, 960-AM
RADIO ANNOUNCER CURT BLOOM
SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 14
(1906 • 1912 • 1914 • 1928 • 1929 • 1931 • 1958 • 1967 • 1983 • 1987 • 1989 • 1993 • 2002 • 2013)
FRONT OFFICE
GENERAL MANAGER JONATHAN NELSON
DIRECTOR, BROADCASTING CURT BLOOM
DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS NICK DOBREFF
DIRECTOR, SALES JOHN COOK
MANAGER, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS DON LEO
DIRECTOR, TICKETING OPERATIONS DAVID MADISON
DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION MIKE FERKO
MANAGER, PREMIUM SERVICES HOLLI BLASS
DIRECTOR, GROUP SALES CHARLIE SANTIAGO
MANAGER, GROUP SALES BRETT OATES
MANAGER, GROUP SALES STEVE BAYKO
CORPORATE EVENTS PLANNER SYDNEY WELDON
CORPORATE EVENTS PLANNER EMILY STUENKEL
SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR MAEGHEN PICKETT
DIRECTOR, CUSTOMER SERVICE GEORGE CHAVOUS
DIRECTOR, RETAIL SALES JOSEPH COOPER
DIRECTOR, STADIUM OPERATIONS NICK LAMPASONA
OFFICE MANAGER SHAUNTE BAILEY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RANDY PRINCE
ACCOUNTANT JO ANN BRAGAN
HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER DANIEL RUGGIERO
GENERAL MANAGER, PARKVIEW CATERING ERIC CROOK
FIELD STAFF
MANAGER JULIO VINAS
HITTING COACH BRANDON MOORE
PITCHING COACH BRITT BURNS
ATHLETIC TRAINER SCOTT JOHNSON
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH SHAWN POWELL
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TEAM INFORMATION
3. DON LOGAN, STAN LOGAN & JEFF LOGAN
OPERATING AS THE BIRMINGHAM BARONS, LLC, THE LOGAN FAMILY,
CONSISTING OF DON LOGAN AND HIS TWO SONS, JEFF AND STAN,
PURCHASED THE BARONS FRANCHISE FROM THE ELMORE SPORTS
GROUP LTD. FOLLOWING THE 2005 SEASON. THE BIRMINGHAM
BARONS, LLC BECAME THE 11TH OWNER IN THE BARONS’ STORIED
HISTORY THAT SPANS OVER 125 YEARS. THE LOGAN FAMILY HAS
SIGNIFICANT ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAS CONTINUED THE
TRADITION OF FUN, FAMILY-ORIENTED ENTERTAINMENT THAT THE
BIRMINGHAM AREA HAS COME TO EXPECT FROM THE BARONS.
DON LOGAN MOVED HIS FAMILY TO BIRMINGHAM IN 1970 AS HE
BEGAN HIS 22-YEAR CAREER WITH SOUTHERN PROGRESS
CORPORATION. DON MOVED TO NEW YORK IN 1992 AND BECAME THE CEO OF TIME, INC. EARLY IN
2006, DON STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHAIRMAN OF TIME WAR-
NER’S MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, A POSITION HE HAD HELD SINCE 2002. HE CONTINUES
TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR TIME WARNER CABLE.
JEFF AND STAN BOTHWERE RAISED IN BIRMINGHAM AND GRADUATED FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
AFTER GRADUATING FROM AUBURN UNIVERSITY, JEFF AND STAN BOTH SPENT TIME LIVING AND
WORKING IN BIRMINGHAM. JEFF BEGAN HIS CAREER IN BANKING, WORKING FOR SOUTHTRUST
CORPORATION FOR 12 YEARS. JEFF IS CURRENTLY THE CEO OF SEEK PUBLISHING AND ALSO
SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER OF MCM TECHNOLOGY. STAN ALSO GRADUATED FROM SAMFORD
UNIVERSITY’S CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW AND PRACTICED LAW IN BIRMINGHAM FOR FOUR
YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO ATLANTA. WHILE IN BIRMINGHAM, STAN WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF
OPERATION NEW BIRMINGHAM’S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND THE BIRMINGHAM BAR
ASSOCIATION. STAN CURRENTLY SERVES AS MANAGING PARTNER FOR THE BIRMINGHAM BARONS
AND CONTINUES TO PRACTICE LAW. HE ALSO SERVES AS THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE’S REPRESENTATIVE
ON MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DON AND HIS WIFE, SANDRA, RESIDE IN BIRMINGHAM, AS DO JEFF, HIS WIFE KATRINA, AND THEIR
TWO DAUGHTERS, MARY CLARK AND GRACE. STAN, HIS WIFE, JULIE, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN,
JOHN, JACK AND SARA, LIVE IN ATLANTA.
BIRMINGHAM BARONS OWNERSHIP HISTORY (1901-2014)
(A) – STOCKHOLDER GROUP ORIGINALLY INCLUDED AL DEMENT & RUFUS LACKEY
(B) – ORIGINALLY A MINORITY OWNER (STOCKHOLDER GROUP) AND CEO
OWNERS
J. WILLIAM MCQUEEN
A.H. RICK WOODWARD
ED NORTON
CINCINNATI REDS
G.J. (GUS) JEBELES
ALBERT BELCHER (A)
CHARLES O. FINLEY
ART CLARKSON (B)
SUNTORY INTERNATIONAL, INC
ELMORE SPORTS GROUP, LTD
BIRMINGHAM BARONS, LLC
SEASONS
1901-09
1910-37
1938-39
1940-43
1944-57
1958-61, 1964-65
1967-75
1981-90
1991-95
1996-05
2006-PRES
SL TITLES
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JULIO VINAS - MANAGER 5
BRITT BURNS - PITCHING COACH 6
BRANDON MOORE - HITTING COACH 6
SCOTT JOHNSON - ATHLETIC TRAINER 7
SHAWN POWELL - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH 7
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THE 2014 BARONS
BARONS
#2
M
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Johnson
• 2013 Southern League Finals MVP
• MiLB-best 84 steals
• Playoff stats:
• 10 Gms • .368 Average • 1 HR
• 12 R • 7 RBI • 7 SB
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BORN: FEBRUARY 14, 1973, MIAMI, FL RESIDES: HIALEAH, FL
OPENING DAY AGE: 41
MANAGERIAL/COACHING HIGHLIGHTS: ENTERS HIS SECOND
SEASON AS MANAGER OF THE BARONS AND HIS FOURTH SEASON AS
A MANAGER IN THE WHITE SOX ORGANIZATION … LED THE BARONS
TO THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS FIRST SEASON
WITH THE CLUB IN 2013 … NAMED TO THE COACHING STAFF FOR
THE WORLD ALL-STARS AT THE 2013 FUTURES GAME AT CITI FIELD …
NAMED THE TOP MANAGERIAL PROSPECT IN THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BY BASEBALL AMERICA … MADE HIS MANAGERIAL DEBUT AT CLASS A
WINSTON-SALEM IN 2011, GUIDING THE DASH TO A 69-71 RECORD … IN
2012, VINAS MANAGED CLASS A KANNAPOLIS TO A RECORD OF 61-78
… SPENT 10 SEASONS (2001-10) IN THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES SYSTEM,
INCLUDING SIX AS THE MINOR-LEAGUE HITTING COORDINATOR.
MANAGERIAL/COACHING CAREER: 2001 – FIELD COACH, GULF
COAST ORIOLES (BALTIMORE); 2002-04 – ROVING HITTING INSTRUCTOR
(BALTIMORE); 2005-2010 – HITTING COORDINATOR, MINOR LEAGUES
(BALTIMORE); 2011 – MANAGER, WINSTON-SALEM (WHITE SOX); 2012
– MANAGER, KANNAPOLIS (WHITE SOX); 2013-PRESENT – MANAGER,
BIRMINGHAM (WHITE SOX)
PLAYING CAREER: PLAYED 11 MINOR-LEAGUE SEASONS WITH THE
WHITE SOX, BALTIMORE, BOSTON AND CLEVELAND ORGANIZATIONS,
HITTING .264 (837-for-3,170) WITH 84 HOME RUNS AND 504 RBI IN 896 GAMES … WAS A NON-ROSTER INVITEE TO SPRING
TRAINING WITH THE ORIOLES IN 1999 … SPENT THE 1995 SEASON WITH THE BARONS … SPENT FIVE FULL SEASONS AT THE
AAA LEVEL … WAS SELECTED BY THE WHITE SOX IN THE 33RD ROUND OF THE 1991 FREE-AGENT DRAFT.
MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL: MARRIED ROSIE … SON JULIO JR. …GRADUATED IN 1991 FROM AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
IN MIAMI WHERE HE EARNED ALL-AMERICAN HONORS IN BASEBALL.
MANAGERIAL CAREER
YEAR CLUB LEAGUE CLASS W-L PCT PLACE
2011 WINSTON-SALEM CAROLINA A 69-71 .493 3RD/2ND
2012 KANNAPOLIS SOUTH ATLANTIC A 61-78 .439 4TH/6TH
2013 BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN AA *77-63 .550 1ST/3RD
MINOR TOTALS 207-212 .494
*2013 Southern League Champions
JULIO VINAS - MANAGER
The 2014 season marks Vinas’ second as Barons manager. In his first year at the helm in Birmingham, Vinas led the
club to a record of 77-63, a First Half North Division title and the franchise’s 14th Championship.Vinas was named to
the coaching staff for the World All-Stars at the 2013 Futures Game at Citi Field and was rated as the Top Managerial
Prospect in the Southern League by Baseball America.
Entering his fourth season as a coach in the White Sox
organization, Vinas previously managed for Class A Winston-
Salem in 2011 and Class A Kannapolis in 2012.Vinas was named
the 67th manager in Barons history prior to the 2013 season.
Vinas began his baseball career with the White Sox after being
selected in the 33rd round of the 1991 Free-Agent Draft. In his
5th Minor League season, Vinas was promoted to Double-A
Birmingham and spent the entire season as a Baron. For the
year, Vinas hit .269 (100-for-372) with six home runs, 47 runs
scored and 61 RBI as the Barons.
Following his retirement after
11 Minor League seasons, Vinas began his coaching career in 2001 as part of the
Orioles organization as the Field Coach with the Gulf Coast Orioles. From 2002-04
Vinas served as a Roving Hitting Instructor for the Orioles before spending six
seasons as their Minor League Hitting Coordinator from 2005-10. His first
managerial opportunity came in 2011 when he returned to the White Sox
organization as the manager of the Class A Winston-Salem Dash. Over four
managerial seasons, Vinas has compiled a career record of 207-212.
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BRANDON MOORE - HITTING COACH
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FIELD STAFF - COACHES
BORN: JUNE 8, 1959, HOUSTON, TX. RESIDENCE: BIRMINGHAM, AL.
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS: ENTERS HIS 21ST SEASON OF COACHING AT THE
PROFESSIONAL LEVEL AND SECOND WITH THE BARONS…HIS BARONS STAFF LED
THE SOUTHER LEAGUE WITH 15 SHUTOUTS IN 2013 … SERVED AS THE PITCHING
COACH FOR THE FLORIDA MARLINS AND DETROIT TIGERS AT THE CLASS A, AA AND
AAA LEVELS…SERVED AS THE MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING COORDINATOR FOR THE
FLORIDA MARLINS (1998-2000) AND HOUSTON ASTROS (2008-09).
MANAGERIAL/COACHING CAREER: 1993-94 – PITCHING COACH, GULF COAST
MARLINS (MARLINS); 1995 – PITCHING COACH, BREVARD COUNTY (MARLINS);
1996-97 – PITCHING COACH, PORTLAND (MARLINS); 1998-2000 – MINOR LEAGUE
PITCHING COORDINATOR (MARLINS); 2001 – PITCHING COACH, CALGARY (TIGERS);
2002 – PITCHING COACH, TOLEDO (TIGERS); 2003 – PITCHING COACH, ERIE (TI-
GERS); 2004-06 – PITCHING COACH, LAKELAND (TIGERS); 2007 – PITCHING COACH,
TOLEDO (TIGERS); 2008-09 – MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING COORDINATOR (HOUSTON);
2012 – PITCHING COACH, SUGAR LAND (INDEPENDENT).
PLAYING CAREER: WENT 70-60 WITH A 3.66 ERA (445 ER/1095 IP) OVER EIGHT
MAJOR LEAGUE SEASONS WITH THE WHITE SOX…DRAFTED BY THE WHITE SOX IN
THE THIRD ROUND OF THE 1978 DRAFT…MADE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT WITH
THE WHITE SOX AT AGE 19…WON 15 GAMES DURING THE 1980 SEASON EARNING
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR HONORS FROM THE SPORTING NEWS…WON 48 GAMES FROM
1980-1983…WENT 18-11 WITH A 3.96 ERA (100 ER/227.0 IP) IN HIS FINAL SEASON
WITH THE WHITE SOX IN 1985.
MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL: ATTENDED HUFFMAN HIGH SCHOOL IN
BIRMINGHAM FROM 1975-77…UPON GRADUATION HE HELD THE STATE RECORD FOR
CAREER VICTORIES (35) AND CURRENTLY HOLDS THE SINGLE SEASON RECORD FOR
LOWEST ERA (0.00) SET IN 1977.
BORN: AUGUS T 23, 1972, BIRMINGHAM, AL RESIDENCE: ONEONTA, AL
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS: BEGINS HIS SECOND STINT WITH THE BARONS HAVING
PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE SAME CAPACITY DURING THE 2012 SEASON … SERVED
AS THE HITTING COACH FOR CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE IN 2013 … SPENT THE PREVIOUS
SEVEN SEASONS AS A HITTING COACH IN THE PIRATES ORGANIZATION INCLUDING
STINTS WITH DOUBLE-A ALTOONA (2006-08, 2011) AND SINGLE-A LYNCHBURGH
(2005) … MOORE WAS THE HITTING COACH FOR THE SINGLE-A STATE COLLEGE SPIKES
IN 2009-10 … PREVIOUSLY COACHED IN THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX ORGANIZATION
FROM 2001-04.
MANAGERIAL/COACHING CAREER: 2001 - 04 – CHICAGO WHITE SOX
ORGANIZATION; 2005 – HITTING COACH, LYNCHBURGH (PIRATES);
2006-08 – HITTING COACH, ALTOONA (PIRATES); 2009-10 – HITTING COACH, STATE
COLLEGE SPIKES; 2012 – HITTING COACH, BIRMINGHAM (WHITE SOX);
2013 – HITTING COACH, CHARLOTTE (WHITE SOX).
PLAYING CAREER: PLAYED COLLEGIATELY AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY … SECOND-
TEAM ALL-SEC SHORTSTOP IN 1994 … RANKS AMONG THE SCHOOL’S ALL-TIME
LEADERS IN HITS (304) AND GAMES PLAYED (242) … FIRST PLAYER IN SEC HISTORY
TO HAVE BOTH 300 HITS AND 900 AT-BATS IN A CAREER … DRAFTED BY THE WHITE
SOX IN THE 17TH ROUND OF THE 1994 FIRST YEAR PLAYER DRAFT … PLAYED EIGHT
SEASONS IN THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING 161 GAMES WITH THE BARONS OVER
PARTS OF TWO SEASONS IN 1997 AND 1999.
MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL: MARRIED KERRI … SONS BRODY AND BRADEN.
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SCOTT JOHNSON - ATHLETIC TRAINER
SHAWN POWELL - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
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FIELD STAFF - TRAINING STAFF
BORN: MAY 29, 1964, ALTON, IL. RESIDES: TAMPA, FL.
SOX ACQUISITION: HIRED AS A CONDITIONING COACH AT CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM IN
2011.
COLLEGE: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (B.S. IN EXCERCISE SCIENCE).
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: ENTERS HIS THIRD SEASON AS A STRENGTH AND
CONDITIONING COACH IN THE WHITE SOX ORGANIZATION AND SECOND WITH
THE BARONS…SERVED IN THE SAME CAPACITY FOR CLASS A WINSTON-SALEM IN
2011…DID NOT WORK IN BASEBALL FROM 2007-11…SERVED AS A STRENGTH AND
CONDITIONING CONSULTANT FOR THE NBA’S TORONTO RAPTORS FROM 2005-06…
SPENT 11 YEARS WORKING IN THE NEW YORK YANKEES ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING
10 AS HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH…WORKED IN THE FRONT OFFICE
FOR THE NBA’S NEW JERSEY NETS FROM 1999-2003.
MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL: SINGLE…HAS THREE CHILDREN: ALAYNA, DEREK
AND AUTUMN…GRADUATED FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY IN 1986 WITH A
DEGREE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE…FROM 2007-11 WORKED AS A WRITER AND AUTHOR,
WRITING 25 SCREENPLAYS, SEVEN TELEVISION PILOTS AND THREE BOOKS.
BORN: AUGUST 7, 1960, BISMARCK, N.D. RESIDES: CHARLOTTE, N.C.
SOX ACQUISITION: HIRED AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER PRIOR TO THE 1989 SEASON.
COLLEGE: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (B.S. IN ATHLETIC TRAINING).
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: BEGINS HIS 26TH SEASON AS A TRAINER IN THE WHITE
SOX ORGANIZATION AND CONTINUES HIS SECOND STINT WITH THE BARONS AFTER
REJOINING THE TEAM IN 2013...SERVED IN THE SAME CAPACITY IN BIRMINGHAM FROM
1995-97…FROM 1998-2010 SERVED AS THE HEAD TRAINER FOR THE WHITE SOX AAA
AFFILIATE (12 SEASONS IN CHARLOTTE, AND ONE IN CALGARY)…WAS THE HEAD
TRAINER FOR THE 2006 AND 2009 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC TAIWANESE NATIONAL
TEAM AND SERVED AS THE HEAD TRAINER FOR THE VENEZUELAN TEAM IN THE 2013
WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC…WAS SELECTED AS A TRAINER FOR THE 2003 TRIPLE-A
ALL-STAR GAME…WAS NAMED INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE ATHLETIC TRAINER OF
THE YEAR IN 2001-02…WAS SELECTED AS THE ALL-STAR TRAINER FOR THE FLORIDA
STATE LEAGUE IN 1992 AND THE MIDWEST LEAUGE IN 1989…SPENT HIS FIRST
THREE SEASONS IN THE SOX ORGANIZATION WITH CLASS A SOUTH BEND OF THE
MIDWEST LEAGUE…IS A CERTIFIED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS
ASSOCIATION.
MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL: MARRIED SUSAN
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: June 23, 1993, Tuscaloosa, AL
Height: 6-1 Weight: 215 Resides: Tuscaloosa, AL
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 1st round (17th) June 2013 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season ranked by Baseball
American as the No. 3 Prospect in the White Sox organization.
2013: In his professional debut, hit .277 (74-for-267) with 45 runs scored
in 68 games with Class A Kannapolis…Ranked second at Class A
Kannapolis in triples (5) and stolen bases (24)…batted .360 (18-for-50)
with two doulbes, two triples and 13 runs scored during a 13-game hitting
streak from 8/19 - 9/1.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Led the nation with a .495 average and ranked
second with 41 stolen bases as a sophomore at East Central Community
College in 2013…was named a First-Team NJCAA Division II All-American and
a finalist for the Player of the Year award…Signed a letter of intent at the University of Alabama-
Birmingham prior to being drafted by the White Sox.
TIM ANDERSON - INFIELDER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Left Throws: Left Born: August 9, 1988, Tracy, CA
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Resides: Manteca, CA
Sox Acquisition: Signed as free agent, April 19, 2010
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Went a combined 9-8 with a 3.50 ERA
in 27 starts with the Barons and Class AAA Charlotte…ranked sixth in the
organization in ERA and IP…led the Barons in IP (144.2) and strikeouts
(92)…was named SL Pitcher of the Week for 7/15-21. 2012: Combined to
go 11-7 with a 4.46 ERA (70 ER/141.1 IP) in 26 starts between Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA
Birmingham…his 11 wins tied for second-most among White Sox farmhands. 2011: Led the South
Atlantic League in IP (170.1) and starts (27), tied for second in strikeouts (130) and third in wins (10)
at Class A Kannapolis. 2010: Combined to go 7-2 with a 2.28 ERA (22 ER/87.0 IP) and 86 strikeouts in
15 starts between Advanced Rookie Bristol and Advanced Rookie Great Falls…led the Appalachian
League in strikeouts (75), tied for second in wins (7), ranked third in ERA (2.49) and IP (76.0) and fifth
in opponents average (.206)…was named APPY Pitcher of the Week for 7/15-11.
SPENCER ARROYO - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2008 Williamsport 0-2 .000 9.28 4 2 0 0 1 10.2 12 13 11 2 1 9-0 4 0 0 .261
GCL Phillies 0-2 .000 4.26 9 4 0 0 0 31.2 37 16 15 0 2 5-0 25 1 0 .296
2009 Williamsport 2-2 .500 3.67 16 1 0 0 0 34.1 38 18 14 0 4 20-1 25 5 0 .281
2010 Bristol 7-2 .778 2.49 13 13 #1 0 0 76.0 57 22 21 7 3 14-0 75 8 0 .206
Great Falls 0-0 .000 0.82 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 4 2 1 0 2 6-0 11 2 0 .121
2011 Kannapolis 10-9 .526 3.70 28 *27 0 0 0 *170.1 188 88 70 18 4 41-1 130 8 0 .282
2012 W-Salem 5-3 .625 4.33 14 14 0 0 0 72.2 72 37 35 6 0 32-0 59 4 0 .261
Birmingham 6-4 .600 4.59 12 12 0 0 0 68.2 76 41 35 7 1 31-0 36 5 0 .280
2013 Birmingham 9-7 .563 3.42 26 26 1 1 0 144.2 134 68 55 9 7 44-0 92 7 1 .246
Charlotte 0-1 .000 5.79 1 1 0 0 0 4.2 8 4 3 0 1 1-0 4 0 0 .364
MINORTOTALS 39-32 .549 3.74 125 102 2 1 1 624.2 626 309 260 49 25 203-2 461 40 1 .261
*Led League #Tied for League Lead
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2013 Kannapolis .277 68 267 45 74 97 10 5 1 21 2 2 7 23 78 24 4 .348 .363 19
MINORTOTALS .277 68 267 45 74 97 10 5 1 21 2 2 7 23 78 24 4 .348 .363 19
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Bats: Left Throws: Left Born: January 16, 1993, Tampa, FL
Height: 6-5 Weight: 245 Resides: Tampa, FL
Sox Acquisition: Selected as a sandwich pick between the first and second
rounds (48th), June 2012 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Attended a White Sox hitters minicamp
in Glendale, AZ from 1/14-16. 2013: Entered the season ranked by
Baseball America as the No. 8 Prospect in the White Sox organization…
was limited to 56 games at Class A Kannapolis…began the season on
the disabled list after undergoing surgery to remove the hamate bone
in his right hand…made his season debut on 6/20…homered three
times in a four-game span from 7/4-7…collected four hits on 7/18 at
Delmarva…was on the disabled list with a concussion from 8/2-17. 2012:
Was limited by a shoulder injury to 13 games at Advanced Rookie Bristol…
was 0-for-3 in his pro debut but homered in each of his next three games…ranked by Baseball
America as the Best Power Hitter in the White Sox 2012 draft class.
KEON BARNUM - INFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 Bristol .279 13 43 6 12 22 1 0 3 8 0 1 0 5 13 0 0 .347 .512 3
2013 Kannapolis .254 56 201 22 51 81 13 1 5 26 1 2 0 19 65 0 0 .315 .403 10
MINORTOTALS .258 69 244 28 63 103 14 1 8 34 1 3 0 14 78 0 0 .321 .422 13
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: February 22, 1989, Toledo, OH
Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Resides: Curtice, OH
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 16th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 11-4 with a 3.08 ERA
(51 ER/149.0 IP) and 138 strikeouts over 26 starts between Class A Winston-
Salem and Birmingham…ranked among White Sox organizational leaders in
strikeouts (1st), ERA (4th), wins (T-5th) and IP (7th)…limited righties to a 1.97
average (56-for-284) and lefties to a .257 mark (69-for-269)…helped guide
the Barons to the Southern League Championship going 2-0 with a 0.71 ERA
(1 ER/12.2 IP) over two starts in the SL playoffs. 2012: Spent the season with
Class A Winston-Salem while leading the Dash with 38 appearances…went 1-2 with a 2.98 ERA (14
ER/42.1 IP) and four saves in 28 relief appearances, compared to 4-2 with a 4.25 ERA (23 ER/48.2
IP) over 10 starts. 2011: Went a combined 3-1 with a 1.82 ERA (7 ER/34.2 IP) and 41 strikeouts in 23
games with Advanced Rookie Bristol, Class A Kannapolis and Winston-Salem.
CHRIS BASSITT - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2011 Bristol 0-0 .000 1.08 6 0 0 0 0 8.1 9 1 1 0 0 2-0 11 0 0 .273
W-Salem 0-0 .000 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 .286
Kannapolis 3-1 .750 1.82 16 0 0 0 1 24.2 18 6 5 1 2 6-0 29 4 0 .202
2012 W-Salem 5-4 .556 3.66 38 10 0 0 4 91.0 74 45 37 6 4 54-1 75 3 0 .218
2013 W-Salem 7-2 .778 3.46 18 18 0 0 0 101.1 90 50 39 9 5 42-0 101 7 9 .231
Birmingham 4-2 .667 2.27 8 8 0 0 0 47.2 35 16 12 2 4 17-0 37 1 0 .213
MINORTOTALS 19-9 .679 3.11 87 36 0 0 5 274.2 228 119 95 18 16 121-1 254 15 0 .223
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Bats: Left Throws: Left Born: October 20, 1988, Patterson, NJ
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Resides: Kinnelon, NJ
Sox Acquisition: Obtained from Tampa Bay in exchange for Jesse Crain,
October 15, 2013
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Prior to the season was obtained from
Tampa Bay with infielder Ben Kline as the players to be named later in
exchange for pitcher Jessee Crain and cash consideratio, October 15, 2013.
2013: Combined to go 6-5 with a 2.55 ERA (25 ER/88.1 IP) and 68 strikeouts
over 18 appearances (14 starts) between Class A Bowling Green and Class A
Charlotte in the Tampa Bay organization. 2012: Was seleceted by the Rays in
the 10th round of the June First-Year Player Draft.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Vanderbilt University before transfer-
ring to the University of Tampa…missed the entire 2012 season due to Tommy John surgery…was
named the Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2012…was selected by Cincinnati in the
42nd round of the 2007 draft but did not sign.
SEAN BIERMAN - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2012 HudsonValley 4-2 .667 2.75 11 11 0 0 0 52.1 55 20 16 2 2 5-0 36 2 0 .278
Bowling Green 1-1 .500 8.68 2 2 0 0 0 9.1 15 10 9 2 0 4-0 9 1 0 .349
2013 Bowling Green 5-4 .556 2.69 13 13 0 0 0 67.0 57 25 20 7 1 14-0 52 2 0 .226
Charlotte 1-1 .500 2.11 5 1 0 0 0 21.1 16 5 5 0 1 0-0 16 0 1 .198
MINORTOTALS 11-8 .579 3.00 31 27 0 0 0 150.0 143 60 50 11 4 23-0 113 5 1 .249
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: September 4, 1990, Commerce, GA
Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 Resides: Jefferson, GA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 2nd round, June 2012 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season ranked by Baseball
America as the No. 9 Prospect and Possessing the Best Changeup in the
White Sox organization. 2013: Entered the season ranked by Baseball
America as the No. 10 Prospect in the White Sox organization…combined
to go 13-10 with a 3.07 ERA (50 ER/146.2 IP) and 79 strikeouts over 26 starts
between Class A Winston-Salem and Birmingham…tied for the Carolina
League lead in wins (11) and ranked fifth in ERA (3.11)…ranked among
White Sox system leaders in wins (T-1st), ERA (3rd) and IP (8th)…was named
to the CL Midseason All-Star Team…promoted to Birmingham on 8/6…helped guide the Barons to
the Southern League Championship going 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP) in two playoff starts.
2012: Made his professional debut with Advanced Rookie Great Falls…Went 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA (6
ER/20.0 IP) over seven home games (two starts)…ranked by Baseball America as Possessing the Best
Fastball in the 2012 White Sox draft class.
CHRIS BECK - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2012 Great Falls 4-3 .571 4.69 15 6 0 0 0 40.1 51 27 21 3 9 12-0 36 3 1 .319
2013 W-Salem #11-8 .579 3.11 21 21 1 1 0 118.2 117 51 41 11 4 42-0 57 3 0 .262
Birmingham 2-2 .500 2.89 5 5 0 0 0 28.0 26 10 9 0 2 3-0 22 0 0 .250
MINORTOTALS 17-13 .567 3.42 41 32 1 1 0 187.0 194 88 71 14 6 57-0 115 6 1 .273
#Tied For League Lead
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2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: July 2, 1987, Indianapolis, IN
Height: 6-4 Weight: 255 Resides: Carmel, IN
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 14th round, June 2009 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Led the Southern League in walks (91), ranked
second in RBI (83)and on-base % (.411), tied for third in average (.290) and
fifth in slugging % (.470) with the Barons…Was named to the SL mid and
postseason All-Star Teams. 2012:Was named Carolina League Most Valuable
Player at Class A Winston-Salem…led the CL in hits (157) and total bases
(241) and ranked among the league leaders in average (2nd, .315), RBI (2nd,
88), runs scored (2nd, 82), walks (2nd, 64), on-base percentage (3rd, .392) and slugging percentage
(4th, .482)…was named to the CL postseason All-Star Team…named Topps Player of the Month
for August. 2011: Was named to the South Atlantic League postseason All-Star Team…led the SAL
in total bases (253), doubles (41), RBI (98) and extra-base hits (65), ranked second in hits (146) and
games played (135) and fifth in runs scored (82)…was the organizational leader in RBI and doubles.
2010: Led Bristol and finished eighth in the Appalachian League with a .466 on-base percentage.
DAN BLACK - INFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 Bristol .333 3 12 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 0
Kannapolis .209 57 196 25 41 55 7 2 1 17 0 3 8 31 49 1 1 .336 .281 7
2010 Bristol .288 57 208 23 60 97 15 2 6 33 0 2 3 23 47 1 0 .364 .466 4
2011 Kannapolis .286 135 510 82 146 *253 *41 6 18 *98 0 6 7 50 109 7 5 .354 .496 6
2012 W-Salem .315 129 499 82 *157 *241 29 2 17 88 0 5 3 64 92 5 2 .392 .482 12
2013 Birmingham .290 133 449 70 130 211 28 1 17 83 3 4 4 *91 98 7 2 .411 .470 7
MINORTOTALS .287 514 1874 283 538 861 120 13 59 320 3 20 25 259 397 21 10 .377 .459 36
*Led League
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: Oct. 17, 1988, Granby Quebec, Canada
Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Resides: Melbourne, FL
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 14th round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Hit .226 (75-for-332) with 7 home runs,
25 runs scored and 43 RBI in 94 as the Barons’primary catcher. 2012:
Spent the entire season with Class A Winston-Salem making 76 starts at
catcher and 15 as the designated hitter…threw out 31.2 percent (29-93) of
attempted basestealers…hit 316 (56-for-259) with five home runs and 35 RBI
against right-handed pitchers…Had two 12-game hitting streaks.
2011: Combined to hit .246 (100-for-407) with 22 doubles, nine home runs
and 43 RBI in 115 games between Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem. 2010: Was named
team MVP at Advanced Rookie Great Falls after hitting .329 (79-for-240) with seven home runs and
43 RBI in his professional debut…Selected to the Pioneer League Postseason All-Star team.
MIKE BLANKE - CATCHER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 Great Falls .329 62 240 35 79 122 20 1 7 43 1 1 6 23 33 0 0 .400 .508 10
2011 Kannapolis .259 47 170 22 44 65 13 1 2 18 1 0 2 11 28 0 0 .311 .382 6
W-Salem .236 68 237 25 56 86 9 0 7 25 2 3 2 22 43 0 0 .303 .363 12
2012 W-Salem .240 91 338 46 81 135 24 0 10 50 0 3 5 27 66 0 0 .303 .399 9
2013 Birmingham .226 94 332 25 75 113 15 1 7 43 3 2 1 36 75 2 0 .302 .340 7
MINORTOTALS .254 362 1317 153 335 521 81 3 33 179 7 9 16 119 245 2 0 .322 .396 44
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Minor League Highlights: 2013: Led the Carolina Lague in starts (28)
and IP (172. 2) and tied for the league lead in wins (11) and complete
games (3) at Class A Winston-Salem…ranked among the White Sox system
leaders in IP (1st), complete games (T-1st), wins (T-5th) and ERA (9th)…was
named CL Pitcher of the Week for the period of 5/17-23. 2012: Combined to
go 4-6 with a 4.16 ERA (39 ER/84.1 IP) in 42 games (six starts) between Class
A Kannapolis and Winston-Salem. 2011: Went a combined 1-1 with a 6.75
ERA (19 ER/25.1 IP) in 22 games between Advanced Rookie Bristol and Winston-Salem…led Bristol in
saves (4).
BRYAN BLOUGH - PITCHER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Right Throws: Left Born: July 27, 1987, Chicago, IL
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Resides: Chicago, IL
Sox Acquisition: Signed as free agent, June 7, 2013
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 1-0 with a 1.96 ERA
(9 ER/41.1 IP) and 48 strikeouts over 28 apperances between Class A Dayton
in the Cubs organization, Class A Kannapolis and Class AA Birmingham.
2011: Missed most of the season due to right shoulder tendinitis. 2010: Went a combined 4-2 with
a 4.03 ERA (33 ER/73.2 IP), 58 strikeouts and 13 saves over 57 games between Class AA Tennessee
and Class AAA Iowa…was named to the Southern League Midseason All-Star Team. 2009: Combined
to go 6-0 with a 2.48 ERA (20 ER/72.2 IP), 66 strikeouts and 16 saves over 54 apperances with Daytona,
Tennessee and Iowa…earned Class A Reliever of the Year honors.
DAVID CALES - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2011 Bristol 1-1 .500 6.38 21 0 0 0 4 24.0 36 23 17 4 3 5-0 18 1 1 .336
W-Salem 0-0 .000 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 2 2 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 .556
2012 Kannapolis 2-6 .250 4.23 32 6 0 0 6 66.0 73 36 31 6 4 9-0 58 5 1 .286
W-Salem 2-0 1.000 3.93 10 0 0 0 0 18.1 19 8 8 3 1 7-0 17 0 0 .268
2013 W-Salem #11-11 .500 3.81 28 *28 #3 1 0 *172.2 184 90 73 8 10 55-0 98 7 1 .275
MINORTOTALS 6-5 .545 2.58 19 17 0 0 0 94.1 86 35 27 3 4 30-0 89 3 0 .238
*Led League #Tied for League Lead
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: August 29, 1989, Atlanta, GA
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Resides: Newman, GA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 18th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2008 AZL Cubs 0-1 .000 5.87 6 1 0 0 0 7.2 9 6 5 1 3 3-0 11 2 0 .273
Boise 3-0 1.000 1.84 8 0 0 0 1 14.2 11 4 3 1 1 4-0 15 1 0 .204
2009 Iowa 0-0 .000 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 5 1 2 0 2-1 2 0 0 .444
Daytona 3-0 1.000 0.78 37 0 0 0 14 46.0 29 5 4 1 0 11-1 43 2 0 .187
Tennessee 3-0 1.000 5.40 16 0 0 0 2 25.0 29 16 15 2 1 11-0 21 1 0 .302
2010 Tennessee 4-1 .800 2.51 35 0 0 0 10 46.2 40 13 13 2 1 12-1 37 0 0 .238
Iowa 0-1 .000 6.67 22 0 0 0 3 27.0 31 21 20 2 0 12-0 21 2 0 .282
2011 Tennessee 0-2 .000 3.86 9 0 0 0 6 7.0 4 3 3 1 1 3-1 3 0 0 .160
2012 AZL Cubs 0-0 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 2-0 1 0 0 .500
2013 Daytona 0-0 .000 2.92 8 0 0 0 1 12.1 11 6 4 0 0 7-0 16 1 0 .239
Kannapolis 0-0 .000 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 1 0 0 0 2-1 10 1 0 .316
Birmingham 1-0 1.000 1.82 16 0 0 0 0 24.2 25 6 5 2 2 16-0 22 2 1 .258
MINORTOTALS 14-5 .737 3.06 163 2 0 0 37 217.2 201 87 74 14 9 85-5 202 13 1 .246
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2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Right Throws: Left Born: October 27, 1987, Indianapolis, IN
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 Resides: Indianapolis, IN
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 32nd round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 2-4 with a 3.61 ERA
(27 ER/67.1 IP), 52 strikeouts and one save over 37 appearances
(one start) between Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham…tossed
3.1 scorelss IP over two games in the Southern League playoffs.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Northern Kentucky University where
he earned All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors as a junior and senior…
began his college career at Indiana University.
JARRETT CASEY - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2010 Bristol 1-7 .125 4.33 15 9 0 0 3 54.0 55 35 26 5 2 13-0 32 3 1 .261
2011 Great Falls 4-1 .800 4.40 10 10 0 0 0 47.0 59 28 23 3 1 10-0 45 1 1 .317
2012 Kannapolis 5-8 .385 5.81 33 9 0 0 1 91.1 100 63 59 12 6 44-1 62 9 0 .277
2013 W-Salem 2-3 .400 2.91 30 0 0 0 1 55.2 36 18 18 4 5 23-0 44 2 0 .184
Birmingham 0-1 .000 6.94 7 1 0 0 0 11.2 18 12 9 2 2 2-0 8 1 0 .340
MINORTOTALS 12-20 .375 4.68 95 29 0 0 5 259.2 268 156 135 26 16 92-1 191 16 2 .266
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: August 25, 1987, Edgewood, KY
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 Resides: Fort Mitchell, KY
Sox Acquiition: Signed as free agent, July 7, 2012
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Was named Carolina League Most Valuable
Player, becoming the third straight Class A Winston-Salem player to win the
award (Dan Black in 2012, Ian Gac in 2011)…led the CL in home runs (24), RBI
(92), runs scored (90), total bases (251) and games played (136), ranked third in hits (149) and slugging
percentage (.471) and tied for third in extra bases (51)…led all White Sox farmhands in home runs,
RBI and total bases…was a CL mid and postseason All-Star. 2012: Combined to hit .279 (57-for-204)
with 10 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 30 RBI over 52 games between Class A Kannapolis and
Winston-Salem
CHRIS CURLEY - INFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 Danville .158 11 19 0 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 .238 .211 2
2010 Danville .250 3 8 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .500 0
Rome .214 61 206 23 44 66 5 4 3 23 2 1 4 9 38 0 1 259 .320 11
Myrtle Beach .357 4 14 1 5 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .400 .571 0
2011 Florence .292 96 383 60 112 179 25 0 14 66 2 2 5 32 82 20 4 .353 .467 23
2012 Florence .356 42 180 35 64 110 12 2 10 44 0 1 2 8 27 7 2 .387 .611 8
Kannapolis .271 49 192 29 52 96 9 1 11 29 0 2 5 10 48 7 1 .321 .500 12
W-Salem .417 3 12 4 5 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .417 .667 0
2013 W-Salem .280 *136 533 *90 149 *251 *24 3 24 *92 1 8 11 51 110 14 7 .350 .471 27
MINORTOTALS .287 514 1874 283 538 861 120 13 59 320 3 20 25 259 397 21 10 .377 .459 .36
*Led League: Italics indicates independent or foreign league: statistics not included in totals
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: November 11, 1988, Tulsa, OK
Height: 6-5 Weight: 175 Resides: Tulsa, OK
Sox Acquisition: Signed as free agent, November 15, 2013
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 3-5 with a 3.96 ERA
(32 ER/72.2 IP) and 55 strikeouts in 38 games (four starts) between
Class AA Tulsa and Class AAA Colorado Springs in the Colorado
organization and Class AA Pensacola in the Cincicnnati organization…
went 3-5 with a 3.34 ERA (23 ER/62.0 IP) as a reliever…was traded by
the Rockies to the Reds in exchange for Armando Galarrago on 7/15. 2012: Spent the season with
Class AA Tulsa, leading the Texas League in IP (167.0) and ranked third on the Drillers in strikeouts
(93).
Miscellaneous/Personal: His father, George, palyed 10 seasons in the majors with St. Louis (1970-
80), New York-AL (‘81-83), Cleveland (‘83), Cubs (‘84-86) and Minnesota (‘86-87).
PARKER FRAZIER - PITCHER
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: March 15, 1988, Anderson, IN
Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 Resides: Anderson, IN
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 29th round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to hit .260 (83-for-319) with 19
doubles, four home runs and 37 RBI over 93 games between Class AA
Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte. 2012: Tied for the Carolina League
lead in triples, ranked third in total bases (212) and fifth in hits (132), RBI
(73) and runs scored (76)…was selected to the CL mid and postseason
All-Star Teams.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Indiana University, where he hit .352 with 13 home runs and 40
RBI as a senior.
MIKE EARLEY - OUTFIELDER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2007 Casper 3-5 .375 10.07 16 10 0 0 0 44.2 78 54 50 8 4 18-0 22 1 2 .386
2008 Tri-City 5-5 .500 3.83 15 15 0 0 0 87.0 94 41 37 3 8 20-0 47 6 0 .281
2009 Asheville 10-7 .588 4.48 23 23 1 0 0 130.2 158 70 65 7 12 33-0 98 8 3 .303
2010 Tri-City 1-3 .250 7.52 5 5 0 0 0 20.1 28 21 17 1 1 8-0 15 0 0 .318
Modesto 2-2 .500 4.70 9 9 0 0 0 46.0 49 27 24 1 6 11-0 38 4 0 .269
2011 Modesto 11-11 .500 4.50 27 27 0 0 0 154.0 171 95 77 15 12 46-0 105 5 1 .281
2012 Tulsa 5-14 .263 3.88 27 27 0 0 0 167.0 182 79 72 19 8 40-2 93 6 0 .285
2013 Tulsa 1-1 .500 2.57 16 1 0 0 0 35.0 31 11 10 3 2 12-1 26 0 0 .254
Co. Springs 0-1 .000 10.67 9 3 0 0 0 14.1 34 24 17 1 1 8-0 9 1 0 .466
Pensacola 2-3 .400 1.93 13 0 0 0 0 23.1 15 5 5 0 0 11-1 20 1 0 .190
MINORTOTALS 40-52 .435 4.66 160 120 1 0 0 722.1 840 427 374 58 54 207-4 473 32 6 .295
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 Great Falls .263 61 228 42 60 89 12 1 5 37 3 2 13 21 33 13 6 .356 .390 1
2011 Great Falls .307 63 228 40 70 100 17 2 3 34 0 2 9 12 38 5 2 .363 .439 2
2012 W-Salem .291 124 454 76 132 212 27 #7 13 73 3 2 10 34 73 7 6 .352 .467 5
2013 Birmingham .275 66 233 35 64 96 16 2 4 29 2 3 4 19 37 4 2 .336 .412 1
Charlotte .221 27 86 7 19 22 3 0 0 8 1 1 1 5 20 0 1 .269 .256 1
MINORTOTALS .281 341 1229 200 345 519 75 12 25 181 9 10 37 91 201 29 17 .346 .422 10
#Tied for League Lead
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: February 21, 1990, Cleveland, OH
Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Resides: Beachwood, OH
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 10th round, June 2013 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 3-0 with a 1.54 ERA
(6 ER/35.0 IP), 49 strikeouts and a .143 (17-for-119) opponents average in
14 combined relief appearances with Advanced Rookie Great Falls, Class
A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem…averaged 12.6 strikeouts per 9.0
IP with a 5.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio (9 BB)…was named by Baseball America
as Closest To The Majors and possessing the Best Fastball in the White Sox
2013 draft class.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Ohio State University…earned All-Big
Ten honors in 2013.
BRAD GOLDBERG - PITCHER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2013 Great Falls 0-0 .000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 0 0 .133
Kannapolis 3-0 1.000 1.42 12 0 0 0 2 25.1 10 6 4 0 1 6-0 37 3 0 .120
W-Salem 0-0 .000 3.18 2 0 0 0 1 5.2 5 2 2 1 0 3-0 5 1 0 .238
MINORTOTALS 3-0 1.000 1.54 14 0 0 0 3 35.0 17 8 6 1 1 9-0 49 4 0 .143
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: December 3, 1990, Porlamar Nueva
Esparta, VE
Height: 5-11 Weight: 220 Resides: Porlamar Nueva Esparta, VE
Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, June 18, 2008
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Was rated by Baseball America as the
Best Defensive Catcher in the White Sox organization for the third straight
season. 2013: Spent time with Class AA Birmingham, Class AAA Charlotte and the White Sox…
appeared in five games with the White Sox and made one start…began the season in Birmingham
and hit .323 (21-for-65) in his first 20 games. 2012: Combined to hit .237 (55-for-232) in 72 games
between Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham. 2010: Threw out 50.0 percent (50-100)
of attempted basestealers, second-best in South Atlantic League. 2009: Combined to hit .302
(49-for-162) between Advanced Rookie Bristol and Class AAA Charlotte…threw out 34.9 (22-63)
percent of attempted basestealers, second-best in the Appalachian League.
MIGUEL GONZALEZ - CATCHER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2008 DSLWht Sox .294 45 143 25 42 54 10 1 0 23 2 1 7 16 18 8 1 .389 .378 8
2009 Bristol .311 45 151 24 47 76 15 1 4 19 4 0 2 16 25 2 1 .385 .503 10
Charlotte .182 3 11 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .182 0
2010 Kannapolis .218 92 326 35 71 90 9 2 2 19 4 4 4 16 63 2 1 .260 .276 10
2011 Kannapois .255 55 184 17 47 60 7 0 2 21 4 1 3 16 34 5 1 .324 .326 12
2012 W-Salem .247 50 162 20 40 52 9 0 1 16 6 2 2 12 24 0 1 .303 .321 1
Birmingham .214 22 70 5 15 16 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 7 16 0 0 .295 .229 2
2013 Birmingham .244 37 119 12 29 42 5 1 2 16 0 0 3 10 25 3 1 .318 .353 7
Charlotte .280 16 50 5 14 17 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 6 11 0 0 .345 .340 2
WHITE SOX .222 5 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .222 0
MINORTOTALS .252 365 1216 144 307 409 59 5 11 126 22 10 22 99 218 20 6 .318 .336 59
MLTOTALS .222 5 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .222 0
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: December 2, 1987, San Diego, CA
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 Resides: Moorpark, CA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 15th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to hit .280 (91-for-325) wtih
29 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 37 RBI over 94 games between
Class A Winston-Salem and Advanced Rookie Bristol…ranked seventh
in the organization in on-base percentage (.383) and tied for seventh in
doubles. 2012: Led Class A Kannapolos in average (.306) and runs scored
(69)…reached base safely in 29 straight home games from 4/20-6/24…was
named to the South Atlantic League midseason All-Star Team. 2011: Led
Advanced Rookie Great Falls in average (.312), hits (84), total bases (142), home runs (12), RBI (51),
slugging percentage (.528) and extra-base hits (31)…rated by Baseball America as the Best Power
Hitter in the White Sox 2011 draft class.
MARK HADDOW - OUTFIELDER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: November 12, 1993, Corpus Christi, TX
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Resides: Corpus Christi, TX
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 1st round (13th overall), June 2012 First-
Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season ranked by Baseball
America as the No. 7 Prospect in the White Sox organization. 2013:
Ranked third in the Carolina League with 19 home runs… was named CL
Batter of the Week for 6/3-9 after hitting .346 (9-for-26) with four home runs
and 11 RBI. 2012: Combined to hit .284 (65-for-229) with 15 doubles, three
triples, eight home runs, 33 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 59 games between
Advanced Rookie Bristol, Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem…
Hit his first professional home run on 7/1 vs. Johnson City…Was promoted
to Kannapolis on 8/13…hit .347 (17-for-49) with five doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI in his last
11 games…ranked by Baseball America as the Best Athlete, Best Power Hitter and having the Best
Professional Debut in the 2012 White Sox draft class.
COURTNEY HAWKINS - OUTFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 Bristol .272 38 147 25 40 59 8 1 3 16 0 2 3 7 37 8 2 .314 .401 2
Kannapolis .308 16 65 11 20 41 5 2 4 15 1 1 1 4 17 3 2 .352 .631 0
W-Salem .294 5 17 3 5 10 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .294 .588 0
2013 W-Salem .178 103 383 48 68 147 16 3 19 62 0 4 9 29 160 10 5 .249 .384 11
MINORTOTALS .217 162 612 87 133 257 31 6 27 95 2 7 13 40 216 21 10 .277 .420 13
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2011 Great Falls .312 70 269 49 84 142 16 3 12 51 0 3 2 27 70 4 4 .375 .528 3
2012 Kannapolis .306 108 392 69 120 170 21 4 7 57 7 4 4 51 85 6 2 .388 .434 9
W-Salem .000 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .083 .000 0
Birmingham .118 5 17 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .211 .118 0
2013 W-Salem .272 87 302 50 82 118 25 1 3 33 1 2 8 44 75 10 4 .376 .391 4
Bristol .391 8 23 4 9 13 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 .464 .565 0
MINORTOTALS .293 282 1013 173 297 445 66 8 22 147 9 11 16 127 240 20 10 .377 .439 16
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Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: December 28, 1991, Fayetteville, GA
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Resides: Fayetteville, GA
Sox Acquisition: Obtained from Toronto for pitcher Jason Frasor, January 1, 2012
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 13-8 with a 3.92 ERA
(71 ER/163.0 IP) and 129 strikeouts over 28 starts between Class A Kan-
napolis, Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham…ranked among
the White Sox organizational leaders in wins (T-1st), IP (3rd) and strikeouts
(T-4th)…started and picked up the win in the Barons’championship clinching
game against the Mobile BayBears.
MYLES JAYE - PITCHER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2011 Bluefield 3-3 .500 3.00 13 9 1 0 1 54.0 48 22 18 7 0 18-0 49 3 1 .239
2012 Kannapolis 4-7 .364 6.04 17 17 0 0 0 79.0 102 69 53 6 6 39-0 65 13 2 .346
2013 Kannapolis 4-1 .800 2.20 7 7 0 0 0 41.0 36 17 10 2 2 17-0 37 1 1 .238
W-Salem 9-6 .600 4.11 20 20 1 1 0 118.1 122 60 54 8 7 44-0 89 10 0 .266
Birmingham 0-1 .000 17.18 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 8 7 7 0 0 2-0 3 3 0 .400
MINORTOTALS 20-18 .526 4.32 58 54 2 1 1 296.0 316 166 142 23 15 120-0 243 30 4 .275
Bats: Left Throws: Right Born: October 13, 1988, Indianapolis, IN
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Resides: Indianapolis, IN
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 9th round, June 2009 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season rated by Baseball
America as the No. 6 Prospect in the White Sox organization…also tabbed
by the same publication as the Fastest Baserunner in the Sox system.
2013: Combined to hit .312 (167-for-536) with 24 doubles, 15 triples, seven
home runs, 58 RBI, 84 stolen bases and 106 runs scored over 131 games
between Class A Kannapolis, Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA
Birmingham…led all minor leaguers in stolen bases and ranked fifth in runs
scored…ranked among organizational leaders in stolen bases (1st), hits (1st),
triples (1st), runs scored (2nd), average (3rd), total bases (3rd, 242), and extra-base hits (T-6th,
46)…was named to the South Atlantic League mid and postseason All-Star Teams and the White
Sox organizational All-Star at second base by Baseball America…honored as the Topps’Class-A
All-Star second baseman…promoted to Birmingham on 8/29 and helped lead the team to the
Southern League Championship…batted .368 (14-for-38) with a double, triple, home run and
seven RBI over 10 games in the SL playoffs…was named SL Finals MVP. 2012: Made his profes-
sional debut with Advanced Rookie Great Galls…led Great Falls in hits (74), triples (5), total bases
(106), walks (43), stolen bases (19), runs scored (49) and games played (69)…was named to the
Pineer League postseason All-Star Team.
MICAH JOHNSON - INFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2012 Great Falls .273 69 271 49 74 106 10 5 4 25 3 0 1 43 74 19 6 .375 .391 10
2013 Kannapolis .342 77 304 76 104 161 17 11 6 42 3 1 3 40 67 61 19 .422 .530 21
W-Salem .275 49 211 28 58 76 7 4 1 15 5 1 1 10 27 22 7 .309 .360 8
Birmingham .238 5 21 2 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 .227 .238 0
MINORTOTALS .299 200 807 155 241 348 34 20 11 83 11 3 5 93 172 103 32 .373 .431 39
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: July 10, 1985, Surrey, BC
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Resides: Victoria, BC
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 19th round, June 2007 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Made 11 appeaances
between Rookie Level Bristol and Class AA Birmingham. 2012:
Went 4-2 with a 0.79 ERA (3 ER/34.1 IP) in 17 appearances with Birmingham
before undergoing season ending Tommy John surgery. 2011: Made just
three appearances with Birmingham, going 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA (7 ER/2.1 IP) before ending the
season on the disable list. 2009: Combined to go 6-3 with a 3.19 ERA (22 ER/62.0 IP) and nine saves
in 41 games between Class A Winston-Salem and Birmingham. 2008: Was 3-1 with a 2.90 ERA (26
ER/80.2 IP) and 20 saves in 55 games between Class A Kannapolis and Winston-Salem…his 20 saves
ranked third among White Sox farmhands…named to the South Atlantic League League midseason
All-Star Team.
HENRY MABEE - PITCHER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2007 Great Falls 3-2 .600 1.88 18 0 0 0 18 24.0 15 6 5 1 2 9-0 22 4 0 .185
2008 Kannapolis 0-0 .000 1.33 28 0 0 0 17 40.2 31 9 6 0 3 18-2 41 5 0 .253
W-Salem 3-1 .750 4.50 27 0 0 0 3 40.0 39 22 20 1 2 12-0 34 7 1 .207
2009 W-Salem 4-1 .800 3.06 20 0 0 0 8 32.1 32 13 11 1 1 15-0 23 7 0 .262
Birmingham 2-2 .500 3.34 21 0 0 0 1 29.2 22 16 11 0 1 13-0 22 4 0 .206
2010 Birmingham 4-6 .400 3.65 49 0 0 0 2 86.1 76 40 35 5 7 42-2 62 8 2 .242
2011 Birmingham 0-1 .000 27.00 3 0 0 0 0 2.1 7 8 7 1 1 3-0 2 1 0 .500
2012 Birmingham 4-2 .667 0.79 17 0 0 0 2 34.1 26 5 3 1 2 12-0 25 3 0 .217
2013 Bristol 1-0 1.000 4.50 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 3 3 1 1 6-0 4 0 0 .211
Birmingham 1-0 1.000 1.54 7 0 0 0 0 11.2 9 2 2 0 2 2-0 5 2 0 .214
MINORTOTALS 22-15 .595 3.02 194 0 0 0 41 307.1 261 124 103 11 21 132-4 240 41 3 .233
Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: January 23,1992, Williamsport, PA
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Resides: Liberty Township, OH
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 3rd round, June 2013 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season ranked by Baseball
America as the No. 10 Prospect in the White Sox organization. 2013: Was
cited by Baseball America as the Fastest Baserunner and Most Intriguing
Background in the White Sox draft class…was named South Atlantic
League Batter of the Week for 8/19-25…hit .443 (27-for-61) during a 15-game
hitting streak from 8/13-28, the fifth-longest mark in the SAL…tied for sixth
among White Sox farmhands with 24 stolen bases.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Coastal Carolina where he was named
Second Team All-Big South as a junior in 2013…father, Lee May Jr., was the
21st overall pick in the 1986 Amatuer Draft by the New York Mets and batted .221 (469-for-2120) over
eight minor league seasons…grandfather, Lee May, hit 354 home runs over 18 major league seasons
for Cincinnati (1965-71), Houston (‘72-74), Baltimore (‘75-80) and Kansas City (‘81-82).
JACOB MAY - OUTFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2013 Great Falls .378 12 45 5 17 20 1 1 0 7 1 0 2 7 6 5 1 .481 .444 0
Kannapolis .286 54 206 36 59 95 6 3 8 28 2 2 4 16 43 19 5 .346 .461 1
MINORTOTALS .303 66 251 41 76 115 7 4 8 35 3 2 6 23 49 24 6 .372 .458 1
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STEPHEN McCRAY - PITCHER
Bats: Left Throws: Right Born: October 6, 1987, Decatur, GA
Height: 6-3 Weight: 250 Resides: Lilburn, GA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 16th round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 10-11 with a 3.74 ERA
(55 ER/132.1 IP) and 81 strikeouts over 28 appearances (24) starts between
Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte…ranked seventh in ERA and
ninth in wins among White Sox farmhands. 2012: Went 9-5 with a 3.18 ERA
(47 ER/133.0 IP) and 105 strikeouts over 31 appearances (18 starts) between
Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem…ranked third in ERA, tied
for fourth in wins, ranked fifth in strikeouts and seventh in IP among White Sox farmhands…led the
Carolina League in opponents average (.226), ranked second in ERA (3.30) and fifth in WHIP (1.19).
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2010 Great Falls 6-2 .750 2.48 18 6 0 0 2 54.1 52 23 15 5 2 15-0 45 2 0 .245
2011 Great Falls 3-4 .429 4.85 16 9 0 0 0 55.2 68 41 30 10 2 17-0 47 4 0 .300
2012 Kannapolis 0-2 .000 2.30 6 1 0 0 0 15.2 10 4 4 1 1 3-1 14 0 0 .182
W-Salem 9-3 .750 3.30 25 17 0 0 0 117.1 97 53 43 11 4 43-0 91 6 0 *.226
2013 Birmingham 10-7 .588 3.25 22 22 0 0 0 119.0 107 53 43 8 11 48-0 70 5 0 .238
Charlotte 0-4 .000 8.10 6 2 0 0 0 13.1 19 14 12 1 0 8-0 11 0 0 .333
MINORTOTALS 18-11 .621 3.41 65 33 0 0 2 243.0 227 121 92 27 9 78-1 197 12 0 .246
*Led League
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: September 5, 1988, Lakeland, FL
Height: 5-11 Weight: 210 Resides: Lakeland, FL
Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, March 26, 2011
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Went a combined 9-6 with a 3.96 ERA (53
ER/120.1 IP) and 72 strikeouts over 28 apperances (20 starts) between Class
AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte…after being inserted into the
Barons starting rotation on May 9 he went 5-2 with a 2.67 ERA in 12 starts…
over a four start span from May 9 - June 2, tossed 18.0 consecutive scoreless
innings, including three consecutive scoreless starts from May 14 - 26…
was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for 5/20-26…was named to the Southern
League mid-season All-Star Team. 2012: Combined to go 6-7 with a 4.00 ERA (41 ER/92.1 IP) and
90 strikeouts over 40 appearances (seven starts) between Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA
Birmingham. 2009: Was selected by St. Louis in the ninth round of the draft.
NICK McCULLY - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2009 Quad Cities 1-0 1.000 7.20 16 0 0 0 0 20.0 24 17 16 3 3 14-0 19 3 0 .304
2010 Batavia 4-2 .667 4.19 14 13 0 0 0 68.2 68 40 32 4 2 17-0 44 8 0 .264
2011 Kannapolis 5-2 .714 3.17 24 1 0 0 3 54.0 39 21 19 0 6 11-0 47 3 0 .209
2012 W-Salem 4-3 .571 2.89 24 0 0 0 5 37.1 25 15 12 3 2 18-1 48 2 0 .191
Birmingham 2-4 .333 4.75 16 7 1 0 0 55.0 50 30 29 5 0 31-0 42 0 0 .242
2013 Birmingham 7-3 7.00 3.08 19 12 0 0 0 79.0 52 32 27 8 5 24-0 48 3 0 .191
Charlotte 2-3 .400 5.66 9 8 0 0 0 41.1 49 31 26 6 2 18-0 24 1 0 .287
MINORTOTALS 25-17 .595 4.08 122 41 1 0 8 355.1 307 186 161 29 20 133-1 272 20 0 .235
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Bats: Left Throws: Left Born: October 13, 1988, New Iberia, LA
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Resides: Baton Rouge, LA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 1st round (23rd overall), June 2009 First-
Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Batted .167 (50-for-300) with eight
doubles, two triples, five home runs, 23 RBI and seven steals over 90 games
between Class AAA Charlotte and Class AA Birmingham…entered the season
ranked by Baseball America as the No. 9 Prosepect in the White Sox organiza-
tion. 2012: Hit a combined .237 (108-for-455) with 24 doubles, 13 triples, 11
home runs, 67 RBI, 69 runs scored and 21 stolen bases over 130 games between Birmingham and
Charlotte…became the first Baron since Mike Cameron in 1996 to record double digit doubles,
triples, home runs and steals in a single season. 2010: Missed the entire season after suffering a
retinaculum tear of the tendon in his left ankle during spring training.
JARED MITCHELL - OUTFIELDER
2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 Kannapolis .296 34 115 13 34 50 12 2 0 10 0 0 1 23 40 5 3 .417 .435 2
2010 DID NOT PLAY DUE TO INJURY
2011 W-Salem .222 129 477 74 106 190 31 8 9 58 2 4 6 52 183 14 6 .304 .377 4
2012 Birmingham .240 94 334 51 80 147 13 12 10 54 3 2 7 62 126 20 5 .368 .440 12
Charlotte .231 36 121 18 28 44 11 1 1 13 1 1 2 16 53 1 1 .329 .364 1
2013 Charlotte .132 14 53 7 7 9 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 10 27 4 1 .277 .170 2
Birmingham .174 76 247 23 43 68 6 2 5 20 1 0 2 41 96 13 5 .297 .275 4
MINORTOTALS .221 383 1585 186 298 498 75 25 25 158 7 8 19 204 525 57 21 .330 .370 25
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: January 9, 1989, Valencia, Venezuela
Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 Resides: Valencia, Venezuela
Sox Acquisition: Obtained from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for
pitcher Sergio Santos, November 6, 2011
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Went a combined 1- with a 4.35 ERA
(19 ER/39.1 IP) and 30 strikeouts over 19 appearances between Class AA
Birmingham and Advanced Rookie Bristol…Went 1-0 with a 3.12 ERA (3 ER/8.2 IP) during the South-
ern League Playoffs. 2012: Went a combined 6-11 with a 4.55 ERA (64 ER/126.2 IP) and 88 strikeouts
over 23 appearances (22 stars) with Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte…established
career highs in IP, appearances and starts…entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No.
2 prospect in the White Sox organization. 2011: Combined to go 12-3 with a 2.21 ERA (32 ER/130.1
IP), 148 strikeouts in 26 games (23 starts) with Class A Dunedin and Class AA New Hampshire.
NESTOR MOLINA - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2007 DSL Jays 0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 .000
2008 DSL Jays 4-1 .800 0.96 20 0 0 0 4 37.1 30 6 4 1 0 5-0 27 2 0 .213
2009 GCL Jays 3-0 1.000 1.69 15 2 0 0 1 37.1 31 8 7 0 1 4-0 32 1 1 .226
2010 Lansing 8-2 .800 3.17 37 2 0 0 4 76.2 64 31 27 4 0 20-1 61 2 0 .224
Dunedin 0-0 .000 2.08 2 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 1 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 .350
2011 Dunedin 10-3 .769 2.58 21 18 0 0 0 108.1 102 37 31 8 1 14-0 115 3 0 .248
New Hamp. 2-0 1.000 0.41 5 5 0 0 0 22.0 12 2 1 0 0 2-0 22 2 1 .156
2012 Birmingham 6-10 .375 4.26 22 21 0 0 0 122.2 156 60 58 7 2 26-0 84 2 2 .312
Charlotte 0-1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 9 6 6 2 0 1-0 4 0 0 .450
2013 Birmingham 1-1 .500 .471 17 4 0 0 1 36.1 44 25 19 2 2 11-1 29 3 2 .301
MINORTOTALS 34-19 .642 3.04 155 54 0 0 10 458.2 464 182 155 25 6 85-2 396 16 6 .261
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: March 3, 1987, Victorville, CA
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Resides: Apple Valley, CA
Sox Acquisition: Obtained from Cincinnati for cash consideration, March 23, 2013
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to hit .251 (92-for-367) with
16 doubles, 17 home runs and 52 RBI over 108 games between Class AA
Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte. 2012: Hit a combined .233 (101-for-433) with 16 doubles, 16
home runs and 66 RBI in 128 games between Class AA Pensacola and Class AAA Louisville in the
Cincinnati organization…was named International League Player of the Week for 6/18-24. 2011:
Was on the disabled list with a fractured right wrist from 6/25-8/7…earned Southern League Player
of the Week honors for 4/25-5/1.
CODY PUCKETT - INFIELDER
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: April 24, 1992, Havana, Cuba
Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 Resides: Miami, FL
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 6th round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Hit a combined .299 (106-for-354) with 31
doubles, two triples, four home runs and 62 RBI over 101 games between
Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem…ranked sixth among White
Sox framhands in on-base percentage (.388) and seventh in average.
2012: Hit .290 (84-for-290) with 19 doubles, 3 triples, two home runs and
39 RBI with Kannapolos. 2011: Split the season between Advanced Rookie
Bristol and Kannapolis, hitting a combined .338 (79-for-234) with 16 doubles and 34 RBI in 63
games…was named to the South Atlantic League midseason All-Star Team.
RANGEL RAVELO - INFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2008 Sarasota .000 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 0
GCL Reds .269 18 67 11 18 25 1 0 2 10 0 0 1 10 19 6 1 .372 .373 6
Billings .287 33 122 22 35 62 7 1 6 19 0 1 2 22 30 2 5 .401 .508 6
2009 Sarasota .056 5 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 .143 .056 1
Dayton .263 125 482 76 127 221 35 1 19 67 5 5 7 39 138 19 1 .325 .459 12
2010 Lynchburg .277 125 473 72 131 233 40 4 18 54 8 5 11 45 124 17 4 .350 .493 11
Carolina .500 4 12 3 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 1
2011 AZL Reds .167 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .667 0
Carolina .248 96 339 51 84 158 29 0 15 68 0 6 7 28 80 10 3 .313 .466 10
2012 Pensacola .268 37 123 18 33 60 4 1 7 21 1 1 0 21 38 1 0 .372 .488 0
Louisville .219 91 310 38 68 109 12 1 9 45 0 5 2 25 81 8 1 .278 .352 9
2013 Charlotte .111 6 18 2 2 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .238 .444 0
Birmingham .258 102 349 43 90 151 16 0 15 50 2 3 1 22 47 7 4 .301 .433 20
MINORTOTALS .256 646 2326 338 596 1037 146 8 94 340 16 28 31 217 571 72 19 .324 .447 76
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 Bristol .254 48 173 17 44 58 9 1 1 21 5 0 0 9 25 0 2 .291 .335 17
2011 Bristol .384 20 73 10 28 37 7 1 0 13 0 1 2 2 12 2 0 .410 .507 1
Kannapolis .317 43 161 11 51 60 9 0 0 21 0 0 1 12 19 0 1 .368 .373 10
2012 Kannapolis .290 76 290 32 84 115 19 3 2 39 3 7 7 20 38 6 1 .343 .397 15
2013 Kannapolis .226 17 53 9 12 16 4 0 0 9 0 1 1 11 11 1 1 .364 .302 0
W-Salem .312 84 301 43 94 137 27 2 4 53 1 3 2 40 46 4 1 .393 .455 6
MINORTOTALS .298 288 1051 122 313 423 75 7 7 156 9 12 13 94 151 13 6 .359 .402 4
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Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: June 28, 1988, Pittsburgh, PA
Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Resides: Pittsburgh, PA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 7th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Spent the entire season with Class
A Winston-Salem, appearing in 92 games at catcher and nine as the
DH…threw out 24.8 percent (33-133) of attempted basestealers…
ranked among the organizational leaders in RBI (T-7th, 73), runs (9th, 66),
hits (10th, 110) and total bases (10th, 178). 2012: Appeared in 108 games
between Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem, hitting .281
(117-for-417) with 30 doubles, 10 home runs, 83 RBI and 56 runs scored…
was named to the South Atlantic League midseason All-Star Team…
combined to throw out 33.3 percent (35-105) of attempted basestealers. 2011: Spit time between
Advanced Rookie Bristol and Advanced Rookie Great Falls, hitting a combined .355 (72-for-203)
with 22 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 48 RBI in 56 games…ranked 17th in the Pioneer
League and 20th in the Appalachian League Top 20 Prospects Lists by Baseball America...combined
to throw out 34.3 percent (23-67) of attempted basestealers between the Sox and Voyagers.
KEVAN SMITH - CATCHER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2011 Bristol .396 26 96 24 38 71 10 1 7 32 0 0 2 14 14 1 2 .482 .740 4
Great Falls .318 30 107 22 34 56 12 2 2 16 0 1 5 14 16 1 0 .417 .523 3
2012 Kannapolis .282 86 340 48 96 143 26 0 7 60 1 4 9 25 62 0 1 .344 .421 7
W-Salem .273 22 77 8 21 38 4 2 3 23 0 3 1 5 17 0 0 .314 .494 2
2013 W-Salem .286 101 384 66 110 178 26 3 12 73 2 3 15 38 66 4 1 .370 .464 9
MINORTOTALS .298 265 1004 168 299 486 78 8 31 204 3 11 32 96 175 6 4 .374 .484 25
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: July 20, 1989, San Diego, CA
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 Resides: San Diego, CA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 7th round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Entered the season ranked by Baseball
America as possessing the Best Strike Zone Discipline in the White Sox
organization. 2012: Combined to hit .236 (110-for-467) with 17 doubles, four
triples, four home runs, 45 RBI, 80 runs scored and 39 stolen bases over 127
games between Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte…ranked
among the organizational leaders in walks (2nd, 79), stolen bases (2nd) and
runs scored (6th)…ranked third in the SL in walks (75) and stolen bases (38) and tied for seventh
in runs scored (71)…led the Barons in runs, walks and stolen bases…reached base safely in 25
consecutive games from 4/12-5/9, the seventh longest streak in the SL. 2011: Spent the season with
Class A Winston-Salem, batting .270 (107-for-397) with 26 doubles, nine triples, 16 home runs and 55
RBI…tied for the Carolina League lead in triples and ranked third in slugging percentage and runs.
TYLER SALADINO - INFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2010 Bristol .292 13 48 7 14 20 3 0 1 6 1 1 1 5 12 1 2 .364 .417 4
Kannapolis .309 47 165 40 51 73 14 1 2 24 4 3 4 22 44 4 2 .397 .442 5
2011 W-Salem .270 102 397 75 107 199 26 #9 16 55 4 3 9 51 90 7 7 .363 .501 23
2012 Birmingham .237 112 418 71 99 134 15 4 4 39 2 6 8 75 91 38 8 .359 .321 23
Charlotte .224 15 49 9 11 13 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 4 16 1 0 .296 .265 2
2013 Birmingham .229 118 424 49 97 133 17 2 5 55 6 6 6 51 86 28 8 .316 .314 17
MINORTOTALS .252 407 1501 251 379 572 77 16 28 179 18 19 29 208 339 79 27 .351 .381 74
#Tied for League Lead
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Bats: Left Throws: Left Born: September 20, 1989, Fontana, CA
Height: 6-6 Weight: 225 Resides: Santa Barbara, CA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 5th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Recorded a career-high 11 wins with
Class AA Birmingham…was named to the Southern League midseason
All-Star Team…Ranked among the organizational leaders in wins (T-5th), IP
(9th, 143.2) and complete games (5th, 2)…recorded a 0.33 ERA (1 ER/27.1
IP) in July…earned SL Pitcher of the Week honors for 7/22-28 after going 2-
0 with a 0.00 ERA (14.1 IP) and just five hits allowed over two starsts. 2012:
Combined to go 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA (47 ER/141.0 IP) and 128 strikeouts
over 27 starts between Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem…
ranked among the White Sox organizational leaders in strikeouts (1st), ERA (2nd) and IP (3rd).
2011: Made his professional debut with Advanced Rookie Great Falls…led the team with a 3.34
ERA, including a 2.98 mark (17 ER/51.1 IP) in 12 starts.
SCOTT SNODGRESS - PITCHER
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: March 15, 1991, Los Angeles, CA
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Resides: Ladera Ranch, CA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 2nd round, June 2009 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season ranked by Baseball
America as the No. 8 Prospect, Best Athlete and Defensive Outfielder in the
White Sox organization. 2013: Spent the season with Class AA Birmingham
helping lead the Barons to the Southern League Championship…tied for
third in the SL in runs (78) and ranked fourth in RBI (73)…was a SL midsea-
son All-Star…won SL Batter of the Week honors for 6/10-16…hit .300 (6-for-20) with a home run
and six RBI in division series against Tennessee. 2012: Combined to hit .253 (131-for-517) with 31
doubles, six triples, 25 home runs, 96 RBI and 21 stolen bases over 136 games between Class A
Winston-Salem, Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte…ranked among the organizational
leaders in RBI (1st), total bases (1st, 249), extra-base hits (1st, 62), doubles (2nd), home runs (2nd),
runs scored (2nd, 88) and hits (5th)…Led the Carolina League in RBI (90) and extra-base hits (55),
tied for the league lead in home runs (22), ranked second in total bases (218), third in slugging
percentage (.486) and fourth in runs (77)…was named to the CL postseason All-Star Team.
TRAYCE THOMPSON - OUTFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 Bristol .188 25 85 8 16 21 3 1 0 10 0 1 3 4 33 2 0 .247 .247 1
Great Falls .238 7 21 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 1 0 .333 .238 1
2010 Kannapolis .229 58 210 28 48 91 13 3 8 21 0 2 2 21 69 6 4 .302 .433 5
2011 Kannapolis .241 136 519 95 125 237 36 2 24 87 4 4 10 60 172 8 4 .329 .457 9
2012 W-Salem .254 116 449 77 114 218 28 5 22 90 2 8 6 45 144 18 3 .325 .486 5
Birmingham .280 14 50 10 14 26 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 8 16 2 0 .379 .520 1
Charlotte .167 6 18 1 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 .250 .278 1
2013 Birmingham .229 135 507 78 116 194 23 5 15 73 2 8 13 60 139 25 8 .321 .383 7
MINORTOTALS .237 497 1859 299 441 797 106 17 72 297 9 23 34 203 587 63 19 .320 .429 30
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2011 Great Falls 3-3 .500 3.34 16 12 0 0 0 59.1 61 32 22 5 1 17-0 68 7 1 .262
2012 Kannapolis 3-3 .500 3.64 19 19 0 0 0 99.0 86 49 40 4 7 49-0 84 6 0 .233
W-Salem 4-0 1.000 1.50 8 8 0 0 0 42.0 26 10 7 2 1 15-0 44 1 0 .176
2013 Birmingham 11-11 .500 4.70 26 26 2 0 0 143.2 146 90 75 9 4 59-0 90 4 2 .269
MINORTOTALS 21-17 .553 3.77 69 65 2 0 0 344.0 319 181 144 20 13 140-0 286 18 3 .247
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2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: July 8, 1990, San Diego, CA
Height: 6-0 Weight: 215 Resides: Solana Beach ,CA
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 19th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Entered the season ranked by Baseball
America as possessing the Best Curveball in the White Sox organization…
finished third in the Southern League with a 10.96 strikeout-walk ratio
(84 strikeouts/69.0 IP). 2012: Combined to go 5-2 with 2.75 ERA (31 ER/101.1
IP) and 99 strikeouts over 30 appearances (nine starts) between Class A
Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem…ranked seventh in the organization
in strikeouts.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Spent three years at the University of Connecticut,
where he went 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 50 relief appearances…ranks second in
school history with 21 saves, including a single-season record 13 in 2011.
KEVIN VANCE - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2011 Great Falls 2-1 .667 4.54 22 1 0 0 1 35.2 45 22 18 3 2 10-0 58 7 0 .294
2012 Kannapolis 4-2 .667 3.05 19 9 0 0 0 79.2 70 34 27 4 5 28-0 70 2 1 .236
W-Salem 1-0 1.000 1.66 11 0 0 0 0 21.2 19 5 4 3 1 5-0 29 1 0 .235
2013 Birmingham 2-6 .250 3.91 40 0 0 0 7 69.0 55 31 30 4 1 36-2 84 5 1 .213
MINORTOTALS 9-9 .500 3.45 92 10 0 0 8 206.0 189 92 79 14 9 79-2 241 15 2 .240
Bats: Switch Throws: Right Born: August 12, 1990, Salt Lake City, UT
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Resides: Salt Lake City, UT
Sox Acquisition: Selected as a sandwich pick between the 1st and 2nd
rounds (47th overall), June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2014: Enters the season ranked by
Baseball America as having the best outfield arm in the White Sox
organization. 2013: Spent the season with Class AA Birmingham
appearing in 130 games…ranked among the Southern League leaders
in steals (2nd, 38) and runs scored (5th, 77). 2012: Split time between
Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem, hitting a combined .267
(109-for-409) with 22 doubles, six triples, four home runs, 55 RBI, 84 runs
scored and 56 stolen bases over 111 games…his 56 stolen bases ranked fifth among all minor-
leaguers and were the most by a White Sox farmhand since Ruddy Yan stole 76 in 2003…was
successful on 78.9 percent (56-71) of his stolen base attempts…ranked among the organizational
leaders in stolen bases (1st), runs scored (3rd), walks (5th, 74), triples (T-5th) and on-base percent-
age (T-6th, .378). 2011: Combined to hit .257 (57-for-222) with 41 runs scored and 21 stolen bases
in 54 games with Advanced Rookie Great Falls and Class A Kannapolis.
KEENYN WALKER - OUTFIELDER
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2011 Great Falls .333 15 60 16 20 29 7 1 0 9 0 1 4 7 17 11 5 .431 .483 0
Kannapolis .228 39 162 25 37 42 1 2 0 15 1 1 2 14 64 10 4 .296 .259 2
2012 Kannapolis .282 74 266 53 75 103 15 5 1 39 1 2 1 50 93 39 11 .395 .387 4
W-Salem .238 37 143 31 34 52 7 1 3 16 0 1 0 24 50 17 4 .345 .364 1
2013 Birmingham .201 130 462 77 93 28 16 5 3 32 8 0 11 69 153 38 15 .319 .277 11
MINORTOTALS .237 295 1093 202 259 354 46 14 7 111 10 5 18 164 377 115 39 .345 .324 18
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2014 BIRMINGHAM BARONS
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: August 27, 1989, Racine, WI
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Resides: Franksville, WI
Sox Acquisition: Selected in the 36th round, June 2011 First-Year Player Draft
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 1-2 witha 2.43 ERA
(18 ER/66.2 IP), 13 saves and 85 strikeouts over 44 relief appearances
between Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham…tied for the
organizational lead in saves…averaged 10.3 strikeouts per-9.0 iP with a 2.68
strikeout-to-walk ratio (27 BB)…promoted to Birmingham on 8/13 where he
threw 11.0 scoreless IP over eight appearances and went 3-for-3 in save situ-
ations…made four appearances in the Southern League playoffs, recording
three saves and working 5.1 scoreless IP…converted the save in the decisive
Game 5 of both the Division Series against Tennessee and the Championship Series against
Mobile. 2012: Missed the entire season after undergoing thoracic spine surgery. 2011: Appeared
in 18 games with Adavanced Rookie Great Falls in his first professional season…opponenents
batted .120 (3-for-25) with RISP and .083 (1-for-12) with RISP/two outs.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended the University of Virginia where he went 11-4 with a 3.79 ERA
over 36 games (27 starts) over two seasons.
CODY WINIARSKI - PITCHER
Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: March 24, 1993, Guyton, GA
Height: 6-0 Weight: 220 Resides: Guyton, GA
Sox Acquisition: Obtained from Boston in exchange for pitcher Jake Peavy,
July 30, 2013
Minor League Highlights: 2013: Combined to go 2-2 witha 3.42 ERA
(30 ER/79.0 IP), 78 strikeouts and 12 saves over 36 appearances between
Class A Greenville in the Boston organization, Class A Kannapolis and Class
A Winston-Salem…aquired from Boston along with outfielder Avisail Garcia
(via Detroit), infielder Cleuluis Rondon and pitcher Francellis Montas in
exchange for pitcher Jake Peavy, July 30, 2013.
Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Middle Georgia State College where he
was named 2012 GCAA Player of the Year and a Second Team All-American.
JEFF WENDELKEN - PITCHER
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2012 GCL Red Sox 2-0 1.000 1.27 13 0 0 0 2 21.1 11 3 3 0 0 3-0 28 0 1 .147
2013 Greenville 2-0 1.000 2.77 27 0 0 0 10 65.0 59 20 20 4 3 20-0 54 6 2 .238
Kannapolis 0-1 .000 9.64 3 0 0 0 2 4.2 8 5 5 0 0 1-0 8 1 0 .400
W-Salem 0-1 .000 4.82 6 0 0 0 0 9.1 12 6 5 1 0 7-0 16 3 0 .308
MINORTOTALS 4-2 .667 2.96 49 0 0 0 14 100.1 90 34 33 5 3 31-0 106 10 3 .236
YEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG
2011 Great Falls 1-1 .500 1.80 17 0 0 0 2 20.0 17 4 4 0 0 4-0 29 1 0 .224
2012 DID NOT PLAY DUE TO INJURY
2013 W-Salem 0-2 .000 2.91 36 0 0 0 10 55.2 49 18 18 3 1 25-0 67 3 0 .234
Birmingham 1-0 1.000 0.00 8 0 0 0 3 11.0 5 0 0 0 0 2-0 18 0 0 .135
MINORTOTALS 2-3 .400 2.29 61 0 0 0 15 86.2 71 22 22 3 1 31-0 114 4 0 .220
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INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 27
TEAM FINAL STATISTICS 28
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDINGS 29
SOUTHERN LEAGUE TEAM STATISTICS 30
SOUTHERN LEAGUE LEADERS 31
DAY-BY-DAY RESULTS 32
TRANSACTIONS 34
2013 SEASON IN REVIEW
The Barons captured the 2013 Southern League Championship in a thrilling five-game series
against the Mobile BayBears. The title was the 14th in franchise history and the first
since the 2002 season.
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The 2013 season proved to be one of the most memorable in the long and storied history of Birmingham
baseball as the Barons celebrated their return to downtown and the opening of Regions Field with the
franchise’s 14th championship. Under the leadership of first-year manager Julio Vinas, the Barons went
77-63 including a league-best 44-26 mark in the first half, earning the North Division crown and stamping
their ticket to the postseason for the 10th time in the last 14 seasons. In the playoffs, the Barons defeated the
Tennessee Smokies and Mobile BayBears in a pair of thrilling five-game series’ to capture their seventh title in
the Southern League era.
MARCUS SEMIEN
Put on a virtuoso performance in his first season at the Double-A level hitting .290 (114-for-393) with 15 home runs, 16 doubles, two
triples,90runsscoredand49RBIin105games.HewasnamedtotheSouthernLeagueMidandPost-SeasonAll-Starteamsandearned
league MVP honors following the season, becoming just the third Baron to receive the award. He was particularly dominant during
the month of July, hitting .372 (35-for-94) with eight home runs, nine doubles, 28 runs scored, 20 RBI and 29 walks in 26 games. He
was named Southern League Player of the Week for the period from July 22nd-28th, hitting .583 (14-for-24) with four home runs, a
triple, three doubles, 10 runs scored, 11 RBI and 12 walks. He was promoted to Class AAA Charlotte on August 1st, at which point he
ranked among the league-leaders in multiple categories including ranking first in runs, walks (84), on-base percentage (.420), total
bases (190), tied for first in hits (114), tied for fifth in home runs and sixth in batting average. Semien made his major league debut
on September 4th and finished out the season with the White Sox, playing in 21 games.
ERIK JOHNSON
Johnson lived up to his lofty billing as the organization’s No. 4 prospect, going 8-2 with an ERA of 2.23 (21 ER/84.2 IP), three
CG’s and 74 strikeouts in 14 starts while ranking among the league leaders in wins (1st), opponents average (1st), WHIP (1st),
K’s (3rd) and ERA (4th). Johnson was especially dominant at home, going 5-1 with a 1.06 ERA in seven starts at Regions Field. He
was elected to the Southern League Mid-Season All-Star team and named Barons Pitcher of the Year following the season. He
was promoted to Class AAA Charlotte prior to the start of the second half on and made his big league debut on September 4th
against the New York Yankees.
DAN BLACK
The talented switch-hitter enjoyed a productive season hitting .290 (130-for-449) with a team-best 17 home runs, 70 runs scored
and 83 RBI in 133 games. He was named to the Southern League Mid and Post-Season All-Star teams and ranked among the
league leaders in numerous categories including walks (1st, 91), RBI (2nd), on-base percentage (2nd, .411), average (T-3rd) and
slugging percentage (5th, .470).
NICK McCULLY
Began the season in the bullpen but was inserted in the starting rotation after a string of injuries. As a starter, McCully was
instrumental in the team’s first half success, going 5-2 with a 2.67 ERA in 12 starts including a string of 18 consective scoreless
innings that spanned four starts from May 9th-June 2nd. He was named Pitcher of the Week for the period of May 20-26 and was
elected to the Mid-Season All-Star Game.
MICAH JOHNSON
Promoted to Birmingham on August 29th after amassing a minor league-best 83 steals between Class A Kannapolis andWinston-
Same. In 131 games betweeen Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem and Birmingham, Johnson hit .312 (167-for-536)
while leading all of baseball in steals (84) and ranking among the Minor League leaders in triples (4th, 15) and runs scored
(T-4th, 106). His biggest contributions would come in the postseason where he hit .368 (14-for-38) with a home run, 12 runs scored,
sevenRBIandsevensteals.HewasnamedFinalsMVPafterhitting.450(9-for-20)withakeysolohomeruninthedecisivefifthgame.
CHRIS BECK & CHRIS BASSITT
Starters Chris Beck and Chris Bassitt joined the Barons in August from Class A Winston-Salem and provided a huge boost to the
starting rotation after the losses of Johnson, McCully and Stephen McCray toTriple-A Charlotte. In two playoff starts, Bassitt went
2-0 with a 0.71 ERA and Beck went 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA, helping the Barons grab 2-0 series leads against bothTennessee and Mobile.
REGIONS FIELD DOMINANCE
The Barons went 14-2 over this first 16 games at Regions Field including winning nine in a row from 4/22-5/12. The nine-game
streak was the longest for the Barons since winning nine in a row at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in from 7/21-8/4 in 2009. On
the season, the Barons finished with a 44-26 record at home and never lost more than two games in a row during a single series.
The Barons drew 389,552 fans to Regions Field during the regular season and a total of 410,186 fans including the playoffs, the
4th-highest total in franchise history.
2013 SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
