N ATIO 046 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE Z NI A G R O AFF T S & S HE C A CO 40-MAN R E T S O N R ROSTER A M 0- 4 S E T VI N ER I On September 7, 2012, Ben Zobrist delivered T S O a two-run, walk-off home run in the 11th inning R ON- off Rangers reliever Mark Lowe for a 3-1 victory. N Y It was Zobrist’s first career walk-off blast. The R TO Rays bullpen scattered one hit over five scoreless S & HI innings, with no walks and eight strikeouts. S D R O EC PHOTOGRAPH BY R SKIP MILOS S E RI A M M U S RLY A E Y S T N E N O P P O S N O ATI R E P O E U G A E R L O N MI N O ATI M R O NF T I S A C D A O R B C. S MI & D EL A FI N A C PI O R T O 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 047 RG A 40-MAN ROSTER › CHRIS ARCHER NIZ A T IO N C RCIGHHT-HRANDIESD P ITCHER OAC H E S & ARCHER 22 S TA FF C4 ChRrBiIsGAtToHSpTher AlanRT HAIRGrOcHWheTSr H6E'I3GH"T W2E0IG0HT hris Archer 0-MAN RO S T E MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 35 days R OPENING DAY AGE 24 NO BORN 9/26/88 in Raleigh, NC N-R RESIDES Clayton, NC OS T CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2013 ER ACQUIRED From the Chicago Cubs along with IN V C Robinson Chirinos, OF Sam Fuld, OF Brandon IT E Guyer and INF Hak-Ju Lee in exchange for RHP S Matt Garza, OF Fernando Perez and LHP Zach RE C Rosscup, 1/8/11 O R SIGNING SCOUT Bob Mayer (Indians) DS & H IS FOLLOW HIM @ChrisArcher42 TO R Y X-RAY REPORT 2012 SEASON Y E A R Ê Idfi ngniveern, C ah crhisa wncoeu ltdo cinhvoiotese a Jnayc tkhiree Reo pbeionpsolen t, o Ê Sfiersrtv emda tjowro l esaegpuaera atcet siotinn…tssp weintht tthhee rReamyasi,n hdise r LY SU M Malcolm X and his mentor, Ron Walker. of the season with Triple-A Durham…in 6 ap- M A Ê tAhne aPveida creefaudle Wr,a Crhriroisr bcoy mDpanle Mteidll mWaany aonf d pweitahr aan 4c.e6s0 ( 4E RsAta (r2t9s).1 w-IiPt,h 1 5th-EeR R)a, 3ys6, SwOe natn 1d-3 o nly RIES The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho during the 23 hits and 13 BB allowed. OP P offseason. Ê Named the 2012 Rays Minor League Pitcher ON Ê Chris experienced two “firsts” this past offsea- of the Year…in 25 starts for Durham, he went ENT 7-9 with a 3.66 ERA (128-IP, 52-ER) and led the S son…he completed his first speaking engage- International League and Rays minor league M ment, at Young Men’s Leadership Academy of IN Wake County (Raleigh, N.C.)…he also sat in on system with 139 SO…his .216 opp avg. was 3rd OR his first college classes—psychology and lead- best among Triple-A pitchers. LEA ership—while visiting a friend at UC-Berkeley… Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, became GU in order to attend the freshman classes, the only the second pitcher in the last 25 years to E OP professor required him to participate in the have 25 SO or more in his first 3 career starts, ER A discussions. along with WAS Stephen Strasburg (32 in TIO Ê In January, Chris teamed up with nation- 2010), and the first to do it in the AL since NYY NS Al Leiter (25 in 1987)…it was also a Rays club al nonprofit Good Sports to donate $58,000 B worth of sports equipment to Raleigh Boys record for a pitcher in his first 3 starts. ROA D and Girls Clubs…he also visited 40 kids at the Ê Was first recalled on June 20 to take the ros- CA cdleumb oannsdt rtaretiaotne.d them to a special pitching toenr tshpeo Dt Lo fd Jueer etmo ryi gHhetl lsichkosuoldne, rw ihnofl awmams paltaiocne…d ST INFO made his major league debut against Strasburg R Ê Employed as a pinch-runner twice last season M bcaym Joee t Mhea fdidrsotn R…aoyns J puintceh 2e4r atot PsHteIa, hl ae bnaesaerl yb ubte - t3h-2at l onsigsh…tt oatta Nleadt i6on IPa,l s3 P Ha,r 3k Ra,n 1d E sRu,s 1t aBiBn,e 7d S aO , ATION 82 pitches, 49 strikes…allowed 3 hits and 3 overslid the bag and was tagged out…during T the offseason Chris trains for speed and explo- runs in the 1st inning but didn’t allow a hit in his ROP siveness, which he believes helps his velocity final 5 innings…his 7 SO were the 2nd most by IC on the mound. a Ray in his major league debut behind Wade ANA Davis’ 9 SO on Sep 6, 2009 vs. DET. FIE LD & M IS C . 048 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › CHRIS ARCHER Ê His debut snapped the Rays streak of consecu- tive games started by a pitcher they drafted at 232 games, a major league record. Ê Made his second start on June 26 at KC, losing 8-2 to Bruce Chen…yielded 4 R/ER in 5.2 IP, with 7 SO and 1 BB. Ê Optioned back to Durham on June 28, and went 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA (51.1-IP, 11-ER) in 11 starts for the Bulls after his return…recalled for a sec- ond time on Sep 7 to make a spot start in place of David Price who had shoulder fatigue. Ê On Sep 8 vs. TEX, struck out 11 and allowed 2 runs in 7 IP but did not factor in the decision in a 4-2, 10-inning loss…his 11 SO were one shy of the club rookie record set by Dan Wheeler on Sep 12, 1999 vs. OAK (12)…became just the 3rd AL pitcher since 2005 to record 11 or more strikeouts in one of his first 3 career starts… joined teammate Matt Moore on Sep 22, 2011 at NYY (11-SO) and SEA Felix Hernandez on MIKE FERRARA Aug 15, 2005 vs. KC (11-SO). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Ê Earned his first major league win on Sep 19 vs. BOS in a 13-3 victory over Daisuke Matsuzaka. Ê Spent the majority of the 2011 season with Double-A Montgomery, making 25 starts in his Ê On Sep 13 at BAL, threw 3.2 innings in relief first season in the Rays system…went 8-7 with and took the loss as he allowed a walk-off, RBI a 4.42 ERA (134.1-IP, 66-ER) and on Aug 26 was single to Manny Machado in the 14th inning… promoted to Durham, where he made two quali- it was his first relief appearance since April ty starts to end the season. 16, 2010 with Class-A Daytona…escaped a bas- es-loaded, no-out jam in the 13th, capped by Ê Through his first 11 starts (June 1) was 1-3 strikeouts of Matt Wieters and Nate McLouth with a 5.98 ERA (52.2-IP, 35-ER)…after that, to end the inning. went 8-4 with a 3.04 ERA (94.2-IP, 32-ER) over his final 16 starts between Montgomery and Ê Entered his relief app on Sep 13 at BAL as a Durham…overall was 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA pinch-hitter, when Ryan Roberts left the game (147.1-IP, 67-ER) in 27 starts. after fouling a ball off his foot in the 11th in- ning…he eventually struck out…became the Ê Named a Southern League midseason All-Star… first pitcher to enter an AL game (excluding named SL Pitcher of the Week during his fi- interleague play) as a pinch-hitter and remain nal week with the Biscuits…led the Southern in the game to pitch since BOS Joel Finch on League with 18 wild pitches…his 80 BB were July 25, 1979 vs. OAK, in a 16-4 Boston victory. 3rd most in the league. Ê Was used twice as a pinch-runner, June 23-24 Ê Started one playoff game for Durham, suffer- at PHI…scored the game-tying run in the Rays ing a loss vs. Columbus (Indians) despite a ca- 9th-inning rally against Jonathan Papelbon in reer-high 11 SO. his first pinch-running appearance on June 23. Ê Following the season was rated by Baseball Ê In 14 starts at Durham before his first recall, America as the No. 3 prospect in the Rays or- posted a 4-8 record with a 4.81 ERA (76.2-IP, ganization, after LH Matt Moore and SS Hak- 41-ER) and 90 SO…led all Triple-A pitchers in Ju Lee. strikeouts as well as SO/9 IP (10.57) at the time Ê Traded from the Cubs to the Rays on Jan 8 in of his recall. an eight-player deal involving Matt Garza…in- Ê Named the Rays Minor League Pitcher of the vited to major league camp and appeared in Month in May…went 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA (34.2- 4 games for the Rays during spring training, IP, 13-ER) and 49 SO against 14 BB in 6 starts. compiling a 0.00 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 5-BB, 5-SO). Ê Enters the 2013 season rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Rays or- Ê In 2010 was named Cubs Minor League ganization behind OF Wil Myers…the publica- Pitcher of the Year…compiled a 15-3 record tion also rated him the No. 3 prospect in the with a 2.34 ERA (142.1-IP, 37-ER) and 149 SO in International League, as well as Best Slider in 28 games (27 starts) between Class-A Daytona the farm system for a second straight season. and Double-A Tennessee. O 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 049 RG A 40-MAN ROSTER › CHRIS ARCHER NIZ A T Ê Ranked 3rd among all minor league pitchers in Ê Was winless (0-7) in his first 12 profession- ION victories, 7th in ERA and 3rd in opp avg. (.200, al starts before he defeated the GCL Braves, C 102-for-509). 8-2, on July 27, 2007 as a member of the GCL OA C Ê Won his final 7 decisions (May 8–June 27) be- Indians. HES floowre ahnis e parronmedo triuonn itno h Tise nfinrests s3e1e.1… idnindi nngost oafl- PERSONAL & MISC. & STA Double-A ball. Ê His hometown of Clayton, N.C., is only a 40-min- FF C4 Ê Fptnioaroolmnlso ebpwdyei cnBhtgia ma stnhe tdebo a Bsitleels asA Mstm oSinenliro dwirce aLars e…i nanth gatehum eepe uCAdbul ltlb-hiScseta o atNrrioog Tn.a e1 na ailmzsao.- ufhhrtioiseem nmdedra issvj ottearo frolrteoksam fagodu Drve tua hdrnheet abaBmugutel… la shot fil sNa t shafatits miso benilayya s alasotn ntPed aan crsdkl owi.nsegel slh ati ss hris Archer 0-MAN ROST E Ê Pitched for Team USA’s Pan American Ê Named Conference Player of the Year as a se- R Qualifying Team in October…on Oct 11 earned a nior quarterback at Clayton High School. NO N second-round win over top-seeded Cuba with 6 -R shutout innings (2-H, 0-BB, 10-SO). CAREER HIGHS OST E R Ê Did not allow a home run all season in 109 in- LONGEST OUTING HR ALLOWED IN nings at Class-A Peoria (Cubs) in 2009…totaled 7.0, 9/8/12 vs. TEX 1, 3x-last 9/29/12 at CWS VIT 119 SO and averaged 9.8 SO/9 IP. LONGEST RELIEF OUTING RUNS ALLOWED ES Ê In 2008 with Class-A Lake County (Indians) he 3.2, 9/13/12 at BAL 4, 2x-last 9/29/12 at CWS RE held opponents to a .050 avg. (3-for-60) with STRIKEOUTS LOSS STREAK CO 2 outs and RISP…allowed 3 hits or less in 16 of 11, 9/8/12 vs. TEX 3G, 6/20/12 – 9/13/12 RDS his 27 starts and 1 ER or less 14 times, but won WALKS & H only 4 games. 4, 9/19/12 vs. BOS IST O R Y CAREER PITCHING YE A R YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK LY S 2006 GCL Indians 0 3 7.45 7 6 0 0 0 19.1 17 22 16 1 3 17-0 21 6 1 UM Burlington 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 1-0 1 1 0 M A 2007 GLaCkLe I nCdoiuanntsy 10 70 59..6040 121 110 00 00 00 542..20 565 364 334 40 81 213--00 485 91 00 RIES 2008 Lake County 4 8 4.29 27 27 0 0 0 115.1 92 64 55 8 11 84-0 106 18 0 O 2009 Peoria 6 4 2.81 27 26 0 0 0 109.0 78 41 34 0 7 66-0 119 10 1 PP O 2010 Daytona 7 1 2.86 15 14 0 0 0 72.1 54 27 23 4 3 26-1 82 1 0 N E Tennessee 8 2 1.80 13 13 0 0 0 70.0 48 19 14 2 2 39-1 67 5 0 NT 2011 Montgomery 8 7 4.42 25 25 0 0 0 134.1 136 76 66 11 10 80-1 118 18 0 S Durham 1 0 0.69 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 11 1 1 0 0 6-0 12 0 0 M 2012 Durham 7 9 3.66 25 25 0 0 0 128.0 99 54 52 6 7 62-0 139 12 1 INO Tampa Bay 1 3 4.60 6 4 0 0 0 29.1 23 17 15 3 1 13-0 36 2 0 R LE Minor League Totals 42 41 3.75 155 149 0 0 0 719.2 598 346 300 37 53 405-3 718 81 3 A G Major League Totals 1 3 4.60 6 4 0 0 0 29.1 23 17 15 3 1 13-0 36 2 0 UE O 1: Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the fi fth round of the 2006 June Draft…signed by Bob Mayer. 2: Acquired by the Chicago Cubs along with PE R RH Jeff Stevens and LH John Gaub from Cleveland in exchange for OF Mark DeRosa, December 31, 2008. 3: Acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays A T along with C Robinson Chirinos, OF Sam Fuld, OF Brandon Guyer and INF Hak-Ju Lee from Chicago in exchange for RH Matt Garza, OF Fernando IO N Perez and LH Zach Rosscup, January 8, 2011. S CAREER BATTING BR O A YEAR CLUB AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP DC A 2012 Tampa Bay .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 S T IN CAREER FIELDING FO R M YEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP AT 2012 Pitcher .833 6 1 4 1 6 0 IO N LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN T R O 2012 CAREER PIC AVG AB H HR AVG AB H HR AN vs. Left .300 40 12 2 .300 40 12 2 A F vs. Right .164 67 11 1 .164 67 11 1 IE LD & M IS C . 050 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › TIM BECKHAM INFIELDER TIM BECKHAM 29 Timothy Lamar Beckham BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT RIGHT RIGHT 6'0" 190 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE None OPENING DAY AGE 23 BORN 1/27/90 in Griffin, GA RESIDES Atlanta, GA CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2013 ACQUIRED Selected in the first round (first over- all) of the 2008 June Draft SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill (Rays) FOLLOW HIM @T_Beckham22 X-RAY REPORT Ê Played primarily at shortstop (47 starts) but also appeared at second base (24 starts)… Ê Tim played baseball, basketball and foot- it marked the first time in his career that he ball growing up…he credits his older brother, played a position other than shortstop. Jeremy, for pushing him to focus on baseball as a teenager…Jeremy, who played two seasons in Ê In April before the suspension, hit .204 (11-for- the Rays minor league system, would bring Tim 54) with 0 HR, 4 RBI and 6 BB in 13 games…af- to his high school field to help him practice… ter returning from the suspension on June 23, when Jeremy’s JV team needed an extra play- hit .268 (62-for-231) with 6 HR and 23 BB in 59 er for a summer game, Tim, only a fifth grad- games through season’s end. er at the time, played the outfield and even col- Ê Enters the 2013 season ranked as the Rays lected a hit…Jeremy was selected by the Rays No. 10 prospect and Best Infield Arm by out of Georgia Southern in the 17th round of the Baseball America. same draft as Tim and played alongside him at Princeton, Hudson Valley and Bowling Green. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Ê Along with teammates Wil Myers and Frank Ê Split the 2011 season between Double-A De Los Santos, attended MLB’s Rookie Career Montgomery and Triple-A Durham with an Development Program in Washington, D.C. in Aug 10 promotion…combined to hit .271 (142- January…the program aims to help prospects for-524) with 28 2B, 12 HR, 70 RBI and 17 SB… learn how to be a major leaguer on and off the had totaled 12 HR over his previous three field and includes classes on finances and me- seasons. dia relations. Ê Combined to hit .354 (51-for-144) against lefties Ê During his suspension last season, Tim volun- but only .239 (91-for-380) against righties. teered at the Port Charlotte Boys and Girls Club twice a week…he helped teachers and spent Ê Opened the season with Montgomery and fin- time mentoring the kids. ished 5th in the Southern League with 82 runs. Ê Played for the U.S. team in the Futures Game in 2012 SEASON July at Chase Field. Ê Hit .256 (73-for-285) with 6 HR and 28 RBI Ê Entered 2012 ranked by Baseball America as in 72 games at Triple-A Durham…played the the No. 7 prospect and Best Infield Arm in the first two weeks of the season with the Bulls Rays organization. but missed the next 50 games while serv- Ê In 2010, spent the season with Class-A ing a suspension for a second violation of the Charlotte and started 121 games at SS…led the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment team with 57 RBI, 68 runs, 62 BB and 119 SO… Program for a drug of abuse…returned on hit all 5 of his HR before the All-Star break but June 23. batted 73 points higher after. O 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 051 RG A 40-MAN ROSTER › TIM BECKHAM NIZ A T Ê Played for Class-A Bowling Green in 2009, his in 1970…was rated the No. 1 high school pros- ION first full minor league season…hit .291 (114- pect entering the draft by BA and No. 1 over- C for-392) with all 5 HR against RHP, but only all prospect by ESPN.com and Baseball OA C .212 (21-for-99) against LHP…in 117 games at Prospectus. HE S SS committed 43 errors, most among South Ê Hit .482 his senior year as he led Griffin (Ga.) & S Atlantic League shortstops…was ranked by BA High School to the Region 4A Championship… TA as the No. 6 prospect in the Rays system and as a junior was named BA Youth Player of FF No. 5 prospect in the SAL after the season. the Year, MVP of the Aflac All-American High Tim40 B-M Ê MPraindcee htoisn p arfot edre bbeuitn ign s2e0le0c8te adt NRoo.o 1k oiev-eler-vel SBcahttoinogl B Parsoesbpaelcl tC alat stshiec 2(S0a0n7 D Aireegao )C aondde BGeasmte s eckhamAN RO all in the June Draft…was called up to Short-A (Long Beach, Calif.)…also played football and ST Hudson Valley on Aug 27 for 2 games. basketball at Griffin. ER Ê On June 19 signed for $6.15 million, the larg- Ê During the summer of his junior year in high NO est bonus ever awarded to a player drafted by school, Tim played a summer showcase tour- N-R the Rays. nament in Port Charlotte, Fla., where the Rays OS T Ê Fporollsopweicntg i tnh teh see Aapspoanl,a BcAh iraann Lkeeadg huiem, athned Nthoe. 1 nwoitwh h4o HldR s apnrdin hge tlrpaeindi hngis… theea mwe wnitn 1 t8h-efo tro-2u1r na- ER INV No. 2 prospect (behind David Price) and Best ment…he remembers hitting a go-ahead home ITE run on what is now known as Field 5 of the S Hitter for Average in the Rays system. Rays spring complex. RE C AMATEUR CAREER OR D S Ê Became the first No. 1 overall selection to be & H drafted out of Georgia since Mike Ivie (Padres) IS T O R Y CAREER BATTING Y E A Y20E0A8R PCrLinUcBeton .A2V4G3 4G6 1A7B7 3R0 4H3 21B2 3B0 HR2 R1B4I SH2 S3F HB2 1B3B--0I S4O3 SB5 CS1 GDP3 .S3L4G5 .O2B9P7 1E3 RLY SU Hudson Valley .333 2 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0 1 1 0 0 .500 .556 0 M M 2009 Bowling Green .275 125 491 58 135 33 4 5 63 0 5 7 34-0 116 13 10 10 .389 .328 43 A R 2010 Charlotte .256 123 465 68 119 23 5 5 57 7 4 4 62-2 119 22 14 14 .359 .346 25 IE S 2011 Montgomery .275 107 418 82 115 25 2 7 57 5 3 3 39-0 91 15 4 7 .395 .339 20 Durham .255 24 106 12 27 3 2 5 13 1 0 1 3-0 29 2 1 0 .462 .282 2 OP 2012 Durham .256 72 285 40 73 10 1 6 28 3 4 2 29-2 71 6 0 8 .361 .325 15 PO N Minor League Totals .264 499 1948 295 514 107 14 30 232 18 19 20 182-4 470 64 30 42 .379 .330 118 EN T 1: Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fi rst round (fi rst overall) of the 2008 June Draft…signed by Milt Hill. S M IN O R LE A G U E O DID YOU KNOW? PE R A T QUALIFYING NUMBERS ION S B Ê To qualify for the batting championship, a player must have a minimum of 502 RO plate appearances or 3.1 plate appearances per number of his team’s games. AD C A ÊÊ TToo qquuaalliiffyy ffoorr tthhee Efi eRldAi ntigtl ec,h aa mpiptciohnesr hmipu:st have at least 162 innings pitched. ST INFO R [ 1 ] a catcher must have played in at least 81 games. M A T [ 2 ] an infi elder or outfi elder must have played in at least 108 games. IO N [ 3 ] a pitcher must have at least 162 innings pitched. T R O P IC A N A F IE LD & M IS C . 052 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › ROBINSON CHIRINOS CATCHER ROBINSON CHIRINOS 38 Robinson David Chirinos (cher-REE-nos) BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT RIGHT RIGHT 6'1" 205 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 1 year, 32 days OPENING DAY AGE 28 BORN 6/5/84 in Punto Fijo, VEN RESIDES Punto Fijo, VEN CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2013 ACQUIRED From the Chicago Cubs along with RHP Chris Archer, OF Sam Fuld, OF Brandon Guyer and INF Hak-Ju Lee in exchange for RHP Matt Garza, OF Fernando Perez and LHP Zach Rosscup, 1/8/11 SIGNING SCOUT Hector Ortega (Cubs) FOLLOW HIM @robinson28ch X-RAY REPORT paign…adjusted quickly, earning All-Star hon- ors and was named Best Defensive Catcher in Ê Started the Robinson Chirinos Foundation this offseason, which operates out of his hometown the Cubs system by Baseball America in 2009 of Punto Fijo, Venezuela…this past December and 2010. he hosted a clinic and gave baseball equipment Ê Split the 2011 season between the Rays and including gloves, helmets and catching gear to Triple-A Durham…appeared in 20 games for the 300 kids…on Christmas Eve, he delivered more Rays, including 15 starts at catcher, his first than 800 toys to local kids and patients at a major league experience…recalled on July 18 to nearby children’s hospital…he plans to open a replace Jose Lobaton who was placed on the health clinic this year that will provide free ex- 15-day DL…optioned to Durham on Aug 19 when ams to the local community. John Jaso was activated from the DL. Ê Enjoys cooking, particularly traditional food Ê Started at catcher in his major league debut from his native Venezuela…his favorite dish to on July 18 vs. NYY and doubled off A.J. Burnett cook is rice, black beans, plantains and beef. in his first at-bat…was the 6th in Rays histo- ry to record an extra-base hit in his first plate 2012 SEASON appearance. Ê Missed the entire 2012 season due to a con- Ê Hit his first career home run in a 9-1 win on cussion he suffered during spring training Aug 3 vs. TOR, a 3-run blast off Carlos when a foul tip struck his mask…spent the year Villanueva, for his first career RBI…collected a at the Rays spring training complex in Port career-high 4 RBI and reached base a career- Charlotte, Fla., rehabbing and undergoing dai- high 4 times, going 2-for-2 with 2 walks…6 of ly vision therapy. his 7 RBI came in a span of 2 games, Aug 3-4 vs. TOR. Ê Played for Navegantes del Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League…went 3-for-19 (.158) Ê On Aug 4 vs. TOR, hit a game-tying RBI single in with 4 BB in 6 games. the 11th inning and a walk-off RBI single in the 12th off Shawn Camp…according to the Elias CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Sports Bureau, he became the first rookie with separate game-tying and game-winning RBI, Ê Although a veteran of 11 minor league seasons, both in extra innings, since ATL Nick Green on he has only played three of those at catcher… July 2, 2004 vs. BOS. the former infielder first caught in the low mi- nors in 2008, and the Cubs committed to him as a full-time backstop entering the 2009 cam- O 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 053 RG A 40-MAN ROSTER › ROBINSON CHIRINOS NIZ A T Ê Recorded his first career multi-hit game on Ê In his first full season behind the dish, was ION July 27 at OAK in his only game at 1B since named Best Defensive Catcher in the Cubs sys- C 2009 with Double-A Tennessee (Cubs). tem by BA and a Florida State League postsea- OA C Ê Caught only 2 of 23 attempted base stealers son All-Star…caught 27.9 percent (24 of 86) of HES (8.7 percent)…on Aug 6 vs. OAK allowed 7 SB attempted base stealers between Daytona and & S in 7 attempts, the most steals allowed in Rays Tennessee. TA history…the previous high was 5 (6 times, last Ê Established several offensive career highs at FF R4 Ê og1Hb9naait8tm Jt.9u2een5 d vfe9 so. 3 .r1( S 1 7tv2Eh3s Ae-(. f2T o,A 4iEr’ns--Xf2c os)l8…ruin-2id tc7)i ewn7in g)ta hv 7s5se8 t.by hgLy heHa R ammPdi,ce o c8kssoe tofmy osn rpHt J eaDeuarunlelyrsdd h2 ei ant9roms ,a o… n. Ê t.nHv3hsui9te.m 6S ttwba iOmeroBare gssP, rot iaanotnan t2a dd(0Rl si.15nel0a1gd.9m sa )Ss ….2L tin9Gh 4…eo hnnaeeve gxsg.tua, rd1mp1a aeHys oRhsn,ee 5 dMh2 iaa tR ly2lB t 3mIh1, oo sree obinson Chirinos 0-MAN ROSTER .239 (49-for-205) vs. RHP. home runs vs. Sarasota…only one other play- N O Ê Caught 17 of 63 attempted base stealers (26.9 er in Florida State League history hit two slams N-R percent) for Durham, his lowest mark since in one game: Charles Reidell on June 15, 1959 OST converting to catcher in 2009. (Y5a0n kyeeeasrs a pffriiloiar)t efo art t thhee S ttim. Pee.tersburg Saints, a ER IN Ê I8n R sBpIr,i n2g d toruabinleinsg a hnidt .a4 2tr9ip (l9e- ifno r9-2 g1a) mweitsh. 2 HR, Ê Began the 2008 season with Tennessee… VITES played 38 games for the Smokies at third, Ê Completed his 10th and final season in the shortstop and second base…in May reported REC Cubs organization in 2010…spent the majority to Mesa, Ariz., to learn how to catch…once the OR ovaf nthcee ds etoa sTornip alet -DAo Iuobwlae- fAo rT tehnen efisrsste tei maned. ad- A4 rgizaomneas L feoar gtuhee AseZaLs Counb bse (g2a ant, chaet acphpere)a…rjeodin iend DS & HIS Ê Set career highs in nearly every offensive cat- Daytona on June 29 and appeared in 37 games TO egory, batting a combined .326 (104-for-319) (18 at catcher) while also serving as a utility RY with 18 HR, 74 RBI, 28 doubles, .416 OBP, infielder. Y E Ê .H5i8s3 .9 S9L9G O aPnSd r.9an9k9e OdP 8St hin a 9m2o gnagm aells m. inor Ê Ownit hM Taeyn 1n5e asts Meeo bnetgfoorme ereryp o(Rrtaiynsg) ,t hoi As rlaizsotn gaa fmore ARLY S U leaguers and led all minor league catchers… catching instruction, tied a Southern League M M ranked 3rd in the Cubs system in batting avg. record with 3 triples. AR Ê Started at catcher in the Southern League All- Ê Declared a minor league free agent on Nov 3, IES Star Game for the North Division…also named and re-signed with the Cubs the following O P to the league’s postseason All-Star Team. January. PO N Ê Combining both stops, hit .438 (46-for-105) Ê Started the 2007 season at Daytona and EN T with 9 HR against left-handed pitching…hit earned a July 17 promotion to Tennessee…this S .388 (33-for-85) with 8 HR in Double-A and marked his first action above Class-A ball in M IN .650 (13-for-20) with 1 HR in Triple-A…hit .271 his seventh professional season…in 2006 with O R (58-for-214) with 9 HR vs. righthanders. Class-A Peoria set a career high with 19 stolen LE A Ê Drew more walks (44) than strikeouts (33). bases…signed with the Cubs as a 16-year-old GU on July 2, 2000. E O Ê Named the Best Defensive Catcher in the Cubs PE system by Baseball America prior to the trade… RA threw out 28 of 88 base runners attempting to CAREER HIGHS TIO N steal (31.8 percent). HITS RUNS S Ê Was a non-roster invite to Cubs spring train- 2, 4x-last 8/6/11 vs. OAK 1, 4x-last 8/3/11 vs. TOR BR O ing…placed on the DL from May 25–June 3 due HITTING STREAK WALKS AD to a concussion…promoted to Iowa on Sep 7 4G, 8/3/11 – 8/6/11 2, 8/3/11 vs. TOR CA S bsoenfo rruen r.eturning to Tennessee for its postsea- H1,O 8M/3E/ 1R1U vNsS. TOR S2,T 2RxI-KlEasOtU 7T/S30/11 at SEA T INFO Ê In 2009 converted to catching full-time with R4,B 8I/3/11 vs. TOR RMAT Class-A Daytona and earned an Aug 4 promo- IO N tion to Tennessee. T R O P IC A N A F IE LD & M IS C . 054 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › ROBINSON CHIRINOS CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2001 AZL Cubs .234 47 154 15 36 12 0 2 15 6 3 4 10-0 42 4 3 0 .351 .292 21 2002 Boise .247 62 231 35 57 15 2 8 38 1 1 6 16-0 66 5 2 2 .433 .311 13 2003 Lansing .232 108 362 51 84 27 1 7 39 4 2 7 28-0 82 10 2 11 .370 .298 19 2004 Lansing .241 84 319 56 77 18 6 7 39 3 0 8 25-1 70 7 2 4 .401 .313 16 2005 Daytona .273 74 231 30 63 6 0 7 27 1 2 3 16-0 42 3 4 5 .390 .325 12 2006 Peoria .242 126 433 74 105 30 2 9 47 7 6 14 69-0 79 19 10 7 .383 .360 15 2007 Daytona .259 79 239 35 62 14 2 3 20 5 0 12 37-0 48 8 5 5 .372 .385 12 Tennessee .220 42 127 11 28 4 2 2 16 5 0 1 13-2 31 1 1 1 .331 .298 9 2008 Tennessee .243 38 103 12 25 7 3 0 8 2 2 0 10-0 18 0 0 2 .369 .304 4 AZL Cubs .462 4 13 5 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6-0 2 1 0 0 .692 .632 0 Daytona .283 37 120 22 34 4 2 5 18 3 1 6 26-0 21 3 1 2 .475 .431 5 2009 Daytona .300 69 227 40 68 13 5 11 47 0 3 5 35-0 40 2 2 4 .546 .400 6 Tennessee .257 12 35 4 9 3 0 0 5 0 1 0 7-0 4 0 1 1 .343 .372 0 2010 Tennessee .318 77 264 53 84 24 0 15 64 0 7 5 42-4 35 1 5 6 .580 .412 7 Iowa .364 15 55 10 20 4 0 3 10 0 0 5 2-0 8 0 0 3 .600 .435 1 2011 Durham .259 78 282 24 73 13 1 6 24 1 0 7 29-0 69 1 1 9 .376 .343 4 Tampa Bay .218 20 55 4 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 5-0 13 0 0 0 .309 .283 0 2012 Tampa Bay Injured – Did Not Play Minor League Totals .260 952 3195 477 831 195 27 85 420 38 28 83 371-7 657 65 39 62 .418 .349 144 Major League Totals .218 20 55 4 12 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 5-0 13 0 0 0 .309 .283 0 1: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, July 2, 2000…signed by Hector Ortega. 2: Acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays along with RH Chris Archer, OF Sam Fuld, OF Brandon Guyer and INF Hak-Ju Lee from Chicago in exchange for RH Matt Garza, OF Fernando Perez and LH Zach Rosscup, January 8, 2011. CAREER FIELDING YEAR POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PB 2011 Catcher 1.000 19 115 8 0 123 1 0 First Base 1.000 1 2 1 0 3 1 - LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN 2012 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI vs. Left - - - - - .333 3 1 0 0 vs. Right - - - - - .212 52 11 1 7 DID YOU KNOW? ROOKIE QUALIFICATIONS A player shall be considered a NAME POS rookie unless, during a previ- Chris Archer RHP ous season or seasons, he Tim Beckham INF had (a) exceeded 130 at-bats Robinson Chirinos C or 50 innings pitched in the Alexander Colome RHP major leagues; or (b) ac- Frank De Los Santos LHP cumulated more than 45 days Brandon Guyer OF on the active roster of a major Hak-Ju Lee INF league club or clubs during Mike Montgomery LHP the period of a 25-player Jake Odorizzi RHP limit (excluding time on the Felipe Rivero LHP disabled list). Entering 2013, Enny Romero LHP the Rays have 13 rookies on Alex Torres LHP their 40-man roster. Stephen Vogt C O 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 055 RG A 40-MAN ROSTER › ALEX COBB NIZ A T IO N C RAIGLHT-EHAXNDE D PITCHER OAC H E S & COBB 53 S TA FF A4 Alexander Miller Cobb lex C0-M RBIGATHST RTHIRGOHWTS H6E'I3GH"T W1E9IG0HT obb AN RO S T E MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 1 year, 61 days R OPENING DAY AGE 25 NO BORN 10/7/87 in Boston, MA N-R RESIDES Gulfport, FL OS T CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2013 ER ACQUIRED Selected in the fourth round of the IN V 2006 June Draft IT E SIGNING SCOUT Kevin Elfering (Rays) S R E C FOLLOW HIM @Acobb53 ORD S & X-RAY REPORT made his season debut that day in a 5-2 win HIS T Ê Alex bought a 17-foot Sea Raider boat during over Atlanta. OR Y the offseason, and often took friends and his Ê Went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA (12-IP, 3-ER) in his Y American bulldog, Axel, for rides near his home first 2 starts…from May 30–July 27 went 2-8 EA R iMn aStot uMtho oPraes aandde noath…einr Jfarineunadrsy, ,t wheh ibleo aotu tb rwoikthe wfroitmh aA u5g.4 19 t EhRroAu (g5h7 .t1h-IeP ,e 3n5d- oEfR t)h ine s10ea sstoanrt, st…ied LY SU M down…in an impressive feat of strength, Axel TEX Ryan Dempster and SEA Hisashi Iwakuma M A jumped in with a rope and towed the boat (and for the AL lead in victories as he went 7-1 with a R its passengers) the final 30 yards to shore. 3.09 ERA (67-IP, 23-ER) over 11 starts…also tied IES Ê His older brother, R.J., is a commander 4th for the AL lead with 4 wins in August. OP P Brigade 101st Airborne in the U.S. Army and Ê Allowed 3 ER or less in 14 of his final 15 starts ON won a Purple Heart after his Humvee was (beginning July 6). EN T blown up in Iraq, lodging shrapnel in his hands… S Ê Had a 2.66 groundball-to-flyball ratio, which led he made a full recovery and is now M the majors after his May 19 season debut…al- IN stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky…R.J. lowed only 4 HR over his first 15 starts (90.1-IP) OR was stationed in Germany for three years, but yielded 7 HR over his final 8 starts (46-IP). LEA served 16 months in Iraq and will soon be G deployed to Afghanistan for several months. Ê Combined to pitch 177.2 innings between UE O Durham and the majors, his most ever during P Ê Visited MacDill Air Force Base last August to the regular season (prev. 139.2 IP for Class-A ERA sign autographs for military personnel and Columbus in 2008)…exceeded his 2011 total TIO their families…it was the day after he threw his by 57.2 IP. NS first career shutout, a 4-hitter vs. Oakland. Ê Limited opponents to a .171 average (43-for- BR Ê Alex likes throwing a Frisbee and football 252) in his 11 wins, compared to a .336 opp avg. OAD in the outfield with Matt Moore, Jeremy Hell- (87-for-259) in his 12 losses/no-decisions. CA ickson and David Price to help stay in shape. Ê Threw his changeup 33.8 percent of the time, ST IN Ê Served as a Dodgers bat boy during spring which would have led all major league start- FOR training in Vero Beach for three years in high ers if he had enough innings to qualify…James MA school. Shields led all qualifiers with a 28.9 mark. TIO N 2012 SEASON Ê Had a 3.24 ERA (72.1-IP, 26-ER) at home com- T pared to a 4.92 ERA (64-IP, 35-ER) on the road. RO Ê Sthtae rftienda lt fhoeu yr eaanrd a at Tharilpf lme-oAn Dthusrh waimth b tuhte s Rpaeynst… Ê Opponents hit .292 (78-for-267) in innings PICA went 11-9 with a 4.03 ERA (136.1-IP, 61-ER) in 1-through-3…after that (innings 4-through-9), NA F 23 starts for the Rays…recalled on May 19 to fill they hit .213 (52-for-244). IELD the rotation spot of the injured Jeff Niemann… & M IS C .