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134 CINCINNATI REDS MEDIA GUIDE 2015 REDS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Is a 3-time National League All-Star and a 2011 Sporting News All-Star...is the all-time leader in fielding percentage by NL second basemen (.990)...has won 4 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, 1 shy of Joe Morgan’s club record for a second baseman, and a Louisville Silver Slugger Award...was a Gold Glove Award finalist in 2012, 2014 and 2015...in 5 consecutive seasons from 2010-2014 was rated by field managers the NL’s best defensive second baseman...3 times led NL second basemen in fielding percentage (2007, 2008, 2014)...in 2014 committed just 2 errors to tie Bret Boone's 1997 single-season club record for fewest errors by a second baseman and produced a career-high 107-game errorless streak, a new single-season franchise record for consecutive errorless apps by a second baseman...3 times in his 10 seasons with the Reds won the Ernie Lombardi Award as their MVP and 5 times led the team in hits...was the starting second baseman on Team USA for the 2013 World Baseball Classic...in 2011 was 1 of only 6 players voted to the All-Star team who also won both Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Silver Slugger Awards (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Beltre)...in 2007 became only the second 2B in Major League history, the third Reds player and the 31st player overall to produce 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in a season...is 1 of only 4 players in franchise history to produce at least 20 doubles, 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in 3 seasons and the only Reds player to do it in 3 straight years (2007-09)...Phillips and Fla’s Hanley Ramirez were the only players in the Major Leagues with 20-20-20 each season from 2007-09...in 3 straight seasons from 2007-09 led the Reds in both stolen bases and triples...was the National League Player of the Week for 4/17-4/23, 2006...in 2005 was selected to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game...in 2002 was a Baseball America Class AA All-Star and participated in MLB’s All-Star Futures Game...produced 6rbi in a game 4 times and 7rbi once (7/30/15 vs Pit)...in the expansion era, is 1 of only 3 second basemen to produce at least five 6-RBI games, joining Jeff Kent (7) and Bret Boone (5)...from 9/20/11-4/8/13 the Reds won each of the 21 regular-season games in which he homered, a franchise record (19g, Lee May, 1970)...that stretch included his final homer of the 2011 season, all 18 regular-season HR in 2013 and his first 2 home runs of 2013...also homered in the 2012 NLDS Game 1 win at SF... has 6 career apps and 2 career starts at shortstop (7/25/05 at Oak, 4/15/06 at StL, starts on 9/22/06 and 9/23/06 vs Cubs, 7/25/07 vs Mil, 7/19/15 vs Cle)...@DatDudeBP is rated one of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 most influential Twitter handles. 2015 SEASON: Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award... led the team in hits, 4-hit games (3) and starts batting leadoff (64)... ranked eighth in the NL in hits and led the Reds in that category for the fifth time in 10 seasons...struck out just once every 9.2 plate apps, sixth-best ratio in the league...batted .294, his highest BA since 2011 and the second-highest of his career...was 1 of only 5 players in the Major Leagues with at least 19 doubles, 12 homers, 70 RBI and 23 stolen bases (A.J. Pollock, Starling Marte, Lorenzo Cain, Ryan Braun)... after the All-Star break hit .314, 11th-best in the National League...on 7/30 vs Pit became the only player in Major League history to produce in a game 4 hits, 2hr, 7rbi and 2 steals (since the RBI became an ALL-TIME REDS LEADERS, 2B Brandon Phillips is the all-time leader among Reds second basemen in hits, doubles, home runs and RBI (since 1900): Hits BRANDON PHILLIPS ...1,614......2006-15 Joe Morgan....................1,155......1972-79 Ron Oester ....................1,118......1978-90 Doubles BRANDON PHILLIPS ......277......2006-15 Joe Morgan.......................220......1972-79 Ron Oester .......................190......1978-90 Home Runs BRANDON PHILLIPS ......180......2006-15 Joe Morgan.......................152......1972-79 Bret Boone..........................70......1994-98 RBI BRANDON PHILLIPS ......787......2006-15 Joe Morgan.......................612......1972-79 Bret Boone........................346......1994-98 Stolen Bases Joe Morgan.......................406......1972-79 BRANDON PHILLIPS ......180......2006-15 Dick Egan .........................154......1908-13 Stats include all positions played 4 BRANDON 2B PHILLIPS PHILLIPS’ HARDWARE National League All-Star 2010, 2011, 2013 Sporting News All-Star 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 Louisville Silver Slugger 2011 Reds’ MVP 2007, 2009, 2012 Age: 34 Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 208 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 11.022 Born: 6/28/81 Birthplace: Raleigh, NC Resides: Stone Mountain, GA Acquired: From the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash or a player to be named later (RHP Jeff Stevens, 6/13/06), April 7, 2006. Contract: Signed 6-year contract through the 2017 season, April 10, 2012.
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Page 1: BRANDONPHILLIPS 4 - MLB.commlb.mlb.com/documents/8/1/6/161011816/Phillips_Through... · 2016-01-20 · Stats include all positions played BRANDONPHILLIPS 42B PHILLIPS’ HARDWARE

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2015 REDS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Is a 3-time National League All-Star and a 2011 Sporting News All-Star...is the all-time leader in fielding percentage by NL second basemen (.990)...has won 4 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, 1 shy of Joe Morgan’s club record for a second baseman, and a Louisville Silver Slugger Award...was a Gold Glove Award finalist in 2012, 2014 and 2015...in 5 consecutive seasons from 2010-2014 was rated by field managers the NL’s best defensive second baseman...3 times led NL second basemen in fielding percentage (2007, 2008, 2014)...in 2014 committed just 2 errors to tie Bret Boone's 1997 single-season club record for fewest errors by a second baseman and produced a career-high 107-game errorless streak, a new single-season franchise record for consecutive errorless apps by a second baseman...3 times in his 10 seasons with the Reds won the Ernie Lombardi Award as their MVP and 5 times led the team in hits...was the starting second baseman on Team USA for the 2013 World Baseball Classic...in 2011 was 1 of only 6 players voted to the All-Star team who also won both Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Silver Slugger Awards (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Beltre)...in 2007 became only the second 2B in Major League history, the third Reds player and the 31st player overall to produce 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in a season...is 1 of only 4 players in franchise history to produce at least 20 doubles, 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in 3 seasons and the only Reds player to do it in 3 straight years (2007-09)...Phillips and Fla’s Hanley Ramirez were the only players in the Major Leagues with 20-20-20 each season from 2007-09...in 3 straight seasons from 2007-09 led the Reds in both stolen bases and triples...was the National League Player of the

Week for 4/17-4/23, 2006...in 2005 was selected to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game...in 2002 was a Baseball America Class AA All-Star and participated in MLB’s All-Star Futures Game...produced 6rbi in a game 4 times and 7rbi once (7/30/15 vs Pit)...in the expansion era, is 1 of only 3 second basemen to produce at least five 6-RBI games, joining Jeff Kent (7) and Bret Boone (5)...from 9/20/11-4/8/13 the Reds won each of the 21 regular-season games in which he homered, a franchise record (19g, Lee May, 1970)...that stretch included his final homer of the 2011 season, all 18 regular-season HR in 2013 and his first 2 home runs of 2013...also homered in the 2012 NLDS Game 1 win at SF...has 6 career apps and 2 career starts at shortstop (7/25/05 at Oak, 4/15/06 at StL, starts on 9/22/06 and 9/23/06 vs Cubs, 7/25/07 vs Mil, 7/19/15 vs Cle)...@DatDudeBP is rated one of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 most influential Twitter handles.

2015 SEASON: Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...led the team in hits, 4-hit games (3) and starts batting leadoff (64)...ranked eighth in the NL in hits and led the Reds in that category for the fifth time in 10 seasons...struck out just once every 9.2 plate apps, sixth-best ratio in the league...batted .294, his highest BA since 2011 and the second-highest of his career...was 1 of only 5 players in the Major Leagues with at least 19 doubles, 12 homers, 70 RBI and 23 stolen bases (A.J. Pollock, Starling Marte, Lorenzo Cain, Ryan Braun)...after the All-Star break hit .314, 11th-best in the National League...on 7/30 vs Pit became the only player in Major League history to produce in a game 4 hits, 2hr, 7rbi and 2 steals (since the RBI became an

ALL-TIME REDS LEADERS, 2BBrandon Phillips is the all-time leader among Reds second basemen in hits, doubles, home runs and RBI (since 1900):

HitsBRANDON PHILLIPS ...1,614 ......2006-15Joe Morgan ....................1,155 ......1972-79Ron Oester ....................1,118 ......1978-90

DoublesBRANDON PHILLIPS ......277 ......2006-15Joe Morgan .......................220 ......1972-79Ron Oester .......................190 ......1978-90

Home RunsBRANDON PHILLIPS ......180 ......2006-15Joe Morgan .......................152 ......1972-79Bret Boone ..........................70 ......1994-98

RBIBRANDON PHILLIPS ......787 ......2006-15Joe Morgan .......................612 ......1972-79Bret Boone ........................346 ......1994-98

Stolen BasesJoe Morgan .......................406 ......1972-79BRANDON PHILLIPS ......180 ......2006-15Dick Egan .........................154 ......1908-13

Stats include all positions played

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PHILLIPS

PHILLIPS’ HARDWARENational League All-Star

2010, 2011, 2013Sporting News All-Star

2011Rawlings Gold Glove2008, 2010, 2011, 2013

Louisville Silver Slugger2011

Reds’ MVP2007, 2009, 2012

Age: 34 Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 208 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 11.022

Born: 6/28/81 Birthplace: Raleigh, NC Resides: Stone Mountain, GA

Acquired: From the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash or a player to be named later (RHP Jeff Stevens, 6/13/06), April 7, 2006.

Contract: Signed 6-year contract through the 2017 season, April 10, 2012.

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2015 REDSofficial statistic in 1920)...was the first Reds player with 7rbi in a game since Javier Valentin had 7 on 7/17/05 vs Col...the jersey he wore that night was sent for display at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...on 6/28 at NYM hit his fifth career leadoff HR as the first career batter faced in the Major League debut of Mets starter Steven Matz...in the 13th inning of the 5-4 win on 6/25 at Pit snapped the 4-4 tie with a homer off Rob Scahill...on 7/4 vs Mil made his 900th career start next to 1B Joey Votto...in the 10-run sixth inning on 8/24 vs Det produced a 2-run HR and 2-run triple, the first player with a triple and homer in the same inning since Tor’s Edwin Encarnacion did it on 5/7/14 vs Phi...the 2-run HR produced career RBI 800 and 801...on 4/17 and 4/18 at StL committed errors in consecutive games for the first time since 8/20 and 8/21, 2013 vs Ari...on 5/25 vs Col made the 1,500th appearance of his career...in the 11th inning of the 5-3 loss vs Cle on 7/19 made is sixth career appearance at SS, his first since 7/25/07 vs Mil...on 10/1 vs Cubs produced his 300th career double (off Justin Grimm)...on 10/2 at Pit produced his 1,700th career hit (single off Joakim Soria)...missed starts with a sprained left big toe (5/13-5/14), strained left groin (6/10-6/13), sore left thumb (6/24, 6/29-6/30) and inflammation in his right biceps tendon (8/20-8/21).

2014: Despite missing more than a month with injury tied for the team lead in doubles (25) and led the club in starts batting third in the order (69gs)...also hit leadoff (1gs on 9/25 vs Mil), second (12gs), fourth (19gs), fifth (17gs) and sixth (3gs)...from 7/11-8/17 missed 33g following surgery to

repair the torn ligament in his left thumb, an injury suffered while diving for a ball in the eighth inning on 7/9 vs the Cubs...the Reds went 12-21 in his absence...returned on 8/18 and in his last 35 apps of the season hit .250 (1hr, 11rbi)...in 86 apps prior to the injury hit .272 (7hr, 40rbi)...was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...for the fifth consecutive season was rated by field managers the NL's best defensive second baseman...for the third time in his career led National League second basemen in fielding percentage...committed his only errors on 4/5 at NYM in the Reds’ fifth game of the season and on 9/19 at StL in the 154th game...between those miscues produced a career-high 107-game errorless streak (4/6-9/16), a single-season club record for a second baseman and the longest in the Major Leagues in 2014 by a player at that position...with just 2 errors in 525 total chances (.996), tied Bret Boone’s 1997 club record for fewest errors in a season by a second baseman but fell 82 chances shy of Boone’s team mark for fielding percentage at that position (.997, 607tc)...his 11 doubles in May tied for the most in the National League...on 8/20 at StL singled off Lance Lynn for the 1,500th hit of his career...from 6/6-6/17 did not strike out over 43 plate apps, the third-longest streak of his career (46, 7/5-7/20, 2013 & 45, 5/21-5/30, 2011)...with 2 outs in the 12th inning of the 15-inning, 4-3 win on 5/19 at Wsh made a game-saving diving catch on Wilson Ramos' line drive that stranded the winning run on third base...in the ninth inning of the 11-inning, 7-3 win on 6/28 at SF, celebrated his 33rd birthday with a 2-run HR off Sergio Romo that erased a 1-0 deficit...was his third career go-ahead homer in the ninth inning or later (5/20/03 for Cle vs Det off Matt Roney, 7/15/11 for Cin vs StL off Fernando Salas, both in the 9th inning)...with 1 out in the eighth inning of the 7-0 loss on 9/16 at Chi doubled for the only hit off Jake Arrieta.

2013: Was an All-Star for the third time in 4 seasons, a starter for the first time, and won his fourth Rawlings Gold Glove Award after leading National League second basemen in games, starts, putouts and assists...was a finalist for the Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award...was 1 of only 6 players in the NL with at least 100rbi...became the first Reds 2B with 100rbi since Joe Morgan in 1976 and the first Major League 2B since Dan Uggla in 2010...tied Ari’s Paul Goldschmidt for the Major League lead with 19 game-winning

SECOND SACKERSListed below are the only players in Major League history to produce as second basemen at least 1,695 hits, 183 home runs and 184 stolen bases:Player ...............................H .......HR ....... SBRyne Sandberg* ........ 2,225 ...... 277 ...... 311Joe Morgan* .............. 2,469 ...... 264 ...... 678Craig Biggio*.............. 2,230 ...... 226 ...... 325Roberto Alomar* ........ 2,687 ...... 207 ...... 473Ray Durham .............. 1,983 ...... 183 ...... 263Brandon Phillips ...... 1,695 ...... 183 ...... 184* Enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

List courtesy Elias Sports Bureau

REDS HALL OF FAMERSListed below are the only 6 players in Reds history with 1,000 career hits and 200 HR:Player H HR YearsJohnny Bench* 2,048 389 1967-83Tony Perez* 1,934 287 1964-86Frank Robinson* 1,673 324 1956-65Ted Kluszewski* 1,499 251 1947-57George Foster* 1,276 244 1971-81Jay Bruce 1,018 208 2008-15Joey Votto 1,226 192 2007-15Brandon Phillips 1,614 180 2006-15

* Members of the Reds Hall of Fame

REDS’ ALL-TIME HOME RUNS 1. Johnny Bench ................ 389 2. Frank Robinson ............. 324 3. Tony Perez .................... 287 4. Adam Dunn .................... 270 5. Ted Kluszewski .............. 251 6. George Foster ................ 244 7. Ken Griffey Jr. ................ 210 8. Jay Bruce ...................... 208 9. Eric Davis ....................... 203 10. Barry Larkin ................... 198 11. Joey Votto .................... 192 12. Vada Pinson .................. 186 13. BRANDON PHILLIPS ... 180 14. Wally Post ...................... 172 15. Gus Bell ......................... 160 T16. Joe Morgan .................... 152 Pete Rose ...................... 152

REDS’ ALL-TIME RBI 1. Johnny Bench ................ 1,376 6. Dave Concepcion ............. 950 7. Ted Kluszewski ................. 886 8. George Foster ................... 861 9. Vada Pinson ..................... 814 10. Frank McCormick .............. 803 11. BRANDON PHILLIPS ...... 787

REDS’ ALL-TIME GAMES 1. Pete Rose ...................... 2,722 5. Tony Perez .................... 1,948 6. Vada Pinson .................. 1,565 7. Frank Robinson ............. 1,502 8. Dan Driessen ................. 1,480 9. BRANDON PHILLIPS ... 1,473

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2015 REDSRBI and ranked third with 35 go-ahead RBI (Det’s Miguel Cabrera 37, Goldschmidt 37)...with the bases loaded went 11-for-18 with a grand slam, tied Bos’ Mike Napoli for the Major League lead in hits and tied Pit’s Justin Morneau for third in RBI (24; Napoli 31, Jay Bruce 26)...in the batting order moved from second to fourth following the Opening Day injury to Ryan Ludwick and through 8/27 made 122 of his next 123 starts batting cleanup...on 8/28 returned to the second spot and finished the season by making 22 of his 27 apps in that hole (.253, 13r)...overall hit .240 batting second (2hr, 6rbi) and .265 batting fourth (16hr, 96rbi)...in the 6-2 win on 6/10 at Cubs tied a club record for most RBI in a game by a player who drove in all the runs (6, Babe Young in 1947, Johnny Bench in 1974)...from 6/2-6/5 missed 4g after he was hit on the left forearm by a Tony Watson pitch on 6/1 at Pit...was bothered by the injury the rest of the season...in the 13th inning of the 3-2 win on 4/20 vs Mia, on his bobblehead giveaway day, drove in the game-ending run with a sacrifice fly off Steve Cishek...hit his 150th career HR on 4/8 at StL (off Jaime Garcia) and his 150th as a Red on 5/24 vs Cubs (off Hector Rondon)...in the 2-0 win on 8/12 at Chi hit a 2-run HR off Travis Wood...on 8/31 at Col fell a single shy of the cycle...on 9/4 vs StL hit a solo HR off Shelby Miller for his 100th RBI of the season...in the National League’s 3-0 All-Star Game loss at Citi Field batted leadoff and went 0-for-2...in 6 starts at 2B for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic hit .269 (7-26, 1 2b, 1rbi, 5r)...was the club’s nominee for the Branch Rickey Award.

2012: For the third time in 6 years won the Ernie Lombardi Award as the Reds’ Most Valuable Player in voting of the local chapter of the BBWAA...finished 13th in the national BBWAA’s Most Valuable Player voting...was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...among National League second basemen ranked third in fielding percentage (5e, 637tc) and from 5/7-8/15 produced a career-high 84-game errorless streak...for the third straight season was rated by managers the NL’s best defensive 2B...among all Major League second basemen ranked fifth in HR, fourth in RBI and fourth in slugging (.430)...led the club and ranked T6th in the National League with 52 multi-hit games...made 28 starts batting leadoff (.202, 3hr, 6rbi), 43 starts batting third (.298, 5hr, 21rbi) and 73 starts batting fourth (.303, 10hr, 50rbi)...from 7/16-9/3,

while Joey Votto was disabled took over the third spot in the batting order (.313, 5hr, 21rbi) and helped lead the Reds to a 32-16 record, the best in the Major Leagues during that span...from 4/18-7/16 made 73 of his 75 apps batting cleanup (.303, 10hr, 50rbi)...the Reds went 43-30 (.589) when he hit fourth...on 4/8 vs Mia singled off Carlos Zambrano to become the 28th player in Reds history to produce 1,000 hits...his run-scoring single off Ivan Nova on 5/19 at NYY produced his 500th RBI as a Red...during the Division Series vs SF was the only player to hit safely in all 5g of the series...led all players in the NLDS with 9 hits, 3 doubles and 7rbi...in Game 1 became the third Reds player with at least 3 hits and 3rbi in a single Postseason game since RBI became an official statistic in 1920 (Tony Perez, Game 2, 1975 NLCS vs Pit & Mariano Duncan, Game 3, 1990 NLCS vs Pit).

2011: Was 1 of only 6 players voted to the All-Star team who also won both Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Silver Slugger Awards (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Beltre)...was a National League All-Star for the second time and a Sporting News NL All-Star for the first time...won his first Silver Slugger and his third Gold Glove in the last 4 seasons...became the first Reds second baseman ever to win the Silver Slugger and the first Reds player to win the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season since SS Barry Larkin did it in 1995 and 1996...in plate apps as

ALL-TIME LEADERSCAREER FIELDING PERCENTAGE

Major LeagueAmerican League National League

1BTravis Lee (.997)

Mark Teixeira (.997) ... Todd Helton (.996)2B

Placido Polanco (.993)Dustin Pedroia (.991) ......PHILLIPS (.990)

3BMike Lowell (.974)

Brooks Robinson (.971) .. Ken Reitz (.970)SS

Troy Tulowitzki (.986)Omar Vizquel (.984) ..Troy Tulowitzki (.985)

OFDarryl Hamilton (.995)

C. Granderson (.994) ... S. Victorino (.996)C

A.J. Pierzynski (.995)A.J. Pierzynski (.995) ..Brad Ausmus (.994)

PDon Mossi (.990)

Don Mossi (.990) ... Woody Fryman (.990)Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau

NATIONAL LEAGUERAWLINGS GOLD GLOVE AWARD WINNERS

20131B ...........................Paul Goldschmidt, Ari2B ................. BRANDON PHILLIPS, CIN3B ..............................Nolan Arenado, ColSS ........................Andrelton Simmons, AtlLF ........................... Carlos Gonzalez, ColCF ................................Carlos Gomez, MilRF ................................Gerardo Parra, AriC ..................................Yadier Molina, StLP ............................Adam Wainwright, StL

20111B ................................... Joey Votto, Cin2B ................. BRANDON PHILLIPS, CIN3B ............................ Placido Polanco, PhiSS ..............................Troy Tulowitzki, ColOF ................................Gerardo Parra, AriOF ...................................Matt Kemp, LADOF ................................ Andre Ethier, LADC ..................................Yadier Molina, StLP ...........................Clayton Kershaw, LAD

20101B ..................................Albert Pujols, StL2B ................. BRANDON PHILLIPS, CIN3B ................................. Scott Rolen, CinSS ..............................Troy Tulowitzki, ColOF ..............................Michael Bourn, HouOF ........................... Carlos Gonzalez, ColOF .............................Shane Victorino, PhiC ..................................Yadier Molina, StLP ............................Bronson Arroyo, Cin

20081B ............................Adrian Gonzalez, SD2B ................. BRANDON PHILLIPS, CIN3B ...............................David Wright, NYMSS ................................Jimmy Rollins, PhiOF .................................Nate McLouth, PitOF ............................ Carlos Beltran, NYMOF .............................Shane Victorino, PhiC ..................................Yadier Molina, StLP .......................... Greg Maddux, SD/LAD

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2015 REDSa second baseman led the NL in hitting (.299), on-base percentage (.352), runs (92), hits (182) and doubles (38) while ranking second in RBI (81, Pit’s Neil Walker 83) and slugging percentage (.452, Mil’s Rickie Weeks .453)...among all league leaders ranked T4th in doubles, T5th in multi-hit games (55), seventh in hits and T9th in runs scored...was rated by field managers as the best defensive second baseman in the NL...ranked second in the National League in fielding percentage by a second baseman with at least 551 chances (.99167, 6e, 721tc), just .00064 percentage points behind Pit’s Neil Walker (.99231, 6e, 781tc)...hit exactly .300...was 1 of only 31 Major League players to hit at least .300...became the seventh Reds second baseman since 1919 to hit .300 and the first to do it in a non-strike season since Joe Morgan hit .320 in 1976 (Bret Boone .318 in 1994, Joe Morgan twice, Pete Rose twice, Johnny Temple 3 times, Tony Cuccinello, Hughie Critz)...the Reds went 20-18 after he moved into the leadoff spot on 8/17, his only starts of the season batting first...in those 38 apps batting leadoff hit .350 (55-157, 12 2b, 1 3b, 7hr, 19rbi, 7sb, 29r), raising BA from .283 to .300...led the team with 55 starts batting second (.292)...made his other 55 starts batting cleanup (.269), second on the club to Jay Bruce’s 62 starts there...his 13-game hitting streak from 8/17-8/30 was the longest by a Reds batter in 2011 (.429, 1hr, 10rbi, 10r)...also had a pair of 11-game hitting streaks (5/9-5/20, 7/22-8/1)...was the only Reds player to produce multiple hitting streaks longer than 10g...in the 8-2 loss on 7/1 vs Cle had 3 of the Reds’ 5 hits and homered twice for career hits number 999 (off Justin Masterson) and 1,000 (off Chad Durbin)...his sacrifice fly off Ryan Vogelsong on 7/29 vs SF produced his 500th career RBI...from 8/7-8/13 missed 6 starts with a sprained right ankle (2gs) and then a bruised left elbow (4gs)...in the seventh inning of the 10-7 loss on 8/8 vs Col hit his second career pinch-hit HR, a solo shot off Rex Brothers that tied it at 7-7...was his first appearance since he left a game 2 days earlier with the sprained ankle and his only pinch-hit appearance of the season...on 8/9 vs Col made the 1,000th appearance of his career, was hit on the left elbow by an Esmil Rogers pitch and missed 4g...on 9/12 and 9/13 vs Chi homered in consecutive games for the first time all season (3hr, 4rbi), including a pair of HR in the first game followed the next night by his second career leadoff HR (off Ryan Dempster), then did it for the second time on 9/19 and 9/20 vs Hou (2hr, 2rbi)...hit his second leadoff HR of the season on 9/19 vs Hou (off J.A. Happ).

2010: Was a National League All-Star for the first time...for the second time in 3 seasons won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for second basemen...produced the highest fielding percentage of any NL second baseman who had at least 500 total chances (.996, 3e, 703tc)...also led all NL second basemen in assists (419)...

committed a career-low 3 errors, just 1 more than the franchise record for fewest by a second baseman in a season (Bret Boone, 2e, 1997)...from 6/17-9/6 produced a season-best 63-game errorless streak...in Baseball America’s Best Tools issue was voted the best fielding second baseman in the league...was 1 of only 3 players in the Major Leagues with at least 100 runs, 33 doubles, 18 homers and 16 steals (Carlos Gonzalez, Joey Votto)...from 8/27-9/1 missed 6 starts with a swollen right hand suffered at SF on 8/25, when he was hit by a Santiago Casilla pitch...in 28 apps after he returned hit .198 (21-106), but in his last 11 apps of the season hit .353 (12-34, 2hr, 7rbi)...produced 18hr, 59rbi, 16 steals and 100 runs scored while making most of his starts from the leadoff spot...beginning 6/25 became the club’s primary leadoff hitter and made 70 of his last 79 starts batting in that spot in the order...overall in the order hit first (team-high 72gs), second (46gs), third (8gs), fourth (22gs), sixth (2gs) and seventh (1gs, 9/25at SD)...were his first apps batting leadoff since April 2007, his first starts batting second since 2008 and his only start batting seventh since 2006...established career highs in doubles (33) and walks (46)...ranked T7th in the NL in runs scored...when he suffered his hand injury on 8/25 led the National League in runs scored (90) and hits (151)...finished the season leading the team in apps (155) and 4-hit games (4)...his 15-game hitting streak (.463) from 5/28-6/12 was the longest by a Reds batter in 2010...on 5/25 vs Pit hit his 100th career HR (off Joel Hanrahan)...on 6/10 vs SF batted leadoff for the first time in 2010 and for the 12th time in his career and tied his career high with 4 hits...on 7/28 at Mil hit his fourth career grand slam, a 450-foot shot off Bernie Brewer’s slide (off Carlos Villanueva)...in the 3-1 win on 8/20 at LAD drove in all 3 runs to help the Reds snap their 12-game losing streak at Dodger Stadium dating back to 2005...

POWER & SPEEDSince he joined the Reds in 2006, Brandon Phillips is 1 of only 4 players in the Major Leagues who have accumulated at least 180 home runs and 180 stolen bases:Player, Team ..............................HR .........SBHanley Ramirez, SS ................... 210 ........267Matt Kemp, OF ........................... 205 ........182Ian Kinsler, 2B ............................ 184 ........197BRANDON PHILLIPS, 2B ......... 180 ........180

PHILLIPS’ REDS SS PARTNERS (24) BY STARTSCozart, Zack 412Janish, Paul 182Gonzalez, Alex 155Keppinger, Jeff 128Cabrera, Orlando 116Suarez, Eugenio 82Lopez, Felipe 65Renteria, Edgar 62Hairston, Jerry Jr. 55Clayton, Royce 34Castro, Juan 25Valdez, Wilson 25

Aurilia, Rich 24Izturis, Cesar 15Santiago, Ramon 14De Jesus Jr., Ivan 8Lopez, Pedro 8Cabrera, Jolbert 7Negron, Kristopher 7Gregorius, Didi 3Rosales, Adam 3Sutton, Drew 3Valaika, Chris 2 Olmedo, Ray 1

Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau

PHILLIPS’ REDS SS PARTNERS (28) BY GAMESCozart, Zack 427Janish, Paul 259Gonzalez, Alex 162Keppinger, Jeff 138Cabrera, Orlando 118Suarez, Eugenio 83Renteria, Edgar 76Lopez, Felipe 72Hairston, Jerry Jr. 64Castro, Juan 44Clayton, Royce 40Valdez, Wilson 31Izturis, Cesar 28Aurilia, Rich 25

Santiago, Ramon 15 Lopez, Pedro 11De Jesus Jr., Ivan 10Negron, Kristopher 10Cabrera, Jolbert 9Sutton, Drew 8Rosales, Adam 6Gregorius, Didi 4Olmedo, Ray 3Valaika, Chris 3Frazier, Todd 2Cairo, Miguel 1Cruz, Enrique 1Elmore, Jake 1

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2015 REDShit 2 homers on 8/24 at SF...after the Reds were no-hit by Roy Halladay at Phi in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Phillips led off Game 2 with a homer off Roy Oswalt...was his first career leadoff HR and only the second leadoff homer in Reds Postseason history (Pete Rose, Game 5 of the 1972 World Series off Oak’s Catfish Hunter).

2009: For the second time in 3 years won the Ernie Lombardi Award as the Reds’ Most Valuable Player in voting of the local chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America...led all National League second basemen with 25 stolen bases (Chase Utley 23) and 98rbi (Utley 93) and ranked fourth with 20hr (Utley 31, Dan Uggla 31, Clint Barmes 23)...led the team in apps (153), starts (150), hits (161), RBI (98), stolen bases (25, tied w/ Willy Taveras) and 3-hit games (11)...produced 3rbi in the season finale to finish with a career-high 98, the second-highest total ever by a Reds second baseman (Joe Morgan, 110rbi as 2B in 1976)...produced his 95th RBI on 9/24, then until the final game went 8 apps without driving in a run, his second-longest drought of the season...also had a career-best 30 doubles and 44 walks...became the first player in franchise history to produce at least 20 doubles, 20hr and 20 stolen bases in 3 consecutive seasons...joined Fla’s Hanley Ramirez as the only players in the Major Leagues to do it 3 straight years from 2007-2009...in his last 23g of the season hit .301 (28-93, 1hr, 13rbi)...led the club with 122 starts batting fourth in the order but also hit third (26gs) while Joey Votto was on the disabled list and sixth (2gs)...on 4/22 and 4/23 at Chi batted sixth, his lowest spot since he hit sixth on 4/11/07 at Ari...in the 7-0 win on 5/5 at Fla drove in 6 runs for the third time in his career...were the most RBI in a game by a Reds batter all season...in the 2-0 win on 4/12 vs Pit provided the game’s only runs with a first-inning HR off Ian Snell...on 4/13 at Mil scored the 300th run of his career...from 5/1-5/16 hit .362 (4hr, 20rbi) during a season-high 13-game hitting streak that raised his BA from .188 to .268...on a bad hop on 5/23 vs Cle suffered a hairline fracture at the tip of his

right thumb...missed 5g but did not go on the disabled list...in May received votes for National League Player of the Month after hitting .352 with 7hr and leading the team with 31 hits and 29rbi...were the most RBI by a Reds batter in a calendar month since Adam Dunn’s 31rbi in July 2005...on 6/3 at StL produced 3 hits, a homer, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases...since 1920, when RBI became an official statistic, only 2 other Reds players reached all 5 of those statistical levels in a game: George Foster in 1976 and Gary Redus in 1983...on 6/28 at Cle celebrated his 28th birthday by going 3-for-5 with 3rbi, a stolen base and 3 runs scored...on 7/25 at Chi recorded his 100th career stolen base.

2008: Didn’t play after 9/9 because of a broken right index finger that required surgery to insert 2 pins (9/12, hand specialist Dr. Andrew Markewicz, Dr. Timothy Kremchek)...won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for National League second basemen and the Bill James Handbook’s Fielding Bible Award as the best defensive second baseman in the Major Leagues...for the second consecutive season led National League second basemen in fielding percentage (.990, 7e, 706tc)...his career-high 78-game errorless streak from 4/10-7/8 was the second-longest by a second baseman in the Major Leagues in 2008 (Pit’s Freddy Sanchez, 82g)...despite missing the last 17g of the season still led the team in multi-hit games (45), stolen bases (23), runs scored (80) and triples (7)...ranked T6th in the NL in triples...led the club with 114 starts batting cleanup but also hit second (2gs) and third (24gs)...when injured had appeared in 141 of the Reds’ 145g and had started 140g...missed only games on 4/17 at Chi, the nightcap of a DH on 5/10 at NYM, 6/11 vs StL and 8/31 vs SF...on 4/25 at SF made his only appearance of the season as a pinch hitter and hit his first career pinch-hit HR (off Jonathan Sanchez)...on 6/4 at Phi made his 500th career appearance...on 6/19 vs LAD produced his 500th career hit, a 2-run single off Jonathan Broxton...in the 3-2 victory vs Wsh on 7/5 produced his third career walkoff hit, an RBI-single off Luis Ayala...on 8/6 vs Mil and 8/7 vs Hou became the first player in the 6-season history of Great American Ball Park to triple in consecutive games...suffered his season-ending finger injury in the 11-inning, 5-4 win on 9/9 at Mil...was hit by a

SECOND SACKERS, HRBelow are the single-season highs for HR by Reds second basemen:BRANDON PHILLIPS .....30.... 2007Joe Morgan ......................27.... 1976Joe Morgan ......................25.... 1973Bret Boone .......................24.... 1998Joe Morgan ......................22.... 1974Joe Morgan ......................22.... 1977

SECOND SACKERS, RBIBelow are the single-season highs for RBI by Reds second basemen:Joe Morgan .................. *110.... 1976BRANDON PHILLIPS ...103.... 2013BRANDON PHILLIPS .....98.... 2009Bret Boone .......................95.... 1998

* 111rbi for the season, 1 as a pinch hitter

SPORTING NEWS’2011 NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM

Position Player, ClubC ...................................... Brian McCann, Atl1B .....................................Prince Fielder, Mil2B ......................BRANDON PHILLIPS, Cin3B ................................ Aramis Ramirez, ChiSS ..................................Troy Tulowitzki, ColOF ..........................................Matt Kemp, LAOF .......................................Justin Upton, AriOF ........................................Ryan Braun, MilSP ................................Clayton Kershaw, LARP ..................................... Craig Kimbrel, Atl

In voting of players, coaches and managers

2011 SILVER SLUGGER AWARDSNational League

1B .....................................Prince Fielder, Mil2B ......................BRANDON PHILLIPS, CIN3B ................................ Aramis Ramirez, ChiSS ..................................Troy Tulowitzki, ColOF ........................................Ryan Braun, MilOF .......................................Matt Kemp, LADOF .......................................Justin Upton, AriC ...................................... Brian McCann, AtlP ..................................... Daniel Hudson, Ari

American League1B ...............................Adrian Gonzalez, Bos2B ............................... Robinson Cano, NYY3B .....................................Adrian Beltre, TexSS ..............................Asdrubal Cabrera, CleOF ...........................Curtis Granderson, NYYOF .................................... Jose Bautista, TorOF ................................Jacoby Ellsbury, BosC ............................................Alex Avila, DetDH ...................................... David Ortiz, Bos

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2015 REDSpitch on a bunt attempt but later in that plate appearance drove in the game-winning run...on 9/12 went on the 60-day disabled list to make room on the roster for RHP Micah Owings, who was acquired from the Diamondbacks to complete the Adam Dunn trade...for his community service was the club’s recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award and its nominee for the Branch Rickey Award.

2007: Put together one of the best all-around seasons of any player in baseball and was voted the club’s Most Valuable Player by the local chapter of the BBWAA...received votes for National League Silver Slugger, Gold Glove and MVP awards...established single-season club records for a second baseman in total bases (315) and home runs (30)...joined Adam Dunn (40hr) and Ken Griffey Jr. (30) to tie the club record for most players with 30 homers in the same season...became only the second 2B in Major League history, the third Reds player and the 31st player overall (51st time) to produce 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in a season (30hr, 32sb)...led all National League second basemen in fielding percentage (8e, .990), total chances (782), putouts (341) and assists (433)...among all ML second basemen ranked in the Top 3 in almost every major offensive category...led the Reds in games (158), runs (107), hits (187), total bases, triples (6), stolen bases and multi-hit games (56)...for the second straight season led the club in hits and multi-hit games...ranked among the National League leaders in multi-hit games (T7th), runs (9th) and stolen bases (T9th)...tied for the NL lead among second basemen in steals after leading league 2B in thefts in 2006...led the club with 52 starts batting second in the order and 81 starts batting fourth...were his first career apps batting cleanup...made 154 starts overall, all at 2B...made 1 appearance at SS (7/25 vs Mil)...on 9/4 vs NYM hit his 27th homer of the season (off Scott Schoeneweis) to tie Joe Morgan’s club record for a second baseman...broke the record the next day (off NYM’s John Maine)...recorded his 30th stolen base on 9/12 vs StL and his 30th homer on 9/26 vs Hou (off Juan Gutierrez)...on 9/16 at Mil doubled off Matt Wise to become the first Reds second baseman ever to produce 300 total bases...his career-high 22-game hitting streak from 4/26-5/20 was the longest by a Reds batter since Hal Morris hit safely in his last 29 apps of the 1996 season and tied for the second-longest in the league in 2007...during the streak he hit .351 and raised overall BA from .222 to .292...from 8/24-8/30 produced a career-best 7 consecutive multi-hit games (.353, 16-30), the longest such streak by a Reds batter since Chris Stynes’ 8-game multi-hit streak from 7/8-7/18, 2000...in front of his hometown crowd on 7/18 at Atl, his 2-run double in the 15th inning lifted the Reds to a 5-4 win...on 8/1 at Wsh recorded his 20th and 21st stolen bases of the season on the same pitch, thanks to a shift on batter Adam Dunn.

2006: In his first season with the Reds became the club’s starting second baseman...led the team in hits (148), multi-hit games (36) and starts at 2B (136)...also made 3 apps and 2 starts at SS...led all National League second basemen in stolen bases (25)...on 4/1 was designated for assignment by the Indians...6 days later was acquired by the Reds for a player to be named later or cash...on 4/9 was added to the roster...on 4/16 became the club’s starting 2B and from 4/17-4/23 was NL Player of the Week (.452, 4 2b, 3hr, 17rbi)...his 17rbi were the most by a Reds batter in a 7-day span since Ray Knight produced 17rbi and 18rbi in July/August 1979...hit safely in all 7g that week and then extended that career-high hitting streak to 9g (4/17-4/25, .421, 4 2b, 3hr, 18rbi)...kicked off that award-winning week on 4/17 vs Fla with 3 hits and 4rbi...on 4/20 at Mil had 6rbi, the most by a Reds batter all season, including 2 homers and his first career grand slam (off Mike

Adams)...would produce 2 more 9-game hitting streaks as part of a stretch from 6/16-7/5 during which he hit safely in 18-19g (.381), raising BA from .303 to .322...began the season with 16 straight stolen bases until he was picked off/caught stealing by Mil’s Doug Davis on 7/4...was the first Reds baserunner to begin a season with 16 consecutive successful stolen base attempts since Ken Griffey Sr. opened the 1980 campaign 19-for-19...made his only starts at SS on 9/22 vs Chi and 9/23 vs Chi...were his first career starts at that position.

LEADOFF HOME RUNS (5)Date Pitcher6/28/15 for Cin at NYM ............ Steven Matz9/11/12 for Cin vs Pit ............. Kevin Correia9/19/11 for Cin vs Hou ................. J.A. Happ9/13/11 for Cin vs Cubs ...... Ryan Dempster10/8/10 for Cin at Phi* ...............Roy Oswalt

* 2010 NLDS Game 2

WALKOFF HOME RUNS (2)Date (Inning) Pitcher7/15/11 for Cin vs StL (9th) .. Fernando Salas5/20/03 for Cle vs Det (9th) .......Matt Roney

GRAND SLAMS (5)Date Pitcher6/10/13 for Cin at Cubs .........Scott Feldman7/28/10 for Cin at Mil ....... Carlos Villanueva7/13/07 for Cin at NYM ..............John Maine7/3/07 for Cin vs SF ............... Kevin Correia4/20/06 for Cin at Mil ............... Mike Adams

PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (2)Date Pitcher8/8/11 for Cin vs Col ............... Rex Brothers4/25/08 for Cin at SF ..... Jonathan Sanchez

2-HOMER GAMES (11)Date Pitchers7/30/15 for Cin vs Pit .............Deolis Guerra4/12/13 for Cin at Pit .......... Burnett, Watson5/22/12 for Cin vs Atl .........Brandon Beachy9/12/11 for Cin vs Cubs ........Rodrigo Lopez7/1/11 for Cin vs Cle .......Masterson, Durbin8/24/10 for Cin at SF ..... Jonathan Sanchez7/7/09 for Cin at Phi ..................... J.A. Happ4/27/08 for Cin at SF ................... Pat Misch6/22/07 for Cin at Sea .....Feieraband, Davis8/5/06 for Cin vs Atl ................. Shiell, Yates4/20/06 for Cin at Mil ............. Ohka, Adams

RIGHT SIDE1B Joey Votto & 2B Brandon Phillips have made 973 starts together, the most on the right side of the infield for any tandem in Reds history and most among active players...1B Frank McCormick & 2B Lonny Frey rank second in franchise history with 774 starts together.

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2015 REDS2005: At Class AAA Buffalo appeared in 112g and was selected to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game...ranked fifth in the Indians organization in runs scored (79)...also appeared in 6g for the Indians during a stint from 7/9-7/31...made a couple starts at 2B, on 7/9 and 7/20...after he returned to Buffalo hit .259 the rest of the season...missed 3g in early July with a bruised right hand suffered when he was hit by a pitch...produced a pair of 4-hit games...made 104 starts batting leadoff.

2004: Spent the minor league season at Class AAA Buffalo, where in 135 apps he hit .303 with 14 stolen bases for the International League champions...his 158 hits would have established a new Bisons modern record had teammate Jhonny Peralta not produced 181 hits...for Buffalo made 69 apps at 2B and 66 apps at SS...from 6/20-7/30 hit safely in 34-35g, including an 18-game hitting streak from 6/20-7/10 and a 16-game streak from 7/11-7/30...from 6/15-8/10 reached base safely in 51 straight games, a Bisons modern day record and a minor league high for 2004...during that 51-game span hit .365 with a .431 on-base percentage...on 9/19 joined the Indians following the minor league post-season...made 6 starts at 2B for the Tribe.

2003: Coming out of spring training won the Indians’ starting job at second base...hit .277 in 24 exhibition games to earn his spot in the Opening Day lineup...played in a career-high 112g for the Tribe...on 4/9 vs WSox hit his first Major League home run (off Jon Garland)...from 5/27-6/6 went 0-for-29 and at the All-Star break was optioned to Class AAA Buffalo...in 88g at the break was hitting .210, the lowest average in the American League among batting qualifiers...hit .175 in 43g at Buffalo but was recalled on 8/27, when John McDonald went to the disabled list...spent the remainder of the season with the Tribe...for the season made 104 starts at 2B...his .981 fielding percentage ranked seventh-best among all AL second basemen.

2002: Prior to the season was rated by Baseball America as the top prospect in the Expos organization and the 20th-best prospect in all of baseball...in his Major League debut made 11 apps for the Indians...spent the minor league season at Class AA Harrisburg and Class AAA Ottawa and Buffalo...in June was acquired by the Indians in the deal that sent RHP Bartolo Colon to Mtl...began the season at Harrisburg...was promoted to Ottawa on 6/14...was named Eastern League Player of the Month for April (.397, 6hr, 17rbi)...joined Buffalo on 6/27, following the trade...on 9/13 was promoted to Cle and made his Major League debut that night vs Min as a defensive replacement at 2B...on 9/16 at Bos singled off Frank Castillo for his first career hit...overall for Cle made 11 apps at 2B, including 8 starts...following the season was named the top prospect in the Indians organization by Baseball America.

PERSONAL: Attended Redan (GA) High School, where he played basketball and baseball...in December 2003 his Redan uniform number 7 was retired...before he was drafted by the Expos in 1999 had scholarships to play both football and baseball at the University

of Georgia...his favorite player growing up was Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin...for his dedication to community service, in 2008 was the club’s recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award and its nominee for the Branch Rickey Award...also was the club’s nominee for the Branch Rickey Award in 2013...follow on Twitter @DatDudeBP.

-- Was selected by the Expos in the second round of the June 1999 first-year player draft. Was signed by Darryl Monroe.

-- Was acquired by the Indians, along with Lee Stevens, Cliff Lee and Grady Sizemore, in exchange for Bartolo Colon, cash and a player to be named later (Tim Drew, 6/28/02), June 27, 2002.

-- Was acquired by the Reds for cash or a player to be named (RHP Jeff Stevens, 6/13/06), April 7, 2006.

-- Signed a 4-year contract through the 2011 season, with a club option for 2012, February 15, 2008.-- On 60-day disabled list with a broken right index finger, September 12-remainder of the season, 2008.-- The Reds exercised the club's contract option for the 2012 season, October 31, 2011.-- Signed a 6-year contract through the 2017 season, April 10, 2012.-- On disabled list with a torn ligament in his left thumb, July 11-August 17, 2014; included rehabilitation

assignments at Louisville, August 15-16 and at Dayton, August 17.

CAREER FIELDINGPos. Pct. G PO A E TC DP PB2B *.989 1576 3134 4301 85 7520 960 -SS .800 6 2 6 2 10 1 -* All-time leader in career fielding percentage by NL second basemen

(.990); led NL 2B in 2007 (.990), 2008 (.990) and 2014 (.996)In 2014 tied Bret Boone's club record for fewest errors by 2B (2)In 2014 set new club record for consecutive errorless games by 2B (107)

SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSHitting Streak: 22g, 4/26-5/20, 2007; Hitless Streak: 29ab, 5/27-6/6, 2003

PHILLIPS' CAREER TRANSACTIONS

20-20-202B Brandon Phillips is the only player in Reds history to produce at least 20 doubles, 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in 3 consecutive seasons...listed below are the only 4 Reds players to reach each of those milestones in at least 3 seasons:Vada Pinson ...................5 ... 1959, ‘60, ‘62, ‘63, ‘65Joe Morgan .....................4 ...........1973, ‘74, ‘76, 77BRANDON PHILLIPS ....3 ................ 2007, ‘08, ‘09Eric Davis .......................3 .................1987, ‘90, ‘96

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Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E99 GCL Expos - R .290 47 169 23 49 11 3 1 21 0 0 3 15 35 12 3 .358 .408 1700 Cape Fear - A .242 126 484 74 117 17 8 11 72 0 5 9 38 97 23 8 .306 .378 3601 Jupiter - A .284 55 194 36 55 12 2 4 23 0 1 6 38 45 17 3 .414 .428 18 Harrisburg - AA .298 67 265 35 79 19 0 7 36 1 1 4 12 42 13 6 .337 .449 1202 Harrisburg - AA .327 60 245 40 80 13 2 9 35 1 0 5 16 33 6 3 .380 .506 14 Ottawa - AAA .257 10 35 1 9 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .297 .457 0 Buffalo - AAA .283 55 223 30 63 14 0 8 27 4 5 1 14 39 8 2 .321 .453 15 Cleveland .258 11 31 5 8 3 1 0 4 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 .343 .419 203 Cleveland .208 112 370 36 77 18 1 6 33 5 1 3 14 77 4 5 .242 .311 11 Buffalo - AAA .175 43 154 14 27 7 0 3 13 2 1 3 12 22 7 3 .247 .279 304 Buffalo - AAA .303 135 521 83 158 34 4 8 50 9 6 8 44 56 14 11 .363 .430 28 Cleveland .182 6 22 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 .250 .273 105 Buffalo - AAA .256 112 465 79 119 24 1 15 46 2 2 10 39 90 7 5 .326 .409 21 Cleveland .000 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 106 Cincinnati .276 149 536 65 148 28 1 17 75 4 6 6 35 88 25 2 .324 .427 1707 Cincinnati .288 158 650 107 187 26 6 30 94 2 5 12 33 109 32 8 .331 .485 808 Cincinnati .261 141 559 80 146 24 7 21 78 0 6 5 39 93 23 10 .312 .442 709 Cincinnati .276 153 584 78 161 30 5 20 98 2 8 6 44 75 25 9 .329 .447 910 Cincinnati .275 155 626 100 172 33 5 18 59 6 1 8 46 83 16 12 .332 .430 311 Cincinnati .300 150 610 94 183 38 2 18 82 5 6 9 44 85 14 9 .353 .457 612 Cincinnati .281 147 580 86 163 30 1 18 77 3 4 8 28 79 15 2 .321 .429 513 Cincinnati .261 151 606 80 158 24 2 18 103 4 9 8 39 98 5 3 .310 .396 914 Cincinnati .266 121 462 44 123 25 0 8 51 2 6 6 23 74 2 3 .306 .372 2 #Louisville - AAA .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .000 1 #Dayton - A .667 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .750 1.000 015 Cincinnati .294 148 588 69 173 19 2 12 70 1 3 4 27 68 23 3 .328 .395 6Major Totals .273 1608 6233 846 1703 300 33 186 825 35 55 76 377 944 184 68 .320 .421 87AL Totals .206 135 432 43 89 23 2 6 38 6 1 4 19 92 4 7 .246 .310 15Reds Totals .278 1473 5801 803 1614 277 31 180 787 29 54 72 358 852 180 61 .325 .430 72Minor Totals .274 713 2763 415 758 156 20 67 328 19 21 50 231 466 107 44 .339 .418 165# Injury rehab

Yr Club, Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E10 Cin vs Phi .333 3 12 2 4 1 0 *1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .667 212 Cin vs SF .375 5 24 1 9 3 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 .360 .625 0Division Series Totals .361 8 36 3 13 4 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 .351 .639 2* Leadoff home run off Roy Oswalt in Game 2

Yr Club, Site AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E10 NL, Anaheim .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 011 NL, Arizona .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 013 NL, New York (NL) .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0All-Star Totals .000 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0

Yr Club, Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E13 Cin at Pit .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0

Wild Card Record

Division Series Record

Career Hitting

All-Star Record

Yr Country AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E13 United States .269 6 26 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .269 .308 0

World Baseball Classic Record

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Age: 27 Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 250 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 0.147

Born: 8/16/88 Birthplace: Managua, Nicaragua Resides: Managua, Nicaragua

Acquired: Was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2016 Major League spring training camp, November 25, 2015.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: First name is spelled JC...was the Phillies' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April 2011...in 2006 was a Venezuelan Summer League All-Star...pitched for Nicaragua in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifier in Panama City.

2015 SEASON: Made 20 relief apps for the Diamondbacks and Mariners while posting a 2.72era in 37 relief apps for their Class AAA affiliates in Reno and Tacoma...began the season at Reno and after posting an ERA of 0.00 in 11 apps was promoted to Ari on 5/10...made all 12 of his apps for the Diamondbacks from 5/10-6/8 before returning to Reno on 6/18...on 7/26 was traded to Sea in exchange for cash...finished the minor league season with Tacoma before joining the M's as a September callup...following the season became a minor league free agent and in November was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2016 Major League spring training camp...played for Culiacan in the Mexican League (14g, 1-0-4, 1.47, 18.1ip, 13h, 2bb, 17k).

2013: In his Major League debut made 18 relief apps for the Phillies...in an 8-0 loss vs NYM on 6/23 struck out the side on 13 pitches in his first career appearance...over his first 5 apps didn't allow a hit until his 18th batter (4.2ip)...pitched for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League...following the season became a free agent and in November was signed by the Indians to a minor league contract.

MINOR LEAGUES2012: Following the season made 1 relief appearance for Nicaragua in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifier in Panama City...also that fall pitched for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League...2011: While at Class AA Reading led the Eastern League leaders in complete games (3) and tied for the lead in shutouts (1) while ranking second in wins (11)...was the Phillies' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April (4gs, 4-1, 4.03)...2010: Had hip surgery on 9/9...2009: Entered the season rated by Baseball America the fifth-best prospect in the Mariners' organization.

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xRAMIREZJC RHP

SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSScoreless Streak By Game: 5, 6/23-7/5, 2013; Scoreless Streak By Inning: 6.1, 6/8-9/19, 2015; Winning Streak: None; Losing Streak: None

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-- Was signed by the Mariners as a non-drafted free agent, July 2, 2005. Was signed by Luis Molina and Nemesio Porras.

-- Was acquired by the Phillies, along with RHP Phillippe Aumont and OF Tyson Gillies, in exchange for LHP Cliff Lee, December 16, 2009.

-- Was signed by the Indians to a minor league contract, November 8, 2013.-- On Columbus' disabled list with a fractured left thumb, April 3-May 16, 2014.-- Was signed by the Diamondbacks to a minor league contract, December 1, 2014.-- Was acquired by the Mariners in exchange for cash, July 26, 2015.-- Was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2016 Major League spring training

camp, November 25, 2015.

Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK06 VSL Mariners - R 5-1 1.66 14 13 1 1 0 65.0 43 16 12 0 35 56 11 007 Everett - A 3-7 4.30 15 15 0 0 0 75.1 61 49 36 3 43 73 9 708 Wisconsin - A 6-9 4.14 25 22 0 0 0 124.0 112 68 57 9 38 113 2 109 High Desert - A 8-10 5.12 28 27 1 0 0 142.1 153 93 81 18 53 111 14 210 Clearwater - A 4-3 4.06 11 11 0 0 0 64.1 63 34 29 2 17 55 5 0 Reading - AA 3-4 5.45 13 13 1 0 0 77.2 89 51 47 11 24 60 0 011 Reading - AA 11-13 4.50 26 26 *3 *1 0 144.0 144 84 72 15 55 89 5 412 Reading - AA 0-2 3.62 16 0 0 0 3 27.1 20 14 11 3 14 18 1 0 Lehigh Valley - AAA 3-2 4.28 29 0 0 0 1 40.0 36 19 19 3 17 34 5 013 Reading - AA 1-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 Lehigh Valley - AAA 4-2 4.71 30 0 0 0 3 42.0 42 24 22 2 23 36 4 0 Philadelphia 0-1 7.50 18 0 0 0 0 24.0 30 22 20 6 15 16 0 014 Akron - AA 1-0 2.08 10 0 0 0 1 13.0 5 3 3 1 8 14 2 0 Columbus - AAA 1-3 3.45 25 0 0 0 2 31.1 33 16 12 5 11 15 2 015 Arizona 1-1 4.11 12 0 0 0 0 15.1 15 7 7 1 4 11 1 0 Reno - AAA 0-1 2.88 23 0 0 0 1 25.0 22 8 8 0 10 18 0 0 Tacoma - AAA 1-1 2.50 14 0 0 0 0 18.0 17 6 5 2 7 18 2 0 Seattle 0-1 7.56 8 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 7 7 2 7 5 0 0Major Totals 1-3 6.42 38 0 0 0 0 47.2 55 36 34 9 26 32 1 0AL Totals 0-1 7.56 8 0 0 0 0 8.1 10 7 7 2 7 5 0 0NL Totals 1-2 6.18 30 0 0 0 0 39.1 45 29 27 7 19 27 1 0Minor Totals 51-58 4.16 283 127 6 2 11 896.1 842 485 414 74 357 718 63 14* Led league

Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG ECareer Totals .000 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1Only career plate appearance on 9/29/13 for Phi at Atl (F8)

RAMIREZ' CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Career Pitching

Career Hitting

Yr Country W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK12* Nicaragua 0-0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0* November 2012 qualifier for the March 2013 World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic Record

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Entered the 2016 season rated the second-best prospect in the organization by Baseball America, the ninth-best prospect by Milb.com and the pitcher with the best slider in the system...in 2015 was a mid-season Carolina League All-Star, Texas League Pitcher of the Week once (7/21-7/27) and Southern League Pitcher of the League twice (8/4-8/10, 9/1-9/7).

2015 SEASON: On 7/26 was traded from KC to the Reds as part of the deal that sent veteran RHP Johnny Cueto to the Royals...at Class A Wilmington and Class AA Northwest Arkansas and Pensacola combined to finish 13-9, 2.41 in 23 starts and 3 relief apps...was a mid-season Carolina League All-Star, Texas League Pitcher of the Week once (7/21-7/27) and Southern League Pitcher of the League twice (8/4-8/10, 9/1-9/7)...his season totals for wins (13), strikeouts (144) and ERA (2.41) would have led all Reds farmhands...twice for Pensacola threw 8.0 scoreless innings (8/5 at Jacksonville, 8/31 at Jackson)...finished the season rated the sixth-best prospect in the Carolina League and the 10th-best prospect in the Southern League...on 12/18 was invited to 2016 Major League spring training camp.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS2014: In his first full professional season made 19 starts at Class A Lexington...in July and August missed time with an impingement in his left shoulder.

PERSONAL: In 2011 graduated from Horn Lake (MS) High School...played baseball at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, MS, where in 2013 he set a single-season school record with 96 strikeouts in 73.1 innings and finished his career as NWMCC’s all-time leader in strikeouts (161), wins (16) and innings pitched (137.2)...follow on Twitter @C_Reed24.

BASEBALL AMERICA’STOP 10 REDS PROSPECTS

1. .. Robert Stephenson, RHP 2. ...............Cody Reed, LHP 3. .............. Amir Garrett, LHP 4. .......... Tyler Stephenson, C 5. .............. Jesse Winker, OF 6. .............Alex Blandino, INF 7. ........... Nick Travieso, RHP 8. .............. Keury Mella, RHP 9. ............. Sal Romano, RHP 10. ...............Tyler Mahle, RHP

Age: 22 Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 225 Bats: L Throws: L ML Service: 0.000

Born: 4/15/93 Birthplace: Memphis, TN Resides: Lakeland, TN

Acquired: From the Royals, along with LHP Brandon Finnegan and LHP John Lamb, in exchange for RHP Johnny Cueto, July 26, 2015.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

-- Was selected by the Royals in the second round of the June 2013 first-year player draft. Was signed by Travis Ezi.

-- On Lexington’s disabled list with an impingement in his left shoulder, July 19-August 8, 2014.-- Was acquired by the Reds, along with LHP Brandon Finnegan and LHP John Lamb, in exchange for RHP

Johnny Cueto, July 26, 2015.

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REED’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

CODY LHP

xREED

Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK13 Idaho Falls - R 0-1 6.07 15 6 0 0 0 29.2 31 24 20 0 23 25 4 014 Lexington - A 3-9 5.46 19 19 0 0 0 84.0 105 66 51 5 36 58 11 115 Wilmington - A 5-5 2.14 13 10 1 0 1 67.1 62 19 16 3 18 65 3 0 NW Arkansas - AA 2-2 3.45 5 5 0 0 0 28.2 26 16 11 3 8 19 1 0 Pensacola - AA 6-2 2.17 8 8 0 0 0 49.2 39 14 12 1 16 60 1 1Minor Totals 16-19 3.82 60 48 1 0 1 259.1 263 139 110 12 101 227 20 2

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In 2015 played in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and was International League Batter of the Week for 6/22-6/28...in 2014 was a Southern League South Division All-Star...in 4 straight seasons from 2011-2014, his throwing arm was rated by Baseball America the best by any outfielder in the organization...at just 23 years old already is in his eighth season in the orgranization...on his 16th birthday was signed by Tony Arias.

2015 SEASON: Spent most of the season at Class AAA Louisville...from 7/6-7/10 was on the Reds' roster but did not play...at the time he was recalled led the Bats in HR, RBI and total bases...was International League Batter of the Week for 6/22-6/28 (7g, .444, 2hr, 12rbi) after leading the IL with 12 hits and 12rbi while producing three 3-hit games and games of 4rbi and 5rbi...was Louisville’s first weekly award winner since Cody Puckett in June 2012...on the season for the Bats hit five 3-run HR...beginning 7/28 spent the rest of the season on Louisville's disabled list with a strained left calf...was named to the 2015 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game World Team roster...entered the season rated the 10th-best prospect in the organization...following the season played for Margarita in the Venezuelan Winter League (21g, .227, 5 2b, 1hr, 4rbi, 2sb).

2014: Spent the minor league season at Class AA Pensacola, where he was a Southern League South Division All-Star...in his Major League debut made 11 apps and 7 starts as 1 of the Reds' 10 September callups...made 7 starts at all 3 outfield positions (2gs in LF, 2gs in CF, 3gs in RF)...started 3 of the Reds' last 4g of the season (CF, LF, RF)...was the second of 2 Reds players in 2014 to make the jump from Class AA (RHP Carlos Contreras)...on 9/4 at Bal made his first Major League appearance, started in RF and went 0-for-3...at 22 years old, when he debuted was the fifth-youngest player in the majors...on 9/14 at Mil produced a pinch-hit single off Rob Wooten for his first career hit...on 9/17 at Chi produced his first career RBI on a groundout...produced 2-hit games on 9/17 at Chi and 9/25 vs Mil...entered the season rated the fifth-best prospect in the organization.

MINOR LEAGUES2013: At Class A Bakersfield and in his first season at Class AA Pensacola combined to hit .259 (35 2b, 6 3b, 13hr, 66rbi, 10sb)...began the season at Bakersfield...on 6/18 was promoted to Pensacola...turned 21 years old on 8/15...for the fourth straight year his throwing arm was rated the best by any outfielder in the organization...played for Glendale in the prestigious Arizona Fall League (22g, .271, 2 2b, 4hr, 13rbi, 3sb)...2012: In 85 apps for Class A Dayton and Bakersfield combined to hit .241 (6hr, 51rbi, 11sb)...on 11/19 was added to the 40-man roster...2011: Entered the season as the fifth-best prospect in the Reds organization, according to Baseball America...2010: Following the season his throwing arm was rated the best by any outfielder in the organization.

PERSONAL: Follow on Twitter @yormanroro.

Age: 23 Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 211 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 0.032

Born: 8/15/92 Birthplace: Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela Resides: Maracay, Venezuela

Acquired: Was signed as a non-drafted free agent, August 15, 2008. Was signed by Tony Arias.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

YORMAN OF

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SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSHitting Streak: 3g, 9/14-9/17, 2014; Hitless Streak: 8ab, 9/25-9/27, 2014

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Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E09 GCL Reds - R .274 22 84 9 23 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 10 23 5 0 .347 .321 2 Billings - R .219 46 183 21 40 10 2 3 17 0 0 1 9 61 5 2 .259 .344 610 Billings - R .339 43 171 25 58 8 3 2 39 1 4 0 8 30 12 2 .361 .456 411 Dayton - A .254 79 280 38 71 10 4 7 40 2 1 2 25 84 20 8 .318 .393 512 Dayton - A .271 65 258 35 70 17 3 6 44 2 2 2 12 61 7 5 .307 .430 3 Bakersfield - A .156 23 90 7 14 4 0 0 7 0 1 0 3 39 4 0 .181 .200 513 Bakersfield - A .251 63 251 41 63 20 4 9 35 1 0 3 22 77 6 3 .319 .470 5 Pensacola - AA .267 66 262 30 70 15 2 4 31 0 2 0 25 76 4 0 .329 .385 614 Pensacola - AA .262 119 450 69 118 20 5 9 40 1 3 1 47 117 12 5 .331 .389 7 Cincinnati .222 11 27 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 12 0 1 .276 .222 015 Louisville - AAA .269 85 308 42 83 13 3 10 41 1 0 0 17 80 4 1 .308 .429 3 Cincinnati .--- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .000 0Major Totals .222 11 27 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 12 0 1 .276 .222 0Minor Totals .261 611 2337 317 610 119 27 50 296 8 14 9 178 648 79 26 .314 .399 46

Career Hitting

Age: 22 Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 260 Bats: L Throws: R ML Service: 0.000

Born: 10/12/93 Birthplace: Syosset, NY Resides: Southington, CT

Acquired: Was selected by the Reds in the 23rd round of the June 2011 first-year player draft. Was signed by Lee Seras.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Entered the 2016 season rated the ninth-best prospect in the organization and pitcher with the best fastball...was Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for 7/20-7/26, 2015...in 2013 and 2014 was a mid-season Midwest League All-Star.

2015 SEASON: In 25 starts and 1 relief appearance at Class A Daytona and Class AA Pensacola combined to finish 6-9, 4.82...while at Daytona was Florida State League Pitcher of the Week for 7/20-7/26 after allowing just 1 hit in 7.0 shutout innings of a 7-1 win at Dunedin on 7/21 (0bb, 6k)...following the season, his fastball was rated by Baseball America the best in the organization...on 11/19 was added to the 40-man roster.

xROMANOSAL RHP

BASEBALL AMERICA’STOP 10 REDS PROSPECTS

1. .. Robert Stephenson, RHP 2. ................Cody Reed, LHP 3. .............. Amir Garrett, LHP 4. .......... Tyler Stephenson, C 5. .............. Jesse Winker, OF 6. .............Alex Blandino, INF 7. ........... Nick Travieso, RHP 8. .............. Keury Mella, RHP 9. ............ Sal Romano, RHP 10. ...............Tyler Mahle, RHP

-- Was signed by the Reds as a non-drafted free agent, August 15, 2008. Was signed by Tony Arias.

-- On Billings’ disabled list with a bruised right hand, July 31-August 15, 2010.

-- On Dayton’s disabled list with a bruised left shoulder, July 20-28 and August 2-remainder of season, 2011.

-- On Dayton’s disabled list with bursitis in his left knee, June 14-20, 2012.-- On Pensacola's disabled list with a strained oblique, April 25-May 7, 2014.-- On Louisville's disabled list with a strained left calf, July 26-remainder of the season, 2015.

CAREER FIELDINGPos. Pct. G PO A E TC DP PBCF 1.000 2 4 0 0 4 0 -LF 1.000 2 2 0 0 2 0 -RF 1.000 4 6 0 0 6 0 -

RODRIGUEZ' CAREER TRANSACTIONS

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Age: 25 Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 225 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 0.067

Born: 1/6/91 Birthplace: Gainesville, FL Resides: Ocala, FL

Acquired: Was claimed off waivers from the Padres, January 8, 2015.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: First name is pronounced KEE-vus...in 2013 was an Arizona Fall League All-Star and the Padres' Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June and July...in 2011 was the Padres' Minor League Pitcher of the Year, an MiLB.com Padres organizational All-Star, a Midwest League All-Star and a Baseball America low Class A All-Star.

2015 SEASON: Was 1 of 9 rookie pitchers who made 110 starts for the Reds, both single-season modern club records...the Reds' season-ending streak of 64 consecutive starts by rookies, beginning 7/29, is a modern Major League record...began the season on Louisville’s disabled list with a strained right forearm...was reinstated on 4/20 and made his first 8 starts of the season for Pensacola before he was promoted on 6/10 to Louisville...joined the Reds on 7/30 to fill one of the spots in the rotation vacated after the deadline trades of RHP Johnny Cueto to the Royals and RHP Mike Leake to the Giants...that night vs the Pirates made his Major League debut by throwing a perfect eighth inning and striking out 2 of his 3 batters (Pedro Florimon, Travis Ishikawa)...in his next appearance, on 8/2 vs Pit made his first career start in the 3-0 loss...earned his first career victory in his second start, on 8/8 at Ari (4-1 win)...after the relief appearance in his big league debut made his last 12 apps for the Reds as a starter...was claimed off waivers from the Padres in January...in spring training produced a 2.25era in 4 relief apps before he was optioned to Louisville on 3/20...following the season had arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow.

KEYVIUS RHP

48SAMPSON

SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSScoreless Streak By Game: 1g, 7/30/15 vs Pit; Scoreless Streak By Inning: 8.0, 8/8-8/13, 2015; Winning Streak: 2g, 8/8-8/13, 2015; Losing Streak: 5g, 8/19-9/27, 2015

-- Was selected by the Reds in the 23rd round of the June 2011 first-year player draft. Was signed by Lee Seras.

-- On Dayton's disabled list, May 30-June 5, 2013.

Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK12 Billings - R 5-6 5.32 15 15 0 0 0 64.1 74 45 38 1 23 52 9 313 Dayton - A 7-11 4.86 25 25 0 0 0 120.1 134 81 65 10 57 89 9 114 Dayton - A 8-11 4.12 28 *28 0 0 0 *148.2 169 87 68 9 42 128 9 115 Daytona - A 6-5 3.46 19 18 1 0 0 104.0 103 48 40 2 33 79 4 1 Pensacola - AA 0-4 10.96 7 7 0 0 0 23.0 35 28 28 4 12 9 0 0Minor Totals 26-37 4.67 94 93 1 0 0 460.1 515 289 239 26 167 357 31 6* Led Midwest League

ROMANO’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Career Pitching

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS2014: At Class A Dayton was a mid-season Midwest League All-Star for the second straight year...led the MWL in starts and innings pitched...was rated the 17th-best prospect in the organization...2013: At Class A Dayton was a mid-season Midwest League All-Star...was rated by MLB.com the 10th-best prospect in the organization.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Southington (CT) High School...following on Twitter @salromano14.

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-- Was selected by the Padres in the fourth round of the June 2009 first-year player draft. Was signed by Rob Sidwell.

-- On San Antonio's disabled list, August 5-14 and August 30-remainder of the season, 2012.-- Was claimed off waivers by the Reds, January 8, 2015.-- On Louisville's disabled list with a strained right forearm, April 9-29, 2015.

SAMPSON’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK09 AZL Padres - R 0-0 3.00 2 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 Eugene - A 0-0 3.60 2 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 0 3 5 2 010 Eugene - A 3-3 3.56 10 10 0 0 0 43.0 35 23 17 4 17 58 4 111 Fort Wayne - A 12-3 2.90 24 24 0 0 0 118.0 81 42 38 8 49 143 7 212 San Antonio - AA 8-11 5.00 26 25 0 0 0 122.1 108 70 68 11 57 122 8 213 San Antonio - AA 10-4 2.26 19 18 0 0 0 103.1 74 31 26 9 33 110 6 0 Tucson - AAA 2-3 7.11 9 9 0 0 0 38.0 44 32 30 5 29 25 2 114 El Paso - AAA 2-5 6.68 38 14 0 0 0 91.2 91 73 68 19 68 94 8 015 Pensacola - AA 1-2 1.85 8 8 0 0 0 43.2 35 11 9 2 24 41 3 0 Louisville - AAA 2-4 5.08 8 7 0 0 0 39.0 40 22 22 1 22 33 2 0 Cincinnati 2-6 6.54 13 12 0 0 0 52.1 67 43 38 7 26 42 4 0Major Totals 2-6 6.54 13 12 0 0 0 52.1 67 43 38 7 26 42 4 0Minor Totals 40-35 4.17 146 117 0 0 0 607.0 512 307 281 59 302 634 42 6

Career Pitching

Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E15 Cincinnati .000 13 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 .000 .000 0

Career Hitting

MINOR LEAGUES2014: In his first full season at Class AAA made 14 starts and 24 relief apps for El Paso...was designated for assignment on 12/29/14 and on 1/8/15 was claimed off waivers by the Reds...2013: With 10 victories tied for third in the Texas League while making just 18 starts and 1 relief appearance at Class AA San Antonio...his 2.26era led the staff, but he didn't have enough innings to qualify for the league leaders...in his last 12 starts for the Missions went 8-0, 1.58...also made 9 starts for Class AAA Tucson...was the organization's Pitcher of the Month for June and July...following the season was an Arizona Fall League All-Star for Peoria (7g, 1gs, 0.79era, 11.1ip, 1er) and was rated the Padres' ninth-best prospect...2011: At Class A Fort Wayne was the Padres' Minor League Pitcher of the Year...also was an MiLB.com organizational All-Star, Midwest League All-Star and Baseball America low Class A All-Star...in 24 starts for the Tin Caps went 12-3, 2.90 (118ip, 143k) and held opponents to a .192 batting average....ranks among the Midwest League leaders in strikeouts (143, 3rd), WHIP (1.10, 4th), wins (12, T4th) and ERA (2.90, 7th).

PERSONAL: Graduated from Ocala (FL) Forest High School...follow on Twitter @K_Samp2.

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Age: 25 Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 225 Bats: L Throws: R ML Service: 0.035

Born: 10/6/90 Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, IA Resides: Solon, IA Acquired: From the Dodgers, along with IF Brandon Dixon and IF Jose Peraza, as part of a 3-team deal in which the White Sox acquired 3B Todd Frazier, December 16, 2015.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In 2013 and 2014 was an Milb.com Organizational All-Star and a post-season league All-Star...in 2014 was a Baseball America Class AA All-Star and was named to the Arizona Fall League's All-Prospects team...in 2013 received the Branch Rickey Award as the Dodgers' Minor League Player of the Year...was Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for 6/16-6/22, 2015 and California League Player of the Week for 7/2-7/8, 2013.

2015 SEASON: Spent most of last season with the Dodgers' affiliate in Oklahoma City, his first action at Class AAA, and in 121 apps produced 13 homers, 50rbi and 15 stolen bases...also made his Major League debut with 3hr and 4rbi in just 19g for LAD...began the season with OKC and was promoted on 6/5...debuted that night vs StL with a start in LF and in his first career plate appearance singled off Carlos Martinez...returned to Oklahoma City the next day and spent the rest of the minor league season there...rejoined the Dodgers as a September callup...on 9/4 at SD hit his first home run (solo off James Shields) and collected his first stolen base...became only the second Dodgers batter since 1914 to produce a homer and stolen base in the same game within his first 3 career games (Jose Offerman, 8/19/90)...on 9/9 at LAA led off the game with a homer off Garrett Richards...with 2 outs in the eighth inning on 9/14 vs Col hit a 2-run HR off Miguel Castro that extended LAD's lead to the 4-1 final score...while at OKC missed 12 days in July with a sprained ligament in his right hand...entered the season rated the eighth-best prospect in the Dodgers's organization.

MINOR LEAGUES2014: At Class AA Chattanooga was a Baseball America Class AA All-Star, mid- and post-season Southern League All-Star and Milb.com Organizational All-Star...led the Southern League in triples, HR and slugging percentage while ranking among the leaders in runs (3rd), RBI (T4th) and hits (5th)...was named to the prestigious Arizona Fall League's All-Prospects team while playing for Glendale (23g, .310, 3 2b, 5hr, 13rbi)...was added to the 40-man roster on 11/20...2013: At Class A Rancho Cucamonga earned the Branch Rickey Award winner as the Dodgers' Minor League Player of the Year...as a post-season and Milb.com Organizational All-Star led the California League in extra-base hits (69) and total bases (277) while ranking among the leaders in HR (2nd), slugging percentage (2nd) and runs scored (4th)...led his team in HR and RBI...was Rancho Cucamonga's Dodger Pride Award winner for both June (.341, 6hr, 17rbi) and July (.348)...2011: At Rookie Ogden was the Dodger Pride Award winner for June (11g, .346, 2hr, 12rbi).

PERSONAL: At Cedar Rapids (IA) Prairie High School played baseball, football, basketball and soccer while setting school track records in the 55-meter sprint, long jump and 800-meter relay...in 2010 spent 1 season at Des Moines Area Community College in 2010, where he was a second-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American, Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year, first-team ICCAC

All-Region and All-North Plain District...that season led DMACC in hitting (.446), runs scored (81), HR (20), slugging percentage (.877) and walks (30) while ranking second in hits (91), doubles (22), triples (3) and RBI (82)...follow on Twitter @scheb08.

xSCHEBLERSCOTT OF

SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSHitting Streak: 3g, 9/4-9/9, 2015; Hitless Streak: 11ab, 9/9-9/14, 2015

LEADOFF HOME RUNS (1)Date Pitcher9/9/15 for LAD at LAA .......... Garrett Richards

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-- Was selected by the Dodgers in the 26th round of the June 2010 first-year player draft. Was signed by Scott Little.

-- On Oklahoma City's disabled list with sprained ligament in his right hand, July 4-15, 2015.

-- Was acquired by the Reds, along with IF Brandon Dixon and IF Jose Peraza, as part of a 3-team deal in which the White Sox received from the Reds 3B Todd Frazier and the Dodgers received from the Sox CF Trayce Thompson, IF Micah Johnson and RHP Frankie Montas, December 16, 2015.

Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E10 AZL Dodgers - R .294 5 17 3 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 .333 .529 011 Ogden - R .285 70 295 44 84 17 8 13 58 0 2 5 13 97 1 1 .324 .529 212 Great Lakes - A .260 137 515 67 134 32 8 6 67 2 3 10 30 99 17 11 .312 .388 513 Rancho Cucamonga - A .296 125 477 95 141 29 13 27 91 4 3 15 35 140 16 5 .360 .581 614 Chattanooga - AA .280 135 489 82 137 23 *14 *28 73 1 3 22 45 110 10 4 .365 *.556 715 Oklahoma City - AAA .241 121 432 57 104 16 9 13 50 0 1 12 40 93 15 2 .322 .410 5 Los Angeles (NL) .250 19 36 6 9 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 3 13 2 1 .325 .500 0Major Totals .250 19 36 6 9 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 3 13 2 1 .325 .500 0Minor Totals .272 593 2225 348 605 117 54 87 340 7 12 64 164 544 60 23 .338 .490 25* Led Southern League

SCHEBLER’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Career Hitting

CAREER FIELDINGPos. Pct. G PO A E TC DP PBLF 1.000 7 10 0 0 10 0 -RF 1.000 6 8 8 0 8 0 -

Age: 26 Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 230 Bats: L Throws: R ML Service: 0.029

Born: 3/1/90 Birthplace: Riverside, CA Resides: Chandler, AZ

Acquired: Was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2015 Major League spring training camp, November 19, 2014.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Was the Marlins' first pick (sixth overall) of the June 2008 first-year player draft...in 2012 was a Southern League All-Star...in 2011 was an Arizona Fall League Rising Star...in 2010 was an MiLB.com Marlins Organizational All-Star, South Atlantic League All-Star and a member of the Arizona Fall League's All-Prospect Team.

2015 SEASON: Spent most of the season at Class AA Pensacola, where he helped the Blue Wahoos to the Southern League playoffs...was on the Reds' roster twice but did not play (4/13-4/16, 7/27-7/29)...from 4/13-4/16 was on the roster in Chicago while C Devin Mesoraco remained in Cincinnati for treatment on his left hip, but he did not appear in a game for the Reds before he was optioned to Class AAA Louisville when C Tucker Barnhart was recalled...made 9 apps for the Bats before he returned to Pensacola on 5/7...on 7/27 was recalled to take the roster spot vacated by RHP Johnny Cueto, who was traded to the Royals for LHP Brandon Finnegan, LHP John Lamb and LHP Cody Reed...on 7/30, when LHP David Holmberg was promoted to take Cueto’s spot in the rotation, returned to Pensacola without playing for the Reds...from 5/31-6/24 was on Pensacola’s disabled list with a sprained left ankle...from 7/10-7/16 homered in 5 consecutive games (5hr, 8rbi), 1 shy of Derrek Lee’s Pensacola club record, and from 7/10-7/19 homered in 6 of his 7 apps...went to Major League spring training camp as a non-roster invitee and made 19 exhibition apps, including 1 start (.240, 1hr, 5rbi).

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MINOR LEAGUES2014 SEASON: Spent the season at Class AAA New Orleans and produced 10 homers and 30rbi in 70 apps...on 4/27 vs Omaha produced his fifth career multi-homer game...in his next appearance, on 4/29, hit his third career grand slam...following the season became a minor league free agent...on 11/19 was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2015 Major League spring training camp...2012: At Class AA Jacksonville was a Southern League All-Star...from 7/16-7/19 homered in 3 straight games...2011: Following the season played for Surprise in the prestigious Arizona Fall League and hit .283 (16g, 2hr, 8rbi) to earn a spot on the AFL's Rising Star Team...2010: At Class A Greensboro was an MiLB.com Marlins Organizational All-Star, South Atlantic League All-Star and a member of the Arizona Fall League's All-Prospect Team...missed 18g with a bruised right hand...2009: In his first full minor league season made just 70 apps because of stints on the disabled list with a chest contusion and then a strained right elbow.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Patriot High School in Riverside, CA, where as a senior he was named Gatorade National Player of the Year (30g, .543, 13hr, 43rbi)...while playing for Team USA earned a gold medal with the 16-under team in 2006 and a bronze medal with the 18-under team in 2008.

SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSHitting Streak: None; Hitless Streak: 3ab, 4/10-5/11, 2013

-- Was selected by the Marlins in the first round (sixth overall) of the June 2008 first-year player draft. Was signed by Robby Corsaro.

-- Was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract, November 19, 2014.

-- On Pensacola's disabled list with a sprained left ankle, May 31-June 24, 2015.

CAREER FIELDINGPos. Pct. G PO A E TC DP PBC 1.000 1 2 0 0 2 0 0Only career appearance at C on 4/10/13 for Mia vs Atl (8th & 9th innings)

SKIPWORTH’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E08 GCL Marlins - R .208 43 159 22 33 6 0 5 21 1 3 0 13 46 2 2 .263 .340 309 Greensboro - A .208 70 264 28 55 14 1 7 37 1 1 2 18 91 1 2 .263 .348 910 Greensboro - A .249 107 397 55 99 17 1 17 59 0 2 5 32 132 1 2 .312 .426 12 Jacksonville - AA .000 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .125 .000 011 Jacksonville - AA .207 106 396 35 82 12 2 11 49 1 1 2 34 143 0 4 .273 .331 1012 Jacksonville - AA .217 116 420 59 91 16 2 21 63 0 5 6 36 143 1 1 .285 .414 713 Miami .000 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .000 0 New Orleans - AAA .188 73 239 22 45 13 2 11 30 0 1 5 12 82 0 0 .241 .397 914 New Orleans - AAA .216 70 204 24 44 7 1 10 30 0 0 6 16 75 1 2 .292 .407 6

15 Pensacola - AA .204 69 216 25 44 12 1 11 28 1 2 6 21 108 0 1 .290 .421 5 Cincinnati .--- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- .--- 0 Louisville - AAA .160 9 25 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 8 0 0 .241 .240 2Major Totals .000 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .000 0Minor Totals .214 665 2327 274 497 99 10 93 318 5 16 32 186 831 6 14 .279 .385 63

Career Hitting

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Age: 26 Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 0.000

Born: 6/5/89 Birthplace: Yankton, SD Resides: Sioux Falls, SD

Acquired: Was selected in the 22nd round of the June 2013 first-year player draft. Was signed by Andy Stack.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Following the 2015 season pitched for Peoria in the prestigious Arizona Fall League...in 2016 attended his first Major League spring training camp.

2015 SEASON: In his first season above Class A, in 4 starts and 23 relief apps at Class AA Pensacola and Class AAA Louisville combined to finish 2-1, 2.74 (62.1ip, 47h, 60k)...in June and July missed time while on Louisville’s disabled list with a fractured right fifth toe...following the season pitched for Peoria in the prestigious Arizona Fall League (9g, 0-0-1, 3.38, 10.2ip, 11h, 4bb, 13k)...on 12/18 was invited to 2016 Major League spring training camp, his first.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS2014: In 3 starts and 29 relief apps at Class A Dayton and Bakersfield combined to finish 3-3, 3.05 with 3 save in 4 chances...over June and July missed more than a month with a sprained left knee.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Yankton (SD) High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football...also played baseball at South Dakota State, where he was selected to the Summit League All-Academic team and was named to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence...was selected to start the Rawlings Coastal Plain Summer League All-Star Game and later was named the league’s Pitcher of the Year for the Fayetteville (SC) SwampDogs...follow on Twitter @LayneSomsen.

-- Was selected by the Reds in the 22nd round of the June 2013 first-year player draft. Was signed by Andy Stack.

-- On Bakersfield’s disabled list with a sprained left knee, June 22-July 29, 2014.-- On Louisville’s disabled list with a fractured right fifth toe, June 17-August 4, 2015.

Non-Roster

SOMSEN’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

LAYNE RHP

xSOMSEN

Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK13 Billings - R 4-1 1.66 17 0 0 0 1 43.1 37 13 8 1 15 40 3 014 Dayton - A 1-1 1.40 11 1 0 0 2 19.1 12 3 3 1 4 26 1 0 Bakersfield - A 2-2 3.86 21 2 0 0 1 39.2 32 21 17 4 16 38 3 015 Pensacola - AA 2-0 2.76 12 1 0 0 0 32.2 23 11 10 1 16 31 2 0 Louisville - AAA 0-1 2.73 15 3 0 0 0 29.2 24 10 9 2 14 29 0 0Minor Totals 9-5 2.57 76 7 0 0 4 164.2 128 58 47 9 65 164 9 0

Career Pitching

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Age: 23 Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 0.000

Born: 2/24/93 Birthplace: Martinez, CA Resides: Martinez, CA

Acquired: Was selected in the first round (27th overall) of the June 2011 first-year player draft. Was signed by Rich Bordi.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: For the third straight year, the 2011 first-round draft pick is rated by Baseball America the top prospect in the organization...his changeup is rated the best of any Reds minor league pitcher...in 2015 led the organization in strikeouts, was International League Pitcher of the Week for 7/27-8/2 and following the season was rated the best pitching prospect in the IL...in 2014 was a Southern League All-Star, was on the U.S. roster for the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Min's Target Field and following the season was rated by Baseball America the best pitching prospect in the Southern League and the league's pitcher with the best fastball...in 2013 was the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year, a Midwest League All-Star and the Reds’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May...in 2014 and 2015 attended Major League spring training camp as a non-roster invitee...in the 2011 June first-year player draft was the 27th player selected overall.

2015 SEASON: In 25 starts at Class AA Pensacola and Class AAA Louisville combined to finish 8-11, 3.83 with 1 complete game...led the organization in strikeouts (140)...was the International League's Pitcher of the Week for 7/27-8/2 (2gs, 1-0, 0.64, 14ip, 6h, 1er, 3bb, 15k)...from 8/16-8/26 was on Louisville's disabled list with a strained right forearm...entered the season rated the best prospect in the organization, and his fastball and curveball both were rated the best of any Reds minor leaguer...following the season was rated by managers the best pitching prospect in the International League...was rated by Baseball America the 11th-best prospect in the IL and 12th-best prospect in the Southern League...on 11/19 was added to the 40-man roster.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS2014 SEASON: In just his third professional season made all 27 apps at Pensacola in his first extended action at Class AA...was a Southern League All-Star...led the SL in walks and strikeouts, tied for the league lead in home runs allowed and led starting pitchers by averaging 8.82 strikeouts per 9 innings...opponents hit just .224, tied for the best mark in the league...established a franchise record for strikeouts with 140 (136.2ip), third-most among all Reds farmhands...in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game in Minneapolis threw a scoreless eighth inning in the U.S. team's 3-2 win (1ip, 1h, 1k)...following the season was rated by Baseball America the best pitching prospect and fourth-best prospect overall in the Southern League and the pitcher with the best fastball in the SL...entered the season rated the best prospect in the organization...attended his first Major League spring training camp in just his third professional season...2013: Was the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year, a Midwest League All-Star and the Reds’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May...in 22 starts at Class A Dayton and Bakersfield and Class AA Pensacola went 7-7, 2.99...ranked among the organization’s minor league leaders in ERA (2nd) and strikeouts (136, 3rd)...in 6 starts in May went 5-0, 1.96 (36.2ip, 46k)...was scheduled to start the Midwest League All-Star Game

ROBERT RHP

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BASEBALL AMERICA’STOP 10 REDS PROSPECTS

1. .. Robert Stephenson, RHP 2. ................Cody Reed, LHP 3. .............. Amir Garrett, LHP 4. .......... Tyler Stephenson, C 5. .............. Jesse Winker, OF 6. .............Alex Blandino, INF 7. ........... Nick Travieso, RHP 8. .............. Keury Mella, RHP 9. ............. Sal Romano, RHP 10. ...............Tyler Mahle, RHP

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-- Was selected by the Reds in the first round (27th overall) of the June 2011 first-year player draft. Was signed by Rich Bordi.

-- On Louisville's disabled list with a strained right forearm, August 16-26, 2015.

Yr Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK12 Billings - R 1-0 2.05 7 7 0 0 0 30.2 22 11 7 2 8 37 7 0 Dayton - A 2-4 4.19 8 8 0 0 0 34.1 32 23 16 4 15 35 5 213 Dayton - A 5-3 2.57 14 14 0 0 0 77.0 56 30 22 5 20 96 10 2 Bakersfield - A 2-2 3.05 4 4 0 0 0 20.2 19 9 7 3 2 22 1 0 Pensacola - AA 0-2 4.86 4 4 0 0 0 16.2 17 10 9 2 13 18 1 014 Pensacola - AA 7-10 4.74 27 26 0 0 0 136.2 114 81 72 *18 *74 *140 9 015 Pensacola - AA 4-7 3.68 14 14 1 0 0 78.1 53 36 32 8 43 89 5 0 Louisville - AAA 4-4 4.04 11 11 0 0 0 55.2 51 25 25 2 27 51 5 0Minor Totals 25-32 3.80 89 88 1 0 0 450.0 364 225 190 44 202 488 43 4* Led Southern League

STEPHENSON'S CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Career Pitching

Age: 24 Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 207 Bats: R Throws: R ML Service: 1.061

Born: 7/18/91 Birthplace: Puerto Ordaz, VZ Resides: Puerto Ordaz, VZ

Acquired: From the Tigers, along with minor league RHP Jonathon Crawford, in exchange for RHP Alfredo Simon, December 11, 2014.

Contract: Signed through the 2016 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: First name is pronounced AY-you-hay-nee-oh...in 2012 and 2013 was an MiLB.com Tigers Organization All-Star...in 2012 was a Midwest League All-Star, West Michigan’s Player of the Year, MWL Player of the Week for 5/28-6/3 and the Tigers’ Minor League Player of the Month for June...also in 2012 won an MiLB.com Gold Glove Award.

7SUAREZEUGENIO INF

but was scratched with a hamstring injury...scoreboard speed guns often clocked his fastball at 100 miles per hour...on 5/30 vs South Bend retired the first 17 batters before allowing an infield single with 2 outs in the sixth inning...Baseball America ranked both his fastball and curveball the best in the organization...in the Midwest League, was rated the best pitching prospect and pitcher with the best fastball...following the season was ranked the Reds’ second-best player under age 25 (LHP Tony Cingrani, 1st)...2012: In his first professional season made 15 starts for Rookie Billings and Class A Dayton...combined to finish 3-4, 3.19 (65ip, 72k) while holding opponents to a .222 batting average...following the season was rated by Baseball America the second-best prospect in the organization...also was recognized by that publication as having the system’s best fastball and best curveball...named the Reds’ No. 3 prospect by MLB.com during the season.

PERSONAL: Attended Alhambra High School in Martinez, CA, where in 2011 he opened his senior season with consecutive no-hitters...in 13 apps that year went 7-2, 1.33 (64ip, 29h, 23bb, 132k) and was named the San Jose Mercury News’ Gatorade California Player of the Year...while at Alhambra High touched 97 miles per hour on the radar gun...held a 4.2 grade point average in high school...follow on Twitter at @robsteev44.

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2014: In his Major League debut made 85 apps for the Tigers, including 81g at SS and 2g at 3B...also made 54 minor league appearances for Class AA Erie and Class AAA Toledo...on 6/4 was promoted from Toledo and made his Major League debut that day vs Tor as a defensive replacement at shortstop...on 6/7 vs Bos became the 23rd player in franchise history to produce a home run for his first Major League hit (solo off Jon Lester)...became only the fourth Tigers rookie to homer in 3 of his first 7 career starts (Alex Avila 2009, Robert Fick 1998, Frank Doljack 1930)...on 6/14 vs Min finished a single shy of the cycle...following the season played for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League (17g, .250, 3 2b, 3 3b, 1hr, 6rbi).

MINOR LEAGUES2013: On 5/2 was promoted from Class A Lakeland to Class AA Erie...2012: At Class A West Michigan was a Midwest League All-Star and the club’s Player of the Year...among MWL leaders ranked second in hits, T3rd in apps, fifth in walks and T5th in total bases (209)...led all league shortstops with 257 putouts...was Midwest League Player of the Week for 5/28-6/3 (7g, 18-28, .643, 4 2b, 1 3b, 3rbi)...was the organization’s Minor League Player of the Month for June (22g, .366, 11 2b, 1hr, 7rbi)...2010: Was the Tigers’ Venezuelan Summer League Player of the Year.

SINGLE-SEASON CAREER HIGH STREAKSHitting Streak: 9g, 7/19-7/28, 2015; Hitless Streak: 16ab, 8/25-8/28, 2015

-- Was signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent, October 9, 2008. Was signed by Alejandro Rodriguez.

-- Was acquired by the Reds, along with minor league RHP Jonathon Crawford, in exchange for RHP Alfredo Simon, December 11, 2014.

CAREER FIELDINGPos. Pct. G PO A E TC DP PB3B 1.000 3 1 1 0 2 0 -SS .961 177 260 454 29 743 108 -Made his most recent appearance at 3B on 7/19/15 vs Cle (11th inning)

Yr Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E09 VSL Tigers - R .262 57 206 29 54 9 3 1 15 1 1 *15 17 32 8 4 .360 .350 1410 VSL Tigers - R .311 61 225 32 70 12 2 1 18 4 2 7 23 44 8 6 .389 .396 1211 GCL Tigers - R .341 12 44 11 15 7 0 2 9 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 .408 .636 5 Connecticut - A .250 58 204 37 51 11 5 5 24 3 0 4 18 43 9 5 .323 .426 1912 West Michigan - A .288 135 511 82 147 34 5 6 67 5 7 15 65 116 21 9 .380 .409 1813 Lakeland - A .311 25 103 17 32 6 2 1 12 0 1 4 14 25 2 3 .410 .437 10 Erie - AA .253 111 442 53 112 24 4 9 45 2 0 6 46 98 9 11 .332 .387 2614 Erie - AA .284 42 155 26 44 14 1 6 29 0 0 0 15 38 7 2 .347 .503 7 Toledo - AAA .302 12 43 6 13 4 0 2 7 0 1 2 6 9 2 0 .404 .535 2 Detroit .242 85 244 33 59 9 1 4 23 5 1 5 22 67 3 2 .316 .336 1015 Louisville - AAA .256 57 203 30 52 9 2 8 25 5 1 3 26 40 3 4 .348 .438 11 Cincinnati .280 97 372 42 104 19 2 13 48 4 2 3 17 94 4 1 .315 .446 19Major Totals .265 182 616 75 163 28 3 17 71 9 3 8 39 161 7 3 .315 .403 29AL Totals .242 85 244 33 59 9 1 4 23 5 1 5 22 67 3 2 .316 .336 10Reds Totals .280 97 372 42 104 19 2 13 48 4 2 3 17 94 4 1 .315 .446 19Minor Totals .276 570 2136 323 590 130 24 41 251 21 13 58 233 449 71 44 .361 .446 124* Led Venezuelan Summer League

SUAREZ’ CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Career Hitting

Yr Club, Opponent AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E14 Det vs Bal .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0

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