COACHING STAFF
PHIL NEVIN
MANAGER
Born: Jan. 19, 1971 (41)
Resides: Poway, Calif.
Managing Career: Returns for his second season with the Mud Hens and third in the Tigers organization…managed Double-A Erie in 2010 and Orange County of the independent Golden Baseball League in 2009.
Playing Career: Drafted No. 1 overall in 1992 by the Houston Astros out of Cal State-Fullerton…Most Outstanding Player in 1992 College World Series…played 12 seasons in the majors with seven teams including Detroit (1995-97)…played with Toledo briefly in 1995 and 1997.
LEON ‘BULL’ DURHAM
HITTING COACH
Born: July 31, 1957 (54)
Resides: Cincinnati, Ohio
Coaching Career: Returns for his 12th season with the Mud Hens and his 17th season overall in coaching, including five seasons with the Anaheim Angels.
Playing Career: Spent 10 seasons in the majors with three different teams, mainly the Chicago Cubs.
A.J. SAGER
PITCHING COACH
Born: March 3, 1965 (47)
Resides: Perrysburg, Ohio
Coaching Career: Entering his fifth season with the Mud Hens and 11th in the Tigers organization…pitching coach for Double-A Erie in 2007 and Single-A West Michigan 2002-06
Playing Career: Played baseball and football at the University of Toledo…Pitched for 12 professional seasons, five in the major leagues, including Detroit…pitched for Mud Hens in 1996 and 1998.
MATT RANKIN
ATHLETIC TRAINER
Born: Aug. 1, 1971 (40)
Resides: Toledo, Ohio
Coaching Career: Beginning his 12th season with Mud Hens and 16th with the Tigers organization…spent two years with Single-A Lakeland.
KYLE BERGMAN
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
Born: June 16, 1986 (25)
From: Chicago Ridge, Ill.
Career: Beginning second season with the Mud Hens and fourth with the Tigers organization…spent one year with the Single-A West Michigan and one year with the Double-A Erie.
PITCHERS
DUANE BELOW
PITCHER
Born: Nov. 15, 1985 (25) in Britton, Mich.
Height: 6’3
Weight: 218
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 19th round of the 2006 draft
Full name: Duane Arthur Below
2011: Assigned to Triple-A Toledo to begin the season, starting 18 games with the Mud Hens before being recalled by the Tigers July 20 for the remainder of the season…compiled a season-best four-game winning streak with Toledo April 22-May 13…tabbed the International League Pitcher of the Week for May 2-8…fanned a season-high 11 batters on May 8 versus Charlotte…posted a 3-0 record, 2.08 ERA (26.0IP/6ER) and 18 strikeouts over his final four starts with Toledo June 26-July 15…made his major league debut on July 20 versus Oakland…after two starts with the Tigers, he spent the remainder of the season in relief for Detroit…retired the first 23 batters he faced as a reliever.
CHRIS BOOTCHECK
PITCHER
Born: Oct. 24, 1978 (33) in LaPorte, Ind.
Height: 6’5
Weight: 210
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Dec. 11, 2011
Full name: Christopher Brandon Bootcheck
2011: Started the season with Triple-A Durham, making 16 appearances (seven starts)…struck out a season-high seven batters on June 25 versus Scranton/WB…longest outing of the year was 7.1 innings on June 25 versus Scranton/WB (took the loss and struck out seven)…left the team at the end of June and signed with the Lotte Giants in Korea.
CASEY CROSBY
PITCHER
Born: Sept. 17, 1988 (23) in Kaneland, Ill.
Height: 6’5
Weight: 218
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 5th round of the 2007 draft
Full name: Casey W. Crosby
2011: Spent the season with Double-A Erie in the Eastern League, going 9-7 with a 4.10 ERA (60 ER/131.2 IP) in 25 starts…won four straight decisions from May 23-June 27…longest outing of the year was 8.0 innings on Aug. 19 at Harrisburg…struck out a season-high eight batters on two occasions…was a mid-season all-star in the Eastern League…led the league with 77 walks… named as the third best prospect in the Detroit organization following the season by Baseball America.
DARIN DOWNS
PITCHER
Born: Dec. 26, 1984 (27) in Southfield, Mich.
Height: 6’3
Weight: 210
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Nov. 5, 2011
Full name: Darin Burton Downs
2011: Split the season between Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A New Orleans in the Florida Marlins system…started the year with Jacksonville and appeared in 22 games (13 starts)…was promoted to New Orleans on July 21…longest outing of the year was 8.0 innings on Aug. 31 versus Oklahoma City…struck out a season-high eight batters on Aug. 14 versus Reno.
MATT HOFFMAN
PITCHER
Born: Nov. 18, 1988 (23) in Tulsa, Okla.
Height: 6’1
Weight: 225
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 26th round of the 2007 draft
Full name: Matthew Christopher Hoffman
2011: Started the year with Double-A Erie, appearing in just one game before being promoted to Triple-A Toledo…appeared in 49 games with Toledo (all relief)…longest outing of the year was 3.1 innings on Aug. 14 at Lehigh Valley…struck out a season-high four batters on July 17 versus Scranton/WB…was 0-3 in save opportunities on the year…limited right-handed batters to a .224 average (34-152) and lefties hit .306 (26-85) against him.
LUIS MARTE
PITCHER
Born: Aug. 26, 1986 (25) in San Cristobal, DR
Height: 5’11
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted free agent on Nov. 16, 2005
Full name: Luis Alfredo Marte
2011: Spent the majority of the 2011 season with Double-A Erie before he saw his first major league action with the Tigers in September…sidelined April 7-June 3 (right shoulder)…posted five straight scoreless outings June 21-July 4, fanning 11 batters in 7.1 innings…had his contract transferred to Triple-A Toledo on July 29 and appeared in two games with the Mud Hens before he was transferred back to Erie on Aug. 3…struck out a season-high 10 batters on Aug. 29 versus Binghamton…had his contract purchased by Detroit on Sept. 1 and made his MLB debut that afternoon versus Kansas City, posting a scoreless outing.
FU-TE NI
PITCHER
Born: Nov. 14, 1982 (29) in Taiwan
Height: 6’0
Weight: 200
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Jan. 13, 2009
Full name: Fu-Te Ni
2011: Spent the entire season with Triple-A Toledo…made 12 starts and worked 22 games from the bullpen…the starts were his first as a pro…established a career-high with 93 strikeouts…struck out a season-high nine batters on July 10 versus Columbus…won his first five decisions on the year (April 7-July 19)…longest outing of the year was 7.2 innings on Aug. 19 at Buffalo…ERA as a starter was 2.76 while it went up to 4.12 as a reliever.
ANDY OLIVER
PITCHER
Born: Dec. 3, 1987 (24) in Vermilion, Ohio
Height: 6’3
Weight: 210
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 2nd round of 2009 draft
Full name: Andrew Allen Oliver
2011: Tied for third in the International League with 143 strikeouts as he spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Toledo…fourth among all International League starters with 8.76 strikeouts per nine innings…second in the league with 80 walks…posted a 4-2 record, 2.89 ERA (43.2IP/14ER) and 43 strikeouts in his first seven starts of the season April 7-May 14…recalled by Detroit on May 28 and started two games before he was optioned back to Toledo for the remainder of the season June 5…fanned a season-high nine batters on June 13 versus Rochester and matched the high with nine strikeouts on Aug. 22 at Louisville…named as the fifth best prospect in the Detroit organization following the season by Baseball America.
JOSE ORTEGA
PITCHER
Born: Oct. 12, 1988 (23) in Caja Seca, Venezuela
Height: 5’11
Weight: 165
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted free agent on July 3, 2006
Full name: Jose Antonio Ortega
2011: Started the season on the disabled list with a right shoulder injury…activated on May 17…spent the whole year with Toledo…picked up a win in his final appearance of the year on Sept. 5 versus Columbus, which was his longest outing of the year (3.0 innings)…struck out a season-high three batters on three occasions.
DREW SMYLY
PITCHER
Born: June 13, 1989 (22) in Little Rock, Ark.
Height: 6’3
Weight: 190
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 2nd round of the 2010 draft
Full name: Todd Andrew Smyly
2011: Split the season between Single-A Lakeland and Double-A Erie…started with Lakeland, going 7-3 with a 2.58 ERA (23 ER/80.1 IP) in 14 starts from April 8-July 25…pitched 7.0 innings or more three times with Lakeland…appeared in eight games (7 starts) with Erie from July 30-Sept. 5…pitched a season-high 8.0 innings on Sept. 1 versus Binghamton…struck out a season-high 10 batters three times…named as the third best prospect in the Detroit organization following the season by Baseball America.
TYLER STOHR
PITCHER
Born: Sept. 19, 1986 (25) in Newburgh, N.Y.
Height: 6’2
Weight: 210
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 6th round of the 2008 draft
Full name: Tyler Scott Stohr
2011: Started the year with Single-A Lakeland…made 24 relief appearances before a promotion to Double-A Erie on July 2…struck out a season-high five batters on July 26 versus Richmond…was a combined 3 for 6 in save chances on the year.
JACOB TURNER
PITCHER
Born: May 21, 1991 (20) in St. Charles, Mo.
Height: 6’5
Weight: 210
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 1st round (9th overall) in the 2009 draft
Full name: Jacob Edward Turner
2011: Assigned to Double-A Erie to begin the season and selected to the Eastern League’s mid-season all-star squad…earned a spot on the U.S. Team for the Futures Game in Arizona prior to the All-Star Game…fanned a season-high nine batters with Erie on April 7 versus Altoona…recalled by Detroit on July 30 and made his MLB debut that afternoon, taking the loss after allowing two runs in 5.1 innings versus Los Angeles… became the youngest Tigers pitcher to start a game at Comerica Park at 20 years, two months and nine days old…optioned to Toledo following his start…started three games with Toledo, averaging 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings…recalled by Detroit on Sept. 1 and did not receive a decision in two starts…named as the No. 1 prospect in the Detroit organization following the season by Baseball America.
BRAYAN VILLARREAL
PITCHER
Born: May 10, 1987 (24) in La Guaira, Venezuela
Height: 6’0
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted free agent on Oct. 25, 2005
Full name: Brayan Rene Villarreal
2011: Saw his first major league action after making the Tigers Opening Day roster out of Spring Training…made his MLB debut on April 2 at New York’s Yankee Stadium, where he allowed one run in one inning of work…fanned a career-high four batters on April 26 versus Seattle…optioned to Toledo on May 22…suffered the loss in each of his first five decisions with Toledo June 2-25…recalled by Detroit on June 30 and saw action in two games before he was optioned back to Toledo for the remainder of the season on July 2…sidelined July 27-Aug. 13 (right rotator cuff strain).
THAD WEBER
PITCHER
Born: Sept. 28, 1984 (27) in Lincoln, Neb.
Height: 6’2
Weight: 205
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 16th round of the 2008 draft
Full name: Thad G. Weber
2011: Spent the entire season with Triple-A Toledo, going 5-11 with a 5.65 ERA in 27 starts…struck out a season-high nine batters on May 1 at Pawtucket…threw a complete game (took the loss) on Aug. 8 versus Indianapolis…went 1-7 with a 7.00 ERA in 15 home starts…went 4-4 with a 4.04 ERA in 12 road starts…finished second in the International League with 28 home runs allowed.
ROBBIE WEINHARDT
PITCHER
Born: Dec. 8, 1985 (26) in Chicago, Ill.
Height: 6’2
Weight: 205
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 10th round of the 2008 draft
Full name: Robert D. Weinhardt
2011: Split the season between Triple-A Toledo and Double-A Erie after seeing action in two games with the Tigers early in the season…recalled by Detroit on April 7…was optioned to Toledo on April 13…designated for assignment by the Tigers on May 24 and had his contract out-righted to Toledo on May 26…was assigned to Erie on June 13…compiled a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP) over a nine-outing stretch with Erie June 20-July 26…sidelined July 14-22 with unexplained weight loss…was promoted back to Toledo on Aug. 18…fanned a season-high seven batters Aug. 20 versus Louisville.
ADAM WILK
PITCHER
Born: Dec. 9, 1987 (24) in Anaheim, Calif.
Height: 6’2
Weight: 185
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 11th round of the 2009 draft
Full name: Adam Robert Wilk
2011: Spent the majority of the season with Toledo, starting 18 games…appeared in five games with Detroit during three separate stints…had his contract purchased by Detroit on May 24…fanned four batters in his MLB debut on May 26 versus Boston…optioned to Toledo on May 28 and started one game before he was recalled on June 5…appeared in three games with Detroit during June before he was optioned to Toledo on June 22…recalled for his third stint with the Tigers on July 3 and made one appearance before he was optioned back to Toledo for the remainder of the season on July 19…compiled a four-game winning streak with Toledo July 25-Aug. 15…struck out a season-high nine batters on Aug. 10 versus Louisville…sidelined Aug. 16-31 (left elbow sprain).
CATCHERS
BRYAN HOLADAY
CATCHER
Born: Nov. 19, 1987 (24) in Dallas, Texas
Height: 6’0
Weight: 205
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 6th round of the 2010 draft
Full name: John Bryan Holaday
2011: Spent the entire season with Double-A Erie, hitting .242 (80-330) with seven HR and 42 RBI in 95 games…had an 11-game hitting streak from April 29-May 17…drove in a season-best three runs on June 30 versus Akron…hit .267 (66-247) against right-handed pitchers and .169 (14-83) against left-handers…threw out 35 out of 104 potential base stealers (33.65 percent) on the year.
OMIR SANTOS
CATCHER
Born: April 29, 1981 (30) in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Height: 6’0
Weight: 213
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Dec. 6, 2010
Full name: Omir Rios Santos
2011: Saw action in 11 games during four separate stints with Detroit…sidelined April 7-14 to begin the season (left great toe fracture)…had his contract purchased from Toledo on April 19 and saw action in two games with Detroit before he was optioned to Toledo on May 3…sidelined May 27-June 3 (concussion)…recalled by Detroit on June 3 and then optioned back to Toledo on June 7…compiled a season-high seven-game hitting streak with Toledo June 9-18…forced to the disabled list for a third time July 5-Aug. 16 (right quadriceps contusion)…recalled by Detroit on Aug. 25 and started behind the plate that afternoon at Tampa Bay before he was optioned back to Toledo following the game…recalled by Detroit for the remainder of the season on Sept. 5.
INFIELDERS
AUDY CIRIACO
SHORTSTOP
Born: June 16, 1987 (24) in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
Height: 6’3
Weight: 195
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted free agent on Feb. 16, 2005
Full name: Audy Alexander Ciriaco
2011: Split the year between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo…started the year with Erie and played in 101 games from April 7-Aug. 19…in 38 games during July and August with Erie, hit .333 (49-147)…had an 11-game hitting streak from July 24-Aug. 9…had four hits on July 20 at Trenton…went 5-54 at the plate in 14 games with Toledo…committed 17 errors on the season…played 105 games at third base and five at shortstop.
ARGENIS DIAZ
INFIELD
Born: Feb. 12, 1987 (25) in Guatire, Venezuela
Height: 6’0
Weight: 201
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Dec. 12, 2010
Full name: Argenis Jose Diaz
2011: Spent the entire season with Toledo…hit .342 (25-73) in 19 games during May…had four hits on Aug. 11 versus Louisville…had a nine-game hitting streak from July 9-20…committed 17 errors on the year…played 42 games at shortstop, 39 games at third base and 17 at second base…hit .302 (71-235) against righties and .229 (24-105) against lefties.
BRANDON DOUGLAS
SECOND BASE
Born: Aug. 27, 1985 (26) in St. Charles, Iowa
Height: 6’0
Weight: 198
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 11th round of the 2008 draft
Full name: Brandon Casey Douglas
2011: Spent the entire season with Double-A Erie, hitting .281 with 30 doubles and 22 stolen bases in 124 games…had four hits on May 14 at Altoona…swiped three bases on May 27 versus Reading…put together a 13-game hitting streak from Aug. 12-24…hit .315 (53-168) after the All-Star break…stole 22 bases in 26 attempts…committed 15 errors on the season.
BRAD ELDRED
FIRST BASE
Born: July 12, 1980 (31) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Height: 6’6
Weight: 270
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Jan. 20, 2012
Full name: Bradley Ross Eldred
2011: Spent the entire season with Triple-A Fresno, hitting .278 (103-371) with 23 doubles, 23 HR and 57 RBI in 111 games…smacked two home runs on May 26 versus Oklahoma City…collected four hits on June 26 at Tucson…drove in five runs on June 27 at Tucson…pitched 1.2 innings on Aug. 19 versus Round Rock (allowed 2 hits and struck out 2)…hit .302 (19-63) during August.
ERIC PATTERSON
SECOND BASE
Born: April 8, 1983 (28) in Tallahassee, Fla.
Height: 6’0
Weight: 170
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Jan. 4, 2012
Full name: Eric Scott Patterson
2011: Began the season on the disabled list (strained left hamstring)…had a rehab stint with Single-A Lake Elsinore before being reinstated on April 10, making his season debut that day vs. Los Angeles (NL)…was designated for assignment on June 9 and out-righted to Triple-A Tucson on June 16…spent the remainder of the season with Tucson…made 21 starts for San Diego, including eight at second base, six in center field, five in right field and two in left field…hit home runs in back-to-back days on May 3-4…over a 14-game stretch from May 3-21 for San Diego, he hit .323 (10-31)…over a 25-game stretch for Tucson from July 18-Aug. 27, he hit .326 (31-95).
RYAN STRIEBY
FIRST BASE
Born: Aug. 9, 1985 (26) in Seattle, Wash.
Height: 6’6
Weight: 245
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 4th round of the 2006 draft
Full name: Ryan Kristoffer Strieby
2011: Spent the whole season with Triple-A Toledo, leading the team in games (130), at-bats (487), runs (66), HR (19) and RBI (76)…had a nine-game hitting streak from May 19-29…smacked seven HR and drove in 27 runs during the month of July…committed just six errors on the year…led the International League with 171 strikeouts…established career-highs in games, at-bats, runs and doubles.
DANNY WORTH
THIRD BASE
Born: Sept. 30, 1985 (26) in Northridge, Calif.
Height: 6’1
Weight: 195
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 2nd round of the 2007 draft
Full name: Daniel Weston Worth
2011: Split the season between Toledo and Detroit, seeing action in 30 games during four separate stints with the Tigers…assigned to Toledo to begin the season…sidelined April 24-May 9 (right hamstring strain)…compiled an eight-game hitting streak May 12-20…recalled by Detroit on May 27…established a career high with three RBI on June 6 at Texas…optioned to Toledo on June 27…recalled by Detroit on July 10 and saw action in one game before being optioned back to Toledo on July 15…hit safely in 10 of his final 11 games with Toledo Aug. 22-Sept. 4…recalled by Detroit on Aug. 26 and appeared in one game before he was optioned back to Toledo on Aug. 27…joined the Tigers for his fourth stint with the club after being recalled from Toledo on Sept. 6.
OUTFIELDERS
QUINTIN BERRY
OUTFIELD
Born: Nov. 21, 1984 (27) in San Diego, Calif.
Height: 6’0
Weight: 175
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Dec. 6, 2011
Full name: Quintin Lonell Berry
2011: Spent most of the year with Double-A Carolina with four games with Triple-A Louisville in September (both Cincinnati Reds’ affiliates)…played in 93 games with Carolina, led the Southern League in stolen bases (40) and was fourth in on-base percentage (.399)…had four hits on May 20 versus Chattanooga…had four stolen bases on Aug. 7 at Mississippi…had a 15-game hitting streak from Aug. 7-24…hit .341 (29-85) against left-handed pitching and .281 (66-235) against right-handers…hit .377 (29-77) with runners in scoring position.
ANDY DIRKS
OUTFIELD
Born: Jan. 24, 1986 (26) in Hutchinson, Kan.
Height: 6’0
Weight: 195
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 8th round of the 2008 draft
Full name: Andrew Lee Dirks
2011: Saw his first action at the major league level, playing in 78 games during two separate stints with the Tigers…assigned to Triple-A Toledo to begin the season…tabbed the International League Player of the Week for April 25-May 1…selected the Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for April, hitting .330 with six home runs and 15 RBI in 24 games…had his contract purchased by Detroit on May 13…made his major league debut on May 16 versus Toronto and collected his first major league hit, a single off Kyle Drabek…homered in three straight games June 28-30, becoming the first Tigers rookie to hit a home run in three straight games since Jeff Larish in 2009…optioned to Toledo on Aug. 19…recalled by Detroit on Sept. 1.
BEN GUEZ
OUTFIELD
Born: Jan. 24, 1987 (25) in Houston, Texas
Height: 5’11
Weight: 180
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 19th round of the 2008 draft
Full name: Benjamin James Guez
2011: Spent most of the year with Triple-A Toledo with 38 games played for Double-A Erie from April 7-May 10 and again from July 22-30…collected four hits on July 21 at Norfolk…hit .349 (15-43) with Toledo during July…drove in four runs on Aug. 10 versus Louisville.
JERAD HEAD
OUTFIELD
Born: Nov. 15, 1982 (29) in Topeka, Kan.
Height: 6’0
Weight: 210
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Dec. 1, 2011
Full name: Jerad Lee Head
2011: Spent most of the season with Triple-A Columbus with a 10-game stint with Cleveland late in the year…hit two home runs with four RBI on April 17 versus Toledo…collected four RBI on June 5 versus Louisville…had four RBI on June 26 versus Gwinnett…had 11 RBI in four games from July 30-Aug. 2…finished second in the International League in slugging percentage (.526) and third in home runs (24)…also finished third in the league in HR/AB ratio (homered once every 17.58 at-bats)…made his Major League debut Aug. 28 versus Kansas City and collected a single in his second at-bat against Bruce Chen.
JUSTIN HENRY
OUTFIELD
Born: April 30, 1985 (26) in Houston, Texas
Height: 6’3
Weight: 180
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 9th round of the 2007 draft
Full name: Justin Taylor Henry
2011: Spent most of the year with Double-A Erie with a short stint with Toledo…had four hits on May 12 at Altoona…had an 11-game hitting streak from July 27-Aug. 9…hit .340 (34-100) in 29 games during May…promoted to Toledo where he hit .421 (8-19) in six games from Aug. 26-Sept. 5…appeared at all positions except pitcher and catcher…committed 11 errors on the year.
CLETE THOMAS
OUTFIELD
Born: Nov. 14, 1983 (28) in Jacksonville, Fla.
Height: 5’11
Weight: 205
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Obtained: Selected by Detroit in the 6th round of the 2005 draft
Full name: Michael Clete Thomas
2011: Spent the season with Triple-A Toledo, hitting .251 in 113 games…drove in six runs on April 18 at Columbus…had a seven-game hitting streak from July 20-27…hit .309 (38-123) after the all-star break…collected four hits on Sept. 3 at Columbus…hit .323 (32-99) on the year with runners in scoring position…committed just two errors on the year.
MATT YOUNG
OUTFIELD
Born: Oct. 3, 1982 (29) in Temple, Texas
Height: 5’8
Weight: 175
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent on Nov. 9, 2011
Full name: Matt E. Young
2011: Spent most of the season with Triple-A Gwinnett with two trips (20 games total) to Atlanta in April and June…had back-to-back two hit games with Atlanta in June 10 and 11 at Houston…hit .362 (17-47) with Gwinnett in June…hit .404 (21-52) with runners on and two outs with Gwinnett…did not commit an error all season in the outfield (119 games).
