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Thank you for visiting Mesa’s Hohokam Stadium to enjoy Cactus League baseball and cheer for your favorite team. The success of spring training is made possible with the support of devoted fans like you. The Chicago Cubs continue to set record attendance highs and we anticipate this to be the best season yet! The Chicago Cubs are the cornerstone of Spring Training in Arizona. The City of Mesa’s relationship with the Cubs spans more than half a century and we have ensured the tradition will continue for many more years to come. This year, we will break ground on the new Cubs Western Operations Headquarters that will include a new multi-

purpose stadium; year-round, state-of-theart training complex; and Wrigleyville West featuring shopping, dining and entertainment destinations. We know Cubs fans from Chicago to Mesa are excited to see this dream finally become a reality. After the game, be sure to experience Mesa’s vibrant downtown with its unique shops, art galleries, restaurants and the prestigious Mesa Arts Center. Complete your visit by enjoying Play Ball! The Cactus League Experience, at 51 E. Main Street, where baseball fans of all ages can encounter the rich history of America’s favorite pastime. Again, thank you for being a part of the Cactus League experience. Now, let’s play ball!

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F u t ure o f S p r i n g Tr a i n i n g In November 2010, City of Mesa residents voted to approve funding for a new Chicago Cubs Spring Training complex in Arizona. The plan provides the Chicago Cubs with the financial certainty of a new facility in Mesa and the promise that many more generations of Cubs fans can count on spring training in the desert! One of the key elements of the plan is more than 100 acres of city-owned property, which will be used for the stadium and other amenities. No property tax or sales tax increase was necessary for this project; voters approved an increase in bed tax that is consistent with other Valley city taxes, and which is supported by the Mesa tourism industry leaders. The new Cubs stadium will include an adjacent retail/entertainment development called Wrigleyville West. This exciting new development will feature an updated park and lake, paired with an assortment of retail and restaurant offerings for residents and visitors during spring training season and all year long.

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Here’s the Line Up 3 Welcome From the Honorable Scott Smith Mayor of Mesa 3 The Future of Spring Training Memoriam: Robert W. Brinton 8 In Reflections on the passing of Mr. Baseball Welcome 12 HoHoKams From Big Ho Bud Page

12 HoHoKams of Mesa Members League Games Are an All-Day Affair in Mesa 16 Cactus By Charlie Vascellaro 22

Cubs Coaching Staff

40 Theo Epstein: Power Trio

Feature story courtesy of Vine Line, Monthly Magazine of the Chicago Cubs

By Bruce Miles, The Daily Herald 48 In Theo We Trust By Miriam Romain 52 Scorecard 54 Cubs Numerical Roster How to Use Your Score Card 56 Immortal Beloved: Ron Santo Enters the Hall of Fame By Charlie Vascellaro 66 What’s On Deck: Anthony Rizzo and the New Look Cubs By Al Yellon 70 Autographs 76 Hungry Fan Map Guide to HoHoKam Park Dining Options 87 Arizona Fall League Report 88 Cubs 2012 Roster 90 Cactus League Rosters Rosters continue pages 92, 94 96 Seats & Ticket Information HoHoKam Park Stadium Diagram 98

Cubs Spring Training Schedule

100 2012 Cactus League Spring Training Schedule 102 Map of Valley Spring Training Ball Parks 104 Advertisers Index

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Theo Epstein, taking the team in a new direction. Bottom row from left to right: Starlin Castro, Darwin Barney, Robert W. Brinton (in memoriam).

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Jeff Baker . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Darwin Barney . . . . . . 24 Marlon Byrd . . . . . . . . 24 Tony Campana . . . . . . 24 Adrian Cardenas . . . . 26 Wellington Castillo . . 26 Starlin Castro . . . . . . . 26 Steve Clevenger . . . . . 26 Casey Coleman . . . . . .28 David DeJesus . . . . . . . 28

Ryan Dempster . . . . . 28 Rafael Dolis . . . . . . . . .28 Matt Garza . . . . . . . . . 30 Brett Jackson . . . . . . . 30 Reed Johnson . . . . . . . 30 Bryan Lahair . . . . . . . . 30 Paul Maholm . . . . . . . . 32 Carlos Marmol . . . . . . 32 Anthony Rizzo . . . . . . 32 James Russell . . . . . . . 32

Jeff Samardzija . . . . . . 34 Dave Sappelt . . . . . . . 34 Andrew Sonnanstine . 34 Alfonso Soriano . . . . . 34 Geovany Soto . . . . . . . 36 Ian Stewart . . . . . . . . . 36 Chris Volstad . . . . . . . 36 Randy Wells . . . . . . . . 36 Kerry Wood . . . . . . . . 38 Travis Wood . . . . . . . . 38

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Saying Goodbye to Baseball’s

Biggest Fan Last October, the ground shook in Mesa. A leader was gone. That leader was Robert W. Brinton, also affectionately known in these parts as Mr. Baseball. Mesa lost a legend with the sudden and “out of left field” passing of Robert, but this great man also left an incredible legacy - a legacy that will no doubt be seen, felt and heard for generations to come here in Mesa and beyond. Those who knew Robert know that his tireless efforts to promote baseball are in large part the reason the Cactus League experienced such a growth spurt these last two decades. They also know that no matter how the Cubs were doing on the field at

spring training, he was by far their biggest fan all year long. Wins and losses didn’t matter to Robert – his passion was pure. He loved baseball and the impact the sport had on his community and throughout the state. This year as the Cubs return to their perennial home in Mesa, we want fans to know that Robert will always be here in spirit making sure that everyone enters the ball park with a smile and leaves with one, too. Please join the Mesa Hohokams in celebrating Robert’s legacy on Monday, March 5. Visitors to the ball park can also view his commemorative plaque on display in the stadium corridor.

ROBERT LEAVES BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY: HIS GRANDCHILDREN (SHOWN ABOVE) ARE AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS “GRANDPA’S FAVORITE CUBS”

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“Robert was as passionate a Cubs fan as there ever was. His love for baseball helped fuel the success of the Cactus League through more than five decades. His leadership this past year is a big part of the reason our team is staying in Mesa, and his legacy to future generations will be evident each spring as the Cubs take the field. He was a true friend and we will miss him dearly,” ~ The Ricketts Family

I can’t tell you how many times Don and I have said thank you to Robert for his long time support of The Landmark Restaurant. He welcomed me to the MCVB board and sent business our way for so many years. He was a friend and will surely be missed. ~Don and Candy Ellis

“The debt that the Cactus League owes Robert Brinton is immeasurable. Everyone who knew him has a hole in their heart today.” Joe Garagiola Jr. “He wanted the results, not the fame. Anyone who worked with Robert can say, ‘He was my best friend.’” ~ Dilworth Brinton Jr

Robert was a friend and professional associate of mine. Many people have worked hard for Mesa and the Cactus League. However, few will ever do it with the class of Robert Brinton. Dwight Patterson was our starter and the best ever. However, Robert came in as the best reliever in the Cactus League Association. I will miss my friend. My most sincere condolences to his wonderful family. – Ronald Pies Tributes reprinted with permission from AZCentral.com, A Gannett Company. To view and post your condolences to the Brinton Family, visit the online guest book at Legacy.com.

Reflections on a Great Man Robert was always willing and always there to do the things that no one else wanted to do. Every January, at the Cubs Convention, Robert was there a day early to get things set up and there a day late to take things down. All the rest of us had to do was show up. There were so many things that he accomplished; so much knowledge that he had amassed; so many plans he had for the future. Bon voyage, my great and good friend. May God bless you. Tom Rhodes

by Charlie Vascellaro I had been brainstorming with Robert Brinton on story ideas for last year’s Cubs spring training program when the news came of Ron Santo’s death. Up until that day, neither one of us had come up with what we thought might make a good cover story. And sad as we both were to hear of Santo’s passing we both knew we had our cover story. I guess it’s a good thing that when someone who touched so many peoples’ lives dies, others feel the need to write about that person, and tell stories about that person and explain how that person made an impact on their lives. In an eerie coincidence Robert and I had just begun bandying topics about for this year’s spring training program when I received news of his death this past October. In fact in our last conversation we had agreed to discuss story ideas for the program in our next conversation. It’s something I looked forward to doing every year right after the World Series. I first made Robert’s acquaintance in late 1996 or early 1997 while writing a story on old Cactus League ballparks. He shared his childhood memories of Rendezvous Park with me. It’s the same story I’ve seen or heard referenced by him a dozen times since then. Since our first conversation he has been my go-to guy on all things Cactus League. I’ve called him for information on and off the record. He always had time to talk with me and if for some reason he didn’t, he would make sure to set an appointment for when he could. Over the years he became a hero of mine as I watched him work in so many different capacities and watched him interact with so many different people, and just the way he conducted himself, stately and diplomatic, polite and friendly, self-effacing and fun loving. Right now I can’t imagine being at Hohokam Park without him or the start of another Cactus League season without him, but I know we’ll get by in his honor and feel his everlasting presence at the park. As sad as I am that he’s gone, I’m eternally grateful for having known him and to count him as a friend. ~Charlie Vascellaro GO C U B S ! •

HOHOKAMS >> W E L C OM E Welcome to Mesa HoHoKam’s Chicago Cubs Spring Training. It is that time of year to say we welcome you back for another great year of Spring Training with the HoHoKams and the Chicago Cubs. As the Chief Big Ho of the Mesa HohoKams I personally want to extend the biggest WELCOME to all our great baseball fans and we hope you enjoy another great spring training season with us. Some brief history: The Cubs began Spring Training in Mesa 60 years ago and have become a permanent part of Mesa’s history. The Mesa HoHoKam organization was formed way back in 1951 when a ‘Special Events Committee’ was formed and made up of Mesa business leaders whose primary goal was to attract a major league baseball team to Mesa each spring. Later in the year, the late Dwight Patterson struck a deal with the Chicago Cubs owner Phillip Wrigley and the Chicago Cubs came to Mesa for Spring Training. That was back in 1952. Today, the HoHoKams are comprised of nearly 200 community leaders that volunteer their time to ensure your Spring Training experience will be an enjoyable one. Since the first game at the first stadium, the old Rendezvous Ballpark, to today, we have fond memories of working side-by-side with our friends and colleagues to help make spring training

>> H o h o k a m s Steve Adams Clyde Allred Joe Arriaga Neil Barna Joe Bartko Tim Baughman Bob Beck Craig Berge Jeff Berning George Bliss III Mike Breton Dilworth Brinton Jr. Bob Broughton Robert Brown Wayne Brown Matt Burdick Joe Burr Paul Buser Milan Carnes Rick Carpenter Nick Carr Don Carter Louis Casillas, Jr. Al Childress Ron Christison Ann Cleghorn Joe Comparin

Jim Cramer Craig Cummins Rich Curtis Don Dauwalder Charlie Deaton Jerry DeLand John Dennett Vincent Di Bella Chip Dircks Mark Dobson Jim Driskill Frank Duranti Jimmie Duranti Ron Duranti Tom Eaton Bob Eccles Greg Eccles John Evans Joe Feeney Jeremy Felstead Ron Felstead Paul Fischer Michael Flatt Tom Flores Sal Flores Pat Flynn Michael Flynn

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in Mesa a time for great memories for baseball fans of all ages. Speaking of fans, what an incredible time to come and root for the Cubs and see some new Cub players. Several new Cub baseball leaders will be here including Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein, Executive Vice President/General Manager Jed Hoyer and new Manager Dale Sveum. It is always nice to meet and greet the Ricketts family, who are the Chicago Cubs owners: Tom, Laura, Pete and Todd Ricketts. For years, the Mesa HoHoKams have tried to treat loyal fans of the Chicago Cubs with great respect and gratitude. This year we have 16 regular games, and we hope to see you at every one. We are glad our favorite son, player, announcer and friend Ron Santo has been selected to enter into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the Santo family. You’re probably wondering what the pin the HoHoKams are wearing represents. This is to honor and acknowledge the passing of Robert Wayne Brinton on October 21, 2011. He will be greatly missed. As President of the Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau and past Big Ho, he was very involved in Mesa Spring Training and one of the strongest stewards of the Cactus League. His vision of the new Cubs stadium and the

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Mesa HoHoKams permanent home for the Cactus League Museum are just a few things Robert was committed to. The pin we wear with the Cubs hat – RWB- as HoHoKams, is to express our desire to strive and help bring his dreams to a complete success. Your attendance at Spring Training games help the HoHoKams support local youth sports activities. For years many HoHoKam charities have also benefited from your attendance. We are so glad you are here once again to cheer on the Cubs and continue to play a big part in Cub History in Mesa, Arizona. Again WELCOME and have a great day at the ballpark and as always remember “GO CUBS GO”. Bud Page, Chief Big Ho Mesa HoHoKams

o f Mes a Me m bers Milt Fort Ruben Garcia Pat Gilbert Howard Godfrey Rex Griswold Fernando Guerrero, Jr. Fernando Guerrero, Sr. Tim Gump Lyle Hamblin Jay Harper Kim Harris Harry Harvey Dennis Hawker Keno Hawker Jr Hernandez Hector Hernandez Stu Hogue Ric Hoks Jim Hughes Steve Ikeda Sam Ingram Guy Isley Dale Johnson, Jr Jimmy Jones Lee Roy Kellis Phil Kellis James Kelley

Bob Kernagis Steve Kernagis Milt Laflen James Lee Ken Lenhart Kyle Lenhart Tony Lima George Lindbloom Dave Liniger Daniel Mackolin Tim Madden Phil Martin Joe Martin David Martin Andrew Masters Dave Mattson, Sr. Bob McKay Paul McKee Mark Meldrum Albert Mendoza Bob Middleton Tom Mousel Dick Newman Shanlyn Newman Kent Nicholas Vern Nicholas Karl Nielson

Kent Nielson Kirk Nielson Nick Nielson Sherrie Nielson-Coker Damon Olsen Jim Otten Bud Page Danny Page Bill Passey David Passey Jim Passey, Jr. Greg Patt Michael Patt Jerry Paulus Norm Pearce Jerry Petrie Buddy Petsch Wayne Pomeroy Jim Pomush Gregory Pott Bill Raymond Tom Rhodes Cliff Richeson, Jr. Cliff Richeson, Sr. Mike Rieger Leslie Riell Dale Riggins, Jr

Randy Riggins Dave Richins Conley Rogers Jay Roundy Paul Sale Kathy Santoni Eric Sauers Roger Schmuck Chris Schneck Robert Schweitzer Mike Shields Brandon Smith Keith Smith Murrell Smith Scott Smith Jason Spitler Ron Spitler Peter Sterling Don Strauch Randy Surls Tim Sweeney Wally Sykes Dave Tobey Roger Toon Mark Toon Stan Troutman Dennis Tucker

Ron Utke Jim Vernon John Vinson Bryan Vivian Marty Whalen Mike Whalen Bob White Gary Whitley Vic Whitman Mark Wiegenstein Dave Wier Guy Wolf David Workman John Yee Bernie Zeper In Memoriam Maury Bateman Carl Bramer Robert W. Brinton Louis Iglehart John O’Neill

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More than 50 years ago, a handful of publicspirited citizens created an organization to bring Major League baseball to Mesa in the spring of each year to train and prepare for the upcoming season. They called themselves the Mesa HoHoKams. Those founders came from many professions including banking, the legal profession, ranching, journalism, and retail business. They all gave their professional talents to create Spring Training in Mesa, and to support youth sports in the Mesa area, just like they do today. It was the beloved Chicago Cubs that made Mesa a true Spring Training town with their arrival in 1952. Through the years, Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fans continue to be a phenomenon. For nearly three decades they have led the Cactus League in attendance and continue to break their home attendance record year over year. Because of this outstanding support, dozens of Mesa and East Valley youth charities have received many thousands of dollars annually. In 2011, the HoHoKam Foundation provided

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nearly $200,000 in grants to dozens of youth sports organizations throughout Mesa including the East Valley YMCA and Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley. They also support numerous junior-high and high-school athletic programs throughout Mesa with much-needed funds and volunteer service. Monies raised by the HoHoKams and Spring Training are also dedicated for annual stadium improvements. Generations of HoHoKams have donned the iconic maroon shirt and displayed the treasured bolo tie with honor and pride. Today, the HoHoKams are comprised of nearly 200 community leaders who volunteer their time just like their founders to ensure your Spring Training experience in Mesa is enjoyable. By any measure the HoHoKams are an exceptionally successful volunteer organization. Each member knows what job needs to be done, when it needs to be done and how to do it. Each member is there from love of the organization, love of Mesa, love of baseball, and love of the Cubs. www.MesaHohokams.com

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Mesa Ever since my high-school, hooky-playing days right here in Mesa, enjoying a Cactus League game has always been an all-day affair. My own oft-told tale of how I came to discover spring training baseball begins early in the morning: I was riding the bus from Fountain Hills on my way to Kino Junior High School. The sun was still low in the sky when I spied a bustling of activity surrounding Hohokam Park. I was new in town and

>> By Charlie Vascellaro inquired of my schoolmates: “What’s going on?” Someone explained to me that the Chicago Cubs conducted spring training right in the same city where we went to school. Of course that day we didn’t go to school, embarking on a day-long adventure that began with a long walk to the ballpark and finished with someone giving us a ride back to Fountain Hills; we hung around the ballpark way too long to get back to school in time to catch the bus.

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More than 30 years later, going to a Cactus League game in Mesa can still be an all-day affair including all sorts of relative peripheral activities. You might even bump into one of the Cubs players or coaching staff strolling Saturday of every month. Downtown Main down Main Street in the early morning or Street is also closed to traffic between 6 late afternoon hours. p.m. and 10 p.m. on the first Friday of every Downtown Mesa has undergone dramatic month for Motorcycles on Main, a changes during the past couple of or ride event that features live decades, gradually becoming more Downtown park music, beer gardens and outdoor cosmopolitan while retaining a festival food vendors. 50s-style, nostalgic charm. Antique Mesa has On game-day mornings, I like to shops line the wide, shaded undergone start with an authentic Mexican sidewalks on Main Street, parts of breakfast of huevos rancheros at the downtown area still feel like dramatic Mango’s Mexican Café (44 W. Main the American Graffiti movie set, changes Street), close to the center of town there’s even a barber shop with less than a block from where the on old-fashioned spinning poll. during the and Mesa Historical Museum’s downtown The Rally’s hamburger drive-thru (343 W. McKellips) also harkens past couple campus (51 E. Main Street) is hosting a new installation of its Play Ball! The back to those Happy Days as well. of decades Cactus League Experience exhibit. Another rally of sorts, the High In its fourth season, the continually Octane Main Street Meet Up, a evolving, mobile baseball history show is vintage auto-show and cruise takes place on appearing simultaneously at five Valley Main Street from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. the first

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From Left to Right: Mango’s Mexican Cafe, Mesa Creativity Festival/MiraZozo, Sun Devil Cellar Pub

venues. Using artifacts, memorabilia, novelty items and recently unearthed original photography, the Play Ball! exhibit explores and explains the Cactus League’s lineage and historical ties to Mesa. The Cactus League’s genesis can be at least partially traced back to a serendipitous visit to the nearby Buckhorn Mineral Baths by New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham in the 1940s. Like the healing waters of Lourdes, the therapeutic properties of the Buckhorn Baths drew baseball players to the Sonoran Desert and the ensuing annual pilgrimages made by the Giants helped inspire the foundation of the Cactus League. The story of the Buckhorn Baths and memorabilia donations made by its proprietors Ted and Alice Sliger are on display at the Downtown Mesa location including souvenirs from a goodwill trip the Giants made to Japan that the team gave to the Sligers, as well as the Sliger’s own 8 mm home movie footage documenting the trip. Hohokam Park is less than two miles straight down Center Street from the Mesa Historical Museum’s Downtown location and is an easy walk if you prefer to park downtown. I like to park in a small citrus grove just across the street from the ballpark where the residents ask for five dollars to park but also allow you to pick as much fruit as you can carry from the bountiful trees on the property. A couple of years ago I even managed to get Sammy Sosa to sign one of the grapefruits that I had picked a day earlier and had it freezedried the next day. It’s been one of the more unique items on display in the Play Ball! exhibit ever since. After the game I like to cool down at the Sun Devil Wine Cellar and Pub at Sun Devil Liquors (235 N. Country Club) where they have a rotating selection of eight different craft beers on tap as well as hundreds of bottled beers and thousands of wines to choose from. The hidden cellar is not as much of a secret as it used to be and has expanded to include a spacious lounge, featuring live music on Thursday and Saturdays and open-mic night every other Saturday. After cooling down at Sun Devil Liquors I like to light it back up with a spicy

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dinner just across the street at the Blue Adobe Grill (144 N. Country Club) whose menu features authentic New Mexican, Santa Fe-style cuisine including Green Chile Corn Chowder and Red Chile Pork Posole. There are plenty of sports bars old and new within minutes of Hohokam Park. Diamonds Sports Grille (161 N. Centennial Way) was voted Best Sports Bar in Mesa by Phoenix New Times and is the original site of Cubs broadcasters Harry Caray and Steve Stone’s “Harry and Steve’s.” A large mural depicting Cubs greats adorns the wall behind the bar. Whether or not I’m staying there, I like the lobby bar inside the atrium at the Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa (1011 W. Holmes). At the center of the hotel’s atrium courtyard, the

location makes for a great gathering place before and after games at Hohokam Park. Cubs fans wanting to scout the teams’ new spring training location can visit Mesa Riverview (1061 N. Dobson Road), the city’s largest retail center and entertainment

DOWNTOWN – EVERYTHING’S WAITING FOR YOU Downtown Mesa is a thriving hub of business, government, culture, arts and entertainment with quaint districts providing an appealing charm and character exclusive to Mesa. Boutiques are the big draw here where bargains are aplenty for women’s and children’s fashions and unique, must-have décor items. Rounding out the mix are coffee houses, yoga studios, cafés and antique shops. And, this city corridor is the host to numerous events and boasts a bustling nightlife scene for the denizens of the desert.

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complex. The huge Cactus Moon Sports Grill (1017 N. Dobson) completely encircled by 48, 65-inch, HD TVs running the full gamut of sports broadcasts from around the country and world. The Cactus Moon is a full-service fun spot serving dinner, with dancing and bar games with 15 pool tables and regularly scheduled league play. Mesa Riverview is also the site of Arizona’s only Bass Pro Shops location and Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill. Home to four performance theaters, five art galleries and 14 art studios, something’s always happening at the architecturally inspiring Mesa Arts Center, (One East Main St.). Upcoming shows and events during the month of March include: Rock guitarist Peter Frampton, March 7, Comedian Lilly Tomlin, March 9, Jazz Pianists David Benoit and Brian Culbertson March 10, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater March 24-25 and comedian Bill Cosby March 30. The Mesa Festival of Creativity at the Mesa Arts Center is a first for Cubs fans this spring. The 10-day festival promises a range of entertainment and activity – including the walk-in air structure, MIRAZOZO, designed by internationally-renowned Architects of Air. The interactive arts and technology fair will include musical performances,

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Home to four performance theaters, five art galleries and 14 art studios, something’s always happening at the architecturally inspiring Mesa Arts Center

Cactus Moon Sports Grill, Mesa Riverview

art exhibitions and plenty of hands-on activities starting March 9 from noon to 9 p.m. daily. For visitors with extra time, the festival will be doing art short courses where you can immerse yourself, even if just for a little while, into painting, ceramics, jewelry-making and more. The festival runs through March 18. While Mesa has changed and grown since my hookyplaying high school days, getting together with my old pals and taking a whole day to enjoy a Cactus League game and all of the peripheral activities that surround it always makes me feel like kid again. To find out more Mesa happenings this March, be sure to go online to www.VisitMesa.com.

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Dale begins his first year coaching the Cubs, following six seasons of being on the Milwaukee coaching staff and third season as their hitting coach. He spent two seasons (2004-05) as the third-base coach for Boston prior to joining the Brewers. Dale helped guide the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2004. Dale played 12 seasons in the ML with Milwaukee (1986-91), Philadelphia (1992), Chicago-AL (1992), Oakland (1993), Seattle (1994), Pittsburgh (1996-97, ‘99) and New YorkAL (1998). He batted .236 with 69 HR and 340 RBI in 862 games. Dale’s most memorable home run came on Easter Sunday in 1987, when he smacked a 2-run, 2-out, ninth-inning shot off Greg Harris to give the Brewers a 6-4 win over the Rangers.

McKay spent the last 17 season as the Cardinals’ first-base coach, totaling his 27th season on Tony La Russa’s coaching staff. McKay was La Russa’s first-base coach in Oakland from 1989-95 and handled bullpen and bench coach duties for the A’s beginning in 1984. In all, McKay spent 16 years as a player or coach in the Oakland system. McKay was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1971 and spent four seasons in the minor leagues. He broke into the majors in a big way, homering off Detroit’s Vern Ruhle in his first big-league at-bat on Aug. 22, 1975. He played for Oakland through 1982, helping the A’s to the 1981 Western Division. He spent the 1983 season in the minor leagues as a player-coach.

POSITION AS A PLAYER: shortstop BORN: 11/23/63 NAMED CUBS MANAGER: 2012

POSITION AS A PLAYER: second base BORN: 3/14/50 RESIDES: Scottsdale, AZ NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: 2012

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The 2011 season marked Rudy’s second as Cubs hitting coach and his 17th-straight year at the ML level. In 2011, the Cubs led the N.L. in HR’s in June (33) and August (39). He spent the previous 15 seasons as the major league hitting coach for the Texas Rangers. In 1994, was the manager of Colorado’s Bend farm club in the Northwest League after serving as Houston’s hitting coach from 1990-93. Rudy began his pro coaching career as a hitting coach in the Rangers organization in 1983. The former University of Texas outfielder was selected in the 19th round of the 1973 Draft by Texas. Rudy spent four seasons in the Rangers minor league system, hitting .365 in his first pro season at Sarasota.

Chris Bosio was signed as a 2nd round pick (secondary phase) in the January 1982 amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers and scout Harry Smith. After his playing days, Bosio was a special assignment pitching coach in the Seattle Mariners organization in 2000-2002. He was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, Bosio was the assistant pitching coach at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the worked for Lawrence University, first as its pitching coach and then as interim manager in 2006 and 2007. Bosio was pitching coach of the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2008, and moved on to become pitching coach of the Nashville Sounds for 2009. On August 12, 2009 Bosio was named pitching coach of the Brewers replacing Bill Castro. In 2011 he was a pro scout for the Brewers. In 2012, he followed former teammate Dale Sveum, who had just been named manager of the Chicago Cubs, becoming the team’s pitching coach.

POSITION AS A PLAYER: Outfielder BORN: 9/20/50 in Beeville, TX RESIDES: Dallas, TX NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: October 21, 2009

POSITION AS A PLAYER: Pitcher BORN: April 3, 1963 in Carmichael, CA USA NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: 2012

58 Mike Borzello Catcher Mike Borzello played five seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Following his playing days, he a dozen years working for the New York Yankees in various roles including bullpen catcher and batting practice pitcher. Since 2008, he had been bullpen catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Lester completed his 23rd season in the Cubs organization, and his fifth at the major league level as the Cubs bullpen coach. Prior to 2007, Lester was the Cubs minor league pitching coordinator from 1996-2006. He spent the 1994-95 seasons with the big league club as a pitching assistant. In his playing career, Lester pitched in the minor leagues from 1980-88 with Kansas City, Baltimore, St. Louis and the Cubs farm systems. He was a Southern League All-Star in 1984, going 9-2 with seven complete games for Double-A Memphis.

POSITION AS A PLAYER: Pitcher BORN: 6/17/58 in McMinnville, TN RESIDES: Bridgeton, MO NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: October 27, 2006

BORN: 8/14/70

PAT LISTACH

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Pat returned to the organization in 2011 to handle bench coach duties. Prior to spending 200910 as the Nationals third-base coach, had managed in Chicago’s minor league system from 200608. Pat managed the Double-A Tennessee in 2007 and Triple-A Iowa in 2008 to post-season play. He was named the 2008 Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year. Pat served as a minor league hitting coach in Chicago’s system from 2000-05. As a player, he earned the 1992 A.L. Rookie of the Year, he played six seasons with Milwaukee (1992-96) and Houston (1997). Pat batted .251 (444for-1,772) with 63 doubles, 13 triples, five homers, 143 RBI and 116 steals in 503 major league games.

2011 marked Quirk’s 16th season as a Major League coach. Prior to joining the Astros staff, Quirk was a professional scout in 2009 and also served as third base coach for Team USA in the 2009 World Cup in Europe. Quirk served as bench coach for the Colorado Rockies for six seasons (2003-08). While with the Rockies, he filled in for Hurdle as manager for a total of eight games. Quirk began his Major League coaching career in 1994, serving as bullpen coach for the Kansas City Royals. He became the Royals bench coach for five seasons (1996-2001). Quirk served as the Royals manager for eight games in 1998, guiding them to a 4-4 record while filling in for suspended manager Tony Muser.

POSITION AS A PLAYER: Infielder BORN: 9/12/67 in Natchitoches, LA RESIDES: Spring, TX NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: November 3, 2010

POSITION AS A PLAYER: CATCHER BORN: 10/22/54 RESIDES: KANSAS CITY, MO NAMED TO CUBS COACHING STAFF: 2012

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 119 446 51 123 176 22 2 9 35 25 2 78 3 2 .276 .324 .395 .719 1.44 MLB 1056 3692 515 1037 1549 215 27 81 436 271 17 691 49 21 .281 .339 .420 .759 1.25

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DARWIN BARNEY

BORN: 5/30/86 in Kettering, OH RESIDES: Springboro, OH CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Lukas McKnight HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 13th round of 2008 draft

Tony led the Cubs with 24 stolen bases in 95 games, batting .259 with 24 runs, eight walks, three doubles, one homer and six RBI. Tony’s 24 stolen bases was the most steals by a Cubs rookie since Ced Landrum swiped 27 bases in 1991. Tony’s 92.3 percent success rate was tops in the majors and it is a franchise record for a Cubs rookie. On August 5 vs. the Reds, Tony hit a two-run inside-the-park home run in the first inning. It was his first career homer, making him the first Cub to record his first career homer with an inside-the-park job since Carmen Mauro, October 3, 1948 at St. Louis. He is the first Cub to accomplish the feat at Wrigley Field (thanks to Elias).

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BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 165 MLS: 0+135 G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 95 143 24 37 43 3 0 1 6 8 1 30 24 2 .259 .303 .301 .603 2.81 MLB 95 143 24 37 43 3 0 1 6 8 1 30 24 2 .259 .303 .301 .603 2.81

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Marlon hit .276 with 22 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 35 RBI and 51 runs scored in 119 games. He reached the 20-double mark for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth time in his career. Marlon missed six weeks after he suffered multiple facial fractures below his left eye by an Alfredo Aceves pitch, May 21 in Boston. Marlon led the club with a .344 May batting average (22-for-64), as well as .323 mark (30-for-93) in July. He recorded eight multi-hit efforts and went 25-for-77 (.325) in a 20-game stretch, July 23-August 14. He collected his 200th career double, May 1 in Arizona. Recorded his 1,000th career hit and later added the gamewinning RBI with a sac fly in the eighth inning, August 4 in Pittsburgh.

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BORN: 8/30/77 in Boynton Beach, FL RESIDES: Swedesboro, NJ CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Steve Gillespie (Philadelphia) HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a three-year deal as a free agent 12/31/09

In his first full season with the Cubs, Darwin batted .276 (146-for-529) with 66 runs scored, 23 doubles, six triples, two homers and 43 RBI in 143 games. Darwin ranked first among rookies with 47 multi-hit games, third among rookies in hits and batting average, tied for third in runs scored and triples and fourth in on-base percentage (.323). His 47 multi-hit games were the most by a Cubs rookie since Ryne Sandberg posted a franchise-record 49 in 1982, tying him for second-most in franchise by a rookie with Ernie Banks. Darwin was named the N.L. Rookie of the Month for April after posting a monthlybest .326 average (29-for-89) with four walks, 15 runs, four doubles, two triples, one homer and 14 RBI in 25 contests.

G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 143 529 66 146 187 23 6 2 43 22 2 67 9 2 .276 .313 .353 .666 1.35 MLB 173 608 78 165 210 27 6 2 45 28 2 79 9 2 .271 .310 .345 .656 1.36

G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 81 201 20 54 77 12 1 3 23 10 0 46 0 0 .269 .302 .383 .685 1.29 MLB 460 1171 167 316 510 75 10 33 153 89 3 300 8 0 .270 .322 .436 .758 1.17

BORN: 11/8/85 in Portland, OR RESIDES: Beaverton, OR CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Al Gettis HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fourth round of 2007 draft

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Jeff appeared in 81 games in his second full season with the Cubs. He batted .269 (54for-201) with 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 23 RBI. Jeff played 19 games at first base (15 starts), 18 games at second base (15 starts), 11 at third base (five starts), 10 in right field (six starts) and made one start in left field. Jeff hit safely in 30 of his 45 starts (47for-159/.296). He hit .314 (38-for-121) against left-handed pitching compared to a .200 average (16-for-80) against righthanded pitching. Jeff batted .313 (30-for-96) on the road. He posted a .292 batting average (7-for-24) with runners in scoring position and two outs. Jeff had a walk-off pinch-single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, July 24 vs. Houston.

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JEFF BAKER

BORN: 6/21/81 in Bad Kissingen, West Germany RESIDES: Dumfries, VA CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Jay Matthews (Colorado) HOW ACQUIRED: From Colorado for RHP Al Alburquerque 7/2/09

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STARLIN CASTRO

BORN: 3/24/90 in Monte Cristy, D.R. RESIDES: Monte Cristy, D.R. CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Jose Serra HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cubs, 10/25/06

In his first full major league season, Starlin led the National League, and was fourth in the majors, with 207 hits. The 21-year-old shortstop earned a spot on the N.L. All-Star team, becoming the youngest player (and first 21-year-old) to ever lead the N.L. in hits. He finished the 2011 campaign at 21 years and 188 days old. Prior to 2011, the youngest N.L. hits champion was the Cubs Charlie Hollocher in 1918, who with 161 hits was 22 years, 83 days at the end of that season. Starlin is the youngest player in franchise history to reach the 200-hit plateau, and the 10th major league player in the modern era (since 1900) to collect at least 200 hits at 21-years-old or younger.

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 158 674 91 207 291 36 9 10 66 35 2 96 22 9 .307 .341 .432 .773 1.27 MLB 283 1137 144 346 480 67 14 13 107 64 9 167 32 17 .304 .343 .422 .766 1.40

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Welington was recalled from Triple-A Iowa May 11, batting .154 in four games, before being optioned to Iowa, May 29. He got the start May 12 vs. St. Louis, going 0-for-4 in his season debut. Welington made his second start May 17 in Cincinnati. He was with the I-Cubs, recorded a career-high 15-game hitting streak May 30-June 18, the longest streak for an Iowa player this year. Welington was named the Pacific Coast League Batter of the Week for the week of June 13-19 when he batted .625 with three doubles, three homers and 12 RBI in four games. He was selected as a reserve to the PCL mid-season AllStar Team. Welington began the season rehabbing a thumb injury with Daytona and joined Iowa, April 21.

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 4 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 1.67 MLB 11 33 3 8 15 4 0 1 5 1 0 11 0 0 .242 .265 .455 .719 0.67

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Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS SAC .314 127 491 70 154 28 4 5 51 205 47 56 13 6 .374 .418 .791 Minors .314 127 491 70 154 28 4 5 51 205 47 56 13 6 .374 .418 .791

BORN: 4/24/1987 in San Isidro, Dominican Republic RESIDES: Dominican Republic CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 12/2004

Adrian spent the entire season at Triple-A Sacramento, hitting .314 with five home runs and 51 RBI in 127 games. His batting average was his best in his five full seasons and he had a career-high 154 hits. He ranked eighth in the Pacific Coast League in hits, tied for second in the A’s farm system in hits, ranked fourth in batting, ninth in total bases (205) and 10th in on-base percentage (.374). He led the River Cats in batting, games, at bats (491) and hits, and tied for the lead in triples (4). Adrian hit .367 over his first 37 games through May 17, .247 over a 59-game stretch from May 19 to July 30 and .368 over his final 31 games.

WELINGTON CASTILLO

BORN: 10/10/87 Miami Lakes, FL RESIDES: Opa Locka, FL CONTRACT STATUS: First year of a one-year contract through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Claimed off Waivers from Oakland A’s

STEVE CLEVENGER

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BORN: 4/5/1986 in Baltimore, MD RESIDES: MD CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Drafted by the Cubs in the seventh round of the 2006 draft

Steve was selected from Double-A Tennessee, September 19, joining his first major league roster in his sixth professional season. He made his major league debut, September 26, going 0-for-3 as the starting catcher in San Diego. Steve picked up his first major league hit, a pinch-double in the fifth inning of the season finale, September 28 in San Diego. Between Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, combined to bat .319 (127-for-398) with 30 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 54 RBI in 120 games. Steve was in the mid-season Southern League All-Star for the Smokies for the second year in a row, batting .295 (92-for312) with 27 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 39 RBI and only 39 strikeouts in 95 games.

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900 0.50 MLB 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900 0.50

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BORN: 1/10/1988 in Romana, Dominican Republic RESIDES: Dominican Republic CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Trey Forkerway HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 14th round of 2007 draft

Ryan started 34 games for the Cubs in 2011. He worked at least 6.0 innings in 24 starts, at least 7.0 innings in 11 starts and at least 8.0 innings in two starts. Ryan allowed two or fewer earned runs in 15 starts, issued two or fewer walks in 19 starts and allowed 33 firstinning runs. Runs scored by Cubs in his starts: 133 (3.9 per game the lowest on the staff), while he was in the game: 90 (2.6 per game). The Cubs were 18-16 when he started. When tossing 6.0 or more innings (24 starts), Ryan was 9-8 with a 2.96 ERA (52 ER/158.1 IP). When tossing fewer than 6.0 frames (10 starts), he was 1-6 with an 11.45 ERA (56 ER/44.0 IP).

Rafael made his major league debut, September 26 in San Diego, inducing a ground out to his first batter faced, stranding a runner and ending the sixth inning. Rafael followed with a scoreless seventh frame (1.1 IP, BB, SO). He pitched extensively in relief this season for the first time in his career, going 8-5 with 17 saves and a 3.22 ERA (26 ER/72.2 IP) in 51 appearances (four starts) with Tennessee. Rafael earned mid-season and postseason All-Star honors with the Smokies. He tied for third in the Southern League in saves (17) and tied for 11th in the league in wins (eight). He underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery.

BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 215 MLS: 13+63

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 10 14 4.80 34 34 0 0 0 0 202.1 211 111 108 23 5 82 2 191 .271 1.45 1.23 MLB 112 116 4.41 519 294 11 3 87 2042.2 2022 1082 1002 222 83 940 46 1765 .260 1.45 1.22

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BORN: 5/3/77 in Gibsons, British Columbia RESIDES: Chicago, IL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Tim Hallgren (Texas) HOW ACQUIRED: Signed by Cubs as a free agent 1/22/04

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BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 MLS: 0+162

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 3 9 6.40 19 17 0 0 0 0 84.1 102 62 60 10 4 46 3 75 .300 1.75 1.14 MLB 7 11 5.48 31 25 0 0 0 0 141.1 158 89 86 13 6 71 5 102 .285 1.62 1.21

David hit .240 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs last season with the Oakland Athletics. It was statistically the worst season of a major league career that has spanned parts of nine years. His best season was in 2008, when he hit .307 with 12 homers and 73 RBIs for the Kansas City Royals. “We’re very excited to sign David,” Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said. “He’s a player who does a lot of things very well, including running the bases and getting on base. And he doesn’t strike out very much. These are all areas we wanted to improve on going into next year.”

Casey made 19 appearances (17 starts) for the Cubs in 2011. Casey worked at least 6.0 innings in four starts, at least 7.0 innings in one start, at least 8.0 innings in no starts and had no complete games. He allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven starts, issued two or fewer walks in seven starts and allowed seven first-inning runs. The runs scored by Cubs in his starts: 60 (3.53 per game), while he was in the game: 39 (2.29 per game). The Cubs were 4-13 when he started. He posted a 3-2 record with a 2.14 ERA (10 ER/42.0 IP) when tossing 5.2 or more innings (seven starts). Casey’s opponents hit 28-for-162 (.173) against him when batting with two strikes.

BORN: 12/20/79 in Brooklyn, NY RESIDES: Wheaton, Illinois CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2013 with 2014 Option SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent

DAVID DEJESUS

BORN: 7/3/87 in Fort Myers, FL RESIDES: Cape Coral, FL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2011 SIGNED BY: Rolando Pino HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 15th round of 2008 draft

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Matt worked at least 6.0 innings in 23 starts, at least 7.0 innings in 14 starts, at least 8.0 innings in four starts, 9.0 innings three times and he had two complete games. Matt allowed two or fewer earned runs in 17 starts, issuing two or fewer walks in 19 starts and allowed 15 first-inning runs. Matt tossed the seventh complete game of his career, July 2 vs. the White Sox. He earned his first win as a Cub in Chicago’s 5-3 victory, April 30 in Arizona. Matt allowed 14 home runs in 198.0 innings pitched, good for an average of 0.64 home runs per 9.0 innings pitched, ranked eighthbest in the N.L. and 10th in the majors (min. 190.0 IP).

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 10 10 3.32 31 31 2 0 0 0 198.0 186 90 73 14 3 63 5 197 .245 1.26 1.13 MLB 52 54 3.83 152 149 8 3 1 1 923.1 884 437 393 100 31 319 13 769 .251 1.30 0.91

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BORN: 8/2/1988 in Berkeley, CA RESIDES: CA CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: First Round (31st overall) of the 2009 First- Year Player Draft

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BORN: 11/26/83 in Selma, CA RESIDES: Fresno, CA CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2011 SIGNED BY: Kevin Bootay (Minnesota) HOW ACQUIRED: From Tampa Bay 1/8/11 with OF Fernando Perez and P Zach Rosscup for P Chris Archer, C Robinson Chirinos, INF Hak-Ju Lee, OF Brandon Guyer and OF Sam Fuld

BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 180 MLS: 8+145 G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 111 246 33 76 115 22 1 5 28 5 1 63 2 1 .309 .348 .467 .816 1.17 MLB 997 3029 451 857 1250 178 19 59 349 161 10 592 39 26 .283 .341 .413 .753 1.29

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BRYAN LAHAIR

BORN: 11/5/82 in Worcester, MA RESIDES: Surprise, AZ CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Mark Leavitt (Seattle) HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a minor league deal with Cubs 12/23/09

Reed batted .309 (76-for-246) with 22 doubles, a triple, five homers and 28 RBI in 111 contests for the Cubs. Reed’s 22 two-baggers were his most since hitting a career-high 34 for Toronto in 2006. His 28 RBI surpassed the 15 he had in 102 games for the Dodgers in 2010. He had 22 RBI in 65 games for Chicago in 2009. Reed batted .324 (34-for-105) in the seventh inning or later. He posted a .375 batting average (33-for-88) with no outs in an inning. He was 44-for-141 (.312) against righthanded pitchers. Reed batted .305 against southpaws. Reed belted his thirdcareer walk-off homer in the first game of the April 20 doubleheader vs. the Padres. Reed hit his third-career pinch-homer, May 18 in Florida.

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BORN: 12/8/76 in Riverside, CA RESIDES: Las Vegas, NV CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Billy Moore (Toronto) HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a minor league deal with Cubs 1/12/11

Brett was selected by the Cubs in the first round (31st overall) of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. He was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training for the second-straight year in 2011. He owns a .303 batting average with 38 doubles, 17 triples, 20 home runs and 102 RBI in 181 career minor league. Brett was named by Baseball America as the organization’s second-best prospect following both the 2009 and 2010 campaigns. Brett was a member of Team USA in the 2010 MLB All-Star Futures Game in Los Angeles. He earned a spot on the 2011 Southern League All-Star team. Brett attended the University of California Berkeley where he batted .303 with 91 runs scored, 25 doubles, 11 triples, 12 home runs and 85 RBI in 152 games.

Bryan was named the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player with Triple-A Iowa and earned a September promotion with Chicago. Bryan was selected by the Cubs, September 2, he hit .288 (17-for-59) with five doubles, a triple, two homers and six RBI in 20 games. Byan led all of minor league baseball with an Iowa franchise-record 38 home runs, and led the PCL 76 extra-base hits, 303 total bases, a .664 slugging percentage and a 1.070 OPS. Besides being named PCL Most Valuable Player, was also named to the all-PCL Team. Bryan was named Iowa Cubs MVP, as well as Cubs Minor League Player of the Year by the organization. Bryan made his Cubs debut, September 4 vs. Pittsburgh, going 2-for-4 with a RBI while manning left field. BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 240 MLS: 0+100

G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 20 59 9 17 30 5 1 2 6 9 0 18 0 0 .288 .377 .508 .885 1.89 MLB 65 195 24 51 77 9 1 5 16 22 1 58 0 1 .262 .335 .395 .730 1.16

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BORN: August 8, 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, FL RESIDES: Parkland, FL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Jed Hoyer HOW ACQUIRED: Cubs acquired the first baseman plus Minor League pitcher Zach Cates from the Padres for pitcher Andrew Cashner and Minor League outfielder Kyung-Min Na

Anthony made his Major League debut for San Diego on June 9, vs. WSH with a start at first base. He collected his first career hit with a triple in the fifth inning. He hit his first Home run on June 11 vs. WSH (off John Lannan) with a solo shot in the second inning, the Padres lone run in the game. He was optioned back to Tucson on 7/22 and recalled for the remainder of the season on 9/4. He made 37 starts total for San Diego, all at first base the Padres were 20-17 in his 37 starts. Following the conclusion of the 2011 season, he was ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Pacific Coast League by Baseball America.

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 49 128 9 18 31 8 1 1 9 21 1 46 2 1 .141 .281 .242 .523 1.13 MLB 49 128 9 18 31 8 1 1 9 21 1 46 2 1 .141 .281 .242 .523 1.13

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BORN: 10/14/82 in Banao, D.R. RESIDES: Santiago, D.R. CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2013 SIGNED BY: Jose Serra HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs as a non-drafted free agent 7/3/99

Carlos recorded 34 saves in 44 chances for Chicago, posting a 2-6 mark with a 4.01 ERA in 75 relief appearances. With 38 saves in 2010 and 34 in 2011, Carlos joins Lee Smith as the only two Cubs closers to record consecutive 30-save season. Carlos is just the fourth Cubs closer to have multiple 30-save seasons, joining Smith, Randy Myers and Bruce Sutter. He recorded his 34th, and final, save of the season, September 10 in New York against the Mets. Carlos had a 2.57 ERA (12 ER/42.0 IP) in the first half compared to a 5.91 ERA (21 ER/32.0 IP) in the second half. Including 75 games pitched in 2011, his 313 relief outings since the start of the 2008 season leads the majors.

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 2 6 4.01 75 0 0 0 34 44 74.0 54 33 33 5 9 48 2 99 .205 1.38 0.75 MLB 18 25 3.37 391 13 0 0 95 117 459.1 289 180 172 35 44 300 17 599 .179 1.28 0.61

BORN: 1/8/86 in Cincinnati, OH RESIDES: Colleyville, TX CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Trey Forkerway HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 14th round of 2007 draft

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 6 14 3.66 26 26 1 1 0 0 162.1 160 72 66 11 8 50 6 97 .262 1.29 1.38 MLB 53 73 4.36 185 185 5 3 0 0 1143.2 1247 600 554 104 53 382 23 705 .283 1.42 1.70

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Paul made at least 26 starts, pitching at least 160.0 innings for the sixth straight season with Pittsburgh. He had a 2.96 ERA at the All-Star break and left four starts in that time (five overall) with a lead, only to have the bullpen suffer a blown save. Paul went 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA in his four starts against the Cubs and 4-13 with a 4.13 ERA in his other 22 starts. He became 39th pitcher in Pirate history to log over 1,000 career innings. He recorded his 700th career strikeout on 8/6 vs. San Diego. Paul is the all-time leader in wins (35), innings pitched (621.1) and starts (96) at PNC Park. He finished season on the disabled list due to a left shoulder strain.

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PAUL MAHOLM

BORN: 6/25/1982 in Greenwood, MS RESIDES: MS CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 with Club Option SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Free Agenta

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James made 64 appearances in his second season with the Cubs, including five spot starts. He was 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA in 59 relief appearances. In his final 18 appearances at Wrigley dating to June 28, James posted a 0.69 ERA with seven strikeouts, one intentional walk and a .234 average against. He yielded a run in two of those outings and an earned run in just one. James held the opponent scoreless in 48 of his 59 relief appearances. He limited left-handed hitters to a .250 average, compared to a .312 average against right-handed hitters. James stranded 31 of 42 inherited runners. James did not surrender an earned run in his first 19 relief outings on the road through July 29.

BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 MLS: 2+0

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 1 6 4.12 64 5 0 0 0 2 67.2 76 37 31 12 2 14 4 43 .286 1.33 0.73 MLB 2 7 4.47 121 5 0 0 0 4 116.2 131 74 58 23 6 25 4 85 .283 1.34 0.69

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BORN: 3/18/1983 in Barberton, OH RESIDES: Gulfport, FL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Free Agent

Andrew split the season between the TB Rays and Triple-A Durham. He appeared in 15 games (4 starts) for the Rays, going 0-2 with a 5.55 ERA, yielding 10 HR on 40 hits; with opponents’ batting .292, the Rays lost all 4 of his starts. As a starter, Andrew went 0-2 with a 7.85 ERA (18.1-IP,15-ER) and allowed 8 HR opponents’ hit .307 with a .680 SLG. From the bullpen, went 0-0 with a 3.12 ERA. On April 10 at CWS, threw 5.1 innings in relief of Jeff Niemann, the longest relief outing of his career. It was the longest relief app by a Ray since David Price’s major league debut on Sep 14, 2008 at NYY (also 5.1 IP), allowing 3 H and 1 R/ER.

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 0 2 5.55 15 4 0 0 0 0 35.2 40 22 22 10 1 12 1 12 .292 1.46 1.23 MLB 53 73 4.36 185 185 5 3 0 0 1143.2 1247 600 554 104 53 382 23 705 .283 1.42 1.70

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Dave backed up his award as Reds Minor League Hitter of the Year by hitting .564, along with three homers and 12 RBI. However, Dave was cut from the Reds roster late in spring. Manager Dusty Baker said that a lot of the decision had to do with the fact that Dave was not on the 40-man roster, which at the time was full. Dave went back to Louisville for the 2011 season, and continued hitting. Through his first 74 games as the Bats’ center fielder, he hit .313 with seven homers and 29 RBI, including a .358 average against lefties. On December 23, 2011, Dave was traded with Travis Wood and Ronald Torreyes to the Chicago Cubs for Sean Marshall.

BATS: RIGHT THROWS: RIGHT HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 195 MLS: 1

G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 38 107 14 26 34 8 0 0 5 7 0 17 1 1 .243 .289 .318 .607 1.09 MLB 38 107 14 26 34 8 0 0 5 7 0 17 1 1 .243 .289 .318 .607 1.09

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 8 4 2.97 75 0 0 0 0 2 88.0 64 35 29 5 5 50 3 87 .200 1.30 0.81 MLB 12 9 4.40 128 5 0 0 1 6 169.2 155 98 83 16 9 100 7 142 .241 1.50 0.93

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Jeff made a career-high 75 relief appearances for the Cubs, posting a 2.97 ERA with an 8-4 record, 13 holds and 87 strikeouts. Jeff’s eight wins are the most by a Cubs reliever since Lee Smith with nine wins in 1986. Jeff held the opponent scoreless in 57 of 75 outings, including his last nine appearances (10.0 IP), September 6-27. He retired the first batter faced 55 times in his 75 outings. Jeff tossed 2.0 or more frames 15 times, recording a 1.74 ERA in those outings. Jeff fanned a season-high three batters nine times, limited foes to a .200 batting average (64-for-320). He owned a 2.79 ERA in 37 appearances at Wrigley Field compared to a 3.13 mark on the road.

BORN: 1/2/1987 in Buffalo, NY RESIDES: NC CONTRACT STATUS: Signed SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Part of Trade for Sean Marshall

ALFONSO SORIANO

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BORN: 1/23/85 in Merrillville, IN RESIDES: Valparaiso, IN CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2011; club options for 2012 and 2013 SIGNED BY: Stan Zielinski HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in fifth round of 2006 draft

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BORN: 1/7/76 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. RESIDES: San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2014 SIGNED BY: New York Yankees HOW ACQUIRED: Signed an eight-year deal as a free agent 11/20/06

Alfonso hit .244 with 27 doubles, a triple, 26 home runs and 88 RBI. His 88 RBI are his most since collecting 95 RBI in 2006. He is one of three players to record 10-straight 20-homer seasons including 2011, joining Albert Pujols and David Ortiz. He joins Andre Dawson and Hack Wilson as the only players to record 20-homer seasons in each of their first five seasons as a Cub. Alfonso batted .285 (37for-130) with runners in scoring position, including a .364 mark (8-for-22) with the bases loaded. Alfonso hit a franchise-record 10 April homers to go along with 20 RBI. 10 of his home runs came in the seventh inning or later. Alfonso’s 35 two-out RBI led the club and ranked tied for 11th in the N.L.

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 137 475 50 116 223 27 1 26 88 27 4 113 2 1 .244 .289 .469 .759 0.65 MLB 1606 6382 978 1750 3227 401 28 340 927 410 59 1423 264 73 .274 .323 .506 .829 0.67

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 5 13 4.89 29 29 0 0 0 0 165.2 187 96 90 23 1 49 6 117 .289 1.42 1.74 MLB 32 39 4.59 103 102 3 2 0 0 584.0 619 320 298 72 17 204 18 378 .275 1.41 1.56

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Volstad set a new career high for 117 strikeouts and his win total should have been higher, but was unlucky to come up with four no-decisions in five starts during the final month of the season. His 2.32 ERA in September was the second-lowest ERA he has ever recorded in a month in which he made five starts. Volstad did not allow more than two earned runs in his last six starts of the season, and held opponents to a .252 batting average over that span. Opponents had been batting .299 in his 23 starts prior to that stretch. In those final six starts, he went 0-2 with a 2.41 ERA, compared to 5-11 with a 5.61 ERA in his 23 starts prior to that point.

BORN: 8/28/1982 in Belleville, IL RESIDES: Lebanon, IL SIGNED BY: Mark Adair HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in the 38th round of the 2002 draft

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BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 215 MLS: 4 YRS G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 48 122 14 19 27 6 1 0 6 14 2 37 3 2 .156 .243 .221 .464 0.86 MLB 432 1242 178 293 532 61 8 54 187 146 17 396 16 9 .236 .323 .428 .751 0.91

BORN: 9/23/1986 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL RESIDES: FL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Cubs traded Zambrano for Volstad

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Ian was acquired from the Rockies in a fourplayer deal involving three No. 1 Draft picks and a second-round selection. Chicago dealt Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu to Colorado for Ian and right-handed pitcher Casey Weathers. Only LeMahieu is not a first-round selection. Ian injured his right knee on the first play of Spring Training, and then had to deal with a right hamstring injury at the end of Cactus League play. Ian split the 2011 season between the Rockies and Triple-A Colorado Springs. Ian batted .156 with six doubles in 48 games with the Rockies and hit .275 with 14 home runs and 42 RBIs in 45 games in the Minor Leagues. His season ended in August because of a wrist injury.

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G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO 2011 125 421 46 96 173 26 0 17 54 45 3 124 0 0 .228 .310 .411 .721 0.90 MLB 503 1648 199 425 750 106 3 71 250 224 16 424 1 2 .258 .348 .455 .803 0.97

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Geovany hit .228 with 46 runs, 26 doubles, 17 homers and 54 RBI in 125 games. He recorded his most games played, hits and doubles since his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2008. His 17 home runs were third-most among N.L. catchers while his 45 walks ranked sixth. He is one of four Cubs catchers with three or more 15-homer seasons. He made 119 starts behind the plate, throwing out 30 of 115 baserunners attempting to steal (26.1 percent). Geovany’s 30 caught steals led the N.L. and were third-most among backstops behind the Yankees Russell Martin (35) and Baltimore’s Matt Wieters (32). He posted a .296 batting average with 15 RBI against southpaws compared to a .207 batting average with 39 RBI off right-handed pitchers.

BORN: 4/5/1985 in Long Beach, CA RESIDES: CA CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired from the Rockies in a Four-Player Deal

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BORN: 1/20/83 in San Juan, Puerto Rico RESIDES: San Juan, Puerto Rico CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Jose Trujillo and Sam Hughes HOW ACQUIRED: Selected by Cubs in 11th round of 2001 draft

Randy started 23 games for the Cubs in 2011, working at least 6.0 innings in 16 starts, at least 7.0 innings in five starts, at least 8.0 innings in two starts and threw two complete games. He allowed two or fewer earned runs in nine starts, issued two or fewer walks in 16 starts and allowed 18 first-inning runs. Randy produced a 3.15 ERA (23 ER/65.2 IP), a 6-1 ledger, 38 strikeouts, 15 walks and a .227 average against in 10 starts (one complete game), July 23-September 10. He recorded a career-high and team-high tying two complete games with Matt Garza. He rode a career-high five-game winning streak, August 2-September 4. He went 5-0 with a 3.09 ERA (16 ER/46.2 IP) during the streak (seven starts).

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 7 6 4.99 23 23 2 1 0 0 135.1 141 76 75 23 2 47 4 82 .269 1.39 0.92 MLB 27 30 4.01 86 82 2 1 0 0 500.1 515 240 223 56 14 159 13 331 .266 1.35 1.19

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W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 3 5 3.35 55 0 0 0 1 7 51.0 45 23 19 5 5 21 2 57 .236 1.29 0.67 MLB 86 73 3.64 436 178 11 5 63 1371.1 1075 591 555 147 99 655 22 1576 .216 1.26 0.87

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Kerry recorded a career-high 21 holds in 55 relief appearances in his return to Chicago after spending the past two seasons with Cleveland (2009-10) and the Yankees (2010). In his first appearance as a Cub since September 27, 2008, Kerry tossed a scoreless seventh frame, April 2 vs. Pittsburgh. Kerry held the opponent scoreless in 41 of 55 outings, including 12 of his first 13. He limited foes to a .236 batting average and holding opponents to a .162 batting average with two strikes. Kerry owned a 3.76 ERA at Wrigley Field compared to a 2.92 mark on the road. With no days’ rest, Kerry went 1-0 with a 3.29 ERA in 14 appearances. Kerry fanned 20, while walking one in 12 August appearances.

BORN: 2/6/1987 in Little Rock, AR RESIDES: AR CONTRACT STATUS: SIGNED SIGNED BY: Chicago Cubs HOW ACQUIRED: Part of trade for Sean Marshall from the Reds

TRAVIS WOOD

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BORN: 6/16/77 in Irving, TX RESIDES: Chicago, IL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012 SIGNED BY: Bill Capps HOW ACQUIRED: Agreed to terms on a one-year deal as a free agent 12/17/10

Travis slipped a bit in 2011 after making a splash as a rookie in 2010 with a 5-4 record and 3.51 ERA in 17 starts. He won his Major League debut at Wrigley Field on July 1, 2010 by limiting the Cubs to two hits over seven innings. Wood went to 6-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 22 games with the Reds last season, 18 of them starts, and was twice demoted to the Minor Leagues. Travis had a tremendous 2010 season, posting a 3.51 ERA in 102 innings of work. The Cubs dealt away a valuable left-hander in Sean Marshall, but expect Wood to fill that void. Travis is a lefty and will be competing for a spot in the mid-tolower half of the Cubs rotation.

BATS: Right THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 MLS: 1 +

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO 2011 6 6 4.84 22 18 0 0 0 0 106.0 118 57 57 10 4 40 5 76 .293 1.49 0.64 MLB 11 10 4.18 39 35 0 0 0 0 208.2 203 102 97 19 8 66 6 162 .258 1.29 0.63

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POWER Theo Epstein has quickly gone to work assembling the best and brightest front office in baseball, starting with his old Boston bandmates Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod The “band” references might have been a little too obvious, but they were still fitting. Yes, the band with Boston roots is back together again—but on the North Side of Chicago. Theo Epstein, the Cubs’ new president of baseball operations, made it all official on Nov. 1, introducing Jed Hoyer as

>> By Bruce Miles, The Daily Herald the team’s new Executive Vice President/ General Manager and Jason McLeod as Senior Vice President/Scouting and Player Development. They had previously worked

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together in Boston, building World Series champions in 2004 and 2007. As the three sat in front of the media during their introductory news conference, it didn’t take long for the references to “getting the band back together” to begin. One reporter suggested that this was like the Beatles getting back together. That might have been fine, except this band consists of only three members, making it instead the most potent power trio to hit Chicago since Rush blasted in last spring. The new GM immediately sought to lighten the mood. “We’ve heard that band reference a few

TRIO times,” Hoyer said. “These guys actually have musical talent. So I’m just going to play the triangle, I guess.” Whatever you want to call them or whatever analogies you want to use, a new era has definitely dawned in the front office of the Chicago Cubs. When team Chairman Tom Ricketts dismissed former GM Jim Hendry last summer and began the search for his replacement, most observers assumed Ricketts would simply go out and find a direct replacement for Hendry as GM. Ricketts came back with that and a whole lot more. The upshot is that the Cubs now have a bigger baseball operation, one that’s in tune with modern methods of analysis. In addition to the new hires, the Cubs have

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JASON McLEOD

Senior Vice President/Scouting & Player Development

COURTESY OF SAN DIEGO PADRES

Executive Vice President/General Manager

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President, Baseball Operations

Responsibilities: To oversee day-to-day operations of major league team Last role: General Manager (Padres) Years in baseball: 10 Teams: Red Sox, Padres Background: Bachelor’s degree in History from Wesleyan University; led Wesleyan to 1994 NCAA Division III World Series as pitcher and shortstop Quotable: “People try to paint us in different corners. To me, it’s about information, whether it’s scouting, whether it’s quantitative [analysis], whether it’s medical background information. The key is to really get all the information together. No piece of information is too small.”

COURTESY OF SAN DIEGO PADRES

Responsibilities: To oversee all aspects of club’s baseball operation Last role: General Manager (Red Sox) Years in baseball: 20 Teams: Orioles, Padres, Red Sox Background: Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Yale; Law degree from University of San Diego Quotable: “There are no shortcuts in baseball, but we’re going to be working on both fronts. Opportunities to win are sacred, and building a foundation for long-term success is fundamental.”

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COURTESY OF SAN DIEGO PADRES

THEO EPSTEIN

Responsibilities: To oversee amateur scouting, pro scouting and player development Last role: Assistant General Manager (Padres) Years in baseball: 20 Teams: Padres, Red Sox Background: Drafted by the Astros in 44th round of 1991 draft out of Palomar Junior College; spent two seasons as minor league pitcher before joining Padres front office as an intern Quotable: “It starts on the evaluation. Draft day and the international signing day, I may be biased, but those are the two most important days of the year for an organization, because those are the days you choose who you’re bringing into the organization.”

retained key front-office players such as Oneri Fleita (Latin American operations and player development), Tim Wilken (amateur scouting) and Randy Bush (assistant GM). The new regime added two more pieces from the Arizona Diamondbacks in midNovember: Joe Bohringer, the new director of pro scouting, and Shiraz Rehman, assistant to the general manager. The Cubs also are noticeably young up top: Epstein doesn’t turn 38 until Dec. 29. Hoyer is 37, and McLeod is 39. Most important for the Cubs going forward, all seem to be on the same page, something Epstein stressed during the introduction of the reunited band. “I talked about how a big part of my job was to build a baseball operations department that was progressive, effective and united,” Epstein said. It’s no secret that the job of baseball GM has grown into a 24/7 operation in recent years. Epstein, Hoyer and Co. hope the Cubs’ new and expanded setup will allow each to use his unique talents most effectively. “This is more than a one-person job,” Epstein said. “It’s not even close to being a one-person job. The thought is, with the three of us in the trenches, along with Randy and Tim and Oneri, maybe we can get where we want to go, which is to a foundation of sustained success, a little

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SHIRAZ REHMAN

Responsibilities: To oversee professional scouting, including advance scouting of other teams as well as players inside and outside the Cubs organization Last role: Pro Scout (Diamondbacks) Years in baseball: 22 Teams: Yankees, Pirates, Dodgers, Mariners, Diamondbacks Background: Bachelor’s degree from MIT Sloan School of Management; worked in minor league baseball; has experience on both the player development (Dodgers, 1998-2001) and scouting (Mariners and Diamondbacks) sides Quotable*: “In scouting, we’ve always talked about the maxim of ‘Leave no stone unturned.’ With the advances in statistics and the ability to collect more data, organizations have realized that there are a lot more stones to turn over than there were just a few years ago. Advances in technology have really changed the way in which we think and talk about athletics.” *from 2008 Baseball Prospectus interview

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Ass istant to the General Manager

JON WILLEY / DIAMONDBACKS

Director, Pro Scouting

Responsibilities: To support GM Jed Hoyer on potential player acquisitions and to assist in providing scouting, financial and statistical information for trade and player evaluation; also will develop Cubs evaluation database and coordinate baseball technology Last role: Director of Player Personnel (Diamondbacks) Years in baseball: 7 Teams: Red Sox, Diamondbacks Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from McGill, where he was a starting infielder; MBA from Columbia Business School; was a commodities trader and financial accountant before joining the Red Sox Quotable*: “By no means can everything about a player be expressed as a number, and as an industry we must be careful not to exclude a variable from any type of analysis simply because it’s the toughest to quantify on paper.” *from 2009 Baseball Prospectus interview

bit quicker than if it was just one or two people trying to get there.” Epstein added that Hoyer will perform the day-to-day duties of GM. But Epstein will add his expertise where needed, and he also will be able to spend time in other areas of the organization, with Hoyer primarily in charge of the big league club. “It is so much bigger than a oneperson job,” agreed Hoyer, who most recently served as GM of the San Diego Padres after serving as Epstein’s righthand man in Boston. “It’s very easy to get bogged down on those details, the day-to-day details of a major league team. If I can free up Theo to be able to go throughout the organization and really implement his vision and do things most GMs wouldn’t be able to do because they don’t have the time, hopefully I can take some things off his back.” Ricketts’ overriding vision in hiring Epstein and his crew to run the baseball side is building a winning organization from within, through solid scouting supported by player development that gets players ready for the major leagues in the best way, a new “Cubs way.” That process really began in earnest this past summer, when the Cubs spent a record amount signing Wilken’s draft picks. Enter McLeod, who most recently oversaw the Padres’ amateur scouting and player development efforts. As Epstein pointed out, McLeod was instrumental in the Red Sox drafting such stars as Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz. “Jason McLeod is the rarest commodity in the industry, in my opinion,” Epstein said. “He’s an impact evaluator of baseball talent.”

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McLeod stressed the basics. “We’re not going to come in here and try to reinvent the wheel,” he said. “We have certain systems and processes that we believe in, in terms of how to reach a player and how to effectively get the most out of that player.” Yes, the band is back together. And, yes, all of the members are musically on the same page. Although no discordant notes have been sounded so far, that doesn’t mean there’s not room for open discussion or even disagreement among all parties. “We debate it out quite a bit,” Hoyer said. “One of the beauties of baseball in general is that people like to debate it out and people like to argue about it. In this situation, working in baseball, we get to have those baseball arguments and baseball conversations, and eventually reach a consensus and a decision. “The idea that Theo and I have a relationship where we’re always likeminded and that we always arrive at the same decision probably couldn’t be further from the truth. We do a good job, I think, of presenting our points. We’ve always done a great job of reaching consensus. I think one of the most important things with this relationship is we’re going to disagree, for sure.

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“Jason McLeod is the rarest commodity in the industry, in my opinion. He’s an impact evaluator of baseball talent.” -Theo Epstein

“Media and people out there should believe it’s a united front, even if we have a spirited debate along the way. It’s all about reaching the right decision for the Cubs. That’s the most important thing. Debate is certainly part of that.” And so is a sense of humor. Most Cubs fans seemed to welcome a new, modern way of doing baseball business, so much so that Epstein became kind of an instant cult hero in Chicago upon arriving in town. “It’s been Theo-mania around here,” noted McLeod. “It’s well deserved. His intelligence, the way he challenges his staff, is unparalleled.” The new group also was able to joke about the caricature of them as some sort of new-age bunch of computer geeks come to town. Hoyer deftly deferred when asked who the brightest of this bright bunch is. “Theo,” he replied quickly. “It doesn’t really matter who else is in the room. He’s probably the smartest guy in the room. I’ve worked with him for a long time, and he is as down-to-earth a guy as you’re going to find. But I will say that when he turns it on, he’s got a gear that the rest of us don’t have. It’s impressive. You guys will see quite a bit of it. It’s fun to be around.” So strike up the band. This group’s got work to do. n

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In Theo we trust. That’s the new Cubs mantra you’ll be hearing throughout spring training and at least the beginning of the season. After all, he’s the one who reversed the Red Sox curse, bringing not one but two World Championship titles to Boston. Why shouldn’t he be able to do the same for the Cubs? But how exactly did the Cubs end up with Theo Epstein as President of Baseball Operations? To get that answer, you need to go back to last August when

>> By Miriam Romain the Cubs announced that Jim Hendry was no longer general manager and that Randy Bush, Hendry’s assistant, would assume the general manager’s position for the remainder of the year. At the time Bush was told he would not be considered for the general manager’s position because the Cubs wanted to look outside the organization. “One of the thoughts on the timing of the announcement on Jim was that it would [allow us] to do some homework before

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the end of the season,” said Chairman Tom Ricketts. “You really can’t talk to people that are employed by other teams during the season. Typically you want to talk to teams that are on their way to the playoffs and it’s really awkward so you wait until the end of the season. That gave us about six weeks to do a fair amount of background work.” At the time, Ricketts had no idea who would or wouldn’t be available to talk to or who would even want to talk about coming to the Cubs. So to help narrow things down, he, Ari Kaplan, manager of statistical analysis, and an outside consultant studied all the teams in the league in two categories – wins and player development. On the wins side, they looked at how many wins each team had over the last 10 years; how many games they’d won for how many dollars they’d spent over the last 10 years; and then, how consistently those teams had won over the last 10 years. “We tried to rank the teams in who had really won over the last 10 years,” said Ricketts. “We looked at which teams had won, and we looked at which teams

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had better systems. In terms of player development we [already] had some reports that we generated here about how many players from each team make it to the major leagues. We looked at what they call bona fide prospects in each system over time, like how many of the players in each system rank out at what would be productive major league players. We also looked at systems in terms of which system had, on balance (across the entire system) the best rankings in terms of each player, projecting them forward and then ranking all the teams,” he said. From this, the Cubs built a tool to cross reference the teams and players in terms of wins and player development, allowing them to take a team and see where they place on different scales. On the quantative side they tried to figure out which systems were out-performing the others. In doing so, they found that, in general, there were seven or eight teams that rose to the top. Some, Ricketts said, could probably be easily guessed, though he did not divulge which teams those were.

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For the qualitative, or personal side, Ricketts said he talked to about 20 people in baseball he thought he could trust and who had different perspectives. They included current and former general managers, some future general managers, agents and owners who had been through the process and others who had been around baseball. He had two focuses when talking with these people. One was to ask if the teams the Cubs had targeted as outperforming other teams had front office personnel who should take a larger share of the credit for what was going on with that particular team. “I asked which front office people deserved a lot of the credit for the success their teams have had. And then, in a perfect world, if you were me and looking at the problems and issues facing the Cubs, who would you be thinking of as the first call you would make as a general manager,” he said. “You don’t want to take a system and think that you have the right guy when you’ve actually taken the wrong guy.” Ricketts was given a few ideas, and Theo Epstein was at the top of everybody’s list. “Through that process, not only what they have accomplished in Boston, but what I heard about him from all the phone calls that I made, he just became our first choice,” Ricketts said. So, when it was clear the Red Sox were not going to be playing October baseball, Ricketts made a call to Red Sox principal owner John Henry asking permission to speak with Epstein. Permission was eventually granted, and the two began to talk. “I think Theo saw this as the next challenge for him. Something that might fit. So we got together and talked for a few hours one day about philosophies and baseball and it just felt right from a baseball perspective and from a personality perspective,” said Ricketts. But what started as a search for a new general manager turned into something a bit different.

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“I had read that he was looking for a higher title in his next position. He had said that in a public comment. We talked about it internally and thought it made sense [to create a new position]. There are a lot of decisions on the business side that roll up to the president of business and there are all sorts of decisions that roll up to the top of the baseball [operations] side. If we can get a president of baseball operations and he can build his team around him I think we’ll be better off for it. So, it made a lot of sense for us, “Ricketts added. Epstein was named President of Baseball Operations and one of his first orders of

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business was to hire Jed Hoyer as the new general manager, Jason McLeod to oversee Scouting and Player Development. Together with Hoyer, Dale Sveum was named new field manager (see below). While the title of president of baseball operations is still a work in progress, as described by Ricketts, Epstein has control of the baseball operations side of the Cubs and he is already making his mark. Epstein and Ricketts hold the same ideals about running a team and a business – get the right people in place and hold them accountable for their actions. Deals are not made through the media, they are done behind closed doors. And don’t be fooled by Epstein’s excellent poker face. Prior to the opening ceremonies for the Cubs Convention in January, Epstein was asked point blank about signing Kerry Wood. Epstein looked reporters in the eye while telling them how badly the Cubs wanted Wood to stay, how Wood wanted to stay and they were close to a settlement. The kicker? Epstein knew all along that the announcement was going to be made during the opening ceremonies that Wood had been signed to another one year deal. These aren’t your grandmother’s Cubs. These aren’t your dad’s Cubs. These are the new Cubs. Many changes already have been made, but championships don’t happen overnight. Or do they? Be patient, watch and listen. In Theo We trust. Indeed. n

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“What you see is what you get.” That’s what Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts says about new field manager Dale Sveum. “He’s straight forward, knows what he wants to get done and can make decisions quickly. “ Sveum is said to have respect for the game and players, and according to President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein, has the rare ability to demand a lot of his players while gaining a high amount of respect from them. He respects the game and expects his players to do the same. Although Sveum is a first time manager (aside from 16 games with the Milwaukee Brewers in September of 2008 after Ned Yost was fired) he has a keen insight into the game. During his introductory press conference in November, he stressed that his first order of business was to make sure the players played the game a certain way and on a consistent basis. “This organization has to change. It [comes down to] how the game is played on an everyday basis. We have to go in another direction. [We have] to play this game like it’s the seventh game of the World Series every day,” Sveum said at that time. He also believes that no matter what level of player you are – rookie or veteran – you never stop learning the game. “I don’t care if the guy’s 35 years old. If they do something wrong, they’re still in the development stage, too. Everybody’s always developing in this game,” he said. Sveum was the first pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1982 amateur draft. His playing career spanned 12 seasons. He played under five different managers during his career and credits all for teaching him what he knows about baseball and about first coaching, and now managing. He will stress communication with, and among the players. He plans to hold players accountable for actions they can control. He plans to instill in this Cubs team that losing is not acceptable. He plans to instill a good work ethic in the players and change the culture of the team. No more loveable losers. Sveum has a long road ahead of him. Change does not come easy and it does not come overnight, but it will come.

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Cubs fans can enjoy baseball more this spring by keeping score of the game. The best part about keeping score is that it’s easy. All you need is a basic knowledge of baseball’s rules. Experts use a simple code which is based on numbering players by their positions.

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Every time a batter goes to the plate, use the number to indicate how he was retired or how he reached base. Fielding plays, retiring batters or runners also call for use of the numbers. For instance, the batter who grounds out to the shortstop is retired 6-3 in your scoring. If he flies to the right fielder, merely use the figure 9. If it is foul: 9F.

I W for intentional walk L for line drive Kc for called out on strikes B for bunt and a wavy line indicating a change, either for a new pitcher or batter.

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In the example to the left, batter reached first on an error by the second baseman, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball. It is convenient to encircle all runs as shown so that scoring plays may be seen at a glance.

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Inning 1 4 singled, thrown out stealing (catcher to shortstop) 8 doubled, advanced to 3rd on a fielder’s choice, scored on passed ball 5 thrown out (2nd to 1st)fielder’s choice DH hit by pitch, took 1st base 3 flied out to center field- end of inning Inning 2 2 walked, later forced out shortstop to 2nd base (1st half of double play) 7 hit into double play (shortstop to 2nd base to 1st base) 9 hit home run 6 fouled out to 1st base

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Beloved Hall of Fame’s Golden Era Committee finally validates what Cubs fans have known all along It may be understating the obvious, but when the call from Cooperstown finally came it would have been nice if Ron Santo was there to answer. And while there will always be an underlying sense of tragic irony to the fact that Santo was posthumously

>> By Charlie Vascellaro elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame there will also be an everlasting feeling of joy just the same. “I was at my sister Linda’s house here in Arizona,” said Santo’s son Jeff. “We were waiting for the call from his wife Vicki. My first reaction was overwhelming with pure joy. I had not felt like that in a long time. It was joy, and it was deep because it was sad

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that he wasn’t here, but I know it was joy because we were jumping up and down.” The congratulatory call from the National Baseball Hall of Fame informing of Santo’s election by the newly formed Golden Era Committee on its 2012 ballot came from the Hall of Fame’s Chairman Jane Clark and was answered by Santo’s widow on December 5, nearly a year to the day Santo died from complications from bladder cancer. After informing Vicki of Santo’s election Clark handed the phone to Santo’s teammate and Golden Era Committee member Billy Williams. “It’s really exciting because so many years that we had parties over to his house in spring training saying this is the year, I’d tell him this is the year you’re going in,” said Hall of Fame teammate Billy Williams, at a press

conference in Dallas, TX on the day of the announcement. “Ron has passed, but it was always his dream to even have this come to him after his passing. It just shows you can’t give up,” said Vicki Santo during a conference call from the family’s home in Arizona. After Vicki received the call, she in turn called Ron’s son Jeff in Arizona with the anxiously anticipated news. “I definitely did think he had a good chance this time because the committee was a select group of Hall of Fame players, broadcasters, and writers from my dad’s era; players like Billy Williams, Brooks Robinson, Henry Aaron, guys that played with my dad,” said Jeff Santo, adding, “but I still had doubts. You don’t believe it until you hear it and we had gone through so much rejection before.”

Santo had fallen just short of being elected in the two previous Veteran’s Committee ballots, missing by eight votes in 2005 and just five in 2007. He was finally elected on the 2011 ballot after a new voting process was devised creating separate subcommittees to vote on individuals active during different eras of baseball history. This year’s committee considered Santo in the context of the game’s Golden Era from 1947-1972. While Santo continued to wait on the Hall, the Chicago Cubs organization and the teams’ fans had already heaped accolades and honors upon him, previously bestowed to only a select few. The Cubs retired Santo’s number 10 on September, 28, 2003, making him at the time just the third player to be so honored; a flag of his jersey flying above Wrigley Field along with teammates, Ernie Banks (#14) and Billy Williams (#26). “I thought you had to be a Hall of Famer to have your number retired,” said Santo during the ceremony, and indeed both Banks and Williams were already enshrined in Cooperstown. “But this flag hanging down there means more to me than the Hall of Fame. This is my Hall of Fame.”

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Pat Hughes and Ron Santo

Ron’s children Linda and Jeff Santo, with Ron’s teammate Billy Williams.

On August 10, last year, eight months after his death, and four months before the announcement of his election to the Hall of Fame, the team erected a statue in Santo’s honor just beyond the right field bleachers outside of Wrigley Field on the corner of Addison Street and Sheffield Avenue; again joining the ranks of Banks and Williams, and long-time Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray as the only members of the Cubs organization to have statues cast in the image at Wrigley Field. Last spring, the Cubs and the City of Mesa celebrated Ron Santo Day on March 10 at Hohokam Park, affixing a plaque under Santo’s former perch in the broadcast booth with an inscription reading: “From this booth, Cubs legend Ron Santo signed thousands of autographs for Cubs fans from around the world.” Santo’s number 10 was painted into the grass behind home plate and fans were given number 10 stickers and a commemorative baseball card depicting Santo in a vintage black and white photo taken at the Cubs former Rendezvous Park spring training site circa 1965. Santo’s daughter Linda Brown threw out the ceremonial first pitch, caught by Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood. Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Cubs teammates: Randy Hundley, Billy Williams, and Fergie Jenkins, as well as Santo’s wife Vicki, daughter Linda, and son Jeff all spoke during the pre-game ceremony. “We want to thank the Chicago Cubs for wearing number 10 on the hearts of their sleeves this entire season. May that heart

A young Jeff Santo (on his dad’s right) with older brother Ron Jr.

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Whether for his work as a player or as a broadcaster, Ron Santo (shown here at spring training in Mesa, Ariz.) has developed a loyal fan following over 50 years.

take you all the way to the World Series. And to you Cubs fans for your devoted love and respect for our father we thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” said Jeff Santo, whose 2004 documentary film “This Old Cub,” chronicles Santo’s playing days and post-playing career as a beloved broadcaster. The movie also provides an intimate glimpse at Santo’s daily, ongoing struggle as the only position player in Major League history to be afflicted with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes and the tremendous awareness and fundraising campaign he waged. “The annual Walk to Cure Diabetes that he started has been going on for 35 years. He raised more than $60 million for the foundation,” said Santo. The film also includes numerous interviews with teammates and contemporaries addressing his Hall of Fame qualifications and the inevitability of his eventual election. “I never campaigned for him,” said Santo the son. “I made a movie about my dad, about his story, what he went through to make it as a baseball player. I’m a filmmaker. I wanted to make sure it was a film about a man not a movie about a father by his son.” In spite of the sincere effort at objectivity, the love and admiration seeps through, evident in the point of view from a son who literally grew up at the ballpark. “I would always go to the park with him and I think my writing has been influenced by being around those guys in the clubhouse. It was really just my older brother Ronnie

“Wrigley Field and spring training was our playground. I got two broken bones in my hand from a line drive hit by Ernie Banks during batting practice at Scottsdale Stadium.” -Jeff Santo

Jeff Santo and Ron Santo

and I. Our dad had us when he was young and we were the kids of the clubhouse,” said Santo. “Wrigley Field and spring training were our playgrounds. I got two broken bones in my hand from a line drive hit by Ernie Banks during batting practice at Scottsdale Stadium. Fergie picked me up. I was screaming and crying. I got hit by one Hall of Famer and picked up by another one.” It would be easy to say Ron Santo was a victim of bad luck. He was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes when he was 18 years old, he played on Cubs teams that never reached the World Series, and election to the Hall of Fame eluded him until a year after he died. But Santo’s son Jeff will have none of that. “He didn’t have bad luck. His time just ran out. Billy and Fergie and Ernie got have that sigh of relief, they may never have made it to the World Series but they were elected to the Hall of Fame. We were upset for my dad. But when I think back now, we were overjoyed but sad too. We were crying tears of joy, but not celebrating like we won the World Series,” said Jeff Santo. Ron Santo may have had bad timing but he did not have bad luck. It would be difficult to find anyone who enjoyed being a major leaguer, being a Cub and being a Cubs broadcaster more than Ron Santo. And Ernie and Fergie and Billy and thousands of Cubs fans will be there to see Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame dream come true in Cooperstown on July 22, 2012. n

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With the decline in team performance over the last couple of seasons, team chairman Tom Ricketts made a bold move, hiring former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein as President of Baseball Operations; Epstein then installed his former Boston assistant and former Padres GM Jed Hoyer as general manager.

>> by Al Yellon Together, Epstein and Hoyer have made several bold moves of their own, clearly demarcating a change to a new Cubs era. This spring, you’ll see quite a few new faces in blue pinstripes getting ready for the 2012 season. One of the brightest hopes

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For the last several seasons, Cubs fans have become accustomed to seeing familiar faces in the lineup, with Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and others becoming fan favorites. Those players helped the team to division titles in 2007 and 2008. for the Cubs’ future is Anthony Rizzo, who was acquired on Jan. 6 from the Padres along with pitching prospect Zach Cates in exchange for former Cubs No. 1 draft pick Andrew Cashner and minor league outfielder Kyung-Min Na. Rizzo, who turned 22 last August, had a monster season for Triple-A Tucson in the Padres organization in 2011. He hit .331/.404/.652 with 26 HR and 101 RBI in just 93 games. But when recalled to San Diego, he struggled, hitting just .141 in 128 at-bats with only one home run. Hoyer told the Chicago Tribune, “To be candid, I don’t think I did Anthony any favors when I was GM

of the Padres. It was too early, and it was a mistake on my part.” Rizzo disagreed, telling the Tribune, “I don’t think it was a mistake. Things didn’t go the way it was planned, obviously, but things happen for a reason. If I didn’t do badly, I probably wouldn’t be here now”, referring to the trade that brought him to the Cubs. He’ll have to impress the brass greatly this spring to make the major-league roster; Epstein told the Arlington Heights Daily Herald that Bryan LaHair will likely be the Opening Day first baseman and that Rizzo would begin the year at Triple-A Iowa, but added:

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“Never rule anything out. This game is too uncertain at times to have any absolutes. But I will say that you have to take any type of performance in spring training with a grain of salt, especially in Arizona with hitters. We’ve been fooled before.” Rizzo is, though, just the type of determined player who could break through. Not long after he was drafted by the Red Sox – who then employed Epstein, Hoyer and new Cubs scouting director Jason McLeod – in 2007, Rizzo was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkins Lymphoma. He went through several rounds of chemotherapy and was declared cancer-free, but told ESPN Chicago he’d never forget the support he got from management: “We got to go to a game after the first treatment, and Theo took my dad and brother and I to the [Red Sox] locker room to talk to Jon Lester. And just all the calls we got weekly and monthly from everyone ... helping not just me out but my parents because it was harder on them than on me.” Lester is also a cancer survivor, and this shows not only the determination of Rizzo, but the way the entire Red Sox organization got behind its players, like a family. This can only bode well for the future of the Cubs as Epstein, Hoyer and McLeod, who worked together in Boston, begin to build an organization from the ground up. Many fans wished for the Cubs to sign a veteran power hitter like Prince Fielder or Albert Pujols,

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Also acquired as a rotation candidate was but with the team coming off a 91-loss 25-year-old lefthander Travis Wood, no season, it was unlikely that those men could relation to Cubs veteran Kerry Wood. Travis singlehandedly have pushed the Cubs back Wood made his major league debut against into the playoffs, and the cost was likely the Cubs on July 1, 2010 and threw seven deemed too high by Epstein and Hoyer. solid innings. Though he regressed a bit in Perhaps in Anthony Rizzo, who is just 22 2011 and spent some time in Triple-A, the years old – about the same age that Pujols brass thought enough of his potential to and Fielder were when they burst on the send popular veteran reliever Sean major league scene – they’ll have Marshall to the Reds in exchange, yet the next big power hitter at first Together, another member of the previous era’s base. Epstein and division title teams. Meanwhile, Rizzo isn’t the Finally, this year, for the first time only new face you’ll see in blue Hoyer have since mid-2003, Cubs fans will have a pinstripes at HoHoKam Park this spring. made several new regular third baseman, as Aramis Ramirez will be playing 90 miles The Cubs also cut ties bold moves north of Chicago with the Brewers. with longtime starter Carlos Lefthanded-hitting Ian Stewart Zambrano, shipping him to of their was acquired from the Rockies in the new Miami Marlins, where own, clearly exchange for former No. 1 Cubs draft his manager will be fellow Tyler Colvin. Stewart, who turns Venezuelan Ozzie Guillen. In demarcating pick 27 on Opening Day, had a rough year return, the Cubs acquired 25-yearold righthander Chris Volstad. a change to a due to injuries in 2011, but hit 25 home runs in 2009. Hoyer and Epstein Volstad has posted a 4.59 career new Cubs era. hope Stewart regains his power stroke ERA in 103 appearances since at Wrigley Field, perhaps taking aim 2008, but Hoyer and Epstein think at the new party patio with the LED message he has potential to be a solid member of board that’s being constructed. the rotation. When he sets foot on a mound Together, perhaps Rizzo, Volstad, Wood and during the regular season for the Cubs, he Stewart – all of whom are younger than Cubs will tie a team record – for tallest player in 2011 All-Star Starlin Castro – will become the Cubs history. Volstad is 6’-8”; the only other core of the next Cubs contender, the one that 6’-8” player in team history is pitcher Bob will eventually, at last, bring a World Series Scanlan, who made 179 appearances for the title to Wrigley Field. n Cubs from 1991-93.

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BORN RESIDENCE 2011 CLUB(S) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO 10/28/83 in Haina, D.R. Haina, D.R. Iowa-AAA 3-2 8.27 26 0 0 0 12/26/85 in Bryan, OH Bryan, OH CUBS 0-0 2.79 10 0 0 0 4/8/89 in Las Matas De Santa Cruz, D.R. Monte Cristy, D.R. Lakewood-A 4-2 2.54 21 2 0 0 7/3/87 in Fort Myers, FL Cape Coral, FL Iowa-AAA 5-2 3.65 12 12 0 0 12/3/82 in Panama City, Panama Panama City, Panama INJURED - DID NOT PITCH 5/3/77 in Gibsons, B.C. Chicago, IL CUBS 10-14 4.80 34 34 0 0 1/10/88 in Romana, D.R. San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. CUBS 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 11/26/83 in Selma, CA Fresno, CA CUBS 10-10 3.32 31 31 2 0 4/28/85 in St. Paul, MN West St. Paul, MN CUBS 0-0 6.75 4 0 0 0 10/27/87 in Greenville, SC Taylors, SC Iowa-AAA 8-14 5.34 26 26 0 0 12/14/75 in Tlainepantia, MX Chandler, AZ CUBS 6-6 4.42 26 16 0 0 6/25/82 in Greenwood, MS Hattiesburg, MS Pittsburgh 6-14 3.66 26 26 1 1 10/14/82 in Bonao, D.R. Santiago, D.R. CUBS 2-6 4.01 75 0 0 0 4/18/84 in San Cristobal, D.R. Bani, D.R. Iowa-AAA 1-3 6.87 16 0 0 0 8/2/89 in Birmingham, AL Haleyville, AL Tennessee-AA 5-6 4.55 23 22 0 0 3/23/89 in Seoul, S. Korea Seoul, S. Korea Daytona-A 8-7 4.02 25 17 4 1 1/8/86 in Cincinnati, OH Colleyville, TX CUBS 1-6 4.12 64 5 0 0 1/23/85 in Merrillville, IN Valparaiso, IN CUBS 8-4 2.97 75 0 0 0 3/18/83 in Barberton, OH St. Petersburg, FL Durham-AAA 3-6 4.82 10 9 0 0 9/23/86 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL Palm Beach Gardens, FL New Orleans-AAA 1-1 4.42 3 3 1 1 8/28/82 in Belleville, IL Belleville, IL Iowa-AAA# 0-1 13.50 1 1 0 0 6/16/77 in Irving, TX Chicago, IL CUBS 3-5 3.35 55 0 0 0 2/6/87 in Little Rock, AR Alexander, AR Louisville-AAA 2-3 5.33 10 10 0 0 BORN RESIDENCE 2011 CLUB(S) AVG G AB R H 2B 10/14/86 in San Francisco, CA Scottsdale, AZ Daytona-A .206 96 335 30 69 11 4/24/87 in San Isidro, D.R. San Isidro, D.R. Mesa-R# .667 2 6 2 4 3 4/5/86 in Baltimore, MD Glen Burnie, MD CUBS .250 2 4 1 1 1 10/9/82 in Racine, WI Caledonia, WI Pittsburgh .326 23 43 1 14 3 5/12/83 in Gibsonia, PA Shelby, NC Tennessee-AA .287 108 349 40 100 22 1/20/83 in San Juan, P.R. San Juan, P.R. Tennessee-AA# .000 2 7 0 0 0

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L-R 5-11 195 8/20/85 in Sikeston, MO

Sikeston, MO

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Surprise, AZ

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LaHair, Bryan

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RESIDENCE

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210 6/21/81 in Bad Kissingen, W. Germany Dumfries, VA

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73 Lake, Junior

R-R 6-2

.248

44 Rizzo, Anthony

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Parkland, FL

San Diego

.141

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41 Scales, Bobby*

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Alpharetta, GA

Nippon-JAPAN

.261

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30 25 103 2 6

L-R 6-3

Huntington Beach, CA

Colorado Springs-AAA .275

42 22 51 1 7

Stewart, Ian

20 Tolbert, Matt*

215 4/5/85 in Long Beach, CA

S-R 6-0 185 5/4/82 in Woodville, MS

61 Vitters, Josh R-R NO. OUTFIELDERS (11) B-T 24 Byrd, Marlon R-R 1 Campana, Tony L-L 9 DeJesus, David L-L 79 Ha, Jae-Hoon* R-R 5 Johnson, Reed R-R 59 Jackson, Brett* L-R 16 Mather, Joe* R-R 17 Sappelt, Dave R-R 12 Soriano, Alfonso R-R 72 Szczur, Matt R-R *= Non-Roster Invitee

215 3/27/90 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Tennessee-AA

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8/27/89 in Anaheim, CA BORN 8/30/77 in Boynton Beach, FL 5/30/86 in Kettering, OH 12/20/79 in Brooklyn, NY 10/29/90 in Jin Ju City, S. Korea 12/8/76 in Riverside, CA 8/2/88 in Berkeley, CA 7/23/82 in Sandpoint, ID 1/2/87 in Buffalo, NY 1/7/76 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. 7/20/89 in Cape May, NJ

Oxford, MS

Minnesota

Anaheim, CA RESIDENCE Swedesboro, NJ Springboro, OH Wheaton, IL Heweongu, S. Korea Las Vegas, NV Orinda, CA Phoenix, AZ Myrtle Beach, SC San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. Cape May, NJ

Tennessee-AA .283 2011 CLUB(S) AVG Iowa-AAA# .267 CUBS .259 Oakland .240 Tennessee-AA .283 Iowa-AAA# .000 Iowa-AAA .297 Colorado Springs-AAA .321 Cincinnati .243 Iowa-AAA# .077 Daytona-A .260

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11 11 31 3 6 81 RBI 3 6 46 25 0 26 31 5 0 19

22 BB 2 8 45 11 1 28 18 7 0 5

54 SO 2 30 86 28 3 64 39 17 4 20

4 SB 1 24 4 6 0 6 3 1 0 7

25 0 E MLS 0 1 4 7+146 0 0 2 2 0 0 2

Cactus League Roster

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AR I Z ONA

DIAMONDBACKS P itc h e r s 63 Jonathan Albaladejo 61 Trevor Bauer 32 Craig Breslow 35 Trevor Cahill 55 Josh Collmenter 38 Sam Demel 54 Barry Enright 30 David Hernandez 41 Daniel Hudson 31 Ian Kennedy 43 Zach Kroenke 5 7 Brett Lorin 45 Joe Martinez 36 Wade Miley 56 Yonata Ortega 47 Joe Paterson 40 J.J. Putz 48 Takashi Saito 34 Joe Saunders 39 Bryan Shaw 49 Mike Zagurski 29 Brad Ziegler Catc h e r s 12 Henry Blanco 26 Miguel Montero 33 Konrad Schmidt – Craig Tatum In fi e l d e r s 18 Willie Bloomquist 27 Geoff Blum 6 Stephen Drew 44 Paul Goldschmidt 2 Aaron Hill 16 John McDonald 37 Lyle Overbay 14 Ryan Roberts O u tfie l d e r s 5 Cole Gillespie 13 Jason Kubel 8 Gerardo Parra 10 Justin Upton 17 David Winfree 24 Chris Young

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CH I CAGO

CUBS

P i tc h e r s 68 Jeff Beliveau 76 Alberto Cabrera 37 Chris Carpenter 52 Lendy Castillo 27 Casey Coleman 46 Ryan Dempster 66 Rafael Dolis 22 Matt Garza 54 John Gaub 28 Paul Maholm 57 Scott Maine 49 Carlos Marmol 62 Marcos Mateo 40 James Russell 29 Jeff Samardzija 21 Andy Sonnanstine 32 Chris Volstad 56 Casey Weathers 36 Randy Wells 34 Kerry Wood 30 Travis Wood C atc h e r s 53 Welington Castillo 51 Steve Clevenger 18 Geovany Soto I nfi e l d e r s 3 Jeff Baker 15 Darwin Barney Adrian Cardenas 13 Starlin Castro 6 Bryan LaHair 73 Junior Lake 44 Anthony Rizzo 2 Ian Stewart 61 Josh Vitters O u tfi e l d e r s 24 Marlon Byrd 1 Tony Campana 9 David DeJesus 5 Reed Johnson 17 Dave Sappelt 12 Alfonso Soriano 72 Matthew Szczur

CH I CAGO

WHITE SOX Pitchers 39 Dylan Axelrod 64 Anthony Carter 55 Simon Castro 26 Jesse Crain 50 John Danks 34 Gavin Floyd 60 Deunte Heath 58 Pedro Hernandez 41 Philip Humber 54 Gregory Infante 65 Nathan Jones 61 Charles Leesman 57 Jhan Marinez 63 Nestor Molina 77 Will Ohman 44 Jake Peavy 62 Jose Quintana 43 Addison Reed 49 Chris Sale 53 Hector Santiago 48 Zach Stewart 37 Matt Thornton 46 Donnie Veal C atchers 17 Tyler Flowers 12 A.J. Pierzynski In fielders 15 Gordon Beckham 32 Adam Dunn 38 Eduardo Escobar 14 Paul Konerko 28 Osvaldo Martinez 22 Brent Morel 10 Alexei Ramirez O utfi elders 30 Alejandro De Aza 1 Kosuke Fukudome 18 Brent Lillibridge 51 Alex Rios 24 Dayan Viciedo

C I NC I NNAT I

Reds

Pitchers 33 Jose Arredondo 61 Bronson Arroyo 34 Homer Bailey 50 Andrew Brackman 45 Bill Bray 54 Aroldis Chapman 47 Johnny Cueto 56 Josh Judy 55 Mat Latos 44 Mike Leake 63 Sam LeCure 71 Kyle Lotzkar 46 Ryan Madson 51 Sean Marshall 40 Nick Masset 66 Logan Ondrusek 62 Jordan Smith 76 Pedro Villarreal C atchers 29 Ryan Hanigan 39 Devin Mesoraco In fielders 43 Miguel Cairo 2 Zack Cozart 25 Juan Francisco 21 Todd Frazier 68 Didi Gregorius 7 Paul Janish 73 Donald Lutz 67 Kristopher Negron 4 Brandon Phillips 74 Henry Rodriguez 27 Scott Rolen 69 Neftali Soto 3 Chris Valaika 15 Wilson Valdez 19 Joey Votto O utfi elders 32 Jay Bruce 28 Chris Heisey 48 Ryan Ludwick 23 Denis Phipps 6 Drew Stubbs

CLE V ELAND

INDIANS

Pitchers 69 Scott Barnes 55 Fausto Carmona Restricted ** 59 Carlos Carrasco 58 Jeanmar Gomez 50 Nick Hagadone 56 Frank Herrmann 31 David Huff 30 Ubaldo Jimenez 77 Corey Kluber 26 Derek Lowe 63 Justin Masterson 34 Zach McAllister 54 Chris Perez 53 Rafael Perez 52 Vinnie Pestano 67 Danny Salazar 49 Tony Sipp 39 Kevin Slowey 38 Joe Smith 43 Josh Tomlin C atchers 6 Lou Marson 41 Carlos Santana In fielders 13 Asdrubal Cabrera 79 Russ Canzler 8 Lonnie Chisenhall 66 Juan Diaz 16 Jason Donald 9 Jack Hannahan 22 Jason Kipnis 35 Casey Kotchman 7 Matt LaPorta 46 Cord Phelps Outfi elders 23 Michael Brantley 12 Ezequiel Carrera 17 Shin-Soo Choo 2 Aaron Cunningham 47 Shelley Duncan 65 Thomas Neal 24 Grady Sizemore 71 Nick Weglar Des ignated Hitter 48 Travis Hafner

Cactus League Roster

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Continued

COLORADO

ROCKIES

P itc h e r s 34 Matt Belisle 63 Rafael Betancourt 49 Rex Brothers 74 Edwar Cabrera 45 Jhoulys Chacin 32 Tyler Chatwood 29 Jorge De La Rosa 61 Edgmer Escalona 53 Christian Friedrich 15 Jeremy Guthrie 56 Guillermo Moscoso 44 Juan Nicasio 88 Josh Outman 13 Drew Pomeranz 54 Zach Putnam 51 Matt Reynolds 30 Josh Roenicke 48 Esmil Rogers 6 Alex White C atc h e r s Eliezer Alfonzo Restricted ** 55 Ramon Hernandez 20 Wilin Rosario Infie l d e r s 7 Casey Blake 14 Tommy Field 23 Jason Giambi 67 Hector Gomez 17 Todd Helton 18 Jonathan Herrera 9 DJ LeMahieu 10 Chris Nelson 22 Jordan Pacheco 19 Marco Scutaro 2 Troy Tulowitzki Ou tfie l d e r s 8 Charlie Blackmon 21 Tyler Colvin 3 Michael Cuddyer 24 Dexter Fowler 5 Carlos Gonzalez 39 Jamie Hoffmann 1 Eric Young

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K ANSAS C I TY

ROYALS

P i tc h e r s 47 Nathan Adcock 45 Noel Arguelles 51 Jonathan Broxton 52 Bruce Chen 31 Louis Coleman 55 Tim Collins 43 Aaron Crow 23 Danny Duffy 40 Kelvin Herrera 44 Luke Hochevar 56 Greg Holland 41 Jeremy Jeffress 32 Vin Mazzaro 39 Luis Mendoza 50 Jose Mijares 37 Sean O’Sullivan 59 Felipe Paulino 57 Jonathan Sanchez 48 Joakim Soria 61 Everett Teaford 62 Ryan Verdugo 38 Blake Wood C atc h e r s 27 Brayan Pena 13 Salvador Perez 28 Manny Pina I nfi e l d e r s 11 Yuniesky Betancourt 16 Billy Butler 2 Alcides Escobar 17 Chris Getz 9 Johnny Giavotella 35 Eric Hosmer 8 Mike Moustakas 25 Clint Robinson O u tfi e l d e r s 6 Lorenzo Cain 1 Jarrod Dyson 21 Jeff Francoeur 4 Alex Gordon 18 David Lough 12 Mitch Maier 26 Derrick Robinson

LOS ANGELES

ANGELS

Pitchers 22 Trevor Bell 68 Ysmael Carmona 38 Bobby Cassevah 37 Scott Downs 24 Dan Haren 32 LaTroy Hawkins 49 John Hellweg 40 Kevin Jepsen 58 Michael Kohn 52 Fabio Martinez Mesa 59 Brad Mills 56 Ariel Pena 43 Garrett Richards 54 Ervin Santana 21 Hisanori Takahashi 63 Rich Thompson 51 Jordan Walden 36 Jered Weaver 57 Jerome Williams 33 C.J. Wilson C atchers 16 Hank Conger 17 Chris Iannetta 46 Bobby Wilson In fielders 19 Alexi Amarista 2 Erick Aybar 6 Alberto Callaspo 13 Maicer Izturis 35 Luis Jimenez 47 Howard Kendrick 8 Kendrys Morales 5 Albert Pujols 18 Andrew Romine 20 Jean Segura 44 Mark Trumbo Out fielders 53 Bobby Abreu 25 Peter Bourjos 48 Torii Hunter 28 Jeremy Moore 27 Mike Trout 10 Vernon Wells

LOS ANGELES

DODGERS

Pitchers 78 Michael Antonini 51 Ronald Belisario Restricted ** 58 Chad Billingsley 35 Chris Capuano 60 Todd Coffey 41 Rubby De La Rosa 57 Scott Elbert 50 Nathan Eovaldi 79 Stephen Fife 54 Javy Guerra 55 Matt Guerrier 44 Aaron Harang 36 Blake Hawksworth 74 Kenley Jansen 22 Clayton Kershaw 29 Ted Lilly 52 Josh Lindblom 66 Mike MacDougal 38 Ramon Troncoso 80 Josh Wall 68 Chris Withrow C atchers 17 A.J. Ellis 31 Tim Federowicz 18 Matt Treanor In fielders 13 Ivan De Jesus 14 Mark Ellis 9 Dee Gordon 6 Jerry Hairston 3 Adam Kennedy 7 James Loney 12 Justin Sellers 5 Juan Uribe Out fielders 76 Alex Castellanos 16 Andre Ethier 10 Tony Gwynn 27 Matt Kemp 49 Trent Oeltjen 21 Juan Rivera 23 Jerry Sands 75 Alfredo Silverio 77 Scott Van Slyke

M I LWAU K EE

BREWERS

Pitchers 59 John Axford 21 Zach Braddock 63 Frankie De La Cruz 48 Tim Dillard 41 Marco Estrada 64 Michael Fiers 49 Yovani Gallardo 13 Zack Greinke 61 Brandon Kintzler 50 Kameron Loe 67 Santo Manzanillo 18 Shaun Marcum 58 Mike McClendon 38 Chris Narveson 26 Manny Parra 60 Wily Peralta 47 Amaury Rivas 57 Francisco Rodriguez 37 Mark Rogers Restricted ** 52 Cody Scarpetta 40 Jose Veras 43 Randy Wolf C atchers 9 George Kottaras 20 Jonathan Lucroy 12 Martin Maldonado In fielders 65 Jeff Bianchi 33 Eric Farris 24 Mat Gamel 11 Alex Gonzalez 5 Taylor Green 16 Aramis Ramirez 23 Rickie Weeks 51 Zelous Wheeler Outfi elders 7 Norichika Aoki 8 Ryan Braun 54 Caleb Gindl 27 Carlos Gomez 1 Corey Hart 66 Brock Kjeldgaard 2 Nyjer Morgan 22 Logan Schafer

Cactus League Roster

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Continued

OA K LAND

ATHLETICS P itc h e r s 49 Brett Anderson 50 Grant Balfour 13 Jerry Blevins 51 Dallas Braden 38 Andrew Carignan 52 Bartolo Colon 48 Ryan Cook 60 Fautino De Los Santos 33 Joey Devine 67 Sean Doolittle 65 Pedro Figueroa 57 Brian Fuentes 45 Graham Godfrey 32 Brandon McCarthy 46 Tom Milone 59 Jordan Norberto 56 Jarrod Parker 47 Brad Peacock 66 Tyson Ross 62 Neil Wagner Catc h e r s 20 Josh Donaldson Derek Norris 26 Anthony Recker 8 Kurt Suzuki In fi e l d e r s 31 Brandon Allen 10 Daric Barton 22 Chris Carter 25 Kila Ka’aihue 2 Cliff Pennington 7 Adam Rosales 29 Scott Sizemore 28 Eric Sogard 19 Jemile Weeks Ou tfie l d e r s 12 Collin Cowgill 4 Coco Crisp 30 Jonny Gomes 64 Jermaine Mitchell 16 Josh Reddick 15 Seth Smith 23 Michael Taylor

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SAN D I EGO

PADRES

P i tc h e r s 45 Anthony Bass 58 Brad Brach 34 Andrew Cashner 65 Jose De Paula 39 Ernesto Frieri 57 Luke Gregerson 40 Erik Hamren 52 Cory Luebke 26 Dustin Moseley 61 Juan Oramas 27 Micah Owings 33 Clayton Richard 44 Josh Spence 46 Tim Stauffer 16 Huston Street 54 Joe Thatcher 64 Nick Vincent 37 Edinson Volquez C atc h e r s 21 John Baker 12 Yasmani Grandal 4 Nick Hundley I nfi e l d e r s 23 Yonder Alonso 8 Jason Bartlett 2 Everth Cabrera 22 James Darnell 11 Logan Forsythe 15 Jesus Guzman 7 Chase Headley 1 Orlando Hudson 3 Andy Parrino 63 Edinson Rincon 60 Jeudy Valdez O u tfi e l d e r s 88 Kyle Blanks 13 Chris Denorfia 14 Mark Kotsay 62 Rymer Liriano 24 Cameron Maybin 18 Carlos Quentin 9 Blake Tekotte 25 Will Venable

SAN F RANC I SCO

GIANTS

Pitchers 41 Jeremy Affeldt 40 Madison Bumgarner 18 Matt Cain 46 Santiago Casilla 86 Hector Correa 65 Steve Edlefsen 34 Clay Hensley 55 Tim Lincecum 49 Javier Lopez 59 Guillermo Mota 87 Danny Otero 54 Sergio Romo 45 Dan Runzler 47 Eric Surkamp 32 Ryan Vogelsong 38 Brian Wilson 75 Barry Zito C atchers 28 Buster Posey 29 Hector Sanchez 37 Chris Stewart 22 Eli Whiteside In fielders 52 Ehire Adrianza 9 Brandon Belt 2 Emmanuel Burriss 35 Brandon Crawford 33 Charlie Culberson 14 Mike Fontenot 50 Conor Gillaspie 17 Aubrey Huff 6 Brett Pill 21 Freddy Sanchez 48 Pablo Sandoval 5 Ryan Theriot 61 Angel Villalona Out fielders 53 Melky Cabrera 56 Tyler Graham 8 Roger Kieschnick 16 Angel Pagan 57 Francisco Peguero 12 Nate Schierholtz

SEATTLE

MARINERS Pitchers 49 Blake Beavan 57 Shawn Camp 35 Steve Delabar 41 Charlie Furbush 34 Felix Hernandez 75 Danny Hultzen 18 Hisashi Iwakuma 37 Cesar Jimenez 23 Shawn Kelley 32 Hong-Chih Kuo 43 Brandon League 44 Lucas Luetge 74 Yoervis Medina 45 Hector Noesi 67 Mauricio Robles 59 Chance Ruffin 52 George Sherrill 38 Jason Vargas 54 Tom Wilhelmsen C atchers 27 John Jaso 63 Jesus Montero 10 Adam Moore 30 Miguel Olivo In fielders 13 Dustin Ackley 9 Chone Figgins 16 Alex Liddi 66 Francisco Martinez 26 Brendan Ryan 15 Kyle Seager 17 Justin Smoak 64 Carlos Triunfel O utfi elders 20 Mike Carp 70 Johermyn Chavez 5 Chih-Hsien Chiang 21 Franklin Gutierrez 4 Carlos Peguero 12 Trayvon Robinson 55 Michael Saunders 51 Ichiro Suzuki 33 Casper Wells

TE X AS

RANGERS Pitchers 37 Mike Adams 49 Jacob Brigham 11 Yu Darvish 61 Miguel De Los Santos 50 Cody Eppley 39 Scott Feldman 30 Neftali Feliz 62 Wilmer Font 58 Mark Hamburger 54 Matt Harrison 45 Derek Holland 44 Michael Kirkman 48 Colby Lewis 57 Mark Lowe 55 Roman Mendez 47 Justin Miller 36 Joe Nathan 41 Alexi Ogando 33 Martin Perez 35 Neil Ramirez 22 Yoshinori Tateyama 19 Koji Uehara 53 Matthew West C atchers 15 Luis Martinez 25 Mike Napoli 8 Yorvit Torrealba In fielders 1 Elvis Andrus 29 Adrian Beltre 5 Ian Kinsler 18 Mitch Moreland 21 Brandon Snyder O utfi elders 43 Engel Beltre 20 Julio Borbon 17 Nelson Cruz 23 Craig Gentry 32 Josh Hamilton 27 Leonys Martin 7 David Murphy Des ignated Hitter 10 Michael Young

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TIN SEA

FIELD BOX SEATS

Standard $28.00

PREMIUM $31.00

SEASON $448.00

TERRACE BOX BOX SEATS

$26.00

$29.00

$416.00

Terrace/Field Reserved

$21.00

$24.00

$336.00

Patio Bleachers SEATS

$17.00

$20.00 N/A

GRANDSTAND RESERVED SEATS

$15.00

$18.00

$240.00

LAWN SEATING SEATS Premium dates: March 4, 16, 18, 24, 28, 30, 31

$8.00

$9.00

$128.00

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