Career Highlights: Sixth season of professional baseball and first with the Wingnuts…rights acquired from Fort Wroth Cats in exchange for future considerations….277 career hitter with 85 home runs and 342 RBI in 2,133 AB…more hits (591) than games played (536) for career…lifetime .474 slugging percentage…has hit 12 or more home runs in every year of career…has averaged 26 home runs and 104 RBI per 162 games for career…drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round in 2005…played at Louisiana State University from 2003-2005 hitting a combined .355 with 50 home runs and 174 RBI in 190 games played…scored 203 runs and hit 66 doubles…slugged 20 home runs as a senior in 2005 in just 61 games while hitting .369…majored in Communication Studies…also played at Texarkana College…played at Rowlett High School in Rowlett, TX…also drafted in the 49th round by the Royals in 2001 and the Braves in the 34th round in 2002…named Topps New York-Penn League Player of the Year in 2005 in which he was also an All-Star…made Florida State League All-Star Team in 2006…grew up with Hunter Pence…former teammate of Evan Longoria and Reid Brignac…played in 2003 and 2004 College World Series with LSU…played in the Arizona Fall League in 2007 and 2008…also played football in high school, serving as a running back…enjoys reading, movies, and working out…full name is Ryan Marcus Patterson
2009
Fort Worth (American Association/Ind.): Hit .284 with 12 home runs and 66 RBI for first half South Division champion Cats…scored 61 runs, with 27 doubles and one triple…stole career-high 11 bases while getting caught just once….450 slugging percentage…totaled 111 hits in 95 games played….268 at home in 198 AB, .301 on the road in 193 AB…played 91 games in right field…cracked two home runs on 7/11 at Grand Prairie and homered again the following night…hit safely in 73 of 95 games…had 30 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games…had 8-game hitting streak from 6/4-6/12 (15-32, .469, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R)…drove in four runs on 6/17 vs. Lincoln…had 7-game hitting streak from (12-30, .400, 7 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI)…ended season on 7-game hitting streak from 8/25-8/30 (8-25, .320, 6 R, 6 RBI)…went 60 for 190 (.316, 27 R, 29 RBI, 5 HR) in final 47 games of the season…went 3 for 5 with four RBI on 8/6 vs. Shreveport-Bossier
2008
New Hampshire (Eastern/AA): Hit .248 with 17 home runs and 53 RBI in 121 games for the Fisher Cats…picked up 114 hits, 29 doubles, and three triples…stole seven bases…had 13 outfield assists…went 4 for 5 with two home runs and four RBI on 5/31 vs. Portland…had 34 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games and four four-hit games…had four consecutive multi-hit games from 5/30-6/2, going 14-18 (.778) with eight runs, three home runs, and nine RBI in four-game series vs. Portland…went 4 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored on 4/27 vs. Bowie
2007
New Hampshire (Eastern/AA): Batted .267 with 18 home runs and 68 RBI in 111 games for the Fisher Cats…had 119 base hits, 53 runs scored, and 27 doubles….448 slugging percentage…hit safely in 78 of 111 games…had 33 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games…drove in five runs on 5/8 vs. Connecticut…went 11 for 26 (.423) during six-game stretch from 7/1-7/6 with five home runs, eight runs scored, and 14 RBI…had 19 multi-RBI games, including three three-RBI games, two four-RBI games, and one five-RBI game…went 73 for 247 (.296) over final 62 games from 7/1-9/4 with 12 home runs, 42 RBI, 18 doubles, and 39 runs scored…had 7-game hitting streak from 6/1-6/8 (8-29, .276)
Dunedin (Florida State/A+): Appeared in five games, going 4 for 21 (.190) with one RBI…2 for 3 with two doubles on 5/2 vs. Lakeland
2006
New Hampshire (Eastern/AA): Hit .257 in first action at AA level with six home runs to give him 25 for the season…drove in 20 in 49 games…hit 14 doubles and scored 19 runs…hit safely in 35 of 48 games…had 10 multi-hit games…had 6-game hitting streak from 7/15-7/20 (11-26, .423)…ended season on 11-game hitting streak from 8/24-9/4 (15-46, .326, 8 RBI, 7 R)…
Dunedin (Florida State/A+): Hit .288 in pitcher-friendly Florida State League and ranked fifth with 19 home runs…collected 69 RBI….520 slugging percentage was best in the league, as was rate of one home run every 18.63 AB…finished 10th in batting average…hit 25 doubles and scored 65 runs in 84 games…hit safely in 60 of 84 games…went hitless in back-to-back games only four times, and never more than two consecutive games…went 6 for 6 with two doubles, three home runs, five runs scored, and nine RBI on 5/8 at Vero Beach…hit two home runs and drove in three on 4/18 vs. Lakeland…drove in four runs on 4/10 vs. Lakeland…hit two home runs and knocked in six on 7/10 at Clearwater the night before earning promotion to Double-A…had 7-game hitting streak from 4/10-4/18 (15-29, .517, 10 R, 10 RBI)…went 5 for 6 with four runs scored, a home run, and two RBI on 5/15 at St. Lucie
2005
Auburn (New York-Penn/A-): Had terrific start to professional career, hitting .339 in 71 games for the Doubledays…finished third in batting average, first in total bases (163), slugging percentage (.595), RBI (65), extra-base hits (40), second in doubles (23), home runs (13), hits (93), and fourth in runs (52)…had .386 on-base percentage…hit safely in 54 of 71 games…had 29 multi-hit games, including six three-hit games, and two four-hit games…opened professional career with 15-game hitting streak from 6/21-7/5 (26-61, .426, 5 HR, 15 RBI)…hit first professional home run on 6/23 at Batavia…had 20 multi-RBI games, including three three-RBI games, and two four-RBI games…batting average never dropped below .315…had 11-game hitting streak from 8/2-8/13 (18-41, .439, 15 R, 14 RBI)
Kevin Hooper on Ryan: Ryan had a good year in Fort Worth last year and when he became available I couldn't pass on him. He will add some power depth to the lineup and is a great defensive outfielder. This is a guy that comes to play night in and night out and will be a huge addition to our club. I'm excited for some of our younger guys to watch him play everyday and feed off of his intensity.
