Tim Gradoville, C

B-T: R-R

HT: 6-3

WT: 195

BORN: January 30, 1980, Mechanicsburg, PA

RESIDES: Aurora, CO

HOW OBTAINED: Selected by Phillies in 37th round of June 2002 draft

2007: Began the season in Reading (AA) ... Promoted to Ottawa (AAA) on 5/29 and appeared in 9 games before returning to Reading on 6/29 ... With Reading, threw out 61% (20-33) of runners attempting to steal ... Won the Rawlings Outlet Center Award given to Reading’s best defensive player ... 2006: Began the season with Reading and led all Eastern League catchers in caught stealing % (52.9%, 18-34) ... Was hitting .310 (18-58) and had a 7-game hitting streak when he was hit by a pitch, 5/19 at Erie, breaking his jaw ... Placed on the DL with a broken jaw, 5/19; activated on 7/12 and assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) ... Transferred back to Reading on 7/17 ... Had his contract purchased on 9/6, but did not appear in a ML game ... Won Reading’s Eugene L. Shirk Award for community service ... 2005: Went to major league camp as a non-roster invitee ... Began the season with Reading ... Promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 5/6 ... Transferred back to Reading on 5/24; appeared in games for both teams that day, going 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter that afternoon vs Louisville and 1-for-1 as a pinch-hitter that night vs Harrisburg ... 2004: Began the season in Lakewood (A) ... Promoted to Clearwater (A) on 5/16, where he finished the season ... Had two season-best 5-RBI games (1 for each team), 4/9 at Kannapolis and 5/28 vs Sarasota ... Played in the Florida Instructional League ... 2003: Spent the season with Lakewood ... Had a .992 fielding %, committing 4 errors in 471 TC ... Played in the FIL ... 2002: Batted safely in the first 6 games of his pro career with the Gulf Coast Phillies (R) ... Selected to the GCL All-Star team ... Led the team in SB (14) ... Caught in the FIL

PERSONAL: Timothy Robert Gradoville ... Single ... 1998 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, CO) ... 2002 graduate of Creighton University (NE) ... Played Little League and Connie Mack ball ... Appeared in an episode of Court TV’s Parco P.I. on 10/4/06 ... Wore the name “Ross” on his jersey during actual game play on 7/23 vs Connecticut as the “stunt double” for Johnny Ross, the story’s villain ... Shots from the game were included in the show.

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