2008 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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American Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Alumni of the Day 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 3B graced the AFL for a short time in Peoria Saguaros 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - 2007 between Team USA and the Scottsdale Scorpions. Longoria Scottsdale Scorpions 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - made his ML debut on April 12, 2008 and was elected to the 2008 All- Star game in Yankee Stadium as the Final Fan vote winner. Longoria the game-tying in the eighth for the victorious National Division American League. Then in game one of the ALDS, Longoria made ML Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 playoff history as the first rookie and second player (Gary Gaetti) to Peoria Javelinas 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - homer in his first two at bats. Phoenix Desert Dogs 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - Surprise Rafters 0 0 .000 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 - -

2008 Stars-A-Plenty in the AFL ─ The 2008 Arizona Fall League rosters include 66 players who participated in their respective minor league all-star games this season. Thirty-eight were Double-A all-stars and 28 were Single-A all-stars. Among the all-stars is the Eastern League rookie-of-the-year (Wes Hodges), Florida State League most valuable player (Logan Morrison), and California League -of-the-year (Kevin Pucetas).

And With the First Pick ─ Twenty-seven former first-round draft picks will play in the 2008 Arizona Fall League. Seven — IF Gordon Beckham (8th in 2008, CWS), RHP (6th in 2007, WAS), LHP Brian Matusz (4th in 2008, BAL), IF (9th in 2004, COL), OF (8th in 2006, CIN), RHP (8th in 2007, COL), and C (5th in 2007, BAL) — were top 10 selections.

Passing the Torch ─ Four-members of the AFL participated for Team USA in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing ─ Solar Sox IF (PHI) and C (PHI) in addition to Desert Dogs RHP Casey Weathers (COL). Saguaros coach was the third base coach on the Team USA staff.

Enshrined in the AFL ─ Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins and ' manager Eric Wedge comprise the AFL's 2008 Hall of Fame induction class. Rollins, a three-time All-Star, is the fifth AFL alumnus to become a major league MVP. The select group also includes Jason Giambi, Justin Morneau, and Rollins' Philadelphia teammate Ryan Howard. Rollins became the first player in history to collect at least 200 hits, 30 homers, 15 triples and 25 stolen bases in a season.

Time to Blow Out Candles ─ The Fall League has two players celebrating birthdays today. Mesa Solar Sox RHP (ATL) turns 23 today and Scottsdale Scorpions infielder Ryan Rohlinger (SF) is 25. Probable October 7th, 2008 October 8th, 2008 October 9th, 2008

Surprise @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) Javelinas @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) 33 Willie Eyre (RHP/TEX) 0-0, N/A @ 23 Pedro Viola (LHP/CIN) 0-0, N/A @ 30 Sergio Perez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, N/A @ 36 Philip Hughes (RHP/NYY) 0-0, N/A 53 Josh Tomlin (RHP/CLE) 0-0, N/A 46 Justin Orenduff (RHP/LAD) 0-0, N/A

Mesa @ Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Saguaros @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) 34 Tommy Hanson (RHP/ATL) 0-0, N/A @ 17 Jared Hughes (RHP/PIT) 0-0, N/A @ 38 Lucas Harrell (RHP/CWS) 0-0, N/A @ 39 (RHP/ARI) 0-0, N/A 40 (RHP/STL) 0-0, N/A 39 Luis Marte (RHP/DET) 0-0, N/A

Saguaros @ Scottsdale, 7:05 PM (L) Phoenix @ Mesa, 7:05 PM (A) Phoenix @ Javelinas, 7:05 PM (F) 26 Cory Van Allen (LHP/WAS) 0-0, N/A @ 13 (RHP/COL) 0-0, N/A @ 36 Jeff Manship (RHP/MIN) 0-0, N/A @ 65 Nick Green (RHP/LAA) 0-0, N/A 50 Esmailin Caridad (RHP/CHC) 0-0, N/A 30 Jeremy Jeffress (RHP/MIL) 0-0, N/A Roster Crew A ─ Jake Uhlenhopp (CC), , , , Will Robinson Crew F ─ Rob Healey (CC), , , Jon Merry, DJ Reyburn Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), , , , John Trumpane

Around the Arizona Fall League American Division

Peoria Saguaros (0-0) ─ LHP Cory Van Allen (0-0, N/A) will open the Saguaros season on the road at Scottsdale Stadium … Van Allen finished the season 6-3 with a 3.32 ERA and earned Eastern League pitcher-of-the-week honors in May … the Saguaros have seven first-round draft picks on their roster … five players with MLB experience. SS Gordon Beckham (CWS) is a 2008 first-round draft choice (eighth overall) by the White Sox … key member of 2008 University of Georgia baseball team that lost in the College championship … only unanimous first team all-S.E.C. selection and S.E.C. player-of-the-year … considered one of the finest polo players in the southeastern United States … led Chukkar Farm and Polo Club in Atlanta to the Georgia championship in 2004. IF Bill Rhinehart (WAS) attended the University of Arizona … in 2007 became the third player since 1950 to lead the Wildcats in batting average, home runs, and RBI.

Scottsdale Scorpions (0-0) ─ RHP Tommy Hanson (0-0, N/A) will be throwing for the Solar Sox today at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Hanson finished up the season with an 11-5 record including a complete game shutout and 14 in his first start of the 2008 season. Arizona State Sun Devil Jeff Larish (DET), returns to the Fall League for the second consecutive year … Larish is a Tempe, AZ native who played at McClintock H.S. ... played four years at ASU … named to the 2005 all-College World Series team … third player in College World Series history to hit three home runs in a game … Tigers’ 2007 minor league player-of-the-year … C Lou Marson (PHI) member of bronze medal-winning 2008 USA Olympic Baseball Team … 2008 Futures Game selection … born and resides in Scottsdale, AZ … graduate of Coronado H.S… LHP Donald Veal (CHC) cousin of former Phoenix Suns’ guard Kevin Johnson … attended Pima Community College in Tucson and the University of Arizona.

Mesa Solar Sox (0-0) ─ of Anaheim RHP Nick Green (0-0, N/A) will be the starting pitcher for the Scorpions tonight, Green pitched the entire season for -A Salt Lake (PCL) and collected an 8-8 record with 112 strikeouts. Five players from the Giants organization have MLB service. OF Brian Bogusevic (HOU), after spending his first three seasons in the Astros’ organization as a pitcher, converted to the outfield in 2008 … selected in the first round (24th overall) of the 2005 draft… RHP Clay Buchholz (BOS) tossed the first no-hitter by a Boston rookie on September 1, 2007 against Baltimore …Red Sox minor league pitcher-of-the-year for second straight season in 2008. Buchholz will be pitching Friday under the lights in Scottsdale. IF Mark Ori (HOU) was a member of 1998 AAU ice hockey team that won national championship… RHP Beau Vaughan (BOS) attended Mountain Ridge H.S. in Glendale, AZ, the same school that produced former ASU Sun Devil and current Chris Duffy.

National Division

Phoenix Desert Dogs (0-0) ─ Flame-throwing RHP Max Scherzer (0-0, N/A) takes the ball for the Dogs on against Mesa at Phoenix Municipal Stadium … splitting the 2008 season between Tucson (PCL) and Arizona (MLB), Scherzer returns to the AFL as a starter after relieving in 2007 … Phoenix has the first New Zealander ever drafted in in IF Scott Campbell who was selected in the 10th round in 2006 by Toronto … OF Eric Young, Jr., former Chandler-Gilbert CC speedster and son of former MLB player Eric Young, will be a base- stealing threat in the AFL after swiping 46 bases for Double-A Tulsa (TEX) in 2008.

Peoria Javelinas (0-0) – Daren Brown, Mariners’ Triple-A manager in Tacoma’s (PCL), turns to RHP Philip Hughes (0-0, N/A), who is recovering from an injury-plagued 2008 season, for the Opening Day nod against the Surprise Rafters… selected in the first round (8th overall) in the 2006 draft by the out of the University of Texas, OF Drew Stubbs comes to the AFL on the heels of a Top Star performance for Advanced-A Sarasota in the Florida State League All-Star Game… Arizona Fall League history will be made when Mariners IF Carlos Triunfel steps on the field as he is the first Fall Leaguer born in the 1990’s (02/27/90).

Surprise Rafters (0-0) ─ RHP Willie Eyre (0-0, N/A) will toe the rubber for the Rafters as Surprise visits Peoria to battle the Javelinas… Eyre spent the season between Triple-A Oklahoma and Texas … while with the Rangers, Eyre made 33 appearances (two starts) with a 4-6 record and 5.16 ERA (39 ER/68.0IP) … Baltimore’s top prospect, Matt Wieters, will be behind the dish for Surprise ... the former All-American from Georgia Tech won ’s Minor League Player-of-the-Year after the switch-hitter batted .355 (155x437), 89 runs, 22 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs, and 91 RBI in 130 games between Advanced-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie in the Orioles system.

AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason

Increasing from 50-percent of the players (100) in the 2007 postseason, the 2008 Major League Baseball postseason is comprised of 112 players (56 percent) who are alums of the Arizona Fall League. Leading the teams are the with 17 ex-Fall Leaguers. To round out the rest of the National League, the and Los Angeles Dodgers have the least AFL alums with 11 apiece while the Brewers have 14 players. In the American League, the set the pace with 17 alums followed by the Tampa Bay Rays (15), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (14), and (12).