2008 Media/Scouts Notes Thursday, November 20, 2008

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American Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Player of the Day Mesa Solar Sox* 26 11 .7-3 - 11-7 15-4 10-3 W8 9-1 Mesa Solar Sox outfielder Jeremy Slayden (PHI) hit a Peoria Saguaros 25 12 .676 1.0 14-5 11-7 9-6 L1 6-4 two-out pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning to put Scottsdale Scorpions 13 22 .371 12.0 8-9 5-13 2-12 L1 4-6 Mesa ahead of the Peoria Saguaros 7-4. Mesa will National Division face the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the championship Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 game at 12:35 PM at Scottsdale Stadium. Phoenix Desert Dogs* 18 17 .514 - 12-7 6-10 9-4 L5 3-7 Peoria Javelinas 15 22 .405 4.0 8-10 7-12 6-9 W1 4-6 Surprise Rafters 12 25 .324 7.0 6-12 6-13 6-8 W1 4-6 *Division Champion

Yesterday’s Highlights Mesa Solar Sox 7, Peoria Saguaros 4─ WP: Medlen (ATL) (1-1, 6.14), LP: Fiske (STL) (0-2, 10.38) Jeremy Slayden’s (PHI) pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning propelled Mesa to a divisional title and victory in Peoria … Solar Sox 3B Jeff Larish (DET) went 3-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 , and 1 RBI … Mesa 1B Logan Morrison (FLA) scored two runs … Saguaros 3B (STL) went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 home run, and 1 RBI … Sags’ 1B Bill Rhinehart (WAS) add two RBI from two hits.

Surprise Rafters 11, Phoenix Desert Dogs 6 – WP: Orenduff (LAD) (3-3, 5.79), LP: Ginley (1-2, 8.31) Brian McFall (KC) went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs, 2 runs, and 4 RBI … Russ Mitchell (LAD) homered off Kyle Ginley (TOR) in the second inning … John Whittleman (TEX) went 2-for-5 with a home run and one RBI … Surprise defense turned four double plays … Dustin Martin (MIN) and Eric Young, Jr. (COL) homered for the Desert Dogs … Ryan Patterson (TOR) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored.

Peoria Javelinas 5, Scottsdale Scorpions 0 – WP: Hughes, P. (NYY) (2-0, 3.00), LP: Hughes (PIT) (0-3, 10.62) Philip Hughes (NYY) threw 5.0 innings, allowing only two hits and striking out a season-best 10 batters … Javelinas pitching did not allow a walk … Kevin Russo (NYY) hit a two-run home run in the first inning off Jared Hughes (PIT) … Drew Stubbs (CIN) went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored … Sean Henry (CIN) and Chris Valaika (CIN) went 2-for-5 with a run scored … Kevin Frandsen (SF) went 3-for-4.

Probable Pitchers November 20, 2008 November 21, 2008 November 22, 2008

Saguaros @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) AFL Off Day AFL Championship Game 38 (RHP/SD) 0-0, 3.60 @ Scottsdale Stadium 31 Dan Cortes (RHP/KC) 0-3, 8.10 Mesa @ Phoenix, 12:35 PM 36 Tommy Hanson (RHP/ATL) 5-0, 0.63 @ Phoenix @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) 34 Jeff Manship (RHP/ MIN) 2-1, 5.01 13 (RHP/COL) 1-3, 11.28 @ 32 Gaby Hernandez (RHP/SEA) 1-5, 8.14

Scottsdale @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) 59 Kevin Pucetas (RHP/SF) 4-1, 3.45 @ 19 (LHP/FLA) 3-2, 4.62

Umpire Roster Crew A ─ Jake Uhlenhopp (CC), Lance Barrett, David Rackley , Mark Ripperger, Will Robinson Crew F ─ Rob Healey (CC), Cory Blaser, Vic Carapazza, Jon Merry, DJ Reyburn Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), Manny Gonzalez, Alan Porter, Dan Bellino, John Tumpane

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2008 AFL Tidbits

• The announcement that second baseman Dustin Pedroia (Scottsdale Scorpions, 2004) won American League MVP means former Arizona Fall League players swept MLB’s MVP and rookie-of-the-year awards. AFL Hall of Famer Albert Pujols (Scottsdale Scorpions, 2000) won his second National League MVP award. Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria (Scottsdale Scorpions, 2007) won AL ROY and Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto (Mesa Solar Sox, 2004) won NL ROY. • Saturday's Arizona Fall League championship game at Scottsdale Stadium will be streamed live by MLB.TV via MLB.com or MLBFallBall.com. Vinny Micucci (play-by-play) and Jonathan Mayo (color analyst) describe the action. •The Fall League honored Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee with a distinguished alumni award on November 15 at Hohokam Park. • Fifteen of the 18 players who won 2008 Silver Slugger Awards are former Arizona Fall Leaguers. The American League Silver Sluggers are C Joe Mauer (MIN), 1B Justin Morneau (MIN), 2B Dustin Pedroia (BOS), SS (NYY), outfielders Josh Hamilton (TEX), Carlos Quentin (CWS), and Grady Sizemore (CLE), and DH Aubrey Huff (BAL). The National League Silver Sluggers are C Brian McCann (ATL), 1B Albert Pujols (STL), 3B David Wright (NYM), and outfielders (MIL), Matt Holliday (COL), and Ryan Ludwick (STL). Braun, Hamilton, Huff, Ludwick, McCann, Pedrioa, Quentin, and Sizemore are first-time winners. • Jimmy Rollins, shortstop for the 2008 champion Philadelphia Phillies, was inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame on November 5. Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge was inducted October 17. • The AFL held its second annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night at Scottsdale Stadium on October 31. The event raised $15,000. • Former major league umpire Rich Garcia received the 2008 Arizona Fall League Roland Hemond Award prior to the Rising Stars Game on October 24.

Player/Pitcher of the Week Player Pitcher Week One Saguaros ─ IF Shawn Bowman (NYM) Javelinas ─ RHP (NYY) Week Two Scorpions ─ IF Drew Sutton (HOU) Solar Sox ─ RHP Tommy Hanson (ATL) Week Three Solar Sox ─ C Tyler Flowers (ATL) Saguaros ─ LHP Jason Vargas (NYM) Week Four Solar Sox ─ IF Logan Morrison (FLA) Desert Dogs ─ RHP Jeff Manship (MIN) Desert Dogs ─ OF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) Week Five Scorpions ─ OF Chris Pettit (LAA) Desert Dogs ─ RHP Brooks Brown (ARI) Week Six Solar Sox ─ OF Casper Wells (DET) Scorpions ─ LHP Barret Browning (LAA)

Transaction Log

10/10/08 --- OF Desmond Jennings (TB) added to the Peoria Javelinas roster 11/03/08 --- OF Darren Ford (SF) added to the Scottsdale Scorpions roster (taxi squad) 11/04/08 --- P (BOS) off Scottsdale Scorpions roster 10/13/08 --- P David Patton (COL) added to the Phoenix Desert Dogs roster 11/04/08 --- P Eammon Portice (BOS) activated from taxi squad 10/17/08 --- C Lou Palmisano (MIL) moved from Solar Sox to Javelinas roster 11/04/08 --- P Bob McCrory (BAL) removed from Surprise Rafters roster 10/17/08 --- OF Quintin Berry (PHI) active off taxi squad 11/05/08 --- IF Aaron Bates (BOS) removed from the Scorpions roster 10/20/08 --- Remove P Casey Weathers (COL) off Phoenix Desert Dogs roster 11/05/08 --- IF Blake Davis permanently active off taxi squad 10/20/08 --- Remove OF Tyler Colvin (CHC) off Mesa Solar Sox roster 11/05/08 --- C Tuffy Gosewisch (PHI) moved to the taxi squad 10/23/08 --- Remove OF Stefan Gartrell (CWS) off Peoria Saguaros roster 11/06/08 --- C Angel Salome (MIL) off the Peoria Javelinas roster 10/23/08 --- OF Mike Baxter (SD) temporarily active off taxi squad 11/06/08 --- C Lou Palmisano (MIL) permanently active off taxi squad 10/25/08 --- C Tuffy Gosewisch (PHI) added to Mesa Solar Sox roster 11/06/08 --- IF Mark Ori (HOU) permanently active off taxi squad 10/27/08 --- P (TB) off Peoria Javelinas roster 11/11/08 --- IF Shelby Ford (PIT) removed from Scottsdale Scorpions roster 10/27/08 --- P Chris Blazek (HOU) off the Scottsdale Scorpions roster 11/11/08 --- IF Ryan Rohlinger (SF) activated from Scottsdale Scorpions taxi squad 10/27/08 --- P Max Scherzer (ARI) off the Phoenix Desert Dogs roster 11/12/08 --- RHP Brae Wright (MIL) removed from Peoria Javelina roster 10/27/08 --- P Reid Mahon (ARI) activated off taxi squad 11/14/08 --- RHP Jeffery Marquez (NYY) removed from Peoria Javelinas roster 10/28/08 --- OF John Raynor (FLA) off the Mesa Solar Sox roster 11/14/08 --- RHP Jeffery Marquez (CWS) added to Peoria Saguaros roster 10/28/08 --- OF Jordan Danks (CWS) added to the Peoria Saguaros roster 11/14/08 --- LHP Aaron Poreda (CWS) placed on taxi squad 10/28/08 --- OF Mike Baxter (SD) added back to the taxi squad 11/17/08 --- RHP Ryan Reid (TB) removed from Peoria Javelinas roster 10/28/08 --- OF Shawn Bowman (NYM) off the Peoria Saguaros roster 11/19/08 --- IF Gordon Beckham (CWS) removed from Peoria Saguaros roster 10/29/08 --- IF Taylor Greene (MIL) off the Peoria Javelinas roster 11/19/08 --- C Rob Johnson (SEA) removed from Peoria Javelinas roster 10/29/08 --- OF Mike Baxter (SD) permanently active off taxi squad 11/19/08 --- C Steve Hill (STL) activated from taxi squad 10/30/08 --- IF Justin Smoak (TEX) moved from Rafters to Javelinas roster 11/20/08 --- RHP Josh Tomlin (CLE) removed from Surprise Rafters roster 10/31/08 --- IF Brent Brewer (MIL) added to Peoria Javelinas roster 11/20/08 --- OF Stephen Head (CLE) removed from Surprise Rafters roster 11/01/08 --- P Eammon Portice (BOS) added to the Scottsdale Scorpions roster 11/20/08 --- C John Hester (ARI) activated as Peoria Javelinas emergency catcher 11/01/08 --- OF Ben Copeland (SF) off the Scottsdale Scorpions roster

American Division Mesa Solar Sox (26-11) ─ Solar Sox hit .328 as a team … team fielding percentage of .980 and fewest errors (28) … Tyler Flowers (ATL) leads the league in home runs (12) and needs two home runs to tie the AFL home run record (14, Brandon Wood, 2005) … Flowers is slugging .973 … Logan Morrison (FLA) did not walk in first 67 at bats … Morrison has walked eight times in last 32 at bats … 11/19: Jeremy Slayden (PHI) pinch-hit grand slam … 11/17: Van Pope (ATL) hit a grand slam and had season best in hits (3) and RBI (4) … Jeff Larish (DET) leads team in runs scored (34) and hits (41) … boasts longest current consecutive on-base streak (23) … Casper Wells (DET) homered five times in four consecutive games (11/10-13) … 11/15: Jason Donald (PHI) has 12-game road consecutive hit streak … 11/12: Flowers hit three home runs with seven RBI … Casey Fien (DET) and Tim Wood (FLA) have not yielded a walk … 11/6: Tommy Hanson (ATL) strikes out game-high 11 batters … leads league in (49) … Hanson has surrendered only 2 runs, 10 hits, and 7 walks in 28.2 innings … Most strikeouts in an AFL season since Bobby Jenks (54, 2002) … Scott Cousins (FLA) leads league in RBI (30) … 11/1: Team-high five home runs by Flowers (3) and Wells (2) … Morrison went 5-for-5 during week three … Donald leads the team with three four-hit games … Flowers hit four home runs in week three … 12 players have at least 10 hits in road games: Quintin Berry (PHI), Cousins, Donald, Flowers, Morrison, Larish, Will Rhymes (DET), Slayden, Nate Spears (CHC), Wells, Matt Young (ATL) and Pope … John Raynor (FLA) and Morrison hit for the cycle (week one and week four, respectively).

Peoria Saguaros (25-12) ─ 11/18: Bill Rhinehart (WAS) begins triple play … hitting .432 in November … team record of 17-6 when scoring first … Mike Baxter (SD) leads league in on-base percentage (.500) … Tyler Greene (STL) has 22-game consecutive on-base streak … Ian Desmond (WAS) league lead in triples (4) … following trade between the Yankees and White Sox, RHP Jeff Marquez (CWS) moved from the Javelinas to the Saguaros (11/14) … 15 Saguaros have hit home runs, led by Cole Armstrong (CWS) with seven ... Kyle Blanks (SD) leads the team in walks (20) and has 19-game on-base streak … 11/6-7: Saguaros scored in nine consecutive innings ... 11/7: Saguaros pitching does not yield a walk ... 11/6: Scored team-high in runs (20), hits (T/17), and RBI (18) … 11/6: Gordon Beckham (CWS) went 5-for-5 and tied for AFL season-high seven RBI while accounting for 12 runs … 11/4: Game- high seven doubles by Shane Robinson (STL) (3), Rhinehart (2), Greene, and Daniel Murphy (NYM) … Baxter went 5-for-5 and Jordan Danks (CWS) went 4-for-4 during week four … 10/29: Team-high five home runs by Steven Hill (STL), Baxter, Armstrong, Danks, and Blanks … Saguaros have 197 hits on the road and at home… Saguaros have at least one two-out RBI in every game except three (10/18, 11/5, 11/11) … Beckham leads team with five-hit game and six players have four-hit games ─ Baxter, Murphy, Armstrong, Sean Kazmar (SD), Danks, and Brett Wallace (STL) … Bobby Parnell (NYM) has not allowed a run or walk at home, striking out seven in 5.0 innings.

Scottsdale Scorpions (13-22) ─ Mark Trumbo (LAA) is hitting .444 against left-handed pitching … Chris Pettit (LAA) leads league in hits (48) and doubles (13) … Drew Sutton (HOU) ranks third in league in runs scored (32) and leads league in walks (24) … Alex Hinshaw (SF) is fourth in league in strikeouts (30) … Scorpions lead the league with 16 triples ... 11/10: Kevin Pucetas (SF) was the AFL’s first four-game winner … Pettit has active 16-game road on-base streak … 11/13: Twelve consecutive games with 10 hits or more … 11/8: Team-high in hits (20) … 11/7: Kevin Frandsen (SF) had an 18- game on-base streak … 11/5: Team stole a game-high seven bases ─ (HOU) (2), Pettit (3), and Frandsen (2) …10/31: Scorpions scored team-high in runs (16), triples (2), home runs (2), and RBI (13) … Shelby Ford (PIT) homered in consecutive games (10/28-10/29) … Chris Johnson (HOU) homered in consecutive games (10/30-10/31) … Sutton had an extra-base hit in six consecutive games … Emmanuel Burriss (SF) (10/16, 11/11), Frandsen (10/20), Bogusevic (11/4), and Trumbo (11/8) all have four-hit games.

National Division Peoria Javelinas (15-22) ─ IF Rhyne Hughes (TB) ranks second in the AFL in triples (3), third in doubles (11), and is fourth in hits (41) along with a top-10 batting average (.394) … Hughes has a top-five slugging percentage (.692), ranks second in extra-base hits (19), and owns the longest active hitting streak at 17 games … IF Sean Henry (CIN) ranks third in stolen bases (8) … RHP Kevin Whelan (NYY) has a top-10 ERA (2.35) … RHP Phil Hughes (NYY) ranks second in strikeouts (38) and has top-10 ERA (3.00) … RHP Carlos Fisher (CIN) ranks second in the AFL in saves (3) … OF Austin Jackson (NYY) is batting .318 with 10 RB with runners in scoring position and two outs … C Lou Palmisano (MIL) is batting .400 and has 16 RBI with runners on base … 10/07: Jackson drove in a team-high four RBI … 10/18: IF Kevin Russo (NYY) went 5-for-5 (all singles) … 10/14-11/13: Russo hit .387 with 29 hits during AFL’s second longest hitting streak of the season (20 games) … 10/16: All 18 players in starting lineup between Mesa and Peoria collected at least one hit.

Phoenix Desert Dogs (18-17) ─ Phoenix was the first AFL team to clinch a division championship and will play in the AFL championship game on Saturday, November 22 at Scottsdale Stadium … the Desert Dogs are in pursuit of their fifth consecutive AFL championship … OF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) leads the league in batting average (.429) and stolen bases (20) and is tied for second in runs scored (36) … Young owns the lead in on-base percentage (.504) and tied for fourth in hits (42) … C Michael McKenry (COL) ranks second in the AFL in home runs (9) and slugging percentage (.788) … OF Sean Doolittle (OAK) ranks third in home runs (8) and is tied for fifth in RBI (26) … IF Danny Valencia (MIN) leads all third basemen with 44 assists … IF Steve Tolleson (MIN) has a top-10 batting average (.385) … RHP Hector Ambriz (ARI) has a top-10 ERA (2.76) … RHP Jeff Manship (MIN) is sixth in strikeouts (29) … Desert Dogs lead AFL in saves (9) … RHP Andrew Carignan (OAK) anchors relief core with a league-high six saves … 11/13: 2B (COL) hits two home runs and drives in five RBI … 10/11-11/6: Young 21-game hitting streak … 10/28: Young inside-the-park grand slam against Surprise … 11/1: Young hits second grand slam home run of the week … 10/27: McKenry hits three home runs and drives in seven RBI … 10/21: Every player in the Desert Dogs starting lineup posts at least one hit.

Surprise Rafters (12-25) ─ RHP Willie Eyre (TEX) is third in the AFL with 33 whiffs … 11 pitchers have reached double digits in strikeouts … IF Wes Hodges (CLE) is tied for fifth in RBI (26) … OF Joe Dickerson (KC) has 2 runs, 1 home run, and 4 RBI with a .615 batting average over the past five games … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) is batting .400 with 10 RBI with runners on base … RHP Travis Schlichting (LAD) has a 1.59 ERA at home … OF Julio Borbon (TEX) is batting .350 and has an on-base percentage of .395 when leading off an inning … Borbon ranks second in triples (3) … IF (BAL) is batting .357 at home … 10/28: Hodges drives in a team-high four RBI … 10/18-11/06: OF Nolan Reimold (BAL) collects 16 runs and 20 hits during team-high 11-game hitting streak … 11/14: Dickerson is a triple short of the cycle and drives in three RBI … 11/08: Hoffmann ties team high in runs (3) … 10/14: IF Beau Mills (CLE) scores team-high three runs … three players have collected four hits in a game ─ Blake Davis (BAL) 11/08, C Matt Wieters (BAL) 10/09, and IF Ivan De Jesus, Jr. (LAD) 10/13.