2012 AFL Game Notes
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2012 AFL Game Notes Tuesday, October 9, 2012 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dylan Higgins (509) 540-4034, [email protected] Nate Rowan (651) 983-5605, [email protected] Sarah Evans (818) 624-6176, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Starters Mesa Solar Sox 0 0 -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- Tuesday, October 9 Salt River Rafters 0 0 -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- Surprise at Peoria, 12:35 PM (A) Scottsdale Scorpions 0 0 -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- LHP Justin Marks (3-6, 4.50 in 2012) @ West Division LHP James Paxton (9-4, 3.05 in 2012) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Scottsdale at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) Peoria Javelinas 0 0 -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- LHP Chris Gloor (4-5, 2.81 in 2012) @ Phoenix Desert Dogs 0 0 -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- RHP Shawn Haviland (6-8, 4.80 in 2012) Surprise Saguaros 0 0 -- -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- -- Mesa at Salt River, 6:35 PM (F) RHP Jarred Cosart (6-7, 3.30 in 2012) @ AFL Weekly Infield Schedule RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-6, 5.43 in MLB 2012) Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Wednesday, October 10 Mesa X X X Peoria X X X Salt River at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix X X X X RHP Chase Anderson (5-4, 2.86 in 2012) @ Salt River X X X X RHP Mike Wright (10-5, 4.06 in 2012) Scottsdale X X X Peoria at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Surprise X X X RHP Tim Crabbe (8-8, 4.25 in 2012) @ RHP Boone Whiting (1-0, 2.31 in 2012) 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:45 a.m., HBP: 10:00 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. Phoenix at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:45 p.m., HBP: 4:00 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. RHP Zeke Spruill (9-11, 3.67 in 2012) @ Teams are REQUIRED to take infield and BP every Monday RHP Zach Nuding (9-3, 3.51 in 2012) AFL Alum of the Day Thursday, October 11 Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo (1998 Maryvale Saguaros) started RHP Dae-Eun Rhee (9-8, 4.81 in 2012) @ Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants RHP Seth Blair (1-3, 4.58 in 2012) on Sunday and retired the first 14batters he faced. He threw seven shutout Phoenix at Peoria, 12:35 PM (A) innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out four as Cincinnati LHP Brian Flynn (11-5, 3.91 in 2012) @ won 9-0. His dominant outing gave the Reds a 2-0 lead in the series. RHP Kyle Gibson (0-2, 4.13 in 2012) Scottsdale at Salt River, 6:35 PM (L) RHP Kyle Kaminska (9-4, 4.19 in 2012) @ RHP Ryan Perry (3-5, 3.07 in 2012) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Today’s Fall League Five 1. Peoria OF/IF Billy Hamilton (CIN) broke the professional record for single-season stolen bases with 155 thefts between the California and Southern League in 2012. For his efforts, he was named California League MVP despite appearing in just 82 games. 2. Mesa OF Nick Castellanos (DET) was named MVP of the Futures Game in July after going 3-for-4 with a three-run home run. He also scored three times. 3. Surprise OF Bryce Brentz (BOS) was named International League outstanding postseason offensive player after batting .333/.385/.792 in seven games to help Pawtucket to their first IL title since 1984. 4. Salt River IF Matthew Skole (WSH) was the South Atlantic League MVP in 2012 after hitting .286/.438/.574 in 101 games. The former fifth- round selection out of Georgia Tech hit 27 home runs and drove in 92 runs. 5. Peoria C Mike Zunino (SEA) had a year to remember in 2012, winning the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy and the Johnny Bench Award as a junior at Florida. After being drafted third overall in June, the former Gator hit .360/.447/.689 between two minor league levels and was named offensive player of the postseason in the Southern League, hitting a league-high three home runs. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A – Chad Whitson (CC), Allen Bailey, Will Little, Ben May. Crew F – Jordan Baker (CC), Travis Carlson, Andy Dudones, Quinn Wolcott. Crew L – Chris Segal (CC), Sean Barber, Seth Buckminster, Stu Scheuwater. 2012 Arizona Fall League Tidbits A total of 96 Arizona Fall League alumni graced the rosters of the eight teams in the divisional round of the MLB playoffs, representing nearly 50 percent of the 200 players on postseason rosters. Leading the way is the Oakland Athletics who have 14 former Fall Leaguers on their 25-man roster for the ALDS. Since 1992, the year the Arizona Fall League started, 13 of the 21 no. 1 overall picks in the MLB draft will have played in the AFL. Thirty-four first-round draft choices fill the rosters in 2012, including Tim Beckham (Phoenix Desert Dogs), the only no. 1 overall pick in the league this season. The 2012 Arizona Fall League features 22 of MLB.com's Top 100 prospects, including the #1 ranked players from the Angels (IF Kaleb Cowart), Astros (IF Jonathan Singleton), Cubs (IF Javier Baez), Giants (OF Gary Brown), Marlins (OF Christian Yelich), Nationals (IF Anthony Rendon), Padres (OF Rymer Liriano), Rays (IF Hak-Ju Lee), Reds (OF Billy Hamilton), Tigers (OF Nick Castellanos) and White Sox organizations (OF Trayce Thompson). Players from 11 foreign countries are represented in the Arizona Fall League in 2012, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, and Taiwan, Venezuela, in addition to the territory of Puerto Rico. Get up-to-the-minute updates from the Arizona Fall League through the league’s social media on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague. 34 First-Round Picks in the 2011 Arizona Fall League 2012 2010 2008 C Mike Zunino (3rd, Seattle) RHP Deck Mcguire (11th, Toronto) IF Tim Beckham (1st, Tampa Bay) IF Richie Shaffer (25th, Tampa Bay) IF Kaleb Cowart (18th, L.A. Angels) RHP Ryan Perry (21st, Washington) C Kellin Deglan (22nd, Texas) OF Zach Collie (34th, Philadelphia) 2011 OF Christian Yelich (23rd, Miami) IF Anthony Rendon (6th, Washington) OF Gary Brown (24th, San Francisco) 2007 IF Javier Baez (9th, Chicago Cubs) OF Bryce Brentz (36th, Boston) RHP James Simmons (26th, Oakland) IF Cory Spangenberg (10th, San Diego) OF Nick Castellanos (44th, Detroit) OF George Springer (11th, Houston) RHP Seth Blair (46th, St. Louis) 2006 IF Kolten Wong (22nd, St. Louis) RHP Cory Rasmus (38th, Atlanta) IF Joe Panik (29th, San Francisco) 2009 OF Brian Goodwin (29th, San Francisco) IF Grant Green (13th, Oakland) IF Bobby Borchering (16th, Houston) IF Jiovanni Mier (21st, Houston) RHP Kyle Gibson (22nd, Minnesota) OF Randal Grichuk (24th, L.A. Angels) IF Nick Franklin (27th, Seattle) OF Slade Heathcott (29th, N.Y. Yankees) IF Matt Davidson (35th, Arizona) LHP James Paxton (37th, Seattle) IF Chris Owings (41st, Arizona) RHP Mike Belfiore (45th, Baltimore) RHP Kyle Heckathorn (47th, Milwaukee) MESA SOLAR SOX (0-0) STARTING PITCHER: Jarred Cosart (Astros) … 6-7 in 2012 in 21 games, 20 starts, with a 3.30 ERA between AA and AAA ... Texas League Pitcher of the Week on June 25 ... Futures Game 2010-2011 ... traded from Philadelphia to Houston in 2011 in a package for Hunter Pence (2006 Mesa Solar Sox). TEAM: Javier Baez (Cubs) … Baseball America #61 preseason prospect … Mike Belfiore (Orioles) … one of five first-round selections of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2009 draft … first baseman and pitcher at Boston College … Nick Castellanos (Tigers) … 2012 Futures Game MVP … Jarred Cosart (Astros) … Baseball America #70 prospect in 2010 and #50 in 2011 … traded to Houston in 2011 … L.J. Hoes (Orioles) ... Baseball America #5 prospect in the Orioles’ organization … Baltimore season-ticket holder since Little League … Matt Hoffman (Tigers) … pitched a three-hit shutout in 2007 to lead his high school to its 19th Oklahoma state championship … Baseball America #16 prospect in both 2010–11 … Chia-Jen Lo (Astros) … 2007 World University Championships, 2008 Olympics and 2009 Futures Game … James McCann (Tigers) … U.S. national baseball team in the 2011 Baseball World Cup and the (silver medal) 2011 Pan American Games … semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award given to the best college catcher as an Arkansas Razorback … Joc Pederson (Dodgers) … Father Stu Pederson was drafted by the Dodgers in 1981 and played in eight games in the majors in 1985 … Chris Petrini (Orioles) … majored in American Studies at California-Berkeley … “Tommy John” surgery in 2007 … MVP in California’s Joe DiMaggio State Tournament in high school … Luke Putkonen (Tigers) … “Tommy John” surgery in 2005 … major-league debut against the Yankees in 2012 … Kevin Rhoderick (Cubs) … Scottsdale native … all-Arizona honors twice and prep all-American at Horizon H.S … Jonathan Schoop (Orioles) … 2011 Futures Game … 2011 Brooks Robinson Award as the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league player of the year … Rubi Silva (Cubs) … Cuban Junior National team … Jonathan Singleton (Astros) … 2012 Futures Game … #39 prospect in 2011 and #34 prospect in 2012 by Baseball America … George Springer (Astros) … MLB.com’s #84 prospect entering 2012 … Alex Sogard (Astros) … Phoenix native … Thunderbird H.S … Matt Szczur (Cubs) … played college football at Villanova … Nick Tropeano (Astros) … former Stony Brook star is the first two-time America East Conference pitcher of the year … Aaron Westlake (Tigers) … Louisville Slugger freshman all-American award at Vanderbilt … Tony Zych (Cubs) … 2009 USA Baseball Collegiate national team.