2010 Media/Scouts Notes Thursday, October 21, 2010 Media Relations CONTACTS: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (617/448-1942, [email protected]) Mike Feigen (360/280-1480, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 Website: www.mlbfallball.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/MLBFallBall Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Pitchers Scottsdale Scorpions 6 2 .750 - 3-1 3-1 2-1 W2 6-2 October 21, 2010 Mesa Solar Sox 5 3 .625 1.0 2-2 3-1 1-2 L1 5-3 Phoenix at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix Desert Dogs 3 5 .375 3.0 1-3 2-2 2-2 L1 3-5 97 Sean West (LHP/FLA) 0-1, 13.50 @ 54 Kyle Greenwalt (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 9.00 West Division Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 43 Oliver Drake (RHP/BAL) 1-0, 6.00 @ Peoria Javelinas 4 3 .571 - 1-3 3-0 2-1 W1 4-3 50 Robert Carson (LHP/NYM) 0-0, N/A Surprise Rafters 4 4 .500 0.5 2-2 2-2 2-1 W1 4-4 Saguaros at Surprise, 6:35 PM (F) Peoria Saguaros 1 6 .143 3.0 1-2 0-4 0-2 L2 1-6 39 David Bromberg (RHP/MIN) 0-0, 2.25 @ 37 Eric Hurley (RHP/TEX) 0-0, 9.00 Once Around the Bases October 22, 2010 R H E LOB Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Javelinas 9 15 0 15 WP: Portice (BOS) (1-0) LP: Broadway (ATL) (0-1) 31 Brian Broderick (RHP/STL) 1-0, 0.00 @ Desert Dogs 5 10 2 7 SV: None 23 Jon Link (RHP/LAD) 0-1, 3.00 Javelinas 1B Mike McDade (TOR) hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning … 2B Dustin Ackley Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) (SEA) went 3-for-6 with three runs scored … 3B Cord Phelps (CLE) added 3 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run 47 Justin Wilson (RHP/PIT) 0-0, 0.00 @ scored … Desert Dogs 2B Jose Pirela (NYY) went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI, 1 run scored \and 1 stolen base. 54 Daryl Thompson (RHP/CIN) 0-0, 0.00 Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) R H E LOB 34 Marc Rzepczynski (LHP/TOR) 0-0, 2.25 @ Rafters 9 10 1 3 WP: Fiers (MIL) (1-1) LP: Lowe (CWS) (0-1) 51 Sammy Solis (LHP/WSH) 0-0, 3.00 Saguaros 2 8 1 9 SV: None October 23, 2010 Rafters’ C Tony Cruz (STL) became the first AFL player in 2010 to have a multi-home run game, Phoenix at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (L) leading Surprise past Peoria … Cruz drove in four runs and scored three times … OF Caleb Gindl (MIL) went deep for the second time during the week … 2B Johnny Giavotella (KC) singled and 59 Manny Banuelos (LHP/NYY) 0-0, 3.00 @ doubled, giving him nine hits in 18 at-bats … Rafters’ relievers pitched six scoreless innings. 68 Ryan Verdugo (LHP/SF) 0-1, 5.40 Saguaros at Javelinas @ Goodyear, 12:35 PM (F) R H E LOB 11 Alex Cobb (RHP/TB) 0-0, 1.29 @ Solar Sox 3 10 4 8 WP: Stoffel (SF) (1-0) LP: Smit (CHC) (0-1) 41 Scott Barnes (LHP/CLE) 0-1, 6.75 Scorpions 6 8 0 9 SV: Shaw (ARI) (2) Surprise at Mesa, 6:35 PM (A) 32 Mike Montgomery (LHP/KC) 1-0, 2.45 @ OF Bryce Harper (WSH) made his professional debut Wednesday, doubling in a pair of runs in the 54 Brad Holt (RHP/NYM) 1-0, 0.00 seventh inning … the 2010 No.1-overall pick went 1-for-4 in the ballgame … OF A.J. Pollock (ARI) and 1B Jordan Pacheco (COL) added two hits in four at-bats with a run and an RBI apiece … Mesa (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key OF Jeremy Moore (LAA) was 3-for-5 with 1 run, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base. AFL Alums of the Day San Francisco C Buster Posey and SS AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Juan Uribe share the Alum-of-the-Day Team Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday award for their efforts in the Giants’ 6-5 D-Dogs X X X X victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in X X X X Javelinas game 4 of the NLCS … Posey (2009 Rafters X X X X X X X X Scottsdale Scorpions) went 4-for-5 with two Saguaros doubles and two RBI; Uribe (2000 Peoria Scorpions X X X X Javelinas) drove in the winning run in the Solar Sox X X X X bottom of the ninth on a sacrifice fly. Teams are REQUIRED to take Infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A ─ Toby Basner (CC), Darren Budahn, Clint Fagan, Chris Ward Crew F ─ Chris Conroy (CC), Fran Burke, Barry Larson, Mark Lollo Crew L ─ Tyler Funneman (CC), Stephen Barga, John Conrad, Eric Loveless Arizona Fall League Rundown Tidbits • The Fall League will play at the two newest Cactus League facilities this season. This Saturday, the Javelinas host the Saguaros at Goodyear Ballpark at 12:35 p.m. and on November 13th the Desert Dogs host the Saguaros at Camelback Ranch-Glendale at 6:35 p.m. • Social Media has infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest information on Twitter @MLBazFallLeague and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mlbfallball . • Eight Fall Leaguers –- Solar Sox right-handed pitcher Ryan Brasier (LAA), Desert Dogs outfielder Cory Harrilchak (ATL), Javelinas infielder Jason Kipnis (CLE), Javelinas right-handed pitcher Matt Nevarez (HOU), Solar Sox catcher Tony Sanchez (PIT), Saguaros outfielder Dave Sappelt (CIN), Rafters right-handed pitcher Jordan Swagerty (STL) and Solar Sox right-handed pitcher Josh Zeid (PHI) -- will be blogging their experiences during the AFL season and can be found at www.mlbfallball.com . Arizona Fall League Player and Pitcher -of -the -Week Player-of-the-Week Pitcher-of-the-Week Week One SCO 3B Ryan Adams (BAL) N/A MSS 3B Brandon Wood (LAA) League Nuggets First-Round Talent: Thirty-five former first-round draft picks will play in the Arizona Fall League. Seven –- OF Bryce Harper (1 st in 2010, WSH), 2B Dustin Ackley (2 nd in 2009, SEA), 1B Eric Hosmer (3 rd in 2008, KC), RHP Greg Reynolds (2 nd in 2006, COL), C Tony Sanchez (4 th in 2009, PIT), C Kyle Skipworth (6 th in 2008, FLA) and 3B Josh Vitters (3rd in 2007, CHC) –- were top 10 selections. AFL International: Thirty foreign-born players will be representing nine countries –- Australia (2), Canada (5), Cuba (6), Dominican Republic (5), Germany (1), Mexico (2), Puerto Rico (4), Taiwan (1) and Venezuela (4) –- during the 2010 AFL season. Minor League Award Winners: The Arizona Fall League will showcase the International League Rookie-of-the-Year, Desert Dogs 1B Freddie Freeman (ATL), Southern League Most Valuable Player, Saguaros OF Dave Sappelt (CIN) and the Eastern League’s ROY and MVP, Rafters OF Brandon Laird (NYY). Youth is Served: Six Fall Leaguers were born in the 1990’s –- 3B Francisco Martinez (DET) (09/01/90), C Salvador Perez (KC) (05/10/90), C Kyle Skipworth (FLA) (05/10/90), OF Xavier Avery (BAL) (01/01/90) and LHP Manny Banuelos (03/13/91) –- including the league’s youngest player, OF Bryce Harper (WSH) (10/16/92). AFL Single Game-Highs Offense Pitching Runs: 3 – Multiple IP: 5.0 – Casey Kelly (PEJ/BOS) 10/19 Hits: 4 – Multiple H: 6 – Jake Muyco (MSS/CHC) 10/13 2B: 2 – Multiple R: 5 – Multiple 3B: 1 -- Multiple ER: 5 – Multiple HR: 1 – Multiple SO: 6 – Scott Barnes (PEJ/CLE) 10/12 RBI: 5 – Jason Kipnis (PEJ/CLE) 10/15 BB: 3 – Multiple SB: 2 – Multiple HR: 1 – Multiple AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason The 2010 Major League Baseball postseason is comprised of 112 players (56 percent) who are alums of the Arizona Fall League. Leading the way are the Tampa Bay Rays with 20 ex-Fall Leaguers. To round out the rest of the American League, the Minnesota Twins boast 17 alumni, the Texas Rangers have 12 on their squad while the New York Yankees have 10. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies have 15 alums, the San Francisco Giants possess 14, and the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds each have 12. East Division Mesa Solar Sox (5-3) Starter: LHP Robert Carson (NYM) makes his AFL debut today … 8-11 with a 5.67 ERA (85 ER/135.0 IP), 166 H, 56 BB and 99 SO in 27 games (26 starts) between High-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton … 2009 South Atlantic League Mid-Season All- th Star selection with Class-A Savannah … selected in the 14 round in 2007 … a graduate of Hattiesburg (MS) HS. Other: Three pitchers –- RHP Steven Geltz (LAA), RHP Brad Holt (NYM) and RHP Aaron Pribanic (PIT) –- share the league lead with a 0.00 ERA … Geltz has the fourth lowest WHIP at 0.50 … OF Jeremy Moore (LAA) is tied for league lead in stolen bases (4) … Moore is batting .414 during an active seven-game hitting streak … second in total bases (18) and hits (12) … eighth in batting average (.414) … .429 batting average and slugging percentage of .714 when leading off an inning … IF Jordany Valdespin (NYM) owns a .360 batting average during an active six-game hitting streak … 3B Brandon Wood (LAA) is tied for the league lead in RBI (8) … .500 batting average with four RBI with the bases loaded … hit a three-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 11 th vs.