2009 Media/Scouts Notes Thursday, October 15, 2009 Media Relations CONTACTS: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (843/735-1517, [email protected]) Rob Morse (541/556-9387, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: MLBazFallLeague Eastern Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Pitchers Scottsdale Scorpions 2 0 1.000 - 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 2-0 October 15, 2009 Mesa Solar Sox 1 1 .500 1.0 0-1 1-0 1-1 L1 1-1 Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs 1 1 .500 1.0 0-1 1-0 1-1 W1 1-1 74 Tommy Mendoza (RHP/LAA) 0-0, N/A @ 33 Danny Gutierrez (RHP/TEX) 0-0, N/A Western Division Javelinas at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-0, N/A @ Surprise Rafters 2 0 1.000 - 1-0 1-0 2-0 W2 2-0 15 Mike Leake (RHP/CIN) 0-0, N/A Peoria Javelinas 0 2 .000 2.0 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2 0-2 Phoenix at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Peoria Saguaros 0 2 .000 2.0 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 0-2 26 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 0-0, N/A @ 35 Michael Cisco (RHP/PHI) 0-0, N/A Once Around the Bases October 16, 2009 R H E LOB Saguaros at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Scorpions 3 9 0 10 WP: Edlefsen (SF) (1-0) LP: Judy (CLE) (0-1) 20 Steve Garrison (RHP/SD) 0-0, N/A @ Saguaros 1 6 2 4 SV: Baker (COL) (1) 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 0-0, N/A Surprise at Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) Scorpions OF Cole Gillespie’s (ARI) third hit was an eventual game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10th inning … RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) (1-0) earned the victory with a scoreless ninth … RHP 44 Blake Wood (RHP/KC) 0-0, N/A @ Craig Baker (COL) struck out two of the three batters he faced to earn his first save\ of the season … 41 Andrew Cashner (RHP/CHC) 0-0, N/A Saguaros DH Matt McBride (CLE) was 2-for-3 with one triple and drove in Peoria’s lone run with a Scottsdale at Phoenix, 6:35 PM (A) 31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-0, N/A @ game-tying single in the seventh inning. 37 Stephen Strasburg (RHP/WSH) 0-0, N/A R H E LOB October 17, 2009 Javelinas 4 6 2 7 WP: Moviel (NYM) (1-0) LP: Long (CWS) (0-1) Rafters 6 10 0 9 SV: Dunn (NYY) (1) Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) 74 James Simmons (RHP/)OAK) 0-0, N/A @ The Rafters relieving quartet of Scott Moviel (NYM), Aaron Hartsock (KC), Eric Niesen (NYM), and 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 0-0, N/A Michael Dunn (NYY) shut out the Javelinas over the final six frames … Surprise C Austin Romine Scottsdale at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) (NYY) went 3-for-4 with one RBI … Peoria CF Dustin Ackley (SEA) was the only Javelina to collect 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-0, N/A @ two hits in his professional debut. 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 0-0, N/A Saguaros at Mesa, 6:35 PM (F) R H E LOB Desert Dogs 4 11 0 12 WP: Gonzalez (TOR) (1-0) LP: Russell (CHC) (0-1) 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, N/A @ 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, N/A Solar Sox 2 12 1 9 SV: Storen (WSH) (1) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Desert Dogs 2B Jemile Weeks (OAK) and 1B Chris Marrero (WSH) each had two hits and one RBI ... DH Brandon Waring (BAL) smashed a solo blast in the sixth inning … Mesa’s LF Brian Petersen (FLA) and 3B Josh Vitters (CHC) each smacked three hits … starter RHP Mike McCardell (MIN) AFL Alumni of the Day earned a no-decision after he allowed 1 hit, 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts in two innings pitched. AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown 2008 Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame inductee Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Jimmy Rollins will play in Game One of the Dogs X X X X 2009 NLCS as the starting shortstop for the Javelinas X X X X defending World Series champion Philadelphia Rafters X X X X Phillies. During the NLDS Rollins hit .263 (5- Saguaros X X X X for-19) and scored one run. In 2000 he played for the Maryvale Saguaros in 2000, where he Scorpions X X X X earned a spot on Baseball America’s All-Arizona Solar Sox X X X X Fall League Team. Teams are REQUIRED to take Infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A ─ Alan Porter (CC), Toby Basner, Jon Merry, David Rackley Crew F ─ Cory Blaser (CC), Lance Barrett, Tyler Funneman, Manny Gonzalez Crew L ─ Vic Carapazza (CC), Chris Conroy, Mark Ripperger, John Tumpane Arizona Fall League Rundown 2009 T idbits • The Arizona Fall League will have two games -- the Rising Stars Game on November 7 and the AFL Championship on November 21 – televised live nationally on the MLB Network and MLB.TV. • Twitter has infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest informative tweets at MLBazFallLeague. Mesa Solar Sox (1-1) Peoria Javelinas (0-2) Angels right-hander Tommy Mendoza began the season at Double-A Mariners’ southpaw Nick Hill became the first West Point player to Arkansas and posted a 7-7 record and 3.36 ERA in 20 starts … play for Team USA in 2006 since Steve Reich was on the team in 1993 promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake in mid-August where he went 2-1 with a … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) graduated from the same high school as 2.91 ERA in four starts … did not allow a run in his final two starts of actress Heather Locklear … RHP Josh Butler (MIL) was named a the season (12.2 IP) and earned a win in both road contests … 2009 2009 Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star team and attended the marked his first action above the High-A level … 2009 Texas League University of San Diego with AFL alum and Baltimore Orioles left- Mid-weason All-Star … attended Monsignor Pace HS in Miami, Florida hander Brian Matusz … IF Justin Sellers (LAD) played in the 2009 with Desert Dogs IF Chris Marrero (WSH) and Oakland LHP Gio Southern League All-Star and is the son of former major leaguer Jeff Gonzalez … IF Starlin Castro (CHC) is tied for second in the league Sellers … OF Lorenzo Cain (MIL) is the “Best Defensive Outfielder” in with four hits … OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-5 with two doubles the Brewers’ system according to Baseball America… 2009 Futures and a home run in Wednesday’s loss to the Desert Dogs. Game participant IF Dayan Viciedo (CWS) hit .280 with 12 home runs and 78 RBI during an all-star season at Double-A Birmingham and Phoenix Desert Dogs (1-1) began playing for Cuba’s National Series at the age of 15 with Villa RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) pitched the majority of the season with Triple-A Clara. Durham, going 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts before missing two months with shoulder and elbow problems … rehabbed with the GCL Peoria Saguaros (0-2) Rays (4 starts) and High-A Charlotte (1 start) … returned to Durham Back-to-back Pac-10 Conference pitcher-of-the-year RHP Mike Leake and made two starts during the playoffs, going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA … (CIN) makes his professional debut today … a standout at Arizona major-league debut with the Rays on Sept. 15, 2008, pitching three State, Leake was the starting shortstop for the Sun Devils before innings of relief against the Red Sox at Tropicana Field … acquired by tackling pitching full-time … IF Freddie Freeman (ATL) received the the Rays from the Astros on July 12, 2006 with IF Ben Zobrist in Hank Aaron Award, presented to the top offensive player in the Braves’ exchange for IF Aubrey Huff … Desert Dogs and Solar Sox combined system in 2008 … IF Carlos Rivero (CLE) was named by Baseball to go 3-for-32 with runners in scoring position in last night’s 4-2 win … America as having the “Best Infield Arm” in the Indians system entering every hitter in the Phoenix lineup collected a hit … IF Brandon Waring the ’09 season … San Diego’s no. 6 prospect according to Baseball (BAL) hit his first Arizona Fall League home run … RHP Reidier America OF Cedric Hunter (SD) batted .261 with 54 RBI during the Gonzalez (TOR) tossed three innings while allowing one run to earn regular season with Double-A San Antonio … C Mitch Canham’s (SD) the win while RHP Drew Storen (WSH) pitched a scoreless ninth for great-uncle Major General Charles D. W. Canham commanded the th the save. 116 infantry regiment that landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and received the Distinguished Service Cross for valor in combat. Scottsdale Scorpions (2-0) RHP Michael Cisco (PHI) split the year between short-season Surprise Rafters (2-0) Williamsport and Class-A Lakewood, combining for a 3-1 record and a RHP Danny Gutierrez made only one start in the Rangers’ Double-A 1.00 ERA in 17 games (seven starts) … posted a 22:5 K:BB ratio at affiliate, Frisco, after spending a majority of the season with Kansas Williamsport, striking out 30 batters without walking a single opponent City’s High-A club, Wilmington … combined to post a 1-0 record with a in eight games (6 starts) with the BlueClaws … outstanding control led 1.95 ERA while holding the opposition to a .171 batting average … 1B to his 0.51 ERA with Lakewood … entered 2009 with “the Best Control” Ike Davis (NYM) has knocked home eight RBI in the first two games of in the Phillies system, according to Baseball America … son of former the season to lead the Fall League … OF Daryl Jones (STL) entered Phillies pitching coach Galen Cisco … OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) owns the 2009 season as the “Best Athlete” and “Fastest Baserunner” in the a 1.000 on-base percentage after reaching base in his first five plate St.