2010 Media/Scouts Notes Wednesday, October 20, 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 Mesa Solar Sox 5 2 .714 - 2-2 3-0 1-1 W1 5-2 October 20, 2010 Scottsdale Scorpions 5 2 .714 - 2-1 3-1 1-1 W1 5-2 Surprise at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix Desert Dogs 3 4 .429 2.0 1-2 2-2 2-2 W1 3-4 61 Michael Fiers (RHP/MIL) 0-1, 27.00 @ 43 Johnnie Lowe (RHP/CWS) 0-0, 12.00 West Division Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 49 Maikel Cleto (RHP/SEA) 0-0, 3.38 @ Peoria Javelinas 3 3 .500 - 1-3 2-0 2-1 L1 3-3 7 Erik Cordier (RHP/ATL) 0-1, 19.29 Surprise Rafters 3 4 .429 0.5 2-2 1-2 1-1 L1 3-4 Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (L) Peoria Saguaros 1 5 .167 2.0 1-1 0-4 0-1 L1 1-5 59 Josh Zeid (RHP/PHI) 1-0, 3.00 @ 19 Greg Reynolds (RHP/COL) 0-1, 3.00 Once Around the Bases October 21, 2010 R H E LOB Phoenix at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Solar Sox 6 10 3 11 WP: Cales (CHC) (1-0) LP: Lueke (SEA) (0-1) 97 Sean West (LHP/FLA) 0-1, 13.50 @ Javelinas 5 10 2 9 SV: McKiernan (LAA) (1) 54 Kyle Greenwalt (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 9.00 Solar Sox LF Josh Harrison (PIT) went 2-for-5 with one double and one run scored …. 3B Josh Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Vitters added 2 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run scored … C Kai Gronauer (NYM) and 2B Jordany Valdespin 43 Oliver Drake (RHP/BAL) 1-0, 6.00 @ (NYM) each had a pair of RBI … Javelinas RHP Casey Kelly (BOS) allowed 1 ER\ on 3 hits, 2 walks 75 Ryan Brasier (RHP/LAA) 0-0, 15.43 and 3 strikeouts in a a league-high 5.0 IP … RF Nate Tenbrink (SEA) collected two hits and one RBI. Saguaros at Surprise, 6:35 PM (F) 39 David Bromberg (RHP/MIN) 0-0, 2.25 @ R H E LOB 37 Eric Hurley (RHP/TEX) 0-0, 9.00 Saguaros 3 9 1 8 WP: Banwart (OAK) (2-0) LP: Davis (SD) (0-2) Desert Dogs 7 11 0 6 SV: None October 22, 2010 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Desert Dogs’ leadoff hitter 2B Ivan De Jesus, Jr. (LAD) had a huge game, helping Phoenix to a win over Peoria ... De Jesus went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI, falling a triple shy of the cycle … C 31 Brian Broderick (RHP/STL) 1-0, 0.00 @ Austin Romine (NYY) chipped in with three RBI in the victory … OF Ben Revere (MIN) reached base 23 Jon Link (RHP/LAD) 0-1, 3.00 three more times, boosting his on-base percentage to .567. Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) 47 Justin Wilson (RHP/PIT) 0-0, 0.00 @ R H E LOB 14 James Avery (RHP/CIN) 0-0, 0.00 Rafters 4 9 3 9 WP: Collmenter (ARI) (2-0) LP: Brown (DET) (1-1) Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Scorpions 5 7 0 4 SV: Kimball (WSH) (1) 34 Marc Rzepczynski (LHP/TOR) 0-0, 2.25 @ 51 Sammy Solis (LHP/WSH) 0-0, 3.00 DH Charlie Blackmon (COL) hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, providing the Scorpions with just enough runs to knock off the Rafters … 2B Davis Stoneburner (TEX) doubled in (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key two and scored a run for Surprise, which left the tying run on third base in the ninth … the Rafters’ bullpen did not allow a baserunner after the fourth, striking out six batters. AFL Alumnus of the Day Texas OF Josh Hamilton continued his AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown reign as Yankee-killer, hitting two home Team Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday runs in the Rangers’ game four victory over D-Dogs X X X X New York in the Bronx … now has four long Javelinas X X X X balls in the series along with a 1.700 OPS Rafters X X X X … played in the Fall League in 2001 for the Saguaros X X X X Maryvale Saguaros as a member of the Scorpions X X X X Rays’ organization. Solar Sox X X X X 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 (3 rd 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 – Tyler Robertson (PES/MIN) 10/12 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 West Division Mesa Solar Sox (5-2) Peoria Javelinas (3-3) Starter: RHP Josh Zeid (PHI) looks for his second win tonight … Starter: RHP Maikel Cleto (SEA) makes his second Fall League won in AFL debut on 10/14 at Surprise … 3.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H and 3 SO … start of the season … pitched 2.2 innings on 10/14, allowing a run on was a key cog in Class-A Lakewood’s South Atlantic League four hits … 21-year-old right-hander reached the upper-90s on the Championship … a SAL Mid-Season All-Star selection, the 23-year-old radar gun with his fastball … went 4-9 with a 6.16 ERA at High Desert former Vanderbilt standout went 8-4 with a 2.93 ERA and 111 strikeouts of the California League in 2010 … former Mets’ farmhand came over in 43 games (12 starts). in the December, 2008 trade involving J.J.