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AZ Fall Lge 2012 Rosters
AZ Fall Lge 2012 Rosters
Phoenix, Arizona Headlined by minor league baseballs all-time single-season stolen-base leader Billy Hamilton (Peoria/Reds) and 23 other MLB.com Top 100 prospects, the Arizona Fall League announces the rosters for its 20th anniversary season in 2012. Hamilton, who boasts 154 stolen bases at two levels this season, recently broke Vince Colemans 1983 record of 145 steals. The other Top 100 prospects joining Hamilton are IF Javier Baez (Mesa/Cubs), IF Tim Beckham (Phoenix/Rays), OF Bryce Brentz (Surprise/Red Sox), OF Gary Brown (Scottsdale/Giants), OF Nick Castellanos (Mesa/Tigers), RHP Jarred Cosart (Mesa/ Astros), IF Kaleb Cowart (Scottsdale/Angels), IF Matt Davidson (Salt River/D-backs), LHP Robbie Erlin (Peoria/Padres), IF Grant Green (Phoenix/Athletics), RHP Casey Kelly (Peoria/Padres), IF Hak-Ju Lee (Phoenix/Rays), OF Rymer Liriano (Peoria/ Padres), OF Jake Marisnick (Salt River/Blue Jays), LHP James Paxton (Peoria/ Mariners), IF Anthony Rendon (Salt River/Nationals), IF Jonathan Schoop (Mesa/ Orioles), IF Jonathan Singleton (Mesa/Astros), IF Cory Spangenberg (Peoria/Padres), OF George Springer (Mesa/Astros), OF Matt Szczur (Mesa/Cubs), IF Kolten Wong (Surprise/Cardinals) and OF Christian Yelich (Phoenix/Marlins). Also, 33 former first-round draft choices are headed to Arizona. The league will include players from nine foreign countries Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, South Korea and Taiwan in addition to the territory of Puerto Rico.
Rodney Linares (HOU) Matt Herges (LAD) Brian Harper (CHC) Aaron Scott (BAL) T.J. Obergefell (DET)
Team BAL DET HOU LAD DET HOU DET LAD BAL DET CHC LAD CHC CHC BAL HOU CHC BAL CHC HOU LAD Team LAD DET BAL Team CHC HOU HOU BAL HOU CHC DET LAD BAL Team DET BAL LAD LAD CHC HOU B R S R R L R R R R R L L R R L L R R R T L R R L L R R R L R R L R L R L R R R Ht. 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-3 5-11 6-5 6-3 Wt. 220 185 180 220 225 185 210 210 205 210 190 215 190 205 200 215 185 195 190 DOB 10/03/88 01/04/89 05/25/90 02/09/88 11/08/88 04/07/86 12/17/87 05/11/87 02/11/87 05/10/86 03/23/89 04/16/91 08/19/88 06/09/88 04/28/90 07/25/87 10/07/89 01/03/90 08/07/90 Birthplace Commack, NJ Springfield, MO League City, TX Orange, CA Owasso, OK Pingtung Co., TPE Fullerton, CA Frisco, TX San Francisco, CA Winfield, IL Seoul, KOR Miami, FL Scottsdale, AZ Clackamas, OR Humble, TX Phoenix, AZ Damascus, OR Benn, SC Monee, IL
2012 Club Bowie (AA) Erie (AA) Oklahoma City (AAA) Chattanooga (AA) Toledo (AAA) Lancaster (A+) Erie (AA) Chattanooga (AA) Bowie (AA) Detroit (MLB) Tennessee (AA) Chattanooga (AA) Tennessee (AA) Tennessee (AA) Bowie (AA) Corpus Christi (AA) Tennessee (AA) Bowie (AA) Tennessee (A+)
B S R R B R S R R L L L S B R R L R R R
T R R R T R R R R L R R R T R R L R R R
Ht. 6-4 6-2 5-11 Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-0 Ht. 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3
Wt. 220 210 210 Wt. 205 200 180 195 235 180 235 180 Wt. 210 190 185 215 195 200
DOB 03/11/88 06/13/90 10/17/85 DOB 12/01/92 10/25/90 08/26/90 10/16/91 09/18/91 06/25/89 12/27/88 08/07/87 DOB 03/04/92 03/05/90 04/21/92 12/07/90 07/20/89 09/19/89
Birthplace San Diego, CA Santa Barbara, CA Santa Monica, CA Birthplace Toa Baja, PUR Alva, FL Pomona, CA Willemstad, CUR Harbor City, CA Artesima, CUB Redding, CA Santiago, DOM Birthplace Davie, FL Washington, DC Palo Alto, CA Cienfuegos, CUB Cape May, NJ New Britain, CT
2012 Club Chattanooga (AA) Erie (AA) Bowie (AA) 2012 Club Daytona (A+) Corpus Christi (AA) Lancaster (A+) Bowie (AA) Corpus Christi (AA) Tennessee (AA) West Michigan (A) Chattanooga (AA) 2012 Club Erie (AA) Norfolk (AAA) Rancho Cucamonga (A+) Rancho Cucamonga (A+) Tennessee (AA) Corpus Christi (AA)
Dusty Wathan (PHI) Lance Painter (SEA) Alex Pelaez (CIN) Ricky Huerta (SD) Alan Rail (MIN)
Team SEA MIN SD MIN CIN PHI SD PHI SEA CIN SEA SD PHI PHI SEA SD MIN MIN CIN CIN Team MIN PHI SEA Team PHI SEA SEA SD CIN CIN SEA SD SD B R L R R R R R L L R L R R R R R R R T R L L R R L R R L R L R R R R R L R Ht. 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-6 5-11 6-0 6-7 Wt. 200 210 190 210 190 210 195 215 190 227 220 207 215 225 205 170 200 220 DOB 11/02/88 02/02/89 10/08/90 10/23/87 09/03/87 12/21/89 10/04/89 10/27/88 06/25/86 02/13/87 11/06/88 11/28/88 01/05/88 08/18/90 10/19/89 05/28/90 01/31/87 11/19/89 Birthplace Granbury, TX Joelton, TN Oakland, CA Greenfield, IN McKenzie, TN Sussex Corner, NB, CAN Sarasota, FL Lewiston, ID Downey, CA Merced, CA Richmond, BC, CAN Tampa, FL Henderson, NV Long Beach, CA Midland, TX Festus, MO Northfield, MN Palmdale, CA
2012 Club Jackson (AA) New Britain (AA) San Antonio (AA) Fort Myers (A+) Pensacola (AA) Reading (AA) San Antonio (AA) Reading (AA) Tacoma (AAA) Pensacola (AA) Jackson (AA) Lake Elsinore (A+) Reading (AA) Reading (AA) High Desert (A+) Fort Wayne (A) Rochester (AAA) Fort Myers (A+)
B L R R B L R S R L L R L R
T R R R T R R R R R R R R R
Ht. 6-0 6-1 6-2 Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-10
Wt. 200 215 220 Wt. 180 220 180 225 185 235 225 185 185
DOB 11/24/87 07/16/91 03/25/91 DOB 06/30/90 10/31/88 03/02/91 12/31/86 02/18/90 02/06/89 10/17/88 03/16/91 05/05/89
Birthplace Tomball, TX Phoenix, AZ Coral Gables, FL Birthplace OFallon, MO Sacramento, CA Sanford, FL Wellesley, MA Amsterdam, NL Watertown, NY Tucson, AZ Clarks Summit, PA Bani, DOM
2012 Club New Britain (AA) Reading (AA) Jackson (AA) 2012 Club Reading (AA) Tacoma (AAA) Tacoma (AAA) San Antonio (AA) Louisville (AAA) Pensacola (AA) Jackson (AA) Lake Elsinore (A+) San Antonio (AA) 2012 Club Rochester (AAA) Clearwater (A+) Pensacola (AA) San Antonio (AA) Beloit (A)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace Evan Bigley MIN R R 6-1 200 03/09/87 Combine, TX Zach Collier PHI L L 6-2 185 09/08/90 Chino Hills, CA Billy Hamilton CIN S R 6-1 160 09/09/90 Taylorsville, MS Rymer Liriano SD R R 6-0 210 06/20/91 Santo Domingo, DOM Nate Roberts MIN L R 6-1 200 02/25/89 Park Ridge, IL * Denotes taxi squad member activated only on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Aaron Holbert (ATL) Charlie Corbell (MIA) Don Schulze (OAK) Darnell Coles (MIL) Steve Livesey (TB) Nate Brooks (OAK) Chris Tomashoff (TB)
Team MIA MIL OAK MIA MIA OAK MIL OAK TB MIL MIA MIL ATL TB TB ATL OAK ATL TB Team ATL MIA OAK Team ATL TB OAK OAK TB MIL ATL TB Team MIL MIA TB MIL MIA MIL B R R R L L R R R R R R R R L L R R S R B R R R B R R R R L L R R B R R L R L T R R R L L R R R R R R R R L L R R R R T R R R T R R R R R R R R T R L R R R Ht. 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-8 6-2 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-5 5-10 Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-10 Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-4 Wt. 200 180 200 200 240 200 225 215 220 205 170 245 220 190 180 220 220 190 170 Wt. 210 190 205 Wt. 205 190 180 215 170 200 195 210 Wt. 195 255 200 235 189 DOB 03/21/87 07/16/90 11/01/85 11/25/87 04/19/90 11/10/85 06/17/88 06/27/87 03/04/90 12/20/88 10/31/89 06/05/89 11/06/87 12/05/87 01/30/90 10/20/88 09/29/86 09/11/89 03/25/87 DOB 03/21/89 03/18/91 03/15/91 DOB 03/15/90 01/27/90 09/27/87 05/02/91 11/04/90 10/07/88 07/30/91 03/15/91 DOB 12/21/87 05/20/88 04/22/90 01/22/86 12/05/91 Birthplace Laguna Beach, CA Sarnia, ON, CAN Grass Valley, CA Madison, AL Owasso, OK Woodland, CA Fort Oglethorpe, GA Westlake, CA
2012 Club Jupiter (A+) Brevard County (A+) Midland (AA) Jacksonville (AA) Jacksonville (AA) Stockton (A+) Huntsville (AA) Midland (AA) Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Charlotte (A+) La Victoria, DOM Wisconsin (A) Monroeville, PA Jupiter (A+) Niceville, FL Huntsville (AA) Columbus, GA Mississippi (AA) Pooler, GA Montgomery (AA) Mahopac, NY Montgomery (AA) Sarasota, FL Lynchburg (A+) Yorba Linda, CA Sacramento (AAA) Chesapeake, VA Mississippi (AA) Koloa, HI Montgomery (AA) Birthplace East Fremantle, AUS Midwest City, OK Woodland, CA Birthplace East Longmeadow, MA Griffin, GA Fullerton, CA Griffin, GA Keonju, KOR Huntsville, AL La Vega, DOM Charlotte, NC Birthplace Glendale, AZ Walnut Creek, CA Fort Wayne, IN Edmonton, AB, CAN Thousand Oaks, CA 2012 Club Mississippi (AA) Jupiter (A+) Stockton (A+) 2012 Club Lynchburg (A+) Durham (AAA) Sacramento (AAA) Midland (AA) Montgomery (AA) Huntsville (AA) Lynchburg (A+) Hudson Valley (A-) 2012 Club Nashville (AAA) Jacksonville (AA) Charlotte (A+) Huntsville (AA) Jupiter (A+)
Matt Williams (ARI) Mark Grater (WAS) Jon Nunnally (TOR) Bobby Magallanes (CWS) Ever Magallanes (CWS) Cory Barton (CWS) Chris Dovey (COL)
Team ARI WAS COL WAS ARI ARI WAS CWS COL CWS ARI CWS COL COL CWS TOR TOR TOR TOR WAS Team COL COL TOR Team ARI ARI TOR WAS ARI WAS CWS CWS WAS Team WAS TOR COL COL TOR CWS B R R L R R R R R R L R R R T R R L R R R R R R L R R R Ht. 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-5 62 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-2 Wt. 175 200 200 215 220 215 215 160 200 180 220 225 190 DOB 11/30/87 08/03/89 06/23/89 08/24/85 04/18/90 01/03/89 02/13/87 07/05/88 05/25/86 01/02/88 10/15/88 06/18/87 03/14/88 Birthplace Wichita Falls, TX East Bernard, TX Forest Park, GA Miami, FL Sunnyvale, CA Roanoke, VA Pomona, CA Sao Paolo, BRA Killingworth, CT Sanchez, DOM Milford, CT Montgomery, AL Christiana, TN
2012 Club Mobile (AA) Harrisburg (AA) Modesto (A+) Syracuse (AAA) Mobile (AA) Mobile (AA) Harrisburg (AA) Birmingham (AA) Colorado Springs (AAA) Birmingham (AA) Mobile (AA) Winston-Salem (A+) Colorado Springs (AAA)
B L R B R R L R R R S L B R R R R R R
T R R T R R R R R R R R T L R T R R R
Ht. 6-3 6-1 Ht. 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-2 Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-3
Wt. 205 165 Wt. 185 225 185 190 180 195 175 225 Wt. 195 200 215 200 200 195
DOB Birthplace 11/07/85 Grand Prairie, AB, CAN 06/23/87 Caracas, VEN DOB 07/03/87 03/26/91 02/13/88 10/15/88 08/12/91 06/06/90 06/29/92 09/13/88 DOB 11/02/90 03/30/91 01/08/87 09/30/89 01/04/89 03/15/91 Birthplace Mentor, OH Redlands, CA Round Rock, TX Hurst, TX Charleston, SC Richmond, TX Maracay, VEN Broken Arrow, OK Birthplace Rocky Mount, NC Riverside, CA Florence, SC Evans, GA West Hills, CA Ladera Ranch, CA
2012 Club Tulsa (AA) Tulsa (AA) 2012 Club Reno (AAA) Mobile (AA) New Hampshire (AA) Potomac (A+) Mobile (AA) Harrisburg (AA) Birmingham (AA) Birmingham (AA) 2012 Club Harrisburg (AA) New Hampshire (AA) Tulsa (AA) Modesto (A+) Dunedin (A+) Birmingham (AA)
Carlos Mendoza (NYY) Mike Couchee (SF) Phil Clark (CLE) Bryan Housand (PIT) Mike Metcalfe (LAA)
Team CLE LAA LAA PIT CLE CLE LAA LAA CLE PIT NYY NYY NYY NYY PIT PIT SF SF SF SF Team CLE LAA NYY Team NYY LAA PIT PIT SF SF CLE PIT Team SF LAA NYY LAA CLE CLE B R L R R R R L S L R T R L R R R L R L L R Ht. 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-2 Wt. 210 205 195 198 180 215 240 205 200 185 DOB 09/11/90 05/19/88 05/18/88 11/16/88 06/21/90 09/29/89 08/19/88 09/05/89 08/28/87 05/01/87 Birthplace Bridgeton, NC Huntsville, AL Marianna, FL Evans, GA Nacogdoches, TX Picayune, MS Pensacola, FL Lexington, KY Germantown, TN Garden Valley, CA
2012 Club Akron (AA) Arkansas (AA) Arkansas (AA) Altoona (AA) Akron (AA) Akron (AA) Arkansas (AA) Arkansas (AA) Columbus (AAA) Altoona (AA)
B R R R B R S L S L L R R B R R L R
T R R R T R R R R R R R R T R R L R
Ht. 6-2 5-11 6-0 Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-11 Ht. 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2
Wt. 225 210 220 Wt. 205 195 225 165 225 190 170 185 Wt. 190 195 190 190
DOB 04/22/92 03/19/88 11/22/88 DOB 05/15/87 06/02/92 07/27/88 01/18/90 12/15/89 10/30/90 04/17/92 09/28/87 DOB 09/28/88 08/13/91 09/28/90 04/16/89
Birthplace Boqueron, VEN Tucson, AZ Lake Forest, CA Birthplace Margate, FL Adel, GA Red Oak, TX Pietersburg, RSA Rancho Cucamonga, CA Yonkers, NY Santiago, DOM Bronx, NY Birthplace Diamond Bar, CA Rosenburg, TX Texarkana, TX Sumter, SC
2012 Club Carolina (A+) Arkansas (AA) Scranton/W-Barre (AAA) 2012 Club Trenton (AA) Inland Empire (A+) Altoona (AA) Bradenton (A+) San Jose (A+) San Jose (A+) Carolina (A+) Altoona (AA) 2012 Club Richmond (AA) Inland Empire (A+) Tampa (A+) Arkansas (AA)
No. Pitchers Seth Blair Edwin Carl Miguel De Los Santos Ryan Fraser Sam Freeman Chase Huchingson Brock Huntzinger Jon Keck Adam Kolarek Justin Marks Chris Martin Greg Peavey Jimmy Reyes Ryan Rodebaugh Ben Rowen Pete Ruiz Kevin Siegrist Boone Whiting TBA No. Catchers Kellin Deglan Cody Stanley TBA No. Infielders Orlando Calixte * Leury Garcia Alex McClure Chris McGuiness Whit Merrifield Danny Muno Luis Sardinas * Colin Walsh * Kolten Wong TBA No. Outfielders Bryce Brentz Darrell Ceciliani Brian Fletcher Mike ONeill Cesar Puello
2012 Club Palm Beach (A+) Wilmington (A+) Frisco (AA) Binghamton (AA) Memphis (AAA) St. Lucie (A+) Portland (AA) Northwest Arkansas (AA) Binghamton (AA) Northwest Arkansas (AA) Portland (AA) Binghamton (AA) Myrtle Beach (A+) Frisco (AA) Myrtle Beach (A+) Salem (A+) Springfield (AA) Quad Cities (A) 2012 Club Hickory (A) Palm Beach (A+) 2012 Club Wilmington (A+) Frisco (AA) Northwest Arkansas (AA) Frisco (AA) Northwest Arkansas (AA) St. Lucie (A+) Hickory (A) Quad Cities (A) Springfield (AA) 2012 Club Portland (AA) St. Lucie (A+) Northwest Arkansas (AA) Springfield (AA) St. Lucie (A+)
DOB Birthplace 05/03/92 Langley, BC, CAN 12/21/88 Clinton, NC DOB 02/03/92 03/18/91 06/16/89 04/11/88 01/24/89 02/09/89 05/16/93 09/26/89 10/10/90 DOB 12/30/88 06/22/90 10/26/88 02/12/88 04/01/91 Birthplace Santo Domingo, DOM Santiago, DOM Clarksville, TN Charleston, SC Advance, NC Long Beach, CA Upata, VEN La Jolla, CA Hilo, HI Birthplace Knoxville, TN Madras, OR Fayetteville, GA Riverside, CA La Romana, DOM