Arizona Fall League







































Arizona Fall League

Arizona Fall League.png
Arizona Fall League logo

Sport Baseball
Founded 1992
No. of teams 6
Country USA
Most recent
champion(s)
Peoria Javelinas (2018)
Most titles
Peoria Javelinas (7)
Official website Official website

The Arizona Fall League is an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball[1] which operates during the autumn in Arizona, United States, at six different baseball complexes.[1] The Arizona Fall League attracts many of the top prospects in minor league baseball.




Contents






  • 1 Structure


  • 2 Notable players


  • 3 Current teams


  • 4 Championship history


  • 5 Most Valuable Player award


  • 6 Stenson Award


  • 7 Hall of Fame


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Structure


Each August, Major League Baseball clubs hold a position draft to determine the players who will go to Arizona.[1] Most are Double-A and Triple-A Minor League players.[1] Each club can opt to send two players below Double-A. Foreign players are allowed, as long as the player is not on his native country's primary protected player list. The league is designed for these prospects to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game. Play begins shortly after the end of MLB's regular season in early October and ends in mid-November with a championship game between the winners of the East and West divisions.


The Arizona Fall League teams are each affiliated with five separate Major League teams; each affiliated Major League team provides seven players who team up to fill the 35-man roster of each team.[1] Additionally, teams may elect to send Taxi Squad players who are only eligible on Wednesdays and Saturdays. MLB teams also provide managers, coaches, and trainers.[1]



Notable players


A number of famous ballplayers have had stints in the Arizona Fall League. In 1994, the league got worldwide attention as Michael Jordan's second professional baseball league, when he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Likewise, Tim Tebow played for the Scorpions during his transition to professional baseball.[2] Other notable ballplayers who have played in the Arizona Fall League include Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Piazza, Albert Pujols, Jimmy Rollins, Bryce Harper, David Wright, Mitch Haniger, Aaron Judge, Mike Trout and Mookie Betts.



Current teams























































Division
 Team
 Major League Affiliates
 City
 Stadium
 Capacity
East
Mesa Solar Sox
Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics
Mesa, Arizona
Sloan Park
 15,000

Salt River Rafters
Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals
Scottsdale, Arizona
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
 11,000

Scottsdale Scorpions
Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale Stadium
 11,200
West
Glendale Desert Dogs
Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees
Glendale, Arizona
Camelback Ranch
 10,300

Peoria Javelinas
Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays
Peoria, Arizona
Peoria Sports Complex
 10,714

Surprise Saguaros
Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
Surprise, Arizona
Surprise Stadium
 11,000



Arizona Fall League is located in Maricopa County, Arizona

Solar Sox

Solar
Sox



Rafters

Rafters



Scorpions

Scorpions



Desert Dogs

Desert
Dogs



Javelinas

Javelinas



Saguaros

Saguaros





Current team locations:
(Maricopa County, Arizona shown)

  East Division

  West Division





Championship history















































































































































Year
 Champion
 Runner-Up
1992
Sun Cities Solar Sox
Phoenix Desert Dogs
1993
Tempe Rafters
Tucson Javelinas
1994
Peoria Javelinas
Mesa Saguaros
1995
Mesa Saguaros
Sun Cities Solar Sox
1996
Scottsdale Scorpions
Mesa Saguaros
1997
Peoria Javelinas
Grand Canyon Rafters
1998
Sun Cities Solar Sox
Grand Canyon Rafters
1999
Mesa Solar Sox
Maryvale Saguaros
2000
Grand Canyon Rafters
Phoenix Desert Dogs
2001
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Grand Canyon Rafters
2002
Peoria Javelinas
Scottsdale Scorpions
2003
Mesa Solar Sox
Mesa Desert Dogs
2004
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Scottsdale Scorpions
2005
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Surprise Scorpions
2006
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Grand Canyon Rafters
2007
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Surprise Rafters
2008
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Mesa Solar Sox
2009
Peoria Javelinas
Phoenix Desert Dogs
2010
Scottsdale Scorpions
Peoria Javelinas
2011
Salt River Rafters
Surprise Saguaros
2012
Peoria Javelinas
Salt River Rafters
2013
Surprise Saguaros
Mesa Solar Sox
2014
Salt River Rafters
Peoria Javelinas
2015
Scottsdale Scorpions
Surprise Saguaros
2016
Mesa Solar Sox
Surprise Saguaros
2017
Peoria Javelinas
Mesa Solar Sox
2018
Peoria Javelinas
Salt River Rafters


Most Valuable Player award


See also: Baseball awards § Winter leagues (affiliated)

First presented in 2002 and named for Joe Black of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the award honors the 1952 National League Rookie of the Year.[3]














































































































































Joe Black MVP Award winners
Year
 Player
 Organization
 Position
 Team
 Ref
2002
Ken Harvey
 Kansas City Royals First baseman Scottsdale Scorpions
2003
Jason Dubois
 Chicago Cubs Outfielder Mesa Solar Sox
2004
Chris Shelton
 Detroit Tigers Designated hitter Grand Canyon Rafters
2005
Eric Duncan
 New York Yankees Third baseman Grand Canyon Rafters
2006
Chip Cannon
 Toronto Blue Jays First baseman Phoenix Desert Dogs
2007
Sam Fuld
 Chicago Cubs Outfielder Mesa Solar Sox
2008
Tommy Hanson
 Atlanta Braves Pitcher Mesa Solar Sox
2009
Grant Desme
 Oakland Athletics Outfielder Phoenix Desert Dogs
2010
Dustin Ackley
 Seattle Mariners Second baseman Peoria Javelinas [4]
2011
Nolan Arenado
 Colorado Rockies Third baseman Salt River Rafters
2012
Chris McGuiness
 Texas Rangers First baseman Surprise Saguaros
2013
Kris Bryant
 Chicago Cubs Third baseman Mesa Solar Sox
2014
Greg Bird
 New York Yankees First baseman Scottsdale Scorpions [5]
2015
Adam Engel
 Chicago White Sox Outfielder Glendale Desert Dogs
2016
Gleyber Torres
 New York Yankees Shortstop Scottsdale Scorpions [6]
2017
Ronald Acuña
 Atlanta Braves Outfielder Peoria Javelinas [7]


Stenson Award


See also: Baseball awards § Winter leagues (affiliated)




Mark Teahen won the first Stenson Award in 2004.


The Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award was created in 2004, in memory of Dernell Stenson,[8] an outfielder for the Scottsdale Scorpions (Cincinnati Reds), who was killed in a carjacking on November 5, 2003. The award is voted on by the managers and coaches of the six Arizona Fall League teams.[9]






























































































































Stenson Award Winners
Year
 Player
 Organization
 Position
 Team
 Ref
2004
Mark Teahen
 Kansas City Royals Third baseman Phoenix Desert Dogs [9]
2005
Andre Ethier
 Oakland Athletics Outfielder Phoenix Desert Dogs [9]
2006
Kevin Frandsen
 San Francisco Giants Infielder Scottsdale Scorpions [9]
2007
Sam Fuld
 Chicago Cubs Outfielder Mesa Solar Sox [9]
2008
Jason Donald
 Philadelphia Phillies Infielder Mesa Solar Sox [9]
2009
Russ Mitchell
 Los Angeles Dodgers First baseman Peoria Javelinas [9]
2010
Steve Lombardozzi Jr.
 Washington Nationals Third baseman Scottsdale Scorpions [9]
2011
Kevin Mattison
 Miami Marlins Outfielder Surprise Saguaros [9]
2012
Cole Kimball
 Washington Nationals Pitcher Salt River Rafters [9]
2013
Garin Cecchini
 Boston Red Sox Third baseman Surprise Saguaros [9]
2014
Patrick Kivlehan
 Seattle Mariners Third baseman Surprise Saguaros [10]
2015
Yadiel Rivera
 Milwaukee Brewers Infielder Surprise Saguaros [11]
2016
Austin Nola
 Miami Marlins Catcher Mesa Solar Sox [12]
2017
Eric Filia
 Seattle Mariners Outfielder Peoria Javelinas [7]


Hall of Fame


See also: Baseball awards § Winter leagues (affiliated)

The Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame was created in 2001. The AFL has had over 1,200 players who came through the league reach Major League Baseball. Additionally, 18 former AFL Managers/players have gone on to manage a Major League club after managing in the league. To be considered by the selection committee, a player must be recognized at Major League Baseball level as a Rookie of the Year, a Most Valuable Player, an All-Star, or a Gold Glove or Silver Slugger Award winner.























































































































































































































































































































Year
 Inductee
 AFL Year
 AFL Team
 Role
2001
Dusty Baker
 1992 Scottsdale Scorpions
Manager
2001
Nomar Garciaparra
 1994 Scottsdale Scorpions
Shortstop
2001
Derek Jeter
 1994 Chandler Diamondbacks
Shortstop
2001
Mike Piazza
 1992 Sun Cities Solar Sox
Catcher
2002
Jason Giambi
 1994 Peoria Javelinas
First baseman
2002
Jerry Manuel
 1994 Maryvale Saguaros
Manager
2003
Shawn Green
 1992 Scottsdale Scorpions
Outfielder
2003
Todd Helton
 1996 Peoria Javelinas
First baseman
2003
Mike Scioscia
 1997 Peoria Javelinas
Manager
2004
Garret Anderson
 1993 Tempe Rafters
Outfielder
2004
Tony Peña
 2000 Maryvale Saguaros
Manager
2004
Albert Pujols
 2000 Scottsdale Scorpions
Third baseman
2005
Troy Percival
 1992 Scottsdale Scorpions
Pitcher
2005
Terry Francona
 1992
1994
Grand Canyon Rafters
Scottsdale Scorpions
Coach
Manager
2006
Roy Halladay
 1998 Grand Canyon Rafters
Pitcher
2006
Grady Little
 1992 Grand Canyon Rafters
Manager
2006
Alfonso Soriano
 1998 Grand Canyon Rafters
Second baseman
2007
Jermaine Dye
 1995 Sun Cities Solar Sox
Outfielder
2007
Derrek Lee
 1995-1996 Sun Cities Solar Sox
First baseman
2007
Ken Macha
 1994 Tempe Rafters
Manager
2007
Torii Hunter
 1998 Phoenix Desert Dogs
Outfielder
2008
Jimmy Rollins
 2000 Maryvale Saguaros
Shortstop
2008
Eric Wedge
 1993 Tucson Javelinas
Catcher
2009
Brian Giles
 1994 Sun Cities Solar Sox
Outfielder
2010
Chris Carpenter
 1996 Phoenix Desert Dogs
Pitcher
2010
Michael Young
 2000 Grand Canyon Rafters
Shortstop
2011
Ryan Howard
 2004 Phoenix Desert Dogs
First baseman
2011
Paul Konerko
 1996 Sun Cities Solar Sox
First baseman
2012
Derek Lowe
 1993
1995
Sun Cities Solar Sox
Peoria Javelinas
Pitcher
2012
Mark Teixeira
 2002 Peoria Javelinas
Third baseman
2012
Ron Washington
 1992
1993
Sun Cities Solar Sox
Tucson Javelinas
Coach
2013
Darin Erstad
 1995 Tempe Rafters
Outfielder
2013
Bob Melvin
 1999 Maryvale Saguaros
Manager
2013
Dustin Pedroia
 2004 Scottsdale Scorpions
Shortstop
2014
Carl Crawford
 2001 Maryvale Saguaros
Outfielder
2014
Matt Holliday
 2002–2003 Mesa Solar Sox
Outfielder
2015
Andrew McCutchen
 2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs
Outfielder
2016
Max Scherzer
 2007
2008
Scottsdale Scorpions
Phoenix Desert Dogs
Pitcher
2016
Mike Trout
 2011 Scottsdale Scorpions
Outfielder
2016
David Wright
 2003 Peoria Saguaros
Third baseman
2018
Ted Barrett
 1993-1995
 N/A
Umpire
2018
Jeff Nelson
 1996
 N/A
Umpire
2018
Buster Posey
 2009
Scottsdale Scorpions
Catcher


Ref: 2001–2013 2014 2015 2016 2018


See also


  • Arizona Fall League rosters


References





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  2. ^ "Tim Tebow makes Arizona Fall League debut, crashes into wall". Retrieved November 19, 2016.


  3. ^ "Desme Wins AFL MVP Award". CBS Sports. November 23, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010. See Grant Desme, the 2009 recipient.


  4. ^ Baker, Geoff (November 23, 2010). "Can Dustin Ackley buck the Arizona Fall League MVP curse? The bar has been set pretty low". The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved December 7, 2011.


  5. ^ "Yankees' Bird named Arizona Fall League MVP". MLB.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.


  6. ^ "Yankees teenage prospect Gleyber Torres named 2016 Arizona Fall League MVP". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2016.


  7. ^ ab "Braves' Acuna caps breakout with MVP award". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.


  8. ^ Dernell Stenson Stats. Baseball Almanac website. Retrieved December 31, 2010.


  9. ^ abcdefghijk "Stenson Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 31, 2010.


  10. ^ "Mariners prospect Patrick Kivlehan wins AFL's Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award". Retrieved November 19, 2016.


  11. ^ "Yadiel Rivera wins Fall League Stenson Award". Retrieved November 19, 2016.


  12. ^ Kramer, Daniel (November 19, 2016). "Nola wins Fall League's Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.




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