Andrew Miller to the AFL
FishStripes —
Andrew Miller is on his way to the Arizona Fall League.
In hopes of getting Miller on track, the Marlins have sent the lefty to the Arizona Fall League, where he will pitch for the Mesa Solar Sox.
"I've been given a lot of opportunities. I haven't necessarily taken them and run with them yet," Miller said. "But I still think I'm young. I think I have plenty of time to hopefully keep working towards that goal."
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An objective in the Fall League is to ...
Yukio's Coming Back! (And other Fighters stuff)
Marinerds, etc. —
... along with 3 Giants players and with Hiroshi Katayama from the Eagles. Yanuki is blogging his experiences in the Arizona Fall League, although so far it appears the blog will only be viewable on the Fighters' mobile site. It seems that from looking at the Arizona Fall League official mlb.com site, he already made an appearance ...
Two Things I Didn't Know Yesterday
Lookout Landing —
... I encourage those of you who're curious to check it out. Of the pitchers we sent to Peoria, none of Phillippe Aumont, Nick Hill, Anthony Varvaro, or Josh Fields threw today, but they will soon and they will often, so that should be neat. For now: Joe Dunigan went 0-4, getting retired twice by Ian Kennedy and having a 1-0 strike called against him in the fourth on a slider that was well inside off the plate. The AFL needs robots too. Here's your AFL homepage.
Miscellany
The Nationals Enquirer —
... The Arizona Fall League kicked off yesterday. Chris "Don't Call Me Nationals First Baseman of the Future"Marrero homered for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in their AFL opener; but, ...
Ramblings on LCS Eve
Baseball Analysts —
... . I am sure his column over at the World Wide Leader will be excellent as well. Law's on the ground in the Grand Canyon State, and updating frequently. MLB.com's AFL page is terrific, too, with the neatest feature of all being that there is Pitch f/x installed in Surprise and Peoria, home to 3 of the 6 teams. Here's ...
This 'N That
FutureAngels.com —
... The Arizona Fall League is underway in Phoenix. The Angels players are assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox. They are pitchers Marco Albano, Jeremy Haynes, Tim Kiely, and Tommy Mendoza; catcher Hank Conger; and infielders Ryan Mount and P.J. Phillips (although P.J. could see outfield time). ...
THT Live Roundtable: October 14
The Hardball Times —
Well the first round of the playoffs ended in about 4 hours, or so it seems. Now we're here in a holding pattern for a few days waiting for baseball to return. No, the AzFL is not a substitute for Chip Caray, Joe Buck, and playoff baseball. Good thing you now have the second installment of THT Live's weekly roundtable to hold you over until the Dodgers and Phillies resume things on the diamond tomorrow evening. This week's participants include Evan Brunell, Nick Steiner, Adam Guttridge, and myself, Dan Novick. And away we go... ...
Arizona Fall League in full swing
Around the Horn in KC —
... The Arizona Fall League season kicked off on Tuesday. Four Royals minor league player/pitcher of the year honorees are on the Surprise roster (David Lough, Mike Moustakas (at right), Brandon Sisk and Ben Swaggerty). The quartet is joined by Royals prospects Jeff Bianchi, Federico Castaneda and Blake Wood on a team that includes players from the Cardinals, Mets, Rangers and Yankees. You can follow all of the action on mlb.com. The official Twitter account for the AFL is ...
Sizemore's a Smash in Arizona Fall League
Bless You Boys —
... Whatever the reason, Sizemore is crushing the ball in the Arizona Fall League so far. Okay, he hasn't hit for average in three games, batting just .250. But he's also made sure those hits count, taking them over the fence. Of Sizemore's three hits, each of them have been home runs. His total line is .250/.333./1.000 with three homers (leading the AFL) and five RBIs. ...
Aaron Crow to debut today in Arizona Fall League
Around the Horn in KC —
... http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/winterleagues/league.jsp?league=afl ...
Wells doing well in Arizona; Avila and Boesch tackling the Dominican
Detroit Tigers blog —
With the Arizona Fall League about halfway through its schedule, here's an update in how some of the Tigers prospects are doing in the premier winter league for prospects.
But that's not the only winter league out there. This isn't a comprehensive look at every member of the Tigers organization playing right now, but it is a glance at a few of the most interesting names to follow.
Arizona Fall League
OF Casper Wells
For a second year, Wells is doing well in the AFL. In 11 games and 42 at-bats, he has a ...
The Blog About Nothing
FutureAngels.com —
... report in November. I'm doing that now, but I wait to publish until after the Arizona Fall League ends so I can consider what happens there. ...
AFL Rising Stars Showcase GameThread...
Federal Baseball —
... pdf) between the two rosters composed of the AFL East and West's best, including the Washington Nationals' second 1st Round pick Drew Storen and RHP Josh Wilkie. Stephen Strasburg, who was scheduled to start for the East squad, was scratched yesterday with what team officials are calling a "strained neck muscle", which will be enough to keep him out of action though no one appears too concerned.
The game will be broadcast live on MLB.tv and the MLB Network. ...
Morning Prowl: Bourquin Banned, Organizational Trees, Top 10 Prospects, and Goodbye Hessman
Bless You Boys —
... Tigers minor league third baseman Ronnie Bourquin received a 50-game suspension yesterday, after testing positive for an amphetamine. Good timing, with the team having to decide who to keep on the 40-man roster. He'll serve the penalty at the beginning of next season.
Bourquin played in 118 games between Single-A and Double-A this year. He batted .267/.361/.408 with eight home runs and 77 RBIs.
The Arizona Fall League plays its championship game tomorrow afternoon at 2:45 p.m. ET. And the ...
Astros Pitchin' in the Dominican: Life's a Beach
The Crawfish Boxes —
... Although the Arizona Fall League finishing up play this past Saturday, there is still professional-ish baseball going in the world. Take the Caribbean Leagues, for instance. Much like the AFL, the four nations which comprise the ...
Looking Back On The Arizona Fall League
Fack Youk —
The Arizona Fall League finished up Saturday with the Peoria Javelinas taking the Championship Game. All the Yankee prospects played for the Surprise Rafters, who finished two games behind Peoria in the West Division. ...
