Fall league showcases the top prospects in Minor League Baseball
Rochester, Minn. – Starting tomorrow twenty eight former Northwoods League players will be competing over the next two months in Arizona against the top players in Minor League Baseball.
There are six teams in the Arizona Fall League: the Scottsdale Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox, Salt River Rafters, Glendale Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and Surprise Saguaros. The names of the teams were picked by Major League Baseball to reflect the Southwestern desert traditions in the state.
The teams are broken into two divisions, East and West and each Major League Baseball team sends six top prospects to the Arizona Fall League. Most of the players are Double-A and Triple-A Minor League players. Each team can choose to send one player considered a Class A player.
The former Northwoods League players and their AFL team are as follows:
Glendale Desert Dogs
Steven Brault Willmar ’12-‘13
Chris Cotton Lakeshore ‘12
Tyler Eppler Rochester ‘13
Tom Windle Madison ‘11
Keegan Yuhl Battle Creek ‘13
Andrew Knapp La Crosse ‘11
J.D. Davis Wisconsin ‘12
Jake Peter Wisconsin ’12-‘13
Derek Fisher Madison ‘12
Peoria Javelinas
Daniel Winkler Rochester ‘10
Chad Wallach Rochester ‘12
Tyler Smith La Crosse ‘11
Phillip Ervin Green Bay ‘11
Salt River Rafters
Dakota Bacus Waterloo ‘11
Daniel Gibson Madison ‘12
Beck Wheeler Wis. Rapids ‘11
Surprise Saguaros
Jacob Barnes Willmar ‘10
Sam Wolff Wisconsin ‘10
Mesa Solar Sox
Harrison Cooney La Crosse ‘11
Jake Esch Madison ’09-‘10
Stephen McGee Alexandria ‘12
Eric Aguilera Lakeshore ‘12
Casey Gillaspie Eau Claire ’12
Aaron Kurcz Alexandria ‘09
Scottsdale Scorpions
Mitch Garver St. Cloud ’10-‘11
Jeremy Lucas Waterloo ’10-‘11
Michael Gerber Wisconsin ’11, Madison ‘12
Danny Rosenbaum Thunder Bay ‘08
More information on the Arizona Fall League can be found here: Arizona Fall League
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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 22-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 140 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (KC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com.
