Fall league showcases the top prospects in Minor League Baseball
Via: The Northwoods League
Rochester, Minn. – Starting tomorrow twenty eight former Northwoods League players (Former Woodchuck players are highlighted) 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