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03
Nov
2009
2009 Arizona Fall League All-Stars Named PDF  | Print |  E-mail
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Written by Paul Greco   
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) announced their Rising Stars Showcase game participants yesterday.  A list of future Major League Baseball All-Stars will take field representing their respective parent clubs, but there are notable players missing from this game.

The first snub is Andrew Lambo, the Los Angeles Dodgers No. 1 Prospect, according to Baseball America.  Lambo, in 12 AFL games, is batting .423, which ranks him second overall, with two home runs, and 11 RBI. The other hitter not appearing in the game is Bryan Peterson of the Florida Marlins.  Peterson, a fourth round pick by Marlins in 2007, is batting .411 with two home runs and six RBI.

One pitcher left off the roster is Donald Veal, a Rule 5 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 25-year-old Veal endured a trying 2009 season, mainly due to the unusual spot of being a Rule 5 Draft pick stuck in the Majors. Knowing they would risk losing Veal if they took him off the 25-man roster at any point, the Pirates hid him in the bullpen all season.  So far in the AFL, Veal has posted a 2-0 record with a 0.71 ERA, 6/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and has given up only seven hits over 12 2/3 innings.

There will be plenty of stars out Saturday night as East meets West, and you can catch it all on the MLB Network with Diamondbacks announcer Daron Sutton and MLB Network's Tony Clark. A live video feed will also be available on MLB.com.

2009 AFL Rising Stars rosters
East Division   West Division
Position players
POS. PLAYER TEAM ORG POS. PLAYER NAME TEAM ORG
C Hank Conger Mesa LAA C Jason Castro Saguaros HOU
C Buster Posey Scottsdale SF C Lucas May Javelinas LAD
IF Brandon Allen Scottsdale ARI IF Yonder Alonso Saguaros CIN
IF Starlin Castro Mesa CHC IF Zack Cozart Saguaros CIN
IF Chase d'Arnaud Scottsdale PIT IF Ike Davis Surprise NYM
IF Matt Dominguez Mesa FLA IF Daniel Descalso Surprise STL
IF Brandon Snyder Phoenix BAL IF Carlos Rivero Saguaros CLE
IF Josh Vitters Mesa CHC IF Mike Moustakas Surprise KC
IF Jemile Weeks Phoenix OAK IF Lance Zawadzki Saguaros SD
OF Domonic Brown Scottsdale PHI OF Dustin Ackley Javelinas SEA
OF Grant Desme Phoenix OAK OF Jordan Danks Javelinas CWS
OF Bryan Petersen Mesa FLA OF Chris Heisey Saguaros CIN
OF Jose Tabata Scottsdale PIT OF Daryl Jones Javelinas STL
OF Rene Tosoni Mesa MIN OF Casper Wells Javelinas DET
Pitchers
POS. PLAYER TEAM ORG POS.2 PLAYER NAME TEAM3 ORG4
RHP Andrew Cashner* Mesa CHC RHP Phillippe Aumont Javelinas SEA
RHP Brandon Erbe Phoenix BAL LHP Michael Dunn Surprise NYY
RHP Reidier Gonzalez Phoenix TOR RHP Josh Fields Javelinas SEA
RHP Matt Gorgen Phoenix TB RHP Javy Guerra Javelinas LAD
RHP Andrew Johnston Scottsdale COL RHP Danny Gutierrez Surprise TEX
LHP Danny Moskos Scottsdale PIT RHP Craig Kimbrel Saguaros ATL
RHP Toru Murata Scottsdale N/A RHP Mike Leake Saguaros CIN
LHP Blake Parker Mesa CHC LHP Mike Minor Saguaros ATL
LHP Matt Reynolds Scottsdale COL LHP Andrew Oliver Javelinas DET
LHP Dustin Richardson Mesa BOS RHP Mark Rogers Javelinas MIL
RHP Drew Storen Phoenix WAS RHP Tanner Scheppers Surprise TEX
RHP Stephen Strasburg Phoenix WAS        
Coaches
  COACH NAME   ORG   COACH NAME   ORG
  Gary Cathcart Manager TOR   Kevin Bradshaw Manager DET
  R.C. Lichtenstein Pitching coach TB   Fred Dabney Pitching coach MIL
  Brian McArn Hitting coach OAK   Gary Ward Hitting coach CWS
  Moe Hill Hitting coach BAL        


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Great Stuff
written by Jason Mitchell, November 03, 2009
Hey Paul, thanks for sharing. I'll be driving there next week so looking forward to seeing these guys play.

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