Updated 2009 AFL Rosters

Rosters for the Arizona Fall League as of Opening Day

Staff Report
October 13, 2009
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Mesa Solar Sox
No. Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
75 Marco Albano LAA R R 5- 11 215 08/26/83 Arkansas (AA)
47 Randor Bierd BOS R R 6- 4 190 03/14/84 Pawtucket (AAA)
51 Jay Buente FLA R R 6- 2 185 09/28/83 New Orleans (AAA)
26 Alex Burnett MIN R R 6- 0 190 07/26/87 New Britain (AA)
41 Andrew Cashner CHC R R 6- 6 210 09/11/86 Tennessee (AA)
43 John Gaub CHC R L 6- 2 200 04/28/85 Iowa (AAA)
84 Jeremy Haynes LAA R R 6- 2 180 05/28/86 Rancho Cucamonga (Hi A)
59 Steve Hirschfeld MIN R R 6- 5 226 09/08/85 Fort Myers (Hi A)
94 Tim Kiely LAA R R 6- 1 190 08/26/85 Arkansas (AA)
57 Richard Lentz BOS R R 6- 2 210 08/06/84 Portland (AA)
37 Mike McCardell MIN R R 6- 5 220 04/13/85 New Britain (AA)
74 Tommy Mendoza LAA R R 6- 2 195 08/18/87 Salt Lake (AAA)
23 Andrew Miller FLA L L 6- 7 205 05/21/85 Florida (MLB)
34 Garrett Parcell FLA R R 6- 5 220 07/12/84 Jacksonville (AA)
30 Blake Parker CHC R R 6- 3 225 06/19/85 Iowa (AAA)
48 Chris Province BOS R R 6- 3 220 01/20/85 Portland (AA)
58 Dustin Richardson BOS L L 6- 6 220 01/09/84 Portland (AA)
50 James Russell CHC L L 6- 4 205 01/08/86 Iowa (AAA)
25 Spencer Steedley MIN L L 6- 2 194 05/31/85 New Britain (AA)
38 Jay Voss FLA L L 6- 4 195 04/22/87 Jacksonville (AA)
No. Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
3 Welington Castillo CHC R R 6- 0 200 04/24/87 Tennessee (AA)
65 Hank Conger LAA S R 6- 1 220 01/29/88 Arkansas (AA)
19 Luis Exposito BOS R R 6- 3 210 01/20/87 Portland (AA)
No. Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
13 Starlin Castro CHC R R 6- 1 160 03/24/90 Tennessee (AA)
23 David Cooper TOR L L 6- 0 200 02/12/87 New Hampshire (AA)
15 Matt Dominguez FLA R R 6- 1 210 08/28/89 Jacksonville (AA)
22 Jose Iglesias BOS R R 5- 11 175 01/05/90 None
17 Casey Kelly BOS R R 6- 3 194 10/04/89 Salem (Hi A)
69 Ryan Mount LAA L R 6- 0 190 08/17/86 Arkansas (AA)
49 Chris Parmelee MIN L L 6- 1 223 02/24/88 Fort Myers (Hi A)
85 P.J. Phillips LAA R R 6- 3 170 09/23/86 Rancho Cucamonga (Hi A)
5 Steve Singleton MIN L R 5- 11 189 09/12/85 New Britain (AA)
4 Josh Vitters CHC R R 6- 3 200 08/27/89 Daytona (Hi A)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
27 Greg Burns FLA L L 6- 2 185 11/07/86 Jupiter (Hi A)
35 Ryan Kalish BOS L L 6- 1 205 03/28/88 Portland (AA)
2 Bryan Petersen FLA L R 6- 0 200 04/09/86 Jacksonville (AA)
28 Mike Stanton FLA R R 6- 5 240 11/08/89 Jacksonville (AA)
11 Rene Tosoni MIN L R 6- 0 195 07/02/86 New Britain (AA)
Phoenix Desert Dogs
No. Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
36 Sam Demel OAK R R 6-0 200 10/23/85 Sacramento (AAA)
24 Brandon Erbe BAL R R 6-4 180 12/25/87 Bowie (AA)
44 Justin Friend OAK R R 6-1 200 06/21/86 Midland (AA)
30 Eddie Gamboa BAL R R 6-2 195 12/21/84 Bowie (AA)
91 Reidier Gonzalez TOR R R 5-9 215 11/01/85 New Hampshire (AA)
33 Matt Gorgen TB R R 6-0 210 01/27/87 Montgomery (AA)

Hiroshi Katayama NPB L L 6-4 220 04/19/87 Rakuten Eagles (NPB)
32 Jeff Mandel WSH S R 6-3 190 04/30/85 Harrisburg (AA)
41 Josh Perrault BAL R R 6-3 205 06/11/82 Norfolk (AAA)
35 Paul Phillips TB R R 6-1 211 01/26/84 Montgomery (AA)
28 Robert Ray TOR R R 6-5 195 01/21/84 Dunedin (Hi A)
10 Heath Rollins TB R R 6-1 190 05/25/85 Montgomery (AA)
74 James Simmons OAK R R 6-3 220 09/29/86 Sacramento (AAA)
17 Drew Storen WSH S R 6-2 180 08/11/87 Harrisburg (AA)
40 Mickey Storey OAK R R 6-2 183 03/16/86 Midland (AA)
37 Stephen Strasburg WSH R R 6-4 220 07/22/88 San Diego State (NCAA)
26 Mitch Talbot TB R R 6-2 200 10/17/83 Durham (AAA)
43 Ryohei Tanaka BAL R R 6-0 169 11/18/82 Bowie (AA)
29 Josh Wilkie WSH R R 6-2 190 07/22/84 Syracuse (AAA)

Toshiyuki Yanuki NPB R R 6-3 194 12/15/83 Nippon Ham Fighters (NPB)
No. Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
25 Nevin Ashley TB R R 6-1 215 08/14/84 Charlotte (Hi A)

A.J. Jimenez TOR R R 5-11 200 05/01/90 Lansing (A)

Sean Rooney WSH S R 5-10 205 04/12/86 Harrisburg (AA)
No. Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
4 Josh Bell BAL S R 6-3 235 11/13/86 Bowie (AA)
27 Brad Emaus TOR R R 5-11 210 03/28/86 New Hampshire (AA)
8 Danny Espinosa WSH S R 6-0 190 04/25/87 Potomac (Hi A)
9 Chris Marrero WSH R R 6-3 210 07/02/88 Harrisburg (AA)
5 Shawn O'Malley TB R R 5-10 155 12/28/87 Charlotte (Hi A)
14 Brandon Snyder BAL R R 6-2 215 11/23/86 Norfolk (AAA)
18 Brandon Waring* BAL R R 6-4 195 01/02/86 Frederick (Hi A)
6 Jemile Weeks OAK S R 5-10 175 01/26/87 Midland (AA)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
3 Matt Angle BAL L R 5-10 175 09/10/85 Frederick (Hi A)
7 Corey Brown OAK L L 6-2 210 11/26/85 Stockton (Hi A)
11 Cody Cipriano TB R R 6-0 200 01/07/85 Montgomery (AA)
21 Grant Desme OAK R R 6-2 205 04/04/86 Stockton (Hi A)
15 Adam Loewen TOR L L 6-6 235 04/09/84 Dunedin (Hi A)
Peoria Javelinas
No. Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
63 Omar Aguilar MIL R R 5-11 236 03/31/85 Brevard County (Hi A)
33 Phillippe Aumont SEA L R 6-7 220 01/07/89 West Tennessee (AA)
43 Zach Braddock* MIL L L 6-4 230 08/23/87 Huntsville (AA)
54 Josh Butler MIL R R 6-5 195 12/11/84 Huntsville (AA)
31 Justin Cassel CWS R R 6-2 215 09/25/84 Birmingham (AA)
34 Scot Drucker DET R R 6-1 205 05/30/82 Toledo (AAA)
25 Josh Fields SEA R R 6-0 185 08/19/86 West Tennessee (AA)
32 Javy Guerra LAD R R 6-1 195 10/31/85 Chattanooga (AA)
12 Nick Hill SEA L L 6-0 190 01/30/85 West Tennessee (AA)
29 Eric Krebs LAD R R 6-3 210 05/16/85 Inland Empire (Hi A)
44 Matt Long CWS R R 6-5 220 02/23/84 Birmingham (AA)
35 Aaron Miller LAD L L 6-3 200 09/18/87 Great Lakes (Lo A)
38 Andrew Oliver DET L L 6-3 212 12/03/87 Oklahoma State (NCAA)
36 Jacob Rasner CWS R R 6-4 210 12/04/86 Winston-Salem (Hi A)
53 Mark Rogers MIL R R 6-2 225 01/30/86 Brevard County (Hi A)

Sergio Santos CWS R R 6-3 225 07/04/83 Charlotte (AAA)
58 Travis Schlichting LAD R R 6-4 215 10/19/84 Los Angeles (MLB)
26 Anthony Varvaro SEA R R 6-0 180 10/31/84 West Tennessee (AA)
51 Thad Weber DET R R 6-2 200 09/28/84 Erie (AA)
52 Robbie Weinhardt DET R R 6-2 205 12/08/85 Erie (AA)
50 Robert Wooten MIL R R 6-1 210 07/21/85 Huntsville (AA)
No. Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
30 Jonathan Lucroy MIL R R 6-0 185 06/13/86 Huntsville (AA)
17 Lucas May LAD R R 5-11 195 10/24/84 Chattanooga (AA)
9 Jessie Mier LAD R R 6-1 215 03/05/85 Inland Empire (Hi A)
No. Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
10 Juan Diaz SEA S R 6-4 170 12/12/88 High Desert (Hi A)
11 Joseph Dunigan SEA L L 6-1 215 03/29/86 High Desert (Hi A)
13 Taylor Green MIL L R 5-10 195 11/02/86 Huntsville (AA)
28 Cale Iorg DET R R 6-2 180 09/06/85 Erie (AA)
48 Russ Mitchell LAD R R 6-1 182 02/15/85 Chattanooga (AA)
7 C.J. Retherford CWS R R 5-10 190 08/14/85 Birmingham (AA)
19 Justin Sellers* LAD R R 5-10 160 02/01/86 Chattanooga (AA)
1 Scott Sizemore DET R R 6-0 185 01/04/85 Toledo (AAA)
21 Dayan Viciedo CWS R R 5-11 240 03/10/89 Birmingham (AA)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
5 Dustin Ackley SEA L R 6-1 184 02/26/88 North Carolina (NCAA)
18 Lorenzo Cain MIL R R 6-2 185 04/13/86 Huntsville (AA)
20 Jordan Danks CWS L R 6-4 210 08/07/86 Birmingham (AA)
8 Andrew Lambo LAD L L 6-3 190 08/11/88 Chattanooga (AA)
2 Trayvon Robinson* LAD S R 5-10 175 09/01/87 Chattanooga (AA)
15 Casper Wells DET R R 6-2 210 11/23/84 Erie (AA)
Peoria Saguaros
No. Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
34 Bradley Boxberger CIN R R 6-2 200 05/27/83 USC (NCAA)
5 Mike DeMark SD R R 6-0 198 05/20/83 San Antonio (AA)
73 Evan Englebrook HOU R R 6-8 225 04/28/82 Corpus Christi (AA)
20 Steve Garrison SD S L 6-1 185 09/12/86 Lake Elsinore (Hi A)
31 Brandon Gomes SD R R 5-11 175 07/15/84 San Antonio (AA)
59 Connor Graham CLE R R 6-6 235 12/30/85 Akron (AA)
47 Lee Hyde ATL R L 6-2 185 02/14/85 Mississippi (AA)
46 Josh Judy CLE R R 6-4 200 02/09/86 Akron (AA)
29 Craig Kimbrel ATL R R 5-11 205 05/28/88 Mississippi (AA)
15 Mike Leake CIN R R 6-0 180 11/12/87 Arizona State (NCAA)
63 Chia-Jen Lo HOU R R 5-11 181 04/07/86 Corpus Christi (AA)
41 Wilton Lopez HOU R R 6-0 200 07/19/83 Corpus Christi (AA)
48 Jeff Lyman ATL R R 6-3 215 01/14/87 Mississippi (AA)
3 Dan Meszaros HOU R R 6-0 170 09/06/85 Corpus Christi (AA)
32 Mike Minor ATL R L 6-3 200 12/26/87 Rome (Lo A)
23 Logan Ondrusek CIN R R 6-7 205 02/13/85 Louisville (AAA)
49 Zach Putnam CLE R R 6-2 225 07/03/87 Akron (AA)
40 Evan Scribner SD R R 6-3 190 07/19/85 San Antonio (AA)
37 Carlton Smith CLE R R 6-2 205 01/23/86 Akron (AA)
51 Sean Watson CIN R R 6-2 215 07/24/85 Louisville (AAA)
No. Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
6 Mitch Canham SD L R 6-2 215 09/25/84 San Antonio (AA)
30 Jason Castro HOU L R 6-3 210 06/18/87 Corpus Christi (AA)
7 Matt McBride CLE R R 6-2 215 05/23/85 Akron (AA)
No. Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
28 Yonder Alonso CIN L R 6-2 215 04/08/87 Carolina (AA)
2 Zack Cozart CIN R R 6-1 185 08/12/85 Carolina (AA)
35 Freddie Freeman ATL L R 6-5 220 09/12/89 Mississippi (AA)
9 Brandon Hicks ATL R R 6-2 200 09/14/85 Mississippi (AA)
10 Carlos Rivero CLE R R 6-3 210 05/20/88 Akron (AA)
11 Josh Rodriguez* CLE R R 6-0 185 12/18/84 Akron (AA)
36 Lance Zawadzki SD S R 5-11 185 05/26/85 San Antonio (AA)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
53 Jonathan Gaston HOU L R 6-0 210 10/13/86 Lancaster (Hi A)
27 Chris Heisey CIN R R 6-0 200 12/14/84 Louisville (AAA)
22 Jason Heyward ATL L L 6-4 220 08/09/89 Mississippi (AA)
21 Cedric Hunter SD L L 6-0 185 03/10/88 San Antonio (AA)
26 Nick Weglarz CLE L L 6-3 245 12/16/87 Akron (AA)
Scottsdale Scorpions
No. Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
34 Bryan Augenstein ARI R R 6-6 230 07/11/86 Mobile (AA)
49 Craig Baker COL R R 6-2 210 01/31/85 Modesto (Hi A)
35 Michael Cisco PHI R R 5-11 190 05/23/87 Reading (AA)
60 Steve Edlefsen SF S R 6-2 180 06/27/85 Fresno (AAA)
57 Edgar Garcia PHI R R 6-2 190 09/20/87 Clearwater (Hi A)
54 Andrew Johnston COL R R 6-5 205 04/20/84 Tulsa (AA)
28 Tom Layne ARI L L 6-3 185 11/02/84 Mobile (AA)
27 Scott Maine ARI L L 6-3 195 02/02/85 Reno (AAA)
49 Joe Martinez SF L R 6-2 195 02/26/83 Fresno (AAA)
47 Scott Mathieson PHI R R 6-3 190 02/27/84 Reading (AA)
41 Danny Moskos PIT R L 6-1 210 04/28/86 Altoona (AA)

Toru Murata NPB L R 6-0 176 05/20/85 Yomiuri Giants (NPB)

Ken Nishimura NPB R R 6-0 176 12/04/86 Hanshin Tigers (NPB)
65 Matt Reynolds COL L L 6-5 240 10/02/84 Tulsa (AA)
31 Chaz Roe COL R R 6-5 180 10/09/86 Tulsa (AA)
19 Michael Schwimer PHI R R 6-8 246 02/19/86 Clearwater (Hi A)

Takanobu Tsujiuchi NPB L L 6-0 194 12/05/87 Yomiuri Giants (NPB)
68 Daniel Turpen SF R R 6-4 215 08/17/86 San Jose (Hi A)
38 Cesar Valdez ARI R R 6-2 200 03/17/85 Reno (AAA)
56 Donnie Veal PIT L L 6-4 230 09/18/84 Altoona (AA)
13 Tony Watson PIT L L 6-4 223 05/30/85 Altoona (AA)
No. Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
9 Tuffy Gosewisch PHI R R 5-11 190 08/17/83 Lehigh Valley (AAA)
10 Buster Posey SF R R 6-1 205 03/27/87 Fresno (AAA)
20 Wilin Rosario COL R R 5-11 190 02/23/89 Modesto (Hi A)
No. Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
25 Brandon Allen ARI L R 6-2 235 02/12/86 Reno (AAA)
1 Pedro Ciriaco ARI R R 6-0 160 09/27/85 Mobile (AA)
26 Brandon Crawford SF R R 6-2 200 01/27/87 Connecticut (AA)
3 Chase d'Arnaud PIT R R 6-1 175 01/21/87 Lynchburg (Hi A)
18 Brian Friday PIT R R 5-11 180 12/16/85 Altoona (AA)
6 Hector Gomez COL R R 6-2 180 03/05/88 Modesto (Hi A)
17 Troy Hanzawa* PHI R R 5-9 155 09/12/85 Lakewood (Lo A)
7 Darin Holcomb COL R R 5-11 205 12/07/85 Tulsa (AA)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
8 Domonic Brown PHI L L 6-5 204 09/03/87 Reading (AA)
2 Cole Gillespie ARI R R 6-1 205 06/20/84 Reno (AAA)
59 Thomas Neal SF R R 6-1 205 08/17/87 San Jose (Hi A)
22 Steve Susdorf PHI L L 6-1 195 03/28/86 Reading (AA)
24 Jose Tabata PIT R R 5-11 215 08/12/88 Indianapolis (AAA)
Surprise Rafters
No. Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
43 Gary Daley STL R R 6-3 200 11/01/85 Springfield (AA)
35 Grant Duff NYY R R 6-6 210 12/19/82 Trenton (AA)
29 Michael Dunn NYY L L 6-1 195 05/23/85 Scranton/WB (AAA)
59 Brennan Garr* TEX R R 6-2 190 02/22/84 Frisco (AA)
41 Scott Gorgen STL R R 5-10 190 01/27/87 Springfield (AA)
33 Danny Gutierrez TEX R R 6-1 180 03/08/87 Wilmington (Hi A)
54 Matt Harrison TEX L L 6-4 225 09/16/85 Texas (MLB)

Aaron Hartsock KC R R 6-3 200 01/17/84 Northwest Arkansas (AA)
22 Ian Kennedy NYY R R 6-0 195 12/19/84 Scranton/WB (AAA)
17 Zach Kroenke NYY R L 6-2 210 04/21/84 Scranton/WB (AAA)
34 Jenrry Mejia NYM R R 6-0 162 10/11/89 Binghamton (AA)
38 Scott Moviel NYM R R 6-10 235 05/07/88 St. Lucie (Hi A)
27 Eric Niesen NYM L L 6-0 192 09/04/85 Binghamton (AA)
30 Mike Parisi STL R R 6-3 215 04/18/83 GCL Cardinals (R)
49 Evan Reed TEX R R 6-4 225 12/31/85 Bakersfield (Hi A)
50 Adam Reifer STL R R 6-2 195 06/03/86 Palm Beach (Hi A)
46 Tanner Scheppers TEX R R 6-4 200 01/17/87 Fresno State (NCAA)
56 Brandon Sisk KC L L 6-3 210 07/13/85 Wilmington (Hi A)
28 Josh Stinson NYM R R 6-4 210 03/14/88 St. Lucie (Hi A)
55 Ben Swaggerty KC L L 6-1 185 08/08/82 Northwest Arkansas (AA)
44 Blake Wood KC R R 6-4 225 08/08/85 Northwest Arkansas (AA)
No. Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
24 Bryan Anderson STL L R 6-1 200 12/16/86 Memphis (AAA)
11 Doug Hogan TEX R R 6-3 210 09/29/84 Bakersfield (Hi A)
48 Austin Romine NYY R R 6-2 210 11/22/88 Tampa (Hi A)
No. Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
7 Jeff Bianchi KC R R 6-0 175 10/05/86 Northwest Arkansas (AA)
16 Ike Davis NYM L L 6-5 195 03/22/87 Binghamton (AA)
13 Daniel Descalso STL L R 5-10 190 10/19/86 Memphis (AAA)
2 Reese Havens* NYM L R 6-1 195 10/20/86 St. Lucie (Hi A)
47 Brandon Laird NYY R R 6-1 215 09/11/87 Tampa (Hi A)
5 Marcus Lemon TEX L R 5-11 173 06/03/88 Frisco (AA)
21 Mike Moustakas KC L R 6-0 195 09/11/88 Wilmington (Hi A)
1 Ruben Tejada NYM R R 5-11 165 10/27/87 Binghamton (AA)
No. Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB 2009 Club
20 Colin Curtis NYY L L 6-1 200 02/01/85 Scranton/WB (AAA)
15 Lucas Duda NYM L R 6-4 225 02/03/86 Binghamton (AA)
14 Tyler Henley* STL L L 5-10 200 06/10/85 Springfield (AA)
4 Daryl Jones STL L L 5-11 180 06/25/87 Springfield (AA)
31 David Lough KC L L 6-0 180 01/20/86 Northwest Arkansas (AA)
25 Mitch Moreland TEX L L 6-2 230 09/06/85 Frisco (AA)
* Taxi Squad

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