Topic: Arizona Fall League

Bryce Harper

MLB.com - 22 days ago
Share: Twitter Google Facebook Email . WASHINGTON -- Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, third baseman Anthony Rendon and pitchers Alex Meyer and ...

Giants leading off

San Francisco Chronicle - 310 days ago
0 . Flashing gold: Andres Torres will not remove his World Series ring. He wore it with workout togs. He wore it in uniform for Sunday's Buster ...

The Arizona Fall League, Showcase for Baseball Prospects

Suite 101 - 446 days ago
Major League Baseball (MLB) established the Arizona Fall League (AFL) as a venue for potential major league players to demonstrate their skills for scouts and other baseball representatives. Hemond, then serving as general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, saw his efforts come ...

5 Reasons to Watch the AFL Championship Game

Suite 101 - 454 days ago
The Arizona Fall League season comes to an end on Saturday November 20th with the championship game between the Peoria Javelinas and the Scottsdale Scorpions. Below are five reasons why you should tune into the AFL championship game.. The 2009 first round ...

Jays send Rzepczynski to fall league for more work

Posted Sports - 490 days ago
Although he has spent parts of the past two seasons in the big-league rotation, Marc Rzepczynski is joining some of baseball's top prospects in the...

Oakland prospect gives up game for priesthood

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 755 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top prospect with the Oakland Athletics is retiring from baseball to become a priest, the major league team said in a statement on Friday.The Athletics said 23-year-old Grant Desme, an outfielder it selected in the 2007 draft ...

Top pick Strasburg (neck) scratched from start

AP News - 832 days ago
Nationals: No. 1 pick Stephen Strasburg scratched from Arizona start because of neckThe Washington Nationals say No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a strained neck muscle and is being scratched from his scheduled start in the Arizona Fall League Rising ...

Arizona Leaguers outlook sunny

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 919 days ago
The article discusses the Arizona Fall League (AFL) for professional baseball players. The AFL is for baseball prospects to play more often, and to work on specific aspects of their game. Some of Major League Baseball's (MLB) top rookies in 2007 ...

With the Stock Market Down, Perhaps Diamonds Are A Good Place to Invest

Freakonomics - 1480 days ago
Randy Newsom, a minor league baseball player, recently offered himself up as an I.P.O. Interested investors can buy up to 4% of his future major league income. This means either that (a) Newsom is very risk averse (which might make ...