Salt River Rafters

Salt River Rafters Founded in 1993 Scottsdale, Arizona
Team logo
Class-level
Current	Class A to Triple-A
Minor league affiliations
League	Arizona Fall League (1993–present)
Division	East Division (2011–present)
Major league affiliations
Current	Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies New York Mets Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals
Minor league titles
League titles	1993, 2000, 2011, 2014
Division titles	1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014
Team data
Nickname	Salt River Rafters (2011–present)
Previous names	Surprise Rafters (2007–2010) Grand Canyon Rafters (1997–2006) Tempe Rafters (1993–1996) Grand Canyon Rafters (1992)
Ballpark	Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Manager	Tripp Keister

The Salt River Rafters are a baseball team that plays in the East Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick near Scottsdale, Arizona.

For the 2015 season, Major League Baseball teams sending players to the Rafters are: New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals.

Notable alumni

• Garret Anderson, former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Jesse Chavez, pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
• Ike Davis, first baseman for the Oakland Athletics
• Terry Francona, manager of the Cleveland Indians, formerly of the Boston Red Sox
• Roy Halladay, former pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies
• Grady Little, former manager of the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Kevin Pillar, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Alfonso Soriano, former outfielder for the New York Yankees, member of the 40–40 club
• Michael Young, former infielder for the Texas Rangers

Standings

2013 Arizona Fall League East Division
Team	Win	Loss	Tie	%	GB
Mesa Solar Sox	19	11	1	.633	—
Salt River Rafters	19	12	0	.613	0.5
Scottsdale Scorpions	10	21	0	.323	9.5

Roster

Salt River Rafters roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 50 Dakota Bacus (WAS) 11 Matt Carasiti (COL) 71 Abel De Los Santos (WAS) 33 Brady Dragmire (TOR) 59 Carlos Estévez (COL) 67 Wirkin Estevez (WAS) 30 Kyle Freeland (COL) 20 Jeremy Gabryszwski (TOR) 31 Daniel Gibson (ARI) 54 Chad Girodo (TOR) 48 Mike Hepple (NYM) 51 Mickey Jannis (NYM) 16 Nick Lee (WAS) 32 Yoan López (ARI) 47 Adam Miller (MIA) 35 Sam Moll (COL) 28 Kyle Regnault (NYM) 27 Justin Shafer (TOR) 26 John Simms (WAS) 52 Myles Smith (ARI) 38 Beck Wheeler (NYM)		Catchers 25 Oscar Hernandez (ARI) 19 Spencer Kieboom (WAS)  5 Chris Rabago (COL) Infielders  1 Chris Bostick (WAS)  2 Gavin Cecchini (NYM) 43 Emilio Guerrero (TOR) 10 Jeff McNeil (NYM) 24 Jordan Patterson (COL)  7 Jack Reinheimer (ARI) 22 Dominic Smith (NYM) 44 Rowdy Tellez (TOR)  9 Drew Ward (WAS) Outfielders  8 Roemon Fields (TOR) 15 Gabby Guerrero (ARI) 40 Daniel Palka (ARI) 37 Raimel Tapia (COL)		Manager  7 Tripp Keister Coaches  3 Jason Camilli (hitting) 54 Larry Prado (pitching) 15 John Tamargo (hitting) 17 Marc Valdes (pitching) 7-day disabled list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated October 16, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters

References

• Surprise "Rafters Arizona Fall League." About.com. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
• Salt River Rafters Active Roster MLB.com. Retrieved on November 13, 2011.

External links

• Official website of the Salt River Rafters