Salt River Rafters

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.

Salt River Rafters Founded in 1993 Scottsdale, Arizona
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A to Triple-A
League	Arizona Fall League (1993–present)
Division	East Division (2011–present)
Major league affiliations
Team	Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Miami Marlins Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays
Minor league titles
League titles (5)	1993 2000 2011 2014 2019
Division titles (12)	1993 1997 1998 2000 2001 2006 2007 2011 2012 2014 2018 2019
Team data
Name	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	Keith Johnson

Notable alumni

• Garret Anderson, former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Nolan Arenado, All-Star third baseman, Colorado Rockies
• Jesse Chavez, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
• 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
• Jake Lamb, third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Grady Little, former manager of the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Kevin Pillar, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants
• Alfonso Soriano, former outfielder for the New York Yankees, member of the 40–40 club
• Michael Young, former infielder for the Texas Rangers
• Rowdy Tellez, first baseman/designated hitter in the Toronto Blue Jays organization
• Josh Zeid, pitcher for the Houston Astros
• Adam Eaton, Outfielder with the Washington Nationals
• Ryan Klesko, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, SF Giants.
  

Roster

Salt River Rafters roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 31 Miguel Aguilar (ARI) 26 Vincenzo Aiello (MIA) 35 Shane Baz (TB) 29 Matt Brill (ARI)  1 C.J. Carter (MIA) 22 Dakota Chalmers (MIN) 47 Moises Gomez (MIN) 17 Ashton Goudeau (COL) 23 Alexander Guillen (COL) 16 Jovani Moran (MIN) 14 Zach Neff (MIN) 15 Nick Neidert (MIA) 13 Cody Reed (ARI) 28 Simon Rosenblum-Larson (TB) 45 Antonio Santos (COL) 37 Drew Strotman (TB) 32 Alex Valverde (TB) 11 Emilio Vargas (ARI) 18 Alex Vesia (MIA)		Catchers -- Freddy Fermin (KC) 24 Ronaldo Hernández (TB)  6 Brian Serven (COL) Infielders  8 Seth Beer (ARI)  4 Bret Boswell (COL) 33 Vidal Bruján (TB)  2 José Devers (MIA)  9 Royce Lewis (MIN)  7 Geraldo Perdomo (ARI) 34 Colton Welker (COL) Outfielders 27 Jerar Encarnacion (MIA)  5 Jake McCarthy (ARI) 10 Víctor Víctor Mesa (MIA) 25 Luke Raley (MIN)		Manager -- Keith Johnson Coaches -- Jim Paduch (pitching) -- Tim Doherty (hitting) -- Luis Ramirez (coach) -- Travis Denker (coach) 7-day injured list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated October 27, 2019 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Fall League

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