Salt River Rafters

Salt River Rafters Founded in 1992 Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona
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Class-level
Current	Class A to Triple-A
Minor league affiliations
League	Arizona Fall League (1993–present)
Division	East Division (2011–present)
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
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 (2011–present)
Previous parks	Surprise Stadium (2005–2010) Scottsdale Stadium (1997–2004) Tempe Diablo Stadium (1993–1996) Brazell Stadium (1992)
Manager	Javier Colina

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 in the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The team was established in 1992 as the Grand Canyon Rafters, and has changed locations several times while retaining the same nickname. The Rafters have won five league championships, most recently in 2019. They have won the most division titles, 12, of any team within the Arizona Fall League.

Notable alumni

• Garret Anderson, former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Nolan Arenado, All-Star third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals
• Jake Bird (born 1995), pitcher for the 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 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) 10px 7-day disabled list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated October 16, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters

See also

• Arizona Fall League § Results by season

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