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CONTENTS 2016 Spring Training Magazine | www.ArizonaKEY.com

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on the cover

Cactus League Hall of Fame

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stadium information 28 Camelback Ranch 30 Goodyear Ballpark 32 Sloan Park 34 Maryvale Baseball Park 36 Peoria Sports Complex

38 Hohokam Stadium 40 Salt River Fields 42 Scottsdale Stadium 48 Surprise Stadium 50 Tempe Diablo

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team previews

51 AZ Diamondbacks 52 Chicago Cubs 54 Chicago White Sox 56 Cincinnati Reds 58 Cleveland Indians 60 Colorado Rockies 62 Kansas City Royals

64 Los Angeles Angels 65 Los Angeles Dodgers 68 Milwaukee Brewers 70 Oakland Athletics 72 San Diego Padres 74 San Francisco Giants 75 Seattle Mariners 77 Texas Rangers 78 You Be The Scout

maps SNAPSHOTS 22 Phoenix & Scottsdale 63 Tucson & S. AZ 66 Sedona & N. Central AZ 76 Grand Canyon & N. AZ 6

TOP TENS 24 Phoenix & Scottsdale 71 Sedona

46 Metro Phoenix 48 Driving Distances 55 Downtown Phoenix

55 Glendale & W. Valley 57 State of Arizona 69 Sedona

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SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL

On behalf of everyone at Arizona KEY Magazine, it is my pleasure to welcome you to Arizona, the Grand Canyon state.

Spring Training offers baseball fans a unique opportunity. The venues are state of the art, providing intimate, up close and personal viewing. The players are more accessible, all of the teams are tied for first place, and hope springs eternal. It all starts here at Spring Training, where practice and game play will help the “boys of summer” endure the season and hopefully earn a spot in the “fall classic”.

Helping you navigate the Cactus League is hall of fame sport’s writer Charlie Vascellaro. Through his cover story and team previews, you’ll be guided thru the Spring Training season with substantive information delivered with Charlie’s brilliant flair. Be sure to bring this magazine to the games with you - turn to page 78 to become a baseball scout, take notes, and get signatures of this year’s top prospects.

Freelance baseball/travel writer Charlie Vascellaro has written the cover story and team previews for Arizona KEY Magazine’s Spring Training edition since 2003. This past summer Vascellaro teamed with illustrator Kevin O’Malley on their new At the Ballpark: A Fans Companion book, an interactive illustrated notebook designed to help kids learn how to watch, understand and enjoy baseball. The pair will also be conducting a book signing and discussion at the Spring Training Festival at the Scottsdale Civic Center Park on March 5, 2016 (www.ArizonaKEY.com/springtraining) and at Cactus League ballparks and other venues throughout the spring training season. For more information please visit At the Ballpark’s Facebook Page or afanscompanion.com.

Arizona KEY Magazine’s Ultimate Fan Guide to Cactus League Baseball marks the 14th Anniversary of this extremely popular publication. The first issue of KEY in the Valley of the Sun debuted in 1969. For over 45 years, Arizona KEY Magazine has been an integral part of the Grand Canyon State. Of course a few things have changed since the sixties - we now have the web, streaming videos, tablets, smartphones, virtual reality headsets, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, all of which can be found at ArizonaKEY.com. But one thing remains the same. Whether you are “oldschool” or “new-school”, we still provide pertinent and timely travel information to visitors and residents alike.

Thanks to our advertisers for supporting the book, and thank you to the concierge and other travel professionals who use the publication as a resource for their guests. Lastly, thank you to all of the Spring Training fans - it warms my heart when I see the Spring Training Guide sticking out of a purse or back pocket - we do it for you.

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hen Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this past January, he and Mike Piazza became the latest members of baseball’s most elite fraternity.

Griffey, who spent the greater part of his career patrolling center field for the Seattle Mariners, also joined the ranks of approximately 75 members of the Hall of Famer who participated in Arizona’s Cactus League.

The continued growth of the Cactus League has brought a steady succession of future Hall of Famers since its inception in 1947, but none of this would have happened without behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing between team owners, local business leaders, land-holders, politicians and other unsung heroes whose extraordinary efforts not only laid the foundation for spring training baseball in Arizona but also ensured its continued success.

Created by the Arizona Spring Training Experience, 010 E2 TIC an ongoing traveling exhibit C A PR ING (owned and operated by the Mesa ATT B G ININ Historical Museum), with multiple instalTRA NG I R P S lations across the Valley, the Cactus League Hall of JR. FEY Fame honors those who played a key role in the growth and RIF G KEN development of Major League spring training baseball in Arizona.

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“The magic of spring training is that it was created by a grass roots effort. It was grass roots to start and its grass roots now. It’s amazing to me how this system based on community involvement has developed and thrived” says Mesa Historical Museum Director Lisa Anderson.

“The Cactus League thrives in Arizona because of the community,” says Anderson explaining the informal rationale used by the museum’s board committee in selecting the first three rounds of inductees to the Cactus League Hall of Fame. “We’re looking at all the people instrumental in the development of the Cactus League, and in some cases the unsung heroes toiling behind the scenes,” says Anderson.

As owners of the first two teams to officially conduct spring training in Arizona, Bill Veeck of the Cleveland Indians and former New York Giants’ owner Horace Stoneham brought their teams to Tucson and Phoenix respectively in 1947 and were among the NS DIA K C D IN first class to be elected to the Cactus LAN ILL VEE E V CLE NER B League Hall of Fame in 2014. Other inaugural OW inductees included: Dwight Patterson a Mesa famer/rancher, real estate mogul and first chairman of the Mesa Hohokams civic organization is often credited as being “The Father of the Cactus League,” for his part in convincing the Chicago Cubs to move their spring training camp to Mesa. Long Revered in the City of Mesa, the field at the Cubs former Hohokam Stadium spring training home was named in his honor in 1991 with a plaque was installed on exterior of the Hohokam Lodge. One of his old jock straps was also mounted above a urinal in the Lodge’s men’s room containing a gold name-plate identifying the curious object’s origins from Patterson’s high-school days.

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Hiram Stevens “Hi” Corbett was a former Arizona state senator who played a major role in bringing the Cleveland Indians to Tucson.

The ballpark formerly known as Randolph Munipal Baseball Park was re-named in his honor and was the spring training home of the Indians from 1947-1992 and also utilized by the Colorado Rockies from 1993-2010.

Ted and Alice Sliger experienced their “Jed Clampett” moment when the discovered a natural mineral spring on property they had purchased to open a gasstation in Mesa, which they immediately converted into the Buckhorn Mineral Baths, a pre-cursor to today’s modern spa resorts that served as an inspiration for Giants’ owner Horace Stoneham in considering moving the team’s spring training operation to Phoenix.

The incredible collection of gifts and memorabilia the Sliger’s received from the Stoneham and the Giants over the years made a significant contribution to the creation of the Arizona Spring Training Experience museum exhibit and reflective of the huge role they played in the Cactus League’s formative years.

“Ted and Alice were instrumental in providing a home for the Giants for decades. They were TED & ALICE among the pioneers that led that SLIGER grass roots effort and provided an early facility for training. Theirs’ is a very important historical legacy,” says Anderson.

Former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford, a college All-American softball player, is often given credit for saving the Cactus League during the time of its greatest crises when teams were threatening to leave in the early 1990s, appointing a Cactus League task force and implementing a hospitality tax to create the funding for new ballparks that retained existing Cactus League teams and fueled the league’s expansion. Mofford, now 93, was the only living member of the Cactus League Hall of Fame’s inaugural class.

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This year’s inductees to the Cactus League Hall of Fame include: The “Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry, the original owner of the Los Angeles/California Angels who solidified the team’s Cactus League presence and added stability to the league by signing a 25-year lease at Tempe Diablo Stadium in 1991.

Arizona land developer and former New York Yankees owner Del Webb brought his team to Phoenix for the spring training season of 1951, in a one-year only swap of sites with Horace Stoneham’s New York Giants, nine years before the launching of the Sun City retirement community.

Former President of the Cactus League and Mesa Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Robert Brinton was a lifelong baseball fan and tireless civic leader who spearheaded the political effort to keep the Chicago Cubs in Mesa resulting in the team and the city creating a partnership at the teams new Sloan Park just months before his untimely death in 2011.

“It was Robert Brinton who wouldn’t let the Cubs leave Mesa. He fought alongside Rose Mofford with civic organizations like the Scottsdale Charros and Mesa Hohokams. The Cactus League wouldn’t exist without the work done by the booster clubs and the commitments of the municipalities,” says Anderson.

In dual capacities as a Scottsdale City Councilman and Maricopa County Board Supervisor Jim Bruner helped secure the San Francisco Giants spring training home in Scottsdale and later cast the deciding vote to create funding for the Arizona Diamondbacks county-owned ballpark.

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Cactus League Hall of Fame inducted in 2015 include: Former Arizona Governor Jane Hull, who pushed for approval of Maricopa County proposition 302 creating the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority which has served as a funding mechanism for the Cactus League since 2000, helping to expand the league by five teams since then drawing equal with Florida’s Grapefruit League at 15 teams each. Former Mayor of Peoria Ron Travers, whose service on the Board of Peorial Municipal Development Authority helped lay the groundwork for Major League Baseball’s first two team spring training facilities, the San Diego Padres’ and Seattle Mariners’ Peoria Sports Complex.

“Governors Rose Mofford and Jane Hull, councilmen like Bruner, mayors like Ron Travers and civic leaders like Brinton and Ron Travers, it’s these individuals that are fighting these battles year in and year out and every few years they have to continue to fight this fight so the Cactus League can continue to prosper and grow. So that’s why we celebrate their accomplishments with induction to our Hall of Fame.” says Anderson.

Long-time San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse manager Eddie Logan worked for the team in some capacity for his entire adult life and then some climbing the ladder from “gofer” to assistant clubhouse manager over the course of nearly six decades including 33 years in the Cactus League at the Giant’s original Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the more modern Phoenix Muny, the team’s Francisco Grande complex in Casa Grande and Scottsdale Stadium.

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Also inducted in 2015 were Topps baseball card photographers Doug McWilliams, Greg Forwerck, and Ed Mailliard. “A great many of the baseball card photos were taken during the spring training in Arizona. The Topps photographers were among the first people to document Cactus League activity,� says Anderson.

While the Arizona Spring Training Experience museum and Cactus League Hall of Fame are still looking to secure a permanent home, the current Hall of Fame exhibition of plaques, photos objects and graphics panels containing information and Cactus League Hall of Fame inductees will be on display at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 from February 25 through the end of April, 2016.

The Arizona Spring Training Experience also has exhibit installations at the Peoria Sports Complex, the Goodyear Ballpark and Tempe Diablo Stadium as well as the primary, permanent installation at the Mesa Historical Museum, 51 Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211. AZ

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Hohokam Stadium

Oakland Athletics STADIUM ADDRESS: 1235 N. Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 • 480-644-4451

Infield Box

$30

TICKETS: 877-493-2255

Terrace Box

$28

Field Level

$24

DIRECTIONS: Located between Brown Road and McKellips Road in north central Mesa. Center Street is midway between Country Club and Mesa Drive, each of which are accessible from the Superstition Freeway (US-60) on the south, and in close proximity to the Red Mountain Freeway (202) on the north (exit at Country Club Drive).

Terrace Reserved

$16

Lawn

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Salt River Fields - Talking Stick

Arizona Diamondbacks & Colorado Rockies STADIUM ADDRESS: 7555 N. Pima Road • Scottsdale, AZ 85258 • 480-270-5000

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Infield Reserve

$26 | $31*

View Reserve

$23 | $28*

DIRECTIONS: From Loop 101 N: Exit Indian Bend Road, go west about .6 miles. Turn right at N Pima Rd. Ballpark on right.

From Loop 101 S: Exit Via De Ventura, go west about .8 miles. Turn left at Pima Rd. Ballpark on left.

Baseline Reserve

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Lawn

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Scottsdale Stadium

San Francisco Giants Lower Box

$29-101

STADIUM ADDRESS: 7408 E. Osborn Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251 • 480-312-2580

Upper Box

$24-85

Reserved Grandstand

$19-78

TICKETS: 877-473-4849

Line Box

$19-73

Outfield Box

$17-67

Bleachers

$13-63

Lawn

$10-42

DIRECTIONS: From the 101 loop: Exit on Indian School, Go WEST on Indian School (toward Downtown Scottsdale). SOUTH on Drinkwater Blvd. Stadium is on the corner of Osborn & Drinkwater Blvd.

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Surprise Stadium

Kansas City Royals & Texas Rangers STADIUM ADDRESS: 15960 N. Bullard Ave., Surprise, AZ 85374 • 623-222-2000 TICKETS: 800-905-3315 or 623-222-2222 DIRECTIONS: West on I-10 to Loop 101. North on Loop 101 to Grand Ave. West on Grand Ave. to Bell Rd. West on Bell Rd. to Bullard Ave. South on Bullard Ave. or... Loop 101 to Bell Rd.- West on Loop 101 to Bell Rd West on Bell Rd to Bullard Ave. South on Bullard Ave

Lawn

$8 | $12*

Plaza (sections 121-124)

$19 | $24*

Infield (sections 113-120)

$25 | $30*

Upper Dugout (sections 201-206)

$26 | $31*

Lower Dugout (sections 107-112)

$29 | $34*

Lower Premium (sections 101-106)

$30 | $35*

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To calculate distance and time between parks, line up both names. For example, the driving distance between Mesa and Surprise is 47 miles and the expected driving time is one hour and fifteen minutes.

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Tempe Diablo Stadium

Los Angeles Angels Homeplate MVP

$50-95

STADIUM ADDRESS: 2200 W. Alameda Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282 • 480-350-5205

Field MVP

$40-75

Field Box

$25-60

TICKETS: 800-745-3000

Grandstand

$20-50

Lawn

$15-25

DIRECTIONS: From 1-10 (coming from either direction): Take Broadway Street exit, head west to 48th St.; Turn left; Stadium is 1/2 mile on the left. Enter by turning left on Alameda.

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MGR. CHIP HALE #3 2015 RECORD, 79-83 THIRD PLACE NL WEST

team previews

arizona diamondbacks

Following a season of modest improvement the Arizona Diamondbacks made perhaps the most significant off-season acquisition of any team signing free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke to an historic contract of seismic proportions that immediately shifted the balance of power in the NL West and had far reaching ramifications across the major league landscape.

Greinke’s six-year $206.5 million contract equates to the highest annual average in baseball history at $34.4 million per-year. Greinke will be 38 when his contract expires after the 2021 season but he is coming off the best three-season stretch of his 12-year career culminating with a remarkable 19-3 record and a 1.66 ERA (the best in the majors in 20 years) with 200 strikeouts in 222 innings pitched.

Coming on the heels of one of his spectacular season Greinke was in a great position to cash in and the Diamondbacks were hungry get back in the race in the tough NL Wes t snatching an ace from the division rival Dodgers.

The future is now for the Diamondbacks who also acquired 25-yearold starting pitcher Shelby Miller from Atlanta in a surprising trade for top-prospect shortstop Dansby Swanson the number one overall pick in Major League Baseball’s 2015 amateur draft. Miller posted a hard luck 6-17 record with 3.02 ERA for the Braves suffering from ridiculously poor run support, which was not a problem for the Diamondbacks whose 702 runs scored was second best in the league behind only division rival Colorado.

Slugging first baseman Paul Goldschmidt finished second in NL MVP voting for the second time in three years clubbing 33 home runs with 110 RBI, a .321 batting average and whopping 1.005 OPS. Center fielder A.J. Pollack reached career highs across the board playing in 157 games with 20 home runs, 76 RBI, 39 stolen bases and a .315 batting average winning the first of what could be many Gold Glove awards.

The Diamondbacks 79-83 record was a 15-game improvement over 2104 and with a vastly improved pitching staff the young team appears ready to contend in the wild, wild, west.

Prospects to watch: Gabriel Guerrero and Yoan Lopez , are still a pair of raw recruits with untapped and perhaps unlimited potential.

Outfielder Guerrero, 22, is the nephew of soon to be Hall of Famer Vlad “the Impaler” Guerrero and resembles his free-swinging uncle in many ways, an athletically built strong- armed outfielder who can hit for average and power. Cuban defector Lopez received an $8 million signing bonus and has strong command of a three-pitch arsenal that could see him ready for the big leagues sooner rather than later.

ARRIVALS: RHP Zack Greinke, RHP Shelby Miller DEPARTURES: SS Dansby Swanson, RHP Jeremy Hellickson ArizonaKEY.com

40-man roster # Pitchers 34 Chase Anderson 33 Jake Barrett 61 Silvino Bracho 25 Archie Bradley 36 Enrique Burgos 40 Andrew Chafin 55 Josh Collmenter 46 Patrick Corbin 12 Rubby De La Rosa 48 Randall Delgado 52 Zack Godley 21 Zack Greinke 35 Cody Hall 56 Keith Hessler 41 Daniel Hudson 65 Matt Koch 54 Dominic Leone 64 Will Locante 50 Evan Marshall 26 Shelby Miller 38 Robbie Ray 45 Matt Reynolds 29 Brad Ziegler

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’1” 194 11/30/87 R/R 6’3” 220l 7/22/91 R/R 5’10” 190 7/17/92 R/R 6’4” 230 8/10/92 R/R 6’3” 250 11/23/90 R/L 6’2” 225 6/17/90 R/R 6’4” 235 2/7/86 L/L 6’3” 210 7/19/89 R/R 6’1” 225 3/4/89 R/R 6’4” 220 2/9/90 R/R 6’3” 245 4/21/90 R/R 6’2” 195 10/21/83 R/R 6’4” 220 1/6/88 L/L 6’4” 215 3/15/89 R/R 6’3” 235 3/9/87 L/R 6’3” 205 11/2/90 R/R 5’11” 210 10/26/91 L/L 6’0” 200 2/2/90 R/R 6’2” 225 4/18/90 R/R 6’3” 215 10/10/90 L/L 6’2” 195 10/1/91 L/L 6’5” 240 10/2/84 R/R 6’4” 220 10/10/79

# Catchers 7 Welington Castillo 8 Tuffy Gosewisch 28 Oscar Hernandez 10 Chris Herrmann

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 5’10” 210 4/24/87 R/R 5’11” 200 8/17/83 R/R 6’1” 220 7/9/93 L/R 6’0” 200 11/24/87

# Infielders 13 Nick Ahmed 27 Brandon Drury 44 Paul Goldschmidt 15 Phil Gosselin 2 Aaron Hill 22 Jake Lamb 16 Chris Owings

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’2” 195 3/15/90 R/R 6’1” 215 8/21/92 R/R 6’3” 225 9/10/87 R/R 6’1” 200 10/3/88 R/R 5’11” 200 3/21/82 L/R 6’3” 205 10/9/90 R/R 5’10” 190 8/12/91

# Outfielders 19 Socrates Brito 80 Gabriel Guerrero 14 Peter O’Brien 6 David Peralta 11 A.J. Pollock 24 Yasmany Tomas

B/T Ht L/L 6’1” R/R 6’3” R/R 6’4” L/L 6’1” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’2”

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MGR. JOE MADDEN #70 2015 RECORD, 97-65 THIRD PLACE NL CENTRAL

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chicago cubs

Expectations were high for a Cubs team emerging from a rebuilding process with many of its young prospects developing into bona fide big leaguers at the same time, as well as the addition of a front line starter in Jon Lester and the hiring of baseball’s most optimistic manager in Joe Maddon.

It wasn’t unreasonable to think that the Cubs would be vastly improved but not many would have foreseen a 97-victory season and an appearance in the National League Championship Series. The Cubs fell just four victories shy of making the team’s first World Series appearance in 70 years and advanced to the NLCS for this first time since the infamous 2003 loss to the Florida Marlins.

Expectations are even higher this year as many of the analysts and experts are already calling the Cubbies the best team in baseball.

The signing of free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward to a monstrous $184 million eight-year contract as well as the acquisition of versatile position player Ben Zobrist and veteran hurler John Lackey has Cubs fans chomping at the bit to get this season started.

With Anthony Rizzo at first base, Zobrist at second, Addison Russell at short and Kris Bryant at third, the Cubs infield is ranked the best in baseball by the analysts at ESPN. For future contractual reasons the Cubs brass delayed top prospect Kris Bryant’s major league debut until the ninth game of the season on April 17th, but Bryant didn’t miss a beat hitting three home runs with 10 RBI in a week’s worth of minor league games before stepping right into the starting third baseman’s job. Bryant knocked 26 home runs with 99 RBI and was unanimously selected as the NL Rookie of the Year Award garnering all 30 first-place votes.

While all eyes were on newly acquired ace Jon Lester, third-year Cubs pitcher and six-year veteran Jake Arrieta was quietly putting together a career-year. Arrieta was nearly unhittable in the season’s second-half stretch posting a 0.89 ERA from the month of July until the end of the season. Arrieta finished with a league-leading 22 victories and 1.77 ERA, edging Zack Greinke for the NL Cy Young Award.

Maddon was named NL Manager of the Year for the third time in his 10 full seasons as a skipper. The Cubs joined the 1983 White Sox as the only teams to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young award and Manager of the Year in the same season.

Prospect to watch: Shortstop Glyber Torres, still just 19 years old, has made a steady succession through rookie league and single-A ranks, hitting a combined .287 with 64 RBI and 22 stolen bases at South Bend and Myrtle Beach.

ARRIVALS: OF Jason Heyward, 2B Ben Zobrist DEPARTURES: OF Dexter Fowler, 2B Starlin Castro 52

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# Pitchers Andury Acevedo 49 Jake Arrieta 32 Dallas Beeler Rex Brothers Trevor Cahill 6 Carl Edwards Jr. 52 Justin Grimm 39 Jason Hammel 28 Kyle Hendricks Pierce Johnson 43 Eric Jokisch John Lackey 34 Jon Lester Edgar Olmos Spencer Patton 54 Neil Ramirez 33 Clayton Richard 56 Hector Rondon 59 Zac Rosscup 46 Pedro Strop Adam Warren 37 Travis Wood

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’4” 235 8/23/90 R/R 6’4” 225 3/6/86 R/R 6’5” 210 6/12/89 L/L 6’0” 210 12/18/87 R/R 6’4” 240 3/1/88 R/R 6’3” 170 9/3/91 R/R 6’3” 210 8/16/88 R/R 6’6” 225 9/2/82 R/R 6’3” 190 12/7/89 R/R 6’3” 200 5/10/91 R/L 6’2” 205 7/29/89 R/R 6’6” 235 10/23/78 L/L 6’4” 240 1/7/84 L/L 6’4” 220 4/12/90 R/R 6’1” 200 2/20/88 R/R 6’4” 190 5/25/89 L/L 6’5” 245 9/12/83 R/R 6’3” 180 2/26/88 R/L 6’2” 220 6/9/88 R/R 6’1” 220 6/13/85 R/R 6’1” 225 8/25/87 R/L 5’11” 175 2/6/87

# Catchers Willson Contreras 47 Miguel Montero 3 David Ross

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’1” 175 5/13/92 L/R 5’11” 210 7/9/83 R/R 6’2” 230 3/19/77

# Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB 7 Arismendy Alcantara S/R 5’10” 170 10/29/91 9 Javier Baez R/R 6’0” 190 12/1/92 17 Kris Bryant R/R 6’5” 215 1/4/92 Jeimer Candelario S/R 6’1” 210 11/24/93 11 Tommy La Stella L/R 5’11” 190 1/31/89 44 Anthony Rizzo L/L 6’3” 240 8/8/89 27 Addison Russell R/R 6’0” 200 1/23/94 61 Christian Villanueva R/R 5’11” 210 6/19/91 Dan Vogelbach L/R 6’0” 250 12/17/92 Ben Zobrist S/R 6’3” 210 5/26/81 # Outfielders 8 Chris Coghlan 22 Jason Heyward 12 Kyle Schwarber 68 Jorge Soler 41 Matt Szczur

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MGR. ROBIN VENTURAY #23 2015 RECORD: 76-86 FOURTH PLACE AL CENTRAL

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chicago white sox

With the emergence of 2014 Rookie of the Year slugger Jose Abreu and the addition of outfielder Melky Cabrera, first baseman Adam LaRoche as well as pitchers Jeff Samardzija and David Robertson the 2015 Chicago White Sox appeared to be an improved team moving towards respectability if not quite contention in a tough AL Central division. It turned out to be just more of the same for the south siders finishing in fourth place for the second year in a row with an almost identical record as the previous season.

Samardzija struggled through much of the season including a stretch of six consecutive losses in August finishing with an 11-13 record and a 4.96 ERA, allowing the most hits, home runs and earned runs in the American League. White Sox number one starter Chris Sale was 13-11 with a 3.41 ERA and led the AL with 274 strikeouts in 208 innings-pitched. Rookie Carlos Rodon went 9-6 with a 3.75 ERA in 23 starts spanning 139 innings. Jose Quintana was a hard luck 9-10 with a 3.36 ERA 32 starts and 206 innings, having an almost identical season to his previous 9-11, 3.32, in line with his 33-34 record and 3.46 ERA in his four-year career. Nine year veteran John Danks struggled to a 7-15 record with a 4.71 ERA in 30 starts. Closer David Robertson converted 34 of 41 save opportunities (tied for the league led with 7 blown saves but with a much better ration than the other leaders) and a 3.41 ERA in 63 innings.

The White Sox 701 runs allowed was the sixth highest in the AL while the team’s 622 runs scored was dead last.

First baseman Abreu captured the White Sox Triple Crown for the second consecutive season leading the team with 30 home runs, 101 RBI and a .290 batting average with a solid .850 OPS. Center fielder Adam Eaton reached a career-high 14 home runs and 56 RBI in his second season with the club and first as a full-time starter. DH Adam LaRoche was a major disappointment hitting a career-low .207 with 12 home runs and 44 RBI in 127 games. The Sox did not get much production up the middle from shortstop Alexei Ramirez (10 HR, 62 RBI, .249) whose numbers were down across the board or young second baseman Carlos Sanchez (5 HR, 31 RBI, .224) who struggled at the plate in his first full season. Ramirez has since departed as a free agent.

The White Sox added slugging third baseman Todd Frazier to an offense in dire need of some pop in a three team trade with the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Prospect to watch: Shortstop Tim Anderson, remains the White Sox top prospect hitting .312 with 49 stolen bases at AA-Birmingham last year and could crack the big league roster this year.

ARRIVALS: 3B Todd Frazier, 2B/3B Brett Lawrie DEPARTURES: RHP Jeff Samardzija , SS Alexei Ramirez 54

40-man roster # Pitchers 34 Matt Albers 54 Chris Beck Brandon Brennan 67 Scott Carroll 50 John Danks 33 Zach Duke 43 Dan Jennings 45 Erik Johnson 65 Nate Jones Tommy Kahnle 52 Jake Petricka Zach Phillips 57 Zach Putnam 62 Jose Quintana 30 David Robertson 55 Carlos Rodon 49 Chris Sale Jacob Turner 40 Daniel Webb 66 Michael Ynoa

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/R 6’1” 225 1/20/83 R/R 6’3” 225 9/4/90 R/R 6’4” 220 7/26/91 R/R 6’4” 215 9/24/84 L/L 6’1” 210 4/15/85 L/L 6’2” 210 4/19/83 L/L 6’3” 210 4/17/87 R/R 6’3” 230 12/30/89 R/R 6’5” 220 1/28/86 R/R 6’1” 235 8/7/89 R/R 6’5” 205 6/5/88 L/L 6’1” 200 9/21/86 R/R 6’2” 225 7/3/87 R/L 6’1” 220 1/24/89 R/R 5’11” 195 4/9/85 L/L 6’3” 235 12/10/92 L/L 6’6” 180 3/30/89 R/R 6’5” 215 5/21/91 R/R 6’3” 215 8/18/89 R/R 6’7” 210 9/24/91

# Catchers Alex Avila 36 Rob Brantly Dioner Navarro 81 Kevan Smith

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/R 5’11” 210 1/29/87 L/R 6’1” 195 7/14/89 S/R 5’9” 205 2/9/84 R/R 6’4” 230 6/28/88

# Infielders 79 Jose Abreu 22 Matt Davidson 21 Todd Frazier 27 Leury Garcia Brett Lawrie 24 Mike Olt 18 Tyler Saladino 5 Carlos Sanchez

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’3” 255 1/29/87 R/R 6’3” 230 3/26/91 R/R 6’3” 220 2/12/86 S/R 5’8” 170 3/18/91 R/R 6’0” 210 1/18/90 R/R 6’2” 210 8/27/88 R/R 6’0” 200 7/20/89 S/R 5’11” 195 6/29/92

# Outfielders 53 Melky Cabrera 1 Adam Eaton Daniel Fields 26 Avisail Garcia Jerry Sands 20 J.B. Shuck

B/T Ht Wt DOB S/L 5’10” 210 8/11/84 L/L 5’8” 185 12/6/88 L/R 6’2” 215 1/23/91 R/R 6’4” 240 6/12/91 R/R 6’4” 225 9/28/87 L/L 5’11” 195 6/18/87

# Designated Hitter B/T Ht Wt DOB 5 Adam LaRoche L/L 6’3” 205 11/6/79 Magazine Arizona KEY

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MGR. BRYAN PRICE #38 2015 RECORD, 64-98 FIFTH PLACE NL CENTRAL

team previews

cincinnati reds

It might sound strange but the highlight of the Reds season was hosting the Major League All-Star game for the first time since the opening of Great American Ball Park in 2003 and the first time in Cincinnati since 1988. During a pre-game ceremony Major League Baseball honored the four Greatest Living Players as voted by the fans in conjunction with All-Star Game balloting. Each team also announced it Franchise Four also elected by the fans. With Cincinnati being the host city for the All-Star Game the stage was set for local legend, fan favorite and duly deserving honoree Pete Rose to make his most high-profile public appearance on a Major League field for the first time since the All-Century team was presented at the 1999 All-Star game in Boston.

Rose was the last of the Reds’ franchise four to be introduced, in a surreal but defining moment capturing the Reds season in a microcosm with its symbolic imagery. Given Rose’s status on MLB permanently banned list, the Commissioner’s office made a special exemption for Rose on this day because of the announcement of each team’s franchise four and the fact that the All-Star game was hosted in Cincinnati. Rose appearance on the field is quite possibly the last time he will participate in an officially sanctioned MLB event. In light of the Commissioner’s most recent rejection of Rose applying for re-instatement at the end of the day it was time for both Rose and the Reds to move on.

With a 39-47 record at the break, 15.5 games out of first place the Reds officially decided to throw in the towel and begin a rebuilding process by trading eight-year veteran and staff Ace Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals for a trio of left-handed minor league pitching prospects including Cody Reed who racked up a nifty 13-9 record with a combined 2.41 ERA in 145 innings for three different clubs at the single-A and AA levels.

The Reds’ house cleaning continued in the off season when the Reds dealt home town favorite Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox in a three team deal that brought three minor leaguers including the team’s number one prospect second baseman Jose Peraza. The Reds also traded four time All-Star, fire-balling closer Aroldis Chapman to the New York Yankees for four more minor leaguers including pitching prospect Rookie Davis.

Prospect to watch: Outfielder Jesse Winker is viewed as the best pure hitter in the Reds minor league system compiling a .292 batting average and a .397 on-base percentage. He’s also displayed some occasional pop rapping 24 doubles and 13 home runs in a career-high 123 games at AA Pensacola.

ARRIVALS: 2B Jose Peraza, LHP Cody Reed DEPARTURES: 3B Todd Frazier, LHP Aroldis Chapman 56

40-man roster # Pitchers 34 Homer Bailey 52 Tony Cingrani 53 Carlos Contreras 54 Caleb Cotham 63 Rookie Davis 28 Anthony DeSclafani 70 Jumbo Diaz 29 Brandon Finnegan 67 Amir Garrett 60 J.J. Hoover 26 Raisel Iglesias 71 Stephen Johnson 47 John Lamb 21 Michael Lorenzen 74 Matt Magill 46 Jon Moscot 56 Chris O’Grady 65 Sal Romano 48 Keyvius Sampson 55 Robert Stephenson 36 Blake Wood

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’4” 225 5/3/86 L/L 6’4” 210 7/5/89 R/R 5’11” 215 1/8/91 R/R 6’3” 215 11/6/87 R/R 6’5” 245 4/29/93 R/R 6’1” 200 4/18/90 R/R 6’4” 280 2/27/84 L/L 5’11” 200 4/14/93 L/L 6’5” 210 5/3/92 R/R 6’3” 240 8/13/87 R/R 6’2” 185 1/4/90 R/R 6’5” 230 2/21/91 L/L 6’4” 205 7/10/90 R/R 6’3” 215 1/4/92 R/R 6’3” 210 11/10/89 R/R 6’4” 210 8/15/91 R/L 6’4” 225 4/17/90 L/R 6’5” 260 10/12/93 R/R 6’2” 225 1/6/91 R/R 6’2” 200 2/24/93 R/R 6’5” 240 8/8/85

# Catchers 16 Tucker Barnhart 37 Ramon Cabrera 39 Devin Mesoraco 68 Kyle Skipworth

B/T Ht Wt DOB S/R 5’11” 190 1/7/91 S/R 5’8” 195 11/5/89 R/R 6’1” 220 6/19/88 L/R 6’4” 230 3/1/90

# Infielders 2 Zack Cozart 3 Ivan De Jesus 23 Adam Duvall 9 Jose Peraza 4 Brandon Phillips 7 Eugenio Suarez 19 Joey Votto

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’0” 195 8/12/85 R/R 5’11” 200 5/1/87 R/R 6’1” 220 9/4/88 R/R 6’0” 180 4/30/94 R/R 6’0” 210 6/28/81 R/R 5’11” 205 7/18/91 L/R 6’2” 220 9/10/83

# Outfielders 32 Jay Bruce 30 Jake Cave 69 Juan Duran 6 Billy Hamilton 40 Tyler Holt 33 Yorman Rodriguez 43 Scott Schebler 58 Kyle Waldrop

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 6’3” 225 4/3/87 L/L 6’0” 200 12/4/92 R/R 6’7” 230 9/2/91 S/R 6’0” 160 9/9/90 R/R 5’10” 200 3/10/89 R/R 6’2” 210 8/15/92 L/R 6’0” 225 10/6/90 L/L 6’2” 215 11/26/91

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MGR. TERRY FRANCONA # 17 2015 RECORD 81-80 THIRD PLACE AL CENTRAL

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cleveland indians

Although the Indians dropped four games off the previous season’ pace the emergence of a young starring pitching corps has made Cleveland a popular pick to be a surprise contender in the American League central this year.

The 640 runs allowed by Cleveland last year was the second fewest behind Houston in the American League while the pitching staff’s 1,407 strikeouts was the second highest in the majors to the Chicago Cubs.

Surprising 2014 Cy Young Award winner, right-hander Corey Kluber struggled to a hard luck 9-16 record with a 3.49 ERA, leading the AL in losses, one year after leading the AL in wins. Kluber also led the league with four complete games and struck out 245 batters in 222 innings.

Young righty Danny Salazar, 25, was impressive in his first full season going 14-11 with .3.45 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 185 innings. Six-year veteran right-hander Carlos Carasco enjoyed a breakout campaign going 14-12 with a 3.63 ERA and 216 strikeouts in 183 innings.

Righty Josh Tomlin, the longest tenured pitcher on Cleveland’s staff returned from shoulder surgery in April to post a 7-2 record with a 3.02 ERA and two complete games in 65 innings. Rookie Cody Anderson was 7-3 with a 3.05 ERA in 15 starts. Closer Cody Allen recorded 34 saves with a 2.99 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 69 innings and led the AL with 53 games finished.

While the Indians had a dominant pitching staff Cleveland’s 669 runs scored was the fifth lowest total in the American League, hence the team’s 81-80 record.

Left fielder Michael Brantley, who finished third in MVP voting with a break-out season in 2014, missed the end of the 2015 season with a nagging shoulder injury that required surgery. Brantley led the AL with 45 doubles and hit .310 with 15 home runs, 84 RBI and an .859 OPS. Catcher Yan Gomes missed half of April and most of May after injuring his right knee in a collision at home plate with Detroit Tigers outfielder Rajai Davis, and struggled throughout the remainder of the season hitting .231 with 12 home runs and 45 RBI in 95 games. Incidentally Davis has since been acquired by Cleveland in a trade from Detroit.

Rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor made his big league debut on June 14 and hit .313 with 12 home runs and 51 RBI the rest of the way finishing second in Rookie of the Year voting.

Prospect to watch: Outfielder Clint Frazier hit 16 home runs with 75 RBI and a .285 average at single-A Lynchburg last year and knocked three more home runs with 8 RBI and a .281 batting average for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League.

ARRIVALS: 1B Mike Napoli, OF Rajai Davis DEPARTURES: RHP Gavin Floyd, UT Mike Aviles 58

40-man roster # Pitchers 49 Austin Adams 37 Cody Allen 56 Cody Anderson 51 Shawn Armstrong 71 Dylan Baker 47 Trevor Bauer 59 Carlos Carrasco 73 Mike Clevinger 57 Kyle Crockett 58 TJ House 28 Corey Kluber 53 Jeff Manship 34 Zach McAllister 69 Ryan Merritt 74 Shawn Morimando 61 Dan Otero 31 Danny Salazar 27 Bryan Shaw 65 Giovanni Soto 43 Josh Tomlin

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 5’11” 200 8/19/86 R/R 6’1” 210 11/20/88 R/R 6’4” 235 9/14/90 R/R 6’2” 225 9/11/90 R/R 6’2” 215 4/6/92 R/R 6’1” 200 1/17/91 R/R 6’4” 210 3/21/87 R/R 6’4” 220 12/21/90 L/L 6’2” 175 12/15/91 R/L 6’1” 205 9/29/89 R/R 6’4” 215 4/10/86 R/R 6’2” 205 1/16/85 R/R 6’6” 240 12/8/87 L/L 6’0” 170 2/21/92 L/L 5’11” 195 11/20/92 R/R 6’3” 215 2/19/85 L/R 6’0” 195 1/11/90 S/R 6’1” 210 11/8/87 L/L 6’2” 190 5/18/91 R/R 6’1” 190 10/19/84

# Catchers 10 Yan Gomes 55 Roberto Perez 81 Tony Wolters

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’2” 215 7/19/87 R/R 5’11” 225 12/23/88 L/R 5’10” 200 6/9/92

# Infielders 36 Jesus Aguilar 78 Erik Gonzalez 22 Jason Kipnis 12 Francisco Lindor 26 Mike Napoli 11 Jose Ramirez 41 Carlos Santana 39 Giovanny Urshela

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’3” 250 6/30/90 R/R 6’3” 195 8/31/91 L/R 5’11” 195 4/3/87 S/R 5’11” 190 11/14/93 R/R 6’1” 225 10/31/81 S/R 5’9” 180 9/17/92 S/R 5’11” 210 4/8/86 R/R 6’0” 215 10/11/91

# Outfielders 35 Abraham Almonte 23 Michael Brantley 24 Joey Butler 8 Lonnie Chisenhall 4 Collin Cowgill 20 Rajai Davis 72 Tyler Naquin 68 James Ramsey 6 Zach Walters

B/T Ht S/R 5’9” L/L 6’2” R/R 6’2” L/R 6’2” R/L 5’9” R/R 5’9” L/R 6’2” L/R 6’0” S/R 6’2”

Wt DOB 210 6/27/89 200 5/15/87 220 3/12/86 190 10/4/88 185 5/22/86 195 10/19/80 190 4/24/91 200 12/19/89 210 9/5/89

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colorado rockies 40-man roster

Break up the Rockies.

When shortstop Troy Tulowitzki signed a 10-year $157 million extension with the Colorado Rockies in 2010 it appeared safe to assume that he would play his entire career with the club. Not only was the contract large enough to ensure Tulowitzki would remain comfortable spending the remainder of his career in Colorado but also in a range that few teams could afford to absorb. But as the Rockies failed to finish higher than fourth place in the first four years of Tulo’s extension his name began to surface in trade rumors prior to the start of the 2015 season and by the time the All-Star break rolled around the Rockies realized they could finish in 5th place with or without him.

And so with the Rockies floundering in fifth place at 43-55 on July 28, 2015 Tulowitzki was dealt to the Toronto Blue Jays with 42-year-old pitcher Latroy Hawkins for veteran shortstop Jose Reyes and a handful of minor leaguers. The move certainly signaled the team would be moving in a different direction after failing to reach the post season since 2009.

Colorado’s rebuilding effort may also spell the departure of fanfavorite, seven-year Colorado outfielder Carlos Gonzalez who has two years and $37 million remaining on his contract. The Rockies signed free-agent outfielder Gerardo Parra in January causing a log jam of left-handed-hitting outfielders on the roster.

Third-year third baseman Nolan Arenado had a tremendous breakout year leading the NL with 42 home runs and 130 RBI finishing eight in MVP voting and can be seen as the new cornerstone of the franchise.

Jorge De La Rosa was the only Rockies starter with a winning record (9-7) and no Rockies’ pitcher won in double figures while three lost 10 or more, even closer John Axford faltered suffering through his worst campaign.

In typical Coors Field fashion the Rockies led the NL with 737 runs scored and were the only team in the league with an ERA over 5.00 allowing a league-high 844 runs for a monstrous -107 differential.

The Rockies signed journeyman slugger Mark Reynolds to a one-year $2.6 million deal to replace outgoing first-baseman Justin Morneau. Joining his seventh team in 10 years Reynolds could be a perfect fit for Coors Field.

Prospect to watch: In his second full season at the single-A level outfielder Ramiel Tapia continued to impress displaying five-tool skills with 12 home runs, 71 RBI, a .305 batting average, 9 triples and 26 stolen bases at Modesto, CA.

ARRIVALS: 1B/UT Mark Reynolds, RHP Chad Qualls DEPARTURES: 1B Justin Morneau, RHP John Axford 60

# Pitchers 44 Tyler Anderson 36 Christian Bergman 35 Chad Bettis 31 Eddie Butler 46 Miguel Castro 27 Tyler Chatwood 29 Jorge De La Rosa 47 Jairo Diaz Carlos Estevez 53 Christian Friedrich 55 Jon Gray 61 David Hale 48 Boone Logan 24 Jordan Lyles Tyler Matzek 60 Justin Miller Jason Motte 45 Scott Oberg 0 Adam Ottavino Chad Qualls 52 Chris Rusin Antonio Senzatela

B/T Ht L/L 6’4” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’2” R/R 6’5” R/R 6’0” L/L 6’1” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’4” R/L 6’4” R/R 6’4” R/R 6’2” R/L 6’5” R/R 6’4” L/L 6’3” R/R 6’3” R/R 6’0” R/R 6’2” S/R 6’5” R/R 6’4” L/L 6’2” R/R 6’1”

Wt DOB 210 12/30/89 180 5/4/88 200 4/26/89 180 3/13/91 190 12/24/94 185 12/16/89 215 4/5/81 200 5/27/91 210 12/28/92 215 7/8/87 235 11/5/91 210 9/27/87 215 8/13/84 230 10/19/90 230 10/19/90 215 6/13/87 205 6/22/82 205 3/13/90 220 11/22/85 235 8/17/78 195 10/22/86 180 1/21/95

# Catchers 50 Dustin Garneau 4 Nick Hundley 30 Tom Murphy

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Wt DOB 200 8/13/87 205 9/8/83 220 4/3/91

# Infielders 18 Cristhian Adames 28 Nolan Arenado 3 Daniel Descalso 9 DJ LeMahieu 10 Ben Paulsen 7 Jose Reyes Mark Reynolds Trevor Story 43 Rafael Ynoa

B/T Ht Wt DOB S/R 6’0” 185 7/26/91 R/R 6’2” 205 4/16/91 L/R 5’10” 190 10/19/86 R/R 6’4” 215 7/13/88 L/R 6’4” 210 10/27/87 S/R 6’0” 195 6/11/83 R/R 6’2” 220 8/3/83 R/R 6’1” 180 11/15/92 S/R 6’0” 190 8/7/87

# Outfielders 1 Brandon Barnes 19 Charlie Blackmon 6 Corey Dickerson 5 Carlos Gonzalez Gerardo Parra Raimel Tapia

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’2” 210 5/15/86 L/L 6’3” 210 7/1/86 L/R 6’1” 205 5/22/89 L/L 6’1” 220 10/17/85 L/L 5’11” 210 5/6/87 L/L 6’2” 160 2/4/94

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kansas city royals

Over the course of the past two seasons the brash and cocky Kansas City Royals have evolved from suspect underdogs into the American League’s premier powerhouse team and model franchise. After winning the team’s first AL pennant since 1985 and losing the 2014 World Series by just one run, the Royals made a triumphant return to the Fall Classic with a decisive four games to one dismissal of the National League’s upstart champion New York Mets.

The Royals made easy work of their American League competition along the way residing in first place just about every day of the season, outdistancing the second place Minnesota Twins by 12 games and almost fielding the entire starting lineup for the All-Star game.

The Royals accomplished all of this with a middle market Opening Day payroll of $112 million ranking 16th among MLBs 30 teams and most of the Royals roster will remain intact for a while. The Royals biggest off-season move was re-signing nine-year veteran, three-time All-Star and four time Gold Glove award winning left-fielder Alex Gordon to a four-year $72 million contract extension, the largest contract in franchise history in both total value and average annual salary.

Center fielder Lorenzo Cain was named to his third All-Star team, finished third in AL MVP voting and avoided arbitration signing a two year contract extension for $17.5 million.

Catcher Salvador Perez, the MVP of the 2015 World Series and heart and soul of the club is owed $2 million for the 2016 season, with the Royals holding three very reasonably priced option years through 2019.

First baseman Eric Hosmer is signed through the 2016 season at $8.25 million and will be eligible for arbitration next year. At the time of this writing third baseman Mike Moustakas awaits his arbitration hearing.

Nine-year veteran DH Kendrys Morales was a stabilizing presence in the Royals batting order driving in 106 runs with a .290 batting average and is signed through 2017. Young second baseman Christian Colon and electric outfielder Jerod Dyson appear ready to crack the Royals starting lineup this year.

Led by starters Yordani Ventura and Edinson Volquez, and the big-three bullpen trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland the 641 runs allowed by Royals pitching was the third lowest in the American League.

Ventura is under contract with the team through 2021. Volquez is signed through 2017. Davis has two years remaining on his contract while Herrera will become eligible for arbitration next year.

Prospect to watch: The first player to make a Major League debut in the World Series 20-year old shortstop Raul Adalberto Mondesi, son of former big league slugger Raul Mondesi, has been considered the number one prospect in the Royals organization for two years running.

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40-man roster # Pitchers 54 Scott Alexander 50 Miguel Almonte 49 Louis Coleman 55 Tim Collins 17 Wade Davis 41 Danny Duffy 33 Brian Flynn 40 Kelvin Herrera 44 Luke Hochevar 39 Kris Medlen Alec Mills Joakim Soria Matthew Strahm 51 Jason Vargas 30 Yordano Ventura 36 Edinson Volquez 32 Chris Young Kyle Zimmer

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 6’2” 190 7/10/89 R/R 6’2” 180 4/4/93 R/R 6’4” 205 4/4/86 L/L 5’7” 170 8/21/89 R/R 6’5” 220 9/7/85 L/L 6’3” 205 12/21/88 L/L 6’7” 250 4/19/90 R/R 5’10” 200 12/31/89 R/R 6’5” 225 9/15/83 S/R 5’10” 190 10/7/85 R/R 6’4” 185 11/30/91 R/R 6’3” 200 5/18/84 R/L 6’4” 180 11/12/91 L/L 6’0” 215 2/2/83 R/R 6’0” 180 6/3/91 R/R 6’0” 220 7/3/83 R/R 6’10” 255 5/25/79 R/R 6’3” 215 9/13/91

# Catchers 9 Drew Butera Tony Cruz 13 Salvador Perez

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’1” 200 8/9/83 R/R 5’11” 215 8/18/86 R/R 6’3” 240 5/10/90

# Infielders 24 Christian Colon 19 Cheslor Cuthbert 2 Alcides Escobar 35 Eric Hosmer 14 Omar Infante 27 Raul Mondesi 8 Mike Moustakas Ramon Torres

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 5’10” 190 5/14/89 R/R 6’1” 190 11/16/92 R/R 6’1” 185 12/16/86 L/L 6’4” 225 10/24/89 R/R 5’11” 195 12/26/81 S/R 6’1” 185 7/27/95 L/R 6’0” 215 9/11/88 S/R 5’10” 155 1/22/93

# Outfielders 7 Jorge Bonifacio 6 Lorenzo Cain 1 Jarrod Dyson Brett Eibner 34 Reymond Fuentes 4 Alex Gordon 0 Terrance Gore Jose Martinez 16 Paulo Orlando Bubba Starling

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’1” 195 6/4/93 R/R 6’2” 205 4/13/86 L/R 5’10” 160 8/15/84 R/R 6’3” 195 12/2/88 L/L 6’0” 160 2/12/91 L/R 6’1” 220 2/10/84 R/R 5’7” 165 6/8/91 R/R 6’7” 210 7/25/88 R/R 6’2” 210 11/1/85 R/R 6’4” 210 8/3/92

# Designated Hitters KEY B/T Ht Magazine Wt DOB Arizona 25 Kendrys Morales S/R 6’1” 225 6/20/83

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Tucson and Southern Arizona

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ith its towering saguaros standing guard, Southern Arizona is an impressive region filled with wonders of nature, steeped in history, and rich in culture.

You can tour a Spanish Colonial mission and explore stunning caves. You can shop for antiques and dine in style. You can stay at world-class resorts and play golf amid splendorous landscapes.

POPULAR DESTINATIONS INCLUDE: Bisbee – located 90 miles southeast of Tucson, Bisbee sends visitors back to a time when the Wild West was blossoming. Famous for the historic Copper Queen Mine, strolling the sidewalks of this southwestern gem lets you relish in art galleries, gourmet restaurants, coffee houses and antique shops. A visit to the wonderfully restored Victorian neighborhoods set on the hillsides will transport you to Europe. 866-2BISBEE Tombstone – founded in 1877, the “Town too Tough to Die” is home to the infamous gunfight at OK Corral. Step back in time and enjoy its notorious streets lined with saloons, restaurants, shops and stores.

Take in a reenactment of the bitter fight between the Earps and the Clantons.

Visit Tombstone and walk where heroes and villains of the old west lived, worked and fought. 888457-3929 Tubac – notably cooler than Phoenix and Tucson, this centuries-old town lies adjacent to the Coronado National Forest. Tubac features a variety of locally owner restaurants and comfortable bed and breakfasts. Other highlights include the Art Colony of Tubac, the Tubac Presidio

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State Historic Park, and the Santa Cruz River – a favorite for birdwatchers. 520-398-2704 Tucson – Boasting over 350 days of sunshine, Tucson is a mecca for outdoor adventure and golf. The city also contains an extensive arts community, world-class accommodations and spas, and a growing culinary and nightlife scene. You’ll want to take in major events such as the Tucson Culinary Festival, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and the Accenture Match Play Championships.

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los angeles angels

After suffering through a couple of sub-par seasons, only by his own lofty standards, Albert Pujols seemed to discover some kind of fountain of youth at the ripe old age of 35 knocking 40 home runs with 95 RBI in 157 games for the Los Angeles Angels in 2015.

Meanwhile Pujols’ 24-year-old teammate Mike Trout is apparently still bathing in that same fountain. One year after winning his first AL MVP award, Trout finished second for the third time in his fourth full season hitting 41 home runs with 90 RBI while leading the league with a .590 slugging percentage and .991 OPS. Trout and Pujols led an otherwise lackluster Angels’ offense that scored more than 100 less runs (661) in 2015 than the previous year (773) and was outscored by opponents (675). The Angels 85-77 record was a 13-game drop-off from the team’s first-place finish in 2104 and should have been worse considering the negative run differential.

According to baseball stats guru Bill James the Angles Pythagorean winning percentage (a team’s estimated winning percentage give their runs scored and allowed), put the team’s record at 79-83.

Two years after signing outfielder Josh Hamilton to a five-year $125 million contract and after another reported relapse in his ongoing struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, the Angels were so eager to get rid of him that they agreed to pay $62 million of his $69 million remaining salary in a trade with the Rangers for no one in particular.

Newly acquired outfielder Matt Joyce replaced Hamilton in left field hitting .174 with five home runs and 21 RBI in 93 games and was released as a free agent at the end of the year. Right fielder Kole Calhoun was the best of the rest knocking 26 home runs with 83 RBI in 159 games.

Right-hander Garrett Richards was the only member of the Angels starting pitching rotation to record a winning record going 15-12 with a 3.65 ERA in a team-high 207 innings pitched. Jered Weaver slipped from a league-leading 18 wins to 7-12 with a 4.64 ERA over 26 starts in an injury riddled campaign. Matt Shoemaker suffered through a sophomore jinx after finishing second in last year’s Rookie of the Year voting posting a 7-10 record with a 4.46 ERA. Perhaps still saddled by the lingering cost of Hamilton’s contract the Angels had a relatively inactive off-season signing free-agent outfielder Craig Gentry to a one-year $1 million contract and acquired third baseman Yunel Escobar in a trade with the Washington Nationals.

Prospect to watch: The Angles must see 21-year-old Cuban middle infielder Roberto Baldoquin as part of the team’s future presenting him with an $8 million signing bonus in December 2014.

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40-man roster # Pitchers 62 Al Alburquerque 86 Victor Alcantara 48 Jose Alvarez 68 Cam Bedrosian 62 Deolis Guerra 28 Andrew Heaney 64 Mike Morin 46 Cory Rasmus 57 Rob Rasmussen 43 Garrett Richards 59 Fernando Salas 53 Hector Santiago 52 Matt Shoemaker 45 Tyler Skaggs 38 Joe Smith 16 Huston Street 35 Nick Tropeano 36 Jered Weaver 33 C.J. Wilson

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’0” 195 6/10/86 R/R 6’2” 190 4/3/93 L/L 5’11” 180 5/6/89 R/R 6’0” 230 10/2/91 R/R 6’5” 245 4/17/89 L/L 6’2” 185 6/5/91 R/R 6’4” 220 5/3/91 R/R 6’0” 200 11/6/87 R/L 5’10” 170 4/2/89 R/R 6’3” 210 5/27/88 R/R 6’2” 200 5/30/85 R/L 6’0” 215 12/16/87 R/R 6’2” 225 9/27/86 L/L 6’4” 215 7/13/91 R/R 6’2” 205 3/22/84 R/R 6’0” 195 8/2/83 R/R 6’4” 200 8/27/90 R/R 6’7” 210 10/4/82 L/L 6’1” 210 11/18/80

# Catchers 47 Jett Bandy 58 Carlos Perez 18 Geovany Soto

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# Infielders 44 Ji-Man Choi 22 Kaleb Cowart 24 C.J. Cron 0 Yunel Escobar 8 Taylor Featherston 12 Johnny Giavotella 13 Kyle Kubitza Jefry Marte 20 Rey Navarro 7 Cliff Pennington 5 Albert Pujols 2 Andrelton Simmons

B/T Ht Wt DOB S/R 6’1” 230 5/19/91 S/R 6’3” 225 6/2/92 R/R 6’4” 235 1/5/90 R/R 6’2” 215 11/2/82 R/R 6’1” 185 10/8/89 R/R 5’8” 185 7/10/87 L/R 6’3” 210 7/15/90 R/R 6’1” 220 6/21/91 S/R 5’10” 185 12/22/89 S/R 5’10” 195 6/15/84 R/R 6’3” 230 1/16/80 R/R 6’2” 195 9/4/89

# Outfielders 56 Kole Calhoun 54 Todd Cunningham 3 Craig Gentry 25 Daniel Nava 79 Rafael Ortega 27 Mike Trout

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 5’10” 200 10/14/87 S/R 6’0” 205 3/20/89 R/R 6’2” 190 11/29/83 S/L 5’11” 200 2/22/83 L/R 5’11” 160 5/15/91 R/R 6’2” 235 8/7/91

Wt DOB 235 3/26/90 210 10/27/90 235 1/20/83

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los angeles dodgers

Reminiscent of the days of Koufax and Drysdale, the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to the team’s third straight NL West division title behind the spectacular pitching tandem of Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw as the pair combined to provide one of the greatest one-two punches in major league history. Right-hander Greinke’s season was one for the ages going 19-3 with a league leading 1.66 ERA, the best since Greg Maddux 1.63 in 1995, while southpaw Kershaw was 16-7 record with a 2.13 ERA and led the league with 301 strikeouts and 232 innings-pitched.

With Kershaw and Greinke set to pitch games one and two of the National League Division Series the Dodgers appeared poised to make a run at the World Series for the first time since 1988 but were outdueled by the upstart New York Mets three games to two. Kershaw and Greinke took the respective losses in games one and five.

Despite the team’s recent run of success the Dodgers have been plagued by a dysfunctional team chemistry that has materialized periodically in the form of high-profile arguments and altercations among teammates and former manager Don Mattingly who resigned at the end of the season, just a few days after he and outfielder Andre Ethier were captured on camera in a heated exchange during the final game of the NLDS. New manager Dave Roberts, 43, best known for stealing second base and igniting the Boston Red Sox memorable come back in the 2004 ALCS against the New York Yankees, should provide a breath of fresh air for the franchise moving forward.

The Dodgers will have their work cut out for them in an increasingly competitive NL West, losing Greinke as a free-agent who signed with the division rival Arizona Diamondbacks. While there are few if any starters that could replace the Dodgers’ ace the team shored up its rotation with the acquisition of veteran free agent lefty Scott Kazmir and Japanese major leaguer Kent Maeda as well as 24-year-old Cuban defector Yaisel Sierra.

Prospect to watch: In what has already been likened to the second coming of Fernando-mania teen age phenom Julio Urias has captured the imagination of Dodgers fans. Urias followed up his remarkable 2014 season (2.36 ERA with 109 strikeouts in 87 innings at single-A Rancho Cucamonga) as the youngest pitcher (17) on a full-season minor league team, skyrocketing from rookie ball to single-A, AA, and AAA in 2015. His accomplishments are still more remarkable considering that three childhood operations have left his left eye nearly closed.

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40-man roster # Pitchers 35 Brett Anderson 43 Luis Avilan 52 Pedro Baez Brandon Beachy 46 Mike Bolsinger Jharel Cotton 77 Carlos Frias 63 Yimi Garcia 41 Chris Hatcher 56 J.P. Howell 74 Kenley Jansen Scott Kazmir 22 Clayton Kershaw 51 Zach Lee 36 Adam Liberatore 18 Kenta Maeda 38 Brandon McCarthy Frankie Montas 71 Josh Ravin 99 Hyun-Jin Ryu Ross Stripling 58 Ian Thomas 57 Alex Wood

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 6’3” 240 2/1/88 L/L 6’2” 220 7/19/89 R/R 6’0” 230 3/11/88 R/R 6’2” 215 9/3/86 R/R 6’1” 215 1/29/88 R/R 5’11” 195 1/19/92 R/R 6’4” 195 11/13/89 R/R 6’1” 210 8/18/90 S/R 6’1” 200 1/12/85 L/L 6’0” 180 4/25/83 S/R 6’5” 265 9/30/87 L/L 6’0” 185 1/24/84 L/L 6’4” 225 3/19/88 R/R 6’4” 210 9/13/91 L/L 6’3” 240 5/12/87 R/R 6’0” 160 4/11/88 R/R 6’7” 225 7/7/83 R/R 6’2” 185 3/21/93 R/R 6’4” 230 1/21/88 R/L 6’2” 255 3/25/87 R/R 6’3” 190 11/23/89 R/L 6’4” 215 4/20/87 R/L 6’4” 215 1/12/91

# Catchers 65 Austin Barnes 17 A.J. Ellis 9 Yasmani Grandal

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 5’10” 185 12/28/89 R/R 6’2” 230 4/9/81 S/R 6’1” 225 11/8/88

# Infielders 23 Adrian Gonzalez Micah Johnson 5 Corey Seager 10 Justin Turner 26 Chase Utley

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 6’2” 220 5/8/82 L/R 6’0” 210 12/18/90 L/R 6’4” 215 4/27/94 R/R 5’11” 205 11/23/84 L/R 6’1” 190 12/17/78

# Outfielders 3 Carl Crawford 16 Andre Ethier 7 Alex Guerrero 14 Enrique Hernandez 31 Joc Pederson 66 Yasiel Puig Trayce Thompson 33 Scott Van Slyke

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 6’2” 230 8/5/81 L/L 6’2” 210 4/10/82 R/R 6’0” 215 11/20/86 R/R 5’11” 200 8/24/91 L/L 6’1” 215 4/21/92 R/R 6’2” 255 12/7/90 R/R 6’3” 210 3/15/91 R/R 6’4” 220 7/24/86

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Sedona and North Central Arizona

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aried and vibrant aptly describe the north central region. The famous Red Rocks of Sedona. The bar where Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday drank whiskey. The mining town carved on a hillside. With four seasons and something for everyone, this region begs to be seen and will not soon be forgotten.

POPULAR DESTINATIONS INCLUDE: Sedona – Often called “Red Rock Country” Sedona is a four seasons playground for everyone – whether you’re into history and archaeology; arts and culture; power shopping; outdoor sports; or the spiritual and metaphysical, imagine doing all this in a backdrop of some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Indeed, this picturesque city is surrounded by red-rock monoliths named Coffeepot, Cathedral and Thunder Mountain. At the north end of the city is the stunning Oak Creek Canyon, a breathtaking chasm that even today, is wildly wonderful.

800-288-7336 Prescott – Just 90 minutes north of Phoenix, “Everybody’s Hometown” is an ideal destination for golfers, outdoor adventure seekers, and western history buffs. From its majestic rock formations at Granite Dells to five area lakes to more than 450 miles of wellgroomed hiking, biking and horseback riding trails, Prescott knows no boundaries for exploring the area’s stunning natural beauty. The downtown Courthouse Plaza is Prescott’s historic heart. The plaza is bordered by the famous Whiskey Row, known to have hosted the likes of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday--and still hosts eclectic boutiques, galleries, antique shops, and restaurants. 800-266-7534 Jerome – After the mines closed in 1953 and “King Copper” left town, the population went from a peak of 15,000 in the 1920s to a low of 50 people. The Jerome Historical Society guarded the buildings against vandalism and the elements, the Douglas Mansion became a

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State Park in 1965, and Jerome became a National Historic Landmark in 1976. During the 60’s and 70’s, Jerome offered a haven for artists. Soon newcomers and Jerome old timers were working together to bring Jerome back to life. Today, Jerome is very much alive with writers, artists, artisans, musicians, historians, and families.

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MGR. CRAIG COUNSELL #30 2015 RECORD, 68-94 FOURTH PLACE NL CENTRAL

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milwaukee brewers

When New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores thought he had been dealt to the Milwaukee Brewers at the trading deadline on July 29th he began crying his eyes out. Who could blame him? Being traded to Milwaukee during the middle of last season was almost the equivalent to being sent down to the minors.

As it turned out the proposed trade sending Flores and Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler to the Brewers for two-time All-Star centerfielder Carlos Gomez (a nine-year-veteran, originally drafted by the Mets in 2002) was nixed for unspecified reasons, but was indicative of the Brewers moving in a different direction. Gomez was indeed dealt the next day to the Houston Astros with pitcher Mike Fiers in exchange for four top minor league prospects including outfielder Brett Phillips and left-handed pitcher Josh Harder. Phillips was named the Astros Minor League Player of the Year in 2014 and hit a combined .309 at single A and AA last year.

Hader, 21, has compiled a 21-16 record with a 2.95 ERA over four minor league seasons and was impressive in the 2015 Arizona Fall League with 19 strikeouts with a 0.56 ERA in 16 innings.

Also acquired in the Gomez trade, outfielder Domingo Santana, 23, clubbed 18 home runs with 77 RBI and hit .333 at AAA Fresno and Colorado Springs.

Big right-hander Adrian Houser, 23, was the fourth player included in the deal and went 4-1 with a 2.92 ERA in seven starts at AA Biloxi after being acquired by Milwaukee.

Mired in mediocrity for the past four years a house cleaning of sorts was in order for the Brewers whose 68-94 record was the team’s worst in 11 years. Outfielder Gerardo Parra was also dealt at the trade deadline to Baltimore for 23-year old RHP Zach Davies, who went 3-2 with a 3.71 ERA in six starts for the Brewers. Closer Frankie Rodriguez was dealt to Detroit for 20-year-old infielder Javier Betancourt. Veteran third baseman Aramis Ramirez was sent to Pittsburgh for minor league pitcher Yhonathan Barrios. Also gone are first-baseman Adam Lind, traded to Seattle for three teenage pitching prospects during the off-season and 15-year veteran hurler Kyle Loshe, 37, who departed as a free agent.

The Brewers signed free-agent first baseman Chris Carter (24 HR, .199 BA in 129 games for Houston last year) to a one-year $2.5 million contract.

Catcher Jonathon Lucroy as one year at $4 million left on his contract with a club option for $5.25 million in 2017. Outfielder Ryan is still owed $96 million through 2020.

Prospect to watch: The top prospect acquired in the Carlos Gomez trade to Houston last year, outfielder Brett Phillips was named the Astros Minor League Player of the Year in 2014 and hit a combined .309 at single A and AA last year.

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40-man roster # Pitchers 70 Jacob Barnes 50 Yhonathan Barrios 54 Michael Blazek 45 Tyler Cravy 27 Zach Davies 22 Matt Garza 32 David Goforth 63 Junior Guerra 47 Adrian Houser 21 Jeremy Jeffress 75 Zack Jones 41 Taylor Jungmann 46 Corey Knebel 28 Jorge Lopez 78 Damien Magnifico 52 Jimmy Nelson 58 Ariel Pena 38 Wily Peralta 13 Will Smith 37 Tyler Thornburg 59 Tyler Wagner

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’2” 230 4/14/90 S/R 5’10” 200 12/1/91 R/R 6’0” 205 3/16/89 R/R 6’2” 210 7/13/89 R/R 6’0” 160 2/7/93 R/R 6’4” 215 11/26/83 R/R 5’10” 205 10/11/88 R/R 6’0” 205 1/16/85 R/R 6’4” 230 2/2/93 R/R 6’0” 215 9/21/87 R/R 6’1” 185 12/4/90 R/R 6’6” 220 12/18/89 R/R 6’4” 210 11/26/91 R/R 6’3” 190 2/10/93 R/R 6’1” 185 5/24/91 R/R 6’6” 245 6/5/89 R/R 6’3” 250 5/20/89 R/R 6’1” 245 5/8/89 R/L 6’5” 260 7/10/89 R/R 5’11” 190 9/29/88 R/R 6’3” 195 1/24/91

# Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 20 Jonathan Lucroy R/R 6’0” 195 6/13/86 12 Martin Maldonado R/R 6’0” 225 8/16/86 # Infielders 72 Orlando Arcia 33 Chris Carter 62 Garin Cecchini 2 Scooter Gennett 29 Yadiel Rivera 9 Jean Segura 5 Jonathan Villar 73 Colin Walsh 64 Andy Wilkins

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’0” 165 8/4/94 R/R 6’4” 250 12/18/86 L/R 6’3” 220 4/20/91 L/R 5’10” 185 5/1/90 R/R 6’3” 180 5/2/92 R/R 5’10” 205 3/17/90 S/R 6’1” 215 5/2/91 S/R 6’0” 200 9/26/89 L/R 6’1” 220 9/13/88

# Outfielders 8 Ryan Braun 60 Keon Broxton 18 Khris Davis 61 Ramon Flores 10 Kirk Nieuwenhuis 35 Shane Peterson 25 Michael Reed 16 Domingo Santana

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’2” 205 11/17/83 R/R 6’3” 195 5/7/90 R/R 5’10” 195 12/21/87 L/L 5’10” 190 3/26/92 L/R 6’3” 225 8/7/87 L/L 6’0” 210 2/11/88 R/R 6’0” 190 11/18/92 R/R 6’5” 225 8/5/92

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Why Are Sedona’s Rocks

Red?

The answer to one of the most asked questions by Sedona visitors is iron!

The incredible array of colors displayed by Sedona’s famous Red Rocks is a direct result of iron oxide in water seeping into sandstone rock formations. Water carrying dissolved iron oxide drains through the porous sandstone and literally paints quartz grains – you guessed it – red!

The Red Rocks vary in origin, color and age. Some were originally sea sediment while others came from blowing sand. You’ll see bright orange, red and tan rocks.

The brightest orange rocks are more than 250 million

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years old. White and grey rocks are limestone that formed at the bottom of the sea or sandstone that had its red color washed out by water.

You may also stumble across basalt extruded by volcanoes in the past.

Sedona and its famous Red Rocks have been in the making for hundreds of millions of years. There are many ways to enjoy the scenery, just be sure to get out and experience Sedona’s world renowned Red Rocks! And remember, take only memories, leave only footprints. AZ

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oakland athletics

It’s been all downhill for the Oakland since the moment that general manager Billy Beane dealt outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Johnny Gomes and pitcher Jon Lester at the trade deadline of the 2014 season. Posting a 90-127 record since that fateful day the A’s finished in last place last year with the worst record in the American League.

Meanwhile Lester departed as a free-agent at the end of the 2014 season, and made it all the way to the NLCS with the Chicago Cubs while Cespedes was traded from Boston to Detroit prior to the start of the 2015 season and later dealt to the New York Mets, almost singlehandedly leading the team to the NL East division title and National League pennant.

Gomes was a flop in his limited time with the A’s departing as a free agent at the end of the 2014 season.

In what might have been the worst trade of the year, third baseman Josh Donaldson, a fan favorite who finished 8th and 4th in AL MVP voting in 2012 and 2013, was dealt to Toronto for third baseman Brett Lawrie, and while the A’s saved $2 million on the transaction Donaldson led the AL with 122 runs scored, 123 RBI and 352 total bases while knocking 41 home runs with a .297 average winning the AL MVP award.

Lawrie hit .260 with 16 home runs and 60 RBI and was traded to the Chicago White Sox during the off-seasons for a pair of minor league pitchers. The A’s have brought back former third baseman Jed Lowrie in a trade from Houston.

While Billy Beane has often been credited with being one of baseball’s most forward thinking, budget conscious general managers just about every move he made assembling the 2015 A’s backfired. Former K.C. Royals, DH/first baseman Billy Butler was signed to a three-year $30 million deal and struggled through his worst season of his nineyear career, hitting (.251) 40 points below his career .290 average with 15 home runs and 65 RBI. A middling A’s offense, lacking power scored a 9th best in the AL 694 runs, and the team’s 14 home runs was just 10 more than the Chicago White Sox league low.

Young Sonny Gray, 25, was the only A’s only starting pitcher to post a winning record going 14-7 with an impressive 2.73 ERA in 208 innings, finishing third in AL Cy Young award voting.

A rebuilding A’s team is unlikely to pose much of a challenge in a tough AL West.

Prospect to watch: Third baseman Renato Nunez has made steady progress up the organizational ladder hitting 18 home runs with 61 RBI in 93 games at AA Midland last year and combined with A’s top prospect first baseman Matt Olsen gives the team a powerful future tandem at the corners.

ARRIVALS: 3B Jed Lowrie, 1B Yonder Alonso DEPARTURES: 3B Brett Lawrie, OF Craig Gentry 70

40-man roster # Pitchers 70 Raul Alcantara Henderson Alvarez 37 R.J. Alvarez John Axford 40 Chris Bassitt 36 Aaron Brooks 62 Sean Doolittle 53 Felix Doubront 66 Ryan Dull 31 Kendall Graveman 54 Sonny Gray 32 Jesse Hahn Liam Hendriks Rich Hill Ryan Madson 47 Sean Nolin 11 Jarrod Parker 33 Fernando Rodriguez Marc Rzepczynski J.B. Wendelken

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’3” 205 12/4/92 R/R 6’0” 205 4/18/90 R/R 6’2” 215 6/8/91 R/R 6’5” 220 4/1/83 R/R 6’5” 210 2/22/89 R/R 6’4” 220 4/27/90 L/L 6’3” 210 9/26/86 L/L 6’2” 225 10/23/87 R/R 5’10” 175 10/2/89 R/R 6’2” 185 12/21/90 R/R 5’11” 195 11/7/89 R/R 6’5” 190 7/30/89 R/R 6’1” 205 2/10/89 L/L 6’5” 220 3/11/80 L/R 6’6” 210 8/28/80 L/L 6’4” 230 12/26/89 R/R 6’1” 195 11/24/88 R/R 6’3” 235 6/18/84 L/L 6’2” 220 8/29/85 R/R 6’0” 190 3/24/93

# Catchers 19 Josh Phegley 21 Stephen Vogt

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 5’10” 225 2/12/88 L/R 6’0” 215 11/1/84

# Infielders Yonder Alonso 25 Tyler Ladendorf Jed Lowrie 50 Max Muncy 57 Renato Nunez 8 Rangel Ravelo 10 Marcus Semien 28 Eric Sogard Joey Wendle

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/R 6’1” 220 4/8/87 R/R 6’0” 190 3/7/88 S/R 6’0” 180 4/17/84 L/R 6’0” 205 8/25/90 R/R 6’1” 200 4/4/94 R/R 6’2” 220 4/24/92 R/R 6’1” 195 9/17/90 L/R 5’10” 190 5/22/86 L/R 6’1” 190 4/26/90

# Outfielders 1 Billy Burns 20 Mark Canha 4 Coco Crisp 23 Sam Fuld Andrew Lambo 22 Josh Reddick 5 Jake Smolinski 26 Danny Valencia

B/T Ht Wt DOB S/R 5’9” 180 8/30/89 R/R 6’1” 200 2/15/89 S/R 5’10” 185 11/1/79 L/L 5’10” 175 11/20/81 L/L 6’3” 215 8/11/88 L/R 6’2” 180 2/19/87 R/R 5’11” 205 2/9/89 R/R 6’2” 220 9/19/84

# Designated Hitter B/T Ht Wt DOB Magazine KEY 16 BillyArizona Butler R/R 6’1” 240 4/18/86

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NEW MGR. ANDY GREEN # 14 2015 RECORD, 74-88 FOURTH PLACE NL WEST

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san diego padres

With the acquisitions of outfielders Matt Kemp, Wil Myers and Justin Upton and the signing of free-agent pitcher James “Big Game” Shields the San Diego Padres had every reason to feel optimistic going into the 2015 season.

Problem was the Padres just didn’t have enough big games for Shields to pitch in, figuring out of the NL west pennant race for the fifth consecutive season.

Shields finished among the league leaders in games started for the third year in a row posting a respectable 13-7 record with a 3.91 ERA and was the only member of the Padres starting rotation to record a winning record.

Kemp was acquired from the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers in a trade for catcher Yasmani Grandal and cash considerations covering $32 million of the $85 million remaining of his mammoth $160 million eight-year contract running through the 2019 season. He led the Padres with 100 RBI and finished but finished the season on the DL with a partially torn tendon in his right middle finger sitting out the final five games of the season.

Upton, acquired from the Atlanta Braves for a handful of minor leaguers in the final year of his contract led the Padres with 26 home runs and a .790 OPS but departed as a free agent at season’s end.

Two years removed from winning the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year award Myers missed most of the season with nagging tendonitis in his left wrist, playing in just 60 games.

The Padres 650 runs scored was 10th best in the NL and didn’t add up to nearly enough in the explosive NL West finishing behind every other team in the division. The team’s 4.09 ERA rose by nearly a run and dropped from fourth to 10th best in the NL and better than only Colorado in the division.

New skipper Andy Green will attempt to right the Padres ship. At 38, Green is the second youngest manager in the Major Leagues (behind Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay) and come to San Diego from Arizona where he served as the Diamondbacks’ third base coach in 2015 after four seasons of managing in the team’s farm system compiling a 219-189 record, leading the Missoula Osprey to the Pioneer League championship in 2012 and winning the Southern League Manager of the Year award with the Mobile Bay Bears in 2013 and 2014.

Prospect to watch: Rifle-armed outfielder Hunter Renfroe hit a combined 20 home runs with 78 RBI and a .272 batting average at AA-San Antonio and AAA-El Paso and appears primed to make his major league debut this season.

ARRIVALS: OF Manual Margot, 1B Nick Evans DEPARTURES: OF Justin Upton, RHP Ian Kennedy 72

40-man roster # Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB Buddy Baumann L/L 5’10” 175 12/9/87 Ryan Buchter L/L 6’3” 250 2/13/87 57 Leonel Campos R/R 6’2” 200 7/17/87 34 Andrew Cashner R/R 6’5” 225 9/11/86 40 Odrisamer Despaigne R/R 6’0” 205 4/4/87 43 Jon Edwards R/R 6’5” 235 1/8/88 41 Robbie Erlin R/L 6’0” 195 10/8/90 65 Tayron Guerrero R/R 6’7” 215 1/9/91 Josh Martin R/R 6’5” 230 12/30/89 37 Brandon Maurer R/R 6’5” 220 7/3/90 43 Cory Mazzoni R/R 6’1” 200 10/19/89 Luis Perdomo R/R 6’2” 160 5/9/93 Drew Pomeranz R/L 6’5” 240 11/22/88 59 Kevin Quackenbush R/R 6’4” 220 11/28/88 29 Colin Rea R/R 6’5” 220 7/1/90 38 Tyson Ross R/R 6’5” 230 4/22/87 33 James Shields R/R 6’3” 215 12/20/81 Blake Smith L/R 6’2” 225 12/9/87 Jose Torres L/L 6’2” 175 9/24/93 Cesar Vargas R/R 6’1” 215 12/30/91 Carlos Villanueva R/R 6’2” 215 11/28/83 50 Nick Vincent R/R 6’0” 180 7/12/86 # Catchers B/T Ht

Christian Bethancourt R/R 6’2” 18 Austin Hedges R/R 6’1” 3 Derek Norris R/R 6’0”

Wt DOB 205 9/2/91 200 8/18/92 210 2/14/89

# Infielders 5 Alexi Amarista Jose Pirela Alexei Ramirez Jose Rondon 26 Yangervis Solarte 15 Cory Spangenberg 39 Brett Wallace

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/R 5’6” 160 4/6/89 R/R 5’11” 215 11/21/89 R/R 6’2” 180 9/22/81 R/R 6’1” 160 3/3/94 S/R 5’11” 195 7/7/87 L/R 6’0” 195 3/16/91 L/R 6’2” 235 8/26/86

# Outfielders Jabari Blash 1 Alex Dickerson 16 Travis Jankowski Jon Jay 27 Matt Kemp Manuel Margot 4 Wil Myers 2 Melvin Upton Jr.

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’5” 225 7/4/89 L/L 6’3” 230 5/26/90 L/R 6’2” 190 6/15/91 L/L 5’11” 195 3/15/85 R/R 6’4” 210 9/23/84 R/R 5’11” 170 9/28/94 R/R 6’3” 205 12/10/90 R/R 6’3” 185 8/21/84

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MGR. BRUCE BOCHY #15 2015 RECORD, 84-78 SECOND PLACE NL WEST

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san francisco giants 40-man roster

Well it’s an even numbered year again so you have to like the Giants chances in 2016 but there’s more than just mystical coincidence or voodoo numerology behind San Francisco winning the 2010, 2012 and 2014 World Series.’

The Giants have proven to be adept at re-tooling and making the proper adjustments to return to the Fall Classic after each of their previous championship seasons and could be on track to do it again this year. Snatching free-agent pitcher Johnny Cueto away from the World Series champion Kansas City Royals with a six-year $130-million contract was the biggest in a series of off-season moves that gives the Giants an apparent leg up on their NL West division rivals.

Among the top starters in the National League for the five years preceding his mid-season trade from Cincinnati to K.C. last year, Cueto struggled through the worst prolonged slump of his career losing six straight decisions from August 21- September 18 but finished strong with a brilliant complete game, two-hit victory over the N.Y. Mets in Game Two of the World Series.

Teaming with staff ace Madison Bumgarner (18-9, 2.93 ERA), the pair should provide a formidable one-two punch at the top of one of baseball’s best starting rotations which also includes the addition of newly acquired free-agent Jeff Samardzija, veteran Jake Peavy and sophomore Chris Heston who threw a no-hitter at the Mets on June 9th.

The Giants also signed free-agent outfielder Denard Span to a threeyear $31 million contract, replacing outgoing free-agent Nori Aoki. A defensive standout, Span rounds out an outfield that includes Hunter Pence, Angel Pagan and Gregor Blanco.

The Giants 696 runs scored was fifth best in the NL. Seven-year veteran catcher Buster Posey (has it really been that long already?) was named to his third All-Star team and played in a career-high 150 games leading the Giants offense with a .318 batting average and 95 RBI. Shortstop Brandon Crawford was voted to his first All-Star team and hit a team-leading 21 home runs.

At the time of this writing Giants’ nine-year veteran pitcher Tim Lincecum remained an un-signed free-agent recovering from hip surgery and had not pitched since June 27th. What once looked like sure fire Hall of Fame career has been at least temporarily derailed. It is possible Lincecum could receive a spring training invitation from the Giants or another club.

Prospect to watch: Twenty-year-old shortstop Christian Arroyo has compiled a .303 batting average over three minor league seasons and hit .308 at high-A San Jose last season and was equally impressive during the 2015 Arizona Fall League hitting .308 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 19 games.

ARRIVALS: RHP Johnny Cueto, OF Denard Span DEPARTURES: OF Nori Aoki, RHP Ryan Vogelsong 74

# Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB Ty Blach R/L 6’2” 200 10/20/90 65 Ray Black R/R 6’5” 225 6/26/90 Clayton Blackburn L/R 6’3” 230 1/6/93 57 Mike Broadway R/R 6’5” 215 3/30/87 40 Madison Bumgarner R/L 6’5” 235 8/1/89 18 Matt Cain R/R 6’3” 230 10/1/84 46 Santiago Casilla R/R 6’0” 210 7/25/80 Kyle Crick L/R 6’4” 220 11/30/92 47 Johnny Cueto R/R 5’11” 220 2/15/86 Ian Gardeck R/R 6’2” 215 11/21/90 62 Cory Gearrin R/R 6’3” 215 4/14/86 61 Joan Gregorio R/R 6’7” 180 1/12/92 53 Chris Heston R/R 6’3” 195 4/10/88 70 George Kontos R/R 6’3” 215 6/12/85 64 Derek Law R/R 6’2” 210 9/14/90 49 Javier Lopez L/L 6’4” 220 7/11/77 Adalberto Mejia R/L 6’3” 195 6/20/93 Steven Okert L/L 6’3” 210 7/9/91 61 Josh Osich L/L 6’2” 230 9/3/88 22 Jake Peavy R/R 6’1” 195 5/31/81 54 Sergio Romo R/R 5’11” 185 3/4/83 Jeff Samardzija R/R 6’5” 225 1/23/85 Jake Smith R/R 6’4” 190 6/2/90 Chris Stratton R/R 6’3” 190 8/22/90 60 Hunter Strickland R/R 6’4” 220 9/24/88 # Catchers 56 Trevor Brown 28 Buster Posey 34 Andrew Susac

B/T Ht R/R 6’2” R/R 6’1” R/R 6’1”

Wt DOB 195 11/15/91 215 3/27/87 215 3/22/90

# Infielders 1 Ehire Adrianza 9 Brandon Belt 35 Brandon Crawford 5 Matt Duffy 12 Joe Panik 37 Kelby Tomlinson

B/T Ht S/R 6’1” L/L 6’5” L/R 6’2” R/R 6’2” L/R 6’1” R/R 6’3”

Wt DOB 170 8/21/89 220 4/20/88 215 1/21/87 170 1/15/91 190 10/30/90 180 6/16/90

# Outfielders 7 Gregor Blanco 16 Angel Pagan Jarrett Parker 8 Hunter Pence Denard Span 51 Mac Williamson

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/L 5’11” 175 12/24/83 S/R 6’2” 200 7/2/81 L/L 6’4” 210 1/1/89 R/R 6’4” 220 4/13/83 L/L 6’0” 210 2/27/84 R/R 6’5” 240 7/15/90

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MGR. LLOYD MCCLENDON #23 2015 RECORD: 76-86 FOURTH PLACE AL WEST

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seattle mariners

Following the team’s first winning season in five years, the Seattle Mariners were a very fashionable pick to win the AL West. One year after signing second baseman Robison Cano to the largest contract in franchise history, the Mariners reeled in free-agent outfielder Nelson Cruz with a four-year $57 million contract. Cruz had led the AL hitting 40 home runs for the Baltimore Orioles in 2014. Combined with a solid starting rotation fronted by “King Felix” Hernandez a deep middle-relief corps and the emergence of top prospect Taijuan Walker, there were plenty of reasons to believe the Mariners were turning the corner and ready to contend in the AL West again.

For his part Cruz delivered hitting a career-high 44 home runs with 93 RBI and a .302 batting average to capture the Triple Crown.

In his second season in Seattle perennial All-Star Cano appeared merely mortal hitting 21 home runs with 79 RBI, a .287 batting average and a career-high 107 strikeouts. At 33, Cano still has eight years and $192 million remaining on his contract with the Mariners.

Third baseman Kyle Seager hit 26 home runs with a .266 batting average but his 74 RBI were significantly less than the 96 he drove in the previous year.

Eleven-year veteran “King Felix” Hernandez had a typical “King Felix” year going 18-9 with 191 strikeouts in 202 innings although his ERA was up a bit at 3.53. He was named to his fifth straight AllStar team (6th in 7 years), finished 7th in Cy Young award voting and is signed through the 2019 season.

In his first full season rookie Taijuan Walker displayed flashes of brilliance, like his 11-strike-out, complete game one-hitter against Minnesota on July 31st, but was also inconsistent the way young rookies can be going 11-8 on the year with a 4.56 ERA. Hisashi Iwakuma struggled through an injury-riddled campaign going 9-5 with a 3.54 ERA in 20 starts but missed almost half of the season with a strained lateral muscle in his right shoulder. He was re-signed by the Mariners to a guaranteed one-year contract with two one-year options. The Mariners also acquired lefty starter Wade Miley from Boston in a trade for young right hander Carson Smith.

Other off-season acquisitions include free agent outfielder Nori Aoki, first baseman Adam Lind and journeyman first-baseman/outfielder and pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawa to a minor league contract.

Prospect to watch: Two years out of high school, 20-year old outfielder Tyler O’Neill clubbed 32 home runs at single-A Bakersfield and hit three more with a .333 batting average in the 2015 AZ Fall League.

ARRIVALS: LHP Wade Miley, OF Nori Aoki DEPARTURES: 1B Logan Morrison, DH Mark Trumbo ArizonaKEY.com

40-man roster # Pitchers 49 Jonathan Aro 53 Joaquin Benoit 31 Steve Cishek 29 Ryan Cook 25 Justin De Fratus 41 Charlie Furbush 48 Mayckol Guaipe 34 Felix Hernandez 18 Hisashi Iwakuma 13 Nathan Karns 57 Cody Martin 20 Wade Miley 37 Mike Montgomery 38 Vidal Nuno 65 James Paxton 59 David Rollins 58 Evan Scribner 44 Taijuan Walker Joe Wieland 55 Tony Zych

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’0” 175 10/10/90 R/R 6’4” 250 7/26/77 R/R 6’6” 215 6/18/86 R/R 6’2” 215 6/30/87 S/R 6’4” 225 10/21/87 L/L 6’5” 215 4/11/86 R/R 6’4” 235 8/11/90 R/R 6’3” 225 4/8/86 R/R 6’3” 210 4/12/81 R/R 6’3” 225 11/25/87 R/R 6’3” 230 9/4/89 L/L 6’0” 220 11/13/86 L/L 6’4” 200 7/1/89 L/L 5’11” 210 7/26/87 L/L 6’4” 235 11/6/88 L/L 6’1” 210 12/21/89 R/R 6’3” 190 7/19/85 R/R 6’4” 235 8/13/92 R/R 6’2” 205 1/21/90 R/R 6’3” 190 8/7/90

# Catchers 28 Steve Baron 32 Steve Clevenger 33 Chris Iannetta 2 Jesus Sucre 3 Mike Zunino

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’0” 205 12/7/90 L/R 5’10” 210 4/5/86 R/R 6’0” 230 4/8/83 R/R 6’0” 225 4/30/88 R/R 6’2” 220 3/25/91

# Infielders 22 Robinson Cano 26 Adam Lind 4 Ketel Marte 10 Jesus Montero 16 Luis Sardinas 15 Kyle Seager 1 Chris Taylor

B/T Ht L/R 6’0” L/L 6’2” S/R 6’1” R/R 6’3” S/R 6’1” L/R 6’0” R/R 6’1”

# Outfielders 8 Nori Aoki 23 Nelson Cruz 21 Franklin Gutierrez 12 Leonys Martin 36 Shawn O’Malley 40 Boog Powell 17 Stefen Romero 7 Seth Smith

B/T Ht Wt DOB L/R 5’9” 180 1/5/82 R/R 6’2” 230 7/1/80 R/R 6’2” 200 2/21/83 L/R 6’2” 200 3/6/88 S/R 5’11” 175 12/28/87 L/L 5’10” 185 1/14/93 KEY R/R 6’2” 220 10/17/88 L/L 6’3” 9/30/82 75

Wt DOB 210 10/22/82 195 7/17/83 165 10/12/93 235 11/28/89 150 5/16/93 210 11/3/87 195 8/29/90

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ne of the natural wonders of the world. The mighty Colorado River. Painted deserts. What more could you ask for? Northern Arizona invites you to indulge your sense of adventure and wonder. Hike it, drive it, ski it, fly over it, float down it – just be sure to get here and immerse yourself in it.

POPULAR DESTINATIONS INCLUDE: Grand Canyon – The canyon is a spectacular experience at any time of year. Whatever the season... spring, summer, fall, winter... each brings an intimate mood to the splendor of the Grand Canyon that will make your first visit very special. Savor the delicate fragrance of spring wildflowers as you stroll along the Canyon Rim. Enjoy a fresh summer breeze rich with the scent of pine following a brief afternoon thundershower. Discover color that only nature can create in the fall flowers and canyon oaks as they prepare for the coming winter season. See winter clouds hanging heavy over the Canyon after a fresh snow, lifting like a theatre curtain to reveal nature’s newest spectacle. In every season the Grand Canyon is a spectacular vision Flagstaff – Surrounded by natural wonders like the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff offers dozens of inns, a multitude of hotel and motel accommodations, conference and meeting venues, more than 200 restaurants, numerous night spots, and a variety of cultural, historic and scientific attractions. Visitors from all over the world are attracted to the clean mountain air, year-round outdoor recreation opportunities, historic downtown charm and our Western legacy of pioneer ranchers, railroad builders and lumbermen.

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Williams – While today’s visitors can experience the modern amenities seen in most tourist destinations, they are also invited to personally share in the history and nostalgia of this mountain community.

Founded in the late 1800’s by ranchers, railroaders, and lumbermen,

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remnants of those early days are still visible in the buildings, streets, and neighborhoods of modern-day Williams. Saloons, bordellos, and shops have been brought back to life and visitors can now stroll the brick sidewalks of the historic district, enjoying the sights and sounds of times now nearly gone.

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MGR. JEFF BANNISTER 2015 RECORD: 88-74 FIRST PLACE AL WEST

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Under first year manager Jeff Banister the Texas Rangers rebounded from one of the poorest seasons in franchise history going from worst to first with a 21-game turnaround to capture the AL West division title for the first time since 2011.

Decimated by injuries in 2014 any number of the Rangers 2015 Opening Day roster would have made great candidates for Comeback Player of the Year. As it turned out the honor was bestowed upon designated hitter Prince Fielder who rebounded from season-ending surgery on a herniated disc in his neck and a career-low 42 games played in 2014, with 23 home runs, 98 RBI, a .305 batting average and his sixth All-Star game appearance in 2015.

First baseman/DH Mitch Moreland also returned from seasonending reconstructive surgery on his left ankle with a banner year, equaling his career-high 23 home runs with a career-best 85 RBI and a .278 average. Outfielder Shin Soo Choo bounced back from an injury riddled campaign also equaling his career-high 22 home runs with 82 RBI and a .276 average.

In the twilight of his big league career, 18-year veteran third baseman Adrian Beltre knocked 18 home runs with 83 RBI at a .287 clip bringing his career totals near Cooperstown range with 413 home runs and 1,467 RBI. Beltre’s similarity scores as calculated by baseballreference.com already compare favorably with Hall of Famers Andre Dawson, Billy Williams and Tony Perez.

Second year second baseman Roughned Odor, 21, has one of the coolest names in the game and hit 16 home runs with 61 RBI. The Rangers 751 runs scored was the third highest in the AL behind Toronto and New York.

One year after leading the AL in losses (14 in 2014) 10-year veteran starting pitcher Colby Lewis led the Rangers with 17 victories against 9 losses albeit with a 4.66 ERA . Acquired in a trade from the Milwaukee Brewers, nine-year veteran right hander Yovani Gallardo posted a 13-11 record with a 3.42 ERA and departed as a free agent at the end of the season.

One week after pitching the first no-hitter of his 10-year career, lefty Cole Hamels was acquired at the trade deadline from the Philadelphia Phillies in a deal for five minor leaguers, going 7-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 12 starts down the stretch and remains signed with the Rangers through 2019 for $90.5 million.

The Rangers lost a dramatic five game ALDS to Toronto but rookie skipper Bannister was named AL Manager of the Year.

Prospect to watch: For the second consecutive season third baseman Joey Gallo remains the Rangers top prospect knocking a combined 23 home runs at AA-Firsco and AAA-Round Rock and six home runs in 108 big league at bats.

ARRIVALS: RHP Yu Darvish, OF Justin Ruggiano DEPARTURES: 1B Mike Napoli, RHP Yovani Gallardo

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40-man roster # Pitchers 43 Tony Barnette 58 Alex Claudio 11 Yu Darvish 41 Jake Diekman 47 Sam Dyson 56 Andrew Faulkner 71 Sam Freeman 21 Chi Chi Gonzalez 35 Cole Hamels 45 Derek Holland 53 Luke Jackson 50 Keone Kela 35 Phil Klein 62 Jose Leclerc 48 Colby Lewis 22 Nick Martinez 65 Yohander Mendez 33 Martin Perez 44 Anthony Ranaudo 59 Connor Sadzeck 52 Tanner Scheppers 37 Shawn Tolleson 54 Tom Wilhelmsen

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’1” 190 11/9/83 L/L 6’3” 185 1/31/92 R/R 6’5” 220 8/16/86 L/L 6’4” 205 1/21/87 R/R 6’1” 210 5/7/88 R/L 6’3” 200 9/12/92 R/L 5’11” 165 6/24/87 R/R 6’3” 210 1/15/92 L/L 6’3” 200 12/27/83 S/L 6’2” 215 10/9/86 R/R 6’2” 205 8/24/91 R/R 6’1” 230 4/16/93 R/R 6’7” 260 4/30/89 R/R 6’0” 165 12/19/93 R/R 6’4” 245 8/2/79 L/R 6’1” 200 8/5/90 L/L 6’4” 180 1/17/95 L/L 6’0” 195 4/4/91 R/R 6’7” 230 9/9/89 R/R 6’5” 195 10/1/91 R/R 6’4” 200 1/17/87 R/R 6’2” 220 1/19/88 R/R 6’6” 220 12/16/83

# Catchers 61 Robinson Chirinos 38 Chris Gimenez

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 6’1” 210 6/5/84 R/R 6’2” 225 12/27/82

# Infielders 2 Hanser Alberto 1 Elvis Andrus 29 Adrian Beltre 84 Prince Fielder 13 Joey Gallo 67 Patrick Kivlehan 18 Mitch Moreland 12 Rougned Odor 19 Jurickson Profar

B/T Ht Wt DOB R/R 5’11” 215 10/17/92 R/R 6’0” 195 8/26/88 R/R 5’11” 220 4/7/79 L/R 5’11” 275 5/9/84 L/R 6’5” 230 11/19/93 R/R 6’2” 215 12/22/89 L/L 6’2” 230 9/6/85 L/R 5’11” 190 2/3/94 S/R 6’0” 200 2/20/93

# Outfielders 17 Shin-Soo Choo 3 Delino DeShields 32 Josh Hamilton 30 Nomar Mazara 16 Ryan Rua 25 Justin Ruggiano

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FANS: IT’S YOUR TURN

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TO SCOUT THE TOP PROSPECTS OF 2016 Baseball Fans... here’s your chance to test your scouting skills. Below you will find the Top Prospects for each Cactus League Team. Watch the player, make your notes, and then see if you can get an autograph. Take a picture of your “Scouting Report” and post it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #KeyScout. Play Ball!

Diamondbacks Top Prospect: Yoan Lopez Cuban defector Lopez received an $8 million signing bonus and has strong command of a three-pitch arsenal that could see him ready for the big leagues sooner rather than later.

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Autograph: Cubs Top Prospect: Glyber Torres Shortstop Glyber Torres, still just 19 years old, has made a steady succession through rookie league and single-A ranks, hitting a combined .287 with 64 RBI and 22 stolen bases at South Bend and Myrtle Beach.

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Autograph: White Sox Top Prospect: Tim Anderson Shortstop Tim Anderson, remains the White Sox top prospect hitting .312 with 49 stolen bases at AA-Birmingham last year and could crack the big league roster this year.

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Reds Top Prospect: Jesse Winkler Outfielder Jesse Winker is the best pure hitter in the Reds minor league system compiling a .292 batting average and a .397 on-base percentage. He hit 24 doubles and 13 home runs in a career-high 123 games at AA Pensacola.

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Autograph: Indians Top Prospect: Clint Frazier Outfielder Clint Frazier hit 16 home runs with 75 RBI and a .285 average at single-A Lynchburg last year and knocked three more home runs with 8 RBI and a .281 batting average for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League.

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Autograph: Rockies Top Prospect: Ramiel Tapia In his second full season at the single-A level outfielder Ramiel Tapia continued to impress displaying five-tool skills with 12 home runs, 71 RBI, a .305 batting average, 9 triples and 26 stolen bases at Modesto, CA. Date:

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Autograph: Royals Top Prospect: Raul Mondesi Jr. The first player to make a Major League debut in the World Series 20-year old shortstop Raul Adalberto Mondesi, son of former big league slugger Raul Mondesi, has been considered the number one prospect for two years running.

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Angels Top Prospect: Roberto Baldoquin The Angles must see 21-year-old Cuban middle infielder Roberto Baldoquin as part of the team’s future presenting him with an $8 million signing bonus in December 2014.

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Autograph: Dodgers Top Prospect: Julio Urias Urias followed up his 2014 season (2.36 ERA with 109 strikeouts in 87 innings at single-A Rancho Cucamonga) as the youngest pitcher (17) on a minor league team, skyrocketing from rookie ball to single-A, AA, and AAA in 2015.

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Autograph: Brewers Top Prospect: Brett Phillips The top prospect acquired in the Carlos Gomez trade to Houston last year, outfielder Brett Phillips was named the Astros Minor League Player of the Year in 2014 and hit a combined .309 at single A and AA last year.

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Autograph: Athletics Top Prospect: Renato Nunez Third baseman Renato Nunez has made steady progress up the Oakland Athletic’s organizational ladder hitting 18 home runs with 61 RBI in 93 games at AA Midland last year.

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Padres Top Prospect: Hunter Renfroe Rifle-armed outfielder Hunter Renfroe hit a combined 20 home runs with 78 RBI and a .272 batting average at AA-San Antonio and AAA-El Paso and appears primed to make his major league debut this season.

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Autograph: Giants Top Prospect: Christian Arroyo 20-year-old shortstop Christian Arroyo has compiled a .303 batting average over three minor league seasons and hit .308 at high-A San Jose last season. In the 2015 Fall League, he hit .308 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 19 games.

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Autograph: Mariners Top Prospect: Tyler O’Neill Two years out of high school, 20-year old outfielder Tyler O’Neill clubbed 32 home runs at single-A Bakersfield and hit three more with a .333 batting average in the 2015 AZ Fall League.

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