Yonder Alonso News

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On Thursday, Mike Leake put an exclamation point on a year in which he led the nation in wins for Arizona State University, was a Golden Spikes finalist and was selected by Cincinnati in the first round of the Draft.

Reese Havens is finishing his five-week stint in the Arizona Fall League on a roll.

"Numbers constitute the only universal language." -- Nathanael West, Author/Screenwriter I know there hasn't been a "real" game played in a while, let alone a regular season tilt, but I thought it would still be nice to fall back on some numbers today.

The secret of Yonder Alonso's success comes from sticking with the basics. Alonso drove in two key runs for Peoria in the Saguaros' 6-3 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions on Thursday afternoon.

Cincinnati Reds The Reds have a ballpark built for hitting and they have a set of prospects coming up through the system that promise to be productive major leaguers.

If you are sitting all alone at home and are bored tonight, flip your TV on to MLB Network at 8pm.

On any given day in the Arizona Fall League, you can see what amounts to a Minor League All-Star Game.

Pirates prospect Donnie Veal is aware of the Arizona Fall League's reputation as a hitter's paradise, but his numbers tell a different story.

Carlos Rivero is committed to working on offense and defense in the Arizona Fall League and Thursday's performance shows he's already making progress.

Reds prospect Zack Cozart hit a go-ahead two-run single to highlight a six-run ninth inning Tuesday as the Peoria Saguaros rallied for an 11-8 victory over the Phoenix Desert Dogs.

The journey started for this year's No. 8 pick Mike Leake as soon as the right-hander fired his first pitch Thursday for the Peoria Saguaros, a fastball that touched 89 mph and fell squarely into Matt McBride's glove for a strike.

Wednesday 14 Oct 2009 Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 12:34AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -DAYTON, OH - Former Dayton Dragons Chris Heisey, Zack Cozart, Sean Watson, and Logan Ondrusek are among approximately 200 players set for Opening Day today in the Arizona Fall League.

The offseason lull may have made its way to us Reds fans a few weeks ago , but for most Reds minor leaguers, there's not much of an offseason.

Lucie 8. Ben Revere, of, Fort Myers 9. Ike Davis, 1b, St. Lucie 10. Austin Romine, c, Tampa 11.

Saturday 19 Sep 2009 Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 02:03AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Dayton, Ohio - The Dayton Dragons 10th season in the Midwest League was highlighted by the extension of the club's record-setting sell-out streak and a first-of-its-kind event, the historic Reds Futures Game.

Wednesday 16 Sep 2009 Cincinnati Reds Farm Report Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 09:51AM LOUISVILLE - Here is the final report on teams in the Cincinnati Reds system: LOUISVILLE : For the 2nd straight season, the Bats won the International League West Division Championship and finished the year with the league's best record ...it marked the first ...

So last Friday night, Slyde, jsl413 and I ventured down to Louisville to watch the Reds AAA affiliate take on Durham in Game 3 of the first round of the IL playoffs.

Jeff Brantley spoke at Fifth Third Field today, Sept. 15, on the concourse of the field where so many current Cincinnati Reds played early in their careers.

It is no longer the Dog Days of August for the Cincinnati Reds, although some say the Reds played in August like a pack of poodles.