Arizona Complex League Rockies

The Arizona Complex League Rockies are a professional baseball team competing as a Rookie-level affiliate of the Colorado Rockies in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick near Scottsdale, Arizona.[1] The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

Arizona Complex League Rockies
Minor league affiliations
ClassRookie
LeagueArizona Complex League
DivisionEast
Previous leagues
Arizona League (1992–2000)
Major league affiliations
TeamColorado Rockies (1992–2000, 2021–present)
Previous teamsChicago Cubs (1992)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)1998
Division titles (2)
  • 2021
  • 2023
Wild card berths (1)2022
Team data
NameACL Rockies
Previous names
  • AZL Rockies (1993–2000)
  • AZL Rockies/Cubs (1992)
BallparkSalt River Fields at Talking Stick (2021–present)
ManagerJake Optiz

History

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In 1992, the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs fielded a cooperative team in the Arizona League (AZL), known as the Arizona League Rockies/Cubs. The team was then an affiliate of only the Rockies from 1993 to 2000, and named as such.[2] The teams were located in Mesa (1992–1993), Chandler (1994–1997), and Tucson (1998–2000). The team won its first, and to date only, championship in 1998, under manager P. J. Carey.

Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL). Also in 2021, the Rockies rookie team returned to Arizona for the first time in 20 years.

Roster

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Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • -- Brody Brecht
  • 68 Luichi Casilla
  • 10 Redinson Gomez
  • 82 Marcos Herrera
  • 56 Sandy Ozuna
  • 39 Francis Rivera
  • 87 Engel Silvestre
  •  2 Luis Tejeda

Catchers

  •  5 Jesus Freitez
  • 11 Andriel Lantigua
  • 20 Jorge Mendez

Infielders

  • 27 Derek Bernard
  • 43 Francisco Garcia
  • 45 Roynier Hernandez
  • 52 Bairon Ledesma

Outfielders


Manager

  •   Fred Ocasio

Coaches

  •   Julio Campos (hitting)
  •   Greg Jones (hitting)
  •   Ryan Kibler (pitching)
  •   Helmis Rodriguez (pitching)
  •   Tony Wolters (bench)

60-day injured list

  •   Angel Jimenez (full season)
  •   Manuel Olivares (full season)

  7-day injured list
* On Colorado Rockies 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 1, 2024
Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League
Colorado Rockies minor league players

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates, Player Development & Scouting Operations". Rockies Magazine. Colorado Rockies. March 29, 2021. p. 139. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Issuu.
  2. ^ "Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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