AFL Update: Nov. 1, 2016
The Desert Dogs outhit the Saguaros 9-6, but couldn’t push any of their baserunners across in a 2-0 loss.
Drew Ward (pictured) and Andrew Stevenson were the only two Nationals to appear in the game.
Ward, who batted fifth and played 3B, was 1-for-4 with a strikeout and grounded into a double play. In the field, he had one assist.
Stevenson led off, played CF, and singled once in five trips to the plate. He fielded six balls and made one putout.
Glendale, which saw its tragic number reduced to nine with loss no. 12 in 18 games, returns home to host Scottsdale.
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Rosters for the Fall Stars game were announced yesterday for this Saturday’s showcase event. Drew Ward and Ryan Brinley were both named to the West Division team. Tim Tebow, despite his .147/.194/.176 line in 10 games, somehow did not make the East Division team. The game will be televised on the MLB Network at 8 p.m. (Oh, THAT’S why…)
I read somewhere that Difo no longer had his rookie/prospect status. Yet, he has not had a 100 ab’s at the major league level. Am I missing something here?
To be considered a rookie, the player must not: a) have exceeded 130 plate appearances or had more than 50 innings pitched; b) accumulated more than 45 days on an MLB roster when the roster had a 25 man limit (i.e., before September 1).
In 2015, the Nats brought up Difo three different times before September for shorts stints, but each time the roster was at 25. In 2016, Difo was recalled at the end of July when Drew had vertigo, and stayed on the roster through August (all when the roster remained at 25). According to Difo’s profile on Baseball Reference, Difo continues to maintain his rookie status. Since he has less than 130 PAs, it comes down to whether or not Difo had 45 days on the Nats’ roster before September 1 in 2015 and 2016 combined.