Fall Ball

[Edgy MD]

Mets playing in the AFL this year will be assigned to the Salt Lake Rafters. Is that Salt Lake as in Utah, or is there a Salt Lake in Arizona, too? I figured these teams were all based around the same area as the Spring Training complexes.

Assigned so far are

• rhp Mickey Jannis, 27: 0-2, 5.54 ERA in 3 games (3 starts) and 13.0 IP, 8 BB, 11 SO for Binghamton and 2-1, 2.98 in 8 games (7 starts) and 45.1 IP, 18 BB, 25 SO for St. Lucie.
  
  
  
• rhp Mike Hepple, 25: 3-2 (2 Sv), 2.51 ERA in 38 games and 57.1 IP, 28 BB, 35 SO for St. Lucie.
  
  
  
• lhp Kyle Regnault, 26: 4-4 (7 Sv), 1.99 ERA in 39 games (1 start) and 58.2 IP, 19 BB, 53 SO for St. Lucie.
  
  
  
• rhp Beck Wheeler, 26: 5-1 (1 Sv), 3.38 ERA in 43 games and 58.2 IP, 26 BB, 56 SO for Binghamton.
  
  
  
• 1b Dominic Smith, 20: .305 / .354 / .417 // .771 in 118 games and 456 AB with 6 HR and 79 RBI for St. Lucie.
  
  
  
• ss Gavin Cecchini, 21: .317 / .377 / .442 // .819 in 109 games and 439 AB with 7 HR and 51 RBI for Binghamton.
  
  
  
• 3b Jeff McNeil, 23: .200 / .250 / .200 // .450 in 4 games and 15 AB with 0 HR and 0 RBI for Binghamton and .312 / .373 / .382 // .755 in 119 games and 468 AB with 1 HR and 40 RBI for St. Lucie.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jannis is a knuckleballer they scooped up, I think.

[Edgy MD]

Yup, and he's been working on copping Dickey's beard and frown also.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's so fine. He's so fine he blows my mind.

[RealityChuck]

Edgy MD wrote: Mets playing in the AFL this year will be assigned to the Salt Lake Rafters. Is that Salt Lake as in Utah, or is there a Salt Lake in Arizona, too? I figured these teams were all based around the same area as the Spring Training complexes.

It's the Salt River Rafters. They play in Scottsdale. The Salt River flows through Phoenix.

[seawolf17]

2016 NL Rookie of the Year Travis Jankowski will be in Arizona with the Peoria Javelinas.

[Centerfield]

Beck Wheeler is a good baseball name.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Centerfield wrote: Beck Wheeler is a good baseball name.

I know what artist he should use for his walk-up music (as long as it's not "Loser").