AFL Season in Review

The Arizona Fall League (AFL) has put another season in the books. Let's review how our list of familiar names did this year.

Greg Golson | He hit .266 with six doubles, three triples, and two home runs. He scored 17 runs and knocked in 16 RBIs. He also stole eight bases.

AFL Top 10: Games, At-Bats, Runs, Hits, Doubles, Triples, RBIs, and Stolen Bases

Tuffy Gosewisch | He had 12 hits in 48 at-bats (.250) in 14 games. Included in his 12 hits were two doubles and a home run. He scored four runs and knocked in six RBIs.

Mike Costanzo | He had 17 hits in 25 games. Included in his 17 hits were one double and two home runs. He scored six runs and knocked in 10 RBIs.

Joe Bisenius | He threw 10 innings over six games and finished with a 1-1 record. He gave up 13 hits and struck out 12.

Patrick Overholt | He split the season between the role of a starter and coming out of the bullpen. He threw 20.2 innings over nine games and finished with a 3-2 record. He gave up 18 hits and struck out 11. He held hitters to a .243 batting average.

AFL Top 10: Wins

Josh Outman | He split the season between the Saguaros and Team USA. In three starts for Peoria (0-1), he struck out eight in 7.2 innings. He made two relief appearances (1-0) for the Red, White, and Blue and struck out five in six innings.

Chris Booker | He gave up just one hit and struck out three in two relief appearances for Team USA. He also picked up a save in his 3 innings of work.

Baseball America Profiles Team USA

Ben Badler and Chris Kline profile Team USA for Baseball America.

Josh Outman

Outman was one of two pitchers to appear on one of Baseball America’s top 20 prospects lists, checking in at No. 14 in the Florida State League. He is an athletic lefthander works with a 92-94 mph fastball and a mid-80s slider... Outman relies more on the strikeout to get opposing hitters out, notching 117 strikeouts in as many innings in 2007. Although Outman may be the best prospect in the rotation, he also pitched at the lowest minor league level compared to his fellow Team USA starters.

Chris Booker

The 30-year-old Booker has always posted quality peripheral numbers in his 12 minor league seasons—including 83 strikeouts in 53 Triple-A innings in 2007—but has never found success in brief big league stints.

Full Baseball America Story

AFL Update (as of 11/4/07)

The Arizona Fall League (AFL) has finished up another week and it's time again to check up on our list of familiar names.

Greg Golson | He has picked up the pace since our last update stringing together a five-game hitting streak. He has upped his number of doubles on the AFL season to five.

Tuffy Gosewisch | He has continued to do well in Arizona, going one for four with a run scored in his three games since our last update.

Mike Costanzo | He has struggled since our last update only picking up two hits in four games.

Joe Bisenius | He has added just one more relief appearances since our last update. He gave up two runs on three hits and struck out two in 1.1 innings of work.

Patrick Overholt | He gave up three runs on four hits and struck out one in three innings of work, which was good enough for his second victory of the AFL season.

Josh Outman | He picked up his first win for the Red, White, and Blue in relief. He threw four innings of shutout baseball giving up just three hits while striking out three.

Chris Booker | He made his second relief appearance for Team USA, giving up one hit and striking out one in two innings of shutout baseball.

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AFL Update (as of 10/28/07)

The Arizona Fall League (AFL) has finished up another week and it's time again to check up on some some familiar names and add yet another one to the list.

Greg Golson | He has struggled in three of his last four games adding just three hits since our last update. He has upped his number of doubles on the AFL season to four.

Tuffy Gosewisch | He has picked up steam with three hits in his 10 at-bats since our last update.

Mike Costanzo | His hitting streak was snapped, but he did have three hits and three RBIs since our last update.

Joe Bisenius | He has added just one more relief appearances since our last update. He gave up one run on two hits and struck out two in 1.2 innings of work.

Patrick Overholt | He has added two more relief appearances since our last update. In his three innings, he's given up two runs on three hits and struck out two. Overholt has added a win and a loss to his record (1-2).

Josh Outman | He has changed AFL uniforms since our last update moving over to Team USA as they prepare for the World Cup. He has pitched two innings in relief for the Red, White, and Blue giving up one run on two hits while striking out two.

Chris Booker | He just joined the AFL with Team USA. He picked up a save after striking out two in one inning.

Two Former Threshers Named to USA World Cup Team

Former Thresher pitchers Josh Outman and Chris Booker* have been named by USA Baseball to the 2007 USA World Cup Team.

The players selected for this team will represent the United States in the 2007 International Baseball Federation World Cup which is scheduled for November 6-18 in Chinese Taipei.

Sixteen countries will be taking part in the tournament and they will be split into two groups of eight teams.

Group A includes USA, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, South Africa, and Spain.

Group B includes Australia, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Korea, Netherlands, Thailand, and Venezuela.

Team USA will train in Arizona at the Arizona Fall League.

The Phillies will also be represented by Roly de Armas (auxiliary coach) and Jason Jaramillo (catcher).

Read the news release | See the 24-man roster.

* Chris Booker is currently with the Washington Nationals organization