2011 AWL Registration Heating Up
August 19, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL) News Release
Easily the premier and most effective winter pro baseball developmental league, the AWL has had over 200 players from the first four seasons sign professional contracts with the Golden Baseball League, the Frontier League, the Northern League, the American Association, the United League, the Continental League, the New York State League, the Mexican minor league, the Dutch League in Europe, the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets, the Boston Red Sox, the San Diego Padres, and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Two AWL players, Sergio Romo (2007) and Scott Richmond (2007), are now in the big leagues with the San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays respectively.
In 2010, a record 84 AWL players left with professional contracts, including three who were signed out of the AWL by the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres. In addition, 18 independent league teams and three foreign leagues signed players out of the 2010 AWL.
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