EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Six Members of 2008 Fisher Cats Headed to Arizona Fall League

August 28, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, NH- The Toronto Blue Jays, parent club of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, announced that six members of the 2008 Fisher Cats have been assigned to the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. Catcher J.P. Arencibia and second baseman Scott Campbell join pitchers Zach Dials and Daryl Harang from the current club, while now Triple-A outfielder Travis Snider and pitcher Mike MacDonald will also play for the Desert Dogs, a team comprised of top prospects from the Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins

Arencibia, 22, is batting .285 with 14 home runs and 40 RBI for New Hampshire, leads all Toronto minor leaguers with 102 RBI overall this season and ranks second in the organization with 27 home runs. The Blue Jays' 2007 first-round draft pick (21st overall/Tennessee) was promoted to the Fisher Cats on June 16 from Advanced-A Dunedin.

Campbell, 23, is batting a team-leading .313 with nine home runs and 46 RBI. The New Zealand native was named the Eastern League's 2008 All-Star second baseman, played for the Northern Division in the 2008 Northeast Delta Dental Eastern League All-Star Game at Merchantsauto.com Stadium on Wednesday, July 16 and played for the World Team in the XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, July 12. Campbell, who finished tied for second in the Eastern League's Rookie of the Year voting, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 2006 draft out of Gonzaga.

Dials, 23, is 2-3 with a 4.08 ERA and a team-leading 14 saves in 34 games. The right-handed reliever, a member of the EL's Northern Division All-Star Team, was selected by Toronto in the 28th round of the 2006 draft out of Kentucky.

Harang, 25, is 4-5 with a 4.79 ERA in an Eastern League-leading 56 games. Toronto selected the left-hander in the 23rd round of the 2004 draft out of San Diego State.

Snider, 20, was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on August 7 after batting .262 with a team-leading 17 home runs and 67 RBI in 98 games for the Fisher Cats. Three weeks later, the youngest player in Fisher Cats' history still leads the club in HR and RBI. Snider, rated the Toronto Blue Jays' number-one prospect by Baseball America this year, was promoted to New Hampshire from Advanced-A Dunedin on April 21. The Blue Jays' first-round draft pick (14th overall) out of Jackson (WA) High School in 2006 returns to the AFL for a second consecutive season after batting .316 with 4 HR and 11 RBI for the Scottsdale Scorpions in 2007.

MacDonald, 26, was 0-3 with a 7.43 ERA and three saves in nine appearances for New Hampshire this season. The Camden, ME native is tied for the franchise's all-time lead with 16 victories. His career Fisher Cats' numbers are 16-13 with a 3.97 ERA in 42 games between 2006 and 2008.

The Arizona Fall League begins its 17th season on Tuesday, October 7.

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