Arizona Complex League Guardians

Arizona Complex League Guardians
Arizona Complex League Guardians
(1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–present); Goodyear, Arizona ; Gulf Coast League Indians (before 2009); Arizona League Indians (2009–2022);
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Arizona Complex League
Division	Central Division
Previous leagues	Arizona League (2009–2020); Gulf Coast League (1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–2008);
Major league affiliations
Team	Cleveland Guardians
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2014;
Division titles (2)	2014; 2021;
First-half titles (1)	2016;
Team data
Name	ACL Guardians (2022–present)
Previous names	ACL Indians (2021); AZL Indians Blue & Red (2019); AZL Indians 1 & 2 (2018); AZL Indians (2009–2017); GCL Indians (1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–2008);
Ballpark	Goodyear Ballpark
Previous parks	Chain of Lakes Park (2006–2008)
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	Cleveland Guardians
Manager	Yan Rivera

The Arizona Complex League Guardians are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries.

History

The Cleveland Indians previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during three tenures (1967–1975, 1988–1990, and 2006–2008) known as the Gulf Coast League Indians.^[1] The team played at Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, Florida, during 2006–2008. Notable players for the GCL Indians include Jeff Newman in 1970;^[2] Newman went on to play in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1984, and was one of three managers for the 1986 Oakland Athletics.

In 2009, when the major-league Indians moved their spring training from Florida to Arizona, the Rookie-level team moved to the Arizona League (AZL), becoming the Arizona League Indians. The team has competed in Arizona since then.^[1] In 2018 and 2019, the team fielded two squads in the league, differentiated by suffixes (1 and 2, or Blue and Red).^[1] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL). Following the rebranding of the Cleveland Indians to the "Cleveland Guardians" prior to the 2022 season, the organization's domestic complex team was renamed the "ACL Guardians."

Rosters

Arizona Complex League Guardians roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 30 Eudry Alcantara 38 Austin Aldeano -- Justin Campbell -- José Contreras -- Braylon Doughty 41 Luis Flores 58 Evelio Hernandez 55 Ezequiel Jimenez -- Chase Mobley -- Joey Oakie 46 José Ramirez 66 Raudy Rivera -- Cameron Sullivan -- Javi Torres 50 Julio Zapata 23 Keegan Zinn		Catchers 33 José Cedeno 12 Victor Izturis 13 David Leon Infielders 34 Yanki Baptiste 7 Jonathan Martinez 6 Alberto Mendez 1 Jeffrey Mercedes 8 Yaikel Mijares Outfielders 29 Mason Bolivar 54 Christopher Espinola 15 Carlos Gutierrez 36 Yerlin Luis 35 José Pirela 28 Heribert Silva		Manager -- Yan Rivera Coaches -- Ian Forster (hitting) -- Raul Gonzalez (assistant hitting) -- Shane McCarthy (pitching) -- Andrew Romine (bench) 7-day injured list * On Cleveland Guardians 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated October 28, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Arizona Complex League → Cleveland Guardians minor league players

Season-by-season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
GCL Indians^{[citation needed]}
1967	30–29	2nd	Gordon Seyfried	No playoffs until 1983
1968	33–27	3rd	Ken Aspromonte
1969	30–23	2nd	Joe Lutz
1970	34–26	3rd	Joe Lutz
1971	28–24	3rd	Len Johnston
1972	34–26	3rd	Pinky May
1973	32–24	2nd	Len Johnston
1974	16–36	8th	Wilfredo Calvino
1975	19–33	6th	Tony Pacheco

1988	38–25	5th	Billy Williams
1989	34–29	7th	Mike Bucci
1990	23–40	13th	Dean Treanor

2006	21–29	11th	Chris Tremie
2007	28–31	8th	Rouglas Odor
2008	27–29	11th	Rouglas Odor

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
AZL Indians^{[citation needed]}
2009	24–32	8th (t)	Ted Kubiak
2010	21–35	10th	Chris Tremie
2011	30–26	5th	Anthony Medrano
2012	31–25	6th (t)	Anthony Medrano
2013	28–28	7th	Anthony Medrano	Lost in 1st round vs. AZL Rangers (1 game to 0)
2014	37–16	1st	Anthony Medrano	League Champs vs. AZL Giants (1 game to 0) Won in semifinals vs. AZL Rangers (1 game to 0)
2015	23–33	12th (t)	Anthony Medrano

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cleveland Indians Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ "Jeff Newman Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

External links

[br-1] "Cleveland Indians Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[2] "Jeff Newman Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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Arizona Complex League Guardians
(1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–present) Goodyear, Arizona Gulf Coast League Indians (before 2009) Arizona League Indians (2009–2022)
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie
League	Arizona Complex League
Division	Central Division
Previous leagues	Arizona League (2009–2020) Gulf Coast League (1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–2008)
Major league affiliations
Team	Cleveland Guardians
Minor league titles
League titles (1)	2014
Division titles (2)	2014 2021
First-half titles (1)	2016
Team data
Name	ACL Guardians (2022–present)
Previous names	ACL Indians (2021) AZL Indians Blue & Red (2019) AZL Indians 1 & 2 (2018) AZL Indians (2009–2017) GCL Indians (1967–1975, 1988–1990, 2006–2008)
Ballpark	Goodyear Ballpark
Previous parks	Chain of Lakes Park (2006–2008)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Cleveland Guardians
Manager	Yan Rivera