Arizona Complex League Reds


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The Arizona Complex League Reds are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, 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, Cuba, Japan, and other countries.

Arizona Complex League Reds
  • (1968–1973, 1984–1990, 1999–present)
  • Goodyear, Arizona
  • Gulf Coast League Reds before 2010
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassRookie
LeagueArizona Complex League
DivisionCentral

Previous leagues

Major league affiliations
TeamCincinnati Reds
Minor league titles
Division titles (2)
  • 1986
  • 2022
Team data
NameACL Reds

Previous names

  • AZL Reds (2010–2020)
  • GCL Reds (1968–1973, 1984–1990, 1999–2009)
BallparkGoodyear Ballpark (2010-present)

Previous parks

Owner(s)/
Operator(s)

Cincinnati Reds
ManagerBryan LaHair[1]

The Cincinnati Reds previously fielded a Rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast League (GCL) during three tenures (1968–1973, 1984–1990, and 1999–2009) known as the Gulf Coast League Reds.[2] During 2004–2009, the team played home games at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.[citation needed]

In 2010, when the major-league Reds moved their spring training headquarters from Florida to Arizona, the Rookie-level team also relocated and became members of the Arizona League (AZL), and were renamed as the Arizona League Reds. The team has competed in Arizona since then.[2] Prior to the 2021 season, the Arizona League was renamed as the Arizona Complex League (ACL).

Arizona Complex League Reds roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • -- Alex Blandino
  • -- Chase Burns
  • 70 Edwin Cervantes
  • 73 Abraham Gaitan
  • -- Jake Gilbert †
  • 72 Khristian Guevara
  • -- Luke Holman
  • 41 Lisnerkin Lantigua  
  • 58 Sheng-En Lin
  • 43 Darcy Longstaff
  • 47 Luis Morellis
  • 67 Nelfri Payano
  • 88 Juan Polo
  • 54 Dominic Scheffler
  • -- Tristan Smith
  • 56 Gabe Starks

Catchers


Infielders

  • 29 Alfredo Alcantara
  •  3 Luis Chevalier
  • 39 Iverson Espinoza
  • -- Tyson Lewis

Outfielders

  • 33 Drew Davies
  •  4 Luis Leones
  • 37 Brayan Rijo
  • -- Mike Sirota
  • 26 Jesus Torres

Manager

Coaches

  • 23 Sebastian Almonte (coach)
  • 34 Fred Corral (pitching)
  • 45 Rayner Oliveros (pitching)
  •  6 Peterson Plaz (hitting)
  • 25 Eric Richardson (hitting)

60-day injured list

  • 53 Joneiker Arellano (full season)
  • -- Ty Floyd (full season)
  • 55 Peyton Gray
  • -- Logan Van Treeck

  7-day injured list
* On Cincinnati Reds 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated August 31, 2024
 Transactions
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 → Cincinnati Reds minor league players

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
GCL Reds
1968 28–33 5th Bill Lajoie No playoffs until 1983
1969 30–24 3rd George Scherger
1970 25–35 6th Ron Plaza
1971 23–29 4th Ron Plaza
1972 21–39 7th (t) Ron Plaza
1973 20–32 8th Ron Plaza
1984 32–31 5th Sam Mejias
1985 38–24 3rd (t) Sam Mejias
1986 34–28 1st Sam Mejias Lost League Finals
vs. GCL Dodgers (1 game to 0)
1987 32–31 6th Sam Mejias
1988 21–42 10th (t) Sam Mejias
1989 37–26 4th (t) Sam Mejias
1990 36–27 3rd (t) Sam Mejias
1999 23–37 14th Donnie Scott
2000 14–41 13th Luis Quiñones
2001 36–22 3rd Edgar Caceres
2002 30–30 7th Edgar Caceres
2003 26–34 10th Edgar Caceres
2004 20–37 12th Freddie Benavides
2005 22–32 11th Luis Aguayo
2006 18–34 13th Luis Aguayo
2007 15–41 16th Pat Kelly / Ron Ortegon
/ Rick Burleson
2008 25–31 14th Pat Kelly
2009 28–27 8th Pat Kelly
Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
AZL Reds
2010 31–24 4th (t) Julio Garcia Lost League Finals
vs. AZL Brewers (1 game to 0)
Won in 1st round
vs. AZL Giants (1 game to 0)
2011 31–25 4th Jose Nieves Lost in 1st round
vs. AZL Giants (1 game to 0)
2012 18–38 12th Jose Nieves
2013 18–37 13th Eli Marrero
2014 24–32 11th Eli Marrero
2015 27–29 8th Ray Martinez
2016 31–24 3rd Jose Nieves Lost in Semifinals
vs. AZL Mariners (1 game to 0)
2017 22–33 13th Jose Nieves

Notable players for the team have included: