5,321 players have appeared in full-season affiliate leagues this year. Most of them have seen their seasons end, as only AAA is still playing regular season games. Spokane won the Northwest League championship, and the rest of the A-ball series will be completed soon. For the Diamondbacks, just 28 players are still playing.
Affiliate Updates
As of today, there is only one affiliate still in action. Amarillo’s season came to an end yesterday, as they struck out 16 times in a shutout loss at home to Frisco. Spencer Giesting did throw four scoreless innings in the loss, a good ending to a very successful season for the left-hander (assuming he isn’t summoned to Reno, which is a slim possibility.