Checking Out This Year's Crop in the AFL

When the Phoenix Desert Dogs take the field for the first game of the 2009 Arizona Fall League season, there will be Orioles scattered all over the field. And while the most anticipated debut for the Dogs will be that of 2009 #1 pick, record-breaker Stephen Strasburg, several O's farm-hands will be taking the field with an assortment of goals. The O's recently released the list of the seven full-time (Brandon Waring is a two-day a week "taxi squad" player) players they will be sending to the AFL, and this year's list includes a pretty hefty amount of star power. Last year's class included Matt Wieters, Brian Matusz and Nolan Reimold, all three of whom found permanent homes in Baltimore this season, as well as Bob McCrory, Ryan Keefer, Blake Davis and Brandon Snyder. The impact that the 2008 class had on the Major League roster makes this class's performance all that more important. Begin Slideshow