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Ridley Selected AZL's Premier Player Wednesday, October 1st , 2059 The future looks extremely bright for John Ridley. At the age of 23, many players are still trying to find their way in Rookie Complex Baseball. Ridley has not only found his way, he's already established himself as one of the game's brightest stars, today being named the winner of the Arizona Rookie League Most Valuable Player Award. "I didn't expect to hit .384 this year, that's for sure," the second baseman said. The San Diego (AZL) Padres star also put up a .526 on-base percentage this year, with 93 hits, 10 doubles, 4 triples, 9 home runs, 50 RBIs and 83 runs scored. He received 16 first place votes out of a possible 30. Emmanuele Costacurta of the Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Jonathan Williams of the Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels finished third with 12 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points John Ridley - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 16 - 332 Emmanuele Costacurta - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 2 - 245 Jonathan Williams - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 12 - 224 Nate Wolcott - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 0 - 191 Chris Steeby - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 0 - 184 Jonathan Klein - Colorado (AZL) Rockies - 0 - 102 Josh Harrison - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 0 - 86 Mike Weaver - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 0 - 64 Brad Mejia - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 0 - 62 Curt Sondgeroth - Chicago N (AZL) Cubs - 0 - 56 Ian Miles - Chicago N (AZL) Cubs - 0 - 53 Dave Medina - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 0 - 50 Alex de la Guila - Colorado (AZL) Rockies - 0 - 27 Ned Jongsma - Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks - 0 - 24 Gabe Paz - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 0 - 18 Josh Allanson - Cincinnati (AZL) Reds - 0 - 14 Greg Shepherd - Los Angeles A (AZL) Angels - 0 - 10 Willie Obando - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 0 - 9 Chris McCain - San Francisco (AZL) Giants - 0 - 6 Jose Esparza - Colorado (AZL) Rockies - 0 - 4 Francis Madrid - Cincinnati (AZL) Reds - 0 - 4 Ivan Mercado - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 0 - 2 Rodolfo Montejano - San Diego (AZL) Padres - 0 - 2 Edwin Zapata - Chicago N (AZL) Cubs - 0 - 1 |
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