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1000 Elysian Park Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Sept. 15, 2000
Mr. Andrew Zarzour
414 Esplanade Street
Redondo Beach, CA* 90277
Sept. 15, 2000
Dear Andrew,
It is with great pleasure as General Manager of the Dodgers to watch your rapid progress through our farm system and onto the big stage of the Major Leagues. You have done admirably well for us and persevered through some of the rough patches with maturity beyond your 19 years. We are confident that you have a bright future as a Major Leaguer and hope you will enjoy a long and prosperous career here with the Dodgers.
To that end, I wanted to inform you of our plans for you this off-season. We are assigning you to participate in the Arizona Fall League, based in the metro Phoenix area. The league is designed for prospects like yourself to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league baseball scouts and team executives. Some call it the "finishing school" for MLB elite prospects.
Play will begin shortly after the MLB regular season ends. The fall season will last roughly 30-32 games, with a post-season series to follow for the top teams in November.
There are six teams in the Arizona Fall League made up of prospects from each of teams in the Majors. Typically a franchise designates six players to their Arizona Fall League team. This year, the Dodgers are affiliated with the Mesa Solar Sox, along with the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Minnesota Twins. The team will play its games at HoHoKam Park. Other teams include the Grand Canyon Rafters, Peoria Javelines, Peoria Saguaros, Phoenix Desert Dogs and Scottsdale Scorpions.
Others from our organization tentatively scheduled to join you in the Arizona Fall League include SP Randy Keisler, MR Demaso Marte, CF Rod Lindsey, 2B Mike Young and C Angel Pena. These names are subject to change as we review our off-season assignments and goals.
Again, we wish you the best of luck for the remainder of the regular season with the Big Club and look forward to your continued improvement in the fall and winter. Thank you for your contributions to the Dodgers.
Sincerely,
Kevin Malone
General Manager
Los Angeles Dodgers
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