When I tell you that a Colorado Rockies farm team is one of the best in their league, your mind probably goes to the 2024 Northwest League champion High-A Spokane Indians. Maybe you think of the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, who made their first playoff run last season and appear to be on their way to another one.
However, the team I’m referring to is a team you can’t watch unless you go in person. The ACL Rockies of the Arizona Complex League.
The league started as an experimental short-season league called the Arizona League back in 1988, where the Rockies had their Rookie-level affiliate from 1992 to 2000.