Jonathan Mayo

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily

Family man Southisene making himself at home with fellow Braves in the desert Share

Yankees'bizarro right-hander' building on first pro action in the desert Share

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – On Thursday, October 8, Yankees right-hander Mack Estrada entered his Arizona Fall League game for the Salt River Rafters in the second inning to relieve J.T. Etheridge. He threw one pitch to finish the inning, and his day was done, as Etheridge returned to get more work

I'm fresh off my stint in the Arizona Fall League, what I believe to be my 27th time covering Major League Baseball's prospect finishing school. As always, it didn't disappoint, and I know all of you are tired of me talking about how every baseball fan should plan a trip

Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their feet wet in pro ball and establish a foundation on which to build moving forward.

Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their feet wet in pro ball and establish a foundation on which to build moving forward.

You can only make one first impression. Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they'll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they'll push them out to an affiliate to get their feet wet in pro ball and establish a foundation on which to build moving forward. For the latter group, post-Draft performance can often be a mixed bag with some struggling out of the gate after long high-school or collegiate seasons and subsequent layoffs before the Draft. But if nothing else,…

The best team from each league, according to regular-season records, are in the World Series. But if you’re picking which will win based how many former Top 100 prospects are on each roster, it’s not even going to be close. Using each team’s League Championship Series rosters as a guide,

A look at Arizona Fall League alum in the 2026 World Series