Headlines of October 14, 2015 “Curtain Rises on Prospect
Headlines of October 14, 2015 “Curtain rises on prospect-packed Fall League” … Jim Callis, MLB.com “Commissioner Rob Manfred exploring changes to takeout slide rule” … Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune “Some Sox fans bring the love during Cubs' glory days” … Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune “White Sox first fan President Obama congratulates Cubs on Twitter” … CSN Chicago “White Sox fan President Obama tweets at Cubs after NLDS win” … FOX Sports Curtain rises on prospect-packed Fall League Jim Callis / MLB.com | October 12th, 2015 Baseball's annual preview of coming attractions, better known as the Arizona Fall League, raised the curtain on its 24th season Tuesday. Play began with the Mesa Solar Sox visiting the Glendale Desert Dogs and the Peoria Javelinas hosting the Surprise Saguaros. Glendale features the highest-rated prospect in the league, Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford (No. 5 on MLBPipeline.com's Top 100 list), and Minor League home run leader A.J. Reed (Astros). Mesa counters with a top shortstop prospect of its own in Daniel Robertson (Rays), who batted .301 for the Solar Sox last fall. Surprise's lineup is powered by outfielders Brett Phillips (Brewers) and Lewis Brinson (Rangers). Peoria boasts a pair of former first-round picks in shortstop Alex Blandino (Cardinals) and corner infielder D.J. Peterson (Mariners). The first night game of the season featured the Scottsdale Scorpions at the crosstown Salt River Rafters, the AFL's defending champions. Salt River has one of the deepest lineups in the league, led by two Mets first-round picks, shortstop Gavin Cecchini and first baseman Dominic Smith.
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