The release of the Arizona Fall League rosters always acts as a wonderful balm for prospect fans.
The Minor League season is winding down with the postseason and the fear of not being able to track future stars until next season is assuaged with the knowledge that some of the best talent from all 30 organizations will gather in the desert for six more weeks of action.
This year’s rosters are headlined by a dozen members of the Top 100, including five in the top 50 alone. The 2026 season kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 3, and concludes with the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Peoria Stadium. The always-exciting Fall Stars Game takes place on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Salt River Fields.
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The Top 100 prospects are as follows:
19. Eduardo Quintero, OF, Dodgers (Glendale)
27. Zyhir Hope, OF, Tigers (Scottsdale)
29. Caleb Bonemer, OF, White Sox (Glendale)
37. Arjun Nimmala, SS, Angels (Mesa)
47. Bryce Rainer, SS, Tigers (Scottsdale)
59. Tate Southisene, SS, Braves (Glendale)
64. Nathan Flewelling, C, Rays (Scottsdale)
67. Jarlin Susana, RHP, Nationals (Salt River)
74. Demetrio Crisantes, 2B, D-backs (Salt River)
85. Dax Kilby, SS, Yankees (Salt River)
86. Charles Davalan, OF/INF, Dodgers (Glendale)
99. Ike Irish, OF/1B, Orioles (Peoria)
Here’s the breakdown for each AFL team in 2025:
Glendale Desert Dogs: Braves, Dodgers, Marlins, Pirates, White Sox
Mesa Solar Sox: Angels, Athletics, Blue Jays, Cubs, Red Sox
Peoria Javelinas: Cardinals, Mariners, Orioles, Padres, Reds
Salt River Rafters: D-backs, Nationals, Rockies, Twins, Yankees
Scottsdale Scorpions: Astros, Brewers, Giants, Rays, Tigers
Surprise Saguaros: Guardians, Mets, Phillies, Rangers, Royals
This year’s initial AFL rosters are below, organized by MLB parent club:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Bloss made three Major League starts for the Astros in 2024 and was traded to the Blue Jays that summer, but the 25-year-old righty has struggled with injuries since then, including UCL repair in 2025 and a right teres major strain in late 2026. When he’s on, he can throw two mid-90s fastballs with above-average extension and flash a pair of promising breakers. Cook, a 2025 third-rounder, might be the fastest player in the desert this year but will need to improve his all-around offensive game, and Casey, who was taken 12 rounds later, has been a nice popup name in 2026, especially as he’s moved farther away from a broken hamate suffered in his first game of the season.
Orioles (Peoria): Ike Irish, OF/1B (No. 5/MLB No. 99); Braxton Bragg, RHP; Brandon Butterworth, INF/OF; Kailen Hamson, LHP; Vance Honeycutt, OF; Kiefer Lord, RHP; Patrick Reilly, RHP; Teddy Sharkey, RHP
Irish was having a terrific first full season, posting a .916 OPS and a 135 wRC+ over his first 76 games with High-A Frederick after the Orioles took him No. 19 overall in the 2025 Draft. He likely would have been headed to Double-A if it hadn’t been for a torn meniscus suffered not long after he appeared in the Futures Game. While he’s the only currently ranked O's prospect heading to the AFL, Reilly’s stuff once had him at No. 10 as recently as 2025. He returned from Tommy John surgery in late June and is still rediscovering his form.
Rays (Scottsdale): Nathan Flewelling, C (No. 4/MLB No. 64); Brendan Summerhill, OF (No. 28); Cesar DeJesus, LHP; Marcus Johnson, RHP; Mason Nichols, RHP; Narciso Polanco, SS/3B; Andy Rodriguez, RHP; Yereny Teus, LHP
Flewelling has already played two full seasons in the Tampa Bay system and has won an All-Star Futures Game MVP award after going deep in Philadelphia in July. Yet at 19 years old, the backstop is still one of the youngest players in this year’s Fall League. The left-handed slugger set a career high with 21 homers at High-A Bowling Green this summer, and the AFL will offer him more opportunities to work with multiple arms from behind the plate as he continues his defensive development. The 42nd overall pick in 2025, Summerhill played only 85 games across three levels (mostly Single-A and High-A) in his first full season and hit .251/.351/.353 with five homers and 24 steals in that span, showing off good contact skills but not a ton of power.
Red Sox (Mesa): Mason White, 2B/SS (No. 26); Antonio Anderson, 3B/1B; Harry Blum, RHP; Madinson Frias, RHP; Nicholas Judice, RHP; Trennor O'Donnell, RHP; Caden Vire, LHP; Nazzan Zanetello, 2B
An offensive-minded middle infielder with solid raw power, White swatted 18 homers in 2026, his first full pro season. Zanetello and Anderson haven't developed as hoped since the Red Sox took the high school infielders in the top three rounds of the 2023 Draft, though Anderson did slash .273/.373/.453 at High-A this year.
Yankees (Salt River): Dax Kilby, SS (No. 2/MLB No. 85); Core Jackson, SS (No. 12); Mack Estrada, RHP; J.T. Etheridge, RHP; Chris Veach, RHP; Kyle West, 1B
Kilby is one of the best pure hitters ticketed for the AFL and will make up for lost at-bats after playing just 36 games this season while dealing with a hamstring injury. Jackson is a skilled defender at shortstop and hit .262/.360/.459 with 14 homers and 41 steals in 104 games between High-A and Double-A in his first full pro season.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
Hill reached Double-A in his first full pro season, batting a combined .254/.380/.484 with 13 homers and as many steals in 76 games split between that level and High-A. Francisca is yet another of the Guardians' seemingly endless supply of switch-hitting middle infielders with bat-to-ball skills and a high baseball IQ.
The AFL is always good for a prominent recent Draft pick or two, and sixth overall pick Rose fits the bill this year. The former Louisville star was limited in the spring by ankle and hamstring injuries, so this is a good opportunity to get him more at-bats and to show off his above-average hit, power and run tools on a big pro stage. Lamkin -- the 71st overall pick in 2025 -- was enjoying a breakout campaign with 53 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings between High-A and Double-A when a left shoulder strain shut him down in late May. Charles was similarly on track for a nice jump, thanks to improved contact at High-A, but was limited to only 45 games with Quad Cities due to a core injury. The 6-foot-5 infielder is Rule 5-eligible this offseason.
Tigers (Scottsdale): Zyhir Hope, OF (No. 1/MLB No. 27); Bryce Rainer, SS (No. 2/MLB No. 47); Logan Berrier, RHP; Jalen Evans, RHP, Preston Howey, RHP; Maddox Long, RHP; Win Scott, LHP
Hope will continue to make an elongated first impression in the Tigers system after joining from the Dodgers at the Deadline as the headlining prospect in the Tarik Skubal deal. The outfielder also participated in the AFL in 2024, but after going deep a career-high 29 times between two Double-A stops this year, he returns to the desert with more experience and upper-level success. Rainer has a sky-high ceiling with plus power, above-average speed and good defense at shortstop, but his hit tool will be under a microscope with the Scorpions after he struck out 35.2 percent of the time with High-A West Michigan in his age-20 season.
Twins (Salt River): Yasser Mercedes, OF (No. 17), Kyle DeBarge, 2B/SS; Ross Dunn, LHP; Cesar Lares, LHP; Cleiber Maldonado, LHP; Jake Murray, LHP; Jacob McCombs, OF; Brian Zeldin, RHP
It took a while, but Mercedes finally made it out of Fort Myers after two summers in the Florida Complex League and parts of three years in the Single-A Florida State League. The outfielder earned a bump to High-A Cedar Rapids after slashing .321/.439/.642 over 21 games. His numbers with the Kernels were more modest, though he did hit 12 homers over 88 games at the level with an .874 OPS over his final 30 games. DeBarge had an uneven season at Double-A, but the 2024 draftee did hit 12 homers and swipe 41 bags while playing four different positions.
The White Sox tie the Dodgers for sending the most Top 30 prospects (five) to the Fall League. Bonemer, a third baseman/shortstop who ranks fifth in the Minors with 37 homers, also will get time in the outfield in Glendale as the White Sox look for ways to get him in their big league lineup sooner rather than later. The second native of France ever drafted (12th round, 2023), LaCombe misses bats with a fastball that reaches 98 mph and a sweeping low-80s slider. George is a reliever who can run his fastball up to 101 mph. DePino and Shelton are slugging infielders drafted in 2025 who combined for 49 homers this season.
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
Angels (Mesa): Arjun Nimmala, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 37); Jake Munroe, 3B (No. 20); Peyton Olejnik, RHP; Kyle Robinson, RHP; Sam Tookoian, RHP; Yeferson Vargas, RHP; Najer Victor, RHP; Ryland Zaborowski, 1B
It’s going to be fun seeing the newly acquired Nimmala (via the José Soriano Trade Deadline deal) get some more at-bats this fall, especially considering the former Blue Jays’ first-rounder finished the season strongly, particularly power-wise. The shortstop homered 12 times over his last 30 games (.505 SLG) and seven of those came in 11 September games (.826 SLG). Munroe was the Angels’ pick in the fifth round of the 2025 Draft and he hit his way to Double-A in his first full season, leading the organization with 142 wRC+.
Astros (Scottsdale): Juan Bello, RHP; Joey Dixon, RHP; Francisco Frias, RHP; Waner Luciano, 3B; Nick Monistere, 2B/SS; Nehomar Ochoa, OF; Railin Perez, RHP; Jank Pichardo, RHP
Ochoa, who fits the classic right-field profile with plus raw power and arm strength, slashed .287/.349/.500 with 11 homers and 29 steals in 64 games between two Class A levels. Perez is a deceptive reliever with one of the lowest release heights in the Minors and a pair of high-spin breaking balls with plenty of horizontal action.
Guedez doesn’t turn 19 until shortly before the start of the AFL season and is coming off a solid jump from the Dominican Summer League in 2025 to full-season ball this year. He still needs to work on his approach and find ways to get to more impact, but he held his own after getting promoted from Single-A Stockton to High-A Lansing this year. He’s one of four ranked prospects suiting up for Mesa with Diaz knocking on the big league door, Conn joining him from the Triple-A ranks and Huggins trying to shake off an inconsistent first full season in the system as he transitions to the bullpen.
Mariners (Peoria): Boston Smith, C/OF (No. 13); Ty Cummings, RHP; Reid Easterly, LHP; Brandon Eike, 1B/3B; Matthew Ellis, C/1B; Jose Geraldo, RHP; Calvin Schapira, LHP; Adam Smith, RHP
Boston Smith might have been traded twice in his young career -- after the Nationals took him in the sixth round of the 2025 Draft, they sent him at the end of Spring Training to the White Sox, who then dealt him to the Mariners at this year’s Trade Deadline -- but he’s had one heck of a first full season. He’s posted a combined .990 OPS with 31 homers and a 158 wRC+. Whether he can catch full time is still a question, though he’s athletic enough to handle an outfield corner.
All three of the Rangers' ranked prospects were 2025 draftees, led by Johnson, who has starter ingredients with a heavy low-90s sinker, tight low-80s slider, strikes, projection and fine delivery metrics. Kling is a center fielder with 25-25 upside but also some questions about his bat. McConnaughey is a finesse righty starter who's coming back from Tommy John surgery in March 2025.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
Braves (Glendale): Tate Southisene, SS/2B (No. 3/MLB No. 59); Briggs McKenzie, LHP (No. 8); Owen Carey, OF (No. 21); Isaiah Drake, OF (No. 29); Tanner Bauman, LHP; Owen Hackman, RHP; Tyle LaPorte, RHP; Logan Samuels, RHP
Southisene was putting together an outstanding first full season after the Braves took him in the first round of the 2025 Draft, making his way from Single-A to High-A and eventually up to Double-A, with an OPS of .875 over 90 games. But he suffered a fractured wrist after being hit by a pitch in his first game with Double-A Columbus, so it’s exciting to see him back to make up for some lost at-bats. It’s also encouraging to see McKenzie on the roster. He seemed poised for a breakout after a strong start this season, but the 2025 fourth-rounder amassed only 26 IP because of nerve irritation in his left forearm, so a strong AFL could get him back on the right track.
Part of the Ryan Weathers trade with the Yankees last January, Lewis has 20-20 potential, as evidenced by his 40 homers and 46 steals in two full pro seasons. After missing most of the season recovering from February surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left (throwing) shoulder, Williams batted .326/.399/.620 with 15 homers in 48 games while advancing from Single-A to Double-A.
Mathis was acquired by the Mets from the Cubs in a deal for David Peterson in late June but played only 13 regular-season games for New York affiliates due to injuries, including seven with High-A Brooklyn. At his best, he has good raw power from the right side and makes enough contact to be playable from a corner infield spot. Agbayani made for a fun Deadline pickup when he joined his father’s former organization in a deal with the Twins for A.J. Minter, but he was limited to only 13 Single-A games across both orgs due to shoulder surgery. The 19-year-old has popped early for his ability to make tons of in-zone contact at a young age. Lambert could have one of the best pure fastballs in the AFL with an upper-90s cut-ride four-seamer but finding the zone will be paramount after he walked 21.9 percent of his batters at Triple-A this season.
Nationals (Salt River): Jarlin Susana, RHP (No. 3/MLB No. 67); Teo Banks, OF; Noah Dean, LHP; Nolan Hughes, LHP; Jorgelys Mota, OF/3B; R.J. Sales, RHP
Susana is the most prominent pitcher headed to the desert this year and for good reason. His triple-digit fastball will electrify every game he appears in, and his slider is just as much a plus-plus weapon. After recovering from last year’s lat surgery, the 6-foot-6 righty only threw 17 2/3 innings (striking out 34 in that span) in the regular season, so he should get plenty of AFL run this autumn. Mota could be a Statcast darling in the Fall League with immense power and terrific speed, but he’s a perennial candidate to strike out at least 30 percent of the time, dulling the overall profile.
After a solid full-season debut in 2025 that saw him start the year with Single-A Clearwater and finish it at Double-A, Escobar had trouble finding his footing back with Reading in 2026, finishing with a .679 OPS while hitting 12 homers and stealing 27 bases. He’s Rule 5-eligible this offseason, so this is his last chance to show he deserves a roster spot. This is a return Fall League engagement for Nori and the Phillies had hoped he’d have a breakout 2026 season, but a stress fracture in his hip put him on the shelf for more than two months.
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
Payne, who only turned 20 last month, was well known for his plus-plus speed and center-field work when he was taken 17th overall in 2024, but he’s shown off impressive raw power in the pros too and took that to a new level with 28 homers (to go with 25 steals) in 102 games between High-A and Double-A this summer. He’s already on the verge of the Top 100 and could jump more squarely into those rankings with a strong fall. Bitonti has even more in-game and raw pop as a 6-foot-5 left-handed slugger, and after looking like he was trending toward the cold corner, he flashed some good potential as a third baseman in the second half with Wisconsin and Biloxi. Wood got often overlooked in a loaded Double-A lineup but finished his age-25 season with a 52/71 K/BB ratio, 18 homers and 134 wRC+ in 95 games with Biloxi.
Acquired from the Red Sox in the Sonny Gray deal, Clarke underwent offseason shoulder surgery to address a blood flow issue, came back in July and touched as high as 103 mph with his fastball. His slider is another wicked offering, and the Fall League could be a major launching pad for him heading into 2027. Roby didn’t pitch at all in 2026 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in July 2025, so this will mark a good opportunity to check in and see whether he’s held onto his plus curve, above-average slider and good control post-procedure. Peete -- another trade pickup, this time from the Mariners -- has above-average power and plus speed, and while he still faces some contact questions with his aggressive approach, the 21-year-old did get the bat on the ball more in a late-season turn at Double-A Springfield.
Bailey had the best raw power and highest exit velocities in the 2026 Draft, and he homered 13 times in 26 games at Florida State before breaking his right ankle on a slider. Cabada, who also missed much of the year with a leg injury, has some of the best pure hitting ability among Cubs farmhands. Reid should have one of the best changeups in the AFL, and he'll throw his low-80s cambio with fade and sink to any hitter in any count.
Sanford showed off more power than expected with High-A Greensboro this year with 19 homers and he also swiped 33 bags in just 77 games. He missed nearly two months with a hand injury and the AFL will enable him to make up for lost time and work on refining his approach. Carmichael is coming off a very solid first full season of pro ball as the 2025 third-rounder made it to Double-A and finished with 20 homers and an OPS of .825.
After a .913 OPS over 69 games with High-A Dayton, Sanchez earned a bump up to Double-A. That didn’t go as well, but it’s a sign of how the Reds value his left-handed bat, which got to more impact this season. He’s also a very versatile defender. Graham could turn out to be a really fun player development story as an eighth-rounder out of Stanford in 2023 who didn’t gain much traction until this year, when he reached Double-A and hit 29 combined homers and finished high on the overall Minors leaderboard with a 151 wRC+.
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
D-backs (Salt River): Demetrio Crisantes, 2B (No. 1/MLB No. 75); Patrick Forbes, RHP (No. 11); Joe Ariola, LHP; Luke Craig, LHP; Connor Foley, RHP; Nathan Hall, OF; Yassel Soler, 3B; John West, RHP
Crisantes has struggled to stay healthy for much of his career -- he had a shoulder tear last year and a hamstring injury limited to him 86 games this season -- but when he does play, he’s a career .311 hitter in the Minor Leagues. The 22-year-old reached Triple-A in late July, and while his contact was solid there, his first taste of the Minors’ top level proved his need to show more pop in games with just a 100.8 mph 90th-percentile exit velocity with Reno. Forbes -- last year’s 29th overall pick -- dealt with elbow issues that limited his first full season to only 29 ⅔ innings, though he did fan 41 in that time on the strength of his fastball-slider combo. Ariola will be one to watch after fanning 45.7 percent of his batters faced across four levels this season, giving him the highest K rate of the 2,394 MiLB pitchers with at least 30 innings.
Dodgers (Glendale): Eduardo Quintero, OF (No. 3/MLB No. 19); Charles Davalan, OF (No. 6/MLB No. 86); Chase Harlan, 3B (No. 9); Marlon Nieves, RHP (No. 27); Brooks Auger, RHP (No. 29); Anson Aroz, C; Luke Fox, LHP; Sam Horn, RHP; Cody Morse, LHP
The Dodgers share the lead with the White Sox for the most Top 30 prospects (five) who will play in the Fall League. Quintero is also the highest-rated prospect on any roster, a center fielder who slashed .309/.455/.495 with 45 extra-base hits and 44 steals in 111 games while leading the High-A Midwest League in batting and on-base percentage this season at age 20. In his first full pro season, Davalan hit .291/.400/.532 with 24 homers and 17 steals in 115 games in the MWL. One of the best third-base prospects in the game, Harlan features double-plus raw power. Righties Nieves and Auger both miss plenty of bats, Nieves with power (fastball to 99 mph, mid-80s slider) and Auger with a bit less stuff but more deception.
Jordan may have the best all-around tools in the AFL, starting with double-plus raw power and speed. Acquired in the Robbie Ray package at the Trade Deadline, Mendez has an explosive fastball that touches 101 mph and a tight mid-80s slider. An offensive-minded middle infielder who fits best at second base -- like his father, Hall of Famer and former Giants star Jeff -- Kent was another midseason pickup, arriving from the Yankees in a deal for Heliot Ramos. Signed for just $17,500 out of Venezuela in 2023, Fuentes is a likely reliever but could have a plus fastball and solid slider once fully developed.
With Ethan Salas now in the bigs, Harvey becomes the most Minor League catcher in the San Diego system, thanks to impressive power from the right side. The 2025 fifth-rounder dealt with an early hamstring injury and a broken bone in his right hand in his first full season, so this will be a good opportunity to get in some more looks in Peoria. Speaking of power, McCoy could challenge to sit atop the AFL exit velocity leaderboards after hitting balls as hard as 119.5 mph in ‘26. Kemp and Chourio give the Padres two intriguing 22-year-old arms; the former sat 95-97 mph for High-A Fort Wayne this season and showed an upper-80s changeup that got a ton of whiffs.
Thomas played in the AFL last year and had an .867 OPS, albeit with a 28/3 K/BB ratio. Much of that turned out to be because of a broken hamate in his right hand, then he missed nearly all of this season because of a bone spur that needed surgery. He was swinging the bat well with Double-A at the end of the year and hopes to keep it going. Perez is coming off of a solid first season at Double-A and will be Rule 5-eligible for the second time this year, so a strong AFL showing could earn him a spot on the 40-man.