This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola's Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Sending well wishes to my fellow Floridians in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

The 32nd season of the Arizona Fall League is a week old, and already, there are top prospects standing out amid the field of, well, top prospects. Here are the top performers from the first week of AFL action:

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kemp Alderman may have more raw power and more on his to-do list than any player in the Arizona Fall League. An outfielder in the Marlins system, Alderman homered in each of his first four games with the Peoria Javelinas, going deep a total of five times.

MIAMI -- When the Buckley family’s flights from South Florida back home to upstate New York got canceled on Aug. 5 due to Tropical Storm Debby, they decided to purchase tickets for the series opener between the Reds and Marlins. Tim and Ashley, along with their three kids, Teagan (15),

There is a ton that goes into constructing an Arizona Fall League roster. Each AFL club receives prospects from five separate organizations, all with different needs and priorities. Some want their best prospects to spend time in the desert. Others primarily want formerly injured players to make up for lost

This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola’s Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. MIAMI – Once the adrenaline wore off from capturing a World Series championship via walk-off fashion, the 1997 Marlins followed manager Jim Leyland’s

The Arizona Fall League is upon us, and in this circuit of elite prospects, there is something to watch for every night. Here's what's on the docket for the second week of the campaign.

This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola’s Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola's Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

MIAMI -- The Marlins have had no shortage of great individual seasons. Among the highlights are Giancarlo Stanton’s National League MVP Award-winning campaign in 2017 and Dontrelle Willis’ 22-win season in '05. For argument’s sake, who were the best of the best? MLB.com has put together the all-time Marlins’ roster,

This page will be updated throughout the offseason. A reminder that players that are on the 60-day injured list will have to be added back onto the 40-man roster after the World Series.

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Batters love hitting in the Arizona Fall League. The dry, humid air coupled with temps that often hover around triple digits in the early weeks often lead to a pile of extra-base hits and fly balls that might have landed on the warning track in other settings

The Arizona Fall League is often called a showcase circuit or prospect graduating school – a place where the Minors’ top talents gather for six weeks in the Valley of the Sun to compete before putting their stamps on the Majors. But the six AFL rosters aren’t loaded with Top

MIAMI -- Members of former manager Skip Schumaker's coaching staff have been notified that their contracts were not renewed for the 2025 season, including pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr., who had one year remaining, a source told MLB.com. The club did not confirm the report. When speaking to media for

MIAMI -- The search is on. Less than 48 hours after the Marlins announced that Skip Schumaker wouldn’t be returning as manager, president of baseball operations Peter Bendix fielded questions mainly about the organization’s hunt for its new leader on Tuesday morning at loanDepot park. While Bendix wouldn’t disclose why

The month of October brings baseball fans the excitement of postseason play in the Majors and the dawn of a new Arizona Fall League campaign. The Surprise Saguaros and Mesa Solar Sox kicked off the 32nd season of AFL competition on Monday, pulling the curtain up on six weeks of

The wheel never stops turning in these parts. The Minor League season may be over and the Majors might be in the midst of the postseason, but the Arizona Fall League begins with its Opening Day on Monday. So let’s give the MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects list a quick

TORONTO -- Skip Schumaker will not be returning as Marlins manager in 2025, the club announced following its season finale on Sunday. Miami will now begin a managerial search for the second time in three offseasons. “After several constructive conversations with Skip, [president of baseball operations] Peter [Bendix] and ownership,

As always, the Arizona Fall League is loaded with talent. The developmental circuit, which starts its six-week season on Monday, has sent more than 3,000 players to the big leagues, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Derek Jeter and Mike Piazza and current stars including Mookie Betts, Bryce

This season, the Hammerheads debuted an alternate jersey that harnessed the powers of nostalgia and community to bring a personalized touch to a cause that affects just about everybody. The look of the alternate jersey for the Marlins’ Single-A affiliate pays homage to its parent club’s origins while also raising

Just think of some of the big numbers put up in the Minors this year -- 40 homers, 104 stolen bases, 202 strikeouts -- and they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Terrific performances came in a variety of shapes and sizes during the 2024 Minor League season. To celebrate

Triple-A baseball. The final hurdle on the road to the Majors. A blend of up-and-coming prospects and veteran players looking for one last shot at glory in the bigs. There isn't another step on the ladder ... the next stop is the promised land. The blend of old and young

TORONTO -- In a disappointing season that featured triple-digit losses (62-100) for the fourth time in franchise history, Miami’s campaign concluded with a celebratory handshake line and a team photo. With a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre, the Marlins’ 2024 campaign ended on

This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline's newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.