Are you prepared to throw everything you know about Arizona Fall League squads out the window and fall in love with the Scottsdale Scorpions? We’ve spent a fair amount of time discussing the construction of Fall League pitching staffs. They’re a mix of good relief prospects, fringe 40-man roster types, and talented arms coming off a season with a lighter workload due to injuries or other factors. The third description best captures Scottsdale’s staff; this team is loaded with front end talent, the leading attraction for the club. Some names that jump off the roster sheet are Phillies top prospect Sixto Sanchez, the Astros’ top prospect Forrest Whitley, and system-mate J.B. Bukauskas. The roster features plenty more star power besides pitching, including Top 100 prospects like Taylor Trammell, Peter Alonso, and PL-favorite Andres Gimenez, and interesting under the radar types like Shed Long, Austin Listi, Garrett Williams, and Arquimedes Gamboa. The Scorpions draw from the Mets, Phillies, Giants, Astros, and Reds, one of the best talent pools in the circuit for manager Willie Harris’ to play with. Below we’ll discuss some of the top names, highlight players to watch, and detail one of the more talented rosters in the desert this autumn.
