For anyone who may not be familiar with the Arizona Fall League it is considered to be the highest level of competition under Major League Baseball and features many of the top prospects in baseball.
It is a 6 team league and each team is made up of prospects from several MLB organizations and the Championship game features the Scottsdale Scorpions (Orioles, Giants, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Nationals) vs the Peoria Javelinas (Astros, Blue Jays, Indians, Mariners, Red Sox)
The Washington Nationals are represented by 8 players on the Scorpions and those players are
Michael Burgess, OF
18 games, 8 runs, 3 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 12 rbis, .286 obp, .477 slg, .246 avg
Adam Carr, P
13.0 innings pitched, 6 hits, 3 earned runs, 8 strikeouts, 3 walks, 2.08 era, 0.69 whip
Bryce Harper, OF
9 games, 6 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 7 rbis, .410 obp, .629 slg, .343 avg
Cole Kimball, P
12 innings pitched, 8 hits, 1 earned run, 15 strikeouts, 2 walks, 0.75 era, 0.83 whip
Steve Lombardozzi, 2B
21 games, 16 runs, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 0 home runs, 4 rbis, .385 obp, .439 slg, .293 avg
Derek Norris, C
16 games, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 19 rbis, .403 obp, .667 slg, .278 avg
Brad Peacock, P
12 innings pitched, 10 hits, 6 earned runs, 17 strikeouts, 3 walks, 4.50 era, 1.08 whip
Sammy Solis, P
23.2 innings pitched, 22 hits, 10 earned runs, 12 strikeouts, 7 walks, 3.80 era, 1.23 whip
For any Nationals fan that wants to take a look at some of the young guys in the organization this would be a good game to do so. Sammy Solis will be taking the field as the starting pitcher and Lombardozzi, Norris, Burgess and Harper are all expected to play at some point in the game.
So check it out and hopefully you will get to see why Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com ranked
Bryce Harper number 1
Derek Norris number 11 (1st for catchers)
Sammy Solis 13 (5th for pitchers)
in his list of the top 20 prospects who stood out in the AFL this year. So Nats fans if you get a chance check out the game
For anyone interested watching the Scottsdale Scorpions (8 Nats on the roster) take on the Peoria Javelinas don’t forget to tune in to the MLB Network on Saturday November 20th at 3:00 Eastern Standard Time