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Royals' Jac Caglianone, Padres' Ethan Salas Top 2024 MLB Arizona Fall League Rosters

Mike Chiari

The Arizona Fall League announced the rosters for all six teams Wednesday, and they feature several highly touted MLB prospects.

Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, 14 players ranked inside MLB Pipeline's top 100 prospects will be part of the AFL, including three inside the top 20:

Leading the way are Kansas City Royals two-way prospect Jac Caglianone, San Diego Padres catcher prospect Ethan Salas and Tampa Bay Rays first base prospect Xavier Isaac.

Caglianone, 21, was the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft after starring as a pitcher and first baseman at the University of Florida.

He won the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award in 2024 after hitting .419 with 35 home runs and 72 RBI, while also going 5-2 with a 4.76 ERA as a pitcher.

Thus far, Caglianone has focused on being a position player at the professional level, hitting .241 with two homers and 19 RBI in 29 games at High-A ball this season.

The 18-year-old Salas signed with the Padres in 2023 as an international free agent, and he is still trying to fully find his footing in the minor leagues.

In 2023, Salas hit .248 with nine home runs and 41 RBI in 66 games across three levels. He followed that up this season by slashing just .206/.288/.311 with four homers and 53 RBI in 111 High-A games.

Isaac, 20, was selected 29th overall in the first round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Rays out of high school, and he has quickly risen through the ranks.

After slashing .285/.395/.521 with 19 home runs and 72 RBI at the A and High-A levels in 2023, he slashed .264/.370/.480 with 18 homers and 78 RBI at High-A and Double-A this season.

The Arizona Fall League, which begins Oct. 7, will feature six teams with each of them using players from five different organizations.

The league is made up of the Glendale Desert Dogs, Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Javelinas, Salt River Rafters, Scottsdale Scorpions and Surprise Saguaros.

Regular-season play in the AFL ends Nov. 14 with the top three teams advancing to the playoffs. The winner of the No. 2 seed vs. the No. 3 seed in the play-in semifinal on Nov. 15 will face the No. 1 seed in the championship game on Nov. 16.

   

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