The Arizona Fall League is set to open on October 13, and with a week to go, the Detroit Tigers announced their prospects headed to the desert southwest to play for the Salt River Rafters. The list includes the organization’s two top prospects, outfielder Riley Greene and first baseman Spencer Torkelson. The Tigers have seven players total scheduled to take part, several of whom may not be familiar to most fans.
As for Torkelson and Greene, and to a lesser extent shortstop prospect Ryan Kreidler, who will join the dynamic duo out west, the AFL provides an opportunity to keep working on the adjustments they were making during their final promotion to the Toledo Mud Hens for the final six weeks of the Triple-A calendar.