Arizona Fall League Update: Week 1

Benjamin CowlesThe first week of the Arizona Fall League is in the books, so it’s an opportune time to look in at the eight Yankees prospects and farmhands who are playing for the Mesa Solar Sox this fall. Note that the number is now eight instead of seven as recounted in our AFL Yankees preview last week, as they recently added pitcher Matt Sauer, the club’s second-round pick in the 2017 draft.

Starting with Sauer, he made two appearances out of the Solar Sox bullpen this week, throwing three innings total, allowing no runs. He made his first appearance on opening night, throwing two scoreless frames with a couple of strikeouts. He followed that up with another sterling frame on Saturday.…