The San Diego Padres have an impressive crop of talent on display in this year's Arizona Fall League, but none of them are more intriguing than Ryan Butler.
Ranked as the organization's No. 11 prospect, Butler is using the Fall League to make up for the two-and-a-half months he missed during the regular season while on the disabled list with a shoulder injury.
"I was hoping maybe I'd get the opportunity, but didn't know if it would happen or not," Butler said of the Padres' decision to send him to the AFL. "But now I get to get some innings in before next season.