JaCoby Jones and Michael Gerber are making waves in the Arizona Fall League, while Dixon Machado is tearing up the Venezuelan Winter League.
Each year, as minor league regular season play comes to a close, major league clubs select some of their brightest protégées to participate in extended fall and winter play for continued development. This October, the Detroit Tigers sent 12 minor leaguers to take part in fall and winter ball programs located in Arizona and Venezuela.
The Arizona Fall League plays home to representatives from all 30 MLB clubs, broken down into six teams made up of prospects from five major league organizations per team.