Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the Arizona Fall League this offseason. Five Pittsburgh Pirates prospects are set to participate in the AFL when play begins late next month.
Oneil Cruz, Jared Oliva, Blake Cederlind, Cody Ponce, and Nick Mears will all play in the AFL this offseason. These five players will all be members of the Peoria Javelinas.
The headliner of this group is Cruz. The top-100 prospect reached the Double-A level for the first time this season. Entering play on Wednesday Cruz was slashing .