Now that there appears to be a plan in place for re-starting MLB, it’s time to begin thinking about the minor leagues. A traditional minors season remains a virtual impossibility, but per Baseball America, MLB has been considering the idea of expanding the Arizona Fall League (AFL) in order for each team to get prospects who might not otherwise see game action some much-needed live reps.
The AFL, often called “prospect graduate school,” is a short-season league made up of some of the brightest and most exciting prospects in baseball who are just a year or two away from their MLB debuts.