The 2019 Arizona Fall League rosters were announced Thursday afternoon, and both New York clubs will be sending several of their top prospects to the desert this year.
The Yankees will be sending RHP Domingo Acevedo, IF Thairo Estrada, OF Estevan Florial, RHP Jordan Foley, RHP Hobie Harris, IF Steven Sensley, and RHP Matt Wivins.
The Mets will be represented by SS Andres Gimenez and 1B Peter Alonso, along with RHP Gerson Bautista, RHP Matt Blackham, RHP Eric Hanhold, RHP Stephen Nogosek, C Ali Sanchez, and OF Desmond Lindsay.
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Florial, the Yankees' No. 2 prospect according to MLB.com, is hitting .274/.373/.410 with six home runs, 34 RBI, 18 doubles and 52 runs scored in 81 games this season, mostly with High-A Tampa.
Acevedo is another one of the Bronx Bombers' highest-rated prospects, coming in at No. 5 on MLB.com's rankings of the Yankees' farm system. The 24-year-old right-hander is 3-3 with a 2.99 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 69.1 innings this season, most of which was spent in Double-A Trenton.
Gimenez, the Mets No. 1 prospect, has split his 2018 season between High-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton, hitting .286/.349/.418 in 118 games between the two. The 19-year-old shortshop has played well since his promotion to Binghamton, batting .296 with 10 extra base hits, 10 runs scored and 16 RBI in 33 games.
Although Alonso is ranked as the Mets' No. 2 prospect, he has looked the most impressive this season. In 127 games spanning Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas, the first baseman is hitting .279/.394/.564 with a whopping 33 home runs, 29 doubles, 87 runs scored and 112 RBI. Despite likely earning a September call-up, the Mets have already announced that Alonso will most likely not be joining the team next month.
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The Yankees prospects will play for the Glendale Desert Dogs along with prospects from the Dodgers, Indians, Orioles and White Sox.
The Mets prospects will play for the Scottsdale Scorpions among prospects from the Phillies, Giants, Astros, and Reds.
The Arizona Fall League kicks off on October 9 and continues until the Championship Game on November 17.