J.P. Arencibia

Finishing School

The 08 Arizona Fall League season is over, well except for Saturday's championship game. The Solar Sox won their division and are sending Tommy Hanson to the rubber to face the Desert Dogs for the AFL title. The Dogs have won the last four titles.

The AFL has long been a breeding ground for the next generation of major league stars, a "Finishing School" so to speak. You only need to look at the past few All Star games to see that each team is packed with ex-AFL studs, and the talent this year is as impressive as ever. Some of these guys could make an impact in next years fantasy season.

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The Next Wave of Catchers

Yahoo! Sports : Unmasking the next wave of catchers

As catchers such as Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox, Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees and Pudge Rodriguez of the Detroit Tigers near the end of their distinguished careers, a new generation of receivers is bubbling in the pipeline, with players such as Flowers and Taylor Teagarden, Matt Wieters and J.P. Arencibia, Mike McKenry and Jesus Montero advancing rapidly at the game’s most demanding position.

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