Mesa Solar Sox
Affiliated Teams: Cubs, Angels, A’s, Blue Jays, Nationals
What I’m Watching For: The development of power in hitting prospects is one of the biggest wildcards and the hardest things to predict, which is why it’s always fun to watch the guys who already have it. The Solar Sox lineup will consist of two first baseman, Matt Olson and Dan Vogelbach, who have it in droves and like to show it off. Olson has flown under the radar this season in his challenge of Kris Bryant and Joey Gallo for the mino-league home run crown, and it appears he’s going to fall just a few knocks short. Imagine how many he could have hit if he had swung a few more times during some of his 111 walks. Vogelbach’s power is still learning to rear its head in games, but I saw a power display from him this season that was better than any I saw all year (one game, two bombs to left-center in an extremely pitcher-friendly park). It will be fun to see what this pair can do in the dry desert air.