The Scottsdale Scorpions, featuring the Detroit Tigers prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League got their short season underway starting on Monday, October 6. The two big names for the Tigers are top prospect Kevin McGonigle and fellow infielder Max Anderson. Both had good games to kick off the Fall League, but more interesting has been the positions they’ve played.

McGonigle is a shortstop by trade, but as noted in his scouting reports going back to last year, he has a lot of work left to improve enough to play the position full-time in the major leagues. Hitting the caliber of pitching in the Fall League won’t be a problem, but having missed some time in each of his first two full pro seasons, getting some extra reps are a good idea. He’s largely facing competition at the same level

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