For some players, the Arizona Fall League can act like a last-chance saloon.

The AFL is known widely as a showcase circuit, providing opportunity for some of the game’s best prospects to get in more work before the offseason begins. It’s also a shot for Minor Leaguers with upcoming Rule 5 Draft eligibility to prove to their current parent clubs that they deserve 40-man roster protection, or to the other 29 organizations that they’re worthy of a Major League look for the following year.

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As a general rule, players with Rule 5 eligibility either signed when they were 18 or younger and have five or more professional seasons of experience or signed when they were 19 or older and have four or more pro seasons of experience ( as of June 5 that year – an i

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