The Arizona Fall League’s 2026 rosters got a late boost on Monday, and the Surprise Saguaros are the club that landed the biggest names.
Rangers shortstop Sebastian Walcott and Royals outfielder Angeibel Gomez were both added to Surprise’s roster, giving the Fall League two more Top 100 prospects and pushing this year’s total to 14. That’s the most since 2024. Walcott, ranked Texas’ No. 1 prospect and MLB’s No. 9 overall, now stands as the highest-ranked player in the league, just ahead of Dodgers outfielder Eduardo Quintero, who checks in at No. 18 overall.
Walcott is back in the Fall League for a second straight year, though last season barely got started. He appeared in one game before leaving with arm fatigue, then later underwent internal brace surgery after being diagnosed with a torn elbow ligament. He didn’t get back on the field until mid-July, and of his 44 games after that return - including the postseason - five came at shortstop, with the rest at designated hitter.
When Walcott is right, the upside jumps off the page. The 6-foot-4 Bahamas native has the kind of bat speed that plays anywhere, and the power grades out at 65, with a chance to become a 40-homer hitter down the line. He also brings plus plus arm strength, a major weapon if he can settle in on the left side of the infield.
Gomez arrives with plenty of momentum of his own after a breakout first season. Signed for $2.9 million as the No. 4 prospect in this year’s international class, the 6-foot-2 center fielder flashed 70-grade speed and has the frame to grow into plus power from the right side.
The Fall League will give the 17-year-old another level of challenge. He is the second youngest player ever on the circuit, behind only Michael De Leon in 2014. Gomez was excellent in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, finishing third with a 1.119 OPS in 47 games while walking 28 times and striking out 19, and now he’ll get a chance to stack more reps against much older competition.
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