some consolation

The major league season is over, alas with no Game 7 in the World Series. But there is more baseball out there, seamheads, and it’s coming to a TV screen near you Saturday night. The Arizona Fall League’s Rising Stars Showcase will air at 7 p.m. on MLB Network. Craig Kimbrel, who impressed as a reliever for the Mississippi Braves last season, is on one of the rosters, along with Atlanta’s No. 1 pick last June, left-hander Mike Minor. Ole Miss alumnus Zach Cozart, a shortstop in the Cincinnati system, is scheduled to play, along with a host of other prospects such as Buster Posey, Jordan Danks, Dustin Ackley, Ike Davis, Jemile Weeks and Joshua Fields. Overall No. 1 pick Stephen Strasburg, the right-hander with the 100-plus mph fastball, has been scratched from his appearance, but this is a game worth checking out. You’ll see a lot of the players in The Show very soon.