Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — November 16, 2021

Image credit: Ryan Vilade (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Ryan Vilade, OF, Rockies — Vilade has had a rough go in the Fall League so far, but he showed the damage he’s capable of on Monday. Vilade went 3 for 3 with four RBIs to lead Salt River to a 12-5 win over Surprise in seven innings at Salt River Fields. Vilade hit an RBI single up the middle in the first inning, added another RBI single to center in the third and followed with a two-run chopper up the middle in the fourth. He also drew a walk in his final at-bat in the sixth to reach base four times in four plate appearances. His exit velocities on his singles were 93 mph, 103.8 mph and 101.7 mph, respectively, and he also showed his athleticism with a top sprint speed of 26.6 feet per second. The Rockies No. 10 prospect entered the day batting .215 and mired in a 2 for 20 slump, but raised his batting average 35 points and his OPS by 68 points with his big day.

Mario Feliciano, C, Brewers – Feliciano joined Vilade in leading Salt River’s 12-run outburst, going 3 for 4 with two doubles, three runs scored and an RBI out of the Rafters’ cleanup spot. The Brewers No. 12 prospect got the scoring started for Salt River with an RBI double into the left-center gap in the first inning, led off the third inning with a single to kickstart a five-run rally and smoked an opposite-field double in the fourth inning that left his bat at 104.1 mph. Feliciano is now batting .342/.375/.474 in the AFL, a welcome performance after he was limited to 32 games by a shoulder impingement during the regular season.

Elijah Dunham, OF, Yankees – Dunham continued his AFL coming-out party, going 2 for 4 with a double and a triple in Surprise’s loss to Salt River. Dunham stayed back on a breaking ball and laced a triple the opposite way into the left-center gap in the first inning and ripped a double into the right field at 105.7 mph off the bat in the fourth. Dunham is now batting .356/.472/.603 with six doubles, a league-leading three triples and two home runs. He also has more walks (13) than strikeouts (eight) and is 10 for 10 on stolen bases. An nondrafted free agent signing out of Indiana in 2020, Dunham is quickly emerging as a prospect to watch in a deep Yankees system.

Brendan Donovan, 2B, Cardinals – Donovan delivered a walkoff RBI single to lift Glendale to a 2-1 victory over Peoria in seven innings at Camelback Ranch. The Cardinals No. 15 prospect hit the first pitch he saw from Padres lefthander Tom Cosgrove for a broken-bat single to center field to score Astros prospect Pedro Leon from third with the winning run. Donovan went 2 for 4 in the game and is now batting .364 with a 1.086 OPS in 13 games in the AFL.

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	AFL	Dominic Canzone, RF	4	3	3	2	.328	HR (2),
ARI	AFL	Buddy Kennedy, 3B	1	2	0	0	.250	3 BB (7),
ATL	AFL	Drew Lugbauer, C	1	0	0	1	.375	BB (10),
ATL	AFL	Jesse Franklin, OF	2	0	0	0	.085	BB (9),
CIN	AFL	Mike Siani, CF	3	0	0	0	.306
CIN	AFL	Ivan Johnson, 2B	4	0	0	0	.250
COL	AFL	Ezequiel Tovar, SS	3	1	1	3	.175	HR (3),
COL	AFL	Ryan Vilade, LF	3	1	3	4	.250	BB (8),
COL	AFL	Michael Toglia, 1B	4	1	2	1	.259
CWS	AFL	Yoelkis Cespedes, OF	3	0	0	0	.174
HOU	AFL	Pedro Leon, OF	3	1	2	1	.258	SB (3),
HOU	AFL	Korey Lee, C	3	0	0	0	.236
HOU	AFL	Grae Kessinger, SS	1	0	0	0	.271	2 BB (10), CS (2),
KC	AFL	Seuly Matias, OF	3	0	0	1	.205
LAD	AFL	Kody Hoese, 3B	3	0	0	0	.216
LAD	AFL	Jacob Amaya, SS	2	0	1	0	.326	2B (3), BB (12),
LAD	AFL	Carson Taylor, C	3	0	0	0	.323
MIL	AFL	Mario Feliciano, C	4	3	3	1	.342	2 2B (5),
MIL	AFL	David Hamilton, SS	3	0	0	0	.303	BB (9), CS (2),
MIL	AFL	Joe Gray, OF	3	0	0	0	.073
NYM	AFL	Carlos Cortes, 2B	4	1	1	1	.236
NYY	AFL	Elijah Dunham, OF	4	0	2	0	.356	2B (6), 3B (3),
NYY	AFL	Andres Chaparro, 3B	3	0	2	1	.246	2B (5),
PHI	AFL	Simon Muzziotti, CF	2	0	0	0	.250	BB (12),
PHI	AFL	Bryson Stott, SS	2	1	1	0	.325	BB (21),
PHI	AFL	Logan O’Hoppe, C	3	0	1	0	.309	2B (8),
PIT	AFL	Ji-Hwan Bae, SS	4	0	0	0	.237
SD	AFL	Eguy Rosario, 2B	3	0	0	0	.276
SD	AFL	Matt Batten, 2B	2	0	0	0	.288	BB (12),
SEA	AFL	Zach DeLoach, CF	3	0	0	0	.156
STL	AFL	Juan Yepez, 1B	2	1	1	0	.311	2B (7),
STL	AFL	Brendan Donovan, 3B	4	0	2	1	.364
TEX	AFL	Ezequiel Duran, 2B	3	1	1	1	.273	HR (2), BB (4),
TEX	AFL	Justin Foscue, 2B	3	2	1	2	.233	HR (5), BB (14),
WAS	AFL	Drew Millas, C	1	1	0	0	.205	2 BB (10),
WAS	AFL	Jackson Cluff, SS	2	0	1	0	.333	BB (13),

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ARI	AFL	Keegan Curtis, RHP	1	2	1	1	1	1	3.24
ATL	AFL	Indigo Diaz, RHP	1	0	0	0	1	1	12.79
CWS	AFL	J.B. Olson, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	1	6.23
DET	AFL	Zack Hess, RHP	1	0	0	0	1	0	8.00
KC	AFL	Stephen Woods, RHP	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	5.65
LAA	AFL	Nathan Burns, RHP	1	0	0	0	2	1	0.96	W (2-0)
LAD	AFL	Kyle Hurt, RHP	1	1	1	1	1	0	4.97
NYM	AFL	Garrison Bryant, RHP	2	3	1	1	2	2	4.80	W (1-1)
NYM	AFL	Colin Holderman, RHP	1	1	2	2	1	1	9.64
NYM	AFL	Brian Metoyer, RHP	2	1	1	1	1	2	5.40
NYY	AFL	Blane Abeyta, RHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	7.45
NYY	AFL	Clay Aguilar, LHP	0.2	5	5	5	0	0	11.42
NYY	AFL	Tanner Myatt, RHP	1	1	2	2	2	2	12.00
PHI	AFL	James McArthur, RHP	4	3	1	1	2	4	8.10
SD	AFL	Jose Quezada, RHP	1.2	2	1	1	0	3	4.66	L (1-2)
STL	AFL	Andre Pallante, RHP	4	1	0	0	2	0	1.29
WAS	AFL	Jackson Rutledge, RHP	0.2	4	3	3	2	1	6.98	L (1-3)