Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — November 18, 2021

Image credit: Canaan Smith-Njigba (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF, Pirates—Smith-Njigba made headlines for charging the mound and starting a brawl earlier this month, but that’s overshadowed what has been a productive fall for the 22-year-old outfielder. Smith-Njigba went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer to lead Peoria to a 5-2 win over Surprise on Wednesday. Smith-Njigba got the scoring started in the second inning with his two-run blast, led off the fifth inning with a single and drew a leadoff walk in the ninth to reach base for a third time. Overall, the Pirates No. 29 prospect is batting .333/.447/.510 with nearly as many walks (13) as strikeouts (16) in the Fall League.

Michael Burrows, RHP, Pirates – While Smith-Njigba led Peoria’s offense, his organization-mate Burrows set the tone on the mound. Burrows pitched three scoreless innings with one hit allowed, one walk and six strikeouts to improve to 2-0, 3.52 in the AFL. The Pirates No. 10 prospect broke out with a 2.20 ERA in 13 starts for High-A Greensboro this year, and his performance in the AFL further solidified his place as a rising prospect in the Pirates organization.

David Hamilton, SS/2B, Brewers – Hamilton likely would have gone higher in the 2019 draft if not for a ruptured Achilles tendon that caused him to miss the entire year. The coronavirus pandemic cost him another season in 2020, but now that he’s back on the field, he’s showing what he can do. Hamilton went 2-for-4 with a triple in Salt River’s 4-3 loss to Scottsdale to continue his impressive AFL showing. After rising to Double-A in his first full season, Hamilton is now batting .324/.457/.512 for the Rafters this fall.

Graham Spraker, RHP, Blue Jays – The AFL season is almost over and Spraker still has yet to allow a run. The 26-year-old righthander made his 11th scoreless appearance of the fall in Mesa’s 3-2 loss to Glendale, stranding a runner on third to end the ninth inning and keep his scoreless streak alive. After allowing a leadoff single to Jacob Amaya, Spraker quickly retired the next three batters and finished with a strikeout of Astros No. 1 prospect Korey Lee. Overall, Spraker has thrown 11.1 innings with four hits allowed, two walks and 17 strikeouts.

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	AFL	Buddy Kennedy, 3B	4	1	1	1	.250	E (2),
ATL	AFL	Luke Waddell, SS	4	1	2	1	.273	SB (3),
BAL	AFL	Greg Cullen, 2B	4	1	0	0	.250	BB (9),
BOS	AFL	Christian Koss, SS	3	1	1	0	.229	SB (2),
BOS	AFL	Triston Casas, 3B	3	0	1	1	.372
BOS	AFL	Jeter Downs, SS	3	0	1	0	.208
CHC	AFL	Nelson Velazquez, LF	4	0	2	1	.366
CIN	AFL	Mike Siani, CF	4	0	1	0	.300	BB (10),
CLE	AFL	Jose Tena, SS	3	1	0	0	.387	BB (10),
CLE	AFL	Mike Amditis, C	2	0	0	0	.136	BB (6),
COL	AFL	Ryan Vilade, LF	3	0	1	0	.247
COL	AFL	Michael Toglia, 1B	4	0	2	0	.264
DET	AFL	Eric De La Rosa, OF	3	0	1	1	.218	2B (1),
HOU	AFL	Pedro Leon, OF	2	0	0	0	.250	2 BB (12),
HOU	AFL	Korey Lee, C	4	1	1	2	.237	HR (1), BB (9),
KC	AFL	Seuly Matias, OF	4	0	0	0	.188
KC	AFL	Nathan Eaton, 2B	5	0	1	0	.329
KC	AFL	Jake Means, 3B	4	1	1	2	.179	HR (1),
LAA	AFL	Orlando Martinez, RF	5	0	1	0	.224
LAD	AFL	James Outman, CF	2	1	1	0	.292	2 BB (14), SB (2),
LAD	AFL	Carson Taylor, C	3	0	1	1	.324
LAD	AFL	Kody Hoese, 3B	4	0	0	0	.200	E (3),
LAD	AFL	Jacob Amaya, SS	4	0	1	0	.320	BB (13),
MIA	AFL	Troy Johnston, OF	4	0	1	0	.294
MIA	AFL	JJ Bleday, OF	3	1	1	0	.315	3B (1), BB (19),
MIL	AFL	David Hamilton, SS	4	1	2	0	.324	3B (2),
MIL	AFL	Joe Gray, OF	3	0	0	0	.069
MIN	AFL	Michael Helman, 2B	2	0	0	0	.216	BB (9), SB (7),
NYM	AFL	Brett Baty, 3B	3	0	1	0	.302
NYM	AFL	Hayden Senger, C	2	0	0	0	.194	BB (8),
NYM	AFL	Wilmer Reyes, SS	3	1	1	1	.226	HR (1),
NYY	AFL	Andres Chaparro, 3B	3	1	0	0	.234	BB (8), 2 E (4),
OAK	AFL	Jonah Bride, 3B	2	0	0	0	.240	2 BB (15),
OAK	AFL	Jeremy Eierman, SS	4	0	0	0	.097
OAK	AFL	Austin Beck, OF	5	0	0	0	.176
PHI	AFL	Bryson Stott, SS	2	0	0	1	.317	BB (23),
PIT	AFL	Canaan Smith-Njigba, LF	3	1	2	2	.333	HR (1), BB (13),
PIT	AFL	Ji-Hwan Bae, SS	5	2	1	0	.244	2B (3),
SD	AFL	Eguy Rosario, 2B	3	0	0	0	.267	BB (10),
SD	AFL	Chandler Seagle, C	3	0	0	0	.233	BB (1),
SD	AFL	Matt Batten, 2B	4	0	0	0	.270	CS (1),
SEA	AFL	Cade Marlowe, LF	4	0	1	0	.203
SEA	AFL	Zach DeLoach, CF	4	1	1	1	.162
SF	AFL	Hunter Bishop, OF	2	0	1	1	.250	BB (6),
SF	AFL	Will Wilson, SS	1	1	1	0	.156	BB (6),
STL	AFL	Brendan Donovan, 3B	4	0	0	0	.333	BB (10),
STL	AFL	Juan Yepez, 1B	4	1	1	0	.293	2B (8), BB (12),
TB	AFL	Jordan Qsar, OF	2	0	0	1	.200	BB (3),
TEX	AFL	Justin Foscue, 2B	4	0	2	0	.250	SB (3),
TOR	AFL	Leonardo Jimenez, 2B	4	0	3	0	.257	2B (4),
TOR	AFL	Gabriel Moreno, C	3	0	0	0	.329	BB (13),
WAS	AFL	Drew Millas, C	2	0	0	0	.196	2 BB (12),
WAS	AFL	Jackson Cluff, SS	4	0	1	0	.338
WAS	AFL	Israel Pineda, C	3	0	0	0	.296	BB (2),

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ARI	AFL	Keegan Curtis, RHP	1	1	1	1	2	0	3.86	L (0-1)
BAL	AFL	Nick Vespi, LHP	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.51
BOS	AFL	Andrew Politi, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.84	Sv (2)
CIN	AFL	Eddy Demurias, RHP	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.31
CIN	AFL	James Marinan, RHP	4	3	3	3	1	2	7.00	L (0-1)
CIN	AFL	Jacques Pucheu, LHP	2	3	2	0	0	2	1.93
CWS	AFL	Caleb Freeman, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.90
DET	AFL	Wilmer Flores, RHP	0	1	1	1	3	1	9.95
HOU	AFL	Chad Donato, RHP	4	4	2	1	1	2	6.30
HOU	AFL	Joe Record, RHP	2	2	0	0	1	1	0.00	Sv (2)
MIA	AFL	Josh Simpson, LHP	1	0	0	0	2	4	6.08
MIL	AFL	J.T. Hintzen, RHP	2	1	0	0	1	1	5.68
MIL	AFL	Lun Zhao, RHP	2	2	2	0	1	0	5.14
MIN	AFL	Cody Laweryson, RHP	1	1	0	0	0	1	3.86
NYY	AFL	Zach Greene, RHP	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.91
OAK	AFL	Hogan Harris, LHP	3	1	0	0	2	2	7.20
OAK	AFL	Jeff Criswell, RHP	2	4	3	3	4	4	6.75	L (2-1)
PHI	AFL	Damon Jones, LHP	1	2	0	0	0	2	0.87
PIT	AFL	Michael Burrows, RHP	3	1	0	0	1	6	3.52	W (2-0)
PIT	AFL	Carmen Mlodzinski, RHP	2	1	0	0	2	2	4.91	Sv (1)
SD	AFL	Matt Waldron, RHP	2	0	0	0	1	2	3.00
SEA	AFL	Devin Sweet, RHP	1	2	2	2	1	1	4.32
SF	AFL	R.J. Dabovich, RHP	1	0	0	0	1	2	1.69	W (1-0)
STL	AFL	Zack Thompson, LHP	2	1	0	0	3	4	1.56	W (3-0)
TB	AFL	Carlos Garcia, RHP	2	1	0	0	0	1	3.60
TB	AFL	Caleb Sampen, RHP	2	7	3	3	0	1	5.51
TOR	AFL	Graham Spraker, RHP	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
WAS	AFL	Todd Peterson, RHP	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.89