Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — November 5, 2021

Image credit: Ezequiel Tovar (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Juan Yepez, 1B, Cardinals — Yepez hit during the regular season at Double-A. Then he hit some more at Triple-A. Then he earned his first big league callup. Now Yepez is in the AFL, and guess what he’s doing. That’s right, he’s hitting. On Thursday, he went 2-for-4, including his fifth home run of the season. The blast moved him into a three-way tie for second place with fellow Cardinals prospect Lars Nootbaar as well as Red Sox infield prospect Jeter Downs.

Ezequiel Tovar, SS, Rockies — Tovar is one of the easiest slam dunks to stick at shortstop in the sport. He’s got incredible range, plenty of instincts and a strong enough arm to make all the throws required. He made a couple of those plays on Thursday, but also showed impressive juice on a line-drive home run just to the left of dead center field at Mesa’s Sloan Park. His overall offensive output hasn’t been good in the AFL—he’s hitting just .172—but he showed signs of potential this season in the Low-A West League, where he produced an OPS of .856 with 11 homers over 72 games before moving to High-A Spokane. Tovar’s outstanding glove should get him to the big leagues, but he could be a very intriguing player if his bat develops.

Brett Baty, 3B, Mets — Baty took immense steps forward this past season with his body and his output. He hit his way to Double-A, and produced an overall line of .292/.382/.473 between High-A and Double-A. The 21-year-old collected three singles and drove home one of his team’s two runs (he had a chance to drive in another, but the potential score was tossed out at the plate by Cubs outfield prospect Nelson Velazquez, who has three outfield assists this week) in its shutout victory over Mesa. 

HITTERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI AFL   Dominic Canzone, RF 4 0 0 0 .303  
ARI AFL   Buddy Kennedy, 3B 4 0 1 0 .179  
ATL AFL   Jesse Franklin, OF 3 1 0 0 .081 BB (6),
BOS AFL   Triston Casas, 3B 4 0 1 0 .304  
BOS AFL   Christian Koss, SS 3 0 1 0 .235  
BOS AFL   Jeter Downs, SS 4 0 0 0 .231  
CHC AFL   Luis Vazquez, SS 4 0 0 0 .129 E (2),
CHC AFL   Andy Weber, SS 5 0 1 0 .317  
CHC AFL   Nelson Velazquez, LF 3 0 0 0 .371  
COL AFL   Ezequiel Tovar, SS 4 1 1 1 .172 HR (2),
COL AFL   Michael Toglia, 1B 4 0 1 0 .276  
COL AFL   Ryan Vilade, LF 3 0 0 0 .250 BB (7),
CWS AFL   Yoelkis Cespedes, OF 5 0 0 0 .212  
DET AFL   Eric De La Rosa, OF 2 1 0 0 .222 2 SB (4),
HOU AFL   Pedro Leon, OF 3 1 1 2 .184 HR (1), BB (7),
KC AFL   Nathan Eaton, 2B 4 0 0 0 .408  
KC AFL   Seuly Matias, OF 4 0 1 0 .233  
KC AFL   Jake Means, 3B 3 0 2 0 .192  
LAA AFL   Anthony Mulrine, C 3 0 2 1 .091  
LAD AFL   James Outman, CF 2 0 1 1 .293 2B (5), BB (7),
LAD AFL   Kody Hoese, 3B 4 1 1 0 .171 2B (1),
LAD AFL   Jacob Amaya, SS 3 0 0 0 .267 BB (9),
MIA AFL   JJ Bleday, OF 4 0 2 0 .359 2B (7), BB (11),
MIA AFL   Troy Johnston, OF 3 0 2 0 .279 BB (8),
MIA AFL   Will Banfield, C 3 0 1 0 .250  
MIL AFL   David Hamilton, SS 4 0 0 0 .308  
MIN AFL   Matt Wallner, RF 4 0 0 0 .250  
MIN AFL   Michael Helman, 2B 3 0 2 0 .275  
NYM AFL   Brett Baty, 3B 4 0 3 1 .276  
NYM AFL   Hayden Senger, C 3 0 0 0 .207  
NYY AFL   Elijah Dunham, OF 4 0 1 0 .358 SB (8),
NYY AFL   Andres Chaparro, 3B 3 0 0 1 .231  
OAK AFL   Austin Beck, OF 4 0 1 0 .265 2B (2),
OAK AFL   Jeremy Eierman, SS 3 0 0 0 .125 BB (3),
PHI AFL   Logan O’Hoppe, C 3 0 1 2 .320 2B (7),
PHI AFL   Simon Muzziotti, CF 4 0 1 0 .271 CS (2),
PHI AFL   Bryson Stott, SS 1 1 0 1 .339
2 BB (17), SB (5),
PIT AFL   Ji-Hwan Bae, SS 3 1 1 0 .310 BB (11), SB (7),
PIT AFL   Nick Gonzales, SS 3 2 1 2 .345 HR (2),
SD AFL   Matt Batten, 2B 1 1 0 0 .319 2 BB (9),
SEA AFL   Cade Marlowe, LF 4 0 0 0 .212  
SEA AFL   Jose Caballero, IF 4 0 1 0 .250  
SF AFL   Marco Luciano, SS 3 0 0 0 .200 E (3),
SF AFL   Patrick Bailey, C 4 0 1 0 .314  
STL AFL   Juan Yepez, 1B 4 1 2 1 .298 HR (5),
STL AFL   Lars Nootbaar, RF 3 0 0 0 .309 2 BB (11),
STL AFL   Brendan Donovan, 3B 3 2 1 0 .344 BB (4),
TB AFL   Curtis Mead, 2B 4 0 1 0 .305  
TB AFL   Jordan Qsar, OF 4 0 1 0 .125  
TEX AFL   Justin Foscue, 2B 3 1 2 1 .222 HR (3),
TOR AFL   Spencer Horwitz, 1B 4 0 1 0 .396  
TOR AFL   Leonardo Jimenez, 2B 1 0 0 0 .208  
WAS AFL   Jackson Cluff, SS 3 0 1 0 .386 BB (9),
WAS AFL   Drew Millas, C 4 1 1 0 .167 2 SB (3),
WAS AFL   Israel Pineda, C 2 0 0 0 .353  

PITCHERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI AFL   Keegan Curtis, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 Sv (1)
ARI AFL   Slade Cecconi, RHP 3 3 0 0 2 4 2.40  
ATL AFL   Victor Vodnik, RHP 5 2 0 0 0 5 5.63 W (1-1)
CLE AFL   Aaron Pinto, RHP 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 10.57  
CLE AFL   Damon Casetta-Stubbs, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.00  
DET AFL   Chavez Fernander, RHP 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.29  
DET AFL   Garrett Hill, RHP 3 3 0 0 0 5 1.69 W (2-0)
HOU AFL   Joe Record, RHP 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Sv (1)
LAA AFL   Coleman Crow, RHP 4 4 1 1 0 2 1.50  
LAA AFL   Robinson Pina, RHP 3.1 4 1 1 1 3 1.59 W (1-0)
MIA AFL   Josh Simpson, LHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.27  
MIN AFL   Cody Laweryson, RHP 2.2 1 1 1 1 3 1.54  
NYM AFL   Brian Metoyer, RHP 1 1 0 0 1 3 7.94  
NYY AFL   Blane Abeyta, RHP 2 3 1 1 0 1 7.36 L (1-1)
NYY AFL   Tanner Myatt, RHP 1 3 2 2 1 2 10.80  
OAK AFL   Bryce Conley, RHP 1 1 0 0 1 1 4.91  
OAK AFL   Brock Whittlesey, RHP 1 2 0 0 0 1 7.84  
SD AFL   Jose Quezada, RHP 1 2 0 0 0 0 3.86  
SD AFL   Jesse Scholtens, RHP 2 1 0 0 0 2 3.24  
SEA AFL   Devin Sweet, RHP 1 2 0 0 0 3 2.84  
SF AFL   Seth Corry, LHP 1.2 1 4 3 4 1 5.40 L (0-1)
SF AFL   Cole Waites, RHP 1 1 1 1 0 1 23.63  
TOR AFL   Michael Dominguez, RHP 6 3 2 1 0 6 5.94 L (0-2)
WAS AFL   Cole Henry, RHP 3 2 2 2 3 2 4.20  
WAS AFL   Todd Peterson, RHP 2 0 0 0 2 1 3.68  

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