Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — October 25, 2021

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Eric De La Rosa, OF, Tigers — Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene and Ryan Kriedler might be gone, but there are still Tigers prospects providing power in the desert. De La Rosa, 24, went deep twice in Salt River’s games on Friday and Saturday, which is impressive considering he hit no more than three home runs at any of his three levels this past season. The homers were the first two of the AFL year for De La Rosa.

Joey Wiemer, OF, Brewers — The Paul Bunyan of the AFL continues to cut down all pitchers who dare cross his path. Wiemer, whose offensive renaissance came with a change in timing mechanisms, went 7-for-8 in his two weekend contests while striking out once and walking twice. He doubled twice and stole a pair of bases in that span as well. With his team depleted of its higher profile stars, Wiemer now serves as the Rafters’ leading supplier of power.

Nelson Velazquez, OF, Cubs — Velazquez’s strong turn in the AFL continued through the season’s second week. Between Friday and Saturday the slugging Cubs prospect went 4-for-8 with a double, a homer and two walks. He’s 10-for-27 to begin the AFL, with four doubles and the longball while drawing seven walks as well. After hitting just four home runs in his first two seasons as a pro, Velazquez, the Cubs’ fifth-round pick out of Puerto Rico in 2017, slammed 20 homers in a season split between High-A South Bend and Double-A Tennessee.

Asa Lacy, LHP, Royals — After a tough pro debut at High-A Quad Cities, the lefthanded Lacy put together a fine outing in his latest AFL start. Against Peoria, Lacy struck out five in two scoreless, hitless innings. He’s still scuffled with his control so far (four walks in 4.2 innings), but Lacy has also whiffed 10 over his first three starts for Surprise. A continuation of those trends would serve as an excellent rebound point in 2022. 

Slade Cecconi, RHP, D-backs — After going for a combined five innings over his first two outings, Cecconi upped the ante and went four frames in his third turn in the Fall League. The righthander, whom Arizona took in the first round out of Miami in 2020, whiffed five over those four one-run innings without issuing a walk. 

 

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	AFL		Cooper Hummel, OF	4	0	0	1	.091	2 BB (6),
ARI	AFL		Buddy Kennedy, 3B	5	0	0	0	.000
ATL	AFL		Jesse Franklin, OF	4	1	1	3	.095	HR (1),
ATL	AFL		Drew Lugbauer, C	4	1	1	1	.273
BAL	AFL		Greg Cullen, 2B	4	1	1	1	.182	2B (1),
BOS	AFL		Kole Cottam, C	4	0	1	0	.250
CHC	AFL		Luis Vazquez, SS	3	2	0	0	.160	BB (6), SB (1),
CHC	AFL		Nelson Velazquez, LF	4	2	2	1	.370	2B (4), BB (7),
CHC	AFL		Andy Weber, SS	4	1	2	2	.200	3B (1), BB (7), CS (1),
CIN	AFL		Drew Mount, OF	4	2	3	0	.200	SB (1),
CIN	AFL		Ivan Johnson, 2B	4	1	2	3	.286	HR (3), BB (2),
CIN	AFL		Mike Siani, CF	4	2	1	0	.143	3 SB (5),
CLE	AFL		Jose Tena, SS	3	0	0	0	.278
CLE	AFL		Richard Palacios, 2B	3	1	1	0	.308	BB (5),
COL	AFL		Willie MacIver, C	1	0	0	0	.200
COL	AFL		Ezequiel Tovar, SS	4	1	1	0	.176	2B (2), BB (3), SB (1),
CWS	AFL		Yoelkis Cespedes, OF	3	1	1	0	.231
CWS	AFL		Yolbert Sanchez, SS	3	0	1	0	.250	2B (1), BB (2),
DET	AFL		Eric De La Rosa, OF	4	2	2	3	.250	HR (2), BB (2), 2 SB (2),
HOU	AFL		Pedro Leon, OF	4	0	1	0	.161	2 E (3),
KC	AFL		Jake Means, 3B	5	1	2	0	.160	E (1),
KC	AFL		Seuly Matias, OF	3	1	1	2	.208	HR (2),
KC	AFL		Nathan Eaton, 2B	5	2	4	2	.476	2B (4), 3B (1), SB (3),
LAA	AFL		Jeremiah Jackson, SS	4	1	2	4	.154	HR (1),
LAA	AFL		Orlando Martinez, RF	4	0	0	0	.214
LAA	AFL		Anthony Mulrine, C	3	0	0	0	.067	BB (2), E (1),
LAD	AFL		James Outman, CF	3	2	1	0	.294	BB (6),
MIA	AFL		Kameron Misner, OF	4	0	0	1	.125
MIA	AFL		JJ Bleday, OF	4	0	1	0	.308	BB (8), SB (1),
MIA	AFL		Will Banfield, C	3	1	0	0	.182	BB (3),
MIL	AFL		Joey Wiemer, OF	4	1	3	0	.423	2 BB (4), SB (2),
MIN	AFL		Andrew Bechtold, 3B	4	0	1	1	.320
NYM	AFL		Hayden Senger, C	2	1	0	0	.231	2 BB (3),
NYM	AFL		Wilmer Reyes, SS	5	1	0	0	.240	BB (8), SB (4),
NYM	AFL		Carlos Cortes, 2B	5	1	1	1	.286	BB (4),
NYY	AFL		Austin Wells, C	4	0	0	0	.409	BB (3), E (1),
NYY	AFL		Elijah Dunham, OF	2	0	0	0	.333
OAK	AFL		Austin Beck, OF	4	1	1	2	.389	SB (1),
PHI	AFL		Logan O’Hoppe, C	3	1	1	2	.280	HR (1), BB (6), E (1),
PHI	AFL		Simon Muzziotti, CF	3	0	2	0	.227	BB (4),
PHI	AFL		Bryson Stott, SS	4	1	1	0	.370
PIT	AFL		Nick Gonzales, SS	5	0	0	0	.241
PIT	AFL		Ji-Hwan Bae, SS	5	0	1	0	.303
SEA	AFL		Jose Caballero, IF	3	1	0	0	.167	BB (4),
SEA	AFL		Cade Marlowe, LF	3	1	0	0	.120	BB (6), SB (5),
SF	AFL		Hunter Bishop, OF	3	0	1	0	.111	2B (1),
SF	AFL		Marco Luciano, SS	4	0	0	0	.208	E (1),
SF	AFL		Will Wilson, SS	1	0	0	0	.222
SF	AFL		Patrick Bailey, C	4	0	1	0	.313	E (1),
STL	AFL		Juan Yepez, 1B	5	0	1	0	.323
TB	AFL		Curtis Mead, 2B	4	0	2	0	.300
TB	AFL		Heriberto Hernandez, C	3	0	1	0	.133
TEX	AFL		Justin Foscue, 2B	5	1	1	0	.263	2B (3),
TOR	AFL		Spencer Horwitz, 1B	4	1	2	1	.375	2B (1), BB (4),
WAS	AFL		Jackson Cluff, SS	3	0	1	1	.313	BB (4),
	AFL		Lars Nootbaar, RF	4	0	1	0	.269	BB (6),
	AFL		Ryan Vilade, LF	5	1	4	2	.300	2B (2), BB (4),

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ARI	AFL		Keegan Curtis, RHP	1	0	0	0	.000	2	0.00
ARI	AFL		Slade Cecconi, RHP	4	5	1	1	.000	5	4.00	W (1-0)
ARI	AFL		Mitchell Stumpo, RHP	1	1	0	0	.000	1	2.25
ARI	AFL		Shumpei Yoshikawa, RHP	2	2	0	0	1.000	2	5.87
CHC	AFL		Danis Correa, RHP	0.2	1	0	0	2.000	1	0.00
CIN	AFL		Eddy Demurias, RHP	0.2	0	0	0	.000	0	7.71
CIN	AFL		James Marinan, RHP	3	0	0	0	.000	6	0.00
CLE	AFL		Matt Turner, LHP	1	0	0	0	.000	0	15.00
CLE	AFL		Damon Casetta-Stubbs, RHP	1.1	2	0	0	1.000	2	0.00
CWS	AFL		Caleb Freeman, RHP	0.2	2	1	1	.000	1	2.45
HOU	AFL		Chad Donato, RHP	2	3	4	3	2.000	2	10.80	L (1-1)
HOU	AFL		Angel Macuare, RHP	2.1	1	2	2	2.000	1	4.15
KC	AFL		Asa Lacy, LHP	2	0	0	0	1.000	5	3.86	W (2-0)
LAA	AFL		Nathan Burns, RHP	1	0	0	0	.000	2	3.00
LAA	AFL		Zach Linginfelter, RHP	1.2	1	1	0	1.000	2	3.38
LAD	AFL		Jeff Belge, LHP	1.1	2	1	1	1.000	2	9.82
MIL	AFL		Taylor Floyd, RHP	1	0	0	0	.000	0	2.45
NYY	AFL		Blane Abeyta, RHP	0.2	3	4	3	1.000	2	15.43
NYY	AFL		Harold Cortijo, RHP	1	2	2	2	2.000	0	6.00
OAK	AFL		Brock Whittlesey, RHP	1	1	0	0	.000	1	9.00	W (1-0)
SD	AFL		Tom Cosgrove, LHP	1	4	4	4	.000	0	13.50
SD	AFL		Jose Quezada, RHP	1	1	0	0	.000	2	6.75
SEA	AFL		Luis Curvelo, RHP	2.1	2	2	2	1.000	3	7.71
SEA	AFL		Juan Then, RHP	3.2	8	4	4	2.000	5	7.04	L (0-2)
SF	AFL		Seth Corry, LHP	0.2	0	1	1	4.000	2	3.38
SF	AFL		R.J. Dabovich, RHP	1	0	0	0	1.000	1	1.93
SF	AFL		Cole Waites, RHP	0.2	2	3	3	1.000	2	30.38
TB	AFL		Matthew Peguero, RHP	2.1	4	1	1	1.000	5	6.35
TB	AFL		Caleb Sampen, RHP	2	3	3	2	3.000	4	5.79	L (0-1)
TEX	AFL		Tim Brennan, RHP	1.2	2	0	0	.000	1	9.00
TOR	AFL		Michael Dominguez, RHP	4	5	4	4	2.000	3	9.00
TOR	AFL		Cre Finfrock, RHP	1	0	0	0	.000	0	2.08
TOR	AFL		Brody Rodning, LHP	1.1	0	0	0	.000	3	0.00
TOR	AFL		Graham Spraker, RHP	1	1	0	0	.000	1	0.00