Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — October 29, 2021
Juan Yepez, UTL, Cardinals — Yepez just hits. That was true in Double-A, where he produced a .958 OPS over a quick 19 games before earning a promotion. It was true again in Triple-A, where he hit. 289/.382/.589 with 22 home runs in 92 games. And it's true again in the Fall League, where he went 1-for-4 with a home run on Thursday. The longball was his fourth of the AFL, and it came off of Padres prospect MacKenzie Gore. His .350 average is fifth on the circuit as the league nears its halfway mark. The fourth home run puts him in a three-way tie for second place.
Ji-Hwan Bae, 2B, Pirates — Bae is known for contact and blazing speed, but he's capable of a flash of power every now and again. The most recent instance came on Thursday, when he launched his second home run of the AFL as part of a 3-for-5 day with two runs and three RBIs. The two homers represent one quarter of his regular-season total, which was achieved in 85 games spent almost exclusively at Double-A Altoona.
Brett Baty, 3B, Mets — Baty's 2021 season cemented his place among the Mets' top prospects and the best overall talents in the sport. He was one of the clear stars of the early days of the AFL before cooling slightly (insofar as one can in such a small sample) in more recent games. His home run in the ninth inning on Thursday was his first of the AFL after 19 in the regular year split between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton.
Ezequiel Duran, 2B/SS, Rangers — Duran went 0-for-5 in his first two AFL games. In the six games since, he's 15-for-28. He has multiple hits in each of those games and extra-base hit in each of those contests as well. His ledger on Thursday included a 2-for-5 mark with a double and two runs. He leads the AFL in triples, total bases and extra-base hits.
Patrick Bailey, C, Giants — Bailey will gladly take a do-over for the 2021 season, which he spent dealing with a back injury and then struggling at High-A Eugene before moving down to Low-A. The 2020 first-rounder out of North Carolina State came with a rep as a polished defensive player who immediately slotted in as the organization's top defensive backstop. His offense has made an appearance in the AFL, too. Bailey went 3-for-5 with a double on Thursday with a double, a run and two RBIs. He's 9-for-27 so far this fall.
HITTERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | AFL | Cooper Hummel, OF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .214 | 2B (1), 2 BB (8), | |
| ARI | AFL | Dominic Canzone, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .316 | 2 BB (4), | |
| ATL | AFL | Drew Lugbauer, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .400 | HR (2), BB (4), | |
| ATL | AFL | Luke Waddell, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .100 | BB (5), | |
| BOS | AFL | Triston Casas, 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .293 | 3 BB (7), | |
| BOS | AFL | Jeter Downs, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .321 | 2 BB (11), SB (4), CS (2), E (3), | |
| CHC | AFL | Nelson Velazquez, LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .386 | BB (10), | |
| CIN | AFL | Ivan Johnson, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 2 BB (5), E (2), | |
| CLE | AFL | Richard Palacios, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .300 | 3B (1), BB (7), | |
| CLE | AFL | Mike Amditis, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .120 | ||
| COL | AFL | Ezequiel Tovar, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 | ||
| COL | AFL | Willie MacIver, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | ||
| COL | AFL | Michael Toglia, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .286 | 2B (1), BB (6), | |
| CWS | AFL | Jose Rodriguez, IF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .258 | 2B (1), | |
| HOU | AFL | Korey Lee, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .345 | ||
| HOU | AFL | Grae Kessinger, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | 2B (1), | |
| KC | AFL | Nathan Eaton, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .429 | ||
| KC | AFL | Jake Means, 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .105 | ||
| KC | AFL | Seuly Matias, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | BB (6), | |
| LAA | AFL | Jeremiah Jackson, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .176 | HR (2), | |
| LAA | AFL | Orlando Martinez, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | 2B (1), | |
| LAD | AFL | Jacob Amaya, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||
| LAD | AFL | Carson Taylor, C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | ||
| MIA | AFL | JJ Bleday, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .341 | 2B (4), SB (2), | |
| MIA | AFL | Kameron Misner, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | 2 BB (5), SB (3), | |
| MIA | AFL | Troy Johnston, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| MIL | AFL | Joe Gray, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .038 | BB (3), | |
| MIN | AFL | Matt Wallner, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .278 | HR (4), | |
| NYM | AFL | Brett Baty, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .256 | HR (1), E (1), | |
| NYM | AFL | Hayden Senger, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | BB (4), | |
| NYM | AFL | Wilmer Reyes, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | E (3), | |
| NYY | AFL | Austin Wells, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .344 | BB (7), | |
| OAK | AFL | Jonah Bride, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Austin Beck, OF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Logan Davidson, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| PHI | AFL | Simon Muzziotti, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .226 | ||
| PIT | AFL | Ji-Hwan Bae, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .333 | HR (2), SB (2), | |
| PIT | AFL | Nick Gonzales, SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .317 | BB (6), | |
| PIT | AFL | Canaan Smith-Njigba, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | ||
| SD | AFL | Chandler Seagle, C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Zach DeLoach, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | BB (9), | |
| SEA | AFL | Jose Caballero, IF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .259 | E (1), | |
| SF | AFL | Hunter Bishop, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | ||
| SF | AFL | Marco Luciano, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | BB (8), E (2), | |
| SF | AFL | Will Wilson, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | 2B (2), | |
| SF | AFL | Patrick Bailey, C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | 2B (2), | |
| STL | AFL | Juan Yepez, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .350 | HR (4), | |
| STL | AFL | Brendan Donovan, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .409 | 2B (5), | |
| STL | AFL | Lars Nootbaar, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .314 | 2B (3), | |
| TB | AFL | Curtis Mead, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .310 | 2B (2), HR (3), BB (2), | |
| TEX | AFL | Ezequiel Duran, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .455 | 2B (5), | |
| TEX | AFL | Justin Foscue, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | ||
| TOR | AFL | Gabriel Moreno, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .435 | ||
| TOR | AFL | Leonardo Jimenez, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | ||
| WAS | AFL | Drew Millas, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | E (1), | |
| WAS | AFL | Donovan Casey, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .211 | 2B (1), HR (1), BB (5), |
PITCHERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| BAL | AFL | Nick Vespi, LHP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.05 | L (2-1) | |
| CHC | AFL | Danis Correa, RHP | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16.20 | ||
| CLE | AFL | Aaron Pinto, RHP | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | ||
| CLE | AFL | Matt Turner, LHP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | ||
| COL | AFL | Jake Bird, RHP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| COL | AFL | Reagan Todd, LHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| HOU | AFL | Joe Record, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| KC | AFL | Mitchell Ellis, RHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | W (1-0) | |
| KC | AFL | Asa Lacy, LHP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.35 | ||
| LAD | AFL | Landon Knack, RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5.59 | ||
| LAD | AFL | Bobby Miller, RHP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.14 | ||
| MIL | AFL | Taylor Floyd, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Garrison Bryant, RHP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.29 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Connor Grey, RHP | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.00 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Colin Holderman, RHP | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21.60 | L (0-1) | |
| NYM | AFL | Brian Metoyer, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.27 | ||
| NYY | AFL | Tanner Myatt, RHP | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12.00 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Hogan Harris, LHP | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Jeff Criswell, RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7.71 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Pedro Santos, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.46 | ||
| PHI | AFL | Erik Miller, LHP | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | ||
| SD | AFL | Tom Cosgrove, LHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | W (1-0) | |
| SD | AFL | MacKenzie Gore, LHP | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6.35 | ||
| SD | AFL | Matt Waldron, RHP | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | ||
| SF | AFL | R.J. Dabovich, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.59 | ||
| STL | AFL | Jake Walsh, RHP | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11.57 | L (0-1) | |
| TB | AFL | Matthew Peguero, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | ||
| TB | AFL | Caleb Sampen, RHP | 2.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7.36 | W (1-1) | |
| TEX | AFL | Eudrys Manon, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | ||
| TOR | AFL | Graham Spraker, RHP | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | ||
| WAS | AFL | Evan Lee, LHP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.64 | ||
| WAS | AFL | Jackson Rutledge, RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7.36 |
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