Arizona Fall Prospect League Report — November 1, 2021
Nelson Velazquez, OF, Cubs — Velazquez had an excellent weekend in the AFL, which is in line with the way he's performed for the first three weeks of the fall. His 12 total bases on Friday and Saturday were tops on the circuit, and his line included a double and two more home runs in an overall 5-for-8 effort. Velazquez's 42 total bases are the tops in the league by a wide margin. His five AFL homers place him in a four-way tie for the league lead, along with Jeter Downs, Lars Nootbaar and ...
Seuly Matias, OF, Royals — After a year in which Nick Pratto and MJ Melendez went through career renaissances, might Matias be next? The book on Matias has long been that he can crush balls to the deepest realms of any park, but he doesn't connect often enough for it to be usable in the long run. In the AFL, he's been feasting. Matias over the weekend went 4-for-9 with two homers, his fourth and fifth of the Fall League. Over the first half, he's slashing .261/.352/.609, albeit with 19 strikeouts, second most in the league behind Brett Baty.
Elijah Dunham, OF, Yankees — It appears the Yankees may have gotten a steal by plucking Dunham from the undrafted free agent pool in 2020. The Indiana alum had a solid debut season split between both Class A levels, and has put several cherries on top of his year in the AFL. Dunham went 4-for-6 over the weekend and has been an on-base machine in the first half of the Fall League. Overall, he's slashing .395/.540/.711 and is one of seven players in the league with 10 or more walks.
Cole Henry, RHP, Nationals — Henry's year was marred by injuries, but he's making up for lost time in the Fall League. In a year when the pitching has been subpar at best, the Louisiana State alum has been outstanding. In his latest turn, Henry whiffed six over four one-hit innings. His 24 strikeouts are the most in the AFL, three above Rangers righthander Owen White. After his season was interrupted, Henry has used the first half of the Fall League as a fine rebound point.
HITTERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | AFL | Dominic Canzone, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .304 | 2B (2), | |
| ARI | AFL | Buddy Kennedy, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .118 | 2B (1), BB (2), | |
| ATL | AFL | Drew Lugbauer, C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .421 | 2 BB (7), | |
| BOS | AFL | Triston Casas, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .304 | ||
| BOS | AFL | Christian Koss, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | ||
| BOS | AFL | Kole Cottam, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | BB (4), | |
| CHC | AFL | Nelson Velazquez, LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .423 | HR (5), BB (11), E (3), | |
| CHC | AFL | Andy Weber, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .341 | 3B (3), BB (12), | |
| CLE | AFL | Jose Tena, SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .414 | BB (5), SB (1), | |
| CLE | AFL | Mike Amditis, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | BB (3), E (2), | |
| COL | AFL | Ezequiel Tovar, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| COL | AFL | Michael Toglia, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | SB (1), | |
| CWS | AFL | Yolbert Sanchez, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | 2 BB (4), | |
| HOU | AFL | Korey Lee, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .344 | BB (6), | |
| HOU | AFL | Grae Kessinger, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | BB (3), | |
| KC | AFL | Seuly Matias, OF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .261 | HR (5), | |
| KC | AFL | Nathan Eaton, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .439 | 2 BB (3), | |
| LAA | AFL | Jeremiah Jackson, SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | BB (2), E (1), | |
| LAA | AFL | Orlando Martinez, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | ||
| LAD | AFL | James Outman, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .276 | HR (3), | |
| LAD | AFL | Jacob Amaya, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 | 2B (1), | |
| MIA | AFL | Troy Johnston, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | 2 BB (7), CS (1), | |
| MIA | AFL | Kameron Misner, OF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .195 | 2B (3), 2 BB (9), | |
| MIL | AFL | David Hamilton, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | SB (1), | |
| MIL | AFL | Joe Gray, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .033 | ||
| MIN | AFL | Michael Helman, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Brett Baty, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Wilmer Reyes, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .216 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Carlos Cortes, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | 2B (2), E (2), | |
| NYM | AFL | Hayden Senger, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .238 | ||
| NYY | AFL | Austin Wells, C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | BB (8), | |
| NYY | AFL | Andres Chaparro, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 2B (3), | |
| NYY | AFL | Elijah Dunham, OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .395 | 2B (4), 2 BB (10), | |
| OAK | AFL | Jonah Bride, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Logan Davidson, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| PHI | AFL | Logan O'Hoppe, C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .300 | CS (1), | |
| PHI | AFL | Simon Muzziotti, CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .270 | 4 BB (8), CS (1), E (1), | |
| PHI | AFL | Bryson Stott, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .409 | BB (12), | |
| PIT | AFL | Nick Gonzales, SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .348 | 3B (1), BB (7), | |
| SD | AFL | Eguy Rosario, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .270 | BB (3), | |
| SEA | AFL | Zach DeLoach, CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .111 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Jose Caballero, IF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Cade Marlowe, LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .209 | 2B (3), 2 BB (8), | |
| SF | AFL | Hunter Bishop, OF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .273 | 3 2B (5), | |
| SF | AFL | Marco Luciano, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 | ||
| SF | AFL | Will Wilson, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| STL | AFL | Juan Yepez, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | BB (7), | |
| STL | AFL | Lars Nootbaar, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | BB (9), | |
| TEX | AFL | Justin Foscue, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | 2 BB (8), SB (1), | |
| TOR | AFL | Gabriel Moreno, C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .355 | 2B (4), BB (7), | |
| TOR | AFL | Spencer Horwitz, 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .405 | 2B (2), HR (1), | |
| TOR | AFL | Leonardo Jimenez, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | ||
| WAS | AFL | Drew Millas, C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | BB (4), | |
| WAS | AFL | Donovan Casey, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .208 | HR (2), | |
| WAS | AFL | Jackson Cluff, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .344 | BB (7), SB (3), E (1), |
PITCHERS
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| ARI | AFL | Shumpei Yoshikawa, RHP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.22 | ||
| BAL | AFL | Logan Gillaspie, RHP | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15.00 | L (0-1) | |
| BAL | AFL | Conner Loeprich, RHP | 3.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10.00 | ||
| BAL | AFL | Nick Vespi, LHP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.12 | ||
| BOS | AFL | Connor Seabold, RHP | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6.08 | L (1-2) | |
| CIN | AFL | Eddy Demurias, RHP | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | ||
| CLE | AFL | Aaron Pinto, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | ||
| COL | AFL | Jake Bird, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.69 | ||
| CWS | AFL | McKinley Moore, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | ||
| DET | AFL | Wilmer Flores, RHP | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10.13 | L (0-2) | |
| HOU | AFL | Chad Donato, RHP | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.72 | ||
| HOU | AFL | Angel Macuare, RHP | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | ||
| KC | AFL | Mitchell Ellis, RHP | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | ||
| KC | AFL | Stephen Woods, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | ||
| LAA | AFL | Nathan Burns, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | Sv (1) | |
| LAA | AFL | Zach Linginfelter, RHP | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | W (1-1) | |
| LAD | AFL | Jeff Belge, LHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.43 | ||
| MIA | AFL | Josh Simpson, LHP | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.22 | ||
| MIL | AFL | Taylor Floyd, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.59 | ||
| MIN | AFL | Cody Laweryson, RHP | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Bryce Conley, RHP | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | ||
| PHI | AFL | Hans Crouse, RHP | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7.36 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Luis Curvelo, RHP | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12.71 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Devin Sweet, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Juan Then, RHP | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9.28 | W (1-2) | |
| SF | AFL | Gregory Santos, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.35 | ||
| SF | AFL | R.J. Dabovich, RHP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.35 | ||
| SF | AFL | Cole Waites, RHP | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27.00 | ||
| TEX | AFL | Eudrys Manon, RHP | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | ||
| TEX | AFL | Spencer Mraz, RHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | Sv (2) | |
| WAS | AFL | Cole Henry, RHP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.75 | W (1-0) | |
| WAS | AFL | Evan Lee, LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.94 |
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