Prospect Report: Workman, Antico Double Up

Mike Antico, OF, Cardinals: Antico, the Cardinals’ eighth-rounder out of Texas in 2021, made headlines this past season by stealing 67 bases, but thievery wasn’t the only part of his game. He showed a little power, too, swatting 31 doubles and 14 home runs. On Tuesday, he gave himself time to stroll around the bases by slamming his first two longballs of the fall in Salt River’s rout of Scottsdale. 

Gage Workman, SS, Tigers: Workman is one of several Arizona State alumni playing in this year’s AFL (including Salt River and Detroit teammate Colt Keith and Surprise/Rangers outfielder Trevor Hauver), and on Tuesday he proved he was plenty comfortable back in the desert. The 23-year-old fourth-round pick from 2020 slugged two of Salt River’s five home runs, the second of which was a fifth-inning grand slam that helped the Rafters bust the game even further open. 

Andy Pages, OF, Dodgers: If there’s a book on Pages, the AFL hasn’t found it yet. The powerful Dodgers prospect went 2-for-4 on Tuesday for Glendale, including his fourth homer of the fall. The blast put Pages into a four-way tie for second place among the league’s home run leaders, one behind Scottsdale’s Heston Kjerstad (Orioles). 

Noelvi Marte, SS, Reds: Marte was one of the key pieces in the trade that sent Luis Castillo from Cincinnati to Seattle. He started slowly in the 2022 regular season before becoming molten hot during the summer months in the Northwest League. On Tuesday, he crushed a 461-foot home run in Glendale’s loss to Surprise. The home run was his second of the AFL.

Luis Medina, RHP, Athletics: Medina was part of the package the Yankees used to acquire righthander Frankie Montas from Oakland. The live-armed righthander started for the Toros Del Este on Tuesday and struck out five of the 13 hitters he faced over 2.2 one-run innings. 

Jackson Chourio, OF, Brewers: The summer’s breakout star is continuing his season with Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League and doesn’t appear to have cooled off by even a degree. The 18-year-old went 2-for-4 hitting out of the leadoff spot and threw in his first stolen base for good measure. Chourio is 5-for-12 to begin his second season. His brother, Jaison Chourio, also got into the game in the later innings. 

Lenyn Sosa, SS, White Sox: Sosa took one of the biggest leaps forward in the White Sox’s system this year and impressed enough to make his big league debut. With Chicago’s season over, he’s in the Venezuelan Winter League with Caracas. On Tuesday, he collected a pair of hits—including a double—scored two runs and walked twice while hitting in the two-hole during his team’s win. 

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	WIN	#0	Deyvison De Los Santos, 3B	5	0	0	0	0.194
ATL	WIN	#0	Cal Conley, SS	2	0	0	0	0.277	2 BB (10), SB (8), E (4),
BAL	WIN	#0	Reed Trimble, OF	3	0	0	0	0.143	BB (7), CS (1),
BAL	WIN	#0	Heston Kjerstad, OF	4	0	1	0	0.373
BAL	WIN	#0	Cesar Prieto, SS	4	0	1	0	0.189	2B (1),
BOS	WIN	#0	Niko Kavadas, 1B	3	0	0	0	0.280	BB (11), E (2),
BOS	WIN	#0	Nick Yorke, IF	3	0	0	0	0.328	BB (12),
CIN	WIN	#0	Noelvi Marte, SS	3	1	1	2	0.214	HR (2),
CIN	WIN	#0	Matt McLain, SS	4	1	1	0	0.184	3B (1),
CIN	WIN	#0	Rece Hinds, SS	3	0	1	0	0.232
COL	WIN	#0	Zac Veen, OF	5	0	1	0	0.377	BB (9),
COL	WIN	#0	Braxton Fulford, C	1	0	0	0	0.182
CWS	WIN	#0	Adam Hackenberg, C	2	0	0	0	0.219
DET	WIN	#0	Gage Workman, SS	5	3	3	5	0.189	2B (1), 2 HR (2),
HOU	WIN	#0	Will Wagner, 2B	4	0	0	0	0.314	SB (1),
HOU	WIN	#0	J.C. Correa, SS	1	0	0	0	0.235
KC	WIN	#0	John Rave, OF	5	1	1	0	0.268	2B (3), BB (6), SB (2),
LAA	WIN	#0	Bryce Teodosio, OF	2	0	0	0	0.107	BB (6), 2 SB (3),
LAD	WIN	#0	Andy Pages, OF	4	1	2	1	0.306	HR (4),
LAD	WIN	#0	Jose Ramos, CF	4	0	0	0	0.310	E (1),
MIL	WIN	#0	Zavier Warren, C	3	0	0	0	0.326	BB (11), CS (2), 2 E (2),
MIN	WIN	#0	Edouard Julien, 2B	3	0	0	0	0.390	BB (14),
MIN	WIN	#0	Austin Martin, SS	4	0	0	0	0.420
PHI	WIN	#0	Carlos De La Cruz, OF	4	1	1	2	0.250	BB (4),
PIT	WIN	#0	Blake Sabol, OF	4	2	2	0	0.233
SF	WIN	#0	Adrian Sugastey, C	3	0	0	0	0.400
STL	WIN	#0	Mike Antico, LF	3	3	2	4	0.182	2 HR (2), 2 BB (4), SB (2),
STL	WIN	#0	Masyn Winn, SS	4	0	1	0	0.300
STL	WIN	#0	Jordan Walker, 3B	4	1	1	0	0.280	BB (6),
TEX	WIN	#0	Luisangel Acuna, SS	4	0	0	0	0.236	BB (5),
TEX	WIN	#0	Trevor Hauver, 2B	3	2	1	2	0.226	HR (2), BB (10),
TEX	WIN	#0	Cody Freeman, C	4	0	0	0	0.231	BB (8),
TOR	WIN	#0	Zach Britton, RF	3	1	0	0	0.457	BB (5),
TOR	WIN	#0	Samad Taylor, 2B	4	1	2	4	0.182	HR (2), 2 SB (6),
TOR	WIN	#0	Tanner Morris, SS	2	3	2	2	0.320	HR (1), 3 BB (9),

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ARI	WIN	#0	Jackson Goddard, RHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	9.35
ATL	WIN	#0	Alex Segal, LHP	0.2	0	4	4	4	1	12.15
BAL	WIN	#0	Nick Richmond, RHP	0.2	2	3	3	2	1	10.29
BAL	WIN	#0	Nolan Hoffman, RHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	5.40
BOS	WIN	#0	Ryan Zeferjahn, RHP	3.0	5	3	3	0	4	6.30	L (0-1)
CIN	WIN	#0	Vincent Timpanelli, RHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10.29
COL	WIN	#0	Stephen Jones, RHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	12.86
COL	WIN	#0	Fineas Del Bonta-Smith, RHP	2.2	0	0	0	3	3	8.44	W (1-0)
CWS	WIN	#0	Sammy Peralta, LHP	2.1	1	0	0	2	2	3.18
DET	WIN	#0	Tyler Mattison, RHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	1.23
DET	WIN	#0	Jack Anderson, RHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	5.14
HOU	WIN	#0	Rhett Kouba, RHP	4.0	3	2	2	1	3	7.84	W (2-0)
LAA	WIN	#0	Ivan Armstrong, RHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	10.13
LAD	WIN	#0	Hyun-il Choi, RHP	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	7.71
LAD	WIN	#0	Emmet Sheehan, RHP	0.2	5	6	6	0	2	6.97	L (1-1)
MIL	WIN	#0	Ryan Middendorf, RHP	1.0	0	2	1	3	1	4.00
PIT	WIN	#0	Tahnaj Thomas, RHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	10.80
STL	WIN	#0	Tink Hence, RHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	1.69
TEX	WIN	#0	Daniel Robert, RHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	15.19