Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — November 16, 2021

Image credit: Ryan Vilade (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Ryan Vilade, OF, Rockies — Vilade has had a rough go in the Fall League so far, but he showed the damage he’s capable of on Monday. Vilade went 3 for 3 with four RBIs to lead Salt River to a 12-5 win over Surprise in seven innings at Salt River Fields. Vilade hit an RBI single up the middle in the first inning, added another RBI single to center in the third and followed with a two-run chopper up the middle in the fourth. He also drew a walk in his final at-bat in the sixth to reach base four times in four plate appearances. His exit velocities on his singles were 93 mph, 103.8 mph and 101.7 mph, respectively, and he also showed his athleticism with a top sprint speed of 26.6 feet per second. The Rockies No. 10 prospect entered the day batting .215 and mired in a 2 for 20 slump, but raised his batting average 35 points and his OPS by 68 points with his big day.

Mario Feliciano, C, Brewers – Feliciano joined Vilade in leading Salt River’s 12-run outburst, going 3 for 4 with two doubles, three runs scored and an RBI out of the Rafters’ cleanup spot. The Brewers No. 12 prospect got the scoring started for Salt River with an RBI double into the left-center gap in the first inning, led off the third inning with a single to kickstart a five-run rally and smoked an opposite-field double in the fourth inning that left his bat at 104.1 mph. Feliciano is now batting .342/.375/.474 in the AFL, a welcome performance after he was limited to 32 games by a shoulder impingement during the regular season.

Elijah Dunham, OF, Yankees – Dunham continued his AFL coming-out party, going 2 for 4 with a double and a triple in Surprise’s loss to Salt River. Dunham stayed back on a breaking ball and laced a triple the opposite way into the left-center gap in the first inning and ripped a double into the right field at 105.7 mph off the bat in the fourth. Dunham is now batting .356/.472/.603 with six doubles, a league-leading three triples and two home runs. He also has more walks (13) than strikeouts (eight) and is 10 for 10 on stolen bases. An nondrafted free agent signing out of Indiana in 2020, Dunham is quickly emerging as a prospect to watch in a deep Yankees system.

Brendan Donovan, 2B, Cardinals – Donovan delivered a walkoff RBI single to lift Glendale to a 2-1 victory over Peoria in seven innings at Camelback Ranch. The Cardinals No. 15 prospect hit the first pitch he saw from Padres lefthander Tom Cosgrove for a broken-bat single to center field to score Astros prospect Pedro Leon from third with the winning run. Donovan went 2 for 4 in the game and is now batting .364 with a 1.086 OPS in 13 games in the AFL.

HITTERS

ORG CLASS PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI AFL Dominic Canzone, RF 4 3 3 2 .328 HR (2),
ARI AFL Buddy Kennedy, 3B 1 2 0 0 .250 3 BB (7),
ATL AFL Drew Lugbauer, C 1 0 0 1 .375 BB (10),
ATL AFL Jesse Franklin, OF 2 0 0 0 .085 BB (9),
CIN AFL Mike Siani, CF 3 0 0 0 .306  
CIN AFL Ivan Johnson, 2B 4 0 0 0 .250  
COL AFL Ezequiel Tovar, SS 3 1 1 3 .175 HR (3),
COL AFL Ryan Vilade, LF 3 1 3 4 .250 BB (8),
COL AFL Michael Toglia, 1B 4 1 2 1 .259  
CWS AFL Yoelkis Cespedes, OF 3 0 0 0 .174  
HOU AFL Pedro Leon, OF 3 1 2 1 .258 SB (3),
HOU AFL Korey Lee, C 3 0 0 0 .236  
HOU AFL Grae Kessinger, SS 1 0 0 0 .271
2 BB (10), CS (2),
KC AFL Seuly Matias, OF 3 0 0 1 .205  
LAD AFL Kody Hoese, 3B 3 0 0 0 .216  
LAD AFL Jacob Amaya, SS 2 0 1 0 .326 2B (3), BB (12),
LAD AFL Carson Taylor, C 3 0 0 0 .323  
MIL AFL Mario Feliciano, C 4 3 3 1 .342 2 2B (5),
MIL AFL David Hamilton, SS 3 0 0 0 .303 BB (9), CS (2),
MIL AFL Joe Gray, OF 3 0 0 0 .073  
NYM AFL Carlos Cortes, 2B 4 1 1 1 .236  
NYY AFL Elijah Dunham, OF 4 0 2 0 .356 2B (6), 3B (3),
NYY AFL Andres Chaparro, 3B 3 0 2 1 .246 2B (5),
PHI AFL Simon Muzziotti, CF 2 0 0 0 .250 BB (12),
PHI AFL Bryson Stott, SS 2 1 1 0 .325 BB (21),
PHI AFL Logan O’Hoppe, C 3 0 1 0 .309 2B (8),
PIT AFL Ji-Hwan Bae, SS 4 0 0 0 .237  
SD AFL Eguy Rosario, 2B 3 0 0 0 .276  
SD AFL Matt Batten, 2B 2 0 0 0 .288 BB (12),
SEA AFL Zach DeLoach, CF 3 0 0 0 .156  
STL AFL Juan Yepez, 1B 2 1 1 0 .311 2B (7),
STL AFL Brendan Donovan, 3B 4 0 2 1 .364  
TEX AFL Ezequiel Duran, 2B 3 1 1 1 .273 HR (2), BB (4),
TEX AFL Justin Foscue, 2B 3 2 1 2 .233 HR (5), BB (14),
WAS AFL Drew Millas, C 1 1 0 0 .205 2 BB (10),
WAS AFL Jackson Cluff, SS 2 0 1 0 .333 BB (13),

PITCHERS

ORG CLASS PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI AFL Keegan Curtis, RHP 1 2 1 1 1 1 3.24  
ATL AFL Indigo Diaz, RHP 1 0 0 0 1 1 12.79  
CWS AFL J.B. Olson, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.23  
DET AFL Zack Hess, RHP 1 0 0 0 1 0 8.00  
KC AFL Stephen Woods, RHP 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 5.65  
LAA AFL Nathan Burns, RHP 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.96 W (2-0)
LAD AFL Kyle Hurt, RHP 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.97  
NYM AFL Garrison Bryant, RHP 2 3 1 1 2 2 4.80 W (1-1)
NYM AFL Colin Holderman, RHP 1 1 2 2 1 1 9.64  
NYM AFL Brian Metoyer, RHP 2 1 1 1 1 2 5.40  
NYY AFL Blane Abeyta, RHP 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 7.45  
NYY AFL Clay Aguilar, LHP 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 11.42  
NYY AFL Tanner Myatt, RHP 1 1 2 2 2 2 12.00  
PHI AFL James McArthur, RHP 4 3 1 1 2 4 8.10  
SD AFL Jose Quezada, RHP 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 4.66 L (1-2)
STL AFL Andre Pallante, RHP 4 1 0 0 2 0 1.29  
WAS AFL Jackson Rutledge, RHP 0.2 4 3 3 2 1 6.98 L (1-3)

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