Arizona Fall League Prospect Report — November 18, 2021

Image credit: Canaan Smith-Njigba (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Canaan Smith-Njigba, OF, Pirates—Smith-Njigba made headlines for charging the mound and starting a brawl earlier this month, but that’s overshadowed what has been a productive fall for the 22-year-old outfielder. Smith-Njigba went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer to lead Peoria to a 5-2 win over Surprise on Wednesday. Smith-Njigba got the scoring started in the second inning with his two-run blast, led off the fifth inning with a single and drew a leadoff walk in the ninth to reach base for a third time. Overall, the Pirates No. 29 prospect is batting .333/.447/.510 with nearly as many walks (13) as strikeouts (16) in the Fall League.

Michael Burrows, RHP, Pirates – While Smith-Njigba led Peoria’s offense, his organization-mate Burrows set the tone on the mound. Burrows pitched three scoreless innings with one hit allowed, one walk and six strikeouts to improve to 2-0, 3.52 in the AFL. The Pirates No. 10 prospect broke out with a 2.20 ERA in 13 starts for High-A Greensboro this year, and his performance in the AFL further solidified his place as a rising prospect in the Pirates organization.

David Hamilton, SS/2B, Brewers – Hamilton likely would have gone higher in the 2019 draft if not for a ruptured Achilles tendon that caused him to miss the entire year. The coronavirus pandemic cost him another season in 2020, but now that he’s back on the field, he’s showing what he can do. Hamilton went 2-for-4 with a triple in Salt River’s 4-3 loss to Scottsdale to continue his impressive AFL showing. After rising to Double-A in his first full season, Hamilton is now batting .324/.457/.512 for the Rafters this fall.

Graham Spraker, RHP, Blue Jays – The AFL season is almost over and Spraker still has yet to allow a run. The 26-year-old righthander made his 11th scoreless appearance of the fall in Mesa’s 3-2 loss to Glendale, stranding a runner on third to end the ninth inning and keep his scoreless streak alive. After allowing a leadoff single to Jacob Amaya, Spraker quickly retired the next three batters and finished with a strikeout of Astros No. 1 prospect Korey Lee. Overall, Spraker has thrown 11.1 innings with four hits allowed, two walks and 17 strikeouts.

HITTERS

ORG CLASS PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI AFL Buddy Kennedy, 3B 4 1 1 1 .250 E (2),
ATL AFL Luke Waddell, SS 4 1 2 1 .273 SB (3),
BAL AFL Greg Cullen, 2B 4 1 0 0 .250 BB (9),
BOS AFL Christian Koss, SS 3 1 1 0 .229 SB (2),
BOS AFL Triston Casas, 3B 3 0 1 1 .372  
BOS AFL Jeter Downs, SS 3 0 1 0 .208  
CHC AFL Nelson Velazquez, LF 4 0 2 1 .366  
CIN AFL Mike Siani, CF 4 0 1 0 .300 BB (10),
CLE AFL Jose Tena, SS 3 1 0 0 .387 BB (10),
CLE AFL Mike Amditis, C 2 0 0 0 .136 BB (6),
COL AFL Ryan Vilade, LF 3 0 1 0 .247  
COL AFL Michael Toglia, 1B 4 0 2 0 .264  
DET AFL Eric De La Rosa, OF 3 0 1 1 .218 2B (1),
HOU AFL Pedro Leon, OF 2 0 0 0 .250 2 BB (12),
HOU AFL Korey Lee, C 4 1 1 2 .237 HR (1), BB (9),
KC AFL Seuly Matias, OF 4 0 0 0 .188  
KC AFL Nathan Eaton, 2B 5 0 1 0 .329  
KC AFL Jake Means, 3B 4 1 1 2 .179 HR (1),
LAA AFL Orlando Martinez, RF 5 0 1 0 .224  
LAD AFL James Outman, CF 2 1 1 0 .292
2 BB (14), SB (2),
LAD AFL Carson Taylor, C 3 0 1 1 .324  
LAD AFL Kody Hoese, 3B 4 0 0 0 .200 E (3),
LAD AFL Jacob Amaya, SS 4 0 1 0 .320 BB (13),
MIA AFL Troy Johnston, OF 4 0 1 0 .294  
MIA AFL JJ Bleday, OF 3 1 1 0 .315 3B (1), BB (19),
MIL AFL David Hamilton, SS 4 1 2 0 .324 3B (2),
MIL AFL Joe Gray, OF 3 0 0 0 .069  
MIN AFL Michael Helman, 2B 2 0 0 0 .216 BB (9), SB (7),
NYM AFL Brett Baty, 3B 3 0 1 0 .302  
NYM AFL Hayden Senger, C 2 0 0 0 .194 BB (8),
NYM AFL Wilmer Reyes, SS 3 1 1 1 .226 HR (1),
NYY AFL Andres Chaparro, 3B 3 1 0 0 .234 BB (8), 2 E (4),
OAK AFL Jonah Bride, 3B 2 0 0 0 .240 2 BB (15),
OAK AFL Jeremy Eierman, SS 4 0 0 0 .097  
OAK AFL Austin Beck, OF 5 0 0 0 .176  
PHI AFL Bryson Stott, SS 2 0 0 1 .317 BB (23),
PIT AFL Canaan Smith-Njigba, LF 3 1 2 2 .333 HR (1), BB (13),
PIT AFL Ji-Hwan Bae, SS 5 2 1 0 .244 2B (3),
SD AFL Eguy Rosario, 2B 3 0 0 0 .267 BB (10),
SD AFL Chandler Seagle, C 3 0 0 0 .233 BB (1),
SD AFL Matt Batten, 2B 4 0 0 0 .270 CS (1),
SEA AFL Cade Marlowe, LF 4 0 1 0 .203  
SEA AFL Zach DeLoach, CF 4 1 1 1 .162  
SF AFL Hunter Bishop, OF 2 0 1 1 .250 BB (6),
SF AFL Will Wilson, SS 1 1 1 0 .156 BB (6),
STL AFL Brendan Donovan, 3B 4 0 0 0 .333 BB (10),
STL AFL Juan Yepez, 1B 4 1 1 0 .293 2B (8), BB (12),
TB AFL Jordan Qsar, OF 2 0 0 1 .200 BB (3),
TEX AFL Justin Foscue, 2B 4 0 2 0 .250 SB (3),
TOR AFL Leonardo Jimenez, 2B 4 0 3 0 .257 2B (4),
TOR AFL Gabriel Moreno, C 3 0 0 0 .329 BB (13),
WAS AFL Drew Millas, C 2 0 0 0 .196 2 BB (12),
WAS AFL Jackson Cluff, SS 4 0 1 0 .338  
WAS AFL Israel Pineda, C 3 0 0 0 .296 BB (2),

PITCHERS

ORG CLASS PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI AFL Keegan Curtis, RHP 1 1 1 1 2 0 3.86 L (0-1)
BAL AFL Nick Vespi, LHP 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.51  
BOS AFL Andrew Politi, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.84 Sv (2)
CIN AFL Eddy Demurias, RHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.31  
CIN AFL James Marinan, RHP 4 3 3 3 1 2 7.00 L (0-1)
CIN AFL Jacques Pucheu, LHP 2 3 2 0 0 2 1.93  
CWS AFL Caleb Freeman, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.90  
DET AFL Wilmer Flores, RHP 0 1 1 1 3 1 9.95  
HOU AFL Chad Donato, RHP 4 4 2 1 1 2 6.30  
HOU AFL Joe Record, RHP 2 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 Sv (2)
MIA AFL Josh Simpson, LHP 1 0 0 0 2 4 6.08  
MIL AFL J.T. Hintzen, RHP 2 1 0 0 1 1 5.68  
MIL AFL Lun Zhao, RHP 2 2 2 0 1 0 5.14  
MIN AFL Cody Laweryson, RHP 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.86  
NYY AFL Zach Greene, RHP 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.91  
OAK AFL Hogan Harris, LHP 3 1 0 0 2 2 7.20  
OAK AFL Jeff Criswell, RHP 2 4 3 3 4 4 6.75 L (2-1)
PHI AFL Damon Jones, LHP 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.87  
PIT AFL Michael Burrows, RHP 3 1 0 0 1 6 3.52 W (2-0)
PIT AFL Carmen Mlodzinski, RHP 2 1 0 0 2 2 4.91 Sv (1)
SD AFL Matt Waldron, RHP 2 0 0 0 1 2 3.00  
SEA AFL Devin Sweet, RHP 1 2 2 2 1 1 4.32  
SF AFL R.J. Dabovich, RHP 1 0 0 0 1 2 1.69 W (1-0)
STL AFL Zack Thompson, LHP 2 1 0 0 3 4 1.56 W (3-0)
TB AFL Carlos Garcia, RHP 2 1 0 0 0 1 3.60  
TB AFL Caleb Sampen, RHP 2 7 3 3 0 1 5.51  
TOR AFL Graham Spraker, RHP 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00  
WAS AFL Todd Peterson, RHP 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.89  

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