Arizona Fall League Prospect Report

Image credit: Ezequiel Tovar (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Juan Yepez, 1B, Cardinals — Yepez hit during the regular season at Double-A. Then he hit some more at Triple-A. Then he earned his first big league callup. Now Yepez is in the AFL, and guess what he’s doing. That’s right, he’s hitting. On Thursday, he went 2-for-4, including his fifth home run of the season. The blast moved him into a three-way tie for second place with fellow Cardinals prospect Lars Nootbaar as well as Red Sox infield prospect Jeter Downs.

Ezequiel Tovar, SS, Rockies — Tovar is one of the easiest slam dunks to stick at shortstop in the sport. He’s got incredible range, plenty of instincts and a strong enough arm to make all the throws required. He made a couple of those plays on Thursday, but also showed impressive juice on a line-drive home run just to the left of dead center field at Mesa’s Sloan Park. His overall offensive output hasn’t been good in the AFL—he’s hitting just .172—but he showed signs of potential this season in the Low-A West League, where he produced an OPS of .856 with 11 homers over 72 games before moving to High-A Spokane. Tovar’s outstanding glove should get him to the big leagues, but he could be a very intriguing player if his bat develops.

Brett Baty, 3B, Mets — Baty took immense steps forward this past season with his body and his output. He hit his way to Double-A, and produced an overall line of .292/.382/.473 between High-A and Double-A. The 21-year-old collected three singles and drove home one of his team’s two runs (he had a chance to drive in another, but the potential score was tossed out at the plate by Cubs outfield prospect Nelson Velazquez, who has three outfield assists this week) in its shutout victory over Mesa.

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	AFL		Dominic Canzone, RF	4	0	0	0	.303
ARI	AFL		Buddy Kennedy, 3B	4	0	1	0	.179
ATL	AFL		Jesse Franklin, OF	3	1	0	0	.081	BB (6),
BOS	AFL		Triston Casas, 3B	4	0	1	0	.304
BOS	AFL		Christian Koss, SS	3	0	1	0	.235
BOS	AFL		Jeter Downs, SS	4	0	0	0	.231
CHC	AFL		Luis Vazquez, SS	4	0	0	0	.129	E (2),
CHC	AFL		Andy Weber, SS	5	0	1	0	.317
CHC	AFL		Nelson Velazquez, LF	3	0	0	0	.371
COL	AFL		Ezequiel Tovar, SS	4	1	1	1	.172	HR (2),
COL	AFL		Michael Toglia, 1B	4	0	1	0	.276
COL	AFL		Ryan Vilade, LF	3	0	0	0	.250	BB (7),
CWS	AFL		Yoelkis Cespedes, OF	5	0	0	0	.212
DET	AFL		Eric De La Rosa, OF	2	1	0	0	.222	2 SB (4),
HOU	AFL		Pedro Leon, OF	3	1	1	2	.184	HR (1), BB (7),
KC	AFL		Nathan Eaton, 2B	4	0	0	0	.408
KC	AFL		Seuly Matias, OF	4	0	1	0	.233
KC	AFL		Jake Means, 3B	3	0	2	0	.192
LAA	AFL		Anthony Mulrine, C	3	0	2	1	.091
LAD	AFL		James Outman, CF	2	0	1	1	.293	2B (5), BB (7),
LAD	AFL		Kody Hoese, 3B	4	1	1	0	.171	2B (1),
LAD	AFL		Jacob Amaya, SS	3	0	0	0	.267	BB (9),
MIA	AFL		JJ Bleday, OF	4	0	2	0	.359	2B (7), BB (11),
MIA	AFL		Troy Johnston, OF	3	0	2	0	.279	BB (8),
MIA	AFL		Will Banfield, C	3	0	1	0	.250
MIL	AFL		David Hamilton, SS	4	0	0	0	.308
MIN	AFL		Matt Wallner, RF	4	0	0	0	.250
MIN	AFL		Michael Helman, 2B	3	0	2	0	.275
NYM	AFL		Brett Baty, 3B	4	0	3	1	.276
NYM	AFL		Hayden Senger, C	3	0	0	0	.207
NYY	AFL		Elijah Dunham, OF	4	0	1	0	.358	SB (8),
NYY	AFL		Andres Chaparro, 3B	3	0	0	1	.231
OAK	AFL		Austin Beck, OF	4	0	1	0	.265	2B (2),
OAK	AFL		Jeremy Eierman, SS	3	0	0	0	.125	BB (3),
PHI	AFL		Logan O’Hoppe, C	3	0	1	2	.320	2B (7),
PHI	AFL		Simon Muzziotti, CF	4	0	1	0	.271	CS (2),
PHI	AFL		Bryson Stott, SS	1	1	0	1	.339	2 BB (17), SB (5),
PIT	AFL		Ji-Hwan Bae, SS	3	1	1	0	.310	BB (11), SB (7),
PIT	AFL		Nick Gonzales, SS	3	2	1	2	.345	HR (2),
SD	AFL		Matt Batten, 2B	1	1	0	0	.319	2 BB (9),
SEA	AFL		Cade Marlowe, LF	4	0	0	0	.212
SEA	AFL		Jose Caballero, IF	4	0	1	0	.250
SF	AFL		Marco Luciano, SS	3	0	0	0	.200	E (3),
SF	AFL		Patrick Bailey, C	4	0	1	0	.314
STL	AFL		Juan Yepez, 1B	4	1	2	1	.298	HR (5),
STL	AFL		Lars Nootbaar, RF	3	0	0	0	.309	2 BB (11),
STL	AFL		Brendan Donovan, 3B	3	2	1	0	.344	BB (4),
TB	AFL		Curtis Mead, 2B	4	0	1	0	.305
TB	AFL		Jordan Qsar, OF	4	0	1	0	.125
TEX	AFL		Justin Foscue, 2B	3	1	2	1	.222	HR (3),
TOR	AFL		Spencer Horwitz, 1B	4	0	1	0	.396
TOR	AFL		Leonardo Jimenez, 2B	1	0	0	0	.208
WAS	AFL		Jackson Cluff, SS	3	0	1	0	.386	BB (9),
WAS	AFL		Drew Millas, C	4	1	1	0	.167	2 SB (3),
WAS	AFL		Israel Pineda, C	2	0	0	0	.353

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ARI	AFL		Keegan Curtis, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	2	3.38	Sv (1)
ARI	AFL		Slade Cecconi, RHP	3	3	0	0	2	4	2.40
ATL	AFL		Victor Vodnik, RHP	5	2	0	0	0	5	5.63	W (1-1)
CLE	AFL		Aaron Pinto, RHP	1.2	2	0	0	1	1	10.57
CLE	AFL		Damon Casetta-Stubbs, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
DET	AFL		Chavez Fernander, RHP	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.29
DET	AFL		Garrett Hill, RHP	3	3	0	0	0	5	1.69	W (2-0)
HOU	AFL		Joe Record, RHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	Sv (1)
LAA	AFL		Coleman Crow, RHP	4	4	1	1	0	2	1.50
LAA	AFL		Robinson Pina, RHP	3.1	4	1	1	1	3	1.59	W (1-0)
MIA	AFL		Josh Simpson, LHP	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.27
MIN	AFL		Cody Laweryson, RHP	2.2	1	1	1	1	3	1.54
NYM	AFL		Brian Metoyer, RHP	1	1	0	0	1	3	7.94
NYY	AFL		Blane Abeyta, RHP	2	3	1	1	0	1	7.36	L (1-1)
NYY	AFL		Tanner Myatt, RHP	1	3	2	2	1	2	10.80
OAK	AFL		Bryce Conley, RHP	1	1	0	0	1	1	4.91
OAK	AFL		Brock Whittlesey, RHP	1	2	0	0	0	1	7.84
SD	AFL		Jose Quezada, RHP	1	2	0	0	0	0	3.86
SD	AFL		Jesse Scholtens, RHP	2	1	0	0	0	2	3.24
SEA	AFL		Devin Sweet, RHP	1	2	0	0	0	3	2.84
SF	AFL		Seth Corry, LHP	1.2	1	4	3	4	1	5.40	L (0-1)
SF	AFL		Cole Waites, RHP	1	1	1	1	0	1	23.63
TOR	AFL		Michael Dominguez, RHP	6	3	2	1	0	6	5.94	L (0-2)
WAS	AFL		Cole Henry, RHP	3	2	2	2	3	2	4.20
WAS	AFL		Todd Peterson, RHP	2	0	0	0	2	1	3.68