Arizona Fall League Prospect Report

Image credit: Elijah Dunham (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Elijah Dunham, OF, Yankees — Dunham continues to be a revelation in the AFL. The undrafted free agent from 2020 had a solid debut season as a pro, spent with High-A Hudson Valley, and has continued his success in the desert. On Monday, Dunham clubbed a double and a triple as part of a 2-for-3 day with two runs in a win for his Surprise squad. He leads the AFL in on-base percentage with a mark of an even .500.

Nelson Velazquez, OF, Cubs — Surprise, surprise, Velazquez had another big day. The Cubs’ prospect went 2-for-5 with a double and scored a run in Mesa’s wild comeback win over Scottsdale. Velazquez’s name is all over the AFL leaderboard. He’s current the league leader in the following categories: Average (.392), slugging percentage (.734), OPS (1.224), hits (31), extra-base hits (13), total bases (58) and runs (21). He’s just 11 points behind Elijah Dunham for the top spot in on-base percentage and four RBIs behind both Juan Yepez and Bryson Stott. In other words, he has a realistic chance of winning both the traditional and sabermetric triple crowns.

Andy Weber, INF, Cubs — Quietly, Weber has had a solid AFL campaign. On Monday, he came up huge for his Mesa club during its comeback win over Scottsdale. Weber’s contributions to the win included a triple (his league best-tying fourth of the fall) and a grand slam as part of a five-run fifth inning that gave Mesa its margin of victory. The home run was his second of the year and pushed his season OPS to 1.027. Weber’s offensive outburst is somewhat surprising given that he’s hit just five home runs in 756 career at-bats during his professional career.

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
ARI	AFL		Dominic Canzone, RF	3	0	1	1	.325	2B (3),
ARI	AFL		Buddy Kennedy, 3B	3	2	2	1	.194	HR (2),
ATL	AFL		Drew Lugbauer, C	4	1	2	1	.441	HR (5),
BOS	AFL		Triston Casas, 3B	4	2	2	1	.333	2 E (2),
CHC	AFL		Luis Vazquez, SS	4	1	1	0	.175
CHC	AFL		Andy Weber, SS	5	2	2	4	.333	3B (4), HR (2),
CHC	AFL		Nelson Velazquez, LF	5	1	2	0	.392	2B (6),
CIN	AFL		Drew Mount, OF	2	0	1	1	.296	BB (2),
CIN	AFL		Ivan Johnson, 2B	3	1	1	1	.271	HR (6),
CLE	AFL		Jose Tena, SS	5	2	2	0	.438
CLE	AFL		Richard Palacios, 2B	5	1	2	1	.292	2B (6),
COL	AFL		Ezequiel Tovar, SS	3	0	1	0	.169
COL	AFL		Willie MacIver, C	3	0	1	0	.250	CS (2),
COL	AFL		Michael Toglia, 1B	3	0	0	0	.262
COL	AFL		Ryan Vilade, LF	3	0	1	0	.236
CWS	AFL		Yoelkis Cespedes, OF	4	0	0	0	.186
CWS	AFL		Jose Rodriguez, IF	5	0	1	0	.250	E (3),
HOU	AFL		Pedro Leon, OF	4	0	0	1	.228
HOU	AFL		Korey Lee, C	4	0	0	0	.244	BB (7),
HOU	AFL		Grae Kessinger, SS	5	0	2	1	.294	2B (2),
KC	AFL		Luca Tresh, C	3	0	1	0	.150
KC	AFL		Jake Means, 3B	3	1	1	1	.200	SB (2),
LAD	AFL		James Outman, CF	5	2	3	0	.360	3B (1),
LAD	AFL		Kody Hoese, 3B	4	0	1	0	.171
MIA	AFL		Kameron Misner, OF	2	1	0	0	.193	BB (14),
MIA	AFL		JJ Bleday, OF	4	1	1	2	.333	HR (4), BB (14),
MIA	AFL		Will Banfield, C	3	2	2	3	.296	HR (1), BB (4),
MIA	AFL		Troy Johnston, OF	4	2	2	0	.314
MIL	AFL		David Hamilton, SS	2	0	0	0	.300	BB (4),
MIL	AFL		Joe Gray, OF	3	0	0	0	.087
MIN	AFL		Andrew Bechtold, 3B	5	1	1	0	.231
MIN	AFL		Matt Wallner, RF	3	1	2	2	.271	2B (2), HR (5), BB (7),
NYM	AFL		Brett Baty, 3B	2	1	0	0	.250	BB (10), E (2),
NYY	AFL		Andres Chaparro, 3B	3	0	1	0	.231	E (2),
NYY	AFL		Elijah Dunham, OF	3	2	2	0	.377	2B (5), 3B (2), SB (10),
OAK	AFL		Logan Davidson, SS	3	1	0	1	.269	BB (13),
PHI	AFL		Logan O’Hoppe, C	5	1	1	1	.310	HR (2),
PHI	AFL		Bryson Stott, SS	3	0	0	0	.317	2 BB (19), 2 E (2),
PIT	AFL		Ji-Hwan Bae, SS	5	0	0	0	.269
PIT	AFL		Canaan Smith-Njigba, LF	2	2	2	0	.313	2 BB (12),
SD	AFL		Eguy Rosario, 2B	4	2	3	0	.291	2B (3),
SD	AFL		Matt Batten, 2B	4	0	1	3	.315
SEA	AFL		Zach DeLoach, CF	2	1	0	0	.185	2 BB (14),
SEA	AFL		Cade Marlowe, LF	2	0	1	1	.228
SF	AFL		Marco Luciano, SS	5	0	1	2	.203
SF	AFL		Will Wilson, SS	6	1	2	0	.161	2B (3),
STL	AFL		Juan Yepez, 1B	4	1	2	2	.292	BB (9),
STL	AFL		Lars Nootbaar, RF	3	1	0	0	.306	2 BB (13),
TB	AFL		Curtis Mead, 2B	5	1	2	2	.324
TB	AFL		Jordan Qsar, OF	5	1	2	2	.222	HR (1),
TEX	AFL		Ezequiel Duran, 2B	2	0	0	0	.298
TOR	AFL		Gabriel Moreno, C	4	0	0	0	.345
WAS	AFL		Drew Millas, C	3	0	1	1	.179	CS (1),
WAS	AFL		Donovan Casey, RF	3	0	0	0	.255

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
CHC	AFL		Ryan Jensen, RHP	2.1	10	8	8	1	5	11.05
CHC	AFL		Caleb Kilian, RHP	5	2	0	0	0	5	5.14	W (1-0)
CLE	AFL		Aaron Pinto, RHP	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	8.68
CLE	AFL		Tanner Tully, LHP	4	6	6	6	0	3	7.94
COL	AFL		Jake Bird, RHP	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.04
COL	AFL		Matt Dennis, RHP	3	4	4	3	1	3	4.61	L (0-3)
CWS	AFL		J.B. Olson, RHP	0.2	2	2	1	0	1	5.40
HOU	AFL		R.J. Freure, RHP	3	1	0	0	3	1	10.97
LAD	AFL		Landon Knack, RHP	2	2	0	0	1	2	3.68
LAD	AFL		Bobby Miller, RHP	2.1	5	5	5	2	2	9.90	L (0-1)
MIL	AFL		J.T. Hintzen, RHP	2	2	0	0	0	4	7.56
MIN	AFL		Cody Laweryson, RHP	1.1	3	5	4	3	1	4.15	L (0-1)
NYY	AFL		Clay Aguilar, LHP	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	6.75	Sv (1)
OAK	AFL		Brock Whittlesey, RHP	0.2	4	2	2	0	1	9.00
PHI	AFL		James McArthur, RHP	3	4	3	2	2	2	9.95	W (1-0)
PHI	AFL		Erik Miller, LHP	2	1	0	0	2	1	2.25
SD	AFL		Jose Quezada, RHP	1	2	1	1	0	0	4.50
SD	AFL		Matt Waldron, RHP	2	2	0	0	0	2	3.86
SEA	AFL		Devin Sweet, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.45
SF	AFL		Cole Waites, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	2	19.89
TOR	AFL		Graham Spraker, RHP	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	Sv (3)
WAS	AFL		Jackson Rutledge, RHP	4.2	4	3	2	2	2	5.79	W (1-2)