Arizona Fall League Prospect Report

Image credit: Mike Siani (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Mike Siani, OF, Reds — Siani is, ahem, Red hot. The Cincinnati prospect followed a four-hit day on Monday with a second one on Tuesday. This time, he showed a little more impact. Tuesday’s effort featured a very long home run at Scottsdale Stadium as well as a double and a pair of singles. He also scored four times and drew a pair of walks. The AFL in 2021 is playing like an extreme hitter’s league, and Siani has taken great advantage of the conditions over the past two days.

Nathan Eaton, OF, Royals — Very quietly, Eaton is having one of the best early starts to the AFL. The VMI alum, who was drafted by Kansas City in the 21st round in 2018, collected three hits—including a double—in six trips on Monday. That effort brings his AFL line to a cool 13-for-27 with five doubles and a triple. His regular season was limited to 70 games at High-A Quad Cities and a few more rehab outings in the Arizona Complex League.

Justin Foscue, 2B, Rangers — There are some in the Texas organization who believe Foscue is the system’s best offensive prospect. Games like the one he had on Tuesday are evidence for that argument. Foscue went 3-for-6 for Surprise with a home run—his second of the AFL. His regular season was marred by injury, but when he was on the field he put together one of the more prodigious power runs in the minors. From July 8-23 he hit home runs in eight consecutive games, including a multi-homer effort on July 16.

Ezequiel Duran, INF, Rangers — This … dude … is on fiiiiiire. The infielder, acquired from the Yankees in the Joey Gallo deal, leads the AFL in both triples (4) and extra-base hits (9). He added to both of those ledgers on Tuesday with a 2-for-5 day with a triple and two runs. In the early going, Duran has a case as the MVP of the first half of the AFL. The other candidate is …

Bryson Stott, SS, Phillies — Philadelphia’s top hitting prospect has answered the bell in the AFL. The 2019 first-rounder went 4-for-6 and finished a longball shy of the cycle on Tuesday. Stott, who moved from High-A to Triple-A in the regular season, has been molten in the desert. The effort on Tuesday pushed him to second in the league in batting average behind only Spencer Torkelson (who has since left the league after spraining an ankle), third in on-base percentage and seventh in slugging percentage. His 14 hits are one behind Cubs prospect Nelson Velazquez.

HITTERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	NOTES
BAL	AFL		Greg Cullen, 2B	2	0	0	0	.200
BOS	AFL		Kole Cottam, C	3	0	0	0	.211	BB (3),
BOS	AFL		Jeter Downs, SS	3	0	1	0	.333	BB (9), 2 SB (3),
CHC	AFL		Andy Weber, SS	4	0	1	0	.267	BB (8), E (3),
CHC	AFL		Nelson Velazquez, LF	5	1	4	2	.395	HR (2),
CIN	AFL		Mike Siani, CF	4	4	4	2	.367	2B (3), HR (1), 2 BB (8), 2 SB (8),
CLE	AFL		Mike Amditis, C	3	0	0	0	.100	BB (2),
CLE	AFL		Richard Palacios, 2B	4	0	0	0	.286	BB (6), SB (2),
KC	AFL		Luca Tresh, C	5	0	0	0	.000
KC	AFL		Jake Means, 3B	5	0	0	0	.133
KC	AFL		Nathan Eaton, 2B	6	2	3	2	.481	2B (5),
MIA	AFL		Kameron Misner, OF	5	2	3	3	.207	2 HR (3),
MIA	AFL		JJ Bleday, OF	5	0	0	0	.314
MIA	AFL		Troy Johnston, OF	5	2	1	0	.269
MIN	AFL		Matt Wallner, RF	3	2	1	1	.265	HR (3), BB (6),
NYY	AFL		Andres Chaparro, 3B	2	1	0	0	.208	3 BB (4),
NYY	AFL		Elijah Dunham, OF	5	1	2	1	.286	2B (1), SB (6),
OAK	AFL		Jonah Bride, 3B	2	0	0	0	.273	BB (6), E (2),
OAK	AFL		Austin Beck, OF	4	0	0	0	.318	BB (4),
PHI	AFL		Logan O’Hoppe, C	2	3	1	1	.296	4 BB (10),
PHI	AFL		Simon Muzziotti, CF	5	1	1	0	.222
PHI	AFL		Bryson Stott, SS	6	2	4	4	.424	2B (5), 3B (1),
PIT	AFL		Nick Gonzales, SS	6	1	4	2	.314
PIT	AFL		Ji-Hwan Bae, SS	4	2	1	0	.297	2 BB (7),
PIT	AFL		Canaan Smith-Njigba, LF	4	1	0	0	.280	BB (9),
SD	AFL		Eguy Rosario, 2B	5	1	3	6	.276	2B (2), HR (1),
SD	AFL		Matt Batten, 2B	5	2	1	1	.258	2B (1),
SEA	AFL		Cade Marlowe, LF	5	2	2	1	.167	2B (2),
SF	AFL		Hunter Bishop, OF	4	0	0	0	.077
SF	AFL		Marco Luciano, SS	4	0	1	0	.226
SF	AFL		Will Wilson, SS	3	0	1	1	.238	BB (4),
TB	AFL		Curtis Mead, 2B	4	0	1	0	.289	E (1),
TEX	AFL		Ezequiel Duran, 2B	5	2	2	0	.464	3B (4),
TEX	AFL		Justin Foscue, 2B	6	1	3	4	.267	HR (2),
TOR	AFL		Gabriel Moreno, C	5	2	3	1	.474	2B (3), HR (1),
TOR	AFL		Leonardo Jimenez, 2B	2	0	1	1	.200	2B (1), 2 BB (5),
WAS	AFL		Drew Millas, C	5	0	2	2	.176	2B (1),

PITCHERS

ORG	CLASS	RANK	PLAYER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	NOTES
ATL	AFL		Indigo Diaz, RHP	1	2	1	1	1	1	24.30	W (1-1)
ATL	AFL		Jake Higginbotham, LHP	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	13.50
BAL	AFL		Cameron Bishop, LHP	2.2	5	5	5	3	2	10.38
BOS	AFL		Andrew Politi, RHP	2	1	0	0	1	1	1.35
BOS	AFL		Josh Winckowski, RHP	1	4	3	3	0	0	9.53
CIN	AFL		Jacques Pucheu, LHP	2.2	1	0	0	1	3	0.00
KC	AFL		Mitchell Ellis, RHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	6.00
KC	AFL		Zach Haake, RHP	3	1	1	1	2	4	3.00	W (1-0)
MIA	AFL		Josh Simpson, LHP	2.1	2	0	0	1	2	5.40
MIA	AFL		Jefry Yan, LHP	1	1	0	0	1	2	2.25
MIN	AFL		Kody Funderburk, LHP	3	6	4	4	1	4	10.29	L (0-2)
MIN	AFL		Evan Sisk, LHP	1	2	2	2	2	0	18.00
NYY	AFL		Zach Greene, RHP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
OAK	AFL		Brock Whittlesey, RHP	1	5	4	4	0	0	13.50	L (1-1)
PHI	AFL		James McArthur, RHP	5	5	2	2	0	4	3.00
SD	AFL		Jesse Scholtens, RHP	1	3	1	1	1	0	3.38
SEA	AFL		Devin Sweet, RHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	4.15
TB	AFL		Trevor Brigden, RHP	2	3	2	2	1	1	5.14
TEX	AFL		Spencer Mraz, RHP	1	1	1	1	2	0	9.00
TOR	AFL		Cre Finfrock, RHP	0.1	4	6	5	2	0	11.57
TOR	AFL		Graham Spraker, RHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00