Arizona Fall Prospect League Report — November 1, 2021

Image credit: Nelson Velazquez (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

Nelson Velazquez, OF, Cubs — Velazquez had an excellent weekend in the AFL, which is in line with the way he’s performed for the first three weeks of the fall. His 12 total bases on Friday and Saturday were tops on the circuit, and his line included a double and two more home runs in an overall 5-for-8 effort. Velazquez’s 42 total bases are the tops in the league by a wide margin. His five AFL homers place him in a four-way tie for the league lead, along with Jeter Downs, Lars Nootbaar and … 

Seuly Matias, OF, Royals — After a year in which Nick Pratto and MJ Melendez went through career renaissances, might Matias be next? The book on Matias has long been that he can crush balls to the deepest realms of any park, but he doesn’t connect often enough for it to be usable in the long run. In the AFL, he’s been feasting. Matias over the weekend went 4-for-9 with two homers, his fourth and fifth of the Fall League. Over the first half, he’s slashing .261/.352/.609, albeit with 19 strikeouts, second most in the league behind Brett Baty

Elijah Dunham, OF, Yankees — It appears the Yankees may have gotten a steal by plucking Dunham from the undrafted free agent pool in 2020. The Indiana alum had a solid debut season split between both Class A levels, and has put several cherries on top of his year in the AFL. Dunham went 4-for-6 over the weekend and has been an on-base machine in the first half of the Fall League. Overall, he’s slashing .395/.540/.711 and is one of seven players in the league with 10 or more walks. 

Cole Henry, RHP, Nationals — Henry’s year was marred by injuries, but he’s making up for lost time in the Fall League. In a year when the pitching has been subpar at best, the Louisiana State alum has been outstanding. In his latest turn, Henry whiffed six over four one-hit innings. His 24 strikeouts are the most in the AFL, three above Rangers righthander Owen White. After his season was interrupted, Henry has used the first half of the Fall League as a fine rebound point.

 

HITTERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER AB R H RBI AVG NOTES
ARI AFL   Dominic Canzone, RF 4 1 1 2 .304 2B (2),
ARI AFL   Buddy Kennedy, 3B 3 1 1 0 .118 2B (1), BB (2),
ATL AFL   Drew Lugbauer, C 4 3 2 2 .421 2 BB (7),
BOS AFL   Triston Casas, 3B 5 1 2 0 .304  
BOS AFL   Christian Koss, SS 4 0 1 0 .222  
BOS AFL   Kole Cottam, C 3 0 0 0 .192 BB (4),
CHC AFL   Nelson Velazquez, LF 4 3 3 3 .423
HR (5), BB (11), E (3),
CHC AFL   Andy Weber, SS 4 3 2 0 .341 3B (3), BB (12),
CLE AFL   Jose Tena, SS 3 2 3 0 .414 BB (5), SB (1),
CLE AFL   Mike Amditis, C 3 0 0 0 .107 BB (3), E (2),
COL AFL   Ezequiel Tovar, SS 1 0 0 0 .167  
COL AFL   Michael Toglia, 1B 4 0 0 0 .279 SB (1),
CWS AFL   Yolbert Sanchez, SS 2 1 1 1 .231 2 BB (4),
HOU AFL   Korey Lee, C 3 1 1 0 .344 BB (6),
HOU AFL   Grae Kessinger, SS 3 0 0 1 .257 BB (3),
KC AFL   Seuly Matias, OF 5 2 3 3 .261 HR (5),
KC AFL   Nathan Eaton, 2B 2 1 1 0 .439 2 BB (3),
LAA AFL   Jeremiah Jackson, SS 2 2 0 0 .167 BB (2), E (1),
LAA AFL   Orlando Martinez, RF 4 0 0 0 .195  
LAD AFL   James Outman, CF 4 1 1 1 .276 HR (3),
LAD AFL   Jacob Amaya, SS 4 0 2 1 .261 2B (1),
MIA AFL   Troy Johnston, OF 3 0 1 2 .250
2 BB (7), CS (1),
MIA AFL   Kameron Misner, OF 3 2 1 2 .195 2B (3), 2 BB (9),
MIL AFL   David Hamilton, SS 3 0 1 1 .333 SB (1),
MIL AFL   Joe Gray, OF 4 0 0 0 .033  
MIN AFL   Michael Helman, 2B 4 0 0 0 .214  
NYM AFL   Brett Baty, 3B 3 0 0 1 .234  
NYM AFL   Wilmer Reyes, SS 4 1 1 0 .216  
NYM AFL   Carlos Cortes, 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 2B (2), E (2),
NYM AFL   Hayden Senger, C 4 1 2 0 .238  
NYY AFL   Austin Wells, C 4 1 0 0 .306 BB (8),
NYY AFL   Andres Chaparro, 3B 4 0 1 1 .250 2B (3),
NYY AFL   Elijah Dunham, OF 2 0 1 2 .395
2B (4), 2 BB (10),
OAK AFL   Jonah Bride, 3B 5 0 0 0 .212  
OAK AFL   Logan Davidson, SS 5 0 0 0 .242  
PHI AFL   Logan O’Hoppe, C 6 1 3 0 .300 CS (1),
PHI AFL   Simon Muzziotti, CF 1 2 1 2 .270
4 BB (8), CS (1), E (1),
PHI AFL   Bryson Stott, SS 4 2 3 5 .409 BB (12),
PIT AFL   Nick Gonzales, SS 5 3 3 3 .348 3B (1), BB (7),
SD AFL   Eguy Rosario, 2B 4 1 1 1 .270 BB (3),
SEA AFL   Zach DeLoach, CF 6 1 1 0 .111  
SEA AFL   Jose Caballero, IF 5 1 1 1 .250  
SEA AFL   Cade Marlowe, LF 4 2 1 1 .209 2B (3), 2 BB (8),
SF AFL   Hunter Bishop, OF 5 1 3 2 .273 3 2B (5),
SF AFL   Marco Luciano, SS 4 0 1 2 .205  
SF AFL   Will Wilson, SS 5 0 0 0 .167  
STL AFL   Juan Yepez, 1B 3 0 0 0 .311 BB (7),
STL AFL   Lars Nootbaar, RF 4 0 0 0 .341 BB (9),
TEX AFL   Justin Foscue, 2B 3 1 0 0 .211 2 BB (8), SB (1),
TOR AFL   Gabriel Moreno, C 4 2 1 1 .355 2B (4), BB (7),
TOR AFL   Spencer Horwitz, 1B 5 3 3 3 .405 2B (2), HR (1),
TOR AFL   Leonardo Jimenez, 2B 3 0 0 1 .190  
WAS AFL   Drew Millas, C 3 1 0 0 .167 BB (4),
WAS AFL   Donovan Casey, RF 5 1 1 1 .208 HR (2),
WAS AFL   Jackson Cluff, SS 4 1 0 0 .344
BB (7), SB (3), E (1),

PITCHERS

ORG CLASS RANK PLAYER IP H R ER BB K ERA NOTES
ARI AFL   Shumpei Yoshikawa, RHP 3 1 1 0 3 0 4.22  
BAL AFL   Logan Gillaspie, RHP 1.2 7 6 6 3 1 15.00 L (0-1)
BAL AFL   Conner Loeprich, RHP 3.1 4 3 3 4 4 10.00  
BAL AFL   Nick Vespi, LHP 2 0 0 0 0 2 3.12  
BOS AFL   Connor Seabold, RHP 4 3 3 3 3 4 6.08 L (1-2)
CIN AFL   Eddy Demurias, RHP 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86  
CLE AFL   Aaron Pinto, RHP 1 1 0 0 1 0 13.50  
COL AFL   Jake Bird, RHP 1 1 0 0 1 2 1.69  
CWS AFL   McKinley Moore, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20  
DET AFL   Wilmer Flores, RHP 3 3 4 4 2 1 10.13 L (0-2)
HOU AFL   Chad Donato, RHP 3.1 6 3 3 0 3 9.72  
HOU AFL   Angel Macuare, RHP 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 4.50  
KC AFL   Mitchell Ellis, RHP 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 4.50  
KC AFL   Stephen Woods, RHP 1 1 0 0 2 0 1.29  
LAA AFL   Nathan Burns, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.80 Sv (1)
LAA AFL   Zach Linginfelter, RHP 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 3.52 W (1-1)
LAD AFL   Jeff Belge, LHP 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 15.43  
MIA AFL   Josh Simpson, LHP 1 2 3 3 2 1 8.22  
MIL AFL   Taylor Floyd, RHP 1 0 0 0 1 2 1.59  
MIN AFL   Cody Laweryson, RHP 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 1.00  
OAK AFL   Bryce Conley, RHP 1 3 4 4 2 0 6.75  
PHI AFL   Hans Crouse, RHP 4 3 4 4 4 5 7.36  
SEA AFL   Luis Curvelo, RHP 1 4 4 4 1 2 12.71  
SEA AFL   Devin Sweet, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.38  
SEA AFL   Juan Then, RHP 3 4 5 5 2 3 9.28 W (1-2)
SF AFL   Gregory Santos, RHP 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.35  
SF AFL   R.J. Dabovich, RHP 1 0 1 0 2 1 1.35  
SF AFL   Cole Waites, RHP 0.2 1 4 4 3 0 27.00  
TEX AFL   Eudrys Manon, RHP 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 10.13  
TEX AFL   Spencer Mraz, RHP 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 Sv (2)
WAS AFL   Cole Henry, RHP 4 2 1 1 0 6 3.75 W (1-0)
WAS AFL   Evan Lee, LHP 1 1 0 0 1 0 7.94  

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