Baseball America Prospect Report — October 28, 2021
Image credit: Elijah Dunham (Photo by Bill Mitchell)
Elijah Dunham, OF, Yankees — In recent days the Yankees contingent of position players has taken turns putting their stamp on the AFL. Austin Wells has been getting on base at a prodigious clip. Andres Chaparro put together a four-hit day with a home run, too. On Wednesday, it was Dunham’s turn. The Indiana alumnus was signed by the Yankees after the five-round draft in 2020 and put together an excellent first season as a pro. Against Peoria, Dunham went 3-for-4 with his first two home runs of the AFL. His first blast came off of former Yankees prospect Roansy Contreras, who broke out in a big way in 2021 and made his big league debut.
Owen White, RHP, Rangers — Through two weeks and change, the AFL has proved to be even more of a hitter’s league than usual. Not for White, who has cut through the competition with aplomb through three starts. On Wednesday against Peoria, the righthander—who made his pro debut in 2021 after years of injuries leading up to the pandemic—whiffed five over five three-hit shutout innings. For the season, White has allowed two runs on eight hits over 15 innings while striking out 14 and walking five.
Jackson Cluff, SS, Nationals — Quietly, Cluff has had an excellent AFL. The 2019 sixth-rounder out of Brigham Young collected two more hits on Wednesday, including his third double of the fall, stole a base and drew a walk. Cluff’s 2021 season was limited by injury to just 159 at-bats spent mostly at Double-A Harrisburg, and he produced an OPS of just .595 for the season. With Surprise, Cluff is 9-for-23 with 11 runs, including three doubles and a homer.
JJ Bleday, OF, Marlins — The Bleday Renaissance continues in the Fall League. After a brutal year at Double-A Pensacola, Bleday is blazing hot under the desert sun. On Wednesday, Bleday went 3-for-5 and added his second home run in the last three days. He’s worked hard this season to make mechanical adjustments that will allow him to make more impact against hittable pitches, and it appears the changes are paying off in the AFL.
Nelson Velazquez, OF, Cubs — Velazquez and JJ Bleday are forming a formidable duo in the middle of Mesa’s lineup. The pair went back to back with home runs on Wednesday as part of Mesa’s 12-0 rout of Glendale. For the AFL, Velazquez is now hitting .415/.520/.732 with four doubles, three homers, nine RBIs and nine walks.
Ronny Mauricio, SS, Mets — It’s not all Arizona Fall League in today’s BAPR. The Dominican Winter League kicked off on Wednesday, and the Mets’ top infield prospect made sure it started with a bang. Mauricio, who split the 2021 season between High-A and Double-A, went deep in his first at-bat with Licey. Mauricio hit 20 home runs during the regular season, showing tantalizing power potential, especially if he can further sharpen his plate discipline.
HITTERS (Arizona Fall League)
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | AFL | Buddy Kennedy, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .091 | ||
| ATL | AFL | Jesse Franklin, OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | BB (4), | |
| BAL | AFL | Yusniel Diaz, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | ||
| BOS | AFL | Christian Koss, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | 2 E (3), | |
| BOS | AFL | Triston Casas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 | BB (4), | |
| BOS | AFL | Kole Cottam, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | ||
| CHC | AFL | Nelson Velazquez, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .415 |
HR (3), 2 BB (9),
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| CHC | AFL | Andy Weber, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .273 | 2 BB (10), | |
| CIN | AFL | Mike Siani, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | BB (9), SB (9), | |
| CIN | AFL | Ivan Johnson, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | BB (3), | |
| CLE | AFL | Jose Tena, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | 2 BB (4), | |
| COL | AFL | Ezequiel Tovar, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .184 | HR (1), SB (2), | |
| COL | AFL | Michael Toglia, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | BB (5), | |
| COL | AFL | Ryan Vilade, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | ||
| CWS | AFL | Yoelkis Cespedes, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | ||
| CWS | AFL | Yolbert Sanchez, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||
| HOU | AFL | Pedro Leon, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | ||
| HOU | AFL | Grae Kessinger, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | ||
| KC | AFL | Nathan Eaton, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .419 | ||
| KC | AFL | Seuly Matias, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | ||
| KC | AFL | Jake Means, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | ||
| LAA | AFL | Orlando Martinez, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | CS (1), E (1), | |
| LAA | AFL | Anthony Mulrine, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | ||
| LAD | AFL | Kody Hoese, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||
| LAD | AFL | Carson Taylor, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | ||
| LAD | AFL | James Outman, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | ||
| MIA | AFL | JJ Bleday, OF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .350 | 2B (3), HR (2), | |
| MIA | AFL | Troy Johnston, OF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .276 | 2 BB (5), SB (2), | |
| MIA | AFL | Will Banfield, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .250 | 2B (1), | |
| MIA | AFL | Kameron Misner, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
2B (2), BB (3), SB (2),
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| MIL | AFL | Mario Feliciano, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .263 | ||
| MIL | AFL | Joe Gray, OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .045 | BB (2), | |
| MIL | AFL | Joey Wiemer, OF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .467 | ||
| MIN | AFL | Andrew Bechtold, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | 3 BB (6), | |
| MIN | AFL | Michael Helman, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Carlos Cortes, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | ||
| NYM | AFL | Brett Baty, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | ||
| NYY | AFL | Austin Wells, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | BB (6), | |
| NYY | AFL | Elijah Dunham, OF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .344 | 2 HR (2), | |
| OAK | AFL | Jonah Bride, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Logan Davidson, SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 2B (3), | |
| PHI | AFL | Logan O’Hoppe, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | 2B (4), | |
| PHI | AFL | Bryson Stott, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | BB (10), | |
| PIT | AFL | Nick Gonzales, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 | BB (5), | |
| SD | AFL | Eguy Rosario, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | ||
| SD | AFL | Matt Batten, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | BB (5), | |
| SEA | AFL | Cade Marlowe, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Zach DeLoach, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .115 | ||
| SEA | AFL | Jose Caballero, IF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 | ||
| SF | AFL | Hunter Bishop, OF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .188 | 2B (2), CS (1), | |
| SF | AFL | Patrick Bailey, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | ||
| TB | AFL | Matthew Dyer, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | SB (4), | |
| TOR | AFL | Leonardo Jimenez, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | 2B (2), BB (6), | |
| WAS | AFL | Jackson Cluff, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .391 |
2B (3), BB (6), SB (2),
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| WAS | AFL | Israel Pineda, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .455 |
PITCHERS (Arizona Fall League)
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| CHC | AFL | Ryan Jensen, RHP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.56 | W (1-0) | |
| CHC | AFL | Caleb Kilian, RHP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14.40 | ||
| CIN | AFL | Eddy Demurias, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | ||
| CLE | AFL | Tanner Tully, LHP | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.52 | L (0-2) | |
| CLE | AFL | Damon Casetta-Stubbs, RHP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| COL | AFL | Matt Dennis, RHP | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.05 | ||
| CWS | AFL | Caleb Freeman, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | ||
| CWS | AFL | McKinley Moore, RHP | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | ||
| DET | AFL | Chavez Fernander, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | Sv (1) | |
| DET | AFL | Zack Hess, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | ||
| HOU | AFL | R.J. Freure, RHP | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18.00 | ||
| KC | AFL | Stephen Woods, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | ||
| LAA | AFL | Nathan Burns, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | ||
| LAA | AFL | Zach Linginfelter, RHP | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | ||
| LAD | AFL | Jeff Belge, LHP | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | ||
| MIL | AFL | J.T. Hintzen, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | ||
| MIL | AFL | Justin Jarvis, RHP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.29 | W (1-0) | |
| MIL | AFL | Abner Uribe, RHP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.20 | ||
| MIN | AFL | Cody Laweryson, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.17 | ||
| NYY | AFL | Harold Cortijo, RHP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | ||
| OAK | AFL | Bryce Conley, RHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| PHI | AFL | Damon Jones, LHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | ||
| PIT | AFL | Bear Bellomy, RHP | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | ||
| PIT | AFL | Michael Burrows, RHP | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4.76 | ||
| PIT | AFL | Carmen Mlodzinski, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | ||
| PIT | AFL | Roansy Contreras, RHP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | L (0-1) | |
| SEA | AFL | Travis Kuhn, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| SF | AFL | Gregory Santos, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | ||
| SF | AFL | Cole Waites, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.09 | ||
| STL | AFL | Andre Pallante, RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.70 | L (0-1) | |
| TEX | AFL | Tim Brennan, RHP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | ||
| TEX | AFL | Owen White, RHP | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.20 | W (3-0) | |
| TOR | AFL | Brody Rodning, LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
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