- Jim Callis ranked the top 25 prospects in the AzFL this year. Braves OF Ronald Acuna topped the list, predictably. Florial (No. 8), LHP Justus Sheffield (No. 9), RHP Albert Abreu (No. 10), SS Thairo Estrada (No. 15), and RHP Cody Carroll (No. 23) all made the list.
- Bill Mitchell also ranked the top AzFL prospects. He ranked ten. Acuna was No. 1, of course. Sheffield (No. 4), Abreu (No. 5), and Florial (No. 8) all made the top ten while Estrada earned an honorable mention. Sheffield and Abreu above Indians C Francisco Mejia is pretty wild. Mejia is a top ten prospect in baseball in my opinion.
- Jonathan Mayo wrote about the top breakout prospects in the AzFL. Abreu, Carroll, and Estrada were among them. Also, Mike Rosenbaum wrote about AzFL prospects who most stood out to him. Estrada and Carroll both made his write-up. Carroll’s getting some love this fall, huh?
- The Yankees signed C Chace Numata to a minor league deal, according to Matt Eddy. The 25-year-old is a former 14th round pick. He hit .249/.318/.351 (83 wRC+) in 84 Double-A games with the Phillies this season. Numata’s an organizational depth catcher.
Arizona Fall League
- SS Thairo Estrada: 20 G, 27-79 (.342), 13 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 10 R, 3 BB, 19 K, 3 SB, 1 CS, 2 HBP (.342/.381/.430) — all told, the Summer of Thairo featured a .307/.356/.397 line in 142 games this year
- OF Estevan Florial: 19 G, 20-70 (.286), 14 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 10 BB, 29 K, 2 SB, 2 CS, 1 HBP (.286/.383/.414) — considering he only has about a month of High-A time under his belt, this was a real nice AzFL showing for Florial … too many strikeouts, for sure, but everything else looks good
- SS Kyle Holder: 11 G, 15-45 (.333), 5 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 CS, 1 HBP (.333/.367/.511) — hot take: Holder’s going to be on the 40-man roster 12 months from now … he’ll be Rule 5 Draft eligible next year and the bat is kinda sorta starting to come around
- 1B/OF Billy McKinney: 19 G, 19-68 (.279), 8 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 20 RBI, 11 BB, 16 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP (.279/.373/.426) — thought he would’ve hit for more power out here given his regular season, but weird things happen in 19-game samples
- RHP Albert Abreu: 6 G, 6 GS, 27.2 IP, 21 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 14 BB, 23 K, 3 HR (2.60 ERA and 1.27 WHIP) — a few too many walks, but otherwise that’s a really strong AzFL showing
- RHP Cody Carroll: 9 G, 11.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 18 K (0.00 ERA and 0.60 WHIP) — seven pitchers did not allow a run in the AzFL this year and Carroll led those seven in innings
- RHP Andrew Schwaab: 9 G, 11.1 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 8 K, 1 HB (6.35 ERA and 1.85 WHIP)
- LHP Justus Sheffield: 5 G, 5 GS, 20.1 IP, 14 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 22 K, 3 WP (3.10 ERA and 0.84 WHIP)
The AzFL season ended a few weeks go — the Peoria Javelinas beat the Mesa Solar Sox in the Championship Game — so those stats are final.
Dominican Winter League
- 3B Miguel Andujar: 16 G, 9-57 (.158), 6 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP (.158/.226/.158) — tough winter ball showing, but it’s okay, I still like him
- 1B Tyler Austin: 7 G, 4-25 (.160), 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 12 K (.160/.250/.360) — he hasn’t played in three weeks now … not sure if he went home or if he’s been benched … these leagues are super competitive, so if you don’t perform, you’re not going to play
- IF Abi Avelino: 24 G, 24-78 (.308), 11 R, 8 RBI, 8 BB, 7 K, 9 SB, 2 CS (.308/.364/.308)
- 1B Mike Ford: 11 G, 6-38 (.158), 6 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 8 K, 1 HBP (.158/.273/.211) — he hasn’t played in three weeks either … not a good winter ball season for Yankees first base prospects in the Dominican Republic
- LHP Nestor Cortes: 4 G, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 15 K, 1 HR, 1 WP (1.25 ERA and 0.69 WHIP) … came home after four starts, so he must’ve hit his innings limit for the season
- RHP Raynel Espinal: 2 G, 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (13.50 ERA and 9.00 WHIP)
- RHP Anyelo Gomez: 12 G, 11.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 13 K, 1 HB, 1 WP, 1 HR (3.97 ERA and 1.24 WHIP) — he’s gonna get picked in the Rule 5 Draft in two weeks, you watch
- RHP Adonis Rosa: 8 G, 3 GS, 22.2 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 8 BB, 19 K, 1 HR (1.59 ERA and 0.93 WHIP)
Mexican Pacific League
- 1B Ryan McBroom: 8 G, 11-26 (.423), 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 CS, 1 HBP (.423/.500/.692) — I forgot about him … the Yankees have three Triple-A caliber first basemen between Austin, Ford, and McBroom … I wonder how that’ll work next year? … then again, this stuff always works itself out
- RHP Dallas Martinez: 2 G, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 1 WP (6.23 ERA and 1.15 WHIP)
Venezuelan Winter League
- C Francisco Diaz: 27 G, 23-81 (.284), 11 R, 1 2B, 9 RBI, 6 BB, 10 K, 1 HBP (.284/.337/.296) — he was hitting .190/.255/.214 through 14 games in the last update, so he’s been pretty hot lately
- OF Alex Palma: 41 G, 50-164 (.305), 27 R, 11 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 7 BB, 19 K, 5 SB, 2 CS (.305/.333/.402) … he was the other big prospect the Yankees signed the year they signed C Luis Torrens … had a nice regular season and is doing well in winter ball … maybe he’s a bit of a late bloomer
- RHP Daniel Alvarez: 12 G, 17 IP, 14 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 13 K, 1 HR (1.06 ERA and 1.18 WHIP)
- RHP Luis Cedeno: 16 G, 16 IP, 20 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 12 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP (3.38 ERA and 1.94 WHIP) — hard to swing that ERA with that WHIP
The Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League announced winter ball will not be played in Puerto Rico this year due to the devastation from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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