The Arizona Fall League has concluded, Nicolas Batum Jersey putting a final wrap on the 2023 season. The Surprise Saguaros took home the hardware not that that means anything to most readers. managed to sneak by Offensive Player of the Year for the top OPS and MVP honors. took home the batting title. Twin sluggers and shared the home run title. won the AFL Pitcher of the Year award over . Additional awards can be viewed . Listed stats are from the AFL. Five Big Hype Prospects , 23, 1B, CLE 101 PA, 6 HR, .272/.340/.565 Manzardo finished the campaign on a strong note. He reached base three times in the championship game and homered twice in the semi-final while leading a nine-run comeback. The 2023 season represented a small step back in Manzardos prospect status. Due to an extreme fly ball approach, he struggled to reach base on balls in play. While no slouch in the power department, his exit velocities hovered around league average. His peripherals show evidence of a post-trade adjustment, although I do not know the specifics of that adjustment. We might be looking at a small sample quirk. , 21, SP, TOR 18 IP, 12 H, 8 BB, 23 K, 2.50 ERA After mi sing a large chunk of the 2023 season, Tiedemann was on hand in Arizona for just four starts. He made the most of them, showing enough to take home a closely-contested award. Tiedemann spent most of his active time at Double-A where he made 11 starts totaling just 32 innings. He mi sed bats with ease but struggled at times with command an i sue which followed him to the Fall League. He features a repertoire of three plus offerings including a mid-90s fastball, a sweeper, and a changeup. , 21, P, DET 15.2 IP, 14 H, 5 BB, 19 K, 2.87 ERA The next-highest profile pitching prospect in fall ball, Jobe nearly matched Tiedemann over his four-start run. Jobe works with a deep repertoire of at least five average or better offerings. Hes credited with a head for pitching including a profe sional-level feel for incorporating analytic analysis into his development. After tasting one start at Double-A this season, hes on track for a Major League promotion sometime in 2024. , 22, OF, STL 96 PA, 3 HR, 18 SB, .286/.388/.417 A speedy left-handed hitter, Scott turned heads in the AFL via an advanced feel for contact. He was one of only a handful of hitters who recorded more walks than strikeouts. Thought he has posted above average batting lines throughout his brief minor league tenure, scouts complain of a low-impact swing that might prove exploitable against upper-level pitching. Scotts path to the Majors likely looks something like a defense-first profile with the speed and contact chops nece sary to post an empty batting average. , 22, OF, CLE 101 PA, 5 HR, 5 SB, .299/.385/.529 DeLauter is my pick for most intriguing player to participate in the AFL. His swing is an acquired taste at first visually disturbing, but then it grows on you. Like Scott, DeLauter recorded more walks than strikeouts, a feat that fits right in with the Guardians hitting ethos. He also led the league in RBI. He will have an opportunity to approach the Majors next season, but he needs to prove he can get to power outcomes more consistently in order to get the call. Three More , PHI (26) : A non-prospect coming off a strong Double-A campaign, Dunn likely played his way onto a 40-man roster this fall. Hes Rule 5 eligible so the Phillies will have to roster him or prepare to watch him be drafted. Dunn posted a 1.071 OPS fourth-best in the league to go with 12 extra-base hits and 12 steals in 88 plate appearances. , NYY (23) : An Altuve-scale second baseman, Durbin led the AFL with 21 steals in 23 attempts. He also posted a 1.044 OPS, good for sixth-best in the league. He even delivered a trio of home runs to go with nine doubles and a triple in 99 plate appearances. He recorded twice as many walks as strikeouts. Durbin was arguably the most dynamic offensive performer in the AFL. , TOR (23) : Palmegiani was already ticketed for a role with the 2024 Blue Jays. With six home runs and 21 RBI in 92 plate appearances, he was one of the top-performing power hitters in the league. Pending offseason activity, hes primed to compete for an Opening Day a signment. Did I mi s a detail or nuance? DM me on Twitter @BaseballATeam to suggest corrections. Danny Manning Jersey
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