Arizona Fall League Chatter 10/14

• You all know Baseball’s No. 7 overall prospect and Astros No. 1, Kyle Tucker.
  • He was drafted fifth overall in 2015 by the Houston Astros
  • Finished 2017 hitting .274 with 70 runs, 90 RBI, 25 homers and 21 stolen bases at Double-A Corpus Christie
  • Yesterday he went 1-for-2 and walked twice before an RBI triple in the fifth inning. He is hitting .556 with two stolen bases, three runs, three RBI and six walks over four Arizona Fall League games.

• RHP Dylan Covey, and former college roommate of Kris Bryant, made his major league debut in April 2017 with the Chicago White Sox. He pitched 70 innings over 12 starts and finished the season with a 7.71 ERA, 41 strikeouts and 34 walks.
  • On Thursday he pitched five scoreless innings with two strikeouts and no walks.

• Anthony Santander, who missed most of last season on the disabled list because of a strained forearm, is ranked as the Orioles’ No. 9 prospect.
  • Made his major league debut in 2017, hitting .267 over 30 at bats in 13 games for the Orioles.
  • In 2016, Santander batted .290 over 500 at bats with 90 runs, 95 RBI, 20 home runs and 10 stolen bases.
  • He went 2-for-5 with two RBI last night and is hitting .333 overall after three Fall League games.

• Today the Peoria Javelinas scored 12 runs on 12 hits and five pitchers held the Salt River Rafters hitless over eight innings.

• Lourdes Gurriel, the brother of Yulieski Gurriel, hit a homer and drove in two.
  • He is batting .286 with one double, three RBIs, two runs and only one strikeout through four games.
  • He needs more experience to work on his plate discipline but worth keeping an eye on.

Lenny and I went to two Fall League games yesterday. Here is what we saw. We saw the first game at Peoria Sports Complex, spring training home to the Seattle Mariners and the San Diego Padres.

• The Mesa Solar Sox hit two home runs in the first inning.
  • Cubbies David Bote
  • Oakland A’s Sheldon Neuse

The second game was at Scottsdale Stadium, spring training home of the San Francisco Giants.

• 23-year-old Rockies starting pitcher, Zach Jemiola, struck out five and walked two over three scoreless innings for the Scorpions.
  • In 2017, Jemiola pitched 11 innings at Single-A before being promoted to Triple-A, where he pitched 81 ⅔ innings over 15 starts. He allowed over 100 hits (104), and walked almost as many batters (38) as he struck out (40)