Arizona Fall League Recap: 10/10/2026

Mesa Solar Sox (Beck)

Ryland Zaborowski, 1B, Los Angeles Angels (2-4, HR, BB)

Zaborowski was an undrafted free agent in 2025 after a strong senior season with Georgia, where his raw power went basically unmatched but his contact ability was seriously challenged. He climbed from the Complex to High-A over 66 games, finishing with a 121 wRC+ and 16 home runs, but his strikeout rate jumped about 10 percentage points at each level. He could challenge for the home run title this fall, and notched his first AFL home run with a 106 MPH blast in fifth inning of last night’s contest.

Antonio Anderson, 1B/3B, Boston Red Sox (1-4, HR, 4 RBI)

Anderson, a third-rounder in 2023, spent the entirety of his 2026 season with Greenville (High-A) and posted a .273/.373/.453 slash over 85 games. He cut his strikeout rate significantly year-over-year by both swinging less and missing less, and his wRC+ jumped nearly 50 points as a result. His home run output also more than doubled from four in 2025 to nine in 2026 despite accruing 20 fewer plate appearances.

It’s hard set expectations for Anderson this fall. A strong campaign would be encouraging, no doubt, but to this point he hasn’t demonstrated outstanding tools or on-the-field performance. That may have changed on Friday — his ninth inning grand slam left the bat at 115.2 MPH.

Nazzan Zanetello, 2B, Boston Red Sox (1-4, 3B, BB)

The Red Sox sent just two hitters (five pitchers) to the Fall League this year, both of whom made the rundown today. Zanetello is the more famous of the two, though he took some time to acclimate to pro ball before turning in the best stints of his career between the FCL (five games) and Greenville (High-A, 31 games). Unfortunately it was a small sample, at a level he was repeating, and the swing-and-miss that had marked his first two years in Boston’s system remained.

Zanetello has no clear fantasy viability at present. The Arizona Fall League is not a circuit to acquit yourself offensively — the pitching is unremarkable and the run environment makes evaluating skill development very challenging — and, through no fault of his own, there is almost no level of performance that would significantly change his long-term projection. He has an .822 OPS through five games after going 1-4 with a triple, a walk, and two strikeouts on Friday.

Surprise Saguaros (Chris)

Aidan Miller, DH, Philadelphia Phillies

Miller missed nearly all of the 2026 season due to a concerning back injury that lingered. He returned for just a couple of games to end the season but has looked good so far in the AFL.

Nearly leaving the yard to the opposite field, Miller smoked a triple 100 mph off the bat and also had a double that he pulled right down the line. While it is a small sample, Miller is batting .500 in the AFL with a 1.533 OPS in the early going. We know Miller has all the talent in the world; it's just about health at this point. A full, healthy season in the AFL will go a long way for Miller’s value heading into 2027.

Sebastian Walcott, SS, Texas Rangers

Walcott became my number one prospect for fantasy purposes to end the 2026 season due to how he returned to action from having elbow surgery. The power was elite and came back better than ever, and he also showed improved contact skills.

So far in the AFL, the success has continued. Facing some legit Cardinals arms, Walcott smoked a 101 mph groundout on a 97.5 mph Tekoah Roby fastball in the first, then he had a couple and a single off Frank Elissalt later in the game. Walcott is hitting .364 early in the AFL with some big EVs.

Salt River Rafters (Chris)

Demetrio Crisantes, DH, Arizona Diamondbacks

Crisantes faced lefty Briggs McKenzie three times and won every battle, with two singles and a double. He later added a single and finished with four batted balls north of 98 mph. He showed strong contact skills and had a great eye for the strike zone. Crisantes is hitting an impressive .471 in the early going of the AFL and has consistently hit the ball hard.

Getting a late start to the regular season, Crisantes wound up spending most of the season in Triple-A, and between all levels he slashed .292/.377/.477 with ten home runs and 25 doubles.

Crisantes has shown impressive contact skills and a good feel to hit. He did not hit the ball overly hard this year, but did create ideal launch angles. Seeing a strong performance here could be finishing school and lead to an early 2027 debut for Crisantes.

Kyle DeBarge, 2B, Minnesota Twins

DeBarge put together a strong performance, with three hard-hit balls and a fourth being a double at 91 mph. DeBarge took a bit of a step back in 2026 in Double-A, striking out at a 26 percent clip and hitting just .221. DeBarge did have 12 home runs and stole 41 bases.

Leading off for the Rafters, DeBarge is swinging it well to this point in the first week of the AFL. The whiffs continue to show themselves, and that will be what I am watching from DeBarge this fall.

Glendale Desert Dogs (Chris)

Dillon Lewis, OF, Miami Marlins

Lewis blasted 22 home runs with the Yankees in 2025 before being traded to the Marlins. In 368 Double-A plate appearances, he hit 18 home runs and stole 20 bases while slashing .242/.302/.460. The power is big time, but Lewis struck out in 30 percent of his plate appearances.

Collecting two doubles last night, Lewis had three hard-hit balls, including a 113.8 mph smoked ball on an 83 mph swing speed. The power is undeniable here, but it will all come down to how much contact he makes. A good sign last night as he did not whiff on any of his swings and chased at just a ten percent clip.

Owen Carey, OF, Atlanta Braves

Carey has been a player I have loved since I first saw him play in 2025. The former 15th-rounder took a huge leap forward in 2026, blasting 10 home runs and stealing seven bases. While the slash line was pretty modest, Carey put up impressive numbers at his age-appropriate level, High-A.

Collecting two singles, Carey posted a 99 mph exit velocity on one of the hits and blooped in another single. One of the batted balls had an impressive 79 mph bat speed. Carey just turned 20 years old and has a frame that could lead to a power outbreak in 2027.

Peoria Javelinas (Chris)

Alex McCoy, OF San Diego Padres

Rhys wrote this before the AFL “Alex McCoy is built like an NFL tight end, and he has some tremendous raw power. This sort of profile has a chance to really explode in the Arizona Fall League, especially if he is able to make some sort of swing-tendency adjustments.

Alex McCoy is a free-swinger; he looks to go up to the plate and swing and not see a ton of pitches, which does lower the floor on him, and this is mostly a ceiling play. It’s not quite a 30-hitter on the 20-80 scale, but the upside isn’t much higher than that. What makes him a sleeper here is the power. It is easy power. You can watch him in the box and just see him unleash on a batted ball. He posts serious power and can make any ballpark look small. ”

While he did not leave the yard on Friday, McCoy smoked a 112.2 mph single and added a double. He nearly left the yard on a sac fly which traveled 338 feet.

Tekoah Roby, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals

Roby was nearly perfect on Friday, striking out six across three innings and allowing just one walk. Injuries have been the story of Roby’s career to this point, but he pitched his highest innings total this year (78.1) since 2022, the only time he eclipsed 100 innings. Roby posted a 3.10 ERA and struck out 27.5 percent of batters. The arm talent is there, and it was on display on Friday.

Generating ten whiffs on the start, Roby had a strong 45 percent CSW. He worked the fastball at 97 mph with 16 inches of IVB and high spin rates. The majority of his whiffs came on his breaking balls, with three coming on the 82-83 mph curveball and two on the 87-88 mph slider. The slider spins like a deathball, and the curveball showed legit depth.

Roby also showed a mid-80s changeup with heavy depth and ten inches of arm-side movement. Roby also mixed in a sinker at 95 mph. The arm talent is still there if he can just stay healthy. Expect him to pitch in the Cardinals rotation in 2027.

Scottsdale Scorpions (Beck)

Dakota Jordan, OF, San Francisco Giants (2-5, HR)

Jordan, a fourth-rounder in 2025 out of Mississippi State, had an encouraging stint in Eugene (High-A) before struggling over roughly three weeks with Richmond (Double-A). His strong performance with the former came in spite of some glaring swing-and-miss issues, but he’s powerful enough to overcome bat-to-ball deficiencies against that caliber of competition. He clubbed 18 home runs and 41 total extra-base hits in 81 games, ultimately slugging over .500 for that span. Beyond housing better talent, the Eastern League is a tougher environment to do damage in, and whether his go-big-or-go-home approach (sometimes it’s a go-big-and-go-home approach, if you know what I mean) will play remains an open question.

He’d had a slow start in the desert, entering play with one hit over his first four games, but got his first home run out of the way with an eighth-inning line-drive blast that left the bat at 104.4 MPH.

Nehomar Ochoa Jr., 1B/OF, Houston Astros (2-5, SB)

Not much has changed since Ochoa landed on the rundown yesterday, though he raised his batting average to .316 and swiped his fourth base, which is something to monitor. Here’s yesterday’s blurb: