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Arizona Fall League Recap: 10/13/2026
Chris breaks down everything you need to know from Monday's Arizona Fall League action.
Chris Clegg
October 13, 2026
The Arizona Fall League is back! My favorite time and trip of the year is here, and this year we will be bringing you early live coverage of the AFL.
The weather postponed two of the games from Monday and even shortened the one game we are writing about, but there are still some players to discuss anyway!
Let’s dive right in! The top performances from Monday, October 12th.
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Exit Velocity Leaders
Player | Exit Velocity |
|---|---|
Nathan Flewelling (TB) | 111 |
Bryce Rainer (DET) | 109.3 |
Colby Shelton (CHW) | 108.8 |
Braylon Payne (MIL) | 108.7 |
Chase Harlan (LAD) | 106.8 |
Whiff Leaders
Player | Whiffs |
|---|---|
Miguel Mendez (SF) | 7 |
Brooks Auger (LAD) | 5 |
Preston Howey (DET) | 3 |
Brandon Cain (PIT) | 2 |
Jack Pichardo (HOU) | 2 |
Glendale Desert Dogs (Chris)
Charles Davalan, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers (1/4 HR)
Davalan put together a very strong season after being selected 41st overall in the 2025 draft. Spending nearly all season in High-A, Davalan blasted 24 home runs and stole 17 bases while slashing an impressive .292/.402/.535. After playing outfield strictly during the Minor League season, the Dodgers wanted Davalan to get work at second base, which would be huge for his fantasy value.
While the AFL has been a struggle for Davalan so far, he blasted an impressive 102.3 mph home run in the first inning off a 98 mph Miguel Mendez fastball. Davalan also added two more batted balls at 97 and 92 mph.
Davalan posted a 90 percent zone contact rate during the season, but also had good exit velocities. He ran a 90th percentile around 104 mph with a max north of 111 mph. This is a fun profile.
Brooks Auger, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (2 IP/2 H/2 ER/0 BB/3 K)
Auger was a sixth-round pick for the Dodgers in 2024 out of Mississippi State and struggled out of the gate in 2025. He returned to High-A in 2026 and missed time, tossing just 59.2 innings. Across those innings, he posted an impressive 33.5 percent strikeout rate with a 3.62 ERA.
Showing a deep arsenal on Monday, Auger threw five pitches, with his fastball leading the way at 95-96 mph with 17 inches of IVB. The curveball misses bats at a high clip, sitting around 80 mph with a strong 11-5 shape.
The upper-80s cutter plays a bit more like a traditional slider, but Auger also has a slider with more depth and sweep that sits in the mid-80s. The changeup gets heavy fade and depth and is a solid clip.
Auger has a solid pitch mix, and if the strike-throwing improves, he has potential to be a legitimate prospect. While a smaller sample of 28 pitches on Monday, Auger threw strikes at a 71 percent clip.
Scottsdale Scorpions (Chris)
Nathan Flewelling, C, Tampa Bay Rays (2/3 2 RBI, BB)
A big day for Flewelling, who, while he collected just two singles, showed some impressive power. His first-inning single was smoked at 111 mph and later added a single at 91 mph. He now leads the Fall League with 11 hits in six games, and though he has just one extra-base hit, he has put up impressive exit velocities, and you can expect some home runs to start coming.
Flewelling has big-time power, blasting 21 home runs with 17 doubles in 2026, while slashing .243/.364/.452. He showed strong exit velocity data, with a strong 112 max exit velocity for his age.
It has been a long season for the 19-year-old who got 486 plate appearances. But the fact he continues to excel after such a long season shows the potential Flewelling has.
Zyhir Hope, OF, Detroit Tigers (1/4 HR)
Hope has done nothing but smoke baseballs during his time in the AFL, even dating back to when he was there in 2024. Hope blasted his first AFL home run of the season yesterday, a 101 mph shot with a 38-degree launch angle. He nearly left the yard again in the sixth inning with a 99 mph batted ball he pulled to right field 325 feet.
It was an up-and-down 2026 season for Hope that saw him be traded from the Dodgers to the Tigers as part of the Tarik Skubal trade. While he still managed 29 home runs and stole 26 bases, Hope saw some regression in terms of contact and approach.
Many have dropped him down prospect rankings, but Hope should be in the Majors next year and has potential to be a 25-home-run, 20-stolen-base type hitter.
Miguel Mendez, RHP, San Francisco Giants (2.2 IP/2 H/1 ER/2 BB/4 K)
Mendez showed off how electric he can be in the start, and he struck out four batters with seven whiffs in 2.2 innings of work. The downside was he walked two, and it took 52 pitches to get through the 2.2 innings.
Averaging 97 mph on the fastball, Mendez runs it with 15 inches of arm-side and creates a lot of ground balls on the pitch. The 85 mph gyro-slider had four whiffs on it on six swings. The changeup got 17 inches of arm-side on average with good depth.
Mendez has electric stuff; it just comes down to limiting the walks. He has a floor of being an MLB reliever, but the upside is that of a mid-rotation starter.
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