Arizona Fall League Recap: 10/25/25

Mesa Solar Sox

Tommy White, 3B, Athletics (3-6, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R)

Mesa won an extra-innings thriller on Saturday afternoon, but it didn’t start like a game you’d expect to go ten frames. Mesa tallied six runs through two frames with a big, two-run homer from Tommy White in the top of the first (104.0 mph, 470 feet) and a big grand slam from Tommy White in the top of the second (104.8 mph, 398 feet). It was a lot of Tommy White, which tracks given he accounted for seven of Mesa’s 11 total runs. I’ve got some questions about a 104 mph batted ball traveling 470 feet, but in any event it felt like White traded some power for improved bat-to-ball in 2025 and it’s worth monitoring whether he can amp up the bat speed and maintain his contact gains.

Surprise Saguaros

Josh Adamczewski, 2B, MIL (4-4, HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, BB)

Adamczewski opened the year in Carolina and got off to a blazing start, slashing .360/.450/.539 over 24 games. A lower back injury held him out for two months, but he came back for a rehab stint in the Arizona Complex and absolutely crushed before returning to Single-A and earning a promotion to High-A. He skidded a bit with Wisconsin, but has taken off yet again in the AFL. He just missed a cycle by being thrown out at third on a hit that goes in the scorebook as his second double of the game. He’s up to four homers in 11 games, putting him in second for the league lead behind Esmerlyn Valdez (who is unlikely to be caught). I put him in my top 100 in August in what was a pretty aggressive ranking at the time, but I’m feeling better about it as the fall circuit progresses. I’m not sure there’s enough bat there to justify left field, but at second base the offensive profile looks very attractive.

Glendale Desert Dogs

Braden Montgomery, OF, Chicago White Sox (2-4, SB)

Glendale is a different lineup with Braden Montgomery back from injury. He’d suffered a fractured foot on a hit-by-pitch in September and missed the first two weeks of the circuit, but he’s hitting the ball extraordinarily hard early in his return. He popped a 111.7 mph exit and finished with two singles and a stolen base — a good sign for the health of both his ankle and foot. He’s picked up three hits through his first three games back and has been unlucky to only tally one of the extra-base variety, but he’s also walked five times to just two strikeouts and owns a gaudy .615 OBP as a result. I’m high on him for 2026 and view him as a top-50 prospect in all formats.

Peoria Javelinas

Leo Balcazar (4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R)

Balcazar started his professional career with encouraging campaigns in the Dominican Summer League (.882 OPS), Arizona Complex (.886), and Single-A (.897), but a torn ACL ended his 2023 after just 18 games and he hasn’t been quite the same hitter since. He struggled mightily upon return and has been slow to climb, ending in Double-A in his fifth year as a pro. He’s still rather young — just 21 until next June — but it’s unclear whether a return to form is in order. He made more contact in 2025 than he had at any other point in his minor league career, but he continues to put the ball on the ground too often and hasn’t gotten to meaningful power in games yet. The AFL could be a catalyst for him as he’s been a bright spot on the Peoria roster with a .385/.439/.462 line through 13 games.