Three weeks into the 2026 Arizona Fall League, the loudest bats belonged to players scattered across Salt River, Peoria, and Scottsdale.
The week’s standout group was led by Salt River first baseman Jack O’Dowd and second baseman Kyle DeBarge, while Peoria got big production from outfielders Yerlin Confidan and Tai Peete. Scottsdale’s Dalton Wentz also forced his way onto the list with a brief but productive stretch.
O’Dowd, a 25-year-old from Colorado in the Rockies system, delivered the loudest offensive line of the bunch. He went 6-for-13 and posted a .462/.462/1.308 slash line with a 1.769 OPS.
His week included two doubles, three home runs, six RBIs, and three runs scored. That OPS was the best in the Fall League for the week as he tries to carry this momentum into spring training.
DeBarge’s week was more about steady impact and pressure on the bases. The 23-year-old, drafted by Minnesota in 2024 out of Louisiana-Lafayette, finished the 2026 season in Double-A with the Wichita Wind Surge and entered the Fall League as the Twins’ No. 12 prospect.
In four games this week, he went 5-for-13 with a .385/.579/.846 line and a 1.425 OPS. He added two doubles, three RBIs, eight runs scored, and three stolen bases.
Confidan’s path to this point has taken longer than most. The 23-year-old outfielder spent the last five seasons moving between the Dominican League, Florida Complex League, and Single-A before finally reaching Double-A to close the 2026 season.
With Peoria this fall, he made the most of a three-game week, going 7-for-12. He hit .583/.583/1.167 with a 1.750 OPS, good for the second-highest mark among hitters.
Confidan piled up two doubles, a triple, a home run, three RBIs, and four runs scored.
Peete brought a different kind of damage for the Javelinas. The Cardinals’ No. 17 prospect, drafted by Seattle in 2023 and traded to St.
Louis in February, missed significant time this year because of injuries and appeared in only 66 games. The extra reps in Arizona matter for a player trying to make up ground, and this week he looked plenty dangerous.
The 21-year-old from Georgia hit .438/.526/1.000 with a 1.526 OPS, going 7-for-16 with three doubles, three triples, one RBI, seven runs scored, and five stolen bases over four games. When he gets on, he changes the game fast.
Wentz rounded out the top five despite appearing in only two games. The recently drafted switch-hitter from Lynchburg, Virginia, and Wake Forest made his Arizona Fall League debut in his first year of professional baseball. He went 6-for-10 with one triple, four RBIs, six runs scored, and one stolen base, finishing the week at .600/.600/.800 with a 1.400 OPS.
The week also brought solid production from several MLB Pipeline top prospects, even if none cracked the top five overall.
For Salt River, Yankees No. 1 prospect Dax Kilby went 7-for-18 with two doubles, one triple, one home run, two RBIs, four runs scored, one walk, and three stolen bases. His .389/.421/.778 line came with a 1.199 OPS through four games, and he remains MLB’s No. 78 overall prospect.
Glendale had three of the top performers among the Top 100 group. Braves No. 3 prospect Tate Southisene, MLB’s No. 58 overall prospect, hit .357/.500/.571 with a 1.071 OPS. He went 5-for-15 with a double, a triple, four walks, one RBI, five runs scored, and one stolen base.
Dodgers No. 6 prospect Charles Davalan, MLB’s No. 79 overall prospect, was 3-for-10. The 22-year-old outfielder posted a .300/.364/.600 line with a .964 OPS, one home run, one RBI, two runs scored, and one walk.
White Sox No. 2 prospect Caleb Bonemer, MLB’s No. 27 overall prospect, added a power-inflected week of his own. The 21-year-old utility infielder, who can play shortstop or third base, hit .214/.313/.571 with an .884 OPS. He collected one triple, one home run, three RBIs, three runs scored, and two walks.
The Phillies’ No. 2 prospect, shortstop Aidan Miller, finished the group. MLB’s No. 59 overall prospect hit .250/.538/.375 with a .913 OPS. He was 2-for-8 with one double, three RBIs, five walks, and two stolen bases.
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