Phillies Prospect Watch: Miller, Davis Make Fall Stars as Playoffs Begin

The Arizona Fall League playoffs will begin on Thursday, Nov. 12 and the Surprise Saguaros, the team that most Phillies prospects are playing for, has secured a first round bye after a league-best 18-10 record.

The Scottsdale Scorpions, who roster catching prospect Luke Davis, will begin their playoff run with a do-or-die game against Glendale at 3:30 p.m. Thursday; if they win, they’ll face the Saguaros at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. Davis was one of two Phillies prospects to secure a Fall Star roster spot after posting a 1.006 OPS; he went 2-for-2 in the exhibition, while Aidan Miller, the other Phillies prospect to appear in the game, started and went 2-for-3. Despite missing most of the regular season to injury, Miller’s 1.038 OPS ranked toward the top of the Fall League: his 25 walks came in at No. 1.

Dante Nori finished the last week of the regular season on a 4-for-12 stretch, hitting a double and continuing his turnaround at the plate. Catcher Kehden Hettiger went 3-for-9 with a double and three walks, his best stretch of the fall, while Miller (2-for-9 with a walk) and Aroon Escobar (3-for-14 with a triple and two walks) actually saw their play tail off.

Davis (2-for-6 with four walks) continued to get on base early and often, while the pitchers had another up and down week.

Ryan Dromboski fanned five batters over four scoreless on Nov. 3 before giving up a run in two innings on Nov. 10; Kevin Warunek (two outings, three scoreless innings) and Estibenzon Jimenez (one scoreless inning) kept their opponents off the board, while Keegan Batka (two innings) fanned two batters in his first outing and allowed a run in his second.