AFL Update: Donald Continues Hot Hitting

The Phillies sent players to the Mesa Solar Sox for this season’s Arizona Fall League. The Sox are currently 5-5.

Here’s a look at how Phillie prospects are performing:

Tyson Brummett
Position: RHP
Level: AA Reading
Age: 23
Phuture Phillies 30: 19th
Stats: 3 IP / 0-2 / 15.00 ERA / 3 K / 2 BB

Andrew Carpenter
Position: RHP
Level: AA Reading
Age: 23
Phuture Phillies 30: 23rd
Stats: 5 IP / 0-1 / 10.80 ERA / 4 K / 1 BB

Sergio Escalona
Position: LHP
Level: AA Reading
Age: 24
Phuture Phillies 30: NR
Stats: 3.1 IP / 0-0 / 2.70 ERA / 5 K / 2 BB

Pat Overholt
Position: RHP
Level: AA Reading
Age: 24
Phuture Phillies 30: NR
Stats: 5 IP / 0-0 / 1.80 ERA / 4 K / 2 BB

Jason Donald
Position: SS
Level: AA Reading
Age: 24
Phuture Phillies 30: 3rd
Stats: 27 AB / .407 AVG / .467 OBP / .667 SLG / 4 RBI / 7 R / 6 SO / 3 BB / 1 SB

Quintin Berry
Position: CF
Level: A+ Clearwater
Age: 23
Phuture Phillies 30: NR
Stats: 9 AB / .111 AVG / .111 OBP / .222 SLG / 1 RBI / 1 R / 3 SO / 0 BB / 2 SB

Jeremy Slayden
Position: RF
Level: AA Reading
Age: 26
Phuture Phillies 30: 29th
Stats: 28 AB / .286 AVG / .267 OBP / .571 SLG / 11 RBI / 4 R / 8 SO / 0 BB / 0 SB

The name to keep track on, obviously, is Donald, who is flat raking down in Mesa. He’s also been playing some third base down there, as the Phils are hoping to get him acclimated to that position. It’s possible Donald could take over the position as early as late 2009. I wouldn’t be surprised if Donald was with the Phils as a backup infielder by midseason.

Slayden has pop, hitting two homers so far. He’s an outside chance at being a fifth outfielder. Brummett and Carpenter are the other ranked prospects, and both had shaky 2008 seasons, with Carpenter even seeing an inning in Philadelphia. Both would likely start 2009 in Lehigh Valley with Overholt and Escalona, looking for a chance to contribute to the big league club.