The Best Arizona Fall League Hitters, Week 2: MLB's Top Prospects Continue Their Fall Reps Out West

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RBIs and runs scored were the leading statistics this week in week two of the Arizona Fall League, with this week’s top hitters combining for 26 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

The prospects who led the way this week were two players from the Surprise Saguaros: Zion Rose (Kansas City Royals) and Welbyn Francisca (Cleveland Guardians); From the Mesa Solar Sox: MLB top 100 prospect Arjun Nimmala (Los Angeles Angels); From the Salt River Rafters: Jack O'Dowd (Colorado Rockies); and from the Peoria Javelinas: Matthew Ellis (Seattle Mariners).

Zion Rose, LF (Surprise Saguaros) – Kansas City Royals

Rose is a 21-year-old outfielder from Chicago, Illinois. Drafted by the Royals in this year’s 2026 MLB draft with the No. 6 overall pick out of Louisville, he started his professional career with ACL Royals.

This week, in just his second week with the Arizona Fall League, Rose hit .500/.727/1.000, with a 1.727 OPS. He was 3-for-6, with three hits, including a home run, and walked three times, along with being hit by a pitch twice. He drove in six RBIs, had six runs scored, and had one stolen base through two games.

Welbyn Francisca, SS (Surprise Saguaros) – Cleveland Guardians

Also from the Saguaros, this week’s second top hitter shares a team with Rose. Francisca showed up and showed out for a second week as he finds himself in the top five of hitters once again this week. The Guardians No. 19 prospect this week hit .692/.688/1.000, with a 1.688 OPS.

In three games played, he was 9-for-13 with two doubles and a triple. He walked twice and stole two bases. The 20-year-old had nine RBIs and three runs scored in 16 plate appearances, a great week for the Guardians prospect.

Arjun Nimmala (MLB No. 34 prospect), SS (Mesa Solar Sox) – Los Angeles Angels

Nimmala is MLB’s No. 34 prospect and the Angels’ No. 3 prospect. At 21 years old, he’s in his first Arizona Fall League.

This week, the shortstop appeared in three games, batting .545/.667/1.091, with a 1.768 OPS. He was 6-for-11, with two doubles and two triples. He walked four times, stole one base, drove in three runs, and scored five runs for the Solar Sox.

Jack O’Dowd, 1B (Salt River Rafters) – Colorado Rockies

O’Dowd, the first baseman from Colorado, was signed by the Rockies to a minor league contract in January. Playing with the Salt River Rafters, O’Dowd played in four games this week.

Over the course of the four games he played in, the 25-year-old was 6-for-15, hitting .400/.471/.933, with a 1.404 OPS. He had two doubles and two home runs, driving in four RBIs and five runs scored.

Matthew Ellis, C (Peoria Javelinas) – Seattle Mariners

Ellis, the catcher from the Seattle Mariners organization, is playing this Fall for the Javelinas. This week he played in three games, going 4-for-11, batting .364/.462/.909, with a 1.371 OPS. He had two home runs, two walks, drove in five RBIs, and scored five runs on the week.

MLB Top-100 Prospects

Along with Nimmala, who hit in the top five of the week, four other top-100 prospects had strong weeks but were not inside the top five overall. The other four hitters out of the top five for MLB Pipeline’s top-100 prospects were Caleb Bonemer (Chicago White Sox), Ike Irish (Baltimore Orioles), Angeibel Gomez (Kansas City Royals), and Sebastian Walcott (Texas Rangers).

Bonemer is MLB’s No. 27 prospect. Playing with the Glendale Desert Dogs, the center fielder this week was 3-for-13, hitting .231/.333/.769, with a 1.103 OPS. He hit one double and two home runs, driving in three RBIs and two runs scored. He walked twice.

Irish, MLB’s No. 95 prospect from the Peoria Javelinas, played in four games this week. The fight fielder was 6-for-15, hitting .400/.526/.467, with a .993 OPS. He hit one double, driving in four RBIs and scoring two runs. He was walked three times, showing his plate discipline, and stole a base.

Gomez, MLB’s No. 76 prospect, is playing right field for the Saguaros this Fall. This week through three games, he was 3-for-10, batting a combined .300/.462/.500, with a .962 OPS. He hit one triple, was walked twice, drove in one RBI, and scored three runs.

Walcott is a player who last week was in the top five hitters overall, but fell out of the top this week. The No. 8 prospect from the Texas Rangers and Saguaros’ DH was just 3-for-13 as he struggled this week. He hit just .231/.313/.538, with a .851 OPS. He hit one double and one home run, driving in six RBIs and four runs scored. He was walked twice and flashed his speed on the base pads with four stolen bases. While he struggled at the plate, it was his speed on the base pads where he saw the most success and found himself being able to score runs.

The Arizona Fall League week three is now underway as MLB’s top prospects continue to get in their Fall reps as the ALCS and NLCS come to their conclusion and the World Series comes up next weekend.