By james art The Scottsdale Scorpions pulled out an 8-6 win against the Salt River Rafters with a great arm from Jacob Reimer, who hit his first home run of the Arizona Fall League. The Mets’ triumvirate of position prospects performed well on Tuesday, with Jett Williams and Drew Gilbert contributing for the Scorpions.
Jett Williams has hit the ground running lately, going 2-for-3 with three runs scored, his first stolen base of the AFL season and two outs, both of which came on Williams’ challenges. Jacob Reimer went 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored, his first AFL home run, two RBIs, another walk and a hit. Reimer has shown a very advanced eye, walking nine times with five strikeouts so far this season. Reimer also made two tough plays at third base, which bodes well for the 20-year-old, who missed most of the 2024 season with a hamstring injury.
In an interesting new addition, the forwards’ ability to induce a check swing has been introduced for part of the 2024 AFL season. Drew Gilbert successfully induced a paid strike three on a checked swing that resulted in a walk. Gilbert would finish 1-for-4 with a run scored and a walk. He still struggles at the plate with quality contact, with an OPS of .444.
For the first time in a game, MLB is trying out check swing challenges at Salt River Fields today.
Mets prospect Drew Gilbert just got a call up.
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— Jesse Friedman (@JesseNFriedman) October 23, 2024
While the batting averages may not be strong for the prospects, Jett Williams has an .803 OPS and Jacob Reimer has an .855 OPS despite a .188 batting average. Williams has played almost exclusively for Scottsdale.
- SS Jett Williams: 2-for-3, 3 R, SB (1), 2 BB (.803 OPS)
- CF Drew Gilbert: 1-for-4, R, BB (.444 OPS)
- 3B Jacob Reimer: 1-for-3, R, HR (1), 2 RBI (6), BB, K (.855 OPS)
Dylan Ross pitched a clean seventh inning, allowing no hits and no runs while walking and striking out no batters. After a rough start, it’s good to see Ross, who pitched just one inning the entire 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, start to put things together.
- RHP Dylan Ross (20.25 ERA): 1 IP (5 of 7 pitches for strikes)
The Scottsdale Scorpions will play the Peoria Javelinas on Wednesday at 4:30pm EST.
