The Philadelphia Phillies sent several prospects to compete in the 2025 Arizona Fall League, contributing to the Surprise Saguaros’ run to their sixth consecutive championship game appearance and their third title in four years.
Dante Nori, who was Philadelphia’s first-round pick in 2024 and is ranked as the club’s No. 6 prospect, was one of the top hitters for the team during the regular season. He posted a .308 batting average over 12 games and hit an inside-the-park home run that demonstrated his speed. Nori missed two weeks after an early injury but returned to help secure the title. “I had no interest in going home whatsoever,” Nori said on the MLB Pipeline Podcast. “Even the Phillies, they know how I am. There was no chance I was going home out here. I wanted to play ball.”
Other Phillies prospects also saw significant playing time:
Bryan Rincon (No. 17), who missed more than a month at the end of the regular season, returned for his second Fall League stint but struggled both offensively and defensively. He did record eight balls hit over 100 mph, including a long home run.
Eiberson Castellano (No. 24) rejoined Philadelphia after being selected by Minnesota in the Rule 5 Draft and led all qualified Surprise pitchers with a .204 opponents’ batting average.
Dylan Campbell (No. 28) stood out as one of Surprise’s best hitters, leading qualifiers in slugging percentage (.625) and OPS (1.044), while tying for most home runs with four.
Jack Dallas allowed just one run across nine innings pitched over four appearances and struck out fifteen batters.
Jaydenn Estanista maintained his reputation as a high-strikeout reliever despite control issues, finishing strong with five consecutive scoreless outings.
Daniel Harper made seven relief appearances; aside from one difficult outing, he performed well with six strikeouts over nearly seven innings.
Tommy McCollum appeared in five games as a reliever, allowing six runs but only two earned, while striking out five batters across five innings.
Danyony Pulido added two scoreless appearances after joining late; he previously recorded the lowest ERA among Phillies minor leaguers this season at 1.11 over at least forty innings pitched.
Phillies officials will monitor these players’ progress as they continue developing ahead of next year’s baseball season.
