GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Jo Adell is one of the best prospects in baseball. But at the beginning of the Arizona Fall League season, he was one of the worst performers, going 1-for-24 in his first five games.

Since then, Adell has looked worthy of his No. 5 ranking on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. He went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in Mesa's 4-0 win over Glendale on Tuesday afternoon, his third multihit effort in his last five games.

Adell, who's now hitting .267/.340/.422 for the Solar Sox, said he didn't read too much into his slow start. He said it was a bit of adjustment facing a different pitcher in almost every plate appearance early in the AFL season, but he just focused on his work in the batting cage and started hunting fastballs.

"I was hitting balls pretty hard at times that weren't dropping, just getting under stuff," Adell said. "I just had to clear the mechanism and just continue to go. I wasn't taking the tape remover to the bat, I wasn't there yet. It's all good. I knew I was going to get back into rhythm at some point."

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The 10th overall pick in the 2017 Draft by the Angels and recipient of a $4,376,800 signing bonus, Adell possesses some of the best all-around tools in the Minor Leagues. The Kentucky high school product is an advanced hitter with well above-average raw power and speed, as well as plus outfield defense and arm strength.

Though a Spring Training baserunning mishap left him with a strained left hamstring and sprained right ankle, sidelining him until late May, Adell still managed to reach Triple-A at age 20. While he batted just .264/.321/.355 at Salt Lake in August, the experience showed him what he needs to do to make the jump to the big leagues.

"They had told me that the challenge was going to be guys throwing every pitch in any count," Adell said. "I was very well aware of that. I think the first week that I was there, I was hitting really well.

"I was jumping early in counts and guys did their homework. They came back and maybe they didn't give me those pitches early in the count the next time I played them. It was kind of more of a mind game than it was anything else."

Like Adell, Mesa right-hander Anthony Castro (Tigers) also performed well against the Javelinas after a rocky beginning to his AFL season. After surrendering four runs in 5 1/3 innings over his first two Fall League starts, he blanked Peoria for four innings Tuesday. He relied heavily on his lively 91-93 mph fastball, allowing just one hit (albeit with two walks and a hit batter) while striking out four.

Third baseman Nolan Jones (Indians) provided all of the offense Castro would need with a three-run homer to right field off right-hander Jordan Johnson (Reds) in the top of the third. Four relievers followed Castro to finish a shutout during which the Javelinas collected just four hits, two by left fielder Stuart Fairchild (Reds).

The victory improved Mesa's record to 6-5 and moved it to within a half-game of first place in the East Division. Glendale dropped to 3-8, the worst mark in the AFL.