Further development is the name of the game when it comes to the Arizona Fall League. But you’ll always take a championship as well.
The Phillies sent a competitive group to the desert in 2025, one that helped the Surprise Saguaros secure their sixth conseuctive AFL Championship Game appearance and third ring in the past four years.
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Dante Nori was among the club’s leading hitters during the regular season, batting .308 in 12 games. His output included a mad dash around the bases that put his home-to-home time on his inside-the-park home run among some of the elite speedsters in the Major Leagues.
But that Philadelphia’s 2024 first-rounder was still around to be in the starting lineup for the AFL title game seemed unlikely after his Surprise debut in early October. He felt a tweak that kept him out of the lineup for two weeks, something that would normally spell an end to most prospects’ stint in Arizona. But not Nori.
"I had no interest in going home whatsoever," the club’s No. 6 prospect said recently during an interview 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.”
And now he has a championship ring to go along with it.
Here’s how the rest of Philadelphia’s farmhands fared in the Fall League:
Bryan Rincon, SS (No. 17): After missing the final month-plus of the regular season, Rincon returned for his second consecutive spin through the Fall League. It was a rough go for the 21-year-old both defensively and offensively, though he did put eight balls in play above 100 mph, including a 436-foot homer on Oct. 21.
Eiberson Castellano, RHP (No. 24): After being selected by the Twins in the Rule 5 Draft and making a bid at their Opening Day roster during Spring Training, the 6-foot-3 righty returned to the Phillies and utilized a Fall League stint as a means of trying to establish himself as a multi-inning option for 2026 and beyond. His .204 opponents' average led all qualified Surprise hurlers and his 18/7 K/BB ratio was nearly in line with the 3.1 K/BB mark he’s posted throughout five Minor League seasons.
Dylan Campbell, OF (No. 28): The 23-year-old was arguably the best hitter for the Saguaros, leading all qualifiers on the club in slugging percentage (.625) and OPS (1.044), while tying for the team lead with four homers. He collected at least one RBI in 12 of his 19 regular-season contests. He also played all over the diamond defensively, with multiple starts at five positions: third base, right field, center field, second base and first base.
Jack Dallas, RHP: The undrafted 26-year-old was one of the Fall League’s most consistent performers on the mound, allowing just one run across his nine innings in four appearances. Dallas compiled 15 strikeouts, relying upon a varied pitch mix including a 92-95 mph fastball, a mid-80s changeup and a pair of breaking balls, to limit opposing batters to just five hits.
Jaydenn Estanista, RHP: Estanista entered the AFL with a reputation of being a high-volume strikeout reliever, albeit one who battled walks. Both of those premises held true as he compiled 10 K’s across eight innings and walked seven batters. After a slow start, the Curacao native was a rock out of Surprise’s bullpen down the stretch, delivering five straight scoreless outings, including a clean frame with a punchout in the title-clinching contest.
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Daniel Harper, RHP: The former MLB Draft League hurler made seven relief appearances for Surprise – six of which were strong, with one outing (2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R) spoiling his overall numbers. Working with a mid-90s heater, an upper-80s changeup and a 88-90 mph cutter, Harper compiled six strikeouts across 6 2/3 innings as he looks to make a push toward a big league roster spot next spring.
Tommy McCollum, RHP: A nondrafted 26-year-old out of Wingate University, McCollum got into five games as a reliever and allowed six runs, albeit with just two of them earned. He cranked his heater up to 96 mph on occasion, also displaying an 86-88 mph changeup and an upper-80s cutter en route to five strikeouts over five innings.
Danyony Pulido, RHP: After posting the lowest ERA among all Phillies Minor Leaguers this season with at least 40 innings (1.11), Pulido added a pair of scoreless appearances for Surprise after being a late addition to the roster. The 23-year-old Venezuelan got six whiffs on 14 swings across those outings and primarily relied upon his four-seamer, which averaged between 93-94 mph, and his low-80s slider.