This is becoming a routine occurrence. Phillies prospect Andrew Painter took the hill yesterday in the Fall League and once again dazzled. He’s now 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in four starts to go along with 10 strikeouts to just one walk in 10 innings.

Andrew Painter, RHP, Phillies: Painter hasn’t thrown a pitch in the regular season for two seasons while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Now, Philadelphia’s top prospect is making up for lost time in the Arizona Fall League. In his fourth start of the fall, he shined. He threw three shutout innings for Glendale and allowed two hits while striking out three and walking nobody. He got six whiffs in 33 pitches. For the fall, Painter has struck out 10 and walked one in 10 innings.

Chase DeLauter, OF, Guardians: DeLauter has plenty of talent. Now, he just needs to stay on the field. Injuries this past season have led to a second straight stint in the Arizona Fall League, and each time he’s proved to be one of the league’s best ball-strikers. He showed off those gifts again on Wednesday when he doubled twice—including once against Phillies righthander Andrew Painter, the league’s top pitching prospect—as part of a 2-for-3 day with two walks. For the fall, he’s hitting .346/.485/.577 with three doubles, a home run, nine RBIs and more walks (7) than strikeouts (3).

Tim Elko, 1B, White Sox: Elko hits baseballs hard. He’s done it at every level of the minor leagues, and now he’s doing it again in the Fall League. He slammed 18 home runs in a 2024 season split between Double-A and Triple-A, and he’s added five more in the desert. The latest came on Wednesday as part of a 3-for-5 effort which saw him fall a triple shy of the cycle. The homer left the bat at nearly 106 mph and traveled an estimated 410 feet the opposite way to right field.

Ryan Ritter, SS, Rockies: Ritter is known best as a stellar defender. On Wednesday, he showed he has plenty of thump in his bat, too. With his Salt River squad tied against Peoria, Ritter got a sinker from Mariners prospect Jimmy Kingsbury and demolished it for a game-ending home run. The blast left the bat at 112 mph and traveled 385 feet as it cleared the wall in left field. It was his first home run of the Fall League.

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