Padres offseason update: Naylor, Urias contribute in Fall Stars Game
This past Saturday, the best in the Arizona Fall League joined together to play the league's annual "Fall Stars" game. The Padres were represented by two of their top 10 prospects (according to MLB.com), 2B/SS Luis Urias and 1B Josh Naylor.
Under the lights at Salt River Fields near Scottsdale, the duo both made contributions for the West team. Not exactly known for his speed, Josh Naylor led off the second inning with a hustle triple and scored the first run of the game for the West. He ended up playing the entire contest, finishing 1-4 with two strikeouts.
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Luis Urias started at shortstop and looked incredibly comfortable at the position. The defensive play of the night came in the bottom of the fourth inning, when he dove to his left to start a slick 6-4-3 double play.
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Having only hit three home runs in the entirety of the 2017 season, Urias isn't exactly a player who you would expect to jump the yard and put on a power display. He even said himself that he's more of a line drive hitter. However, in the fifth inning, Urias demonstrated that he does have the power to drive the ball over the fence; hitting the only home run of the game for either side.
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Urias was removed from the game in the bottom of the sixth. The East team ended up winning the game 4-2, with Nationals' top prospect Victor Robles winning the MVP award.
With seven games left in AFL play, the Peoria Javelinas currently have a three game lead in the standings. If they were to hold on, they would appear in the title game on Saturday, November 18.
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