Esmerlyn Valdez, a top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system (ranked No. 15 by MLB Pipeline) is absolutely raking in the Arizona Fall League.
Valdez, playing for the Salt River Rafters, earned the league's Hitter of the Week honors after batting .615 with five home runs, 11 RBI and a 2.573 OPS in Week 2. Through 22 at-bats over nine games, he has already mashed eight home runs – five more than the next-closest hitter.
Valdez also leads the league in slugging (1.682), OPS (2.400) and total bases (37), and his 114.