AFL Championship Game GameThread: Washington Nationals’ prospects in AFL on TV...

The Arizona Fall League wraps up this afternoon with the AFL Championship Game, which features the Peoria Javelinas (with prospects from the Braves, Brewers, Mariners, Padres, and Rays) against the Salt River Rafters (D-Backs, Rockies, Twins, Marlins, and Nationals) at 3:00 PM EST on the MLB Network and MLB.com.

If you’re interested in getting a look at the Washington Nationals’ prospects in the AFL, this will be your last chance to see them in action.

Pitchers Ben Braymer, Taylor Guilbeau, Jordan Mills, and Luis Reyes, catcher Tres Barrera, infielders Carter Kieboom and Jake Noll, and outfielder Daniel Johnson are on the Rafters’ roster.

Kieboom, Johnson, and Barrera were all penciled into the Rafters’ starting lineup for the title game when it released yesterday (though it’s subject to change).

Kieboom, 21, is the highest-ranked and most well-known Nationals’ prospect out in the AFL, where he’s put up a .295/.427/.372 line, a double, a triple, a home run, 17 walks, and 18 Ks in 21 games.

Noll, 24, has a .265/.309/.429 line with two doubles, two home runs, two walks, and 10 Ks in 13 games.

Barrera, 24, has put up a .255/.288/.298 line, two doubles, a walk, and nine Ks in 14 games.

Johnson, 23, wrapped up the AFL regular season with a .145/.260/.177 line, two doubles, 10 walks, and 19 Ks in 18 games.

On the pitching side, Braymer, 24, and the Nationals’ co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year, has a 5.40 ERA, five walks, and 13 Ks in 10 innings on the mound (and he was an AFL Fall Star).

Reyes, 24, has struggled in four starts, with an 11.37 ERA (16 ER in 12 ²⁄₃ IP).

Mills, 26, has a 3.55 ERA in 10 relief appearances, walking five and striking out 13.

Guilbeau, 25, has walked six and struck out seven, giving up two earned runs over 10 ¹⁄₃ IP (1.74 ERA).

You get your last chance this year to watch those Nationals’ prospects who start or get in the game this afternoon. Enjoy the AFL Championship Game...