Arizona Fall League Game Notes: Felix Arronde, Austin Charles, & Angeibel Gomez

Eli Nitz · 2026-10-28T18:14:28Z

I attended my first AFL game on October 27 at Peoria Stadium to watch the Saguaros versus the Javelinas. Here is what I noticed:

General Notes

Tickets are $14, and seating is general admission.
Announced attendance was 271. I sat in the front row at the Saguaros on-deck circle.
By my count, there were 13 scouts on the stands evaluating the game.
The Saguaros bench got warned after razzing the umpire for a 3-2 strikeout call that was overturned to a BB.
Three Royals played. Felix Arronde, Austin Charles, and Angeibel Gomez.

Started the game and pitched one inning.

Lead-off walk, pitch clock violation, K swinging, walk, stole 2B, K swinging. Single misplayed by LF runner to 2B, run scored, single between 1B and 2B, run scored. Foul tip caught by catcher K. All three outs by strikeout were impressive.
After the game, I asked the catcher Kehden Hettiger, a Philadelphia Phillies prospect, what he saw from Arronde. His thoughts:
Arronde hid the ball well, but was a bit unlucky. Had good, deceptive stuff. Maybe a little nervous being his first appearance.

Line out to short, one hopper to SS got down the line to avoid the double play, strikeout on check swing, bases loaded strikeout swinging.
Very aggressive all game, lots of early count swings.
Made every defensive play.

Worked a full count and stroked a single to left field for an RBI, stole second, and a wild pitch advanced him to third, then grounded out to shortstop.
First pitch swinging, fly ball to left LF, lost in the sun, fell 15 feet to his left. It is a double in the books but should have been an easy out.
Called strike 3. Didn't like the call but didn't challenge.

Defensively

Shallow pop between 2B, CF, and RF. Looked like 2B called it and Gomez backed off. Ball fell.
Gomez had a ball to dead center, realized it was over his head, and played it off the wall in a textbook play.
Gomez made a nice catch at the warning track.