51HoustonAmerican2TX7-7442729 The sophomore first baseman produced a 1.953 OPS with a home run and a pair of triples. He hit .335/.392/.591 with 24 doubles and 12 home runs a season ago and flashed promising tools defensively, including a plus arm. Tall, well-built, and athletic, Pfaadt has plenty of starter traits. Though hes of relatively narrow build, Bleis still oozes projection, and his present footspeed gives him room to fill out and slow down some while remaining in center field. 19Oklahoma StateBig 124OK1-1172119 His 39.8% strikeout rate was the highest in the minors among qualified pitchers last year, and he fanned 186 batters in just 113 innings. Lots of high-level decision makers ran to Indiana to see the high school version of Montgomery as part of a late spring jaunt through the Midwest, and he was one of the buzziest prospects just as the 2021 draft approached, with some pre-draft smoke near the top 10. Its tough to account for what sort of long-term impact Lees injury history will have on his defense, and Carlos Correas presence is also a factor, but in a vacuum he projects as an above-average everyday shortstop. Hes now on the doorstep of the big leagues as a three-pitch power reliever. In that case, were talking about a rock solid everyday player in the Mark Canha mold, and in fact Vargas career has tracked in a similar fashion, especially as we stand on the precipice of a likely position change. The young flamethrower has a super high ceiling and looks like he can man the front of a rotation one day, but that mostly depends on his ability to add strength. From the left side of the plate, Rodriguez has an exceptional ability to rip his hands through pitches on the inner edge of the zone. Millers upshot mid-90s fastball should, on its own, make him some kind of impact arm. Hes short, he gets way down the mound (which helps create shallow angle on the pitch), and even though he has a three-quarters arm slot, his hand position is more north/south on release, which helps him create backspin and ride on the fastball. The Tigers did their homework and signed him for an over-slot bonus in the fifth round, where many teams had written him off as unsignable. This is one of those cases. He covers the inner two-thirds of the zone quite well (his in-zone contact rates are actually about as good as Miguel Vargas), but his desire to pull and lift everything leaves him vulnerable on the outer edge and often impacts the quality of his contact. Of the teenage hitters on the list, Zavalas feel to hit is probably the most polished. He can get extended on pitches out away from him and drive them into the opposite field gap, and has the power to do damage that way, and can also move the bat head all over the strike zone. While hes taken groundballs at shortstop in the past and is arguably athletic enough to develop there in pro ball, Jones is such a savant in center field that scouts wont typically entertain that notion; he projects as a 70-grade defensive center fielder. 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Casas went to the Dominican Winter League to be part of Liceys prospect-studded lineup (Elly De La Cruz, Ronny Mauricio, and a few others were also on that roster at the start of the LIDOM season), but a knee injury ended that jaunt after just three games. Thanks to his looseness and flexibility (again, think a lankier Gerrit Cole), not only does Abel project to maintain this level of velocity, but perhaps hell add to it as his frame fills out. Add to that his plus-plus defense at an up-the-middle position, and hes on track for star-level everyday center field role. On last look, it was stuff that profiled in the middle of a contending teams rotation, rather than at the very front. Increasingly, Amadors choppers and grounders are peppered with feel for pull-side loft, when appropriate. He makes up for mediocre twitch and range with outstanding instincts, elegant body control, lightning-fast hands and actions, and a plus arm. While his breaking ball command is inconsistent, Sengas velocity, splitter, repertoire depth, and demonstrated durability make him a fit as no. Hes likely to move off shortstop eventually, but it probably wont be for a while; the longer he stays there, the more margin for error the hit tool component, which were a tad apprehensive about, will have as he begins his big league career. He practically straddles the plate and was hit by 20 pitches during an injury-shortened regular season, then was somehow beaned seven more times in just 17 Arizona Fall League games. He chased at a 37% rate in 2022, which isnt terrible in a big league context, but is pretty bad when viewed through the minor league lens, where fewer pitchers have chase-inducing stuff. Its a mid-rotation starters stuff, and healthy Williams should produce as such at the big league level, though the pitchers who tend to get hurt are the ones who have been hurt in the past, and theres enough of a track record here to alter how Williams lines up with similarly talented peers. In four innings, the senior lefty struck out six and didnt allow a hit. In 12 games, he slashed .300/.317/.550 with two home runs, four triples, and just five strikeouts. LHP Nicolas Lopez Lopez was dominant out of the bullpen, picking up the slack for some lackluster outings from Cardinal starters. Previous ranking: No. It has been his best in-zone bat misser thanks largely to the breadth of his arsenal. The top five is unchanged this week, as Florida, Stanford, Louisville and Vanderbilt again follow LSU. This years 60 FV tier has some players who still show some hit tool red flags (Chourio, De La Cruz, Jones) that kept them from ever really being considered for the tier above. While hes been uniformly dominant in the minors, Prezs stuff hit a different gear in 2022 and he rose to being our no. The son of two-time Pro Bowl tight end Eric Green, Elijah became Draft Famous during his junior year, homering a couple of times in high school tournaments held in big league parks and looking much toolsier than all but a couple of the prospects who were a year older than him. 34UC Santa BarbaraBig West1CA39433756 40/50. Watch film back into the 2022 regular season and Rocchios issues arent as severe, but its still a mixed bag on defense. He slashed .282/.429/.492 at North Carolina and is a .267/.374/.493 career hitter so far in the minors, spending most of 2022 at Triple-A and joining the 40-man roster after the season. For example, based on Craigs research, the average 60 FV hitter on a list becomes a perennial 5-plus WAR player over his six controlled years 26% of the time, and has a 27% chance of accumulating, at most, a couple of WAR during his six controlled years. 9. Velocity, repertoire depth, and fastball control have Miller poised to be an impact, mid-rotation starter in the near future, while long-term secondary projection could eventually pull him into a different stratosphere. His fastball has done a ton of damage at the top of the zone and is a legit plus-plus pitch. He is short to the baseball and still generates huge, all-fields power, swinging with so much effort and might that sometimes his head rattles around and his helmet flies off as hes making contact. NCSA analyzed over 303 four-year colleges with college baseball programs at the NCAA Division 1 level to develop a list of the Best Division 1 Baseball Colleges for Student-Athletes.. NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting . In 2022, he established himself as one of the premiere pitching prospects in the Cardinals system, issuing 81 strikeouts and just 15 walks over his 52.1 innings at Low-A, where he spent the entire season. Make no mistake, Paradas bat was one of the surer things in the 2022 draft, and hes likely to hit in the middle of a big league order regardless of position, which would make him a superstar catcher, but closer to an average regular if he ends up a LF/DH. His feel for contact and for the zone already gave him a high floor. His swing is already geared for lift, but he doesnt currently have the raw juice to make the most of it. He has a loose arm, a frame built for eating innings, and a repeatable delivery. 69San Diego StateMWC1CA6-16534543 With Kyle Hendricks out of the rotation with injury for the start of 2023, Wesneski seems like a candidate to slot in as the big league teams fourth or fifth starter if he shows well in camp. Redshirt junior shortstop Owen Cobb went 8-for-13 in the series and is now hitting .500/.531/.767 in his first season as a starter. He slashed .274/.381/.429 at mostly Low- and High-A in 2022 before wrapping up at Birmingham. Hes coming off another terrific offensive year, slashing .257/.336/.420 as a 21-year-old at Akron with about a month of Columbus thrown in, and setting a career-high in homers (18) for the second straight season. Alabama; 41. Baty made some subtle swing changes that may have better actualized his plus-plus raw power. window.FGWebsite_head_section.buildProspectsListTop100Controls(); Every aspect of his offense is plus except for his raw power, but Manzardos precise feel for the barrel and tendency to hunt pitches he can drive (or spoil ones he cant until he gets something hittable) should enable his game power to play above his batting practice raw. Espino barely throws his low-90s changeup, but he still has good feel for locating it in an enticing location away from lefty batters, and even that and his rarely-used curveball (combined, he threw those pitches 8% of the time in 2021) could be above average at maturity. Opinions on Tiedemann vary depending on how much stock is put in his early professional performance: He sat 96 mph at instructs in 2021, but skeptics questioned whether that was a short-term effect of him airing things out in short stints, or if receiving higher-quality development and instruction than he got in his amateur environment had actually unlocked something. An action-packed week one has come to an end, meaning its time to release our first Top 25 of the young season. He has had the most impressive BP session at each of the last two Futures Games, launching satellite-threatening baseballs to the very outer reaches of big league stadiums. This is where we value a contending teams plug-and-play third or fourth starter. Busch has continued his long track record of excellent offensive performance so far in pro ball. This guy hasnt had a clear defensive home for much of his life as a prospect. His 2021 season got off to a delayed start because of a stress fracture in his left foot (he slashed .326/.398/.592 across 80 upper-level games thereafter) and Jung spent most of 2022 on the shelf rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn left labrum. MLB:MVPs who played in college|Cy Youngs by college|Players thatwon a CWS andWorld Series Suasc was part of a dynamic freshman one-two punch at Arizona last season alongside Berry. Skenes threw six innings last Friday, striking out 12 and allowing four baserunners. If he can consistently create that arm-side finish on the curveball, it will give him a weapon against lefties, though now that hes had to whip out his changeup against upper-level hitters, some of those have been quite good. RHP Karson Ligon Ligon put up a solid freshman year for Miami, and while he doesnt strike many out, he doesnt want a ton either. 58KentuckySEC13KY20584154 All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. He definitely has a starters mix, but just one of his three pitches is truly plus, giving Stone the look of a no. In a big win Friday at Swayze Field, All-American righthander Jason Savacool delivered a quality start and struck out nine in seven innings. A newer offering for him (at least based on the previous notes and data FanGraphs has), it spins at 2,900 rpm, 300 rpm more than his trademark slider. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. His powerful lower half and flexibility drive the production of this velocity, while McGarrys long arm action makes it tough for him to have a consistent release. Hes able to pull his hands in and get the barrel on inside pitches, but he swung underneath a ton of fastballs during his 2022 season on the complex, which is why he struck out at a very scary 30% clip. Manual adjustments are made where they seem appropriate, but we use that as a rule of thumb. For instance, Marte isnt easy to beat in the strike zone. OHoppe started the 2022 season at Double-A in the Phillies system before the Angels snagged him as part of the Brandon Marsh deadline deal. Its part of why hes projected with a below-average hit tool here even though hes performed at an above-average clip in the minors. He struggles with softer stuff in the bottom of the strike zone, and his in-zone and overall contact rates in 2022 were 78% and 70% respectively, an area similar to Nolan Gorman, Franchy Cordero, Bobby Dalbec and others who have tantalizing power but have sometimes been frustrating big league hitters. 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