Sophomore righthander Jackson Baumeister on Friday set the tone for the Seminoles, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, while allowing just one hit. Romos offensive performance is impressive considering he only turned 21 near the end of the 2022 season, though in another sense its troubling because hes such a physical guy and yet has such poor ball-striking power. LHP Jac Caglianone No, this isnt a mistake, Caglianone does both at a very high level. Teams 11-20 He does not take casual BP hacks he maxes out and swings with all-out effort, which extends to his in-game approach, a feature that gives some scouts pause and worry that big league pitchers will pull the rug out from under him. He was the fifth ranked prospect on our 2022 Draft Board but was picked 13th, enough to merit some reconsideration as to whether Neto belongs in the 50 FV already. Theres an All-Star-caliber hit and power combination here, and while a bigger pro data sample might reveal some approach-related issues, Johnson has been one of the best hitters his age for going on a half decade and feels like a relatively high-probability high school hitting prospect. There are aspects of his swing that are very exciting and consistent with great big league hitters (his raw power and bat speed are uncommon for a shortstop, while his bent-at-the-waist hitting posture is akin to Mike Trouts and Dylan Crews), but his bat path is fairly grooved, and here the projection is that when the cement dries on Lawlars hit tool, it will be a little south of average. Hall might have debuted at some point in 2021 had he not dealt with elbow tendinitis and a stress reaction in his elbow, which was uncovered when he had a setback during rehab from the tendinitis and ultimately ended his season. Leiter was wild in his first full season, but we dont want to come off him too severely since he has looked like a solid fourth starter basically every other year hes been on the prospect radar. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 after winning the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Prior to the injury, he had allowed just 48 baserunners in 56 innings and struck out 80 men. 2023 Fantasy Baseball Top 100 . 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. Merrills style of hitting generates a lot of liners and groundballs his swing only occasionally has homer-producing lift but he is striking the baseball with precision and authority in a way thats pretty amazing for a teenage shortstop, let alone one who dealt with a wrist fracture during the year. A patient, discerning hitter, Carters breaking ball recognition and feel for the strike zone is excellent. He has top-of-the-rotation stuff but the injuries make it more likely that Cleveland proactively moves him to the bullpen. The Tar Heels got a strong start Friday from Max Carlson, who threw seven scoreless innings. The righty had only made 11 career starts at then-Division-II Bellarmine University, but a successful 2019 summer on the Cape and a lights out draft spring suggested that he was a real prospect. He is similar to Henry Davis and Kyle Schwarber, in that he may have to move out from behind the plate due to poor receiving, ball-blocking, and his raw arm strength, though he is pretty accurate. 69San Diego StateMWC1CA6-16534543 He hit a whopping .324/.373/.600 at Low-A Carolina during the first half of the year, then slashed a more pedestrian .252/.317/.488 (as an 18-year-old!) When LSU hired Jay Johnson away, Berry was one of several players who transferred out of Tucson, following Johnson to Baton Rouge. 18TCUBig 123TX4-81047 Hes naturally adept at framing low strikes because hes already so low to the ground, but its also fair to wonder if such a small athlete can withstand the grind of catching 80-100 games every summer. Indeed, the way Mead plays defense isnt typical for an infielder at all; its as if he grew up not watching big league defenders every summer, which might be true. Berry has plus bat speed and raw power, with an uppercut bat path from both sides of the plate. Because fate was cruel to his playing time in college, his pro data sample is already much bigger than his college one, which has helped reveal that he has premium feel for the strike zone. Of course, he has game-changing arm strength. The SEC also occupies each of the top four spots in the rankings for the second time in a row, although the order of that top four has shuffled a bit since our 2019 update. Baty was an older draft prospect of considerable size, and there was worry hed have to move to first base in pro ball. This might be an if it aint broke situation that doesnt merit proactive mechanical intervention. Cleveland added him to their 40-man toward the end of last year but never optioned him, which means he still has three option years left for those defensive skills to percolate. Top-ranked LSU is the marquee team in the four-team Round Rock Classic taking place from Feb, 24-26 in Round Rock, Texas. During his time in New Yorks system, he underwent an overhaul to his mechanics and now throws with a more typical starters delivery, characterized by impressive flexibility in his shoulders and back. 86Sacramento StateWAC2CA10-284NRNR As far as defensive projection is concerned, a boxy frame, medium straight line speed, and an awkward running gait push and pull against Mayers defensive instincts, first-step quickness, and strong arm. The Cubs have had some recent success in tweaking swings and if Hernandez can shorten up his cut and even be a 40-grade contact hitter at maturity, then hes likely to be a good big league shortstop because every other tool is in place. For instance, Marte isnt easy to beat in the strike zone. A backfield wunderkind who stood out immediately because of his rare combination of size and athleticism, Alcantara has been a top 100 prospect at FanGraphs for a couple of years now. Having made noticeable adjustments to his swing, including a lower load and a more compact back elbow, the center fielder has proven capable of tapping into in-game power previously missing from his offensive profile. Still, the quality of Martes contact, as much as he might make, is not consistent or authoritative, and this was true in the regular season when he looked twitchier and looser than he did in the fall. A very skilled hitter with a career .313/.390/.488 line in the minors, Vargas made his big league debut in 2022 and is poised to play a more prominent role for the Dodgers this season after their many free agent departures, though probably not at third base. 28MichiganBig Ten1MI13315367 Yorke and his French swing (because it is evocative of Ty France) looked like a high-probability big league hitter with a well-rounded contact and power combination in Arizona, enough to project as a regular if he can stay on the dirt. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Mississippi State takes down Vanderbilt to win program's first title, Mississippi State tosses 1-hit shutout to win2021 CWS title, Louisiana Tech upsets No. 19Oklahoma StateBig 124OK1-1172119 While especially adept at launching pitches on the inner third, Johnson also shows some ability to shorten up and cover the top and outer edge of the strike zone. Fold below-average third base defense into that picture and while Vargas is going to be a doubles machine and productive big league player, he is probably not a star. Its bat-missing capabilities are limited to the bottom arm-side portion of the zone, where this two-seam-ish fastball tends to finish. He was seen a ton as a junior because he played at IMG, which was home to a lot of 2021 draft prospects and served as competition for others. Berry is similar to Dodgers prospect Michael Busch when he was coming out, and is one of the favorites to be the first to reach the big leagues from his draft class, producing like a 2-WAR hitter even as a DH. RHP AJ Hutcheson The true freshman was lights-out from the bullpen this past week, appearing two times and striking out seven without allowing a hit. He had a breakout 2021 at Double-A, his first full season in pro ball, posting a .98 WHIP across 15 starts while working about five innings per start until August, when he blew out and needed Tommy John. And now, a few important things to keep in mind as youre perusing the Top 100. The Big 12 has three teams and the Pac-12 two, while the American, Big Ten and Sun Belt each have one representative. He makes up for mediocre twitch and range with outstanding instincts, elegant body control, lightning-fast hands and actions, and a plus arm. The Cowboys will look to keep things rolling this week, starting with a familiar foe in Missouri Statea matchup that produced a wild 29-15 elimination game in last years Stillwater Regional. 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Meanwhile, East Carolina, which took two games from rival North Carolina over the weekend, moved into the Top 10, going from No. He primarily pairs the heater with a shapely low-80s slider and gets most of his swing-and-miss in the zone with both offerings. His rare raw thump has already begun to manifest in games, as Cartaya clubbed 22 homers in 2022, a season after he dealt with multiple injuries that severely limited his playing time. The change made Henderson a dominant offensive force even though he continued to swing and miss at a worse-than-average rate, and he slashed .297/.416/.531 combined at Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk before being called up to Baltimore for the last month of the season. Despite some of the length and violence in Millers delivery, hes demonstrated that he can sustain elite velocity deep into each start, throw strikes, and (so far) keep his arm healthy, as his only career IL stint was for an oblique strain. Hes begun to solve the former problem by occasionally catching on one knee with one leg splayed out, la Carlos Ruiz, which allows him to be lower to the ground and present low pitches moving back toward the zone. The compact nature of Carrolls body and swing gives him a little extra time and distance to diagnose pitches, and his strength makes him a threat to do damage on the ones that he lets travel deep into the hitting zone. 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. Even while being a relatively free-swinger, hes only struck out at a 15-17% clip since entering full-season ball and has a rare hit/power combination for a catcher, though he has been a little bit older for each level. He followed up his splashy 2021 with a 2022 tidal wave, reaching Double-A Chattanooga as a 20-year-old while tabulating over 70 extra-base hits and about 40 stolen bases. The offensive package, even with a bat-to-ball blemish (for now), is still befitting of a star-level talent at shortstop or third base, wherever Henderson ends up playing. From a heuristics standpoint, you cant do much better than Rodriguezs profile. 71Long Beach StateBig West4CA7-8633978 Things dont get any easier this weekend, as A&M makes the trip to Houston for the Shriners College Classic, which includes a rematch of last years super regional against Louisville. He looked great at the start of the Fall League before pitchers figured out they could get him to chase whatever and started junk-balling him to death. He is a fringe receiver and ball-blocker with a 45 arm. Wood was a divisive amateur prospect, with some scouts seeing him as a center fielder with 70 raw power projection and others seeing him as an eventual first baseman with hit tool risk. Veteran stalwarts Omar Narvez and Toms Nido are both at least a year removed from a good offensive season, and so while lvarez will reportedly start his year at Triple-A Syracuse, he may mash his way into the primary catcher role during the season. Yorkes 2021 pro debut was a rousing success, as he hit .325/.412/.516 across two A-ball levels as a teenager. Lesko looked like he had two plus pitches on board as a high schooler. 21 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 4-3, 0-0 in Big 12 (0-2 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 1-1 Results Feb. 21: California Baptist: W 2-0 Feb. 25-26: Loyola Marymount: W 1-0, L 10-8 (10), W 11-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: @ Missouri State March 3-5: Austin Peay StateOklahoma State bounced back strong from a tough Opening Weekend and threw back-to-back no-hitters against California Baptist and Loyola Marymount. While he was already throwing quite hard, Ortiz came into even more velocity in 2022 and averaged 97 mph on his fastball, up two ticks from 2021. It seemed as though he had potential landing spots in the 2022 drafts top 10 picks, but he ended up parachuting to 18, and signing for an over-slot $5 million. Hall didnt throw harder in a relief role he was still parked in the 95-97 mph range and in fact his velo keeled off a little bit right at the very end of the season. Zavala isnt as physically projectable as some other youngsters on this list, but he might have a better hit plus power profile thanks to the rotation and subsequent bat speed he generates in his athletic, lefty swing. Further on in this post, you'll find the top 100 rankings, but for scouting reports, you'll have to head over to Patreon and subscribe at the 55-tier ($5 level). 82Ohio StateBig Ten6OH2-28548789 70), meanwhile, is also 30 numerical places, but the difference in talent is relatively small. Out of our newcomers, Notre Dame made the biggest vault, landing at No. Short but not small, his lack of length and size is actually an advantage for Johnsons swing, as he can enjoy a bat path geared for power and lift without it being too long. Hes tracking to debut ahead of his draft class typical 40-man timeline, perhaps as early as mid-2023 if things click with his command. Even though premium velocity is rare in Japan, Sengas fastball doesnt play like a premium pitch due to its shape and angle. Out of the gate, Vaughns was almost unstoppable, slugging three homers with a 2.270 OPS. Mayo makes frequent, hard, pull-heavy contact despite his sometimes ugly-looking cut, which features a strange, choppy stride. Alabama; 41. Here hes projected as a bat-only player. Our 36th-ranked draft prospect as a high schooler in 2019, Lee is a switch-hitting shortstop with above-average power who walked nearly twice as often as he struck out as a junior. The Razorbacks this weekend welcome Wright State, the Horizon League favorite, to Baum-Walker Stadium. On paper, Cappe has performed well from a bat-to-ball standpoint early in his career, and he has very exciting raw power projection because of his wide receiver-ish frame. 23OklahomaBig 125OK217403527 You can see the power and athleticism in Davis lower half throughout other aspects of his game, and its an indication that he has the ability to polish this stuff up and control the running game. Even though beat writers reported that he had begun throwing again in June, Espino didnt pitch in games for the rest of the year. Generally considered a polished, high-floored prospect, theres now a fair bit of volatility here. The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Hes going to reach base a ton and hit for power. He wasnt tested on the complex in 2022. With the college baseball season set to begin on Feb. 19, Athlon Sports is taking a look at the top 25 teams in the NCAA. His injuries reduced the sample size, but Merrills contact metrics from the regular season are incredible. He was rewarded with a promotion to Brooklyn, where his walk rate again keeled off but Ramirez performed anyway, and he posted an above-average batting line as a 19-year-old during two months at High-A. 97TulaneAmerican5LA6-25726064 Priesters four-seamer is divisive. Rafaela is also capable of playing a couple of spots on the infield, though not as well, and unless his approach is actually a problem and shifts Rafaela into a premium utility role, hes probably just going to play center field all the time. Defensively, lvarez is a bit of a mixed bag. While some of those skills are still bricks in Carrolls baseball-playing foundation, he has developed much more power than even the most optimistic amateur projections. Ramos often pulls off pitches on the outer edge and swings inside ones hed ideally either contact or spoil. Poised to be a post-2023 40-man add, Flores worked just over 100 innings in 2022. If he develops even a 40-grade hit tool, hell hit 30 annual bombs and it wont matter where he plays. On last look, it was stuff that profiled in the middle of a contending teams rotation, rather than at the very front. The Preseason poll ranked the top 50 teams in the nation. Because his delivery is so elegant and consistent, Bradleys splitter has deep projection. Remember that there was pre-draft consternation around his age (he was well over 19), which draft models tend to penalize prospects for because of the historical success of younger players. Bleis has all-world bat speed and rare rotational athleticism. His strikeout rate began to decline after that, and while his fastball was averaging just over 96 mph across his first four professional starts, it was just below 94 mph over his last four. Morales was one of three Miami hitters to go deep three times, as he drove in nine and produced a 1.379 OPS. Amador is one of those short-levered switch hitters who is so short to the ball that he gets an extra beat to diagnose pitches before he has to commit to swinging, and he takes advantage of this. The Zion Williamson of baseball, Domnguez is a bulked-up, switch-hitting toolshed. NCSA analyzed over 1,150 four-year colleges with college baseball programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best 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 . The latter is more important at this stage of his career. Allens fastball has other traits that help it punch above its weight, and he commands it with machine-like regularity to the locations in which it is most effective. Espino had taken another leap at the onset of 2022, sitting in the 98-102 mph range with a fastball that sometimes had 20-23 inches of vertical break during the spring. Williams injury history is concerning, but hes talented enough to make a big league impact in the middle of Clevelands 2023 rotation. They travel to Cal Poly this weekend. The Phillies pushed him aggressively, going all the way to Double-A Reading late in 2022. He isnt a great hands-and-feet athlete, and his arm strength doesnt match that of a typical third baseman. Hes already noticeably thicker now than he was in high school, though thats probably part of where the power is coming from. 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. Neto had an incredible statistical 2021, a performance he reinforced by hitting on Cape Cod and then again by hitting (checks notes) .407/.514/.769 (!) His arm angle makes it naturally tough on lefties but its utility is limited against righties, which is likely what caused Cleveland and Allen to work on a cutter that is still in the nascent stages of development. The 2023 season is his 40-man roster evaluation year. 54West VirginiaBig 127WV115573NR Hes filled out and gotten stronger while remaining agile enough to play shortstop, hes hit 20 homers each of the last two years as hes reached the upper levels of the minors, he won the Dominican Winter League MVP during the offseason, and hes done this despite missing his age-19 season due to the pandemic. Scouts who saw him after Labor Day thought the quality and utility of his breaking balls (while still good) had also backed up a bit. Hes still risky as a prospect but has big upside. That was not the case on defense, however. 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston; First No. The ultra-advanced White has plus command of four good pitches. 37MarylandBig Ten2MD133703439 After sitting 94-95 mph in 2021, hes now parked in the 96-98 mph range for entire starts, and his hardest sliders (in the 85-87 mph range) are nearly 10 mph harder than his average curveball was in 2021 (77 mph). Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. If not, hes a Phillippe Aumont sequel. He does look quite vulnerable out there but it isnt an issue opposing pitchers have consistently been able to exploit just yet. Drew Rom. Hes performed as a young-for-the-level hitter at each stop despite a raw approach at the plate and uncertainty around his defense, with his third base fit in question due to middling arm strength. 22East CarolinaAmerican1NC34263851 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 after winning the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Turang can really play shortstop, has feel for the strike zone, and makes a fair amount of contact. An approach or swing change could lead to a breakout and Acuas approach might also cause him to perform beneath this ranking, so consider him a volatile prospect even though hes on a 40-man. In addition to the humming fastball, Miller wields three above-average (at least) secondary pitches that he mixes pretty evenly, especially against lefty batters. All rights reserved. 64Old DominionSun Belt5VA4N/ANR8099 On a universal prospect continuum, Henderson grades out a shade below some of the 70 FV or better prospects from recent years like Shohei Ohtani, Wander Franco, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and (gulp) Gavin Lux (who is now tracking like a 60, thank goodness) because were talking about a corner bat with what might be a 45-grade hit tool. This is particularly important given the fact that his fastballs viability has more to do with its velocity than its shape, so being able to rely more heavily on the secondaries he also features an impressive mid-80s slider and a changeup he reserves mainly for use against lefties allows the whole mix to play up. He is more than capable of making a subset of plays at third, where his range and lateral agility are both plus, but he really struggles to make plays coming in on the grass. Frelick has a hit-over-power offensive skill set that fits in center field, where were projecting hell improve defensively over time. Hes now on the doorstep of the big leagues as a three-pitch power reliever. These are things that need some developmental love before Naylor can assume the primary catching role in Cleveland, but hes young and athletic enough to project that theyll be worthy of that mantle relatively soon. He finished that season with a 10-game A-ball stint, where he struck out in 16 of his 42 plate appearances. Florida hosts rival Miami this weekend. Theres front-end upside here, and while Painter is not a complete pitcher yet, the Phillies have promoted him at such a brisk pace that hes already on the precipice of the majors as a teenager. Holliday exited his pre-draft summer as a mid-to-late first round prospect. Even if thats the outcome, hes probably a good enough reliever that youd value him close to this range anyway, especially if his peak velocity returns with such a move. Those pitches (in order of usage) are a cutter, slider, and the occasional curveball, all bending in anywhere between 94 and 75 mph, with the sliders shape and velo sometimes bleeding into the other two. Teams 6-10 98Ball StateMAC3IN4N/ANRNRNR 55Central MichiganMAC1MI2N/ANRNRNR When you consider that Miller lost a lot of developmental time to COVID and being buried on A&Ms depth chart, you can start to get excited about how much potential growth remains for him. POLLS: D1Baseball.com Top 25 | Baseball America | RPI Defensively, he shows an accurate arm, thwarting 29 would-be basestealers in 2022. We started with those base rates for every player on this years list and then manually tweaked them depending on our more specific opinions about the player. Its no surprise, then, that his introduction to pro ball came with a reduced workload, which Graceffo combined with a clear commitment to hitting the gym, resulting in an immediate velocity increase across his repertoire. Naylors speed is also rare for a catcher. Though his lower half looks a little stiff and he plays defense with a high center of gravity, hes capable of acrobatic defensive plays and at least has a shot to stay at shortstop long-term. McGarry has three plus pitches but also the worst control on the Top 100. DI baseball news. RHP Alonzo Tredwell Tredwell was dominant out of the bullpen as a freshman and will now transition into the weekend rotation. A skilled but impatient hitter who can really pick it, Tovar is poised to be the Rockies everyday shortstop and probably will be for a while. The Rebels have a tricky week on tap, with Louisiana Tech coming to town for a pair of midweek games and then a trip to Minnesota to take on a trio of Big Ten opponentsincluding another game against Maryland. 65). Lawlars hit tool projection is a bit of a conundrum. Now that hes on the 40-man roster, proactive experimentation makes sense so that Ramos can move the moment he needs to. Poised to make an immediate impact as Arizonas leadoff hitter, Carroll is the tip of the spear the Diamondbacks are pointing at the Dodgers and Padres. This sort of thing runs through McGarrys whole operation, but he already has rare repertoire depth and quality for a reliever, and he might throw harder working just one or two innings at a time. Yet another masher in the LSU lineup, Doughty is coming off of hitting .308/.368/.546 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs a season ago, showing off the power that many evaluators werent sure would arrive during his time in Baton Rouge. 94St. In fact, his fastball locations are still pretty scattered and his delivery remains quite violent. 4 Ole Miss in Oxford for the first time since 1989, LSU remains No. Originally a high-profile Yankees amateur signee, the pandemic and a hamstring injury limited Alcantara to just nine stateside minor league games before he was traded to the Cubs for Anthony Rizzo in 2021. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. Cartayas exchange is absurdly fast for a player his size, and he actively hunts baserunners when they reach, a threat to throw to the bases at any time. RHP Billy Oldham The Golden Eagles allowed just three runs across four games to get their season underway and Oldham was impressive.

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