there is going to be more power here) and impact, up-the-middle defensive ability. His raw power has improved considerably over the last two years, and at age 19, he already has thunderous pull-side pop and is lifting the ball consistently in games. 86Sacramento StateWAC2CA10-284NRNR OF Eddie King Jr. King Jr. went 7-11 to kick off his 2023 campaign, slugging one homer. For instance, Merrills hard-hit rate in 2022 was nearly 44%, which is already well above the average big league shortstops mark (35%). In 18 at-bats, Vastine slashed .444/.500/.833 with two bombs and a double. Even if sliders are a chronic issue for Davis, hell likely still get to enough power to produce better than the average everyday catcher. All of the prospects below also appear on The Board, a resource the site offers featuring sortable scouting information for every organization. Cappe has a prototypical shortstops build and good feel for contact. Fall League pitchers were working him in on the hands, then getting him to swing over the top of back-foot breaking balls once Veen would start to cheat on heaters in that spot. Peraza had another solid offensive season, this time as a 22-year-old at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, where he slashed .259/.329/.448, hit 19 homers, and stole 33 bases. 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Mauricio is both What They Look Like and What They Look Like When They Bust. He is a huge-framed, switch-hitting shortstop with power from both sides of the plate and a rocket arm, but his swing decisions are often so reckless that even though hes coming off a 20/20 season at Double-A, hes still an extremely volatile prospect. college analytics, and baseball card news. But after just four starts with Frisco, he was shut down due to his innings limit and understandable arm fatigue, ending his season in mid-July. His huge strides enable him to cover a ton of ground in center field and he is a not only a viable defender out there right now, but he looks like a future plus glove. But hes also quite the hitter and has impressive plate discipline, as shown with a .336 average and .451 on-base percentage in 2021. Because of the cancellation of the 2020 season, Barco has what counts as a lengthy track record among third-year pitchers in college baseball because he has been in the Florida rotation since arriving on campus. The good news is that Chourio made adjustments throughout the year, ditching his leg kick with two strikes. Nebraska; 32. Alabama; 41. Previous ranking: No. Simply put, hes one of the most unique offensive threats in the sport. Montgomery may provide a counterexample to the industrys obsession with hitters age in the draft room, as the former 19-year-old high schooler looks like he might be a star. 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. His propensity to chase and lunge at pitches nowhere close to the zone led to a 38% K% during his September call-up. 90Kent StateMAC2OH3-29616750 Hes a plus athlete who would have been a Day Two pick as a position player, and his delivery is smooth and well coordinated, allowing for continued projection of Jobes command and control. His strikeout rate improved upon promotion to Triple-A, albeit in a smaller sample. The Pennsylvania native went six innings, allowed just two baserunners, and struck out eight against South Florida. There was no 2020 post-draft minor league season, and each of Jungs last two campaigns have begun with prolonged IL stints due to severe injury. Teams 61-70 Texas Tech faces stiffer competition this week, starting with a midweek series against Air Force and then a trip to Houston for the Shriners College Classic, highlighted by a Sunday showdown with Texas A&M. He generates bigger exit velocity than his size would imply, but because he tends to offer at pitchers pitches, it has resulted in a groundball rate around the 50% mark. Rocchios calling card is still his switch-hitting offensive ability, specifically his bat-to-ball skills, which have made him a 50 FV mainstay since he finished his first domestic pro season. 1 team loses in college baseball, as Iowa dominates top-ranked LSU, Trio of heavy-hitters down three top-10 teams Friday night in college baseball, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 84IllinoisBig Ten7IL1-34506636 Out of our newcomers, Notre Dame made the biggest vault, landing at No. This combined with the undercooked hit tool might lead to some big league growing pains and medium production at first, but over time Casas should become a middle-of-the-order force capable of hitting 35-plus annual homers. Of the 71 extra-base hits Synergy Sports has on tape from Jungs time at Tech, 51 were to center or right field. This years crop of prospects has a relatively shallow high-impact group at the very top of the list. Cal Poly; 48. He dominated Double-A for a month before he was shut down with a knee injury at the end of April, and he started having shoulder issues during his rehab. While hes been uniformly dominant in the minors, Prezs stuff hit a different gear in 2022 and he rose to being our no. Big league sliders might force Davis to make an adjustment, but so far his contact performance has been solidly average. His bat speed is still great, but everything else has trended down. The Blue Jays coaxed Barger away from a Florida commitment with $270,000, and he barely played during his first two full seasons, one of them lost to the pandemic. The A-Sun, CAA, MVC, MWC, WAC and WCC landed two teams apiece in the Top 100. Play-by-play data prior to 2002 was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted He now sits 96 mph and will touch as high as 102, though he typically tops out at 99 in any given start. Hollidays range, hands, actions and arm are all above average, while his baseball instincts and internal clock are both very good, and season his defensive skill set enough to project him as a long-term shortstop even if he keeps getting bigger. Hell be just one of a whole host of All-American candidates in the LSU lineup. Previous ranking: No. As of list publication, Rodriguez is one of just two catchers on Pittsburghs 40-man roster, and while its possible hes beaten out by a veteran non-roster invitee like Tyler Heineman or Kevin Plawecki, Rodriguezs defensive chops and versatility give him a shot to break camp with the big club, split time with Austin Hedges, and moonlight at one or two other positions before eventually seizing the primary catcher job. Romo has a plus glove and plus-plus arm but likely wont make a huge offensive impact. 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. He hit .337/.453/.601 as a teenager in the Cal League before the Padres traded him to Washington as part of the Juan Soto blockbuster, after which he hit .293/.366/.463. He was coming off a putrid 2021 in which he hit just .188, the first severe offensive struggles of a career that, to that point, had been all about offensive performance. Hes a little bit upright in the box but has a well-timed, toe-tap stride and great-looking swing that has typically been on time despite a little bat wrap and hitch in his hands. 55Central MichiganMAC1MI2N/ANRNRNR Millers arm slot varies a little bit when he throws it, which might tip off big league hitters, but his feel for the pitch stands to improve the most of all his offerings because of its newness, which makes its raw spin rate exciting. Even after a wildly successful 2021, Mead still cut down on what was already a very modest in-the-box stride and now derives all of his power from the rotation of his hips and the strength of his hands, which have a setup akin to vintage Evan Longoria. 17 Last Week: 4-0 Overall: 7-0, 0-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: Longwood: W 26-2 Feb. 24-26: Columbia: W 4-1, W 11-3, W 9-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: Virginia Military Institute March 3-5: Rhode Island Virginia took care of business with a sweep of Columbia, the 2022 Ivy League champion. The broad strokes of this report read a lot like that of Adam Dunn at the same age: an XXL frame with unusual top-end speed and athleticism for his size, and a chance to fill out in a way that causes him to tumble down the defensive spectrum, but with enough power to support such a fall and then some. Before the 2022 draft there was again buzz that some teams were off Lee because of his medical, and also that Lee and his family preferred that he stay as close to home as possible by joining a team that trains in Arizona. Messick was quietly dominant in 2021, going 8-2 with a 3.10 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 90 innings, and hell go into 2022 with a chance to end the season as the best starting pitcher in the country. Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by, Signed to the practice squad by Buffalo (BUF), NFL picks against the spread: Vic Tafurs Week 12 predictions. Oklahoma; 46. 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. We can safely put to bed any notion that Pages (pronounced p-hz) might stay in center field, and as such, his projection has narrowed as he shifts to being an average everyday corner outfield prospect by virtue of his ability to get to power, which he does via his combination of raw strength and the extreme lift in his swing. There is no 70 FV prospect in this years class and only two 65 FV prospects. Hassell doesnt have premium ball-striking power and is probably a corner outfielder, so the contact piece of his profile needs to rebound in a big way for him to continue projecting as a regular. NCSA analyzed over 204 four-year colleges with college baseball programs at the NAIA level to develop a list of the Best NAIA 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 network, U.S. News . Everything else Jones shows you in the batters box is exciting. 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. 16NC StateACC5NC28242525 UC Santa Barbara; 34. His second base defense could trend down as he gets deeper into his 20s, but he should be fine there for a while. Stone raced to the upper levels of the minors and generated one of the highest swinging strike rates among Double-A pitchers who threw at least 70 innings in 2022. With a fastball like this, his floor is that of an impact reliever. Thats a decrease of four teams for California since 2019, and an increase of one team for Texas. If he and the Rockies can find a way to be on time against fastballs, then theres a shot for a real breakout here, but its tough to ask that of someone who, to this point, has been successful. 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. Defensively he spent most of his time at shortstop in 2022, and while he isnt technically polished there, he does have the twitch and arm to project there with more refinement. Of the teams that were already in the Top 100 in 2019, Tennessee made the biggest jump, catapulting 52 spots from No. Walkers gigantic frame at his age makes it likely that hed eventually outgrow third base. However the defensive end of things shakes out for Mead (here he projects in left field for the third straight season), he has enough bat to be an above-average everyday player, combining potent contact, power, and perhaps a newfound sense of the strike zone. Davis plate crowding helps enable his pull-heavy approach. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Liberty; 38. But the meal ticket here is still Ramos hit and power combination. Busch has continued his long track record of excellent offensive performance so far in pro ball. The top five is unchanged this week, as Florida, Stanford, Louisville and Vanderbilt again follow LSU. He doesnt have traditional long-term power projection, but hes already so powerful that if all the pop Domnguez ever has is what hes working with now, it will still be plenty for him to be a good everyday big leaguer for as long as hes a center fielder. 89CreightonBig East2NE2-12779677 Some pre-draft medical question marks precipitated his fall to Minnesota. Nelson spent most of his college career in the bullpen showing huge stuff, fringe command, and repertoire depth that led to optimism surrounding his development as a starter. OF Parker Nolan Nolan had himself a week, slugging three homers and driving in eight over 11 at-bats. These two pitches are Bradleys most-used weapons by a wide margin, as his splitter and curveball are both used 6-7% of the time. LHP Xavier Rivas Delaware was no match for Rivas, who struck out eight and allowed just one hit. He continued to play well as a junior, showing better barrel feel from the left side than he did as a sophomore. No doubt aided by the hitting environment of the Pacific Coast League, Busch swatted 32 home runs and 70 extra-base hits last season. Speaking of the slider, Allens has gotten much better in pro ball. This was in part due to a notable adjustment to his pitch mix. Perfect Game's baseball travel team rankings: 2022 End of Year Rankings (2026 Grads) 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. Mauricio has developed as well as could have been rationally hoped when he signed. It has been tough to truly find out even though Jung is now 25 and has set foot in the big leagues. Hes now a bounce back prospect. We gravitate toward up-the-middle defenders littered all throughout the minor leagues, and really only tend to push corner bats onto the list when theyre close to the big leagues, or if we have an abnormal degree of confidence that they will continue to hit all the way through the minors. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Miller has huge stuff and has been hurt a lot. Florida hosts rival Miami this weekend. 1 in the D1Baseball Top 25 for the first time in the eight-year history of the rankings. 21UCLAPac-123CA2-214154 Heres the full conference-by-conference breakdown: ACC (12 of 14 teams landed in the Top 100), Pac-12 (8 of 11), Big Ten (8 of 13), Big 12 (7 of 9), Sun Belt (7 of 14), American (5 of 8), Big West (4 of 9), Conference USA (4 of 8). Naylors 2022 rebound is a great example of why its prudent to give catchers with any sort of offensive potential more developmental grace than their peers. 43NebraskaBig Ten4NE18514340 If most hitters leg kicks and move forward are outies, Mayos is an inny his front foot often lands closer to his rear foot than where it began. Plus, a Dodgers source indicated to FanGraphs that theyll continue to play Busch at second base despite his issues in the hopes he can develop there. Previous ranking: No. Lefthander/first baseman Jac Caglianone homered three times in Sundays winwhich he started on the moundand he now is hitting .414/.485/1.069 with six home runs and has struck out 15 batters in 11.1 innings. Rafaela is a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder with a very immature approach. Merrills feel to hit is sublime. Davis has huge, plus-plus raw power, and will be a star if he can stay behind the plate or a solid everyday first baseman if he cant. His changeup is only fair right now, and his command still comes and goes, and even though he didnt walk nearly as many hitters in 2021 as he did in college, there was still relief risk here even before his elbow blew out. Over the last two weeks, we have counted down the top 100 programs in college baseball, as they stand in 2022. SCOREBOARD: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Stream the Frisco College ClassicAsk The Experts: Weekly Chat>> Check out D1Baseballs SEC Extra! Lee played short at Poly, but based on his size (Brad Miller is a fair body comp), straight line speed (hes heavy-footed from home to first, in the 4.5s) and his medical, clubs tend to have him projected to third base. Thats a decrease of four teams for California since 2019, and an increase of one team for Texas. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. UCLA now returns home for the Southern California College Baseball Classic, which concludes with a rivalry game against USC. Baty was an older draft prospect of considerable size, and there was worry hed have to move to first base in pro ball. Cavalli has a huge arm and a good changeup, but also carries a considerable amount of relief risk due to past injury and his violent delivery. Over the last year, Prez has added about 30 pounds, experienced a two-tick fastball velocity bump, and incorporated a second, harder breaking ball that has become his primary non-fastball weapon. 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. His swing is a spectacle, lots of fun when hes on time and frustrating when hes late, utilizing a narrow, open stance and a huge leg kick. He sits 92-95 mph while touching higher with his carrying four-seam fastball, and like any good D-backs prospect, moves it well north-south while generating whiffs at the top of the zone; he also has a sinker as a change of pace. His fastball velocity is down, in the 92-94 mph range, a far cry from Priesters upper-90s peak. 32South CarolinaSEC10SC3-1418119 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. 30. In the past, Ortizs high-effort delivery and sub-optimal fastball shape put him on the starter/reliever line, but hes thrown plenty of strikes across multiple seasons while simultaneously developing more velocity and comfortably projects as a starting pitcher now. His slider execution is especially consistent, though his curveball has the more visually pleasing movement. Previous ranking: No. Yorke may end up as a 40-grade infield defender, but he can really hit, and were staying on him despite a rough, injury-riddled 2022. While some of the orgs other high-profile names have had developmental hiccups, Pfaadt has knifed through Arizonas system without issue and is now a mid-rotation starter prospect on the doorstep of the big leagues. In the three years since the trade, Mead has become one of the more dangerous hitters in the minor leagues and as soon as he becomes a suitable defender, he should provide a well-rounded offensive threat in the middle of Tampa Bays order. Youll also notice that there is a Future Value outcome distribution graph for each prospect on the list. NCAA College Rankings and Polls. He still has some relief risk. Between the two Triple-A squads, Wesneski tossed a total of 110 innings before being called upon to fill out the Cubs rotation. Martinez made that less likely. Almost all of Veens pull-side contact into the outfield once he was promoted to Double-A came against secondary pitches. Feb. 24: vs Mount St. Marys, vs Binghamton. His best offspeed is a plus slider, a tight, two-plane offering in the low-to-mid-80s. Tiedemann was passed over as a SoCal high school hurler in the 2020 draft due in part to an ill-timed injury. 76StetsonA-Sun2FL6-1957NR 3Mississippi StateSEC3MS1581621 Jones, like so much of the Stanford lineup, struggled mightily during the shortened 2020 season, but upon the start of the 2021 campaign, he looked like a different player. He should be the Mets primary catcher as soon as most of the big league pitching staff feels confident and comfortable throwing to him. His changeup isnt consistent enough for it to play a major role in his arsenal quite yet, but he trusts his slider enough to use it in place of the changeup, even against righties. Lefties with plus command and plus changeups tend to overachieve and Allen is exactly that, poised to play a mid-rotation role relatively soon. The plate discipline piece is well below average but everything else is above. When paired with teammate Parker Messick, Hubbart helps give Florida State arguably the best one-two punch in the country. Lawlar is a slick shortstop defender with big power and a somewhat shaky hit tool. With Martn Maldonado and Korey Lee around, Diaz will be able to ease into the everyday waters and start some games at 1B/DH to get his bat into the lineup. 1B Gavin Kash The Texas transfer made an immediate impact for the Red Raiders this past week while facing an experienced Gonzaga team. 1, Florida State surges into D1Baseball's top 25 after Week 2, 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston, First No. A plus athlete, Neto does some acrobatic things at shortstop and when he puts his whole body into a throw, he appears to have plenty of arm for the left side. At times hes too bold and rushes throws that he should just holster, but Tovar is only the age of a college draft prospect, so details like this will likely tighten up as he matures. The progress Williams made at ECU amid these issues (some of which date back to high school) was remarkable. His ability to do this consistently is surprising considering that Peraza is a fairly aggressive hitter in general, likely to run OBPs in the .310-.320 range. Lewis missed a chunk of 2019 with an injury before losing all of 2020 to the pandemic. Preseason All-American third baseman Brock Wilken hit four home runs on the week and is batting .294/.432/.882 with six home runs on the season. Johnson often ends his swing with his torso having made a full 180 degree rotation, sometimes swinging with such ferocious bat speed that he loses his balance and faceplants in the batters box. Bibee now looks like a polished mid-rotation prospect. He began the 2022 slate on a delay and rehabbed in extended spring training until the very end of April. Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association rank the top 30 teams nationally. A bat-only prospect with a well-rounded offensive skill set, Busch may end up a 30-grade second base defender or just play 1B/LF. Historically, Wesneski has favored his four-seamer overall, though against big league righties, his awesome slider and sinker out-paced the heater in terms of usage, with both secondaries garnering above-average chase rates and aiding his ability to maintain a high groundball rate. A quality series against Charlotte is on tap this weekend. 35GeorgiaSEC11GA1-6298670 50LibertyA-Sun1VA325758155 He struggles to set up his slider with well-located fastballs, and even when he does its not a given that hell land the slider after its been set up. RHP Logan Whitaker The entire NC State pitching staff had a great start to their season, allowing just seven runs across four games. Caminero has a big leg kick, loads his hands low, and swings with bloodthirsty effort, with plus bat speed driving big pull-side power. Firm, upper-80s changeups and sliders dart in different directions, and are thrown with 100 mph-looking effort. De La Cruz has the most exciting combination of tools and defensive fit in the minors, a switch-hitter with plus-plus power, speed, arm strength, and all-around athleticism, as well as a somewhat more consistent look at shortstop than he had a year ago, even at 6-foot-5. Teams 21-30 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. Drafted out of Wayne State, a Division-II school in Michigan, Browns arm strength and velocity have been sculpted to replicate the power-pitching formula in Houston. Even though premium velocity is rare in Japan, Sengas fastball doesnt play like a premium pitch due to its shape and angle. He has a loose arm, a frame built for eating innings, and a repeatable delivery. Naylors speed is also rare for a catcher. He spent most of the rest of the year rehabbing in Arizona, often attending Diamondbacks games in his sling. 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. Athlon Sports is taking a look at the Top 25 college baseball teams in the NCAA. That said, Wood is already defying convention by looking as good as he does out there at his current size. 57AlabamaSEC12AL221785228 His approach (a sticking point at this site in the past) has gotten better, with his chase rates now hovering close to average. The lateral agility to block pitches in the dirt is obviously here, though Naylor is sometimes late getting to the ground. 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. Unranked. Rodriguezs changeup, which falls through a trap door just as it approaches the plate, is among the best secondary pitches in the minors, garnering a 42% chase and whiff rate in 2022. What if Michael Brantley played shortstop? Keith was on the SS/3B line as a high school defender, but his extra heft has pushed him down the defensive spectrum. Its not typical for a prospect who was just put on a 40-man roster to have this much perceived volatility or create this level of polarization. Hes adept at dropping it into the top of the strike zone, around the hands of left-handed hitters who think its a fastball above the zone until it cuts down onto the corner. Due to an injury in 2022, Caglianone didnt see the mound, but opened his 2023 campaign with 6.2 scoreless innings, striking out nine. Aside from his arm, OHoppes defense is sturdy if unimpressive, but his physique and ability to move fit well behind the dish, and he seems to have the workmanlike makeup typical of field general catchers. R: Road. 16 this week following the impressive series win over the Horned Frogs. This is the first week the Seminoles are ranked this season. Perhaps of real concern was Nelsons velocity, which has fluctuated a few times during his career and was down for most of 2022. We think there will be enough power for Barger to produce like an average regular in a multi-positional role. And now, a few important things to keep in mind as youre perusing the Top 100. 70), meanwhile, is also 30 numerical places, but the difference in talent is relatively small. He has incredible defensive range, especially to his right, and his footwork around the bag is balletic. Forty-two of the 57 games he played in the Carolina League came at ballparks with park factors of 116 or more, per research conducted annually by Baseball Americas Matt Eddy. To an extent, each of those things is still true. The Aggies were nearly swept, needing a three-run, ninth-inning rally Sunday to salvage a game against the Pilots. 2022 Top 100 Midseason Prospects Reports Live Looks . He also throws a changeup and a slider, both of which show promise, though neither was featured much in his 2022 mix. By the middle of 2022, Bibee was sitting 95. He also has sizable raw power thanks to his plus bat speed and a promising early-career bat-to-ball track record. 4 Ole Miss in Oxford for the first time since 1989, LSU remains No. The current favorite to be selected first overall in the 2023 draft, Crews is coming off of hitting .362/.453/.663 with 18 home runs as a first-year player last season. 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