A big-league ready, mid-rotation starter, Waldichuks arsenal also includes a changeup that he finishes with remarkable precision, but which he reserves almost exclusively for right-handed opponents (hes only thrown one changeup to a big-league lefty). With Willy Adames ahead of him on the shortstop depth chart, the Brewers tried Turang at second, third and in center in 2022; he will likely be in a timeshare with Milwaukees righty-hitting infield crew come 2023. Here hes projected to continue to improve on defense as he gets more experience, which would make him perhaps the best defensive center fielder in baseball at peak. 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. 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. Hes shown the ability to induce significant swing and miss across all four offerings, both in and out of the zone, aided largely by his funky arm action. Its possible hell find a way to play a mold-breaking style of third base defense over time, but an elbow sprain (which happened amid a throwing program to try to improve his arm strength) ended his 2022 and required a PRP injection, which is often a precursor to Tommy John for pitchers. 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. You can really see his athleticism and remarkable hip/shoulder separation on his throws down to second. His mid-80s slider was his go-to secondary, but his command was spotty throughout the season, to the tune of a 5.44 BB/9 over the course of his 92.2 innings. Teams 31-40 His swing, however, works in such a way that his contact quality tends to be highly variable, his bat path really only enables him to work middle-away with any authority, he gets jammed a bunch, and he doesnt seem to be able to go down to scoop or spoil pitches that finish down-and-in. After slashing .251/.326/.494 at Aberdeen, the 20-year-old was promoted to Bowie for the stretch run. In 12 games, he slashed .300/.317/.550 with two home runs, four triples, and just five strikeouts. This is a little odd, but it might be remedied with an unobtrusive mechanical tweak. 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 son of 15-year pro Lou Collier, Cam was among the most physical prospects in the 2022 draft even though he reclassified from the 23 group and was one of his class youngest at just over 17-and-a-half on draft day. The injury adds more volatility to a profile that already had some and might cause Jones to open 2023 in extended spring training, but its encouraging that Jordan Lawlar returned to normal after enduring a similar injury. Gonzaga; 35 Liberty. Another reliever-turned-starter, Miami hopes that Palmquist is as successful in the rotation as he was last year in the bullpen, when he held opponents to a .143 batting average and had a 2.22 ERA and 75 strikeouts compared to just eight walks in 44.2 innings. A powerful on-mound athlete, Pfaadt is one of few pitching prospects capable of missing bats with every one of his weapons. His ball-blocking is still pretty rough, though. He receives on one knee with the bases empty before utilizing a traditional crouch with runners on, and hes an acceptable receiver and ball-blocker with a plus arm that plays down due to a slow exchange. 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. In his first full season, Mayer slashed .280/.399/.489, hit 30 doubles and 13 homers, and was 17-for-17 on stolen base attempts as he continued the track record of premium offensive performance that hes displayed since he was a high school underclassman. His slider often has curt, unspectacular-looking movement, but Bradleys command of it and the way he sets it up with well-located fastballs make it a dominant pitch. Flores velocity tapered off some in 2022 but he threw more strikes than expected, enough to now project as a starter. The top-ranked prospect in the 2021 draft, Mayer dropped to fourth overall, where the Red Sox were happy to scoop him up and sign him for a higher dollar amount than first overall pick Henry Davis. For the purpose of this exercise, we dont care what happened in the 1970s or 80s, or even the 90s thats ancient history to a potential recruit in 2022. Turang is so defensively gifted that he is almost certain to have a significant and lengthy big league career, especially now that shifting is banned. The amount of power here is sensational. OF Jared Wegner An experienced college bat, Wegner was a huge part of the Razorbacks success this week. Wesneskis slider is really nasty and his entire repertoire fits nicely together. Cavalli climbed the ranks of the Nationals system in 2021, starting the season at High-A and closing it out at Triple-A, claiming the distinction of being the hardest thrower at that years Futures game (touching 102 mph) along the way. His peak velocity has returned, and he has been sitting 94-97 and touching 99-100 with upshot angle and carry. He throws two plus secondaries a mid-80s changeup and a low-80s slider, each with good movement and high whiff-rates and hes shown the ability to locate each of his offerings, boasting strikeout rates over 34% at all three minor league levels. Drafted as a glove-first shortstop prospect, Volpe had a uninspiring professional debut, but he totally transformed himself during the lost pandemic season and returned in 2021 with one of the best campaigns in all of the minor leagues, slugging .604 across two levels. RHP Nathan Dettmer Dettmer was as-advertized this weekend, striking out eight over 4.2 runless innings. Even as various aspects of his profile remain amorphous, Ramos offensive performance to this point and optimism that hell ultimately be able to play at least one infield position well as he matures put him on the Top 100 despite his variance. Davis skills and offensive style are tailored like those of Evan Gattis. This projection is a little more bullish about him staying at short, at least for a while, largely based on Lees feel for the position. He was also one of the better rotational athletes available, with one of the loosest, most beautiful swings in the class. Its still quite the arsenal, its just that the breaking balls arent all 60s and 70s anymore, or at least they werent at the end of 2022. These rankings were originally published in the Athlon Sports 2022 Baseball Annual, which is available. And now, a few important things to keep in mind as youre perusing the Top 100. Simply put, hes one of the most unique offensive threats in the sport. He has a loose arm, a frame built for eating innings, and a repeatable delivery. Records indicated are through Feb. 26. Batys swing has made it tough for him to lift the ball in games, but a 2022 tweak may have unleashed the beast. Previous ranking: No. Southern Miss; 32. And even though he has some approach-driven bust risk, he does enough other stuff to project in a prominent big league role if his chase proves too much for him to be an everyday player. 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. Merrills feel to hit is sublime. But more than that, he seems to have a knack for the clutch hit and seems more comfortable in those big moments than just about any other college hitter. 34UC Santa BarbaraBig West1CA39433756 . 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. 15VirginiaACC4VA1-31252 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. Built like an SEC fullback, the curvaceous lvarez has explosive pull-side power and a good shot to stay behind the plate, which gives him a cathedral ceiling. A rookie more than he is a prospect, Sengas splitter and fastball velocity fit in the middle of a contenders rotation. 2022 was the first season where Soderstroms time at first base surpassed his time behind the dish. After missing nearly all of the shortened 2020 season, Lee broke out in 2021, hitting .342/.384/.626 with 27 doubles, 10 home runs and 57 RBIs for his father and coach Larry at Cal Poly. Here he stays in the same FV tier as last year but falls within that tier due to his 2022 performance. The gap between Peraza and Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee (No. 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. Out of our newcomers, Notre Dame made the biggest vault, landing at No. Use code Fall15for a discounted subscription. He has a surprisingly authoritative left-handed cut for a player of his stature and shows you lovely all-fields ability to hit, snatching hanging breaking balls and inner-third fastballs to his pull side and spraying lots of middle-away fastballs to the opposite field. He receives on one knee with the bases empty but mixes his technique with runners on. He may just be a DH, which would obviously make it tougher for him to profile, but there may be elite on-base ability here and that plus the power might be enough for Julien to make an impact that way, too. Not all of the pitchers who showed a velocity increase during 2020 Instructional League activity, which came after the prolonged pandemic layoff, have sustained that bump. Perhaps of real concern was Nelsons velocity, which has fluctuated a few times during his career and was down for most of 2022. Were betting on Hassell in part because hes a very competitive guy who seems hellbent on maxing himself out. His walk rates reached career highs despite facing upper-level pitching for the first time in his life, and Meads underlying chase data (only 24%) was better than the big league average (33%). For one, hes a Gold Glove-caliber center field defender, capable of making tough plays look easy and impossible plays possible, especially around the wall. Obviously hes ranked here as if hes set to become a star player anyway. There are still some things to work on here, but Prez is younger now than Trevor Rogers was on the day he was drafted, and the fact that Prez has made relevant adjustments and continued to dominate while implementing them is remarkable. Merrills breaking ball recognition is fantastic and hes adept at making adjustments in the middle of at-bats once hes seen the shape of his opponents pitches. Weycker was lock-down out of the bullpen, striking out ten over 4.1 innings last Saturday. There was some worry that Carroll wouldnt be quite the same player when he returned, but he quickly allayed those concerns by dominating the upper minors as soon as the 2022 starter pistol fired, notching an amazing 53 extra-base hits in just 91 Double- and Triple-A games before he slashed .260/.330/.500 during a September big league call-up. 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But the best parts of Libbys game are offset by the fact that they dont fit with the rest of his profile, which puts a mild damper on it. 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. When LSU hired Jay Johnson away, Berry was one of several players who transferred out of Tucson, following Johnson to Baton Rouge. Even though hes still eons from the big leagues, the Cubs were compelled to put Alcantara on their 40-man roster during the offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. This was in part due to a notable adjustment to his pitch mix. 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. Bibees velocity ticked way up in pro ball, and he has command of a mid-rotation starters four-pitch mix. 55Central MichiganMAC1MI2N/ANRNRNR Bleis signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in January of 2021, and after a solid showing in the DSL that year, he created huge buzz on the complex in Fort Myers throughout 2022 because of his bat speed and power. Laviolette slugged two homers and got on base at a .471 clip to get his collegiate career started. 3B Jake Gelof One of the best power hitters in the country, Gelof showed off his skills yet again, putting up video game numbers in week 1. Plus, lvarez isnt nearly as chase-prone as Alfaro and has much more power than Bart, so he should outperform both. The Rays gave him a $2.3 million bonus to keep him from heading to Cal and have developed him solely at short. He is otherwise incredibly gifted, a 70 runner with at least 70 raw power that plays to all fields. 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. With some marque matchups this weekend, we should learn more . The SEC leads all conferences with 13 teams (out of its 14 current members) in the Top 100. Ramos footwork around the bag needs polish, and his frame is big enough that his range might eventually be an issue there depending on how he fills out, but in limited action Ramos looks fine enough to justify continued development at the keystone. For instance, Marte isnt easy to beat in the strike zone. 81San DiegoWCC2CA8191007145 Injuries and the pandemic have limited him to just 284 career minor league games since he was drafted in 2018, and his bat-to-ball skill has projection deep into his mid-20s as he continues to gain actual pro experience. A patient, discerning hitter, Carters breaking ball recognition and feel for the strike zone is excellent. 4 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 22: Xavier: W 12-8 Feb. 24-26: Bowling Green State: W 2-1, L 9-6, W 14-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: Eastern Kentucky Shriners Hospitals For Children College Classic (Houston) March: 3: vs. (12) Texas A&M March 4: vs. (11) Texas Christian March 5: vs. Michigan Louisville was tested this week, needing to score late in their first two wins against Xavier and Bowling Green. Because he participated in Team USA and showcase events from a very young age, Collier generated an inordinate amount of amateur data. Out over the plate, he has a tendency to stay inside fastballs and lift them toward the opposite field gap. Ramos has performed in the minors even though scouts consider him raw in many respects. 14 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 5-2, 0-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: East Tennessee State: W 15-5 Feb. 24-26: Bryant: L 7-3, W 4-1, W 15-8 Upcoming Feb. 28: Radford March 3-5: Charlotte For the second straight weekend, Virginia Tech lost its series opener before bouncing back to win its series. It appears the latter is true. At age 14, thin as a rail, he was already hitting balls out of big league spring training stadiums during workouts. 1B Blake Burke Burke put his name on the map after a monster freshman season, solidifying himself as a top first baseman in the game. 2022 Top 100 Midseason Prospects Reports Live Looks . Thats a decrease of four teams for California since 2019, and an increase of one team for Texas. His swing is designed for power; it has a bit of a loop and a steep plane to it, enabling him to crush mistakes to left and center field. In his first four games, Montgomery slashed .429/.600/.786 with a home run. Hes actually a fairly rangy third baseman, as his foot speed allows him to cover a lot of ground, but his hands and arm accuracy are both pretty rough and cause him to be error-prone. He was a known bat-first prospect from California but time off recovering from a shoulder surgery and the pandemic made him tough to properly evaluate before the draft, tough enough that he was not generally seen as a first round prospect. His four-seamer sits comfortably around 96 mph with gravity-defying carry, and a scout Tess spoke with described his curveball as having the potential to become a similarly elite offering. You may have also noticed that there are more than 100 prospects in the table below, and more than 100 scouting summaries. Lee is a skilled, switch-hitting shortstop (for now) with power. 49GonzagaWCC1WA1247379NR 22East CarolinaAmerican1NC34263851 This is one of the toolsiest prospects in all the minors and one of the players on the Top 100 who has a chance to Chourio, i.e. Then, on the Cape, he hit .295 with four homers in 20 games between the regular season and playoffs. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. Merrill only hit .325/.387/.482 in 45 Cal League games, a line good for a 125 wRC+ in the hitter-friendly league and aided by a .393 BABIP. 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 projects to be similar to J.P. Crawford in skill and statistical output, a player good for 2 WAR annually. The Commodores rotation of lefthanders Carter Holton, Hunter Owens and Devin Futtrell did not allow a run in 15.1 innings against the Bruins. He doesnt have huge raw juice (his peak exit velos are in the 106-108 mph range a bit shy of big league average, but still good for a player Arroyos age), and his bat-to-ball and chase rate stats are comfortably below average, but Arroyo lifts the baseball with remarkable consistency. 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. 40. That isnt consistent with his career performance: Jungs 2021 chase rate, per Synergy, was just 24%, and that exploded to 37% in 2022. Pfaadts fading change flashes bat-missing action, but it also flattens at times, and even though Pfaadt is comfortable enough to use it against righties, its the pitch he has the least consistent feel for locating. This years crop of prospects has a relatively shallow high-impact group at the very top of the list. Hes not only kept things in check physically but actually improved to the point of being an above-average defender. Bleis has some of the planets sexiest bat speed and produces shocking power for a young hitter his size. The pitch has natural tailing action, but Ortiz can also blow it past hitters at the letters when he wants, and his TrackMan data shows hes mixing in four- and two-seamers in the locations where theyre most effective. 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. 76StetsonA-Sun2FL6-1957NR Over the last two weeks, we have counted down the top 100 programs in college baseball, as they stand in 2022. In four games, Chatagnier owns a 1.792 OPS with two homers and five batted in. He turned out to have a stress fracture in his lower back, which the Giants revealed as players reported to camp at the start of 2023. All of his swings components fire in a short period of time, which can be jarring to watch, but Mayo has been smoking liners and hitting huge pull-side homers with this swing since he was a high school underclassman. The sophomore righty looked like what the Pirates needed on Saturday, going five innings and striking out seven, allowing just one run. South Florida: W 6-1, L 10-9 Feb. 24-26: Cincinnati: W 13-6, W 13-3 (8), W 13-7 Upcoming Feb. 28-March 1: at/vs. Cappe has a prototypical shortstops build and good feel for contact. Leiter is too powerful an on-mound athlete not to have an impact fastball, though he does need to sharpen his control. 86Sacramento StateWAC2CA10-284NRNR 14North CarolinaACC3NC1-1131210 Hes a plus rotational athlete, his hands are exceptionally strong, he can drive his top hand through contact to punish pitches at the top of the zone and he sometimes alters his footwork and the bend in his lower half to dip down and barrel low pitches. With a fastball like this, his floor is that of an impact reliever. Once a two-way prospect, Winns skills in the batters box quickly won out, and hes been developed solely as a position player. Not since Bryce Harper has a prospect carved a path quite like Colliers, one that was optimized to appeal to draft models, weighty in-person scouting looks, and perhaps lead to a very young eventual free agency. Alabama; 41. 15. 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. He tends to work contact to center and right field, especially against fastballs, and he has a clear two-strike approach where he ditches his leg kick and takes a more conservative swing. 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. He doesnt have big, over-the-fence power, and instead boasts premium feel for contact and a great idea of the strike zone that makes him a dangerous lefty stick who grinds away at opposing pitchers. 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. That caveat extends to his defense, where Luciano continues to look miscast as a shortstop. In 2022, it garnered just 8% whiffs and 13% chase during his time at Double-A, where he spent most of the season. Youll note that prospects are ranked by number but also lie within tiers demarcated by their Future Value grades. We can quibble over whether A-ball dynamics have changed due to the elimination of the short season leagues in a way that might invalidate historical precedents like this, but its reasonable to have some pause about Williams long-term prospectdom when you realize the closest 2022 comp for his contact data (66% contact%, 78% z-contact) was Paul DeJong. Blocked by Nolan Arenado, Walker is taking his 70-grade power and arm to right field, where he should hit 35 annual bombs amid lots of strikeouts. Lee has fantastic breaking ball recognition, and he can let pitches travel deep before deciding whether to swing. With just under a month remaining until opening weekend of the 2022 college baseball season, D1Baseball's Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt sat down with us to break down their preseason top 25. His left-handed swing has natural pull-side loft and hes adept at impacting the baseball way out in front of the plate from the right side, accomplishing the same goal with a slightly different look. It seemed plausible he might eventually grow into meaningful power, too. Even when he cuts his leg kick with two strikes, there is enough bat speed and power for Chourio to do huge damage. Instead, just a few days before Top 100 list publication, it was revealed that he still has a tear in his shoulder and will miss the first few months of the year. RHP Trey Yesavage Yesavage had a good year out of the bullpen in 2022 for the Pirates and now he looks to translate that into productive starts. Readers have probably seen the side-by-side mechanical comparisons of Brown and Justin Verlander, and took notice of Browns overpowering stuff during his brief 2022 big league debut. The closest contemporary statistical predecessors and tool-based comps to make for De La Cruz are Willy Adames (a 29% K% hitter who has performed like a 60 because he gets to his power and plays great defense) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (27.6% K%). Wherever he ends up, if you have the means to head to the ballpark early to watch lvarez take batting practice, you should. A free swinger with huge pull power, Ramirez has performed in the low minors despite offering at just about anything. Even though he has no defensive position (Buschs issues at second base go beyond just range, and he isnt a fit there no matter what the rules around shifting are), he is one of the more well-rounded near-ready bats in the minors and could play an integral role for the Dodgers in 2023, though the addition of J.D. Mayo keeps hitting despite his odd swing, and we think the hit/power combo will be enough for him to be an impact player, even with a move off the dirt projected. He is stiff and bulky and not a lock to stay at third for a myriad of reasons. Some of what Ramos does on defense is very impressive. We have counted down the top 100 programs in college baseball, as they stand in 2022. The junior third baseman slashed .529/.526/1.235 with three bombs, driving in 13. As explosive as most of his body is, Veens hands are not, and he tends to be long into the hitting zone. 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 . Suasc was part of a dynamic freshman one-two punch at Arizona last season alongside Berry. RHP Jack OConnor The 6-5 righty lasted five innings on Saturday, allowing just one hit and striking out seven. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Lefties with plus command and plus changeups tend to overachieve and Allen is exactly that, poised to play a mid-rotation role relatively soon. As hes gotten stronger, Amadors defensive projections have shifted to second base. This is mind blowing when you consider that Rafaela has only been playing the outfield for two years. It would be an above-average pitch were it simply in the low-to-mid-80s, but at this velocity, its a 70-grade weapon, and Espino has consistent feel for locating it down and to his glove side. Naylors speed is also rare for a catcher. Lawlar is a slick shortstop defender with big power and a somewhat shaky hit tool. It looked like he would continue his dominant performance at the higher level. 64) and Georgia. 91UCFAmerican4FL7-20715961 The Diamondbacks selected Pfaadt with their final pick in 2020s abbreviated draft. If he does end up having relevant chase issues, he might track like a left-handed hitting Brendan Rodgers, but Johnsons makeup and personality are so universally lauded that its fair to expect him to make relevant adjustments and become a key cog on Pittsburghs next competitive team. 68UC IrvineBig West3CA513814732 Not all of this is coming from raw power, its more from the quality of the contact Merrill makes. He did this amid multiple wrist injuries, which is something to keep in the back of your mind in the event that it becomes a chronic issue, as Woods wrists are an integral part of keeping his swing short enough to be manageable. 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