Chourio is a hard-swinging center fielder with plus power and speed. When an opposing pitcher releases the ball, the scoop in Johnsons bat head is pointing at the mound with his back elbow hiked way up above his shoulder in a position that seems to defy the rules of normal human physiology. 67VCUA-101VA525927675 His mid-90s fastball missed bats up in the zone and above it, and he commanded all three secondaries, with above-average spin across the board. Chronic shoulder issues have derailed the careers of countless pitching prospects, and the new information caused Espino to be repositioned from the 60 FV tier (he was close to 12th overall on early drafts of the list) to here, where both his ceiling and heightened bust risk are factored in. 99NevadaMWC2NV1N/ANRNRNR Baty has also consistently been a high groundball rate hitter, at least 51% at every full-season level until his 42% mark with Double-A Binghamton in 2022, where he spent the bulk of the year. Those states are followed by North Carolina (nine), Florida (seven), Louisiana (six) and Virginia (five). Initially considered a contact-first prospect, the effort level in Chourios swing ratcheted up in 2022 and he now takes a monster hack, whipping the bat through the zone with all his might, often needing the dirt of the batters box behind him to stop his rotation. "RPI Delta" is the change in a team's RPI since SUN, JUN 26th. Even though beat writers reported that he had begun throwing again in June, Espino didnt pitch in games for the rest of the year. Caminero has plus-plus bat speed, but his pitch recognition and swing path are concerning. Lesko looked like he had two plus pitches on board as a high schooler. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. South Alabama; 37. 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). Importantly, Lucianos strikeout rate returned to his career norm of 22%, indicating he adjusted after the whiff-prone end of 2021. Indeed, his arm will certainly keep him at shortstop, as he demonstrated when he seized the spotlight at the 2022 Futures Game by recording the fastest ever throw across the infield since such measurements have existed, at 100.5 mph. 62South AlabamaSun Belt4AL33655081 64) and Georgia. The league-wide statistical standard at third base is very high right now due to the depth of excellent players at the top of that position group, and when you compare Vargas tools and underlying data to what constitutes an average regular at the hot corner, he tends to hover around average in terms of both contact quality and frequency, and a little below when it comes to high-end power, which is consistent with his visual evaluation. Previous ranking: No. Since joining the Dodgers system, Stones changeup has come out of nowhere to become his best pitch, while his breaking ball was split into two distinct pitches a mid-80s slider/cutter and a slower curveball the latter of which was scrapped in 2022. Scouts like Priester, pitch data does not. The quality of Millers outings improved throughout 2022 and after some early-season hiccups, he dominated Double-A in July and August and was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the final month of the season. 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. 1 team in the land in the latest D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings. 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. LSU had a successful weekend at the Karbach Round Rock Classic and remains the No. 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. By the end of the year he was late on any sort of real velocity, struggling to get on top of fastballs up and away from him, and spraying most of his contact down the third base line, unable to turn on much of anything. Jameson sits 95-96 mph, touches 99, can add and subtract sink from his fastball, and his mid-80s slider is comfortably plus. Teams 71-80 To that point, hed shown an advanced approach on the backfields that belied his age, and he carried his performance into the Cal League, slashing .254/.355/.508 with a mid-teens walk rate in A-ball. Here at The Duel, we'll have you covered every step of the way, starting with the first step of draft prep identifying this year's top fantasy baseball assets. He had a .318/.379/.550 slash line with 20 doubles and nine home runs and more of the same should be expected in 2022. California is now tied with Texas for most teams in the top 100 with 10 apiece. 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. Whether or not Cartaya does this depends on the pitch hes called, and sometimes hell start from a crouch and drop to a knee as the pitch is in mid-flight. If you would like to read a book-length treatment on the subject, one is available here. Its important to acknowledge the risk of his profile at this stage, but Mayer still projects as an extra-base machine at shortstop and an impact big leaguer. He has plus bat speed, and a compact, athletic swing that features a very flexible lower half and a fair amount of barrel variability. Louisville this week faces a sterner test as it leaves home for the first time to play in the Shriners College Classic at Minute Maid Park, a weekend that includes a rematch with two of its 2022 NCAA Tournament opponents (Texas A&M and Michigan). 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. 1 team loses in college baseball, as Iowa dominates top-ranked LSU There will probably be a consistent hole against fastballs up and away for Domnguez. It cost him all of 2022. Meanwhile, his changeup hasnt yet made the necessary strides to consistently play against advanced righty hitters, and his overall command has plateaued. 59Missouri StateMVC1MO1-22374049 Inside Lacrosse/Women's Coaches Association Top 25 Poll; Women's Field Hockey. While Flores didnt throw quite that hard throughout 2022, he did a lot to prove that despite a relatively violent delivery, he can throw strikes and work efficiently enough to be a starter. He returned three months later and labored through a rocky September with Norfolk, during which he struggled with walks. 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. Previous ranking: No. Browns stuff was already good at Wayne, and it leveled up pretty quickly after he signed, but it was the strike throwing that took a step forward in 2022 and led to his September call-up. Tiedemann was passed over as a SoCal high school hurler in the 2020 draft due in part to an ill-timed injury. 25MiamiACC6FL3-4211413 There is no 70 FV prospect in this years class and only two 65 FV prospects. Florida hosts rival Miami this weekend. 19Oklahoma StateBig 124OK1-1172119 17. As explosive as most of his body is, Veens hands are not, and he tends to be long into the hitting zone. He hit .335/.392/.591 with 24 doubles and 12 home runs a season ago and flashed promising tools defensively, including a plus arm. Keith was a late-riser on 2020 draft boards and had teams debating whether to select him as a pitcher or a hitter, with some even considering developing him as a two-way talent. The identifiable visual tweak to the swing, the shift in batted ball profile, and Batys dramatic uptick in home runs are all indications that hes dialed in the details that have kept him vacillating between several FV tiers for the last couple of years. Ramirez spent all of 2021 at Low-A as an 18-year-old and slashed .258/.326/.384, which was slightly below the league-average line in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League. 2022 College Baseball Ranking Comparison: RPI, Predicted RPI, ELO There is some analytical fire to back up the smoke the scouts are smelling. His swing is a little odd and upright, and his hands load with a bit of a hitch, but he is still able to guide the barrel around the zone and produce shocking raw power for such a lithe teenage hitter. Its possible that aspects of his repertoire will be pared down in relief. 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. 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. The sophomore outfielder was out for all of last season with an injury and is looking to make an impact right away. Hes also shown some ability to make mechanical adjustments, trading a high leg kick for a lower, longer stride that makes it even more evident just how powerful and balanced his lower half is than his previous swing did. The Phillies moved McGarry to the bullpen just before he was promoted to Triple-A at the end of 2022. His innings were limited an effort to keep his workload light as he focuses on adding size and muscle to his frame. 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. McGarry still has below-average control and only throws his pitches for strikes at a 60% clip, but hes come a long way since his days at Virginia, when he was walking a batter per inning and was passed over in the 2020 draft. Back then, he was a switch-hitting, switch-throwing prepster who would pitch left-handed and play the infield, too talented to be a sideshow but not enough to go in the first round, as 10 high school shortstops were drafted ahead of him. This was in part due to a notable adjustment to his pitch mix. 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. All of the prospects below also appear on The Board, a resource the site offers featuring sortable scouting information for every organization. Painter overpowered low minors hitters with velocity then showed competent use of four pitches by the end of 2022. RPI (Live) Records include games against Division I opponents only. But theyre severe enough to dial down the previously plus grades on Rocchios defense and consider him a future average shortstop, while keeping an eye on how he looks there this spring. stunned the reigning national champs, 2023 NC skiing championship selections announced. Many scouts are champing at the bit over Priesters prototypical frame and four- or five-pitch mix, depending on whether you consider his fastballs two distinct pitches. Vargas doesnt have the sort of projectable, statuesque frame typical of a hitter in his early 20s, and despite the relevant changes to his swing, he still isnt an especially electric athlete and the cement appears quite dry on his physique, so theres not much reason to project on his raw power going forward. Sundays win was ECUs first in Chapel Hill since 2019 and sends it into another big week with momentum. Everything else Jones shows you in the batters box is exciting. After an Opening Day upset loss to New Mexico, the Beavers have run off six straight wins. Only recently converted to center field full-time, Chourio easily has enough speed to stay there (hes routinely 4.15 home to first), and his routes and ball skills are okay. Constant max-effort hacking often leads to lots of strikeouts, but Wiemer had mostly kept his Ks in check until 2022, when he punched out 30% of the time at Double-A Biloxi. 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. 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. Even though premium velocity is rare in Japan, Sengas fastball doesnt play like a premium pitch due to its shape and angle. His feeds around the bag sometimes lack touch and accuracy, but hes otherwise a capable shortstop defender and would easily be plus at third base. Hes as likely to make an incredible play as he is to botch a routine one. The following human polls make up the 2022 NCAA Division I men's baseball rankings. A draft-eligible sophomore in 2022 and a career .360/.450/.655 hitter, his numbers improved in his sophomore year even though he faced SEC pitching, and he was considered one of the more bankable prospects in the 2023 draft despite lacking a true defensive home. Ramos is walking the Curtis Mead path in many ways. Ramirez has to cut some mechanical corners to swing as hard as he does right now, and that leads to swing-and-miss risk that adds to whats already present because of his propensity to chase, but that might be ironed out as he gets stronger and can take a more traditional swing. 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. 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. 95SamfordSoCon2AL4N/ANRNRNR Eight of the top nine prospects in ZiPS are basically the top pitching prospects on Eric and Tess' list. 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. Here Berry projects as a DH. The SEC also occupies six of the top eight spots, and nine of the top 20. Olsons plus secondary stuff helps make him a potential starter even though he doesnt throw strikes with his fastball. The 2023 season is his 40-man roster evaluation year. For an offense that lost a ton over the offseason, Bazzana must step up, and he is off to a good start, producing a 1.147 OPS in 17 at-bats. He features a five-pitch arsenal with three distinct fastballs, and his ability to vary his usage across his pitch mix allows the mid-90s four-seamer to play up. Some aspects of Mauricios defense need to be cleaned up. UNC has one more weekend of non-conference play before ACC action begins. UCLA now returns home for the Southern California College Baseball Classic, which concludes with a rivalry game against USC. Waldichuks command is better than his small 2022 big league sample and he should stabilize as a mid-rotation piece. Generally considered a polished, high-floored prospect, theres now a fair bit of volatility here. 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston; First No. Jones combination of present baseball ability and physical projection were unmatched in the 2022 draft class. In addition to the humming fastball, Miller wields three above-average (at least) secondary pitches that he mixes pretty evenly, especially against lefty batters. He has a shot to break camp with the big club and play a huge role on the next Orioles contender. 2ArkansasSEC2AR1131312 Collegiate Baseball's 2022 College Baseball Preview Edition (Jan. 7, 2022) has just been published and features all the top teams and players on all levels of college baseball plus a look at the top 93 college baseball players for the 2022 MLB Draft, All-American teams and much more. He can shorten up and punish inner-third velocity from the left side like few other hitters in the 2022 draft could, and he rarely expands the zone. He hit .405/.488/.746 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 RBIs during the spring while also putting up a 3.43 ERA in 21 innings on the mound. That said, Wood is already defying convention by looking as good as he does out there at his current size. Previous ranking: No. You can do some thought exercises around where hed go were Noelvi a 21-year-old draft prospect, or play would you rather with the names of other prospects to try to triangulate where he should fall on the FV scale, and all of that went into placing him here. 80ColumbiaIvy1NY2N/ANRNR83 After taking their first loss of the season Saturday, the Cardinals came back strong Sunday to clinch the series win. To see all the great stories in this issue, CLICK HERE. Now its time to unveil the entire Top 100, in chart form. Athletic, strike-throwing lefties with a great changeup tend to pitch in the big leagues forever. He tends to live in the tempting upper third of the strike zone and above, where his heater is almost impossible to hit due to its riding life. He projects to third base, where the offensive bar is much higher. 2022 was the first season where Soderstroms time at first base surpassed his time behind the dish. 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