More Prospects News. At worst, a high leverage bullpen floor, and at best, a mid-rotation starter with potentially more if the stars align. Slider and changeup alternate between being the more effective secondary to get those desired swings and misses and he'll throw an occasional show me 12-6 curveball. 2018 through 2020 Bowman Draft easily provided 10 to 15 prospects to chase per release plus a variety of the standard fare lottery tickets inherent in a prospect product. For now, he will be more of that extreme risk prep righty in Tier 2 that could move up and down the Tiers regularly as he develops. If he can figure that out, he gets a lot more interesting as his plus power now becomes dangerous, something we like to see in the hobby. With added mass and MLB-driven development to sprinkle in some patience and more pop, you can easily imagine an above-average offensive player to pair with that plus defensive profile. Due to previous lower half injury issues, he isn't likely to be able to bounce out to the outfield, limiting his positional value. Brady House - SS (Nationals, 1st Base only, 11/6) - One of the more well-known names in this draft class as he's been on the radar and considered as a 1st rounder for quite a while. I'll drop him into the top of Tier None for now. Given his frame, I would be surprised if he sticks at first base - he has DH written all over him and the Dan Vogelbach/Rowdy Tellez comps are likely going to be a regular occurrence. Like many of the Bowman newcomers, Kahlil Watson has big time upside and is one of the top prospects in a strong Miami Marlins farm system. . Unfortunately, that's why he is going to end up in Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1, as much as I believe in how good Frelick will be with plenty of all-star games in his future. Double plus with some elite characteristics hitting 98 and averaging 96. Hopefully, Painter doesn't snatch the ball away from me at the last moment and make me regret putting him up this high. Look for 1 autograph per box! Chrome Prospect Autographs are also available in 16 different parallels. Low 90's fastball with arm-side run that leads to uncomfortable at bats for left-handers. Ky Bush - LHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 45/73) - Angels 2nd Rounder out of St. Mary's College cuts an imposing figure on the mound at 6'5" and 250 pounds. The lefty has a mid-90s fastball that he mostly throws to the arm-side of the plate and struggles to get it to the glove side, making it tough to keep right-handers from crowding the plate. Hottest Baseball Rookie Cards 2022 - Top 5 Cards To Buy Now Mid rotation floor featuring a high-spin slider as his swing and miss pitch. Donta Williams - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 106/333) - The Orioles underslot fourth-round pick out of the University of Arizona projects to a second division outfielder or strong side platoon as a lefty bat. Still more raw power than game power, but plus max velo, willingness to take a walk, and not chasing out of the zone are all a good foundation. 2021 Bowman marks the official opening of prospect season. He spent the 2015 season back with Las Vegas, where he pitched to a 7-16 record and 5.53 ERA. Austin Love - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 90/168) - The Friday night starter for the Tar Heels in 2021 was drafted in the third round by the Cardinals and will likely be given a shot to continue to start before he most likely gets pushed to the bullpen. Guessing that was more to keep him in the program and doing something as he wasn't going to put any more innings on his arm, like almost every other prep arm from the draft. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. Bubba Chandler - RHP/SS (Pirates, 1st Base and Auto, 72/182) - The prep two-sport star was signed to a huge overslot deal to take him away from his Clemson football commitment as a star prep quarterback. 4 for being the 4th overall selection in the 2021 MLB Draft and 1 for his ranking in our Top 600. Adrian Del Castillo - C (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 67/52) - Was widely considered a top 10 pick prior to the season, Del Castillo had a tough 2021 with the University of Miami and continued that trend in Low A ball for the Diamondbacks after they made him a 2nd round pick. At this point it seems all but certain 2022 will be his rookie season. Used exclusively in relief since his return from TJ and leans heavily on his fastball which sits mid to upper 90s. He was a more than competent shortstop in college, but for now, that isn't in the cards. Mostly looks to have average pitches across the board and is a classic back-end SP type. His floor is a high leverage relief arm with an outside shot at a backend rotation guy, but that will take some refinement to get there. If he doesn't he probably ends up the bullpen. Jaden Hill - RHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 68/101) - If Jaden Hill was injury free, he would almost certainly be a Tier 2 arm. With the inherent risk of prep righty profiles, he goes into the bucket of similar profiles in Tier None with a firm "watch list" designation. He is mostly viewed as a reliever and that limits his hobby interest to Tier None until further notice. Top 10 MLB Prospects and Their Rookie Cards to Look Out For - ONE37pm Silva, though, is more of a slimmer athletic frame and throws from the right-hand side. The only item in that stew that is missing is the power, and there are some hints that it will come. All in all, a prep catcher that will stick behind the dish with solid but not spectacular hit and power and a plus plate approach is going to be on the borderline of Tier 3 and Tier None. Still no reason to put him anywhere else but Tier None. As a prep righty pitcher, he's mid 90's fastball with a slider, curveball and changeup. Jeremy Woo May 26, 2020 Traditionally, we've waited until after the draft to take a hard look. If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM (21) at the best online prices at eBay! Top Baseball Draft Prospects | MLB.com Collection of average tools that can go either way on the hit/power pendulum, but probably doesn't have the pure skills to do both at a plus level in the future. The athletic Pennsylvania prep outfielder has a plethora of plus tools in power, fielding, and arm while he has double-plus speed. Prep catcher penalty plus hit tool concerns leads me to placing Moller in the middle of Tier 3. Watching some video and he was regularly missing location. Mayo on Mariners' top prospects. His power may never be plus plus, but it should at least be above average to the tune of 25+ at peak. No plus pitches, but throws four average to above average pitches that all work well with each other. Diamondbacks are also one of the lesser collectible teams, another potential minor drag on his hobby value. Jackson Wolf - LHP (Padres, 1st Base only, 129/475) - The 4th year Senior left-hander out of West Virginia was a starter in college but projects more as a bullpen arm. Clean, repeatable mechanics and an advanced for his age approach lessen the prep rightys risk. He'll throw a hard slider and a good changeup that are both average to above-average pitches at times. He's also got a decent changeup, but I didn't see him throw it much if at all. Fair chance he wont stick at shortstop. A floor of high leverage relief to a ceiling of a two double plus pitches SP2/SP3 is enticing to slide into the bottom of Tier 2, but I will try and contain my exuberance for what I saw and put him at the top half of Tier 3. Very athletic at 6'2" 190 with room to fill out. A top 50 guy at the Complex level in our RoboScout, I am putting him into the bottom of Tier 3 because of the strong floor and the upside to develop offensively as he grows into his body. A high leverage reliever with mid-rotation upside depending on how the secondaries develop with an absolutely lights out fastball gets into my Tier 3 based on upside. The deck is stacked against hit-only corner players, but given the strength of Manzardo's hit tool and the associated plate skills, I am going to slot him into the bottom half of Tier 3 and cross my fingers his power continues to trend in the right direction. Anthony Solometo - LHP (Pirates, 1st Auto only, 37/34) - Player comps are hard and often wrong which is why I try to stay away from them as much as possible. My concern is that House could easily end up a sub-.250 hitter even if he does end up with 30+ bombs regularly, and that isn't in the elite category in today's game, let alone perennial all-star. International. Baseball's number two prospect hit a whopping .347 in 2021 and flashed his power ability as well with 13 long balls over 291 . to be found here. He is a big dude coming in at 6'5" and 290 pounds with the requisite raw power. Fills up the zone and gets a lot of strikeouts. But like the rest of the guys with this profile, keep tabs on them. He did improve on his strikeouts in 2021, but I see that more as plus control taking advantage of college bats. The 2020 first round pick (28th overall), Wells is a stocky left handed hitter at 6'2" 228 lbs who employs a short stroke that helped him slash .264/.390/.476 in 2021. Configuration 21 cards per pack 1 sticker autograph card (unnumbered, # to 10, # to 5, # to 1) Specs Download Checklist (34.74 kB) Ian Moller - C (Rangers, 1st Base only, 103/118) - Prep catchers are often a dart throw, especially regarding if they can stick behind the plate or not. He apparently will throw an inconsistent changeup infrequently as his third pitch, but I never saw it in the video I watched. 6'3" and 190 pounds indicates that there is room to add good muscle to his frame and tick his velocity up from low 90s to mid 90s. It is the gold standard and what I am going to focus on as the main attraction. The 12-6 curveball looks especially pretty and the changeup has really nice fade. Top 100. Right now, I can easily see a future high leverage bullpen arm or an SP4. He's a top Tier 3 guy that I am going to watch closely to see if he can develop the hit tool to match the power and vault into Tier 2. I am going to split the difference and slide him into the bottom of Tier 3. FOR SALE! Not much power to speak of at the moment and an above-average hit tool with decent feel at the plate where he will take a walk and wont chase. He leads with an eye-popping fastball in the upper 90's that can touch triple digits that lives mostly in the middle to upper half of the zone and has some arm side tail. Anyways, mostly a back-end starter looks with some bullpen risk if he can't get the slider to be more consistent. Michael McGreevy - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 18/62) - The Cardinals 1st round right-hander out of UC Santa Barbara has one of the higher starting pitcher floors in the product and the draft class. 2021 Bowman - BaseballCardPedia.com 2021 Bowman NEXT - Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects - Wave 2 Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! Has the frame to add good mass. Alex Binelas - 1B (Brewers*, 1st Base and Auto, 65/63) - Binelas didn't have the best 2021 college season as his hit tool didn't keep up with his power tool, pushing him down to the third round of the draft. Each is also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel. 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome ADLEY RUTSCHMAN 1st RC Prospect PSA 10 GEM Given the prospect pedigree and draft capital spent, Mack gets the benefit of the doubt and slots into the middle of Tier 3. Most evaluators believe he doesn't stick behind the plate as his receiving skills are not up to par but he does have the arm strength to gun down runners. First is the Lava refractor. He's an easy Tier None call for the moment but someone to keep an eye on because the raw stuff is there to become a lot more. With the catcher penalty, I am going to stick him in Tier 2, but don't mind those that see him in their personal top Tier. Update June 2021: Wander has arrived. 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He was able to put the bat on the ball a lot, but he ended up not really putting up good numbers in his 35 games at Low A this year. Hit tool is his best asset with the bat but will have some unexpected power - at the moment it's mostly doubles gap power. Normally this profile with the added catcher penalty would be a Tier None player, but given how many balls he put over the fence at FSU, I am going to slide him into the bottom half of Tier 3 and be ready to move him into Tier None if he can't repeat that. DESIGN 10 Best Wander Franco Rookie Cards To Buy Now - Gold Card Auctions Jake Fox - 2B (Guardians, 1st Base only, 95/229) - Cleveland's third-round pick out of the Florida prep ranks has a plus hit tool with above-average speed that he knows how to use on the base paths. This has led to Goodman putting in time in the outfield corners as well as a handful of games at first base. Carson Williams - SS (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 28/47) - A helium prep shortstop out of the San Diego area that was more seen as a pitching prospect until his bat started to come around in his Senior season. His third pitch is a hard 12-6 slider without a ton of break that he will keep low but won't throw that often. . Gap power is probably geared towards putting up home runs in the teens range. However, a groundball rate above 50% and what appears to be an average hit tool at the moment along with the risk of having to potentially slide him over to third base drags down the previously mentioned positives. While he spins the fastball, it's not as effective as one would think, and his tall, lanky frame (6'5") has mechanical/delivery concerns.