8Ole MissSEC6MS211191918 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. Arroyo is a hard-swinging shortstop who is off to a much more powerful offensive start than was anticipated when he signed out of high school. He is stiff and bulky and not a lock to stay at third for a myriad of reasons. Previous ranking: No. His Trackman data makes clear why his offense is so worthy of this line of development. Hes not quite as deft a hitter from the right side, but hes still plenty dangerous. The SEC leads all conferences with 13 teams (out of its 14 current members) in the Top 100. 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. They do not store directly personal information . Bleis has some of the planets sexiest bat speed and produces shocking power for a young hitter his size. 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. The floor here is XL Freddy Galvis with worse defense, but there will be some peak seasons where more of the power plays and he produces like a star. He has a cartoonish leg kick and his hands load similarly to Javier Bezs, and while Neto doesnt have quite the same all-world whip as Bez, he is a plus rotational athlete who hits some epic pull-side homers. 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. Synergy Sports has film of Collier seeing about 1,300 pitches since 2020, a gigantic sample for a teenage prospect. He now sits 96 mph and will touch as high as 102, though he typically tops out at 99 in any given start. Previous ranking: No. 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. Hes going to get to whatever raw power he ends up growing into and has a good shot to be a middle infield regular, though probably not until 2026 or so just based on his 40-man timeline.There are mixed feelings about his defensive fit, with most of Erics sources projecting him to second base (a mix of scouts and analysts), which is where he had him coming out of high school. He started the 2022 season at Triple-A and wasnt quite as dominant as hed been at the close of 2021, with just a 21.5% strikeout rate throughout April and May. His fastball has sufficient action that it still plays at 92-93, and it pairs nicely with his curveball, which is a traditional power pitchers yakker in the upper 70s. But assuming that third base is now his likeliest position, more pressure will be put on Martes bat, and while theres good news in that regard, there also needs to be refinement if Marte is going to hit enough to play an everyday role at third base. 1 in the D1Baseball Top 25 for the first time in the eight-year history of the rankings. Espino barely throws his low-90s changeup, but he still has good feel for locating it in an enticing location away from lefty batters, and even that and his rarely-used curveball (combined, he threw those pitches 8% of the time in 2021) could be above average at maturity. 4 Ole Miss in Oxford for the first time since 1989, LSU remains No. In 2022, he dominated the upper levels (.260/.374/.511) and made his big league debut at age 20 with a five-game cup of coffee. Hassells performance tanked after the Juan Soto trade, and he broke his hamate in Arizona after the regular season. Mayers gorgeous left-handed swing produces impact power for a shortstop. After beginning his career as a reliever, Senga moved into the Fukuoka Hawks rotation in 2017 and has spent the last half decade as one of the better starters (and hardest-throwing pitchers) in all of NPB. Because he participated in Team USA and showcase events from a very young age, Collier generated an inordinate amount of amateur data. 14North CarolinaACC3NC1-1131210 99NevadaMWC2NV1N/ANRNRNR In 2021, he had a 3.80 ERA, a .208 opponent batting average and 94 strikeouts in 71 innings. 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. Add to that his plus-plus defense at an up-the-middle position, and hes on track for star-level everyday center field role. It can be found here. 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. 16 this week following the impressive series win over the Horned Frogs. 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. 19 Last Week: 4-0 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in Pac-12 (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 20: vs. UC Santa Barbara (Surprise, Ariz.): W 11-0 Feb. 24-27: Coppin State: W 11-1, W 16-0, W 19-5 Upcoming March 2-5: @ Cal PolyOregon State took care of business with a sweep of Coppin State in its home-opening weekend. Now, after what might be a delayed start to his 2023, hell be asked to hit the ground running after only playing half of last year. If he can consistently create that arm-side finish on the curveball, it will give him a weapon against lefties, though now that hes had to whip out his changeup against upper-level hitters, some of those have been quite good. Subscribe to get the best baseball coverage. 37MarylandBig Ten2MD133703439 RHP Paul Skenes Out of all the top aces in college baseball, Skenes was the best last weekend. He lacks precise command, but he throws enough strikes to start and bully hitters with his velocity and slider for five and six innings at a time. His rate of hard, impact contact is near the top of the scouting scale when you adjust for age and is already comfortably plus relative to the big league rates in some areas (like barrel rate). Simply put, hes one of the most unique offensive threats in the sport. There are some players who are as aggressive as Mauricio (or more so) who find a way to be impact players anyway and almost all of them tend to make enough in-zone contact to buoy their overall offensive output. It will be interesting to see how Tovars speed helps inflate his extra-base output in Coors Field; he might end up turning a lot of doubles into triples there. The defense will hopefully hold as Carter ages, and Jake Marisnick presents a precedent in this regard. He can vary his breaking ball shape and will occasionally show you 88-91 mph with cut, at other times 77-83 mph with sweep. Born in Venezuela and signed out of an Arizona junior college, Flores gained notice as a big time prospect throughout 2021, which he wrapped sitting 93-96 mph with a hammer breaking ball in the Fall League. Whether he adjusts to more cautious and competent pitching as he moves through the minors, we just wont know until it happens, but the more granular statistical indicators here (what Bleis underlying contact and chase rates are relative to his strikeout and walk performance) suggest hes going to improve in these areas. Other Teams Receiving Votes: Clemson (25-27), Baylor (31-20), Washington St. (26-23), California (29-26), Grand Canyon (39-21-1), California Baptist (40-16), Brigham Young (23-27), Abilene Christian (36-21), Sam Houston St. (30-25), San Diego (33-12), Auburn (25-27), Texas A&M (29-27), Kentucky (29-23), Coastal Carolina (27-24), Georgia Southern Alabama, Georgia, Indiana have four teams apiece on the list. Abel will also flash a really good changeup once in a while; that pitch tends to be in the 86-89 mph range and feasts on hitters who have to cheat to catch up to his fastball. Given the 2022 performance of some of their young 40-man occupants (strike-throwing issues for Ryan Pepiot, Andre Jackson), Miller might be Los Angeles most reliable in-season option to make a start if one or more of their projected starters goes down with injury. If you dropped him into the 2022 draft class (with high schoolers Bleis age), hes going in the top five picks. RHP Logan Whitaker The entire NC State pitching staff had a great start to their season, allowing just seven runs across four games. Olsons plus secondary stuff helps make him a potential starter even though he doesnt throw strikes with his fastball. 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. He still needs to find a position, though. Then, on the Cape, he hit .295 with four homers in 20 games between the regular season and playoffs. He has performed well through the lower minors (.271/.368/.438), and his frame, speed, general athleticism, and long-term frame-based power projection are all very enticing from a scouting standpoint, but the limitations of his current swing still make Veens big league impact more of an abstract projection than an inevitability. His footwork on throws to second is clunky and variable, which often impacts his throw times and accuracy, but the pure arm strength is in there. 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. The bumps and bruises that come with catching 100 games often make it tough for catchers to sustain peak offensive performance, and Cartaya hasnt been exposed to that yet. His 2021 season got off to a delayed start because of a stress fracture in his left foot (he slashed .326/.398/.592 across 80 upper-level games thereafter) and Jung spent most of 2022 on the shelf rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn left labrum. Were he an infielder, there would be times when a manager would want to substitute for him because of how rough his defense can be, but you dont really want to remove a hitter like this from your lineup in the middle of a game. It makes sense that there has been some second base experimentation here over the last few years, as Ramos range and actions make it plausible that he could eventually fit there, and Colson Montgomerys third base projection might force the issue. He receives on one knee with the bases empty but mixes his technique with runners on. He finished that season with a 10-game A-ball stint, where he struck out in 16 of his 42 plate appearances. The gap between Peraza and Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee (No. Even if you dismiss that, the measurable power thats already here is incredible and reinforces the visual evaluation of Bleis electric talent. There arent many lefty-hitting shortstops with this kind of offensive juice. There might be more game power here than there is raw power, or at least more game power than youd expect from someone who has some approach-related red flags. He runs well enough to play an outfield corner and were projecting him there, la Schwarbers trajectory. 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. All rights reserved. 11Texas A&MSEC7TX20111014 He also has sizable raw power thanks to his plus bat speed and a promising early-career bat-to-ball track record. 74CharlotteC-USA4NC8N/ANRNRNR Cartaya had a whopping 41% hard-hit rate in 2022, which is already better than that of the average big league starting catcher (hes 21! The Tigers did their homework and signed him for an over-slot bonus in the fifth round, where many teams had written him off as unsignable. Youll also notice that there is a Future Value outcome distribution graph for each prospect on the list. His hands work with natural lift, but Busch keeps their path short and on time, and he can move the barrel all over the zone. 73IowaBig Ten5IA1-6676187 Keith may not have a position, but he has a pretty stable hit/power combination that will profile at third if he can actually stay there. Barger has huge left-handed bat speed and a shot to stay on the dirt, just not at shortstop. The swing particulars of an 18-year-old arent especially important, and Colliers skill set gives him star-level ceiling, this is just a specific, key area to be sensitive to as he develops. Lawlars hit tool projection is a bit of a conundrum. 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. It can be tough to turn over a changeup from his arm slot, but that slot is also part of how Bibee creates depth on his curveball, which has become a show-me pitch that he lands in the zone at will. If he can consistently locate his stuff Abels pitch execution is behind that of the typical Double-A starter but okay for a still-growing pitcher his age then Abel will be a front-end arm. Previous ranking: No. NCAA College Rankings and Polls. 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. 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. Busch has continued his long track record of excellent offensive performance so far in pro ball. He is quite comfortably the best defensive shortstop on the Yankees 40-man entering the 2023 season and likely to play there every day in the near future, producing on par with an average regular at the position. 83NortheasternCAA2MA1N/ANRNRNR On the field, the Vols were undeterred and completed a 5-0 week. The sophomore outfielder was out for all of last season with an injury and is looking to make an impact right away. Hes now a career .303/.394/.533 hitter and has had meaningful statistical success up through Double-A, where he spent about a month toward the end of 2022. After operating below the radar going into 2021, Beavers now has to be considered among the best bats on the West Coast after he hit .303/.401/.630 with 18 home runs and 49 RBIs last season. Carter has plus soft skills but doesnt have the power for stardom. He doesnt have to be put on the 40-man until after the 2024 season, but the rate at which he has been promoted so far indicates hell be in the mix for a rotation spot sooner than that. Its tough to call Senga a prospect but he is an MLB rookie and presents a useful litmus test for other major league-ready minor leaguers. He threw his heavy, low-spin curveball with greater frequency and relied on it more as an out pitch. RHP Jackson Pace The 6-5 freshman righty made his presence known on Sunday, striking out four batters in a one-hit performance, lasting six innings. He tends to swing through the down-and-in portion of the zone and struggles with anything away from him. After hitting .352/.439/.676 with 17 home runs as a freshman at Arizona, Berry followed coach Jay Johnson from Tucson to Baton Rouge, becoming the highest-profile transfer in the first offseason in over a decade in which players were able to transfers between Division I schools without sitting out a year. He sometimes sets up to block breaking balls too quickly, tipping off baserunners and peeking hitters to whats coming. 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. Jackson Holliday, the No. While most players on this list have experience at the college level, we also included some newcomers, with the expectation that those players will be among the favorites to win freshman of the year honors. Firm, upper-80s changeups and sliders dart in different directions, and are thrown with 100 mph-looking effort. 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