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But the meal ticket here is still Ramos hit and power combination. Already armed with plus-plus velocity after coming out of a Division-II school in Michigan, Brown has added a plus-plus curve and slider since turning pro. 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). 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. Fold below-average third base defense into that picture and while Vargas is going to be a doubles machine and productive big league player, he is probably not a star. 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. Athletic, strike-throwing lefties with a great changeup tend to pitch in the big leagues forever. He will reach back and show you a plus arm when he needs to. A complete prospect and a total baseball rat, Lawlar had been a touted amateur as an underclassman and held serve as a near top-of-the-class talent for two or three years, even amid the volatility of the 2020 draft process. 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. Even though his career walk rates are extremely low (7%) for a complex-level prospect (where pitchers often struggle to throw strikes), Bleis chase rates are closer to average. Out of our newcomers, Notre Dame made the biggest vault, landing at No. Hes okay at second and third base, but the Blue Jays infield is already pretty loaded, so hes likely to see time in the outfield this year. 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. His slider can bend in as hard as 94 mph and has late, two-plane finish. So Lawlar isnt quite as good as his cartoonish stats his present hit/power combination is actually closer to average but he does everything well and is a potential plus defender at short because of his acrobatics. Even though beat writers reported that he had begun throwing again in June, Espino didnt pitch in games for the rest of the year. 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. 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. OF Bryson Ware An experienced outfielder, Ware returns for his third year at Auburn. Oklahoma; 46. CFN 2023 Rankings: After Week 17 51-68 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10 - AP | Coaches | NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections Contact @ColFootballNews. Yet another masher in the LSU lineup, Doughty is coming off of hitting .308/.368/.546 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs a season ago, showing off the power that many evaluators werent sure would arrive during his time in Baton Rouge. 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. After an uptick in fastball velocity a couple of years ago, Olsons four-seamer is still resting comfortably around 94-95 mph. Waldichuk came to Oakland as part of the return for Frankie Montas, bringing with him a nicely shaped four-seamer and an intimidating, sweepy slider with tons of horizontal movement. Righthander Grayson Rodriguez ranks No. Acuas athleticism is too exciting to keep him off the list even though his approach is sometimes reckless and he doesnt impact the ball in the air. Lawlar is a slick shortstop defender with big power and a somewhat shaky hit tool. Theres substantial bust risk here but the ceiling is huge, too big to move off of Hernandez after a whiff-prone first year stateside. On defense, Rodriguezs size is both a feature and a bug. Outfielder Dillon Carter went 9-for-14 with two home runs on the weekend to lead the Red Raiders. Hes short, he gets way down the mound (which helps create shallow angle on the pitch), and even though he has a three-quarters arm slot, his hand position is more north/south on release, which helps him create backspin and ride on the fastball. C Josiah Cromwick Cromwick is a popular name for the Ducks after a productive sophomore season in Eugene. H: Home. He was working with low-90s velocity and a shapely, low-80s breaking ball at that time. 54West VirginiaBig 127WV115573NR He still threw a ton of strikes and went in the fifth round of the 2021 draft, projecting as a high-floor, low-ceiling depth starter based on his command. Healthy House has huge power. He is stiff and bulky and not a lock to stay at third for a myriad of reasons. 6 Last Week: 5-0 Overall: 6-2, 0-0 in SEC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 1-1 Results Feb. 21-22: Alabama A&M: W 10-0 (8), W 23-1 (7) Feb. 24-26: Dayton: W 12-3, W 4-1, W 6-0 Upcoming Feb. 28-March 1: Charleston Southern March 3-5: GonzagaTennessee announced just before its series against Dayton that coach Tony Vitello would be suspended for the weekend due to an unspecified violation within the program. Firm, upper-80s changeups and sliders dart in different directions, and are thrown with 100 mph-looking effort. Here Berry projects as a DH. But his stuff, body projection and age (even after a year of JUCO ball, he was still just 18 when he was drafted in 2021), were enough for Toronto to pick him up in the third round. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, Hes not quite as deft a hitter from the right side, but hes still plenty dangerous. That represents more turnover than the last time we conducted this exercise, as just 11 new teams entered in 2019. The junior righty went 5.2 innings, struck out four, and allowed two hits. 24 Last Week: 2-1 Overall: 5-1, 0-0 in American (2-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: @ Campbell: L 6-5 (10) Feb. 24-26: vs./@ (16) North Carolina: W 6-5, W 6-5 Upcoming Feb. 28: @ Duke Keith LeClair Classic March 3: Indiana March 4: Long Beach State March 5: Georgetown ECUs in-state rivalry series against UNC was shortened to two games due to poor weather and the Pirates came away with a big series win. The Diamond Dogs (5-3) claimed their first win against a top-5 ranked opponent since 2004, sending the defending national champions home with their second loss of the season. Walkers gigantic frame at his age makes it likely that hed eventually outgrow third base. Scouts who saw him after Labor Day thought the quality and utility of his breaking balls (while still good) had also backed up a bit. 14North CarolinaACC3NC1-1131210 The SEC also occupies six of the top eight spots, and nine of the top 20. Preseason All-American righthander/outfielder Nolan McLean earned the save in both no-hitters. He still needs to find a position, though. 2 overall prospect, then was shut down with what Miami described as arm fatigue.. He then spent all of 2022 at Double-A and punched out 33.1%, while trimming his walk rate down to just 7.5%. He was on pace to start 2023 at Double-A and be in the mix for a big league roster spot at some point in 2024 if he kept hitting. 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. 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. Bradley has, and hes done so while building an innings count that should help vault him into the Rays rotation at some point in 2023. As explosive as most of his body is, Veens hands are not, and he tends to be long into the hitting zone. There is hit-related bust risk here, but things trended in a favorable direction during Greens senior season and he didnt play enough after the draft for his pro strikeout rate to scare us away. McGarry has three plus pitches but also the worst control on the Top 100. Hes also adept at positioning his body to be ready to throw as he fields the baseball, his transfer is quick, and his internal clock is well-calibrated. Of those accolades, perhaps the most promising was his durability; given the violence in his delivery, our biggest concern has been Cavallis ability to stay healthy, so the fact that he notched over 123 innings of work without an IL stint was a welcome development. He has enough raw power to do damage to all-fields and Paradas feel to hit weaponizes it, as he often hits the ball where its pitched, driving stuff on the outer edge to right field, pulling pitches on the inner third, and spraying everything in between. 1B Jac Caglianone Caglianone had a productive freshman year and is coming out of the gate strong. Sims will go into the 2022 season as Mississippi States Friday starter, one season after he had a 1.44 ERA, a .149 opponent batting average and 100 strikeouts in 56.1 innings as the Bulldogs stopper in the bullpen. Jameson sits 95-96 mph, touches 99, can add and subtract sink from his fastball, and his mid-80s slider is comfortably plus. 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. 31ClemsonACC7SC2-8232424 The 20-year-old ends it near (or sometimes in) a kneeling position in the box because hes swung with so much effort. Teams 11-20 The Orioles selected Ortiz in the fourth round based largely on his defensive prowess, and he has lived up to those expectations while exceeding them on the offensive side. He plays with the high center of gravity more typical of an outfielder, and has a hard time flipping his hips to make fundamentally typical throws if hes had to range left to field a groundball. He is loose and fluid in the box but does have some swing-and-miss concerns, which is standard for a hitter with levers this long. Obviously hes ranked here as if hes set to become a star player anyway. Hes likely to develop feel for that pitch over time and have a more complete arsenal at peak. However, this type of swing also makes it tough to scoop underneath low pitches. The upright nature of this adjusted swing has impacted Meads plate coverage a bit, and he swung through lots of high fastballs and sliders that finished on the outer third of the zone in 2022. For now, its amazing how sentient his feel to hit is considering his age and size. Theres definitely relief risk here for that reason and because it may take two seasons to put Eder in a position to work an entire load of starters innings at the big league level. 4 starter fairly soon even if the arrow is currently pointing down. With Endy Rodriguez around, it may not matter a ton. The huge swing doesnt detract from Netos feel for contact, which he made plenty of during an aggressive post-draft assignment to Double-A. He lacks a traditionally projectable frame, but Amador has still gotten stronger over the last year and he flashed more power than expected. Eder was a tantalizing but inconsistent high school prospect who at times would sit 94-97 mph, but often with scattershot control. Just seven games into his 2021 minor league season, Carroll sustained a posterior capsular avulsion fracture and a labrum tear during a swing on which he homered. His stuff has gotten even better under the tutelage of Clevelands player dev system, and he dominated during his 2021 full season debut, putting up a strikeout rate north of 40% while shortening his arm action and altering his slot to impart more vertical movement on his heater. M.J. Melendezs 2019 and Bo Naylors 2020 are recent examples of otherwise good-hitting catchers who had a terrible offensive season in the mid-minors followed by an immediate and significant rebound the following year. UC Santa Barbara; 34. Its a tall order for a prospect who already has some hit tool risk. The Preseason poll ranked the top 35 teams in the nation. 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. 8 TCU. 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. The Pennsylvania native went six innings, allowed just two baserunners, and struck out eight against South Florida. Martes body and athleticism regressed in 2022, and he looked pretty rough in the Arizona Fall League. The offensive bar in left is at roughly the same level as third base and if we project Vargas to be able to play a neutral left field (hes below average right now but looks better than he ever has at third), it actually buoys his overall profile because his third base defense was pulling it down. Virginia has one more week of non-conference play before its schedule stiffens with ACC competition. Minnesota sent Lee to High-A almost immediately and he raked there, blowing scouts away. You may have also noticed that there are more than 100 prospects in the table below, and more than 100 scouting summaries. He hit 26 homers and 33 doubles and posted a 148 wRC+ at Vancouver and New Hampshire before he was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo at the very end of the year. What if Michael Brantley played shortstop? 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. His split/changeup (it only has about 1,300 rpm of spin, definitely in split territory) has plus sinking action, but the direction of its lateral movement is highly variable. He spent most of the rest of the year rehabbing in Arizona, often attending Diamondbacks games in his sling. Previous ranking: No. Simply put, hes one of the most unique offensive threats in the sport. 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. Its tough to be a 2-WAR DH every year (Bryce Harpers 2022 100-game line was good for 2 WAR), but Busch has the hit/power combination to do it. De La Cruz is a boom-or-bust prospect who could really bust or go supernova. 17. The chart below is sortable by state and by conference, which makes it easy to see how all of the Top 100 programs stack up relative to the other teams in their state and league. His arm strength (a 70 on the scale two winters ago) was not as consistent in recent looks but is still strong. The SEC also occupies six of the top eight spots, and nine of the top 20. Hitters seem to take more comfortable swings against his breaking stuff later in outings, so perhaps theres something about Painters fastball angle that makes it easier to see his breaking balls pop out of hand once theyve had a look at them. Even if you dismiss that, the measurable power thats already here is incredible and reinforces the visual evaluation of Bleis electric talent. 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