Here are the new Top 30 Prospects lists. The Phillies are expected to sign Bergolla. 4/5 starter on a contender. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. 40/50. Davis plate crowding helps enable his pull-heavy approach. But its shape, while deep, is a less-than-ideal pairing with his fastball. Hes going to be a middle-of-the-order anchor in Oakland fairly soon. The 55 FV pitchers and above tend to have some combination of monster stuff and good command, whereas the 50 FV pitchers often have one or the other. March 1, 2023. At this time last year, they were signing Dominican shortstop Hans Montero. Neto had an incredible statistical 2021, a performance he reinforced by hitting on Cape Cod and then again by hitting (checks notes) .407/.514/.769 (!) The international signing period ends on Dec. 15, 2023. He might have to augment his swing to get to all of that power, and the chase component threatens to drag the hit tool down, but guys who hit the ball this often and this hard tend to turn into good big leaguers. But from June on, he was markedly more effective, boosting that K-rate to just shy of 30%, while bringing his walk rate down. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Rafaela had a breakout 2022 season, hitting .299/.342/.539 mostly at Double-A Portland. He also plays solid defense and it will keep him at shortstop as he makes his way through the Minor Leagues. He is sure-handed and slick, twitchy and acrobatic, wielding plus range, hands, actions and arm strength. But there is a safer way to approach prospects. For example, the gap between Padres shortstop Jackson Merrill (No. -- $600,000Hector Liriano, OF, D.R. He has no underlying swing-and-miss issues and his massive 6-foot-5 frame still has room for more strength. 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. But it also leaves open an opportunity for dynasty managers who can sniff out the potential. He left Arizona with top-five pick buzz and ultimately went first overall to Baltimore. He performed well during a September call-up to New York, posting a BABIP-aided .306/.404/.429 line in 18 games. Scouts are putting Carlos Gonzlez comps on his body and swing, and think hell be an everyday corner guy in a few years. Another candidate to Chourio, Ramirez is among the highest-variance prospects in the minors. Even though it seems likely there will eventually be a draft, in the immediate-term, teams are behaving as if there wont be one to avoid being caught flat-footed in the event one doesnt materialize, or that it takes a while for the infrastructure that would support a draft to be put in place. 2022 Staff Consensus Top-40 Fantasy Baseball Second Base Rankings, 5 Stealthy MLB Prospects to Consider For Your 2023 MLB Re-Draft League. That said, Wood is already defying convention by looking as good as he does out there at his current size. 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. At the plate, he exhibits above-average bat-to-ball skills and strike zone awareness. -- $325,000Luis Lameda, SS., Ven. Now hes a strapping 6-foot-4 and has grown into considerable power, all while maintaining some amount of future physical projection (i.e. 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. And now, a few important things to keep in mind as youre perusing the Top 100. It might not be long before Montgomerys bat is better than Yon Moncadas, so perhaps a proactive shift to third base is a good idea. Those metrics illustrate the way Manzardos skill set is tailored. Tracking the status and signings of all 2023 MLB international players. Scouts were blown away by his power and speed, but swing-and-miss issues were a concern. For instance, Merrills hard-hit rate in 2022 was nearly 44%, which is already well above the average big league shortstops mark (35%). After the Reds gave him some time at first base in 2022, Steer now has experience at all four infield positions. Even when he has to shorten up to protect, the strength in his hands enables him to do extra-base damage. March 1, 2023. His rare raw thump has already begun to manifest in games, as Cartaya clubbed 22 homers in 2022, a season after he dealt with multiple injuries that severely limited his playing time. Roderick Arias, SS, Dominican Republic - Yankees ($4,000,000) More 2. Montgomery raked his way to Double-A, where he spent the last couple weeks of his first full pro season as part of Project Birmingham, a de facto instructs and evaluation period for Chicagos best mid- and upper-level prospects. He tends to throw his two breaking balls (his curveballs shape pairs especially nicely with his fastball) in the zone, often early in counts, and then use the fastball as a finishing pitch. The Rangers forfeit $500,000 each for Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. 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. The 2022 MLB Draft will be held between July 17-19, 2022. In fact, his fastball locations are still pretty scattered and his delivery remains quite violent. Hes naturally adept at framing low strikes because hes already so low to the ground, but its also fair to wonder if such a small athlete can withstand the grind of catching 80-100 games every summer. Hes set up to throw about 135 innings in 2023 (assuming a typical 20-inning increase) and, if his annual pattern of promotion is any indication, hell be given his first big league opportunity late this year (and push for a playoff roster spot), then compete for an Opening Day rotation job in 2024. Abel has a strong natural proclivity for spinning his breaking stuff, and his low-to-mid-80s slurve is already an above-average pitch and could be a 70-grade shove machine at maturity. -- $300,000, BravesJohn Estevez, OF, D.R. Chourio made The Leap in 2022, going from being a well-regarded prospect who had a chance to blow up to one who seemingly has. 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 both Davis and Rodriguez are near-ready catching prospects, they arent redundant, and in fact they complement each other well. Scouts like Priester, pitch data does not. Rocchios calling card is still his switch-hitting offensive ability, specifically his bat-to-ball skills, which have made him a 50 FV mainstay since he finished his first domestic pro season. But since the bust rate is so high, its advisable to take your shots deep in your drafts when the notable college and high school players are off the board. OF Cristian Vaquero, Cuba: MLB.com's describes Vaquero as a "potential five-tool player with lots of potential," adding he "plays hard with lots of energy and shows tons of natural instinct in practice and in games." There is no 70 FV prospect in this years class and only two 65 FV prospects. 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. 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. A massive part of fantasy baseball dynasty leagues always has been and always will be prospects. 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. Though he doesnt throw the pitch a ton, his changeup feel is also very good and currently more consistent than his feel for his new slider, though we expect that will come. Olsons plus secondary stuff helps make him a potential starter even though he doesnt throw strikes with his fastball. While his breaking ball command is inconsistent, Sengas velocity, splitter, repertoire depth, and demonstrated durability make him a fit as no. A spindly, undersized athlete with a plus slider and mid-90s fastball, Jameson is on the starter/reliever line as Arizonas big league staff becomes more crowded with viable major leaguers. Even more precocious than Prezs velocity is his fastball command, which is absurd for a 19-year-old, let alone one who throws this hard and is also this size. It is possible this will be the last international free agency class ever. He was suddenly a young-for-the-class college bat who might have gone very high in the draft if hed hit like he had the year before and gotten better at second base. Any discussion of Walker begins with his exit velocities, which are nearly unheard of for a player this young. There was no 2020 post-draft minor league season, and each of Jungs last two campaigns have begun with prolonged IL stints due to severe injury. Casas went to the Dominican Winter League to be part of Liceys prospect-studded lineup (Elly De La Cruz, Ronny Mauricio, and a few others were also on that roster at the start of the LIDOM season), but a knee injury ended that jaunt after just three games. This is mind blowing when you consider that Rafaela has only been playing the outfield for two years. He shows good plate discipline and doesn't swing and miss often. Its also when their dreams are realized. There are 15 prospects from Venezuela, four from Cuba, two from Colombia, two from Panama and one each from the Bahamas and Mexico. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. The Dodgers surpassed the luxury tax threshold the previous season and had to forfeit $1,000,000 for Freddie Freeman. The Marlins made him the sixth overall pick. He gets a lot of swing and miss on his slider, both in and out of the zone, and commands it well. Having made noticeable adjustments to his swing, including a lower load and a more compact back elbow, the center fielder has proven capable of tapping into in-game power previously missing from his offensive profile. He can be beaten with high velocity more regularly than anything else, but if pitchers miss and catch too much of the meat of the zone, that mistake is going to get hit hard somewhere. Look under the hood and there is cause for concern. While this might contribute to some of his in-zone and overall swing-and-miss rates (he posted a 77% Z-contact% and 72% overall contact% in 2022, both comfortably below the big league average), Henderson shows plenty of hitterish traits that instill confidence in his 2022 output. He worked in the 89-93 mph range as a high schooler, then exploded in college, hitting 100 mph as a freshman and sustaining upper-90s velocity when he finally moved to the rotation as a fourth-year junior in 2021. "Consensus No. 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. He returned three months later and labored through a rocky September with Norfolk, during which he struggled with walks. He projects as a 2-WAR player whose versatility could help optimize the way Baltimores other young infielders are deployed. 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. Jose De Jesus, OF, Dominican Republic Rangers ($1,197,500) More 28. . Walkers gigantic frame at his age makes it likely that hed eventually outgrow third base. The base signing pool for the Astros, Blue Jays, Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, Mets, Nationals, White Sox and Yankees is $5,284,000. 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. Thats a plus metric for a big leaguer and is ridiculous for a 19-year-old who hasnt totally grown into his body. It can take him a while to get to the ground and even when he does, he tends to give up long rebounds that allow runners to advance anyway. For a further explanation of the merits and drawbacks of Future Value, please read this and this. When he can get the barrel out there, though, hes a threat to do extra-base damage the other way because of his bat speed. 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. As far as defensive projection is concerned, a boxy frame, medium straight line speed, and an awkward running gait push and pull against Mayers defensive instincts, first-step quickness, and strong arm. The huge swing doesnt detract from Netos feel for contact, which he made plenty of during an aggressive post-draft assignment to Double-A. Manzardo hasnt hit a single speed bump in pro ball and moved into the Top 100 during the middle of 2022 on the strength of his statistical performance and visual feel to hit. PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS - Each box of Onyx Vintage Extended comes with two On-Card Autographs from baseball stars such as Juan Soto and Rafael Devers! On defense, Rodriguezs size is both a feature and a bug. 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. A somewhat frustrating blend of exciting elements, Liberatore features a four-pitch mix and each of his offerings is at least average, which presents as an obvious starters foundation. 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. Its a complex situation without, so far as I can conceive, a nice, clean solution that perfectly addresses all of the issues surrounding the safety, well-being, and agency of these young amateur players, whose plight I consider the most important issue at stake. It looked like he would continue his dominant performance at the higher level. The components of Hernandezs swing push and pull against one another, as his cut is pretty long but he also has very advanced barrel control. This is one of those cases. Even though Wood is quite big, he has feel for tucking his hands in and getting the barrel to softer pitches on the inner half of the plate, often staying inside them and driving them to the opposite gap. 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. -- $425,000, DodgersJesus Tillero, RHP, Ven. This cemented confidence in his feel to hit and also generated pre-draft conversations about whether there was a path for Jung to get to more power in games by pulling the ball more often, and whether that would hurt his ability to make contact. : Royals+ ($450,000) More 50. His huge strides enable him to cover a ton of ground in center field and he is a not only a viable defender out there right now, but he looks like a future plus glove. Williams was a two-way high school player who was talented enough to be considered a prospect as both a shortstop and a pitcher. -- $400,000Angel Gil, OF, D.R., $375,000, D-backsYassel Soler, 3B, D.R. Leiter was wild in his first full season, but we dont want to come off him too severely since he has looked like a solid fourth starter basically every other year hes been on the prospect radar. Young stars like Fernando Tatis Jr, Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Ronald Acuna, Yordan Alvarez, Wander Franco, Julio Rodriguez, and many more started as relatively obscure teenagers. Pick Team Player Pos HT WT School; 1: Baltimore Orioles: Druw Jones: OF: 6'4" 180: Wesleyan HS (GA) 2: Arizona Diamondbacks: Elijah Green: OF: 6'3" 225: IMG Academy (FL) 3: Texas Rangers: Jackson Holliday: SS: 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. Salas is expected to command close to $5 million next January. Jones combination of present baseball ability and physical projection were unmatched in the 2022 draft class. 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. 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. March 1, 2023. He started the season with a schedule that mimicked his college days, pitching every Saturday game in April and the first half of May, before transitioning to a more traditional every-five-days regimen. William Jr. is a well-rounded player who MLB.com says has been "praised for his baseball IQ " and has "solid bat-to-ball skills and an advanced approach and understanding of the strike zone." His arm is electric, and it continues to dazzle scouts. Hollidays range, hands, actions and arm are all above average, while his baseball instincts and internal clock are both very good, and season his defensive skill set enough to project him as a long-term shortstop even if he keeps getting bigger. He had among the highest average exit velocities in college baseball at a whopping 98 mph, though that came with what would constitute 40-grade peak exit velocities, around 105 mph (and with a BBCOR bat major league players average is 110 mph with wood). Ideally hell play a few different positions based on the game situation. International bonus pools, the money teams can spend on players, are set according to market size, with small market teams getting the most and large market teams getting the least. As Jackson worked out on one field and minor leaguers played and took BP on the quads other three diamonds, he stood apart from the rest in virtually every way. Every player set to receive a bonus of $2 million or more is included in this ranking, with a smattering of players with high six-figure bonuses and up included as well, players who emerged as favorites of mine throughout the process. 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. Rodriguez was quite comfortably the most dominant pitcher in the minors in 2021, when he racked up nearly three times as many strikeouts as hits allowed. Its a mid-rotation starters stuff, and healthy Williams should produce as such at the big league level, though the pitchers who tend to get hurt are the ones who have been hurt in the past, and theres enough of a track record here to alter how Williams lines up with similarly talented peers. By the time he was called up to Arizona in September, it was back into the mid-90s with Nelsons trademark angle and carry. Reiner Lopez, RHP, Ven. More disappointing though is that the shape of the heater hasnt played the way it was hoped to or how the TrackMan data that came out of his time at Vandy hinted that it might, having lost some of the ghost-like deception that flummoxed opposing college batters. There are guidelines for signing prospects. He hardly threw his changeup at all (just 6% usage), and his numbers against lefties were particularly affected by its omission. 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. 1. By virtue of this precision, he might have peak years with 20 homers or so, very similar to Brantley. He worked out in Panama during the offseason and the Guardians thought he was a full-go for spring training 2023, the start of his 40-man evaluation year. His slider can bend in as hard as 94 mph and has late, two-plane finish. Leiter is too powerful an on-mound athlete not to have an impact fastball, though he does need to sharpen his control. -- $600,000Joan Gutierrez, SS, Ven. A backfield wunderkind who stood out immediately because of his rare combination of size and athleticism, Alcantara has been a top 100 prospect at FanGraphs for a couple of years now. As he has laid a statistical track record in pro ball, Turangs plate discipline became the tip of that spear, and even though his walk rate dipped to a mark merely above average (10%) in 2022, his rate of chase was a more superlative 23%, which would have been the best among qualified major league shortstops. Hences fastball will be elite if he can sustain mid-to-upper-90s velocity across starters innings, which he hasnt yet had to do. His overall chase rates remain a little worse than average but theyre not terrifying. This is the third year were delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which youll see in the position column below: MIRP for multi-inning relief pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning relief pitchers. On defense, he shows plus potential because of his soft hands, blocking ability and receiving skills. He has been a hot knife slicing butter all the way through Double-A and shows little signs of stopping. The larger the bonus, the more teams believe in the player. 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. Well, Volpes swing starts with what is best described as a heel tap of his rear leg, as he loads all his weight onto his back side before he strides forward and swings with verve and ferocity. Some pre-draft medical question marks precipitated his fall to Minnesota. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. The consensus No. The MLBPA has resisted an international draft to this point, but with few other bargaining chips, the union could agree to an international draft to get concessions for big league players. His numbers backed up in 2022, but thats typical of pitchers who go to work in Reno. It has been his best in-zone bat misser thanks largely to the breadth of his arsenal. We already know MLB and the MLBPA are discussing pushing the . Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by. Because Carroll runs such deep counts, his strikeout rates have been higher than one might expect given his reputation as a plus contact hitter. Still just 19 (his 20th birthday coincides with his first game of the minor league season), Quero has the foundation of a viable defensive catcher but still needs to polish the finer points of his defense. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Felnin Celesten, SS, D.R. He does play with lots of effort, though, and Mead has enough range that the second base experiment has merit. Its tough for hitters who are looking for a fastball to do anything with them, even though Millers feel for locating his secondaries (especially his sinking changeup and low-80s curveball) is not sharp. 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. 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. His long speed gives him a shot to stay in center field, but his routes to balls can be a bit of an adventure. 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.