31ClemsonACC7SC2-8232424 9Texas TechBig 121TX1091838 During his 2022 spring break, Holliday came to Arizona to work out and take BP with his high school team at some of the big league teams complexes, and he (and his younger brother, Ethan) put balls out of backfields into the teeth of the wind with ease. KEY: NC Rec: Non-Conference Record. 55Central MichiganMAC1MI2N/ANRNRNR Caminero has a big leg kick, loads his hands low, and swings with bloodthirsty effort, with plus bat speed driving big pull-side power. 2 overall prospect, then was shut down with what Miami described as arm fatigue.. Those aforementioned late-bloomer traits are a reason to think Frelick might develop in center field and turn into a Brandon Nimmo-type player, and that possibility is why he moved onto the Top 100 this offseason. Miller pairs the heater with a sharp, mid-80s slider and locates both with consistency, good for a combined 50% strikeout rate, while issuing just three walks across 14 innings in 2022. Here hes projected to continue to improve on defense as he gets more experience, which would make him perhaps the best defensive center fielder in baseball at peak. As a disclaimer, we dont know a whole lot about these teams yet, and with small sample sizes, movement based on losses isnt too drastic. Marylands tough slate continues this weekend at the Cambria College Classic in Minnesota with top-10 foes Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. He isnt a great hands-and-feet athlete, and his arm strength doesnt match that of a typical third baseman. 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. Georgia; 34. His hard-hit and barrel rates are already well above what is typical for a big league shortstop, and he still has more room for mass on his frame. To say he looks like a steal is a drastic understatement at this point, as he is one of the most exciting young hitters in the minors, with elite power potential and superlative on-paper performance at Double-A throughout 2022, all while he was still not old enough to have a beer. Fabian might not have had the kind of season he was hoping to have in 2021 in a general sense, as he hit just .249 and struggled with strikeouts, but he was still incredibly productive from a power standpoint with 20 home runs and he continued to be an excellent defensive player. 4 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 22: Xavier: W 12-8 Feb. 24-26: Bowling Green State: W 2-1, L 9-6, W 14-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: Eastern Kentucky Shriners Hospitals For Children College Classic (Houston) March: 3: vs. (12) Texas A&M March 4: vs. (11) Texas Christian March 5: vs. Michigan Louisville was tested this week, needing to score late in their first two wins against Xavier and Bowling Green. 97TulaneAmerican5LA6-25726064 Even after a wildly successful 2021, Mead still cut down on what was already a very modest in-the-box stride and now derives all of his power from the rotation of his hips and the strength of his hands, which have a setup akin to vintage Evan Longoria. When Lee does take a comfortable hack, he shows you plus raw power, but his style of hitting is very balanced, and he doesnt sell out for huge pop all the time. Subscribe to get the best baseball coverage. We think there will be enough power for Barger to produce like an average regular in a multi-positional role. On the field, the Vols were undeterred and completed a 5-0 week. Instead, just a few days before Top 100 list publication, it was revealed that he still has a tear in his shoulder and will miss the first few months of the year. He is otherwise a major league-ready fourth starter. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. Walker worked out as a pitcher, shortstop, and third baseman in high school, then had a rough draft spring amid some weight gain, which is part of why he fell deep into the first round. His curveball has 12-6 shape and plus depth and power, used as a way of garnering called, early-count strikes, and the speed with which he has developed two distinct breaking balls despite pitching just one full minor league season is incredible. These two pitches are Bradleys most-used weapons by a wide margin, as his splitter and curveball are both used 6-7% of the time. As Volpe has added strength and mass, the trunk of his body has thickened substantially and impacted his defensive mobility a bit. Make no mistake, Paradas bat was one of the surer things in the 2022 draft, and hes likely to hit in the middle of a big league order regardless of position, which would make him a superstar catcher, but closer to an average regular if he ends up a LF/DH. NJCAA DI Baseball Rankings Preseason - January 23 2023 Receiving Votes: Florida SouthWestern State, Gaston, John A. Logan, Kansas City Kansas, New Mexico, South Mountain, State College of Florida *First regular season poll will be released on February 27th Week 12 - May 16, 2022 Week 11 - May 9, 2022 Week 10 - May 2, 2022 Week 9 - April 25, 2022 Keith made his 2021 pro debut solely as a position player and moved into the top 100 in the middle of 2022 on the strength of his offensive performance, most notably his huge uptick in power. 23OklahomaBig 125OK217403527 Here he stays in the same FV tier as last year but falls within that tier due to his 2022 performance. Some pre-draft medical question marks precipitated his fall to Minnesota. 24ArizonaPac-124AZ13272222 Keith was in the AFL because he missed all but about two months of the regular season with a shoulder injury. Lots of scouts think he ultimately projects in relief, but hes holding his velocity deep into games and has some other pitchability traits that suggest he could continue to start. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. His swing is already geared for lift, but he doesnt currently have the raw juice to make the most of it. By virtue of this precision, he might have peak years with 20 homers or so, very similar to Brantley. Hes a compact-framed, contact-oriented middle infielder from a smaller conference, but Neto gets the most out of his body by taking very athletic, high-octane swings. Then, on the Cape, he hit .295 with four homers in 20 games between the regular season and playoffs. His ability to do this consistently is surprising considering that Peraza is a fairly aggressive hitter in general, likely to run OBPs in the .310-.320 range. DeLauter only got to play 28 games for JMU in 2021 thanks to an already limited scheduling becoming more limited due to cancellations, but he made them count, hitting .386/.508/.723. Whats causing the swing-and-miss? Best Colleges for Baseball. As is customary for pitching prospects near the tippity top of prospect lists, Rodriguez got hurt in 2022, suffering a Grade 2 lat strain in early June. Dallas Baptist; 33. The other biggest climbers are Virginia Tech (up 45 spots), Louisiana Tech (up 43), Maryland (up 33) and Oregon (up 26). 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. Its hard to make any assumptions about him based on his shortened 2022 season, but he still looks like the same type of player hes been historically, assuming the power comes back when hes fully healthy and that the back issue isnt a persistent one. 1 or 2 starter. There are aspects of his swing that are very exciting and consistent with great big league hitters (his raw power and bat speed are uncommon for a shortstop, while his bent-at-the-waist hitting posture is akin to Mike Trouts and Dylan Crews), but his bat path is fairly grooved, and here the projection is that when the cement dries on Lawlars hit tool, it will be a little south of average. He runs well enough to play an outfield corner and were projecting him there, la Schwarbers trajectory. Still, Mauricio owns a 40% chase rate and has a career .300 OBP in the minors. 79ArmyPatriot1NY11089NRNR 9 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in SEC (2-1 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: Arkansas State: W 11-3 Feb. 24-26: (15) Maryland: L 9-2, W 12-6, W 18-8 (7) Upcoming Feb. 28-March 1: Louisiana Tech Cambria College Classic (Minneapolis) March 3: vs. (17) Maryland March 4: @ Minnesota March 5: vs. NebraskaOle Miss couldnt get its bats going Friday against All-American Jason Savacool but bounced back to score 30 runs over the next two games and pick up a big series win against Maryland. 47Louisiana TechC-USA2LA2439091NR Hes tracking like a mid-rotation starter. He can get extended on pitches out away from him and drive them into the opposite field gap, and has the power to do damage that way, and can also move the bat head all over the strike zone. Add to that performance his track record as a clubhouse favorite with natural leadership abilities and his multi-positional utility, and Lewis is primed for an everyday role as soon as his health allows. Teams 6-10 Lesko hasnt thrown a pro pitch yet due to TJ rehab, but his changeup and pre-injury velocity and fastball playability demand he be one here toward the back. Though hes of relatively narrow build, Bleis still oozes projection, and his present footspeed gives him room to fill out and slow down some while remaining in center field. And Miller held upper-90s velocity throughout, sitting 98-99 mph throughout most of his starts and rarely ever dipping below the 96-97 mph band with his fastball, which he also threw for a strike at a 70% clip in 2022. The bat is impactful enough to consider him a high-probability big leaguer regular of some kind, even at the bottom of the defensive hierarchy. There is some analytical fire to back up the smoke the scouts are smelling. The good news is that Alcantara already has enough pop to do damage to the opposite field and hes probably going to grow into much more as his wispy frame continues to fill out. 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. His ceiling is as lofty as he is. This isnt a common injury and the industry wasnt quite sure what to make of its impact on his trajectory. Holliday exited his pre-draft summer as a mid-to-late first round prospect. 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. Combine that with your standard issue Astros breaking ball complement (a hard 90-mph cutter/slider and a slower knuckle curveball) and you very likely have an impact big league arm, if a somewhat inefficient one. He has a pronounced bat wrap. Defensively he spent most of his time at shortstop in 2022, and while he isnt technically polished there, he does have the twitch and arm to project there with more refinement. His best offspeed is a plus slider, a tight, two-plane offering in the low-to-mid-80s. 76StetsonA-Sun2FL6-1957NR Williams has a prototypical baseball frame at a strapping 6-foot-2, and has the range, actions, and internal clock to remain at shortstop long-term, as well as a great infield arm. This wasnt a gradual increase, either it happened all at once in 2019. He threw his heavy, low-spin curveball with greater frequency and relied on it more as an out pitch. Feb. 28-March 1: vs Virginia Commonwealth. Volpes game power should routinely put him in the mix for All-Star teams for as long as he stays on the middle infield, and hell still be a productive everyday player if he moves later in his career. Cavalli climbed the ranks of the Nationals system in 2021, starting the season at High-A and closing it out at Triple-A, claiming the distinction of being the hardest thrower at that years Futures game (touching 102 mph) along the way. His open batting stance and deep pre-stride crouch are much more extreme than they were last year, and this change might have enabled him to see the ball better (similar to the way opening his stance helped unlock peak D-backs Luis Gonzalez) and improve his bat-to-ball ability enough for all of his modest power to play, especially in the Cal League. He fell behind some of the other high school infielders in his draft class due to doubts that Arroyo could stay at short as well as concerns about his hit tool. Previous ranking: No. And Chourio has that kind of power. Previous ranking: No. 70Grand CanyonWAC1AZ3N/ANRNRNR He was a model-friendly prospect because of his age and performance, and a scout-friendly prospect because of his relative polish (especially on defense), physicality, and showcase tools. Auburns biggest concern coming out of the weekend is the status of righthander Joseph Gonzalez, who was held out due to shoulder tightness. Now its time to unveil the entire Top 100, in chart form. He has lost some range as his compact, ovular frame has filled out and matured, and shockingly his hands and arm accuracy (even from second base) were both concerningly bad in Venezuela. 1; Virginia, Texas State Enter D1Baseball", "D1Baseball Top 25: Virginia, Arizona Make Big Moves", "D1Baseball Top 25: Tennessee Reaches The Rocky Top", "D1Baseball Top 25: Miami Surges Into Top 10, Three Teams Enter Rankings", "D1Baseball Top 25: Vols Remain No. 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. Harrisons body has thickened pretty quickly, but he throws hard and has diverse fastball utility and great secondary stuff. He has plus bat speed, and a compact, athletic swing that features a very flexible lower half and a fair amount of barrel variability. From the left side of the plate, Rodriguez has an exceptional ability to rip his hands through pitches on the inner edge of the zone. When the season was over and the statistical dust settled, Chourio wrapped with a 67% Contact% and 76% Z-Contact%, both of which would be in the bottom five of big league center fielders with at least 300 PA in 2022. His raw power has improved considerably over the last two years, and at age 19, he already has thunderous pull-side pop and is lifting the ball consistently in games. Hes only ever played shortstop in affiliated ball but saw time at third base in LIDOM, where he understandably looked uncomfortable at times. 5Oregon StatePac-121OR11688 He was hurt in 2022. His feel for contact has been lauded since he first entered pro ball, while his defensive ability at third and his middling power have kept him in more of a high probability role player bucket here at FanGraphs than in a star-level FV tier despite his on-paper performance. His hands load in a pretty typical spot that keeps him short back to the baseball, and he doesnt swing and miss a ton. Here Berry projects as a DH. Nevada. Hes hit 57 home runs combined the last two years while running sub-30% groundball rates and average launch angles in the 22-25 degree range, both of which are extreme by big league standards. Minor injuries kept Whisenhunt from carrying as heavy a load as he otherwise would have at ECU last season, but he still put up good numbers, including a 3.77 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 62 innings. 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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. 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. Hes also added a few ticks of velocity and now sits 93-96 mph, velocity hes maintained across two consecutive years of innings increases. College Baseball Rankings: 2023 D1Baseball Top Five. He does play with lots of effort, though, and Mead has enough range that the second base experiment has merit. There are still some things to work on here, but Prez is younger now than Trevor Rogers was on the day he was drafted, and the fact that Prez has made relevant adjustments and continued to dominate while implementing them is remarkable. Hes graded with the optimism that these traits will help him manage the swing-and-miss enough to be a multi-time All-Star. Youll note that prospects are ranked by number but also lie within tiers demarcated by their Future Value grades. Even though hes been on a throwing program to strengthen his arm, Volpe still doesnt have the hose typical of a big league shortstop. Alabama; 41. Tall, well-built, and athletic, Pfaadt has plenty of starter traits. In keeping with the fast track hes been on ever since he was drafted, he was promoted straight to the majors after that, skipping over Triple-A entirely, and held his own with the big-league squad, reaching base safely in each of his five games there to close out the season. stunned the reigning national champs, 2023 NC skiing championship selections announced. 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. After a breakout 2021 season, Harrison managed to improve in virtually every column of his stat sheet in 2022. Fifteen teams entered the Top 100 after being unranked in 2019. Julien has perhaps the best plate discipline in the minors and can bang em when he actually swings. LHP Xavier Rivas Delaware was no match for Rivas, who struck out eight and allowed just one hit. Long Beach State; 47. 90Kent StateMAC2OH3-29616750 Of the 71 extra-base hits Synergy Sports has on tape from Jungs time at Tech, 51 were to center or right field. You can really see his athleticism and remarkable hip/shoulder separation on his throws down to second. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. Hes a good enough defender that hed probably being playing shortstop had he ended up at Arizona State, but in pro ball the keystone is Johnsons likeliest defensive home given his maxed-out, stocky build and what projects to be somewhat limited range. The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the rankings, while the ACC is right behind them with eight teams ranked. The scouting summaries were compiled with information provided by available data and industry sources, as well as from our own observations. 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 Instead, Buschs path may lead through the outfield, where things are less settled for Los Angeles. Cartayas exchange is absurdly fast for a player his size, and he actively hunts baserunners when they reach, a threat to throw to the bases at any time. His arm slot is not as deliberately north/south as before, but his fastball still plays as an in-zone bat-misser because of his angle and carry. With a fastball like this, his floor is that of an impact reliever. He sits 92-95 mph while touching higher with his carrying four-seam fastball, and like any good D-backs prospect, moves it well north-south while generating whiffs at the top of the zone; he also has a sinker as a change of pace. 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. 6LouisvilleACC1KY1-1566 Casas has plus-plus power and enough bat-to-ball skill to weaponize it. Peraza seems to realize this and tends to let strikes in the lower third of the zone go by until he absolutely has to swing at them. Hes a good hitter who will stabilize an infield spot in Cincinnati for the next half decade or so. Ramirez has plus-plus bat speed and will show you big pull-side power already. "RPI Delta" is the change in a team's RPI since SUN, JUN 26th. South Alabama; 37. A game Tuesday at Texas looms before LSU heads back to Baton Rouge for the weekend. 57AlabamaSEC12AL221785228 In its final tuneup before conference play begins, Florida State this week takes on South Florida and FGCU. That was not the case on defense, however. Chourio is a hard-swinging center fielder with plus power and speed. The USAToday/ESPN Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of 31 Division I baseball coaches. On paper, Amador is still generating flat, groundball and line drive contact a lot of the time, but we think his feel for the barrel and for the zone together will enable him to hit for average power at maturity, maybe more as a left-handed hitter. 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