Even when he cuts his leg kick with two strikes, there is enough bat speed and power for Chourio to do huge damage. : Mets+ ($1,100,000) More 30. 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. Priesters four-seamer is divisive. Possibly even a Hall of Famer. Detroit Tigers Available Bonus: $6,431,000 Top Player: SS Cristian Santana Top 125 Starting Pitcher Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Dynasty League Strategy for 2023, NL Spring Training Battles with Fantasy Relevance, 2022 FantraxHQ Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit, Compete for Cash Prizes in a Fantrax Classic Draft Contest, Get ready for the season with a mock draft on Fantrax.com, Create your own league or join an existing league with Fantrax Commissioner. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Hes going to be a star if he ends up with even average raw power, and even if he doesnt, were talking about a switch-hitting catcher who can make an impact on both offense and defense. Despite being this size at this age, which might typically cause long-term 1B/DH projection, Colliers defensive feet, hands, actions, and arm strength are all excellent, and make him a future plus third base defender. His trademark breaking ball, which has plus-plus spin and flashes huge depth, tends to finish in the strike zone and isnt yet a consistent putaway pitch. In a vacuum, though, he has a shot to have four plus pitches and an inning-eaters frame. : Mets+ ($1,900,000) More 28. Our 36th-ranked draft prospect as a high schooler in 2019, Lee is a switch-hitting shortstop with above-average power who walked nearly twice as often as he struck out as a junior. Hilariously, Mayos swing is perhaps well-suited for the current metagame because so many contemporary fastballs ride to the top of the strike zone, which is where Mayos barrel hunts. AL East: A physical lefty with mid-90s arm strength and a mind-bending slider, Tiedemann has become one of the minors highest-ceiling arms. The tools Merrill has in place already make him feel like a high-probability impact player, and if he develops feel for lift without compromising contact as he enters his 20s, then hes going to be one of the top couple of prospects in the minors before he debuts. This isnt a common injury and the industry wasnt quite sure what to make of its impact on his trajectory. -- $300,000Osvaldo Heredia, OF, D.R. Across parts of five MLB seasons, Soto has a slash line of .287/.424/.526 (157 OPS+), and he's averaged 33 home runs and 133 walks per 162 games played.
2021-22 MLB International Prospects Bonus Board - Baseball America 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. MLB does nothing by accident and moving the last two signing periods into a single calendar year would allow the league to easily shift to an offseason international draft. As a right-handed hitter almost all of Endys damage is done on outer-third pitches that he can get fully extended against. What a difference a year makes. Thirty-two of the players on the 2022 Top 50 International Prospects list are from the Dominican Republic. He projects as a 2-WAR player whose versatility could help optimize the way Baltimores other young infielders are deployed. 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. 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. An intense, cerebral presence on the mound, Liberatore made his big league debut in 2022, spending the back half of the season shuttling between the Cardinals rotation and Triple-A. Johnson often ends his swing with his torso having made a full 180 degree rotation, sometimes swinging with such ferocious bat speed that he loses his balance and faceplants in the batters box. This is largely how Im able to efficiently collect bonus information, but it also reveals an unsavory aspect of the current system that might eventually bring about an international draft. Lever length still limits Batys ability to make consistent, quality contact in certain part of the zone, but he still shows you impressive barrel control as he tries to get the bat where it needs to be. Hes only been able to pull breaking balls that dont quite finish. Well likely learn more about that as he gains experience against upper-level pitchers, and this specific issue is the most concerning thing about Ramos profile, as it might require a significant adjustment on his part to avoid having a hole in his swing out there. Even while being a relatively free-swinger, hes only struck out at a 15-17% clip since entering full-season ball and has a rare hit/power combination for a catcher, though he has been a little bit older for each level. 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. 4:35 pm ET. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 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. In the past, teams could trade for an additional 50 percent of their bonus pool, though bonus pool trades have been prohibited since MLB and the MLBPA agreed to changes in response to the pandemic. Its human nature to remember all of the big hits. Another candidate to Chourio, Ramirez is among the highest-variance prospects in the minors. Jung is still a bendy, explosive and strong third base athlete with all-fields pop, a hit/power combination above the everyday bar at third base, and an above-average glove. union players) is not involved with players this young. If you dropped him into the 2022 draft class (with high schoolers Bleis age), hes going in the top five picks. Lesko is arguably the most polished and complete high school pitching prospect to come along in a decade. He has a simple, well-leveraged swing that takes advantage of his strength, and the long levers that come with his 6-foot-5, 220 pound frame produce jaw-dropping home runs when he really squares one up. We didnt know enough about the players, and their proximity to the Majors didnt help their appeal. Plus athlete, "true shortstop". The improved fastball utility and Bibees slider command give him two major league-ready weapons, while his deliverys consistency and his long standing feel to pitch generate optimism around the continued growth of his changeup, which hes using more often now than when he was in college. 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. He runs well enough to play an outfield corner and were projecting him there, la Schwarbers trajectory. 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. The hit/power combination to profile at third base is pretty comfortably here, and Caminero might yet come into more power at physical maturity. His semi-aggressive approach may lead him to have a merely average hit tool, but he has 70 power and might end up hitting 50 annual doubles at his peak. Hes a lovely, loose rotator for a hitter his size and is willing to use the opposite field when pitches are away from him. 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. Because his delivery is so elegant and consistent, Bradleys splitter has deep projection. Ariel Castro, OF, Cuba: Twins ($2,400,000) More 12. Lee played short at Poly, but based on his size (Brad Miller is a fair body comp), straight line speed (hes heavy-footed from home to first, in the 4.5s) and his medical, clubs tend to have him projected to third base. Williams was a two-way high school player who was talented enough to be considered a prospect as both a shortstop and a pitcher. -- $900,000Anyelo Marquez, SS, D.R. Browns stuff was already good at Wayne, and it leveled up pretty quickly after he signed, but it was the strike throwing that took a step forward in 2022 and led to his September call-up. With breathtaking bat speed, he wraps the head of his bat over his back shoulder, keeping it pointed toward the mound well after the pitcher releases the ball, then whips it through the zone so quickly that he still manages to make contact in front of the plate. A big-league ready, mid-rotation starter, Waldichuks arsenal also includes a changeup that he finishes with remarkable precision, but which he reserves almost exclusively for right-handed opponents (hes only thrown one changeup to a big-league lefty). Most of his swings and misses over the last few years have been on fastballs running away from him, but in 2022, he displayed a more advanced ability to poke the barrel at balls on the outer edge of the plate, extending his short levers in an effort to slap outside pitches the other way. Luis Almeyda, SS, D.R. Poised to make an immediate impact as Arizonas leadoff hitter, Carroll is the tip of the spear the Diamondbacks are pointing at the Dodgers and Padres. Its no surprise, then, that his introduction to pro ball came with a reduced workload, which Graceffo combined with a clear commitment to hitting the gym, resulting in an immediate velocity increase across his repertoire. -- $320,000Juan Frances, OF, Ven. In a typical year, wed have a couple more than that, and sometimes as many as five or six, but this year there are only two. 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. His left-handed swing has natural pull-side loft and hes adept at impacting the baseball way out in front of the plate from the right side, accomplishing the same goal with a slightly different look. His fastball now sits 95-99 mph, up seven ticks from his college days, and while it currently relies heavily on its velocity rather than its below-average shape, a scout we spoke with was optimistic regarding the 22-year-olds ability to continue to improve the offering, singing Graceffos praises when it comes to his work ethic. 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. Henderson is a viable shortstop defender (for now) who has plus-plus plate discipline and power. He doesnt track pitches especially well (his head often flies all over the place) and he has mediocre barrel variability, so hes likely to swing and miss at an above-average clip in the big leagues, but hes going to get to an absurd amount of power for a catcher and produce at an All-Star offensive level for that position. Thanks as always, keep up the great work! Hes not only kept things in check physically but actually improved to the point of being an above-average defender. This guy hasnt had a clear defensive home for much of his life as a prospect. 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. Drafted and mostly deployed as a third baseman, Mayo has projected as a right fielder since his draft year because of his size. If not for the risk created by Tovars plate discipline, hed be in the 55 FV tier, as hes otherwise about to produce like a complete up-the-middle player. Holes will get exposed, and weaknesses will become magnified. MLB.com adds the "upside and high baseball IQ combined to make him one of the most interesting prospects" available. McGarry sits 95-96 mph and will bump 99 as a starter.
Top Baseball International Prospects | MLB.com He will reach back and show you a plus arm when he needs to. His left-handed swing is very uphill, the sort typically associated with strikeout issues, but his levers are so short that his swing is still fairly compact. Bleis signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in January of 2021, and after a solid showing in the DSL that year, he created huge buzz on the complex in Fort Myers throughout 2022 because of his bat speed and power. McGarrys mid-80s slider and low-80s changeup are both plus, but his control issues extend to those pitches. He dealt with a litany of issues as an amateur, as benign as a fractured finger and as severe as back issues that had some teams drop him from their draft boards. Their ability as a group to rapidly move their way through the Minor Leagues was unprecedented. Victor Izturis, C, Venezuela Guardians ($1,150,000) More 41. The bumps and bruises suffered from catching can sometimes level players for whole seasons, and Davis had a lot of them in 2022.