He did improve on his strikeouts in 2021, but I see that more as plus control taking advantage of college bats. Yorke was ranked No. The right side of the plate was more promising as he seemed to have a more natural, hit over power swing. Hit tool is his best asset with the bat but will have some unexpected power - at the moment it's mostly doubles gap power. Mid rotation floor featuring a high-spin slider as his swing and miss pitch. January 15, 2023. A back-end starter with a history of arm injuries is an easy Tier None decision until we see his return to the mound. Brady House - SS (Nationals, 1st Base only, 11/6) - One of the more well-known names in this draft class as he's been on the radar and considered as a 1st rounder for quite a while. Maddux Bruns - LHP (Dodgers, 1st Base and Auto, 29/68) - Ideal landing spot for Bruns as he gets into a top dev org. Shows patience at the plate with more walks than strikeouts in his final season at Arizona as well as in his first go at the Minors. Sal Frelick - OF (Brewers, 1st Base and Auto, 15/10) - The Brewers 1st rounder out of Boston College has a really high floor given the strength of his plus hit tool, double plus speed, and strong plate skills. Has the frame to add good mass. Landon Marceaux - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 80/136) - Angels 3rd round right-hander out of LSU is a classic backend SP profile. Putting him at the top of Tier 3 and keeping a close eye on how his power develops; if it comes, he's an easy Tier 2 player. I have broken down these 1st prospects into four tiers based on a combination of my perception of hobby interest and my own personal long-term hobby outlook. Lefty bat that can hit as well as push it over the fence that finished in the top 15 of the RoboScout ranks for the Complex level. I wouldnt be surprised if theyre more desirable than the wave refractors in the short and long term. Nice floor of a utility player that fits the Rays interchangeable lineup model well but doesn't have the ceiling of anything higher than a Tier 3 player. Cameron Cauley - SS (Rangers, 1st Base only, 73/230) - The prep shortstop out of Texas has all the tools to stick at short which is his main calling card. (1:6 Hobby Packs) New Applied Pressure - Highlighting later round talent that has worked their way into the Top 100 with a cutting edge stylized diamond stone design. Looked to be an uncomfortable at bat for left-handers. 2021 Bowman - Prospects. Max Ferguson - 2B (Padres, 1st Auto only, 160/171) - The Padres 5th round selection out of the University of Tennessee had a tough final season in Knoxville that saw him sell out for pull-side power which ended up significantly impacting his strong batting average of past seasons. Saw multiple hitters have trouble facing that pitch. Donta Williams - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 106/333) - The Orioles underslot fourth-round pick out of the University of Arizona projects to a second division outfielder or strong side platoon as a lefty bat. The Padres are giving him an opportunity to start for now, but he's a tough at bat for lefties and I would speculate that he eventually gets moved to the bullpen to come in against a tough left-handed portion of a lineup. Plus max velo numbers at the Complex level and a top 10 player in our hitting RoboScout for the Complex level. A tough Tier 4 choice as I don't see any standout tools but he absolutely raked in 2021 at Texas Tech. He'll throw a hard slider and a good changeup that are both average to above-average pitches at times. Good plate skills as well and have seen him willing to put the ball into the opposite field on occasion. Stock fell a bit with his inconsistent command being the main drag in 2021. And while that may be the case, he hasn't shown the dominant stuff you would imagine when looking at him at 6'6" and 235 pounds. Vintage cards of all-time greats like Honus Wagner and Mickey Mantle have sold for some of the highest prices in hobby history while more recent stars like Ken Griffey Jr. and . Like many of the Bowman newcomers, Kahlil Watson has big time upside and is one of the top prospects in a strong Miami Marlins farm system. Seemed easy for hitters to pick up and put the bat on the ball, even if it wasn't always successful. Without it, he has significant reliever risk. Drafted to pitch, he's a raw work in progress. Mason Black - RHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 85/90) - Right-hander out of mid-major school Lehigh taken by the Giants in the third round to continue their pitching-focused draft. That potentially becomes a problem with his biggest negative is his lack of power at the moment with bottom tier max velo numbers - not great when power is one of the bigger pre-requisites for first base. Click on any card to see more graded card prices, historic prices, and past sales. Tyler McDonough - 2B/OF (Red Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 75/207) - No real standout tools but no real deficiencies either. Jumbo Hobby box - guarantees 3 autos and is roughly $400 pre-sale per box. He is also a two way player but likely ends up on the bump rather than on the dirt in the long term. Christian Scott - RHP (Mets, 1st Auto only, 142/330) - Two pitch late innings reliever out of the University of Florida. The list below breaks down my top 10 current prospects and young players whose cards you should be looking out for: 1. Ruben Ibarra - 1B (Reds, 1st Base and Auto, 119/NR) - Fourth-round pick out of San Jose State was a large underslot pick and off the radar of most boards, including ours. As a switch hitting shortstop-only profile, he is likely on the fence between Tier 2 and Tier 3. Frank Mozzicato - LHP (Royals, 1st Base and Auto, 7/49) - The biggest surprise in the top ten overall picks and perhaps the entire first round was the Royals taking Mozzicato at 7th overall. The fastball often ends up on the glove side of the plate, given an appearance of some left to right movement on the fastball for the hitter. He has a four-pitch mix highlighted by a low to mid 90s fastball that plays up with the spin and vertical approach angle with a slider, curveball, and changeup making up the rest of his arsenal. The Cardinals 2nd round pick has 40 home run power with double plus max velo but the concern is he will only get the bat to the ball enough to get to 20 of those. My concern is that House could easily end up a sub-.250 hitter even if he does end up with 30+ bombs regularly, and that isn't in the elite category in today's game, let alone perennial all-star. Above average to plus hit tool with a strong plate approach is brought down by the rest of his average-ish tools. Big time deceptive delivery from the left side with a big arm swing. Plus mechanics from a 3/4 slot that is fluid and repeatable. Has the skill set to stick behind the plate, but given his athletic profile, it is regularly speculated that he ends up somewhere else on the field by the time he gets to the big league. Will have to see more velocity and his secondaries get to the next level before he gets considered for Tier 3. The biggest name among 1st Bowman badges in 2021 is Austin Martin. If you had taken our advice at the time this article was initially written, you would be up between 50% to 100% regarding Wander Franco RC's . Lonnie White Jr. - OF (Pirates, 1st Base and Auto, 64/35) - Along with Chandler, the Pirates used their underslot choice of Henry Davis at 1-1 to steal away a big time football commit with White, a potential star wide receiver headed to Penn State. I am going to slot him towards the top half of Tier 3 given the volatility of this profile. 2021 Bowman marks the official opening of prospect season. Brooks Gosswein - RHP (White Sox, 1st Base only, 124/215) - Fourth-year senior that jumped into rounds 3 - 6 conversation when the left-handed pitcher started hitting 95 on the gun and spinning plus curveballs. The nice thing about Bowman Draft, in contrast to the other core Bowman releases of Bowman Baseball and Bowman Chrome, is that you dont have any active MLB players in the product. Ben Casparius - RHP (Dodgers, 1st Auto only, 162/187) - Solid back-end rotation guy. For the moment, he is a Tier None player until his hit and/or power tools start to carry him further - I might be the low man on Wilson, but ideally I would like to see him turning his raw power into more frequent game power. Didn't see him throw the changeup much, but that is what will determine if he is just an up and down starter or simply org depth as a backend starter. Let's Talk Wax 7.4K subscribers Subscribe 11K views 1 year ago The 2021 Bowman Draft. If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. If youve seen 2021 Bowman Baseball released earlier this year, then you can skip right over this section. Features a plus fastball in the mid-90s to go with an above-average changeup that has good depth. Tier None slotting with an outside chance of ticking up to Tier 3. Cooper Bowman - 2B (Yankees, 1st Base only, 122/186) - If you haven't heard them already, get ready to hear them regularly as every breaker and collector who hits a Cooper Bowman card will squeeze whatever jokes are possible out of him being in a Bowman product. Perhaps capitalizing on that, the Brewers traded him, David Hamilton, and Jackie Bradley Jr. to the Red Sox for Hunter Renfroe (Binelas is in a Brewers uniform/listed as on the Brewers in the product). However he moves forward with that or without it, the missing ingredient is getting the hit tool up to the level of all his other tools, or close to it. Hill is truly a low-floor high ceiling player here - injury concerns and one of the worst orgs to develop in and big league parks to call home but with serious front-line stuff potential. Most of the Futures Game stars have. Each pack contains (5) base cards, (3) Paper Prospect cards and (2) Chrome Prospect cards. 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM (19) $12.50 + $4.75 shipping. A low floor super high ceiling bat that for me is a Tier 3 guy currently that should be watched closely to see if he does turn those long levers into an every day power hitter role. Some projection here could see him work towards a mid-rotation starter with more muscle and the associated velo gains, but for now I will slot him in with the majority of the other prep arms in Tier None. His curveball is his best secondary and a swing and miss pitch. Granted that is a small percentile outcome which is why I will have Carson in my Tier Two for now, but he's near the top of my list of guys I want to see more of. As he learns how to pitch with an exclusive focus on the mound, I can see Gray jumping up the lists and Tiers, but for now, I will slot him into the top of Tier None. When there are more than three or four guys to chase in a product, collectors tend to be relatively happy. Mitch Bratt - LHP (Rangers, 1st Auto only, 134/287) - Prep left-hander originally from Canada but was pitching in the Georgia prep ranks. His curve is probably his best pitch, but all of them are in the average realm. At the moment, high floor low ceiling defense-first player is what you're looking at and that will almost always be Tier None. Gap power is probably geared towards putting up home runs in the teens range. In other words, there is a lot of work to be done with his secondaries. He did go from a beanpole appearance to a solid 6'5" 200-ish frame in that time, so he put that to good use. Tagged: Joe Lowry, Topps, . A power speed athlete profile at 6'3" 205 that is raw given his focus on football and baseball as well as basketball to a lesser degree. International. The 2021 NBA draft class, headlined by Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green, is stacked with talent. Ad Ad - content continues below With some velo uptick, I could see McDermott cementing his role as a backend SP, but probably not much more than a mid-rotation SP at best, which keeps him in Tier None for now and possibly a Tier 3 guy at peak. Barely had an opportunity to get pro at-bats before a shoulder injury ended his maiden season. He's fleeter afoot than the typical catcher, as evidenced in his 16/16 season in 103 games across two levels. Not a lot of mileage on the arm which helps from a health perspective, but on the flip side, may slow his progress as the Dodgers build up his innings. Based on the sell sheet, the main insert I would be interested in without yet having them in hand yet is the new Genesis insert with its cosmos theme. Russell Smith - LHP (Brewers, 1st Base and Auto, 51/170) - The tallest player in the product at 6'9", the left-hander out of TCU can have dominant outings with how he gets down the mound and fills up the zone. Ryan Cusick - RHP (Braves, 1st Base and Auto, 24/24) - The Braves 1st round selection out of Wake Forest throws gas and has all of the under the cover stats to support what is overall a double plus fastball. His main secondary, which he will throw a lot, is a very hard gyro slider that will touch the low 90's and breaks glove side. Tier None - The likelihood of widespread short-term hobby interest, and most likely long-term as well, is close to none. He also throws a curveball and a changeup, but right now both pitches are average at best and more used as a change of pace. Started for A&M in all 14 of his appearances with a healthy amount of strikeouts but not a ton of overall success. Micah Ottenbreit - RHP (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 114/155) - Lanky prep right-hander standing 6'4" that looks like a back-end starter that will need a lot of development work to get there. Elite SP 1 pitchers (very rare). His power may never be plus plus, but it should at least be above average to the tune of 25+ at peak. Flashes potential mid-rotation starter - add in being a lefty and in the Dodgers org and I am going to push him into the bottom of Tier 3. Easy Tier None choice for me. He was a more than competent shortstop in college, but for now, that isn't in the cards. But also not great because that changeup or curveball need to show up to reach his potential as a front-line rotation guy which is definitely in the cards. There is almost no video out there, so he is a hard-to-evaluate arm at the moment. His fastball and slider combo is simply filthy. Guessing that was more to keep him in the program and doing something as he wasn't going to put any more innings on his arm, like almost every other prep arm from the draft. As he grows into his body and perhaps puts more loft into his swing, we could see the home runs ticking up. His main secondary that I saw him throwing was a curveball followed by a tight slider. His main secondary go to was a hard and tight breaker that looked like a slider although I've also seen it referred to as a curve. Good size at 6'3" and 220 pounds, he is one of the older prep players having turned 20 at the end of this past October. If he continues to produce as he faces stiffer and stiffer competition, I will be ready to push him up to Tier 2. I'll slide House into the bottom of Tier One and be cautious with him due to what I see as lower floor than other guys in this Tier, but his ceiling is undeniable. But, with the Red Sox bump, I could see some short term value in the future in the mold of Nick Maton where he debuts with a hot 3-4 weeks and his 1st Bowmans base autos go for $50+ instead of the $10 they likely should go for long term. Izaac Pacheco - SS/3B (Tigers, 1st Base and Auto, 39/45) - The prep shortstop out of Texas was an overslot 2nd round draft pick of the Tigers and given his size and profile is highly likely to bump out to third base long term even though he played exclusively at shortstop in his Complex league season. A variety of different opinions out there on Trimble on whether he can hit for power in the pros, but everyone agrees that he has the speed to steal double-digit bases in the show. NEW! Ian Moller - C (Rangers, 1st Base only, 103/118) - Prep catchers are often a dart throw, especially regarding if they can stick behind the plate or not. Combine all of this with his high draft stock and it's an easy Tier 2 call making him my top pitcher in the product. While the hit tool is probably average, he has plus walk and chase percentages and plus power with big time bat speed that brings double plus max velo to the equation. Carter Jensen - C (Royals, 1st Base and Auto, 78/112) - Another risky prep catcher profile and there are some that think Jensen may not stick there. Hobby lottery tickets where the odds are stacked against you. 96 on Baseball America's Top 500 draft prospects list entering the 2020 draft, so it looked like a reach when the Red Sox took him 17th overall. The Yankees fourth-round selection out of Louisville is a good all-around player, but doesn't have any standout tools.
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