Our interpretation of this is that its a result of rust from the prolonged layoff rather than an actual indication that Jung suddenly has terrible feel for the strike zone. He finished that season with a 10-game A-ball stint, where he struck out in 16 of his 42 plate appearances. Romo has a plus glove and plus-plus arm but likely wont make a huge offensive impact. The Rays gave him a $2.3 million bonus to keep him from heading to Cal and have developed him solely at short. Painters size creates suboptimal shape and angle on his fastball, but there will still be big league hitters who Painter can just overpower with his upper-90s velocity. 25MiamiACC6FL3-4211413 Bat speed prodigy Luciano has encountered a few developmental speed bumps since roasting the Cal League in 2021. 37MarylandBig Ten2MD133703439 His time on the Twins roster was too short-lived to put much stake in, but was just as brilliant more so, given his ability to translate those above-average across-the-board numbers to the highest level. Previous ranking: NR Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in ACC (2-1 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: @ Jacksonville: W 11-2 Feb. 24-26: @ (10) Texas Christian: W 10-1, W 10-8, L 3-2 Upcoming March 1: South Florida March 3-5: Florida Gulf Coast Florida State made a statement last weekend, winning a series at TCU following a midweek rout of Jacksonville. A relatively complete player, Baty will likely be better than Eduardo Escobar pretty soon and should be the Mets everyday third baseman in the near future, projecting as an above-average regular. Marte had a long and eventful 2022 that culminated in him looking absolutely gassed during the Arizona Fall League. Frelicks style of hitting should enable doubles (and some triples) pop, but there isnt likely to be any kind of over-the-fence power here, so little that one could argue Frelick belongs south of the 50 FV tier even if he were a lock to stay in center field. The rip was more explosive than his shoulder could handle, and part of it tore away from the bone. Miller will occasionally show you good secondary stuff. Add to that his plus-plus defense at an up-the-middle position, and hes on track for star-level everyday center field role. Vargas is a bankable, big league-ready hitter with moderate upside, while Cappe is a risky low-level prospect with huge upside. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. 53LouisianaSun Belt3LA3-15382630 These polls, along with the Perfect Game USA poll, rank the top 25 teams nationally. Its possible he was gassed from playing a career-high 132 games during the regular season, and these issues are uncharacteristic of Rocchio. Lawlars throwing stroke to first base can sometimes be a little odd, but he finds all kinds of crazy ways to contort his body and send the baseball where it needs to go, which is especially true of his feeds to second base. This sort of offensive player would be a good everyday third baseman and a star shortstop. His hands work with natural lift, but Busch keeps their path short and on time, and he can move the barrel all over the zone. (24) East Carolina: L 6-5, L 6-5 Upcoming Feb. 28-March 1: Virginia Commonwealth March 3-5: Stony BrookUNC lost a pair of close games to ECU, first in Greenville and then in Chapel Hill for the first time since 2019. 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. Wiemer often swings inside pitches on the outer third of the strike zone, and his in-zone swing and miss rates are on par with the bottom handful of big league outfielders who saw at least 300 PA in 2022, among names like Joey Gallo and Christopher Morel. But the best parts of Libbys game are offset by the fact that they dont fit with the rest of his profile, which puts a mild damper on it. 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. He has some outfield experience but very little in pro ball, and he doesnt exactly look like a fish in water out there. Espino had taken another leap at the onset of 2022, sitting in the 98-102 mph range with a fastball that sometimes had 20-23 inches of vertical break during the spring. Virginia has one more week of non-conference play before its schedule stiffens with ACC competition. Manzardo put up video game numbers at Washington State, slashing .336/.404/.533 during his time with the Cougars and walking nearly as much as he struck out during his draft year. Berry has no position but raked in college, including after he left hitter-friendly Tucson and faced SEC arms. He makes up for mediocre twitch and range with outstanding instincts, elegant body control, lightning-fast hands and actions, and a plus arm. Even if thats the outcome, hes probably a good enough reliever that youd value him close to this range anyway, especially if his peak velocity returns with such a move. The compact nature of Carrolls body and swing gives him a little extra time and distance to diagnose pitches, and his strength makes him a threat to do damage on the ones that he lets travel deep into the hitting zone. The A-Sun, CAA, MVC, MWC, WAC and WCC landed two teams apiece in the Top 100. 58KentuckySEC13KY20584154 By the end of the year he was late on any sort of real velocity, struggling to get on top of fastballs up and away from him, and spraying most of his contact down the third base line, unable to turn on much of anything. Thats because we have also included the 50 FV prospects whose ranking fell outside the 100, an acknowledgement both that the choice to rank exactly 100 prospects (as opposed to 110 or 210 or some other number entirely) is an arbitrary one and that there isnt a ton of daylight between the prospects who appear in that part of the list. His in-zone contact numbers improved throughout 2022, even after promotion. They do not store directly personal information . Veens lefty swing is still vulnerable to inner-half velocity, and he remains in a liminal prospect space more than he is a slam dunk big league star. If he develops into a plus shortstop defender with a well-rounded offensive game, hell easily be an impact big leaguer, and probably soon. As a disclaimer, we don't know a whole lot about these teams yet, and with small sample sizes, movement based on losses isn't too drastic. It would be an above-average pitch were it simply in the low-to-mid-80s, but at this velocity, its a 70-grade weapon, and Espino has consistent feel for locating it down and to his glove side. This sort of thing runs through McGarrys whole operation, but he already has rare repertoire depth and quality for a reliever, and he might throw harder working just one or two innings at a time. While most players on this list have experience at the college level, we also included some newcomers, with the expectation that those players will be among the favorites to win freshman of the year honors. 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. Over the last year, Prez has added about 30 pounds, experienced a two-tick fastball velocity bump, and incorporated a second, harder breaking ball that has become his primary non-fastball weapon. He dominated Double-A for a month before he was shut down with a knee injury at the end of April, and he started having shoulder issues during his rehab. 28MichiganBig Ten1MI13315367 While hes been uniformly dominant in the minors, Prezs stuff hit a different gear in 2022 and he rose to being our no. SportsLine's model has generated complete Fantasy baseball rankings to help . Outfielder Dillon Carter went 9-for-14 with two home runs on the weekend to lead the Red Raiders. He shares many similarities with Eduardo Escobar. Lewis missed a chunk of 2019 with an injury before losing all of 2020 to the pandemic. Hes on pace to compete for a big league rotation spot in 2024 and work a full slate of innings, assuming a standard 20-inning bump year over year. Hernandez has fantastic bat speed and power for a no-doubt shortstop prospect, but he Kd at a concerning rate in 2022. You can see the power and athleticism in Davis lower half throughout other aspects of his game, and its an indication that he has the ability to polish this stuff up and control the running game. 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. 40/50. He also altered his breaking ball usage (more sliders, fewer curves) and increased his changeup frequency, and was so advanced from a pitchability standpoint that Cleveland quickly saw fit to send him to Akron, where he spent most of his first pro season. Hes barrel-chested and quite bulky, and hell need to maintain his conditioning to be able to block and receive adequately. 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. Stones plus (at least) on-mound athleticism and gorgeous arm action allow for continued projection on his fastball utility and command even though hes in his mid-20s, which gives him bigger long-term ceiling than that. 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. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 after winning the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Williams was a two-way high school player who was talented enough to be considered a prospect as both a shortstop and a pitcher. His strikeout rate improved upon promotion to Triple-A, albeit in a smaller sample. Hall might have debuted at some point in 2021 had he not dealt with elbow tendinitis and a stress reaction in his elbow, which was uncovered when he had a setback during rehab from the tendinitis and ultimately ended his season. All count against the team's salary cap. That said, Wood is already defying convention by looking as good as he does out there at his current size. Perazas true carrying tool is his shortstop defense. Auburn this weekend hosts Lipscomb, which is off to a solid start. Often described on this website as Baseballs Zion Williamson, Domnguez entered the 2022 season as one of the most volatile prospects in the sport. His on-paper whiff and chase rates are about average, while his peak power and hard hit rates are at the top of the scale for a hitter his age. 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. Barger then went to the Arizona Fall League, where his left-handed bat speed stood out among lots of other good hitting prospects. Even with Justin Turners departure, the Dodgers are better equipped at third base than they are in the outfield, so Vargas is poised to see time at second base and in left field in 2023. NCAA College Rankings and Polls. He is quite comfortably the best defensive shortstop on the Yankees 40-man entering the 2023 season and likely to play there every day in the near future, producing on par with an average regular at the position. Parada was the rare high-profile California high schooler who left the state for college, traveling all the way to Atlanta for two years at Georgia Tech. He swings bent at the waist, his torso hanging over the zone, enabling him to cover the plate with gentle lift that helps him pepper the opposite field gap with doubles contact. Simply put, hes one of the most unique offensive threats in the sport. Gonzalez was dynamic from the jump as a freshman, hitting .355/.443/.561 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs, 55 RBIs and more walks (38) than strikeouts (34), a real testament to his plate discipline, which is not often a strength of a first-year hitter in the SEC. The Diamondbacks selected Pfaadt with their final pick in 2020s abbreviated draft. 10) and Yankees shortstop Oswald Peraza (No. 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. Hitters in general seemed unphased by Jobes fastball/breaking ball combo and were comfortable parsing them from one another, even in A-ball. This wasnt a gradual increase, either it happened all at once in 2019. He is sure-handed and slick, twitchy and acrobatic, wielding plus range, hands, actions and arm strength. Those states are followed by North Carolina (nine), Florida (seven), Louisiana (six) and Virginia (five). He began the 2022 slate on a delay and rehabbed in extended spring training until the very end of April. He throws two plus secondaries a mid-80s changeup and a low-80s slider, each with good movement and high whiff-rates and hes shown the ability to locate each of his offerings, boasting strikeout rates over 34% at all three minor league levels. Lets get into the rankings: UTL Gavin Dugas Dugas returns to Baton Rouge for year five, two years removed from a season in which he hit 19 homers. After an uptick in fastball velocity a couple of years ago, Olsons four-seamer is still resting comfortably around 94-95 mph. Hes coming off another terrific offensive year, slashing .257/.336/.420 as a 21-year-old at Akron with about a month of Columbus thrown in, and setting a career-high in homers (18) for the second straight season. Despite being rough around the edges (remember Cappe waited an extra year to sign so he could get more money from the Marlins and has played a full season less than the typical 20-year-old prospect), he has a great tools and projection foundation that is now being reinforced by early-career performance, most notably from a bat-to-ball standpoint. 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. Its tough to gauge where Woods eventual defensive home will be. Theres front-end upside here, and while Painter is not a complete pitcher yet, the Phillies have promoted him at such a brisk pace that hes already on the precipice of the majors as a teenager. A game Tuesday at Texas looms before LSU heads back to Baton Rouge for the weekend. These dominant results paved the way for a late-August call-up to the big-league squad, where he made a single start before being shut down for the remainder of the season with shoulder inflammation. He looked great at the start of the Fall League before pitchers figured out they could get him to chase whatever and started junk-balling him to death. Prezs fastball shape operates to the east and west of the zone. 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. Vanderbilt heads North this weekend to take on a trio of Big Ten opponents in the Cambria College Classic at U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Vikings. He takes a little while to get his legs churning, but once hes moving, hes a plus runner and has generated some home-to-first times in the neighborhood of 4.1-4.2 seconds. 22 Last Week: 5-0 Overall: 8-0, 0-0 in Big 12 (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 20: Gonzaga: W 9-8 Feb. 24-26: Western Illinois: W 11-3, W 24-9, W 6-5, W 14-8 Upcoming Feb. 28-March 1: Air Force Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic (Houston) March 3: vs. Rice March 4: vs. Michigan March 5: vs. (12) Texas A&MTexas Tech took care of business with a four-game sweep of Western Illinois. THROWBACKS: Shane Bieber, UCSB | Adley Rutschman, OSU|Russell Wilson,NC State, Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. . Both of Painters breaking balls have huge movement. Lucianos bat speed is incredible but his barrel accuracy is not. The visual evaluation of Hassells feel to hit was consistently strong until the last couple months of 2022. He also throws a changeup and a slider, both of which show promise, though neither was featured much in his 2022 mix. Hes such a good athlete with such polished baseball aptitude (the Rays field staff raves about it unprompted) that this forecast expects him to make the necessary adjustments to do so. Previous ranking: No. 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. All rights reserved. Because Carroll runs such deep counts, his strikeout rates have been higher than one might expect given his reputation as a plus contact hitter. His swing is geared for pull-side damage. What a difference a year makes. We think there will be enough power for Barger to produce like an average regular in a multi-positional role. Previous ranking: No. His hands load in a pretty typical spot that keeps him short back to the baseball, and he doesnt swing and miss a ton. 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. He ultimately fell to the White Sox at 22nd overall, and a little over a year removed from his selection, that looks like an absolute steal. Ortiz put up some silly offensive numbers as an amateur, including a .422/.474/.697 line as a junior at New Mexico State that was caricatured by the elevation of Las Cruces, which is one of the most hitter-friendly environments in college baseball. The young flamethrower has a super high ceiling and looks like he can man the front of a rotation one day, but that mostly depends on his ability to add strength. The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the rankings, while the ACC is right behind them with eight teams ranked. He is stiff and bulky and not a lock to stay at third for a myriad of reasons. Teams 11-20 In 2021, he moved into the Aggies rotation, and while his fastball would peak at 95-98 mph, hed typically settle in at 92-94 as a starter and still had issues with walks. Jackson profiles as a true dynasty manager's dream, showing plus grades in contact . Jones swing isnt quite dialed in. 23 Last Week: 3-0-1 Overall: 5-1-1, 0-0 in SEC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: vs. North Alabama (Huntsville, Ala.): W 13-1 Feb. 24-26: Southern California: W 5-3, W 12-6, T 12-12 Upcoming March 1: Florida A&M March 3-5: Lipscomb Bad weather in Los Angeles forced Auburns series against USC to be relocated to The Plains and the Tigers picked up a solid series win. Lawlars hit tool projection is a bit of a conundrum. 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. Sengas walk rate fell from the 10-11% range to the 8-8.5% range during that stretch, and his WHIP was a measly 1.05. He slashed .287/.388/.476 at High-A in 2022 and hit 43 extra-base hits during the year, but Carters game is much more about soft skills than premium tools. Through five games, Caglianone is slugging .938 and popped two bombs, and figured to be a huge part of this Gators team in 2023. Synergy Sports has film of Collier seeing about 1,300 pitches since 2020, a gigantic sample for a teenage prospect. All of the prospects below also appear on The Board, a resource the site offers featuring sortable scouting information for every organization. 90Kent StateMAC2OH3-29616750 26Southern MissSun Belt1MS37333388 He fell deep enough in the drafts top 10 that the Twins, who were otherwise on Cam Collier, felt compelled to pop him even though they werent a fit in this regard. His defensive ability alone gives him a big league floor, and his power gives him a big ceiling if he can get to it in games. The 100 reports will be in a PDF of our book format and you'll have access . 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. He had a breakout 2021 at Double-A, his first full season in pro ball, posting a .98 WHIP across 15 starts while working about five innings per start until August, when he blew out and needed Tommy John. 40. INF Peyton Chatagnier A sparkplug from the Rebels 2022 championship, Chatagnier continues to create a legacy in Oxford. A very skilled hitter with a career .313/.390/.488 line in the minors, Vargas made his big league debut in 2022 and is poised to play a more prominent role for the Dodgers this season after their many free agent departures, though probably not at third base. Previous ranking: No. From a heuristics standpoint, you cant do much better than Rodriguezs profile. lvarez only ran a 75% Z-contact and 66% overall contact rate in the minors, which is near the bottom of the big league catching continuum, and almost identical to Joey Bart and Jorge Alfaro, who have struggled to find big league footing on offense. CFN 2023 Rankings: After Week 17 51-68 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10 - AP | Coaches | NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections Contact @ColFootballNews. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. 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. The USAToday/ESPN Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of 31 Division I baseball coaches. Finally, Southern Miss, which dropped two of three to Illinois at home in ugly fashion, rounds out the Top 25. Athletic, 6-foot-6 outfielders who can rotate like Alcantara can are rare. This is mind blowing when you consider that Rafaela has only been playing the outfield for two years. June 25 : The best-of-three CWS finals begins and concludes on either June 26 or June 27 with the crowning of the 2022 national champion. 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