Youve probably seen big league hitters use a toe tap, or heard broadcasters use that phrase. Teams 91-100, Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Wiemer has a rare size/athleticism combination and wields an elaborate swing that produces huge pull-side power. 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. Cincinnatis present roster situation funnels him to third base, but Jonathan Indias injury history, Joey Vottos age and handedness, and the Reds willingness to play Kyle Farmer at shortstop in the past likely mean that Steer will see time all over the infield throughout the next few years, and this flexibility along with his hitting skill should make him nearly an everyday, every-inning player despite some of his defensive blemishes. 2022 was the first season where Soderstroms time at first base surpassed his time behind the dish. 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. He has an ideal pitchers frame, his gorgeous delivery generated mid-90s velocity with huge riding life at the top of the zone, his changeup is one of the better amateur changeups most scouts have ever seen, and before his elbow blew out during his draft spring, his curveball looked like it had gotten better. While his delivery features a lot of effort, he has held velocity like this across a starters workload every year since he was drafted. Hell work six or more innings and never throw a fastball below 95 mph, sitting 96-98 for the bulk of the outing. 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. Hes also added a few ticks of velocity and now sits 93-96 mph, velocity hes maintained across two consecutive years of innings increases. They do not store directly personal information . 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. He has a pronounced bat wrap. Even though he has no defensive position (Buschs issues at second base go beyond just range, and he isnt a fit there no matter what the rules around shifting are), he is one of the more well-rounded near-ready bats in the minors and could play an integral role for the Dodgers in 2023, though the addition of J.D. Its long been seen as a potential, maybe even an obvious move, due to both Soderstroms below-average defense as a backstop, and as a way of protecting his offensive performance from the dings and scratches that are part and parcel with everyday catching. 59Missouri StateMVC1MO1-22374049 Now hes a strapping 6-foot-4 and has grown into considerable power, all while maintaining some amount of future physical projection (i.e. 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 chart below is sortable by state and by conference, which makes it easy to see how all of the Top 100 programs stack up relative to the other teams in their state and league. Then, he went to the Cape Cod League and hit .298 with nine home runs in 34 games. 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. OHoppes feel for contact makes him a likely everyday catcher. Teams 51-60 Hassells performance tanked after the Juan Soto trade, and he broke his hamate in Arizona after the regular season. There was some demographic push and pull happening in the guts of Montgomerys amateur profile that we can already reflect on a bit. 64Old DominionSun Belt5VA4N/ANR8099 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. He doesnt have big, over-the-fence power, and instead boasts premium feel for contact and a great idea of the strike zone that makes him a dangerous lefty stick who grinds away at opposing pitchers. Theres no present danger that he needs to revisit third base (which he played plenty of in high school and early in pro ball) or anything like that, and Naylor continues to project as a 2-WAR primary catcher. The Big 12 has three teams and the Pac-12 two, while the American, Big Ten and Sun Belt each have one representative. Increased changeup emphasis, which was already evident during Williams first instructs, has occurred in pro ball, and while Williams meal ticket is still his mid-90s fastball, which he rips past hitters at the letters, he has three viable weapons right now and might have a fourth as his changeup develops. Teams not listed above are: 31. Carter has put up video game numbers in the mid-minors but his visual scouting report doesnt really jive with his surface-level output. He has a shot to break camp with the big club and play a huge role on the next Orioles contender. If theres a real long-term concern that has become evident as a result of Yorkes year, its that he seems injury prone and has now had several disruptive maladies in the last couple of years. Drafted as a glove-first shortstop prospect, Volpe had a uninspiring professional debut, but he totally transformed himself during the lost pandemic season and returned in 2021 with one of the best campaigns in all of the minor leagues, slugging .604 across two levels. He does look quite vulnerable out there but it isnt an issue opposing pitchers have consistently been able to exploit just yet. OF Braden Montgomery Remember this guys name. Athletic, 6-foot-6 outfielders who can rotate like Alcantara can are rare. 92MercerSoCon1GA4-6867582 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. There is some analytical fire to back up the smoke the scouts are smelling. RHP Paul Skenes Out of all the top aces in college baseball, Skenes was the best last weekend. Hes a good hitter who will stabilize an infield spot in Cincinnati for the next half decade or so. 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. Caminero is much bigger than his team-listed height and weight, and is very likely a third base-only fit, though the Rays continue to give him some middle infield reps. Its tough to be a 2-WAR DH every year (Bryce Harpers 2022 100-game line was good for 2 WAR), but Busch has the hit/power combination to do it. Some of the volatile characteristics of his profile are still here. Merrills style of hitting generates a lot of liners and groundballs his swing only occasionally has homer-producing lift but he is striking the baseball with precision and authority in a way thats pretty amazing for a teenage shortstop, let alone one who dealt with a wrist fracture during the year. 83NortheasternCAA2MA1N/ANRNRNR Hamstring issues aside, Merrill is a pretty good bet to stay at shortstop. Its important to acknowledge the risk of his profile at this stage, but Mayer still projects as an extra-base machine at shortstop and an impact big leaguer. Here he stays in the same FV tier as last year but falls within that tier due to his 2022 performance. By the middle of 2022, Bibee was sitting 95. Remember that there was pre-draft consternation around his age (he was well over 19), which draft models tend to penalize prospects for because of the historical success of younger players. Hes adept at dropping it into the top of the strike zone, around the hands of left-handed hitters who think its a fastball above the zone until it cuts down onto the corner. Weve manually adjusted Netos ETA to reflect the Angels tendency to move their prospects more quickly than their stock 40-man timeline. 85CaliforniaPac-128CA9-29567046 Holliday exited his pre-draft summer as a mid-to-late first round prospect. He debuted with Boston late in the season and flashed the titanic power that promises to make him a valuable big league regular, while also running the high walk and strikeout rates that readers should expect from him going forward. Add to that his plus-plus defense at an up-the-middle position, and hes on track for star-level everyday center field role. In 2023, Dugas is off to a good start, slugging two last week along with a .700 average. 97TulaneAmerican5LA6-25726064 The current favorite to be selected first overall in the 2023 draft, Crews is coming off of hitting .362/.453/.663 with 18 home runs as a first-year player last season. 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. 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. INF Jonathan Vastine Vanderbilt is counting on the sophomore Vastine this spring and he didnt disappoint last week. His swing is geared for pull-side damage. Born in Panama, Espino had the best arm strength among the high school pitchers in the 2019 draft, but concerns about his delivery and arsenal depth dropped him to the 24th overall pick. Latest AP and USA Today college sports polls on ESPN.com. 69San Diego StateMWC1CA6-16534543 88McNeeseSouthland3LA5N/ANRNRNR But theyre severe enough to dial down the previously plus grades on Rocchios defense and consider him a future average shortstop, while keeping an eye on how he looks there this spring. Berry has no position but raked in college, including after he left hitter-friendly Tucson and faced SEC arms. Jones had surgery, missed the back half of the summer and instructs, and only began hitting again in January. He has continued on that path as a pro, slashing an incredible .305/.402/.510 so far in the minors, reaching Double-A and the Arizona Fall League at age 20 after he had torn his labrum the year before. Ramirez has plus-plus bat speed and will show you big pull-side power already. Berry is similar to Dodgers prospect Michael Busch when he was coming out, and is one of the favorites to be the first to reach the big leagues from his draft class, producing like a 2-WAR hitter even as a DH. The Demon Deacons will look to keep their bats hot with another home tournament this weekend. 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. He definitely has a starters mix, but just one of his three pitches is truly plus, giving Stone the look of a no. Miller has always held his velo deep into games despite a violent delivery, and his slider and changeup are both above-average, rounding out a starters mix in a weird mechanical package. Hes added a hard slider/cutter to his amazing-looking curveball, but his fastball still doesnt miss bats and his report reads like Aaron Sanchezs did. Hes a well-rounded star and franchise cornerstone. 3B Yohandy Morales Morales is attracting first-round buzz, and for good reason after two dominant years for the Hurricanes. 1, Florida State surges into D1Baseball's top 25 after Week 2, 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston, First No. South Alabama; 37. It has been his best in-zone bat misser thanks largely to the breadth of his arsenal. But while these setbacks may indicate hes not quite the stud his draft position wouldve implied, we think there will be bounce back in 2023 and beyond. Now on the 40-man roster, Cartaya is poised to be a power-hitting All-Star catcher who gets eased into the big league waters in 2024 and 2025, toward the back end of Will Smiths arbitration years. Quants and front office analyst types are more bearish, citing issues with Priesters fastball playability. 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. He covers the inner two-thirds of the zone quite well (his in-zone contact rates are actually about as good as Miguel Vargas), but his desire to pull and lift everything leaves him vulnerable on the outer edge and often impacts the quality of his contact. NC RPI: Non-Conference RPI. He may just be a DH, which would obviously make it tougher for him to profile, but there may be elite on-base ability here and that plus the power might be enough for Julien to make an impact that way, too. Suasc was part of a dynamic freshman one-two punch at Arizona last season alongside Berry. He tore up Low-A, slashing .354/.443/.557 with a 12% walk rate and an 18% strikeout rate over the course of April and May before earning a promotion in early June. After a breakout 2021 season, Harrison managed to improve in virtually every column of his stat sheet in 2022. Even if sliders are a chronic issue for Davis, hell likely still get to enough power to produce better than the average everyday catcher. His patient approach and bat-to-ball skills from both sides of the plate inspire confidence in his ability to eventually become a reliable starter. Amador is one of those short-levered switch hitters who is so short to the ball that he gets an extra beat to diagnose pitches before he has to commit to swinging, and he takes advantage of this. 44Cal State FullertonBig West2CA4-2915917 It can be tough to turn over a changeup from his arm slot, but that slot is also part of how Bibee creates depth on his curveball, which has become a show-me pitch that he lands in the zone at will. Meanwhile, his changeup hasnt yet made the necessary strides to consistently play against advanced righty hitters, and his overall command has plateaued. The SEC leads all conferences with 13 teams (out of its 14 current members) in the Top 100. The rip was more explosive than his shoulder could handle, and part of it tore away from the bone. Previous ranking: No. Baty made some subtle swing changes that may have better actualized his plus-plus raw power. Collegiate Baseball's 2022 College Baseball Preview Edition (Jan. 7, 2022) has just been published and features all the top teams and players on all levels of college baseball plus a look at the top 93 college baseball players for the 2022 MLB Draft, All-American teams and much more. He was on pace to start 2023 at Double-A and be in the mix for a big league roster spot at some point in 2024 if he kept hitting. Every aspect of his offense is plus except for his raw power, but Manzardos precise feel for the barrel and tendency to hunt pitches he can drive (or spoil ones he cant until he gets something hittable) should enable his game power to play above his batting practice raw. He sometimes struggles with arm accuracy from third base and has sub-par range at second, but his footwork, hands, and actions keep him afloat at each spot. Hes filled out and gotten stronger while remaining agile enough to play shortstop, hes hit 20 homers each of the last two years as hes reached the upper levels of the minors, he won the Dominican Winter League MVP during the offseason, and hes done this despite missing his age-19 season due to the pandemic. That continued in 2022 when Allen reached Triple-A and put himself in position to claim a rotation spot this season should the need arise. 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. The freshman righty was impressive, picking up the slack of a lackluster start. Hes still likely to get to enough power and play good enough defense to be an impact regular for Arizona. Abel has been the best pitching prospect his age since his sophomore year of high school, and hes continued to track like an impact starter early on as a pro, reaching Double-A in 2022. 87Texas StateSun Belt7TX10N/ANRNRNR His 2021 season got off to a delayed start because of a stress fracture in his left foot (he slashed .326/.398/.592 across 80 upper-level games thereafter) and Jung spent most of 2022 on the shelf rehabbing from surgery to repair a torn left labrum. Romo is a plus-gloved catching prospect with uncommon feel for contact from both sides of the plate, though the contact he makes is not very hard. While he was closer to the 50/55 FV line last offseason, the snapshot of the defensive piece of the puzzle pulls him more comfortably into the 50s for this list cycle, one of many Guardians upper-level middle infielders with the talent to be an everyday player. 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. Nitpicking about his swing actualization is fine because were talking about one of baseballs best prospects, but the foundation of present skills and tools combined with Jones physical projection makes him a potential franchise-altering superstar. 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. Hope that his many late-bloomer characteristics (multi-sport, Northeast background, reps lost due to a 2019 knee surgery and then the pandemic) would lead to an eventual breakout in the power department buoyed his draft stock into the middle of the first round. Lawlars hit tool projection is a bit of a conundrum. Williams injury history is concerning, but hes talented enough to make a big league impact in the middle of Clevelands 2023 rotation. 1 team in the land in the latest D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings. College Baseball Rankings: 2023 D1Baseball Top Five. His traditional crouch can be a little high and make it tough for him to get to the ground to block balls, which he often tries to do with his hands rather than his whole body, and hell cost you a base now and then because of this. The Tigers scored 27 runs on the weekend. There is no 70 FV prospect in this years class and only two 65 FV prospects. And Carroll can really motor: hes a no-doubt 80 runner and routinely posts sub-4.00 second times to first base. He is otherwise incredibly gifted, a 70 runner with at least 70 raw power that plays to all fields. On its own, the heater hasnt been much of a bat-misser, but it plays up thanks to two excellent secondaries a changeup and a slider both of which are plus or better, and both of which garnered whiff rates over 50% and chase rates over 40% in 2022. Its worth developing him at catcher for at least a while since that position is at the very top of the defensive spectrum, and Paradas other seemingly viable positions are at or near the bottom. Game-breaking speed is Bradfield, Jr.s calling card, and he swiped 47 bases in 53 tries last season. Williams has hit tool risk, but his power and shortstop defense make him a potential star. What a difference a year makes. According to a source, he was one of just three 18-year-old hitters to have an average exit velocity of 88 mph or higher in 2022, and Chourio played at least one level ahead of the other two (Red Sox outfielder Miguel Bleis and Astros prospect Luis Baez) for the entire season, and two and three levels ahead late in the year when he had a pot of High-A coffee and a shot of espresso at Double-A Biloxi. Hes also shown some ability to make mechanical adjustments, trading a high leg kick for a lower, longer stride that makes it even more evident just how powerful and balanced his lower half is than his previous swing did. To an extent, each of those things is still true. There arent many lefty-hitting shortstops with this kind of offensive juice. This wasnt a gradual increase, either it happened all at once in 2019. Arroyo hit for a surprising amount of power at Low-A Modesto before he was sent to the Reds as part of the Luis Castillo trade, golfing out 13 homers and slugging .514. McGarrys mid-80s slider and low-80s changeup are both plus, but his control issues extend to those pitches. If Eder is wild upon his initial return to affiliated ball, it will be tough to know if hes regressed to his career command mean or if its just rust from being 17 months post-op. Henderson, still just the age of a college draft prospect, had one of the best offensive performances in minor league baseball in 2022 and made his big league debut late in the season. But in 2022, he righted the ship and then some, putting up a .312/.435/.530 line while fanning just 17.7% of the time and walking at a 14.2% clip. RHP Jake Knapp A Walters State Community College transfer, Knapp started off his North Carolina career with a well-pitched game against Longwood. Bradley has, and hes done so while building an innings count that should help vault him into the Rays rotation at some point in 2023. 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. Carter looks like a high-OBP, table-setting center fielder in the Brandon Nimmo mold. 42IndianaBig Ten3IN2-10323123 Davis skills and offensive style are tailored like those of Evan Gattis. Laviolette slugged two homers and got on base at a .471 clip to get his collegiate career started. 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. 8Ole MissSEC6MS211191918 He doesnt have to be put on the 40-man until after the 2024 season, but the rate at which he has been promoted so far indicates hell be in the mix for a rotation spot sooner than that. Hes a plus athlete who would have been a Day Two pick as a position player, and his delivery is smooth and well coordinated, allowing for continued projection of Jobes command and control. Simply put, hes one of the most unique offensive threats in the sport. If he does end up having relevant chase issues, he might track like a left-handed hitting Brendan Rodgers, but Johnsons makeup and personality are so universally lauded that its fair to expect him to make relevant adjustments and become a key cog on Pittsburghs next competitive team. Meanwhile, East Carolina, which took two games from rival North Carolina over the weekend, moved into the Top 10, going from No. Hes not only kept things in check physically but actually improved to the point of being an above-average defender. Everything else Jones shows you in the batters box is exciting. Jackson profiles as a true dynasty manager's dream, showing plus grades in contact . Hes already noticeably thicker now than he was in high school, though thats probably part of where the power is coming from. Rocchios feel for contact and his defensive ability drive a high-probability everyday profile. 14 Last Week: 3-1 Overall: 5-2, 0-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: East Tennessee State: W 15-5 Feb. 24-26: Bryant: L 7-3, W 4-1, W 15-8 Upcoming Feb. 28: Radford March 3-5: Charlotte For the second straight weekend, Virginia Tech lost its series opener before bouncing back to win its series. In its final tuneup before conference play begins, Florida State this week takes on South Florida and FGCU. 79ArmyPatriot1NY11089NRNR 74CharlotteC-USA4NC8N/ANRNRNR The tailing shape on his heater is suboptimal but at times helps him miss a bat. Built like an SEC fullback, the curvaceous lvarez has explosive pull-side power and a good shot to stay behind the plate, which gives him a cathedral ceiling. A bat-only prospect with a well-rounded offensive skill set, Steer may end up a 30-grade second base defender or just play 3B/1B/LF. Outfielder Dillon Carter went 9-for-14 with two home runs on the weekend to lead the Red Raiders. The hit/power combination to profile at third base is pretty comfortably here, and Caminero might yet come into more power at physical maturity. He produced a 150 wRC+ when healthy and was making among the highest rates of hard, airborne contact in the minors when he got hurt. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 after winning the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Those pitches (in order of usage) are a cutter, slider, and the occasional curveball, all bending in anywhere between 94 and 75 mph, with the sliders shape and velo sometimes bleeding into the other two. Fairfield; 42. 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. He tends to swing through the down-and-in portion of the zone and struggles with anything away from him. He projects to third base, where the offensive bar is much higher. A newer offering for him (at least based on the previous notes and data FanGraphs has), it spins at 2,900 rpm, 300 rpm more than his trademark slider. These polls, along with the Perfect Game USA poll, rank the top 25 teams nationally. Vargas doesnt have the sort of projectable, statuesque frame typical of a hitter in his early 20s, and despite the relevant changes to his swing, he still isnt an especially electric athlete and the cement appears quite dry on his physique, so theres not much reason to project on his raw power going forward. 6 overall and places behind only Phillies righty Andrew Painter among the game's top pitching prospects. 90Kent StateMAC2OH3-29616750 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. The Orioles selected Ortiz in the fourth round based largely on his defensive prowess, and he has lived up to those expectations while exceeding them on the offensive side. 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. His feel for contact and for the zone already gave him a high floor. He does show an ability to move the barrel around and sizzle the baseball somewhere, often with tremendous force behind it. Arizonas relatively new Amarillo affiliate is especially extreme relative to the rest of the Texas League. The offensive bar in left is at roughly the same level as third base and if we project Vargas to be able to play a neutral left field (hes below average right now but looks better than he ever has at third), it actually buoys his overall profile because his third base defense was pulling it down. For now, his ability to bend and get deep into his legs, as well as his lateral agility and range, is pretty amazing for a player his size. While his breaking ball command is inconsistent, Sengas velocity, splitter, repertoire depth, and demonstrated durability make him a fit as no. lvarez has plenty of arm strength and will sometimes pop below 1.80 seconds (seriously) now that hes gotten better at starting to exit his crouch before the pitch has reached him, or just cutting it loose from his knees when thats not feasible. Old Dominion; 50. Hes now a bounce back prospect. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. And now, a few important things to keep in mind as youre perusing the Top 100. C Josiah Cromwick Cromwick is a popular name for the Ducks after a productive sophomore season in Eugene. Cavalli has a huge arm and a good changeup, but also carries a considerable amount of relief risk due to past injury and his violent delivery.

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