His fastball and slider combo is simply filthy. An overall good feel for hit and now some plus raw power with the max velo numbers to back that up. But back in reality land, Hill had UCL issues as a college freshman and after 29 innings in his 2021 Junior season, had to call it a season and go under the knife for Tommy John surgery. 2021 Bowman Draft: Product Preview Prospects Live On the plus side, Mozzicato has one of the best curveballs in the draft with an easy delivery and an athletic projectability. JT Schwartz - 1B (Mets, 1st Base only, 111/232) - Mets 4th round first baseman out of UCLA was a sought after prep but stuck with his college commitment. Chase Field to host 2023 MLB Draft Combine in June. Tagged: Joe Lowry, Topps, . 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. In other words, there is a lot of work to be done with his secondaries. Average low to mid 90's fastball that serve to setup above average to plus slider and changeup. 4 for being the 4th overall selection in the 2021 MLB Draft and 1 for his ranking in our Top 600. Potential for being perennial All-Stars and award winners. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! 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. The second new parallel is exclusive to the Lite boxes and is the Black & White RayWave refractor. Low to mid-90s with his velocity and often sits around 94 MPH without much movement and mostly living in the upper half of the zone. Futures Game's Top Prospects Draw Collectors To Bowman's 2021 Baseball Top of Tier 3 player that develops anything more than average power and he slides into Tier 2. 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. . There are two new parallels exclusive to Bowman Draft this year. The fastball appears above average with the horizontal arm side run to it. Not a ton of video to watch, but he has a swing geared for power and reportedly hit one out almost 500 feet in the Complex league. He seemed to work the middle to arm side of the plate against right-handers and most anything that ended up on the inside to righties ended up at their feet. Big draft riser as he continued to get better every year in college. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Jumbo Box Configuration: 12 packs per box. Didn't pitch in the minors post-draft, so the only video is against weaker college teams. Jose Torres - SS (Reds, 1st Base and Auto, 89/85) - Defense first college shortstop that has shown some hit tool growth and sneaky pop, but essentially is an average offensive tool set at the moment. Has a very patient approach and the willingness to take the base on balls. Also has a slider which I didn't see. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Cards Checklist - The Cardboard Connection Hits to all fields, gets the bat through the zone with a nice lofted swing, shows very good plate skills with the ability to take as many walks as he does strikeouts. Needs to add in the command and control that most prep arms lack, including Kudrna, and you can project a mid-rotation starter. Lacking the collectible team bump and round 1 draft pick bump, the risky righty prep pitcher profile is going to keep Morales in Tier None. His command looked to be an issue as he regularly missed his spots in the videos I watched. Podcasts . Michael Morales - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 83/130) - The Vanderbilt commit took an overslot deal to break that commitment as it is one of the harder colleges to get guys away from. The product isnt terrible and there are plenty of players I like and would love to own their cards. 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. Maddux Bruns - LHP (Dodgers, 1st Base and Auto, 29/68) - Ideal landing spot for Bruns as he gets into a top dev org. He easily ticks all the boxes and seems natural in whatever he does. He also wont steal many bases. His curveball is his best secondary and a swing and miss pitch. 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft Connor Norby 1st Prospect Auto #CDA-CN Orioles - E02 | Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop, Sports Trading Cards, Trading Card Singles | eBay! Lite Exclusive RayWave Refractor Parallel. Bowman Update Sets: Draft Picks & Prospects: 2000 - 2001 . On the plus side, he has strong plate skills in that he rarely strikes out and regularly puts up high OBP marks. I really liked seeing him take quite a few pitches that would normally lock up a lefty high and tight and hitting them solidly to right field by easily keeping his arms close to the body with quick hands. Most of the big names are in here - Marcelo Mayer, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House, Henry Davis. Looked to be an uncomfortable at bat for left-handers. Add in that previously mentioned personality (as Pitching Ninja said, "Nikhazy rhymes with crazy") and you get a Tier 3 pitcher as opposed to a Tier None pitcher. Nicely balanced delivery that features a low 90's fastball and a biting 12/6 curveball. Prototype size at 6'4" 230-ish pounds. There's an outside shot as a back-end starter, especially if the fastball velocity ticks up, but it typically lives in the low 90s. 24 packs per box. A very strong final season in Westwood was followed up by a disappointing 25 game sample at Low A in 2021, especially when you were hoping to see some power continue from what he started to show at the end of his stint at UCLA. Another player that is going to be more valued in real baseball and fantasy baseball than in the hobby. 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. The list below breaks down my top 10 current prospects and young players whose cards you should be looking out for: 1. He did improve on his strikeouts in 2021, but I see that more as plus control taking advantage of college bats. Spencer Torkelson Prospect Cards ( View eBay Listings) Last on our Best Baseball Cards To collect 2022 list is Spencer Torkelson. His best secondary is a slider, which is where he does get the swing and miss and it plays well off of his steady diet of upper quadrant fastballs. I caught a few glimpses of a 12-6 curveball that mostly he didn't finish leaving it up high. Love his approach and plate skills as he works counts, fouls balls off, and takes the walk. Most of your favorite team's first round picks are also in here - Colton Cowser, Frank Mozzicato, Sal Frelick, Gunnar Hoglund, etc. Landon Marceaux - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 80/136) - Angels 3rd round right-hander out of LSU is a classic backend SP profile. Set Links - Overview - Checklist - Teams - Errors / Variations - Hall of Famers . He's an easy Tier None call for the moment but someone to keep an eye on because the raw stuff is there to become a lot more. Doug Nikhazy - LHP (Guardians, 1st Base and Auto, 58/44) - Reliable left-hander with a ton of personality that went to one of the best pitching dev orgs in baseball. He had a fair amount of control with it landing in the zone regularly as well as getting plenty of swings and misses. It looks like an uncomfortable at-bat no matter which side of the plate you are on. Some people think so given his exit velocity numbers, but a more lofted swing path is likely needed and that may not be worth a potential ding to his high-end hit tool. An easy Tier None rank. No current bullpen risk as the expectation is that he'll be able to stick as a starting pitcher. On the other hand, the Angels need starting pitching in the worst way (spending every draft pick on a pitcher is certainly a mood) and I imagine they will give him every opportunity to see if he can stick in the rotation. At worst, he is a utility player that is passive at the plate with disappointing bat speed. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. Features a low to mid 90's fastball and a plus sweeping slider that play up due to his arm angle and height. Switch hitter that looks good from both sides but better from the right with a plus player approach. That said, Watson has swing-and-miss concerns (42 K% in Low-A) and slipped in the draft due to make-up and signability concerns. Really raw from a pitching standpoint. For now, he will be more of that extreme risk prep righty in Tier 2 that could move up and down the Tiers regularly as he develops. 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. At the moment he may not have a profile as an everyday regular in some people's eyes, but I can easily see it. - Autograph Purple Parallel #'d to 10 - Autograph Black Parallel #'d 1/1. 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. All in all, a prep catcher that will stick behind the dish with solid but not spectacular hit and power and a plus plate approach is going to be on the borderline of Tier 3 and Tier None. A low 90's fastball plays up because of that and it occasionally will show some arm-side run as well. to be found here. January 16, 2023. He could use some more velocity and his fastball and that would hopefully drive up the strikeout potential. And yet, he's managed to work himself all the way to Triple-A. Slider is his main secondary with plus spin to the tune of 2800+. McGreevy's biggest asset is his plus command and control. Right now, I can easily see a future high leverage bullpen arm or an SP4. 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. Sometimes the statline and the fact that he just regularly bangs the ball all over the field speaks louder than tool grades. 2018 through 2020 Bowman Draft easily provided 10 to 15 prospects to chase per release plus a variety of the standard fare lottery tickets inherent in a prospect product. More often than not, the curveball and slider were either hit hard or taken for a strike middle-middle because the hitters were so geared towards the fastball. Above-average hit tool and plus power with a strong plate approach highlight his tool set. An inconsistent backend starter type with command and control issues that lead to bullpen risk is going to end up in Tier None almost every time. An athletic and muscular frame that shines in the exit velocity and xwOBA metrics along with expected Hobby interest gives him consideration for Tier One. Joe Rock - LHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 68/101) - The highest pick ever at Ohio University, the 6'6" lefty has some projection left as he barely tips the scales at 200 pounds. Unfortunately one of those Tier 1 players, Brady House, doesnt have any autographed cards, severely limiting the chase for his cards. February 2, 2023. I wouldnt be surprised if theyre more desirable than the wave refractors in the short and long term. Essentially, good luck if he figures out his command. Coming from the Texas prep ranks, the potential five-tool shortstop should be able to stick at the position. 2021 Bowman Draft BROOKS GOSSWEIN Chrome Prospect 1st Bowman Refractor #21 $12.99 Buy It Now or Best Offer , FREE Shipping , 30-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee He signed for almost $2 million dollars underslot, which gives a good idea of why the Royals went this route in an already pitching rich system. His hit tool is the most advanced of everything at the moment with very good exit velocity and strong control of the zone with great walk rates. Jordan McCants - SS (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 88/152) - Marlins 3rd selection out of the Florida prep ranks is a double plus runner and not much else. On the negative side, he may eventually move over to 3B but I think this is a lower outcome than other players given that same tag. Top Baseball Draft Prospects | MLB.com A mid-rotation starter with a low to mid 90's fastball that has big time arm-side run. What I did see in addition to the fastball and curveball was a pitching motion that almost looked like he was falling towards the first base side mid-arm swing which lead to the pitches all staying arm-side.

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