The Mariners drafted him in the fourth round and have deployed him as a starter so far. 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. The MLBPA has resisted an international draft to this point, but with few other bargaining chips, the union could agree to an international draft to get concessions for big league players. There are still visual and underlying statistical indications that Naylor is going to end up with a below-average hit tool (his swing is so uphill that hell almost certainly be vulnerable to whiffs in the strike zone), but he has very impressive bat speed and power (especially for a catcher) that is weaponized by his selective approach, which targets the up-and-in quadrant of the zone. Mayers gorgeous left-handed swing produces impact power for a shortstop. 2023 Top 100 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball Hes a compact-framed, contact-oriented middle infielder from a smaller conference, but Neto gets the most out of his body by taking very athletic, high-octane swings. He made six appearances with the big league squad (four of them starts) for a total of 33 innings and lasted at least five frames in all but one of them (his only shorter appearance was in relief, and he pitched the final 3.2 innings of the game). He also throws a changeup and a slider, both of which show promise, though neither was featured much in his 2022 mix. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Even as various aspects of his profile remain amorphous, Ramos offensive performance to this point and optimism that hell ultimately be able to play at least one infield position well as he matures put him on the Top 100 despite his variance. Hitters seem to take more comfortable swings against his breaking stuff later in outings, so perhaps theres something about Painters fastball angle that makes it easier to see his breaking balls pop out of hand once theyve had a look at them. Joendry Vargas, SS, Dominican RepublicAt 6-foot-3, the long and lean teen will face questions about his ability to stay at shortstop, but he already shows a quick first step, good hands and plus instincts for position. Hes performed as a young-for-the-level hitter at each stop despite a raw approach at the plate and uncertainty around his defense, with his third base fit in question due to middling arm strength. Combine that with your standard issue Astros breaking ball complement (a hard 90-mph cutter/slider and a slower knuckle curveball) and you very likely have an impact big league arm, if a somewhat inefficient one. Domnguez also wasnt seen facing live pitching very much as an amateur, so while his showcase tools were evident, there wasnt as much confidence in his hit tool as is typical of a top-of-the-class prospect. Powerful and explosive, the exciting Caminero was among the DSLs home run leaders in 2021 before coming over from Cleveland in a 40-man roster deadline trade for pitcher Tobias Myers that offseason. Libbys curveball wont ever play like you want it to, but he still goes at hitters with the kitchen sink and we think his command will sharpen enough for him to have a career as a fourth starter. The plate discipline piece is well below average but everything else is above. 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. OHoppes feel for contact makes him a likely everyday catcher. : Mets+ ($1,400,000) More 44. He is otherwise a major league-ready fourth starter. 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. In the three years since the trade, Mead has become one of the more dangerous hitters in the minor leagues and as soon as he becomes a suitable defender, he should provide a well-rounded offensive threat in the middle of Tampa Bays order. Darling Fernandez, OF, D.R. His fastball velocity is down, in the 92-94 mph range, a far cry from Priesters upper-90s peak. For instance, Merrills hard-hit rate in 2022 was nearly 44%, which is already well above the average big league shortstops mark (35%). Also, the Braves are finally out of the penalty box. The Rockies are expected to sign OF Dylan Jorge, but he's holding out for a larger bonus by signing in 2022. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Their ability as a group to rapidly move their way through the Minor Leagues was unprecedented. Toolshed: Now arriving, international signing | MiLB.com Hes as patient as any hitter in the minors and has walked at a 19% career rate; he has a .437 career OBP in the minors. He features a five-pitch arsenal with three distinct fastballs, and his ability to vary his usage across his pitch mix allows the mid-90s four-seamer to play up. Top-400 Fantasy Baseball Prospects For Dynasty Leagues: January 2023. Hes still risky as a prospect but has big upside. The switch-hitting Quero demonstrated improved feel for getting his barrel on the ball from both sides of the plate, bopping 17 homers and 35 doubles. That caveat extends to his defense, where Luciano continues to look miscast as a shortstop. On defense, he has the chance to be an elite defender because of his soft hands, flexibility and blocking skills. He has a polished first step, actions, and internal clock, and enough arm strength for the left side of the infield. Now his son, Georgia center fielder Druw Jones, is one of the top overall . Thirty-one of the players on the 2022 Top 50 International Prospects list are from the Dominican Republic. In 12 games, he slashed .300/.317/.550 with two home runs, four triples, and just five strikeouts. 2021-22 International Prospects Rumors - MLB Trade Rumors Updated: July 16, 2022. Originally a high-profile Yankees amateur signee, the pandemic and a hamstring injury limited Alcantara to just nine stateside minor league games before he was traded to the Cubs for Anthony Rizzo in 2021. is an important date on MLB's offseason calendar, they were docked 50 percent of their bonus pool the last few years as part of the penalties for their 2017 signing scandal, Here is a snippet of MLB.com's free scouting report, who was once dubbed the "Cuban Ohtani" for his two-way ability, MLB rumors: Dodgers, Yankees seek depth after injuries, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to miss WBC with knee injury, Kik Hernndez recounts on-field bathroom accident, Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter has tender elbow, Max Scherzer fools hitter with new pitch clock rules, Report: Padres looking to extend Juan Soto, Josh Hader. He finished that season with a 10-game A-ball stint, where he struck out in 16 of his 42 plate appearances. His amateur look was that of a slash-and-dash leadoff man with doubles power and a great idea of the strike zone. -- $640,000Rafhlmil Torres, SS, Ven. 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. The Tigers did their homework and signed him for an over-slot bonus in the fifth round, where many teams had written him off as unsignable. Possibly even a Hall of Famer. : Twins ($2,100,000) More 39. In 2022, he established himself as one of the premiere pitching prospects in the Cardinals system, issuing 81 strikeouts and just 15 walks over his 52.1 innings at Low-A, where he spent the entire season. The good news is that Chourio made adjustments throughout the year, ditching his leg kick with two strikes. Bleis has all-world bat speed and rare rotational athleticism. Acuas swing is explosive and athletic, starting upright with a load and leg kick similar to his brothers, before he takes a gargantuan stride toward the mound. He must turn 16 before he signs and be 17 before Sept. 1 the following year -- in practical terms, that means players born between Sept. 1, 2005, and Aug. 31, 2006, will be eligible to sign in the upcoming signing period. He spent four years working for the Phillies Triple-A affiliate, two with Baseball Info Solutions and two contributing to prospect coverage at ESPN.com. -- $300,000, BravesJohn Estevez, OF, D.R. 2022 Top 250 MLB Prospects To win World Series Astros +600 Yankees +750 Mets +750 Dodgers +850 Braves +900 Padres +950 Blue Jays +1300 Phillies +1700 Cardinals +1800 Mariners +1800 Rays +2000. He continued to play well as a junior, showing better barrel feel from the left side than he did as a sophomore. Parada may not be able to catch, but we think his bat profiles anywhere. Thats a plus metric for a big leaguer and is ridiculous for a 19-year-old who hasnt totally grown into his body. Its fair to consider him a high-floor, low-variance prospect because Romos defensive ability and rocket arm make him very likely to be a plus defender at maturity, and even a one-note style of offense (Romo both lacks power and is relatively impatient) tends to profile at catcher. Among other things,they were docked 50 percent of their bonus pool the last few years as part of the penalties for their 2017 signing scandal. He left Arizona with top-five pick buzz and ultimately went first overall to Baltimore. Oscar Colas, OF, Cuba White Sox ($2,700,000) More 6. The swing changes that helped enable his breakout created a bat path built to lift the ball to the extreme, and Volpes average launch angle was a whopping 24 degrees last year. Lee has fantastic breaking ball recognition, and he can let pitches travel deep before deciding whether to swing. In 2022, it garnered just 8% whiffs and 13% chase during his time at Double-A, where he spent most of the season. *** . He has plus bat speed, and a compact, athletic swing that features a very flexible lower half and a fair amount of barrel variability. 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. He slashed .282/.429/.492 at North Carolina and is a .267/.374/.493 career hitter so far in the minors, spending most of 2022 at Triple-A and joining the 40-man roster after the season. Typically, we roll out most of our international amateur free agent reports during Prospect Week, which falls just five months ahead of those players' usual signing day on July 2, with a few more trickling in as the signing date approaches. The Rockies are expected to sign Jorge. Jung was an elite college performer at Texas Tech he posted a .348/.455/.577 line with more walks than strikeouts throughout his career but didnt hit for huge home run power there, in part because he tended to work the opposite field. He definitely has a starters mix, but just one of his three pitches is truly plus, giving Stone the look of a no. The Marlins made him the sixth overall pick. Abel has a strong natural proclivity for spinning his breaking stuff, and his low-to-mid-80s slurve is already an above-average pitch and could be a 70-grade shove machine at maturity. Jameson is also a extremely competitive and has the makeup for a late-inning role should he eventually have to make way for some of Arizonas other good young starters. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, Considering how strong he is and how much contact he makes, there is a shocking dearth of measurable, high-quality contact happening here. An outstanding international find for $175,000, Peraza is a plus-run, plus-glove shortstop with average pull power. In a bodily sense, he was also unlike any amateur prospect most scouts had ever seen. Top 75 - 2021 FYPD & International Signee Rankings for 2022 Dynasty The Dodgers surpassed the luxury tax threshold the previous season and had to forfeit $1,000,000 for Freddie Freeman. 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. His fastball has done a ton of damage at the top of the zone and is a legit plus-plus pitch. Hes going to get to whatever raw power he ends up growing into and has a good shot to be a middle infield regular, though probably not until 2026 or so just based on his 40-man timeline.There are mixed feelings about his defensive fit, with most of Erics sources projecting him to second base (a mix of scouts and analysts), which is where he had him coming out of high school. Before prospects debut, there are some wildly inaccurate hit tool grades on the international talent. He loads his hands high and cuts down at the ball, which makes him tough to beat in the upper two thirds of the strike zone because Peraza is so short to those locations. The Red Sox have said that theyll manage his workload by DHing him and letting their righty-hitting corner bats caddy for him against some lefty starters. Carter has put up video game numbers in the mid-minors but his visual scouting report doesnt really jive with his surface-level output. Brando Mayea, OF, Cuba: Yankees ($4,350,000) More 10. Carter looks like a high-OBP, table-setting center fielder in the Brandon Nimmo mold. 1. A rookie more than he is a prospect, Sengas splitter and fastball velocity fit in the middle of a contenders rotation. The Rangers took him 50th overall and he signed for $1.25 million. Ronny Mo is on the very edge of the threshold of viability in this respect. He had a successful foray into full-season ball, slashing .273/.360/.451 with 15 homers and 14 steals while with Low-A Myrtle Beach. Again, verbal agreements are sometimes made a couple of years in advance of a player actually being eligible to sign, a phenomena that tends to happen most often with top-of-the-market prospects. Tats was in the starting lineup for the club's exhibition game against the NL West rival San Francisco . His swing is already geared for lift, but he doesnt currently have the raw juice to make the most of it. March 1, 2023. McGarry has three plus pitches but also the worst control on the Top 100. We could not draft Suzuki because he was not on a team. -- $325,000Daniel Gaitor, OF, Bah. It makes everything nice and tidy. Even with the back issue, the Giants put Luciano on their 40-man roster during the winter. -- $500,000, RedsAlfredo Alcantara, SS, D.R. Perennial contenders like the Dodgers and Yankees, teams that usually pick late in the draft, use international free agency to add elite prospects to their farm system. Baty was an older draft prospect of considerable size, and there was worry hed have to move to first base in pro ball. Because his delivery is so elegant and consistent, Bradleys splitter has deep projection. Jeremy Rodriguez, SS, D.R. -- $400,000Andres Valor, OF, Ven. He will reach back and show you a plus arm when he needs to. Its still very early in the career of all of these players, and several hurdles to clear. SS Adeal Amador was the prize from the 2019 class and he's a top ten prospect in the organization with growing offensive tools. Merrills feel to hit is sublime. 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. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. To that point, hed shown an advanced approach on the backfields that belied his age, and he carried his performance into the Cal League, slashing .254/.355/.508 with a mid-teens walk rate in A-ball. Bryan Acua , SS, Venezuela Twins ($650,000) More 40. : Phillies ($3,000,000) More 14. Position-wise, there are 20 infielders, 18 outfielders, five catchers, six pitchers and one two-way player. The Dodgers and Rangers each forfeited $1,000,000 from their pools for signing players who had rejected qualifying offers to lower their pool to $4,144,000. 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. He was rated by Perfect Game as the #4 prospect in the state of Florida and #11 prospect in America entering the 2019 draft. The batting average component was down a little due to his .241 BABIP at Columbus, but otherwise 2022 was another standard Rocchio season with the stick. Here hes projected as a no. Once I have a fairly complete picture of the players set to garner meaningful bonuses, I start to make more scouting and evaluation-centric calls and inquiries to augment the initial, bonus-based list. -- $750,000, RaysWilian Trinidad, INF, D.R. He is more than capable of making a subset of plays at third, where his range and lateral agility are both plus, but he really struggles to make plays coming in on the grass. Salas is expected to command close to $5 million next January. But if Eder does have to move to the bullpen, there might be another gear of velocity in the tank, which gives him the out of being a premium reliever with two plus-plus pitches. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. Henry Ramos, OF, Dominican Republic Royals ($797,500) More 46. The Yankees have been busy in the international market the last few years being able to sign both the top International prospect in the 2019 and 2022 classes, Jasson Dominguez and Roderick Arias respectively. It has been his best in-zone bat misser thanks largely to the breadth of his arsenal. Here hes projected as a bat-only player. He sports ridiculous all-fields power from the left side of the plate, floats from base to base with huge, graceful strides, can clock home-to-first times close to 4.00 seconds, and still has room for much, much more mass on his frame before it detracts from his mobility enough to push him off shortstop. His secondary pitch recognition is not good, and he both needs to stay at shortstop and continue getting to all of his considerable power for an everyday profile to hold water. Allens fastball has other traits that help it punch above its weight, and he commands it with machine-like regularity to the locations in which it is most effective. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. He followed up his splashy 2021 with a 2022 tidal wave, reaching Double-A Chattanooga as a 20-year-old while tabulating over 70 extra-base hits and about 40 stolen bases. The final destination is the Major Leagues but the first step is signing the first professional contract and for international prospects, that happens during the international signing period. Yes, hes reached Triple-A, but this is a 21-year-old were talking about here.
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