Denzel Clarke - OF (Athletics, 1st Base only, 127/139) - When I threw on the video of Sam Bachman facing the A's during fall instructs, I had not yet starting looking into Denzel Clarke. High floor low ceiling guy with not a ton of raw stuff nor athleticism to get excited about. However, he went Complex as a hitter only. Releases include 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome, 2022 Bowman Heritage, and 2022 Bowman Inception. John Rhodes - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 76/125) - Corner outfield profile that was a draft eligible sophomore out of Kentucky. Currently, it looks like his personal approach is that during the Sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday), he will pitch, but has to be able to walk to the ballpark. 2023 Top 200 Draft Prospects 2023 Top 100 College Prospects . Profiles best at second base given his size and arm strength, but could play shortstop if needed. 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. For now, he hangs out towards the top of Tier 4. Given the prospect pedigree and draft capital spent, Mack gets the benefit of the doubt and slots into the middle of Tier 3. Asia Edition Hobby box - one guaranteed auto with exclusive Asia refractors - these have typically been the same thing as the mojo refractors you find in retail Mega boxes of Bowman Baseball and Bowman Chrome. Dominic Hamel - RHP (Mets, 1st Base and Auto, 81/193) - Mets 3rd round right-hander out of Dallas Baptist has the analytical data on his pitches to backup being a potential mid-rotation starter. His low to mid-90's fastball is average but he can command it up in the zone nicely and it pairs well with his sweeping slurve style plus breaking ball. In other words, there is a lot of work to be done with his secondaries. The product isnt terrible and there are plenty of players I like and would love to own their cards. The past three years of Bowman Draft have set an extremely high bar with the strength of its checklist. Bubba Chandler - RHP/SS (Pirates, 1st Base and Auto, 72/182) - The prep two-sport star was signed to a huge overslot deal to take him away from his Clemson football commitment as a star prep quarterback. Most of your favorite team's first round picks are also in here - Colton Cowser, Frank Mozzicato, Sal Frelick, Gunnar Hoglund, etc. 15) and has him as the second-best defensive end behind only Texas Tech's Tyree Wilson. Without the general catcher penalty, Davis would likely end up in Tier 1, especially going at 1 overall in the draft. High-end SP 2 pitchers with additional positive factors such as team, arsenal, pedigree, etc. Christian Encarnacion-Strand - 3B (Twins, 1st Base and Auto, 128/177) - The Twins fourth round selection out of Oklahoma State has some questions on whether he can stick at third base which puts further pressure on his offensive profile if he has to kick over to first base or even DH. I've seen him smoke balls, but the power is a lesser part of his game and is more gap-oriented than over the fence. NR stands for Not Ranked in our Top 600. I really liked the looks I had and was tempted to push him up to Tier 3, but will let caution get the better part of valor here. A back-end starter with a history of arm injuries is an easy Tier None decision until we see his return to the mound. On the plus side, he has strong plate skills in that he rarely strikes out and regularly puts up high OBP marks. I've seen him throw it on every pitch count to get swing and misses as well as called strikes when needed. Will Bednar - RHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 14/16) - The Giants 1st rounder and the younger brother of Pirates reliever David Bednar has two plus pitches with a mid-90s fastball and a hard, sweeping slider. This is a hobby lottery ticket assuming he is cheap. Ended up going in the 4th round to the White Sox on an underslot deal after an up and down final college season including a month of downtime mid-season. Really raw from a pitching standpoint. NEW! *Catchers and Pitchers are often knocked down a tier just due to their position. Outside of the 1st Bowman prospects above, you will also get plenty of base and autos from non-1st Bowman prospects. Free shipping for many products! A potential front of the rotation starter if everything lines up and there is a good chance it does. He'll mix in a low 90s fastball as his main secondary pitch with below-average curveball and a rare changeup. Love his approach and plate skills as he works counts, fouls balls off, and takes the walk. Wes Kath - 3B (White Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 57/33) - The White Sox second-round pick out of the Arizona prep ranks was a shortstop in high school but has pushed out to third base in his first pass through pro ball. Also throws a changeup that tunnels well with his fastball. He'll throw a hard slider and a good changeup that are both average to above-average pitches at times. I like his compact swing and how he can get it to through the zone for plus pull-side power. It also seemed like he was a bit over-matched at the complex level. 6'3" and 190 pounds indicates that there is room to add good muscle to his frame and tick his velocity up from low 90s to mid 90s. Cooper Kinney - 2B (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 34/61) - Offense first player that has his biggest questions with the glove on his hand. He didn't get a hit, but he actually had the best contact of all of the A's facing Bachman with a sharply hit ground ball to the pull side that he was thrown out on. Resources Blogs Card Companies Card Shops Card Shows Completed Transactions Forums Glossary Pricing Release Dates. Drafted to pitch, he's a raw work in progress. If he does that, he easily jumps into Tier 2. Does 2021 Bowman Draft live up to those expectations? - Dual Draftee Autographs #'d to 25. Reed Trimble - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 65/148) - The Orioles Comp B pick at 65th overall was one of the younger college players drafted this year. In 22 games at the Complex so far, he put together average contact and max velo numbers, but had double plus walk and chase percentages leading to a top 15 ranking in our Data Driven Top 500 along with a top ranking for Complex Level RoboScout ranking. 24 packs per box. Jaden Hill - RHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 68/101) - If Jaden Hill was injury free, he would almost certainly be a Tier 2 arm. (1:12 Hobby Packs) Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Parallels - Max /99. Backend starter potential with perhaps some more when added mass leads to increased fastball velocity. It doesnt help that the first overall pick in 2021 was a catcher and that almost half of the first round of the 2021 MLB draft were pitchers (and the Angels went full on hobby troll mode by having an entire draft of pitchers). His curve is probably his best pitch, but all of them are in the average realm. Didn't pitch in the minors post-draft, so the only video is against weaker college teams. Top 20 Prospects on the 2021 Bowman Draft Checklist! He was previously a low 90's fastball that is reportedly getting up to the mid-90s and features 3 different secondaries. While he exclusively played Center field his past few years in college, his size will likely push him out to left field, putting more pressure on his hit tool, which is much more of a question mark than his prodigious power. Not nearly as highly valued, but still worth being aware of and collecting, perhaps at a cheaper price point than their 1st Bowman cards. Fills up the zone and gets a lot of strikeouts. Has an above-average fastball in the low to mid 90's with plus vertical approach angle that gets a decent amount of swing and misses. Ben Kudrna - RHP (Royals, 1st Base only, 43/31) - While the Royals went way underslot with their first-round pick, Frank Mozzicato, they went way overslot with their second-round pick in Ben Kudrna. I am going with the bottom of Tier 3 for him but would caution anyone interested here to be very aware of the downside. Daylen Lile - OF (Nationals, 1st Base only, 47/29) - The ability to field all outfield spots in a pinch, but mostly profiles as a left fielder with underwhelming arm strength. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. I am making an exception because his fastball is seriously special. I have not seen prices posted anywhere for this, but it is probably between the Lite and Jumbo cost - perhaps in the $200 range if I had to guess. Lots of raw stuff with big spin to get excited about lead by a mid-90's fastball and a swing and miss slider when he has it working. Each pack contains (5) base cards, (3) Paper Prospect cards and (2) Chrome Prospect cards. He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. Draft. Throws high 90s heat with two plus breaking balls in a slider and a changeup. Davis may not stick behind the plate because he's not an ideal receiver, even with a double-plus howitzer for an arm. From there you can also add a Card to your collection or wishlist. He could use some more velocity and his fastball and that would hopefully drive up the strikeout potential. Free shipping for many products! His fastball and slider combo is simply filthy. 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. Ky Bush - LHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 45/73) - Angels 2nd Rounder out of St. Mary's College cuts an imposing figure on the mound at 6'5" and 250 pounds. He went from a low 90s fastball that looked relatively straight in 2020 to a 93-94 with movement. Without the power behind that profile, he's easily in Tier None until further development. This profile up the middle would likely be a Tier 3 slotting, but at a corner, it slots more in at the top of Tier None. And the outside chance that he is a two way player not of the Brendan McKay failed experiment but more of an Ohtani-lite is probably something to be cognizant of. Currently playing center field, scouts also think he could move to second base as well, which will increase his positional versatility. First is the Lava refractor. The 2020 first round pick (28th overall), Wells is a stocky left handed hitter at 6'2" 228 lbs who employs a short stroke that helped him slash .264/.390/.476 in 2021. Every week for 4 weeks will feature 21 top prospects! 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. Kyle Manzardo - 1B (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 63/97) - Plus hitter lacking enough in-game power limited to a position that really values it with first base. Don't see a huge ceiling unless he taps into a bunch more power. This is a high-risk ranking, so buyer beware. Both pitches looked good in college. The fastball/curveball metrics are plus and Prospects Live MLB Draft Director Joe Doyle has comped him in the mold of Justin Verlander. It was only 11 games, but it wasn't a great look and I will focus on him as a pitcher rather than a hitter or two-way player. He comes in at 6'6" and 235 pounds and pumps high 90s gas that will touch triple digits. Bowman Chrome Baseball Cards! In summary, a ton of the raw ingredients you would visualize as a future top end of the rotation starter but with a ton of risk. That has me putting him in Tier None, but I wouldn't fault anyone for thinking that he is more of a Tier 3 pitcher giving the physical projection, strikeout gains, and Cleveland secret sauce. The curveball has nice shape and snap to it with good spin. Super high ceiling and super low floor. He'll also throw a changeup occasionally. He spent the 2015 season back with Las Vegas, where he pitched to a 7-16 record and 5.53 ERA. Should be able to stick at the position given that arm strength along with good athleticism and size. Spencer Torkelson Prospect Cards ( View eBay Listings) Last on our Best Baseball Cards To collect 2022 list is Spencer Torkelson. Very athletic at 6'2" 190 with room to fill out. Brewers dev org likely gets the most out of him, but at his height, a lot has to continue to go right and that has me sliding him into the top of Tier None instead of the bottom of Tier 3. However, a groundball rate above 50% and what appears to be an average hit tool at the moment along with the risk of having to potentially slide him over to third base drags down the previously mentioned positives. It looks like an uncomfortable at-bat no matter which side of the plate you are on. He'll be a Tier None player for me until we see which way his development path trends towards. If he does, then he becomes a potential high leverage arm. Definitely a player to watch to see if he can lessen that swing and miss. Eric Silva - RHP (Giants, 1st Base only, 115/162) - Giants took the Kyle Harrison approach again with taking a prep arm and paying him overslot money - in Silva's case, a million dollars over slot. He starts with an open-face stance and seemed to really sell out for power with a very unbalanced finish. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball storms back for another monster offering featuring a fresh crop of Baseball draft picks and emerging prospects! Will also throw an average changeup now that he's starting that shows nice arm-side fade when it's on. Secondly, in the context of previous Bowman Draft releases, especially with the previous three years, this isnt in the same ballpark. A lot of the strikeouts I saw were of the called strike variety rather than the more desirable swing and miss variety. to be found here. Catchers do make it difficult to push into Tier 1 though, and Adley is the only one in recent memory that probably deserved that Tier ranking. 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. 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. If he can't, he focuses on upping the fastball velocity and becoming a two-pitch high leverage reliever. He is a front-end starter if he does. 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. Tagged: Joe Lowry, Topps, . He has all the tools to stick at shortstop which gives him a nice floor. Struck out a lot at the Complex as his long levers that give him that power at 6'3" were taken advantage of. There will likely be some in the hobby taking a shot just for that most unlikeliest of outcomes. 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. 2021 Bowman - Chrome Prospects. Mid-90's fastball that he throws often with good IVB numbers and good location. I could easily see Frelick regularly putting up a .300+ batting average with 30+ stolen bases as a major leaguer. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. Good plate skills as well and have seen him willing to put the ball into the opposite field on occasion. Both pitches are double plus killers when they are on. The situation is this: the 2021 Bowman's Best Baseball base set has its usual mix of veterans and rookies. Tier 1 - Cream of the crop. A Tier 3 pitcher that could easily jump into Tier 2 with some consistency and any additional fastball velo bump. Easy Tier None choice for me. He doesn't profile as ever having more than average power. The second new parallel is exclusive to the Lite boxes and is the Black & White RayWave refractor. The next concern is that he doesn't stick behind the plate given his less than stellar showing there, putting more pressure on the bat to perform at either 1B or corner OF. He is also a two way player but likely ends up on the bump rather than on the dirt in the long term. Great for a later fantasy baseball pick and a nice real-life baseball roster piece. In baseball terms, it's better if they can, and in hobby terms, it's better if they can't. He apparently will throw an inconsistent changeup infrequently as his third pitch, but I never saw it in the video I watched. 2021 Bowman card list & price guide. Top prospect Mayer draws parallels to former Red Sox star. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! Collection of average tools that can go either way on the hit/power pendulum, but probably doesn't have the pure skills to do both at a plus level in the future. Watching video and literally every swinging strikeout I see is either the slider or the fastball. Hits his spots all day long in the video I watched which is what drives the high floor evaluation. The biggest issue for the left-handed backstop was that his home run pop disappeared. McCade Brown - RHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 79/94) - The Rockies third-round pick is the epitome of one of the major archetypes of the Tier 3 pitcher - upside with physical projection and potential plus pitches that should equal a mid-rotation starter or better but lacking command and control to harness those talents. Not to mention two of the potential bigger names that ended up not signing in Kumar Rocker and Jud Fabian. Looked to be an uncomfortable at bat for left-handers. This one is likely a slow burn as he fills out and gets shaped by MLB dev staff. Top 30 by Team Top 10 by Position. 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. 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. . Needs to add in the command and control that most prep arms lack, including Kudrna, and you can project a mid-rotation starter. Nice contact skills where he is comfortable putting the ball in play all over the field with his power tending towards the pull side. March 2, 2023. Scouts' Top 100 Autographs are exclusive to Hobby and Jumbo packs and serial-numbered to 50 copies. The only one I got a good look at was the curveball, which had really nice 12-6 break to it. The athletic Pennsylvania prep outfielder has a plethora of plus tools in power, fielding, and arm while he has double-plus speed. A two-way player approach would have significant negative to his development if recent history is our judge. . Will the real Alex Binelas please stand up? Hobby lottery tickets where the odds are stacked against you. The Invicta insert is another new one that tries to portray a high-end, classy feel, but looks boring and is a miss for me. A mid-rotation starter with a low to mid 90's fastball that has big time arm-side run. High 80's to Low 90's fastball with an above-average curveball as his main secondary. All in all, a defense-first Tier None player that will need to take big strides with the bat in his hand to move up the Tiers. Options include the normal 24-pack boxes and new 50-pack boxes. Tyler Mattison - RHP (Tigers, 1st Base only, 104/NR) - Underslot senior sign in round 4 for the Tigers out of Bryant University. Sam Bachman - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 9/18) - Angels 1st round right-hander out of Miami of Ohio popped big time in 2021 pushing all the way up to 9th overall in the draft. With a full-time focus on baseball, he has the chance to unlock the coveted five-tool player archetype. These include autographed cards for guys like Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Marco Luciano, Jasson Dominguez, Luis Rodriguez, Blaze Jordan, and Yoelqui Cespedes. Stats. Top of Tier 3 player that develops anything more than average power and he slides into Tier 2. Top of Tier None with potential for some upward hobby mobility as he climbs Yankees prospect lists. January 16, 2023. His third pitch is a hard 12-6 slider without a ton of break that he will keep low but won't throw that often. 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. Above average to plus hit tool with a strong plate approach is brought down by the rest of his average-ish tools. Ja'Marr Chase - WR, LSU (2021) Justin Fields - QB, Ohio State (2021) Trevor Lawrence - QB, Clemson (2021) A common misconception about the NFL Draft is that the college and pro games are very similar. Dual Draftees: Dual cards featuring top 2013 draft picks from the same franchise. 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. Top Members Top Searches Top Sets User Lists. Average fastball with a plus curveball and above average slider and changeup, but the curveball and slider can have the lines blurred depending on how well his command is running. Alex Binelas - 1B (Brewers*, 1st Base and Auto, 65/63) - Binelas didn't have the best 2021 college season as his hit tool didn't keep up with his power tool, pushing him down to the third round of the draft. Simply put, he's one of the best prospects in baseball by any measure. Tanner Allen - OF (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 118/119) - 5th year Senior out of Mississippi State that was an underslot sign to help support the Khalil Watson pick. Started for A&M in all 14 of his appearances with a healthy amount of strikeouts but not a ton of overall success. His fastball sits mid-90s but will lose velocity pretty quickly during his outings. As a prep righty pitcher, he's mid 90's fastball with a slider, curveball and changeup. On the plus side, Mozzicato has one of the best curveballs in the draft with an easy delivery and an athletic projectability. The only question is if Cowser will ever work 20+ home runs into his game. Ricky Tiedemann - LHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base and Auto, 91/91) - Left-handed pitching prospect that we didn't get to see much of before the draft but apparently took an uptick in dev during instructs. I seriously went back and forth here on which side of the fence to put Zavala because I like the offensive profile quite a bit. Gavin Williams - RHP (Guardians, 1st Base and Auto, 23/14) - Fourth-year senior pitchers always start as a Tier None player and have to battle a strong current for me to move them up the Tiers. Mostly leans on a plus low to mid 90's fastball with arm-side run and rise coupled with a plus sweeping slider. Unfortunately one of those Tier 1 players, Brady House, doesnt have any autographed cards, severely limiting the chase for his cards. Spencer Schwellenbach - RHP (Braves, 1st Base and Auto, 59/56) - The two-way player at Nebraska finally got back to pitching in his final season in college, albeit all out of the bullpen, following arm surgery after high school. No real reliever risk either. Cutter is likely his best pitch. Another player that is going to be more valued in real baseball and fantasy baseball than in the hobby. Arguably the sport most associated with the hobby, baseball has a rich history that stretches from tobacco cards to ultra-modern superfractors. 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. Silva, though, is more of a slimmer athletic frame and throws from the right-hand side. Jake Fox - 2B (Guardians, 1st Base only, 95/229) - Cleveland's third-round pick out of the Florida prep ranks has a plus hit tool with above-average speed that he knows how to use on the base paths. 2019 Bowman Platinum Wal-Mart Top Prospects Wander Franco RC #TOP-9; . 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball storms back for another monster offering featuring a fresh crop of Baseball draft picks and emerging prospects! 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. 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. This is purely a prospect product. No current bullpen risk as the expectation is that he'll be able to stick as a starting pitcher. I feel conflicted on whether to include House in Tier One, which is where I am going to guess the Hobby will value him, or to put him more in the top of the Tier Two range given his negatives. The fastball appears above average with the horizontal arm side run to it. I've liked the video of him when I put it on of his Low A games, often taking what the pitcher gives him and hitting to all fields, but I have also seen a bit more swing and miss than I would like. Plus speed and an above-average hit tool at the moment. Fastball sits mid-90s but can kick up higher with some life on it. Brandon Boissiere - 1B/OF (Nationals, 1st Base and Auto, 82/276) - The 3rd rounder out of the University of Arizona is not your traditional corner power bat. Normally this profile with the added catcher penalty would be a Tier None player, but given how many balls he put over the fence at FSU, I am going to slide him into the bottom half of Tier 3 and be ready to move him into Tier None if he can't repeat that. 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. Add in two to three of these guys and we start to get closer to previous years - Jack Leiter, Khalil Watson, Colson Montgomery, Joshua Baez, Max Muncy, Matt McLain, and Trey Sweeney would all be welcome additions. Combination of high-end Hit and Power tools that wont end up as full-time designated hitters. Solid player, but no carrying tools. The only item in that stew that is missing is the power, and there are some hints that it will come. An uptick in velocity topping out at 98 for his fastball and significantly improved command that lead the nation in K/9 were the primary drivers of this. Still no reason to put him anywhere else but Tier None. That translates to a Tier None player with a small percentile outcome to reach Tier 3. Ben Casparius - RHP (Dodgers, 1st Auto only, 162/187) - Solid back-end rotation guy. I caught a few glimpses of a 12-6 curveball that mostly he didn't finish leaving it up high. Easy Tier 1 player for me, but I will put him below Mayer in this tier since we didn't get to see Lawlar and he now has shoulder surgery plus the associated rehab and recovery that will slow down his timeline. Go watch him mow down Vandy with 13 strikeouts in the Super Regional if you want to see how good he can be against a quality group of hitters. January 15, 2023. Super athletic with plus speed - love seeing him motor around the bases as it just looks like he is moving fast. His fastball is often in the upper half of the zone, which is great for setting up his off-speed, but it lacks top end velocity and deception, which can lead to the pitch being hittable. 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. Peter Heubeck - RHP (Dodgers, 1st Base only, 101/50) - Project and upside arm that lands in an ideal org for it. 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.
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