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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 13:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rayne Doncon]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be running down everything that caught my eye in the Dynasty Baseball world on most Mondays throughout the season here on the Brick Wall. The rest of the week you can catch my Rundowns on the Patreon. Here is the Monday Morning Dynasty Baseball Rundown (5/1/23): CLICK HERE TO JOIN MY PATREON FOR TONS&#8230;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll be running down everything that caught my eye in the Dynasty Baseball world on most Mondays throughout the season here on the Brick Wall. The rest of the week you can catch my Rundowns on <a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>the Patreon</strong></a>. Here is the Monday Morning Dynasty Baseball Rundown (5/1/23):</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/carlos-jorge/sa3016722/stats?position=2B/SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Carlos Jorge</strong></a> <em>CIN, 2B, 19.7 – </em>The little man discount is one of the most reliable discounts in prospecting, and there is a small army of little prospects ready to overthrow the Heightriarchy. The 5&#8217;10&#8221;, 160 pound Jorge is leading the charge after a huge day at the dish yesterday, going 4 for 7 with a double, homer, steal, and 0/1 K/BB in a doubleheader. He&#8217;s now slashing .323/.408/.532 with 2 homers, 5 steals, and a 25.4%/11.3% K%/BB% in 18 games at Single-A. He&#8217;s never put up a wRC+ under 151 or had an OBP under .400 in his 3 year career, but because he&#8217;s not 6&#8217;3&#8221;, he immediately gets discounted. Jose Ramirez, Mookie Betts, Wander Franco, Corbin Carroll, Cedric Mullins, Francisco Lindor, Randy Arozarena, Ozzie Albies, Jose Altuve, and many more have all proven you don&#8217;t have to be 6 feet or over to be an elite MLB player. Down with the Heightriarchy.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/luisangel-acuna/sa3008765/stats?position=2B/SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Luisangel Acuna</strong></a> <em>TEX, SS/2B, 21.1 – </em>Not even his older brother, Ronald, could protect Luisangel from the little guy bullying that he&#8217;s had to face his entire career on prospect lists. The 5&#8217;8&#8221; Acuna stole 3 bags yesterday, and he&#8217;s been handling his business at Double-A all year, slashing .319/.369/.436 with 1 homer, 10 steals, and a 20.2%/7.7% K%/BB% in 21 games. The power hasn&#8217;t come yet, but keeping that K rate in check is huge to see, and he&#8217;s a base stealing machine.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jonatan-clase/sa3008787/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jonatan Clase</strong></a> <em>SEA, OF, 20.11 – </em>The 5&#8217;9&#8221;, 150 pound Clase is trying to shatter that glass ceiling with Jorge and Acuna.  He went 1 for 4 with a steal and 1/2 K/BB yesterday and is now slashing .337/.455/.723 with 7 homers, 16 steals, and a 26.7%/16.8% K%/BB% in 20 games at High-A. Acuna, Jorge, and Clase were all named targets for me this off-season because I don&#8217;t see height. Clase cracked my Top 100 in the <strong><a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Updated Top 324 Dynasty Prospects Rankings</a></strong> that dropped last week on my Patreon.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=439382" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Termarr Johnson</strong></a> <em>PIT, 2B/SS, 18.11 – </em>The 5&#8217;8&#8221;, 175 pound Johnson actually did get the respect he deserved in prospect rankings, but I was actually a little skeptical of how good that hit tool really was, predicting in the Predicting the Top 50 Dynasty Baseball Prospects Rankings that &#8220;Johnson&#8217;s hit tool at Single-A won&#8217;t be as good as the hype.&#8221; He went 1 for 3 with a 2/0 K/BB yesterday and now has a 41.2% K% and .214 BA in 5 games. It&#8217;s still a super super small sample, and I still love him even if I do think the hit tool was maybe a little overhyped, but the slow start does play into my fears from the off-season.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=477275" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Harry Ford</strong></a> <em>SEA, C, 20.1 – </em>The 5&#8217;10&#8221; Ford might not be tall, but he is a built like a tank, and he&#8217;s hitting like a tank. He went 2 for 6 with a double yesterday and is now slashing .282/.453/.493 with 3 homers, 5 steals, and a 18.9%/23.2% K%/BB% in 19 games at High-A. This coming off his great WBC for Great Britain which nearly got him knighted. He&#8217;s splitting his time between catcher and DH, and at this point, I almost hope he gets moved off catcher to let his bat shine. He has the speed and athleticism to play elsewhere.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/adael-amador/sa3014682/stats?position=DH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Adael Amador</strong></a> <em>COL, SS, 20.1 &#8211; </em>Amador feels like he is part of the little man brigade, but he actually checks in at 6&#8217;0&#8221; on the dot. He got a late start to the season, but he&#8217;s starting to cook after drilling his first 2 homers of the year at High-A in 11 games. His elite contact rates have transferred to the level with a 11.3% K%, and so has his speed with 4 steals, but his high walk rates haven&#8217;t yet with a 3.8% BB%. His 56.8% GB% is probably too high to ever be a true power hitter, but he&#8217;s a high probability big leaguer with a strong across the board profile.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/denzel-clarke/sa3017426/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Denzel Clarke</strong></a> <em>OAK, OF, 23.0 &#8211; </em>Forget everything I just said about height. Now this is what a ballplayer is supposed to look like at 6&#8217;5&#8221;, 220 pounds with towering power and elite athleticism. This is the scout&#8217;s dream. Clark debuted on April 25th at Double-A and has done nothing but rake. He homered yesterday on a 3 for 5 day and now has 4 homers with a 372 wRC+ in 4 games. Most importantly, the K rate has been solid with a 26.3%/15.8% K%/BB%. If he can maintain even a below average K rate, oh boy, because this is a huge man with huge talent and nothing but opportunity in Oakland, er, Las Vegas.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/taj-bradley/sa3007839/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Taj Bradley</strong></a> <em>TBR, RHP, 22.0 – </em>1 IP, 5 hits, 8 ER, 2/2 K/BB at Triple-A. Tampa&#8217;s front office are either magic yogi&#8217;s who can see into the future and demoted Bradley before he could have this blow up in the majors. Or they are humans who undeservedly sent a kid down who was killing it in the majors, and being yanked around like that messed with his performance. I choose to believe it is the former.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=allen-000log&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Logan Allen</strong></a> <em>CLE, LHP, 24.7 – </em>5 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 8/2 K/BB vs. BOS. The fastball sat 91.9 MPH and he induced tons of weak contact with a 85.9 EV against. Allen has pitched to ace levels in his MLB debut with a 2.45 ERA and 35.6%/6.7% K%/BB%, but there are signs he is pitching above his head. The 28.7% whiff% is not as big (although still good) and the 4.54 xERA is much higher than the ERA. He also didn&#8217;t display this level of control in his minor league career. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, it&#8217;s still a super encouraging MLB debut, but I wouldn&#8217;t expect him to keep it up to this level.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nicholas-frasso/sa3014492/stats?position=DH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Nick Frasso</strong></a> <em>LAD, RHP, 24.5 – </em>4 IP, 1 hit, 0 ER, 4/2 K/BB at Double-A. LA&#8217;s pitching logjam be damned, Frasso is one of my favorite pitching targets in the minors. He now has a 1.23 ERA with a 34.9%/5.8% K%/BB% in 22 IP. He has a nasty, plus 3 pitch mix and he&#8217;s like a lefty with a funky delivery, expect he throws righty, if you know what I mean. There is certainly risk he ends up in the pen because of circumstances, injury risk, and lack of innings in his career, but I just can&#8217;t ignore how high his upside is. I named him a target in my <strong><a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top Dynasty Baseball Targets</a> </strong>that dropped on Friday on the Patreon.</p>
<p><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/rayne-doncon/sa3016720/stats?position=2B/SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Rayne Doncon</strong></a> <em>LAD, 2B/SS, 19.7 – </em>Doncon went <a href="https://twitter.com/dodger_daily/status/1652829403791998978" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4 for 4 with a double, steal, and a 430 foot bomb</a>. He&#8217;s now getting into position to truly explode up rankings, slashing .262/.344/.464 with 5 homers, 2 steals, and a 25%/11.5% K%/BB% in 20 games. He has an explosive swing that screams big time power and has shown a good feel to hit his entire career. Now is the time to get in on him if you haven&#8217;t already.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/elijah-green/sa3020210/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Elijah Green</strong></a> <em>WAS, OF, 19.4 – </em>Elly 2.0 has arrived. Green <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1652772219410341888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">smashed a homer in back to back games</a> for his first 2 of the year to go along with 8 steals and a 48.1% K% in 17 games at Single-A. He&#8217;s even rawer than we expected, but the talent is so huge it&#8217;s worth being patient for the hit tool to come around.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/samuel-zavala/sa3015718/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Samuel Zavala</strong></a> <em>SDP, OF, 18.9 – </em>Zavala broke out of his early season slump in a huge way, going 4 for 5 with a homer and a steal. All of a sudden his wRC+ is up to 106 as an 18 year old in 18 games at Single-A. It&#8217;s also a reminder of how we are still in the small sample size part of the season. One big game can take a guy from struggling hard, to being an above average hitter overnight. He&#8217;s still the phenom we thought he was.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=577291" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Cam Collier</strong></a> <em>CIN, 3B, 18.5 &#8211; </em>Speaking of 18 year olds performing above average in full season ball, Collier ripped his first homer at the level on a 2 for 8 day to bring his season wRC+ up to 116 in 14 games. The 26.7% K% is a tad higher than optimal, and so is his 58.6% GB%, so while he&#8217;s not going full breakout, he&#8217;s proving his FYPD hype was deserved.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=barber000col&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Colin Barber</strong></a> <em>HOU, OF, 22.4 – </em>Just call him high cholesterol, because Barber is the quietest killer in the minor leagues. He cracked his 2nd homer in 15 games at Double-A to bring his season wRC+ up to 145. Also,<a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1652781762639024128" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> just look at his man&#8217;s quads</a>. If this was fantasy football twitter, our heads would be exploding.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tyler-locklear/sa3019970/stats?position=3B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Tyler Locklear</strong></a> <em>SEA, 1B, 22.5 &#8211; </em>Locklear was drafted 58th overall as a bat first prospect, and that bat is rolling right through the lower minors after he cracked 2 homers yesterday. He has 4 homers with a 21.%/9.6% K%/BB% and 146 wRC+ in 20 games at High-A. He&#8217;s played exclusively 1B this year, so the bat will have to hit it&#8217;s ceiling to get playing time in the majors. I think the bat is real, but I probably wouldn&#8217;t get too excited until he&#8217;s doing it in the upper minors.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wallac001cay" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Cayden Wallace</strong></a> <em>KC, 3B, 21.9 &#8211; </em>Wallace went 2 for 8 with a dinger last night, and he&#8217;s another moderately hyped 2nd round pick who is handling his business at High-A, slashing .306/.414/.542 with 3 homers, 3 steals, and a 20.7%/14.9% K%/BB% in 20 games. Again, doing it at High-A doesn&#8217;t truly explode their ranking, but they are trending up and they should get the chance to prove themselves at Double-A in the not too distant future.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jonathan-deluca/sa3011644/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jonny DeLuca</strong></a> <em>LAD, OF, 24.9 – </em>DeLuca was one of the many big risers in the <a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Updated Top 324 Prospect Rankings</strong></a>, and he&#8217;s not slowing down after going 3 for 5 with his 6th homer in 20 games at Double-A. He could be that next sneaky, older prospect that comes out of nowhere for the Dodgers.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/daylen-lile/sa3017698/stats?position=DH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Daylen Lile</strong></a> <em>WAS, OF, 20.4 – </em>The 47th overall pick in the 2021 Draft, Lile missed all of 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but I kept the faith on him just barely by ranking him 1,012 overall on the off-season Top 1,000. I also gave you a heads up that he looked pretty good in his spring debut. That faith has been rewarded after he went 3 for 5 with a homer yesterday. He&#8217;s now slashing .333/.409/.632 with 3 homers, 5 steals, and a 19.7%/10.6% K%/BB% in 14 games at Single-A. He&#8217;s 20 at Single-A, but we can give him a pass for that because of the missed development time. Now is probably the time to get in on him.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/darell-hernaiz/sa3011309/stats?position=SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Darell Hernaiz</strong></a> <em>OAK, SS/2B/3B, 21.8 – </em>Oakland was happy to scoop Hernaiz off the back of the overstuffed middle infield prospect Orioles truck, and he&#8217;s delivering after going 3 for 5 with a dinger last night. He&#8217;s slashing .313/.366/.453 with 2 homers, 5 steals, and a 20.8%/8.3% K%/BB% as a 21 year old at Double-A. Oakland is the perfect spot for him with playing time galore available.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=harris003kyl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Kyle Harrison</strong></a> <em>SFG, LHP, 21.8 – </em>3.2 IP, 0 hits, 1 ER, 7/4 K/BB at Triple-A. Harrison has more walks than innings pitched, and not by a little either with 21 walks in 15.2 IP. That is extreme to say the least. The stuff is so nasty it has still resulted in only a 4.02 ERA and 35.1% K%, and 15.2 IP is still a small sample. His value is dropping because the risk is getting even higher, but in general, he is a hold for me. Let&#8217;s see if he can work through these early season control problems, as he just needs to maintain below average control to thrive.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/carson-whisenhunt/sa3020529/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Carson Whisenhunt</strong></a> <em>SFG, LHP, 22.5 – </em>Whisenhunt got the call to High-A and was lights out, going 4 IP with 1 hit, 0 ER, and a 6/0 K/BB. The fastball was sitting in the mid 90&#8217;s and the changeup was nasty as usual. <a href="https://twitter.com/giantprospectiv/status/1652825268095193088" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here are the highlights from his start</a>. The breaking ball can definitely look a little dinky, and it&#8217;s still the lower minors, but it could be time to start getting excited. He looks like a good one.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tsung-che-cheng/sa3015376/stats?position=2B/3B/SS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tsung-Che Cheng</a> </strong><em>PIT, SS, 21.10 &#8211; </em>If feels fitting to end this Rundown like we started it, with the smallest prospect of them all standing at 5&#8217;7&#8243;, 154 pounds. But his production has been anything but small (never had a wRC+ under 129 in his 3 year career), and he&#8217;s officially killing it again after going 2 for 5 with a homer yesterday. Cheng is now slashing .275/.359/.551 with 4 homers, 7 steals, and a 19%/11.4% K%/BB% in 18 games at the age appropriate High-A. His power is ticking up this year which he combines with plus speed and a good feel to hit. He also plays a solid SS, which could get his bat on the field. He&#8217;s still more of a deeper league pickup, but he&#8217;s one to keep your eye on at least.</p>
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		<title>Monday Morning Dynasty Baseball Rundown (9/12/22)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Halpern]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adael Amador]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Pfaadt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bubba Thompson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corbin Carroll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Valera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grayson Rodriguez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gunnar Henderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Wiemer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonathan Aranda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Jung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julio Rodriguez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justyn-Henry Malloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Parada]]></category>
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<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/corbin-carroll/sa3010593/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Corbin Carroll</strong></a> <em>ARI, OF, 22.1 &#8211; </em>Don&#8217;t you do it. Don&#8217;t you dare do it. I know you&#8217;re getting that wandering eye. You love baseball, but damn, football is looking so sexy rolling up to the party all fresh faced with nothing but hope and potential. But just you wait. Soon half your roster will be out with a high ankle sprain, your favorite team&#8217;s O-Line will be a sieve, and you&#8217;ll be spending 75% of your FAAB on some 3rd string running back. Then you&#8217;ll be begging to come back. Your old ball and chain, baseball, is even willing to meet you halfway. They&#8217;re willing to bring new people into the bedroom! So many of the games top prospects have gotten the call, none more exciting than my #1 fantasy prospect, Corbin Carroll. He went 1 for 4 with a 101.3 MPH single that he hit into the ground at a negative 48 degree launch angle. That&#8217;s been the story of his MLB debut as he has a respectable 88.5/93.7 MPH AVG/FB EV, but he hasn&#8217;t been lifting the ball with a negative 1.3 degree launch. He&#8217;s the fastest man in baseball with a 30.6 ft/sec sprint speed, but he&#8217;s 0 for 1 on the bases in 11 games. He has some swing and miss in his game, and while a 29.5% K% is high, the 26% whiff% shows it likely won&#8217;t be a major issue. He&#8217;s done enough to hang onto the top spot, but he has someone right on his tail &#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gunnar-henderson/sa3011484/stats?position=SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Gunnar Henderson</strong></a> <em>BAL, SS, 21.2 &#8211; </em>The #2 ranked prospect on the <a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Updated Top 360 Dynasty Prospects Rankings</strong></a> that just hit my Patreon last week, Henderson went 0 for 1 with a 1/1 K/BB coming off the bench. The game here is to bench these guys enough for them to maintain their rookie status for 2023. Like Carroll, he&#8217;s been solid in his pro debut with nothing setting off alarm bells. He has a 89.9 MPH EV, 9.2 degree launch, and a 20%/8.9% K%/BB%. His speed also might have been undersold as a 28.8 ft/sec sprint speed is damn fast.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/josh-jung/sa3011468/stats?position=3B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Josh Jung</strong></a> <em>TEX, 3B, 24.6 &#8211; </em>Jung had to earn this MLB debut, coming back from shoulder surgery, and he blew his load early with a homer in his very first at bat on Friday. It hasn&#8217;t been as good since, putting up the golden sombrero yesterday (0 for 4 with 4 K&#8217;s). A golden sombrero literally does sound like a quite disgusting sex act (no judgement if that&#8217;s your thing). I looked up the origin of golden sombrero, thinking it would be some super cool story (also worried that it might have been a little racist), but turns out there is no story. According to Wikipedia, baseball thought calling 3 goals in hockey a &#8220;hat trick&#8221; was cool, &#8220;and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be referred to by a bigger hat, such as a sombrero.&#8221; Pretty uninspiring. Jung has a 83.8 MPH EV with a 44% whiff% in his 3 game debut.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/triston-casas/sa3007634/stats?position=1B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Triston Casas</strong></a> <em>BOS, 1B, 22.8 &#8211; </em>Cases went 0 for 3 with a K yesterday, and his MLB debut has been similar to Jung&#8217;s with 1 homer and not much else. The 35.7% whiff% in 7 games will be something to keep an eye on as the hope was for Casas to be an excellent all around hitter, not just a low average slugger.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/michael-harris/sa3010684/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Michael Harris</strong></a> <em>ATL, OF, 21.5 &#8211; </em>Atlanta didn&#8217;t wait until September to call up their young studs, and Harris rewarded them majorly for their boldness. He homered twice yesterday and the cement is now starting to dry on his status as an elite dynasty asset. He ranked 42nd overall on the <a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>August Top 455 Dynasty Rankings</strong></a> (Patreon), and he might be pushing Top 20 status when I update the rankings for September next week.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/julio-rodriguez/sa3005720/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Julio Rodriguez</strong></a> <em>SEA, OF, 21.8 &#8211; </em>Speaking of the cement drying on an elite dynasty asset, Rodriguez&#8217; dried so long ago it even has an imprint of my hand with &#8220;Halp was here, April 2022&#8221; etched into it for eternity. He went 3 for 4 with 2 bombs yesterday, and if you told me you wanted to take him 1st overall in a new dynasty league this off-season, it would be hard for me to argue against it. Ohtani might still be my top choice, but I think Julio could be a close 2nd.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/luis-patino/22815/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Luis Patino</strong></a> <em>TBR, RHP, 22.8 &#8211; </em>Let&#8217;s keep the excitement going with Patino who is getting another crack at the rotation and &#8230; yikes. He gave up 9 earned in 1.1 IP and the stuff didn&#8217;t look all that good either with a decent 94.6 MPH fastball and relatively low spin rates on all of his pitches. He&#8217;s still young, but I&#8217;m starting to sour on him a bit.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/grayson-rodriguez/sa3008130/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Grayson Rodriguez</strong></a> <em>BAL, RHP, 22.10 &#8211; </em>Rodriguez returned from a lat strain and he definitely has some rust to shake off. He went 2.2 IP with 1 hit, 4 ER and a 7/3 K/BB at Double-A. You can never relax when you are banking on pitching prospects to carry the future of your dynasty team. Just look at the ghost of Forrest Whitley who has a 7.07 ERA in 28 IP at Triple-A this year. Or Daniel Espino disappearing into thin air so completely that it would make David Copperfield jealous.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=torkel000spe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Spencer Torkelson</strong></a> <em>DET, 3B/1B, 22.11 &#8211; </em>Torkelson returned to the majors and he&#8217;s trying to make us forget about the struggles that got him sent down in the first place. He went 1 for 3 with a 107 MPH double and now has a 1.030 OPS with a 5/3 K/BB and 97 MPH EV in 8 games since returning. He just might be able to rekindle those new love butterflies we all had earlier in the season if he keeps killing it down the stretch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/michael-massey/sa1115910/stats?position=2B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Michael Massey</strong></a> <em>KCR, 2B, 24.4 &#8211; </em>Massey is someone I am going to be grabbing a ton of this off-season. He went 1 for 3 with a homer and 1/1 K/BB yesterday. The underlying numbers look great to me with a 90.5 MPH EV, 16.8 degree launch angle, 15.5% barrel% and 22.7% K%. He&#8217;s not super fast, but he&#8217;s proving he has some real stolen base skills (3 for 3 on the bases). He might not be a league winner, but I think he is going to be sneaky good next year.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jonathan-aranda/sa919293/stats?position=2B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jonathan Aranda</strong></a> <em>TBR, 1B/2B/3B, 24.0 &#8211; </em>1 for 3 with a 1/1 K/BB. Aranda is trying to wade his way through Tampa&#8217;s deep roster to get playing time, and when he does, he&#8217;s proving that he&#8217;s just a damn good hitter no matter what the level. He has a 94.4 MPH EV with a 15.4%/11.5% K/BB% in 26 MPH PA. Playing time is going to be an issue and he might not have super high upside, but it&#8217;s pretty clear this guy is going to hit.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/george-valera/sa3006872/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>George Valera</strong></a> <em>CLE, OF, 21.10 &#8211; </em>Valera might not join the top prospect brigade in the majors this year, but it probably won&#8217;t be too far into 2023 until he does. He drilled his 7th homer in 28 games since getting called up to Triple-A. <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1569108162661257231" target="_blank" rel="noopener">He has a little Gary Sheffield bat wiggle</a>, and that line drive homer is reminiscent of some of the frozen ropes Sheffield would hit. Valera isn&#8217;t as good as Sheffield, but his power and OBP profile is completely transferring to Triple-A.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/joseph-wiemer/sa3014531/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Joey Wiemer </strong></a><em>MIL, OF, 23.7 &#8211; </em>Wiemer got called up to Triple-A and became a new man. He went 2 for 4 with a dinger and is now slashing .275/.360/.533 with 6 homers, 6 steals, and a 20.9%/12.2% K%/BB%. What strikeout problems?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/adael-amador/sa3014682/stats?position=DH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Adael Amador</strong></a> <em>COL, SS, 19.7 &#8211; </em>Amador laughs at strikeout problems as he&#8217;s maintained an elite plate approach all season (12.1%/15.7% K%/BB%), and he showed off the power yesterday jacking out his 15th homer in 115 games at Single-A. The power/speed combo may not be huge, but plenty of superstars have bubbled up from these elite plate approach guys even if they aren&#8217;t visually jaw dropping athletes.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=parada000kev" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Kevin Parada</strong></a> <em>NYM, C, 21.11 &#8211; </em>Parada got on the board with his first professional homer in 13 games. He&#8217;s walking a ton with a .463 OBP and 24.4% BB% at Single-A, but the 29.3% K% is on the high side.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/justyn-henry-malloy/sa3017073/stats?position=3B/OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Justyn-Henry Malloy</strong></a> <em>ATL, 3B/OF, 22.7 &#8211; </em>Malloy is getting some late season helium as he continued to handle his business since getting called up to Double-A. He cracked his 6th homer in 48 games at the level and is now slashing .291/.416/.459 with 6 homers, 0 steals and a 24.8%/17.3% K%/BB%. He always had very high walk rates throughout his career and he&#8217;s shaping up to a great low key target in OBP leagues this off-season.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/oswaldo-cabrera/21707/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oswaldo Cabrera</a> </strong><em>NYY, OF, 23.7 &#8211; </em>Cabrera hit his first MLB homer with a 408 foot shot on a 1 for 4 day. He has a 86.7 MPH EV with a 28.8% whiff% and 27.3 ft/sec sprint speed in 88 MLB PA. I think he&#8217;s a heavily used utility player long term and isn&#8217;t really a target of mine.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bubba-thompson/22261/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bubba Thompson</a> </strong><em>TEX, OF, 24.3 &#8211; </em>The 7th fastest man in baseball racked up 2 more steals to give him 13 steals in 33 games. He has a 2.8% barrel%, so his .298 BA is the result of good luck, but a 87.8 MPH EV and 29% whiff% isn&#8217;t hopeless. It&#8217;s not a bad MLB debut, and his elite base stealing ability is worth taking on the extra risk.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brandon-pfaadt/sa3014983/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Brandon Pfaadt</strong></a> <em>ARI, RHP, 23.10 &#8211; </em>Pfaadt bounced back from his first bad start at Triple-A with a gem yesterday, going 8 IP with 4 hits, 2 ER, and a 11/0 K/BB. He threw a 5 pitch mix led by his high spin, 94.3 MPH fastball. His K/BB numbers have been elite all year and they barely dropped off at all at Triple-A with a 30.4%/6.3% K%/BB% in 50 IP.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tanner-bibee/sa3018170/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Tanner Bibee</strong></a> <em>CLE, RHP, 23.6 &#8211; </em>The hard charging Bibee isn&#8217;t slowing down, going 6 IP with 3 hits, 1 ER, and a 5/2 K/BB at Double-A. He rose up all the way to #60 overall on the <strong><a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Updated Top 360 Prospects Rankings</a> </strong>and I think his name value will remain subdued enough this off-season to get him at a very reasonable price.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mitch-keller/17594/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch Keller</a> </strong><em>PIT, RHP, 26.5 &#8211; </em>7 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 6/3 K/BB vs. STL. Keller is doing just enough to close out the season to screw us all over again in 2023. He has a 2.51 ERA with a 49/19 K/BB in his last 61 IP. I&#8217;m not taking the bait though as the strikeout numbers just haven&#8217;t been impressive enough. Don&#8217;t get sucked back in.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll be running down everything that caught my eye in the Dynasty Baseball world on most Mondays throughout the season. Here is the Monday Morning Dynasty Baseball Rundown (4/25/22):</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jesus-luzardo/19959/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jesus Luzardo</strong></a> <em>MIA, LHP, 24.6 </em>– 5 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 8/4 K/BB vs. Atlanta. Why improve your control when you can just make your stuff even nastier? Luzardo&#8217;s BB% is still sitting at 11.5%, but the fastball is up to 97.1 MPH and his whiff% is up 10.1 percentage points to 39.5%. It&#8217;s a good life lesson. If you can&#8217;t improve your weaknesses, just make your strengths even stronger.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/byron-buxton/14161/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Byron Buxton</strong></a> <em>MIN, OF, 28.3 </em>– 6 for 9 with 3 homers in his last 3 games. He now has a 97.8 MPH EV and a 1.361 OPS on the season. I ranked Buxton 32nd overall on my off-season Top 1,000 because I thought the injury risk was deflating his league winning upside too much. I&#8217;ll take a quick victory lap for Buxton while he&#8217;s still healthy, and also because if Buxton took the victory lap, he&#8217;d probably pull a hammy and be out for the year.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/connor-joe/16572/stats?position=1B/OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Connor Joe</strong></a> <em>COL, 1B/OF, 29.7 – </em>Continues to put in Yeoman&#8217;s work, going 1 for 4 with a double and a 0/1 K/BB. Joe has just been quietly performing like a near elite hitter with a career .370 xwOBA in 264 AB. He has a .406 xwOBA this year with a career best 17.3% whiff%, which backs up his excellent 18.6%/11.9% K%/BB%. He jumped all the way up to #183 on my <a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Updated April 2022 Top 414 Dynasty Baseball Rankings over on Patreon</strong></a>. Don&#8217;t sleep on him. He looks like the next legit late career breakout.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cody-bellinger/15998/stats?position=1B/OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Cody Bellinger</strong></a> <em>LAD, OF/1B, 26.9 – </em>I kept the faith on Bellinger, ranking him 63rd overall this off-season, and he has rewarded that faith, dropping two bombs yesterday to bring his season OPS up to .915. I would still be a tad cautious to consider him back to being elite because of a 33.3% K%, but it seems pretty safe to say he didn&#8217;t all of a sudden turn into a horrible ballplayer. It was just a rough couple years because of poor luck and injury.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ty-france/17982/stats?position=2B/3B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Ty France</strong></a> <em>SEA, 1B/2B, 27.9 – </em>3 for 5 with his 5th homer, and now has a 1.116 OPS on the year. He has a career best 10.5% K% and 89.6 MPH EV. Always gotta balance out all the back patting with one I got wrong, and while it&#8217;s not like I was super low on France, ranking him 163rd overall this off-season, I&#8217;ve been generally low on France his entire career. It was a mistake.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/corbin-carroll/sa3010593/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Corbin Carroll</strong></a> <em>ARI, OF, 21.7 – </em>Carroll&#8217;s ascent to truly elite prospect status was basically a foregone conclusion, and he&#8217;s fulfilling that promise with his <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1518427175057301505" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3rd homer on an electric swing down in the zone</a>. He has a 192 wRC+ with 5 steals in 13 games at Double-A. I don&#8217;t care if you are in win now mode, do not trade this man unless you are getting back a near elite hitter back in return.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/michael-harris/sa3010684/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Michael Harris</strong></a> <em>ATL, OF, 21.1 – </em><a href="https://twitter.com/BravesMILB/status/1518318446953512961" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Absolutely destroyed his first homer of the year at Double-A</a>. and while he hasn&#8217;t hit many homers in his career, watching that one shows the kind of potential he has. All of the skills have basically transferred to Double-A with a .317 BA and 6 steals. Unlocking more of his plus raw power is the last step.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=winn--000mas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Masyn Winn</strong></a> <em>STL, SS/RHP, 20.0 – </em>St. Louis dropped the pitching thing and decided to have Winn focus solely on hitting. So far, so good as Winn <a href="https://twitter.com/peoriachiefs/status/1518308426002145281">unloaded for his first homer of the year</a> to bring his season wRC+ up to 210 in 10 games at High-A on the back of a 15.6%/11.1% K%/BB%. He has 4 steals with a 38.7% GB% and plus raw power. Now could be the time to buy in before his value explodes.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/zack-collins/19181/stats?position=C/DH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Zack Collins</strong></a> <em>TOR, C, 27.2 – </em>Collins is stealing Alejandro Kirk&#8217;s presumed breakout, going 2 for 5 with his 3rd homer. He now has a .960 OPS on the season with a 94.9 MPH EV. but a 32.4%/2.9% K%/BB% and long term playing time concerns still makes me hesitant to buy in.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jeremy-pena/sa876320/stats?position=SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jeremy Pena</strong></a> <em>HOU, SS, 24.5 </em>– Ripped a 425 foot walk off dinger off Jordan Romano for his 3rd of the year. He&#8217;s smashing the ball with a 90.6 MPH EV and has respectable contact rates with a 25.7% whiff%. He jumped to #158 on the <a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Updated Dynasty Rankings</strong></a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shane-mcclanahan/sa3008547/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Shane McClanahan </strong></a><em>TBR, LHP, 24.11 – </em>7 IP, 6 hits, 2 ER, 7/0 K/BB vs. Boston. Fastball sat 96.6 MPH and put up a 40% whiff% overall. His curve, slider, and changeup now have a 45.9%, 47.4%, and 57.1% whiff% on the season. He&#8217;s quickly cementing himself as an ace.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nick-lodolo/sa917947/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Nick Lodolo</strong></a> <em>CIN, LHP, 24.2 – </em>5.2 IP, 5 hits, 1 ER, and a 7/0 K/BB vs. St. Louis. All of his skills are translating to the MLB level with a strong 86.1 MPH EV against, 7 degree launch angle, and a 27.5%/7.2% K%/BB%. If you can buy low off the 5.52 ERA, I would do so.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/randal-grichuk/10243/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Randal Grichuk</strong></a> <em>COL, OF, 30.8 &#8211; </em>Grichuk got off the schneid with his first homer on a 414 foot, 108.7 MPH bomb. He went 3 for 4 on the day which brings his BA up to .404 on the back of a 14.3% K%. The power has been lacking to this point with an 86.9 MPH EV and negative 2.1 degree launch angle, but those numbers are so out of character for his career that they will almost certainly regress closer to career averages.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/austin-riley/18360/stats?position=3B/OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Austin Riley</strong></a> <em>ATL, 3B, 25.0 – </em>3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a homer. Riley is backing up the 2021 breakout with a 93.4 MPH EV and .452 xwOBA. Don&#8217;t trade him unless you are getting an elite piece back.</p>
<p><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jo-adell/20220/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jo Adell</strong></a> <em>LAA, OF, 23.0 – </em>Cracked an <a href="https://twitter.com/Koogs46/status/1518329920153300994" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposite field grand slam</a> for his 3rd of the year, and more importantly, didn&#8217;t strikeout once, which is the first game this season he hasn&#8217;t recorded a strikeout. He has a 21.4% Barrel% and 40.7% whiff% on the season.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tylor-megill/21318/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Tylor Megill</strong></a> <em>NYM, RHP, 26.8 –</em> 6.2 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 7/1 K/BB vs. Arizona. He hasn&#8217;t been able to fully maintain his early season velocity uptick, but settling in at 95+ MPH, which is where he&#8217;s at now would be perfect. His slider has been silly untouchable with a .135 xwOBA and 50% whiff%. I&#8217;m fully buying in, ranking him 97th overall on the <strong><a href="http://patreon.com/imaginarybrickwall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Updated Dynasty Rankings</a></strong>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/eric-lauer/19316/stats?position=P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Eric Lauer </strong></a><em>MIL, LHP, 26.10 </em>– 6 IP, 5 hits, 0 ER, 13/1 K/BB. Lauer is going full breakout with his fastball up 1.2 MPH to 93.8 MPH. He has a 34.6% K% on the year, although with a 26.5% whiff%, he&#8217;s unlikely to be able to come close to keeping that up. He was a favorite of mine in his First Year Player Draft class, and of course I no longer own him anywhere. I do own Kyle Wright in a couple leagues, who I didn&#8217;t like in his draft year. Just the nature of the pitching prospect beast.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nolan-gorman/sa3007017/stats?position=3B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Nolan Gorman</strong></a> <em>STL, 3B/2B, 21.11</em>/<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/elly-de-la-cruz/sa3009289/stats?position=2B/SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Elly De La Cruz</strong></a> <em>CIN, SS/3B, 20.3 – </em>It&#8217;s the strikeout and power hour of the dynasty rundown, as Gorman and Cruz both ripped another homer with 2 more K&#8217;s. That makes it 8 homers with a 32.3%/6.5% K%/BB% in 15 games at Triple-A for Gorman, and 3 homers with a 37.5%/6.3% K%/BB% in 12 games at High-A for Cruz. Gorman&#8217;s 2021 strikeout improvement has completely disappeared, and Cruz&#8217; strikeout issues have gotten worse this year too.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shea-langeliers/sa3010329/stats?position=C" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Shea Langeliers</strong></a> <em>OAK, C, 24.5 –</em> Backing up his 2021 power breakout with his 5th homer in 15 games at Triple-A, and he&#8217;s doing it with a much improved 19% K%. He&#8217;s blocked by Sean Murphy, but there were rumors Murphy could be traded over the off-season, so he could be dealt before the deadline which would open up the full time job for Langeliers.</p>
<p><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jhonkensy-noel/sa3005579/stats?position=1B/3B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Jhonkensy Noel</strong></a> <em>CLE, 1B/3B, 20.9 – </em>Noel tore apart High-A last year with 8 homers in 26 games, and he&#8217;s back at it this year after going deep twice yesterday for his 3rd and 4th of the year. More important than the power, he has an excellent 23.4%/14.9% K%/BB% in 12 games.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/marco-luciano/sa3010022/stats?position=SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Marco Luciano</strong></a> <em>SFG, SS, 20.6 </em>– Bouncing back from last year&#8217;s horrible showing at High-A with his 3rd homer in 12 games to bring his season OPS up to .981. The plate approach isn&#8217;t great with a 24.5%/8.2% K%/BB%, but it&#8217;s much better than last year&#8217;s 37.2%/6.9% mark.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/orelvis-martinez/sa3010692/stats?position=3B/SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Orelvis Martinez</strong></a> <em>TOR, SS, 20.4 – </em>Martinez&#8217; plate approach, or lack thereof, is getting exposed at Double-A with a 33.9%/1.8% K%/BB%, but nothing can stop his power as he jacked his 6th homer of the year yesterday.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=447594" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Brady House</strong></a> <em>WAS, SS, 18.10 </em>– <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1518296680101138432" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Housed his 2nd homer of the year</a> to bring his season wRC+ up to 171 in 15 games at Single-A. The plate approach has been strong at 22.1%/9.1%, but the GB% is a bit high at 50%. Keep in mind this dude is still just 18 years old.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/oneil-cruz/sa917318/stats?position=3B/SS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Oneil Cruz</strong></a> <em>PIT, SS, 23.6 – </em>Smoked his first homer of the year, and when I say smoked,<a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1518343646935928837" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> I really mean smoked</a>. He&#8217;s struggled a bit to start the year with a 74 wRC+ and 31.1% K% at Triple-A, but all that really means is that Pittsburgh can continue to manipulate his service time without getting major blowback.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/andy-pages/sa3005625/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Andy Pages</strong></a> <em>LAD, OF, 21.4/</em><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/michael-busch/sa3011540/stats?position=2B" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Michael Busch</strong></a> <em>LAD, 2B, 24.4 – </em>LA&#8217;s power and patience duo got back to work yesterday at Double-A. Pages hit his 2nd homer, and it comes with an excellent 20.3%/13% K%/BB% in 15 games. Busch got ahold of his 7th homer, and his comes with a 23.9%/21.1% K%/BB% in 15 games. Finding playing time in LA&#8217;s stacked lineup could be their biggest issue.</p>
<p><a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jasson-dominguez-691176?stats=career-r-hitting-milb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong> Jasson Dominguez</strong></a> <em>NYY, OF, 19.2 – </em>Dominguez went 2 for 4 with his 1st homer of the year, but he needs to do a lot more than that to dig himself out of the hole he&#8217;s in. He has a 37.3%/1.7% K%/BB% with a 67 wRC+ in 13 games at Single-A. He doesn&#8217;t really have the young for the level excuse anymore. His stock is dropping hard.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=meyer-000max" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Max Meyer</strong></a> <em>MIA, RHP, 22.11/</em><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=contre000roa&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Roansy Contreras</strong></a> <em>PIT, RHP, 22.5 – </em>Meyer &#8211; 5 IP, 4 hits, 2 ER, 7/2 K/BB. Contreras &#8211; 3.1 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 5/1 K/BB. Both are pushing hard for a rotation spot and could immediately be impact MLB starters when they do get the chance. I have them in a tier of elite pitching prospects with Daniel Espino and Jack Leiter.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cavall000cad" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Cade Cavalli</strong></a> <em>WAS, RHP, 23.8 </em>– 4 IP, 3 hits, 4 ER, 2/1 K/BB at Triple-A. I got slightly worried about Cavalli after MLB hitters ripped him apart in Spring, and he&#8217;s carried over those struggles into Triple-A with a 9.00 ERA and 12/4 K/BB in 12 IP. He also struggled hard at Triple-A last year. I&#8217;m far from panicking, but if I was in win now mode, I might be willing to use him as a centerpiece of a trade after he strings a few good starts together.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/moises-gomez/sa875163/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moises Gomez</a> </strong><em>STL, OF, 23.8 &#8211; </em>2 for 5 with his 9th homer. Gomez is ranked 2nd among all of the qualified minor league hitters with a 269 wRC+ at Double-A. He&#8217;s always had big power with low groundball rates, and it&#8217;s not like he is a completely out of nowhere prospect as he ranked 237th on my 2019 Top 472 Prospects Rankings. If he can keep his strikeouts in check (22.4% in 2022 vs. 38.2% in 2021), and considering St. Louis is an expert in developing these kind of hitters, he could really put himself back on the map.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/connor-scott/sa3008080/stats?position=OF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Connor Scott</strong></a> <em>PIT, OF, 22.6 – </em>2 for 3 with 2 steals. Ranked #407 on my 2022 Top 500 Prospects Rankings, Scott is off to a strong start at Double-A, slashing .400/.489/.600 with 1 homer, 3 steals, and a 17%/12.8% K%/BB% in 11 games. He&#8217;s a former 13th overall pick in the draft and has the athleticism to back that up at 6&#8217;3&#8221;, 200 pounds. He always had a solid plate approach throughout his MiLB career. He hasn&#8217;t had that wow year yet, but he&#8217;s just steadily climbing the ladder with a nice combo of safety and upside.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/adael-amador/sa3014682/stats?position=DH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Adael Amador</strong></a> <em>COL, SS, 19.2 – </em>1 for 3 with a steal. The plus plate approach is transferring to full season ball with a 12.3%/18.5% K%/BB%. It&#8217;s led to a 151 wRC+ in 14 games at Single-A. He also has 2 homers and 3 steals, but with a 56.8% GB% and 13 for 20 success rate on the bases in his career, not sure there is a big power/speed combo at the moment.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2019 prospects are old news. If you&#8217;re anything like me, you&#8217;ve spent so much time watching, listening, and reading about these guys, you know them better than you know thyself. With the NCAA Baseball season kicking off this weekend, I figured now is as good a time as any to roll out the first edition of my 2020 Dynasty Baseball First Year Player Draft Rankings. Disclaimer: these rankings may change drastically as we get closer and closer to the June draft. Here are the 2020 Top 90 Dynasty Baseball First Year Player Draft Rankings (1st Edition):&#8217;</p>
<p><em>Click the links below for my previous off-season content:</em><br />
<a href="https://www.imaginarybrickwall.com/2019-top-1000-dynasty-baseball-rankings-w-short-analysis-2019-projections-and-prime-projections-for-every-player/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>2019 Top 1,000 Dynasty Baseball Rankings</strong></a><br />
<a href="https://www.imaginarybrickwall.com/2019-top-471-fantasy-dynasty-baseball-prospect-rankings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>2019 Top 472 Dynasty Baseball Prospect Rankings</strong></a><br />
<a href="https://www.imaginarybrickwall.com/11-dynasty-baseball-rules-to-live-by/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>11 Dynasty Baseball Rules to Live By</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Player Name </strong><em>POSITION, TEAM, AGE (Years.Months on 2019 MLB Opening Day &#8211; Months are on a scale of 0-11 &#8230; I know it is not mathematically correct, but gimme a break, I was a History major)</em></p>
<p><em>Projections (Hitters): </em>R/HR/RBI/AVG/OBP/SLG/Steals<br />
<em>(Pitchers): </em>Wins/ERA/WHIP/K</p>
<p><strong>1) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=386157" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bobby Witt Jr.</a> </strong><em>SS, High School, 18.10 &#8211; </em>Won of the Home Run Derby at the High School All-Star game and won MVP at the Under Armour All-America Game. Witt has posted elite exit velocity for his age and has plus speed. This is the high upside prospect you are looking for in Dynasty leagues. <em>Prime Projection: </em>89/28/96/.257/.339/.485/22 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>Where he would rank on my <a href="https://www.imaginarybrickwall.com/2019-top-471-fantasy-dynasty-baseball-prospect-rankings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking</a></strong><em>: </em>#35 &#8211; ranked around Gavin Lux, Kristian Robinson, Danny Jansen, and Josh James.</p>
<p>2<strong>) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ0X9iDOYbk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasson Dominguez</a> </strong><em>OF, NYY, 16?? &#8211; </em>Expected to sign for about $5 million with the Yankees. Dominguez is a chiseled 5&#8217;10&#8221;, 195 pounds with a plus power-speed combo and good feel to hit. There isn&#8217;t that much info out there on him, but the ball explodes off his bat from the three Youtube clips I watched, and the $5 million signing bonus speaks for itself. <em>Prime Projection: </em>96/28/94/.281/.357/.511/19 <strong>ETA: </strong>2025 <strong><a href="https://www.imaginarybrickwall.com/2019-top-471-fantasy-dynasty-baseball-prospect-rankings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking:</a> </strong>#36 &#8211; ranked around see above, plus Mike Soroka, Vidal Brujan, and Andres Gimenez</p>
<p><strong>3) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=480369" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Corbin Carroll</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 18.7 &#8211; </em>Undersized at 5&#8217;10&#8221;, 165 pounds but has a quick and powerful stroke that has produced excellent exit velocity readings. Advanced approach with plus hit and 70 grade speed are his bread and butter. <em>Prime Projection: </em>96/23/92/.285/.358/.478/26 <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking:</strong>#47 &#8211; ranked around Jeter Downs, Victor Victor Mesa, and Jarred Kelenic.</p>
<p><strong>4) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrew Vaughn</a></strong> <em>1B, California, 21.0 &#8211;</em> Insane sophomore year in the Pac12 with a 18/44 K/BB, 23 homers, and a triple-slash of .402/.531/.819. Plus hit, plus bat speed, plus power and plus exit velocity. If you prefer a quick moving college bat, I would&#8217;t blame you if you took Vaughn 1st overall.<em> Prime Projection:</em> 82/30/94/.285/.361/.514/2 <strong>ETA:</strong> 2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#58 &#8211; ranked around Austin Riley, Nathaniel Lowe, and George Valera.</p>
<p><strong>5) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204305" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adley Rutschman</a> </strong><em>C, Oregon State, 21.2 &#8211;</em> Switch hitting catcher with power from both sides, an advanced plate approach, and a sure bet to stick behind the plate. Plus catcher defense makes him more valuable in real life.<em> Prime Projection:</em> 78/25/87/.278/.366/.483/3 <strong>ETA:</strong> 2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#64 &#8211; ranked around Trevor Larnach, Seth Beer, and Michael Chavis.</p>
<p><strong>6) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=446124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CJ Abrams</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 18.6 &#8211; </em>Prototypical top of the order hitter with elite contact ability and elite speed.  At 6&#8217;2&#8221;, 180 pounds he has the frame to grow into more power, and has posted a top exit velocity of 93 MPH at a Perfect Game showcase, which isn&#8217;t bad.. <em>Prime Projection: </em>96/18/71/.287/.349/.453/29 <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#71 &#8211; ranked around Bubba Thompson, Nico Hoerner, and Mitch Keller.</p>
<p><strong>7) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=438778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riley Greene</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 18.6 &#8211;</em> Pure hitter with plus bat speed and plus exit velocity that should lead to more power as he matures. Greene has one of the smoothest lefty swings in the draft.<em> Prime Projection: </em>91/25/92/.288/.373/.505/9 <strong>ETA:</strong> 2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#75 &#8211; ranked around Ke&#8217;Bryan Hayes, Estevan Florial, Yusniel Diaz, and Isaac Paredes.</p>
<p><strong>8) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=500277">Jerrion Ealy</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 18.7 &#8211; </em>Elite two-sport athlete (he&#8217;s also a star running back) with double plus speed, vicious bat speed, and elite contact ability. These two sport stars always seem to be a little underrated (see Taylor Trammell and Bubba Thompson, two guys I was much higher on than any other list pre-draft). Ealy has the potential to be an absolute stud. This ranking doesn&#8217;t take any signability concerns into account. I would just be wildly guessing at the odds he chooses to go to college to play football. Same goes for my #10 ranked prospect, Maurice Hampton. <em>Prime Projection: </em>91/21/86/.277/.345/.461/30 <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#78 &#8211; ranked around Nolan Jones, Joey Bart, Travis Swaggerty, and Corey Ray.</p>
<p><strong>9) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207964" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Busch</a> </strong><em>1B/OF, North Carolina, 21.5 &#8211;</em> Plus hit, plus power combo with sneaky athleticism. Dominated the Cape Cod League, slashing .322/.450/.567 with 6 homers, 3 steals, and a 17/19 K/BB in 27 games.<em> Prime Projection: </em>85/26/88/.274/.353/.479/8 <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#90 &#8211; ranked around Alec Bohm, Tyler Nevin, and Jordyn Adams.</p>
<p><strong>10) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=463838" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maurice Hampton </a></strong><em>OF, HS, 17.8 &#8211; </em>Elite two sport athlete (star cornerback) with plus speed and plus exit velocity, but inexperience shows up in his raw hit tool. Hampton is another underrated two sport star. Upside is elite. <em>Prime Projection: </em>83/24/83/.258/.330/.468/23 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#91 &#8211; ranked around Jordan Adams, Julio Pablo Martinez, and Wander Javier.</p>
<p><strong>11) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NuqghgOr0c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Puason</a> </strong><em>SS, OAK, 16?? &#8211; </em>Dominguez and Puason are the top tier of the 2019 J2 class. Puason is a long and lean 6&#8217;2&#8221; with elite athleticism and plus speed. <em>Prime Projection: </em>93/23/87/.277/.351/.479/22 <strong>ETA: </strong>2025 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#100 &#8211; ranked around Kevin Smith and Marco Luciano.</p>
<p><strong>12) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=504421" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carter Stewart</a> </strong><em>RHP, Junior College, 19.5 &#8211; </em>Selected 8th overall by Atlanta in the 2018 draft, but never signed due to concerns over a wrist injury. Stewart is a 6&#8217;6&#8221;, 200 pound man child with a nasty high spin rate curveball. He has an intimidating presence on the mound with a fastball that tops out at 97 MPH. <em>Prime Projection: </em>15/3.54/1.23/198 in 180 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#101 &#8211; ranked around Luiz Gohara, Jon Duplantier, Luis Patino, and Ryan Mountcastle.</p>
<p><strong>13) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207431" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Graeme Stinson</a> </strong><em>LHP, Duke, 21.8 &#8211; </em>6&#8217;5&#8221;, 245 pound lefty with a nasty fastball/slider combo that racks up strikeouts. Changeup is far behind and he has been a reliever for most of his college career, so bullpen risk is high. <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.48/1.24/171 in 145 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#111 &#8211; ranked around see above, plus Brent Rooker, Willians Astudillo, and Ryan McKenna.</p>
<p><strong>14) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=548223" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Espino</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.3 &#8211; </em>Fastball sits in the mid 90&#8217;s and can touch 100 MPH, to go along with a plus curveball and potentially plus slider. Espino might have the most electric stuff in the draft. <em>Prime Projection: </em>14/3.55/1.25/193 in 178 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#113 &#8211; ranked around see above, plus Anderson Espinoza, Isan Diaz, and Heliot Ramos.</p>
<p><strong>15) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=491251" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brennan Malone</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.7 &#8211; </em>Power pitcher at 6&#8217;5&#8221;, 210 pounds with a fastball that hits 97 MPH and an arm action that looks like it could launch military grade weapons. Secondaries are still raw, but curveball flashes plus, and has good arm speed and fade on developing changeup. <em>Prime Projection: </em>15/3.69/1.24/201 in 185 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#121 &#8211; ranked around Leody Tavares, Brandon Marsh, and Justin Dunn.</p>
<p><strong>16) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=205958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Josh Jung</a> </strong><em>3B, Texas Tech, 21.2 &#8211; </em>Big, physical hitter at 6&#8217;2&#8221;, 215 pounds who needs to start pulling the ball more to fully tap into his raw power. 32/39 K/BB in 65 games shows good feel to hit. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/26/91/.271/.339/.470/4 <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#127 &#8211; ranked around Adam Haseley, Grant Lavigne, and Oscar Mercado.</p>
<p><strong>17) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206386" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will Holland</a> </strong><em>SS, Auburn, 20.11 &#8211; </em>Plus power/speed combo who performed very well in his sophomore year in the SEC, slashing .313/.406/.530 with 12 homers and 9 steals. Has a very pronounced wide and low batting stance, and a 49/28 K/BB in 66 games shows his plate approach needs improvement. <em>Prime Projection: </em>84/20/79/.258/.334/.445/23 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#128 &#8211; ranked around Oscar Mercado, Sandy Alcantara, DJ Stewart, and Cole Tucker.</p>
<p><strong>18) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204215" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Toglia</a> </strong><em>1B/OF, UCLA, 20.8 &#8211; </em>Toglia is one of the youngest players in the college draft class. He has plus raw power with a patient approach at the plate that leads to high strikeout totals. At 6&#8217;4&#8221;, 205 pounds, the potential is there for him to turn into an absolute beast. <em>Prime Projection: </em>82/27/91/.262/.354/.476/4 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#133 &#8211; ranked around Luis Alexander Basabe, Austin Beck, and Zack Collins.</p>
<p><strong>19) Yolbert Sanchez </strong><em>SS, Cuba, 22.1 &#8211; </em>Slick fielding shortstop with plus speed and everything else still pretty much a mystery. His numbers in Cuba were unimpressive, although he was mostly a teenager and he rarely struck out. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/15/75/.274/.331/.423/20 <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#149 &#8211; ranked around Nick Neidert, Logan Gilbert, and Akil Baddoo.</p>
<p><strong>20) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=209973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Jones </a></strong><em>SS, UNC-Wilmington, 21.1 &#8211; </em>Tooled up athlete with double plus speed and developing power. 70/33 K/BB in 60 games shows he is still raw. <em>Prime Projection: </em>80/15/73/.255/.337/.418/26 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#152 &#8211; ranked around Akil Baddoo, Anderson Tejada, and Austin Hays.</p>
<p><strong>21) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204199" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kameron Misner</a> </strong><em>OF, Missouri, 21.3 &#8211; </em>Plus power-speed combo but approach is more line drive oriented. Was leading Division 1 in walks in 2018 before breaking his foot on a foul ball. <em>Prime Projection: </em>86/23/79/.262/.350/.465/17 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#158 &#8211; ranked around Dane Dunning, Tirso Orneles, and Tristen Lutz.</p>
<p><strong>22) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=373927" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rece Hinds</a> </strong><em>3B, HS, 18.7 &#8211; </em>Hinds is 6&#8217;4&#8221;, 220 pounds with possibly the most power potential in the entire draft class. Struggles to pick up spin and has some legitimate swing and miss. <em>Prime Projection: </em>81/35/96/.247/.338/.516/5 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#165 &#8211; ranked around Parker Meadows, Jordan Groshans, and Triston Casas.</p>
<p><strong>23) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207115">Tyler Dyson</a> </strong><em>RHP, Florida, 21.3 &#8211; </em>6&#8217;3&#8221;, 225 pounds with a fastball that consistently hits the mid 90&#8217;s, a tight slider, and a developing changeup. Reminds me of Trevor Bauer a bit with the odd way the ball comes out of his hand. I&#8217;m very intrigued by Dyson. <em>Prime Projection: </em>14/3.73/1.26/183 in 180 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#165 &#8211; ranked around Brady Singer, Ryan Weathers, and Freudis Nova.</p>
<p><strong>24) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207936" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jackson Rutledge</a> </strong><em>RHP, Junior College, 20.1 &#8211; </em>6&#8217;8&#8221;, 260 pounds with a fastball that can hit the upper 90&#8217;s and a potentially plus slider and curveball. Has a delivery that hides the ball very well. Rutledge has a chance to shoot up the rankings by draft time. <em>Prime Projection: </em>14/3.81/1.28/191 in 185 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#166 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>25) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Logan Davidson</a> </strong><em>SS, Clemson, 21.3 &#8211; </em>Plus power-speed combo with a high strikeout rate. Raked in his two years at Clemson, but was horrific in the Cape Cod League, slashing .194/.292/.266 in 139 at-bats in 2018. <em>Prime Projection: </em>79/23/84/.246/.332/.457/14 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#188 &#8211; ranked around Austin Dean, Blake Rutherford and Orelvis Martinez.</p>
<p><strong>26) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=455754" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nasim Nunez</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 18.7 &#8211; </em>5&#8217;9&#8221;, 160-pound speedster with plus athleticism and one of the best gloves in the draft. Limited power projection. <em>Prime Projection: </em> 89/11/59/.277/.343/.401/30 <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 2019 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#208 &#8211; ranked around Noelvi Marte, Matt Thaiss, and Tony Santillan</p>
<p><strong>27) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=403942" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Myles Austin</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 18.2 &#8211; </em>Long and lean at 6&#8217;3&#8221;, 180 pounds. Austin has good athleticism and a plus power/speed combo, but is still raw at the dish. High risk, high reward prospect. <em>Prime Projection: </em>79/23/81/.254/.322/.450/16 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#213 &#8211; ranked around Wenceel Perez, Calvin Mitchell, and Kyle Lewis.</p>
<p><strong>28) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=387568" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spencer Jones</a> </strong><em>LHP/1B, HS, 17.10 &#8211; </em>Two way player but ultimate future is likely as a pitcher. Intimidating mound presence at 6&#8217;7&#8221;, 205 pounds with a low 90&#8217;s fastball and good feel for a curveball. He has the upside to be the best pitcher in the class as he gains more experience. Offensively, he has a plus power/speed combo but is still raw. <em>Prime Projection:</em> 14/3.71/1.27/171 in 175 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <em>2019 </em><strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#215 &#8211; ranked around Dakota Hudson, Kolby Allard, and Kyle Muller.</p>
<p><strong>29) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=203941" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nick Lodolo</a> </strong><em>LHP, TCU, 21.2 &#8211; </em>Projectable 6&#8217;6&#8221;, 180 pounds with a downhill low 90&#8217;s fastball to go along with an inconsistent curveball and changeup. Stuff and upside are better than college numbers indicate at this point in his career. <em>Prime Projection: </em>13/3.83/1.29/174 in 177 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#219 &#8211; ranked around Jay Groome, Evan White, and Lazaro Armenteros.</p>
<p><strong>30) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=599947" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Lugo</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 17.11 &#8211; </em>High upside prospect with the potential for above average tools across the board. Swing looks great in batting practice, but he is still a bit of a dart throw. <em>Prime Projection: </em>80/20/76/.260/.335/.450/16 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#228 &#8211; ranked around Grayson Rodriguez, Luis Rengifo, and Ryan Vilade.</p>
<p><strong>31) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207256" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bryson Stott</a> </strong><em>SS, UNLV, 21.6 &#8211; </em>A bunch of the college hitters ranked beyond this point are almost sure to shoot up this list based on who takes the next step in their junior year. I leaned young upside for this first edition, but as the safe college bats become even safer with another year of improvements, the good ones will rise. Stott has elite contact rates with a 18/32 K/BB and .365 BA in 59 games his sophomore season. He has above average speed, and while he presently has below average power, at 6&#8217;3&#8221;, 195 pounds, there is more power to be unlocked. <em>Prime Projection: </em>88/18/71/.284/.348/.441/17 <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#233 &#8211; ranked around Kyle Isbel, Jake McCarthy, and Tyler Freeman.</p>
<p><strong>32) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207245" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Braden Shewmake </a></strong><em>SS, Texas A&amp;M, 21.8 &#8211; </em>Solid offensive skills across the board with near elite contact rates (21/21 K/BB in 60 games his sophomore season). Good base runner with above average speed and at 6&#8217;4&#8221;, 180 pounds, there could be a tick more power in here. <em>Prime Projection: </em>82/21/77/.275/.340/.460/15 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#237 &#8211; ranked around Tyler Freeman, Moises Gomez, and Daniel Johnson.</p>
<p><strong>33) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204211" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shea Langeliers</a> </strong><em>C, Baylor, 21.5 &#8211; </em>Plus defensive catcher who is a much better prospect in real life than fantasy. Solid offensive skills across the board except for base running, but nothing is standout. <em>Prime Projection:</em> 66/22/74/.260/.338/.449/2 <strong>ETA:</strong> 2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#260 &#8211; ranked around Tyler Stephenson, Chavez Young, and Garrett Whitley.</p>
<p><strong>34) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will Wilson</a> </strong><em>SS, North Carolina St., 20.8 &#8211; </em>Has done nothing but rake since entering the SEC, slashing .307/.376/.588 with 15 homers and a 41/27 K/BB in 59 games in 2018. Good feel to hit with at least above average power, but he is not a major threat on the bases. <em>Prime Projection: </em>79/23/85/.267/.338/.464/6 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#261 &#8211; ranked around Aramis Ademan, Jose Siri, and Micker Adolfo.</p>
<p><strong>35) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204182" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Wallner</a> </strong><em>OF, Southern Miss., 21.4 &#8211; </em>Prodigious raw power with the home run totals to prove it, smashing 19 his freshman year, 16 his sophomore year, and 4 in 23 Cape Cod games. Has some swing and miss and needs to refine his plate approach. <em>Prime Projection: </em>73/27/87/.248/.325/.472/6 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#262 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>36) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=399463" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Thompson</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.8 &#8211; </em>Plus athlete with a lightening quick arm and good feel for a curveball and slider. <em>Prime Projection: </em>12/3.90/1.28/176 in 175 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking:</strong><em> </em>#269 &#8211; ranked around Taylor Widener, Nicky Lopez, and TJ Friedl.</p>
<p><strong>37) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204195" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blake Sabol</a> </strong><em>C/OF, USC, 21.3 &#8211; </em>Mediocre numbers at USC thus far, but broke out in the Cape Code League, slashing .340/.445/.573 with 7 homers, 14 steals, and a 21/21 K/BB in 37 games. The tools back up the power/speed numbers. Sabol could be a fast riser with a strong junior season, especially for fantasy. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/22/81/.255/.328/.448/12 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#273 &#8211; ranked around Luis Gonzalez, Jeissen Rosario, and Junior Santos.</p>
<p><strong>38) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=420093" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack Leiter</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.11 &#8211; </em>Son of Al Leiter, and as expected, Jack is advanced beyond his years with a 4-pitch mix headlined by a high spin rate, plus curveball. Doesn&#8217;t have overpowering stuff, but he is as safe as a high school pitcher gets. <em>Prime Projection: </em>12/3.88/1.26/161 in 168 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#274 &#8211; ranked around Junior Santos, David Peterson, and Patrick Weigel.</p>
<p><strong>39) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=416404" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jack Kochanowicz</a></strong> <em>RHP, HS, 18.3 &#8211; </em>Projectable 6&#8217;6&#8221;, 207 pounds, Kochanowicz throws strikes with a low 90&#8217;s fastball, curve that flashes plus, and developing changeup. Like Tyler Dyson, Kochanowicz is another pitcher where I just like the way the ball comes out of his hand. <em>Prime Projection: </em>14/3.77/1.26/180 in 180 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#280 &#8211; ranked around Michael Grove, Mickey Moniak, and Seth Romero.</p>
<p><strong>40) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nick Quintana</a> </strong><em>3B, Arizona, 21.6 &#8211;</em> Slashed .313/.413/.592 with 14 homers and a 47/32 K/BB in 56 games in 2018. Power showed up in the Cape too, but strikeout issues reared their ugly head with a 44/16 K/BB in 35 games.<em> Prime Projection: </em>77/24/86/.265/.338/.464/3 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#281 &#8211; ranked around Braxton Garrett, Lenny Torres, and Simeon Woods Richardson.</p>
<p><strong>41) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204207">Austin Shenton</a> </strong><em>3B, Florida International, 21.2</em> &#8211; When I tweeted on Tuesday about this list dropping today, a Cape Cod league scout (my former podcast co-host Ralph Lifshitz) immediately texted me, &#8220;Austin Shenton &gt; Logan Davidson. Don&#8217;t overlook him.&#8221; So of course I still ranked Shenton below Davidson. What can I say? I&#8217;m hard headed <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/16.0.1/72x72/1f609.png" alt="😉" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> But I did move Shenton up higher than I had him. He destroyed the Cape, slashing .348/.450/.490, and while he doesn&#8217;t have huge power, his hit tool is definitely going to play. <em>Prime Projection: </em>79/21/81/.278/.346/.456/5 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#285 &#8211; ranked around Trevor Rogers, Willi Castro, and Bryan Abreu.</p>
<p><strong>42) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=389710" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Allan</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 17.11 &#8211; </em>Prototypical big bodied (6&#8217;3&#8221;, 210 pounds) teenage pitching prospect with a power fastball that can hit 97 MPH and good feel for a curveball. Command and changeup lag behind. <em>Prime Projection: </em>12/3.78/1.31/168 in 173 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#298 &#8211; ranked around Josiah Gray, Thomas Szapucki, and Jojo Romero.</p>
<p><strong>43) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lP5ZXxtmyU&amp;t=110s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bayron Lora</a> </strong><em>OF, TEX, 16?? &#8211; </em>Expected to sign for about $4 million with Texas. Lora is a physical beast at 6&#8217;4&#8221; with a quick bat and the potential for double plus power at peak. <em>Prime Projection:</em> 83/32/95/.263/.348/.518/4 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#305 &#8211; ranked around Blaze Alexander, Jeremy Eierman, and Kody Clemens.</p>
<p><strong>44) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=498404" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Newell</a> </strong><em>HS, OF, 17.11 &#8211; </em>Underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2017. Above average runner with a left handed swing geared for flyballs. At 6&#8217;3&#8221;, 190 pounds, Newell has a chance to grow into a 5 category stud. <em>Prime Projection: </em>82/23/87/.269/.343/.472/14 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospect Ranking: </strong>#307 &#8211; ranked around Tristan Pompey, Josh Stowers and Miguel Vargas.</p>
<p><strong>45) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=409763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emmanuel Dean</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 18.9 &#8211; </em>Dean is a ripped up 6&#8217;5&#8221;, 210 pounds with elite exit velocity readings and plus 60 yard dash times. If he was Cuban, baseball writers heads would be exploding. But he&#8217;s not, so he&#8217;s underrated. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/25/83/.245/.329/.468/16 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#310 &#8211; ranked around Myles Straw, Jose Garcia, and Jonathan Orneles.</p>
<p><strong>46) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=382717" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Hodges</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 17.9 &#8211; </em>Hodges is a big and broad 6&#8217;3&#8221;, 210 pounds with at least plus raw power at maturity. Near elite exit velocity readings for his age, and is about an average runner as well. <em>Prime Projection: </em>77/26/81/.249/.328/.477/9 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#313 &#8211; ranked around Osiris Johnson, Joe Perez, and Jameson Hannah.</p>
<p><strong>47) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204233" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drew Mendoza</a> </strong><em>3B, Florida St., 21.6 &#8211; </em>6&#8217;4&#8221;, 200 pounds with plus raw power, patience, and strikeouts. Hasn&#8217;t performed well in the Cape and hasn&#8217;t tapped into all of his power, but has been strong in the ACC (.934 OPS in 2017 and .931 OPS in 2018). <em>Prime Projection: </em>74/25/82/.247/.332/.470/4 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#318 &#8211; ranked around Joe Gray, Sandy Gaston, Diego Cartaya, and Jose De Leon.</p>
<p><strong>48) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204283" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JJ Bleday</a> </strong><em>OF, Vandy, 21.4 &#8211; </em>Power exploded in the wood bat Cape Cod League with 5 homers in 36 games. Has already displayed a good feel to hit throughout his college career, so if the power gains roll over, he could continue to rise as the draft approaches. <em>Prime Projection: </em>75/23/82/.267/.339/.462/3 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#319 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>49) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206010" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle Stowers</a> </strong><em>OF, Stanford, 21.3 &#8211; </em>Above average power with a swing designed to lift the baseball, but it also comes with a healthy number of strikeouts. <em>Prime Projection: </em>73/23/81/.251/.327/.451/8 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#321 &#8211; ranked around Osiel Rodriguez, Tyrone Taylor, and Luis Toribio.</p>
<p><strong>50) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=557535" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JJ Goss</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.3 &#8211;</em> Low 90&#8217;s fastball with a swing and miss slider and good feel for a changeup. He throws strikes and the fastball should tick up as he fills out.<em> Prime Projection: </em>12/3.88/1.29/165 in 164 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#357 &#8211; ranked around Jacob Nix, Hunter Harvey, and James Kaprielian.</p>
<p><strong>51) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=515047" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glenallen Hill Jr.</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 18.6 &#8211; </em>Glenallen Hill&#8217;s son. 5&#8217;9&#8221;, 169 pounds with plus speed and vicious bat speed. Hill profiles as a leadoff hitter with enough power for 10+ bombs. <em>Prime Projection: </em>86/13/54/.268/.332/.409/25 <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#361 &#8211; ranked around Ryan Rolison, Jason Martin, and Randy Arozarena.</p>
<p><strong>52) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BbiR0irHWtL/?utm_source=ig_embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Erick Pena</a> </strong><em>OF, Royals, 16?? &#8211; </em>6&#8217;3&#8221; with a smooth and powerful left handed swing. <em>Prime Projection: </em>83/27/91/.268/.347/.485/5 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#378 &#8211; ranked around Esteban Quiroz, Raynel Delgado, and Misael Urbina.</p>
<p><strong>53) Yhoswar Garcia </strong><em>OF, PHI, 16?? &#8211; </em>Prototypical leadoff hitter with double plus speed and good feel to hit. At a lean 6&#8217;0&#8221;, he should develop more power as he ages. <em>Prime Projection: </em>92/13/59/.279/.340/.418/27 <strong>ETA: </strong>2025 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#381 &#8211; ranked around Misael Urbina, Zack Short, and Max Schrock.</p>
<p><strong>54) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204013" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zack Thompson</a> </strong><em>LHP, Duke, 21.5 &#8211; </em>4-pitch mix headlined by a deceptive low 90&#8217;s fastball and breaking ball that flashes plus. Injury issues and control/command issues throughout his career. <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.97/1.33/156 in 169 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <em>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </em>#383 &#8211; ranked around Logan Webb and Mike King.</p>
<p><strong>55) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=372717" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tyler Callihan</a> </strong><em>3B, HS, 18.9 &#8211; </em>Plus raw power with a quick left handed swing, advanced approach, and good feel to hit. <em>Prime Projection: </em>76/25/86/.269/.348/.473/4 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#390 &#8211; ranked around Kevin Cron, DJ Peters, Dylan Cozens, and Roberto Ramos.</p>
<p><strong>56) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=449715" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brett Baty</a> </strong><em>3B, HS, 19.5 &#8211; </em>Plus raw power with a quick, uppercut lefty swing. Advanced hitter with the ability to pick up spin and doesn&#8217;t sell out for power. Chance he has to move across the diamond to 1B. <em>Prime Projection: </em>74/26/85/.263/.347/.471/2 <strong>ETA: </strong>2023 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#391 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>57) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=205637" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alek Manoah</a> </strong><em>RHP, West Virginia, 21.3 &#8211; </em>After being used mostly out of the bullpen in his college career, Manoah broke out in the Cape Cod league as a starter, leading the league in strikeouts with 48 in 33.1 IP. He&#8217;s 6&#8217;6&#8221;, 260 pounds with mid 90&#8217;s heat, a slider that flashes plus, and a developing changeup. <em>Prime Projection: </em>9/3.72/1.31/136 in 130 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#402 &#8211; ranked around Luis Ortiz, Dillon Tate, Dennis Santana, and Tim Cate</p>
<p><strong>58) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=205795" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Erik Miller</a> </strong><em>LHP, Stanford, 21.2 &#8211;</em> At 6&#8217;5&#8221;, 230 pounds and the potential for 3 above average to plus pitches, Miller could shoot up draft boards with a great junior year, but he struggles with command and got lit up in the Cape Cod League (7.71 ERA in 23.1 IP). <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.93/1.34/158 in 165 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#403 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>59) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204187" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Kirby</a> </strong><em>RHP, Elon, 21.2 &#8211; </em>Potential for 4 average to above average pitches with mid 90&#8217;s heat and good control. <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.98/1.31/151 in 160 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#404 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>60) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204253" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryan Zeferjahn</a> </strong><em>RHP, Kansas, 21.1 &#8211; </em>6&#8217;4&#8221;, 215 pounds with a fastball that can reach the upper 90&#8217;s and a potentially plus slider. Control/command will have to take a step forward in 2019 to shoot up this list. <em>Prime Projection: </em>10/4.02/1.33/153 in 155 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#405 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>61) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207887" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dominic Fletcher</a> </strong><em>OF, Arkansas, 21.8 &#8211; </em>5&#8217;10&#8221;, 185 pounds but packs a powerful punch with his strong and quick left-handed swing. He&#8217;s smacked 22 homers in his 128 game SEC career. <em>Prime Projection: </em>73/23/82/.258/.333/.454/4 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#406 &#8211; ranked around Luis Campusano, Anthony Banda, and Buddy Reed.</p>
<p><strong>62) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=205003" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chase Strumpf </a></strong><em>2B, UCLA, 21.1 &#8211;</em> Breakout sophomore year, slashing .363/.475/.633 with 12 homers and a 53/45 K/BB in 58 games. Doesn&#8217;t have any loud tools, but is solid across the board. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/20/77/.260/.330/.442/7 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#410 &#8211; ranked around Jared Olivia, Miguel Hiraldo, and Ronny Brito.</p>
<p><strong>63) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=212429" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will Robertson</a> </strong><em>OF, Creighton, 21.3 &#8211; </em>Good feel for contact with plus raw power. Slashed .333/.412/.641 with 12 homers and a 31/17 K/BB in 50 games played at one of the toughest ballparks to hit homers in. <em>Prime Projection: </em>73/24/80/.263/.335/.467/2 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Rankings: </strong>#414 &#8211; ranked around Edwin Rios, Josh Ockimey, and Luken Baker.</p>
<p><strong>64) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=436848" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Barco</a> </strong><em>LHP, HS, 18.4 &#8211; </em>Prototypical starter size at 6&#8217;4&#8221;, 208 pounds with an almost sidearm delivery. Barco flashes the potential for 3 plus pitches (fastball, slider, chanegup), but a lot of that is based on projection at his point. <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.93/1.30/167 in 173 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#428 &#8211; ranked around Luis Medina, Gregory Santos, and Rogelio Armenteros.</p>
<p><strong>65) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204151" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wil Dalton</a> </strong><em>OF, Florida, 21.7 &#8211; </em>Plus power-speed combo who destroyed junior college freshman year and then had a strong season in his SEC debut, slashing .262/.338/.542 with 19 homes, 8 steals, and a 74/24 K/BB. Struggles with breaking balls and is still raw at the plate. <em>Prime Projection: </em>77/22/78/.246/.320/.442/14 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#441 &#8211; ranked around Adam Kloffenstein, Kyle Cody, and Jayce Easley.</p>
<p><strong>66) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=416408" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sammy Siani </a></strong><em>OF, HS, 18.4 &#8211; </em>Brother of Mike Siani, a 4th round pick in 2018 and my 198th ranked prospect. Sammy isn&#8217;t as highly regarded as his brother, but he has plus speed and makes good contact with a smooth left handed swing. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/14/69/.269/.337/.410/20 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#443 &#8211; ranked around Jayce Easley, Joe McCarthy, and Nick Decker.</p>
<p><strong>67) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=456572" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cade Doughty</a> </strong><em>3B, HS, 18.0 &#8211; </em>Good athlete who can play all over the field. Posted plus 60 yard dash times and plus exit velocity. Type of player who will chip in a little bit in every category. <em>Prime Projection: </em>82/18/73/.268/.336/.432/15 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#445 &#8211; ranked around Nick Decker, Terrin Vavra, and Will Benson.</p>
<p><strong>68) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=460812" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gunnar Henderson</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 17.9 &#8211; </em>Above average exit velocity and 60 yard dash times with a good feel to hit. One of the youngest players in the draft class. <em>Prime Projection: </em>79/20/78/.267/.346/.445/9 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#449 &#8211; ranked around Jamie Westbrook, Heath Quinn, Dom Thompson-Williams.</p>
<p><strong>69) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206428" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zach Watson</a> </strong><em>OF, LSU, 21.9 &#8211; </em>Good athlete with at least plus speed and developing power. Strong power-speed numbers in the SEC (7 homers and 14 steals in 57 games) but 45/16 K/BB shows approach still needs some work. <em>Prime Projection: </em>77/18/76/.259/.316/.428/19 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#452 &#8211; ranked around Brock Deatherage, Osleivis Basabe, and Larry Ernesto.</p>
<p><strong>70) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QSDCz1v0_A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ismael Mena </a></strong><em>OF, SD, 16?? &#8211; </em>Mena is a lean and projectable 6&#8217;2&#8221; with plus speed and a smooth lefty swing that generates effortless bat speed. He&#8217;s a future 20/20 threat. <em>Prime Projection: </em>87/22/84/.265/.335/.465/19 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#454 &#8211; ranked around Larry Ernesto, Owen White and Jake Wong.</p>
<p><strong>71) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u-cBOEpR_M" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexander Ramirez</a> </strong><em>OF, NYM, 16?? &#8211; </em>A 6&#8217;3&#8221; plus power-speed combo. It goes without saying I don&#8217;t have much information on these J2 kids, but he looks like a potential stud on Youtube. <em>Prime Projection: </em>83/25/89/.262/.337/.479/16 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026 <strong>2029 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#455 &#8211; ranked around Mario Feliciano, Will Banfield, and Francisco Morales.</p>
<p><strong>72) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BoIGiIRntgQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_loading_state_control" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luis Rodriguez</a></strong> <em>OF, LAD, 16?? &#8211; </em>Advanced at the plate with solid tools across the board. <em>Prime Projection: </em>88/23/86/.278/.353/.475/10 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#468 &#8211; ranked around JJ Matijevic, Juan Guerrero, and Tyler Phillips.</p>
<p><strong>73) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206321" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryne Nelson</a> </strong><em>RHP, Oregon, 21.2 &#8211; </em>Fastball that can hit the upper 90&#8217;s with a potentially plus hard slider that he fires from a projectable 6&#8217;4&#8221;, 182 pound frame. 2019 will be his first year as a starter, so while the upside is high, so is the risk. <em>Prime Projection: </em>9/3.61/1.28/125 in 119 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2021 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#469 &#8211; ranked around Griffin Roberts, Daulton Jefferies, and Mike Ford</p>
<p><strong>74) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=205119" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mason Feole </a></strong><em>LHP, Connecticut, 21.? &#8211; </em>Unorthodox, reliever like delivery. Feole has a low 90&#8217;s fastball and potentially plus curveball that racked up 120 strikeouts in 100.2 IP in 2018, but due to a lack of third pitch and aforementioned delivery, there is major pen risk. <em>Prime Projection: </em>8/3.65/1.25/112 in 110 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#470 &#8211; ranked around see above.</p>
<p><strong>75) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=458369" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kendall Williams </a></strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.7 &#8211; </em>Projectable 6&#8217;6&#8221;, 190 pounds with a low 90&#8217;s fastball that should tick up as he ages and good feel for a breaking ball. <em>Prime Projection: </em>12/3.85/1.31/165 in 171 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#471 &#8211; ranked around see above</p>
<p><strong>76) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Logan Wyatt </a></strong><em>1B, Louisville, 21.5 &#8211; </em>Advanced approach at the plate with plus raw power that he hasn&#8217;t completely tapped into. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/22/81/.267/.359/.459/2 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022 <strong>2019 Top 472 Prospects Ranking: </strong>#472 &#8211; ranked around see above</p>
<p><strong>77)<a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=513973" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Kyren Paris</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 17.4 &#8211; </em>One of the youngest players in the draft class. I always have an affinity for these guys because I was one of the youngest players in my &#8220;draft&#8221; class too. Paris is an above average runner who makes good contact and should develop more power as he ages. <em>Prime Projection: </em>76/16/76/.273/.339/.427/13 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>78) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204262" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quin Cotton</a> </strong><em>OF, Grand Canyon, 21.0 &#8211; </em>Good athlete with a plus power-speed combo. How much of that raw power he taps into this season will dictate his draft day value. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/18/75/.257/.318/.421/13 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022</p>
<p><strong>79) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=507425" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quinn Priester</a> </strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.6 &#8211; </em>Cold weather arm who has less experience than many of his peers. High spin rate curveball and developing high spin rate two seamer are his best weapons. <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.95/1.32/154 in 162 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>80) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=204829" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Canterino</a> </strong><em>RHP, Rice, 21.4 &#8211; </em>Solid 4-pitch mix. Herky jerky reliever like delivery, but can&#8217;t argue with the numbers he put up at Rice (3.06/0.93/116/22 in 94 IP) and the Cape (2.59/1.08/29/10 in 24.1 IP). <em>Prime Projection: </em>9/3.78/1.27/126 in 132 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2021</p>
<p><strong>81) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=206249" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rick Devito</a> </strong><em>RHP, Seton Hall, 20.7 &#8211; </em>Dominated the Big East his sophomore season with a pitching line of 1.88/1.03/67/22 in 62 IP. Devito has the potential for 3 above average pitches (fastball, curveball, changeup), all of which he can throw for strikes, and he is young for the class. <em>Prime Projection: </em>11/3.92/1.30/166 in 178 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2022</p>
<p><strong>82) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=379789" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Judson Fabian </a></strong><em>OF, HS, 18.6 &#8211; </em>Plus bat speed and plus speed with an advanced approach at the plate. Power should develop as he matures. <em>Prime Projection: </em>82/18/73/.273/.347/.441/16 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>83) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=207251" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bryant Packard</a> </strong><em>OF, East Carolina, 21.6 &#8211; </em>Slashed .406/.462/.671 with 14 homers and a 46/20 K/BB in the American Athletic Conference, and then backed up that performance in the Cape Cod League (.997 OPS in 18 games). At 6&#8217;3&#8221;, 210 pounds, Packard has the attributes to be a power hitting corner outfielder. <em>Prime Projection: </em>73/22/80/.264/.345/.458/6 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022</p>
<p><strong>84)<a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/PlayerProfile.aspx?ID=444877" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Jimmy Lewis </a></strong><em>RHP, HS, 18.5 &#8211; </em>Projectable 6&#8217;6&#8221;, 200 pounds with good control and the potential for 3 above average pitches (fastball, curveball, changeup). <em>Prime Projection: </em>13/3.89/1.25/178 in 181 IP <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>85) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=460507" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dilan Rosario</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 17.10 &#8211; </em>Plus 60 yard dash times with a swing geared towards all field contact and plenty of power projection at 6&#8217;2&#8221;, 170 pounds. <em>Prime Projection: </em>79/17/74/.270/.335/.430/18 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>86) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=520684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hylan Hall</a> </strong><em>OF, HS, 18.2 &#8211; </em>Toolsy athlete with plus speed and a quick bat. Raw at the plate and power is currently below average, but there are skills to dream on here. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/18/74/.257/.326/.438/18 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>87) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewa6drN9XGs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maximo Acosta</a> </strong><em>SS, TEX, 16.5 &#8211; </em>Prototypical leadoff hitter with plus speed, a good feel to hit, and developing power. <em>Prime Projection: </em>88/16/69/.273/.338/.427/23 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026</p>
<p><strong>88) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=404691" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anthony Volpe</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 17.11 &#8211; </em>Plus defensive middle infielder with plus speed and makes hard line drive contact. Has a chance to be a solid all around contributor. <em>Prime Projection: </em>78/15/71/.271/.335/.422/15 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>89) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=460509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Cairo</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 17.9 &#8211; </em>Son of Miguel Cairo. Christian is a plus runner with a high contact oriented approach and below average power. <em>Prime Projection: </em>81/13/62/.276/.341/.412/15 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>90) <a href="http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=208022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spencer Brickhouse</a> </strong><em>1B, East Carolina, 21.0 &#8211; </em>Big raw power befitting his last name, but the gains he made with his contact percentage his sophomore year in the AAC disappeared in the Cape Cod League. <em>Prime Projection: </em>71/24/78/.252/.324/.451/2 <strong>ETA: </strong>2022</p>
<p><strong>91) <a href="https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=404138" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brooks Lee</a> </strong><em>SS, HS, 18.1 &#8211; </em>Good feel to hit and good defensive player but has below average power and speed. Better in real life than fantasy. <em>Prime Projection: </em>81/17/69/.283/.345/.420/7 <strong>ETA: </strong>2024</p>
<p><strong>92) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXyBVQAjmI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arol Vera</a> </strong><em>SS, LAA, 16?? &#8211; </em>Another lean, 6&#8217;2&#8221; projectable J2 kid. Vera is a switch hitter with a smooth swing from both sides. Good feel to hit and has shown power in batting practice. <em>Prime Projection: </em>81/21/78/.275/.348/.459/8 <strong>ETA: </strong>2026</p>
<p><strong>93) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B5NQkdVsCk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adael Amador</a> </strong><em>SS, COL, 16?? &#8211; </em>Not a long, lean, and projectable J2 prospect, but Amador is an advanced hitter with a strong history of performance in international competition. <em>Prime Projection: </em>82/18/66/.283/.351/.435/9 <strong>ETA: </strong>2025</p>
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