Working with a private instructor on a daily basis during the pandemic, Volpe completely re-engineered his swing, which now produces impact power, especially for a middle infielder. Hence was picked up in the shortened 2020 draft, one of the youngest players taken that year, and in 2021 threw just eight innings on the complex, virtually all in relief. Prospects aged 16 and up - born after Sept. 1, 2005 - are. In contrast, his 2022 was a tough-luck grind, as Yorke hit just .232 at Greeneville and dealt with myriad injuries, including turf toe, back stiffness, and wrist soreness that reared its ugly, uh, wrist during the regular season and again when he went to Arizona to pick up reps in the Fall League. The top-ranked prospect in the 2021 draft, Mayer dropped to fourth overall, where the Red Sox were happy to scoop him up and sign him for a higher dollar amount than first overall pick Henry Davis. Forty-two of the 57 games he played in the Carolina League came at ballparks with park factors of 116 or more, per research conducted annually by Baseball Americas Matt Eddy. Keith added 30 pounds of bulk between when he was drafted and now, and he weighed in at 245 pounds when he showed up in Arizona for the 2022 Fall League. With Willy Adames ahead of him on the shortstop depth chart, the Brewers tried Turang at second, third and in center in 2022; he will likely be in a timeshare with Milwaukees righty-hitting infield crew come 2023. After beginning his career as a reliever, Senga moved into the Fukuoka Hawks rotation in 2017 and has spent the last half decade as one of the better starters (and hardest-throwing pitchers) in all of NPB. Some pre-draft medical question marks precipitated his fall to Minnesota. MLB has pushed for an international draft for decades and could get one as part of the upcoming collective bargaining agreement. Yorke may end up as a 40-grade infield defender, but he can really hit, and were staying on him despite a rough, injury-riddled 2022. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. Make no mistake, Paradas bat was one of the surer things in the 2022 draft, and hes likely to hit in the middle of a big league order regardless of position, which would make him a superstar catcher, but closer to an average regular if he ends up a LF/DH. Cartayas size was sometimes a problem on defense early in pro ball. Anthuan Valencia, SS, Venezuela Reds More 33. Jhonny Severino, SS, Dominican Republic Brewers ($1,230,000) More 22. Healthy House has huge power. After a blazing-hot end to the 2021 minor league season and a dominant Fall League performance, White rode a lot of hype into last season. The change made Henderson a dominant offensive force even though he continued to swing and miss at a worse-than-average rate, and he slashed .297/.416/.531 combined at Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk before being called up to Baltimore for the last month of the season. 3 or 4 starter on a contender like the Mets, who signed him to a five-year, $75 million deal. Alcantara sometimes has trouble turning on hittable fastballs and tends to pepper the right-center field gap, which is an indication he might struggle to catch up to big league heat at all. De La Cruz is a boom-or-bust prospect who could really bust or go supernova. As Jackson worked out on one field and minor leaguers played and took BP on the quads other three diamonds, he stood apart from the rest in virtually every way. Dyan Jorge, SS, Cuba Rockies ($2,800,000) More 16. He is loose and fluid in the box but does have some swing-and-miss concerns, which is standard for a hitter with levers this long. His swing is designed for power; it has a bit of a loop and a steep plane to it, enabling him to crush mistakes to left and center field. Having made noticeable adjustments to his swing, including a lower load and a more compact back elbow, the center fielder has proven capable of tapping into in-game power previously missing from his offensive profile. A big-league ready, mid-rotation starter, Waldichuks arsenal also includes a changeup that he finishes with remarkable precision, but which he reserves almost exclusively for right-handed opponents (hes only thrown one changeup to a big-league lefty). It makes everything nice and tidy. A bat-only prospect with a well-rounded offensive skill set, Busch may end up a 30-grade second base defender or just play 1B/LF. These two pitches are Bradleys most-used weapons by a wide margin, as his splitter and curveball are both used 6-7% of the time. He sometimes sets up to block breaking balls too quickly, tipping off baserunners and peeking hitters to whats coming. His ball-blocking is still pretty rough, though. 70), meanwhile, is also 30 numerical places, but the difference in talent is relatively small. Keep an eye on these 12 Cuban free agents. His slider tunnels better with the four-seamer, but its whiff and chase rates have been more pedestrian. Fold below-average third base defense into that picture and while Vargas is going to be a doubles machine and productive big league player, he is probably not a star. He spent most of the rest of the year rehabbing in Arizona, often attending Diamondbacks games in his sling. He then spent all of 2022 at Double-A and punched out 33.1%, while trimming his walk rate down to just 7.5%. Look under the hood and there is cause for concern. His hard-hit and barrel rates are already well above what is typical for a big league shortstop, and he still has more room for mass on his frame. Holliday is a sweet-swinging shortstop with above-average feel for contact and burgeoning power. For example, the gap between Padres shortstop Jackson Merrill (No. Projected bonus amounts for this group will be published on signing day. Given that injury has always been the primary concern for Cavalli, the way his season ended is a letdown after a couple years of exciting progress. Heres what scouts like: He runs well for a catcher, and he already shows elite bat speed. 1. Often described on this website as Baseballs Zion Williamson, Domnguez entered the 2022 season as one of the most volatile prospects in the sport. Ortiz is a slick shortstop defender with a plus hit tool and very little pop. Welbyn Francisca, SS, D.R. If he can consistently locate his stuff Abels pitch execution is behind that of the typical Double-A starter but okay for a still-growing pitcher his age then Abel will be a front-end arm. While he could stand to be a little more consistent on defense (many balls got through him early this past winter with Licey), the range, bend, hands, and arm strength to play short are all comfortably here. Bradley hammers the zone with his heater (he threw strikes with his fastball at a 71% clip in 2022), and the uphill line and carry on the pitch make it difficult for hitters to get on top of, especially at these velocities. International bonus pools, the money teams can spend on players, are set according to market size, with small market teams getting the most and large market teams getting the least. Its part of why hes projected with a below-average hit tool here even though hes performed at an above-average clip in the minors. at Saturday, Jan. 15, is an important date on MLB's offseason calendar. Hernandez has fantastic bat speed and power for a no-doubt shortstop prospect, but he Kd at a concerning rate in 2022. This projection is a little more bullish about him staying at short, at least for a while, largely based on Lees feel for the position. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. Except Ortiz hit 19 homers and had 60 total extra-base hits in the upper-minors last year, and while he doesnt project to produce that kind of power against big league stuff, its enough damage to project Ortizs offense above the median bar at shortstop. Importantly, Lucianos strikeout rate returned to his career norm of 22%, indicating he adjusted after the whiff-prone end of 2021. Its still a relative crapshoot, but its not uncommon for a player ranked deeper on lists like this to evolve into a clear value down the road. And for much of the season, that seemed to be the case: White started the year at High-A, doling out 81 strikeouts against just 19 walks in 58.2 innings of work before being promoted to Double-A Frisco at the end of June. The 2021-2022 international signing period began on Jan. 15, 2022, and runs through Dec. 15, 2022. Thirty-one of the players on the 2022 Top 50 International Prospects list are from the Dominican Republic. On defense, he shows plus potential because of his soft hands, blocking ability and receiving skills. Aside from his arm, OHoppes defense is sturdy if unimpressive, but his physique and ability to move fit well behind the dish, and he seems to have the workmanlike makeup typical of field general catchers. His raw power has improved considerably over the last two years, and at age 19, he already has thunderous pull-side pop and is lifting the ball consistently in games. -- $840,000Carlos Mateo, RHP, D.R. Leandro Arias, SS, Dominican Republic Orioles ($600,000) More 47. Major League Baseball's international signing period opens on Jan. 15, 2023. Mauricios measurable power is already plus (45% hard-hit rate, 114 mph max exit velo), and at a strapping 6-foot-4 or so, he might still grow into more. In Casas case, there is so much lefty-hitting power here that we are still buying him as an above-average big league run producer at first base. Yes, hes reached Triple-A, but this is a 21-year-old were talking about here. This isnt a common injury and the industry wasnt quite sure what to make of its impact on his trajectory. It is the open of the 2022 international signing period, one of two ways MLB teams can acquire amateur talent each year. Senga has added four ticks to his fastball since debuting in NPB. Athletic, 6-foot-6 outfielders who can rotate like Alcantara can are rare. Ramos often pulls off pitches on the outer edge and swings inside ones hed ideally either contact or spoil. He doesnt have a huge frame, but his lack of room for mass arguably makes it more likely that he stays at short since hes unlikely to outgrow it. He signed for $5.1 million in 2019 as easily the toolsiest player in his signing class, a plus-plus running center fielder with huge switch-hitting power. Parada has impeccable hitters timing, and batting stance aside, his swing is rhythmic and balanced. His slider (Hall was almost exclusively a fastball/slider pitcher against lefties during his big league run) is firm and now has better movement demarcation from his curveball, which is easily his least-used offering, usually a backdoor option to righties. Hes filled out and gotten stronger while remaining agile enough to play shortstop, hes hit 20 homers each of the last two years as hes reached the upper levels of the minors, he won the Dominican Winter League MVP during the offseason, and hes done this despite missing his age-19 season due to the pandemic. His long speed gives him a shot to stay in center field, but his routes to balls can be a bit of an adventure. Carter looks like a high-OBP, table-setting center fielder in the Brandon Nimmo mold. Javier Osorio, SS, Venezuela Tigers ($2,200,000) More 14. Collier walked a unique amateur path en route to a signing bonus as large and impressive as his power and arm strength. His strikeout rate began to decline after that, and while his fastball was averaging just over 96 mph across his first four professional starts, it was just below 94 mph over his last four. Just three days after signing, Jones suffered a left posterior labral tear while hitting, another glitch in the Matrix that seems to be causing every high-profile Diamondbacks prospect to suffer a severe shoulder injury. Historically, Mead has raked despite having a hyper-aggressive approach at the plate, and this is where he grew the most in 2022. Brando Mayea, OF, Cuba: Yankees ($4,350,000) More 10. Veens lefty swing is still vulnerable to inner-half velocity, and he remains in a liminal prospect space more than he is a slam dunk big league star. *Teams will be allowed to trade international bonus slots during this signing period starting Jan. 15. Ricardo Cabrera, SS, Venezuela Reds More 4. Whites stuff continues to shine when hes healthy, which is especially impressive given the amount of time hes lost. Jameson reached the majors in 2022 and is ready for prime time. Toronto didnt accelerate his promotion schedule to make up for the lost time, so he began 2021 back at Low-A as a 21-year-old and (mostly) flew under the FanGraphs prospect radar as an old-for-the-level player until 2022, when Barger hammered High- and Double-A pitching as a 22-year-old. Now on the 40-man roster, Cartaya is poised to be a power-hitting All-Star catcher who gets eased into the big league waters in 2024 and 2025, toward the back end of Will Smiths arbitration years. Each Box Contains Eight Autographs, Two Memorabilia Cards & Five Opti-Chrome Cards! He tends to throw his two breaking balls (his curveballs shape pairs especially nicely with his fastball) in the zone, often early in counts, and then use the fastball as a finishing pitch. After a breakout 2021 season, Harrison managed to improve in virtually every column of his stat sheet in 2022. Parada was the rare high-profile California high schooler who left the state for college, traveling all the way to Atlanta for two years at Georgia Tech. Young stars like Fernando Tatis Jr, Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Ronald Acuna, Yordan Alvarez, Wander Franco, Julio Rodriguez, and many more started as relatively obscure teenagers. In 2022, he established himself as one of the premiere pitching prospects in the Cardinals system, issuing 81 strikeouts and just 15 walks over his 52.1 innings at Low-A, where he spent the entire season. Martinez made that less likely. -- $650,000Yeiker Reyes, OF, Ven. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. Defensively, he shows an accurate arm, thwarting 29 would-be basestealers in 2022. There is some analytical fire to back up the smoke the scouts are smelling. Traded from Cleveland along with Phil Maton for Myles Straw, Diaz slugged his way from Corpus Christi to Sugar Land in 2022, and is now the best hitting catcher on Houstons 40-man roster. Maybe even a Cy Young winner or an MVP. When the most recent CBA was ratified, the league and the MLBPA had until July 25 to agree to a draft, the first of which would have taken place in 2024 had they done so. Because just a few months of physical development can be quite meaningful for such young athletes, prospects have a tendency to change a lot between when they make a handshake deal with a team and when they actually sign. He was added to the 40-man roster at the end of the season and should become part of the Rangers rotation at some point in 2023. Luis Meza, C, Venezuela Blue Jays ($2,050,000) More 34. He does play with lots of effort, though, and Mead has enough range that the second base experiment has merit. His ability to do this consistently is surprising considering that Peraza is a fairly aggressive hitter in general, likely to run OBPs in the .310-.320 range. From a heuristics standpoint, you cant do much better than Rodriguezs profile. While he can ambush high pitches, especially up-and-in, and show you close to average peak pop, Turang had not slugged over .400 in any pro season until he saw Triple-A in 2022. Because these players are so close in age to the younger prospects who participate in any given domestic draft, I like to use theoretical draft position as a barometer by which to grade the international amateurs. And while its not the ideal strategy, theres something to be said about coming out of your prospect draft with the best available talent, in hindsight. By the middle of 2022, Bibee was sitting 95. Still, Chourio has big-ceiling company in that part of the leaderboard names like Byron Buxton and Adolis Garca are down there, and Julio Rodrguez isnt far away. In this case, Montgomerys bat seems to have already blossomed, while you can throw out the age-related concerns given that he has now proven himself at High-A. Perhaps as an adjustment to deal with this issue, Priester now mixes in plenty of fastballs for which he pronates on release, giving the pitch screwball-like spin. Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. The loss of reps might accelerate a move down the defensive spectrum (the Giants have publicly refuted this) so Luciano can just focus on hitting his way to San Francisco. The tailing shape on his heater is suboptimal but at times helps him miss a bat. He struggles with softer stuff in the bottom of the strike zone, and his in-zone and overall contact rates in 2022 were 78% and 70% respectively, an area similar to Nolan Gorman, Franchy Cordero, Bobby Dalbec and others who have tantalizing power but have sometimes been frustrating big league hitters. -- $450,000Fabian Lopez, SS, D.R. Eders delivery has changed since college. Updated: July 16, 2022. Because the White Sox had so many good prospects in Birmingham toward the end of the season, it was extremely efficient to source scouts and conduct film study from that time period. Darling Fernandez, OF, D.R. It cost him all of 2022. While he was closer to the 50/55 FV line last offseason, the snapshot of the defensive piece of the puzzle pulls him more comfortably into the 50s for this list cycle, one of many Guardians upper-level middle infielders with the talent to be an everyday player. Tony Blanco Jr., OF, Dominican Republic Pirates ($900,000) More 12. If Alcantara hits at High-A during the first half of 2023, he should get a second half look in Double-A, which would put him on a more comfortable pace to compete for an opening day roster spot in 2025. Hes going to be a middle-of-the-order anchor in Oakland fairly soon. These are the international bonus pools for the 2022-23 signing period: Clubs that received a Competitive Balance Pick in Round B of the Draft (Athletics, Brewers, Mariners, Marlins, Rays, Reds, Tigers and Twins) received a pool of $6,366,900 while clubs with a Competitive Balance Pick in Round A (D-backs, Guardians, Orioles, Padres, Pirates, Rockies and Royals) received $5,825,500. He can frame the ball well, shows good receiving skills and moves well laterally. The 2021-22 international signing period opens on January 15, as for the second straight season, the usual July 2 opening date for the int'l was pushed back due to the pandemic. Positional Dynasty Prospects Catchers First Basemen Second Basemen Shortstops Third Basemen Outfielders Pitchers. The extreme shift in his strikeout and walk rates from 2021 to 2022 has as much to do with the change in Chourios style of swinging as it does the quality of opposing pitchers stuff. Carroll has evolved in some surprising ways as a hitter. Cartaya presents the Dodgers with a good problem, as they already have one of baseballs best catchers in place ahead of him and the two are set to overlap on the active roster during the next three to four seasons. 40/50. His finishing pitch, though, is his slider, a nasty upper-80s sweeper that generated a 50% whiff rate and 38% chase rate in 2022. Whether he adjusts to more cautious and competent pitching as he moves through the minors, we just wont know until it happens, but the more granular statistical indicators here (what Bleis underlying contact and chase rates are relative to his strikeout and walk performance) suggest hes going to improve in these areas. He barely ever chases and sprays hard line drives and fly balls everywhere, covering all but the very up-and-in corner of the plate, where he tends to get jammed. Enrique Jimenez, C, Ven. Tracking the status and signings of all 2023 MLB international players. March 1, 2023. Arizonas relatively new Amarillo affiliate is especially extreme relative to the rest of the Texas League. Historically, Wesneski has favored his four-seamer overall, though against big league righties, his awesome slider and sinker out-paced the heater in terms of usage, with both secondaries garnering above-average chase rates and aiding his ability to maintain a high groundball rate. But in 2022, he righted the ship and then some, putting up a .312/.435/.530 line while fanning just 17.7% of the time and walking at a 14.2% clip. Alexis Hernandez, SS, Dominican Republic Cubs ($1,300,000) More 19. Short but not small, his lack of length and size is actually an advantage for Johnsons swing, as he can enjoy a bat path geared for power and lift without it being too long. Naylors speed is also rare for a catcher. Mar 21, 2022 at 5:14 pm ET 6 min read Not every prospect list is suitable for every need. He has terrific breaking ball recognition, uses his whole body to maneuver the barrel around the zone, and can let pitches travel deep before driving them the other way, and Henderson is strong enough to do damage to left field even when hes late or mis-hits a pitch. Roughly 30 percent of current MLB players were originally signed as international free agents, including superstars like Ronald Acua Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,Fernando Tatis Jr., and Juan Soto. If there is a draft, it could remedy some of the exploitative aspects of the current system, namely billion-dollar sports franchises (and the cottage industry of training facilities in Latin America) dealing with, and sometimes leveraging power over, impoverished minors. Below we have the signing agreements for all 30 clubs, with more to. His split/changeup is still his best pitch, but Allen has undergone a stylistic change and now takes a power pitchers approach with his fastball, ripping it past hitters at the letters with a high-effort delivery despite its mediocre velocity. But if Eder does have to move to the bullpen, there might be another gear of velocity in the tank, which gives him the out of being a premium reliever with two plus-plus pitches. Watch film back into the 2022 regular season and Rocchios issues arent as severe, but its still a mixed bag on defense. Walker worked out as a pitcher, shortstop, and third baseman in high school, then had a rough draft spring amid some weight gain, which is part of why he fell deep into the first round. Youve probably seen big league hitters use a toe tap, or heard broadcasters use that phrase. Already armed with plus-plus velocity after coming out of a Division-II school in Michigan, Brown has added a plus-plus curve and slider since turning pro. document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { His delivery is freaky loose, particularly in his upper back and shoulders, which we think portends better future command than hes shown so far in Oakland. There were reasons to be skeptical or apprehensive about declaring Chourio one of the games top prospects, especially at the onset of his breakout. The improved fastball utility and Bibees slider command give him two major league-ready weapons, while his deliverys consistency and his long standing feel to pitch generate optimism around the continued growth of his changeup, which hes using more often now than when he was in college. He should be the Mets primary catcher as soon as most of the big league pitching staff feels confident and comfortable throwing to him. Pfaadts fading change flashes bat-missing action, but it also flattens at times, and even though Pfaadt is comfortable enough to use it against righties, its the pitch he has the least consistent feel for locating. Cartayas exchange is absurdly fast for a player his size, and he actively hunts baserunners when they reach, a threat to throw to the bases at any time. Thats a plus metric for a big leaguer and is ridiculous for a 19-year-old who hasnt totally grown into his body. You can really see his athleticism and remarkable hip/shoulder separation on his throws down to second. -- $300,000, MarlinsJancory De La Cruz, OF, D.R. His in-zone contact rate on the year (89%) is very impressive for someone who detractors feared would be raw upon his entry into pro ball, and Montgomery is already doing measureable damage (based on his barrel rate, hard-hit rate, and other sourced metrics assessing impact contact) on par with a typical starting big league shortstop. Casas spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Worcester and hit .273/.382/.481 there amid a two-month absence to recover from a high ankle sprain. Generally considered a polished, high-floored prospect, theres now a fair bit of volatility here. He tore up Low-A, slashing .354/.443/.557 with a 12% walk rate and an 18% strikeout rate over the course of April and May before earning a promotion in early June. Domnguez is massive for a 20-year-old, and even though hes a plus runner who is currently a fit in center field, its hard to say how hell trend athletically into his 20s because theres virtually no precedent for his build. Framber Valdezoriginally signed for $10,000 in 2015, for example. They are older, and we have more data points to evaluate. Allens fastball has other traits that help it punch above its weight, and he commands it with machine-like regularity to the locations in which it is most effective. -- $300,000, Red SoxFranklin Arias, SS, Ven. The bumps and bruises suffered from catching can sometimes level players for whole seasons, and Davis had a lot of them in 2022. He did show some swing-and-miss vulnerability at the top of the strike zone throughout 2022, but seemed to be remedying that toward the end of the season. Possibly even a Hall of Famer. It shows above-average arm-side action on occasion, but hes only throwing it 12% of the time. Roderick Arias, shortstop, Dominican Republic The top prospect in the class, Arias has plus-arm potential. Mauricio has developed as well as could have been rationally hoped when he signed. Today, I want to discuss a few things to keep in mind so you can skillfully pursue international players (or avoid them altogether). For these prospects, it is their first step in professional baseball. He was suddenly a young-for-the-class college bat who might have gone very high in the draft if hed hit like he had the year before and gotten better at second base. But since the bust rate is so high, its advisable to take your shots deep in your drafts when the notable college and high school players are off the board. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer. Jan. 15 is officially known as the first day of the international signing period and it means everything to the prospects from across the globe who sign during the 11-month span. Hes poised to start his age-22 season at Triple-A and likely make his big league debut at some point in 2023, perhaps usurping Gleyber Torres as the everyday second baseman if it becomes clear that Volpe is a superior offensive option. If not, hes a Phillippe Aumont sequel. Tiedemann has shifted toward the first base side of the rubber and has closed off his stride direction slightly, which creates additional deception in his already-funky low-slot lefty delivery.
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