A back-end starter with a history of arm injuries is an easy Tier None decision until we see his return to the mound. When it comes to prospect products, the 1st Bowman logo is all that and then some. Another righty prep arm that is long and lanky at 6'4" and under 200 pounds. Daylen Lile - OF (Nationals, 1st Base only, 47/29) - The ability to field all outfield spots in a pinch, but mostly profiles as a left fielder with underwhelming arm strength. Not a lot of mileage on the arm which helps from a health perspective, but on the flip side, may slow his progress as the Dodgers build up his innings. Stats. On the plus side, he has strong plate skills in that he rarely strikes out and regularly puts up high OBP marks. Adrian Del Castillo - C (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 67/52) - Was widely considered a top 10 pick prior to the season, Del Castillo had a tough 2021 with the University of Miami and continued that trend in Low A ball for the Diamondbacks after they made him a 2nd round pick. He also has 70-grade bat flip skills (if you know, you know). Christian Encarnacion-Strand - 3B (Twins, 1st Base and Auto, 128/177) - The Twins fourth round selection out of Oklahoma State has some questions on whether he can stick at third base which puts further pressure on his offensive profile if he has to kick over to first base or even DH. Average low to mid 90's fastball that serve to setup above average to plus slider and changeup. The St. Louis Cardinals selected Bowman in the 2015 Rule 5 draft. That being said, even with a ceiling of a lights out closer, it's hard to put someone with a single pitch bullpen profile as anything but Tier None. Changeup is his third pitch with above average potential, but hasn't thrown it much. At 6'7", there is some general concern about tall pitchers, but at the moment Painter doesn't seem to exhibit many of those issues. Other parallels: Refractor (499) Purple (250) Blue (150) Fills up the zone and relies on weak contact and plus command with his four-pitch mix. Changeup gets the most swing and miss and has noticeable run as well as fade. He also should work on not throwing the pitch into Jace Jung's wheelhouse - Holy Moly. He doesn't profile as ever having more than average power. Curveball is above average and he sequences it well with his fastball. Will also throw an average changeup now that he's starting that shows nice arm-side fade when it's on. An athletic and muscular frame that shines in the exit velocity and xwOBA metrics along with expected Hobby interest gives him consideration for Tier One. New for this year are Aqua Lava (numbered to 199) and Red Lava (5). Inconsistent all around on the mound with a bunch of potential plus pitches led by the fastball and curveball but lots of unknowns due to not being focused on pitching and baseball in general. Michael McGreevy - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 18/62) - The Cardinals 1st round right-hander out of UC Santa Barbara has one of the higher starting pitcher floors in the product and the draft class. Won't run much, but probably gets a few chip-in steals. John Rhodes - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 76/125) - Corner outfield profile that was a draft eligible sophomore out of Kentucky. Free shipping for many products! The Vanderbilt University product was the fifth overall draft pick by the Toronto Blue Jays last year and is ranked as baseball's 20th overall prospect by MLB Pipeline. With a full-time focus on baseball, he has the chance to unlock the coveted five-tool player archetype. Calvin Ziegler - RHP (Mets, 1st Base and Auto, 46/180) - Mets 2nd round righty prep arm originally from Canada but pitched in the Florida prep ranks before the draft. Decent approach, decent hit tool, could show some power, but nothing really to get excited about. International. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! His third pitch is an average changeup that does have some nice arm-side fade to it and will also get some whiffs. The fastball/curveball metrics are plus and Prospects Live MLB Draft Director Joe Doyle has comped him in the mold of Justin Verlander. I'll drop him into the top of Tier None for now. Below is a list of Bowman Baseball Card Sets with Cards . Reed Trimble - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 65/148) - The Orioles Comp B pick at 65th overall was one of the younger college players drafted this year. High-end SP 2 pitchers with additional positive factors such as team, arsenal, pedigree, etc. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Checklist Overview A total of 200 prospects make up the 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball base set. It also seemed like he was a bit over-matched at the complex level. A lot of the strikeouts I saw were of the called strike variety rather than the more desirable swing and miss variety. High floor low ceiling guy with not a ton of raw stuff nor athleticism to get excited about. A low 90's fastball plays up because of that and it occasionally will show some arm-side run as well. Finally Topps, for whatever reason, decided to hold back more players towards the top rounds than I think many of us were used to seeing. Throws strikes and has an effective three-pitch mix. There is almost no video out there, so he is a hard-to-evaluate arm at the moment. Gavin Williams - RHP (Guardians, 1st Base and Auto, 23/14) - Fourth-year senior pitchers always start as a Tier None player and have to battle a strong current for me to move them up the Tiers. (1:6 Hobby Packs) New Applied Pressure - Highlighting later round talent that has worked their way into the Top 100 with a cutting edge stylized diamond stone design. 1 Top Prospect Autograph Card per set! Izaac Pacheco - SS/3B (Tigers, 1st Base and Auto, 39/45) - The prep shortstop out of Texas was an overslot 2nd round draft pick of the Tigers and given his size and profile is highly likely to bump out to third base long term even though he played exclusively at shortstop in his Complex league season. He'll always have a high leverage relief floor but has now shown mid-rotation upside. He's a switch hitter and the video from the Complex is already promising with what the Mariners are doing. Top of Tier 3 player that develops anything more than average power and he slides into Tier 2. In addition, the Giants dev org, especially with pitching, has taken a Giant leap forward (see what I did there?) The biggest name among 1st Bowman badges in 2021 is Austin Martin. Not surprising given his inexperience, but command and control were only average. Nice floor of a utility player that fits the Rays interchangeable lineup model well but doesn't have the ceiling of anything higher than a Tier 3 player. Tagged: Joe Lowry, 2021 Bowman Draft, Bowman, Marcelo Mayer, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House, Benny Montgomery, Colton Cowser, Henry Davis, Harry Ford, Aaron Zavala, Jay Allen, Lonnie White Jr., Sal Frelick, Jackson Jobe, Izaac Pacheco, Jordan Viars, Carson Williams, Anthony Solometo, Jackson Merrill, Ty Madden, Gavin Williams, Chase Petty, Ryan Holgate, T.J. 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Ian Moller - C (Rangers, 1st Base only, 103/118) - Prep catchers are often a dart throw, especially regarding if they can stick behind the plate or not. His left-handed swing looks more geared towards power as he tends to load up more while his right-handed swing looks to put the bat on the ball more. There is likely above average pop when he gets to the big leagues while hitting for a decent average, but has the classic left-hander approach where they prefer the ball down and struggle with pitches up in the zone. He has a notorious hitch in his swing and regularly is mentioned in the same breath as Hunter Pence. Easy Tier None choice for me. Tier 1 - Cream of the crop. He was fifth overall in our Data Driven Top 500 as well. That puts me in a conundrum of whether to bump CES up to Tier 2 based on performance or Tier 3 based on tools. Logan Henderson - RHP (Brewers, 1st Base only, 116/268) - The NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year in 2021, he's a shorter (just under 6 feet tall) right-hander JUCO Bandit out of Texas has an effective low 90s fastball that is the table-setter for his double-plus changeup. Chayce McDermott - RHP (Astros, 1st Base only, 132/111) - Astros 4th round pick out of Ball State has the look and feel of a backend starting pitcher. Julio Rodriguez 2019 Bowman Draft . As he learns how to pitch with an exclusive focus on the mound, I can see Gray jumping up the lists and Tiers, but for now, I will slot him into the top of Tier None. A top half of Tier None guy but with the Dodger development magic, I wouldn't be surprised if he belongs in Tier 3 as soon as next year. Owen Kellington - RHP (Pirates, 1st Base only, 102/NR) - The prep right-handed pitcher dominated the not-so-hotbed of the Vermont prep ranks. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. Features a low to mid 90's fastball and a plus sweeping slider that play up due to his arm angle and height. As he grows into his body and perhaps puts more loft into his swing, we could see the home runs ticking up. Without the general catcher penalty, Davis would likely end up in Tier 1, especially going at 1 overall in the draft. He uses a 12-6 curveball as his primary secondary that looks potentially plus. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! He was previously a low 90's fastball that is reportedly getting up to the mid-90s and features 3 different secondaries. The 2021 NBA draft class, headlined by Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green, is stacked with talent. Shane Panzini - RHP (Royals, 1st Base and Auto, 108/113) - Along with the Royals second and third-round picks, Shane Panzini was another overslot signer, this time in the fourth round with the Royals spreading around that seventh overall pick money around. With just two pitches and some injury history, the relief risk is real. Cameron Cauley - SS (Rangers, 1st Base only, 73/230) - The prep shortstop out of Texas has all the tools to stick at short which is his main calling card. His curveball is plus and his best pitch. Super high ceiling and super low floor. For now, he will be more of that extreme risk prep righty in Tier 2 that could move up and down the Tiers regularly as he develops. Hunter Goodman - C (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 109/66) - Goodman's plus raw power is loud leading to 21 home runs in his final season at Memphis, but he pairs it with an overly aggressive plate approach and a less than ideal swing mechanics. He did go from a beanpole appearance to a solid 6'5" 200-ish frame in that time, so he put that to good use. Look for 1 autograph per box! I didn't see anyone fully square up his fastball, but I also saw a ton of contact and very few times where it caused a swing and miss. Strong hit tool with doubles power and past pre-draft hype is mitigated with a partial catcher penalty and the mysterious disappearance of homerun power. The opening Bowman checklist of the season is a fairly strong one. A mid-rotation starter with a low to mid 90's fastball that has big time arm-side run. His main secondary is a slider that he keeps down when he's on and is a major swing and miss pitch, especially after the steady diet of fastballs that he relies on. If the Nats can follow the Dodgers development model of drafting hitters and adding the pop through swing adjustments, Boissiere becomes a much more interesting player. Being a right handed bat, that creates short side platoon concerns. . Prototype size at 6'4" 230-ish pounds. More than likely a table setting second division regular outcome. The only item in that stew that is missing is the power, and there are some hints that it will come. Patient and advanced approach at the plate willing to go with the pitch to the opposite field, gap power that should turn into plus power as he grows into his body, and should have enough speed to be a threat on the base paths. 2018 through 2020 Bowman Draft easily provided 10 to 15 prospects to chase per release plus a variety of the standard fare lottery tickets inherent in a prospect product. At 6'5", he's going to have to learn how to defend the zone against pitchers that will take advantage of his size. He will likely get double-digit steals even with a shorter, stouter build. At the moment he may not have a profile as an everyday regular in some people's eyes, but I can easily see it. 2023 Top 200 Draft Prospects 2023 Top 100 College Prospects . What I did see was a huge amount of swing and miss and any contact made was all weak. Sam Bachman - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 9/18) - Angels 1st round right-hander out of Miami of Ohio popped big time in 2021 pushing all the way up to 9th overall in the draft. Drew Gray - LHP (Cubs, 1st Base and Auto, 93/149) - Cubs third-round pick out of the prep factory IMG Academy who was a two-player there. Development project that could land either in the rotation or the bullpen. The 2020 Bowman Chrome Draft is the most valuable of the group but you can also find lesser valued cards from Bowman 2021, Leaf, and Panini. Features a mid 90s fastball and a 12-6 knuckle curve. Maddux Bruns - LHP (Dodgers, 1st Base and Auto, 29/68) - Ideal landing spot for Bruns as he gets into a top dev org. Athletic and prototypical starting pitcher size at 6'4" and 245 pounds, he was a 3-star quarterback recruit coming out of high school. [citation needed]St. Louis Cardinals. The Alabama prep lefty throws a low to mid 90s fastball with a hard slider and a decent curveball. Does 2021 Bowman Draft live up to those expectations? The prep righty out of Baltimore was an overslot sign with a low 90s fastball, 12-6 curveball, and a developing changeup. Bowman started the 2014 season with the Binghamton Mets and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s in July; in 24 games (23 starts) between the two teams, he was 10-8 with a 3.21 ERA. Hits his spots all day long in the video I watched which is what drives the high floor evaluation. Ryan Webb - LHP (Guardians, 1st Base and Auto, 125/77) - The left-hander out of the University of Georgia was primarily used as a reliever until the past season given the strength of the starting rotation in previous years. Frank Mozzicato - LHP (Royals, 1st Base and Auto, 7/49) - The biggest surprise in the top ten overall picks and perhaps the entire first round was the Royals taking Mozzicato at 7th overall. Mitch Bratt - LHP (Rangers, 1st Auto only, 134/287) - Prep left-hander originally from Canada but was pitching in the Georgia prep ranks. Low to mid 90s fastball with velocity with a variety of secondaries that he throws with confidence and tunnels well. There is a lot of hand movement going on pre-swing and through the swing motion that I would like to see cleaned up. Switch hitter that looks good from both sides but better from the right with a plus player approach. Tier 2 - Bats that may lack in a certain area such as top-end power, three true outcomes players, maybe great real life/fantasy players, but not hobby-elite, or tantalizing raw talents. Ben Casparius - RHP (Dodgers, 1st Auto only, 162/187) - Solid back-end rotation guy. Stats. A potential front of the rotation starter if everything lines up and there is a good chance it does. A lot of the concern was with how he underperformed the first half of the year as he struggled with his command, but he closed strong which helped bring his stock back up. The main difference will be with the inserts and exclusive parallels. There is very little video and the two games he did pitch in Visalia this year are not available on MiLB TV. Power/Speed combo players. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. I saw him regularly missing this pitch to his arm-side. A double plus slider with 12-6 break can be thrown for strikes in the zone are down in the zone for easy swing and misses. I can squint and see it as well, but I am taking the easy way out and putting him in Tier None as a high-risk prep right-hander that needs to get an effective third pitch before climbing up the Tier rankings. Checklist Live! Configuration: 10 cards per pack. Click on a Card detail page to see historic prices and values for all different grades. . Options include the normal 24-pack boxes and new 50-pack boxes. His floor is a high leverage relief arm with an outside shot at a backend rotation guy, but that will take some refinement to get there. He leads with an eye-popping fastball in the upper 90's that can touch triple digits that lives mostly in the middle to upper half of the zone and has some arm side tail. Mid-rotation starter ceiling, but definite bullpen risk with his older prep arm that was command challenged. Micah Ottenbreit - RHP (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 114/155) - Lanky prep right-hander standing 6'4" that looks like a back-end starter that will need a lot of development work to get there. Carson Williams - SS (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 28/47) - A helium prep shortstop out of the San Diego area that was more seen as a pitching prospect until his bat started to come around in his Senior season. His main secondary go to was a hard and tight breaker that looked like a slider although I've also seen it referred to as a curve. Has a low 90s fastball that can get up to 95 in-game, but mostly lives in the 90 to 93 range. 2019 Bowman Chrome PSA 10 x3. 2021 Top 600 2022 Top 600 Prospect Lists. More fluid and better bat speed through the zone from the right side. Set Links - Overview - Checklist - Teams - Errors / Variations - Hall of Famers . Due to the general lack of information/video and what is likely a raw prep RHP, I am putting him in Tier None and making a note to check him out further in 2022. I am taking the upside play here with Allen and placing him in my Tier 2 group. A lefty prep shortstop out of Maryland, he has that classic left-handed swing geared for the lower quadrant of the zone. Slider and changeup alternate between being the more effective secondary to get those desired swings and misses and he'll throw an occasional show me 12-6 curveball. More often than not, the curveball and slider were either hit hard or taken for a strike middle-middle because the hitters were so geared towards the fastball. 2019 Wander Franco Bowman Draft 30th Anniversary RC #WF. However, a groundball rate above 50% and what appears to be an average hit tool at the moment along with the risk of having to potentially slide him over to third base drags down the previously mentioned positives. Slotting him into the top half of Tier 3; if he does take that next step in his development, he becomes an easy player to jump into Tier 2 with that god-mode fastball. McGreevy's biggest asset is his plus command and control. Click on any Bowman Set to see a full list of Cards and their current value. Ty Madden - RHP (Tigers, 1st Base only, 32/13) - The Tigers Comp A pick out of the University of Texas has the prototypical starting pitcher frame featuring a plus slider and an above-average fastball that he runs up into the high 90s. High-floor low ceiling backend starting pitchers are an easy slot into Tier None which is where I have Marceaux. However he moves forward with that or without it, the missing ingredient is getting the hit tool up to the level of all his other tools, or close to it. The fastball doesnt get as many swings and misses as you would hope given the velocity. In other words, there is a lot of work to be done with his secondaries. Bowman 1st Edition teased the hobby with a limited release one month ago but now collectors can finally dive into a full checklist of top prospects. Wes Kath - 3B (White Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 57/33) - The White Sox second-round pick out of the Arizona prep ranks was a shortstop in high school but has pushed out to third base in his first pass through pro ball. Colton Cowser - OF (Orioles, 1st Base and Auto, 5/12) - The 5th overall pick has a double plus hit tool and plate approach that constantly delivers the barrel to the ball. Chrome Prospect Autographs are also available in 16 different parallels. In a small sample size minor league season spent mostly at Low A, Binelas absolutely raked. A bottom of Tier 2 guy for me, but it's a bit like Lucy putting the football down again and asking me to kick the ball. Low 90's fastball with arm-side run that leads to uncomfortable at bats for left-handers. Draft. For now, given he is a cold-arm prep righty without a ton of fanfare and very little information, the profile is extremely risky and someone I will drop into Tier None. An easy Tier None rank. Has a plus fastball in the mid-90s and a double plus slider with elite spin rates that was the best slider in the draft and in contention for best pitch period in all of the draft. 6'3" and 190 pounds indicates that there is room to add good muscle to his frame and tick his velocity up from low 90s to mid 90s. Simply put, he's one of the best prospects in baseball by any measure. Top Members Top Searches Top Sets User Lists. Edwin Arroyo - SS (Mariners, 1st Base only, 48/78) - The Mariners 2nd round pick was one of the youngest players in the draft which translates to a lot of raw potential yet to come. Another in a long line of prep arms in this product that I will be keeping an eye on to see if they can jump up the lists and Tiers, but for now with the risk and rawness inherent to these profiles, he's going to be in Tier None. An underslot sign in round 1, him and Tommy Mace get off the Cleveland bus together and you imagine it's the Cavaliers and not the Guardians. With power being the most coveted hobby tool, I am going to push Holgate into the bottom half of Tier 2 even with his hit deficiencies. And then we came to find out that was because he had to go under the knife for Tommy John surgery. Jordan Viars - OF (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 84/600) - The Texas prep lefty bat has a man's body at a young age and a pretty swing to go with it. Bowman Chrome Baseball Cards! His main secondary that I saw him throwing was a curveball followed by a tight slider. Mid-90s fastball with three secondaries all average to above average in a slider, curveball, and changeup. The next concern is that he doesn't stick behind the plate given his less than stellar showing there, putting more pressure on the bat to perform at either 1B or corner OF. Although Davis' numbers may not be mind blowing, he's only played in 167 games in his entire MiLB career.
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