As it stands now, he doesn't have the profile to be more than a second-division regular. Given the injury situation, I'll slot him as a high-risk play at the bottom of Tier Two and see how he looks in 2023. Click on a Card detail page to see historic prices and values for all different grades. All in all, a prep catcher that will stick behind the dish with solid but not spectacular hit and power and a plus plate approach is going to be on the borderline of Tier 3 and Tier None. Also throws a changeup that tunnels well with his fastball. It was a small sample at the Complex in 2021, but he did hit well, which was a nice bonus to see. Command and control is his game and letting hitters make mistakes rather than having a ton of raw stuff. The 2020 first round pick (28th overall), Wells is a stocky left handed hitter at 6'2" 228 lbs who employs a short stroke that helped him slash .264/.390/.476 in 2021. Will Bednar - RHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 14/16) - The Giants 1st rounder and the younger brother of Pirates reliever David Bednar has two plus pitches with a mid-90s fastball and a hard, sweeping slider. Chad Dallas - RHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base only, 121/185) - Backend starter profile that is the classic pitchability right-hander. Low floor given all of the x-factors, but super high ceiling of an SP2 will have me push him into Tier 3. 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. May end up in a corner outfield spot putting more pressure on the bat, but also sticking in center field is a likely possibility. Watching video and literally every swinging strikeout I see is either the slider or the fastball. I saw him regularly missing this pitch to his arm-side. 15) and has him as the second-best defensive end behind only Texas Tech's Tyree Wilson. 2021 Bowman marks the official opening of prospect season. Curveball is above average and he sequences it well with his fastball. Jaden Hill - RHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 68/101) - If Jaden Hill was injury free, he would almost certainly be a Tier 2 arm. Spencer Torkelson Prospect Cards ( View eBay Listings) Last on our Best Baseball Cards To collect 2022 list is Spencer Torkelson. Total Cards: 150 Rating: 8.0 (2 votes) Click here to Rate Very athletic at 6'2" 190 with room to fill out. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft Gavin Williams Refractor Prospect #BDC-93 Indians at the best online prices at eBay! He'll throw a hard slider and a good changeup that are both average to above-average pitches at times. Cut to the complex video and his left-handed swing was a lot more balanced, even if it is still a bit more power over hit focused. I'll drop him into the top of Tier None for now. Top Members Top Searches Top Sets User Lists. The 12-6 curveball looks especially pretty and the changeup has really nice fade. He uses a 12-6 curveball as his primary secondary that looks potentially plus. More fluid and better bat speed through the zone from the right side. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. Projectable frame with strong command, minus the injury, he would be in consideration for the top of Tier Two as a potential frontline SP. Not surprising given his inexperience, but command and control were only average. Above average, potentially plus, hit tool that can sneak in some average power and should be able to reach double-digit steals. The only question is if Cowser will ever work 20+ home runs into his game. 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 doesnt get as many swings and misses as you would hope given the velocity. Nicely balanced delivery that features a low 90's fastball and a biting 12/6 curveball. Like many of the Bowman newcomers, Kahlil Watson has big time upside and is one of the top prospects in a strong Miami Marlins farm system. I really want to get more eyes on him in 2022 to see how he handles big boy competition, but I think there is serious upside here with his potential plus power lefty swing. It looks like an uncomfortable at-bat no matter which side of the plate you are on. Configuration 21 cards per pack 1 sticker autograph card (unnumbered, # to 10, # to 5, # to 1) Specs Download Checklist (34.74 kB) An uptick in velocity topping out at 98 for his fastball and significantly improved command that lead the nation in K/9 were the primary drivers of this. In a small sample size minor league season spent mostly at Low A, Binelas absolutely raked. I seriously went back and forth here on which side of the fence to put Zavala because I like the offensive profile quite a bit. New for this year are Aqua Lava (numbered to 199) and Red Lava (5). Baseball Cards: The Curious Case of Andrew Painter's Bowman Chrome Plus max velo numbers at the Complex level and a top 10 player in our hitting RoboScout for the Complex level. 2022 BOWMAN DRAFT Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers - $1.70. Cody Morissette - 2B (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 52/72) - Marlins 2nd rounder out of Boston College was slowed a bit by a thumb injury in his final year in college leading to only 6 long balls but still managed to hit enough to the tune of a .321 average. So I had no idea who this kid was exactly when he stepped into the batter's box, but it was a noticeably bigger dude than anyone else the A's threw out there to hit against the Angels fireballer. However, given his defensive concerns and uncertainty, if he will be a 25+ home run hitter, I will put him at the top of Tier 2. Chad Patrick - RHP (Diamondbacks, 1st Base only, 107, NR) - I'm going to be honest here - I knew nothing about Chad Patrick before the draft, and at this point, I haven't been able to fill that gap with much. Ricky Tiedemann - LHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base and Auto, 91/91) - Left-handed pitching prospect that we didn't get to see much of before the draft but apparently took an uptick in dev during instructs. Hobby lottery tickets where the odds are stacked against you. If Brown had landed in a strong pitching development organization like Cleveland or the Dodgers, I would feel like he should be slotted towards the top of Tier 3 with some thoughts about Tier 2. Development project that could land either in the rotation or the bullpen. Features a plus fastball in the mid-90s to go with an above-average changeup that has good depth. Slider is his most effective secondary pitch with some nice sweeping break to it at times while his changeup has a ways to go. However, as prospecting continues to grow in popularity, a player's "1st Bowman" card has almost come to rival the rookie card in collector's wish lists. Has shown a bit of hit tool regression in the spring and at the Complex as he was once considered the top prep catcher in the class and a 1st rounder. The 6'3" lefty out of the University of Nebraska fills up the zone which sometimes is beneficial as it keeps the walks down, but sometimes it bites him as his mostly average stuff can get touched up. 96 on Baseball America's Top 500 draft prospects list entering the 2020 draft, so it looked like a reach when the Red Sox took him 17th overall. How 2021 Bowman's Best Has Impacted Rookie Cards for Several Years As an example, imagine if you were a big believer in Mike Trout before he took his first professional at-bat. Mostly looks to have average pitches across the board and is a classic back-end SP type. Both pitches are easily thrown for strikes and get plenty of swing and misses. Until he starts to implement plus game power, Cowser will be a Tier 2 player, but if he does so successfully, watch out. If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. Not sure if there are any plus tools yet to his game, but enough promise with the hit and power tools for me to put him into the back half of Tier 3. His best secondary is a slider, which is where he does get the swing and miss and it plays well off of his steady diet of upper quadrant fastballs. A typical catcher's frame at 5'11" and 210 pounds, it's not a slam dunk but he should be able to stick behind the plate. The second new parallel is exclusive to the Lite boxes and is the Black & White RayWave refractor. I don't like the back and forth rocking motion for the swing either and hopefully he can quiet the movements to lead to better in zone contact and less swing and miss. Taking a look at video from the Circuit was a bit of a concern, especially hitting from the left-hand side. Clarke started to put it together in the Pandemic shortened season in 2020 and continued to crush in 2021 for Cal-State Northridge with a .324/.445/.570 triple slash and 8 home runs in 38 games. 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. Mainly a second baseman, but can provide third base and shortstop depth as well. 1948 Bowman 1949 Bowman 1950 Bowman 1951 Bowman Add in a highly collectible team in the Red Sox and that makes him the top Tier 1 guy for me. He also throws a curveball and a changeup, but right now both pitches are average at best and more used as a change of pace. Super athletic with plus speed - love seeing him motor around the bases as it just looks like he is moving fast. And while that may be the case, he hasn't shown the dominant stuff you would imagine when looking at him at 6'6" and 235 pounds. 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. John Rhodes - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 76/125) - Corner outfield profile that was a draft eligible sophomore out of Kentucky. No current bullpen risk as the expectation is that he'll be able to stick as a starting pitcher. Dustin Saenz - LHP (Nationals, 1st Base only, 112/103) - The National's fourth-round pick out of Texas A&M didn't get drafted in the COVID-shortened 2020 draft. Seemed easy for hitters to pick up and put the bat on the ball, even if it wasn't always successful. Luke Murphy - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 110/NR) - Angels 4th round reliever out of Vanderbilt tore his UCL before getting to campus in the summer of 2018 and then got only a partial season when he came back in 2020 due to the pandemic. Williams turned out to be a pretty strong swimmer as he went from an interesting relief arm to a dominant ace in his senior season at East Carolina. 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. Without the power behind that profile, he's easily in Tier None until further development. For now, putting him in the top half of Tier None and keeping an eye on if he continues to show strong bat to ball skills. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. Big time deceptive delivery from the left side with a big arm swing. Hopefully, Painter doesn't snatch the ball away from me at the last moment and make me regret putting him up this high. 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. When there are more than three or four guys to chase in a product, collectors tend to be relatively happy. Rating: 7.7 (3 votes) Click here to Rate. Every MLB Team's Most Impressive Prospect in 2021 I've seen him throw it on every pitch count to get swing and misses as well as called strikes when needed. 2021 Bowman Card Prices | PSA & Ungraded Values - SportsCardsPro Every week for 4 weeks will feature 21 top prospects! . Slider is the out pitch. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Jumbo Box Configuration: 12 packs per box. (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. Second base is his likely home, but the Rays are known to be creative and I wouldn't be surprised to see Kinney end up playing a multitude of positions to be able to get his bat regularly into games. Those orgs would mold that clay as if he was Demi Moore and they were Patrick Swayze. His main secondary, which he will throw a lot, is a very hard gyro slider that will touch the low 90's and breaks glove side. 24 packs per box. Dual Draftees: Dual cards featuring top 2013 draft picks from the same franchise. Wander Franco - Tampa Bay Rays, SS. Tier 2 without a doubt and someone I look forward to watching develop. Potential for being perennial All-Stars and award winners. Gap power is probably geared towards putting up home runs in the teens range. Most of the big names are in here - Marcelo Mayer, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House, Henry Davis. If he can go from high teens home run power to high twenties home run power, he starts to get more interesting for Tier 2 consideration. Draft. Throw in the round 1 draft pedigree and the Cleveland secret sauce, I am going to slide him into the bottom half of Tier 2. Will take a walk as exhibited by the almost identical walks to strikeouts in the Complex this year. Hits to all fields, gets the bat through the zone with a nice lofted swing, shows very good plate skills with the ability to take as many walks as he does strikeouts. Finishes up his repertoire with an above-average curveball and changeup that is trending towards plus. Also has a slider which I didn't see. The big draw here is the fact that this represents some of the. Marcelo Mayer - SS (Red Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 4/1) - The 4th overall pick in the draft, that spot was likely the floor for him as he was a popular pick for the top overall pick in many mock drafts. The left-hander is a fit in either role as his pitches tunnel well, he fills up the zones and he gets strikeouts while limiting walks. A very strong final season in Westwood was followed up by a disappointing 25 game sample at Low A in 2021, especially when you were hoping to see some power continue from what he started to show at the end of his stint at UCLA. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz - RHP (Red Sox, 1st Base only, 105/426) - The prep right-hander out of Puerto Rico is a gangly 6'4" featuring a low to mid 90's fastball with a curveball with good spin as his main secondary pitch. Benny Montgomery - OF (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 8/20) - Montgomery is that rare player where the sky is the limit, and the only thing limiting that will be his hit tool. A low floor super high ceiling bat that for me is a Tier 3 guy currently that should be watched closely to see if he does turn those long levers into an every day power hitter role. Slider is his main secondary with plus spin to the tune of 2800+. Plus raw power but an average hit tool that currently caps his ceiling. 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 does relatively well in our RoboScout rankings (Patreon $10 exclusive) with a plus power tool and a swing geared for loft. Lacking any further info, I am going to stick him in Tier None and make a point to get more looks at him in 2022 to see if there is a reason he didn't make it into the Prospects Live top 600 draft prospects pre-draft but was taken in the 4th round by the Diamondbacks besides getting a savings of almost $200K. Mason Miller - RHP (Athletics, 1st Base and Auto, 97/218) - Third times the charm for the Athletics 3rd rounder out of Gardner-Webb as this was his third pass through the MLB draft. Didn't pitch in the minors post-draft, so the only video is against weaker college teams. Add in two to three of these guys and we start to get closer to previous years - Jack Leiter, Khalil Watson, Colson Montgomery, Joshua Baez, Max Muncy, Matt McLain, and Trey Sweeney would all be welcome additions. An underslot former reliever who only started towards the end of his college career that is mainly a fastball-only guy doesn't often get the bump into Tier 3. 2021 Bowman - Prospects Baseball Checklist | Trading Card Database I've seen some higher on Kudrna than Mozzicato and I wouldn't argue too much against it, but I'd rather bet on the lefty over the righty. Dominic Hamel - RHP (Mets, 1st Base and Auto, 81/193) - Mets 3rd round right-hander out of Dallas Baptist has the analytical data on his pitches to backup being a potential mid-rotation starter. March 3, 2023. Tier None with a watch label to see if he can tick up the velocity in-game and get more swing and miss when he starts getting pro innings under his belt. Guide to First Bowman Cards WaxPackHero His low to mid-90's fastball is average but he can command it up in the zone nicely and it pairs well with his sweeping slurve style plus breaking ball. He should have no problem sticking in centerfield even when he likely adds more muscle and mass to his slender 6'4" frame. Watch live streaming. JT Schwartz - 1B (Mets, 1st Base only, 111/232) - Mets 4th round first baseman out of UCLA was a sought after prep but stuck with his college commitment. Jordan Lawlar - SS (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 6/2) - The 6th overall pick in the draft had been at play for the top overall pick for quite some time. 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. The jury is out on Moller there, but if I was placing bets, I would guess he does stay there. 2021 Bowman - Prospects. Given what I did find, he looks to throw both a four-seamer and a two-seamer in the low 90s with a nicely shaped slurve and a changeup. If he does, then he becomes a potential high leverage arm. 2021 Bowman NEXT - Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects - Wave 2 2019 Bowman Platinum Wal-Mart Top Prospects Wander Franco RC #TOP-9; . That may be a tall task with the current state of Rockies player development, but fingers crossed it happens. Good plate skills as well and have seen him willing to put the ball into the opposite field on occasion. 2021 Bowman Baseball Hobby Box | Steel City Collectibles 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. Potential for a good player as a table setter or bottom of the order bat, but there's better than an outside chance that he settles into pro ball and justifies a Tier 3 ranking in the future. Average to above average skillset with stick in his hands and shows good pitch recognition and approach. You will see the players overall drafted position and then their ranking in our Top 600 MLB Draft Prospects - so for Marcelo Mayer, this will be 4/1. Jordan McCants - SS (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 88/152) - Marlins 3rd selection out of the Florida prep ranks is a double plus runner and not much else. Learn about the 2023 NFL Combine player participants. Has the frame to add good mass. Mid-90's fastball that he throws often with good IVB numbers and good location. Changeup wasn't great and he has trouble commanding it in the looks I had. I am making an exception because his fastball is seriously special. Other parallels: Refractor (499) Purple (250) Blue (150) T.J. White - 1B/OF (Nationals, 1st Base and Auto, 143/399) - The South Carolina prep outfielder has a nice athletic frame with a muscular lower half that generates plus power but plenty of swing and miss. 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. Fastball is mid-90's topping out at 98 with some noticeable run on occasion. Eric Cerantola - RHP (Royals, 1st Auto only, 139/166) - The super tantalizing Cerantola has a quiver full of flaming arrows that is anyone's best guess if they will hit the bullseye or completely miss the hay bale, let alone the target on it. Another watchlist guy to see if that patience and power materialize to push him out of Tier None. Like Rutschman, Torkelson was also a number 1 draft pick. He had a fair amount of control with it landing in the zone regularly as well as getting plenty of swings and misses. Robert Gasser - LHP (Padres, 1st Base and Auto, 71/108) - The left-hander out of the University of Houston was the Padres Comp B round pick which was evidence of his hard work he has put in to build up from an uninteresting relief arm that's bounced through a couple of stops to a potential back end of the rotation starter. If you had taken our advice at the time this article was initially written, you would be up between 50% to 100% regarding Wander Franco RC's . He has all the tools to stick at shortstop which gives him a nice floor. I've liked the video of him when I put it on of his Low A games, often taking what the pitcher gives him and hitting to all fields, but I have also seen a bit more swing and miss than I would like. He has all the look of a spot starter/middle relief bullpen arm with a ceiling of an SP5 which is why he is firmly in Tier None. His command needs a fair amount of work, but he lived all around the edges of the zone even when he was missing which is promising. Landon Marceaux - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 80/136) - Angels 3rd round right-hander out of LSU is a classic backend SP profile. Kiper's updated rankings of the top 25 prospects in the 2023 draft class has Murphy ranked as the No. Not the classic center field profile, but could stick there or may bump out to left field. He's a top Tier 3 guy that I am going to watch closely to see if he can develop the hit tool to match the power and vault into Tier 2.
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