While Flores didnt throw quite that hard throughout 2022, he did a lot to prove that despite a relatively violent delivery, he can throw strikes and work efficiently enough to be a starter. Neto had an incredible statistical 2021, a performance he reinforced by hitting on Cape Cod and then again by hitting (checks notes) .407/.514/.769 (!) He showed a tendency to expand the zone and make some sub-optimal contact as an amateur and in his 2022 pro sample, but there are times when Johnson does this and rather than frustrate scouts and analysts, he impresses them with his ability to identify and adjust to breaking balls, his barrel feel, and his hand-eye coordination. His speed makes him a defensive fit in center field but a lack of arm strength and the presence of young Alek Thomas in Arizona will likely push Carroll to left, where he might be the games best defender at that position. Just be honest with yourself about the risk involved. 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. Lewis missed a chunk of 2019 with an injury before losing all of 2020 to the pandemic. Jameson sits 95-96 mph, touches 99, can add and subtract sink from his fastball, and his mid-80s slider is comfortably plus. Romos offensive performance is impressive considering he only turned 21 near the end of the 2022 season, though in another sense its troubling because hes such a physical guy and yet has such poor ball-striking power. The bat is Steers carrying tool and has been since his days at Oregon. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. -- $500,000Alison Zacarias, RHP, 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. Espino had taken another leap at the onset of 2022, sitting in the 98-102 mph range with a fastball that sometimes had 20-23 inches of vertical break during the spring. He doesnt have traditional long-term power projection, but hes already so powerful that if all the pop Domnguez ever has is what hes working with now, it will still be plenty for him to be a good everyday big leaguer for as long as hes a center fielder. He will reach back and show you a plus arm when he needs to. Jameson is also a extremely competitive and has the makeup for a late-inning role should he eventually have to make way for some of Arizonas other good young starters. Each MLB Team's Breakout Prospect Turning Heads in 2022 Joel Reuter August 20, 2022 Vaughn Grissom (AP Photo/John Bazemore) One of the most fun things about MLB prospect rankings is how. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. The Diamondbacks selected Pfaadt with their final pick in 2020s abbreviated draft. 10) and Yankees shortstop Oswald Peraza (No. The financial ecosystem of Latin American scouts and trainers might also be impacted by a draft if MLB starts to seize control of the manner in which players are seen. More disappointing though is that the shape of the heater hasnt played the way it was hoped to or how the TrackMan data that came out of his time at Vandy hinted that it might, having lost some of the ghost-like deception that flummoxed opposing college batters. Hes hovering at or below the big league average in most chase and contact rate categories, while generating impressive power for a shortstop his age. At the plate, he exhibits above-average bat-to-ball skills and strike zone awareness. His walk rates reached career highs despite facing upper-level pitching for the first time in his life, and Meads underlying chase data (only 24%) was better than the big league average (33%). So far in pro ball, Wood has been incredible. 2022 MLB Draft While our 2021 Top Prospects list continues to expand and mature, today we take a look even further into the future and the Top 100 prospects in the 2022 class. Were betting on Hassell in part because hes a very competitive guy who seems hellbent on maxing himself out. Because fate was cruel to his playing time in college, his pro data sample is already much bigger than his college one, which has helped reveal that he has premium feel for the strike zone. He can absolutely fly and will occasionally do some impressive stuff at the dish, especially when he bends out over the plate to whack breaking stuff away from him. Hes a plus athlete who would have been a Day Two pick as a position player, and his delivery is smooth and well coordinated, allowing for continued projection of Jobes command and control. Stone was an athletic small-school prospect with a powerful drop-and-drive delivery and short, vertically-oriented arm action who the Dodgers selected late in the shortened 2020 draft. After initially showing feel for opposite field-only contact on the complex, Wood began to turn on balls more frequently in 2022 and started hitting line drive lasers to all fields, with his peak exit velocity topping out at 114 mph off the bat. Hes a good enough defender that hed probably being playing shortstop had he ended up at Arizona State, but in pro ball the keystone is Johnsons likeliest defensive home given his maxed-out, stocky build and what projects to be somewhat limited range. Even with a 40 or 45-grade hit tool, which feels like a low-end outcome, thats a star player at shortstop and an above-average regular at third base. De La Cruz is a boom-or-bust prospect who could really bust or go supernova. MLB does nothing by accident and moving the last two signing periods into a single calendar year would allow the league to easily shift to an offseason international draft. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Poised to be a post-2023 40-man add, Flores worked just over 100 innings in 2022. He still isnt throwing a great many strikes with his fastball, but the improved command reinforces his viability as a starter, and he looks likely to make his big league debut this season. Hes not a great defender right now, and probably wont ever be better than a 40-grade glove, but Davis frames high strikes well and has plus raw arm strength. Carter has put up video game numbers in the mid-minors but his visual scouting report doesnt really jive with his surface-level output. 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. -- $300,000Osvaldo Heredia, OF, D.R. By Mark Polishuk | January 14, 2023 at 11:15pm CDT. His left-handed swing has natural pull-side loft and hes adept at impacting the baseball way out in front of the plate from the right side, accomplishing the same goal with a slightly different look. on January 15, 2022 Major League Baseball's international signing period opens on Saturday, Jan. 15 for the 2021-22 class. Ortiz rocketed through the system in 2022, skipping High-A and spending most of the season with Double-A Altoona before making his big league debut across four starts in September and October. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. -- $320,000, CardinalsBracewell Taveras, SS, D.R. Knee and hamstring surgery effectively knocked him out for the 2020 season, then Lee hit .341/.384/.626 in 2021 and had a huge summer on Cape Cod, with six homers in just 21 games. His best offspeed is a plus slider, a tight, two-plane offering in the low-to-mid-80s. Its comforting that there are contemporary examples of hitters making a huge impact who share Chourios potential blemish, ones who make that impact despite all the ponchados by getting to big power. He followed up his splashy 2021 with a 2022 tidal wave, reaching Double-A Chattanooga as a 20-year-old while tabulating over 70 extra-base hits and about 40 stolen bases. And while some of my sources think the league and the PA could come together on a draft format before the next CBA is ratified, there is doubt that it will happen soon enough for it to change the way the 2024 class signs. Especially in the Venezuelan Winter League, Rocchio has been struggling (and perhaps regressing) in the field. Miller will occasionally show you good secondary stuff. 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. At this time last year, they were signing Dominican shortstop Hans Montero. Tats was in the starting lineup for the club's exhibition game against the NL West rival San Francisco . His overall chase rates remain a little worse than average but theyre not terrifying. Top-400 Fantasy Baseball Prospects For Dynasty Leagues: January 2023. Salas is expected to command close to $5 million next January. But his geographic and two-sport background Montgomery was a high-level hooper in high school were arguably late-bloomer traits. There was a stretch as an amateur when Frelick was viewed as a potential second baseman, an experiment that didnt really go anywhere. The tools Merrill has in place already make him feel like a high-probability impact player, and if he develops feel for lift without compromising contact as he enters his 20s, then hes going to be one of the top couple of prospects in the minors before he debuts. If you're just dipping your toe in the Dynasty waters or play in a league that goes only knee-deep. Anthony Gutierrez, OF, Dominican Republic Rangers ($1,997,500) More 7. 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. We didnt know enough about the players, and their proximity to the Majors didnt help their appeal. At the plate, the athletic Salas has a good feel for the strike zone and shows the ability to hit the ball to all fields. -- $300,000, MetsDaviel Hurtado, LHP, D.R. He has the prototypical starters frame at a broad-shouldered 6-foot-6, and the pacing and look of his delivery evoke Gerrit Cole. This new signing. A stiff, upright hitter, Diaz might have some issues with fastballs running in on his hands at the big league level, as he tended to be late on the ones he saw at Double- and Triple-A, driving them almost exclusively to the opposite field. The toolset to profile as a 50 in right is arguably already in place, and theres a chance Mayo ends up with 70 raw at peak and becomes a star out there. Teams keep track of rival clubs bonus allocations both to gauge the market and to assess the total amount of money still available, as well as how much each team has promised to players. Moreover, in his 221 innings of career work in the minors, hes allowed just eight home runs.