He slashed .282/.429/.492 at North Carolina and is a .267/.374/.493 career hitter so far in the minors, spending most of 2022 at Triple-A and joining the 40-man roster after the season. Poised to make an immediate impact as Arizonas leadoff hitter, Carroll is the tip of the spear the Diamondbacks are pointing at the Dodgers and Padres. Boston Worcester Portland Greenville Salem FCL Red Sox. 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. March 24, 2023. After he made just five starts at High-A toward the end of his breakout 2021 campaign, last season the Marlins sent the 6-foot-9, 19-year-old Prez to Double-A Pensacola, where he was an absolute buzzsaw. A high-probability shortstop with a long-limbed, projectable frame, Hernandez was your traditional international amateur who excels in a workout environment. Hes as patient as any hitter in the minors and has walked at a 19% career rate; he has a .437 career OBP in the minors. This was in part due to a notable adjustment to his pitch mix. 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. Originally a high-profile Yankees amateur signee, the pandemic and a hamstring injury limited Alcantara to just nine stateside minor league games before he was traded to the Cubs for Anthony Rizzo in 2021. Caminero is much bigger than his team-listed height and weight, and is very likely a third base-only fit, though the Rays continue to give him some middle infield reps. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Maybe even a future Cy Young winner or MVP. Anthony Volpe, SS, 21, Triple-A Volpe checks all the boxes with a plus hit tool, advanced approach, plus power and 2. Ellys tools are big enough to stand with those guys, but if hes striking out at a 30% clip at Double-A, its likely hell do so more often against big league pitching, which puts him in a dangerous area. Marte had a long and eventful 2022 that culminated in him looking absolutely gassed during the Arizona Fall League. Since joining the Dodgers system, Stones changeup has come out of nowhere to become his best pitch, while his breaking ball was split into two distinct pitches a mid-80s slider/cutter and a slower curveball the latter of which was scrapped in 2022. International free agency remains through at least 2026, when the collective bargaining agreement expires. It has more details (and updated TrackMan data from various sources) than this article and integrates every teams list so readers can compare prospects across farm systems. The young flamethrower has a super high ceiling and looks like he can man the front of a rotation one day, but that mostly depends on his ability to add strength. Were he an infielder, there would be times when a manager would want to substitute for him because of how rough his defense can be, but you dont really want to remove a hitter like this from your lineup in the middle of a game. In the past, Ortizs high-effort delivery and sub-optimal fastball shape put him on the starter/reliever line, but hes thrown plenty of strikes across multiple seasons while simultaneously developing more velocity and comfortably projects as a starting pitcher now. The signing period is now neatly confined to a single calendar year and runs from Jan. 15 to Dec. 15. He might have to augment his swing to get to all of that power, and the chase component threatens to drag the hit tool down, but guys who hit the ball this often and this hard tend to turn into good big leaguers. After slashing .251/.326/.494 at Aberdeen, the 20-year-old was promoted to Bowie for the stretch run. He was working with low-90s velocity and a shapely, low-80s breaking ball at that time. Every aspect of his offense is plus except for his raw power, but Manzardos precise feel for the barrel and tendency to hunt pitches he can drive (or spoil ones he cant until he gets something hittable) should enable his game power to play above his batting practice raw. The 20-year-old finished the season having performed exactly at the Double-A league average over his 86 games there despite being about four years younger than the average player at that level. Waldichuks command is better than his small 2022 big league sample and he should stabilize as a mid-rotation piece. Hes adept at dropping it into the top of the strike zone, around the hands of left-handed hitters who think its a fastball above the zone until it cuts down onto the corner. He is much more adept at doing this from the left side; his righty swing is relatively grooved. A powerful on-mound athlete, Pfaadt is one of few pitching prospects capable of missing bats with every one of his weapons. 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. He was passed over in the 2020 draft despite sitting 94-97 mph in outings that were often seen by decision-makers who were in to scout Asa Lacy and Christian Roa, largely because Miller was very wild. Hes okay at second and third base, but the Blue Jays infield is already pretty loaded, so hes likely to see time in the outfield this year. 
His shooting form and ability is his real intrigue, and he will need to put up efficient numbers after falling short the past couple seasons. Big league pitchers will be able to limit the damage Turang does by working him in the bottom half of the zone, where he struggles to lift the ball. After sitting 94-95 mph in 2021, hes now parked in the 96-98 mph range for entire starts, and his hardest sliders (in the 85-87 mph range) are nearly 10 mph harder than his average curveball was in 2021 (77 mph). He turned out to have a stress fracture in his lower back, which the Giants revealed as players reported to camp at the start of 2023. The area where its most imperative for Tovar to show improvement is his plate discipline. Drafted out of Wayne State, a Division-II school in Michigan, Browns arm strength and velocity have been sculpted to replicate the power-pitching formula in Houston. Julien finally got underway in pro ball in 2021 and since then, hes had two good seasons en route to a 40-man roster spot. The bumps and bruises that come with catching 100 games often make it tough for catchers to sustain peak offensive performance, and Cartaya hasnt been exposed to that yet. Some aspects of Mauricios defense need to be cleaned up. His stuff has gotten even better under the tutelage of Clevelands player dev system, and he dominated during his 2021 full season debut, putting up a strikeout rate north of 40% while shortening his arm action and altering his slot to impart more vertical movement on his heater. The bat-to-ball skills are graded out to be plus for Salas and he has shown quick hands through the zone and the ability to barrel the ball. A patient, discerning hitter, Carters breaking ball recognition and feel for the strike zone is excellent. There is raw power here for Guanipa as he has been putting on good muscle weight and showing the ability to drive the ball out of the professional ballpark he trains in. He can be beaten with high velocity more regularly than anything else, but if pitchers miss and catch too much of the meat of the zone, that mistake is going to get hit hard somewhere. He is similar to Henry Davis and Kyle Schwarber, in that he may have to move out from behind the plate due to poor receiving, ball-blocking, and his raw arm strength, though he is pretty accurate. That said, bonuses of $10,000 or less do not count against the bonus pool, but that doesn't mean the players getting those checks shouldn't get some attention too. When an opposing pitcher releases the ball, the scoop in Johnsons bat head is pointing at the mound with his back elbow hiked way up above his shoulder in a position that seems to defy the rules of normal human physiology. His heater is only generating about a 14% swinging strike rate, per Synergy Sports, which is above the big league average but not elite. Its possible he was gassed at that point, but his late-2021 and early-2022 backfield defensive look was similar, and its rare for shortstops to be this size. Standing at 62 and 195 pounds, Bonilla looks the part of a future slugger. Juliens stock fell early during the 2019 college season as he struggled badly, then he got hot during a tumultuous postseason run; the Twins drafted him on Day Three. 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. 1. OHoppes feel for contact makes him a likely everyday catcher. More than likely Rodriguez will man one of the corner outfield spots and could be an interesting dynasty contributor. This wasnt a gradual increase, either it happened all at once in 2019. He shows good throwing mechanics and a strong arm. He gets a lot of swing and miss on his slider, both in and out of the zone, and commands it well. He throws two plus secondaries a mid-80s changeup and a low-80s slider, each with good movement and high whiff-rates and hes shown the ability to locate each of his offerings, boasting strikeout rates over 34% at all three minor league levels. Hassells performance tanked after the Juan Soto trade, and he broke his hamate in Arizona after the regular season. Rodriguez is still a major league-ready impact prospect and is a prime American League Rookie of the Year candidate. His injuries reduced the sample size, but Merrills contact metrics from the regular season are incredible. He has signed with the Padres for $5.6 million, per MLB.com. His slider tunnels better with the four-seamer, but its whiff and chase rates have been more pedestrian. Veteran stalwarts Omar Narvez and Toms Nido are both at least a year removed from a good offensive season, and so while lvarez will reportedly start his year at Triple-A Syracuse, he may mash his way into the primary catcher role during the season. While hes been uniformly dominant in the minors, Prezs stuff hit a different gear in 2022 and he rose to being our no. His time on the Twins roster was too short-lived to put much stake in, but was just as brilliant more so, given his ability to translate those above-average across-the-board numbers to the highest level. Amador is a well-rounded middle infield prospect with a smaller, almost maxed-out frame that compares to Jimmy Rollins or Domingo Leyba. On its own, the heater hasnt been much of a bat-misser, but it plays up thanks to two excellent secondaries a changeup and a slider both of which are plus or better, and both of which garnered whiff rates over 50% and chase rates over 40% in 2022. Hes short, he gets way down the mound (which helps create shallow angle on the pitch), and even though he has a three-quarters arm slot, his hand position is more north/south on release, which helps him create backspin and ride on the fastball. Pages swing is as geared for lift as any hitter in the minors, and he should get to enough power to profile in a corner. This years crop of prospects has a relatively shallow high-impact group at the very top of the list. Still, the quality of Martes contact, as much as he might make, is not consistent or authoritative, and this was true in the regular season when he looked twitchier and looser than he did in the fall. Though hes been playing a lot of shortstop, he isnt a fit there and his hands and actions are below average. For one, hes a Gold Glove-caliber center field defender, capable of making tough plays look easy and impossible plays possible, especially around the wall. Theres no present danger that he needs to revisit third base (which he played plenty of in high school and early in pro ball) or anything like that, and Naylor continues to project as a 2-WAR primary catcher. Meet the 'Regulators' of Twins camp. 3. The bat is impactful enough to consider him a high-probability big leaguer regular of some kind, even at the bottom of the defensive hierarchy. Doug Fister is a fair baseball body comp. He struck out a third of the time and posted an OPS of just .602 before being shut down for the remainder of the season in mid-June. The Blue Jays coaxed Barger away from a Florida commitment with $270,000, and he barely played during his first two full seasons, one of them lost to the pandemic. The closest contemporary statistical predecessors and tool-based comps to make for De La Cruz are Willy Adames (a 29% K% hitter who has performed like a 60 because he gets to his power and plays great defense) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (27.6% K%). Keith was on the SS/3B line as a high school defender, but his extra heft has pushed him down the defensive spectrum. Hilariously, Mayos swing is perhaps well-suited for the current metagame because so many contemporary fastballs ride to the top of the strike zone, which is where Mayos barrel hunts. A rookie more than he is a prospect, Sengas splitter and fastball velocity fit in the middle of a contenders rotation. document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { Theres substantial bust risk here but the ceiling is huge, too big to move off of Hernandez after a whiff-prone first year stateside. Here is a snippet of Salas' MLB.com scouting report: The athletic Salas has a good feel for the strike zone and shows the ability to hit the ball to all fields. He is a fringe receiver and ball-blocker with a 45 arm. Yorke and his French swing (because it is evocative of Ty France) looked like a high-probability big league hitter with a well-rounded contact and power combination in Arizona, enough to project as a regular if he can stay on the dirt. And everyone will be watching. Ortiz is a slick shortstop defender with a plus hit tool and very little pop. No doubt aided by the hitting environment of the Pacific Coast League, Busch swatted 32 home runs and 70 extra-base hits last season. He does look quite vulnerable out there but it isnt an issue opposing pitchers have consistently been able to exploit just yet. 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His shooting form and ability is his real intrigue, and he will need to put up efficient numbers after falling short the past couple seasons. Big league pitchers will be able to limit the damage Turang does by working him in the bottom half of the zone, where he struggles to lift the ball. After sitting 94-95 mph in 2021, hes now parked in the 96-98 mph range for entire starts, and his hardest sliders (in the 85-87 mph range) are nearly 10 mph harder than his average curveball was in 2021 (77 mph). He turned out to have a stress fracture in his lower back, which the Giants revealed as players reported to camp at the start of 2023. The area where its most imperative for Tovar to show improvement is his plate discipline. Drafted out of Wayne State, a Division-II school in Michigan, Browns arm strength and velocity have been sculpted to replicate the power-pitching formula in Houston. Julien finally got underway in pro ball in 2021 and since then, hes had two good seasons en route to a 40-man roster spot. The bumps and bruises that come with catching 100 games often make it tough for catchers to sustain peak offensive performance, and Cartaya hasnt been exposed to that yet. Some aspects of Mauricios defense need to be cleaned up. His stuff has gotten even better under the tutelage of Clevelands player dev system, and he dominated during his 2021 full season debut, putting up a strikeout rate north of 40% while shortening his arm action and altering his slot to impart more vertical movement on his heater. The bat-to-ball skills are graded out to be plus for Salas and he has shown quick hands through the zone and the ability to barrel the ball. A patient, discerning hitter, Carters breaking ball recognition and feel for the strike zone is excellent. There is raw power here for Guanipa as he has been putting on good muscle weight and showing the ability to drive the ball out of the professional ballpark he trains in. He can be beaten with high velocity more regularly than anything else, but if pitchers miss and catch too much of the meat of the zone, that mistake is going to get hit hard somewhere. He is similar to Henry Davis and Kyle Schwarber, in that he may have to move out from behind the plate due to poor receiving, ball-blocking, and his raw arm strength, though he is pretty accurate. That said, bonuses of $10,000 or less do not count against the bonus pool, but that doesn't mean the players getting those checks shouldn't get some attention too. When an opposing pitcher releases the ball, the scoop in Johnsons bat head is pointing at the mound with his back elbow hiked way up above his shoulder in a position that seems to defy the rules of normal human physiology. His heater is only generating about a 14% swinging strike rate, per Synergy Sports, which is above the big league average but not elite. Its possible he was gassed at that point, but his late-2021 and early-2022 backfield defensive look was similar, and its rare for shortstops to be this size. Standing at 62 and 195 pounds, Bonilla looks the part of a future slugger. Juliens stock fell early during the 2019 college season as he struggled badly, then he got hot during a tumultuous postseason run; the Twins drafted him on Day Three. 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. 1. OHoppes feel for contact makes him a likely everyday catcher. More than likely Rodriguez will man one of the corner outfield spots and could be an interesting dynasty contributor. This wasnt a gradual increase, either it happened all at once in 2019. He shows good throwing mechanics and a strong arm. He gets a lot of swing and miss on his slider, both in and out of the zone, and commands it well. He throws two plus secondaries a mid-80s changeup and a low-80s slider, each with good movement and high whiff-rates and hes shown the ability to locate each of his offerings, boasting strikeout rates over 34% at all three minor league levels. Hassells performance tanked after the Juan Soto trade, and he broke his hamate in Arizona after the regular season. Rodriguez is still a major league-ready impact prospect and is a prime American League Rookie of the Year candidate. His injuries reduced the sample size, but Merrills contact metrics from the regular season are incredible. He has signed with the Padres for $5.6 million, per MLB.com. His slider tunnels better with the four-seamer, but its whiff and chase rates have been more pedestrian. Veteran stalwarts Omar Narvez and Toms Nido are both at least a year removed from a good offensive season, and so while lvarez will reportedly start his year at Triple-A Syracuse, he may mash his way into the primary catcher role during the season. While hes been uniformly dominant in the minors, Prezs stuff hit a different gear in 2022 and he rose to being our no. His time on the Twins roster was too short-lived to put much stake in, but was just as brilliant more so, given his ability to translate those above-average across-the-board numbers to the highest level. Amador is a well-rounded middle infield prospect with a smaller, almost maxed-out frame that compares to Jimmy Rollins or Domingo Leyba. On its own, the heater hasnt been much of a bat-misser, but it plays up thanks to two excellent secondaries a changeup and a slider both of which are plus or better, and both of which garnered whiff rates over 50% and chase rates over 40% in 2022. Hes short, he gets way down the mound (which helps create shallow angle on the pitch), and even though he has a three-quarters arm slot, his hand position is more north/south on release, which helps him create backspin and ride on the fastball. Pages swing is as geared for lift as any hitter in the minors, and he should get to enough power to profile in a corner. This years crop of prospects has a relatively shallow high-impact group at the very top of the list. Still, the quality of Martes contact, as much as he might make, is not consistent or authoritative, and this was true in the regular season when he looked twitchier and looser than he did in the fall. Though hes been playing a lot of shortstop, he isnt a fit there and his hands and actions are below average. For one, hes a Gold Glove-caliber center field defender, capable of making tough plays look easy and impossible plays possible, especially around the wall. Theres no present danger that he needs to revisit third base (which he played plenty of in high school and early in pro ball) or anything like that, and Naylor continues to project as a 2-WAR primary catcher. Meet the 'Regulators' of Twins camp. 3. The bat is impactful enough to consider him a high-probability big leaguer regular of some kind, even at the bottom of the defensive hierarchy. Doug Fister is a fair baseball body comp. He struck out a third of the time and posted an OPS of just .602 before being shut down for the remainder of the season in mid-June. The Blue Jays coaxed Barger away from a Florida commitment with $270,000, and he barely played during his first two full seasons, one of them lost to the pandemic. The closest contemporary statistical predecessors and tool-based comps to make for De La Cruz are Willy Adames (a 29% K% hitter who has performed like a 60 because he gets to his power and plays great defense) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (27.6% K%). Keith was on the SS/3B line as a high school defender, but his extra heft has pushed him down the defensive spectrum. Hilariously, Mayos swing is perhaps well-suited for the current metagame because so many contemporary fastballs ride to the top of the strike zone, which is where Mayos barrel hunts. A rookie more than he is a prospect, Sengas splitter and fastball velocity fit in the middle of a contenders rotation. document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { Theres substantial bust risk here but the ceiling is huge, too big to move off of Hernandez after a whiff-prone first year stateside. Here is a snippet of Salas' MLB.com scouting report: The athletic Salas has a good feel for the strike zone and shows the ability to hit the ball to all fields. He is a fringe receiver and ball-blocker with a 45 arm. Yorke and his French swing (because it is evocative of Ty France) looked like a high-probability big league hitter with a well-rounded contact and power combination in Arizona, enough to project as a regular if he can stay on the dirt. And everyone will be watching. Ortiz is a slick shortstop defender with a plus hit tool and very little pop. No doubt aided by the hitting environment of the Pacific Coast League, Busch swatted 32 home runs and 70 extra-base hits last season. He does look quite vulnerable out there but it isnt an issue opposing pitchers have consistently been able to exploit just yet. Henderson, still just the age of a college draft prospect, had one of the best offensive performances in minor league baseball in 2022 and made his big league debut late in the season. Its not typical for a prospect who was just put on a 40-man roster to have this much perceived volatility or create this level of polarization. Painter has a prototypical pitchers frame and then some, standing in at a broad-shouldered 6-foot-7 (which Painter has sculpted since his days as a high school prospect), a stature youd more often associate with NBA wing players than pro pitchers. He has lost some range as his compact, ovular frame has filled out and matured, and shockingly his hands and arm accuracy (even from second base) were both concerningly bad in Venezuela. '' 315 '' src= '' https: //www.youtube.com/embed/7qHYV5Xj9HU '' title= '' MLB 's top prospects of!... Are below average four-seamer, but Merrills contact metrics from the regular season incredible... 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