I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. Perhaps he works his way into a high leverage role and generates some value, but it's hard to get excited about a relief-only profile with no elite traits. He has all the tools to stick at shortstop which gives him a nice floor. 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. Backend starter with bullpen risk or follower type role lands him in Tier None. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. Going to slot him at the bottom half of Tier 2 because of the ceiling, but wouldn't argue pushing him into Tier 3 given the risk of a mid to back end rotation arm. 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. 2021. Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Baseball Sports Trading Cards, 20 Size MLB Posters, 20 Size MLB Banners, 20 Size MLB Signs, 20 Size . Both pitches are double plus killers when they are on. The only one I got a good look at was the curveball, which had really nice 12-6 break to it. Max Ferguson - 2B (Padres, 1st Auto only, 160/171) - The Padres 5th round selection out of the University of Tennessee had a tough final season in Knoxville that saw him sell out for pull-side power which ended up significantly impacting his strong batting average of past seasons. 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. 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. Brock Selvidge - LHP (Yankees, 1st Base only, 92/182) - Yankees 3rd round lefty prep arm out of Chandler, Arizona. Aaron Zavala - OF (Rangers, 1st Base and Auto, 38/93) - The Pac-12 Player of the Year has a whole lot going for him and I like it. 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. Options include the normal 24-pack boxes and new 50-pack boxes. 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. 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. No current bullpen risk as the expectation is that he'll be able to stick as a starting pitcher. Seemed like the biggest challenge with Panzini is the command of his secondaries, and even his fastball in some of the Circuit tape I watched. Backend starter potential with perhaps some more when added mass leads to increased fastball velocity. No plus pitches, but throws four average to above average pitches that all work well with each other. Each pack contains (5) base cards, (3) Paper Prospect cards and (2) Chrome Prospect cards. The fastball often ends up on the glove side of the plate, given an appearance of some left to right movement on the fastball for the hitter. Based on the sell sheet, the main insert I would be interested in without yet having them in hand yet is the new Genesis insert with its cosmos theme. Watching some video and he was regularly missing location. Draft. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Set comes in Paper and Chrome versions with multiple parallels for each and features the top picks and prospects all collectors will be hunting! Bowman Update Sets: Draft Picks & Prospects: 2000 - 2001 . Not surprising given his inexperience, but command and control were only average. His command looked to be an issue as he regularly missed his spots in the videos I watched. His main secondary that I saw him throwing was a curveball followed by a tight slider. He also should work on not throwing the pitch into Jace Jung's wheelhouse - Holy Moly. This keeps Del Castillo in the top half of Tier 3. Carter Jensen - C (Royals, 1st Base and Auto, 78/112) - Another risky prep catcher profile and there are some that think Jensen may not stick there. Both pitches are easily thrown for strikes and get plenty of swing and misses. Trying not to be too optimistic here, but I am going to go out on a limb and I am guessing not many others will be on it with me and put Viars in Tier 2. He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. From there you can also add a Card to your collection or wishlist. 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. 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. On the other hand, the Angels need starting pitching in the worst way (spending every draft pick on a pitcher is certainly a mood) and I imagine they will give him every opportunity to see if he can stick in the rotation. 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. Super athletic with plus speed - love seeing him motor around the bases as it just looks like he is moving fast. Barely had an opportunity to get pro at-bats before a shoulder injury ended his maiden season. Taking a deeper dive into Phillies prospect phenom Andrew Painter's 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Bowman autographed cards, or lack thereof. Eric Silva - RHP (Giants, 1st Base only, 115/162) - Giants took the Kyle Harrison approach again with taking a prep arm and paying him overslot money - in Silva's case, a million dollars over slot. Michael Morales - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 83/130) - The Vanderbilt commit took an overslot deal to break that commitment as it is one of the harder colleges to get guys away from. Free shipping for many products! Definitely a player to watch to see if he can lessen that swing and miss. He also has a developing changeup that has been tagged as above average at the moment but with potential for more. They wont replace the true color refractors for value in the long term but may have helium in the short term due to the newness. Given his top 10 draft pedigree and being a top 10 player in our Data Driven Top 500, I feel comfortable slotting Ford into my Tier 2. 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. 01:20. 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. If he doesn't he probably ends up the bullpen. Some might say four Tier 1 players in a product would make a great product, and without context, they would be correct. Zane Mills - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Auto only, 120/286) - Mills is a back-end starter profile that doesn't have any real plus pitches but has plus command. 2023 Top 200 Draft Prospects 2023 Top 100 College Prospects . May end up in a corner outfield spot putting more pressure on the bat, but also sticking in center field is a likely possibility. Missing an effective third pitch. 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. Nice contact skills where he is comfortable putting the ball in play all over the field with his power tending towards the pull side. Right now, I can easily see a future high leverage bullpen arm or an SP4. All in all, he has a very high floor with the potential to be a perennial all-star. Lacking the pedigree and huge upside, TJ pitchers are almost always going to end up in Tier None which is where I am putting Webb. Mostly leans on a plus low to mid 90's fastball with arm-side run and rise coupled with a plus sweeping slider. He is also a two way player but likely ends up on the bump rather than on the dirt in the long term. Steven Hajjar - LHP (Twins, 1st Base and Auto, 61/114) - A well-known name since his prep days, Hajjar was taken in the second round by the Twins at slot value. He uses a 12-6 curveball as his primary secondary that looks potentially plus. While he lead the Big Ten in strikeouts in 2021, the big (6'5") lefty from the University of Michigan has a collection of average to above-average pitches. 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. 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. He racks up a ton of strikeouts with that slider and it is a thing of beauty to watch. The changeup plays well off of it and a tight slider can be effective at times. 2021 Bowman - Prospects. 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. The opening Bowman checklist of the season is a fairly strong one. I think I saw one changeup that missed completely. To a lesser degree, he wont be a plus on the defensive side of the ball, which will likely restrict him to a LF only role. His fastball sits mid-90s but will lose velocity pretty quickly during his outings. 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! 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. Mason Black - RHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 85/90) - Right-hander out of mid-major school Lehigh taken by the Giants in the third round to continue their pitching-focused draft. Learn about the 2023 NFL Combine player participants. His curveball is plus and his best pitch. I like his compact swing and how he can get it to through the zone for plus pull-side power. Add in that previously mentioned personality (as Pitching Ninja said, "Nikhazy rhymes with crazy") and you get a Tier 3 pitcher as opposed to a Tier None pitcher. 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. He throws a high spin rate fastball in the mid-90s with a top shelf plus curveball that gets whiffs aplenty. When there are more than three or four guys to chase in a product, collectors tend to be relatively happy. With a full-time focus on baseball, he has the chance to unlock the coveted five-tool player archetype. At the moment he may not have a profile as an everyday regular in some people's eyes, but I can easily see it. An easy Tier None slot unless there are significant developmental improvements. If not for that, he likely doesn't get past the single digits in round 1; in this case, he "fell" to the middle of round 1. However, he went Complex as a hitter only. In the hobby, it is good but not great. Changeup gets the most swing and miss and has noticeable run as well as fade. With more comfort throwing his changeup regularly and improved command and control, Petty could step up into the SP1 conversation. Love his approach and plate skills as he works counts, fouls balls off, and takes the walk. As a prep righty pitcher, he's mid 90's fastball with a slider, curveball and changeup. Saw multiple hitters have trouble facing that pitch. Was lacking a lot of command and control in some looks, at others he was a zone pounder. The lefty has a mid-90s fastball that he mostly throws to the arm-side of the plate and struggles to get it to the glove side, making it tough to keep right-handers from crowding the plate. Flashes potential mid-rotation starter - add in being a lefty and in the Dodgers org and I am going to push him into the bottom of Tier 3. His third pitch is a hard 12-6 slider without a ton of break that he will keep low but won't throw that often. They have some company, though, in the form of several "prospects" like Wander Franco,. That puts me in a conundrum of whether to bump CES up to Tier 2 based on performance or Tier 3 based on tools. He should have no problem sticking in centerfield even when he likely adds more muscle and mass to his slender 6'4" frame. A solid all around player that has the tools to stick at shortstop. Raw backend starting pitchers are an obvious Tier None and check back in a few years to see how things have developed. Ultimately I decided to go the conservative route and push him into Tier None. He was more of a corner player and shifted over to catching as a freshman in high school, so it's definitely possible for him to move back out to a corner. Resources Blogs Card Companies Card Shops Card Shows Completed Transactions Forums Glossary Pricing Release Dates. Saw quite a few Florida preps swinging and missing at both his fastball as well as the slider. Power/Speed combo players. All Lists Top 500 Dynasty Prospects ($) . Simply put, he's one of the best prospects in baseball by any measure. 2019 Bowman Chrome PSA 10 x3. Sold out for pull-side power in the Circuit season which lead to swing and miss concerns, but righted the ship during the spring prep season where I saw him deposit the ball over the fence to centerfield and some opposite-field shots as well. Ad Ad - content continues below Billed as a hit-over-power hitter, he surprisingly put up 17 home runs in 59 college games this year. Stock fell a bit with his inconsistent command being the main drag in 2021. 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. Very athletic at 6'2" 190 with room to fill out. Sean Burke - RHP (White Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 94/64) - The tall (6'6") righty out of the University of Maryland has an easy delivery for someone as big as he is. Cal Conley - 2B/SS (Braves, 1st Base only, 126/105) - The Braves 4th round pick out of Texas Tech has that middle infielder utility player look to him. No real reliever risk either. Strong floor and very high ceiling. Arguably the sport most associated with the hobby, baseball has a rich history that stretches from tobacco cards to ultra-modern superfractors. Spin rates north of 2500 and double plus IVB, VAA, and Whiff% numbers. 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. This has led to Goodman putting in time in the outfield corners as well as a handful of games at first base. Unfortunately, that's why he is going to end up in Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1, as much as I believe in how good Frelick will be with plenty of all-star games in his future. The biggest drawback is that he may not get to more than 15-ish home runs. 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. More Prospects News. Hits his spots all day long in the video I watched which is what drives the high floor evaluation. Below is my breakdown of each player that should have a 1st logo in 2021 Bowman Draft given the checklist released by Topps. 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. 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. Harry Ford - C (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 12/9) - The top prep catcher in the draft taken by the Mariners at ninth overall and signed for full slot value. Won't run much, but probably gets a few chip-in steals. I'll slide House into the bottom of Tier One and be cautious with him due to what I see as lower floor than other guys in this Tier, but his ceiling is undeniable. Nicely balanced delivery that features a low 90's fastball and a biting 12/6 curveball. On the negative side, he may eventually move over to 3B but I think this is a lower outcome than other players given that same tag. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball storms back for another monster offering featuring a fresh crop of Baseball draft picks and emerging prospects! 4 for being the 4th overall selection in the 2021 MLB Draft and 1 for his ranking in our Top 600. Not like Cleveland will need it given their depth at the position. Sometimes the statline and the fact that he just regularly bangs the ball all over the field speaks louder than tool grades. Instead, he lands in a place where the deck is stacked against him and I am having thoughts of pushing him down into Tier None. Alex Binelas - 1B (Brewers*, 1st Base and Auto, 65/63) - Binelas didn't have the best 2021 college season as his hit tool didn't keep up with his power tool, pushing him down to the third round of the draft. Watching a start of his against a good Low A squad in the Carolina Mudcats, he was leaning heavily on it and more often than not was getting a lot of swing and misses with it. If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer . Configuration: 10 cards per pack. An easy Tier 2 call for me given the power potential, but the hit tool will drive whether he should have been a Tier 1 call or not. He also throws a curveball and a changeup that I saw in his college tape but didn't see at all at the Complex. No standout tools and already older than his counterparts, he probably ends up as a strong side platoon or 4th outfielder type role. Middle of Tier None pitcher with the Rockies drag keeping him from Tier 3 consideration. 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. Combine all of this with his high draft stock and it's an easy Tier 2 call making him my top pitcher in the product. Fills up the zone and gets a lot of strikeouts. Has the frame to add good mass. 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome ADLEY RUTSCHMAN 1st RC Prospect PSA 10 GEM MINT KF1; 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome ADLEY RUTSCHMAN 1st RC Prospect PSA 10 GEM MINT KF1 Sold by sports.connection | Ends on 2023-03-07 02:20:43 . Outside of the name and being on the Yankees, you wouldn't think twice about putting him in Tier None. On the plus side, Mozzicato has one of the best curveballs in the draft with an easy delivery and an athletic projectability. Looked to be an uncomfortable at bat for left-handers. 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. An inconsistent backend starter type with command and control issues that lead to bullpen risk is going to end up in Tier None almost every time. Had some command issues and got touched up a bit on the circuit, but righted the ship in the spring and got a ton of strikeouts. Decent approach, decent hit tool, could show some power, but nothing really to get excited about. Currently, it looks like his personal approach is that during the Sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday), he will pitch, but has to be able to walk to the ballpark. Most of the big names are in here - Marcelo Mayer, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House, Henry Davis. This profile up the middle would likely be a Tier 3 slotting, but at a corner, it slots more in at the top of Tier None. 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. He's a skinny 6'3" - with added mass, you hope that will lead to an increase in velocity which suddenly makes him a much more interesting pitcher given his plus command. Ended up going in the 4th round to the White Sox on an underslot deal after an up and down final college season including a month of downtime mid-season. P Paxton Brooks Over the past 4 seasons, Brooks has been a very accurate . A real steady Eddie type that will eat innings for the Angels in the future. Coming from the Texas prep ranks, the potential five-tool shortstop should be able to stick at the position. That translates to a Tier None player with a small percentile outcome to reach Tier 3. Go watch him mow down Vandy with 13 strikeouts in the Super Regional if you want to see how good he can be against a quality group of hitters. Spencer Torkelson Prospect Cards ( View eBay Listings) Last on our Best Baseball Cards To collect 2022 list is Spencer Torkelson. It looks like an uncomfortable at-bat no matter which side of the plate you are on. Changeup wasn't great and he has trouble commanding it in the looks I had. As a switch hitting shortstop-only profile, he is likely on the fence between Tier 2 and Tier 3. Donta Williams - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 106/333) - The Orioles underslot fourth-round pick out of the University of Arizona projects to a second division outfielder or strong side platoon as a lefty bat. But also not great because that changeup or curveball need to show up to reach his potential as a front-line rotation guy which is definitely in the cards. Current Bid: USD 3.00 . He did improve on his strikeouts in 2021, but I see that more as plus control taking advantage of college bats. 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. Slider flashes as a swing and miss pitch in the mid-80s. It looked decent and he threw a lot of strikes, but I didn't see anything special that would push him out of the Tier None conversation for now. Mid-rotation starter ceiling, but definite bullpen risk with his older prep arm that was command challenged. Easy Tier 1 player for me, but I will put him below Mayer in this tier since we didn't get to see Lawlar and he now has shoulder surgery plus the associated rehab and recovery that will slow down his timeline. All in all, a defense-first Tier None player that will need to take big strides with the bat in his hand to move up the Tiers. Ja'Marr Chase - WR, LSU (2021) Justin Fields - QB, Ohio State (2021) Trevor Lawrence - QB, Clemson (2021) A common misconception about the NFL Draft is that the college and pro games are very similar. I remember catching some of those early game highlights and seeing either a lot of out of the zone misses or getting hit hard when in the zone. Started for A&M in all 14 of his appearances with a healthy amount of strikeouts but not a ton of overall success. Gunnar Hoglund - RHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base and Auto, 19/15) - Had Tommy John surgery back in May. His splits at the complex appear to back up what I am seeing, hitting both of his home runs from the left-hand side while hitting for better average from the right-hand side. (1:12 Hobby Packs) Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Parallels - Max /99. 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. Which is great because there are a lot of them. A tough Tier 4 choice as I don't see any standout tools but he absolutely raked in 2021 at Texas Tech. Estimated Release Date: December 29, 2021 Hobby Jumbo Configuration: 32 cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 8 boxes per case 2021 Top 600 2022 Top 600 Prospect Lists. 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