He has special hand-eye coordination and bat-to-ball skill, as well as a tremendous idea of the strike zone. 1st Round. These two pitches are Bradleys most-used weapons by a wide margin, as his splitter and curveball are both used 6-7% of the time. Fantastic write-up as always Eric, thank you! His swing is a spectacle, lots of fun when hes on time and frustrating when hes late, utilizing a narrow, open stance and a huge leg kick. Here I highlight the 2022 International class and a little about a few of them. In two-strike counts, Cavalli threw his fastball 51% of the time in the first couple months of the season, with the curveball coming in second at just 22%. Keith added 30 pounds of bulk between when he was drafted and now, and he weighed in at 245 pounds when he showed up in Arizona for the 2022 Fall League. Domnguez is massive for a 20-year-old, and even though hes a plus runner who is currently a fit in center field, its hard to say how hell trend athletically into his 20s because theres virtually no precedent for his build. He has a cartoonish leg kick and his hands load similarly to Javier Bezs, and while Neto doesnt have quite the same all-world whip as Bez, he is a plus rotational athlete who hits some epic pull-side homers. Espino barely throws his low-90s changeup, but he still has good feel for locating it in an enticing location away from lefty batters, and even that and his rarely-used curveball (combined, he threw those pitches 8% of the time in 2021) could be above average at maturity. Roughly 30 percent of current MLB players were originally signed as international free agents, including superstars like Ronald Acua Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,Fernando Tatis Jr., and Juan Soto. Top prospect Painter goes two innings, touches 99 mph. 4/5 starter on a contender. With Kyle Hendricks out of the rotation with injury for the start of 2023, Wesneski seems like a candidate to slot in as the big league teams fourth or fifth starter if he shows well in camp. During his 2022 spring break, Holliday came to Arizona to work out and take BP with his high school team at some of the big league teams complexes, and he (and his younger brother, Ethan) put balls out of backfields into the teeth of the wind with ease. Drafted and mostly deployed as a third baseman, Mayo has projected as a right fielder since his draft year because of his size. While hes taken groundballs at shortstop in the past and is arguably athletic enough to develop there in pro ball, Jones is such a savant in center field that scouts wont typically entertain that notion; he projects as a 70-grade defensive center fielder. -- $450,000Fabian Lopez, SS, D.R. Still, lvarez was 20 and facing Double- and Triple-A pitching, and its prudent to project growth in this area. As I mentioned in my KBO update from Tuesday, when talent acquisition rules change, they tend to do so in ways that are unfavorable to players and increasingly financially favorable to teams. Hes naturally adept at framing low strikes because hes already so low to the ground, but its also fair to wonder if such a small athlete can withstand the grind of catching 80-100 games every summer. Acuas swing is explosive and athletic, starting upright with a load and leg kick similar to his brothers, before he takes a gargantuan stride toward the mound. : Guardians+ ($1,375,000) More 29. So are his reads and routes in center field, which he runs well enough to play right now. 2022 Top 250 MLB Prospects To win World Series Astros +600 Yankees +750 Mets +750 Dodgers +850 Braves +900 Padres +950 Blue Jays +1300 Phillies +1700 Cardinals +1800 Mariners +1800 Rays +2000. This is an attempt to graphically represent how likely each FV outcome is for each prospect. Our 36th-ranked draft prospect as a high schooler in 2019, Lee is a switch-hitting shortstop with above-average power who walked nearly twice as often as he struck out as a junior. The Dodgers and Rangers each forfeited $1,000,000 from their pools for signing players who had rejected qualifying offers to lower their pool to $4,144,000. -- $350,000D'Angelo Tejada, D.R. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. Naylor is a power-hitting catcher who should grab hold of the everyday job in Cleveland within a year or two. His 40-man timeline presents the Cardinals with what would likely be a seamless transition from MVP candidate Paul Goldschmidt to Walker if they so choose, with Walker possibly DHing most days during Goldys contract year. The Rangers took him 50th overall and he signed for $1.25 million. His semi-aggressive approach may lead him to have a merely average hit tool, but he has 70 power and might end up hitting 50 annual doubles at his peak. Hes tracking to debut ahead of his draft class typical 40-man timeline, perhaps as early as mid-2023 if things click with his command. He has an ideal pitchers frame, his gorgeous delivery generated mid-90s velocity with huge riding life at the top of the zone, his changeup is one of the better amateur changeups most scouts have ever seen, and before his elbow blew out during his draft spring, his curveball looked like it had gotten better. 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%). as a junior at Campbell in 2022. Felix Morrobel, SS, D.R. The upright nature of this adjusted swing has impacted Meads plate coverage a bit, and he swung through lots of high fastballs and sliders that finished on the outer third of the zone in 2022. Aside from his arm, OHoppes defense is sturdy if unimpressive, but his physique and ability to move fit well behind the dish, and he seems to have the workmanlike makeup typical of field general catchers. His throws are accurate and effortless, and he's always in a position to make them. In a 2022 split evenly between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus, he slashed an impressive .263/.392/.496 with 21 homers and 20 steals, walking nearly as much as he struck out while with the Rubber Ducks. Were betting on Hassell in part because hes a very competitive guy who seems hellbent on maxing himself out. But theyre severe enough to dial down the previously plus grades on Rocchios defense and consider him a future average shortstop, while keeping an eye on how he looks there this spring. Our interpretation of this is that its a result of rust from the prolonged layoff rather than an actual indication that Jung suddenly has terrible feel for the strike zone. Miller has always held his velo deep into games despite a violent delivery, and his slider and changeup are both above-average, rounding out a starters mix in a weird mechanical package. His stuff is more comparable to the 50 FV starters on this list, but his command should allow him to work more efficiently and eat more innings than most of that group. It is alright to target one of the premium talents early if you believe in him. The loss of reps might accelerate a move down the defensive spectrum (the Giants have publicly refuted this) so Luciano can just focus on hitting his way to San Francisco. On a universal prospect continuum, Henderson grades out a shade below some of the 70 FV or better prospects from recent years like Shohei Ohtani, Wander Franco, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and (gulp) Gavin Lux (who is now tracking like a 60, thank goodness) because were talking about a corner bat with what might be a 45-grade hit tool. If the Giants are contending for a playoff spot, he may be called up during the 2023 season, perhaps first in a bullpen capacity, but he projects as an eventual impact starter. It has been his best in-zone bat misser thanks largely to the breadth of his arsenal. Neither his slider nor changeup is fully baked quite yet, but if either (or both) become viable, they would bring with them a higher probability that Priester slots in as a mid-rotation starter. Chourio made The Leap in 2022, going from being a well-regarded prospect who had a chance to blow up to one who seemingly has. You'll see two of the international free agents high on my prospect list, with polished games and loud tools. His slider has two-plane sweep, while his curveball (more commonly used as an in-zone pitch and against lefties) is north/south and sometimes also has arm-side direction. He made his debut with Cubas Serie Nacional with Sancti Spiritus in 2021 and defected later in the year while playing for the Cuban U-23 team in Mexico. High-risk hitters with huge tools are also welcome since FV is a subjective way to factor both ceiling and risk into the same grade. We know so much more about the high school and college players. The Marlins made him the sixth overall pick. Add to that performance his track record as a clubhouse favorite with natural leadership abilities and his multi-positional utility, and Lewis is primed for an everyday role as soon as his health allows. Its fair to consider him a high-floor, low-variance prospect because Romos defensive ability and rocket arm make him very likely to be a plus defender at maturity, and even a one-note style of offense (Romo both lacks power and is relatively impatient) tends to profile at catcher. His fantastic bat-to-ball skill has enabled him to rake in the minors, but he has a tendency to offer at pitches that are way, way off the plate, pitches most hitters instantly know arent competitive. 55 runner. His internal clock is precise and allows him to make fundamentally uncompromised throws to first with confidence because he knows hes going to beat the runner there. As is often the case with top international prospects, Arias has been on the scouting radar for years even though he is only 17. Cols is exclusively an outfielder now, and he hit .269/.319/.481 in part-time duty with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan from 2017-19. This is particularly important given the fact that his fastballs viability has more to do with its velocity than its shape, so being able to rely more heavily on the secondaries he also features an impressive mid-80s slider and a changeup he reserves mainly for use against lefties allows the whole mix to play up. Collier has stand-out raw strength and generates it across a very short mechanical distance, capable of driving thunderous contact to center and left/center with a flick of his wrists. Lewis chronic injuries have kept him on this list forever, but were still betting that his tools and personhood will eventually turn him into a good multi-positional big leaguer. Hes already noticeably thicker now than he was in high school, though thats probably part of where the power is coming from. His strong skills on the field are matched by his notable family bloodline as his grandfather, father and uncle all played professionally. Mead is a career .306/.376/.517 hitter in the minors and hit .298/.390/.532 throughout a 2022 season spent mostly at Double-A Montgomery, with about a month of reps at Triple-A Durham tagged on at the end. 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. 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. Blocked by Nolan Arenado, Walker is taking his 70-grade power and arm to right field, where he should hit 35 annual bombs amid lots of strikeouts. He still has some relief risk. Stones plus (at least) on-mound athleticism and gorgeous arm action allow for continued projection on his fastball utility and command even though hes in his mid-20s, which gives him bigger long-term ceiling than that. He performed well during a September call-up to New York, posting a BABIP-aided .306/.404/.429 line in 18 games. Pro pitchers attacked him with lots of back-foot breaking balls in Colliers brief ACL and instructs run, and while he spotted lots of them and hammered a few that didnt finish, he struggled to touch any that were even close to well-executed.