Lewis missed a chunk of 2019 with an injury before losing all of 2020 to the pandemic. 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. Domnguez also wasnt seen facing live pitching very much as an amateur, so while his showcase tools were evident, there wasnt as much confidence in his hit tool as is typical of a top-of-the-class prospect. 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. The 2023 season is his 40-man roster evaluation year. That bat speed, in conjunction with his short levers, allows him to track pitches well, resulting in impressive swing decisions for such a young player. PCA played just six games at Low-A in 2021 before missing the remainder of the season with a labrum injury. He also has sizable raw power thanks to his plus bat speed and a promising early-career bat-to-ball track record. Jobe was the consensus top high school arm in the 2021 draft and earned a bonus of nearly $7 million as the third overall pick. Rodriguez has a clean swing that has been praised as one of the most dangerous offensive threats from the left side. It can take him a while to get to the ground and even when he does, he tends to give up long rebounds that allow runners to advance anyway. 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. He was a known bat-first prospect from California but time off recovering from a shoulder surgery and the pandemic made him tough to properly evaluate before the draft, tough enough that he was not generally seen as a first round prospect. The progress Williams made at ECU amid these issues (some of which date back to high school) was remarkable. Peraza seems to realize this and tends to let strikes in the lower third of the zone go by until he absolutely has to swing at them. The Rays gave him a $2.3 million bonus to keep him from heading to Cal and have developed him solely at short. Vixtor, as you may recall, faced off against recent #2 pick Chet Holmgren in 2021 at the U19 World Championships in Riga, Latvia and came out of the individual battle on top. It cost him all of 2022. His wispy, 6-foot-3 frame has room for another 30 pounds at least, and with that weight and strength could come huge raw thunder. 
Salas is extremely polished for his ageboth as a hitter and as a catcherto the point where he even got playing time in winter ball in the Venezuelan League where he caught and hit against players more than a decade older than him. 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. It will be interesting to see how Tovars speed helps inflate his extra-base output in Coors Field; he might end up turning a lot of doubles into triples there. Cidy Cissoko (2004, 6-7, G/F, G League Ignite). For example, the gap between Padres shortstop Jackson Merrill (No. Mayo makes frequent, hard, pull-heavy contact despite his sometimes ugly-looking cut, which features a strange, choppy stride. Baltimore has tried him some at second and first base, but because hell show you a 70 arm on his best throws and runs pretty well, right field continues to feel like the best long-term fit even though Mayo hasnt played there yet. So are his reads and routes in center field, which he runs well enough to play right now. 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). That's because the teams themselves know their own class of commits better than anyone but are generally working off older reports or small snippets of more recent looks. This level of athleticism might be an indication that Rodriguez will find a way to mature into more raw power despite not having a traditionally projectable frame. Roko Prkacin (2002, 6-9, F, Ciboba Zagreb) knows that this season is probably his last chance to convince the scouts that he remains an NBA player. Meet the top international prospects expected to sign when the period commences in January: 1. 
Victor Wembanyama (2004, 7-3, F/C, Metropolitans 92) Its been almost 3 years since the He did this amid multiple wrist injuries, which is something to keep in the back of your mind in the event that it becomes a chronic issue, as Woods wrists are an integral part of keeping his swing short enough to be manageable. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. For many scouts, the top international prospect this year is Ethan Salas, a 16-year-old catcher from Venezuela who is also the brother of Jose Salas, a shortstop in the Marlins' system. Thats not to say Bonilla is not a good hitter; quite to the contrary, the approach is sound. 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. Out over the plate, he has a tendency to stay inside fastballs and lift them toward the opposite field gap. Morales profiles as a starter with a 63 build and could move quickly in Oaklands farm system due to his experience pitching in Cuba. Strong like an ox with an NBA ready body, James Nnaji has earned some fans around scout circles, having already earned some playing time in Barcelona. Browns stuff was already good at Wayne, and it leveled up pretty quickly after he signed, but it was the strike throwing that took a step forward in 2022 and led to his September call-up. Even if thats the outcome, hes probably a good enough reliever that youd value him close to this range anyway, especially if his peak velocity returns with such a move. Hollidays range, hands, actions and arm are all above average, while his baseball instincts and internal clock are both very good, and season his defensive skill set enough to project him as a long-term shortstop even if he keeps getting bigger. An intense, cerebral presence on the mound, Liberatore made his big league debut in 2022, spending the back half of the season shuttling between the Cardinals rotation and Triple-A. While the righty struggled with walks early in his tenure as a starter (he walked 75 hitters in 180 innings in 2019 and 57 hitters in 121 innings in 2020), free passes have become less of an issue during the last two seasons. 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. His plus velocity and uphill approach angle make Halls fastball extremely difficult for hitters to get on top of, and righty batters who are trying to anticipate the heater often end up embarrassing themselves against his changeup, which generated a whopping 54% whiff rate in 2022. Miller spent his freshman year at Blinn College, then pitched out of the Texas A&M bullpen as a sophomore and junior. There is hit-related bust risk here, but things trended in a favorable direction during Greens senior season and he didnt play enough after the draft for his pro strikeout rate to scare us away. Already armed with plus-plus velocity after coming out of a Division-II school in Michigan, Brown has added a plus-plus curve and slider since turning pro. Arroyo hit for a surprising amount of power at Low-A Modesto before he was sent to the Reds as part of the Luis Castillo trade, golfing out 13 homers and slugging .514. Traded from Cleveland along with Phil Maton for Myles Straw, Diaz slugged his way from Corpus Christi to Sugar Land in 2022, and is now the best hitting catcher on Houstons 40-man roster. He may just be a DH, which would obviously make it tougher for him to profile, but there may be elite on-base ability here and that plus the power might be enough for Julien to make an impact that way, too. His swing is geared for pull-side damage. Hell work six or more innings and never throw a fastball below 95 mph, sitting 96-98 for the bulk of the outing. At 510 and 160 pounds there could be some gains in muscle weight leading to a potential 15 to 20 home run pop at the major league level if things go right. The Rangers forfeit $500,000 each for Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. 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. He had a successful foray into full-season ball, slashing .273/.360/.451 with 15 homers and 14 steals while with Low-A Myrtle Beach. Ramos footwork around the bag needs polish, and his frame is big enough that his range might eventually be an issue there depending on how he fills out, but in limited action Ramos looks fine enough to justify continued development at the keystone. This isnt an iron clad offensive profile (theres some vulnerability to up-and-away fastballs as a LHH and slightly more chase than average), but Rocchio is a damn fine hitter who looked like his usual self in what was his first season on the Cleveland 40-man. 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. If theres a real long-term concern that has become evident as a result of Yorkes year, its that he seems injury prone and has now had several disruptive maladies in the last couple of years. In contrast, his 2022 was a tough-luck grind, as Yorke hit just .232 at Greeneville and dealt with myriad injuries, including turf toe, back stiffness, and wrist soreness that reared its ugly, uh, wrist during the regular season and again when he went to Arizona to pick up reps in the Fall League. Vargas is expected to show more raw power and rack up extra-base hits as he fills out his frame. Unless hed throwing on the run, he just sort of lollipops the ball over to first. 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. Theres front-end upside here, and while Painter is not a complete pitcher yet, the Phillies have promoted him at such a brisk pace that hes already on the precipice of the majors as a teenager. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Even though premium velocity is rare in Japan, Sengas fastball doesnt play like a premium pitch due to its shape and angle. Luis Morales, RHP, CubaThe right-hander is one of the most interesting and dynamic prospects in the class. Nelsons velocity was down early in 2022 but picked up late in the year. Red Sox | DC. He plays with flair and is dedicated to improving. ago. A draft-eligible sophomore in 2022 and a career .360/.450/.655 hitter, his numbers improved in his sophomore year even though he faced SEC pitching, and he was considered one of the more bankable prospects in the 2023 draft despite lacking a true defensive home. WebProspects List Graduates MLB Draft International Players 2023 Fantasy Rankings Past Seasonal International Players Prospects List Graduates MLB Draft International Thats because we have also included the 50 FV prospects whose ranking fell outside the 100, an acknowledgement both that the choice to rank exactly 100 prospects (as opposed to 110 or 210 or some other number entirely) is an arbitrary one and that there isnt a ton of daylight between the prospects who appear in that part of the list. Defensively, he shows an accurate arm, thwarting 29 would-be basestealers in 2022. The swing particulars of an 18-year-old arent especially important, and Colliers skill set gives him star-level ceiling, this is just a specific, key area to be sensitive to as he develops. Because hes still so young, the chances are better that Marte can course correct in this area, and theres recent precedent for that path in Julio Rodrguez, who became sleeker and faster to stay in center field. 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. In this case, Montgomerys bat seems to have already blossomed, while you can throw out the age-related concerns given that he has now proven himself at High-A. Hes actually a fairly rangy third baseman, as his foot speed allows him to cover a lot of ground, but his hands and arm accuracy are both pretty rough and cause him to be error-prone. His pre-trade numbers were impressive and only improved when he joined Rocket-City: In his 29 games with the Angels Double-A affiliate, OHoppe slashed .306/.473/.673 and walked more than he struck out, good for a 194 wRC+ over that span. There are plenty of good players on the big league O-Swing% leaderboard, including many young stars, but these issues together create hit tool-related bust risk for Elly. 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. 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. He continued to play well as a junior, showing better barrel feel from the left side than he did as a sophomore. Blue Jays | DC. Its prudent to bake this context into how one thinks about Marte, but there are also some statistical yellow flags evident in his regular season performance as well as some harsh realities to come to grips with regarding his trajectory on defense. Acevedo resembles a prospect in the Nationals system in Jeremy De La Rosa and could have a similar slow rise through the minors refining his skills. Lesko is arguably the most polished and complete high school pitching prospect to come along in a decade. Even as a pure reliever at this point, Hall still belongs on a Top 100 list due to his proximity and the likelihood that he becomes a lights out lefty closer or multi-inning buzzsaw who provides some amount of karmic retribution for the Josh Hader trade. It comes out of his hand from a high arm slot that looks like the kind optimized for data-friendly ride, but the pitchs downhill angle makes it less of a weapon at the letters and actually makes it very vulnerable within the strike zone. The improved fastball utility and Bibees slider command give him two major league-ready weapons, while his deliverys consistency and his long standing feel to pitch generate optimism around the continued growth of his changeup, which hes using more often now than when he was in college. His aggressive approach resulted in his walk rate dipping at High-A, while his strikeout rate inflated a bit typical advancement-related growing pains but he still managed to slug .498 and swipe 19 bags at the higher level. The Phillies pushed him aggressively, going all the way to Double-A Reading late in 2022. Hes still risky as a prospect but has big upside. Ortiz is a plus defender anywhere on the infield dirt. Hes so long that this may be exposed as an issue as the level of velocity Wood sees increases. He slashed .327/.426/.617 combined at High-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery (for the final month), hitting 22 homers across the two levels. Tall, well-built, and athletic, Pfaadt has plenty of starter traits. Luciano had persistent back issues that followed him to winter ball. Juan Nunez (2004, 6-4, G, Real Madrid) is a lefty point guard. Plus, a Dodgers source indicated to FanGraphs that theyll continue to play Busch at second base despite his issues in the hopes he can develop there. When LSU hired Jay Johnson away, Berry was one of several players who transferred out of Tucson, following Johnson to Baton Rouge. The floor for Ortiz looks something like Isiah Kiner-Falefa, a slick-fielding utilityman with plus bat-to-ball ability, but not enough power to be a true everyday option, essentially a 45-grade player. Even as he has become more and more muscular entering his 20s, he has maintained a freaky level of flexibility, which he attained by stretching four times per day. He will reach back and show you a plus arm when he needs to. Rocchios feel for contact and his defensive ability drive a high-probability everyday profile. Vargas is a bankable, big league-ready hitter with moderate upside, while Cappe is a risky low-level prospect with huge upside. 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. Hes a little more tightly wound than is typical for a big league shortstop, but Hendersons straight-line speed is plus and so is his defensive range, and his arm strength enables him to make some plays that many other infielders cant. When the season was over and the statistical dust settled, Chourio wrapped with a 67% Contact% and 76% Z-Contact%, both of which would be in the bottom five of big league center fielders with at least 300 PA in 2022. He is the younger brother of Marlins prospect Jose Salas, and he could end up being the best player in the family. He goes out of his way to try to throw while hes on the run, and he rarely makes anything look easy the way big league shortstops tend to, so we have him projected at second base. There are some intriguing prospects in this class. His 39.8% strikeout rate was the highest in the minors among qualified pitchers last year, and he fanned 186 batters in just 113 innings. 
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. 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. Mayea also has a good approach at the plate and mans center field now, though he is likely to settle into a corner down the road. 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. The bat-to-ball skills are A big-league ready, mid-rotation starter, Waldichuks arsenal also includes a changeup that he finishes with remarkable precision, but which he reserves almost exclusively for right-handed opponents (hes only thrown one changeup to a big-league lefty). 
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. Ideally hell play a few different positions based on the game situation. He has the strength to do damage the other way, but save for the occasional pitch on the outer edge, hes geared to pull. Currently a plus runner, Mayea could be a base-stealing threat as he moves through the minor leagues and could post 20-plus stolen bases at the major league level. A plus athlete, Neto does some acrobatic things at shortstop and when he puts his whole body into a throw, he appears to have plenty of arm for the left side. Winns huge arm is icing on a cake made mostly of plus bat-to-ball skills and viable shortstop defense. Bradley has, and hes done so while building an innings count that should help vault him into the Rays rotation at some point in 2023. A fantastic defensive shortstop, Tovars poor plate discipline somewhat undermines his excellent bat-to-ball skill. Cartayas size was sometimes a problem on defense early in pro ball. Ortiz put up some silly offensive numbers as an amateur, including a .422/.474/.697 line as a junior at New Mexico State that was caricatured by the elevation of Las Cruces, which is one of the most hitter-friendly environments in college baseball. His slider (Hall was almost exclusively a fastball/slider pitcher against lefties during his big league run) is firm and now has better movement demarcation from his curveball, which is easily his least-used offering, usually a backdoor option to righties. Hes as likely to make an incredible play as he is to botch a routine one. Inactive Players Notes & Legend Importantly, Lucianos strikeout rate returned to his career norm of 22%, indicating he adjusted after the whiff-prone end of 2021. 
McGarry still has below-average control and only throws his pitches for strikes at a 60% clip, but hes come a long way since his days at Virginia, when he was walking a batter per inning and was passed over in the 2020 draft. In 12 games, he slashed .300/.317/.550 with two home runs, four triples, and just five strikeouts. Alfredo Duno, C, VenezuelaTeam: Reds. Davis was on the IL multiple times in 2022 with issues stemming from a small nondisplaced fracture of his left wrist that he suffered when he was hit by a pitch in May. Rafaela is a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder with a very immature approach. Considered too advanced for the teams Dominican complex, he made his stateside pro debut in 2019 and followed that up by posting a .941 OPS across two A-ball levels in 2021 while still a teenager. Thanks to his looseness and flexibility (again, think a lankier Gerrit Cole), not only does Abel project to maintain this level of velocity, but perhaps hell add to it as his frame fills out. With Willy Adames ahead of him on the shortstop depth chart, the Brewers tried Turang at second, third and in center in 2022; he will likely be in a timeshare with Milwaukees righty-hitting infield crew come 2023. His footwork on throws to second is clunky and variable, which often impacts his throw times and accuracy, but the pure arm strength is in there. Here are a few of the other top prospects for the 2023 international signing period, listed alphabetically: Dominican SS Felnin Celesten: Celesten, 17, has arguably the best tools seen in international free agency since Wander Franco. Naylors 2022 rebound is a great example of why its prudent to give catchers with any sort of offensive potential more developmental grace than their peers. 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. Williams was a two-way high school player who was talented enough to be considered a prospect as both a shortstop and a pitcher. Cincinnatis present roster situation funnels him to third base, but Jonathan Indias injury history, Joey Vottos age and handedness, and the Reds willingness to play Kyle Farmer at shortstop in the past likely mean that Steer will see time all over the infield throughout the next few years, and this flexibility along with his hitting skill should make him nearly an everyday, every-inning player despite some of his defensive blemishes. His amateur look was that of a slash-and-dash leadoff man with doubles power and a great idea of the strike zone. And Chourio has that kind of power. His ability to hit the ball to all fields with authority, has scouts thinking Walcott could get to above-average to plus power as he matures. Frelick has a hit-over-power offensive skill set that fits in center field, where were projecting hell improve defensively over time. The Mariners are expected to sign Celesten. He threw his heavy, low-spin curveball with greater frequency and relied on it more as an out pitch. He tends to work contact to center and right field, especially against fastballs, and he has a clear two-strike approach where he ditches his leg kick and takes a more conservative swing. 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. Still, hes poised to be a franchise cornerstone for the Orioles looming renaissance. Meads feel to hit and power on contact will make him an impact everyday player no matter what position he ends up playing. Watch him hit and you see the breaking ball recognition and low-ball power, as well as the flexibility in Montgomerys lower half that should help him move the barrel around the zone. 
Barger then went to the Arizona Fall League, where his left-handed bat speed stood out among lots of other good hitting prospects. Players have to be registered with Major League Baseball in advance in order to be eligible to sign.
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