ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002; Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft; Follow on Twitter. Miller is still a stuff-over-command prep righty, which makes him the riskiest subset of pitcher, but he got a lot better this spring, highlighted by a couple outings that had scouts raving. Ralphy Velazquez (18.0), C, Huntington Beach HS (CA), Arizona State commit Florida A&M Rattlers. Colin Houck (18.8), SS, Parkview HS (GA), Mississippi State commit 7d Kiley McDaniel. Liam Peterson (18.0), RHP, Calvary Christian HS (FL), Florida commit 1 ranking for the first time in nearly two years after a 4-3 loss to Baylor on Feb . Nailed it! Dillon Head (18.8), CF, Homewood Flossmoor HS (IL), Clemson commit Druw Jones (18.6), CF, Wesleyan HS (GA), Vanderbilt commit, Hit: 30/60, Game Power: 25/55, Raw Power: 50/60, Speed: 70/70, Field: 60/70, Throw: 70/70. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. He draws some comps to another recent Arizona high school player in Cubs prospect Brennen Davis for his potential upside in baseball, though Robinson is still pretty raw on the diamond with limited playing history. Friday is 1 yr TJ anniv. Luke Keaschall (20.9), SS, Arizona State 16. 38. I broke them both down right after the 2022 draft, comparing their swing qualities (Langford's is low maintenance; Crews' is higher, though it is now simplified), surface-level production (Langford has a slight edge but both are excellent), tool grades (Langford has slight edges on bat, speed and defense, while Crews has more pop) and history (Crews has been scout-famous for years; Langford wasn't notable to scouts until midway through the 2022 season). Cross has held serve in that top group of guys for the past 12 months. Porter sometimes looks like a top-10 overall pick with three plus pitches and solid strike throwing. 9. Hit: 30/45, Game Power: 30/55, Raw Power: 60/60, Speed: 50/45, Field: 45/50, Throw: 60/60. Kiefer Lord (21.0), RHP, Washington Velo: 95-98 t100, Fastball: 65/70, Slider: 50/60, Command: 35/50. Ryan Lasko (21.0), CF, Rutgers You might prefer a perfect swing and SEC performance, but you aren't getting that and what Melton has at this point in the draft, so he's got a lot of support in the late 20s. Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Velo: 92-96 t97, Fastball: 50/55, Cutter: 55/60, Curveball: 50/55, Changeup: 45/55, Command: 40/50. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? Has worked for four MLB teams. The most notable part of this class is the huge number of sons of notable players who are projected for the top few rounds, including two of the top three players overall (most notably: the sons of Andruw Jones, Matt Holliday and Carl Crawford). He has made big strides since then, getting stronger and now projecting for above-average tools across the board. Given the glowing report above on Jones, you may be wondering how Johnson could land just six spots behind him on the minor league Top 100. 9d Pete Thamel. The broader overview of this year's class is that the top three players have separated themselves and, beyond that, there are a lot of disagreement from scouts on the order of their lists. I didn't like him much last summer, but he has made huge strides since then and could move quickly relative to other prep pitchers. 98. He has closed well ahead of the draft and made notable adjustments with results to match in the past month or two. Hit: 30/45, Game Power: 35/60, Raw Power: 65/70, Speed: 50/50, Field: 45/50, Throw: 55/55. Cole Young (18.9), SS, North Allegheny HS (PA), Duke commit, Hit: 30/55, Game Power: 20/45, Raw Power: 50/50, Speed: 60/60, Field: 45/50, Throw: 60/60. 76. 99. If you want every draft prospect compared to a big league star, I'm not your draft analyst. Kiley McDaniel @kileymcd Top 100 Day - Includes tool grades, type, and "reminds me of" - 29 additional 50 FVs that just missed the list - Notable movers from 2022 draft - Farm rankings coming in a few days, team lists coming next week - Tom Brady is a fraud espn.com Kiley McDaniel's top 100 MLB prospects for 2023: Which future star is No. Jack Moss (21.7), 1B, Texas A&M He has elite arm talent and makeup. ESPN MLB Insider; Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Eric Brown (21.5), SS, Coastal Carolina, Hit: 30/55, Game Power: 25/45, Raw Power: 50/50, Speed: 50/50, Field: 40/50, Throw: 55/55. Below is video from his first workout for teams, then he was even better at the MLB combine, showing mid-90s heat and a plus-plus slider. Neto's swing is almost hilarious to watch the first time you see it if you aren't prepared; there are elements of a classic softball swing. 41. I'm worried those traits might decline due to his size and position, while his bat speed and chase rates aren't the type I like to bet on with an early pick. . I wrote earlier this week about how similar Jones is to Aaron Judge at the same stage. There isn't one generational- or franchise-type talent in this draft, but this class has a solid top tier of players along with strong depth down the board. Parker Messick (21.7), LHP, Florida State, Velo: 89-93 t95, Fastball: 45/50, Curveball: 45/50, Changeup: 55/60, Command: 45/55. 31. Brandon Barriera and the future of pitching, the best shot to become a major league ace, opting out of the end of his season to prepare to the draft, how similar Jones is to Aaron Judge at the same stage. Robinson is a consensus top-50 recruit for football as a 6-foot-6 tight end who hasn't picked a school yet, but buzz is that it could be coming soon. 1 overall? Ranking all 30 MLB systems for 2023 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. Justin Crawford (18.5), CF, Bishop Gorman HS (NV), LSU commit, Hit: 25/55, Game Power: 25/45, Raw Power: 45/55, Speed: 80/80, Field: 50/60, Throw: 45/45. This explains why Crews excels with a swing designed to make the most of his skill set (lift the ball more at the expense of some contact), while Langford's simpler swing means more contact (Langford's whiff rates are lower) with more balls hit at line-drive launch angles that don't look to the eye to be the moon shots you'd expect from a classic power hitter. 51. I get it, completely, and there's a lot of densely-packed talent above him, but those rankings are going to prove too low. Wallace was right there with Parada as two of the top unsigned players from the pandemic-shortened 2020 draft class who were set to be sophomore eligible. 24. Cross doesn't quite have the exciting talent you want to see from a top pick, but he looks to be one of the quicker movers among the college hitters. Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Scouts who love Snelling think of him as equivalent to a mid-major college pitcher due to his mature frame and excellent strike-throwing ability. Thomas White (18.7), LHP, Phillips Academy HS (MA), Vanderbilt commit 22. Wilson, son of former Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson, has a similar profile to that of Bradfield as a player who is good at everything but with power being the main question. Some teams around this area think they're getting a deal on a top-five overall talent, while others just don't have enough track record to take him ahead of the next player on the list. Ranking HBCU prospects for the NFL draft: 15 names to know, Legacy Bowl players to watch. We identify the pitchers in MLB who have what it takes to be truly elite this season. He has been solid at Florida with a pretty swing and power projection, but it's unclear to me if he's just often sitting fastball or has trouble seeing spin. The son of your favorite 2004 Red Sox player (and an '04 Yankee!) Teddy McGraw (21.7), RHP, Wake Forest (Annual prospect rankings for 2023 . I would argue he's the best prep pitching product in years, maybe a decade. Tai Peete (17.9), SS, Trinity Christian HS (GA), Georgia Tech commit Kyle Teel (21.4), C, Virginia 62. Drew Burress (18.5), CF, Houston County HS (GA), Georgia Tech commit Murphy has a ton of markers to project improvement: plus athlete, cold weather kid with limited reps, two-way prospect, naturally data-friendly raw stuff, beautiful delivery, good strike thrower, above-average raw stuff to the eye. Which players could finish the season on a different team? 78). Klassen will regularly hit 100 mph, and some scouts see Ben Joyce potential in him, but he's a little too one-dimensional at the moment. Here's the 2023 mlb draft order. Carter Graham (21.8), 1B, Stanford Oklahoma lost the No. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Henry Bolte (18.9), CF, Palo Alto HS (CA), Texas commit, Hit: 25/45, Game Power: 25/55, Raw Power: 65/70, Speed: 60/55, Field: 40/50, Throw: 50/50. Now there are more concerns that he ends up a reliever than last year, but he'll show three plus pitches so he might get to the big leagues quickly. The buzz this fall once he got to LSU was that his velo jumped and his slider took a different shape under the tutelage of celebrated pitching coach Wes Johnson -- and that's what we saw during his season debut on Friday. MLB draft storylines to watch: Did the Mets learn from their mistake? Noah Schultz (18.9), LHP, Oswego East HS (IL), Vanderbilt commit, Velo: 91-94 t96, Fastball: 50/60, Slider: 55/60, Changeup: 45/55, Command: 40/50. (asking price $1,000) is the Fabian Bowman Draft autographed printing plate, literally the only of its kind in the world . 3 Tennessee suspends baseball coach Vitello. Scouts will be watching to see how explosive he is at the plate this spring since he has had hip and hand injuries in the past. Chase DeLauter (20.7), RF, James Madison, Hit: 30/50, Game Power: 30/55, Raw Power: 60/65, Speed: 50/50, Field: 45/50, Throw: 50/50. Hit: 30/45, Game Power: 30/55, Raw Power: 60/65, Speed: 55/50, Field: 45/50, Throw: 55/55. . He has 30-homer raw power and above-average defensive skills in center, with flashes of good swing decisions but also long streaks of "what was he thinking?" Some might think Crews having a more polished overall hitting approach means he projects as a better offensive threat at the big league level, while some teams will see Langford's contact rates and bigger exit velos as more desirable because loft can be taught more easily than making a lot of contact or hitting the ball hard. Travis Sykora (19.1), RHP, Round Rock HS (TX), Texas commit. Neal joins Cam Collier and Walter Ford as reclassifying from the 2023 class and projecting to go early. Bennett has the look of a big leaguer, though the role is still in question. There's relief risk, but the components here are so good he could still go as high as the comp round or in the third- or fourth-round for a well-over-slot bonus. ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel released his annual list of the Top 100 Major League Baseball Prospects today on ESPN+. 96. 24. 29. Bryce Eldridge (18.8), 1B/RHP, James Madison HS (VA), Alabama commit Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. 27. Velo: 92-94 t97, Fastball: 55/60, Slider: 55/65, Changeup: 45/50, Command: 40/50. 23. Hit: 35/55, Game Power: 40/55, Raw Power: 60/60, Speed: 45/40, Field: 40/45, Throw: 50/50. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? 53. 14. I also pointed out in my latest ranking of the big league aces, that half of those aces have had Tommy John surgery, leading me to believe that those destined for aceness aren't really slowed down by the procedure. Brady Neal (17.8), C, IMG Academy HS (FL), LSU commit, Hit: 25/50, Game Power: 20/45, Raw Power: 50/55, Speed: 55/50, Field: 45/50, Throw: 55/55. 329m goal: Felix the only men's contender for Chelsea's Goal of the Month, UFC 285's Shevchenko by the numbers: It all adds up to domination, A battle for No. Has worked for four MLB teams. Brandon Barriera (18.3), LHP, American Heritage HS (FL), Vanderbilt commit, Velo: 93-96 t98, Fastball: 55/60, Slider: 55/60, Curveball: 50/55, Changeup: 50/60, Command: 40/50. Parada was a hit-over-power prospect in high school and as a freshman at Georgia Tech, then came out this spring with at least one grade more raw power and a swing designed to tap into it. 88. 2023 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Which SEC slugger is No. He went on a tear for the ages in the second half and has markers for continued growth (Wisconsin-born as Northern prospects tend to develop later, young for the class, hit-first profile), along with the chops to play a decent second base, but the upside is limited by his fringy power. But it is a heater without bat-missing life to it, so he relies on the velocity and placement more than the movement. Jake Gelof (21.4), 3B, Virginia, 42. Jeff Passan goes inside the decline of the starting pitcher -- and what it means for baseball's future. 8d Kiley McDaniel. Soto has been up to 99 mph with plus stuff in the early going and could jump to being the second-best prep arm in the class within a few weeks. His stock probably won't move much during his prep season, provided his tools or swing don't change dramatically, but the SEC performances of players ranked around him will cause a lot of movement. 3. 65. Robby Snelling (18.5), LHP, McQueen HS (NV), LSU commit, Velo: 90-93 t95, Fastball: 50/55, Slider: 50/60, Changeup: 35/50, Command: 40/50. The idea of a prep bat in the top 10 having to be a 50 bat (.260 to .270 average) to take him is a little dated now since there's. And finally, while I'll delay including my 2024 and 2025 rankings until we get a few more weekends to see who makes big jumps, the top candidates to be top-half-of-the-first-round-type pitchers (cross your fingers for their health) in the next two classes are righty Chase Burns (Tennessee), lefty Hagen Smith (Arkansas), righty Brody Brecht (Iowa) and lefty Carter Holton (Vanderbilt) for 2024, while the early returns for the 2025 group point to righty Chase Shores (LSU) and righty Grayson Saunier (Ole Miss). Horton was about 50 slots below this ranking at the end of the regular season -- then he went on a tear, dominating the whole postseason. He does something with his hands that reminds me of a Samurai, but has hit everywhere and has deceptively good in-game power, in addition to fitting at one or both middle-infield positions. arm bar causing problems w/timing & up/inAfter that, he adjusted and hit well, including a HR off of Hubbart on a FB up/in: https://t.co/I7zrniKXak pic.twitter.com/saOLqAckDq, Hit: 30/50, Game Power: 30/55, Raw Power: 55/60, Speed: 45/45, Field: 40/50, Throw: 50/50. I think that Lesko will be the pitcher who gets a chance to buck that trend this year and before his Tommy John surgery this spring, it definitely would've been him. Hurston Waldrep (21.3), RHP, Florida Fernando Tatis Jr. on Tuesday played his first game for the San Diego Padres in nearly 17 months. 2022. Ritchie is silky smooth projection case who has flashed three plus pitches at various times and he has the physical skills to start -- but his raw stuff is often very average by the third inning and he hasn't yet decided what type of pitcher he's going to be on the mound. He does have a little more present pop and much less speed. Jake Misiorowski (20.2), RHP, Crowder JC (MO), LSU commit, Velo: 97-99 t101, Fastball: 70/80, Slider: 60/70, Command: 35/45. 14. Kevin McGonigle (18.8), SS, Monsignor Bonner HS (PA), Auburn commit There's a nonzero chance that prospects from the conference are the first five players off the board come July, as they represent six of the top seven in my rankings right now. If I had to pinpoint some players deemed as tough signs for their talent, with a chance they won't sign and go/return to school next year, here's the leading candidates, in order of rank and all within the top 100: Cade Horton (Oklahoma), Noah Schultz (Vanderbilt), Malcolm Moore (Stanford), Paxton Kling (LSU), Cameron Smith (Florida State), Roman Anthony (Ole Miss), Sal Stewart (Vanderbilt), Robert Moore (Arkansas), Sam Horn (Missouri), Jaden Noot (LSU) and Xavier Isaac (Florida). 32 NFL players who could change teams this offseason. This year, the Dodgers were ranked the No. Joon Lee . 35. There are a few big takeaways from this year's early edition of these lists: Last year, Vanderbilt aces Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker were the No. Kiley McDaniel joined Inside Access with Jason La Canfora and Ken Weinman and discussed the O's well-regarded farmsystem. 1? Landen Maroudis (18.6), RHP, Calvary Christian HS (FL), North Carolina State commit 11. 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