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Izaac Pacheco - SS/3B (Tigers, 1st Base and Auto, 39/45) - The prep shortstop out of Texas was an overslot 2nd round draft pick of the Tigers and given his size and profile is highly likely to bump out to third base long term even though he played exclusively at shortstop in his Complex league season. Stats. His Bowman cards only list him as a pitcher as well. Shows patience at the plate with more walks than strikeouts in his final season at Arizona as well as in his first go at the Minors. 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. Jordan Viars - OF (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 84/600) - The Texas prep lefty bat has a man's body at a young age and a pretty swing to go with it. Top Members Top Searches Top Sets User Lists. Both pitches are double plus killers when they are on. The Yankees fourth-round selection out of Louisville is a good all-around player, but doesn't have any standout tools. Configuration: 10 cards per pack. 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. Jackson Merrill - SS (Padres, 1st Base only, 27/69) - Off the top with Merrill, be aware that his photo on his card is not him, and is speculated that it is Isaac Frye, a showcase teammate at some point previously (thanks Topps). This is a hobby lottery ticket assuming he is cheap. 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. May end up in a corner outfield spot putting more pressure on the bat, but also sticking in center field is a likely possibility. Backend starter with bullpen risk or follower type role lands him in Tier None. I like the power swing from the left side and that gives him Tier 2 upside, although I strongly considered keeping him at the top of Tier 3 until we see some of that swing and miss lessen. Robert Gasser - LHP (Padres, 1st Base and Auto, 71/108) - The left-hander out of the University of Houston was the Padres Comp B round pick which was evidence of his hard work he has put in to build up from an uninteresting relief arm that's bounced through a couple of stops to a potential back end of the rotation starter. He is mostly viewed as a reliever and that limits his hobby interest to Tier None until further notice. The curveball has nice shape and snap to it with good spin. Has a very patient approach and the willingness to take the base on balls. His fastball sits mid-90s but will lose velocity pretty quickly during his outings. Mid rotation floor featuring a high-spin slider as his swing and miss pitch. Top 100. I like his compact swing and how he can get it to through the zone for plus pull-side power. Fastball is mid-90's topping out at 98 with some noticeable run on occasion. An average breaker that sometimes shows as a slider and sometimes as a curve with a fringe changeup completes his arsenal. A high-risk Tier 1 player for me given the missing ingredient, but that power speed archetype that Montgomery possesses in spades can be hobby gold. Fair chance he wont stick at shortstop. 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. A high leverage reliever with mid-rotation upside depending on how the secondaries develop with an absolutely lights out fastball gets into my Tier 3 based on upside. Although Davis' numbers may not be mind blowing, he's only played in 167 games in his entire MiLB career. 2022 BOWMAN DRAFT Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers - $1.70. A switch hitter that can steal a couple of bases and has more pop from the left side. Kevin Kopps - RHP (Padres, 1st Base and Auto, 99/189) - The 6th year Senior out of Arkansas is a high leverage bullpen arm that was an underslot target in round 4. A low floor super high ceiling bat that for me is a Tier 3 guy currently that should be watched closely to see if he does turn those long levers into an every day power hitter role. 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. Has the arm and glove to be able to stick at third base. NEW! Low 90's fastball needs to add some velocity and a lot of command, but has some nice arm-side horizontal break. The 12-6 curveball looks especially pretty and the changeup has really nice fade. A full starter's arsenal with a plus mid-90s fastball and good spin numbers all around. I could easily see Frelick regularly putting up a .300+ batting average with 30+ stolen bases as a major leaguer. He has all the look of a spot starter/middle relief bullpen arm with a ceiling of an SP5 which is why he is firmly in Tier None. These include autographed cards for guys like Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Marco Luciano, Jasson Dominguez, Luis Rodriguez, Blaze Jordan, and Yoelqui Cespedes. Jordan McCants - SS (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 88/152) - Marlins 3rd selection out of the Florida prep ranks is a double plus runner and not much else. I am going with the bottom of Tier 3 for him but would caution anyone interested here to be very aware of the downside. Plus raw power but an average hit tool that currently caps his ceiling. An advanced arm that likely doesn't need a ton of changes to get up to the majors and be a competent innings eater mid-rotation/backend starter. A top 50 guy at the Complex level in our RoboScout, I am putting him into the bottom of Tier 3 because of the strong floor and the upside to develop offensively as he grows into his body. 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. Normally this profile with the added catcher penalty would be a Tier None player, but given how many balls he put over the fence at FSU, I am going to slide him into the bottom half of Tier 3 and be ready to move him into Tier None if he can't repeat that. Brady House - SS (Nationals, 1st Base only, 11/6) - One of the more well-known names in this draft class as he's been on the radar and considered as a 1st rounder for quite a while. Collection of average tools that can go either way on the hit/power pendulum, but probably doesn't have the pure skills to do both at a plus level in the future. Not to mention two of the potential bigger names that ended up not signing in Kumar Rocker and Jud Fabian. Plenty of pitchers, catchers, role players, hit tool only bats, defense-first players, etc. Ben Casparius - RHP (Dodgers, 1st Auto only, 162/187) - Solid back-end rotation guy. He was fifth overall in our Data Driven Top 500 as well. Has an above-average fastball in the low to mid 90's with plus vertical approach angle that gets a decent amount of swing and misses. 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. This is a classic Tier None profile with very little to interest the hobby. He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. Outside of the name and being on the Yankees, you wouldn't think twice about putting him in Tier None. Jacob Steinmetz - RHP (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 77/134) - Steinmetz is a tall (6'5") prep right-hander out of the New York area that I couldn't find many looks of and has barely more than 1 inning of pro ball pitched so far down at the complex. The fastball appears above average with the horizontal arm side run to it. Brendan Beck - RHP (Yankees, 1st Base and Auto, 55/157) - Younger brother of Giants farmhand Tristan Beck was passed over in the COVID shortened 2020 draft and came back to Stanford for his senior season to be the staff ace. Retail formats are never really announced, but Topps has not done retail for Bowman Draft in recent memory, if ever. Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Baseball Sports Trading Cards, Throws strikes and has an effective three-pitch mix. Jake Fox - 2B (Guardians, 1st Base only, 95/229) - Cleveland's third-round pick out of the Florida prep ranks has a plus hit tool with above-average speed that he knows how to use on the base paths. He easily ticks all the boxes and seems natural in whatever he does. For all intents and purposes, he is a one-pitch pitcher. The Cleveland pitching machine does give me pause and make me consider putting him up to Tier 3, but ultimately it feels like a floor of a backend starter with not much more of a ceiling than that. Fastball velocity is only low 90s but he pairs that well with the curveball and commands it much better than other higher velocity arms. It seemed like most hitters were laying off of it and he wasn't able to get many called strikes with it. 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. While the data shows he is slightly above average in his Chase %, the majority of video I watched showed more chasing than I like. If he continues to produce as he faces stiffer and stiffer competition, I will be ready to push him up to Tier 2. Some people think so given his exit velocity numbers, but a more lofted swing path is likely needed and that may not be worth a potential ding to his high-end hit tool. I am taking the upside play here with Allen and placing him in my Tier 2 group. With more work on his fastball, he could end up as a mid-rotation starter, but this will have to be a wait-and-see game as he had to go under the knife for TJ late in the spring. Click on a Card detail page to see historic prices and values for all different grades. Bowman Draft Picks & Prospect Die-Cuts: NEW! This keeps Del Castillo in the top half of Tier 3. The biggest issue for the left-handed backstop was that his home run pop disappeared. 96 on Baseball America's Top 500 draft prospects list entering the 2020 draft, so it looked like a reach when the Red Sox took him 17th overall. Prospect Highlights. There are other prospects who have extremely short runs of autogrpahs in Bowman Draft, such as Mikey Romero in 2022 and Anthony . Low to mid 90s fastball with velocity with a variety of secondaries that he throws with confidence and tunnels well. Michael McGreevy - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 18/62) - The Cardinals 1st round right-hander out of UC Santa Barbara has one of the higher starting pitcher floors in the product and the draft class. An overall good feel for hit and now some plus raw power with the max velo numbers to back that up. The main difference will be with the inserts and exclusive parallels. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. Super Jumbo Hobby box - guarantees 5 autos and is roughly $600 pre-sale per box. He's also got a decent changeup, but I didn't see him throw it much if at all. A raw, prep right-hander that likely adds more weight, wasn't exactly hitting his spots regularly, and with plenty of development required to really have a good idea of what he will be is going to land in Tier None quite regularly. High 80's to Low 90's fastball with an above-average curveball as his main secondary. 1948 Bowman 1949 Bowman 1950 Bowman 1951 Bowman Low 90's fastball with arm-side run that leads to uncomfortable at bats for left-handers. 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. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball storms back for another monster offering featuring a fresh crop of Baseball draft picks and emerging prospects! Fastball sits mid-90s but can kick up higher with some life on it. Free shipping for many products! If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. But the most often cited comp for Solometo is one that is easy to see and one I am quite familiar with in Madison Bumgarner. Struggled against elite competition. The jury is out on Moller there, but if I was placing bets, I would guess he does stay there. Given the prospect pedigree and draft capital spent, Mack gets the benefit of the doubt and slots into the middle of Tier 3. Fills up the zone and relies on weak contact and plus command with his four-pitch mix.
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