Maddux Bruns - LHP (Dodgers, 1st Base and Auto, 29/68) - Ideal landing spot for Bruns as he gets into a top dev org. 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. I am going with the bottom of Tier 3 for him but would caution anyone interested here to be very aware of the downside. Adrian Del Castillo - C (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 67/52) - Was widely considered a top 10 pick prior to the season, Del Castillo had a tough 2021 with the University of Miami and continued that trend in Low A ball for the Diamondbacks after they made him a 2nd round pick. If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. Throw in the round 1 draft pedigree and the Cleveland secret sauce, I am going to slide him into the bottom half of Tier 2. He leads with an eye-popping fastball in the upper 90's that can touch triple digits that lives mostly in the middle to upper half of the zone and has some arm side tail. 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. Like Rutschman, Torkelson was also a number 1 draft pick. Jordan Lawlar - SS (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 6/2) - The 6th overall pick in the draft had been at play for the top overall pick for quite some time. . Tier None guy with the potential for Tier 3 if the Giants can get him right. A full starter's arsenal with a plus mid-90s fastball and good spin numbers all around. Total Cards: 150 Rating: 8.0 (2 votes) Click here to Rate Lite Hobby box - no guaranteed hit, but guaranteed 5 Lite-exclusive Black & White RayWave refractor parallels and is roughly $150 pre-sale per box. 2022 BOWMAN DRAFT Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers - $1.70. Low to mid 90s fastball with velocity with a variety of secondaries that he throws with confidence and tunnels well. Henry Davis - C (Pirates, 1st Base and Auto, 1/3) - Going to be very hard to put the top overall draft pick anywhere but Tier 1 or Tier 2 (unless the player's name is Mickey Moniak). 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. Struck out a lot at the Complex as his long levers that give him that power at 6'3" were taken advantage of. For now, he will be more of that extreme risk prep righty in Tier 2 that could move up and down the Tiers regularly as he develops. Basically a collection of average tools with a plus plate approach and lacking in-game power is going to end up in Tier None, which is where I have Donta' for now. 2021 Top 600 2022 Top 600 Prospect Lists. Not the classic center field profile, but could stick there or may bump out to left field. There is almost no video out there, so he is a hard-to-evaluate arm at the moment. His third pitch is a changeup that is reportedly above average, but I wasn't able to find many looks at it. Add in the speed component and an above-average hit tool and you squint and see a five-tool player. Slider and changeup alternate between being the more effective secondary to get those desired swings and misses and he'll throw an occasional show me 12-6 curveball. Solid player, but no carrying tools. If he does, then he becomes a potential high leverage arm. With full run, he could hit for a good average, get 20 home runs, and steal 20 bases. 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers 195625717041 2019 Wander Franco Bowman Draft 30th Anniversary RC #WF. This one is likely a slow burn as he fills out and gets shaped by MLB dev staff. Not a lot of video available, but what I did see was promising with a short and quick lofted power swing. Will take a walk as exhibited by the almost identical walks to strikeouts in the Complex this year. He was able to put the bat on the ball a lot, but he ended up not really putting up good numbers in his 35 games at Low A this year. 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. His fastball is 94 - 99 and can touch 102 with plenty of life and movement. Tommy Mace - RHP (Guardians, 1st Base and Auto, 69/42) - You take a look at Tommy Mace getting off the bus and you think "this is a big league starter". He was previously a low 90's fastball that is reportedly getting up to the mid-90s and features 3 different secondaries. Below is my breakdown of each player that should have a 1st logo in 2021 Bowman Draft given the checklist released by Topps. He's fleeter afoot than the typical catcher, as evidenced in his 16/16 season in 103 games across two levels. He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. Andrew Painter - RHP (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 13/25) - Came into the year as potentially the top prep arm for the 2021 draft and ended up as the third prep arm drafted which isn't that far of a fall. Used exclusively in relief since his return from TJ and leans heavily on his fastball which sits mid to upper 90s. His hit tool is the most advanced of everything at the moment with very good exit velocity and strong control of the zone with great walk rates. He'll be a Tier None player for me until we see which way his development path trends towards. DESIGN Free shipping for many products! A back-end starter profile with the potential to get into that SP3 type role because Yankees have been a strong pitching dev org. Fills up the zone and relies on weak contact and plus command with his four-pitch mix. P Paxton Brooks Over the past 4 seasons, Brooks has been a very accurate . He also throws a curveball and a changeup that I saw in his college tape but didn't see at all at the Complex. This is a hobby lottery ticket assuming he is cheap. 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's a top Tier 3 guy that I am going to watch closely to see if he can develop the hit tool to match the power and vault into Tier 2. He is also a two way player but likely ends up on the bump rather than on the dirt in the long term. Putting him at the bottom half of Tier 3 because he legit could hit .300 and steal 20 bags which is a cut above Tier None for me. Christian Scott - RHP (Mets, 1st Auto only, 142/330) - Two pitch late innings reliever out of the University of Florida. At his best, he is probably more of a hit-over-power second baseman or center fielder with plus speed and a strong on-base approach. The slider is best when it is more of a 12-6 with glove side bite as it seems to tunnel better, but it can get sweepy as well. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! However, he went Complex as a hitter only. Mid-90s fastball with three secondaries all average to above average in a slider, curveball, and changeup. A lot of the strikeouts I saw were of the called strike variety rather than the more desirable swing and miss variety. More Prospects News. He has all the tools to stick at shortstop which gives him a nice floor. Click on a Card detail page to see historic prices and values for all different grades. Prospect Highlights. Won't run much, but probably gets a few chip-in steals. Fastball lives in the low 90's with the slider in the mid-80's as his best secondary. (1:12 Hobby Packs) Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Parallels - Max /99. Cooper Kinney - 2B (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 34/61) - Offense first player that has his biggest questions with the glove on his hand. Spin rates north of 2500 and double plus IVB, VAA, and Whiff% numbers. Free shipping for many products! Both pitches are easily thrown for strikes and get plenty of swing and misses. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM (21) at the best online prices at eBay! Profiles best at second base given his size and arm strength, but could play shortstop if needed. Options include the normal 24-pack boxes and new 50-pack boxes. He didn't get a hit, but he actually had the best contact of all of the A's facing Bachman with a sharply hit ground ball to the pull side that he was thrown out on. Benny Montgomery - OF (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 8/20) - Montgomery is that rare player where the sky is the limit, and the only thing limiting that will be his hit tool. An easy Tier None rank. Potential for a good player as a table setter or bottom of the order bat, but there's better than an outside chance that he settles into pro ball and justifies a Tier 3 ranking in the future. Looks to get weak contact and ground balls featuring mainly a sinker/slider combo and will mix in a changeup. The Invicta insert is another new one that tries to portray a high-end, classy feel, but looks boring and is a miss for me. Fastball is mid-90's topping out at 98 with some noticeable run on occasion. When I watch video of him, I see a professional baseball player all around. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. A lefty prep shortstop out of Maryland, he has that classic left-handed swing geared for the lower quadrant of the zone. I really liked seeing him take quite a few pitches that would normally lock up a lefty high and tight and hitting them solidly to right field by easily keeping his arms close to the body with quick hands. Landon Marceaux - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 80/136) - Angels 3rd round right-hander out of LSU is a classic backend SP profile. 2021 Bowman marks the official opening of prospect season. Throws high 90s heat with two plus breaking balls in a slider and a changeup. He apparently will throw an inconsistent changeup infrequently as his third pitch, but I never saw it in the video I watched. But without the all-important strikeout upside that would get the hobby on the bandwagon, he will be at the top half of Tier 3. Hopefully, Painter doesn't snatch the ball away from me at the last moment and make me regret putting him up this high. 2021 Bowman is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, tentatively scheduled for release April 28th. He had a fair amount of control with it landing in the zone regularly as well as getting plenty of swings and misses. Next up is a low to mid 80's sweeping slider with above-average spin and horizontal break which also generates a fair amount of whiffs. Stock fell a bit with his inconsistent command being the main drag in 2021. Bowman Update Sets: Draft Picks & Prospects: 2000 - 2001 . He's more of a control guy that looks to induce weak contact rather than a swing and miss guy you saw getting off the bus. Scouts' Top 100 Autographs are exclusive to Hobby and Jumbo packs and serial-numbered to 50 copies. You will see the players overall drafted position and then their ranking in our Top 600 MLB Draft Prospects - so for Marcelo Mayer, this will be 4/1. Curveball is above average and he sequences it well with his fastball. Keep all of those things in mind as you read my breakdown when formulating your own tiers and evaluations, and as you are buying boxes, singles, and into breaks for 2021 Bowman Draft. 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. Austin Love - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 90/168) - The Friday night starter for the Tar Heels in 2021 was drafted in the third round by the Cardinals and will likely be given a shot to continue to start before he most likely gets pushed to the bullpen. Another righty prep arm that is long and lanky at 6'4" and under 200 pounds. In baseball terms, it's better if they can, and in hobby terms, it's better if they can't. Let's Talk Wax 7.4K subscribers Subscribe 11K views 1 year ago The 2021 Bowman Draft. Spencer Torkelson Prospect Cards ( View eBay Listings) Last on our Best Baseball Cards To collect 2022 list is Spencer Torkelson. Ungraded & graded values for all '21 Bowman Baseball Cards. Plenty of pitchers, catchers, role players, hit tool only bats, defense-first players, etc. A low 90's fastball plays up because of that and it occasionally will show some arm-side run as well. Hill is truly a low-floor high ceiling player here - injury concerns and one of the worst orgs to develop in and big league parks to call home but with serious front-line stuff potential. Update June 2021: Wander has arrived. Guessing that was more to keep him in the program and doing something as he wasn't going to put any more innings on his arm, like almost every other prep arm from the draft. Vintage cards of all-time greats like Honus Wagner and Mickey Mantle have sold for some of the highest prices in hobby history while more recent stars like Ken Griffey Jr. and . The fastball doesnt get as many swings and misses as you would hope given the velocity. As I always say, prospects are the most volatile and highest risk/reward part of the hobby. A lot of the concern was with how he underperformed the first half of the year as he struggled with his command, but he closed strong which helped bring his stock back up. Look for 1 autograph per box! Has plus power with a really pretty right handed swing when he gets a hold of one. A tough Tier 4 choice as I don't see any standout tools but he absolutely raked in 2021 at Texas Tech. There are two new parallels exclusive to Bowman Draft this year. International. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! Connor Norby - 2B (Orioles, 1st Base and Auto, 41/43) - The Orioles second-round pick is your classic second base prototype player. He is a front-end starter if he does. The 2021 Bowman Draft set will offer several autographs for collectors. Tyler Mattison - RHP (Tigers, 1st Base only, 104/NR) - Underslot senior sign in round 4 for the Tigers out of Bryant University. Kyle Manzardo - 1B (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 63/97) - Plus hitter lacking enough in-game power limited to a position that really values it with first base. There is a lot of hand movement going on pre-swing and through the swing motion that I would like to see cleaned up. It is the gold standard and what I am going to focus on as the main attraction. He should have no problem sticking in centerfield even when he likely adds more muscle and mass to his slender 6'4" frame. A bullpen floor, but I think we also have a good likelihood that he ends up as that backend starter the Padres probably drafted him for. McGreevy's biggest asset is his plus command and control. The St. Louis Cardinals selected Bowman in the 2015 Rule 5 draft. In general Topps and Bowman inserts are not great, and for the most part, this axiom holds true in this release as well. Doesn't have a slam dunk home on the infield, but should be able to play both second and third base as well as shortstop in a pinch. This is a high-risk ranking, so buyer beware. Right now, I can easily see a future high leverage bullpen arm or an SP4. 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. JT Schwartz - 1B (Mets, 1st Base only, 111/232) - Mets 4th round first baseman out of UCLA was a sought after prep but stuck with his college commitment. 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. A very strong final season in Westwood was followed up by a disappointing 25 game sample at Low A in 2021, especially when you were hoping to see some power continue from what he started to show at the end of his stint at UCLA. In the hobby, it is good but not great. NR stands for Not Ranked in our Top 600. But given the small sample sizes and lesser competition levels, I am going to put him at the top half of Tier 3 based on his tools. Brand Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects $219.99 Product Details Set Checklist Shop Boxes Product Details User Rating: Rating: 4.5 Rate This Product 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Edition Baseball is a preview set, of sorts, for the MLB prospects in the primary Bowman Draft. 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. Another player to keep an eye on. 01:20. He uses a 12-6 curveball as his primary secondary that looks potentially plus. 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. Some projection here could see him work towards a mid-rotation starter with more muscle and the associated velo gains, but for now I will slot him in with the majority of the other prep arms in Tier None. If he can figure that out, he gets a lot more interesting as his plus power now becomes dangerous, something we like to see in the hobby. Ryan Holgate - OF (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 70/76) - Ryan Holgate's home runs are majestic and the only question is really how much we will see of them. I'm not going to think twice either. Nicely balanced delivery that features a low 90's fastball and a biting 12/6 curveball. Not a lot of mileage on the arm which helps from a health perspective, but on the flip side, may slow his progress as the Dodgers build up his innings. The nice thing about Bowman Draft, in contrast to the other core Bowman releases of Bowman Baseball and Bowman Chrome, is that you dont have any active MLB players in the product. Sometimes the statline and the fact that he just regularly bangs the ball all over the field speaks louder than tool grades. 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. Strong plate approach but average hit tool and maybe a chip in steal here or there sums up the rest of the offensive package. Command and control is his game and letting hitters make mistakes rather than having a ton of raw stuff. 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. Don't see a huge ceiling unless he taps into a bunch more power. Mostly leans on a plus low to mid 90's fastball with arm-side run and rise coupled with a plus sweeping slider. He also has 70-grade bat flip skills (if you know, you know). But without an elite hobby skill, he is on that threshold of Tier None/Tier 3. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. The biggest name among 1st Bowman badges in 2021 is Austin Martin. Slider is the out pitch. Switch hitter that looks good from both sides but better from the right with a plus player approach. Not a ton of video to watch, but he has a swing geared for power and reportedly hit one out almost 500 feet in the Complex league. 15) and has him as the second-best defensive end behind only Texas Tech's Tyree Wilson. He's a switch hitter and the video from the Complex is already promising with what the Mariners are doing. 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. For now, a backend rotation role is the most likely outcome, but physically their is potential for a solid mid-rotation arm. An athletic and muscular frame that shines in the exit velocity and xwOBA metrics along with expected Hobby interest gives him consideration for Tier One. Joe Mack - C (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 31/28) - The 2nd prep catcher off the board is expected to be able to stick behind the dish given his prowess in the crouch. Jackson Jobe - RHP (Tigers, 1st Base and Auto, 3/5) - The best prep pitcher in the draft and likely in the product given that Jack Leiter has been held out for 2022 Bowman. Not nearly as highly valued, but still worth being aware of and collecting, perhaps at a cheaper price point than their 1st Bowman cards. Has a low 90s fastball that can get up to 95 in-game, but mostly lives in the 90 to 93 range. Cut to the complex video and his left-handed swing was a lot more balanced, even if it is still a bit more power over hit focused. Plus hit tool with a plus plate approach, regularly putting up more walks than strikeouts, and the ability to steal bases at a bit more than just the chip-in steal type are all great ingredients to building a Tier 1 hobby player. (1:6 Hobby Packs) New Applied Pressure - Highlighting later round talent that has worked their way into the Top 100 with a cutting edge stylized diamond stone design. 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. If he finds that power stroke again without giving up too much to get it and finding a home in a corner OF spot, he starts to creep towards Tier 2. 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. Still no reason to put him anywhere else but Tier None. I don't project Murphy being anything other than a reliever long term and he really needs to get at least a second reliable pitch to keep major league hitters from sitting on his heater. Mid-90's fastball that he throws often with good IVB numbers and good location. Another watchlist guy to see if that patience and power materialize to push him out of Tier None. Still more raw power than game power, but plus max velo, willingness to take a walk, and not chasing out of the zone are all a good foundation. 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! . No real reliever risk either. 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. 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. At 6'5", he's going to have to learn how to defend the zone against pitchers that will take advantage of his size. For now, given he is a cold-arm prep righty without a ton of fanfare and very little information, the profile is extremely risky and someone I will drop into Tier None. Lefty bat that can hit as well as push it over the fence that finished in the top 15 of the RoboScout ranks for the Complex level. Ethan Wilson - OF (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 49/32) - The Phillies second-round pick out of South Alabama showed up big his freshman year but hasn't repeated that peak since. 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. Features a plus fastball in the mid-90s to go with an above-average changeup that has good depth. - Dual Draftee Autographs #'d to 25. Watching a start of his in Low A and it was swing and miss after swing and miss on his fastball. 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. Plus max velo numbers at the Complex level and a top 10 player in our hitting RoboScout for the Complex level. If youve seen 2021 Bowman Baseball released earlier this year, then you can skip right over this section. Super athletic with plus speed - love seeing him motor around the bases as it just looks like he is moving fast. Ryan Cusick - RHP (Braves, 1st Base and Auto, 24/24) - The Braves 1st round selection out of Wake Forest throws gas and has all of the under the cover stats to support what is overall a double plus fastball. With added mass and MLB-driven development to sprinkle in some patience and more pop, you can easily imagine an above-average offensive player to pair with that plus defensive profile. That has me putting him in Tier None, but I wouldn't fault anyone for thinking that he is more of a Tier 3 pitcher giving the physical projection, strikeout gains, and Cleveland secret sauce. 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. A solid all around player that has the tools to stick at shortstop. 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. Lacking any further info, I am going to stick him in Tier None and make a point to get more looks at him in 2022 to see if there is a reason he didn't make it into the Prospects Live top 600 draft prospects pre-draft but was taken in the 4th round by the Diamondbacks besides getting a savings of almost $200K. Mostly wants to get the ball in play and run which can find some success, but isn't going to drive much hobby interest. A real steady Eddie type that will eat innings for the Angels in the future. There will likely be some in the hobby taking a shot just for that most unlikeliest of outcomes. The left-hander is a fit in either role as his pitches tunnel well, he fills up the zones and he gets strikeouts while limiting walks.