He just turned 19 in July, meaning there could be fits and starts in his development ahead, but barring an even better prospect coming in the 2022 Draft, he should be in the drivers seat of the Arizona pipeline for the foreseeable future. He'll ambush pitches over the right field fence, but it's not necessarily his game. 1/MLB No. He's a switch-hitter with contact ability, power, and strong defensive chops. : Reds+ ($3,100,000) More 5. 6 overall pick last month. Theres no reason to doubt that the pop wont keep showing up in his first full season next year, and even if he needs to move off short, his offensive ceiling is considerable enough to make him a potential No. The reigning ACC Pitcher of the Year, Lowder has some of the best pitchability in the entire class. In the event of a draft, international prospects would lose the agency to pick their employers, an ability they currently enjoy, while North American draft prospects do not. This is an advanced hitter. Perennial contenders like the Dodgers and Yankees, teams that usually pick late in the draft, use international free agency to add high-end prospects to their farm system. -- $350,000D'Angelo Tejada, D.R. Washington Nationals. The slider is thrown firm and short with late two-plane tilt that Waldrep gets hitters to chase regularly. 29)The Dodgers have landed the best Venezuelan prospect in the last three international classes: Cartaya in 2018, outfielder Luis Rodriguez in 2019 and shortstop Wilman Diaz in January. : Red Sox ($1,400,000) More 26. 4/MLB No. Blue Jays: Orelvis Martinez, SS/3B (No. Roughly 30 percent of current MLB players were originally signed as international free agents, including stars like Ronald Acua Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto, and Julio Uras. In the field, Crews is likely destined for right field where his plus throwing arm and above average speed will be valuable assets. There are about a dozen players who are expected to receive $1 million or more who didnt make the cut, either because I had insufficient scouting information to rank them or because I think they arent very good. Waldrep has a super-athletic frame with well-proportioned strength and a wicked quick arm. 1 pick in the 2021 Draft, Davis is showing early on that his bat is as advertised, with six of his first eight professional hits of the extra-base variety while moving quickly to High-A ball. International players under 25 can sign minor-league contracts only. Red Sox: Marcelo Mayer, SS (No. Arnaldo Lantigua, OF, D.R. Taylors profile is actually carried by the bat, showcasing loud line drive and fly ball exit velocities to his pull-side. Guardians 2023 Top 50 Prospects, No. As has been the case with past classes, after these players sign, they will be pulled off the International Players section of The Board and warehoused in a ranking of their signing class for record-keeping purposes. With the summer showcase circuit behind us and college fall ball in the rearview mirror, were ready to re-rank the 2023 draft class. If Enrique Bradfield isn't the fastest player in the country, he's in the conversation. As always, our boards are based on three pillars: by Handedness, Board Update: 2023 International Amateur Prospects, Official Professional Baseball Rules Book, recently-filed lawsuit in the Dominican Republic, the league and the MLBPA had until July 25, New Brewer Owen Miller Is Evolving as a Hitter (Or at Least Trying To). 4 prospect in Miami's system and said his "offensive skills will make him a valuable player." : Braves ($2,500,000) More 35. It's caused him to go through occasional streaky periods of swing-and-miss, and his chase rates can balloon on him in a rut. Rays: Carlos Colmenarez, SS (No. McGraw doesn't have the prototype size of some of his peers, but his sublime feel for a 4-pitch mix has evaluators drooling. Emerson has shown the ability to get to any ball in any quadrant of the zone and slash it gap-to-gap. Tony Ruiz, OF, D.R.31. He batted .346/.469/.500 with three extra-base hits and a pair of steals in his first seven pro games in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. A buttery delivery with a low-launch, three-quarter arm slot and electric arm speed. He has a strong arm for the infield with soft hands, smooth actions and good transitions around the bag. Waldrep transferred out of Southern Miss to Florida for his junior year after some impressive undergrad campaigns. January 2023 has been relatively quiet for the Atlanta Braves, punctuated by a few big days. : Dodgers+ ($697,500) More 24. -- $800,000Bladimir Pichardo, RHP, D.R. -- $1,000,000Juan Hernandez, SS, Ven. That's a seven mph jump that, in three months, took him from a lower-end Division 1 arm into now one of the harder throwers in the country for his age group. According to a source, testimony in that case was heard last week, and we may soon learn more about its outcome and subsequent fallout. Major League Baseball's international signing period for 2023 opens on Sunday, Jan. 15. : Royals+ ($450,000) More 50. February 26, 2023. It's one of the more impactful bats available in 2023. As far as the two-way potential goes, offensively Skenes has some contact issues but really excels at finding the barrel and has legitimate slugging potential. : Mets+ ($1,100,000) More 30. The base signing pool for the Astros, Blue Jays, Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, Mets, Nationals, White Sox and Yankees is $5,284,000. Really loud. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! Dollander has premium command, pitch-ability, athleticism and polish. Cuban RHP Luis Morales: "(One) of the most interesting and dynamic prospects in the class," according to MLB.com, Morales already sits in the mid-90s and shows promising secondary pitches, including both a curveball and slider. Cuban OF Brandon Mayea: According to MLB.com, one evaluator dubbed 17-year-old Mayea "mini Gary Sheffield" for his explosive bat speed. Hes a guy who knows how to get on base and is a nightmare for the opposition when he runs. The 2022-2023 international free agent market will feature at least three teenagers set to sign contracts that exceed $4 million in bonuses. February 26, 2023. When the most recent CBA was ratified, the league and the MLBPA had until July 25 to agree to a draft, the first of which would have taken place in 2024 had they done so. The Rangers forfeit $500,000 each for Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. Korean RHP Jun-Seok Shim:Shim, 18, was expected to be the No. And unlike in the United States, where players often commit to a college when they're 14 but are still scouted intensely by major league teams leading up to draft day, once an international player commits to a team, they stop going to showcases and typically aren't scouted much in a competitive environment by other clubs. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. by Handedness. Kuehler will need to continue throwing more strikes and ironing down the effort in his delivery as he develops and gets more college innings under his belt, but there's definitive day one upside here if the track record and production continue to impress. "Overall, there is lots of offensive upside, which is particularly valuable at such a premium position," writes MLB.com. 83)Henderson has climbed onto the Top 100 while earning a quick promotion from Low-A to High-A this year. While players routinely have agreements lined up to sign with clubs multiple years in. He'll make his pro debut in 2022. 69)Signed for $1.3 million out of the Dominican Republic in 2017, Valera was one of the best offensive prospects in that year's international class. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. If there's one critique, scouts do question where the body can go from here. As Ive honed a process for this over the years, my first step is to source rumored bonus amounts, often hopping on the phone with people who are involved with international players or scouting to see who they know will be receiving $1 million or more. That tendency applies here as well. He doesn't have to sellout for power or force things to his pull-side. -- $340,000Jose Pirela, OF, Ven. Yophery Rodriguez, OF, Ven. -- $300,000, Red SoxFranklin Arias, SS, Ven. Sunday marks the open of the 2023 international signing period, one of two ways MLB teams can acquire amateur talent each year. In the middle of the month, the international free agency (IFA) signing period re-opened; a few days before that, MLB reinstated former Braves executive John Coppolella, who was ousted for improprieties in this market, and then banned from baseball for refusing to cooperate with the MLB investigation. -- $400,000Carlos Batista, OF, D.R. He's been into the mid-90's with the fastball, sitting in the low-90's later into starts with running life, mixing it with a good slider in the low-80's and a diabolical change-up with late parachute and fading life out of the zone in the mid-80's. : Astros+ ($897,500) More 22. One of this year's top international pitcherswho won't sign for a high bonus or get attention in public rankings (yet)was a solid, projectable arm up to 90 mph during the scouting process who has since reached 97 mph and shown feel for a good breaking ball. This crop of talent looks strong with college bats and college pitching likely dominating the headlines leading up to the event. As always, our boards are based on three pillars: There are those that believe White is the best prep southpaw prospect available in any draft since Steve Avery was selected no. MLB has pushed for an international draft for years (decades, really), but the union has resisted because it would strip players of the freedom to pick their team, not to mention limit their earning potential. An international player is eligible to sign with a Major League team between Jan. 15 and Dec. 15. That all means that, truthfully, public rankings of the top international players before Jan. 15 are not a great way to accurately capture the true best players in the class today or what we would consider an industry consensus the way we can in the draft. San Diego Padres. Yankees: Anthony Volpe, SS (No. He's hit absolutely everywhere he's gone. : Blue Jays+ ($4,100,000) More 8. 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. 2/MLB No. -- $500,000, NationalsJuan Obispo, OF, D.R. Indeed, his hit, power, run and arm tools all grade out as above-average, and even if he needs to move to second or third, those skills could make him a special player. The signing period is now neatly confined to a single calendar year and runs from Jan. 15 to Dec. 15. The 2021 Futures Gamer would be second in the Low-A West in slugging and OPS if he had enough at-bats to qualify, while hitting over .300 to boot. Cardinals: Jordan Walker, 3B (No. Sure, this is a bet that CJ Abrams (still only 20 years old) will graduate prior to 2023, but the way San Diego was aggressive with sending Abrams to Double-A this summer (and Fernando Tatis Jr.s recent move to the outfield) could be signs he would take that jump next year. -- $320,000, CardinalsBracewell Taveras, SS, D.R. Luis Guanipa, OF, Ven. Brando Mayea, OF, Cuba: Yankees ($4,350,000) More 10. : Brewers ($1,500,000) More 23. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. -- $600,000Joan Gutierrez, SS, Ven. The . Of the pair, Frelick is almost guaranteed to be the one who wont graduate by 2023. -- $400,000Andres Valor, OF, Ven. Indians: George Valera, OF (No. Hes missed a lot of time, first with a broken hamate the summer after he was drafted in 2019 and then this year, but the tools and the ability to play shortstop long-term make him stand out. Skeptics worry about the myriad of injuries that have plagued Jenkins during his prep career. The teenager is currently in the Low-A Wests top five in home runs and RBIs and has a very good chance of joining the 20-20 club in his U.S. debut. This year's newly eligible players were born between Sept. 1, 2005, and Aug. 31, 2006. International bonus pools, the money teams can spend on players, are tied to revenue and market size, with small-market teams getting the biggest bonus pools and large market teams getting the smallest. Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, Dodgers catcher Diego Cartaya, Giants shortstop Marco Luciano, Reds shortstop Noelvi Marte, Guardians outfielder George Valera, Twins outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguezand Rockies shortstop Adael Amador were all seven-figure signings. Mariners: Noelvi Marte, SS (No. Hes shown that was no summer fluke by jumping to High-A at age 20 this year, going to the Futures Game, and putting up a .303/.355/.447 line with 21 steals to land on the Top 100 list. Jobe is the organizations next big project. Between that initial commitment and their official signing date, so much can change. The Top 300 is here. We're betting on his dynamic glove, speed, and gamebreaking ability. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. Phillies: Mick Abel, RHP (No. Camilo Diaz, OF, D.R. Marlins: Kahlil Watson, SS (No. With college ball right around the corner and more industry insight at our fingertips, it's time to dive into the top prospects for the 2023 class. As always, our boards are built on three pillars: Conversations within the industry. He's a Kenny Lofton type of spark-plug that provides far more value than his slugging percentage will ever indicate. Royals: Erick Pea, OF (No. International free agency remains free agency because MLB and the MLB Players Association were unable to agreed to an international draft last year. Welbyn Francisca, SS, D.R. February 27, 2023. With Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore both likely in the Majors by 2023, the top spot will be Walkers to lose by then. 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. That said, bonuses of $10,000 or less do not count against the bonus pool, but that doesn't mean the players getting those checks shouldn't get some attention too. He started tapping into big power on the showcase circuit but still remains super projectable and likely to add plenty more strength. From Mick Abel to Nelson Keljo, Jesuit has a knack for developing arms. Gian Zapata, OF, D.R. -- $497,500Jose Mejia, INF, D.R. Notable International Signings: 1/15/2023. He's got a prolific eye at the plate with an extremely advanced approach and a grand willingness to use the whole field. He's batting .303/.440/.609 with 20 homers and 28 steals in 88 games between Low-A and High-A, leads the Minors in runs (93) and extra-base hits (55) and ranks third in OPS (1.049). Projected signing teams, scouting reports and tool grades on just over 30 players from the 2023 class can now be viewed over on The Board. February 27, 2023. 3/MLB No. 70)Itll be interesting to see if 2021 first-rounder Andrew Painter surpasses Abel, the clubs 2020 top pick, as both are big right-handers drafted out of high school. He's a pro hitter. -- $840,000Carlos Mateo, RHP, D.R. Pittsburgh Pirates. Angel Cepeda, SS, D.R. Philadelphia Phillies. It's solid-average power at the plate, mostly to his pull-side. *The forfeited monies are redistributed to the other clubs. Sebastian Walcott, SS, Bahamas: Rangers+ ($3,200,000) More 9. -- $350,000, TwinsJuan Hernandez, SS, Ven. -- $650,000Joseph Tailor, 2B, D.R. February 26, 2023. Here's everything you need to know going into the open of the 2023 international signing period. Daiverson Gutierrez, C, D.R. 1. : Orioles+ ($2,297,500) More 21. White has been a totem on the prep scouting scene since he was 13 years old. Teams will sometimes renege on their agreements if they think the player has regressed, or if one of their other commitments has progressed enough that the team feels compelled to up their offer to prevent another club from swooping in with more money late in process, closer to signing day. Hes already shown that off with two homers (including a grand slam) in his first three games in the Florida Complex League. He's got a short biting slider in the mid-80's that he's primarily utilized against righties to garner chases, as well as a tumbling change-up in the same velocity band that he can command away from lefties with consistency. Maikol Orozco, SS, Ven. Korean baseball reporter Daniel Kimsays Shim is on the verge of signing with the Pirates. -- $450,000Fabian Lopez, SS, D.R. Still, some of the best prospects in baseball were prominent amateur players who signed million-dollar bonuses. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | The Guardians Francisca is considered one of the top young hitters in the entire 2022 MLB International signing class. Every player set to receive a bonus of $2 million or more is included in this ranking, with a smattering of players with high six-figure bonuses and up included as well, players who emerged as favorites of mine throughout the process. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. This is largely how Im able to efficiently collect bonus information, but it also reveals an unsavory aspect of the current system that might eventually bring about an international draft. Still, the impact and track record against velocity and spin has evaluators believing this is a big league regular bat. 9)The Red Sox picked fourth in the 2021 Draft, their earliest selection since 1967, and landed MLB Pipeline's top-rated prospect in California prepster Mayer. -- $500,000Alison Zacarias, RHP, D.R. Its a complex situation without, so far as I can conceive, a nice, clean solution that perfectly addresses all of the issues surrounding the safety, well-being, and agency of these young amateur players, whose plight I consider the most important issue at stake. -- $500,000, TigersAnibal Salas, OF, Ven. Enrique Jimenez, C, Ven. Vargas is expected to sign with the Dodgers. -- $900,000Anyelo Marquez, SS, D.R. Dollander mixes in a bevy of pitches, but it's his tight, sweeping slider that gets whiffs. : D-backs+ ($1,250,000) More 48. The 19-year-old infielders carrying tool remains his power with 24 homers in 90 games between Low-A and High-A this season, and that could grow even more by 2023 as he continues to grow accustomed to more experienced pitching. Strong eyes and quick twitch gives him the ability to make good swing decisions consistently, and it is rare to see him post poor at-bats. Here is a snippet of Salas' MLB.com scouting report: The athletic Salas has a good feel for the strike zone and shows the ability to hit the ball to all fields. Braves: Michael Harris, OF (No. Wilson never strikes out. You can find a lot of our film and live looks in each players blurb below. A premium high school hitter. Still, there are complicated issues that surround a potential draft. Those teams will then triage prospects later in the process and nix whichever verbal deals they see as the least favorable. Signed for $3 million out of the Dominican Republic in January, he's built like a young Alex Rodriguez or Manny Machado and could have solid-or-better tools across the board. His speed will be an asset at any outfield spot, but he does have a fringy arm that may preclude him from right field. Luis Morales, RHP, Cuba: Athletics+ (3,000,000) More 6. He's really dialed in a slider/cutter that flash plus when he's got feel for it. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hisashi Iwakuma, Kenta Maeda, Kosuke Fukudome, Alexei Ramirez, Raisel Iglesias, Seung-Hwan Oh and dozens of others signed after the WBC and went onto successful, multi-year MLB. 1. Luis Reyes, RHP, D.R. -- $300,000, MarlinsJancory De La Cruz, OF, D.R. Yoeilin Cespedes, SS, D.R. Covering prospects is all about the future, right? He's got juice to the pull-side and only projects to develop more as he ages and works to understand what he's capable of. For now, it's comfortably a third base profile, with a corner outfield or first base role possible as he ages. He features an intriguing toolset that includes plus power and arm strength as well as solid to plus speed. Teams can not entice players by offering to put them on the 40-man roster. . : Tigers+ ($1,100,000) More 49. Thirty-one of the players on the 2022 Top 50 International Prospects list are from the Dominican Republic. Dodgers: Diego Cartaya, C (No. 46)While a back issue has kept him out since late July, Soderstrom has shown that reports of his advanced bat coming out of high school were right on target. His defensive work remains a work in progress, but there has been growth there in 2021.That entire package has cemented his place atop the New York rankings for a good while to come. : Pirates+ ($600,000) More 27. The international signing period runs through Dec. 15, 2023. Featuring above average power and a potential solid average hit tool, Shaw has impact in his bat and a mature approach. -- $405,000Manuel Genao, RHP, D.R. The Angels, Phillies and Red Sox each forfeited $500,000 from their pools for signing players who had rejected qualifying offers -- Noah Syndergaard, Nick Castellanos and Trevor Story, respectively -- last offseason, so each has a pool of $4,644,000 . Brewers: Sal Frelick, OF (No. Those teams have largely turned their attention to the 2025 and 2026 classes over the past year. Defensively, it's a solid average glove with an above average arm, though his size may ultimately shift him to third base. The younger Salas has all the tools to be an impact player at the game's most demanding position. His profile projects somewhere between Andrew Benintendi and Michael Harris II. White Sox: Colson Montgomery, SS (No. For prospects around the globe hoping to sign with an MLB franchise, it kicks off a 11-month window for teams to land prospects. Crews burst onto the scene as a true freshman, crushing baseballs, earning All-American honors almost unanimously. January 15, 2023 Paul Woodin AL East, General, MiLB, Top 50 Lists, Yankees 9 New York Yankees Top 50 graphic design by Michael Packard, @CollectingPack on Twitter The Yankees used a lot of youth in 2022 that effectively kept them in the playoff race. 3/MLB No. From Detroits stance, it picked up a pitcher who could eventually end up as the best arm of the class. It's a deceptive slot that's tough to pick up too. By Eric Cross Last updated Jan 9, 2023 A massive part of fantasy baseball dynasty leagues always has been and always will be prospects. If a draft is put in place before then, it will likely impact how much money those players receive and which team they end up working for. 1/MLB No. 3)Some scouts considered Hernandez the best prospect in the 2020 international class and the Cubs say he has more upside than any foreign player they've signed recently -- including Eloy Jimnez and Gleyber Torres. Clark has a fantastic feel for the strike zone and has a swing catered toward using the entire field. Bradfield will never been a thumper, but he's got elite vision at the plate, hardly ever expands the zone and walks just about as much as he strikes out. February 26, 2023. With the summer showcase circuit behind us and college fall ball in the rearview mirror, we're ready to re-rank the 2023 draft class. More Prospects News. 3/MLB No. There's potential here to be an athletic impact bat on the left side of the infield, likely at third base at the next level. He shows good throwing mechanics and a strong arm. A primary left fielder, Honeyman is an above average runner with high-level instincts. #13 Ariel Castro (OF, Cuba) #15 . The Top 300 is here. 48) Martinez has been pegged as a potential future No. 2/MLB No. 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. He excelled in his full-season debut as a 19-year-old in Low-A, batting .298/.409/.614 in 31 games, but he sustained a hamstring injury in mid-July that's expected to sideline him for the rest of the year. 13)Arizona looks like an organization ready to turn even more attention to its young farm system, so the club must have been elated when Lawlar dropped to the No. : Mariners ($600,000) More 43. Our team has taken in nine showcase tournaments and been closely monitoring fall scrimmages, including sitting in on several exhibitions. -- $310,000Carlos Monteverde, OF, Ven. : Angels ($900,000) More . 5)While Paris missed a chunk of this season with a fractured fibula, he came back and hit well enough to earn a promotion from Low-A to High-A, and hes still a teenager. The son of two-time All-Star and World Series champion Al Leiter, he comes equipped with an elite 90-97 mph fastball that hitters rarely barrel, a plus curveball and a solid slider and changeup. This is a premium power bat with easy plus raw power to all fields. Cristopher Larez, SS, Ven. Because just a few months of physical development can be quite meaningful for such young athletes, prospects have a tendency to change a lot between when they make a handshake deal with a team and when they actually sign. 1/MLB No. The draft you see every summer covers players born in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Its a premium bat in the 2023 class, even if he does physically mature into a corner role when it's all said and done. 97)During his pro debut after being a bit of a surprise third-round pick in 2019, Harris showed that the Braves mightve been shrewd to take the two-way player and let him hit, as he reached full-season ball. : Cardinals+ ($500,000) More 37. -- $700,000Angelo Hernandez, C, Ven. 2023 600 PA / 200 IP Projections . As: Tyler Soderstrom, C (No. The real deal. *Teams will be allowed to trade international bonus slots during this signing period starting Jan. 15. MLB Draft, 2023 MLB Draft A new year, a new board and new ranks. Hes comfortably a plus runner with a huge arm that will play at any outfield spot. His batted-ball metrics are loud. Troy typically takes the field at second base, though hes played a ton of reps at shortstop too. Padres: Robert Hassell III, OF (No. What are scouting executives, cross-checkers and area scouts seeing at the ballfields? February 26, 2023. SPENDING BY COUNTRY $50.9M 1 Dominican Republic $26.3M 2 Venezuela $7.2M 3 Cuba $3.3M 4 Japan $0.6M 5 Mexico $0.4M 6 Panama $0.1M 7 Canada $0.0M 8 Curacao $0.0M 9 Switzerland $0.0M 10 Brazil $0.0M 11 Taiwan $0.0M 12 Italy $0.0M 13 Nicaragua Weve collected data and pitch metrics from guys showcasing their summer gains and, boy, do things look promising. Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 3:26 AM ET, Park Factors . Position-wise, there are 20 infielders, 18 outfielders, five catchers, six pitchers and one two-way player. Felix Morrobel, SS, D.R. Players with a 40+ FV grade or above tend to be prospects who I think would go in the first two rounds of a draft, while the teenage 40 FV prospects are the sort Id ballpark in the $700,000 to $1 million bonus range as draft prospects, basically the slot amounts just after the second round. : Padres+ ($5,600,000) More 2. 1/MLB No. 4/MLB No. Its also when their dreams are realized. Hes put on a lot of muscle over the course of the last calendar year. 1 prospect for each organization at the start of the 2023 season. Its one of the best changeups in the class and comfortably projects plus. -- $750,000, Blue JaysDavid Guzman, OF, Ven. He'll be able to sign a contract of any size at that time. -- $800,000Luis Merejo, INF, D.R. 8)Kansas City sent Pea to its alternate site last year when he was still only 17 -- a sign of how advanced they believe the July 2019 signee was. He's a thick, twitchy middle-infielder who could certainly stick at shortstop, though some believe he could end up at second base or third base because of his shorter strides and muscular frame. 1 prospect in the Nats future. The draft you see every summer covers players born in the. In 2022, he took 25 free passes, punching out just seven times. 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