Youve probably been battered with this question over the past couple months, but any chance the team lists will start rolling out next week? Peraza had another solid offensive season, this time as a 22-year-old at Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, where he slashed .259/.329/.448, hit 19 homers, and stole 33 bases. Its possible Marte simply lacks feel for squaring up the baseball, and/or that his power output was caricatured by the hitting environments of Seattles A-ball clubs (Everett is hitter-friendly, and pockets of the Cal League are extremely so), or was simply over-evaluated in the first place. Generally considered a polished, high-floored prospect, theres now a fair bit of volatility here. There are people capable of standing out in this manner, but generally, even the most accomplished rankers tend to miss on players. He still threw a ton of strikes and went in the fifth round of the 2021 draft, projecting as a high-floor, low-ceiling depth starter based on his command. And Carroll can really motor: hes a no-doubt 80 runner and routinely posts sub-4.00 second times to first base. Martinez made that less likely. The lingering effects of the pandemic mean the . A high-probability shortstop with a long-limbed, projectable frame, Hernandez was your traditional international amateur who excels in a workout environment. That's why Shohei Ohtani had to sign a minor league deal with the Angels a few years ago. He spent most of the rest of the year rehabbing in Arizona, often attending Diamondbacks games in his sling. Below is Baseball America's international prospect bonus board, sorting the players in the 2021-22 signing class based on the top 50 expected bonuses. His hands are quick and direct to the ball, though he struggles to make contact in front of the plate, often over-swings, and tends to chase. -- $800,000Luis Merejo, INF, D.R. Miller spent his freshman year at Blinn College, then pitched out of the Texas A&M bullpen as a sophomore and junior. This is technically the 2021-22 signing period, and the players who sign Saturday would have signed last July 2 in a normal year. He checks the talent and proximity boxes rather emphatically, and when you start lining up the other pitchers toward the back of the Top 100 list, Williams past and theoretical future injuries are more palatable than lots of other prospects actual injuries, so weve bumped him into this tier as a correction. His arm is strong from any angle. That will be a full decade before Green will be drafted in 2022, very likely with the #1 overall selection. Yilber Herrera, SS, Dominican Republic Twins ($700,000) More 36. Im not advocating for or against drafting international players. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. Scouts were blown away by his power and speed, but swing-and-miss issues were a concern. Nelson spent most of his college career in the bullpen showing huge stuff, fringe command, and repertoire depth that led to optimism surrounding his development as a starter. by Retrosheet. 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. Yoeilin Cespedes, SS, D.R. Johnsons swing bears some mechanical resemblance to Bryce Harpers, especially its lower half usage and finish. 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. 1 pitcher available this signing period. His time on the Twins roster was too short-lived to put much stake in, but was just as brilliant more so, given his ability to translate those above-average across-the-board numbers to the highest level. MLB international signing period: Where the top international prospects signed, including No. That was not the case on defense, however. He chased at a 37% rate in 2022, which isnt terrible in a big league context, but is pretty bad when viewed through the minor league lens, where fewer pitchers have chase-inducing stuff. The final installment of this weeks set of international player updates revolves around the amateur prospects who will begin to sign a month from now when the new international signing period begins on January 15. Sengas walk rate fell from the 10-11% range to the 8-8.5% range during that stretch, and his WHIP was a measly 1.05. Remember that there was pre-draft consternation around his age (he was well over 19), which draft models tend to penalize prospects for because of the historical success of younger players. This projection is a little more bullish about him staying at short, at least for a while, largely based on Lees feel for the position. 2022 Elite Extra Edition will feature autograph and memorabilia hits form this year's top draft picks, prospects and DPL stars! Cappe has a prototypical shortstops build and good feel for contact. We could not draft Suzuki because he was not on a team. He had his second straight fair offensive season as a pro, as he produced a 95 wRC+ at High-A, mostly thanks to his ability to put balls in play. The lateral agility to block pitches in the dirt is obviously here, though Naylor is sometimes late getting to the ground. Position-wise, there are 20 infielders, 18 outfielders, five catchers, six pitchers and one two-way player. The son of two-time Pro Bowl tight end Eric Green, Elijah became Draft Famous during his junior year, homering a couple of times in high school tournaments held in big league parks and looking much toolsier than all but a couple of the prospects who were a year older than him. -- $500,000, RedsAlfredo Alcantara, SS, D.R. On its own, the heater hasnt been much of a bat-misser, but it plays up thanks to two excellent secondaries a changeup and a slider both of which are plus or better, and both of which garnered whiff rates over 50% and chase rates over 40% in 2022. -- $525,000Yoiber Ruiz, SS, Ven. Julien hit 17 dingers and slashed .278/.398/.556 as a freshman at Auburn, then was ruled draft-eligible as a 20-year-old sophomore not because of his age, but because he had attended a year of secondary school in Canada before heading to college, which made him three years removed from high school. By his senior year of high school, Holliday already had. 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. Whites stuff continues to shine when hes healthy, which is especially impressive given the amount of time hes lost. The Rangers forfeit $500,000 each for Corey Seager and Marcus Semien. The forfeited monies are redistributed to the other clubs. Those negotiations failed, meaning that the future signing periods of the 2022-26 CBA will continue to operate on the current schedule and under the current rules. Wiemer is a power/speed freak who might bust or be a power-hitting anomaly. Randy De Jesus, OF, Dominican Republic Angels ($1,200,000) More 39. 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. -- $600,000Hector Liriano, OF, D.R. Jeter Martinez, RHP, Mex. Merrills style of hitting generates a lot of liners and groundballs his swing only occasionally has homer-producing lift but he is striking the baseball with precision and authority in a way thats pretty amazing for a teenage shortstop, let alone one who dealt with a wrist fracture during the year. Rocchios calling card is still his switch-hitting offensive ability, specifically his bat-to-ball skills, which have made him a 50 FV mainstay since he finished his first domestic pro season. There are guidelines for signing prospects. During his time in New Yorks system, he underwent an overhaul to his mechanics and now throws with a more typical starters delivery, characterized by impressive flexibility in his shoulders and back. For these prospects, it is their first step in professional baseball. Salas is expected to command close to $5 million next January. 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. Parada may not be able to catch, but we think his bat profiles anywhere. It isnt pretty, but some of the proof is in the data. More disappointing though is that the shape of the heater hasnt played the way it was hoped to or how the TrackMan data that came out of his time at Vandy hinted that it might, having lost some of the ghost-like deception that flummoxed opposing college batters. You run the risk of essentially wasting your entire draft while the managers around you are adding safer bets. Wood was a divisive amateur prospect, with some scouts seeing him as a center fielder with 70 raw power projection and others seeing him as an eventual first baseman with hit tool risk. Felnin Celesten, SS, Dominican RepublicCelesten shows big tools across the board and has a chance to be a five-tool player if he continues to develop at a normal pace. He has a pronounced bat wrap. Waldichuks command is better than his small 2022 big league sample and he should stabilize as a mid-rotation piece. 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. Nelsons velocity was down early in 2022 but picked up late in the year. His hands load in a pretty typical spot that keeps him short back to the baseball, and he doesnt swing and miss a ton. : Nationals+ ($550,000) More 40. His strikeout rate improved upon promotion to Triple-A, albeit in a smaller sample. Graceffos velocity has exploded since he left the Main Line, and hes now nearing the big leagues as a contenders fourth starter. His heater is only generating about a 14% swinging strike rate, per Synergy Sports, which is above the big league average but not elite. 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. He threw his heavy, low-spin curveball with greater frequency and relied on it more as an out pitch. He checks literally every scouting box, and for as much as analytical boxes matter for a high school hitter, he checks those, too. Roderick Arias, shortstop, Dominican Republic The top prospect in the class, Arias has plus-arm potential. His arm strength (a 70 on the scale two winters ago) was not as consistent in recent looks but is still strong. The Diamondbacks selected Pfaadt with their final pick in 2020s abbreviated draft. Because these players are so close in age to the younger prospects who participate in any given domestic draft, I like to use theoretical draft position as a barometer by which to grade the international amateurs. Cristopher Larez, SS, Ven. Dyan Jorge, SS, Cuba Rockies ($2,800,000) More 16. Trio of Sox prospects rising together has Cora amped. He loads his hands high and cuts down at the ball, which makes him tough to beat in the upper two thirds of the strike zone because Peraza is so short to those locations. The Blue Jays coaxed Barger away from a Florida commitment with $270,000, and he barely played during his first two full seasons, one of them lost to the pandemic. He doesnt have huge raw juice (his peak exit velos are in the 106-108 mph range a bit shy of big league average, but still good for a player Arroyos age), and his bat-to-ball and chase rate stats are comfortably below average, but Arroyo lifts the baseball with remarkable consistency. Updated: July 16, 2022. These are the international bonus pools for the 2022-23 signing period: Clubs that received a Competitive Balance Pick in Round B of the Draft (Athletics, Brewers, Mariners, Marlins, Rays, Reds, Tigers and Twins) received a pool of $6,366,900 while clubs with a Competitive Balance Pick in Round A (D-backs, Guardians, Orioles, Padres, Pirates, Rockies and Royals) received $5,825,500. Mead has spent a lot of time at third and second base. Others have referred to it as the international day of joy. 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. There are 12 prospects from Venezuela, three from Cuba, two from the Bahamas and one each from Mexico and Korea. Waldichuk came to Oakland as part of the return for Frankie Montas, bringing with him a nicely shaped four-seamer and an intimidating, sweepy slider with tons of horizontal movement. He was set to pick up winter ball reps in the Dominican Republic for Estrellas Orientales, but was shut down after just five games due to continued back discomfort. "We really are excited about him and the live arm he has with control and how big he is," said Daniel Rodriguez, the Astros . Before the 2022 draft there was again buzz that some teams were off Lee because of his medical, and also that Lee and his family preferred that he stay as close to home as possible by joining a team that trains in Arizona. However, this type of swing also makes it tough to scoop underneath low pitches. 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. Considering how strong he is and how much contact he makes, there is a shocking dearth of measurable, high-quality contact happening here. Detroit Tigers Available Bonus: $6,431,000 Top Player: SS Cristian Santana Indeed, the size and character of the bonus pool was one of the areas of disagreement during the negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA this past summer. Juan Olmos, C, Colombia Royals ($797,500) More 26. Position-wise, there are 26 infielders, 16 outfielders, two pitchers and six catchers. Certainly from a velocity and spin (about 200 rpm) standpoint they had, though each is still capable of missing bats. He is the younger brother of Marlins prospect Jose Salas, and he could end up being the best player in the family. He lacks precise command, but he throws enough strikes to start and bully hitters with his velocity and slider for five and six innings at a time. : Astros+ ($2,250,000) More 18. According to a source, he was one of just three 18-year-old hitters to have an average exit velocity of 88 mph or higher in 2022, and Chourio played at least one level ahead of the other two (Red Sox outfielder Miguel Bleis and Astros prospect Luis Baez) for the entire season, and two and three levels ahead late in the year when he had a pot of High-A coffee and a shot of espresso at Double-A Biloxi. The financial ecosystem of Latin American scouts and trainers might also be impacted by a draft if MLB starts to seize control of the manner in which players are seen. Derniche Valdez, SS, D.R. Joendry Vargas, SS, D.R. Hes not only kept things in check physically but actually improved to the point of being an above-average defender. Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) January 15, 2022. Hitters in general seemed unphased by Jobes fastball/breaking ball combo and were comfortable parsing them from one another, even in A-ball. : Brewers ($1,300,000) More 34. And Miller held upper-90s velocity throughout, sitting 98-99 mph throughout most of his starts and rarely ever dipping below the 96-97 mph band with his fastball, which he also threw for a strike at a 70% clip in 2022. The Zion Williamson of baseball, Domnguez is a bulked-up, switch-hitting toolshed. Hes adept at dropping it into the top of the strike zone, around the hands of left-handed hitters who think its a fastball above the zone until it cuts down onto the corner. Julien finally got underway in pro ball in 2021 and since then, hes had two good seasons en route to a 40-man roster spot. -- $600,000, BrewersAntony Gomez, OF, D.R. 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. : D-backs+ ($950,000) More 19. But generally, I find targeting the forgotten international prospects deep in drafts can be even more effective. He has the speed to play out there, but Frelick is not a crisp center fielder, and later in the 2022 season he saw lots of time in left (though some of it was due to the sudden presence of Esteury Ruiz), where he also looked tentative. There will probably be a consistent hole against fastballs up and away for Domnguez. Cols is exclusively an outfielder now, and he hit .269/.319/.481 in part-time duty with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan from 2017-19. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. You may have also noticed that there are more than 100 prospects in the table below, and more than 100 scouting summaries. Luciano had persistent back issues that followed him to winter ball. Esmith Pineda, OF, Panama Reds More 50. Perazas true carrying tool is his shortstop defense. Julien has perhaps the best plate discipline in the minors and can bang em when he actually swings. Leiter was wild in his first full season, but we dont want to come off him too severely since he has looked like a solid fourth starter basically every other year hes been on the prospect radar. Abel has a strong natural proclivity for spinning his breaking stuff, and his low-to-mid-80s slurve is already an above-average pitch and could be a 70-grade shove machine at maturity. Top prospect Brown focusing on slider mechanics after spring debut. Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by. He worked in the 89-93 mph range as a high schooler, then exploded in college, hitting 100 mph as a freshman and sustaining upper-90s velocity when he finally moved to the rotation as a fourth-year junior in 2021. Alfredo Duno, C, Ven. Casas spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Worcester and hit .273/.382/.481 there amid a two-month absence to recover from a high ankle sprain. Ronny Mo is on the very edge of the threshold of viability in this respect. Lefties with plus command and plus changeups tend to overachieve and Allen is exactly that, poised to play a mid-rotation role relatively soon. He was suddenly a young-for-the-class college bat who might have gone very high in the draft if hed hit like he had the year before and gotten better at second base. While this might contribute to some of his in-zone and overall swing-and-miss rates (he posted a 77% Z-contact% and 72% overall contact% in 2022, both comfortably below the big league average), Henderson shows plenty of hitterish traits that instill confidence in his 2022 output. 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. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. These are the international bonus pools for the 2022-23 signing period: Clubs that received a Competitive Balance Pick in Round B of the Draft (Athletics, Brewers, Mariners, Marlins, Rays, Reds, Tigers and Twins) received a pool of $6,366,900 while clubs with a Competitive Balance Pick in Round A (D-backs, Guardians, Orioles, Padres, Pirates, Rockies and Royals) received $5,825,500. Berry turned down seven figures coming out of high school and went to Arizona, where he raked as a freshman DH for a Wildcats team that made a deep postseason run. Hes barrel-chested and quite bulky, and hell need to maintain his conditioning to be able to block and receive adequately. Eders delivery has changed since college. The pitch has natural tailing action, but Ortiz can also blow it past hitters at the letters when he wants, and his TrackMan data shows hes mixing in four- and two-seamers in the locations where theyre most effective. However the defensive end of things shakes out for Mead (here he projects in left field for the third straight season), he has enough bat to be an above-average everyday player, combining potent contact, power, and perhaps a newfound sense of the strike zone. Yorke and his French swing (because it is evocative of Ty France) looked like a high-probability big league hitter with a well-rounded contact and power combination in Arizona, enough to project as a regular if he can stay on the dirt. Again, verbal agreements are sometimes made a couple of years in advance of a player actually being eligible to sign, a phenomena that tends to happen most often with top-of-the-market prospects. The tools Merrill has in place already make him feel like a high-probability impact player, and if he develops feel for lift without compromising contact as he enters his 20s, then hes going to be one of the top couple of prospects in the minors before he debuts. Raymond Mola, OF, D.R. : Guardians+ ($850,000) More 38. Rafaela had a breakout 2022 season, hitting .299/.342/.539 mostly at Double-A Portland. Theres still risk Rafaela walks the Cristian Pache path, as his issues are similar to the ones that have apparently undone the young Athletic, but more likely hes akin to Kevin Pillar, and there are scouts who think Rafaelas frame will continue to add strength such that he hits for more power than Pillar was able to. When he can get the barrel out there, though, hes a threat to do extra-base damage the other way because of his bat speed. He needs to improve at framing pitches in the bottom of the zone, especially breaking balls, which he tends to let travel too deep, making them appear to be below the zone. 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. 2 overall prospect, then was shut down with what Miami described as arm fatigue.. He has special hand-eye coordination and bat-to-ball skill, as well as a tremendous idea of the strike zone. OHoppe started the 2022 season at Double-A in the Phillies system before the Angels snagged him as part of the Brandon Marsh deadline deal.
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