He'll mix in a low 90s fastball as his main secondary pitch with below-average curveball and a rare changeup. 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. Like many of the Bowman newcomers, Kahlil Watson has big time upside and is one of the top prospects in a strong Miami Marlins farm system. 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. Watch live streaming. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! 'I'm a catcher:' Rose stands out at MLB DREAM Series. (1:12 Hobby Packs) Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Parallels - Max /99. Additional fastball velocity and/or increased development of his other secondaries will cement his big league status and I am betting on the Brewers dev org to do just that. While he spins the fastball, it's not as effective as one would think, and his tall, lanky frame (6'5") has mechanical/delivery concerns. The new Lite configurations in 2021 for previous products have had exclusive Black & White Mini Diamond refractors, so this will be the first time we see a RayWave refractor. Has a plus fastball in the mid-90s and a double plus slider with elite spin rates that was the best slider in the draft and in contention for best pitch period in all of the draft. Super athletic with plus speed - love seeing him motor around the bases as it just looks like he is moving fast. Ben Kudrna - RHP (Royals, 1st Base only, 43/31) - While the Royals went way underslot with their first-round pick, Frank Mozzicato, they went way overslot with their second-round pick in Ben Kudrna. 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. Merrill had a growth spurt as a prep Senior that led to the increased punch with the bat and drew much more interest, landing him an underslot deal with the Padres at the end of the 1st round. Given what I did find, he looks to throw both a four-seamer and a two-seamer in the low 90s with a nicely shaped slurve and a changeup. All Lists Top 500 Dynasty Prospects ($) . 2021 Bowman card list & price guide. Colton Cowser - OF (Orioles, 1st Base and Auto, 5/12) - The 5th overall pick has a double plus hit tool and plate approach that constantly delivers the barrel to the ball. His third pitch is a changeup that is reportedly above average, but I wasn't able to find many looks at it. 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. An easy Tier None slotting for the Blue Jays 4th rounder. Has plus power with a really pretty right handed swing when he gets a hold of one. He has both outcomes of a backend starter or high leverage bullpen arm basically equally weighted in his future. With more info and video, I might consider a plus power bat as a standout tool and in consideration for Tier 3, but the expected DH penalty and the overall profile seems like a Tier None guy to me until I see more. Options include the normal 24-pack boxes and new 50-pack boxes. Chad Dallas - RHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base only, 121/185) - Backend starter profile that is the classic pitchability right-hander. 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. Average low to mid 90's fastball that serve to setup above average to plus slider and changeup. At present, he is average to above average across the board, but he is by no means a finished product. Sometimes the statline and the fact that he just regularly bangs the ball all over the field speaks louder than tool grades. Lonnie White Jr. - OF (Pirates, 1st Base and Auto, 64/35) - Along with Chandler, the Pirates used their underslot choice of Henry Davis at 1-1 to steal away a big time football commit with White, a potential star wide receiver headed to Penn State. A Tier 3 pitcher that could easily jump into Tier 2 with some consistency and any additional fastball velo bump. 2021 Bowman - Prospects Baseball Checklist | Trading Card Database Tier 1 - Cream of the crop. Joe Rock - LHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 68/101) - The highest pick ever at Ohio University, the 6'6" lefty has some projection left as he barely tips the scales at 200 pounds. Wes Kath - 3B (White Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 57/33) - The White Sox second-round pick out of the Arizona prep ranks was a shortstop in high school but has pushed out to third base in his first pass through pro ball. 2021 Bowman Card Prices | PSA & Ungraded Values - SportsCardsPro Another watchlist guy to see if that patience and power materialize to push him out of Tier None. High 80's to Low 90's fastball with an above-average curveball as his main secondary. I am going to split the difference and slide him into the bottom of Tier 3. The main difference will be with the inserts and exclusive parallels. He could use some more velocity and his fastball and that would hopefully drive up the strikeout potential. 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. An average hit tool and a willingness to take a walk in college, but showed increased strikeout rates in his short stint in the minors this year. His left-handed swing looks more geared towards power as he tends to load up more while his right-handed swing looks to put the bat on the ball more. Without the power behind that profile, he's easily in Tier None until further development. That being said, even with a ceiling of a lights out closer, it's hard to put someone with a single pitch bullpen profile as anything but Tier None. He apparently will throw an inconsistent changeup infrequently as his third pitch, but I never saw it in the video I watched. Outside of the name and being on the Yankees, you wouldn't think twice about putting him in Tier None. Plus max velo numbers at the Complex level and a top 10 player in our hitting RoboScout for the Complex level. 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. Robo umps may make that less of a concern. Given the prospect pedigree and draft capital spent, Mack gets the benefit of the doubt and slots into the middle of Tier 3. He is more of an above-average hit tool with average pop and good plate skills. Christian Scott - RHP (Mets, 1st Auto only, 142/330) - Two pitch late innings reliever out of the University of Florida. Bowman Chrome Baseball Cards! Ja'Marr Chase - WR, LSU (2021) Justin Fields - QB, Ohio State (2021) Trevor Lawrence - QB, Clemson (2021) A common misconception about the NFL Draft is that the college and pro games are very similar. Another player to keep an eye on. What I did see in addition to the fastball and curveball was a pitching motion that almost looked like he was falling towards the first base side mid-arm swing which lead to the pitches all staying arm-side. At worst, a high leverage bullpen floor, and at best, a mid-rotation starter with potentially more if the stars align. With the inherent risk of prep righty profiles, he goes into the bucket of similar profiles in Tier None with a firm "watch list" designation. Click on any card to see more graded card prices, historic prices, and past sales. 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. He's a switch hitter and the video from the Complex is already promising with what the Mariners are doing. As a switch hitting shortstop-only profile, he is likely on the fence between Tier 2 and Tier 3. Very athletic at 6'2" 190 with room to fill out. Not sure if there are any plus tools yet to his game, but enough promise with the hit and power tools for me to put him into the back half of Tier 3. 10 Best Wander Franco Rookie Cards To Buy Now - Gold Card Auctions On with the show! February 2, 2023. Cal Conley - 2B/SS (Braves, 1st Base only, 126/105) - The Braves 4th round pick out of Texas Tech has that middle infielder utility player look to him. No plus pitches, but throws four average to above average pitches that all work well with each other. Yorke was ranked No. When I watch video of him, I see a professional baseball player all around. Eric Silva - RHP (Giants, 1st Base only, 115/162) - Giants took the Kyle Harrison approach again with taking a prep arm and paying him overslot money - in Silva's case, a million dollars over slot. Most evaluators believe he doesn't stick behind the plate as his receiving skills are not up to par but he does have the arm strength to gun down runners. But like the rest of the guys with this profile, keep tabs on them. An easy Tier 2 call for me given the power potential, but the hit tool will drive whether he should have been a Tier 1 call or not. More often than not, the curveball and slider were either hit hard or taken for a strike middle-middle because the hitters were so geared towards the fastball. He was more of a corner player and shifted over to catching as a freshman in high school, so it's definitely possible for him to move back out to a corner. 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. Top of Tier 3 player that develops anything more than average power and he slides into Tier 2. Although Davis' numbers may not be mind blowing, he's only played in 167 games in his entire MiLB career. International. Other than building innings, there isn't much more he can do unless the Yankees can squeeze some more fastball velocity out of his arm. He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. High-end SP 2 pitchers with additional positive factors such as team, arsenal, pedigree, etc. His main secondary, which he will throw a lot, is a very hard gyro slider that will touch the low 90's and breaks glove side. 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. Marcelo Mayer - SS (Red Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 4/1) - The 4th overall pick in the draft, that spot was likely the floor for him as he was a popular pick for the top overall pick in many mock drafts. Plenty of pitchers, catchers, role players, hit tool only bats, defense-first players, etc. Both pitches are double plus killers when they are on. He also should work on not throwing the pitch into Jace Jung's wheelhouse - Holy Moly. On the plus side, he has strong plate skills in that he rarely strikes out and regularly puts up high OBP marks. Curveball is above average and he sequences it well with his fastball. I really liked the looks I had and was tempted to push him up to Tier 3, but will let caution get the better part of valor here. 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. 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. I don't like the back and forth rocking motion for the swing either and hopefully he can quiet the movements to lead to better in zone contact and less swing and miss. Jose Torres - SS (Reds, 1st Base and Auto, 89/85) - Defense first college shortstop that has shown some hit tool growth and sneaky pop, but essentially is an average offensive tool set at the moment. I saw him struggle a lot with pitches up in the zone. Ad Ad - content continues below Every MLB Team's Most Impressive Prospect in 2021 2021 Bowman Baseball Hobby Box | Steel City Collectibles While he exclusively played Center field his past few years in college, his size will likely push him out to left field, putting more pressure on his hit tool, which is much more of a question mark than his prodigious power. Throws strikes and has an effective three-pitch mix. Click on a Card detail page to see historic prices and values for all different grades. The 2020 first round pick (28th overall), Wells is a stocky left handed hitter at 6'2" 228 lbs who employs a short stroke that helped him slash .264/.390/.476 in 2021. A real steady Eddie type that will eat innings for the Angels in the future. 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. And the outside chance that he is a two way player not of the Brendan McKay failed experiment but more of an Ohtani-lite is probably something to be cognizant of. Hits his spots all day long in the video I watched which is what drives the high floor evaluation. When it comes to prospect products, the 1st Bowman logo is all that and then some. He can throw them all for strikes and mixes pitches well. Logan Henderson - RHP (Brewers, 1st Base only, 116/268) - The NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year in 2021, he's a shorter (just under 6 feet tall) right-hander JUCO Bandit out of Texas has an effective low 90s fastball that is the table-setter for his double-plus changeup. The Vanderbilt University product was the fifth overall draft pick by the Toronto Blue Jays last year and is ranked as baseball's 20th overall prospect by MLB Pipeline. Dual Draftees: Dual cards featuring top 2013 draft picks from the same franchise. Tyler Mattison - RHP (Tigers, 1st Base only, 104/NR) - Underslot senior sign in round 4 for the Tigers out of Bryant University. He'll also throw a changeup occasionally. Add in two to three of these guys and we start to get closer to previous years - Jack Leiter, Khalil Watson, Colson Montgomery, Joshua Baez, Max Muncy, Matt McLain, and Trey Sweeney would all be welcome additions. New 20 in '20 - Bowman Scouts provide a breakdown of the top 20 prospects coming out of the 2020 MLB Draft. At worst, he is a utility player that is passive at the plate with disappointing bat speed. The past three years of Bowman Draft have set an extremely high bar with the strength of its checklist. A lefty prep shortstop out of Maryland, he has that classic left-handed swing geared for the lower quadrant of the zone. Retail formats are never really announced, but Topps has not done retail for Bowman Draft in recent memory, if ever. A back-end starter with a history of arm injuries is an easy Tier None decision until we see his return to the mound. Clarke started to put it together in the Pandemic shortened season in 2020 and continued to crush in 2021 for Cal-State Northridge with a .324/.445/.570 triple slash and 8 home runs in 38 games. Has the arm but not ideal receiving skills for the position. Which is great because there are a lot of them. The only item in that stew that is missing is the power, and there are some hints that it will come. Free shipping for many products! 2022 Bowman Draft Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers 195625717041 An easy Tier None slot unless there are significant developmental improvements. 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. Plus speed and an above-average hit tool at the moment. DESIGN Lite Hobby box - no guaranteed hit, but guaranteed 5 Lite-exclusive Black & White RayWave refractor parallels and is roughly $150 pre-sale per box. He has a notorious hitch in his swing and regularly is mentioned in the same breath as Hunter Pence. He's got an inverted front leg batting stance that just looks uncomfortable and I wonder over time if that has to be adjusted simply due to the wear and tear on catcher's knees and ankles. Top 10 MLB Prospects With Bowman Chrome Who Could Debut In 2022 These 25 players stood out at the DREAM Series. I can squint and see it as well, but I am taking the easy way out and putting him in Tier None as a high-risk prep right-hander that needs to get an effective third pitch before climbing up the Tier rankings. Brand Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects 21 $519.99 Product Details Set Checklist Shop Boxes Product Details User Rating: Rating: 3.8 Rate This Product Putting the final bow on the main run of Topps' MLB prospect releases for the year, 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball focuses on top picks from the 2021 MLB Draft. The opening Bowman checklist of the season is a fairly strong one. 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. Most of the big names are in here - Marcelo Mayer, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House, Henry Davis. More fluid and better bat speed through the zone from the right side. Will also throw an average changeup now that he's starting that shows nice arm-side fade when it's on. Good size at 6'3" and 220 pounds, he is one of the older prep players having turned 20 at the end of this past October. 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft Gavin Williams Refractor Prospect #BDC-93 Super Jumbo Hobby box - guarantees 5 autos and is roughly $600 pre-sale per box. That puts me in a conundrum of whether to bump CES up to Tier 2 based on performance or Tier 3 based on tools. 2023 Top 200 Draft Prospects 2023 Top 100 College Prospects . Not to mention two of the potential bigger names that ended up not signing in Kumar Rocker and Jud Fabian. Top 20 Prospects on the 2021 Bowman Draft Checklist! I have not seen prices posted anywhere for this, but it is probably between the Lite and Jumbo cost - perhaps in the $200 range if I had to guess. Athletic and prototypical starting pitcher size at 6'4" and 245 pounds, he was a 3-star quarterback recruit coming out of high school. Tier 2 - Bats that may lack in a certain area such as top-end power, three true outcomes players, maybe great real life/fantasy players, but not hobby-elite, or tantalizing raw talents. 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. However he moves forward with that or without it, the missing ingredient is getting the hit tool up to the level of all his other tools, or close to it. 2022 BOWMAN DRAFT Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers - $1.70. A mid-rotation starter with a low to mid 90's fastball that has big time arm-side run. Asia Edition Hobby box - one guaranteed auto with exclusive Asia refractors - these have typically been the same thing as the mojo refractors you find in retail Mega boxes of Bowman Baseball and Bowman Chrome. Total Cards: 150 Rating: 8.0 (2 votes) Click here to Rate He also throws a curveball and a changeup, but right now both pitches are average at best and more used as a change of pace. 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. His command needs a fair amount of work, but he lived all around the edges of the zone even when he was missing which is promising. Jackson Wolf - LHP (Padres, 1st Base only, 129/475) - The 4th year Senior left-hander out of West Virginia was a starter in college but projects more as a bullpen arm. - Autograph Purple Parallel #'d to 10 - Autograph Black Parallel #'d 1/1. 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. The only question is if Cowser will ever work 20+ home runs into his game. Dominic Hamel - RHP (Mets, 1st Base and Auto, 81/193) - Mets 3rd round right-hander out of Dallas Baptist has the analytical data on his pitches to backup being a potential mid-rotation starter. Outside of the 1st Bowman prospects above, you will also get plenty of base and autos from non-1st Bowman prospects. Not like Cleveland will need it given their depth at the position. 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. A variety of different opinions out there on Trimble on whether he can hit for power in the pros, but everyone agrees that he has the speed to steal double-digit bases in the show. Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Baseball Sports Trading Cards, 20 Size MLB Posters, 20 Size MLB Banners, 20 Size MLB Signs, 20 Size . A lot of my video looks at him were from the left side and he was pretty aggressive, especially with fastballs. 2018 through 2020 Bowman Draft easily provided 10 to 15 prospects to chase per release plus a variety of the standard fare lottery tickets inherent in a prospect product. Update June 2021: Wander has arrived. Clean, repeatable mechanics and an advanced for his age approach lessen the prep rightys risk. In baseball terms, it's better if they can, and in hobby terms, it's better if they can't. 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft Connor Norby 1st Prospect Auto #CDA-CN Orioles - E02 | Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop, Sports Trading Cards, Trading Card Singles | eBay! 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. Being a right handed bat, that creates short side platoon concerns. Slotting him into the top half of Tier 3; if he does take that next step in his development, he becomes an easy player to jump into Tier 2 with that god-mode fastball. He's fleeter afoot than the typical catcher, as evidenced in his 16/16 season in 103 games across two levels. . 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. 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. Jaden Hill - RHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 68/101) - If Jaden Hill was injury free, he would almost certainly be a Tier 2 arm. Each pack contains (5) base cards, (3) Paper Prospect cards and (2) Chrome Prospect cards. Low to mid-90s with his velocity and often sits around 94 MPH without much movement and mostly living in the upper half of the zone. 2019 Bowman Platinum Wal-Mart Top Prospects Wander Franco RC #TOP-9; . Fills up the zone and relies on weak contact and plus command with his four-pitch mix. Given his family and draft pedigree, ability to stick at one of the most valuable positions in the hobby, and the promise of power from the right-hand side, I will go with a Tier 3 ranking with an eye towards seeing how the power develops. The big draw here is the fact that this represents some of the. The 2021 Bowman Draft set will offer several autographs for collectors. Both pitches looked good in college. High floor low ceiling guy with not a ton of raw stuff nor athleticism to get excited about. Denzel Clarke - OF (Athletics, 1st Base only, 127/139) - When I threw on the video of Sam Bachman facing the A's during fall instructs, I had not yet starting looking into Denzel Clarke. Another player that is going to be more valued in real baseball and fantasy baseball than in the hobby. Cutter is likely his best pitch. 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. There is very little video and the two games he did pitch in Visalia this year are not available on MiLB TV. Silva, though, is more of a slimmer athletic frame and throws from the right-hand side. Taking a deeper dive into Phillies prospect phenom Andrew Painter's 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Bowman autographed cards, or lack thereof. 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. Projectable frame with strong command, minus the injury, he would be in consideration for the top of Tier Two as a potential frontline SP. However, if they live up to-or exceed their expectations-investors can cash in. It doesnt help that the first overall pick in 2021 was a catcher and that almost half of the first round of the 2021 MLB draft were pitchers (and the Angels went full on hobby troll mode by having an entire draft of pitchers). Won't run much, but probably gets a few chip-in steals. That translates to a Tier None player with a small percentile outcome to reach Tier 3. Will regularly throw all three of his secondaries with the slider and curveball being above average to plus offerings. Jay Allen - OF (Reds, 1st Base and Auto, 30/38) - Super athletic three-sport star from the Florida prep ranks who passed up a scholarship offer to play baseball and football at the University of Florida has all the potential. From there you can also add a Card to your collection or wishlist. Will take a walk as exhibited by the almost identical walks to strikeouts in the Complex this year. Tagged: Joe Lowry, Topps, . I expect this to continue this year with no retail formats. Given the injury situation, I'll slot him as a high-risk play at the bottom of Tier Two and see how he looks in 2023. Tier None with a watch label to see if he can tick up the velocity in-game and get more swing and miss when he starts getting pro innings under his belt. There are two new parallels exclusive to Bowman Draft this year. A double plus slider with 12-6 break can be thrown for strikes in the zone are down in the zone for easy swing and misses. 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM Without that, he's a mid-rotation guy as the most likely outcome. He uses a 12-6 curveball as his primary secondary that looks potentially plus. His Bowman cards only list him as a pitcher as well. 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". His fastball sits mid-90s but will lose velocity pretty quickly during his outings. Stock fell a bit with his inconsistent command being the main drag in 2021. Looks to get weak contact and ground balls featuring mainly a sinker/slider combo and will mix in a changeup. Really raw from a pitching standpoint. It seemed like most hitters were laying off of it and he wasn't able to get many called strikes with it. . The slider and the curveball are the best of those and are his most effective pitches. 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. 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. 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. Top Baseball Draft Prospects | MLB.com 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. Scouts' Top 100 Autographs are exclusive to Hobby and Jumbo packs and serial-numbered to 50 copies. An uptick in velocity topping out at 98 for his fastball and significantly improved command that lead the nation in K/9 were the primary drivers of this. He does relatively well in our RoboScout rankings (Patreon $10 exclusive) with a plus power tool and a swing geared for loft. 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. New Price eBay. Features a low to mid 90's fastball and a plus sweeping slider that play up due to his arm angle and height. His best secondary is a slider, which is where he does get the swing and miss and it plays well off of his steady diet of upper quadrant fastballs.