He checks a lot of boxes. Twins: Misael Urbina, OF (No. Given his size, his move down the mound and subsequent extension, the baseball explodes on hitters with life at the top of the zone. Cardinals: Jordan Walker, 3B (No. Royals: Erick Pea, OF (No. 4/MLB No. This is an advanced hitter. -- $525,000Yoiber Ruiz, SS, Ven. -- $500,000Jeremy Ciriaco, SS, D.R. Some scouts project it double-plus and the best breaking ball in the class. The larger the bonus, the more teams believe in the player. -- $350,000, TwinsJuan Hernandez, SS, Ven. 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. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, The 2022-2023 international free agent market will feature at least three teenagers set to sign contracts that exceed $4 million in bonuses. Vargas is expected to sign with the Dodgers. Some guys are breaking out. Defensively, it's a solid average glove with an above average arm, though his size may ultimately shift him to third base. 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. 1 pick in the Korea Baseball Organization's amateur draft a few weeks back, but he withdraw his name to pursue opportunities with MLB teams. -- $325,000Daniel Gaitor, OF, Bah. Meyer is also an impressive athlete coming from a 6-foot-5, long, lanky frame. Emerson has shown the ability to get to any ball in any quadrant of the zone and slash it gap-to-gap. The argument can be made he's the best college pitching prospect in over a decade. The Reds dont hesitate to push their college bats quickly, so McLain could be hitting the big leagues at some point in 2023, after kicking off the year as the clubs top prospect. This kid has fantastic eyes at the plate and can anchor any lineup hes thrust into. Ethan Salas, C, Ven. Fantastic write-up as always Eric, thank you! 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 | He'll make his pro debut in 2022. From Detroits stance, it picked up a pitcher who could eventually end up as the best arm of the class. The fastball gets up to 99 with immense hop at the top of the zone and true bat-missing qualities. : Dodgers+ ($697,500) More 24. Notes: JV's changeup; Max's pace; Mauricio's clout. He doesn't strike out and draws a ton of walks as well, though the swing-and-miss can get streaky against better stuff. 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 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. Meyer offers a mid-80s changeup that lags behind his other two weapons, but shows enough promise for scouts to slap a future 50 grade on the off-speed offering. He is rumored to have a deal in place with the Yankees. Welcome to this year's ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. Rangers: Jack Leiter, RHP (No. For many scouts, the top international prospect this year is Ethan Salas, a 16-year-old catcher from Venezuela who is also the brother of Jose Salas, a shortstop in the Marlins' system. He's also an above average runner, but the legs play up thanks to strong instincts and burst in the field. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Carlos Silva, C, Ven. Thanks as always, keep up the great work! 60)The biggest asset on Houses scouting report was his plus power. An outstanding international find for $175,000, Peraza is a plus-run, plus-glove shortstop with . There isnt an official source from which to draw that info early on. Even though it seems likely there will eventually be a draft, in the immediate-term, teams are behaving as if there wont be one to avoid being caught flat-footed in the event one doesnt materialize, or that it takes a while for the infrastructure that would support a draft to be put in place. The Guardians Francisca is considered one of the top young hitters in the entire 2022 MLB International signing class. -- $407,500Felix Amparo, INF, D.R. 1. 1. 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. . 4 prospect in Miami's system and said his "offensive skills will make him a valuable player." Yoeilin Cespedes, SS, D.R. February 26, 2023. In the field, he's comfortably a plus defender in center. 1/MLB No. The 2020 first-rounder has had a tremendous first full season with a slash line over .300/.400/.500 across the board to go along with 31 stolen bases. ), where he also holds the career basketball scoring record. Players at this stage can change a lot in three months, let alone three years. Top 250 Prospects for Dynasty Leagues. 46 INF Dayan Frias. Honeyman really began to turn heads as one of the better hitters on the Caps this past summer. Better than McKenzie Gore. "Overall, there is lots of offensive upside, which is particularly valuable at such a premium position," writes MLB.com. White Sox: Colson Montgomery, SS (No. 48) Martinez has been pegged as a potential future No. 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. 23)The No. You can find a lot of our film and live looks in each players blurb below. As: Tyler Soderstrom, C (No. Manuel Cabrera, SS, D.R. -- $700,000Angelo Hernandez, C, Ven. Top 100 MLB prospects 2023: Keith Law's rankings, with Corbin Carroll at No. They're mostly all shortstops now,. by Handedness. Here are the Nationals' 2023 Top 30 prospects. : Red Sox ($1,400,000) More 26. Regardless of when it is implemented, most of my sources believe an international draft is likely eventually. 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. Ludwing Espinoza, SS, Ven. Hes got a way about impacting the game in every aspect of the game. 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. If Enrique Bradfield isn't the fastest player in the country, he's in the conversation. I've been . Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 3:26 AM ET, Park Factors 1/MLB No. Prospect Headlines. 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. Major League Baseball's international signing period for 2023 has officially opened up today, with many of the big names signing almost immediately . He started tapping into big power on the showcase circuit but still remains super projectable and likely to add plenty more strength. -- $500,000Jose Monzon, INF, D.R. Cubs: Cristian Hernandez, SS (No. This Top 300 really establishes a few things: This year is shaping up to be a pretty healthy year for the draft. International free agency remains through at least 2026, when the collective bargaining agreement expires. Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 10-Team, Late Pick (2023) MLB Prospects to Stash in Redraft (2023 Fantasy Baseball) Deep Sleepers: Matt Carpenter (2023 Fantasy Baseball) Esmil Valencia, OF, D.R. Prospects Live Staff. 48)Martinez has been pegged as a potential future No. He shows good raw power, and it is expected to increase as he develops. Right now, it's more power-over-hit, but scouts think the hit tool could be average too. Here's everything you need to know going into the open of the 2023 international signing period. Our team has taken in 9 showcase tournaments and been closely monitoring fall scrimmages. -- $500,000, RedsAlfredo Alcantara, SS, D.R. While players routinely have agreements lined up to sign with clubs multiple years in. Jeter Martinez, RHP, Mex. Players have little to no recourse when this happens, though that might change depending on the outcome of a recently-filed lawsuit in the Dominican Republic. Red Sox: Marcelo Mayer, SS (No. He stays up the middle of the field, letting his bat speed handle the rest. His profile projects somewhere between Andrew Benintendi and Michael Harris II. 6)The Astros forfeited their first two Draft choices again in 2021 as punishment for sign stealing, and they used their top pick (third round) in July on Whitaker, Gatorade's Nevada high school player of the year. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity . by Retrosheet. : Guardians+ ($850,000) More 38. The body is already very thick and muscular, so he'll need to maintain his athleticism as he gets older. 1/MLB No. Its got ride, run and immense deception. By Eric Cross Last updated Jan 9, 2023 A massive part of fantasy baseball dynasty leagues always has been and always will be prospects. 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 : Twins ($2,100,000) More 39. Primary secondary offerings include a fall-off-the-table split-change and a devestating breaking slider, both in the low-to-mid 80s, the latter featuring extreme sweep when he wants to grab it. . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Korean baseball reporter Daniel Kimsays Shim is on the verge of signing with the Pirates. 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. Pirates: Henry Davis, C (No. This crop of talent looks strong with college bats and college pitching likely dominating the headlines leading up to the event. -- $405,000Manuel Genao, RHP, D.R. February 26, 2023. A draft likely wont address all of the abuses of the current system, but it should curtail the practice of teams and 14-year-olds coming to multi-million-dollar agreements. With the summer showcase circuit behind us and college fall ball in the rearview mirror, were ready to re-rank the 2023 draft class. 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. McGraw has a high-spin slider that's exceeded 3000 rpm in the past, up to 90 mph this spring. The Official Site of Major League Baseball. He'll ambush pitches over the right field fence, but it's not necessarily his game. -- $497,500Jose Mejia, INF, D.R. Shaw does a little bit of everything well. It's the first date when playersmany of whom have had signing commitments in place dating back two or three yearscan officially sign a contract with a major league team. Hes put on a lot of muscle over the course of the last calendar year. Raymond Mola, OF, D.R. Hes a guy who knows how to get on base and is a nightmare for the opposition when he runs. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! prospect Winn take on Angels' MVPs. When a team and a player (or the players camp) come to a verbal agreement on a bonus (a practice that is commonplace throughout the industry despite its prohibition), other MLB teams are alerted to the agreement, usually by the players trainer informing them that they arent going to sign the player. 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. As always, our boards are based on three pillars: Taylor shows a keen eye at the plate, refusing to expand his zone in favorable counts and commonly walking more than he punches out. -- $310,000Carlos Monteverde, OF, Ven. Position-wise, there are 20 infielders, 18 outfielders, five catchers, six pitchers and one two-way player. Waldrep transferred out of Southern Miss to Florida for his junior year after some impressive undergrad campaigns. Marwys Jorge, RHP, D.R. He's hitting .255/.386/.340 through 13 games in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. With college ball right around the corner and more industry insight at our fingertips, it's time to dive into the top college prospects for the 2023 class. Crews burst onto the scene as a true freshman, crushing baseballs, earning All-American honors almost unanimously. Jesus Caba, SS, D.R. Like, ever. Jenkins has missed time with hip issues and a broken hamate bone, something teams will need to consider. Maybe even a future Cy Young winner or MVP. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. -- $450,000Fabian Lopez, SS, D.R. In 2022, he took 25 free passes, punching out just seven times. He carried that over into an equally impressive sophomore campaign in 2022. The . Daiverson Gutierrez, C, D.R. : Cubs ($1,000,000) More 20. Signing Bonus Pool B: $6,366,900 Cincinnati Reds Detroit Tigers Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Tampa Bay Rays, Signing Bonus Pool A: $5,825,500 Arizona Diamondbacks Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Guardians Colorado Rockies Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres, $5,284,000 Pool Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Houston Astros New York Mets New York Yankees San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals, $4,644,000 Pool Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Angels Philadelphia Phillies, $4,144,000 Pool Los Angeles Dodgers Texas Rangers, CLICK HERE FOR THE 2023 MLB INTERNATIONAL PROSPECT BONUS BOARD. Honeyman is a solid player in almost every aspect of the game and is a bit of a sum-of-his-parts type of player. It's a two-plane sweeper with impressive depth and a bat-missing track record. It's a whippy arm with huge projection, but already shoving gas. 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. Sebastian Walcott, SS, Bahamas: Rangers+ ($3,200,000) More 9. -- $500,000Rafael Alvarez, 3B, D.R. Washington Nationals. Teams with pool amounts below $5,284,000 lost money from their pools as a penalty for signing free agents who had rejected a qualifying offer. : Phillies ($3,000,000) More 14. Previous work can also be found at Sports On Earth, CrashburnAlley and Prospect Insider. -- $500,000, TigersAnibal Salas, OF, Ven. on September 15, 2022 Once the international signing period opens on Jan. 15, 2023, there should be 15-20 infielders who will sign for at least $1 million. Luciano has some of the best bat speed and raw power in the Minors, and he's hitting .270/.358/.510 with 19 homers in 89 games between Low-A and High-A while making his full-season debut at age 19. 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. Featuring above average power and a potential solid average hit tool, Shaw has impact in his bat and a mature approach. : Blue Jays+ ($4,100,000) More 8. Pittsburgh Pirates. Darling Fernandez, OF, D.R. Long, lean and explosive describe Nimmala well. on January 15, 2023 Major League Baseball's international signing period opened on Sunday, Jan. 15. He shows good throwing mechanics and a strong arm. 50)From an external point of view, there were higher ranked players on the board when the Tigers took Jobe third overall last month. + indicates that the club has officially announced the signing. 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. He must turn 16 before he signs and be 17 before Sept. 1 the following year -- in practical terms, that means players born between Sept. 1, 2005, and Aug. 31, 2006, will be eligible to sign in the upcoming signing period. Brailer Guerrero, OF, D.R. : Cardinals+ ($500,000) More 37. Prospects Live Staff MLB Draft, 2023 MLB Draft A new year, a new board and new ranks. Salas is extremely polished for his ageboth as a hitter and as a catcherto the point where he even got playing time in winter ball in the Venezuelan League where he caught and hit against players more than a decade older than him. -- $500,000, NationalsJuan Obispo, OF, D.R. Felix Morrobel, SS, D.R. Under the current system, players with verbal agreements often work out at their future teams complex and have resources available to them there that they wouldnt have at home in the time between when they come to a verbal agreement and when they actually sign. He went from throwing 86 mph in October to now touching 93 mph. Troy typically takes the field at second base, though hes played a ton of reps at shortstop too. He barely got a chance to show what he could do in his first four years as a pro, however, because a broken hamate in his right hand in 2018 and the canceled Minor League season in 2020 limited him to just 58 games. Dollander mixes in a bevy of pitches, but it's his tight, sweeping slider that gets whiffs. 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. 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. 5/MLB No. Jobe is the organizations next big project. Clark doesn't try to hit homers. Welbyn Francisca, SS, D.R. Some evaluators compare the way he moves to Jacob deGrom. : Mets+ ($1,900,000) More 28. 55)The only thing that will remove Veen from the Rockies top spot, in all likelihood, will be when he graduates to the big leagues. 1 prospect for each organization at the start of the 2023 season. The consensus top prospect in this year's international class is Venezuelan catcher Ethan Salas. This class is led by a strong and deep crop of college talents. : Reds+ ($3,100,000) More 5. He's shown feel for spinning the baseball, primarily a low-to-mid 70s curveball with tight tilt that projects. Prospect Highlights. What are scouting executives, cross-checkers and area scouts seeing at the ballfields? 1/MLB No. February 26, 2023. Enmanuel Bonilla, OF, D.R. It's a deceptive slot that's tough to pick up too. Crews produces elite exit velocities and balances the raw power with a strong approach and feel for the strike zone. International players under 25 can sign minor-league contracts only. -- $840,000Carlos Mateo, RHP, D.R. Left-hander Ricky Tiedemann went from third-round pick in 2021 to one of baseball's elite pitching prospects last year when he logged a 2.17 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 117 strikeouts in 78.2 innings. : Dodgers+ ($2,077,500) More 4. His slider works into the mid-80s with sweeping action and short vertical tilt. -- $320,000Juan Frances, OF, Ven. He's already incredibly strong and the physical projection portion of his profile may be lacking. Gian Zapata, OF, D.R. 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. -- $347,500, PhilliesWen-Hui Pan, RHP, Taiwan -- $350,000, PiratesJonathan Rivero, C, Ven. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. : White Sox+ ($700,000) More 42. Honeyman has essentially been a steady performer throughout his college career, both on campus and in wood-bat summer leagues. The international signing period used to run from July 2 to June 25 each year, but the start of the 2020-21 signing period was pushed back to Jan. 15 because of the pandemic, and that change is now permanent under the current agreement. Skenes velo sits in low-to-mid 90s, though when he rears back he's been up to 99. 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. . I know Im not the only one champing at the bit for those sweet prospect lists! Still, the impact and track record against velocity and spin has evaluators believing this is a big league regular bat. -- $650,000Yeiker Reyes, OF, Ven. -- $300,000Osvaldo Heredia, OF, D.R. Unless otherwise noted, clubs have not confirmed the deals. February 27, 2023. Miller is a consistent high-performer on the amateur circuit and his mammoth power finds it way into games already. There are 12 prospects from Venezuela, three from Cuba, two from the Bahamas and one each from Mexico and Korea. Elite instincts on the field and makeup off the field, Wilson checks a ton of boxes and is a very popular figure among his peers and evaluators. 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. 1 prospect for the Blue Jays since he signed for $3.5 million back in July 2018, and he's backed that up with his performance in his first full season. : Mariners ($600,000) More 43. Here are the bonus pools for the 2023 international signing period, according to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez: Because they paid competitive balance tax in 2021, the Dodgers forfeited $1 million in bonus pool money to sign Freddie Freeman. -- $300,000, MarlinsJancory De La Cruz, OF, D.R. 47)Hassell is off to a solid start in his first full season with a .320/.414/.478 line in 90 games at Low-A Lake Elsinore, showing off the advanced hit tool that made him the eighth overall pick in 2020. 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