When he did get it put where the catcher wanted it, he did seem to get a fair amount of swing and misses. While the tools don't grade out plus, he just produces at every single stop. On the smaller side at the moment, you hope he adds just a bit more size to really cement his ability to stick at short, but 2B is a definite long-term possibility. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Super Jumbo Hobby Boxes Jumbo Hobby: 384 Cards, 3 Autographs Super Jumbo Hobby: 600 Cards, 5 Autographs Lite: 160 Cards, 5 Black & White RayWave Refractors Asia: TBD Jumbo Hobby: 8 Boxes, 3072 Cards, 24 Autographs Super Jumbo Hobby: 6 Boxes, 3600 Cards, 30 Autographs The opening Bowman checklist of the season is a fairly strong one. Not much power to speak of at the moment and an above-average hit tool with decent feel at the plate where he will take a walk and wont chase. Good plate skills as well and have seen him willing to put the ball into the opposite field on occasion. Also has a slider which I didn't see. 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. Going to slot him at the bottom half of Tier 2 because of the ceiling, but wouldn't argue pushing him into Tier 3 given the risk of a mid to back end rotation arm. Had some command issues and got touched up a bit on the circuit, but righted the ship in the spring and got a ton of strikeouts. With power being the most coveted hobby tool, I am going to push Holgate into the bottom half of Tier 2 even with his hit deficiencies. Fastball sits mid-90s but can kick up higher with some life on it. Lacking the pedigree and huge upside, TJ pitchers are almost always going to end up in Tier None which is where I am putting Webb. A tough Tier 4 choice as I don't see any standout tools but he absolutely raked in 2021 at Texas Tech. 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. An athletic and muscular frame that shines in the exit velocity and xwOBA metrics along with expected Hobby interest gives him consideration for Tier One. Big time deceptive delivery from the left side with a big arm swing. Every MLB Team's Most Impressive Prospect in 2021 It does have some promise with above-average horizontal break and vertical approach numbers and it comes from a 3/4 arm slot from a dude standing 6'7". 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). . 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. The 2020 Bowman Chrome Draft is the most valuable of the group but you can also find lesser valued cards from Bowman 2021, Leaf, and Panini. In other words, there is a lot of work to be done with his secondaries. 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. Low 90s velocity on his fastball currently that will need to see an uptick. NEW! He did post strong batting averages after his freshman year of college but did not repeat that in his 30 games at Low A this year. He didn't get a hit, but he actually had the best contact of all of the A's facing Bachman with a sharply hit ground ball to the pull side that he was thrown out on. 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. Lacking the collectible team bump and round 1 draft pick bump, the risky righty prep pitcher profile is going to keep Morales in Tier None. Putting him at the bottom half of Tier 3 because he legit could hit .300 and steal 20 bags which is a cut above Tier None for me. Tier 3 - May have some hobby interest due to a single factor such as prospect pedigree, team interest, general hobby hype, an interesting carrying tool, etc. A back-end starter with a history of arm injuries is an easy Tier None decision until we see his return to the mound. Doesn't have a slam dunk home on the infield, but should be able to play both second and third base as well as shortstop in a pinch. 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. Keep all of those things in mind as you read my breakdown when formulating your own tiers and evaluations, and as you are buying boxes, singles, and into breaks for 2021 Bowman Draft. Eric Cerantola - RHP (Royals, 1st Auto only, 139/166) - The super tantalizing Cerantola has a quiver full of flaming arrows that is anyone's best guess if they will hit the bullseye or completely miss the hay bale, let alone the target on it. March 3, 2023. He was able to put the bat on the ball a lot, but he ended up not really putting up good numbers in his 35 games at Low A this year. Max Ferguson - 2B (Padres, 1st Auto only, 160/171) - The Padres 5th round selection out of the University of Tennessee had a tough final season in Knoxville that saw him sell out for pull-side power which ended up significantly impacting his strong batting average of past seasons. If not for that, he likely doesn't get past the single digits in round 1; in this case, he "fell" to the middle of round 1. I like this profile a lot for the hobby and I'm going to go with my gut and put him at the bottom half of Tier 2 even though my head tells me he is more of a top of Tier 3 player with the lack of walks and strikeout tendency. 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. Fair chance he wont stick at shortstop. Spencer Schwellenbach - RHP (Braves, 1st Base and Auto, 59/56) - The two-way player at Nebraska finally got back to pitching in his final season in college, albeit all out of the bullpen, following arm surgery after high school. 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. 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. With full run, he could hit for a good average, get 20 home runs, and steal 20 bases. 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. But given his size - 6'4" 225 pounds as a teenager - he should have enough natural power to not need to sell out for it as he matures. I caught a few glimpses of a 12-6 curveball that mostly he didn't finish leaving it up high. 2021. No plus pitches, but throws four average to above average pitches that all work well with each other. Mostly average tools on the offensive side of the equation. International. With added mass and MLB-driven development to sprinkle in some patience and more pop, you can easily imagine an above-average offensive player to pair with that plus defensive profile. Robert Gasser - LHP (Padres, 1st Base and Auto, 71/108) - The left-hander out of the University of Houston was the Padres Comp B round pick which was evidence of his hard work he has put in to build up from an uninteresting relief arm that's bounced through a couple of stops to a potential back end of the rotation starter. Sean Burke - RHP (White Sox, 1st Base and Auto, 94/64) - The tall (6'6") righty out of the University of Maryland has an easy delivery for someone as big as he is. If the Nats can follow the Dodgers development model of drafting hitters and adding the pop through swing adjustments, Boissiere becomes a much more interesting player. The Padres are giving him an opportunity to start for now, but he's a tough at bat for lefties and I would speculate that he eventually gets moved to the bullpen to come in against a tough left-handed portion of a lineup. That puts me in a conundrum of whether to bump CES up to Tier 2 based on performance or Tier 3 based on tools. 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. Outside of the name and being on the Yankees, you wouldn't think twice about putting him in Tier None. Double plus with some elite characteristics hitting 98 and averaging 96. Trying not to be too optimistic here, but I am going to go out on a limb and I am guessing not many others will be on it with me and put Viars in Tier 2. Currently, it looks like his personal approach is that during the Sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday), he will pitch, but has to be able to walk to the ballpark. He starts with an open-face stance and seemed to really sell out for power with a very unbalanced finish. There are other prospects who have extremely short runs of autogrpahs in Bowman Draft, such as Mikey Romero in 2022 and Anthony . 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball - Group Break Checklists There is likely above average pop when he gets to the big leagues while hitting for a decent average, but has the classic left-hander approach where they prefer the ball down and struggle with pitches up in the zone. Changeup wasn't great and he has trouble commanding it in the looks I had. He throws a high spin rate fastball in the mid-90s with a top shelf plus curveball that gets whiffs aplenty. Hits to all fields, gets the bat through the zone with a nice lofted swing, shows very good plate skills with the ability to take as many walks as he does strikeouts. Changeup is his third offering, but is inconsistent and I didn't see him throw it much. I think I saw one changeup that missed completely. Aaron Zavala - OF (Rangers, 1st Base and Auto, 38/93) - The Pac-12 Player of the Year has a whole lot going for him and I like it. Matt Mikulski - LHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 50/51) - The lefty arm from Fordham took a huge leap from undrafted in 2020 to be the Giants second rounder in 2021. Will have to see more velocity and his secondaries get to the next level before he gets considered for Tier 3. For example, if I had done Tiers for 2020 Bowman Draft, I would have had double the amount of players in Tier 1. Backend starter potential with perhaps some more when added mass leads to increased fastball velocity. Barely had an opportunity to get pro at-bats before a shoulder injury ended his maiden season. 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. January 16, 2023. 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. A right-handed prep pitcher out of Pennsylvania had a tough guy in the All-Star circuit in 2020, but came back strong in the spring. May end up in a corner outfield spot putting more pressure on the bat, but also sticking in center field is a likely possibility. This one is likely a slow burn as he fills out and gets shaped by MLB dev staff. Slider is his main secondary with plus spin to the tune of 2800+. Configuration: 10 cards per pack. 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. Mason Black - RHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 85/90) - Right-hander out of mid-major school Lehigh taken by the Giants in the third round to continue their pitching-focused draft. Middle of Tier None pitcher with the Rockies drag keeping him from Tier 3 consideration. Maddux Bruns - LHP (Dodgers, 1st Base and Auto, 29/68) - Ideal landing spot for Bruns as he gets into a top dev org. He racks up a ton of strikeouts with that slider and it is a thing of beauty to watch. The rarely seen, if ever, in baseball tidbit to Steinmetz is that he is an Orthodox Jew, so that will likely get some regular mentions as he works his way up the minors. Won't run much, but probably gets a few chip-in steals. He could use some more velocity and his fastball and that would hopefully drive up the strikeout potential. Not a lot of mileage on the arm which helps from a health perspective, but on the flip side, may slow his progress as the Dodgers build up his innings. 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. 2022 BOWMAN DRAFT Baseball Complete Paper Prospect Team Set - Texas Rangers - $1.70. Free shipping for many products! Brooks Gosswein - RHP (White Sox, 1st Base only, 124/215) - Fourth-year senior that jumped into rounds 3 - 6 conversation when the left-handed pitcher started hitting 95 on the gun and spinning plus curveballs. Low 90's fastball with arm-side run that leads to uncomfortable at bats for left-handers. Zane Mills - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Auto only, 120/286) - Mills is a back-end starter profile that doesn't have any real plus pitches but has plus command. The Alabama prep lefty throws a low to mid 90s fastball with a hard slider and a decent curveball. He seemed to work the middle to arm side of the plate against right-handers and most anything that ended up on the inside to righties ended up at their feet. All in all, a defense-first Tier None player that will need to take big strides with the bat in his hand to move up the Tiers. . On with the show! Another righty prep arm that makes sense to start in Tier None until further notice. Some people think so given his exit velocity numbers, but a more lofted swing path is likely needed and that may not be worth a potential ding to his high-end hit tool. More than likely a table setting second division regular outcome. Slider and changeup would flash but also were part of his command woes. He put up 9 home runs in his eye-popping final season at Oregon and had double plus max exit velocity in his early pro ball run. He signed for almost $2 million dollars underslot, which gives a good idea of why the Royals went this route in an already pitching rich system. It looked decent and he threw a lot of strikes, but I didn't see anything special that would push him out of the Tier None conversation for now. These 25 players stood out at the DREAM Series. Throws strikes and has an effective three-pitch mix. Some projection here could see him work towards a mid-rotation starter with more muscle and the associated velo gains, but for now I will slot him in with the majority of the other prep arms in Tier None. He did go from a beanpole appearance to a solid 6'5" 200-ish frame in that time, so he put that to good use. 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. He'll be a Tier None player for me until we see which way his development path trends towards. A very strong final season in Westwood was followed up by a disappointing 25 game sample at Low A in 2021, especially when you were hoping to see some power continue from what he started to show at the end of his stint at UCLA. If youve seen 2021 Bowman Baseball released earlier this year, then you can skip right over this section. 2023 NFL Combine Player Participants - NFL.com Chrome Prospect Autographs are also available in 16 different parallels. He's a skinny 6'3" - with added mass, you hope that will lead to an increase in velocity which suddenly makes him a much more interesting pitcher given his plus command. Granted that is a small percentile outcome which is why I will have Carson in my Tier Two for now, but he's near the top of my list of guys I want to see more of. 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. A competent shortstop, he was being considered in round 1 but ultimately fell to the Braves in round 2 on an underslot deal. He started showing significant raw power in 2021 and put up a Division I leading 23 home runs. New 20 in '20 - Bowman Scouts provide a breakdown of the top 20 prospects coming out of the 2020 MLB Draft. With the hit tool being the only real plus in his arsenal, it relegates him to Tier 3 for the moment. The fastball appears above average with the horizontal arm side run to it. There are two new parallels exclusive to Bowman Draft this year. That said, Watson has swing-and-miss concerns (42 K% in Low-A) and slipped in the draft due to make-up and signability concerns. Estimated Release Date: December 29, 2021 Hobby Jumbo Configuration: 32 cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 8 boxes per case Bowman Baseball Card Prices | PSA, BGS & Ungraded Prices - SportsCardsPro Really raw from a pitching standpoint. His third pitch is a changeup that is reportedly above average, but I wasn't able to find many looks at it. And then we came to find out that was because he had to go under the knife for Tommy John surgery. 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. Was a shortstop (and a decent pitcher as well) in the prep ranks, but likely ends up at 2B in the pros given his height (5'9"). *Catchers and Pitchers are often knocked down a tier just due to their position. Above average, potentially plus, hit tool that can sneak in some average power and should be able to reach double-digit steals. 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. However, a groundball rate above 50% and what appears to be an average hit tool at the moment along with the risk of having to potentially slide him over to third base drags down the previously mentioned positives. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Preview and Checklist - Sports Collectors Daily It was a small sample at the Complex in 2021, but he did hit well, which was a nice bonus to see. (1:12 Hobby Packs) Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Parallels - Max /99. Sold out for pull-side power in the Circuit season which lead to swing and miss concerns, but righted the ship during the spring prep season where I saw him deposit the ball over the fence to centerfield and some opposite-field shots as well. Ryan Cusick - RHP (Braves, 1st Base and Auto, 24/24) - The Braves 1st round selection out of Wake Forest throws gas and has all of the under the cover stats to support what is overall a double plus fastball. He also has 70-grade bat flip skills (if you know, you know). Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. He regularly keeps it in the zone and is able to get plenty of swing and misses with it. Average to above average skillset with stick in his hands and shows good pitch recognition and approach. Projectable frame with strong command, minus the injury, he would be in consideration for the top of Tier Two as a potential frontline SP. Add to Wishlist Release Date: 4/28/21 UPC: 887521097494 FREE Shipping Available* No real reliever risk either. You will find all the major prospects in the 150-card set, including Futures Game MVP Brennen Davis, Jasson Dominguez, Bobby Witt Jr. and Adley Rutschman. Wander Franco - Tampa Bay Rays, SS. A full starter's arsenal with a plus mid-90s fastball and good spin numbers all around. Decent approach, decent hit tool, could show some power, but nothing really to get excited about. If they can, he suddenly becomes much more interesting. The biggest drawback is that he may not get to more than 15-ish home runs. Collect the entire 200-card Base Card set, featuring some of the top new names you need to know from the 2021 MLB Draft! NR stands for Not Ranked in our Top 600. At 6'7", there is some general concern about tall pitchers, but at the moment Painter doesn't seem to exhibit many of those issues. 2021 BOWMAN DRAFT BROOKS GOSSWEIN Chrome Prospect 1st Bowman Refractor A potential front of the rotation starter if everything lines up and there is a good chance it does. I've seen some higher on Kudrna than Mozzicato and I wouldn't argue too much against it, but I'd rather bet on the lefty over the righty. Simply put, he's one of the best prospects in baseball by any measure. High floor low ceiling guy with not a ton of raw stuff nor athleticism to get excited about. 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. 2021 Bowman - BaseballCardPedia.com He doesn't look to be swinging with any sort of authority with a swing more line drive-oriented than power producing. (1:6 Hobby Packs) New Applied Pressure - Highlighting later round talent that has worked their way into the Top 100 with a cutting edge stylized diamond stone design. I've seen him throw it on every pitch count to get swing and misses as well as called strikes when needed. 01:20. Relief risk and the need to further hone his third pitch, a curveball, would generally slot Bednar into Tier 3 without that draft status. Also throws a changeup that tunnels well with his fastball. Brock Selvidge - LHP (Yankees, 1st Base only, 92/182) - Yankees 3rd round lefty prep arm out of Chandler, Arizona. Fastball is average but has decent velocity and horizontal break from the left side. At 6'5", he's going to have to learn how to defend the zone against pitchers that will take advantage of his size. The changeup plays well off of it and a tight slider can be effective at times. This label is reserved for the cream of the crop. Cameron Cauley - SS (Rangers, 1st Base only, 73/230) - The prep shortstop out of Texas has all the tools to stick at short which is his main calling card. 2021 Bowman Draft BROOKS GOSSWEIN Chrome Prospect 1st Bowman Refractor #21 $12.99 Buy It Now or Best Offer , FREE Shipping , 30-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee Taking a deeper dive into Phillies prospect phenom Andrew Painter's 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Bowman autographed cards, or lack thereof. 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. Ruben Ibarra - 1B (Reds, 1st Base and Auto, 119/NR) - Fourth-round pick out of San Jose State was a large underslot pick and off the radar of most boards, including ours. But for now, he's a pitchability backend starter with a safe floor and not a ton of ceiling, which is a standard Tier None call. 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome ADLEY RUTSCHMAN 1st RC Prospect PSA 10 GEM MINT KF1; 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome ADLEY RUTSCHMAN 1st RC Prospect PSA 10 GEM MINT KF1 Sold by sports.connection | Ends on 2023-03-07 02:20:43 . Read our methodology . Super high ceiling and super low floor. Some might say four Tier 1 players in a product would make a great product, and without context, they would be correct. 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. Silva, though, is more of a slimmer athletic frame and throws from the right-hand side. He has a four-pitch mix highlighted by a low to mid 90s fastball that plays up with the spin and vertical approach angle with a slider, curveball, and changeup making up the rest of his arsenal. Every week for 4 weeks will feature 21 top prospects! Top 20 Prospects on the 2021 Bowman Draft Checklist! Bowman Chrome Diamondbacks are also one of the lesser collectible teams, another potential minor drag on his hobby value. He will likely get double-digit steals even with a shorter, stouter build. Jacob Steinmetz - RHP (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 77/134) - Steinmetz is a tall (6'5") prep right-hander out of the New York area that I couldn't find many looks of and has barely more than 1 inning of pro ball pitched so far down at the complex.