Stats. NEW! An easy Tier None rank. No current bullpen risk as the expectation is that he'll be able to stick as a starting pitcher. New Price eBay. 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. Projectable frame with strong command, minus the injury, he would be in consideration for the top of Tier Two as a potential frontline SP. FOR SALE! 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. Decent approach, decent hit tool, could show some power, but nothing really to get excited about. If he can develop the other secondaries and improve the command, he ends up at the back end of the rotation. Cody Morissette - 2B (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 52/72) - Marlins 2nd rounder out of Boston College was slowed a bit by a thumb injury in his final year in college leading to only 6 long balls but still managed to hit enough to the tune of a .321 average. Bryce Miller - RHP (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 113/122) - In general a profile like Miller's would be an easy Tier None call. Chayce McDermott - RHP (Astros, 1st Base only, 132/111) - Astros 4th round pick out of Ball State has the look and feel of a backend starting pitcher. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Current Bid: USD 3.00 . Top 100. Still no reason to put him anywhere else but Tier None. 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. If he can figure that out, he gets a lot more interesting as his plus power now becomes dangerous, something we like to see in the hobby. Swing and miss stuff across the repertoire as he racked up 136 strikeouts in just over 91 innings in his final year of college ball. That translates to a Tier None player with a small percentile outcome to reach Tier 3. Top Members Top Searches Top Sets User Lists. More than likely a table setting second division regular outcome. He comes in at 6'6" and 235 pounds and pumps high 90s gas that will touch triple digits. A high floor for the smaller statured pitcher, but not a high ceiling either. He apparently will throw an inconsistent changeup infrequently as his third pitch, but I never saw it in the video I watched. The Alabama prep lefty throws a low to mid 90s fastball with a hard slider and a decent curveball. At worst, he is a utility player that is passive at the plate with disappointing bat speed. 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. For those who havent, check out my blurb on it in my 2021 Bowman Baseball preview here. First is the Lava refractor. 2021. Lite Hobby box - no guaranteed hit, but guaranteed 5 Lite-exclusive Black & White RayWave refractor parallels and is roughly $150 pre-sale per box. Ungraded & graded values for all '21 Bowman Baseball Cards. Gunnar Hoglund - RHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base and Auto, 19/15) - Had Tommy John surgery back in May. Draft. But also not great because that changeup or curveball need to show up to reach his potential as a front-line rotation guy which is definitely in the cards. Athletic and prototypical starting pitcher size at 6'4" and 245 pounds, he was a 3-star quarterback recruit coming out of high school. He'll mix in a low 90s fastball as his main secondary pitch with below-average curveball and a rare changeup. He racks up a ton of strikeouts with that slider and it is a thing of beauty to watch. 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. Stock fell a bit with his inconsistent command being the main drag in 2021. Was lacking a lot of command and control in some looks, at others he was a zone pounder. Barely had an opportunity to get pro at-bats before a shoulder injury ended his maiden season. 01:20. Seemed easy for hitters to pick up and put the bat on the ball, even if it wasn't always successful. Another player I will be keeping a close watch on to see if he can develop a third pitch and build up the velocity on his fastball. You've probably heard the term "five-tool player" used to describe top prospects. On the negative side, he may eventually move over to 3B but I think this is a lower outcome than other players given that same tag. Missing an effective third pitch. He also has a developing changeup that has been tagged as above average at the moment but with potential for more. I feel conflicted on whether to include House in Tier One, which is where I am going to guess the Hobby will value him, or to put him more in the top of the Tier Two range given his negatives. Average to above average tools across the board but no standout carrying tool. The only item in that stew that is missing is the power, and there are some hints that it will come. His main secondary go to was a hard and tight breaker that looked like a slider although I've also seen it referred to as a curve. He doesn't profile as ever having more than average power. I've seen him smoke balls, but the power is a lesser part of his game and is more gap-oriented than over the fence. Alex Binelas - 1B (Brewers*, 1st Base and Auto, 65/63) - Binelas didn't have the best 2021 college season as his hit tool didn't keep up with his power tool, pushing him down to the third round of the draft. 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. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz - RHP (Red Sox, 1st Base only, 105/426) - The prep right-hander out of Puerto Rico is a gangly 6'4" featuring a low to mid 90's fastball with a curveball with good spin as his main secondary pitch. As it stands now, he doesn't have the profile to be more than a second-division regular. Options include the normal 24-pack boxes and new 50-pack boxes. . Estimated Release Date: December 29, 2021 Hobby Jumbo Configuration: 32 cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 8 boxes per case I am going to split the difference and slide him into the bottom of Tier 3. 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. 15) and has him as the second-best defensive end behind only Texas Tech's Tyree Wilson. With full run, he could hit for a good average, get 20 home runs, and steal 20 bases. High-end SP 2 pitchers with additional positive factors such as team, arsenal, pedigree, etc. A Tier 3 pitcher that could easily jump into Tier 2 with some consistency and any additional fastball velo bump. Simply put, he's one of the best prospects in baseball by any measure. A bullpen floor, but I think we also have a good likelihood that he ends up as that backend starter the Padres probably drafted him for. International. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Set comes in Paper and Chrome versions with multiple parallels for each and features the top picks and prospects all collectors will be hunting! Checklist Live! Raw backend starting pitchers are an obvious Tier None and check back in a few years to see how things have developed. Switch hitter that looks good from both sides but better from the right with a plus player approach. He easily ticks all the boxes and seems natural in whatever he does. Above average, potentially plus, hit tool that can sneak in some average power and should be able to reach double-digit steals. A top 50 player in our Data Driven Top 500, he should be able hit, run, and put the ball over the fence. Brandon Boissiere - 1B/OF (Nationals, 1st Base and Auto, 82/276) - The 3rd rounder out of the University of Arizona is not your traditional corner power bat. I'm not going to think twice either. At present, he is average to above average across the board, but he is by no means a finished product. Plus mechanics from a 3/4 slot that is fluid and repeatable. 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. 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. Mid-90's fastball that he throws often with good IVB numbers and good location. Configuration: 10 cards per pack. 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. Matheu Nelson - C (Reds, 1st Base and Auto, 35/57) - Nelson shot up draft boards in 2021 after a huge season at Florida State which led to his selection by the Reds in the Comp A round at 35th overall. Landon Marceaux - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 80/136) - Angels 3rd round right-hander out of LSU is a classic backend SP profile. So I had no idea who this kid was exactly when he stepped into the batter's box, but it was a noticeably bigger dude than anyone else the A's threw out there to hit against the Angels fireballer. Rating: 7.7 (3 votes) Click here to Rate. Super Jumbo Hobby box - guarantees 5 autos and is roughly $600 pre-sale per box. Has the arm but not ideal receiving skills for the position. Which is great because there are a lot of them. 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. Silva, though, is more of a slimmer athletic frame and throws from the right-hand side. An underslot former reliever who only started towards the end of his college career that is mainly a fastball-only guy doesn't often get the bump into Tier 3. Possible 1st-rounder Head 'pumped' to be at DREAM Series. Christian Scott - RHP (Mets, 1st Auto only, 142/330) - Two pitch late innings reliever out of the University of Florida. If he can turn his batting practice power into game power without negatively impacting his contact and plate skills, then he will shoot up the Tiers. A power speed athlete profile at 6'3" 205 that is raw given his focus on football and baseball as well as basketball to a lesser degree. He is a big dude coming in at 6'5" and 290 pounds with the requisite raw power. He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. Will Bednar - RHP (Giants, 1st Base and Auto, 14/16) - The Giants 1st rounder and the younger brother of Pirates reliever David Bednar has two plus pitches with a mid-90s fastball and a hard, sweeping slider. A lefty prep shortstop out of Maryland, he has that classic left-handed swing geared for the lower quadrant of the zone. McCade Brown - RHP (Rockies, 1st Base and Auto, 79/94) - The Rockies third-round pick is the epitome of one of the major archetypes of the Tier 3 pitcher - upside with physical projection and potential plus pitches that should equal a mid-rotation starter or better but lacking command and control to harness those talents. Slider with decent bite is the third pitch in the arsenal that I saw get a fair amount of swing and misses on the 2020 circuit. 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. Add in a highly collectible team in the Red Sox and that makes him the top Tier 1 guy for me. Lots of raw stuff with big spin to get excited about lead by a mid-90's fastball and a swing and miss slider when he has it working. Collection of average tools that can go either way on the hit/power pendulum, but probably doesn't have the pure skills to do both at a plus level in the future. 6'4" and all legs which seem to cause issues with consistency in his delivery and command. The Cleveland pitching machine does give me pause and make me consider putting him up to Tier 3, but ultimately it feels like a floor of a backend starter with not much more of a ceiling than that. 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. Add to Wishlist Release Date: 4/28/21 UPC: 887521097494 FREE Shipping Available* I like his compact swing and how he can get it to through the zone for plus pull-side power. Mid rotation floor featuring a high-spin slider as his swing and miss pitch. No real reliever risk either. 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. An advanced arm that likely doesn't need a ton of changes to get up to the majors and be a competent innings eater mid-rotation/backend starter. Izaac Pacheco - SS/3B (Tigers, 1st Base and Auto, 39/45) - The prep shortstop out of Texas was an overslot 2nd round draft pick of the Tigers and given his size and profile is highly likely to bump out to third base long term even though he played exclusively at shortstop in his Complex league season. 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. Another righty prep arm that is long and lanky at 6'4" and under 200 pounds. This is purely a prospect product. May end up in a corner outfield spot putting more pressure on the bat, but also sticking in center field is a likely possibility. Mostly looks to have average pitches across the board and is a classic back-end SP type. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball storms back for another monster offering featuring a fresh crop of Baseball draft picks and emerging prospects! Anyways, mostly a back-end starter looks with some bullpen risk if he can't get the slider to be more consistent. 1948 Bowman 1949 Bowman 1950 Bowman 1951 Bowman The third-rounder out of NC State has a good floor but not really a high ceiling with the most likely outcome of a utility player that can play a majority of the positions on the diamond. Defensive ability to stick at shortstop although it wouldn't be a surprise if he ends up at third base at some point in his career. I expect this to continue this year with no retail formats. 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 also throws a curveball and a changeup, but right now both pitches are average at best and more used as a change of pace. The left-hander is a fit in either role as his pitches tunnel well, he fills up the zones and he gets strikeouts while limiting walks. Slider is the out pitch. 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. I think I saw one changeup that missed completely. The past three years of Bowman Draft have set an extremely high bar with the strength of its checklist. 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft Brendan Beck 1st Sky Blue Refractor Prospect #BDC-118 | Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop, Sports Trading Cards, Trading Card Singles | eBay! 2019 Wander Franco Bowman Draft 30th Anniversary RC #WF. Tanner Allen - OF (Marlins, 1st Base and Auto, 118/119) - 5th year Senior out of Mississippi State that was an underslot sign to help support the Khalil Watson pick. I wouldnt be surprised if theyre more desirable than the wave refractors in the short and long term. He did improve on his strikeouts in 2021, but I see that more as plus control taking advantage of college bats. The fastball/curveball metrics are plus and Prospects Live MLB Draft Director Joe Doyle has comped him in the mold of Justin Verlander. He could use some more velocity and his fastball and that would hopefully drive up the strikeout potential. . Needs to add in the command and control that most prep arms lack, including Kudrna, and you can project a mid-rotation starter. 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. Bubba Chandler - RHP/SS (Pirates, 1st Base and Auto, 72/182) - The prep two-sport star was signed to a huge overslot deal to take him away from his Clemson football commitment as a star prep quarterback. These include autographed cards for guys like Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Marco Luciano, Jasson Dominguez, Luis Rodriguez, Blaze Jordan, and Yoelqui Cespedes. 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.