The change made Henderson a dominant offensive force even though he continued to swing and miss at a worse-than-average rate, and he slashed .297/.416/.531 combined at Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk before being called up to Baltimore for the last month of the season. The Cubs have had some recent success in tweaking swings and if Hernandez can shorten up his cut and even be a 40-grade contact hitter at maturity, then hes likely to be a good big league shortstop because every other tool is in place. 40/50. Most of Rafaelas underlying contact and power data is middling, and his peak exit velos arent what youd typically expect from a 20-homer threat, except he does seem to hit the ball fairly hard and in the air very frequently relative to his peak exits. 93MinnesotaBig Ten8MN1-444972100 Hes set up to throw about 135 innings in 2023 (assuming a typical 20-inning increase) and, if his annual pattern of promotion is any indication, hell be given his first big league opportunity late this year (and push for a playoff roster spot), then compete for an Opening Day rotation job in 2024. Still, lvarez was 20 and facing Double- and Triple-A pitching, and its prudent to project growth in this area. Nelsons velocity was down early in 2022 but picked up late in the year. 57AlabamaSEC12AL221785228 stunned the reigning national champs, 2023 NC skiing championship selections announced. Ramos has performed in the minors even though scouts consider him raw in many respects. He dominated Double-A for a month before he was shut down with a knee injury at the end of April, and he started having shoulder issues during his rehab. The latter is more important at this stage of his career. Skenes threw six innings last Friday, striking out 12 and allowing four baserunners. Johnson projects as a second baseman with plus contact and power. His secondary pitch recognition is not good, and he both needs to stay at shortstop and continue getting to all of his considerable power for an everyday profile to hold water. Catcher Calvin Harris went 4-for-5 with two home runs and drove in eight runs in the series finale. He spent most of the rest of the year rehabbing in Arizona, often attending Diamondbacks games in his sling. Hendersons hard-hit rate (52%), average exit velocity (92 mph), max exit velo for his age (116 mph), barrel rate in the minors, and anything else that measures power and contact quality are all a 60 or 70 on the scouting scale, and so is his plate discipline. He can vary his breaking ball shape and will occasionally show you 88-91 mph with cut, at other times 77-83 mph with sweep. NCSA analyzed over 1,150 four-year colleges with college baseball programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Baseball Colleges for Student-Athletes.. NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA . Yorkes rhythm and timing at the plate were fantastic there, though, and were inclined to dismiss his 2022 as being the result of his injuries rather than a real regression in skill or exposure of a flaw in his offense. He lacks a traditionally projectable frame, but Amador has still gotten stronger over the last year and he flashed more power than expected. Another reliever-turned-starter, Miami hopes that Palmquist is as successful in the rotation as he was last year in the bullpen, when he held opponents to a .143 batting average and had a 2.22 ERA and 75 strikeouts compared to just eight walks in 44.2 innings. 3B Brayden Taylor Taylor is already a top draft prospect, with many expecting him to raise his stock throughout the season. Feb. 24: vs Mount St. Marys, vs Binghamton. Previous ranking: No. Meanwhile, East Carolina, which took two games from rival North Carolina over the weekend, moved into the Top 10, going from No. The quality of Millers outings improved throughout 2022 and after some early-season hiccups, he dominated Double-A in July and August and was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City for the final month of the season. Rodriguez was quite comfortably the most dominant pitcher in the minors in 2021, when he racked up nearly three times as many strikeouts as hits allowed. Its worth developing him at catcher for at least a while since that position is at the very top of the defensive spectrum, and Paradas other seemingly viable positions are at or near the bottom. After a blazing-hot end to the 2021 minor league season and a dominant Fall League performance, White rode a lot of hype into last season. Even though hes still eons from the big leagues, the Cubs were compelled to put Alcantara on their 40-man roster during the offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. He has the strength to do damage the other way, but save for the occasional pitch on the outer edge, hes geared to pull. POLLS: D1Baseball.com Top 25 | Baseball America | RPI NCSA analyzed over 257 four-year colleges with college baseball programs at the NCAA Division 2 level to develop a list of the Best Division 2 Baseball Colleges for Student-Athletes.. NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting . He was seen a ton as a junior because he played at IMG, which was home to a lot of 2021 draft prospects and served as competition for others. PCA played just six games at Low-A in 2021 before missing the remainder of the season with a labrum injury. Lewis chronic injuries have kept him on this list forever, but were still betting that his tools and personhood will eventually turn him into a good multi-positional big leaguer. The Golden Eagles will need to get back on track quickly, as they have a big week ahead, facing Mississippi State Tuesday and hosting Dallas Baptist this weekend. 90Kent StateMAC2OH3-29616750 Mauricios measurable power is already plus (45% hard-hit rate, 114 mph max exit velo), and at a strapping 6-foot-4 or so, he might still grow into more. He was also one of the better rotational athletes available, with one of the loosest, most beautiful swings in the class. Its still quite the arsenal, its just that the breaking balls arent all 60s and 70s anymore, or at least they werent at the end of 2022. Yorke and his French swing (because it is evocative of Ty France) looked like a high-probability big league hitter with a well-rounded contact and power combination in Arizona, enough to project as a regular if he can stay on the dirt. He debuted with Boston late in the season and flashed the titanic power that promises to make him a valuable big league regular, while also running the high walk and strikeout rates that readers should expect from him going forward. A relatively complete player, Baty will likely be better than Eduardo Escobar pretty soon and should be the Mets everyday third baseman in the near future, projecting as an above-average regular. This sort of offensive player would be a good everyday third baseman and a star shortstop. This is the first week the Seminoles are ranked this season. NC RPI: Non-Conference RPI. Its no surprise, then, that his introduction to pro ball came with a reduced workload, which Graceffo combined with a clear commitment to hitting the gym, resulting in an immediate velocity increase across his repertoire. Whether he adjusts to more cautious and competent pitching as he moves through the minors, we just wont know until it happens, but the more granular statistical indicators here (what Bleis underlying contact and chase rates are relative to his strikeout and walk performance) suggest hes going to improve in these areas. Peraza seems to realize this and tends to let strikes in the lower third of the zone go by until he absolutely has to swing at them. Were betting on Hassell in part because hes a very competitive guy who seems hellbent on maxing himself out. Hernandez has fantastic bat speed and power for a no-doubt shortstop prospect, but he Kd at a concerning rate in 2022. Mayo keeps hitting despite his odd swing, and we think the hit/power combo will be enough for him to be an impact player, even with a move off the dirt projected. There are some players who are as aggressive as Mauricio (or more so) who find a way to be impact players anyway and almost all of them tend to make enough in-zone contact to buoy their overall offensive output. He certainly continued that success, lasting five innings against Indiana, allowing just two hits. Hes begun to solve the former problem by occasionally catching on one knee with one leg splayed out, la Carlos Ruiz, which allows him to be lower to the ground and present low pitches moving back toward the zone. Power and arm strength have been Cartayas headline tools since his amateur days, and despite missing lots of time in the 2020-21 window due to the pandemic and injuries, he has still developed on defense and managed his strikeout tendencies, and played enough in 2022 to reinforce industry confidence in his plate discipline across a larger sample of plate appearances. For example, the gap between Padres shortstop Jackson Merrill (No. "RPI Delta" is the change in a team's RPI since SUN, JUN 26th. An action-packed week one has come to an end, meaning it's time to release our first Top 25 of the young season. lvarez begins in an open set up and then straightens out upon swing initiation without taking a big step or needing a timing mechanism. His semi-aggressive approach may lead him to have a merely average hit tool, but he has 70 power and might end up hitting 50 annual doubles at his peak. His swing is geared for pull-side damage. This is one of those cases. In order to access this exclusive content you must have a Baseball America Account. Southern Miss; 32. Casas spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Worcester and hit .273/.382/.481 there amid a two-month absence to recover from a high ankle sprain. Lesko was already the consensus top high school pitcher in the draft before the curveball showed up, and would have been a top 10 lock had he stayed healthy throughout the spring, but instead he fell to 15th, where he was picked by San Diego. Lesko hasnt thrown a pro pitch yet due to TJ rehab, but his changeup and pre-injury velocity and fastball playability demand he be one here toward the back. The sophomore outfielder was out for all of last season with an injury and is looking to make an impact right away. When you bounce his skill set off of those of recent top high school prospects, Bleis compares favorably. He loads his hands high and cuts down at the ball, which makes him tough to beat in the upper two thirds of the strike zone because Peraza is so short to those locations. Wood compares to a young Adam Dunn as a power-hitting outfielder of considerable size. His actions are lightning quick, but his range, ability to bend, the suredeness of his hands, and his arm accuracy all look less consistent. 40Notre DameACC10IN1N/ANR8868 Now that hes on the 40-man roster, proactive experimentation makes sense so that Ramos can move the moment he needs to. Neto had an incredible statistical 2021, a performance he reinforced by hitting on Cape Cod and then again by hitting (checks notes) .407/.514/.769 (!) FILED UNDER Alabama, Arkansas, East Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas Tech, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, This category can only be viewed by members. Miller pairs the heater with a sharp, mid-80s slider and locates both with consistency, good for a combined 50% strikeout rate, while issuing just three walks across 14 innings in 2022. Most apparently, his batting stance is more upright now than in prior seasons, and as he was getting his feet wet in the big leagues late in 2022, Baty was better able to get his bat to fastballs up and away from him, which had been a problem in the minors. He has special hand-eye coordination and bat-to-ball skill, as well as a tremendous idea of the strike zone. The compact nature of Carrolls body and swing gives him a little extra time and distance to diagnose pitches, and his strength makes him a threat to do damage on the ones that he lets travel deep into the hitting zone. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25 after winning the Karbach Round Rock Classic. In a big win Friday at Swayze Field, All-American righthander Jason Savacool delivered a quality start and struck out nine in seven innings. His patient approach and bat-to-ball skills are enough to make him a high-probability primary backstop. The Volunteers improved to 23-1 on the season. Acuas athleticism is too exciting to keep him off the list even though his approach is sometimes reckless and he doesnt impact the ball in the air. While not quite as mountainous as skill set-cousins Gallo or Jorge Soler, Wiemers size and physicality set him apart from other players, even big leaguers, and he seems likely to get to power in big league games by virtue of how much raw thump he has. 46CampbellBig South1NC62268NRNR With Kyle Hendricks out of the rotation with injury for the start of 2023, Wesneski seems like a candidate to slot in as the big league teams fourth or fifth starter if he shows well in camp. But the meal ticket here is still Ramos hit and power combination. Defensively, he has mostly played second base so far in his professional career, with just a handful of starts at short. RHP Trey Yesavage Yesavage had a good year out of the bullpen in 2022 for the Pirates and now he looks to translate that into productive starts. After that it seemed like Ramirez was asked to try to demonstrate better plate discipline. House started the 2022 season very hot, slashing .325/.408/.449 with a 141 wRC+ at High-A through April before injuring his back in early May and sitting out a couple of weeks. Julien hit 17 dingers and slashed .278/.398/.556 as a freshman at Auburn, then was ruled draft-eligible as a 20-year-old sophomore not because of his age, but because he had attended a year of secondary school in Canada before heading to college, which made him three years removed from high school. As Volpe has added strength and mass, the trunk of his body has thickened substantially and impacted his defensive mobility a bit. 5Oregon StatePac-121OR11688 But Browns fastball has the sort of action that gives pitchers margin for error in the strike zone, and his stuff is so nasty that he can be imprecise and still beat hitters. Moreover, in his 221 innings of career work in the minors, hes allowed just eight home runs. Previous ranking: No. Wood has a real chance to both hit and hit for gargantuan power, and while his swing isnt geared for consistent lift at this point, he has the raw strength to do damage anyway. Bleis signed for $1.5 million out of the Dominican Republic in January of 2021, and after a solid showing in the DSL that year, he created huge buzz on the complex in Fort Myers throughout 2022 because of his bat speed and power. Historically, Wesneski has favored his four-seamer overall, though against big league righties, his awesome slider and sinker out-paced the heater in terms of usage, with both secondaries garnering above-average chase rates and aiding his ability to maintain a high groundball rate. OF Eddie King Jr. King Jr. went 7-11 to kick off his 2023 campaign, slugging one homer. Previous ranking: No. And now, a few important things to keep in mind as youre perusing the Top 100. Hes likely to develop feel for that pitch over time and have a more complete arsenal at peak. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Libbys curveball wont ever play like you want it to, but he still goes at hitters with the kitchen sink and we think his command will sharpen enough for him to have a career as a fourth starter. Youve probably seen big league hitters use a toe tap, or heard broadcasters use that phrase. DI indoor T&F championship selections revealed, How La. His amateur look was that of a slash-and-dash leadoff man with doubles power and a great idea of the strike zone. Amador is one of those short-levered switch hitters who is so short to the ball that he gets an extra beat to diagnose pitches before he has to commit to swinging, and he takes advantage of this. But from June on, he was markedly more effective, boosting that K-rate to just shy of 30%, while bringing his walk rate down. 63South FloridaAmerican3FL5-3605863 Some pre-draft medical question marks precipitated his fall to Minnesota. 74CharlotteC-USA4NC8N/ANRNRNR 3Mississippi StateSEC3MS1581621 Teams 11-20 Painters size creates suboptimal shape and angle on his fastball, but there will still be big league hitters who Painter can just overpower with his upper-90s velocity. He still hits the ball really hard for a player his age and looks the part in the uniform, but theres growing risk here, enough to reposition Lucianos FV into this tier. Hes a compact-framed, contact-oriented middle infielder from a smaller conference, but Neto gets the most out of his body by taking very athletic, high-octane swings. He goes out of his way to try to throw while hes on the run, and he rarely makes anything look easy the way big league shortstops tend to, so we have him projected at second base. We started with those base rates for every player on this years list and then manually tweaked them depending on our more specific opinions about the player. Miller spent his freshman year at Blinn College, then pitched out of the Texas A&M bullpen as a sophomore and junior. Bibee was a notable West Coast pitchability prospect for a while, but he never took a step forward at Fullerton and was passed over completely in the shortened 2020 draft. Traded from Cleveland along with Phil Maton for Myles Straw, Diaz slugged his way from Corpus Christi to Sugar Land in 2022, and is now the best hitting catcher on Houstons 40-man roster. Marte had a long and eventful 2022 that culminated in him looking absolutely gassed during the Arizona Fall League. On paper, Cappe has performed well from a bat-to-ball standpoint early in his career, and he has very exciting raw power projection because of his wide receiver-ish frame. 3B Yohandy Morales Morales is attracting first-round buzz, and for good reason after two dominant years for the Hurricanes. VIDEOS: Mississippi State tosses 1-hit shutout to win2021 CWS title|Watch Miss. Hes a complete hitter who will likely produce some 25-30 home run seasons by virtue of his contact quality and frequency, and some .400-plus OBP seasons because of his plate discipline and speed. Hitters seem to take more comfortable swings against his breaking stuff later in outings, so perhaps theres something about Painters fastball angle that makes it easier to see his breaking balls pop out of hand once theyve had a look at them. Chourio made The Leap in 2022, going from being a well-regarded prospect who had a chance to blow up to one who seemingly has. Its possible some of this is simply the growing pains of a teenage pitcher, and its also possible that this is what Jones stuff will be under the stress of a pro seasons worth of innings. He still has some relief risk. His arm slot is not as deliberately north/south as before, but his fastball still plays as an in-zone bat-misser because of his angle and carry. Alcantara sometimes has trouble turning on hittable fastballs and tends to pepper the right-center field gap, which is an indication he might struggle to catch up to big league heat at all. A skilled but impatient hitter who can really pick it, Tovar is poised to be the Rockies everyday shortstop and probably will be for a while. Plus, lvarez isnt nearly as chase-prone as Alfaro and has much more power than Bart, so he should outperform both. Hes performed as a young-for-the-level hitter at each stop despite a raw approach at the plate and uncertainty around his defense, with his third base fit in question due to middling arm strength. Bat speed prodigy Luciano has encountered a few developmental speed bumps since roasting the Cal League in 2021. Weve manually adjusted Netos ETA to reflect the Angels tendency to move their prospects more quickly than their stock 40-man timeline. Hences fastball will be elite if he can sustain mid-to-upper-90s velocity across starters innings, which he hasnt yet had to do. His ability to do this consistently is surprising considering that Peraza is a fairly aggressive hitter in general, likely to run OBPs in the .310-.320 range. Through five games, Caglianone is slugging .938 and popped two bombs, and figured to be a huge part of this Gators team in 2023. 1B Blake Burke Burke put his name on the map after a monster freshman season, solidifying himself as a top first baseman in the game. And Chourio has that kind of power. Even more precocious than Prezs velocity is his fastball command, which is absurd for a 19-year-old, let alone one who throws this hard and is also this size. Berry has no position but raked in college, including after he left hitter-friendly Tucson and faced SEC arms. Hes competing for a D-backs rotation spot. 13 Last Week: 2-2 Overall: 5-2, 0-0 in Pac-12 (1-2 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 1-1 Results Feb. 21: Pepperdine: W 11-2 Feb. 24-26: @ (5) Vanderbilt: L 6-0, W 3-0, L 2-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: Loyola Marymount March 1: Michigan Southern California College Baseball Classic March 3: Tulane March 4: Sacramento State March 5: Southern California UCLAs trip to Vanderbilt delivered on its promise on the mound, as the teams traded shutouts in the first two games before the Commodores edged the Bruins in the series finale. This is not to denigrate Vargas skill as a hitter, as he has incredible hand-eye coordination, terrific breaking ball recognition, and a great idea of the strike zone, the complement of skills that drive his profile. Previous ranking: No. Teams 6-10 The addition of a leg kick in 2021 increased his power output without disrupting his timing at the plate, and now Steer has a well-rounded hit/patience/power toolkit that would profile in a 50 FV capacity at any non-first base position. Cunningham, among others, will set up closer Nick Maldonado. Witt will move into the Texas rotation after he had a 3.16 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 57 innings as a key reliever on a Longhorns team that made it to the final four of the College World Series last season. 30. Teams 71-80 Even as a pure reliever at this point, Hall still belongs on a Top 100 list due to his proximity and the likelihood that he becomes a lights out lefty closer or multi-inning buzzsaw who provides some amount of karmic retribution for the Josh Hader trade. He runs well enough to play an outfield corner and were projecting him there, la Schwarbers trajectory. He seems the most likely to start the season as the As fourth or fifth starter. Jackson profiles as a true dynasty manager's dream, showing plus grades in contact . These two pitches are Bradleys most-used weapons by a wide margin, as his splitter and curveball are both used 6-7% of the time. The toolset to profile as a 50 in right is arguably already in place, and theres a chance Mayo ends up with 70 raw at peak and becomes a star out there. The curve features similar movement with longer break and both are nasty when he runs them off the plate glove side, though both play in the strike zone, as well. Unfortunately, his season was interrupted (and maybe compromised) by a back injury that cost him all of June and July, and he only played in 57 games throughout the season. 18 Last Week: 2-2 Overall: 5-2, 0-0 in Sun Belt (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 1-1 Results Feb. 21: New Orleans: W 12-0 Feb. 24-26: Illinois: L 13-5, W 14-13 (11), L 9-4 Upcoming Feb. 28: vs. Mississippi State (Pearl, Miss.) Meanwhile, his changeup hasnt yet made the necessary strides to consistently play against advanced righty hitters, and his overall command has plateaued. But its shape, while deep, is a less-than-ideal pairing with his fastball. His split/changeup is still his best pitch, but Allen has undergone a stylistic change and now takes a power pitchers approach with his fastball, ripping it past hitters at the letters with a high-effort delivery despite its mediocre velocity. Though he doesnt throw the pitch a ton, his changeup feel is also very good and currently more consistent than his feel for his new slider, though we expect that will come. 27Dallas BaptistC-USA1TX51282835 The Aggies, who dropped two of three at home to the Pilots, dropped a whopping 10 spots from No. Neto finds a way to make lots of contact despite his cacophonous swing, which is enough to project him as an everyday second baseman. We think there will be enough power for Barger to produce like an average regular in a multi-positional role. For one, he struck out in a third of his A-ball plate appearances, and the track record for hitters who K that much at such a low level is not very good. Its fair to consider him a high-floor, low-variance prospect because Romos defensive ability and rocket arm make him very likely to be a plus defender at maturity, and even a one-note style of offense (Romo both lacks power and is relatively impatient) tends to profile at catcher. Out over the plate, he has a tendency to stay inside fastballs and lift them toward the opposite field gap. Defensively, he shows an accurate arm, thwarting 29 would-be basestealers in 2022. Millers upshot mid-90s fastball should, on its own, make him some kind of impact arm. He lacks precise command, but he throws enough strikes to start and bully hitters with his velocity and slider for five and six innings at a time. More than 51% of his contact comes off his bat at 95 mph or higher, and 21.1% of that is hit at a launch angle within the sweet spot range for power production. The Blue Jays coaxed Barger away from a Florida commitment with $270,000, and he barely played during his first two full seasons, one of them lost to the pandemic. The Aggies were nearly swept, needing a three-run, ninth-inning rally Sunday to salvage a game against the Pilots. In the past, Ortizs high-effort delivery and sub-optimal fastball shape put him on the starter/reliever line, but hes thrown plenty of strikes across multiple seasons while simultaneously developing more velocity and comfortably projects as a starting pitcher now. Hes as likely to make an incredible play as he is to botch a routine one. Meanwhile, his walk rate increased by a wider margin post promotion, and he displayed a knack for picking out punishable fastballs, though hes still a bit vulnerable to well-placed breaking balls out of his reach. The fluctuations in velocity, Nelsons mechanical look, and his end-of-year scapula injury in 2022 wrap his profile in long-term relief risk, but thats pretty standard among big stuff pitchers toward the back of the top 100. The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the rankings, while the ACC is right behind them with eight teams ranked. When the season was over and the statistical dust settled, Chourio wrapped with a 67% Contact% and 76% Z-Contact%, both of which would be in the bottom five of big league center fielders with at least 300 PA in 2022. After missing nearly all of the shortened 2020 season, Lee broke out in 2021, hitting .342/.384/.626 with 27 doubles, 10 home runs and 57 RBIs for his father and coach Larry at Cal Poly. Jones, like so much of the Stanford lineup, struggled mightily during the shortened 2020 season, but upon the start of the 2021 campaign, he looked like a different player. As you would probably expect from a hitter with such a steep swing (this is about as steep as one can get without it becoming a problem), Pages swings and misses a fair bit, but not enough that it makes his prospecthood feel flimsy. His swing is a Mookie Betts clone, rhythmic and athletic, though Rafaela doesnt take a very discerning at-bat the way Betts does, chasing at a whopping 40% clip in 2022. A free swinger with huge pull power, Ramirez has performed in the low minors despite offering at just about anything. He was sitting 95-99 mph throughout entire outings, and punched out at least eight hitters in each of his final 11 starts, culminating in a 13 K postseason outing against Vanderbilt when his stock reached its pinnacle. His forearms have grown like the Grinchs heart, and Carroll can now bang wall-threatening contact to all fields with the flick of his wrists. Others that made big jumps into the Top 100 include Central Michigan (No. 17. 81San DiegoWCC2CA8191007145 He also features a looser breaking ball in his high-70s curveball, and his changeup flashes plus, but he hasnt yet maintained his feel for it, which may ultimately represent the difference between his future as a back-end starter and his viability as a solid number three. Just shy of age 21 in 2022, he was a draft-eligible sophomore and somehow improved on an incredible freshman season (.318/.379/.550) by nearly tripling his home run total, walking as often as he Kd and slashing .361/.453/.709 as a soph. The defense will hopefully hold as Carter ages, and Jake Marisnick presents a precedent in this regard. There is some analytical fire to back up the smoke the scouts are smelling. Hes able to pull his hands in and get the barrel on inside pitches, but he swung underneath a ton of fastballs during his 2022 season on the complex, which is why he struck out at a very scary 30% clip. 29ConnecticutBig East1CT17365760 The Big 12 has three teams and the Pac-12 two, while the American, Big Ten and Sun Belt each have one representative. Corner and were projecting him there, La Schwarbers trajectory as a power-hitting outfielder of considerable.. He spent most of the strike zone an impact right away to the! 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