2021 Bowman is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, tentatively scheduled for release April 28th. Add in a highly collectible team in the Red Sox and that makes him the top Tier 1 guy for me. Dual Draftees: Dual cards featuring top 2013 draft picks from the same franchise. What I did see in addition to the fastball and curveball was a pitching motion that almost looked like he was falling towards the first base side mid-arm swing which lead to the pitches all staying arm-side. Logan Henderson - RHP (Brewers, 1st Base only, 116/268) - The NJCAA Division I Pitcher of the Year in 2021, he's a shorter (just under 6 feet tall) right-hander JUCO Bandit out of Texas has an effective low 90s fastball that is the table-setter for his double-plus changeup. Mid-90's fastball that he throws often with good IVB numbers and good location. No real reliever risk either. 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. A fourth-year senior from Purdue University, but no, not that Purdue, but Division II Purdue University Northwest that put up big numbers in 2021 to the tune of a sub-2 ERA and a 13.6 K/9 in 9 games started. Has a plus fastball in the mid-90s and a double plus slider with elite spin rates that was the best slider in the draft and in contention for best pitch period in all of the draft. His fastball and slider combo is simply filthy. He is mostly viewed as a reliever and that limits his hobby interest to Tier None until further notice. There are other prospects who have extremely short runs of autogrpahs in Bowman Draft, such as Mikey Romero in 2022 and Anthony . I really liked the looks I had and was tempted to push him up to Tier 3, but will let caution get the better part of valor here. This profile up the middle would likely be a Tier 3 slotting, but at a corner, it slots more in at the top of Tier None. The deck is stacked against hit-only corner players, but given the strength of Manzardo's hit tool and the associated plate skills, I am going to slot him into the bottom half of Tier 3 and cross my fingers his power continues to trend in the right direction. Lite Exclusive RayWave Refractor Parallel. Podcasts . Dominic Hamel - RHP (Mets, 1st Base and Auto, 81/193) - Mets 3rd round right-hander out of Dallas Baptist has the analytical data on his pitches to backup being a potential mid-rotation starter. 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. Perhaps he works his way into a high leverage role and generates some value, but it's hard to get excited about a relief-only profile with no elite traits. 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 Top 600 2022 Top 600 Prospect Lists. Will the real Alex Binelas please stand up? He's got an inverted front leg batting stance that just looks uncomfortable and I wonder over time if that has to be adjusted simply due to the wear and tear on catcher's knees and ankles. His low to mid-90's fastball is average but he can command it up in the zone nicely and it pairs well with his sweeping slurve style plus breaking ball. Mason Miller - RHP (Athletics, 1st Base and Auto, 97/218) - Third times the charm for the Athletics 3rd rounder out of Gardner-Webb as this was his third pass through the MLB draft. But, with the Red Sox bump, I could see some short term value in the future in the mold of Nick Maton where he debuts with a hot 3-4 weeks and his 1st Bowmans base autos go for $50+ instead of the $10 they likely should go for long term. Most evaluators believe he doesn't stick behind the plate as his receiving skills are not up to par but he does have the arm strength to gun down runners. Perhaps capitalizing on that, the Brewers traded him, David Hamilton, and Jackie Bradley Jr. to the Red Sox for Hunter Renfroe (Binelas is in a Brewers uniform/listed as on the Brewers in the product). Images of this refractor have started to surface as of Thursday, December 30th and with the Mini Diamonds being very popular, I expect the RayWaves to be as well. He has a notorious hitch in his swing and regularly is mentioned in the same breath as Hunter Pence. to be found here. Edwin Arroyo - SS (Mariners, 1st Base only, 48/78) - The Mariners 2nd round pick was one of the youngest players in the draft which translates to a lot of raw potential yet to come. Fastball lives in the low 90's with the slider in the mid-80's as his best secondary. Patient and advanced approach at the plate willing to go with the pitch to the opposite field, gap power that should turn into plus power as he grows into his body, and should have enough speed to be a threat on the base paths. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Checklist, Team Set Lists, Box Info Changeup wasn't great and he has trouble commanding it in the looks I had. 2021 Bowman Baseball Hobby Box | Steel City Collectibles His third pitch is an average changeup that does have some nice arm-side fade to it and will also get some whiffs. Was lacking a lot of command and control in some looks, at others he was a zone pounder. March 3, 2023. 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. A Tier 3 pitcher that could easily jump into Tier 2 with some consistency and any additional fastball velo bump. Hobby lottery tickets where the odds are stacked against you. 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. But given the small sample sizes and lesser competition levels, I am going to put him at the top half of Tier 3 based on his tools. Used exclusively in relief since his return from TJ and leans heavily on his fastball which sits mid to upper 90s. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM (21) at the best online prices at eBay! He'll also throw an average slider and changeup, but I rarely saw it in the starts I watched. The prep righty out of Baltimore was an overslot sign with a low 90s fastball, 12-6 curveball, and a developing changeup. Baseball Card Price Guide - Sports Card Investor Started for A&M in all 14 of his appearances with a healthy amount of strikeouts but not a ton of overall success. 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. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Hobby Jumbo Box | DA Card World Tier 1 - Cream of the crop. 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. 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. In summary, a ton of the raw ingredients you would visualize as a future top end of the rotation starter but with a ton of risk. Doug Nikhazy - LHP (Guardians, 1st Base and Auto, 58/44) - Reliable left-hander with a ton of personality that went to one of the best pitching dev orgs in baseball. While Binelas has mainly played third base, his lack of arm and athleticism will push him to first base long term, further pressuring his power over hit profile to improve in both areas. 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. 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. Fastball sits mid-90s but can kick up higher with some life on it. 2021 Bowman Draft 1st Edition Baseball Cards Checklist In 22 games at the Complex so far, he put together average contact and max velo numbers, but had double plus walk and chase percentages leading to a top 15 ranking in our Data Driven Top 500 along with a top ranking for Complex Level RoboScout ranking. 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM Cooper Kinney - 2B (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 34/61) - Offense first player that has his biggest questions with the glove on his hand. Needs to add in the command and control that most prep arms lack, including Kudrna, and you can project a mid-rotation starter. Add in the speed component and an above-average hit tool and you squint and see a five-tool player. If he does, then he becomes a potential high leverage arm. No plus pitches, but throws four average to above average pitches that all work well with each other. Sal Frelick - OF (Brewers, 1st Base and Auto, 15/10) - The Brewers 1st rounder out of Boston College has a really high floor given the strength of his plus hit tool, double plus speed, and strong plate skills. Features a plus fastball in the mid-90s to go with an above-average changeup that has good depth. There is very little video and the two games he did pitch in Visalia this year are not available on MiLB TV. Combine all of this with his high draft stock and it's an easy Tier 2 call making him my top pitcher in the product. Colton Cowser - OF (Orioles, 1st Base and Auto, 5/12) - The 5th overall pick has a double plus hit tool and plate approach that constantly delivers the barrel to the ball. John Rhodes - OF (Orioles, 1st Base only, 76/125) - Corner outfield profile that was a draft eligible sophomore out of Kentucky. He easily ticks all the boxes and seems natural in whatever he does. Simply put, he's one of the best prospects in baseball by any measure. Average to above average skillset with stick in his hands and shows good pitch recognition and approach. This will include autos from the Black and White RayWave subset, a 1/1 offering. 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. 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. His third pitch is a hard 12-6 slider without a ton of break that he will keep low but won't throw that often. Without it, he has significant reliever risk. Low to mid 90s fastball that reportedly has started to top out in the upper 90s with a changeup, slider, and curveball that he throws with varying degrees of success for his secondaries. Average low to mid 90's fastball that serve to setup above average to plus slider and changeup. Hits his spots all day long in the video I watched which is what drives the high floor evaluation. NR stands for Not Ranked in our Top 600. Barely had an opportunity to get pro at-bats before a shoulder injury ended his maiden season. Unfortunately one of those Tier 1 players, Brady House, doesnt have any autographed cards, severely limiting the chase for his cards. Features a low to mid 90's fastball and a plus sweeping slider that play up due to his arm angle and height. An easy Tier None rank. 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. Hit tool may only be above average at peak depending on how much he focuses on power over hit. 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. He throws a high spin rate fastball in the mid-90s with a top shelf plus curveball that gets whiffs aplenty. Next up is a low to mid 80's sweeping slider with above-average spin and horizontal break which also generates a fair amount of whiffs. Fastball is mid-90's topping out at 98 with some noticeable run on occasion. Three potential plus pitches with the fastball sitting in the high 90's this spring, a 12-6 curveball, and an arm-side fading changeup with a ton of life. It comes in Aqua, Green Sparkle, Yellow, and Red. Above-average hit tool and plus power with a strong plate approach highlight his tool set. Harry Ford - C (Mariners, 1st Base and Auto, 12/9) - The top prep catcher in the draft taken by the Mariners at ninth overall and signed for full slot value. My concern is that House could easily end up a sub-.250 hitter even if he does end up with 30+ bombs regularly, and that isn't in the elite category in today's game, let alone perennial all-star. 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. That being said, even with a ceiling of a lights out closer, it's hard to put someone with a single pitch bullpen profile as anything but Tier None. If he doesn't he probably ends up the bullpen. Michael McGreevy - RHP (Cardinals, 1st Base and Auto, 18/62) - The Cardinals 1st round right-hander out of UC Santa Barbara has one of the higher starting pitcher floors in the product and the draft class. 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. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft Andrew Painter 1st Prospect Chrome #BDC-10 Phillies at the best online prices at eBay! Saw quite a few Florida preps swinging and missing at both his fastball as well as the slider. A lot of my video looks at him were from the left side and he was pretty aggressive, especially with fastballs. Without the power behind that profile, he's easily in Tier None until further development. Has plus power with a really pretty right handed swing when he gets a hold of one. 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. . The slider and the curveball are the best of those and are his most effective pitches. 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. 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. Gunnar Hoglund - RHP (Blue Jays, 1st Base and Auto, 19/15) - Had Tommy John surgery back in May. Go watch him mow down Vandy with 13 strikeouts in the Super Regional if you want to see how good he can be against a quality group of hitters. I am taking the upside play here with Allen and placing him in my Tier 2 group. It also seemed like he was a bit over-matched at the complex level. Dustin Saenz - LHP (Nationals, 1st Base only, 112/103) - The National's fourth-round pick out of Texas A&M didn't get drafted in the COVID-shortened 2020 draft. Ethan Wilson - OF (Phillies, 1st Base and Auto, 49/32) - The Phillies second-round pick out of South Alabama showed up big his freshman year but hasn't repeated that peak since. 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. When I watch video of him, I see a professional baseball player all around. 2021 Bowman Draft: Product Preview Prospects Live 6'3" and 190 pounds indicates that there is room to add good muscle to his frame and tick his velocity up from low 90s to mid 90s. The biggest drawback is that he may not get to more than 15-ish home runs. I really want to get more eyes on him in 2022 to see how he handles big boy competition, but I think there is serious upside here with his potential plus power lefty swing. As a switch hitting shortstop-only profile, he is likely on the fence between Tier 2 and Tier 3. 2021 Bowman - Prospects. He also has 70-grade bat flip skills (if you know, you know). With his experience and excellent performance in 2021, we don't see any signs of slowing down. 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. In 2021, Banks had 59 solo tackles, 69 assists, 128 total tackles, 4 pass deflections, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception. There's an outside shot as a back-end starter, especially if the fastball velocity ticks up, but it typically lives in the low 90s. While the hit tool is probably average, he has plus walk and chase percentages and plus power with big time bat speed that brings double plus max velo to the equation. He also has a developing changeup that has been tagged as above average at the moment but with potential for more. Top 100 Baseball Prospects | MLB.com An uptick in velocity topping out at 98 for his fastball and significantly improved command that lead the nation in K/9 were the primary drivers of this. Look for 1 autograph per box! Julio Rodriguez 2019 Bowman Draft . Has the arm and glove to be able to stick at third base. 2021 Bowman Draft Marcelo Mayer 1st Prospect #BD-174 Red Sox PSA 10 GEM (19) $12.50 + $4.75 shipping. Sam Bachman - RHP (Angels, 1st Base and Auto, 9/18) - Angels 1st round right-hander out of Miami of Ohio popped big time in 2021 pushing all the way up to 9th overall in the draft. Average fastball with a plus curveball and above average slider and changeup, but the curveball and slider can have the lines blurred depending on how well his command is running. Steven Hajjar - LHP (Twins, 1st Base and Auto, 61/114) - A well-known name since his prep days, Hajjar was taken in the second round by the Twins at slot value. 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. He comes in at 6'6" and 235 pounds and pumps high 90s gas that will touch triple digits. No standout tools and already older than his counterparts, he probably ends up as a strong side platoon or 4th outfielder type role. Above average, potentially plus, hit tool that can sneak in some average power and should be able to reach double-digit steals. Based on the sell sheet, the main insert I would be interested in without yet having them in hand yet is the new Genesis insert with its cosmos theme. Not a ton of video to watch, but he has a swing geared for power and reportedly hit one out almost 500 feet in the Complex league. He has all the look of a spot starter/middle relief bullpen arm with a ceiling of an SP5 which is why he is firmly in Tier None. This has led to Goodman putting in time in the outfield corners as well as a handful of games at first base. A coin flip for me between the top of Tier 3 and the bottom half of Tier 2, but given the draft pedigree of the first round, I am going to lean Tier 2 here. 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. Yorke was ranked No. An overall good feel for hit and now some plus raw power with the max velo numbers to back that up. Curveball is above average and he sequences it well with his fastball. A high floor for the smaller statured pitcher, but not a high ceiling either. While he lead the Big Ten in strikeouts in 2021, the big (6'5") lefty from the University of Michigan has a collection of average to above-average pitches. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball Preview and Checklist - Sports Collectors Daily Brewers dev org likely gets the most out of him, but at his height, a lot has to continue to go right and that has me sliding him into the top of Tier None instead of the bottom of Tier 3. Cade Povich - LHP (Twins, 1st Base and Auto, 98/537) - Not sure how many times we will hear the joke that Maury is not his father, but I am here for all of them. Kyle Manzardo - 1B (Rays, 1st Base and Auto, 63/97) - Plus hitter lacking enough in-game power limited to a position that really values it with first base. An easy Tier None choice for now, but I can squint and see a potential mid-rotation, Tier 3 starting pitcher at some point in his future. Slider and changeup alternate between being the more effective secondary to get those desired swings and misses and he'll throw an occasional show me 12-6 curveball. 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. If he can develop the other secondaries and improve the command, he ends up at the back end of the rotation. Adrian Del Castillo - C (Diamondbacks, 1st Base and Auto, 67/52) - Was widely considered a top 10 pick prior to the season, Del Castillo had a tough 2021 with the University of Miami and continued that trend in Low A ball for the Diamondbacks after they made him a 2nd round pick. New York Yankees Top 10 Prospects for 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bottom half of Tier 3 guy for me but if he can't get to that 20 home run number, the hit tool gets even more pressure to keep him in Tier 3 and he could easily slide into Tier None. He did improve on his strikeouts in 2021, but I see that more as plus control taking advantage of college bats. Easy Tier None choice for me. Great for a later fantasy baseball pick and a nice real-life baseball roster piece. A short strider thats more geared towards contact than power but will put the ball over the fence on occasion. 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. I really liked seeing him take quite a few pitches that would normally lock up a lefty high and tight and hitting them solidly to right field by easily keeping his arms close to the body with quick hands. An average breaker that sometimes shows as a slider and sometimes as a curve with a fringe changeup completes his arsenal.

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