Here are the Top 10 OF prospects for 2023
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2023 Top 100 Prospects checklist at 7 p.m. ET tomorrow with a one-hour present on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading as much as the discharge of the Top 100, we’ll look at baseball’s high 10 prospects at every place.
We saved our most fun Top 10 positional checklist for final. Just take a look at these outfielders.
Corbin Carroll (D-backs) gives the perfect mix of hitting skill and pace amongst all prospects, with Sal Frelick (Brewers) not far behind. None can high Jordan Walker’s (Cardinals) jaw-dropping mixture of uncooked energy and arm power.
Jackson Chourio (Brewers) was the breakout prospect of the 2022 season, and James Wood (Nationals) was proper there with him. Druw Jones (D-backs), the No. 2 general decide July, has the perfect probability of all these guys — and perhaps amongst all prospects — to have a minimum of plus instruments throughout the board. Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs) is the consensus finest defender in all of the Minors.
The Top 10 (ETA)
1. Corbin Carroll, D-backs (2023)
2. Jordan Walker, Cardinals (2023)
3. Jackson Chourio, Brewers (2024)
4. Druw Jones, D-backs (2026)
5. James Wood, Nationals (2025)
6. Zac Veen, Rockies (2024)
7. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs (2024)
8. Sal Frelick, Brewers (2023)
9. Robert Hassell III, Nationals (2024)
10. Colton Cowser, Orioles (2023)
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Hit: Frelick (70)
Frelick has as a lot hitting skill as any faculty participant from the 2021 Draft, and all he has performed since turning professional is bat .331 in 154 video games — together with .365 in 46 Triple-A contests final 12 months. He repeatedly barrels all sort of pitching together with his compact left-handed swing, and his plus-plus pace permits him to show groundballs into hits.
Power: Walker (65)
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Walker not solely has the bat pace, power and leverage to create enormous uncooked energy, but additionally the hitting skill and zone management to translate it into manufacturing. He went deep 20 instances in Double-A final season, matching his age, and he might double that complete in his large league prime.
Run: Carroll (80)
Carroll confirmed off his top-of-the-scale pace after Arizona known as him up in August, posting the highest common dash pace (30.7 ft/sec) of any large leaguer in 2022. He makes use of his quickness to full benefit, beating out grounders for hits, stealing bases (33 in 39 makes an attempt between the Majors and Minors final season) and chasing down fly balls from hole to hole.
Field: Crow-Armstrong (80)
Scouts give top-of-the-scale grades to Crow-Armstrong for his center-field expertise. He covers an amazing quantity of floor together with his mixture of plus pace and exact reads and routes, and his strong arm power additionally charges higher than most gamers at his place.
Highest ceiling: Jones
MLB Pipeline’s top-rated prospect within the 2022 Draft, Jones reminds scouts of his father, Andruw, who made 5 All-Star Games and received 10 Gold Gloves in 17 seasons within the large leagues. He’s a possible five-tool heart fielder with superior really feel for hitting, plus energy potential and properly above-average pace, protection and arm power.
Highest flooring: Carroll
At a naked minimal, Carroll ought to hit for common, create havoc on the bases and contend for Gold Gloves in heart subject. How a lot energy he produces will decide how large a star he turns into — and he slammed 4 homers in his first 32 video games within the Majors.
Rookie of the Year candidate: Carroll
Carroll is the frontrunner to win National League rookie honors, and Walker and Frelick each might make a run on the award as properly. Cowser is a sleeper within the American League race.
Highest riser: Chourio
At the start of 2022, Chourio had but to make his U.S. debut. It did not take lengthy for the scouting group to go nuts over him as soon as he did. He grew to become one among baseball’s finest prospects after slashing .288/.342/.538 with 20 homers and 16 steals whereas rising from Single-A to Double-A as an 18-year-old. He’s an electrical athlete who might have 4 plus instruments, together with his fringy arm the lone exception.
Humblest starting: Chourio
There aren’t any actually humble beginnings on this checklist, which incorporates eight first-round picks, a second-rounder who obtained first-round cash and a seven-figure worldwide signing. They common $4.08 million in bonus money, with Chourio the low man at $1.8 million as the highest prospect within the Brewers’ 2021 worldwide class.
Most to show: Hassell
Hassell endured a uneven 2022 season through which the Padres despatched him to the Nationals within the Juan Soto commerce, he slashed .273/.357/.407 with 11 homers and 24 steals between High-A and Double-A, then broke his proper hamate within the Arizona Fall League. Some evaluators are all-in on his bat and imagine he’ll develop a minimum of 20-homer energy whereas remaining in heart subject, although others marvel if he is extra of a tweener with much less pop and higher suited to a nook.
Keep a watch on: Elijah Green, Nationals
Green had the very best ceiling within the 2022 Draft with a mixture of double-plus uncooked energy and pace to go along with plus center-field vary and arm power. The son of former NFL Pro Bowl tight finish Eric Green does include swing-and-miss points and had a 40.4 % strikeout fee in his Rookie-ball debut.
