2020 bowman chrome 1st bowman checklist plus#
2020 bowman chrome 1st bowman checklist professional#

Ricardo Cabrera – A top-5 2022 J15 signing, Cabrera has the 5-tool potential the hobby loves. He’s a corner outfielder with little speed. The power remains a potential elite asset, but we really need to see his hit tool develop to compliment it. It looked like Single-A was a challenge but he hadn’t fully adjusted and never got going when he came back. Yerlin Confidan – He missed 3 months due to a leg injury this year, which is a shame because he showed some truly great raw power in 2021. He showed himself to be an innings-eater type with a very low K%, but one that should stick at the back end of the rotation for at least a few years.

Graham Ashcraft – Having started 19 games for the big club, this is the definition of a no-risk “prospect”. That said, it’s all still very raw right now from a swing decision & defensive standpoint – there’s a reason he didn’t move to Single-A at the end of the year like some of the top talent in his 2021 J15 class did. Small in stature, but there is some projection to both his hit and power – if he gains some good weight his line drive-approach could result in more XBH. Leonardo Balcazar – It was a great season at the Complex for Balcazar, who slashed. The Australia-JuCo-Tennesse path is interesting though. Liam Spence – 24 YO 2021 senior sign who didn’t hit well this year in Complex/Single-A. If he ever cuts down his K%, he’d be a MLB regular. There was a brief surge in his prospect status when he won AFL MVP in 2021, but that’s over and his role as a 4th outfielder for the Cubs looks fairly secure for 2023. Nelson Velazquez – Odd one here, as he doesn’t even have rookie eligibility anymore. He hit well and should see AA in 2023, but there’s pressure on his bat to be even better than it’s been if he’s going to be a MLB regular. The negative is that he’s a 1B without much power. The 2021 15th round pick out of FAU played his way all into the Arizona Fall League this year. Murray Jr – Talk about overperforming your Draft stock. We’ll see how close he comes to fulfilling his 5-tool potential (hit being the biggest question) when he gets back on the field to start 2023. Well, he tore his patellar tendon before the season started. Risk: 9, Ceiling: 4Ĭhristian Franklin – I made a bold prediction before the season that Franklin would have a ‘2021 Joey Wiemer-esque’ breakout. He was a senior sign, so hopefully the Cubs start him at High-A and see if he can prove anything in 2023. He didn’t show much power at Coastal Carolina either, but again – the shoulder could have something to do with that. I don’t think he’ll be very hobby-interesting but it’s also not fair to evaluate him based on a 40 game stretch coming off a shoulder injury that had bothered him for years. Parker Chavers – Put a pin in the 2021 7th rounder. I think his tools only have above-average across the board ceilings, but I could be wrong. He passed his DSL test, but did not stand out statistically.

2020 bowman chrome 1st bowman checklist professional#

He does have hallmarks we like in the hobby – 5 tool potential, professional bloodlines (Cristian’s brother), and a seven-figure signing bonus. Chicago CubsĪlexis Hernandez – Like many of the other 2022 J15 signees, Hernandez is all projection. Risk: 8, Ceiling: 3Ĭal Conley has an auto here with previous cards in 2021 Bowman Draft. Risk: 4, Ceiling: 4īrandol Mezquita – showing almost no game power, but could still pan out to be fringe-average across the board. He’s a starter all the way, even though it’s likely a back-end one.

2020 bowman chrome 1st bowman checklist plus#

It’s mostly a pitchability-lefty profile, but he has a changeup that is truly a plus pitch. Risk: 10, Ceiling: 4-6ĭylan Dodd – Senior signs don’t usually do well in the hobby, but the 2021 3rd-rounder has performed well and advanced quickly enough to beat that. Unfortunately he only made it into a few games this year (undisclosed reasons).

He looked raw in his 2021 debut, but in a small sample the results were excellent (.424 OBP, 12 SB). Tyler Collins – A Texas prep OF who signed as an overslot 8th-rounder in the 2021 Draft, he has top-of -the-scale speed. If he can increase his LD% a little more he’ll have value near the top of a lineup, and that’s the dream. There was even enough juice to pump his season OPS over. His SwStr% was fantastic, which plays into his projected plus hit tool. Jorge Barrosa – At AA this year, he looked like a future major league corner OF. Without further ado: Arizona Diamondbacks Since there are so many players, I’m keeping this piece simple (no media) and splitting it into two.