It was a limited debut, but the Phillies trusted he was advanced enough for a taste of SIngle-A, where he’ll look to show off his skills in 2023.ġ0. He even has the same bloodline with his dad (Carl). Last year’s #17 overall pick, for now I consider Crawford to be a light version of Druw Jones (except speed, where’s he equal). Justin Crawford, OF, Phillies, 19, Single-A He’s not showing a lot of power yet, but it’s easy to project it as average or better.ĩ. Like several of those peers he was promoted to Single-A in his first year of stateside ball where he continued to show a great feel to hit. I planted my flag with Gonzalez last year as the best 2021 J15 without a Bowman, and due to some of his peers now having cards … It’s still the case for me. Gabriel Gonzalez, OF, Mariners, 19, Single-A He doesn’t even need to be a 30 HR bat to be a hobby darling – defense is not normally a draw for the hobby, but his arm is incredible.Ĩ. I didn’t have him in my top 50 last year but he’s now hit a triad of things we like for the hobby: advanced level for his age, a great foundation of plate skill, and exponential power growth (his ISO grew from. I’ve seen the light with Winn’s potential. He’ll likely co-headline 2023 Bowman Chrome with Celesten. His offensive skills also have plus potential as well, so that’s why he’s here. But Salas is the exception of exceptions – he’s hailed as a generational catching talent with defense being his forte. It feels crazy to put a catcher this high in a hobby ranking, especially one that’s so young and all projection. Ethan Salas, C, Padres, 16, International Signee There’s a little bit of durability concern as his shoulder gave out later in the season, but this is a guy who, in the middle of the season, gave up just 11 runs in 50 innings. The closest was Mike Soroka, who’s turned out pretty well. That hasn’t been done in the last 15 years. Perez will start the 2023 season as a 19 year old with 75 AA innings under his belt and a 4/1 K/BB. Being a Yankee is what pushes him well into Tier 1, for me.ĥ. Other than better speed, the only difference here is that Jones had an eye-popping debut, which predictive or not, boosts his hobby status heading into 2023 Bowman where he’ll likely have cards. You can almost rinse and repeat Trey Sweeney last year, as another Yankees 1st-rounder with plus-power potential who’s been held out from Bowman Draft. 2 ranked international prospect, shortstop Felnin Celesten! As you might expect, he has excellent projection with every tool – he’s an easy headliner for (likely) 2023 Bowman Chrome. His immense ceiling has been talked about for the longest among this J15 class and he plays the most desired position. Felnin Celesten, SS, Mariners, 17, International Signee It’s almost the same ceiling at Jones, but he has even more power and is closer to average projections elsewhere.ģ. Slipping to the 18th pick in the draft despite his sky-high power ceiling, Collier was also held out of Bowman Draft. There’s nothing to indicate he won’t be the headliner for 2023 Bowman.Ģ. He simply has every tool imaginable and a pedigree to back it up. The traditional #2 overall pick holdout from Bowman Draft, Jones was always #1 in the hobby for me. Druw Jones, OF, Diamondbacks, 19, Rookie (ACL) But they deserve mentions too! This tier covers the top pitchers, from a hobby perspective, that are outside the Top 50. They simply don’t have the same demand as hitters. Tier P: For the hobby, it’s rare for pitchers to reach into a list such as this. Tier 5: Other players who have an outside chance of making it to being Tier 2-3 type players. Tier 4: Players that have a high hobby upside, but for various reasons probably lack broad interest. They should have the chance to get to Tier 2 easily. Tier 3: Players that most collectors will find interesting, and will be great additions to help fill the body of the checklist. Tier 2: Players who, without a Tier 1 player, we need 2-3 of to make a product interesting. They will make the release interesting regardless of any other players in the checklist. Because this is a list that’s really just exclusive to what a single company hasn’t covered yet, the definition of the Tiers needs to be revamped: Tier 1: Players who are no-doubt headliners of a Bowman product.
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