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Monday, April 17, 2023

The Ultimate Guide to 2023 Bowman Baseball: Full Analysis and Rankings

In a surprising twist, Topps decided to release the checklist for 2023 Bowman Baseball early to drive preorder sales. The list is over 100 names with a handful of repeat signatures. Overall the list reminds me more of a Bowman Chrome release. A ton of young international signings were included. These players are very young and have not played a full season yet. There are a handful of players I like and some I will need to revisit once they play more. Hope this helps! Feel free to comment or question. 


Ariel Almonte - Cincinnati Reds OF - High risk because of the strikeouts but good power. Will take time.  

https://ebay.us/koaUzs

Hector Rodríguez - Cincinnati Reds LF - Young player with solid numbers. Not sure if he will hit a ton of homers. 

https://ebay.us/7xSSsy

Cam Collier - Cincinnati Reds 3B - One of my favorite players in the product. 

https://ebay.us/AMW3Z3

Carlos Jorge - Cincinnati Reds 2B - Great power and walk rates. Only 19 so I want to see the swing and miss go down. I like him.

https://ebay.us/2Kfi5O


Wilmer Flores - Detroit Tigers P - Pass.

https://ebay.us/rTE9Jd

Abel Bastidas - Detroit Tigers SS - Very young and promising prospect. 

https://ebay.us/KlBaic


Diego Hernandez - Kansas City Royals OF - A very good prospect. Looks to be a 4th outfielder.

https://ebay.us/HMGQbv

Lizandro Rodriguez - Kansas City Royals 2B - Solid young 2B prospect. 

https://ebay.us/C6hcwu

Austin Charles - Kansas City Royals 2B - Very young late round pick. Will have to revisit as the stats are limited. 

https://ebay.us/1nldy0


Dayan Frías - Cleveland Guardians 3B- Tons of extra base hits. Not a ton of power though. 

https://ebay.us/Vn6wEp

Jorge Burgos - Cleveland Guardians OF - Nice player but probably a bench player. We'll see.

https://ebay.us/I3JY7o

Angel Genao - Cleveland Guardians SS - Pass. Not a ton of pop here.

https://ebay.us/3QfUFX


Gabriel Martinez - Toronto Blue Jays OF - Love the HR and extra base hits numbers.

https://ebay.us/UzqH6v

Yhoangel Aponte - Toronto Blue Jays OF - Young player who needs to develop but I like what I see. 

https://ebay.us/FniaM4

Manuel Beltre - Toronto Blue Jays SS - Very young but maybe the power will come.

https://ebay.us/lJ96Ih

Enmanuel Bonilla - Toronto Blue Jays OF - Only 17. Was a big signing for the team. A must follow. 

https://ebay.us/YiTnh8

Luis Garcia - Toronto Blue Jays OF - Not bad. Would take a small position for the right price.

https://ebay.us/MgKgkd

Hayden Juenger - Toronto Blue Jays P - Pass.

https://ebay.us/jYP0Tu


Blaine Crim - Texas Rangers 1B - Pass. Too old. 

https://ebay.us/Grvooh

Andres Mesa - Texas Rangers 2B - Not bad but I need to see the K rate improve. 

https://ebay.us/Uo1TOH


Colin Peluse - Oakland Athletics P - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/bUSwiU

Colby Thomas - Oakland Athletics OF - A little older but I need to see more. 

https://ebay.us/iWqsPe


Jorge Ruiz - Los Angeles Angels OF - Tons of extra base hits and only 18 so I will keep an eye on him.

https://ebay.us/AdptiG

Nelson Rada - Los Angeles Angels OF - Only 17. See above.

https://ebay.us/GzrMNY

Randy De Jesus - Los Angeles Angels - Only 18. See Ruiz.

https://ebay.us/vAC6ds

Caden Dana - Los Angeles Angels P - Pass.

https://ebay.us/xWVrAZ

Joe Stewart - Los Angeles Angels OF - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/eSJI7A

Jadiel Sanchez - Los Angeles Angels OF - Pass.

https://ebay.us/PaqFRN


Jesus Baez - New York Mets SS - Not bad. Very young and will follow.

https://ebay.us/Kg2SxY

Nick Morabito - New York Mets OF - Not a ton out there. Only 19. Will follow. 

https://ebay.us/5Eoo2S

William Lugo - New York Mets 3B - Not bad. The numbers are solid.  

https://ebay.us/Boljhq

Junior Tilien - New York Mets 2B - Same as Lugo. 

https://ebay.us/U8iLwH

Alex Ramirez - New York Mets OF - Same as Lugo and Tilien. Who you choose all depends on who you like and who has the strongest tools. 

https://ebay.us/iS2Otu


Dominic Canzone - Arizona Diamondbacks OF - Pass. Too old.

https://ebay.us/YevDAZ

Tim Tawa - Arizona Diamondbacks OF - Pass. Too old. 

https://ebay.us/kjqRsZ

Druw Jones - Arizona Diamondbacks OF - Stud. 

https://ebay.us/QVy3CT


Braylin Tavera - Baltimore Orioles OF - Only 18. Need to see more.

https://ebay.us/TfpiqE

Leandro Arias - Baltimore Orioles OF - See above.

https://ebay.us/imr3Zr

Adam Crampton - Baltimore Orioles OF - 21 years old but no real stats. Pass for now. 

https://ebay.us/YpOZvN


Ambioris Tavarez - Atlanta Braves SS - Very young. Need to see more. 

https://ebay.us/B61vkW


Andrew Taylor - Houston Astros P - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/yqoA0E

Wilyer Abreu - Houston Astros OF - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/j8TwjT

Ryan Clifford - Houston Astros OF - Need to see more. 

https://ebay.us/tnnxRB

Shay Whitcomb - Houston Astros 2B - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/dcqLj8


Braylon Bishop - Pittsburgh Pirates SS - Pass. Too old. 

https://ebay.us/3gtl5k

Jase Bowen - Pittsburgh Pirates OF - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/x44PkA


Ben Brown - Chicago Cubs P - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/EtNlZy

Moisés Ballesteros - Chicago Cubs C - Solid young catcher but they take a long time to develop. Pass.

https://ebay.us/32IjIl

Matt Mervis - Chicago Cubs 1B - Pass. Too old. 

https://ebay.us/Ttbs3q

Pedro Ramírez - Chicago Cubs 2B - Young with solid numbers. I could see why people would buy. 

https://ebay.us/KRwJOt

Derniche Valdez - Chicago Cubs SS - Will come back and revisit. 17 and has not played. 

https://ebay.us/AWYG3C

Jackson Ferris - Chicago Cubs P - Pass.

https://ebay.us/1ISex0

Jefferson Rojas - Chicago Cubs 2B - Very young. Will revisit. 

https://ebay.us/ydAkw6


Yeiner Fernandez - Los Angeles Dodgers  C - Pass for me. 

https://ebay.us/3cv55V

Juan Alonso - Los Angeles Dodgers OF - Not bad. Lots of room to grow. 

https://ebay.us/dX9LcU

Josue De Paula - Los Angeles Dodgers OF - I like the numbers and that he is a Dodger. Only 17. 

https://ebay.us/fEF2AQ

Mairoshendrick Martinus - Los Angeles Dodgers 3B - Young prospect that needs to develop. I'll revisit.

https://ebay.us/FntYUs

Damon Keith - Los Angeles Dodgers OF - Not bad but its a pass for me. 

https://ebay.us/nX7DMV


Hao Yu Lee - Philadelphia Phillies SS - Solid prospect with some pop. I wrote about him before. 

https://ebay.us/ksbJV9

Nikau Pouaka-Grego - Philadelphia Phillies 2B - Not bad but got injured and wont return until 2024.

https://ebay.us/zgNib4

Emaarion Boyd - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Decent mid round prospect but I need to see more at bats. 

https://ebay.us/ELk5FF

Justin Crawford - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Stud 

https://ebay.us/dno6v4


Brock Jones - Tampa Bay Rays OF - Need to see more at bats.

https://ebay.us/8I3Won

Xavier Isaac - Tampa Bay Rays 1B - I need to see more at bats. 

https://ebay.us/Rhf6uu

Ronny Simon - Tampa Bay Rays 2B - Very solid but not sure on the impact far as the price spiking.  

https://ebay.us/hGxwXb

Junior Caminero - Tampa Bay Rays 3B - Soild young prospect. 

https://ebay.us/DoOSs


Edouard Julien - Minnesota Twins 2B - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/zpuQVk

Kyler Fedko - Minnesota Twins OF - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/XchWN7


Brandon Walter - Boston Red Sox P - Pass.

https://ebay.us/grtuBa

Roman Anthony - Boston Red Sox OF - Will revisit. Only 18. 

https://ebay.us/yt4Lt0

Luis Ravelo - Boston Red Sox SS - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/r3Kn47

Freili Encarnacion - Boston Red Sox SS - 18 and young. Will revisit. 

https://ebay.us/5Opafy


Dyan Jorge - Colorado Rockies SS - Pass for me.

https://ebay.us/UaMQm7

Juan Brito - Colorado Rockies 2B - 21 and on the Guardians. The power numbers especially doubles are impressive. Worth a buy. 

https://ebay.us/35RHYr


Gabriel Gonzalez - Seattle Mariners OF - Numbers are not bad here. Only 19 too. 

https://ebay.us/z2lJsk

Josh Hood - Seattle Mariners 2B - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/Ila2ou

Prelander Berroa - Seattle Mariners P - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/JYfOeM

Lázaro Montes - Seattle Mariners OF - Only 18. Will revisit. 

https://ebay.us/iNfvAj

Robert Perez Jr. - Seattle Mariners OF - Not bad. Walk rates are solid. I wouldn't buy a ton though.

https://ebay.us/sFnZUf

Michael Arroyo - Seattle Mariners SS - 18 years old but the initial numbers are solid. Will revisit. 

https://ebay.us/RvOaEg


Nerwilian Cedeño - San Diego Padres 2B - Too much swing and miss here. 

https://ebay.us/nC2k9L

Nick Vogt - San Diego Padres OF - College player who is 22. I need more at bats. 

https://ebay.us/5IFXAY

Daniel Montesino - San Diego Padres OF - Very solid. Love the numbers I saw. 

https://ebay.us/91EdVj


Gleider Figuereo - Texas Rangers OF - Nice numbers for a younger prospect. 

https://ebay.us/Cpr7YZ

Tommy Specht - Texas Rangers OF - Young player with no stats. Need to revisit. 

https://ebay.us/cSB1pM


Jace Avina - Milwaukee Brewers OF - 19 but the K rates need to come down. Way down.

https://ebay.us/AbEZvO

Matthew Wood - Milwaukee Brewers C - Pass. Older catcher. 

https://ebay.us/B64vxI


Jacob Berry - Miami Marlins OF - Top draft pick. Power bat. 

https://ebay.us/G6hg3H

Troy Johnston - Miami Marlins OF - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/DMpl2Z


Juan Carela - New York Yankees P - Pass.

https://ebay.us/IoWnsS

Spencer Jones - New York Yankees OF - Need to see more at bats. Already 21.

https://ebay.us/laQ9xL


Vaun Brown - San Francisco Giants OF - Pass. Too old. 

https://ebay.us/NSf7VW

Kyle Harrison - San Francisco Giants P - Pass. 

https://ebay.us/bIWW5C


Samil De La Rosa - St. Louis Cardinals 2B - Young with solid numbers across the board. 

https://ebay.us/lHwxWQ


Prospects With Second Bowman Chrome Auto 

Brooks Lee - Minnesota Twins

Elijah Green - Washington Nationals

Jackson Holliday - Baltimore Orioles

Kumar Rocker - Texas Rangers

Jace Jung - Detroit Tigers

Zach Neto - Los Angeles Angels

Termarr Johnson - Pittsburgh Pirates

Gavin Cross - Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

2022 Bowman Chrome Baseball - Full Prospect Analysis

Hello Readers. First I just want to thank everyone who comes to the site to read my opinions. I hope what I am providing helps. I would have to say that now that cards are hot again the checklist for Bowman products has never been bigger. Not a compliant as more prospects is better for everyone. I organized these by team and picked some teams and singles that I do like this year .

I look forward to your questions and feel free to disagree on my assessments. Links to Ebay have also been provided. One last thing to note is that with Bowman Chrome the product is made to feature most of the recent international signings. Due to this, a ton of the players are very young and still have to mature. So its hard to really say if a buy or pass applies. Some of these prospects did play some rookie ball but those stats are tricky as the competition is not strong. 


Singles I Like 
Anthony Gutierrez - Texas Rangers OF
Yeison Morrobel - Texas Rangers OF 
Rayne Doncon - Los Angeles Dodgers 2B/SS 
Brady House - Washington Nationals 3B
Ceddanne Rafaela - Boston Red Sox 3B/OF 

Teams That I Like for Group Breaks
Dodgers 
Rangers
Red Sox 
Rockies 
Cardinals
Nationals
Padres
Brewers

Alex De Jesus - Los Angeles Dodgers 3B/SS - Now on the Blue Jays and there is some ability here. The SO% needs to come down asap.
Gavin Stone - Los Angeles Dodgers P - Pass. 
Rayne Doncon - Los Angeles Dodgers - 2B/SS - I like what I see here. Look at the power numbers.
Samuel Munoz - Los Angeles Dodgers OF - Very young but a player like this in the Dodgers system is not fair. 
Jorbit Vivas - Los Angeles Dodgers - 2B/3B - Seems like a on base type of guy but has a little pop. 

Anthony Gutierrez - Texas Rangers OF - Only 17 but and its early but I like what I have seen so far. 
Yeison Morrobel - Texas Rangers OF - Another young player with great numbers. 
Cameron Cauley - Texas Rangers 2B/SS - Not enough pop for me. More of a watch candidate. 
Danyer Cueva - Texas Rangers SS - Very young but I need to see more. 
Jose Rodriguez - Texas Rangers C - Pass. 
JoJo Blackmon - Texas Rangers OF - Man he's so young you have to wait to see if the strikeouts go down.

Parker Chavers - Chicago Cubs OF - Pass. Too old. 
BJ Murray Jr. - Chicago Cubs 1B/3B - Decent player but its a pass for me. 
Christian Franklin - Chicago Cubs OF - Pass. Did not play last year. 
Nelson Velazquez - Chicago Cubs OF - Pass.
Alexis Hernandez - Chicago Cubs SS - 17 years old. Way too young to tell yet. 
Liam Spence - Chicago Cubs 1B/SS - Pass.

Alexander Ovalles - Tampa Bay Rays 1B/OF - Pass. 
Willy Vasquez - Tampa Bay Rays 3B/SS - Very nice player. Good power numbers. Strikeouts could be better but its a respectable number.
Dru Baker - Tampa Bay Rays OF - Similar to above.
Mason Auer - Tampa Bay Rays OF - Similar to above. Rays seem to be on to something. 
Estanli Castillo - Tampa Bay Rays OF - 21 with not a ton of at bats. More of a watch. If he was a little older I would pass. 

Jackson Chourio - Milwaukee Brewers OF - The hottest player in the product. Here is the worry for me. Most of the money that will be made on his cards will be when he is in the minors. The Brewers don't have a big national tv reach. I would be careful here.
Antonio Pinero - Milwaukee Brewers SS - Pass. 
Jheremy Vargas - Milwaukee Brewers Utility - Pass. 

Adrian Sugastey - San Francisco Giants C - Young catcher. Pass. 
Ryan Reckley - San Francisco Giants SS - 18 with only 46 at bats. Watch. 
Diego Velasquez - San Francisco Giants SS - Pass. No pop.
Alexander Suarez - San Francisco Giants OF - Has some power. But check the K/BB ratio. Needs to walk more before I buy.

Andy Thomas - Seattle Mariners C - Pass. 
Victor Labrada - Seattle Mariners OF - Extra base hit numbers are not bad. At 22 years old can he improve? 
Luis Chevalier - Seattle Mariners 2B - Note. Now on the Reds but its a pass. 
Charlie Welch - Seattle Mariners C - Pass.
Cade Marlowe - Seattle Mariners OF - Pass. 

Benjamin Cowles - New York Yankees 2B/SS - Not a bad player but needs to improve. 
Roderick Arias - New York Yankees SS - 18 years old so development will take time. Its a watch for sure.
Cooper Bowman - New York Yankees 2B - Now in Oakland but its a pass. 

Yanquiel Fernandez - Colorado Rockies OF - Monster numbers. The true test will be AA. So don't go too crazy if you buy.
Juan Guerrero - Colorado Rockies OF - Another good prospect similar to Yanquiel. 
Braxton Fulford - Colorado Rockies C - Pass. 

Cristhian Vaquero - Washington Nationals OF - So young at 18. Watch him. 
Daylen Lile - Washington Nationals DH - Watch had tommy john in April. 
Evan Lee - Washington Nationals P - Pass. 25 yrs old. 
Brady House - Washington Nationals 3B - 1st round stud that battled injuries but has power potential. 

Tyler Collins - Atlanta Braves OF - Watch because hes 19 and I like what the Braves do from a development standpoint. 
Brandol Mezquita - Atlanta Braves OF - Hit a ton of doubles in 2022 but to be a power prospect with not a ton of homers tells me his swing has holes. At 21 I would be careful here. 
Dylan Dodd - Atlanta Braves P - Pass. 
Cal Conley - Atlanta Braves SS -Too old for me at 23. 

CJ Rodriguez - Oakland Athletics C - Pass. 
Denzel Clarke - Oakland Athletics OF - Nope. 
Junior Perez - Oakland Athletics OF - Nope. Rough time for the A's right now. 

Jake Rucker - Minnesota Twins 1B - Pass. 
Danny De Andrade - Minnesota Twins 3B - Not a ton of at bats but very young. Good buy and stash candidate. 
Yasser Mercedes - Minnesota Twins OF - See above. 
Noah Miller - Minnesota Twins SS - Potential is here but is a contact hitter. 

Cesar Prieto - Baltimore Orioles 2B - Too old. 
Maikol Hernandez - Baltimore Orioles SS - Only 19 room to grow here. Can the Orioles develop him and are you willing to bet on them to be successful. 
Reed Trimble - Baltimore Orioles OF - Too old for me. 
Greg Cullen - Baltimore Orioles 2B - Pass. 28 yrs old. 
Isaac De Leon - Baltimore Orioles 3B - Pass. Too much swing and miss. 
John Rhodes - Baltimore Orioles OF - Not bad but at 22 he seems to be a 4th outfielder. 
Donta Williams - Baltimore Orioles OF - Pass for me. Too middle of the pack. Similar to Rhodes. 
Collin Burns - Baltimore Orioles SS - 26 years old. Nope. 

Nathan Hickey - Boston Red Sox C - Pass. 
Ceddanne Rafaela - Boston Red Sox 3B/OF - Talked about him here. 
Eddinson Paulino - Boston Red Sox  Utility - Very, very soild. Impressive. 
Daniel McElveny - Boston Red Sox C - Young catcher. 

Herard Gonzalez - Kansas City Royals 2B - Pass. 
Maikel Garcia - Kansas City Royals SS - Contact hitter. Pass. 
Daniel Vazquez - Kansas City Royals 2B - Contact hitter. Pass. 

Erick Hernandez - Chicago White Sox OF - 17 year old young prospect with upside. Dont overspend here though. 
Norge Vera - Chicago White Sox P - Pass. 
Tanner McDougal - Chicago White Sox P - Pass. 
Wilfred Veras - Chicago White Sox 1B - Big time power numbers. Can he walk more and keep the strikeouts down? That will make or break how far he goes. 

Estiven Machado - Toronto Blue Jays SS - Pass. No pop. 
Jaden Rudd - Toronto Blue Jays OF - Nice player. Would like to see more power though. 
Luis Meza - Toronto Blue Jays C - Young catchers take a long time to develop. 
Sebastian Espino - Toronto Blue Jays P - Pass. 
Victor Mesia - Toronto Blue Jays C - See Meza. 

Simon Juan - New York Mets OF -17 with upside. I like what the Mets do with their young international prospects. 
Kevin Kendall - New York Mets SS - Pass. 
Willy Fanas - New York Mets OF - See Simon Juan. 

Enmanuel Valdez - Houston Astros - Now on the Red Sox. Its a pass though.
Quincy Hamilton - Houston Astros - Pass. Too old. 
Roilan Machandy - Houston Astros OF - Just hit A ball at 21. I think I will have to pass. 

Won-Bin Cho - St. Louis Cardinals - 19 years old. I treat the Cardinals like the Dodgers. They always find guys. 
Jonathan Mejia - St. Louis Cardinals SS -I laugh because you can repeat what I said for Cho here. 

Thomas Farr - Cincinnati Reds P - Pass. Too old. 
Yerlin Confidan - Cincinnati Reds OF - 19 will watch. 
Ricardo Cabrera - Cincinnati Reds SS - Not bad numbers. Seems like a contact hitter. 
Graham Ashcraft - Cincinnati Reds P - Pass.
Leonardo Balcazar - Cincinnati Reds SS - 18 will watch. 

Gavin Tonkel - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Not a ton of at bats or info on him. Seems to have a speedster profile. I am kind of curious. 
William Bergolla - Philadelphia Phillies 2B/SS - Very young. Will watch. 
Logan Cerny - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Now on the Astros. Too old. Its a pass. 
Simon Muzziotti - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Pass. Too old. 

Ian Lewis - Miami Marlins 2B - Pass. No pop.
Junior Sanchez - Miami Marlins 2B - 19 but has not really played yet. 

Jack Herman - Pittsburgh Pirates OF - Pass. 
Michael Burrows - Pittsburgh Pirates P - Pass. 
Yordany De Los Santos - Pittsburgh Pirates OF - Young but lit up rookie ball. Watch.

Jarlin Susana - San Diego Padres P - On the Nationals now but its a pass.
Jackson Merrill - San Diego Padres SS - Solid prospect. 
Samuel Zavala - San Diego Padres OF - Only 18 but need to see more at bats. 
Rosman Verdugo - San Diego Padres SS - 17 and needs more at bats.
Yendry Rojas - San Diego Padres SS - See above.

Adrian Placencia - Los Angeles Angels 2B/SS - Man this is the type of prospect that you would take a chance on. Young and hits a ton of doubles. The power surge came out of nowhere.

Jaison Chourio - Cleveland Guardians OF - 17 years old with upside. 

Austin Schultz - Detroit Tigers OF - Pass.

Jorge Barrosa - Arizona Diamondbacks OF - Very solid numbers. I really like the player. Will be a regular I think.