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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

The Essential Guide to 2024 Bowman Baseball's Top Prospects: Full Analysis and Rankings

Hello Readers. 2024 Bowman is here and it seems that Fanatics has listened because there are not a ton of pitchers in this product. There is a good mix of mid to late round prospects, international signing and high draft picks. Overall this product is decent. Singles are the way to go.

Pitchers and Catchers - Automatic pass. Arm break and Catchers take too long to develop. 

Box Break Teams - Braves, Astros, Brewers, Red Sox, Rockies


Atlanta Braves

Diego Benitez SS - The extra base hits look OK. Young player with maybe a slight chance of power. 

Douglas Glod - CF - Not bad and only 19. Would need to see the swing and miss go down. 

Isaiah Drake - OF - Really young. A buy and hold if you like the scouting report.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Gino Groover 3B - Pass. 

Tommy Troy SS - Pass. 

Baltimore Orioles

Aneudis Mordán C - Pass.

Enrique Bradfield Jr. OF - Not a ton of at bats but I am not seeing anything here.

Max Wagner 3B - 2023 numbers are not bad but its a pass for me. 

Rolphy Cruz Utility - Pass.

Tavian Josenberger CF - Pass. 

Boston Red Sox

Antonio Anderson SS - Pass. No pop.
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Allan Castro CF - Solid. Worth a purchase. Look at the numbers. They are good. 
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Johanfran Garcia C - Pass. 
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Kyle Teel C - Pass.

Yoeilin Cespedes SS - Good. Like the doubles and triples. 

Chicago Cubs

Alfonsin Rosario RF - Need to see more. 

Josh Rivera SS - Pass. 

Matt Shaw 2B - 22 but has not played much. Pass. 

Chicago White Sox

Jacob Burke CF - Pass.

Ryan Burrowes SS - Currently injured but its still a pass. 

Ronny Hernandez C - Pass. 

Rikuu Nishida C - Pass. 

George Wolkow OF - Super young but 6'7. Why not take a chance. 

Colorado Rockies

Erick Bautista OF - Not a ton of stats out there. Do you trust the scouting report? 

Kelvin Hidalgo SS - I like what I see here. 

Robert Calaz OF - I like it. 

Detroit Tigers

Carson Rucker SS - Not a ton here. Need to see more at bats. 

Houston Astros

Anthony Huezo OF - Need to see more. 

Brice Matthews SS - Pass. 

German Ramirez SS - Not bad. 

Luis Baez OF - Not bad. 

Esmil Valencia OF - Rookie ball numbers are not everything but I like it. 

Kansas City Royals

Erick Torres OF - Pass. 

Jared Dickey RF - Pass. 

Ramon Ramirez P - Pass. 

Tony Ruiz OF - Strikeout rate is a mess but he's young so I will revisit. 

Los Angeles Angels

Anthony Scull OF - Not bad. 

Barrett Kent P - Pass.

Capri Ortiz 3B - Pass.

Felix Morrobel SS- Pass. 

Jorge Marcheco P - Pass. 

John Wimmer SS - Young. Need to see more. 

Milwaukee Brewers

Brock Wilken 3B - Classic power bat. Big season for him right now. He needs to produce. Its a pass. 

Cooper Pratt SS - Hard to say. I really want to see at least 400 at bats before diving in. 

Filippo Di Turri SS - Pass. 

Jadher Areinamo SS - Pass. 

Luke Adams 3B - Really solid 2023. Worth a buy. 

Minnesota Twins

Byron Chourio OF - Only 18 but I think it may be something here. 

Carlos Silva C - Pass. 

Walker Jenkins OF - First auto (Thanks Anonymous & ManwithNoName). Dealing with a hamstring issue right now which sucks. He was one of my favorite prospects in his draft class. Stud but will be expensive.

New York Mets

Anthony Baptist OF - Young with potential. I can understand the purchase. 

Boston Baro SS - I need to see him play. 

Jeffry Rosa OF - Lots of pop here. I like. 

Stanley Consuegra RF - Pass. 

New York Yankees

Agustin Ramirez C - Pass.

Enmanuel Tejeda SS - Pass.

George Lombard Jr. SS - Pass. 

Jesus Rodriguez C - Pass. 

John Cruz CF - On Miami now. Numbers are great but not being a Yankee hurts his value big time. 

Jared Serna 2B - Not a ton of power for homers but tons of doubles. Not bad. Yankee boost. 

Oakland Athletics

Daniel Susac C - Pass. 

Jacob Wilson SS - Pass. 

Ryan Lasko OF - Pass. 

Philadelphia Phillies

Aidan Miller SS - Pass. 
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Raylin Heredia OF - Pass. 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Estuar Suero OF - Pass.

Esmerlyn Valdez OF - Ok numbers. A pass for me though. 

Paul Skenes P - Second Auto - Pass. 

Tony Blanco Jr. OF - Pass.

San Diego Padres

J.D. Gonzalez C - Pass. 

San Francisco Giants

Bryce Eldridge OF (Two Way) - Second Auto (Thanks Anonymous). I like the power potential here. Big dude. 

Cesar Quintas OF - Pass. 

Carson Whisenhunt P - Pass. 

Walker Martin SS - Has not played yet. High pick maybe its something here. 

Seattle Mariners

Aidan Smith OF - Not bad. Decent numbers. 
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Ben Williamson 3B - Older but having a really good season. Good quick flip candidate. 

Texas Rangers

Abimelec Ortiz 1B - Masher. Yes. 

Brock Porter P - Pass. 

Chandler Pollard 2B - Pass. Too much swing and miss. 

Sebastian Walcott DH - Will need to revisit. 

Wyatt Langford LF - Second Auto 

Toronto Blue Jays

Arjun Nimmala SS - Will need to come back. I bet you will love the scouting report. 

David Guzman OF - Really young. Doubles look good. Can they develop him?

Sam Shaw 2B - Will need to come back to him. 

Washington Nationals

Dylan Crews OF - No 2 pick in the draft. Is he legit. I think so but need to see how he does this season.

Travis Sykora P - Pass. 

Yohandy Morales 1B- Pass. 

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Future of the Site

Hello all. I know I have not posted in a while but the site is not dead yet. I'm not sure how long I'll keep running it because I don't have time to consistently post and social media is not really my thing. The goal was to be an underground resource for prospect info. I think I accomplished that goal. I don't want to just post when a product comes out but that has been the trend lately. I hope you have enjoyed what I have provided. I may have some comments on the upcoming Bowman release. We'll see. The checklist names are so long these days I don't have the time to perform deep research like I used to. 

Update 5/17/2024 - The response has been overwhelming to say the least. I appreciate all the cool comments. Thanks a ton. I'm here to stay!

Monday, December 18, 2023

The Best Guide to 2023 Bowman Draft Baseball

2023 Bowman Draft is here but I have to say this year's draft was good but the product does not reflect that. MLB teams are drafting college players more than ever so this product tends to trend older. Pitchers and catchers remain not worth an investment due to the injury risk and grind of the position. There were a few people I liked in this product. 

Do not buy hobby boxes unless you like gambling. Its not worth it. Focus on singles. I will revisit this checklist again but a ton of these players value will drop as more cases are open. Especially the names I did not mention. Hope this helps. 


Buy 2023 Bowman Draft Autos

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Arizona Diamondbacks

Tommy Troy SS - Not bad. Worth a purchase.

https://ebay.us/AXJDbM


Boston Red Sox

Nazzan Zanetello OF - I am interested. 

https://ebay.us/yLpgYP


Chicago Cubs

Matt Shaw SS - Older but good.

https://ebay.us/YbKKIZ


Colorado Rockies

Cole Carrigg C - Solid needs to move away from catcher. 

https://ebay.us/GGVntn


Detroit Tigers:

Max Clark OF - Nice player. I hope he develops power. 

https://ebay.us/FhE2yd


Los Angeles Dodgers

Dylan Campbell

Kendall George

Joe Vetrano

*I like what the Dodgers do so much, I always put them on the list to monitor and buy.


New York Mets

Colin Houck SS - Young but I like that he played football and seems to have tools.

https://ebay.us/C2vXpk


Philadelphia Phillies

Devin Saltiban SS - A good buy low/lets see what happens pick.

https://ebay.us/l756kd

TayShaun Walton OF - See above.

https://ebay.us/9Crvva


Pittsburgh Pirates

Paul Skenes P - Talented but I am passing. 

https://ebay.us/l5I2Gd


Texas Rangers

Wyatt Langford OF - College bat. STUD. Will be in the majors in 2024. Best player in the product.

https://ebay.us/433Vts