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2021 Draft Thread
1. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt
2. Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt (draft-eligible sophomore)
3. Brady House, SS, Winder-Barrow HS (GA)
4. Adrian del Castillo, C, Miami
5. Matt McLain, SS, UCLA
6. Jud Fabian, OF, Florida
7. Jaden Hill, RHP, LSU
8. Colton Cowser, OF, Sam Houston State
9. Luke Leto, SS/RHP, Portage Central HS (MI)
10. Braylon Bishop, OF, Arkansas HS (AR)
ESPN (Kiley McDaniel) has a ranking of 30. Here are all of Kiley's 45 FV prospects:
1. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt, 50 FV
2. Brady House, 3B, Winder-Barrow HS (GA), Tennessee commit, 45+ FV
3. Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt, 45+ FV
4. Jud Fabian, CF, Florida, 45 FV
5. Matt McLain, 2B, UCLA, 45 FV
6. Jordan Lawlar, SS, Jesuit HS (TX), Vanderbilt commit, 45 FV
7. Jaden Hill, RHP, LSU, 45 FV
8. Ethan Wilson, LF, South Alabama, 45 FV
9. Luke Leto, SS, Portage Central HS (MI), LSU commit, 45 FV
10. Alex Binelas, 3B, Louisville, 45 FV
11. Davis Sharpe, RHP, Clemson, 45 FV
Fangraphs has ranked 111 prospects on their 2021 board plus have a bunch more prospects of interest: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the ... 00000&pg=0
Their top 17 all have 40+ FV:
1. Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt - 50 FV
2. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt - 50
3. Luke Leto, SS, Portage Central HS (MI) - 45
4. Braylon Bishop, CF, Texarkana HS (AR) - 45
5. Brady House, 3B/RHP, Winder-Barrow HS (GA) - 45
6. Robby Martin, RF, Florida State - 40+
7. Jaden Hill, RHP, LSU - 40+
8. Alex Binelas, 3B, Louisville - 40+
9. Matt McLain, 2B, UCLA - 40+
10. Jud Fabian, CF, Florida - 40+
11, Jordan Lawlar, SS, Jesuit Prep HS (TX) - 40+
12. Izaac Pacheco, 3B, Friendswood HS (TX) - 40+
13. Christian Little, RHP, Christian Brothers HS (MO) - 40+
14. Davis Sharpe, RHP, Clemson - 40+
15. Jonathan Cannon, RHP, Georgia - 40+
16. Gunnar Hoglund, RHP, Ole Miss - 40+
17. Adrian del Castillo, C, Miami - 40+

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Re: 2021 Draft Thread
Hoglund was a popular but unsigned prep arm in 2018, multi-pitch RH up to 96, throws everything for strikes but no pitch is really ahead of the others except maybe the fastball right now, dominated this Spring, 21 on draft day, outstanding frame at a projectable 6'4"-6'5" and already has some meat on him
Bishop is a LHH HS CF out of Arkansas with a projectable build a lot like Pete Crow-Armstrong's this year, 18 and change on draft day, strong and room to get stronger, fast, also hopes to play football in college (Arkansas), LH thrower, drew Ken Griffey comps at PG's MLK tournament in 2019, considered a top 10 prep, likely to be the guy I blather on about in this thread
Carter is a 6'3" 200 HS RH who will be 19 on draft day, two team Team USA participant, really athletic on the mound and will do things like quick pitch and double pumps to mess with timing, very fast arm, throws strikes with fastball/slider, changeup could be an outpitch
Christian Little is a 6'4" 200 RH out of St. Louis, Vandy recruit, up to 94 with a promising curve and changeup, interesting delivery that could be fun as he gets stronger
From a BA piece on Bishop last summer:
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories ... ournament/
The twitchy athleticism is easy to see when Bishop is on the field. Multiple comparisons to Ken Griffey Jr. were being tossed around by observers, and while it’s unfair to put that kind of label on a 15-year-old kid, Bishop has a lot of the same qualities as Griffey, according to Chase Brewster, Director of Player Exposure and Coach for the Sticks Baseball Academy.
“(He’s) one of the best players we’ve ever seen,” Brewster said. “By all accounts he’s the best player a lot of people have seen at that age . . . the power, the hand strength and the quickness are just incredible.”
At 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, Bishop has a strong, muscular body with broad shoulders that wouldn’t be out of place on the gridiron, thus it’s no surprise that Bishop is already the starting quarterback for his high school football team. But if there’s ever a decision as to which sport he’ll choose, Bishop knows what direction his sports career will take, stating, “I’ve got a love for baseball more.”
Obviously I would sell my loyal cat's soul for a fully healthy Kumar Rocker to be drafted by the Cubs
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As big time as I think Rocker is, Leiter has better command of more pitches and both Jud Fabian and Matt McClain are pretty serious. I'm just glad Rocker didn't have to pitch so much this year and will continue to ask Gaia herself to intervene and manufacture a fall to the Cubs preferably without a TJ
Alot of that list are LHHs, at least 8...4 black players within the first ten on that list (Rocker, Little, Bishop, and Reed)
Also also it's PG Nationals week or something, HS showcase event
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I don't think the 2021 draft class is as talented as this year's draft class. It's better than the 2019 draft class (I think), but it doesn't have a transcendent talent at the very top like Adley Rutschman, or even someone like Spencer Torkelson or Austin Martin. Scouts don't have a great feel for this year's group so it's hard to say...
No Cape Cod League this summer, very limited spring ball and maybe some extended looks in the fall or later this summer.
At this same point last year, Emerson Hancock was considered the consensus best talent in the 2020 draft class and he obviously didn't go 1-1. I think the same thing happens to Kumar Rocker next year, but I could be wrong.
Definitely some players I like and I've mentioned some already... I don't like SS/3B Brady House.