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An Early Look at the Big 12 – 2021 MLB Draft

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has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">&commat;ZackMatt4<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;strong><br>Follow Prospects Worldwide on Twitter&colon; <strong><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ProspectsWorldW" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span class&equals;"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">&commat;ProspectsWorldW<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s never too early to start talking about the draft&comma; and even though the 2021 edition was moved to July&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re still just ten months away&period; Having recently moved to Dallas&comma; Texas&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll be covering the Big 12 draft prospects &lpar;among others&rpar; for Prospects Worldwide&comma; and I&&num;8217&semi;ve spent the summer getting my hands dirty with the conference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s always about projection this early in the draft process&comma; but in 2021 that&&num;8217&semi;s&comma; even more&comma; the case because we don&&num;8217&semi;t have a full sophomore season to lean back on&period; That means for most players&comma; aside from four brief weeks of action and whatever summer ball they played&comma; we really just have their freshman seasons to look back on&period; Naturally&comma; there are more arms that stand out at this point because it&&num;8217&semi;s easier to spot upticks in stuff than improved plate discipline or power&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s certainly the case in the Big 12&comma; where nine out of the ten names on this list are pitchers&period; Overall&comma; though&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s a weak year for the conference at least for now&comma; with only one first-round prospect at this point &lpar;<a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;madden000ty-&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Ty Madden<&sol;a>&rpar; and only four or five that fit into the top five rounds for now&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">1&period; RHP <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;madden000ty-&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener nofollow">Ty Madden<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Texas<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;3&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 215 lbs&period; Born 2&sol;21&sol;2000&period; Hometown&colon; Cypress&comma; TX<br>2019-2020&colon; 7-1&comma; 2&period;81 ERA&comma; 1&period;25 WHIP&comma; 63&sol;28 K&sol;BB in 67&period;1 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Easily the top prospect in the Big 12 for now&comma; Ty Madden will take over for <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;elder-000bry&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Bryce Elder<&sol;a> &lpar;5th round&comma; Braves&rpar; in leading a very talented Texas staff&period; The Houston-area native was strong as a freshman in 2019 &lpar;3&period;40 ERA&comma; 37&sol;24 K&sol;BB&rpar; but took it to another level in the shortened 2020 season&comma; putting up a 1&period;80 ERA and a 26&sol;4 strikeout to walk ratio over 25 innings against a pretty strong non-conference schedule that included a gutsy quality start against a loaded Arkansas lineup&period; That was sandwiched around a strong run through the Cape Cod League as an underclassman in 2019 &lpar;3&period;33 ERA&comma; 28&sol;14 K&sol;BB in 27 IP&rpar;&comma; and he&&num;8217&semi;s looking to 2020 to put it all together&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Madden has a great pitcher&&num;8217&semi;s frame at 6&&num;8217&semi;3&&num;8243&semi; and with a low to mid 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball that can reach 96&comma; he has the velocity to match&period; His best pitch might be his slider&comma; though&comma; bringing mid 80&&num;8217&semi;s velocity and showing late&comma; sharp bite that misses bats in bunches&period; He has great feel for the pitch and can manipulate its angle&comma; which will serve him very well as his game continues to mature&period; Furthermore&comma; he can morph it into a solid average curveball&comma; though the breaking ball is at its best when it&&num;8217&semi;s a true slider&period; Lastly&comma; he does bring a solid changeup that can flash above average at times&comma; rounding out his arsenal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>All of that points to a career as a starter for Madden&comma; but he will likely need a strong&comma; full season in the Longhorns rotation in 2021 in order to prove it&period; His arm action is a bit funky&comma; with a short stabbing motion in the back before he turns and fires to the plate&period; His strike throwing improved considerably from 2019 &lpar;13&percnt; BB rate&rpar; to 2020 &lpar;4&period;1&percnt;&rpar;&comma; to the point where scouts peg him with at least average command&comma; which partially assuages those arm action concerns&period; The other side&comma; of course&comma; is injury risk&comma; though he&&num;8217&semi;s proven durable for Texas so far&period; Still&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;ll need to prove he can hold his velocity and command over a full season in the rotation to truly make scouts comfortable&comma; as he won&&num;8217&semi;t get the benefit of the doubt that guys with cleaner&comma; more traditional arm actions receive&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"j5xSSXOq" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">2&period; LHP <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;wicks-000jor&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Jordan Wicks<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Kansas State<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; L&period; Throw&colon; L&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;3&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 220 lbs&period; Born 9&sol;1&sol;1999&period; Hometown&colon; Conway&comma; AR<&sol;em><br><em>2019-2020&colon; 9-3&comma; 2&period;85 ERA&comma; 1&period;22 WHIP&comma; 112&sol;30 K&sol;BB in 110&period;2 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While Ty Madden remains the top prospect in the Big 12&comma; Jordan Wicks is easily the fastest riser&period; The Conway&comma; Arkansas native announced his presence with a very effective freshman season for Kansas State with a 3&period;61 ERA and an 86&sol;26 strikeout to walk ratio over 84&period;2 innings&comma; but it&&num;8217&semi;s what he&&num;8217&semi;s done since then that has made scouts sit up and pay attention&period; Combining his shortened 2020 season with Kansas State with an exceptional run through the Northwoods League&comma; Wicks is 5-0 with a 0&period;39 ERA&comma; a 0&period;74 WHIP&comma; and a 55&sol;9 strikeout to walk ratio across 46 innings this calendar year – that&&num;8217&semi;ll play&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>There&&num;8217&semi;s really not much to dislike with Wicks at all&period; Coming from a durable 6&&num;8217&semi;3&&num;8243&semi; frame&comma; he throws with clean arm action and gets a little bit of crossfire from a closed off delivery&comma; hiding the ball well along the way&period; His fastball sits in the low 90&&num;8217&semi;s and peaks around 93&comma; nothing crazy but enough given the rest of his profile&period; His changeup is a plus pitch that has fooled hitters throughout his college career&comma; coming in with great fading action to the arm side that plays especially well off his delivery&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s a pair of breaking balls as well&comma; though at this point&comma; they play better off his other stuff than on their own&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The changeup is certainly his weapon&comma; but his above average command combined with his deception makes everything play up significantly&period; Wicks&&num;8217&semi; name is gaining steam fast and he could be challenging Madden by the spring&comma; with a pretty high floor already as a back-end starter&period; An uptick in either his velocity or his breaking stuff could push him into the back of the first round conversation&comma; and an uptick in both &lpar;which is very plausible given his clean delivery and high spin rates&rpar; will put him right smack in the middle of it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">3&period; RHP <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;birdse000bra&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Brandon Birdsell<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Texas Tech<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 210 lbs&period; Born 3&sol;23&sol;2000&period; Hometown&colon; Willis&comma; TX<br>2019-2020 &lpar;&commat; TX A&amp&semi;amp&semi;M&sol;San Jac&period; CC&rpar;&colon; 6-0&comma; 3&period;09 ERA&comma; 1&period;03 WHIP&comma; 51&sol;13 K&sol;BB in 35 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Brandon Birdsell was part of the best rotation in junior college baseball in 2019&comma; with his San Jacinto rotation-mates <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;little000luk&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Luke Little<&sol;a> &lpar;Cubs&comma; 4th round&rpar; and <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;parker001mit&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Mitchell Parker<&sol;a> &lpar;Nationals&comma; 5th round&rpar; both getting drafted&period; Birdsell was talented enough to warrant a draft selection as well and some saw him as the best prospect in that rotation&comma; but he instead set his sights on building his stock across the state at Texas Tech&period; Having lost <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;beeter000cla&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Clayton Beeter<&sol;a> &lpar;Dodgers&comma; comp round&rpar;&comma; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;bonnin000bry&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Bryce Bonnin<&sol;a> &lpar;Reds&comma; third round&rpar;&comma; and <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;mcmill005joh&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">John McMillon<&sol;a> &lpar;Royals&comma; undrafted&rpar;&comma; the Red Raiders rotation is wide open&comma; and Birdsell is one of the frontrunners to stand out on yet another talented pitching staff in Lubbock&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If anything&comma; the 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi; right hander has a power arm&period; His fastball sits in the low 90&&num;8217&semi;s and has been trending upwards&comma; hitting 97 in his final start of the abbreviated 2020 season&period; He backs that up with a rapidly improving slider that has tightened into an above average pitch&comma; and it was a true weapon for him at San Jac&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s also steadily refining his changeup&comma; and with a durable frame&comma; smooth delivery&comma; and solid strike throwing ability&comma; he is looking more and more like a mid-rotation starter&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Having thrown just 35 innings in his college career so far&comma; there isn&&num;8217&semi;t much of a track record here&comma; but what he has shown in a small sample is as good as any arm in the Big 12&period; Going out and maintaining his positive trajectory in Lubbock in 2021 could send him flying up draft boards&period; Like Madden&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s also from the Houston area&comma; albeit a bit farther out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">4&period; RHP <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;dallas000mic&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Micah Dallas<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Texas Tech<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 205 lbs&period; Born 4&sol;14&sol;2000&period;<&sol;em> <em>Hometown&colon; Aubrey&comma; TX<&sol;em><br><em>2019-2020&colon; 8-2&comma; 3&period;44 ERA&comma; 1&period;20 WHIP&comma; 107&sol;29 K&sol;BB in 91&period;2 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Brandon Birdsell won&&num;8217&semi;t be the only one looking to jump into that wide-open Texas Tech rotation&period; Micah Dallas was strong as a freshman in 2019 &lpar;7-2&comma; 4&period;03 ERA&comma; 84&sol;28 K&sol;BB&rpar; but was bumped back to the bullpen in 2020&comma; where he was absolutely untouchable&period; In five relief appearances averaging more than three innings apiece&comma; he struck out 23 batters over 15&period;2 innings while allowing just nine baserunners&comma; including four shutout innings against Stanford&period; With Beeter and Bonnin gone&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s hard not to see him reclaiming that weekend rotation spot alongside the newcomer Birdsell&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The North Texas native is fun to watch&period; His fastball sits in the low 90&&num;8217&semi;s&comma; topping out around 93&comma; but you&&num;8217&semi;re more likely to see him work off his offspeed pitches&period; His power slider is an above average pitch and he&&num;8217&semi;ll throw it in any count&comma; inducing some ugly swings and misses as hitters struggle to pick it up out of his hand&period; He&&num;8217&semi;ll also use a solid average changeup that keeps lefties at bay&comma; again with the conviction to use it whenever he sees fit&period; Dallas pounds the strike zone with an aggressive bulldog mentality that makes all of his pitches play up&comma; which also helps is average command play up into above average control&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>There are some reliever questions with Dallas&comma; who has a stockier build at 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi; and throws with some effort&period; His delivery might need to be cleaned up a bit&comma; but even at present he fills the strike zone very effectively&period; That bulldog mentality will fit really well in the bullpen should he be forced into that role&comma; where he could more sustainably rely on that slider&sol;changeup combination&comma; but he won&&num;8217&semi;t turn 21 until April and has plenty of time to refine his game&period; With his demeanor&comma; power slider&comma; and feel for pitching&comma; he has every chance to do so&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m probably one of the higher guys on Dallas at this point&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">5&period; RHP <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;kubich000kol&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Kolby Kubichek<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Texas<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 6&&num;8242&semi;&comma; 180 lbs&period; Born 11&sol;28&sol;1999&period; Hometown&colon; Bryan&comma; TX<&sol;em><br><em>2019-2020&colon; 2-2&comma; 5&period;21 ERA&comma; 1&period;66 WHIP&comma; 23&sol;17 K&sol;BB in 27&period;2 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p><div class&equals;"bBS2Intr" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Kolby Kubichek may have grown up in the heart of Aggieland&comma; but he gives us our second Longhorn arm in the top four&period; While his college track record leaves something to be desired at this point&comma; he piqued scouts interests with an exceptional run through the Cape Cod League as an underclassman in 2019&comma; putting up a 1&period;77 ERA&comma; a 0&period;95 WHIP&comma; and a 41&sol;12 strikeout to walk ratio over 35&period;2 innings against elite&comma; older competition&period; Like his rotation-mate&comma; the top ranked Ty Madden&comma; he has a bit of an unconventional profile&comma; and that&&num;8217&semi;s exactly why scouts will be watching his starts in Austin very closely this year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This is a very interesting pitcher to break down&period; Kubichek&&num;8217&semi;s best pitch is his fastball&comma; but it only sits around 90 and tops out around 92&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s an old school pitcher that comes straight over top with his release point&comma; which puts excellent sinking action on the pitch while running inside to right handed batters&period; When located&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s extremely difficult to square up and do damage on&comma; and it played especially well against wood bats on the Cape&period; His next best pitch is a rapidly improving changeup that he really gained feel for that summer&comma; bringing great sinking and fading action that is extremely difficult to differentiate from his sinker&period; Lastly&comma; he brings in a slider and a curveball that are more ordinary at this point&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>There is really a lot to like with Kubichek&comma; the overall package remains just a <em>little <&sol;em>bit light if you want to project him as a bona fide starting pitcher&comma; at least for now&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s tacked some strength onto his smaller six foot frame&comma; but he still remains just little bit undersized&period; His command has improved&comma; but it still remains average at this point and when you only throw 90&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;re going to need to hit your spots very consistently to survive in pro ball&comma; even if your sinker has great movement&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Lastly&comma; the lack of a plus breaking ball limits his ceiling a little bit&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s not going to get any bigger&comma; so if scouts are going to be confident in projecting him as a starter on draft day&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;ll probably want to see either an uptick in his stuff or his command this spring&period; Still&comma; there are no glaring holes in the profile&comma; and he remains a very well-rounded pitcher who does a lot of things well on the mound&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">6&period; RHP <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;cornel000ril&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Riley Cornelio<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Texas Christian<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;3&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 195 lbs&period; Born 6&sol;6&sol;2000&period; Hometown&colon; Monument&comma; CO<&sol;em><br><em>2020&colon; 1-0&comma; 0&period;87 ERA&comma; 0&period;97 WHIP&comma; 6&sol;7 K&sol;BB in 10&period;1 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Big 12 fans know that this list wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be complete without a TCU arm to follow in the footsteps of <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;lodolo000nic&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Nick Lodolo<&sol;a>&comma; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;feltma000dur&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Durbin Feltman<&sol;a>&comma; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;players&sol;f&sol;finnebr01&period;shtml&quest;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Brandon Finnegan<&sol;a>&comma; and the countless other arms I don&&num;8217&semi;t need to name&comma; and those who follow the draft will recognize Riley Cornelio&&num;8217&semi;s name&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"FVyeyG4D" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cornelio was a top draft prospect coming out of the Colorado Springs high school ranks in 2019&comma; and thanks to a June birthday that made him very old for his class&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s draft eligible again as a sophomore in 2021&period; That means he&&num;8217&semi;ll have to put in a lot of work proving himself this year&comma; because with the shortened 2020 season&comma; he only has 10&period;1 college innings to his name with some very interesting numbers&period; Facing 40 batters&comma; he allowed just three hits &lpar;&period;094 opponents AVG&rpar; but walked seven while striking out six and allowed three runs&comma; only one of which was earned&period; In this case&comma; the scouting profile fits in perfectly with the numbers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cornelio is a lanky 6&&num;8217&semi;3&&num;8243&semi; righty with wicked stuff&comma; but he&&num;8217&semi;s still learning how to harness it&period; The fastball sits in the low to mid 90&&num;8217&semi;s and tops out around 95&comma; getting nice riding action along the way that routinely misses barrels&period; His curveball is a true plus pitch at its best&comma; bringing wipeout action that played up immediately against college hitters last year&period; However&comma; it can flatten out at times when he leaves it up&comma; which is fairly often&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s a changeup&comma; though for now it&&num;8217&semi;s his third pitch&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Cornelio creates a lot of deception with a crossfire delivery that hides the ball well&comma; but a byproduct of starting so closed off and unfurling his body is that he regularly loses his arm slot and release point&period; That severely impacts his command&comma; which probably grades out at a 40 at this point&period; As a two pitch pitcher with poor command&comma; he carries tremendous relief risk&comma; though as a draft eligible sophomore that has thrown 10&period;1 college innings&comma; he hasn&&num;8217&semi;t had much of a chance to prove himself anyways&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s the downside of being old for your class&period; Given his lack of experience&comma; it would not be surprising for him to come out in 2021 with a cleaner operation&comma; in which case he could shoot up draft boards&period; For now though&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll have to wait and see&comma; but that fastball&sol;curveball combination is wicked&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">7&period; CF <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;kenned000eri&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Eric Kennedy<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; Texas<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; L&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 5&&num;8217&semi;11&&num;8221&semi;&comma; 200 lbs&period; Born 9&sol;15&sol;1999&period; Hometown&colon; Tampa&comma; FL<&sol;em><br><em>2019-2020&colon; 3 HR&comma; &period;305&sol;&period;381&sol;&period;403&comma; 17 SB&comma; 35&sol;30 K&sol;BB in 66 games&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The top position player prospect in the Big 12&comma; Kennedy is also our third Longhorn on the list&period; There really isn&&num;8217&semi;t much going on in terms of impact bats in this conference&comma; especially if you&&num;8217&semi;re looking for power&comma; so the contact-oriented Kennedy rises to the top just based on his consistency&period; After hitting &period;310&sol;&period;382&sol;&period;418 with a very strong 23&sol;21 strikeout to walk ratio as a true freshman in 2019&comma; he followed it up with a solid&comma; albeit unspectacular&comma; start to the 2020 season with a &period;288&sol;&period;380&sol;&period;356 line and eight stolen bases through 17 games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Kennedy isn&&num;8217&semi;t a power hitter&comma; but he does a lot of everything else well&period; The Tampa native is a plus runner&comma; and he deploys that speed very well on the bases&comma; swiping nine bags in eleven attempts as a freshman before going a perfect eight for eight as a sophomore&period; That speed will enable him to stick in center field as well&comma; where his strong arm makes him a valuable overall defender&period; At the plate&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s hit over power&comma; employing a quick left handed swing to drive the ball around the yard and to the gaps&period; His patient approach combined with strong bat to ball skills means there is very little swing and miss in his game&comma; and it gives him a high floor as someone who will for sure hit in pro ball&period; Whether you see Kennedy as anything more than a fourth outfielder&comma; though&comma; likely depends on how you project his power&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>At 5&&num;8217&semi;11&&num;8221&semi;&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s not the biggest guy in the world&comma; and he hasn&&num;8217&semi;t shown much even in the way of simple extra base power so far at Texas&period; Given his very strong feel for hitting&comma; some swing changes to give him more extension could help him profile for 5-10 home runs per year or more&comma; and he&&num;8217&semi;ll have a chance to show more pure offensive impact in 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">8&period; RHP <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;berger001rya&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Ryan Bergert<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; West Virginia<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 200 lbs&period; Born 3&sol;8&sol;2000&period; Hometown&colon; Canton&comma; OH<&sol;em><br><em>2019-2020&colon; 4-1&comma; 2&period;30 ERA&comma; 0&period;95 WHIP&comma; 68&sol;19 K&sol;BB in 58&period;2 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Here is a guy who has just dominated everywhere he&&num;8217&semi;s gone&period; As a true freshman at WVU in 2019&comma; Ryan Bergert came out and posted a 1&period;80 ERA and a sharp 38&sol;8 strikeout to walk ratio across 34 innings&comma; and he followed that up with a 2&period;92 mark and a 30&sol;11 K&sol;BB in 24&period;2 innings in 2020&period; This summer&comma; he was one of the best pitchers in the Northwoods League&comma; too&comma; with a 2&period;33 ERA and a 31&sol;10 strikeout to walk ratio across 27 innings&period; Names like Madden&comma; Kubichek&comma; and Dallas are more recognizable in this Lone Star-centered conference but Bergert is quietly positioning himself as one of the best pitchers available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Bergert&&num;8217&semi;s numbers stand out&comma; but he has the stuff to match&period; The 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi; righty usually works around 90&comma; but he can reach back for 94-95 at times and his high spin rates help it play faster&period; He also adds in a really sharp curveball that doesn&&num;8217&semi;t always have the finish he would like&comma; but which flashes plus at his best&period; The Canton&comma; Ohio native primarily works off those two pitches&comma; but there is still some projection remaining in his frame and his above average command helps him profile as a starting pitcher&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s going to want to refine that changeup a bit and an uptick in velocity would be nice as well&comma; but you can&&num;8217&semi;t argue with his track record against strong competition and he&&num;8217&semi;s a sleeper to watch for the 2021 draft&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">9&period; LHP <strong>Dalton Fowler<&sol;strong>&comma; Oklahoma<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; L&period; Throw&colon; L&period; 6&&num;8217&semi;5&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 190 lbs&period; Born 1&sol;7&sol;2000&period; Hometown&colon; Arlington&comma; TN<&sol;em><br><em>2019-2020 &lpar;&commat; NW Miss&period; CC&rpar;&colon; 10-2&comma; 3&period;33 ERA&comma; 1&period;37 WHIP&comma; 127&sol;53 K&sol;BB in 83&period;2 IP&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Despite losing all three weekend starters to the draft last year in <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;cavall000cad&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Cade Cavalli<&sol;a> &lpar;Nationals&comma; first round&rpar;&comma; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;prater000lev&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Levi Prater<&sol;a> &lpar;Cardinals&comma; third round&rpar;&comma; and <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;acker-000dan&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Dane Acker<&sol;a> &lpar;A&&num;8217&semi;s&comma; fourth round&rpar;&comma; plus its top pitching recruit in Dax Fulton &lpar;Marlins&comma; second round&rpar;&comma; Oklahoma is bringing in a really talented pitching staff this year&period; A big reason for that is Northwest Mississippi CC transfer Dalton Fowler&comma; who actually is actually a fairly similar pitcher to Fulton&period; Fowler was very inconsistent as a freshman in Senatobia&comma; but was off to a hot start in 2020 with 39 strikeouts to just 20 baserunners allowed in 19 innings&comma; and he could have been a sixth to tenth round draft pick in a normal draft&period; Instead&comma; the Memphis-area native will head west to Norman and look to put it all together&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Like top recruit turned Miami Marlin Dax Fulton&comma; Dalton Fowler is a lanky fastball-curveball lefty&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s variously listed at 6&&num;8217&semi;5&&num;8243&semi; or 6&&num;8217&semi;6&&num;8243&semi; and at less than 200 pounds&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s a true stringbean&period; Fowler&&num;8217&semi;s fastball sits in the low 90&&num;8217&semi;s and he&&num;8217&semi;s gotten better at maintaining that velocity&comma; so scouts are looking to see if he can push the upper end as well as he continues to fill out that big frame&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In the past&comma; his curveball has fluctuated between below average and above average&comma; but he&&num;8217&semi;s gotten more consistent with the pitch and is flashing more above average breakers&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s a changeup as well that&&num;8217&semi;s coming along&comma; and his command has improved from 40 grade to 45 grade&period; There is still considerable work to be done&comma; but Fowler is extremely projectable and slowly but steadily trending in the right direction&comma; and if Oklahoma&&num;8217&semi;s coaching staff can help him put it all together&comma; he has real impact starter potential&period; Consider him the high ceiling&comma; low floor name in this group&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">10&period; SS <strong>Hueston Morrill<&sol;strong>&comma; Oklahoma State<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><em>Bat&colon; R&period; Throw&colon; R&period; 5&&num;8217&semi;11&&num;8221&semi;&comma; 165 lbs&period; Born 11&sol;27&sol;1999&period; Hometown&colon; Live Oak&comma; FL<br>2019-2020&colon; 4 HR&comma; &period;276&sol;&period;388&sol;&period;406&comma; 18 SB&comma; 78&sol;47 K&sol;BB in 76 games&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Eight of the top nine prospects in the Big 12 are pitchers&comma; but here at ten we&&num;8217&semi;ll get to one more hitter&comma; Oklahoma State&&num;8217&semi;s jack-of-all-trades Hueston Morrill&period; Morrill&comma; who like the other hitter on this list&comma; Eric Kennedy&comma; is a native Floridian&comma; made an immediate impact in Stillwater with a &period;282&sol;&period;390&sol;&period;386 line and 12 stolen bases over 58 games as a true freshman in 2019&period; After a so-so run through the Cape Cod League that summer &lpar;&period;238&sol;&period;299&sol;&period;300&comma; 26&sol;6 K&sol;BB&rpar;&comma; he started to show some pop as a sophomore with a slightly less balanced &period;258&sol;&period;383&sol;&period;470 line and a couple home runs in 18 games&period; Now&comma; a very shallow crop of Big 12 position players gives him a chance to stand out in front of area scouts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Morrill doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have a standout tool&comma; rather he does a lot of things very well&comma; and steps forward in any area could send him flying up draft boards&period; Though his hit tool probably grades out as fringe-average at this point&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s a patient hitter that works counts and draws walks&comma; making evaluators comfortable with a 50 grade in that area&period; While he&&num;8217&semi;s a bit undersized at 5&&num;8217&semi;11&&num;8221&semi; and 165 pounds&comma; he has shown nice gap power throughout his career and was starting to tap into more impact as a sophomore in 2020&period; The swing can get a bit long at times&comma; but he leaves the barrel in the zone for a long time and that enables him to make consistent hard contact&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; Morrill is a good runner with 18 stolen bases in 21 tries so far with the Cowboys&period; On the other side of the ball&comma; he played second base as a freshman then moved over to shortstop as a sophomore&comma; and he has the quickness and arm strength to stick there&period; In fact&comma; he actually showed a low 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball in high school and drew some interest as a right handed pitcher&comma; which illustrates his upside at shortstop&period; Right now&comma; because both his hit and power tools are fringy&comma; he profiles more as a utility infielder than anything else&comma; but continuing to tap that power like he&&num;8217&semi;s capable of and tightening up his bat to ball skills a little bit could make a big difference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Other BIG 12 Interesting Options<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Kansas State<&sol;strong>&colon; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Wildcats bring two interesting arms to the table this year in <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;seymou000car&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Carson Seymour<&sol;a><&sol;strong> and <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;mccull000con&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Connor McCullough<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&period; Seymour was draft-eligible last season&comma; but he had just 28 collegiate innings under his belt and team&&num;8217&semi;s weren&&num;8217&semi;t comfortable with his track record in a five round draft&period; The 6&&num;8217&semi;6&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 260 pound righty had seen a dramatic improvement in his stuff and hit 99 with his fastball while flashing two plus breaking balls in a slider and a curveball&period; However&comma; the quality of his stuff was inconsistent and his command remained unrefined&comma; and he&&num;8217&semi;ll go into 2021 looking to prove he&&num;8217&semi;s for real&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>McCullough&comma; who like Seymour &lpar;Dartmouth&rpar; transferred from another four year school &lpar;Arkansas&rpar;&comma; dominated the Cape Cod League as an underclassman in 2019 with a 1&period;72 ERA and a 42&sol;14 strikeout to walk ratio over 36&period;2 innings&period; He doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have the same size or overpowering stuff as Seymour&comma; tossing a fastball around 90 to go with a high spin curveball and a solid changeup&period; McCullough does beat Seymour when it comes to consistency and command&comma; though&comma; giving him less risk than his high upside counterpart&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Oklahoma<&sol;strong>&colon; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Sooners have three more names I&&num;8217&semi;m interested in right now&period; Right hander <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;olds--000wya&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Wyatt Olds<&sol;a><&sol;strong> shook off a mediocre freshman season to post a 1&period;89 ERA and a 29&sol;8 strikeout to walk ratio over 19 innings as a sophomore&comma; and that was against as tough of a non-conference slate as you&&num;8217&semi;re going to get&period; He has a really funky delivery in which he reaches as far back as he can&comma; bends his torso forward as if he&&num;8217&semi;s going to come submarine&comma; then comes back up to sling the ball from a high sidearm slot&period; The result is excellent extension that makes the ball extremely difficult to pick up&comma; and that makes his low 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball and frisbee slider play up&period; His command has improved at Oklahoma&comma; but it&&num;8217&semi;s still fringy and he likely profiles as a reliever&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;abram-000ben&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Ben Abram<&sol;a><&sol;strong> is absolutely massive at 6&&num;8217&semi;7&&num;8243&semi; and 255 pounds&comma; coming in with average stuff but great pitchability&period; He commands his 90-ish fastball&comma; above average 12-6 curveball&comma; and decent slider and changeup very well&comma; and with that durable frame&comma; he profiles well as a &num;5 starter&period; Any small uptick in his velocity could send him moving up boards&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>On the other side of the ball&comma; we have draft-eligible sophomore <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;beichl000con&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Connor Beichler<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; an undersized 5&&num;8217&semi;9&&num;8243&semi;&comma; 155 pound second baseman with an extremely disciplined approach at the plate&period; He uses a line drive swing to spray the ball around the field&comma; though he understandably doesn&&num;8217&semi;t profile for a ton of power&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s also reported to have a very strong work ethic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Oklahoma State<&sol;strong>&colon; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Cowboys have an interesting sleeper that I&&num;8217&semi;ll be watching this spring in Clemson&sol;junior college transfer <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;wroble000jus&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Justin Wrobleski<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s a 6&&num;8217&semi;1&&num;8243&semi; lefty with a low 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball that tops out around 95&comma; and his loose arm puts plenty of run on the ball to make it tough to square up&period; Wrobleski adds in an above average slider that pairs well with his fastball in addition to a decent changeup&comma; but he doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have much of a track record and needs to tighten up his command&period; Lefties with the potential for two plus pitches will always garner attention though&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s also righthander <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;davis-001kal&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Kale Davis<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; who sits around 90 with his fastball and adds an above average curveball&period; At 6&&num;8217&semi;4&&num;8243&semi;&comma; he has a great pitcher&&num;8217&semi;s frame&comma; and he has better command than Wrobleski&period; Scouts will be looking for an uptick in velocity in 2021&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Texas<&sol;strong>&colon; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Longhorns had three of the top five players on this list&comma; and they still have more to watch even after promising righty <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;fields000kam&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Kamron Fields<&sol;a> transferred to Texas Southern&period; Right hander <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;bryant000mas&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Mason Bryant<&sol;a><&sol;strong> has as high of a ceiling as anybody on this list&comma; standing 6&&num;8217&semi;5&&num;8243&semi; and coming in with a mid 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball&period; He also adds an above average slider&comma; but for now&comma; the Austin native has very little track record in the Big 12&comma; having thrown 12 total innings with a 9&period;75 ERA&period; His command is well below average at this point and he has a lot of work to do if he wants to get drafted as a starter&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"BLt04d2j" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Right hander <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;merrym000daw&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Dawson Merryman<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; unlike Bryant&comma; has no chance to start in pro ball as a two pitch sidearmer&period; He tosses his fastball in the low 90&&num;8217&semi;s&comma; which is faster than many sidearmers&comma; and can sling a frisbee slider across the plate as well&period; Hailing from the small town of Greenwood&comma; Texas&comma; which is just outside Midland&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s a solid strike thrower and could move quickly through the minors&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We also have right hander <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;duplan000and&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Andre Duplantier<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; the cousin of Diamondbacks pitcher and Rice alum Jon Duplantier&comma; is around 90 with his fastball&comma; adds a solid curveball&comma; and was strong as a freshman last year with a 2&period;00 ERA and a 13&sol;3 strikeout to walk ratio in nine innings&period; He lacks a plus carrying tool&comma; but he does a lot of things well and could sneak up on some people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Texas Christian<&sol;strong>&colon; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Behind Cornelio&comma; the Horned Frogs have a nice crop of players to watch&period; Right hander <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;search&sol;search&period;fcgi&quest;pid&equals;rayjo01&comma;ray---010joh&amp&semi;search&equals;Johnny&plus;Ray&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Johnny Ray<&sol;a><&sol;strong> could have gone in the sixth to tenth round last year had it been a normal draft&comma; putting up a 2&period;53 ERA and a 21&sol;8 strikeout to walk ratio over 21&period;1 innings&period; Nothing here is plus&comma; but he&&num;8217&semi;s solid average across the board with a low 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball&comma; a good slider&comma; and an average curveball and changeup to go with average command&period; Getting more innings under his belt and proving his strike throwing ability could put him in a similar range in 2021&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Righty <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;perez-014mar&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Marcelo Perez<&sol;a><&sol;strong> has my attention&comma; though he&&num;8217&semi;s a bit undersized at 5&&num;8217&semi;10&&num;8221&semi;&period; The Laredo&comma; Texas native brings a low 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball&comma; an above average slider with really nice&comma; late bite&comma; and a solid changeup&comma; and he pumps it all out with relative ease&period; However&comma; his lack of height and extension lead to a lot of relief questions&period; Outfielder <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;brown-000por&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Porter Brown<&sol;a><&sol;strong> hit just &period;237&sol;&period;351&sol;&period;316 over his first two seasons in Fort Worth&comma; but in a conference without a ton of big bats&comma; he stands out for his speed and plate discipline&period; Though he&&num;8217&semi;s just 5&&num;8217&semi;11&&num;8221&semi;&comma; his line drive bat profiles to add some impact as he gets more at bats under his belt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>Texas Tech<&sol;strong>&colon; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Perhaps the deepest team in this conference when it comes to draft prospects&comma; the Red Raiders had two of the top three names on this list and bring plenty more&period; <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;becker000aus&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Austin Becker<&sol;a><&sol;strong> was a big name on the 2017 summer showcase circuit leading up to the 2018 draft&comma; but his command regressed in the spring&comma; and his stay at Vanderbilt lasted just four innings in 2019&period; Transferring to Texas Tech&comma; he struggled mightily with his command in 2020 and will now miss the 2021 season with Tommy John surgery&period; At his best&comma; though&comma; the 6&&num;8217&semi;5&&num;8243&semi; righty shows a mid to upper 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball and an above average curveball and changeup&comma; but he&&num;8217&semi;ll have a lot of ground to make up once he comes back healthy&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;search&sol;search&period;fcgi&quest;pid&equals;montgo000mas&comma;montgo001mas&amp&semi;search&equals;Mason&plus;Montgomery&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Mason Montgomery<&sol;a><&sol;strong> is a 6&&num;8217&semi;2&&num;8243&semi; lefty that has caught some eyes&comma; showing a low 90&&num;8217&semi;s fastball with more in the tank&period; With a clean delivery and improving strike throwing ability&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s trending in the right direction and of course&comma; he&&num;8217&semi;s left handed&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We have <strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;neuse-000dyl&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Dylan Neuse<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; younger brother of A&&num;8217&semi;s infielder Sheldon Neuse&comma; who was draft eligible in 2020 but was not selected in the five round event despite a &period;355&sol;&period;438&sol;&period;487 slash line in 19 games&period; Just 5&&num;8217&semi;9&&num;8243&semi;&comma; he has an explosive right handed swing that produces a lot of hard contact&comma; but he can lose some of that leverage when he gets power conscious and likely profiles more as a contact hitter in pro ball&period; With plus speed to go with strong plate discipline&comma; he could make a nice super-utility man&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong><a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" 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