ET on Friday, Jan. Leading up to the release of the Top , we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position. Just twice has the same team featured the two best prospects at the same position in the same year. For the fourth straight year, high schoolers outnumber collegians on the Top 10 Left-handed Pitching Prospects list. Schultz, Jackson Ferris Cubs, second round, traded to the Dodgers and Robby Snelling Padres, supplemental first round, dealt to the Marlins were all part of the prep class.
The other high school arms are Thomas White Marlins, supplemental first and Alex Clemmey Guardians, second, shipped to the Nationals from and Cam Caminiti Braves, first from last year. The three Top 10 lefties traded almost match the total of four from the other seven positions. The Top 10 ETA 1. Noah Schultz, White Sox 2. Hagen Smith, White Sox 3.
Thomas White, Marlins 4. Quinn Mathews, Cardinals 5. Jackson Ferris, Dodgers 6. Cam Caminiti, Braves 7. Justin Wrobleski, Dodgers 8. Carson Whisenhunt, Giants 9. Alex Clemmey, Nationals Robby Snelling, Marlins Complete list Β».
He topped all college starters in heater overall 42 percent and in-zone 39 percent swing-and-miss rate, operating at mph and touching with his funky delivery and low release height creating plenty of deception and carry. Curveball: Ferris 55 Ferris still has the same solid uppers curveball that was his main breaking pitch in high school, though it wasn't quite as effective last year when he focused more on refining his slider.
The Cubs originally taught him a lows sweeper before the Dodgers had him scrap it in favor of a tighter mids slide piece. Slider: Schultz 70 Using his 6-foot-9 frame and low three-quarters arm slot, Schultz produces exceptional horizontal action on a wipeout breaking ball that continues to gain velocity and now sits in the low 80s and peaks at 88 mph. Double-A hitters batted. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball.
