'It will tell me if I'm going college or pro': Will Hamilton's Turley go in 1st round of MLB Draft?

Afterward posting the Top 100 2022 MLB Draft Average Rankings last calendar week, Prospects Live and The Athletic shared their updated rankings. Keith Law provides his rankings for The Able-bodied, and what jumps out to me is not seeing whatsoever pitchers in the Top 14 of his rankings. I tin can't blame him for being pessimistic about this pitching form. Many promising artillery have gone under the knife getting Tommy John surgery.

For teams selecting in the Top xv, it'due south a risky proffer handing out a $iii+ million signing bonus to a player you know who is injure. The New York Mets selected Kumar Rocker terminal year and didn't sign him considering of the mail-draft health evaluation. I'1000 skeptical teams will be handing out a $5 million signing bonus to Dylan Lesko, who recently had Tommy John surgery. Despite being ane of the near talented pitchers in recent retentiveness, I call up there's a good run a risk he attends Vanderbilt and is available again in the 2024 MLB Draft. He's got the kind of armory to be taken number one overall, and that'south a signing bonus of mode more $5 meg.

I've paid a lot of attention to the pitching class because I find this to be a need within the White Sox farm organisation. They are curt on artillery, predominantly starting prospects. Nosotros all know well the clock is ticking for Lucas Giolito to enter free agency afterwards the 2023 flavour. Dylan Cease volition enter costless agency later the 2025 season. The fourth dimension is now to develop a new rotation preparing for the scenario if Giolito or Cease go too expensive, or they want to play elsewhere.

Rick Hahn and Mike Shirley will have $half dozen,289,100 to work with for this draft grade. That'south the third-everyman bonus pool amount and will force White Sox scouts to get artistic. In the last 2 years, we've seen the White Sox go full slot in Round one merely then have puddle coin away from later picks in going over slot in Round 2 to maximize render.

White Sox Choice	Pick Bonus Corporeality
1st Circular – Pick 26	$2,788,000
2d Round – Option 62	$1,158,600
3rd Round – Pick 101	$606,300
4th Round – Pick 131	$452,700
5th Circular – Selection 161	$337,400

This strategy has netted them prep players in SP Matthew Thompson, Andrew Dalquist, Jared Kelley, and 3B Wes Kath. All four still demand more development seasoning, merely there'south hope they volition plow into meliorate players. The process has been slower than initially thought, thanks to COVID-19 wiping out the 2020 season and injuries.

I expect the White Sox to continue going this draft spending route. Aiming to draft and sign another Tiptop 50 player in this class. They could copy their plan from concluding yr in taking two prep position players again. Or, they could take a calculated take a chance on one or a couple of the Top 20 college starting pitchers I've outlined below.

Rank	Histrion	Throws	School	2022 Condition
ane	Connor Prielipp	LHP	Alabama	Out (Tommy John Surgery)
ii	Blade Tidwell	RHP	Tennessee	xiv IP 1.93 ERA 23 One thousand v BB
3	Gabriel Hughes	RHP	Gonzaga	70.1 IP 2.43 ERA 108 K 25 BB
4	Carson Whisenhunt	LHP	East Carolina	Out (Suspended)
5	Justin Campbell	RHP	Oklahoma State	70.one IP iii.20 ERA 100 K 15 BB
6	Peyton Pallette	RHP	Arkansas	Out (Tommy John Surgery)
seven	Landon Sims	RHP	Mississippi State	Out (Tommy John Surgery)
8	Cooper Hjerpe	LHP	Oregon Country	67.2 IP two.13 ERA 109 G 13 BB
9	Kumar Rocker	RHP	Contained	Non Playing
10	Thomas Harrington	RHP	Campbell	65.0 IP 1.25 ERA 93 K 12 BB
11	Adam Mazur	RHP	Iowa	71.0 IP two.41 ERA 79 K 22 BB
12	Hunter Barco	LHP	Florida	Out (Tommy John Surgery)
13	Parker Messick	LHP	Florida State	69.1 IP two.60 ERA 116 M 12 BB
14	Drew Thorpe	RHP	Cal Poly	77.0 IP 2.57 ERA 105 K 18 BB
xv	Reggie Crawford	LHP	UConn	Out (Tommy John Surgery)
16	Bryce Hubbart	LHP	Florida Land	56.ii IP 3.64 ERA 66 One thousand 14 BB
17	Jonathan Cannon	RHP	Georgia	57.1 IP ii.04 ERA 53 K four BB
18	Trystan Vrieling	RHP	Gonzaga	67.1 IP 3.61 ERA 91 G 30 BB
nineteen	Carson Palmquist	LHP	Miami	58.0 IP 2.76 ERA 86 K xx BB
twenty	Jake Bennett	LHP	Oklahoma	65.2 IP iii.29 ERA 75 Grand xi BB

The Injured Pitchers

Connor Prielipp, LHP, Alabama

2021 Stats: vii.0 IP iii.86 ERA 12 K to one BB

Getting Tommy John surgery in May 2021, Connor Prielipp is closer than the other injured college artillery to returning. There's non much of a college track record for Prielipp. He was limited to just four starts in 2020 due to COVID-19 and pitched only seven innings in 2021 before getting injured.

I like Prielipp's ability to throw multiple variations of his slider. I'm curious about his fastball velocity in the upcoming bullpen session he'll agree in front of scouts. If he'south in the mid-90s over again, there's a chance Prielipp doesn't get in to Pick 26 for the White Sox.

Alabama LHP Connor Prielipp, a potential No. one overall pick for the 2022 @MLBDraft earlier having Tommy John surgery last May, will throw fifty pitches in a bullpen conditioning for scouts May 23, the solar day earlier the SEC tournament. He nevertheless could be the commencement college arm taken.

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) May 5, 2022

Peyton Pallette, RHP, Arkansas

2021 Stats: 56.0 IP, 4.02 ERA, 67 1000 to twenty BB

It was unfortunate when news came after the Fall season that Peyton Pallette would miss the 2022 season. I enjoyed watching Pallette piece of work in 2021, at times dominating hitters with his fastball/curve combination. That breaking pitch is Pallette'south best offer, and I think it could be devastating when he turns pro. At that place's a control effect with Pallette's fastball from the 2021 season. While he had adept velocity readings, mainly sitting at 93 mph but able to hit 95+ mph, Pallette wasn't generating a lot of whiffs with the fastball.

Pallette had Tommy John surgery in January 2022, so teams won't see him throw a bullpen once more until closer to Spring Training.

Landon Sims, RHP, Mississippi State

2022 Stats: fifteen.2 IP, ane.15 ERA, 27 K to ii BB

Striking out ten out of 11 batters faced, Landon Sims was on pace for a special night back on March four at Tulane. Unfortunately, his pitching elbow had other ideas, and Sims was forced to get Tommy John surgery.

The biggest question nearly Sims is if he volition stick equally a starting pitcher? A mid-90s fastball with carry and a plus-slider certainly plays in whatever team's bullpen. I have piffling doubt that Sims will brand the majors with that combination. Simply if Sims were to go in the first round, he'll need to testify after rehab he can take the ball and exist effective for 75+ pitches in 2023. And then in 2024, Sims demonstrates he tin take the brawl every fifth day and gradually build up his pitch count closer to 100. The promise in 2022 for Sims was to prove he could handle that type of workload. Unfortunately, everyone yet needs to wait to know for sure.

The Mystery

Kumar Rocker

2021 Stats: 122.0 IP, 2.73 ERA, 179 K to 39 BB

I still don't know what happened between the New York Mets and Kumar Rocker. In that location's been a lot of turnover in the Mets front office since the concluding MLB Typhoon, simply Rocker not role of any MLB farm system is quite inexplainable to me. Yes, he's 22 years former, but I believe if Rocker is 100% healthy, he's got the arsenal to rocket through the minors.

There are a lot of questions surrounding Rocker. Is he good for you? If he is, why didn't he get dorsum to Vanderbilt and pitch? Volition he pitch competitively before July'due south draft? The rumor is Rocker volition sign with an Contained League squad sometime this month. I hope it's the Chicago Dogs then I can drive up to Rosemont and scout him pitch. If Rocker can however hit 95-mph with the fastball and possess that devastating slider, he should exist a first-round pick.

If Rocker'southward velocity is still in the low 90s, and his slider doesn't have the same bite equally last yr, I wouldn't be surprised if he barbarous into the second round. The baseball world is eager to see Rocker in activeness once again.

The Risers

Justin Campbell, RHP, Oklahoma Country

2022 Stats: lxx.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 100 Thou to 15 BB

At 6'vii", Oklahoma State RHP Justin Campbell uses his trunk length to get downhill on the mound. The fastball is not explosive velocity-wise, often sitting betwixt 91 to 93 mph in his starts. But Campbell tin command the pitch well and lives towards the bottom office of the strike zone, which generates many groundballs.

What intrigues me almost about Campbell is his changeup offer. I saw an splendid horizontal movement in his duel against Gonzaga'due south Gabriel Hughes earlier this season. Information technology needs more refinement, simply with the progress nosotros've seen from several White Sox pitchers using the changeup nether Ethan Katz'south tutelage, I wonder if the White Sox tin can help Campbell reach another level of performance.

Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State

2022 Stats: 67.2 IP 2.thirteen ERA 109 K xiii BB

Information technology's difficult to fence the results Cooper Hjerpe is getting for Oregon Land, but this throwing movement is odd. Nearly a complete sidearm delivery from Hjerpe that's hard for hitters to meet. I think that aids in him racking up the strikeouts, and Hjerpe has enough control with his pitches to live in the strike zone.

It'due south a pretty standard three-pitch mix from Hjerpe with a four-seamer that sits 91 mph, a curveball that'due south about impossible to read out of his windup, and a changeup with sinking action. The stuff is not overwhelming, simply his combination of charade and what scouts call "pitchability" is why Hjerpe continues to ascension on top draft prospect lists. The White Sox haven't been afraid of odd deliveries in the past, merely Chris Auction was a long time ago in baseball terms.

Updated Summit 100 MLB Draft Average Rankings

Rank	Pre. Rank	Role player Name	Position(s)	Schoolhouse
1	1	Druw Jones	OF	Wesleyan HS (GA)
ii	4	Elijah Green	OF	IMG Academy (FL)
three	2	Termarr Johnson	2B	Mays HS (GA)
4	iii	Brooks Lee	SS	Cal Poly
v	vi	Jackson Holliday	SS	Stillwater HS (OK)
6	seven	Kevin Parada	C	Georgia Tech
7	8	Jace Jung	2B	Texas Tech
8	5	Dylan Lesko	RHP	Buford HS (GA)
9	thirteen	Gavin Cantankerous	OF	Virginia Tech
10	10	Daniel Susac	C	Arizona
xi	9	Jacob Berry	3B	LSU
12	17	Cam Collier	3B	Chipola JC
13	16	Jordan Beck	OF	Tennessee
fourteen	11	Brandon Barriera	LHP	American Heritage Plantation HS (FL)
15	xv	Brock Porter	RHP	Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep (MI)
16	fourteen	Jackson Ferris	LHP	IMG Academy (FL)
17	12	Hunt DeLauter	OF	James Madison
18	24	Andrew Dutkanych	RHP	Brebeuf HS (IN)
nineteen	21	Zach Neto	SS	Campbell
20	22	Connor Prielipp	LHP	Alabama
21	19	Blade Tidwell	RHP	Tennessee
22	twenty	Cole Young	SS	North Allegheny HS (PA)
23	26	Jett Williams	SS	Rockwell-Heath HS (TX)
24	18	Dylan Beavers	OF	Cal
25	23	Noah Schultz	LHP	Oswego E (HS)
26	36	Drew Gilbert	OF	Tennessee
27	31	Sterlin Thompson	OF	Florida
28	25	Jud Fabian	OF	Florida
29	32	Justin Crawford	OF	Bishop Gorman HS (NV)
30	33	Gabriel Hughes	RHP	Gonzaga
31	xxx	Walter Ford	RHP	Pace HS (FL)
32	35	Ian (JR) Ritchie	RHP	Bainbridge Island HS (WA)
33	28	Logan Tanner	C	Mississippi State
34	27	Carson Whisenhunt	LHP	East Carolina
35	43	Justin Campbell	RHP	Oklahoma State
36	38	Peyton Pallette	RHP	Arkansas
37	46	Jacob Miller	RHP	Liberty Union HS (OH)
38	29	Cade Doughty	2B	LSU
39	37	Landon Sims	RHP	Mississippi State
40	51	Tucker Toman	3B	Hammond HS (SC)
41	44	Brock Jones	OF	Stanford
42	42	Cooper Hjerpe	LHP	Oregon State
43	40	Kumar Rocker	RHP	Independent
44	45	Mikey Romero	SS	Orangish Lutheran HS (CA)
45	52	Thomas Harrington	RHP	Campbell
46	34	Henry Bolte	OF	Palo Alto HS (CA)
47	50	Peyton Graham	SS	Oklahoma
48	49	Eric Chocolate-brown	SS	Littoral Carolina
49	47	Cayden Wallace	3B	Arkansas
50	41	Tristan Smith	LHP	Boiling Springs HS (SC)
51	55	Adam Mazur	RHP	Iowa
52	39	Hunter Barco	LHP	Florida
53	56	Parker Messick	LHP	Florida Land
54	48	Cole Phillips	RHP	Boerne HS (TX)
55	63	Drew Thorpe	RHP	Cal Poly
56	61	Reggie Crawford	LHP	UConn
57	64	Sal Stewart	3B	Westminster Christian (FL)
58	54	Bryce Hubbart	LHP	Florida State
59	59	Malcolm Moore	C	C.G. McClatchy HS (CA)
60	57	Gavin Turley	OF	Hamilton HS (AZ)
61	70	Jonathan Cannon	RHP	Georgia
62	66	Brady Neal	C	IMG Academy (FL)
63	71	Ryan Clifford	OF	Pro5 Academy (NC)
64	73	Spencer Jones	1B	Vanderbilt
65	53	Robert Moore	2B	Arkansas
66	58	Gavin Kilen	SS	Milton HS (WI)
67	62	Owen Irish potato	RHP	Riverside Brookfield HS (IL)
68	68	Josh Kasevich	SS	Oregon
69	60	Jackson Cox	RHP	Toutle Lake HS (WA)
70	84	Dalton Rushing	C	Louisville
71	65	Jacob Melton	OF	Oregon State
72	69	Trystan Vrieling	RHP	Gonzaga
73	72	Carson Palmquist	LHP	Miami
74	82	Jordan Sprinkle	SS	UC Santa Barbara
75	86	Roman Anthony	OF	Stoneman Douglas HS (FL)
76	91	Cutter Coffey	RHP/SS	Liberty HS (CA)
77	75	Cameron Smith	SS	Palm Beach Central (FL)
78	78	Clark Elliott	OF	Michigan
79	67	Jaden Noot	RHP	Sierra Canyon HS (CA)
80	76	Jake Bennett	LHP	Oklahoma
81	NEW	Ryan Cermak	OF	Illinois Land
82	74	Nazier Mule	SS/RHP	Passaic County Tech (NJ)
83	NEW	Robby Snelling	LHP	McQueen HS (NV)
84	80	Paxton Kling	OF	Central Martinsburg HS (PA)
85	81	Hunt Shores	RHP	Lee HS (TX)
86	90	Max Martin	SS	Moorestown HS (NJ)
87	83	Brycen Mautz	LHP	San Diego
88	NEW	Jake Madden	RHP	Northwest Florida State JC
89	92	Trey Dombroski	LHP	Monmouth
xc	79	Luis Ramirez	RHP	Long Beach State
91	95	Connor Staine	RHP	Central Florida
92	NEW	Sam Horn	RHP	Collins Colina HS (GA)
93	87	Caden Dana	RHP	Don Bosco Prep (NY)
94	94	Karson Milbrandt	RHP	Liberty HS (MO)
95	77	Carter Young	SS	Vanderbilt
96	NEW	Ike Irish gaelic	C	Orchard Lake St. Mary'due south Prep (MI)
97	NEW	Henry Williams	RHP	Duke
98	89	Gavin Guidry	SS	Barbe HS (LA)
99	85	Hayden Dunhurst	C	Ole Miss
100	93	Michael Kennedy	LHP	Troy HS (NY)

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