MLB Draft 2021 – Top Ten Prospects

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1. Marcelo Mayer

Marcelo Mayer,18, is a shortstop from Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, CA. Mayer is committed to Southern California and is the MLB’s No. 1 prospect for the 2021 draft. Mayer’s career stats include a.383 batting average, 53 RBI and 55 runs overall.

Scouting Grades

  1. HIT- 60
  2. RUN- 50
  3. FIELD- 50
  4. POWER-50
  5. ARM- 50
  6. OVERALL- 60
2. Jordan Lawlar

Jordan Lawlar, 18, is the No. 2 prospect from the Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. Lawlar is committed to Vanderbilt University and is a five-tool shortstop with an overall scouting grade of 60. Lawlar has a batting average of .397, 26 RBI and 21 runs in his baseball career.

Scouting Grades

  1. HIT- 60
  2. RUN- 60
  3. FIELD- 55
  4. POWER- 55
  5. ARM- 60
  6. OVERALL- 60

3. Jack Leiter

Jack Leiter, 21, a right-handed pitcher at Vanderbilt University sits at No. 3 in the prospect standings for the 2021 MLB draft. Leiter has a fielding percentage of .923, an earned run average of 2.05 and 42 walks/base on balls. Jack Leiter is also the son of Al Leiter, the left-handed starting pitcher who pitched for the Yankees, Blue Jays, Marlins and the Mets.

Scouting Grades

  • FASTBALL- 70
  • SLIDER- 55
  • CONTROL- 50
  • CURVEBALL- 60
  • CHANGEUP- 55
  • OVERALL- 60
4. Henry Davis

Henry Davis, 21, a catcher from the University of Lousiville comes in No.4 in the top five draft prospects for the 2021 draft. Davis has a slugging percentage of .545, a fielding percentage of .995 and 358 putouts this season. In 2020 Davis set the single-game record with 22 put-outs, led the team with a slugging percentage of .689 and had an on-base slugging percentage of 1.179.

Scouting Grades

  • HIT- 55
  • RUN- 40
  • FIELD- 45
  • POWER- 55
  • ARM- 70
  • OVERALL- 60
5. Kumar Rocker

Kumar Rocker, 21, a right-handed pitcher coming from Vanderbilt University is coming in at the No.5 spot in the top five prospects for the draft. Rocker has an earned run average of 2.80, 55 walks/bases on balls (walks allowed) and 63 earned runs. In 2020 Rocker was No. 3 among Baseball America’s Top 150 Overall Players for 2020, he was also included in the First Team Preseason All-America by Collegiate Baseball.

Scouting Grades

  1. FASTBALL- 65
  2. SLIDER- 65
  3. CONTROL- 50
  4. CURVEBALL- 60
  5. CHANGEUP- 50
  6. OVERALL- 60

6. Brady House

Brady House, 18, a shortstop coming from Winder-Barrow high school in Georgia. House has a .524 batting average, 117 career hits and 61 RBI. House is committed to the University of Tennessee and sits at the No.6 spot in the MLB draft prospects.

Scouting Grades:

  1. HIT- 50
  2. RUN- 50
  3. FIELD- 50
  4. POWER- 60
  5. ARM- 60
  6. OVERALL- 60

7. Jackson Jobe

Jackson Jobe, 18, a right handed pitcher from Heritage Hall high school in Oklahoma, sits at No.7 in the top 10 prospect list. Jobe is committed to the University of Mississippi and while pitching averages 92-94 mph.

Scouting Grades:

  1. FASTBALL- 60
  2. SLIDER- 65
  3. CONTROL- 50
  4. CURVEBALL- 55
  5. CHANGEUP- 60
  6. OVERALL- 55

8. Kahlil Watson

Kahlil Watson, 18, a shortstop from Wake Forest High School in North Caroline is No.8 on the MLB top prospects list. Watson is committed to North Carolina State, in his high school career he averaged 101 hits, 64 RBI and a batting average of .476. Watson was named the Perfect Game USA player of the year in 2020.

Scouting Grades

  1. HIT- 50
  2. RUN- 60
  3. FIELD- 55
  4. POWER- 50
  5. ARM- 55
  6. OVERALL- 55

9. Ty Madden

Ty Madden, 21, a right-handed pitcher coming from The University of Texas and is coming in at No.9 on the MLB prospect list. In his pitching career at Texas, he has an earned run average of 2.81, 48 base on balls (walks) and 118 strikeouts.

10. Colton Cowser

Colton Cowser, 21, an outfielder from Sam Houston State University who is originally from Cypress, Texas sits at No.10. Cowser has a fielding percentage of .976, 113 put-outs and seven assists in his baseball career at Sam Houston. In the 2021 season, Cowser was named All America first team by Baseball America, preseason All-SLC’s first team, and he was on the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award preseason watch list.

Scouting Grades

  1. HIT- 60
  2. RUN- 60
  3. FIELD- 55
  4. POWER- 50
  5. ARM- 50
  6. OVERALL- 55

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