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High School  | Rankings | 11/9/2020

2021 Prep Class Rankings Risers Part 3

Jered Goodwin
Photo: Mason Molina (Perfect Game)
2021 Prep Class Rankings Risers 1-200 : Hitters | Pitchers

Michael Sirota (2021 Queens, NY) has simply just raked all year hitting well over .400 in 2020. It culminated in Jupiter where he strung together a number of quality at bats while showing off his power stroke too as he launched a long home run. He can pick it on the left side of the infield too.



Brayden Jones (2021 Madison, MS) has a sturdy frame and quick arm that stood out this fall. He held his velocity well over five innings and showed his usual upside slider. The steady barrage of strikes combined with a good number of hollow swings is encouraging.


Mason Molina (2021 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) The movement and deception that Molina brings from the left side allows him to rack up swing and misses during his outing. Nothing is straight and he can move pitches around the zone well. His big breaking curveball gives him a legit go-to pitch when he needs a strikeout, as he showed over and over in Fort Myers.

Vytas Valincius (2021 Lockport, TN) There is something to be said about guys that always show up and hit and this powerfully built right-handed hitter seems to do just that. He already has top of the scale power and it is showing up more often than not.

Jose Valadez-Acuna (2021 Corpus Christi, TX) is a lefty that owns a 93 mph fastball and a very high spin rate on his big breaking curveball. He is still harnessing his stuff, but that type of repertoire allowed him to record all six outs via the strikeout at the WWBA.


Jake Hunter (2021 Rockwell, NC) is as competitive as any pitcher in the class. He finished his travel ball career in stunning fashion throwing a ton of quality strikes using his refined three pitch mix. Given his stuff, 6-foot-4 frame, and pitchability he is a great candidate to continue to make jumps.

Logan Maxwell (2021 Lima, OH) has good recognition skills allowing him to be patient and work at bats and it just helps his excellent eye-hand coordination play that much more consistently. He was exceptionally accurate with his barrel in 2020 and even showed some thump hitting a long homer out of spacious Terry Park in Fort Myers.

Elijah Lambros (2021 Fredericksburg, VA) The tools and body have always stood out but Lambros showed a more advanced approach in 2020 and it helped with consistent showings at each stop. He is walking more, hitting for more extra bases, and had a big increase producing runs.

Nathan Deschryver (2021 Silverdale, WA) Add up the sum of the parts with the body, arm speed, and ability to spin the ball give him everything you need to potentially tie a balloon to. The fastball quality to the glove side helped the slider play disappearing acts at time in Florida to end the Fall.

Bryce Cunningham (2021 Headland, AL) had a a nice pop up outing at the WWBA as he threw two innings and struck out a pair. The ease of his low-90s fastball and the ability to tunnel it with his sharp slider was impressive. He is physical, athletic, and repeats well.


Trip Banta (2021 Siganaw, TX) popped up big this fall with a fastball that touches 93 mph and it runs to the arm side and cuts to the glove side making it tough to square up. He combined that with a hard slider that has swing and miss traits. It was a short outing at the WWBA, but plenty loud.

David Rossow (2021 Boca Raton, FL) just reclassed to the ’21 grad year and appears here for his fastball/slider combination for a tough low 3/4 slot. They are both firm, with the heater sitting in the low-90s. The potential for a good sinker-slider arsenal should garner plenty of attention.

Caden Vire (2021 Vancouver, WA) is mostly a projection arm for now with a 6-foot-5 and thin frame, but the upper-80s fastball plays up with the length and deception and the slider compliments it perfectly for now. The ingredients may have this lefty popping in the near future.

Hunter Shuey (2021 Hamburg, PA) competed in his first Perfect Game event this fall and did not disappoint. His 6-foot-5 sturdy frame stands out big and so does his low-90s fastball. Both the slider and changeup have massive potential and his seven strikeouts during his four innings in Fort Myers raised plenty of eyebrows.

Aidan Hunter (2021 Summerville, SC) had a short four inning and 43 pitch outing at the WWBA. He faced the minimum during the outing and struck out five in the process. His 6-foot-4 frame looks the part and he has a very refined delivery. He has been up to 93 mph and can tunnel his healthy three pitch mix.

Benjamin Fiedler (2021 Stanchfield, MN) has really firm stuff as he ran his fastball up to 94 mph at the WWBA. He has solid shape on his slider and his changeup is developing though it should be fine as he continues to build reps. He still needs to improve his command, but the stuff he showed this fall is not in question.


Ryan Waldschmidt (2021 Bradenton, FL) was as consistent as anyone on the circuit in 2020 and turned in an incredible WWBA. He hit .625 in Fort Myers with a couple of doubles and five free passes. His 1.661 OPS stands out by itself.

Tyler Kennedy (2021 Stateboro, GA) sat in the 89-91mph range late in the fall but the 6-foot-4 frame projects huge. There is some plane to the fastball and it helps the hammer curveball garner even more swing and miss. That curveball had one of the highest peak spin rates at the event.

Dominic Castellano (2021 Tampa, FL) the consistency stands out for the young left-handed pitcher. He pitches in the upper-80s and runs it up higher showing good command with the fastball that has run and sink on it. There is real polish in his three pitch mix.


Sean Sparling (2021 Palm Coast, FL) made it pretty easy as his tall and long frame and loose left-handed swing lead the WWBA in home runs while in Fort Myers. Sparling has not yet started filling out his body and will surely add to his offensive output as he does.

Charlie Condon (2021 Marietta, GA) just continues to produce. He just hits at every stop and typically does so with a high OPS. His frame has huge projection remaining and he could have real helium potential as he starts to fill out.

Bobby Boser (2021 Wesley Chapel, FL) is a very good two-way player as he has a quick arm and a fastball that peaks in the low-90s. This fall, however, he did the damage with his stick. He has hitterish qualities with his ability to hit to all fields and manage the flow of the game with his approach. He profiles defensively on the left side.
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