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Tournaments  | Rankings  | 11/15/2021

2022 Rankings Risers: Pitchers Part 2

Jason Phillips     
Photo: Eli Jerzembeck (Perfect Game)
2022 Rankings Risers: Pitchers Part 1

Eli Jerzembeck (2022, Charlotte, N.C.), No. 51 overall: Jerzembeck culminated his outstanding summer with a stellar performance in Jupiter. The South Carolina commit struck out 10 over six innings in a 6-2 victory over San Diego Padres Scout Team. An All-Tournament team selection at both the 2021 WWBA World Championship and the 2021 WWBA 2022 Grads or 17U National Championship, Jerzembeck has maintained his strikeouts per inning while lowering his walk rate and increasing his velocity and spin rates.


Hayden Murphy (2022, Chula, Ga.), No. 53 overall: Murphy has had the stuff on the mound since being named a 2018 14U Select Festival Player and has seemed to take a next step over the summer. With a fastball up to 94 mph in Jupiter to go along with a slider and changeup, Murphy has steadily decreased his walk rate while increasing his strikeouts per nine innings. The Auburn commit finished off the summer circuit in Jupiter with eight strikeouts and just one walk over 4 2/3 innings while maintaining his velocity over 75+ pitches. 




Luis Rujano (2022, Orlando, Fla.), No. 70 overall: A 2021 All-American Classic Player, Rujano has a big arm and a big frame that has room to fill. Consistently running the fastball into the mid-90s, with a high of 96 mph, Rujano is establishing himself as a starter with a three-pitch mix that includes a quality changeup and a useable curveball with developing command. Big arms with useable secondaries mean big jumps on draft boards and that fits the USF commit.  


Matthew Hoskins (2022, Suwanee, Ga.), No. 103 overall: Hoskins has steadily increased his velocity over the summer culminating with a high of 96 mph in Jupiter with his already-present wipeout breaking ball. His stuff on the mound continues to get sharper as he logs more innings, with three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings to get a save for Team Elite/Atlanta Braves Scout Team. Hoskins already commands the strike zone and as his velocity increases, so does his name up draft boards as a Georgia commit.   


Michael Forret (2022, Indian Trail, N.C.), No. 116 overall: Forret is a high-waist slender righty with long limbs that works east and west with his sinker/slider combo that is figuring out his release point for the type of pitcher he is. With his long limbs and whippy arm action, Forret is repeating his delivery down the slope for maximum extension as he adds size to his projectable frame.  
 

Wyatt Danilowicz (2022, Traverse City, Mich.), No. 238 overall: Strong left-handed pitchers that can spin a breaking ball are always a favorite of Major League teams and Danilowicz would fit that criteria. Mix in a useable changeup with fade and scouts are lining up to watch them pitch as Danilowicz is opening eyes across the circuit. The Louisville commit has added strength to his lower half and increased his velocity from 85 mph to 90 mph in a year with still some physical and pitch projection remaining.  


Blake Gillespie (2022, Lula, Ga.), No. 296 overall: Gillespie is starting to fill out his frame with increased velocity and command of his three-pitch mix as people in the Southeast Region have taken notice. Gillespie has a quick arm from a projectable frame that gets extension down the slope and creates a steep angle from a higher slot. Gillespie was named to the All-Tournament Team at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Florida, finishing off a stellar summer circuit with four innings and five strikeouts with just two hits allowed. The University of Georgia commit has plenty of pitch projection left with a fastball that already sits in the low-90s with a high of 93 mph. Big future ahead for the right-hander who also has barrel awareness in the box from both sides of the plate. 


Mason Murdock (2022, Kannapolis, N.C.), No. 303 overall: Murdock is a pitching coach’s dream with a lean 6-foot-5 frame and fastball up to 95 mph with ability to spin a big curveball, that would be a yes. The UNC-Wilmington commit uses his long levers to get down the slope and work north and south with two above-average pitches at this level. Big projection from this right-hander when he fills out the frame with already present upside. 


Henry Martinez (2022, Hialeah, Fla.), No. 431 overall: What’s not to like about a 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher with a high slot that works downhill? The FIU commit has repeatable mechanics with a straight-line delivery when he gets over the front side and runs the fastball up to 94 mph. There is a lot to like about Martinez moving forward as he matures into his frame. 


Isaac Yeager (2022, Seattle, Wash.), No. 447 overall: New to the rankings, the 6-foot-6, 230-pound right-handed pitcher showed the ability to execute pitches at the WWBA World Championship against an FTB Phillies team littered with offensive talent. The University of Washington commit ran the fastball up to 91 mph and featured a hard breaking ball in the upper-70s recording four strikeouts over three innings of work. Recorded three more strikeouts in two innings of work later in the tournament, showing his ability to bounce back while still holding the velocity. Solid performance on the bump in Jupiter from the big right-hander with projectable pitchability moving forward.  


Pablo Torres (2022, St. Cloud, Fla.), No. 458 overall: An All-Tournament Team selection at the WWBA World Championships will definitely get you moving up the rankings, and that’s exactly what Torres did. The right-handed pitcher and Bethune-Cookman commit threw four scoreless innings against the San Diego Show with five strikeouts. With a fastball up to 92 mph and a hard slider in the mid-80s, Torres kept hitters off-balance with only 1 hit allowed against a team with some of the best hitters on the West Coast. Outstanding performance from Torres against a quality team and worthy of his rise in the rankings.    


Carson Estridge (2022, Haymarket, Va.), No. 491 overall: A right-handed pitcher who has added 15 pounds to his 6-foot-7 frame since July, Estridge is tapping into his potential with four strikeouts in two innings pitched in Jupiter. More in the tank from the West Virginia commit as he fills out the frame and logs innings as a high riser on the pitching side. 


Brandon Arvidson (2022, Dripping Springs, Texas), No. 494 overall: Is a big left-handed pitcher rising up the ranks is Texas A&M commit Arvidson. Quick glance in Jupiter with two one-inning stints and fastball up to 91 mph. Projectable frame to add size and plenty to like moving forward with a starter’s four-pitch mix. 
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