Most Likely To Win A Batting Title

-College: Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State 
Winning a batting title is an extremely tough task, but if there is anyone in this class that can do it, Bazzana would be the guy. His hit tool is a large reason why the Beaver’s second baseman was mentioned earlier as the bat that could rise through a system the quickest. The swing checks off pretty much every box you could want. It’s an incredibly balanced left-handed swing that gets on plane early and explodes through the zone with precision and authority. The barrel accuracy stands out, consistently squaring up balls and rarely getting fooled. The hit tool grades out as an easy plus tool, maybe even a borderline 70-grade tool, and is the best amongst all the college bats at the top of the board. -TH

-Prep: PJ Morlando, 1B, Summerville HS (SC)
Morlando has established himself as the best hitter in the prep class for a while now. The Summerville product features an enticing mix of bat to ball skills, bat speed, and power potential. Morlando utilizes a simple trigger that allows him to almost always be on time, no matter what pitch is thrown. He rarely swings and misses and when he does make contact it is usually hit hard. It isn’t very often we see a prep bat with the type of offensive ceiling that Morlando possesses. The hit tool will carry the profile throughout pro ball and should allow him to hit for a high average with some juice. -TH

Most Likely To Lead the Class In Pro Strikeouts?

-College: Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas

-Prep: Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguaro HS (AZ)

Going with a pair of explosive lefties with wipeout arsenals. Smith’s fastball/slider combo is one of the best mixes you can find in the class and has the potential to miss bats at the highest MLB level. Caminiti’s fastball explodes out of the hand and has consistently hit the upper-90s with improvements to the slider shape and the changeup still has flashes of a potential out pitch at the next level. Both of them have sky-high ceilings and ultra fast arms from the left side. -IB

Most Likely To Win A Gold Glove?

-College: Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina

-Prep: Wyatt Sanford, SS, Independence HS (TX)

You can have a good discussion based around this superlative as there’s high end defenders up the middle at both levels. Honeycutt is a rare 70-grade athlete with elite closing speed in center field that has been on display for three seasons now. He has a rare first step and innate tracking ability to his routes along with the quick-twitch needed out there. He’s as good a bet as any in the class to impact the game at that high of a Gold Glove level. On the prep side, it’s hard to find a more polished and premium glove in the prep class than Sanford. The hands, clock, feet all work in rhythm and he checks every box you need to project at the six-hole long term. He has a low line arm slot with carry and adjusts on the move. Sanford has the tools and traits to be tagged as a highly touted defender if it all comes together. -IB