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College  | Story | 4/23/2026

Coppy's Corner: April 23 POY Deep Dive

John Coppolella
Each week I huddle with Vinnie Cervino and Craig Cozart  to discuss Top-25 rankings and Players of the Week. In Coppy’s Corner, I dive deeper into these Players of the Week, providing analysis from 20+ years working in baseball front offices at the highest level.  
 
Player of the Week: Tague Davis – University of Louisville 
Between 2016-2022, the University of Louisville produced 14 players taken in the Top 5 Rounds of the MLB Draft, seven of whom were taken in the 1st Round. The Cardinals haven’t produced a Top 5 Rounds pick since 2022, but that will change soon with Davis. Still only 20 years old and not draft-eligible until 2027, Davis continued his assault on college baseball this weekend with a 7-for-12 performance that included 5 HR. On the 2026 season, Davis is hitting .389 AVG / .489 OBP / .911 SLG / 1.392 OPS. That’s a 400+ point improvement in OPS from 2025, while maintaining a virtually identical walk rate (13.44% vs. 13.46%) and improving his strikeout rate (18.82% down from 23.46%). And there are other positive indicators. Davis has more than held his own against same-side pitchers, with a better performance this season against LHP (.415 AVG / 1.461 OPS) than RHP (.358 AVG / 1.308 OPS). He’s also hit much better on the Road (.419 AVG / 1.616 OPS) than he has at Home (.355 AVG / 1.234 OPS). There’s a lot to like about Davis, and, as he continues his breakout season and continues to rise up prospect rankings, look for him to be the highest player drafted out of Louisville in quite some time. 

Carry Tool: Power. Davis’ .911 Slugging Percentage is all too fitting because opposing pitchers are seemingly in a state of emergency whenever he comes to the plate. Featuring plus-plus power from a massive 6’4/225 frame with natural loft to his swing, Davis has more extra-base hits (24 HR, 1 3B, 8 2B) than Singles (30) in 2026. Teams are always looking for plus-plus power, especially from the left side, and Davis can turn games around with one swing of the bat.  



Pitcher of the Week: Chris Olivier – Lamar University  
Okay, let’s get it out of the way. Yes, Olivier is a 6-foot, underweight RHP who will turn 25 years old (DOB 5-25-01) in about a month. In many ways, he’s the polar opposite / bizzaro world version of Tague Davis. However, MLB contributors come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Following a Complete-Game Shutout on Friday, allowing only 2 Hits and 1 BB while recording 11 SO, Olivier has a 1.76 ERA and 80 SO / 19 BB ratio over 61.1 Innings Pitched in a breakthrough 2026 season. Olivier does it differently, pitching backwards and to his strengths, with the following fascinating mix: 864 Pitches, 248 FB (29%), 340 SL (39%), 149 CH (17%), and 126 CB (15%). What’s interesting is that his FB produces a 64 / 31 Groundball / Flyball ratio, and Olivier has only allowed 4 HR on the season. It’s a plus SL (more on that below), but his other off-speed offerings have also been productive as he has generated a 35% miss rate on his CH and a 33% miss rate on his CB. This is a different pitcher, in terms of age, size, and pitch selection, but it’s working and it’s really interesting. 

Carry Tool: Slider. On the season, hitters are batting .043 AVG and .107 OPS (!) against the SL. That’s not a typo. And that’s also why Olivier throws this pitch 39% of the time. It flashes plus, with late break and snap, and has generated a 41% miss rate. This weapon gives Olivier a chance at the next level. And, while it’s difficult to project much on a small 25-year-old super senior sign, an MLB future is not an impossibility. Given his age and productivity, he should move quickly through the minor leagues, and if he can use the SL as effectively as he has in 2026, there will be a spot for him somewhere on somebody’s MLB staff. 

Freshman of the Week: Drew Grego – University of Nebraska 
Although I graduated from Notre Dame, I am a Southern California kid who knows nothing about farms or farming. That said, the Internet tells me that a combine harvester cuts corn stalks and separates kernels from cobs via threshing. “Threshing” is a good word for what the Nebraska Cornhuskers have been doing to the Big 10 this season, with a 15-3 conference record, and Grego has been a big part of that, including an 8-for-18 line with 3 HR last week. 

Perfect Game has had Grego on our radar for a while and we ranked him the #7 overall prospect and #1 SS prospect in the state of Nebraska last year. Grego was also a prospect as a pitcher in high school and is a plus athlete with the ability to move all over the field. Lately, he’s been playing mostly RF for the Cornhuskers, a testament to his versatility. And this season, he’s been hitting .318 AVG / .393 OBP / .598 SLG / .992 OPS this season, a testament to his offensive abilities. Grego reminds me of a player I acquired 10 years ago in a post-deadline August three-way trade: the Braves sent Jeff Francoeur to the Miami Marlins; the Marlins sent international bonus pool slots to the Texas Rangers; and the Rangers sent prospect Dylan Moore, a versatile college performer who could hit, to the Braves. Flash forward to today, and Moore has over 7 years of MLB service time.  

Carry Tool: Hit. I’ve always loved position players who pitched – Freddie Freeman and Austin Riley were two such players we drafted when I was with the Atlanta Braves – because I think there is an intangible awareness within their hit approach. Grego seemingly has that intangible awareness and – like Freeman and Riley – he also has the ability to hit plus velocity: on the season, Grego is hitting .333 AVG / 1.666 OPS (!) against Fastballs thrown at 93 mph or higher. 

National Nuggets (things that caught my eye this week): Texas A&M made the biggest move inside the Top 10 this week, rising from #14 to #9 in our rankings (link the rankings) on the heels of a perfect 4-0 week, including a sweep on the road at LSU … the Aggies’ best prospect in the 2026 MLB Draft is Caden Sorrell … Sorrell has been playing CF all year for Texas A&M, and went 4-for-12 this weekend at the Box … the grandson of two ex-MLB players (Billy Sorrell and Tom Griffin) has improved each season, raising his AVG from .265 in 2024 to .337 in 2025 to .365 this year while seeing his HR total jump from 10 to 12 to 18; Sorrell has a chance to be a five-tool outfielder with average defense in CF and above defense on the corners, including a plus arm … diving into the numbers, Sorrell has strong – and virtually identical numbers vs. both left-handed (.389 AVG / 1.500 OPS) and right-handed (.393 AVG / 1.327 OPS) pitching … Sorrell reminds me a lot of Bryan Reynolds, who was a similar build left-handed hitter capable of playing all three OF spots with average or better tools across the board … it will be interesting to see where Sorrell lands on Draft Day, but versatile left-handed impact college bats with pedigree and upside are rare commodities, and likely to be valued as such by MLB teams … 
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Michael Albee
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Tyler Henninger
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Tyler Henninger
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Ryan Miller
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