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Walker Jenkins was already at the top of the prep rankings for the 2022 class, but his performances at the PBR Cup and Jupiter over the last month have been instrumental in affirming that he’s 100% healthy. Jenkins has been putting together his usual competitive at-bats and driving pitches with authority, which is very encouraging to see after a hamate injury in the middle of the summer caused him to miss PG National and East Coast Pro. As 2022 wraps up, he’s neck and neck with Maxwell Clark as

Over the month of September, Atlanta has had quite a few events that showcased some promising prospects from the prep ranks. Below are eight players that haven’t been previously covered, but have merited follow status with their performances to date. Additionally, I have decided to include the respective team that each of these players will be suiting up for this week at the WWBA World Championships in Jupiter. Look forward to our coverage of that event in the weeks to come, but for now enjoy th

Luke McNeillie put together a very polished performance on Day 3 of East Coast Pro, throwing a higher percentage of strikes than any other pitcher participating in the event. His fastball sat 90-93 MPH, touching 94 with good spin and bat missing carry up the zone. Off that fastball, the go to secondaries were a low spin changeup at 83-84 that flashed plus dive, and a big 12-6 low 70s curveball that lacked sharpness at times. Late in the outing he flashed a slider at 79 with good spin and sharp v

Matthew Dallas put together three strong innings of work on Day 1 for the Mariners, with starting traits emerging left and right…but mostly left. He sat 91-92 with his fastball, switching up his arm slots to either generate high carry (high 3Q) or running life (3Q). He spins it decently and was able to command both variations of the heater, demonstrating advanced pitchability and getting whiffs at the top of the zone. Off the fastball, Dallas mixed in a changeup at 84-87 with above average fadin

Colton Hartman really caused fits with his four seam fastball in three innings of work on Day 1. He sat 92 to 95 throughout the outing, with the four seam generating easy plus carry and racking up a ton of whiffs when he was able to locate at or above the letters. In addition, he mixed in a two seam with some armside life. The main secondary offering was a high 70s curveball with sharp two plane shape. It got whiffs when Hartman was able to locate down in the zone off his heater, and showed pote

As a part of our coverage on the amateur side of Prospects Live, we have been attending many of the bigger events on the summer calendar to help build the early version of our 2023 Draft Board. The following notes are from some of those events, which in this instance includes the National Program Invitational at LakePoint, the Perfect Game 17U National Elite in Hoover, and the 2022 WWBA 17U National Championship at East Cobb. You can find Part One here. Ewing has been quite impressive in the

As a part of our coverage on the amateur side of Prospects Live, we have been attending many of the bigger events on the summer calendar to help build the early version of our 2023 Draft Board. The following notes are from some of those events, which in this instance includes the National Program Invitational at LakePoint, the Perfect Game 17U National Elite in Hoover, and the 2022 WWBA 17U National Championship at East Cobb. Capocci sat in the 89-92 range during PG’s Memorial Day Weekend Event