With the college regular season drawing to a close and high schools beginning to crown state champions, the PBR Draft Board is more than ready for an update. If there is a consensus on this year, it’s that the draft is going to be wild. Injuries have plagued the college pitching crop, and seeped into the high school arms as well. That is pretty clear at the top of the list with position players taking up the top 10 spots. Today, we take a look at the prospects from TX that ended up in the top 50 after the latest Draft Board update.

 

 

TX Prospects in the Top 50

#10 Jace Jung 2B / MacArthur , TX / 2019 - Texas Tech Rankings  StateRank: 110 / POS: 2 With an unorthodox Mickey Tettleton layback of the barrel Jung doesn't hit conventionally. Instead of the more traditional setup with the barrel of the bat behind a hitter's head, Jung lays his barrel back slightly towards the backstop. This action simplifies his swing, making it easier to repeat. It also allows him to better get on-plane to the pitch, remove any steepness and just turn the barrel to contact. The lefthanded slugger is strong and with a good weight transfer he can juice balls to all fields with ease, and with an uphill bat path, he's looking to launch. So far this season he has excelled hitting offspeed and had some trouble adjusting to the fastball mix of locations in/out during Saturday's game. He solved the fastball puzzle that Iowa was throwing him on Sunday with a hard single (101 mph exit velocity) to right field on a 94 mph fastball, then belted his fourth home run of the year on an 89 mph elevated "sinker" on the outer half. The shot left the bat at 99 mph and traveled 328 feet to left field, just barely clearing the fence. Jung also barreled another elevated sinker, this one to center field for a long, 389-foot flyout. It left the barrel with an EV of 105 mph. Defensively, Jung showed fringe average arm strength with below average accuracy until unleashing his best bolt on a relay to the plate from right center field. With a quick release, the throw showed average arm strength and one-hopped the catcher at home plate. With average range, average hands and solid footwork on the DP pivot he’s a dependable defender. Likely an average one at the end of the day at the major league level. Area scouts know his intangibles best as Jung is a tough one to get a feel for in a short series. He saves his energy, only showing it in small bursts when the game dictates. Despite a 2-for-7 performance in this two-game series, Jung maintains strong season numbers of .377/.525/.636 with 21 BB and 13 SO. .  - David Seifert 3/20/22

#16 Jett Williams SS / OF / Rockwall-Heath, TX / 2022 Rankings  StateRank: 2 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 9 / POS: 3 Williams has had a lot of attention on him to begin the season and he keeps delivering each week.  Collectively, we watched both his games on Thursday and the Mississippi St. signee  proceeded to Barrel the ball up 6 or 7 times. Every swing he takes has bad intentions behind it, but he still limits the swing and miss.  Once he reaches the bases, he causes havoc there.  He has + speed and pairs that with elite baseball instincts. Williams is in the conversation for a Day 1 pick in the upcoming Draft, but in the meantime he is looking to lead his Heath team to another trip to Round Rock. - Brandon Gowins 3/10/22

#50 Cole Phillips RHP / OF / Boerne , TX / 2022 Rankings  StateRank: 1 / POS: 1 OverallRank: 19 / POS: 5 Phillips has had the baseball world buzzing about him this spring and his outing against Cornerstone Christian did not disappoint. The athletic, strong, explosive right hander came out of the gates 96-99 mph in the first inning and sat 94-96 mph from the second through the fourth inning. The Razorback commit also showed great feel for the breaking ball in the zone as he got deeper into the game. Showing more power curveball shape, the breaker came in at 79-83 mph with quality spin that will continue to evolve as he continues to develop the pitch. Look for Phillips to continue to make strides as one of, if not the premier prep right handed arm this coming draft. - Phil Haig 2/27/22

 

 

 

 

Overall Top 50

RANK	NAME	POS	SCHOOL	COMMITMENT/PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED
1	Termarr Johnson	SS	Mays HS, GA	Arizona State
2	Elijah Green	OF	IMG Academy, FL	Miami
3	Jackson Holliday	SS	Stillwater HS, OK	Oklahoma State
4	Druw Jones	OF	Wesleyan School, GA	Vanderbilt
5	Brooks Lee	SS	Cal Poly	Giants, 35th round, 2019
6	Kevin Parada*	C	Georgia Tech	Undrafted
7	Daniel Susac*	C	Arizona	Undrafted
8	Jacob Berry*	1B	Louisiana State	Undrafted
9	Gavin Cross	OF	Virginia Tech	Undrafted
10	Jace Jung	2B	Texas Tech	Undrafted
11	Brandon Barriera	LHP	American Heritage Plantation HS, FL	Vanderbilt
12	Kumar Rocker	RHP	No School	Mets, 1st round, 2021
13	Dylan Lesko	RHP	Buford HS, GA	Vanderbilt
14	Paxton Kling	OF	Central (Martinsburg) HS, PA	Louisiana State
15	Noah Schultz	LHP	Oswego East HS, IL	Vanderbilt
16	Jett Williams	SS	Rockwall-Heath HS, TX	Mississippi State
17	Gabe Hughes	RHP	Gonzaga	Undrafted
18	Cooper Hjerpe	LHP	Oregon State	Undrafted
19	Jackson Ferris	LHP	IMG Academy, FL	Mississippi
20	Connor Prielipp	LHP	Alabama	Red Sox, 37th round, 2019
21	Cam Collier	3B	Chipola JC	Undrafted
22	Brock Porter	RHP	Orchard Lake St Marys Prep, MI	Clemson
23	Carson Whisenhunt	LHP	East Carolina	Undrafted
24	Andrew Dutkanych	RHP	Brebeuf HS, IN	Vanderbilt
25	Tristan Smith	LHP	Boiling Springs HS, SC	Clemson
26	Zach Neto	SS	Campbell	Undrafted
27	Malcolm Moore	C	C.K. McClatchy HS, CA	Stanford
28	Brady Neal	C	IMG Academy, FL	Louisiana State
29	Justin Campbell	RHP	Oklahoma State	Astros, 18th round, 2019
30	Sterlin Thompson*	OF	Florida	Undrafted
31	Cade Doughty	2B	Louisiana State	Tigers, 39th round, 2019
32	Chase DeLauter	OF	James Madison	Undrafted
33	Jacob Melton	OF	Oregon State	Undrafted
34	Jonathan Cannon	RHP	Georgia	Undrafted
35	Dylan Beavers	OF	California	Undrafted
36	Jordan Beck	OF	Tennessee	Red Sox, 14th round, 2019
37	Tucker Toman	3B	Hammond HS, SC	Louisiana State
38	Cole Young	SS	North Allegheny HS, PA	Duke
39	Robby Snelling	LHP	McQueen HS, NV	Louisiana State
40	Nazier Mule	RHP	PCTI, NJ	Miami
41	Logan Tanner	C	Mississippi State	Undrafted
42	Drew Gilbert	OF	Tennessee	Twins, 35th round, 2019
43	Peyton Pallette	RHP	Arkansas	Undrafted
44	Thomas Harrington*	RHP	Campbell	Undrafted
45	Adam Mazur	RHP	Iowa	Undrafted
46	Blade Tidwell*	RHP	Tennessee	Undrafted
47	Cayden Wallace*	3B	Arkansas	Undrafted
48	Jud Fabian	OF	Florida	Red Sox, 2nd round, 2021
49	Brock Jones	OF	Stanford	Diamondbacks, 16th round, 2019
50	Cole Phillips	RHP	Boerne HS, TX	Arkansas