Mack - Draft Thoughts: Peyton Pallette, Brock Jones, Brock Porter, Spencer Jones, Jace Jung

 

7-28-21 - Prospect Love Top 100 2022 Prospects -

 

20. Peyton Pallette

 

Right-Handed Pitcher, Arkansas

 

Pallette is one of the most electrifying arms in 2022, a college class that appears to lack the depth of recent classes. He’s got a wiry, yet athletic frame at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, featuring an extremely quick right arm. The fastball has been as hot as 97 MPH in 2021, mostly sitting 92-95 MPH, holding velocity deep into starts. His curveball is a complete buzzsaw with sweep and good vertical tilt. It sits around 80 MPH and has some of the highest spin rates you will quite literally ever see. In 2021 against South Carolina, he broke one off at 3,530 RPM. Elite, elite zip. He flashes a change-up in the high-80’s, but it’s sparsely utilized and still a point of development. Command comes and goes, but he’s got big arm talent and is getting better as time goes on.

 

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Pallette will definitely be the Razorback Friday Night Starter. 

2021 Arkansas stat line - 15-G, 11-starts, 1-2, 4.02, 56-IP, 67-K 

I currently have him as my 29^th RHP on my board.

 

 

7-27-21 - Prospect Love Top 100 2022 Prospects -

 

10. Brock Jones

 

Outfield, Stanford

 

A two-sport stud, Jones played football at Stanford his freshman year before eventually giving it up to focus on baseball. That appears to be a good decision. An ultra-physical, muscled-up outfielder, Jones is tooled up across the board with tools in every area of the game. 2021 was Jones’ first year without football and he really excelled. The 6-foot, 205 pounder hit .311 with 18 homers and stole 14 bases along the way. His strikeout rates remained healthy and he drew a lot of walks. Jones has a sweet, compact left-handed swing coming from a wide base with an all-fields approach. He has a ton of pull-side pop and can really impact a baseball into the left-centerfield gap. He’s at least an above average runner, maybe plus. He’s a solid average defender with an average arm; a toolset probably best built for left field or centerfield with more reps and seasoning. Given the athleticism and trajectory of his game, many believe Jones’ game will continue to grow and flourish as he gets more and more comfortable committing to baseball full-time. For now, it’s above average tools across the board with the exception of the throwing arm.

 

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Jones is one the premier bats in the 2022 draft. 

2021 Stanford stat line - 56-G, 206-AB, 59-K, .311, .646-slug, 18-HR, 62-RBI 

I have him as my 3^rd OF behind Elijah Green and Dru Jones.

 

 

7-21-21 - detroit jock city -

 

Brock Porter, RHP, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Prep (Mich.)

 

Keeping things homegrown, the Detroit Tigers could go into their backyard and grab Brock Porter with their first-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. It’s dependent on where he is slated to be picked and where the Tigers end up picking, but Porter is a loud arm to keep an eye on.

 

As of right now, Porter is taking his talents to Clemson University after finishing up with the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s prep program, but that might change. If the Tigers are able to scoop him up, they may be able to steer him away from collegiate baseball and add another premier draft arm to the farm system.

 

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I currently have Porter as my 15^th RHP, but early reports I am getting out of Clemson is they expect this kid to attend school there after he graduates high school.

 

 

7-20-21 - TTF -

 

Spencer Jones, 1B, Vanderbilt

 

Jones doesn’t get enough love, and I don’t know why. That changes in 2022. He’ll be a focal point in Vanderbilt’s lineup and we’ll see just how special this kid is. In high school he was a big time two-way player in the form of a Brendan McKay. He’s barrels the ball with ease and can even play outfield, if needed.

 

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I currently have Jones as my top first baseman.

 

 

7-20-21 - nolanwritin -

 

Texas Rangers’ 2022 Draft Prospects: INF Jace Jung

 

Jace Jung‘s older brother is former Texas Tech Red Raider Josh Jung, the Rangers’ No. 1 prospect who was selected with a first round pick in 2019, so Texas knows their way around the Jungs quite well.

 

Why not add the younger Jung should the opportunity present itself? Jace is plenty talented, demonstrating a plus bat and winning Big-12 Player of the Year, along with a solid glove at second base.

 

Jace is almost an exact replica of older brother Josh, with many of the same physical traits and playing style. Two Jungs roaming the infield in Arlington would surely be something to see.

 

Whether he’s there when the Texas Rangers will pick is a legitimate question, but I have to imagine they’ll have Jace Jung high on their board on draft day given how impressed they’ve been with Josh.

 

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My top second baseman and a top 5 pick in the draft.