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From The OPS @OPS_BASEBALL
Derek Curiel stands 6’2”/182 and uses his elite
bat-to-ball skills to effortlessly spray LDs to all fields. He has an advanced
approach at the plate w/ great zone awareness and does a + job at letting
various offerings travel, easily depositing them oppo.
Jackson Scudder @jscud23
One of my favorite players in the draft Such a good approach for a freshman last year with great plate discipline numbers and double powerInterested to see if he takes a step forward in pure power this year and he’s supposed to move to CF as well so that could help draft stock
Joey Volchko, RHP,
Stanford
Ranked no. 59 on our 2023 Draft Board, Volchko had a strong commitment to
Stanford and went undrafted as a result. As a freshman, he threw 42.2 innings
with a 5.70 ERA and showed explosive but wild stuff (53 strikeouts, 38 walks).
A strong presence on the mound, Volchko averages 96 mph with his fastball and
pairs it with an upper-80s slider that tops out at 92. His fastball is an
above-average pitch with decent carry that comes in from a steeper angle, but
his slider is the best pitch in his arsenal. It has a downer shape with hard,
late bite, and he recorded a 52% whiff rate with it. The arsenal is lacking in
something softer; Volchko has shown flashes of a curveball and a changeup, but
his feel for those pitches is still developing. Given the aggressive nature of
the delivery and his below-average present command, there is considerable
relief risk here. Still, this is some of the loudest stuff in the class, and
even with the relief risk, Volchko looks like a first round arm
Caden Bogenpohl, CF,
Missouri State
Bogenpohl had draft interest coming out of high school, but ended up at
Missouri State, one of the strongest mid majors in the country. Bogenpohl is a
6-foot-6, 240 pound center fielder who runs well enough that he’s projected to
stick there. He complements his speed with 70 grade raw power; he launched 20
home runs last year as a freshman. That said, his profile features a lot of
swing-and-miss. He ran a 37% whiff rate last year without chasing more than
average, indicating that these issues aren’t due to him chasing so much as
they’re a result of his feel for contact being poor. That feel for contact may
never develop, but his athleticism and raw power are too strong to overlook,
and Bogenpohl could easily be a first rounder next year.
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SS Taj Marchand - James
Island Charter (SC)
Marchand’s contact ability is special. He barrels everything in the zone. Add in athletic actions at shortstop and real upside, and you’ve got one of the most fascinating profiles in the 2026 class.
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We won’t sadly be in the top 10, but we are rocking it in the international market
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