2021 College MLB Draft Prospects With The Best Scouting Tools

Baseball America annually polls major league organizations’ scouting departments to vote on preseason all-america teams. In addition to voting for first-, second- and third-team members, we ask scouting departments to vote on the players with the best tools in the country.

We have teams vote on many different categories for both hitters and pitchers. 

You can find our Top 200 draft prospects here, and our 2021 preseason All-Americans here

Below are the top three vote receivers for each category for the college class. 

Best Athlete (Hitter)

  1. Jud Fabian, OF, Florida
  2. Sal Frelick, OF, Boston College
  3. Jerrion Ealy, OF, Mississippi

Best Pure Hitter

  1. Adrian Del Castillo, C, Miami
  2. Colton Cowser, OF, Sam Houston State
  3. Matt McLain, SS, UCLA

Best Power

  1. Alex Binelas, 3B, Louisville
  2. Hunter Goodman, C/OF, Memphis
  3. Niko Kavadas, 1B, Notre Dame

Fastest Runner

  1. Braiden Ward, OF, Washington
  2. Max Ferguson, 2B, Tennessee
  3. Sal Frelick, OF, Boston College

Best Defensive Infielder

  1. Jose Torres, SS, North Carolina State
  2. Matt McLain, SS, UCLA
  3. Cody Morissette, SS, Boston College

Best Defensive Outfielder

  1. Jud Fabian, OF, Florida
  2. Christian Franklin, OF, Arkansas
  3. Sal Frelick, OF, Boston College

Best Infield Arm

  1. Jose Torres, SS, North Carolina State
  2. (7 tied) Alex Binelas, 3B, Louisville; Zack Gelof, 3B, Virginia; Matt McLain, SS, UCLA; Ethan Murray, SS, Duke; Danny Serretti, SS, North Carolina; Riley Tirotta, 3B, Dayton; Luke Waddell, SS, Georgia Tech

Best Outfield Arm

  1. Levi Usher, OF, Louisville
  2. (4 tied) Parker Chavers, OF, Coastal Carolina; Colton Cowser, OF, Sam Houston State; Reese Albert, OF, Florida State; Jud Fabian, OF, Florida

Best Catcher Arm

  1. Henry Davis, C, Louisville
  2. (3 tied) Adrian Del Castillo, C, Miami; Matheu Nelson, C, Florida State; Connor Pavolony, C, Tennessee

Best Fastball

  1. Ryan Cusick, RHP, Wake Forest
  2. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt
  3. Ty Madden, RHP, Texas

Best Fastball Movement

  1. Ryan Cusick, RHP, Wake Forest
  2. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt
  3. (6 tied) Sam Bachman, RHP, Miami (Ohio); Richard Fitts, RHP, Auburn; Christian Macleod, LHP, Mississippi State; Ty Madden, RHP, Texas; Evan Shawver, RHP Cincinnati; Jordan Wicks, LHP, Kansas State

Best Breaking Ball

  1. Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt
  2. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt
  3. Jack Perkins, RHP, Louisville

Best Changeup

  1. Jordan Wicks, LHP, Kansas State
  2. Jaden Hill, RHP, Louisiana State
  3. (4 tied) Eric Cerantola, RHP, Mississippi State; Ryan Cusick, RHP, Wake Forest; Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt; Troy Melton, RHP, San Diego State

Best Command

  1. Gunnar Hoglund, RHP, Mississippi
  2. Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt
  3. Jordan Wicks, LHP, Kansas State

Best Athlete (Pitcher)

  1. Jaden Hill, RHP, Louisiana State
  2. (4 tied) Will Bednar, RHP, Mississippi State; Doug Nikhazy, LHP, Mississippi; Jake Pfennigs, RHP, Oregon State; Davis Sharpe, RHP, Clemson

Closest To The Majors

  1. Kumar Rocker, RHP, Vanderbilt
  2. Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt
  3. Matt McLain, SS, UCLA

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