Baseball Deep Dive into the 2021 Recruiting class AND the MLB Draft

vandyzack7 · May 23, 2021

Commitments

Jordan Lawler -SS

MLB #2 Prospect
Keith Law #2 Prospect
0% he comes to Vandy (even though he claims option 1,2, and 3 are all play at Vandy)

Joshua Baez - OF

MLB #26 prospect
Keith Law #19 Prospect
1% possibility he comes to Vandy (and that’s being generous)

Michael Morales

MLB #101 Prospect
Keith Law #34 prospect
SO YOU’RE SAYING THERE’S a CHANCE... Morales has repeatedly told teams he’s going to Vanderbilt. This is our Donny Everitt/Kumar/Leiter prospect that has a 1st round grade but could be a top 5 pick in a few years. If you’re the praying type, pray his name isn’t mentioned in the first round. If not, I’ll be posting the “ladies and gentleman, we got him” GIF.
51% chance he’s a Vandy Boy

Davis Diaz - SS/C

MLB #62 Prospect
Keith Law #76 prospect
10% possibility he comes to Vandy (it’s assumed he will be drafted as a Catcher in the 2nd round)

Carter Holton

MLB #121 Prospect
Keith Law Unranked (only top 100)
I think he’s one we get. A kid that has first round talent but could come to Vandy and be a two way player. Imagine a fully healthy Spencer Jones. Watch his name closely when it comes draft time.
I think he would contribute day 1, whereas a Morales may project better but will need a year before being THE guy.
69% probability we get him

Jonathan Vastine - SS

MLB #173 Prospect
Keith Law Unranked (only top 100)
Sign ability will make it interesting. He could be tagged as Carter Young’s heir.
50% probability we get him as our future SS

- Those are the only commits rated in the two lists I used. There’s a TON of talent in this class that wasn’t mentioned. Ginther, Futrell, JPS, Langhorne, etc.

Current Players

Jack Leiter - SP

MLB #3 Prospect
Keith Law #5 Prospect (this is prior to his OM return which he has stated will move him back to the top.
He gone

Kumar Rocker - SP

MLB #5 Prospect
Keith Law #4 Prospect
He Gone

Isaiah Thomas - RF

MLB #95 Prospect
Keith Law #61 prospect
He gone

Dom Keegan - 1b/C

MLB #181 Prospect
Keith Law #85 Prospect
He Gone

CJ Rodriguez- C

MLB #194 Prospect
Keith Law #87 Prospect
I know most thing a team will fall in love and take him in the 2nd/3rd around but I have a feeling he could come back and be a 1st round pick in 2022. I’d still say there’s less than a 33% chance he returns.

*Notably absent*
Maldanado
Fisher
Tate (I think he comes back)
Murphy
Smith
Gonzo - Sr
Davis - Sr

We have the most commitments in the country with 24. They obviously plan on losing more than 3-4 in the draft so I’m sure I’m missing a few names but there’s no way they can bring in 20 freshmen. I’m sure guys like Vaz will be gone but it’ll be another tight squeeze come next Fall.

Hope you guys enjoy this. I had a few hours to burn and have been super curious about the 2021 recruiting class. Hope the Vandy baseball recruiting guru can chime in!

hkdore · May 24, 2021