MINORS: 2022 NCAA Names to know

Photo: Jace Jung, (2B/3B, Texas Tech)

A version of this article first appeared in the 2022 Minor League Baseball Analyst.

The 2022 MLB Draft features a deep crop of college bats—in fact after the arm injuries to Arkansas RHP Peyton Pallette and Tennessee RHP Blade Tidwell, all of the Top here are hitters. But as with all levels of baseball, there is also a lot of uncertainty due to the abbreviated 2020 season. With the NCAA season kicking off this weekend, these are our top college players to watch heading into the 2022 season in terms of potential future fantasy value. If history is any indication, some of these players will be populating Top 15 lists by this time next year.

1. Jace Jung, 2B/3B
Texas Tech, L/R, 6-0, 200
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