Wisconsin 2016 Player Rankings Updated

March 17, 2016

By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Supervisor – Illinois/Wisconsin

The 2016 is getting close to opening day and the senior class will be a heavy topic of conversation as it gets closer to the 2016 MLB draft. Last week the Prep Baseball Report released its updated 2016 Overall Rankings, a list of the top 400 prospects in our current 30-state coverage area. Wisconsin played a huge roll in that update, as five of the top seniors in the state cracked the top 100 overall.

RHP’s Nathan Brown (Arrowhead HS) and Alec Marsh (Reagan College Prep HS) continued to trend upward after good showings at this year’s Super 60. Both will be targets for pro scouts this spring once the WIAA season kicks off.

Today we begin our updates of Wisconsin’s state specific player rankings starting with the 2016 class. Mirroring what the overall rankings told us last week, Wisconsin is loaded with talent in a deep 2016 class. It was pretty much status quo at the top, as far as state specific rankings go, RHP Alec Marsh and OF Joe Acker saw slight bumps in the top ten. The top prospects continued to show why they are there this winter with very little shuffling going on in the top 50.

RANK	NAME	STATE	SCHOOL	CLASS	POS	COMMITMENT
1	Ben Rortvedt	WI	Verona Area	2016	C	Arkansas
2	Gavin Lux	WI	Indian Trail	2016	SS	Arizona State
3	Nathan Brown	WI	Arrowhead	2016	RHP	Florida
4	Justin Lavey	WI	Tremper	2016	3B	Louisville
5	Alec Marsh	WI	Reagan College Prep	2016	RHP	Arizona State
6	Jack Eagan	WI	Wautoma	2016	LHP	Indiana
7	Cyrillo Watson	WI	South Milwaukee	2016	OF	Illinois
8	Joe Acker	WI	Marquette University	2016	OF	Nebraska
9	Ryan Schmitt	WI	Arrowhead	2016	RHP	Illinois
10	Matt McCarty	WI	South Milwaukee	2016	RHP	Louisville

Several new name were added to the rankings, as we expanded from 115 to 125. Most notably is Gibraltar RHP Anthony Laughlin. Laughlin burst onto the scene at the Unsigned Senior Showcase in January with a mid-80’s fastball and a huge upside. Still uncommitted, Laughlin could be a hot commodity for recruiters this spring.

Another right-handed arm making moves this winter was Appleton North’s Mitchell Eady. We saw Eady make a velocity jump this winter touching 86 mph at a winter camp. The 6-foot-2, 165-pound righty soon after made a verbal commitment to Winona State in February.

More notable additions inside the top 100 include RHP Alexander Prickett (Cedarburg), RHP Garrett Hohn (Wausau West), 1B Ricky West (Homestead), SS Travis Styer (Brookfield East) and SS Alex Cimaroli (Wisconsin Dells).

CLICK HERE for complete 2016 Wisconsin Player Rankings.