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By Chris Kemlo and PBR Staff
Ontario Scouting Director

Ontario Insider: Updated Class of 2017 Player Rankings (August)

With the summer showcases coming to a close, Prep Baseball Report Ontario takes a look at the 2017 rankings. Many new prospects come into the rankings while many prospects have made jumps, some drastically. Below we will take a look at “What’s New At The Top”, “Rising Prospects”, and some of the top uncommitted prospects.

The updated Class of 2017 rankings have been released in advance of the Fall Finale Open ID (10/23) which kicks off the start of the winter indoor schedule of events. Rankings will be updated again in November, once the fall season is over and then we begin our winter schedule of events beginning in 2017.

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What's New At The Top

The top two spots are consistent with Shortstop and Texas A&M commit Adam Hall and uncommitted right-hander Landon Leach (pictued right). Hall has made the rounds this summer, showcasing himself at the East Coast Pro event, as well as the Area Code Games where he went 4-10 with a home run.

Leach has shown what he is capable of this summer, as he touched 94 mph in June, and his 80-83 mph slider has improved as well.

Uncommitted shortstop Dondrae Bremner has jumped a spot to number three. Bremner has improved his 60 as his best and most recent time is 6.70. Fluid actions defensively, Bremner is a left-handed bat that has had bright moments with the National Team during the summer.

The biggest riser is 2017 catcher and Polk State commit Mitch Osborne to the sixth spot in the rankings. Osborne owns the strongest arm in his class, and has added size at plate to show power from the right-side.

THE NEWCOMERS

In addition, new players in the top 120 are a few 2016 grads who are now classified as 2017’s. Right-handers Darren Dwyer (pictured right) and Justin Snow, as well as left-hander Jack Anderson are all solid arms with experience and pitchability, while all have been in the mid to high-80s with their fastballs.

Infielder Daniel Warkentin had a strong summer at the plate while Dreyden Sloat jumped out with his left-handed bat and 60 time of 7.10. Athletic speedster Rashad Collymore joined the rankings, the switch hitter had standout 60 times and the strength and athletic ability is intriguing.

TOP UNCOMMITTED PROSPECTS BY POSITION:

Below we look to name the top two to three prospects in specific categories for the 2017 class. Beyond the top three, there are numerous prospects that can help a collegiate program in some capacity.

+Top Arms: Landon Leach, Noah Skirrow, Harley Gollert
+Top Infield Prospects: Dondrae Bremner, Ryan Kula, Bryce O’Farrell
+Top Outfield Prospects: Tyrell Hebert (pictured right), Lucas Parente, Jameson Hart
+Top Catching Prospects: Brett Corbeth, Kyle Bryan, Davis Mendham

PBR Ontario Class of 2017 Top 120

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	Commitment
1	Adam Hall	ON	AB Lucas Secondary	2017	SS	Texas A&M
2	Landon Leach	ON	Pickering High School	2017	RHP
3	Cooper Davis	ON	St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary	2017	OF	Vanderbilt
4	Dondrae Bremner	ON	Bill Crothers Secondary	2017	SS
5	Noah Skirrow	ON	Cardinal Newman C.S.S.	2017	RHP
6	Lucas Parente	ON	Notre Dame High School	2017	OF
7	Ryan Kula	ON	Humberside C.I.	2017	SS
8	Tyrell Hebert	ON	Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School	2017	OF
9	Harley Gollert	ON	N/A	2017	LHP

To view the entire list of 120 prospects please click here.