John Cackowski
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In the fall of 2014 PBR Colorado released our first ever 2015, 2016, and 2017 rankings. In the past three years Prep Baseball Report Colorado has had the opportunity to cover amateur baseball like no other organization has ever been able to do before in the state of Colorado. Between scouting numerous games  and recently having a great opportunity to see more 2019 grads at the Top Prospect Games, scouting summer and  fall baseball games, and hosting the Colorado Fall Prospect Games,  we have been able to move our 2019 rankings from 65 to 85. These rankings will for sure grow and change as we get out to watch more players in our winter events, and games next spring.  Our next big 2019 rankings update will be posted after our Underclass Invitational in January.

Staying at No. 1 overall 2019 is Texas Christian commit SS/RHP Riley Cornelio of Pine Creek High School. A 6-foot-2, 160-pound right hand hitter.  6-Foot-2, 160 pounds. Bats and throws right. Tall balanced stance. Hands start a little lower then last time we saw him. Generates good bat speed by swinging down to the ball, and has slightly uphill path. Good extension through finish. Good rotation on lower half. Gap to gap power. 89 mph exit velo off the tee. Ran a 7.2 60 time. Arm is electric at both short and on the mound. At short glove to hand separation works good. Tall lanky short stop with good range to both glove hand and back hand sides. 88 mph across diamond with accuracy. On mound Cornelio has athletic frame, and arm works great. In two innings struck out 6. Delivery is very simple and explodes to the mound. Very good leg drive. Fastball sat 87-88 and will easily increase with age. Could project to be mid 90's going into college especially since he's only 160 pounds. One of the top prospects in the country in the 2019 class.

Staying at No. 2 in our rankings is Arkansas commit OF of Bryce Mathews of Chaparral. Already 6-foot-5, 180 pounds. Bats left and throws right. Has a ton of power potential. The freshman brings a lot of power to the plate, and projects to be one of the best hitters in our state for the next 3 years. At the plate hits from a tall, slightly opened stance, short stride that closes down, and lets his hands to the work with a level swing through the zone. Gap to gap power. In the Outfield ranges well for his size. Throws from a high 3/4 arm slot. This past spring the big outfielder helped lead the Wolverines to the 5A District playoffs.

Staying at No. 3 in our rankings is RHP/OF Parker Gregory of Pine Creek High School. The 5-foot-11, 160 pound RHP has a nice loose arm from high 3/4 arm slot and repeatable delivery with a lot of projection. Fastball touches 85 mph  with a solid 3-pitch mix. Curveball had nice late tilt at 69 mph, and change was same arm speed as fastball with fade at 72 mph. At the plate has a tall narrow stance, short stride, and quick hands through the hitting zone producing a 83 mph exit velo.

Moving from 9 to 4 is LHP/OF Mitchell Morales of Broomfield HS. 6-foot, 155 pounds, Morales has a lankly frame that you can see has multiple more inches to grow. Fastball was 83 mph but is on you quick. Batters struggle to barrel the ball against him. Arm is loose and easy. At the plate stands tall, narrow stance, has backwards toe-tap stride, and has quick hands to the ball. Sprays the ball all over the field. Registered a 82 mph exit velocity. Could speed up actions in outfield, but has a strong arm at 82 mph. Ran a 7.30 60.

New to the Top 15 are RHP Kian Manmano (Legend HS), SS Murphy Gienger (Douglas Coutny HS), and RHP/OF Zachary Macosko (Broomfield HS)

Enough Reading about them to see the list click here.

Here is a sneak peak at the Top 15

 

1	Riley Cornelio	CO	Pine Creek	2019	SS	Texas Christian
2	Bryce Matthews	CO	Chaparral	2019	OF	Arkansas
3	Parker Gregory	CO	Pine Creek	2019	RHP
4	Mitchell Morales	CO	Broomfield	2019	LHP
5	Justin Boyd	CO	Legend	2019	SS	Oregon State
6	Sam Ireland	CO	Mountain Vista	2019	1B
7	Derek Shaver	CO	Grand Junction	2019	SS
8	Jett Hoggatt	CO	Rocky Mountain	2019	C
9	Clayton Burke	CO	Mullen	2019	RHP
10	Kian Manmano	CO	Legend High School	2019	RHP
11	Zach Rush	CO	Fruita Monument	2019	SS
12	Murphy Gienger	CO	Douglas County	2019	SS
13	Billy Pospisil	CO	Pomona	2019	3B
14	Kellan Voggesser	CO	Fort Collins	2019	RHP
15	Zachary Macosko	CO	Broomfield Senior HS	2019	RHP