2027 High School Draft Top 100

Dylan Seward is one of the most exciting, explosive players in the 2027 Draft. His tools are seemingly limitless.

A switch-hitter, Seward has traits to fall in love with from both sides of the plate. As a righty, it's tighter turns with a flatter path, a keen ability to backspin the baseball with strength behind the ball. He's short into the zone and long through it; a picturesque swing. From the left side there's a bit more trunk tilt and emphasis for loft. Seward loses very little bat speed batting left handed, however his contact quality is a bit better as a right-handed hitter at this stage. Seward is going to grow into more and more power with his athletic frame and wiry levers. It's already plus power projection.

The intrigue is just as tantalizing on the bases and in the field. A plus defender at the shortstop position, Seward has above-average arm strength befitting of a player expected to handle the left side of the dirt. Seward is always under control with the glove. His hands, footwork and actions all work in collaboration with decisive, efficient movement patterns when fielding the ball. His direction and internal clock stand out. To top off the profile, Seward is a 70-grade runner who can change the game with his speed. He's flashed 80-grade times of late and may be getting faster as more strength has come onto his frame.

This is a reasonably complete profile with star upside. Seward has the tools to hit at the top of a lineup or right in the middle of it. He's an impact defender with the chance to go to all-star games as a professional.

Grindlinger is one of the more impressive two-way talents the draft has seen in the last handful of years. He has the chops to become a first round pick as both a pitcher and an outfielder.

Grindlinger's ceiling may be highest on the mound where his size, length and handedness all have scouts intrigued. He's already touching 93 with his fastball that sizzles and tails late late to the plate. His left arm has looseness to it and the ball jumps out of the hand free and easy. Grindlinger has shown the ability to manipulate shapes with his heater and consistently lives in and around the zone providing evidence future plus command. Grindlinger may ultimately live in the mid-to-upper 90s with life.

The slider is his best pitch and he's shown a comfort and confidence throwing it. He's run it up there at 81 but more consistently lives 77-79 with considerable downward action. Grindlinger will sweep and bury that pitch away from left-handed hitters and shows an elite willingness to throw it at the back foot of a righty. It's every bit plus breaking ball projection and could end up one of the better breakers in the class. There's also a low-80s cambio that he's shown an ability to kill spin on. That pitch hits the brakes and dives late, primarily with a right-handed hitter at the dish.

The strikes, athlete, arm action and looseness of it all is awfully tantalizing.

As mentioned, it's first round tools at the plate too. He's got long levers and a keen understanding for how to catch the ball out front to create loft. Grindlinger is already flashing plus power projection and punishing the baseball. He uses the middle of the field beautifully. Grindlinger does a nice job anchoring his back hip into a positive forward move, rotating hard against a firm front side and creating significant bat speed. He lags the hands deep in his load creating huge torque, delivering a heavy load through the zone a la Matt Olson. It's a longer stride and a toe tap, both of which seem to consistently be on time. Grindlinger has very good hands and shows the ability to get the barrel to all four quadrants with adjustability that can be rare for a player with his length and levers. His whiffs, while rare, have generally come on elevated velocity. He has shown no issues dealing with spin and is generally unwilling to expand the zone.

Grindliner has some bounce in his step and is a long-strider underway. He's a solid-average runner now, but has the look of a player who could slow down half-a -tick with added size and muscle as he matures.

Grindlinger checks just about every box in the book. He's a premium prospect with a substantial ceiling.

Westphal has one of the highest ceilings in the 2027 class with all five tools in his belt. He's also a distinguished wide receiver and kick returner for the Blue Valley football program.

Westphal is a menace with a bat in his hands. He's got a short, compact, quick stroke, pulling his hands through the zone hard generating plus bat speed. He's shown a willingness to go back-side with his raw power and will punish mistakes to the pull-side. There's very little swing-and-miss in Westphal's game either. The offensive upside is pretty substantial here, and it's only elevated by supreme athletic tools.

Westphal is already flashing double-plus run times from home to first. He turns singles into double and doubles into triples. He routinely scores from first base on balls in the gaps and runs with his hair on fire, always looking to take the extra base. Westphal is still developing the nuance of stealing bases, but most scouts forecast he'll be a weapon on the in that regard.

Westphal plays centerfield for Blue Valley and has a chance to stay there as a pro. The speed and instincts play beautifully up the middle of the field, though it's fringe-average to potentially average arm strength.

The sky's the limit for Westphal considering his offensive gifts. He's got size, explosive athleticism and has the left-handed stick teams covet.

Brick is one of the most decorated bat-to-ball artists in the 2027 class with a hit tool some are already throw plus grades on at this stage. He's also got strong catch-and-throw skills behind the plate.

It's easy to dream on the offensive upside Brick could eventually bring to the dish. He has routinely run whiff rates in the single digits most years throughout his prep career. Better still, he's a polished hitter with a quiet approach, unwilling to expand the zone. Brick chooses to let the ball travel and tends to pepper the right-center field gap. Rarely will he elect to turn and burn as ambushing into his pull-side power hasn't been on the resume often. That said, the raw power exists. Brick is capable of putting on a display in batting practice and has flashed above average bat speed. There will likely be a point in his amateur career where he flips the switch and actively tries to become a run producer rather than a conga line contributor, and he's more than physically capable of making that switch. The building blocks of a decorated, distinguished hitter are quite present here.

While Brick has played some third base in his high school days, most foresee a catching prospect at the end of the day. He's quick and explosive out of the crouch with a strong, accurate arm down to second base. Brick has impressive athleticism behind the plate and possesses the ability to back-pick runners at first base, and even second base if they get too aggressive out there. He's got the components to develop into a revered defender if he continues on this linear trajectory. Brick projects a fringe-average runner at the next level.

The hit tool, the power projection, the catch-and-throw and athleticism; Brick has an exciting array of tools and all the traits necessary to be a starting-caliber shortstop at the Major League level. He will be 19 years old for the Draft.

Seamon may own the title of most projectable and exciting frames in the 2027 class. A 6-foot-5-inch gazelle, his tools don't just look toward the future either. It's *now* talent with more on the way.

The power potential here is outstanding. Seamon has excellent control of his frame and levers taking into account his age and size. It's at least plus bat speed projection with a swing plane built to do damage. The power plays to the opposite field too. Seamon has flipped balls out over opposite field fence from time to time. In time, this may be a 30-homer threat at the next level.

Seamon's offensive projection does come with quite a bit of swing and miss and a willingness to expand the zone at times. His ability to spit on breaking balls off the plate has been tested in tournaments and strikeouts have been a part of his game throughout parts of his amateur career. As he continues to get bigger and stronger and matures into the luxury of making later swing decisions, those streaky woes will hopefully become shorter blips in what becomes a more consistent offensive profile. Even if whiffs are a part of his game moving forward, the slug projection, alongside the athletic tools, make him a tantalizing pro prospect.

Seamon is an elite athlete. His force plate testing dwarfs many of his peers and he's clocked run times in 30-yard sprints that project to a potential 70- or 80-grade run tool in the future. He's played centerfield for Team USA throughout parts of his prep career and has the wheels and instincts to play there as a professional. If he's forced to right field, his above-average to plus arm strength projection will be an asset.

As if all that wasn't enough, Seamon won't turn 18 years old until a month after the draft. He's young, and given his physical upside, models will place a high value on that.