Recent No. 1 overall draft pick Adley Rutschman may be the No. 2 prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis, who added that the catcher has a chance to end up as a high-end major-leaguer even in a worst-case scenario.
During a three-year stint at Oregon State, Rutschman hit .352/.473/.560 and claimed numerous awards, most notably the Golden Spikes and Buster Posey awards in 2019. He was also part of the Beavers' 2018 College World Series team that secured the title in a three-game set against Arkansas.
"I think you could make the argument, if you wanted to grade based strictly on tools and position scarcity, and you didn't care about any kind of performance [or] track record, you could probably put him right up near the top," Callis said on Glenn Clark Radio July 10 with respect to a future top prospects list.
