Kollin Ritchie is a 6'2", 215-pound left-handed hitting center fielder out of Oklahoma State who has arguably been the hottest bat in college baseball to open 2026. In just 83 PA, Ritchie is slashing .324/.422/.958 with 13 home runs, while posting a 108.8 90th percentile exit velocity, 40.8% barrel rate, and 30.6% EV95+ rate that confirms this isn't just small-sample noise, it's elite contact quality at scale. The 22.9% chase rate is manageable, but the 20.5% InZoneWhiff% is worth monitoring as the season progresses and pitchers make adjustments. At the end of the day, the underlying power metrics are so loud that they command attention regardless. Ritchie carries a physically imposing frame for his position, and the combination of plus raw power and the athleticism to play centerfield is a profile that doesn't come around often. If the chase rate tightens and the power surge continues, you're still looking at a potential first-round bat.

Davis averages 95.3 mph, and touches 100 mph, with 6.7’ of extension and 17” of vertical. True plus velocity and extension with approximately average vertical movement for his release height. The most interesting piece of his arsenal is the change-up, which carries a 51.7% whiff rate and a .203 xwOBA against. He’s throwing the pitch almost exclusively down in the zone, maximizing an ultra-steep release angle. It’s clear on video that Davis has pronation bias, and has occasionally thrown sinkers with a near identical horizontal profile to the change-up at 95 mph with a high rate of success, which I’d like to see become a more significant piece of his pitch mix. 2 breaking balls, curveball and slider. The curveball is my favorite of the two, and profiles as plus. It’s -8.2” IVB with 6” of sweep at 83 mph, a true banger of a breaker. His slider is more velocity-reliant than shape-reliant, thrown 86–89 mph with 4” of sweep.

Schubart’s contact skills are a blemish on an overall enticing profile. It’s a 36.6% swing-miss rate, and 29.1% in the strike zone. His swing decisions are the saving grace for the hit tool, cutting his swing rate to 40.1% in 2024 with minimal chase at 19.3% and 69% zone swings. The draw with Schubart is the impact, he posted a 115 mph Max EV with a 112.6 90th EV in 2024 with his average EV at 97.6 mph. It’s plus-plus top-end power and a guy who will get to it with regularity. 37.2% barrel rate was top-15 in the nation last year, which matches up with a 21-degree average LA (26.8 on his hard-hits). Truly all fields pop, with his max EV to the opposite field being 1 mph above his average to the pull side. Based on the batted ball consistency this is in all likelihood he’ll constantly run a near .350 BABIP in the big leagues. I really like Joey Gallo as a comp here. Strong 6 ‘5 body type, left-handed hitting corner OF/1B, top-of-the-scale power, and a ton of swing-miss.

High bat speed, big raw power. He's whiffing less, but is steal beatable in the strike zone, though he's cut his chase rate to 25% and has been great against spin. He's got a 116 mph max EV, but an 11% barrel rate and sub-90 mph average EV, which is a concern.