I found a website that listed their top 500 draft prospects for the draft it was updated today. Here's a list of guys with Hawkeye ties
198-CADE OBERMUELLER LHP IOWA
HOMETOWN: Iowa City, IA
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 175
BAT/THROW: L-R
Obermueller is smaller in stature, but his athleticism on the bump is incredible. The ease of which he operates has scouts awfully interested. There's definitive starter traits here with a buttery delivery and the ability to throw three pitches for strikes. The fastball sits in the low 90s, though he's been able to work a bit higher than that in shorter side sessions, reportedly up to 97 on the Cape. The slider is a haymaker, routinely registering spin rates north of 3000, even topping 3200 on its best nights. Obermueller also offers a changeup that's a work in progress. It's a low, three-quarters delivery with some hop in the zone, a trait pro teams will likely covet.
195-SAM PETERSEN OF IOWA
HOMETOWN: Huxley, IA
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 195
BAT/THROW: R-R
Peterson is an explosive offensive outfielder geared to do damage and lift the baseball with authority. Peterson has been streaky in terms of the overall hit tool and bat-to-ball skills in general, but when he finds the barrel it's been loud. It's largely average raw power, but he's tapped into most of it in games already. Petersen is a reasonably mature hitter who keeps his chase rates in check. An above average runner who can handle all three outfield positions, Petersen is likely best-suited for center or left field where his average arm strength won't be quite so tested. He's an explosive player who has the chance to post a few 15-15 seasons at the next level if provided the opportunity. He best profiles as a strong fourth outfielder with a bit more upside than that if the hit tool continues to progress.
181-MARCUS MORGAN RHP IOWA
HOMETOWN: Iowa City, IA
HEIGHT: 6-3
WEIGHT: 205
BAT/THROW: R-R
Marcus Morgan has some of the most obscene traits you can find in a college pitcher. He features an extremely low launch arm slot and still maintains vertical shape on his fastball. That flat approach angle is certainly en vogue right now in baseball. Morgan can rush it up to 97, but more commonly sits 92-94, but that plays up with the deception and shape. He's got two high-spin breaking balls and both move a metric mile. The slider possesses huge sweep. The curveball has significant depth and similar sweep to the slider. He'll offer a fringier changeup too. Morgan has been working to clean up the mechanics of his operation and let his athleticism take over. Throwing strikes consistently has been an issue for him and it will certainly limit his upside and ability to start if he can't smooth things out. If he does, however, the argument can be made it's the best pure stuff in the class. An extremely model-friendly arm.
91-BRYCE MECCAGE RHP (SON OF FORMER HAWKEYE, JEREMY)
HOMETOWN: Pennington, NJ
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 190
BAT/THROW: R-R
COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Virginia
Meccage is a projectable right-handed pitcher with a fantastic frame an explosive traits in his delivery. There's big arm speed here and it comes out of a reasonably clean and free delivery featuring a ton of scap load with a bit of inversion in the back. There's some effort out in front, but his athleticism and feel to repeat helps suggest that could iron itself out over time. He can at times be a tick late in his release on breaking balls, though it should polish up with added strength. Meccage has been up to 96, sitting 90-92 with high spin rates and varying shape. His slider projects well with well-above average spin rates and big depth. There's also a changeup and a curveball in there, though both lag behind his two primary weapons and he's hardly needed to throw them. Meccage has dominated his competition in showcase and tournament settings with enormous whiff and miss rates. He's a strike-thrower with bat-missing stuff. Meccage is committed to Virginia. He will be on the younger side for this draft turning 18 just a few months prior to the draft.
39-JOEY OAKIE RHP ANKENY
HOMETOWN: Ankeny, IA
HEIGHT: 6-2
WEIGHT: 195
BAT/THROW: R-R
COLLEGE COMMITMENT: Iowa
Oakie is a hometown Iowa commit with big, projection stuff and two-way potential. Most feel his future lays on the mound where his fastball really plays. He'll sit 94-96 in early innings, settling in 92-93 out of a low launch with tremendous spin and life at the top rail with bat-missing traits.
Oakie projects to throw a lot harder due to fairly elite scapular load during his arm action, as well as top-of-his-class explosive athleticism. The slider here could end up plus too. It's a sweeper that'll approach 3000 rpm coming out of the exact same tunnel as the heater. Oakie throws his sweeper in the mid-80s with tremendous arm speed and conviction. As he learns to add a fading changeup that can live off the fastball, he'll be an extremely tough look on both lefty and righty bats.
He's loose and repeatable, staying in the strike zone on most occasions. This is one of the best arms in the class.
16-BRODY BRECHT RHP IOWA
HOMETOWN: Ankeny, IA
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 235
BAT/THROW: R-R
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If you were to build a Mount Rushmore for the best pure stuff college baseball has ever seen, there's a very real argument that Brecht would deserve to be on it. Most would agree Brecht has the most electric fastball in the 2024 class; at least at this early stage. He's been up to 101, sitting 97-99 in starts. It's a metric-monster and is only reinforced by the elite whiff rates he generates off the pitch. He'll mix in an absolutely disgusting slider with immense depth, inducing gaudy swing-and-miss numbers. He'll also throw a traditional curveball extremely hard in the mid-80s. Brecht has a chance to possess an elite fastball and two plus-or-better breaking balls. That said, the control and command right now are below average and walks may ultimately preclude him from pitching in a conventional starting pitcher role at the next level.
Brecht gave up football for the Hawkeyes in the spring of 2023 and scouts are excited to see if his game explodes because of it. If/when Brecht takes the next step in his development and develops even fringty control on the hill, there's a case to be made it's the highest ceiling on the mound in the class.
