The Perfect Game Junior National Showcase is one of the biggest events of the summer for many of the top 2024 players in the country.
With the 2022 high school season over, PG Junior National is the first major showcase of the summer for 2024s, with many of Baseball America’s top-ranked 2024 players in attendance and several who will be moving on to that list after what they showed during the event.
These were 40 players who stood out at PG Junior National.
Derek Curiel, OF, California
As the No. 4 player in the 2024 class, Curiel was the top-ranked player who participated in the showcase and he showed why he’s so highly regarded. Curiel makes everything look easy, with a short, sweet lefthanded swing and a mature approach that leads to a high contact rate. Curiel went 2-for-5, including a single in a 1-2 count off a slider from Jackson Sanders, one of the top lefties in the class. Curiel being a talented hitter with great bat control is nothing new. More encouraging is that everything about his game is at least a tick louder compared to last year. An LSU commit, Curiel has more bat speed, is making harder contact and running faster, with plus speed now to go with his easy actions in center field.
Andre Modugno, 3B, New Jersey
Other than maybe Konnor Griffin, there’s nobody else in the 2024 class who can match Modugno’s combination of physicality, athleticism and raw tools. At 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, Modugno has a long, sleek build and righthanded power that stacks up among the best in the class. He showed that power in the game too, blasting a fastball for a towering home run into the trees over the left field fence. It’s elite bat speed with the physical projection to get to plus, if not 70, raw power on the 20-80 scale. Modugno’s loud tools extend beyond just his massive power. Even at 6-foot-5, he’s a plus runner, and while he’s normally a third baseman, he took groundballs at shortstop during the workout and had one of the more athletic infields of any player there. He has a cannon to finish plays with one of the strongest arms in the class, another tool that could end up a 70 on the 20-80 scale. The No. 14 player in the class, Modugno’s power does come with swing and miss, but his upside is huge if he can keep that in check. Modugno, who is from New Jersey but attends IMG Academy in Florida, is a Duke commit.
Landon Victorian, RHP, Louisiana
Already one of the top pitchers in the class and No. 29 overall, Victorian boosted his stock at PG Junior National….
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