The 2021 MLB Draft came to an end last Tuesday. So naturally, it's already time to look forward to the Class of 2022.

The Perfect Game National Showcase ran Wednesday to Sunday last week, putting some of the game's best prep talents under the same roof, specifically the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Players competed against each other in games at the home of the Tampa Bay Rays and also got to measure their hitting, throwing and running skills in front of the very scouts that could pick them in next summer's Draft.

With help from scouts in attendance, these were 10 of the National Showcase standout performers this year:

1. Elijah Green, OF, IMG Academy (FL)
Anyone wondering why Green is the early, early (emphasis on early) favorite to be next year’s No. 1 overall pick just had to look at his time in St. Petersburg. The right-handed slugger showed impressive bat speed in both batting practice and games, scraping the Trop’s catwalk in the former and smoking balls around the park in the latter. The Miami commit’s plus wheels also allowed him to post the third-best 60 time of the showcase and swipe an infield hit to boot. A potential star remained a potential star.

2. Dylan Lesko, RHP, Buford (GA) HS
The 6-foot-3 hurler became the first underclassman named Gatorade’s National Player of the Year this spring, and he backed that up in this showcase. Lesko sat 94-96 during his two-inning appearance and mixed in two upper-70s, high-spin curveballs and five changeups at 82-83 mph with good fade. He threw 13 of his 17 pitches for strikes and got six swings-and-misses. His big 2021 continues.

3. Tristan Smith, LHP, Boiling Springs (SC) HS
Smith toyed with batters by throwing three straight upper-70s curveballs to open his outing Saturday and followed it with a 95 mph fastball that just made things look unfair. It didn’t get much better for batters against the 6-foot-2 southpaw, who features some crossfire that makes his stuff even more difficult to pick up. Smith struck out all six batters he faced, working 93-95 with the heater and continuing to keep the breaking stuff coming. He’ll need a changeup eventually, but what he did use over the weekend was dominant on the national stage.

4. Termarr Johnson, SS, Benjamin E. Hays (GA) HS
Johnson showed off his raw power in Denver two weeks ago with 24 homers in the High School Home Run Derby, and he carried that pop with him to St. Pete. Batting from the left side, he pulled a 94.4 mph fastball and placed it several rows deep in the right-field seats at the Trop in his final at-bat on Friday. Johnson’s bat speed also continued to show up in batting practice, and it’s those quick hands that make him such a power threat at just a listed 5-foot-10, 175 pounds.

5. Jackson Ferris, LHP, IMG Academy (FL)
Good luck to anyone facing IMG Academy next year. Beyond Green, the 6-foot-4 left-hander showed that the school has plenty of talent on the mound as well. Ferris throws fairly easily from the mound and shows good command of his 92-96 mph fastball, especially in the upper part of the zone. He also featured a breaker to keep hitters off, but all six of his K’s came on the heater because hitters just couldn’t catch up to it.

6. Ian Ritchie Jr., RHP, Bainbridge (WA) HS
The 6-foot-2 right-hander struck out five over two innings and used his whole arsenal to do it. Ritchie was 93-95 with the fastball and was at his best with the heater when he was throwing it down in the zone. He showed a good feel for spin with an 82-83 slider and was unafraid of throwing the low-80s changeup to lefties. That’s using a showcase for its intended purpose.

7. Jayson Jones, SS, Braswell (TX) HS
The Arkansas commit makes loud contact that forces scouts to pay attention, and that was evident Friday when he laced a 93 mph inside fastball down the left-field line for a two-run double. His exit velocities were among the best, if not the best, of any slugger in the showcase, and he backs that up with plenty of strength. Paired with a strong infield arm, Jones has the pieces of a good pro prospect.

8. Andruw Jones, OF, Wesleyan (GA) HS
Scour social media for National Showcase highlights, and Jones may not come up as often as others on this list. But don’t get it twisted, the Vanderbilt commit -- and son of a five-time All-Star -- kept his high status in check at the Trop. Jones posted a top-15 60 time and looked smooth during batting practice, utilizing a small leg kick that keeps him on time in the box. At 6-foot-3, 180, there is plenty of projection here, allowing scouts to dream on what Jones could add beyond his speed, solid bat and good outfield defense. (Sound familiar?)

9. Chase Shores, Lee (TX) HS
Even on a field loaded with talent like the National Showcase, Shores is always going to stand out for his 6-foot-8, 240-pound frame. He made the most of it Saturday by topping out at 97, making him one of four to hit that top velo, and sitting in the mid-90s with good life throughout his two innings. He flashed a good changeup and was able to drop in some breakers for strikes. (He calls them sliders, but they have more of a curveball break.) Even at this size, there’s still some projection left for Shores’ stuff -- a tantalizing thought ahead of the 2022 Draft.

10. Mikey Romero, SS, Orange Lutheran (CA) HS
Romero commanded scouts’ attention with a laced double in his first at-bat last Wednesday and could have added another extra-base hit if he wasn’t robbed at the wall in the same game. The left-handed slugger showed good lift and bat speed from a fairly easy swing, giving him a good starting point. His hands at shortstop give him a chance to stick in the middle of the infield, though his arm wasn’t at the level of others from the dirt. Romero’s swing at least left those in attendance wondering how many of those gappers he could put over the wall as he grows more into his 6-foot-1 body.

Honorable mention: Michael Gupton, OF, Rolesville (NC) HS
Gupton doesn’t fit into the top 10 but deserves his own spot. The 5-foot-11 outfielder recorded a 5.96 60 time, the best in Perfect Game National Showcase history. Read more into the feat than the number. Because of the Tropicana Field surface and the fact that some runners are already moving when they cross the PG starting line, one crosschecker said his organization was adding .2 seconds to every 60 time. That’s still 80-grade speed, and it led to comparisons to where Billy Hamilton was at the same stage in his development. Gupton looked better in batting practice than he did in games, dinging his profile some, but the speed made him even more worth following coming out of St. Petersburg.

Other standouts in alphabetical order:

Brandon Barriera, LHP, American Heritage (FL) HS
Ryan Clifford, OF, Pro5 Baseball Academy (NC)
Andrew Dutkanych IV, RHP, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (IN)
Gavin Guidry, SS, Lake Charles (LA) HS
Jared Jones, C, Walton (GA) HS
Dominic Hellman, SS, Henry M. Jackson (WA) HS