2025 MLB Draft: First 43 Picks
1- Washington Nationals: SS – Eli Willits, Fort Cobb-Broxton HS
Willits, a 17-year-old switch-hitting shortstop with advanced plate discipline and defensive instincts, became the youngest No. 1 overall pick since Ken Griffey Jr. and represents Washington’s next cornerstone at the position.
2- Los Angeles Angels: RHP – Tyler Bremner, UC Santa Barbara
Bremner, whose mid-90s fastball and elite changeup profile him as a high-floor starter, was a surprise selection after the Angels gambled on his under-slot signability following a stellar junior season marked by 111 strikeouts in 77⅓ innings.
3- Seattle Mariners: LHP – Kade Anderson, LSU
Anderson, the College World Series Most Outstanding Player who struck out a Division I-leading 180 batters, brings a diverse four-pitch arsenal and a proven track record of winning to Seattle’s rotation plans.
4- Colorado Rockies: SS – Ethan Holliday, Stillwater HS
Holliday, son of Matt Holliday and MLB Pipeline’s top high-school prospect, offers premium left-handed power and athleticism that fit Colorado’s organizational pedigree and Coors Field upside.
5- St. Louis Cardinals: LHP – Liam Doyle, Tennessee
Doyle, the SEC Pitcher of the Year who led Division I with a 15.5 K/9 rate, adds a no-doubt swing-and-miss fastball with developing secondary offerings to St. Louis’s rotation rebuild.
6- Pittsburgh Pirates: RHP – Seth Hernandez, Corona HS
Hernandez, a 100 mph+ high-school flame-thrower with advanced breaking pitches, provides the Pirates with one of the most projectable prep arms ever and a potential building block for future staff depth.
7- Miami Marlins: SS – Aiva Arquette, Oregon State
Arquette, a 6-foot-5 shortstop with plus bat-to-ball skills and raw power, offers Miami a high-ceiling infielder who blends offensive upside with the athleticism to stick on the left side of the infield.
8- Toronto Blue Jays: SS – JoJo Parker, Purvis HS
Parker, whose left-handed swing and plus hit tool grade him as one of the nation’s safest prep bats, brings the contact ability and positional versatility that align with Toronto’s recent draft strategies.
9- Cincinnati Reds: SS – Steele Hall, Hewitt-Trussville HS
Hall, a 17-year-old reclassified phenom with 80-grade speed and athleticism, projects as a five-tool upside pick with above-average power and defensive tools at a premium middle-infield slot.
10- Chicago White Sox: SS – Billy Carlson, Corona HS
Carlson, celebrated for his Gold-Glove caliber defense and emerging power as a left-handed bat, became the third high-school shortstop White Sox first-rounder, providing a high-floor and high-ceiling infielder for the rebuild.
11- Oakland Athletics: LHP – Jamie Arnold, Florida State
Arnold, with a 97 mph fastball and sweeping mid-80s slider that induced a 41% whiff rate, offers Oakland a polished southpaw whose competitive makeup and three-season durability project to a quick rise through a thin farm system.
12- Texas Rangers: 3B – Gavin Fien, Great Oak HS
Fien, a left-handed prep third baseman ranked among the top bats in the class, combines gap power, hit-tool polish and a plus arm grade that could allow him to stick at the hot corner for Texas’s quickly emerging system.
13- San Francisco Giants: 2B/SS – Gavin Kilen, Tennessee
Kilen, a transfer from Louisville who posted a 1.112 OPS in the SEC, brings elite hit-tool grades, on-base skills and dividend-paying power to a middle infield group in San Francisco hungry for left-handed pop.
14- Tampa Bay Rays: SS – Daniel Pierce, Mill Creek HS
Pierce, a 6-foot, 185-pound prep shortstop with a 50-grade hit tool and plus run grade, typifies Tampa Bay’s moldable talent profile and adds speed-powered upside in the heart of an athletic infield pipeline.
15- Boston Red Sox: RHP – Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma
Witherspoon, whose 99 mph sinker sits atop a five-pitch mix and is paired with improved command and frame development, became Boston’s first college righty first-rounder since 2017, part of a new emphasis on pitching depth under Craig Breslow.
16- Minnesota Twins: SS – Marek Houston, Wake Forest
Houston, an elite defensive shortstop with advanced bat-to-ball polish and breakout power to the tune of 15 homers, provides Minnesota a high-ceiling glove-first prospect whose hit tool and athleticism blend well with the system’s developmental strengths.
17- Chicago Cubs: OF – Ethan Conrad, Wake Forest
Conrad, a high-floor college bat with a .372 average and .495 OBP in limited action, offers the Cubs a contact-driven hitter with gap-to-gap power and the potential to rise quickly once healthy from an offseason shoulder surgery.
18- Arizona Diamondbacks: SS – Kayson Cunningham, Johnson HS
Cunningham, a left-handed prep shortstop with a .509 senior average, plus bat speed and zone control, delivers high-contact, high-on-base skills and toolsy athleticism for Arizona’s long-term middle-infield mix.
19- Baltimore Orioles: OF/C – Ike Irish, Auburn
Irish, a switch-hitting catcher/outfielder who combined a .454 OBP with Gold-Glove defense behind the plate, embodies Baltimore’s “bat-first” philosophy and adds collegiate strength, discipline and versatility to the system.
20- Milwaukee Brewers: 1B/3B – Andrew Fischer, Tennessee
Fischer, a powerful left-handed slugger who led Division I with 25 homers and a .497 OBP, becomes the latest Volunteer power bat in Milwaukee’s pipeline and projects as a corner-infield slugger with plus discipline.
21- Houston Astros: SS/3B – Xavier Neyens, Mount Vernon HS
Neyens, a 6-foot-4 prep third baseman with 65-grade raw power and a plus arm, gives Houston a late-blooming left-handed bat with multi-position athleticism and corner pop potential for hitter-friendly Minute Maid Park.
22- Atlanta Braves: SS/OF – Tate Southisene, Basic HS
Southisene, an explosive prep athlete who transitioned from the outfield to shortstop this year and can drive balls 400+ feet, brings twitchy athleticism, power upside and elite hand-eye skills to Atlanta’s position-player factory.
23- Kansas City Royals: 3B – Sean Gamble, IMG Academy
Gamble, a 6-foot-2, plus-hit high school prospect with advanced bat speed and true five-tool projection, offers the Royals a mature plate approach and athleticism for the middle of the diamond after leaving home at 14 to train at IMG.
24- Detroit Tigers: SS – Jordan Yost, Sickles HS
Yost, a late-blooming left-handed prep shortstop who struck out only once as a senior and carried a 55-grade hit tool with 60-grade speed, gives Detroit a high-upside, contact-driven infielder to complement a fast-rising position-player system.
25- San Diego Padres: LHP – Kruz Schoolcraft, Sunset HS
Schoolcraft, a 6-foot-8 prep southpaw with a 97 mph fastball, plus slider and changeup, embodies San Diego’s taste for high-ceiling prep arms and adds two-way intrigue before he focuses on pitching full-time.
26- Philadelphia Phillies: RHP – Gage Wood, Arkansas
Wood, whose MCWS no-hit gem and 19-strikeout performance elevated him to college pitching stardom, offers Philadelphia a front-end starter profile with a mid-90s fastball and power breaking pitches despite a limited workload.
27- Cleveland Guardians: OF – Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
LaViolette, a 6-foot-6 outfielder with as much raw power as anyone in the draft and plus speed for his size, helps Cleveland add feared launch-angle pop and athleticism to its up-the-middle emphasis after years of contact-first drafting.
28- Kansas City Royals (Prospect Promotion Incentive): 3B – Josh Hammond, Wesleyan Christian Academy
Hammond, the 2024 Prep Baseball Report All-American Game MVP with a switch-hitter’s bat and growing power, rewarded Kansas City for its home-grown player incentives and bolsters its corner-infield pipeline with a polished high school bat.
29- Arizona Diamondbacks (Compensation): RHP – Patrick Forbes, Louisville
Forbes, a former two-way talent turned full-time starter with a 97 mph fastball and four-pitch arsenal, provides Arizona a compensation pick that pairs explosive velocity with advanced secondary weapons and projectable frame.
30- Baltimore Orioles (Compensation): C – Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina
Bodine, a switch-hitting backstop who posted a .454 OBP and threw out 43% of would-be base stealers, gives Baltimore defensive versatility behind the plate and on-base prowess as the second consecutive College World Series catcher-turned-first-rounder.
31- Baltimore Orioles (Compensation): SS – Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas
Aloy, the 2025 Golden Spikes Award winner who combined 21 homers with more walks than strikeouts and plus in-field actions, provides the Orioles a polished college batsman capable of playing multiple infield spots.
32- Milwaukee Brewers (Compensation): SS – Brady Ebel, Corona HS
Ebel, a 6-foot-3 prep shortstop with advanced hit-tool polish, plus bat speed and a disciplined approach, flips Dodger blue to Brew Crew navy and joins a family-infused scouting spotlight for Milwaukee’s middle infield hopes.
33- Boston Red Sox (CBO A): RHP – Marcus Phillips, Tennessee
Phillips, whose 97 mph heater and big-break sweep slider helped him lead the Vols in innings and punchouts, matches Boston’s game-power pitch profile and adds a projectable three-pitch arm to a pitching-starved system.
34- Detroit Tigers (CBO A): C – Michael Oliveto, Hauppauge HS
Oliveto, a 6-foot-3 catching prospect with plus pop, advanced framing skills and a strong right arm, highlights Detroit’s strategic leverage of Competitive Balance picks to restock its position-player depth up the middle.
35- Seattle Mariners (CBO A): C – Luke Stevenson, North Carolina
Stevenson, a top Tar Heel backstop with a .267 career average, 33 homers, and a .996 fielding percentage, pairs defensive polish with left-handed pop and becomes Seattle’s highest-drafted college catcher since the draft-lottery era began.
36- Minnesota Twins (CBO A): RHP – Riley Quick, Alabama
Quick, a 6-foot-6 arm with a mid-90s four-seam sinker that generated a 60%+ ground-ball rate and a plus sweeper, returns from Tommy John surgery to extend Minnesota’s long tradition of high-floor, power-pocket arms at the top of the rotation depth chart.
37- Baltimore Orioles (CBO A): OF – Slater de Brun, Summit HS
De Brun, a 5-foot-10 outfielder with 65-grade speed, average power and elite bat-to-ball skills, offers Baltimore a switch-hitting, run-scoring catalyst and Gold-Glove center-field potential.
38- New York Mets (Continued first round): 2B – Mitch Voit, Michigan
Voit, whose .346/.471/.668 slash line in his debut season at second base showcased his balanced offensive toolkit and defensive versatility, becomes New York’s top pick despite a 10-spot penalty for exceeding the tax threshold.
39- New York Yankees (Continued first round): SS – Dax Kilby, Newnan HS
Kilby, a polished left-handed high-school hitter with plus pop to all fields and above-average speed, gives the Yankees a Franco-style prep bat with college polish and middle-infield versatility after a 5-A state championship run.
40- Los Angeles Dodgers (Continued first round): LHP – Zachary Root, Arkansas
Root, a former closer turned Friday night ace with a mid-90s fastball and power breaking ball mix, reunites with teammate Charles Davalan and provides LA’s system with an advanced southpaw starter profile despite his later pick position.
41- Los Angeles Dodgers (CBO A): OF – Charles Davalan, Arkansas
Davalan, who posted a .346/.994 OPS with 14 homers and 60 RBIs in his lone season as a Razorback and ranked among the nation’s top contact-first power bats, adds left-handed pop and athletic outfield versatility to LA’s loaded farm system.
42- Tampa Bay Rays (CBO A): OF – Brendan Summerhill, Arizona
Summerhill, a .323/.424 career hitter with a .343 average and four-tool athleticism in the outfield, gave Arizona its first-round pedigree as the 14th first-rounder in program history and joins Tampa Bay’s pipeline of dynamic, contact-driven bats.
43- Miami Marlins (CBO A): OF – Cam Cannarella, Clemson
Cannarella, a three-year Clemson star who batted .353 with 22 doubles and showcased Gold-Glove-caliber runs in center, brings plus contact, gap power and defensive flair to a Marlins outfield in search of high-character contributors
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