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2025 MLB Draft

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45+ FV tier

3. Tyler Bremner (21.2), RHP, UC Santa Barbara
4. Aiva Arquette (21.7), SS, Oregon State
5. Cam Cannarella (21.8), CF, Clemson
6. Billy Carlson (19.0), SS, Corona HS (CA), Tennessee commit
7. Marek Houston (21.2), SS, Wake Forest
8. Ethan Holliday (18.3), 3B, Stillwater HS (OK), Oklahoma State commit
9. Gavin Fien (18.2), 3B, Great Oak HS (CA), Texas commit

 

10. Eli Willits (17.6), SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (OK), Oklahoma commit
11. Brendan Summerhill (21.7), CF, Arizona
12. Trent Caraway (21.2), 3B, Oregon State
13. Kayson Cunningham (19.0), SS, Johnson HS (TX), Texas commit
14. Cameron Appenzeller (18.5), LHP, Glenwood HS (IL), Tennessee commit
15. Caden Bodine (21.6), C, Coastal Carolina
 

https://global.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/43938826/2025-mlb-draft-rankings-10-kiley-mcdaniel-top-50-prospects-ncaa-high-school

 

This part of the class is as deep as you'd hope for based on prior drafts, and there's at least one player of nearly every type in this group. Also, most everyone in this tier will move around over the next few weeks as early-season impressions formulate, so don't get married to this order.

#10 Willits (son of former big leaguer Reggie) is a 6-1 shortstop with great on-base skills, but limited in-game power. 

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Deep draft class without a real superstar. Not a terrible year to pick 1-10 and 2-1 (41). They ought to be able to get good players with both picks. Maybe not franchise altering players, but good ones. He has Dumesnil at 41. I doubt that severely, but him at 41 and Willits at 10 would be a good haul.

The White Sox pick at 10 and 44 actually. Minor change but wanted to be accurate. 

I love and I mean LOVE this freakin dude.  He was at d3 Lawrence College and transfered to Minnesota.  True 5 tool potential.

 

They stink they blow leads like they did today PUTRID awful org.

I want them to draft Appenzeller; however, Sox need athletic outfielders.   Still wish Sox drafted Bradfield over Gonzalez.  

Marek Houston turning into Dansby?

10 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Dude can hit.

 

He can but he's left field only unfortunately. I'm not sure I'd even take Taylor at #44

2 hours ago, fathom said:

Marek Houston turning into Dansby?

Maybe. Wake Forest hitters scare the s%*# out of me in that environment though. 

32 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

He can but he's left field only unfortunately. I'm not sure I'd even take Taylor at #44

Yikes.  So you wouldnt have drafted Barry Bonds or Ricky Henderson because they were LF only.  If he hits it won't matter.

25 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Yikes.  So you wouldnt have drafted Barry Bonds or Ricky Henderson because they were LF only.  If he hits it won't matter.

For every 500-1000 Kelenics...there are just a handful of generational talents to impact the game to the extent that both those guys did...with both power and speed.

That puts so much pressure on the bat to play if you can't handle CF or RF.

There are obviously anomalies out there....like Stephen Kwan, but they are few and far between. 

11 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

Yikes.  So you wouldnt have drafted Barry Bonds or Ricky Henderson because they were LF only.  If he hits it won't matter.

The White Sox need up the middle players because they're expensive and they'll never pay for them. That shouldn't be a controversial opinion. I also don't think Taylor will be the BPA at 10. 

41 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:

The White Sox need up the middle players because they're expensive and they'll never pay for them. That shouldn't be a controversial opinion. I also don't think Taylor will be the BPA at 10. 

It was more the second part of the hot take I was surprised by.  I don't think Taylor will be the best available player at 10 either but really good hitters are expensive too and they desparetly need them too.   If they decide they want the best available bat at 1-10 I would certainly understand. 

Cam has a pretty swing and he can really scoot.

 

 

On 2/21/2025 at 8:57 PM, Autumn Dreamin said:

Let's keep collecting 'em

Me like.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/early-scouting-reports-for-4-top-mlb-draft-college-pitching-prospects/

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Liam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee (No. 52) — Doyle has been dominant in his first two starts. He leads the country with 25 strikeouts and a ridiculous 75.8% strikeout rate. He struck out 11 batters vs. Hofstra in five innings week one and then 14 batters vs. Samford week two. He’s averaging 95.1 mph on his fastball—nearly three ticks better than in 2024—and has generated a colossal 40.9% swinging strike rate with the pitch on 76% usage.

 

Don't be shocked if the Sox get a good player at 10. They do better there than when they pick

higher. Crochet, Sale and Big Frank were all picked later.

30 minutes ago, zisk said:

Don't be shocked if the Sox get a good player at 10. They do better there than when they pick

higher. Crochet, Sale and Big Frank were all picked later.

Thomas was 7th.

Anderson Burger in that 10-20 range. Collins too.

Rodon Vaughn Madrigal 3-4.

5-9 picks have always been unusual. for Sox.  Fulmer too?

 

10 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

Game is streaming on Astros.com BTW.

 

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