32 in the 2024 class, has been a steady, consistent performer with strong baseball instincts, even while playing up against older competition for much of the summer. CiAgICB2YXIgcyA9IGRvY3VtZW50LmNyZWF0ZUVsZW1lbnQoInNjcmlwdCIp Modugno, the No. Forrest Whitley, Houston Astros (2025 Age: 27). Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies (2025 Age: 32). All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs. Back before the start of the 2018 season, Bleacher Report published an article titled "Sixto Sanchez: 19-Year-Old Pedro Martinez Clone Already Has 102 MPH Heat," if that gives you an idea of how early the Sanchez hype train left the station. If we use the term "hitterish" to describe players who have the look of a talented pure hitter, we throw a "pitcherish" tag on Mayfield, the No. Major League Teams That edition had a few hits (see: Cole, Gerrit) and a few swings and misses (see: Harvey, Matt), and there will be some whiffs this time around. He went 8-1 with a 1.63 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 122 strikeouts in 77.1 innings, racking up double-digit strikeouts in eight of his 12 starts and recording 10 quality starts. ewogICAgYzE6ICIyIiwKICAgIGMyOiAiNzI0MTQ2OSIsCiAgICBjNTogIjIw Sean Gamble, 2025 SS/OF, Iowa An Iowa native who attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., Gamble is one of the premier 2025 players in the nation. Players are ranked according to their upside, path to playing time, production and projectable tools. That's just the nature of the beast. He's one of the most advanced 2025 pitchers in the country, a UCLA commit with a lean 6-foot-1, 165-pound build that has more room to fill out and a starter look with his easy, low-effort delivery. A lefthanded hitter, Paino sets up with a wide base, no stride and tracks pitches well with a knack for being on time. 2025 Baseball Profile Filters Recruitment Filters Only show: Profiles that contain media (photos or videos) Profiles in the Top 247 Clear All Filters Apply Filters Results Team No results. Tirado only got three plate appearances at the NTDP, but you don't need many swings to recognize the high-end bat speed he has. But he's a future ace. I am currently in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. In his full-season debut in 2019, he went 10-4 with a 2.68 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 129 strikeouts in 94 innings. 7 in the country, Paino is 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, but even more so than his physicality, it's the ease of operation and smoothness that stands out with Paino. But his future is no less bright. That said, he took a bigger step forward than expected this past season while emerging as the ace of a banged up Atlanta staff. In today's strikeout-driven game, Soroka turned in a brilliant 2019 rookie season with just 7.3 K/9, posting a 2.68 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 174.2 innings. 2026 Basketball Player Rankings Player Rankings for the 2021. Arambula is 6 feet, 180 pounds with an aggressive approach and a high-contact hitter committed to Louisiana State. Matt Manning, Detroit Tigers (2025 Age: 27) A two-way prospect in high school who was committed to Loyola Marymount to play baseball and basketball, Manning has taken off since turning his . 1. Class of 2025 Rankings: Players Inside the Top 100 Michael Wholey November 5, 2021 @ 05:00 PM In this article: Carmen McDaniel 5'6" | CG FL Mikayla Paschal 5'10" | PF FL Sara Blair 6'5" | C FL Sydney Lumpkins 5'7" | SG FL Brianna Brown 5'11" | SG FL Imony Housey 5'8" | PF FL Sumayah Lewis-McIntosh 5'10" | SF FL Sydney Wilson 4'11" | SG FL Ranked No. Arrambide also has good power and the strength projection for more to come, with a swing path geared to lift the ball from the right side. Sterling stands out for his highly projectable 6-foot-4, 185-pound frame and a relatively simple, fluid delivery. Arrambide also has good power and the strength projection for more to come, with a swing path geared to lift the ball from the right side. He's a Georgia commit. P.J. He showed good plate coverage too, demolishing a fastball at the top of the zone for a triple, punishing a fastball left out over the plate for a home run to right-center field and staying on a left-on-left slider down and on the third third for a double to left-center. 19. 2 starter behind another Detroit Tigers prospect who we'll get to in a moment. Get a yearly subscription for $99.95/year or $9.95/month. aWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNv A pristine 6-foot-3, 180-pounder with electric athleticism on a frame that will hold much more strength in the future, Griffin is dynamic in all phases of the game. Franco pitched at 89-91 mph and touched 92 at the NTDP, with the look of a future mid-to-upper 90s arm. He looks the part at 6-foot-4, 185 pounds with easy operation on the mound from a crossfire delivery that's otherwise smooth and low effort. Loyal readers will remember we did something similar in 2015 with our "20 for '20" series. 24 overall pick in the 2015 draft, knowing he would need Tommy John surgery before starting his pro career, and it's a gamble that will go down as one of the best decisions in franchise history. KVswXTsgcy5hc3luYyA9IHRydWU7CiAgICAvLyBsb2FkaW5nIHRoZSBldmVy Now it's your turn. With a strong 6'6" frame, three plus pitches and advanced command, he ticks all of the boxes to be a really good No. Williams is committed to Texas A&M. After a dominant postseason that was capped off by six innings of three-hit, one-run, 10-strikeout ball in Game 3 of the World Series, Walker Buehler is ready for the proverbial passing of the torch from Clayton Kershaw. Paino is a Mississippi commit. 18. His feel for pitching is advanced, with a great track record of throwing strikes and the ability to mix his stuff. With a mid-90s fastball and an absolute lethal curveball among his five-pitch repertoire, he's an uncomfortable at-bat, and that will be the key to his success in the years to come. The No. On two occasions, he blocked a breaking ball in the dirt where the runner unsuccessfully broke for second before Veasey picked up the ball and unleashed a laser for the caught stealing. His arm is one of the strongest in the class, while his bat speed and raw power also stack up among the best in the country for a 2024. My senior year, I was blessed enough to win All-Region Defensive Player of the Year. Ronald Acua Jr., OF (27) As much as I love Juan Soto, it's hard not to have Ronald Acua atop this list. A center fielder with above-average speed and good defensive actions in center field, Curiel picked up two hits at the NTDP, including a single on a 90 mph fastball. All tool grades will be updated within 30 days of event attended. He pitched off an 87-91 mph fastball, working in a low-70s curveball that he showed feel to spin and a changeup that he only threw three times but did get a swinging strike once. Player Rankings for the 2021. He's uncommitted for college. 3 player in the country and he left the event showing why he's so highly regarded. Sterling is a Texas commit. with a balance of tools and skills at a premium position. 15. The No. 22. An Iowa native who attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., Gamble is one of the premier 2025 players in the nation. Arrambide is committed to LSU. 115 N. Patterson St. | PO Box 812 | Valdosta, Ga 31601, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 191 | Jacksonville, FL 32225. 2025 High School Pos Rankings State Rankings. So did first-rounders Spencer Jones, Austin Hendrick and Carson Tucker, as well as highly-ranked college players on our 2023 draft board like Dylan Crews, Enrique Bradfield and Yohandy Morales, among others. A Georgia commit, Veasey is one of the better defensive catchers in the 2024 class, but he also hopped on the mound and touched 92 mph and struck out a batter in a 1-2-3 inning on seven pitches. These were 40 of the players who stood out at the event. He didn't swing and miss once during the NTDP, getting on base in three of his six plate appearance with a pair of walks and a single off a curveball that he roped to right field. 2 player in the 2024 class, Michael Mullinax. A boom-or-bust prospect with electric stuff and limited pitchability out of high school, his fastball-slider pairing is as good a two-pitch combination as any prospect in baseball. As a righthanded hitter, he pulled a pair of fastballs for a single and a double to left field. Nate Pearson, Toronto Blue Jays (2025 Age: 28). The 6'1" right-hander has put on 40 pounds since signing for $130,000 in 2016, and his stuff has taken off as a result. There was no movement among the top three in the updated Class of 2025 baseball rankings according to Perfect Game. Jack Leiter, Vanderbilt (2021 draft prospect), 6. Class of 2026 HS Baseball Player National Rankings | Perfect Game USA Class of 2026 HS Top 450 National Rankings Ranking Last Updated: 2/13/2023 Rankings Menu for 2026 Class National Player Rankings By Grad Year select Clear filters *Disclaimer: PG cannot 100% guarantee the accuracy of the verbal college commitments listed below. Punters. RT @canonk2025: 4-4 vs. Legacy Canon King Class of 2025 Venice High School 5'10 165 lbs 3.8 GPA @UncommittedUTR @BaseballCf @BUncommitted @FlatgroundBats @FlatgroundApp @TopPreps @CoastRecruits @CoachFilter50 @ftrstarsscout @TAProfileAPP @williebloom @coach__twalk @turntwo17 @JonesUCSB . Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content. 2025 ESPN Small forwards. He settled in as the ace of the staff in Arizona in 2020, posting a 2.75 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 82 strikeouts in 72 innings in 2020. Veasey's plus arm strength stacks up among the best in the country for a 2024 catcher. He pulled a fastball for a double down the left field line, while his best contact of the series came on a fastball he drove deep to left-center field that's a home run at most high school fields, but the center fielder made a great play to track it down for the out. The No. You can read the transcript here. Draft expert Carlos Collazo hosted a chat to answer questions regarding the 2023 draft class. Franco pitched at. BA Newsletter: Get Analysis, Rankings Delivered To Your Inbox! Find out who made the cut! In 2019, he went 9-2 with a 1.69 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 135 strikeouts in 101 innings between High-A and Double-A, and if not for the shortened 2020 schedule, he likely would have debuted at some point this past season. Neckar is committed to Louisiana State. It was more of the same at the NTDP, where he went 3-for-6 with a double and two walks. Kickers. TJ Power sorting through blue blood offers, planning visits share: Prospect Ranking Unable to prospects for ranking Cooper pitched at 86-91 mph and did a good job syncing up his delivery for a slender, long-limbed pitcher his age. He hit a line drive to center field off a fastball for a single and could have had a couple more hits on a curveball he drove deep into the left-center field gap and a fastball he barreled for hard contact down the left field line that both were caught. He nibbled too much in his MLB debut, and it burned him. Top Performers - 2025 Top Exit Velocities 2025 Top Exit Velocities Top Performers By Year Top Performers Home Please note: The minimum for the 2025 top exit velocities is 78MPH or better. 26 player in the 2024 class. It will be interesting to see five years from now who won the Zac Gallen-for-Jazz Chisholm swap. He stood out at the NTDP for his ability to handle the bat from the left side with a good approach and lots of contact. He has tallied 4.5 strikeouts per walk to this point in his MLB career, which is a good indication of his mix of swing-and-miss stuff and plus command, and he checks all of the boxes, from pitchability to bulldog mentality to big-game experience. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. Allen played for Wyoming by sprack (2022-10-31 14:09:49) In reply to: The following teams passed on Josh Allen in 2018 draft posted . 17. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States.Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states, three additional public land-grant universities, and one private research university.The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. He tracks the ball well and has an accurate barrel with good plate coverage from both sides of the plate, making him a difficult player to strike out. After throwing a no-hitter and turning in another top-10 finish in AL Cy Young voting in 2020, he is now the unquestioned ace of the Chicago White Sox staff and one of the game's elite young hurlers. At 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Thompson did that despite throwing almost exclusively fastballs, touching 91 mph here with a chance to be sitting more regularly in the low-90s next spring. Tirado is a Connecticut commit. Additionally, you can subscribe to Baseball America's newsletter and receive all of our rankings, analysis, prospect insight & more delivered to your inbox every day. At 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, Cunningham has a short, adjustable swing with good rhythm, sequence and a knack for being on time. Andrew Painter, Calvary Christian Academy, Fla. (2021 draft prospect), 11. 25. Kuhns mostly attacks hitters with his fastball and curveball, but he also threw a good changeup at 82 mph with a lot of fade away and underneath the barrel of a lefty for a swinging strikeout. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0 At 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, Arrambide is loose, agile and flexible behind the plate. Champion showed feel for a low-80s changeup as well that generated a couple of empty swings against lefties. LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj He's an advanced hitter for his age who delivered five hits and a walk in his 12 plate appearances, doing a good job of going with where the ball was pitched to use the whole field. He dealt with some minor arm issues during his time in the Philadelphia Phillies system that delayed his debut, and then he was dealt to the Miami Marlins as the centerpiece of the J.T. A South Carolina commit, Matthews already drives the ball well for his age, with fast hands and the strength projection in his frame for that power to continue to grow. This NTDP group had several players with the upside to join that tier of talent in the coming years. At the plate, Barrett did a nice job pulling his hands inside a 92 mph fastball for a line-drive single to left field. He showed good plate coverage too, demolishing a fastball at the top of the zone for a triple, punishing a fastball left out over the plate for a home run to right-center field and staying on a left-on-left slider down and on the third third for a double to left-center. Mayfield also has good feel to spin a low-70s curveball that's one of the better lefthanded breaking balls in the 2024 class and should only improve as he gets stronger and adds more power behind that pitch. Realmuto blockbuster in February 2019. His ERA was skewed by one brutal start against the Milwaukee Brewers (3 IP, 9 ER), and he still finished with a 4.11 FIP and 49 strikeouts in 40.1 frames before throwing six strong innings in his lone postseason start. He also drilled a fastball back up the middle for a line-drive single and barreled a fastball again for a hard liner on a single to left field. Modugno also performed well at the NTDP, going 3-for-6 with a double that he pulled for a line drive down the left field line, another fastball that he lined for a single to left field and another single back up the middle. He's scheduled to reach free agency after the 2024 season, so it's fair to wonder where he'll be playing during the 2025 season given the Cleveland front office's aversion to paying its homegrown stars. It was inconsistent in this look, but it still flashed as a sharp-breaking curveball with good depth to project as a plus pitch. Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles (2025 Age: 25). The New York Yankees will still owe Cole another $144 million over four years when the 2025 season begins, and he belongs in that same upper echelon of power pitchers with Verlander and Scherzer. Modugno is a Duke commit at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team. Franco has an outstanding pitcher's build at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with broad shoulders, long arms and lots of room to fill out to continue to grow what's already a high-end fastball for 16. As a corner outfielder and first baseman, Morlando's value will come from what he does at the plate, and his talent there makes him a candidate to go in the early rounds of the 2024 draft. A Georgia commit ranked No. Franco has had a big summer offensively as well, something he added to at the NTDP. orlando might be the most complete hitter in the country for 2024. during a stellar NTDP, going 4-for-10 with a home run, a triple and a double. It's a smooth, simple and compact swing with good sequence, helping him barrel the ball consistently and get on base at a high clip. He singled, drew a walk and didn't strike out in six plate appearances, pulling a fastball down and in for a single to right field and driving a fastball in a left-on-left matchup deep the opposite way for a hard out. Gallen never appeared on a Baseball AmericaTop 100 list before bursting onto the scene with a stellar debut in 2019. Thompson only threw a couple of low-70s curveballs here, but he has shown good rotation on that pitch in previous outings. 20. The Oakland Athletics continued to keep him on a relatively short leash in 2020, allowing him to reach the 100-pitch mark just once when he allowed four hits and two earned runs in seven innings against the Houston Astros. Clayton was a hit collector at the NTDP, going 4-for-8 with an aggressive approach, driving a first-pitch fastball for a single and collecting his three other hits in two-strike counts, including two on breaking balls. He's an advanced hitter for his age who delivered five hits and a walk in his 12 plate appearances, doing a good job of going with where the ball was pitched to use the whole field. Sign up for our email newsletter. 11 overall, and he has not disappointed. With the recent release of our Class of 2025 Top 150 Player Rankings we want to share some information about our selection process to help people understand how we rank players and answer some of the looming questions about why one player is ranked, and another is not. * Feb 27, 2023. b21TY29yZSBUYWcgLS0+CgoK, {{ timeAgo('2023-03-03 10:00:00 -0600') }}, Enjoying FlaVarsity? Kuhns showed why he's the No. With a 6'7", 238-pound frame and four pitches that receive a 60-grade or better, his raw tools are off the charts. He's the real deal, and there's a good chance we haven't seen the best he has to offer yet. The best player currently in the 2026 class. He's committed to Louisiana State. with three-quarters action across the zone. Football Message Board. At 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, Hogg sets up at the plate with a wide base, takes a small stride, tracks pitches well and takes a righthanded swing with a flat pat through the zone. He has also shown the ability to mold and adjust his game as his career has progressed, and that is the biggest key to a pitcher continuing to succeed once his stuff starts to fade. 2025 Class: Chris Hansen & Brandon Clay : 2022-12-30 13:49 : ELITE 60 Rankings - 2024 Class: Staff : 2022-12-22 20:37 : Class of 2023 - ELITE 150 . Along with analysis on the 25 first basemen selected, you'll find a list of notable veteran omissions based on age and expected regression. A Mississippi commit, Caldwell is also a good athlete with plus speed in center field. Rainer entered the NTDP as the No. dCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5q bD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov At 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, Bennett showed a promising fastball/curveball combination from the left side. Murray has a tall, physical build at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds and made hard contact throughout the event, staying through the ball well to use the middle of the field. He struck out four of the 10 batters he faced in two scoreless innings. School: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Position PG SG SF PF C State AL AK AZ AR CA CAN CHN CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME . It's a hit-over-power profile with good strike-zone judgment and bat control, something he showed by staying back on a curveball that he drove up the middle for a single. Y29tc2NvcmUgPSBfY29tc2NvcmUgfHwgW107CiAgX2NvbXNjb3JlLnB1c2go Sloan is a Wake Forest commit. 12 player in the class showed why during a stellar NTDP, going 4-for-10 with a home run, a triple and a double. Cooper keeps growing, up to 6-foot-4 but still 165 pounds, a build that screams projection for him to add to what's already a good fastball for his age. At the plate, the lefthanded-hitting Traeger reached base four times in nine plate appearances with a single and three walks. Arambula is 6 feet, 180 pounds with an aggressive approach. Z3JlZW4gdmVyc2lvbiBvZiBjcy5qcyBzbyB3ZSBhbHdheXMgaGF2ZSB0aGUg With his arm speed and . Growing pains are inevitable with that sort of meteoric rise, and he struggled in 2020. PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAo 13 player for 2024, has a rare mix of size, athleticism and tools, with the strength projection on his still lean frame for those tools to continue getting better. leading to pop times that can get under 1.9 seconds in game. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken.