Re: 2025 MLB Draft Room ~ Thread, Mocks, Discussion, Draft Boards
Posted: 09 Mar 2025 10:39 am
that's a good Top 4, Otha.Othawhitemeat wrote: ↑09 Mar 2025 10:28 amCrav - my top 4 stand out to me above others in Arnold, dude from A&M, Holliday, Bremer and then others sneaking up such as Cannarella. Who is your 5th prospect or range from 5-7. Does Marek warrant convo in this? He had a solid season last year.
here's what I posted last Sunday. I could probably swap Holliday @#5 for several players, which I listed those players after my top 5 write up
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March 2nd
by craviduce » 02 Mar 2025 11:55 am
if I were do give a Top 5ish draft board with only 3 weeks into the College season, and HS just starting up (note ~ this is tough, b/c you want to be fair to everyone, sometimes there are slow starters, and it's been really cold across much of the US this February).
Taking hot streaks and slow starts into consideration, and weather:
1. Jaime Arnold, LHP, FSU ~ 3 Games, 16 innings, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 24 K....1.13 ERA, 0.563 WHIP. ..... He'll start to face much stiffer competition in 2 weekends with ACC play
2. Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona HS (CA)...his stats are 3 posts above...2nd best pitcher in the country right now. Corona's competition/schedule is fierce, and Hernandez has sat them all down. 0 Walks, 0 Runs in 8 IP...15 K's
3. Jace LaViolette, CF, LHB, Texas A&M... only 6 Hits in 9 games. His BB/K totals nearly 66% of his 41 PA's...12 walks, 14 K's. 28 AB's, 12 K's, gives him a 50% K rate. I'm thinking the pressure to lead his team and pressure being the potential #1 overall pick, is a bit much for him early on. A&M has played one of the toughest non-conference schedules out there the last 3 weeks, it will only get tougher next weekend with SEC play. LaViolette does have 3 HR...batting .214, with a 1.035 OPS....the Power is there, but the one issue that plagued him coming into this season was the Swing and Miss....and he's Missing. We pray for a rebound from LaViolette
4. Marek Houston, WF, SS....he's a tall SS at 6'4", could move to 3B?. 11 Games, 20 hits, 11 runs, 3 doubles, 5 HR...easily college's best hitters. BillyBaseball talked him up earlier in this thread, it's a great post, I suggest you all read it.
5. Ethan Holliday, 3B/SS, Stillwater HS (OK)...the knock on Ethan is he won't hit for a great avg with a wooden bat, but he packs a mean power punch, much more than his brother. He lands @ 5 for me, not so much a knock against him, but I feel 3 others are better prospects than him at this time (Houston, Arnold, Hernandez). His season is just starting, so stay tuned to see how he does.
Others on the rise.... Ethan Petry, 1B/RF/LF, South Carolina; Avia Arquette, SS/2B, Oregon St; Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU; Chase Shores, RHP, LSU; Liam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee (really good 3 weeks from Doyle, ranked on some 150 boards, and not on others...should be making his way on to all boards now); Dean Curley, SS, Tennessee; Billy Carlson, SS, Corona HS (CA); Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma ; Cam Cannerella, CF, Clemson
Need to see stats/highlights from Willits, Cunningham, and Neyens...these 3 guys could really carry the SS/3B crop this draft. All 3 are HS phenoms.
Updated top 20 draft boards and mocks should be rolling out soon. I thought it would be neat to put my own rankings out there.
I think Marek Houston is hands down the best collegiate bat going in all facets right now. Arnold is the best pitcher with Witherspoon and Doyle nipping on his heels. Doyle might've surpassed him with 34 K in 14 IP. We might be looking at 1a, 1b in terms of pitchers between the 2.
Offer your Top 5/10 if you want
Take mine for whatever it's worth (not much), just a silly fan with his foolish opinions