Stillwater (Okla.) HS shortstop Ethan Holliday stays atop MLB Pipeline’s up to date and expanded Draft High 250 Prospects listing, largely as a result of he is the highest energy hitter accessible. Scouts contemplate Corona (Calif.) HS right-hander Seth Hernandez top-of-the-line prep pitching prospects of the final decade as a result of his fastball, curveball, changeup and management every rank among the many cream of your entire Draft crop.
Beneath, we break down the perfect particular person instruments within the 2025 class. The listing of superlatives consists of a number of members of our revised high 10 prospects:
1. Ethan Holliday, SS/3B, Stillwater (Okla.) HS
2. Kade Anderson, LHP, Louisiana State
3. Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) HS
4. Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State
5. Eli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (Fort Cobb, Okla.)
6. Aiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State
7. Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) HS
8. Liam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee
9. JoJo Parker, SS, Purvis (Miss.) HS
10. Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma
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Finest hitter: Ike Irish, OF/C, Auburn (60 grade)
Irish retains climbing Draft boards and will match within the high 5 choices as a result of he established himself as the perfect bat accessible. He improved his swing choices this spring and slashed .364/.469/.710 with 19 homers (13 in 28 Southeastern Convention video games) and a 14 % strikeout fee. A left-handed hitter, he makes exhausting contact to all fields and would not have an apparent weak spot on the plate.
Additionally within the dialogue: Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina; Kyson Cunningham, SS/2B, Johnson HS (San Antonio); Gavin Kilen, 2B, Tennessee.
Finest energy: Ethan Holliday, SS/3B, Stillwater (Okla.) HS (65 grade)
The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Holliday is constructed very similar to his father, Matt, who slugged 316 homers and made seven All-Star groups within the massive leagues. Extra bodily than older brother Jackson, the No. 1 total decide in 2022, Ethan has 40-homer upside because of a simple left-handed swing with loads of bat pace and leverage in addition to still-growing energy. Take highschool statistics for what they’re price, however Holliday homered 19 occasions in 33 video games and slugged 1.295.
Additionally within the dialogue: Jace LaViolette, OF, Texas A&M; Jared Jones, 1B, Louisiana State; Xavier Neyens, 3B, Mount Vernon (Wash.) HS.
Quickest runner: Jake Cook dinner, OF, Southern Mississippi (80 grade)
Cook dinner possesses professional 80-grade pace on the 20-80 scouting scale, exhibiting the power to get from the left aspect of the plate to first base in lower than 3.8 seconds and recording the second-fastest 30-yard sprint (3.51 seconds) within the historical past of the Draft Mix. He nonetheless has a lot to find out about base stealing after spending his first two faculty seasons as a pitcher, and he swiped simply three baggage in eight makes an attempt this spring. His quickness performs higher in heart subject, the place he is a high quality defender.
Additionally within the dialogue: Steele Corridor, SS, Hewitt-Trussville HS (Trussville, Ala.); John Steutzer, OF/SS, Pope HS (Marietta, Ga.); Ryan Wideman, OF, Western Kentucky.
Strongest arm: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) HS (65 grade)
Carlson will match within the higher half of the primary spherical as a place participant, however he can also sit at 92-95 mph and contact 97 together with his fastball when he takes the mound. That arm performs extraordinarily effectively at shortstop, the place he is able to making any throw obligatory from quite a lot of angles.
Additionally within the dialogue: Dean Curley, INF, Tennessee; Josh Hammond, 3B, Wesleyan Christian Academy (Excessive Level, N.C.); Omar Serna, C, Lutheran South Academy (Houston).
Finest defender: Carlson (70 Grade)
A number of scouts have described Carlson as the perfect highschool defensive shortstop that they’ve ever seen. In addition to his rocket arm, he has clean actions, fast toes and superior instincts. He is a Gold Glover ready to occur and in addition would possibly produce 20 or extra homers per season.
Additionally within the dialogue: Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson; Jake Cook dinner, OF, Southern Mississippi; Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest.
Finest fastball: Liam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee (75 grade)
His heater could not attain 103 mph like Illinois excessive schooler Jack Bauer’s, however Doyle can hit triple digits and misses extra bats. He averaged 96 mph this spring, when he led NCAA Division I in strikeout fee (15.4 per 9 innings) and Ok’s by way of fastball (105). It is unhittable at its greatest, popping out of a excessive launch level and exploding on the high of the strike zone.
Additionally within the dialogue: Jack Bauer, LHP, Lincoln-Means East HS (Frankfort, Unwell.); Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) HS; Gage Wooden, RHP, Arkansas.
Finest curveball: Michael Lombardi, RHP, Tulane (65 grade)
Tulane employed Lombardi as a middle fielder, first baseman and nearer for a lot of the spring, throughout which he struck out 73 in 42 innings whereas limiting opponents to a .143 common. His main weapon is a 78-81 mph curveball with great downer break that generated a 46 % swing-and-miss fee. When his curve was the ultimate pitch of an at-bat, opponents went 3-for-47 (.085) with 33 strikeouts.
Additionally within the dialogue: Talon Haley, LHP, Lewisburg HS (Olive Department, Miss.); Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) HS; Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma.
Finest slider: Gabe Craig, RHP, Baylor (70 grade)
One of the best slider within the Draft — and among the greatest reliever numbers in faculty baseball — belongs to a sixth-year senior. Craig’s slide piece parks within the mid-80s and peaks at 88 mph with big sweep and a few depth as effectively. He logged a 0.56 ERA, .124 opponent common and 51/3 Ok/BB ratio in 32 innings, with opponents going 8-for-72 (.111) with 43 strikeouts versus his slider.
Additionally within the dialogue: Jamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State; Anthony Eyanson, RHP, Louisiana State; Cade Obermueller, LHP, Iowa.
Finest changeup: Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara (65 grade)
Bremner contains a mid-90s fastball and among the greatest management within the Draft, however his cambio is the principle purpose he’ll go in the course of the primary spherical. It is a depraved 83-86 mph providing that he sells with heater arm pace earlier than it fades and tumbles on the plate. He has beautiful really feel for his changeup, exhibiting the power to land it for strikes or use it for chases whereas producing a 48 % swing-and-miss fee this spring, and it really works in opposition to each lefties and righties.
Additionally within the dialogue: Joseph Dzierwa, LHP, Michigan State; Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) HS; Dominick Reid, RHP, Abilene Christian.
Finest management: Zane Taylor, RHP, UNC Wilmington (55 grade)
Top-of-the-line senior prospects accessible, Taylor creates deception with a low launch level, flat method angle and extension whereas additionally pounding the strike zone. He topped NCAA Division I in Ok/BB ratio (9.6) and WHIP (0.76) and in addition positioned second in stroll fee (1.0 per 9 innings) and third in ERA (1.98). He has a pair of high quality pitches, a fastball that jumped 3 mph this spring and now tops out at 98 and a low-80s changeup with fade and sink.
Additionally within the dialogue: Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona (Calif.) HS; Jack Anker, RHP, Fresno State; Tyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara.
