The first MLB Mock Draft of the 2025 cycle.
It is extremely early, of course, but the two top prospects seem to be high schooler Ethan Holliday and college power hitter Jace LaViolette.
Yes, Ethan Holliday is the younger brother of Jackson and the son of Matt. I ran a lottery simulator at http://www.tankathon.com, and the Rockies ended up with the top pick. It would be a dream come true for one of the MLB’s most downtrodden franchises to land the son of one of the best and most popular players in franchise history. Matt spent the first five years of his career in Denver, and made the All Star team three times.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School | 2024 Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rockies | Ethan Holliday | 3B | Stillwater HS (OK) | N/A |
| 2 | Los Angeles Angels | Jace LaViolette | OF | Texas A&M | .305 BA, 29 HR, 78 RBI |
| 3 | Washington Nationals | Tyler Bremner | RHP | UC Santa Barbara | 11-1, 2.54 ERA, 104 K, 21 BB |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rays | Cam Cannarella | OF | Clemson | .337 BA, 11 HR, 60 RBI |
| 5 | Toronto Blue Jays | Xavier Neyens | 3B | Mount Vernon HS (WA) | N/A |
| 6 | Miami Marlins | Jamie Arnold | LHP | Florida State | 11-3, 3.83 ERA, 159 K, 26 BB |
| 7 | Texas Rangers | Seth Hernandez | RHP | Corona HS (CA) | N/A |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Devin Taylor | OF | Indiana | .357 BA, 20 HR, 54 RBI |
| 9 | Detroit Tigers | Eli Willits | SS | Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (HS) | N/A |
| 10 | Chicago White Sox | Coy James | SS | Davie County HS (NC) | N/A |
| 11 | Oakland Athletics | Ethan Petry | OF | South Carolina | .306 BA, 21 HR, 53 RBI |
| 12 | Cincinnati Reds | Kruz Schoolcraft | LHP/1B | Sunset HS (OR) | N/A |
| 13 | Chicago Cubs | Nolan Schubart | 1B/OF | Oklahoma State | .370, 23 HR, 68 RBI |
| 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | Caden Bodine | C | Coastal Carolina | .328 BA, 9 HR, 71 RBI |
| 15 | San Francisco Giants | Gavin Turley | OF | Oregon State | .277, 19 HR, 74 RBI |
| 16 | Seattle Mariners | Ty Peeples | OF | Franklin County HS (GA) | N/A |
| 17 | New York Mets | Henry Ford | 1B/OF | Virginia | .336 BA, 17 HR, 69 RBI |
| 18 | Boston Red Sox | Cam Leiter | RHP | Florida State | 5-1, 4.63 ERA, 56 K, 22 BB |
| 19 | Atlanta Braves | Sean Gamble | SS/OF | IMG Academy (FL) | N/A |
| 20 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brendan Summerhill | OF | Arizona | .324 BA, 8 HR, 59 RBI, 7 SB |
| 21 | Kansas City Royals | Marek Houston | SS | Wake Forest | .326 BA, 8 HR, 39 RBI |
| 22 | Minnesota Twins | Ike Irish | C/1B | Auburn | .319 BA, 14 HR, 59 RBI |
| 23 | Houston Astros | Lucas Franco | SS | Cinco Ranch HS (TX) | N/A |
| 24 | San Diego Padres | Kayson Cunningham | SS | Johnston HS (TX) | N/A |
| 25 | Milwaukee Brewers | Kolten Smith | RHP | Georgia | 9-3, 5.56 ERA, 105 K, 20 BB |
| 26 | Baltimore Orioles | Slater De Brun | OF | Summit HS (OR) | N/A |
| 27 | Cleveland Guardians | RJ Austin | 2B | Vanderbilt | .335 BA, 5 HR, 54 RBI, 28 SB |
| 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Matt Scott | RHP | Stanford | 4’10, 5.96 ERA, 103 K, 36 BB |
| 29 | New York Yankees | Gabe Davis | RHP | Oklahoma State | 2-4, 4.17 ERA, 55 K, 25 BB |
| 30 | Philadelphia Phillies | Brock Sell | OF | Tokay HS (CA) | N/A |
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