'25 draft discussion

Boredlawyer · 07-08-2025, 05:02 PM

Looking forward to Sunday night to see if we have any surprises. Nats firing GM may or may not create intrigue with the #1 pick.

Naturally there are some unlisted names who will pop in the first round, but this encompasses the hobby chases this winter.

Here are buckets for folks that are speculating on prices:

Obvious high ceiling chases
Ethan Holliday - in conversation for 1-1
Eli Willits - most polished high school player for me
Billy Carlson - reminsicent of Konnor Griffin
Steele Hall - top of charts athleticism, bat question marks
Gavin Fien
Jojo Parker* - came on very strong last couple months

High ceiling/low floor bats
Xavier Neyens - top of class power
Quentin Young - top of class power, Elijah Green risk
Jace Laviolette - was 1-1 coming into year, looked mechanically stiff all year

Steady & polished lefties
Kade Anderson* - might go 1-1
Jamie Arnold

More volatile & higher ceiling lefties
Liam Doyle* - could go 1-1

First round bats with desirable hobby tools
Josh Hammond - big power/arm combo
Kayson Cunningham - ultra polished, Theo Gillen clone
Sean Gamble - athletic
Slater de Brun - Corbin Carroll lite
Aiva Arquette* - big bat SS
Wehiwa Aloy* - big bat SS

Notable righties, but not hobby drivers
Kyson Witherspoon
Tyler Bremner
Gage Wood - no hitter in CWS
Anthony Eyanson

Highest ceiling/extreme risk high school pitching preps
Seth Hernandez
Kruz Schoolcraft
Jack Bauer - touched 103

High floor college bats without outlier hobby tool
Cam Cannarella
Brendan Summerhill*
Ike Irish*
Gavin Kilen*
Marek Houston
Andrew Fischer*
Luke Stevenson
Caden Bodine
Devin Taylor
Max Belyeu

High schoolers with pedigree or tools
Daniel Pierce*
Brady Ebel
Coy James

Best bet to be Joey Gallo
Nolan Schubart
Ethan Petry

*denotes no Panini Stars & Stripes cards

Most interesting scenario for me as to hobby excitement and plausible scenarios would be:
-Holliday goes 1 or 4 to Rockies; Willits goes 1 or 5 to Cardinals
-Prep shortstop doesn't go to Marlins
-High risk bats Young, Hammond, Laviolette, Neyens land with big markets in second half of first round
-Marlins, White Sox, A's take pitching

07-08-2025, 05:02 PM	#1
Boredlawyer Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,209	'25 draft discussion Looking forward to Sunday night to see if we have any surprises. Nats firing GM may or may not create intrigue with the #1 pick. Naturally there are some unlisted names who will pop in the first round, but this encompasses the hobby chases this winter. Here are buckets for folks that are speculating on prices: Obvious high ceiling chases Ethan Holliday - in conversation for 1-1 Eli Willits - most polished high school player for me Billy Carlson - reminsicent of Konnor Griffin Steele Hall - top of charts athleticism, bat question marks Gavin Fien Jojo Parker* - came on very strong last couple months High ceiling/low floor bats Xavier Neyens - top of class power Quentin Young - top of class power, Elijah Green risk Jace Laviolette - was 1-1 coming into year, looked mechanically stiff all year Steady & polished lefties Kade Anderson* - might go 1-1 Jamie Arnold More volatile & higher ceiling lefties Liam Doyle* - could go 1-1 First round bats with desirable hobby tools Josh Hammond - big power/arm combo Kayson Cunningham - ultra polished, Theo Gillen clone Sean Gamble - athletic Slater de Brun - Corbin Carroll lite Aiva Arquette* - big bat SS Wehiwa Aloy* - big bat SS Notable righties, but not hobby drivers Kyson Witherspoon Tyler Bremner Gage Wood - no hitter in CWS Anthony Eyanson Highest ceiling/extreme risk high school pitching preps Seth Hernandez Kruz Schoolcraft Jack Bauer - touched 103 High floor college bats without outlier hobby tool Cam Cannarella Brendan Summerhill* Ike Irish* Gavin Kilen* Marek Houston Andrew Fischer* Luke Stevenson Caden Bodine Devin Taylor Max Belyeu High schoolers with pedigree or tools Daniel Pierce* Brady Ebel Coy James Best bet to be Joey Gallo Nolan Schubart Ethan Petry *denotes no Panini Stars & Stripes cards Most interesting scenario for me as to hobby excitement and plausible scenarios would be: -Holliday goes 1 or 4 to Rockies; Willits goes 1 or 5 to Cardinals -Prep shortstop doesn't go to Marlins -High risk bats Young, Hammond, Laviolette, Neyens land with big markets in second half of first round -Marlins, White Sox, A's take pitching