2025 MLB Draft: Preseason ranking of Top 100 prospects

Sean McCormack · February 14, 2025

Our big board of this year's draft-eligible prospects has been updated as the 2025 college baseball season gets underway.

Here is an overview of the top high school and college players that the Miami Marlins should consider drafting this summer. Prospect evaluations can change a lot between now and then. The big board will be updated to reflect that and later versions of it will be expanded to go beyond 100 players.

The Marlins will make their first selection at No. 7 overall, then pick again at No. 43, No. 46, No. 79, No. 109 and No. 140. They have the third pick in all subsequent rounds (No. 168, No. 198, No. 228, etc.).

The table below includes each prospect's age as of July 13, 2025, their school, position(s), handedness, measurables and overall future value on a 20-80 scale.

Rank	Name	Age At Draft	Level	Position	Bat/Throw	Height/Weight	FV
1	Seth Hernandez	19	Corona HS (CA)	RHP	R/R	6'4"- 190	60
2	Jace LaViolette	21	Texas A&M	OF	L/L	6'6"- 230	60
3	Aiva Arquette	21	Oregon State	SS/3B	R/R	6'4"- 220	55
4	Eli Willits	17	Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (OK)	SS	S/R	6'1" - 165	55
5	Brendan Summerhill	21	Arizona	OF	L/R	6'2"- 190	55
6	Jaime Arnold	21	Florida State	LHP	L/L	6'1"- 165	55
7	Cam Cannarella	21	Clemson	OF	L/R	6'0"- 180	55
8	Ethan Holliday	18	Stillwater HS (OK)	SS/3B	L/R	6'4" - 195	55
9	Billy Carlson	19	Corona HS (CA)	SS/RHP	R/R	6'1"- 165	55
10	Devin Taylor	21	Indiana	OF	L/R	6'0"- 194	50
11	Dean Curley	21	Tennessee	SS	R/R	6'3" - 195	50
12	Tre Phelps	21	Georgia	3B/OF	R/R	6'3" - 210	50
13	Tyler Bremner	21	UC Santa Barbara	RHP	R/R	6'2"- 170	50
14	Luke Stevenson	21	North Carolina	C	L/R	6'1" - 200	50
15	Max Belyeu	21	Texas	OF	L/R	6'2" - 195	50
16	Xavier Neyens	18	Mount Vernon HS (WA)	3B	L/R	6'4"- 200	50
17	Chase Shores	21	LSU	RHP	R/R	6'8" - 250	50
18	Angel Cervantes	17	Warren HS (CA)	RHP	R/R	6'2" - 190	50
19	Ike Irish	21	Auburn	C/1B	L/R	6'2" - 190	50
20	Lucas Franco	18	Cinco Ranch HS (TX)	SS	L/R	6'3"- 170	50
21	Cameron Appenzeller	18	Glenwood HS (IL)	LHP	L/L	6'5" - 180	50
22	Gavin Fien	18	Great Oak HS (CA)	3B	R/R	6'3" - 200	50
23	Kruz Schoolcraft	18	Sunset HS (OR)	LHP/1B	L/L	6'8" - 215	50
24	Marek Houston	21	Wake Forest	SS	R/R	6'3" - 180	50
25	Trent Caraway	21	Oregon State	3B	R/R	6'2" - 205	50
26	Matt Scott	21	Stanford	RHP	R/R	6'6"- 225	45
27	Nick Dumesnil	21	Cal Baptist	OF	R/R	6'2"- 205	45
28	Jaden Fauske	18	Nazareth Academy HS (IL)	C	L/R	6'1" - 195	45
29	Sean Gamble	19	IMG Academy HS (FL)	SS/OF	L/R	6'1" - 185	45
30	Kyson Witherspoon	20	Oklahoma	RHP	R/R	6'2" - 205	45
31	Gabe Davis	21	Oklahoma State	RHP	R/R	6'9" - 225	45
32	Kane Kepley	21	UNC	OF	L/L	5'8" - 170	45
33	Andrew Fischer	21	Tennessee	3B	L/R	6'1" - 200	45
34	Kayson Cunningham	19	Johnson HS (TX)	SS/2B	L/R	5'9"-170	45
35	James Ellwanger	21	Dallas Baptist	RHP	R/R	6'5" 195	45
36	Kolten Smith	21	Georgia	RHP	R/R	6'3" - 200	45
37	Marcelo Harsch	18	Seton Hall Prep HS (NJ)	RHP	R/R	6'4" - 170	45
38	Brock Sell	18	Tokay HS (CA)	OF	L/R	6'1" - 170	45
39	Caden Bodine	21	Coastal Carolina	C	S/R	5'10"-190	45
40	A.J. Russell	21	Tennessee	RHP	R/R	6'6" - 195	45
41	Dean Moss	19	IMG Academy HS (FL)	OF	L/R	6'0" - 175	45
42	Henry Godbout	21	Virginia	2B	R/R	6'1" - 185	45
43	Landon Harmon	18	East Union HS (MISS)	RHP	R/R	6'5" - 180	45
44	Gavin Kilen	21	Tennessee	2B	L/R	5'11" - 185	45
45	Brock Ketelson	18	Valley Christian HS (CA)	OF	L/L	6'3" - 185	45
46	RJ Austin	21	Vanderbilt	2B/OF	R/R	5'11" - 190	45
47	Henry Ford	21	Virginia	1B	R/R	6'5 - 220	45
48	Liam Doyle	21	Tennessee	LHP	R/L	6'2" - 220	45
49	Nolan Schubart	21	Oklahoma State	1B/OF	L/R	6'5" - 225	45
50	Aaron Watson	18	Trinity Christian Acad HS (FL)	RHP	R/R	6'5" - 205	45
51	Wehiwa Aloy	21	Arkansas	SS	R/R	6'2" - 195	45
52	Murf Gray	21	Fresno State	3B	R/R	6'4"- 220	45
53	Cam Leiter	21	Florida State	RHP	R/R	6'4" - 195	45
54	Kade Anderson	21	LSU	LHP	L/L	6'2' - 180	45
55	Slater de Brun	18	Summit HS (OR)	OF	L/L	5'9" - 180	45
56	William Patrick	19	St. Fredrick HS (LA)	OF	R/R	6'2" - 190	45
57	Daniel Dickinson	21	LSU	2B	R/R	6'0" - 180	45
58	Payton Graham	21	Gonzaga	RHP	R/R	6'1" - 190	45
59	Dallas Macias	21	Oregon State	2B/OF	S/R	6'0" - 190	45
60	Ben Jacobs	21	Arizona State	LHP	L/L	6'0" - 190	45
61	Ethan Petry	21	South Carolina	OF	R/R	6'4" - 230	45
62	Aiden Stillman	18	Trinity Prep HS (FL)	LHP	R/L	6'3" - 190	45
63	Brady Ebel	18	Corona HS (CA)	SS	L/R	6'3" - 180	45
64	Evan Chrest	21	Florida State	RHP	R/R	5'11" - 165	40
65	Ben Abeldt	21	TCU	LHP	R/L	6'3" - 200	40
66	Landon Beidelschies	21	Arkansas	LHP	L/L	6'3" - 230	40
67	Dylan Dubovik	18	American Heritage HS (FL)	OF	R/R	6'3" - 200	40
68	Brandon Compton	21	Arizona State	OF	L/L	6'1" - 210	40
69	Alex Lodise	21	Florida State	INF	R/R	6'1" - 190	40
70	J.D. Thompson	21	Vanderbilt	LHP	R/L	6'0" - 190	40
71	Tate Southisene	18	Basic HS (NV)	SS/OF	R/R	5'11" - 170	40
72	Jason Reitz	21	Oregon	RHP	R/R	6'10" - 180	40
73	Gavin Turley	21	Oregon State	OF	R/R	6'2" - 200	40
74	Ethan Conrad	21	Wake Forest	OF	L/L	6'4" - 215	40
75	Anthony Pack	18	Millikan HS (CA)	OF	L/L	5'10" - 170	40
76	Jack McKernan	18	Ridge Point HS (TX)	LHP	L/L	6'1" - 185	40
77	Tanner Thach	21	UNC Wilmington	1B	L/L	6'3" - 215	40
78	Kien Vu	21	Arizona State	OF	L/L	5'11" - 170	40
79	Riley Quick	21	Alabama	RHP	R/R	6"6" - 250	40
80	Jack Lafflam	18	Brophy College Prep HS (AZ)	RHP	R/R	6'6" - 170	40
81	Mason White	21	LSU	SS/2B	L/R	5'9" - 170	40
82	Joseph (JoJo) Parker	18	Purvis HS (MISS)	SS	L/R	6'2" - 195	40
83	Mason Pike	18	Puyallup HS (WA)	SS/RHP	S/R	6'0" - 190	40
84	Mason Neville	21	Oregon	OF	L/L	6'3" - 200	40
85	Finn Leach	18	Nathan Hale HS (WA)	SS	S/R	6'0" - 175	40
86	Shane Sdao	21	Texas A&M	LHP	L/L	6'2" - 170	40
87	Trent Grindlinger	19	Huntington Beach HS (CA)	C	R/R	6'3" - 200	40
88	Matthew Dallas	21	Wake Forest	LHP	L/L	6'5" - 180	40
89	Grant Jay	21	Dallas Baptist	C	R/R	5'11" - 220	40
90	Quentin Young	18	Oaks Christian HS (CA)	INF/OF	R/R	6'5" - 215	40
91	Coy James	18	Davie County HS (NC)	SS	R/R	6'0" - 180	40
92	Tony Martinez	21	UC Irvine	1B	L/R	6'3" - 230	40
93	Cooper Rummel	19	Dripping Springs HS (TX)	RHP	R/R	6'3" - 210	40
94	Eli Jerzmenbeck	22	South Carolina	RHP	R/R	6'2" - 175	40
95	Patrick Forbes	21	Louisville	RHP	R/R	6'3" - 200	40
96	Max Williams	20	Florida State	OF	L/L	6'2" - 190	40
97	Josh Hammond	18	Wesleyan Christian Acad. HS (NC)	RHP/SS	R/R	6'1" - 205	40
98	Easton Carmichael	21	Oklahoma	C	R/R	6'1" - 190	40
99	Kyle Wolff	21	Boston College	1B	R/L	6'1" - 210	40
100	Clay Grady	21	Virginia Tech	SS	R/R	5'9" - 165	40

Potential fits for the Marlins

Coming off stellar freshman years, I have ranked Dean Curley (No. 11) and Tre Phelps (No. 12) relatively aggressively as I project big years for both SEC hitters. These are two names the Marlins may be considering in this year's draft.

Curley, who is coming off a national championship with his Tennessee Volunteers, will be looking to build on a year where he slashed .285/.386/.502. He is slated to play full-time shortstop this season. He has the glove and arm to stick at short going forward.

Curley's ability to control the strike zone with low in-zone whiff rates and the second lowest chase% of any qualified hitter at Tennessee last season was extremely impressive. Currently, power is the only tool Dean lacks, but I project that there could be improvement from him—his 6’3” frame is favorable for the outlook of pop in his bat.

Tre Phelps is coming off one of the better freshman seasons in all of college baseball last year for a hitter. In 42 games, he slashed a .353/.441/.699. Posting a great 90th percentile exit velocity of 105.4 mph, Phelps has a powerful swing and quick hands to the ball. A large lower half allows him to generate an explosive swing. Already 6’3”, 210 as a 20-year-old, Phelps has even more room to grow into his body.

Two areas of concern for Phelps are his lack of a home defensively and his chase rates. He spent time at third base, first base, the corner outfield spots and DH last year. Solidifying a position would help Phelps' draft stock further if he continues to demolish baseballs. He had a team-high 28% chase rate in 2024. Becoming less aggressive would push the Georgia native further up draft boards.

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