2025 MLB Draft Profile: Riley Quick

[Hector Rodriguez]

The Marlins will have the seventh overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft and should be able to grab one of the top prospects in this class. Riley Quick will very likely be available for them.

 

Overview

Position: RHP

Height: 6’5″

Weight: 255 pounds

School: Alabama

FOF Big Board Rank: 11th

Riley Quick is a 6’5”, 255-pound right-handed pitcher who plays for the Alabama Crimson Tide. A draft-eligible sophomore, Quick is one of the top power pitching prospects in the 2025 MLB Draft class.

Quick was a blue-chip prospect from Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Alabama. On Perfect Game, Quick was the 227th-ranked prospect and the 70th-ranked right-handed pitcher in the Class of 2022. He was also the second-ranked prospect and #1 right-handed pitcher from Alabama. He went undrafted out of high school and signed to pitch for the University of Alabama.

In his freshman season, Quick was strictly a relief pitcher and made sixteen appearances. Quick posted a 1-1 record with a 3.68 ERA, 1.91 WHIP, two saves, 21 walks, a .244 opponent batting average, and 26 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched.

In the 2024 season, Quick was set to pitch in Alabama’s weekend rotation. However, he suffered an elbow injury in his first start, which required Tommy John surgery. He received a medical redshirt due to the season-ending injury.

In his redshirt sophomore season, Quick returned and had a monster season. He made fourteen appearances, all as a starter. He posted an 8-3 record with a 3.92 ERA, a .263 opponent batting average, 3.5 BB/9, and 70 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched. Quick was named to the All-SEC second team.

On the mound, Quick possesses a three-pitch mix including his fastball, slider, and changeup. Quick has one of the best fastballs in the 2025 MLB Draft, sitting 95-97 mph and topping out at 99 mph. He can also manipulate it and make it into a heavy sinker. His slider is his best secondary pitch, which generates some swing-and-miss and sits in the upper 80s. He’ll throw his changeup at times, but it’s a work in progress.

Quick also needs to work on getting more consistent with his delivery. His arm will drag at times, which makes his pitches flat and very hittable. However, Quick has improved his control and can locate well at the bottom of the zone. In the 2025 season, Quick had a 50.9 GB% and his walk rate dropped from 18.9% to 8.9%.

Baseball America and MLB Pipeline are not as high on Quick as Fish On First, ranking him #19 and #35 among their top draft prospects, respectively.

 

Strengths

• Power fastball
• 60-grade slider
• Good control
• High GB rate
• Starter build
• Frontline starter potential

 

Weaknesses

• Underdeveloped changeup
• Inconsistent delivery
• Reliever risk

 

Pro Comparison: Hunter Gaddis

Projection: Top 25 pick

 

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Bottom Line

There should be some arms available with Miami’s first pick who are currently better than Riley Quick, but he still has room for improvement if developed correctly. With two years of NCAA eligibility remaining, Quick has leverage to pitch another season of college ball if the fit isn't right. He could be a candidate to slip to the Marlins in Competitive Balance Round A (43rd overall pick), though it would take a significantly overslot bonus to sign him there.

 

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