2025 MLB Draft Profile: Tyler Bremner

UC Santa Barbara RHP Tyler Bremner is one of the most polished pitching prospects in the 2025 MLB Draft. Bremner could be in play with the Marlins' first pick if they value the flexibility of an underslot deal. 

Overview

Position: RHP

Height: 6’2″

Weight: 190 pounds

School: UC Santa Barbara

FOF Big Board Rank: 13th

Tyler Bremner is a 6’2”, 190-pound right-handed pitcher who plays for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Bremner is one of the top pitching prospects in the 2025 MLB Draft class. He’s also one of the most polished pitching prospects in this class.

Bremner was a blue-chip prospect coming out of Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, California. On Perfect Game, he was the 201st-ranked prospect and the 59th-ranked right-handed pitcher in the Class of 2022. He was also the 24th-ranked prospect and ninth-ranked right-hander from California. Bremner went undrafted and signed with UC Santa Barbara.

In his freshman season, Bremner made seventeen appearances and eight starts. He posted a 5-4 record with a 5.37 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, four saves, seventeen walks, and 80 strikeouts in 55 ⅓ innings pitched. He was named a All-Big West honorable mention and finished tenth in the country in 12.9 K/9.

Bremner had a breakout season as a sophomore and was one of the top pitchers in college baseball. In nineteen appearances and nine starts, he posted an 11-1 record with a 2.54 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, a .182 opponent batting average, and 104 strikeouts in 88 ⅔ innings pitched. He was named to the All-Big West first team and All-American second time on Perfect Game.

Coming into his junior season, Bremner was viewed as one of the top pitching prospects in the 2025 MLB Draft. He is still viewed that way despite taking a slight step back statistically.

In the 2025 season, Bremner made fourteen appearances (all starts). He posted a 5-4 record with a 3.49 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, a .215 opponent batting average, 3.15 FIP, nineteen walks, and 111 strikeouts in 77 ⅓ innings pitched.

Bremner possesses a three-pitch mix including his fastball, slider, and changeup. Bremner’s fastball sits in the mid-90s and was clocked at 98 mph this spring. His best secondary pitch is his changeup. Some scouts have evaluated it as a 70-grade pitch. He’s comfortable throwing it on any count and locates it very well.

Bremner’s slider is a work in progress, but whichever team drafts him could develop that third pitch.

Fish On First has the Golden State native as the 13th-ranked prospect in the 2025 MLB Draft. Bremner is also ranked #14 on Baseball America and #17 on MLB Pipeline.

Strengths

• Best changeup in 2025 draft class
• Plus fastball
• Plus command
• Career 32.7 K%
• Limits baserunners
• Low-effort throwing motion

Weaknesses

• Needs to develop slider
• Questions about durability as a starter

Pro Comparison: Dylan Lesko

Projection: Top 20 pick

Bottom Line

The Marlins are more likely to draft a position player over a pitcher with their first-round pick. However, Tyler Bremner was once viewed as a future top-five pick and could now be an underslot option for them. Selecting and signing Bremner would save bonus pool money to be used in later rounds of the draft.

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