Top-5 prospects to watch in 2025 MLB Draft
The Southwest Times Record’s Jackson Fuller shares his top MLB draft prospects who could hear their names called early.
The 2025 MLB Draft is live, as hundreds of college and high school baseball stars get the call to join major league franchises.
As one might expect, there are plenty of players from the state of Florida that will get picked not just on Sunday night, but all through Monday’s Rounds 4-20.
Florida State‘s Jamie Arnold is the top prospect coming out of Florida after a stellar season. The left-handed pitcher finished the year with a 2.98 ERA as the Seminoles finished with a 42-16 record.
IMG Academy produced a projected Day 1 pick in Sean Gamble, a second baseman who committed to Vanderbilt this past year.
What: Rounds 1-3, plus compensatory rounds.
When: 6 p.m. July 13.
Where: Atlanta, site of MLB All-Star Game.
TV: ESPN, MLB.
Streaming: MLB.com
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MLB team:Â Athletics
Round:Â First
Overall pick:Â 11
Buzz:Â Arnold finished the season with a 2.98 ERA and 119 strikeouts in his 15 total starts. His season earned him consensus All-American, first team All-ACC and the Tallahassee Regional Most Outstanding Player award. Arnold helped Florida State to a 42-16 record as well as a nine-strikeout game in the NCAA Super Regional against Oregon State
MLB Team: Boston Red Sox
Round: First
Overall Pick: 15
Buzz: Witherspoon played with his twin brother Malachi at Oklahoma. He accumulated a 2.65 ERA and 144 strikeouts with only 23 walks. A 10-4 record on a 38-22 Oklahoma Sooners team.
SS Marek Houston, Wake Forest (Venice)
MLB Team: Minnesota Twins
Round: First
Overall Pick: 16
Buzz: Houston batted .354 with 15 HR and 66 RBI on the season. Earned third-team All-ACC honors this past year.
OF/2B Sean Gamble, IMG Academy (FL)
MLB Team: Kansas City Royal
Round: First
Overall Pick: 23
Buzz: Originally from Des Moines, Iowa. Ranked No. 1 one in Iowa and No. 7 nationally in the class of 2025. Committed to Vanderbilt.
SS Jordan Yost, Sickles (FL)
MLB Team: Detroit Tigers
Round: First
Overall Pick: 24
Buzz: Ranked No. 3 in Florida and the No. 66 nationally in the class of 2025. Committed to Florida.
Compensatory Round
MLB Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Round: Compensatory
Overall Pick: 40
Buzz: Previously at East Carolina before transferring to Arkansas this past season. Produced a 3.62 ERA in 19 starts with 126 strikeouts and 35 walks. All-SEC first team (starting pitcher).
LF Charles Davalan, Arkansas (TNXL Academy – Altamonte Springs,FL)
MLB Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Round: Compensatory
Overall Pick: 41
Buzz: Batted .346 with 14 HR and 60 RBI. All-SEC first team (outfielder). Started his collegiate career at Florida Gulf Coast.
Second RoundOF Ethan Petry, South Carolina, (Cypress Creek HS, Wesley Chapel, FL)
MLB Team: Washington Nationals
Round: Second
Overall Pick: 49
Buzz: Batted .321 AVG, 10 HR and 34 RBI.
RHP Aaron Watson, Trinity Christian (FL)
MLB Team: Cincinnati Reds
Round: Second
Overall Pick: 51
Buzz: Originally from Jacksonville. Ranked No. 1 in Florida and 27 nationally. Committed to the Florida.
SS Alex Lodise, Florida State
MLB Team: Atlanta Braves
Round: 2
Overall Pick: 60
Buzz: ACC Player and Defensive Player of the Year. Batted .394 with 17 HR, 68 RBI, 62 runs and a 1.167 OPS.
RHP Malachi Witherspoon, Oklahoma, Fletcher HS, Neptune Beach, FL
MLB Team: Detroit Tigers
Round: 2
Overall Pick: 62
Buzz: Twin brother Kyson was drafted with the 15th pick to the Red Sox. 5.09 ERA, 91 strikeouts, 32 walks in 15 starts.
MLB Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Round: 2
Overall Pick: 65
Buzz: Missed 2025 but in 2024 he pitched a 4.63 ERA with 56 strikeouts and 22 walks in seven starts.
OF Dean Moss, IMG Academy (FL)
MLB Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Round: 2
Overall Pick: 67
Buzz: Ranked 12th in the nation and the No. 1 outfielder in the state of California. Committed to LSU.
RHP JT Quinn, Georgia, Berkeley Prep (Tampa, FL)
MLB Team: Baltimore Orioles
Round: 2
Overall Pick: 69
Buzz: Was a relief pitcher at Georgia with seven starts in 17 games played. Accumulated a 2.75 ERA, 49 strikeouts and 17 walks on the mound.
Round 3OF Max Williams, Florida State
MLB Team: Miami Marlins
Round: 3
Overall Pick: 78
Buzz: Finished 2025 with batting .321 AVG with 19 HR, 53 RBI, 47 runs and a .990 OPS
RHP Griffin Hugus, Miami
MLB Team: Seattle Mariners
Round: 3
Overall Pick: 91
Buzz: Attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach. Pitched a 4.16 ERA, 95 strikeouts and 35 walks in 17 starts.
SS Antonio Jimenez, Central Florida
MLB Team: New York Mets
Round: 3
Overall Pick: 102
Buzz: Batted .329 AVG with 11 HR, 51 RBI, 55 runs and .982 OPS.