{"id":11961,"date":"2025-06-23T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mlb-draft-2025-predictions-for-the-first-40-picks\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:38:32","slug":"mlb-draft-2025-predictions-for-the-first-40-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mlb\/mlb-draft-2025-predictions-for-the-first-40-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Draft 2025: Predictions for the First 40 Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"With the Combine underway and few games remaining in Omaha, the MLB draft season is nearing its end. It&#8217;s time for another projection of the first round of the 2025 draft.\n\nThe start of the MLB draft combine marks the beginning of rumor season, where speculation drifts away from reality. Private on-field workouts for the mentioned players are already over, which means that rumors focus more on controlling perception than reflecting a new reality.\n\nAn important trend is the increase in college position players, which could influence high school players to fall in the projections, often due to higher bonuses.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>My &#8220;speculative&#8221; projection in the last mock was Arkansas&#8217; right fielder, Gage Wood, at the 17th position. I thought he could be this year&#8217;s Cade Horton or Ty Floyd, rising late through the college postseason. Wood threw a no-hitter earlier this week in the College World Series, and now seems to have a value in the range where I initially projected him, which was high at the time.<\/p><cite>&#8230;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nNow, let&#8217;s predict the first 40 players who will come off the board when this year&#8217;s MLB draft begins on Sunday, July 13th.\n\n<h2>First Round Selections<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1. Washington Nationals<\/strong><br>\nKade Anderson, LHP, LSU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2. Los Angeles Angels<\/strong><br>\nLiam Doyle, LHP, Tennessee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3. Seattle Mariners<\/strong><br>\nJamie Arnold, LHP, Florida State.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4. Colorado Rockies<\/strong><br>\nEthan Holliday, 3B, Stillwater HS (Oklahoma).<\/li>\n<li><strong>5. St. Louis Cardinals<\/strong><br>\nJoJo Parker, SS, Purvis HS (Mississippi).<\/li>\n<li><strong>6. Pittsburgh Pirates<\/strong><br>\nAiva Arquette, SS, Oregon State.<\/li>\n<li><strong>7. Miami Marlins<\/strong><br>\nEli Willits, SS, Fort Cobb-Broxton HS (Oklahoma).<\/li>\n<li><strong>8. Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong><br>\nIke Irish, C\/OF, Auburn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>9. Cincinnati Reds<\/strong><br>\nSeth Hernandez, RHP, Corona HS (California).<\/li>\n<li><strong>10. Chicago White Sox<\/strong><br>\nBilly Carlson, SS, Corona HS (California).<\/li>\n<li><strong>11. Athletics<\/strong><br>\nBrendan Summerhill, CF, Arizona.<\/li>\n<li><strong>12. Texas Rangers<\/strong><br>\nSteele Hall, SS, Hewitt-Trussville HS (Alabama).<\/li>\n<li><strong>13. San Francisco Giants<\/strong><br>\nKyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma.<\/li>\n<li><strong>14. Tampa Bay Rays<\/strong><br>\nGavin Kilen, SS, Tennessee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>15. Boston Red Sox<\/strong><br>\nGavin Fien, 3B, Great Oak HS (California).<\/li>\n<li><strong>16. Minnesota Twins<\/strong><br>\nGage Wood, RHP, Arkansas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>17. Chicago Cubs<\/strong><br>\nWehiwa Aloy, SS, Arkansas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>18. Arizona Diamondbacks<\/strong><br>\nMarek Houston, SS, Wake Forest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>19. Baltimore Orioles<\/strong><br>\nJace LaViolette, CF, Texas A&amp;M.<\/li>\n<li><strong>20. Milwaukee Brewers<\/strong><br>\nCaden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina.<\/li>\n<li><strong>21. Houston Astros<\/strong><br>\nXavier Neyens, 3B, Mount Vernon HS (Washington).<\/li>\n<li><strong>22. Atlanta Braves<\/strong><br>\nTyler Bremner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara.<\/li>\n<li><strong>23. Kansas City Royals<\/strong><br>\nJosh Hammond, 3B, Wesleyan Christian HS (North Carolina).<\/li>\n<li><strong>24. Detroit Tigers<\/strong><br>\nAndrew Fischer, 3B, Tennessee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>25. San Diego Padres<\/strong><br>\nSlater de Brun, CF, Summit HS (Oregon).<\/li>\n<li><strong>26. Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong><br>\nSean Gamble, 2B, IMG Academy (Florida).<\/li>\n<li><strong>27. Cleveland Guardians<\/strong><br>\nTate Southisene, SS, Basic HS (Nevada).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Promotion Incentive Bonus Selections<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>28. Kansas City Royals:<\/strong> Daniel Pierce, SS, Mill Creek HS (Georgia)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Compensation for selections<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>29. Arizona Diamondbacks:<\/strong> Kayson Cunningham, SS, Johnson HS (Texas)<\/li>\n<li><strong>30. Baltimore Orioles:<\/strong> Cam Cannarella, CF, Clemson<\/li>\n<li><strong>31. Baltimore Orioles:<\/strong> Dax Kilby, SS, Newnan HS (Georgia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>32. Milwaukee Brewers:<\/strong> Jaden Fauske, OF, Nazareth Academy HS (Illinois)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Competitive Balance Selections<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>33. Boston Red Sox:<\/strong> Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li><strong>34. Detroit Tigers:<\/strong> Aaron Watson, RHP, Trinity Christian HS (Florida)<\/li>\n<li><strong>35. Seattle Mariners:<\/strong> Ethan Conrad, RF, Wake Forest<\/li>\n<li><strong>36. Minnesota Twins:<\/strong> Charles Davalan, LF, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li><strong>37. Tampa Bay Rays:<\/strong> Anthony Eyanson, RHP, LSU<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p>These three teams had their first-round selections delayed 10 spots due to exceeding the second competitive balance tax surcharge threshold. We will include them so that all 30 teams have a projected selection.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>38. New York Mets:<\/strong> Devin Taylor, LF, Indiana<\/li>\n<li><strong>39. New York Yankees:<\/strong> J.B. Middleton, RHP, Southern Miss<\/li>\n<li><strong>40. Los Angeles Dodgers:<\/strong> Quentin Young, SS, Oaks Christian HS (CA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Combine underway and few games remaining in Omaha, the MLB draft season is nearing its end. It&#8217;s time for another projection of the first round of the 2025 draft. The start of the MLB draft combine marks the beginning of rumor season, where speculation drifts away from reality. 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