- Full name Ethan Conrad
- Born 07/05/2004 in
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: L / Throws: L
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Drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2025 (signed for $3,563,100).
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School: Wake Forest Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.0
BA Grade: 50/High
Wake Forest has become a destination for many of the top transfers in college baseball. Conrad is the latest example after standout transfer duo Chase Burns and Seaver King from the 2024 team. Conrad has a case to go inside the top 10 on talent alone, as Burns and King did last year, though shoulder surgery that cut his 2025 season short after just 21 games could prevent that from happening. Conrad has a big league frame at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and has done nothing but hit and hit for power in his college career, first at Marist and then in the 2024 Cape Cod League and finally in a brief stint with Wake Forest. He has a quiet setup in the box with few moving parts and fires a short and direct lefthanded swing that leads to plenty of contact and power. Conrad’s one big offensive question might be an overly aggressive approach, though he was well on his way to improving that reputation before he was sidelined with injury. He has a chance for an above-average hit tool with above-average power. Conrad is an above-average runner who could stick in center field in pro ball. He has experience at all three outfield positions as well as first base, but he was Wake’s everyday center fielder and looked solid there in 2025, with an average arm. There are shades of 2022 first-rounder Chase DeLauter with Conrad, as a big-bodied lefthanded-hitting college bat with contact, power and injury questions. He could be drafted in the middle or back of the first round.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 55 | Run:55 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.
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School: Wake Forest Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.0
BA Grade: 50/High
Wake Forest has become a destination for many of the top transfers in college baseball. Conrad is the latest example after standout transfer duo Chase Burns and Seaver King from the 2024 team. Conrad has a case to go inside the top 10 on talent alone, as Burns and King did last year, though shoulder surgery that cut his 2025 season short after just 21 games could prevent that from happening. Conrad has a big league frame at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and has done nothing but hit and hit for power in his college career, first at Marist and then in the 2024 Cape Cod League and finally in a brief stint with Wake Forest. He has a quiet setup in the box with few moving parts and fires a short and direct lefthanded swing that leads to plenty of contact and power. Conrad’s one big offensive question might be an overly aggressive approach, though he was well on his way to improving that reputation before he was sidelined with injury. He has a chance for an above-average hit tool with above-average power. Conrad is an above-average runner who could stick in center field in pro ball. He has experience at all three outfield positions as well as first base, but he was Wake’s everyday center fielder and looked solid there in 2025, with an average arm. There are shades of 2022 first-rounder Chase DeLauter with Conrad, as a big-bodied lefthanded-hitting college bat with contact, power and injury questions. He could be drafted in the middle or back of the first round.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 55 | Run:55 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50. -
School: Wake Forest Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21
BA Grade/Risk: 50/High
Conrad has been one of the more popular helium names in the 2025 draft class throughout the spring and summer of 2024. After hitting .389/.467/.704 with 18 doubles, a nation-leading 13 triples, nine home runs and 52 RBIs as a sophomore with Marist, Conrad entered the transfer portal and committed to Wake Forest. He also tore up the Cape Cod League to the tune of a .385/.433/.486 slash line with 19 stolen bases. There’s a ton to like with the 6-foot-4, 215-pound outfielder. In addition to his big-league body, he has an advanced feel to hit with plenty of present impact. He’s an above-average runner who can make a difference with his legs on the bases and in the outfield.
Scouting Grades Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50
