Jordan Yost Stats & Scouting Report

AB	88
AVG	.250
OBP	.385
SLG	.330
HR	0

Full name Jordan Yost
Born 12/21/2006 in Tampa, FL
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 170 / Bats: L / Throws: R
School Sickles
Drafted in the 1st round (24th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2025 (signed for $3,247,500).

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School: Sickles HS, Tampa Drafted/Committed: Florida
Age At Draft: 18.6

BA Grade: 50/Extreme

Yost was a prominent up-arrow name out of the Florida prep ranks early in the spring of 2025. A 6-foot, 170-pound shortstop, Yost is a lefthanded hitter with a quick and compact swing. He has a strong understanding of the zone and makes enough contact to develop above-average or plus pure hitting ability, though he needs to add a significant amount of strength. Yost’s 98.7 mph max exit velocity in batting practice at the 2025 MLB Draft combine was one of the lowest marks of the class. Yost does have the sort of frame that suggests more strength is coming, though he might always profile as a hit-over-power bat who will get his slugging more from doubles than homers. Yost is a plus runner who has the tools to stick at a number of up-the-middle defensive positions. He has solid hands and average, accurate arm strength that should give him every opportunity to stick at shortstop and be a good defender there—though some scouts think he might eventually be a better fit for second base or center field where his range might play better. Yost has the talent to go in the first three rounds, but he’s a Florida commit who is a tough sign and his older brother, Hayden, currently plays for the Gators.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 30 | Run:60 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.

Top Rankings

Organization Prospect Rankings

BA Grade/Risk: 55/High

Adjusted Grade: 40

Track Record: No team loves a shortstop who can bat lefthanded more than the Tigers. With Zach McKinstry, Trey Sweeney, Kevin McGonigle, Bryce Rainer and switch-hitters Trei Cruz and Franyerber Montilla, the Tigers are stuffed with shortstops who have the platoon advantage with a righthander on the mound. Yost is yet another to add to that group. He was a fast riser in the 2025 draft class who impressed with his quick-developing bat and improving strength. The Tigers picked him 24th overall, making him the third prep shortstop the team has selected in the top 50 picks in the past three drafts, following McGonigle in 2023 and Rainer in 2024.

Scouting Report: Yost is an athletic shortstop with a clean swing that helps him generate plenty of contact. That’s a great starting point for a potential future regular, but to reach that ceiling Yost will have to keep getting stronger. He’s always been slight. He weighed just 125 pounds as a ninth grader at Tampa’s Sickles High and was a skinny 5-foot-11, 155 pounds as a rising junior. He’s still skinny, but at 175 pounds, he’s adding enough muscle to provide hope that he can go from being someone with bottom-of-the-scale power to being a line-drive hitter who hits plenty of doubles. Yost is a smooth, twitchy defender. He has an above-average arm with a quick first step and the “baseball rat” makeup that teams love to see at shortstop. With his instincts and tools, he should provide above-average defense at shortstop, though his near plus-plus speed would also fit well in center field.

The Future: The Tigers hope they’ve landed a player whose best is yet to come. Yost’s lack of present physicality makes him riskier than some of the other shortstops picked in the 2025 draft, but he has the skills to develop into a well-rounded prospect with hitting ability and an above-average glove.

Scouting Grades Hit: 55 | Power: 30 | Run: 65 | Field: 55 | Arm: 55

Draft Prospects

School: Sickles HS, Tampa Drafted/Committed: Florida
Age At Draft: 18.6

BA Grade: 50/Extreme

Yost was a prominent up-arrow name out of the Florida prep ranks early in the spring of 2025. A 6-foot, 170-pound shortstop, Yost is a lefthanded hitter with a quick and compact swing. He has a strong understanding of the zone and makes enough contact to develop above-average or plus pure hitting ability, though he needs to add a significant amount of strength. Yost’s 98.7 mph max exit velocity in batting practice at the 2025 MLB Draft combine was one of the lowest marks of the class. Yost does have the sort of frame that suggests more strength is coming, though he might always profile as a hit-over-power bat who will get his slugging more from doubles than homers. Yost is a plus runner who has the tools to stick at a number of up-the-middle defensive positions. He has solid hands and average, accurate arm strength that should give him every opportunity to stick at shortstop and be a good defender there—though some scouts think he might eventually be a better fit for second base or center field where his range might play better. Yost has the talent to go in the first three rounds, but he’s a Florida commit who is a tough sign and his older brother, Hayden, currently plays for the Gators.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 30 | Run:60 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.