Ryland Zaborowski

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #444 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Georgia Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 23.2
  
  Zaborowski has had a long and winding path that eventually led to a breakout 2025 season with Georgia. He started his career with Grand Canyon in 2021, then made stops at Yavapai (Ariz.) JC, and Miami (Ohio) before moving to Athens as a graduate student. He hit .342/.469/.728 with 17 home runs in 48 games. Zaborowski is a 6-foot-5, 250-pound righthanded hitter who stands out for his raw power. He has a crouched and slightly stiff setup in the box before unloading a steep, flyball-oriented swing that sends tons of balls in the air to left field. While Zaborowski has posted some of the best average exit velocities in college baseball, he’s done so as one of the older players in the class and with a swing that comes with holes. Zaborowski has plenty of miss tendencies and worse production against spin and offspeed pitches than fastballs, and his strikeout rate pushed closer to 30% against SEC pitching. He’s been Georgia’s regular first baseman in 2025, but has also spent a solid chunk of innings at third base and in both outfield corners in his college career. Despite being 23 at the time of the draft, Zaborowski’s loud 2025 performance could be enough to entice a team to make him a priority senior sign on draft day.
• Ranked #483 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Miami (Ohio) Source: 4YR
  
  Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.2
  Zaborowski stood out in high school for his massive 6-foot-5 frame and gaudy exit velocity numbers off the bat. He ranked as the No. 442 player in the 2020 class, but made it to campus at Grand Canyon, where he struggled to hit in 2021—he slashed .226/.318/.355 in 32 games—and then transferred to Miami (Ohio). Before he started his Redhawks career, Zaborowski had a solid turn in the Appalachian League, where he hit .372/.500/.694 with nine home runs. During the 2023 season Zaborowski finally tapped into his huge raw power at the NCAA level, and hit .300/.402/.686 with 20 home runs and 14 doubles. Now listed at 6-foot-6, 235 pounds, Zaborowski sets up with a crouched, even stance and has a toe tap load before firing his hands through the zone with minimal pre-pitch movement. He has a tendency to hit around the baseball and pull out to the left field side, so he doesn’t project as an average hitter given that and his contact issues (26% miss rate, 25.6% strikeout rate), but he has plus raw power and has the ability to drive the ball out of most parks. Zaborowski has played a bit of third base and first base, but he is likely limited to first base in pro ball.
• Ranked #442 prospect in 2020 draft
  At 6-foot-5, 210 pounds, Zaborowski passes the eye test with his tall, strong frame, but it’s likely that the Grand Canyon commit will make it to campus in the fall. He generates impressive exit velocities on contact and gets good loft while using all fields. Despite having an above-average arm, Zaborowski is a below-average defender at the hot corner, lacking the footwork and quickness needed for the position. He will likely wind up across the infield especially if he continues to get bigger. A below-average runner, Zaborowski is better underway and won’t be a base clogger, but speed won’t be a big part of his game. Zaborowski fits the mold of a player who will greatly benefit from three years of college ball, so look for him to be more of a draft prospect in 2023.