- Full name Charles Condon
- Born 04/14/2003 in Marietta, GA
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 211 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Georgia
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Drafted in the 1st round (3rd overall) by the Colorado Rockies in 2024 (signed for $9,250,000).
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School: Georgia
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.3
BA Grade: 60/High
Tools: Hit: 60. Power: 70. Run: 40. Field: 50. Arm: 55.
Condon wasn’t a high-profile prospect coming out of The Walker School in Marietta, Ga. He enrolled at Georgia in 2022 but took a redshirt season and didn’t play until 2023. In a Freshman of the Year season, he led all first-years with an .800 slugging percentage and 25 home runs. He then played for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team and slashed .256/.302/.538 with three homers in 10 games. Condon took another step forward in 2024, when he became the first Division I hitter this century to hit 35 or more home runs and pushed to the top of the draft class. A 6-foot-6, 216-pound righthanded hitter, Condon has a special blend of power and pure hitting ability. He has a chance for 70-grade raw power, with the ability to homer to all fields and some of the best top-end exit velocities in the class. He has more pure bat-to-ball skills than might be expected of a tall hitter with such long levers. He’s never been fazed by top-end velocity, has improved his performance against breaking stuff in 2024 and has a chance for a plus hit tool. After playing mostly first base in 2023, Condon played five different positions in 2024 and played them well. He is most likely to profile as a bat-first corner outfielder, but he is a strong enough athlete with the hands and arm strength to get a chance at third base in pro ball. He’s a fine runner now but could slow down to below-average in the future and shouldn’t be a huge factor on the bases. Condon is reminiscent of other tall, righthanded, top-of-the-class corner profiles in recent drafts, such as Kris Bryant and Alec Bohm, and is a favorite to be picked first overall.
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BA Grade: 60/High
Track Record: Condon wasn’t a high-profile prospect coming out of The Walker School in Marietta, Ga. He enrolled at Georgia in 2022 but took a redshirt season and didn’t play until 2023. In a Freshman of the Year season, he led all first-years with an .800 slugging percentage and 25 home runs. He then played for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team and slashed .256/.302/.538 with three homers in 10 games. Condon took another step forward in 2024, when he became the first Division I hitter this century to hit 35 or more home runs and pushed to the top of the draft class.
Scouting Report:A 6-foot-6, 216-pound righthanded hitter, Condon has a special blend of power and pure hitting ability. He has a chance for 70-grade raw power, with the ability to homer to all fields and some of the best top-end exit velocities in the class. He has more pure bat-to-ball skills than might be expected of a tall hitter with such long levers. He’s never been fazed by top-end velocity, has improved his performance against breaking stuff in 2024 and has a chance for a plus hit tool. After playing mostly first base in 2023, Condon played five different positions in 2024 and played them well. He is most likely to profile as a bat-first corner outfielder, but he is a strong enough athlete with the hands and arm strength to get a chance at third base in pro ball. He’s a fine runner now but could slow down to below-average in the future and shouldn’t be a huge factor on the bases.
The Future: Condon is reminiscent of other tall, righthanded, top-of-the-class corner profiles in recent drafts, such as Kris Bryant and Alec Bohm. The Rockies selected Condon with the third overall pick and he immediately become their highest-ceiling prospect in several years.
Scouting Grades:Hit: 60 | Power: 70 | Run: 40 | Field: 50 | Arm: 55.
Draft Prospects
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School: Georgia Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.3
A big and physical outfielder and first baseman with a 6-foot-6, 211-pound frame, Condon was named Baseball America’s freshman of the year after he led all freshman hitters with an .800 slugging percentage and hit 25 home runs. His 2023 season was one of the best seasons in Georgia history and led to an invite to Team USA’s college national team, where he hit .256/.302/.538 with three home runs in 10 games. Condon has a power-over-hit offensive profile with long levers and some swing-and-miss questions about spin and off-speed stuff, but he’s shown more than enough impact ability with huge raw power and averaged nearly 94 mph in exit velocity as a freshman. Most of his power has gone to the pull-side, but he should have the power for all-fields juice and while he played first base mostly as a freshman, he could get looks in the outfield for the Bulldogs in 2024. Condon is already viewed as one of the better sluggers in the class—a strong followup campaign as a draft-eligible sophomore will only cement that status.
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Career Transactions
- 1B Charlie Condon assigned to Georgia Bulldogs.
