Steven Milam

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #49 prospect in 2026 draft
  School:LSU Age At Draft: 21.9
  
  Drafted: Never Drafted
  
  Steven "Monster" Milam had the most success of any LSU freshman position player last season and finished with a .326/.415/.516 slash line with 12 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 40 RBIs. He was a key piece for this year’s national championship team and hit .295/.398/.506 with new career highs in doubles (14), home runs (11) and RBIs (57). A switch-hitter, Milam has had more success as a lefthanded hitter, but he has a hitterish look and a feel for the barrel from both sides of the plate. He was LSU’s everyday shortstop this spring where his defense was a pleasant surprise. Milam showed range in either direction, comfort attacking the baseball and enough arm strength to make the throws he needed to.
• Ranked #57 prospect in 2026 draft
  School: LSU Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted. Age At Draft: 21.9
  
  Milam is an advanced player player across the board whose instincts have led to consistent production since his prep days when he was a regular contributor for Team USA and his Centennial High team in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In two seasons with LSU, Milam has hit .310/.406/.511 with 19 home runs, 26 doubles and more walks than strikeouts while playing both second base and shortstop. A 5-foot-8, 175-pound switch-hitter, Milam has had more success from the left side, but he has a hitterish look and a feel for the barrel from both sides of the plate. In 2025, he was LSU’s everyday shortstop, and his defense was a pleasant surprise, as he showed range in either direction, comfort attacking the baseball and enough arm strength to make the throws he needed to.
• Ranked #146 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Centennial HS, Las Cruces, N.M. Source: HS
  
  Commit/Drafted: Louisiana State
  Age At Draft: 18.9
  BA Grade:45/Extreme
  Tools:Hit: 55. Power: 30. Run: 50. Field: 50. Arm: 45.
  
  Milam is smaller in stature, but he’s one of the most skillful players in the class with an excellent track record of hitting and an outstanding baseball IQ. A gold medal winner for USA Baseball’s 15U National Team in 2019, Milam had a huge junior season and then showed solid zone skills and contact ability during the 2022 showcase circuit. He once again dominated the competition as a senior and slashed .627/.742/.1.313 with his Centennial High School team with 42 walks and eight strikeouts. Milam is a disciplined hitter with outstanding contact skills from both sides of the plate. He has a small strike zone that he doesn’t expand much, with a line drive, straightaway approach and gap power, showing the skill set to be a high-OBP hitter. Milam isn’t a burner, but he’s a fundamentally sound defender at shortstop with soft hands and quick feet. Some think his arm and range will lead him to second base, but he’s an instinctive defender with a good internal clock who reads hops well and is smooth on both ends of the double play turn. With just a 5-foot-8, 165-pound frame and no plus carrying tools, many scouts would prefer to see Milam get to campus at Louisiana State and prove his offensive chops in the SEC.