2025 Top MLB Draft Prospects

Baseball America’s draft rankings are an attempt to capture the industry’s consensus on the talent of the 2025 draft class. The list is compiled in consultation with MLB scouts, front office executives, scouting directors, college coaches and other professional evaluators. Ben Badler, J.J. Cooper, Peter Flaherty, Tom Lipari, Bill Mitchell, Jacob Rudner and Carlos Collazo contributed to the reporting and writing of the list and reports.

Baseball America presents the May update to our ranking of the top 2025 MLB Draft prospects.

The 2025 draft class has been a puzzle for teams to figure out.

It’s a deep group, but one that lacks much separation at the very top of the class. In particular, scouts have lamented the quality of the highest-caliber college hitters in the class, which is a demographic that every team is typically excited about with their earliest picks. That doesn’t mean the 2025 draft class is not strong—it’s simply not top-heavy in the least-risky demographic.

The high school hitting talent of the class stands out, led by Oklahoma shortstop Ethan Holliday, who takes over the top spot in our updated ranking. Other notable prep names include California righthander Seth Hernandez and Oklahoma shortstop Eli Willits.

The college hitters are led by Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette and Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette. The top-end college arms are more impressive than their hitting peers. Florida State lefthander Jamie Arnold continues to lead the pack and pairs pure stuff with an impressive starter track record. LSU lefthander Kade Anderson, Oklahoma righthander Kyson Witherspoon and Tennessee lefthander Liam Doyle have also impressed this season.

Tennessee and Georgia lead all colleges with 10 players ranked on the BA 500. On the high school side, Corona High in California leads all teams with four ranked players. The program has a chance to set the all-time record for highest high school duo and trio drafted.

Below BA subscribers can see full reports for the top 500 players in the class. Note that many players are still listed with their preseason or in-season scouting reports. Prior to draft day all players will receive updated reports to reflect their full 2025 spring seasons. We will also update and expand BA grades and projected tool grades.

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