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MLB Draft Combine Standouts
Plus: Transfer portal rankings, breakout pitchers & players we want to see in FL
Day 1 MLB Draft Combine Standouts
The MLB Draft combine has become a key event on the draft calendar. The 2025 edition of the event kicked off on Tuesday, as more than 300 of the top draft-eligible players in the country (see the full list here) arrived at Chase Field in Phoenix for interviews with MLB teams, on-field workouts, athletic testing and medical examinations.
Baseball America is on scene in Arizona this week to conduct interviews, scout players, get video and more. Highlights from day one of the combine include:
A college OF averaging over 110 mph EV and maxing at 116.9
A HS righty getting up to nearly 98 mph
A top-ranked HS prospect backing up his “best pure hitter” status
TOP 2025 TRANSFERS
Transfer Portal Rankings For 2025
The next month is perhaps the busiest and most chaotic stretch on the amateur baseball calendar, in no small part due to the huge influx of players adding their names to the transfer portal before the July 1 deadline.
Baseball America has been updating our portal tracker for several weeks, and now we’re excited to launch the first installment of our annual transfer portal rankings, which are currently topped by outfielder AJ Gracia, who is headed from Duke to Virginia.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we expand and refine our portal rankings to include the top 100 players transferring to new programs for next season.
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2025 BREAKOUT ARMS
5 Breakout Pitchers Who Have Raised Their Stock In 2025
As we reach the halfway point of the season, it’s becoming clearer which breakout prospects are the real thing. Geoff Pontes has highlighted five such breakout pitchers who have shown they possess a variety of pathways to generating outs. Highlights include:
A Mets RHP who’s cracked the Top 100 Prospects list
A Blue Jays riser striking out more than 40% of hitters
An Orioles righty not slowing down after promotion to Double-A
FL PROSPECTS WE WANT TO SEE
10 Prospects We’re Excited To See In Florida
After scouring the desert for rising prospects out in the Arizona Complex League, Josh Norris is headed to the Sunshine State to track FCL and Florida State League standouts. Players on his must-watch list include:
A Marlins RHP who already impressed on backfields this spring
One of BA’s most exciting recent Top 100 Prospects additions
A trio of catcher prospects with sky-high potential
TRENDING NOW AT BASEBALL AMERICA
🏆 BA’s live College World Series updates continue this afternoon.
🎙️ This week’s Prospect Podcast looks at rising and falling farm systems.
📈 Jacob Rudner wrote about the West Coast revival in Omaha this year.
✍️ Matt Eddy wrote about how Corona High School can make MLB Draft history.
⚾ The Orioles announced the death of minor leaguer Luis Guevara on Tuesday.
😳 J.J. Cooper highlighted some absurd walk and stolen base rates in MiLB.
💪 Here are Wednesday’s notable starting MiLB pitchers.
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