Top 400 Draft Prospects

Plus: 10 standout pitchers in April, Statcast standouts & new Field of 64

April 30, 2025

Top 400 Draft Prospects For 2025

The second in-season update of Baseball America’s 2025 MLB Draft rankings is officially here.

Our April update expands the draft rankings from 300 to 400 players, featuring new names and tweaks throughout the list based on industry feedback and player performances.

Florida State lefthander Jamie Arnold continues to top the ranking, followed by Oklahoma high school shortstop Ethan Holliday at No. 2. Overall, the class remains wide open at the top. There's little consensus among MLB teams on who is the top prospect in the class, or how the top of the board will unfold come draft day.

MLB Draft Chat At 2 p.m. ET

Be sure to check out the complete top 400 with accompanying scouting reports, including updated in-season reports for new additions. We'll also be hosting a special draft chat beginning at 2 p.m. ET to answer all your questions about the new rankings.

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10 Pitching Prospects Who Stood Out In April

While early-season performance numbers have yet to fully stabilize, movement and swing metrics come into focus fairly quickly, giving us the ability to look at players’ performances and separate what’s real or not.

With that in mind, Geoff Pontes has highlighted 10 pitching prospects who stood out over the first month of 2025 by examining pitch data to determine whether their early-season success is rooted in strong foundational skills and traits or if they’re simply getting by on luck and overmatching less-experienced competition.

Roman Anthony, Bryce Rainer Headline 10 Statcast Standouts

Eli Ben-Porat’s rundown of standout players based on underlying Statcast metrics takes a slightly different approach this week, as it features a slew high-profile prospect names. Highlights include:

Roman Anthony’s elite flyball power
Bryce Rainer’s eye-popping metrics
Konnor Griffin’s impressive ceiling
Aroon Escobar’s legit 200 wRC+

Updated Field Of 64 Projections (April 30)

Just three more Mondays remain between now and the college baseball NCAA Tournament selection show on May 26. In our latest Field of 64 projection, the SEC continues to hold steady leading up to the big day.

The SEC was once again leading conference in tournament representation in Baseball America’s latest Projected Field of 64 with 13 bids, followed by the ACC (10), Big 12 (6), Big Ten (4) and Sun Belt (3).

NC State and Alabama, which were projected No. 2 seeds last week, stepped into hosting positions while Arizona and UCLA moved behind the hosting line.