Arnold sits in the mid 90s on his fastball from a 4.4’ release height while getting elite extension. It’s a 2-seam shape, but he’s able to get whiffs with it to all quadrants. His slider is potentially more attractive, getting 11.6” of sweep and lift, drawing a 42% whiff rate and landing the pitch for strike. He threw an upper 80s change-up in 2024, which was a contact pitch for him, but he added a splitter at driveline over the off-season thats had up to 8” of depth. He’ll be even better this year than he was last year stuff wise, and may find himself in the 1-1 conversation when it’s all said and done.

Smith started struggling as he got into conference play last year, his swing decisions were exposed against better stuff quality. But he turned a corner on the Cape and looked like one of the best hitters in the country. His bat speed is the best part of his game and he has no issue getting to all of it in game with incredible feel for getting the ball in the air. He's an above-average 3B with the power and upside to go in the first 20 picks if he carries his Cape production into his sophomore year.

Leiter will not pitch for Florida State in 2025 due to injury, but a healthy Cam Leiter is the best pitcher in the class for my money, with 3 plus or better off-speed offerings He sat 96 mph, touching 99 mph, in 2024. He’s throwing it with an almost directly over-the-top arm path to a 5.8’ release height with plus extension at 6.7’. The extension and velocity combination has allowed the pitch to play beyond his 15”/8.5” shape, drawing a 29.8% swing-miss rate (28% in-zone) with 24.6% chase. The slider here may be the best in the class. It’s 87 mph with 2” of lift and 6” of glove-side. The results are elite, drawing chases at a 51% clip with a 64% whiff rate. His second breaking ball is a downer Curveball thrown at 80.3 mph with -60” of depth and -10” of sweep. The pitch has been viable to both Righties and Lefties for him, drawing a 41% whiff rate, but the chase here is minimal. Like with both his slider and curveball, the change-up draws a near-elite amount of whiffs at 44.5%.

Tibbs is absolutely hammering the ball, and it's not just how hard he's hitting the ball, it's how often they're on a line and in the air. 35% of his batted balls last year were barrels, he's a masher with above-average bat speed but even better bat-to-ball skills. He swings with intent, and that comes with him swinging through pitches at times. He's on green light mode always, and there's never a pitch he doesn't think he can ambush. He has plus power, and had 17 home runs last year but more importantly he hit 6 on the Cape where his ability to damage didn't stutter. He cut down his punchout rates as a sophomore by being more aggressive. Despite being so aggressive, he has solid plate discipline and runs high walk rates. I'm bullish on the hit and power, although the power is clearly his best skill. He's split time at LF and 1B, likely a LF with average speed and a below-average.

Fastball shape is suboptimal, with 16” of vertical and 14.4” of arm-side run. He’s been up to 96 mph, but sat 91.6 mph this spring. 5.5’ release height creates outlier approach angles, and will allow a true vertical profile fastball to play up in the zone. He’s got outstanding spin traits and threw a sweeper at 84 mph with 1.4” of lift and 8” of sweep. There’s a cutter he throws at 89 mph with 3.5” of vertical and 3” of glove-side, future plus offering and whiff pitch blending a big sweeper with his FF. The best pitch is a change-up at 85 mph with 16” of armside, killing spin at a plus level. Chrest has a general feel for the strike zone but needs to figure out the primary offering in order to project as a starter long term.

Williams is one of the bigger power threats in the draft class. He posted a 90th EV at 109.5 mph, with a 114.2 max EV while hitting half of his batted balls >95 mph. The issue for him has been a poor launch profile, though. He’s not hitting the ball in the air, with his average LA standing at 4.9 degrees. His bat-to-ball skills are at the very least average, if not a tick above. Despite a 36.8% chase rate, Williams K’d just 21.1% of the time, which is encouraging all things considered. Williams will play an average corner-OF spot moving forward, so the burden will fall on the bat to carry him to the big leagues.

A personal favorite of mine, Lodise is going to play a great shortstop for the Noles this spring. He’s got the arm, actions, and athletic ability to play SS at an above-average level for years to come. The bat is power first, with a 110.2 mph max EV and 106 mph 90th EV. He’s got a 26.2% barrel rate with a plus launch angle profile, allowing a .358 xwOBAcon. He’s very aggressive, swinging over half of the time, but has done well limiting whiffs. There’s going to be a Ks, but with the positional value and power production you’ll live with it.