He’ll play average 2B, but the hit tool is the headliner here. The bat-to-ball skills might be double plus as he rarely whiffs, despite a slightly elevated chase rate. As you might expect there’s some variance in his batted ball spray, and he’s not lofting the ball on a regular basis. The EVs are average and he’s had some success creating power to his pull-side which I’d like to see more of this spring.

Sitting in the low-90s with 18” of carry from a low slot, Thompson has already seen amazing results on the four-seamer with more to come pending a velocity bump. His best secondary pitch is his slider, which he throws at 80 mph with 7” of sweep. He drew 35% whiffs and 35% chases on the offering, while limiting hard contact. He also throws a 2-plane CB, which has been a solid whiff pitch, and a change-up at 13.1% usage. It’s a smaller frame, but still room for 15 pounds.

Austin is a great runner, and athletic enough to play almost anywhere on the diamond. I’m a fan of him at 2B, but he could have a chance in CF. The approach is sound, with minimal whiff to his game. He’ll chase a bit, but the swing decisions are still strong-average. He put up a 111 mph max EV with a .325 xwOBAcon and a 22.6% barrel rate, showing that the power output will likely be a tick above average. The launch angles are just alright, and it’s more gap to gap right now, but he’s shown the ability to loft. Always willing to take a bet on an SEC performer with this level of athleticism.

A Georgetown transfer, Bokwer has been in the mid-90s during the pre-season with Vanderbilt. He throws from a 4.8’ release height with above-average extension, and draws whiffs on the offering despite poor shape. He throws a sweeper with 16” of glove-side which averaged 78 mph last year, but will also benefit from the velocity bump. I’m high on the change-up, which has the upside to be a plus pitch. He throws a bullet slider/cutter profile for a 4th offering.

Braden Holcomb is a physically imposing center fielder who has taken a real developmental leap in 2026, turning a promising toolset into consistent, dangerous production at one of college baseball’s most respected programs. The approach shift has been his ability to go to the plate with explicit intent to do damage, hunting his pitch early in the count rather than being overly passive. So far, the results back it up, through 100 PA this season he's slashing .333/.420/.786 with 11 home runs and 33 RBI, building on a 2025 campaign (.275/.378/.503, 9 HR) that already showed the raw power was present. What stands out on film is the willingness to use the entire field. His natural juice to the opposite way is a legitimate carrying tool. His in-zone whiff rate has also dropped but his chase rate has ticked up modestly. His 90th percentile exit velocity of 109.7 in 2026 reflects the kind of raw power that translates to the next level. The one note worth flagging is a significant righty/lefty split. He is doing the bulk of his slugging against right-handed pitching (.296/.380/.648, 18 HR combined) while the left-on-right profile (.293/.431/.466, 2 HR) remains thinner. At 6'5", 240 in center field with this offensive trajectory, the projection is hard to argue with.