AJ Gracia’s offensive profile has some of the most projectable upside in the class. Built around a left-handed bat with elite swing decisions and plus contact ability, he controls the zone at an advanced level and consistently accesses his solid raw power. That combination gives evaluators confidence in his bat translating at the next level. Defensively, Gracia has solid instincts and route efficiency in the outfield. He has a good chance to remain in center field, with a high-floor fallback to left. If he sustains the production he showed late in 2025 over a full season in 2026, he will be a fast-rising draft bat with everyday upside.

Eric Becker is a left-handed bat who’s done nothing but produce from the time he stepped on the field at UVA. Becker holds down an everyday role and consistently controls at-bats with advanced bat-to-ball skills and a disciplined approach. The offensive profile is definitely centered around his hit tool. Becker is a disciplined hitter that maintains a simple swing and a willingness to get on base, andn there is room for more offensive impact if he starts driving the ball with intent. Defensively, Becker brings strong instincts and good feet, giving him a chance to get looks at shortstop in pro ball, though second or third base may ultimately fit best. If the power comes even a half-grade, the offensive floor and positional flexibility give him a very real path to the first round of the draft.

I like Godbouts glove at 2B and think he can play 55 defense there. The arm is closer to average, but the actions are solid. He’s got double-plus bat-to-ball skills, whiffing <15%, and makes great swing decisions as well. The power is better than he gets credit for, with a max EV of 110 mph. There’s some variance in his launch angle distributions, and his barrel rate is lower than you might anticipate, but on the aggregate he puts the ball in the air with authority frequently enough that he’ll project as a 15 HR guy, but there’s a world in which he taps into more power moving forward.

Ford looks to be the next big-time hitter from the Virginia program, and has the skillset to do so. His approach is on the aggressive end, which shows up in a near-30% chase rate. Ford has enough power to profile well at a corner-OF spot, with a 112.4 max EV. There’s a lot of hard contact, and the bulk of it coming in the air, which is a positive sign for his future production level. There’s a bit of out-of-zone whiff here that may become an issue at some point, but it hasn’t acted against him to this point.

The frontline tool here is raw power, with a 112 mph max EV, but his average EV runs low at 88 mph and his 18.4% barrel rate is lower than expected. He’s a 25% whiff guy, but is beatable in the strike zone, and chases at 28%. I think the hit tool is more fringe than anything, and a 1B profile makes it harder to be high on him.

The fastball shape is poor, getting 12" of vertical and 14" of arm-side in 2024 but is up a few ticks this year, touching 100 mph. The slider is really more of a cutter, getting 5.5" of carry and 3" of cut, while the change-up is about an average third pitch. It's a bullpen arm in my opinion, being velocity dependant with lacking shapes.