Burns has been sitting in the upper-90s this fall and was sitting in the mid-90s last season with a four-seamer similar to that of Ryan Cusick's . It had slight carry from a high vertical slot. It's an above-average, maybe plus-pitch in the future. But his slider is the attraction. It's an upper-80s hammer with late lateral break, and he lands it for strikes often and gets into the low-90s with. It's the perfect pitch to throw when behind given the platoon neutral shape and command of it. He's thrown some solid changeups, a pitch that works well off of his FF because of the reverse movement profile. He's probably the best arm in the class and now that he's in Winston-Salem we're going to get a near finished product.

Seaver can hammer the ball and has pull side loft with a gorgeous swing, which should lead to 20+ home runs this spring. I'm not sure if he'll play SS long-term, the arm strength is lacking but he's an above-average runner and could handle 2B easily. Would have him as a plus-defender at 2B, the glove itself is great. Combine that with solid average power and an above-average hit, you're looking at a potential above-average regular. It'll be interesting to see how he develops at Wake, he could end up being the best non-Australian in the class. For now, he's a few spots behind.

Kurtz isn't too far off from Spencer Torkelson in terms of skills, the builds and handedness are where they differ. The approach is advanced, he rarely chases, and has hit the ball as hard as 117.3 mph in his career. He hits nearly 60% of his batted balls hard but he also hits 31% of them between 10 and 35 degrees. His barrel accuracy and feel to hit are all great. It's the complete offensive package at 1B with size and left-handed juice. He's been about as productive as any college hitter over the last two years. But since he's at 1B, there's plenty of risk here and projecting an amateur hitter's production into the pro level is far too difficult and since he doesn't have the defense to keep him afloat when he struggles there's too much risk and not enough upside to make him a top-5 talent, for now. He's an above-average, maybe plus defender at first, and the offense might just be good enough to raise his lower percentile outcome.

Massey transferred from Tulane before last season and proceeded to gain 4 mph on his fastball and throw it way less; the Demon Deacon way. He pounds the zone with mostly two pitches, a plus four-seamer and average slider. The heater has plus carry with a straight vertical plane at 93-96, getting all the way up to 97. His slider is a great pitch in college, but it's fairly generic in the pro environment. His feel for it is solid and it could very well be an above-average pitch in the future but at 11 mph off his heater with minimal movement it's not a special pitch. He'll likely get a shot to start this spring and he could jump into the first round with continued production and improved secondaries.

Hartle is about as optimized as it gets, which is good but also has its flaws from a draft perspective. He's not getting much better than he already is. He's usually 89-92 with late sink and low spin efficiency on a fastball with SSW traits. His upper-80s cutter is filthy, especially considering it's only 2 mph off of his sinker and yet he gets depth with lateral break, it's closer to a slider than a cutter. His feel and command of it might make it a 65-grade pitch, but how it plays off of his heater aids it even more. He has a low-80s slurve with slight sweep and some drop. His changeup is above-average, and might be his best pitch against college hitters. It has a similarly late action to his sinker, but with less fade and more tumble. He's likely only a #4 starter at best, and probably closer to a really good #5 that comes up just shy of 2-win seasons at the backend of a rotation.