The 2025 draft was only a few days away, and the Nationals won the lottery pick in the winter and were selected to enter the lottery first, but with only 10.2% chance of winning the first place, they were still selected as No.1. Since then, the disappointing season has led to a long-term rejection of the long-term GM Mike Rizzo, meaning that the temporary GM Mike Debartolo will pilot the group in a crucial draft pick this weekend. With hundreds of players going to start drafting careers in the coming days, who should the Naths place their future? Check out some main options:
Ethan Holliday
Holliday is an 18-year-old shortstop in Stillwater HS, Oklahoma. Holliday has long attracted widespread attention from his family. He is the son of the seventh-time All-Star Matt Holliday And brother to the first overall draft pick in 2022 Jackson Holliday. Will the young Holliday fraternity follow in the footsteps of his siblings and be selected first? Of course there is a strong argument. Holliday is seen by MLB Pipeline and American Baseball America as the highest prospect in the draft.
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Seth Hernandez
Hernandez, a 19-year-old right-hander from Corona HS, California, is in many ways Holliday’s pitching shot. The thrower lacked Holliday’s family connection with professionals, but has attracted rave reviews from the Scouts for years and is seen as a player with all the prototype ace tools. Hernandez, led by the mid-90s fastball, could touch triple digits and already widely believed to be a plus product, while curve balls and sliders were also seen as likely above average. In addition to Hernandez’s strong work, he also provides impressive control over his age, considered to have strong makeup. Hernandez’s ace upside room was named the No. 2 prospect at the Baseball American Baseball Draft, which justifies him as the best pick.
Kade Anderson
Anderson was a 21-year-old LSU pitching in this draft. Anderson’s fastball usually hits low to medium 90s at 90 mph, but the main attraction of his arsenal is his secondary product threes. His curves and sliders are both seen as above average courts, and while his changes have received more comments, some scouts consider it the most impressive secondary in his arsenal, and all agree that at least it has the potential to be a regular product to help keep right-handed batsmen honest. Anderson also has above-average controls and is seen as a long-term starter in the major leagues.
The fact that he has already undergone Tommy John’s surgery is a potential red flag, although in a sport where elbow surgery is increasingly becoming an expectation for pitchers, some teams may not be particularly disturbing. Second place in the draft and Chapter 4, according to Baseball America, Anderson is considered to have the same ACE level upside as Hernandez, but the ratio to the Grand Slam may be faster. This may be attractive to the nationals, especially if they eventually choose to get stuck, their first draft pick will fluctuate even more after the draft.
Other options
While the prospect’s trio numbers could get the most attention this weekend, they aren’t the only players the Nationals can consider choosing No. 1 overall. Eli Willits A preparatory shortstop who would be the youngest first-choice draft pick in history if selected, but Baseball America sees him as the third-ranked talent in the entire draft, and his comprehensive profile could make him an attractive off-duty option for the Nats. Jamie Arnold A left-handed thrower at Florida State, his fastballs offer more impressive fastballs than Anderson, even though he only has three courts and doesn’t need to use his changes as a hobbyist. Aiva Arquette Considered as the shortstop of Oregon State, seen as the consensus top bat in the draft, but is considered much less room for going up than Holliday or even someone like Willits.
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