Prospects who were big winners at Globe Life during Week Three include Will Gasparino (UCLA), Logan Reddemann (UCLA), Cole Carlon (Arizona State), Alex Overbay (Arizona State), Ace Reese (Mississippi State), Henry Ford (Tennessee) and Brett Renfrow (Virginia Tech).

No one improved his draft stock more this past weekend at Globe Life than UCLA centerfielder Will Gasparino. At 6-foot-6, 220 pounds he is projectable and dynamic. He’s also tooled up with a 70 run grade giving him the speed to cover the big field gap-to-gap. His arm is at least plus, same with his defense and his raw power is at the top of the scale. Stuffed down in the lineup batting eighth, the righthanded hitter continued his personal early season home run parade. He was fed spin to begin the weekend, resulting in two swinging strikeouts on breakers on each of his first two trips to the plate. He followed those whiffs up by launching a 436’ shot (108.7 mph EV) to center field on a hanging slider from Tegan Kuhns his next at-bat against Tennessee. He was intentionally walked his next at-bat, but was then pitched to his fifth trip to the plate. It resulted in a 427’ launch at 105.9 mph for another round-tripper. On the day he was 2-for-2 with two home runs, one walk and two strikeouts.

A four hundred twenty-seven foot swat was repeated on Saturday with a moonshot (111.6 EV) against Texas A&M on a hanging 78 mph changeup. Gasparino would go on to slug one more long ball on Sunday (415’ / 107.8 mph), bringing his season total to ten. The slugger’s transformation in the batter’s box with a load and better sync to his swing has been a joy to watch. As good as Gasparino has become right before our eyes, he still carries the label as a three true outcome prospect, similar to Jace LaViolette last draft and further back Hunter Bishop (2019, Arizona State). In a very small sample size of 48 plate appearances this season, 54.2% have ended in a home run, walk or strikeout. His career rate is in the same ballpark at 43.9% (230/524). In comparison Jace LaViolette was 53.8% in 2025 and 52.4% for his career. Hunter Bishop 47.5% during his draft year and 43.9% career. Early last spring, despite 76 strikeouts and a 32.9% strikeout rate the previous spring as a freshman, I wrote that Gasparino was a guy to watch for 1-1 in 2026. That no longer looks to be the case since his teammate Roch Cholowsky is the only name that should be considered, but the Bruins' centerfielder has certainly elevated his stock back into top 40 overall pick discussions.

With a repeatable delivery, 6-foot-2, 190-pound righthander Logan Reddemann located his mid-90s fastball to both sides of the plate, as well as to the top of the zone. His four-seamer showed elite ride and peaked at 97. He slowed his hand speed on a deceptive 83-85 mph tumbling changeup in the first inning, but locked in with fastball handspeed soon after the initial frame. This top secondary pitch also had a separation velo band -12 mph off his fastball which allowed it to play really well off his heater to both sided hitters. His cutter was above average at 87-89 mph and he also manipulated the break for an 83-84 sweeper and flashed an 80-81 mph curve. A former two-way talent at San Diego, Reddeman is also a plus athlete with great feel. Despite allowing four runs in 5.2 innings, he pitched better than his line and was easily a day one (top three rounds) prospect on this look.

A bat-missing reliever last spring, Cole Carlon toed the rubber as the starter in the weekend opener for the Sun Devils. The competitive 6-foot-5 lefthander showed improvement staying behind his fastball for enhanced carry through the zone. His heater topped at 98.1 mph and produced eight whiffs on 23 swings. His power slider graded as plus at 85-88 mph and produced a 50% whiff rate. A fringe average changeup during the first two innings turned into an average offering by the third. He’d follow this pitch with a fastball to the same location and overmatched the Bulldogs’ hitters with this approach. Carlon also flashed a show-me 77-80 mph curve to steal some early count strikes. He was rolling along, until the fifth when he was removed after suffering a leg cramp. Overall, he’s a top two round prospect and the No. 1 college lefthander for me at this point in the process.

Righthander Alex Overbay got my attention on the bump with an angry 89-91 cutter and a fastball up to 97 that averaged 95.8 mph. The son of long time Major Leaguer Lyle Overbay who I scouted way back in 1995 at the Oakland A’s College Baseball Classic at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the younger Overbay began his college career at UNLV where he was a two-way player. He transferred to ASU this summer and is now solely focused on pitching, a decision that is already paying off. On this look he had a cutter/slider heavy approach and it’s easily top five round stuff and control with late day one (top three rounds) not out of the discussion.

Yes, Ace Reese was already a top half of the first round prospect, but that was largely due to his loud bat. The Bulldogs’ third baseman took a big step forward on defense, especially on Sunday, in front of numerous decision makers. The first two plays of the game were an attempted bunt single and a slow roller. He handled both with ease, maybe not Brooks Robinson ease, but easy enough to now envision Reese having a big league career at the hot corner. A couple innings later he impressed again, hanging in on a catch and tag play on a steal attempt. He’ll need to improve his arm strength a half grade or more as his throws tend to sink and needs momentum to show more than average, but with already improved footwork and hands on defense compared to looks this summer while he was with the USA Collegiate National Team there’s plenty of reason for optimism. I’m not buying his listed Ht/Wt of 6-foot-4, 220 pounds – my eyes tell me 6-foot-2 – but there’s no doubt he hits the ball consistently hard and he’s long through the zone at the plate. On Saturday alone he found six barrels in six trips to the plate. 108.6 mph on a lineout his first at-bat, 111.8 for a 399’ home run his second trip to the plate, 92.3 flyout, 103.0 lineout, 100.9 Sac Fly, 108.8 single. Despite all of that hard contact and just two hits to show for it, Reese is currently slashing .408/.464/.816 with just a 2.9% whiff rate (1 of 34) against fastballs in the strike zone this spring.

Henry Ford did not perform well defensively at the hot corner for the Volunteers on Friday, but he was right there with Reese when it came to consistent, hard contact at the plate. Moving forward to maximize his draft value he’ll need to hit the ball in the air more often, but the rigthhanded hitter made some money over the weekend thanks to his time in the batter’s box. In 14 trips to the plate he had eight exit velocities of 100+, ranging from 108.4 to 100.8, but zero extra base hits and he struck out just once. Defensively, Ford certainly has the arm strength for third base, but he was tentative early in the weekend, aiming his throws across the diamond and throwing sinkers which resulted in two throwing errors against UCLA. But he threw with more conviction later in the weekend, firing strikes through the first baseman’s chest. He’s best suited at the next level for right field and is currently regarded in the same area of the draft as Gasparino, yet for different reasons.

Brett Renfrow’s improvement to his arsenal of secondaries really stood out. Attacking from a high three-quarter slot, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound righthander spun multiple breaking balls that included a big weapon in a plus upper-80s cutter, a mid-80s slider and a low-80s curve with two-plane depth (averaged -10” IVB and 2650 rpm). His fifth pitch was a work-in-progress 86-88 changeup that he stole a couple early count strikes. Renfrow’s fastball was up to 97.4 and averaged 95.2 mph. It’s not a high-spinner (2300 rpm), but with 19” of IVB it plays at the top of the zone. In total he induced 13 whiffs on 39 swings, led by his cutter (7 whiffs in 16 swings) and fastball (5/15) over 78 total pitches and five innings pitched with seven strikeouts. Without a doubt, Virginia Tech’s ace looked the part of a potential day one pick.