2024 MLB Draft Board Top 25 Review
July 1, 2025
It’s much, much too early to draw conclusions about anyone selected in the 2024 MLB Draft, but it is a good time to see how the top 25 on our 2024 Final Draft Board have fared to date.
1. Jac Caglianone- No. 6 overall pick - Kansas City. After batting .292 with 17 home runs and 70 RBIs in 79 minor league games, Cags was promoted to the Major Leagues this May after just 315 minor league at-bats. He’s currently batting .178 with three doubles and two home runs for the Royals and is currently ranked as the 10th best prospect in minor league baseball by MLB Pipeline.
2. Travis Bazzana- No. 1 overall - Cleveland. Bazzana has yet to find his stride in just under one season of pro ball, producing a .246 average with fair power (22 XBH) in 271 plate appearances. He is reaching base with regularity (.362 OBP), but unexpectedly he has struck out at a 26% clip. Bazzana is currently ranked as the 12th best prospect in minor league baseball.
3. J.J. Wetherholt- No. 7 overall - St Louis. Wetherholt fell a few spots in the draft from where his true talents projected due to recurring injury concerns. The five-tool talent got off to a fast start in Single-A after the draft last summer and he’s continued to roll along this summer at Double-AA where he’s batting .309 with 18 XBH in 194 at-bats. Wetherholt is currently ranked as the 17th best prospect in minor league baseball.
4. Charlie Condon- No. 3 overall - Colorado. After a 25-game struggle at High-A after the draft last summer, Condon has turned it on at the same level with a .318 batting average while showing strong control of the strike zone with 24 walks against 30 strikeouts in 156 plate appearances. He’s currently ranked as the 23rd best prospect in minor league baseball.
5. Chase Burns- No. 2 overall - Cincinnati. After dominating the minor leagues with 89 strikeouts and a 1.77 ERA over 66 innings, Burns recently made his Major League debut on June 24. He struck out eight batters over five innings and allowed three runs on six hits. Burns is currently ranked as the 11th best prospect in minor league baseball.
6. Hagen Smith- No. 5 overall - Chicago White Sox. Despite too many walks (20), Smith is off to a great start in Double-A. He’s limited opposing batters to just 11 hits and a 2.10 ERA in 23.2 innings with 42 strikeouts. He’s currently ranked as the 26th best prospect in minor league baseball.
7. Bryce Rainer- No. 11 overall - Detroit. Rainer has impressed in the batter’s box with a .288/.383/.448 slash in full season Low-A during his age 19 season where the average age is over 21. He’s currently ranked as the 41st best prospect in minor league baseball.
8. Nick Kurtz- No. 4 overall - Oakland. A shoulder injury limited Kurtz’ during the 2024 spring season at Wake Forest, but it hasn't slowed him down in pro ball. He raked in just 125 minor league at-bats with a .344 average and 12 home runs before making his Major League debut on April 23. In 44 games he’s hit 11 home runs, all coming in the past 22 games, while batting .256 in the middle of the lineup for the A’s.
9. Konnor Griffin- No. 9 overall - Pittsburgh. After an outstanding .338/.396/.536 start to his first full season of pro ball in Low-A this spring, Griffin has continued to rake at the plate in High-A against even more experienced competition (.339/.444/.576). He's put himself on the fast track to Pittsburgh and is currently ranked as the 32nd best prospect in minor league baseball.
10. Braden Montgomery- No. 12 overall - Boston. In December Montgomery changed his Sox from Red to White as part of the Garrett Crochet blockbuster trade. He was a quick study in Low-A to begin the spring and has continued to excel in High-A with a .273/.344/.476 slash with 13 doubles and seven home runs in 187 at-bats. He’s currently ranked as the 33rd best prospect in minor league baseball.
11. Cam Caminiti- No. 24 overall - Atlanta. Still just 18 years of age, the Arizona prep is excelling in Low-A with 14 strikeouts and a 3.18 ERA over his first 11.1 innings. The lefthander is currently ranked as the 66th best prospect in minor league baseball.
12. Wyatt Sanford- No. 47 overall (2nd round) - Pittsburgh. The 6-foot-1 middle infielder has spent time at two levels this spring during his debut season. At the Rookie and Low-A levels combined he’s slashed .256/.429/.400 with 24 stolen bases in 28 attempts. He’s also shown flashes of his developing power with nine XBHs, four of which have been home runs, in 125 at-bats.
13. Carter Johnson- No. 56 overall (2nd round) - Miami. Johnson received an above slot $2.8M signing bonus as a second round pick, but has started slow as a pro with a combined batting average of .197 at Low-A this summer and last summer during his half-season debut. He’s also struck out in 31% of his plate appearances.
14. Ryan Sloan- No. 55 overall (2nd round) - Seattle. Sloan received a well above slot $3M signing bonus as a second round pick and he’s not disappointed, to say the least. The 6-foot-5 righthander routinely tops out in triple digits with his heater and has struck out 49 against just ten walks in 45.2 innings as a 19 year-old in Low-A. He’s currently ranked as the 89th best prospect in minor league baseball.
15. Theo Gillen- No. 18 overall - Tampa Bay. The lefthanded hitting outfielder is grinding away in Low-A with a .260/.449/.411 slash and 26 stolen bases in 27 attempts. He’s ranked as the 78th best prospect in minor league baseball.
16. Walker Janek- No. 28 overall - Houston. Texas native Janek is off to a strong start with his pro career both at and behind the plate. Also a high level defender, the righthanded hitter is slashing .275/.351/.437 with 13 doubles and 14 stolen bases in High-A. He is currently not ranked by MLB Pipeline.
17. Trey Yesavage- No. 20 overall - Toronto. The 6-foot-4 righthander has already earned a promotion to Double-A after dominating two levels of A-ball this season. Now knocking on the big league door, Yesavage has posted a 3.86 ERA over three starts and 11.2 innings pitched with 16 strikeouts in Double-A. He’s ranked as the 64th best prospect in minor league baseball.
18. James Tibbs- No. 13 overall - San Francisco. Tibbs was recently promoted to Double-A after batting .246 with 12 home runs and almost as many walks (42) as strikeouts (45) in High-A. Off to a .242/.333/.333 in 33 Double-A at-bats, Tibbs seems to be on the fast-track to the big leagues.
19. William Schmidt- Moments before the first day of the 2024 draft, Schmidt withdrew his name from consideration and was not selected. He attended LSU this year and went 7-0 with a 4.73 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 32 innings for the National Champions. The 6-foot-4, 195-pounder righthander is eligible for the 2026 draft and is considered a top half of the first round prospect.
20. Carson Benge- No. 19 overall - New York Mets. The lefthanded hitting outfielder mastered High-A with a .302/.417/.480 slash to go along with 18 doubles and 15 stolen bases. He’s now four games into Double-A and fast-tracking to the Major Leagues. Benge is currently ranked as the 82nd best prospect in minor league baseball.
21. Christian Moore- No. 8 overall - Anaheim. After batting .302 with 11 home runs across three levels of the minor leagues that totaled 79 games, Moore debuted for the Angels on June 13. He’s produced a .723 OPS in 44 at-bats for the big club and is currently ranked as the 53rd best prospect in minor league baseball.
22. Kash Mayfield- No. 25 overall - San Diego. The 6-foot-4 lefthander turned 20 in February and has made easy work of Low-A to date. He’s struck out 46 in just 29 innings pitched while posting a 3.72 ERA over his ten starts.
23. Malcolm Moore- No. 30 overall - Texas. Moore had started to rekindle some of his bat magic in High-A after a sophomore season at Stanford and a short-season last summer saw him struggle in the batter’s box. The lefthanded hitting catcher missed two months mid-April through mid-June with a broken finger and just recently returned. He’s currently batting .275 with four XBHs in 40 at-bats this summer.
24. P.J. Morlando- No. 16 overall - Miami. Pro baseball has not been kind to Morlando to date with a combined batting average of .148 over two levels and 21 games after signing for $3.4M. He’s been burdened by multiple injuries that have included a back strain, ulnar nerve transposition and the latest a hamstring injury this May from which he just recently returned to action.
25. Johnny King- No. 95 overall (3rd round) - Toronto. Paid like a 2nd rounder, King is off to a terrific start in his pro career. In Rookie ball the 6-foot-3 lefthander has posted a 1.13 ERA in 24 innings pitched with 41 strikeouts and just seven walks.