The 2025 MLB Draft takes place over two days (July 13-14) throughout All-Star Week. It consists of 20 rounds complete over the 2 days with the primary three rounds, compensatory picks and aggressive stability picks occurring on the primary night time.
Will probably be broadcast stay on ESPN and MLB Community for the primary 43 picks at 3 pm PT. The remaining 62 picks of the primary day will likely be on MLB Community and simulcast on MLB.com. The 4th by means of the twentieth rounds will likely be on MLB.com beginning at 8:30 am on the 14th.
The San Diego Padres will decide twenty fifth on the primary night time of the draft however is not going to have a second spherical decide, as that was the penalty for signing Nick Pivetta in the course of the offseason after he acquired a qualifying provide from the Purple Sox. Their third spherical decide comes at #99 and that will likely be it for the primary day of the draft.
On the second day they are going to decide one hundred and thirtieth within the fourth spherical and a hundred and sixtieth within the fifth spherical. After the beginning of the sixth spherical they are going to decide ninth by means of the rest of the 20 rounds.
There are a number of mock drafts out there to view on many websites on-line and the Draft Mix takes place at Chase Area in Arizona on June 17- 21 with 174 of the highest 200 MLB’s greatest prospects participating. There will likely be 89 of the highest 100, 41 of the highest 50, 14 of the highest 20 and 6 of the highest 10. The mix has on-field, medical and efficiency assessments in addition to instructional packages. There will likely be protection of the mix on MLB Community on June 17 at 9am PT. Right here is the listing of attendees for the mix.
The School World Sequence is underway in Omaha, Nebraska with eight groups vying for the championship. Lots of the prime draft prospects are collaborating and right here is an summary of the groups and gamers.
The most recent mock draft from MLB.com’s Jim Callis has the Padres choosing third baseman Xavier Neyens from Mount Vernon Excessive College in Washington. There may be additionally a highschool shortstop that they’re reportedly very curious about (Steele Corridor, Hewitt-Trussville HS in Alabama) however the Padres are regarded as hamstrung by their low bonus pool quantity (6.6 million) that’s third-lowest amongst MLB groups.
The bonus pool is assigned by MLB to every crew and is the quantity allotted to them to signal their draft picks for the primary ten rounds. Groups are allowed to go over their allotment however should pay a tax for doing so. Their spherical one allotment is $3.6 million but when they lower your expenses on picks in subsequent rounds, they’ll apply the financial savings to different gamers.
Keith Regulation of The Athletic posted his second mock draft on June 12 and has Steele Corridor because the Padres decide within the first spherical. ESPN has not up to date their first mock draft but however have the Padres choosing Kruz Schoolcraft, a LHP out of Sundown Excessive College in Oregon. There does appear to be a consensus that the Padres are most curious about highschool gamers within the first spherical.
There are solely 27 picks within the first spherical this 12 months because the Dodgers, Yankees and Mets all misplaced their first spherical picks for exceeding the aggressive stability cap.
Right here is MLB.com’s central draft web site that they replace ceaselessly and gives plenty of info on the upcoming festivities.
I’ll replace the progress of the mock drafts as we get nearer to draft day and listing the almost certainly targets for the Padres.
