A Slugger, a 6-foot-8 Prep Lefty & A Surging Arm To Know For The 2025 Draft

Baseball America

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about a trio of high-upside high school prospects to know for the 2025 class, led by Washington slugger Xavier Neyens. The two talk about his offensive profile, style and summer showcase circuit, and then dig into a pair of intriguing southpaws between Oregon lefty Kruz Schoolcraft and Illinois lefty Cameron Appenzeller.

The two also briefly discuss a few of the prominent 2024 returners and where they could stack up in the draft for round two: Texas A&M LHP Ryan Prager, Texas SS Jalin Flores, Florida SS Colby Shelton and Virginia OF Harrison Didawick.

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Time Stamps

• (1:00) Intro banter
• (3:30) The logistics of keeping up with the transfer portal
• (8:00) Xavier Neyens
• (19:15) General excitement for the 2025 class
• (23:00) Kruz Schoolcraft
• (30:00) Cameron Appenzeller
• (36:00) Ryan Prager, Jalin Flores, Colby Shelton, Harrison Didawick

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