FSU pitcher Jamie Arnold is going to be one of the first players taken in the 2025 MLB draft, it is just a matter of how early someone will draft him. Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com, think he will go quite early and have the Colorado Rockies selecting him with the No. 4 overall pick in their latest mock draft.
The duo thinks Arnold’s ceiling and floor combo makes him appealing to the Rockies.
“The Rockies can get a really polished college pitcher who maybe doesn’t have Seth Hernandez’s incredible ceiling but still has a really high ceiling and a really high floor.”
Arnold had a strong junior season for the Seminoles, headlining their excellent starting rotation. He finished with an 8-2 record and a 2.98 ERA. In 84.2 innings, he recorded 119 strikeouts against 63 hits and 27 walks. He held opponents to a .208 batting average and has already made four All-American teams.
If he is taken 4th overall, he would be the highest drafted Seminole since the Philadelphia Phillies took J.D. Drew with the 2nd overall pick in 1987. Arnold would also become the second-highest drafted pitcher in program history, with only Paul Wilson ahead of him.
The 2025 MLB draft will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, and last from July 13-14. The Seminoles had two first-round picks last year in James Tibbs III and Cam Smith.
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Reporting by JD McCarthy, FSU Wire / FSU Wire
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