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Since 2014, Beaver baseball has produced seven first-round draft picks and two first overall picks.
As the regular season has come to a close, Beaver baseball fans anxiously await the fate of their beloved players in the upcoming MLB draft on July 13.
Michael Conforto was drafted No. 10 overall in 2014 by the New York Mets; Drew Rasmussen was drafted No. 31 overall in 2017 by the Tampa Bay Rays; Nick Madrigal was drafted No. 4 overall in 2018 by the Chicago White Sox; Trevor Larnach was drafted No. 20 overall in 2018 by the Minnesota Twins; Cadeyn Greiner was drafted No. 37 overall in 2018 by the Baltimore Orioles; Adley Rutschman was drafted first overall in 2019 by the Orioles; and Travis Bazzana was drafted first overall in 2024 by the Cleveland Guardians.
Prior to the season, on December 23, D1Baseball ranked the top 50 college baseball prospects for the 2025 MLB draft, where OSU shortstop Aiva Arquette ranked sixth and third baseman Trent Caraway ranked 16th.
Ahead of the College Baseball Showcase this preseason, four Beavs ranked in the top 100 for NCAA draft prospects. Arquette was ranked 12th, Caraway 18th, outfielder Gavin Turley 56th, and outfielder Dallas Macias 90th.
Now, Arquette remains the top dog at Oregon State University and is projected to be the fifth overall pick in the 2025 MLB draft. Turley ranks 74th overall, and Caraway is ranked 108th, while Macias is no longer ranked among the top 150 prospects.
Macias had a subpar season, batting .152 in 33 games, despite batting .315 with 41 RBIs and 67 hits. With another year of eligibility, Macias should opt out of the draft and spend another year under Head Coach Mitch Canham, working on a redeeming senior season.
Despite some players being unranked, it does not mean we can rule out the potential draft of other OSU players.
In 2024, Bazzana, Aiden May and Bridger Holmes were the only Beavers ranked amongst the top 150 draft prospects.
However, Jacob Kmatz, Elijah Hainline, Mason Guerra and Micah McDowell were all selected in the draft.
That leaves the lingering question of who we might see go.
Wilson Weber went on an offensive tear in May, totaling 16 hits, 22 RBIs and six home runs.
Weber currently ranks third in batting average on the team, behind Arquette and Turley.
On May 19, it was announced that Weber was selected as one of 13 semi-finalists for the Buster Posey Award, given to the nation’s top catcher.
Surely, Weber’s national recognition and late-season dominance will earn him a spot in the draft.
Canon Reeder and AJ Singer are both juniors who remained consistent with offensive and defensive growth as the season progressed.
Reeder has seven home runs, 48 hits and 30 RBIs in 152 plate appearances.
Singer started 53 games this season, recorded 61 hits and has a .319 batting average.
Singer’s offensive consistency isn’t the only thing that earned him a starting spot with the Beavs this year; his quick and gritty defense allowed for only one error on 203 chances.
Easton Talt had an impressive start to his junior season, he robbed two home runs on the road and had two walk-off wins at home.
In the back half of the season, Talt’s offensive performance began to decline, entering a slump. On April 21, Talt was batting .341, and less than one month later, he finished the season batting .273.
In the four-game series against the University of Oregon, Talt went 0-13, dropping 31 points of batting average.
The probability of Talt getting drafted will depend on his performance in the playoffs. If he does, we can expect him to be drafted in the later rounds.
When it comes to pitchers, OSU has struggled to produce consistent pitching dominance.
Preseason proclaimed ace, Nelson Keljo, ended the season with an ERA of 3.86 and 29 walks through 49 innings pitched.
Although his ERA is on the higher end, his opponents’ batting average was .191, and he racked up 52 strikeouts.
Since Keljo is a senior, the draft remains his last chance to continue playing baseball at a high level, and we can expect him to get a call.
The MLB draft will be on July 13, streaming on ESPN.