On 12-5-24, MLB.com posted their top 100 prospects in the upcoming draft. Beginning 2-2-25, we will post it in backward order, ending with the pick for 1.1
https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2025/draft/ -
#82 Mason White SS, Arizona
21/years
old 5' 11" 176
Scouting
grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Arm: 45 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45
White
attended Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona, and stayed put for
college ball, heading to play for the Arizona Wildcats. He earned freshman
all-American recognition from Collegiate Baseball in 2023 after finishing with
a .989 OPS in 53 games. The power showed up even more as a sophomore as he
picked up all-Pac 12 honors with 19 homers and a .995 OPS. Two rough summers in
the Cape Cod League (.184/.284/.316 combined) has tempered enthusiasm a little
bit.
White
does offer legitimate pop from the left side of the plate despite being a touch
undersized at 5-foot-11. He often sells out for power too much, swinging uphill
at everything, which led to very high swing-and-miss rates (31 percent overall
in 2024 with a 30.5 strikeout rate). He does offset the K’s with a fair number
of walks and did make some adjustments to tone down his swing a bit this fall.
A decent
athlete, White has average speed, and while he’s coach Chip Hale’s choice to
play shortstop for the Wildcats, most see a move to second base because his arm
is a touch short for the premium position. He should be a more-than-capable
defender at the keystone and could develop into a power-first regular if he
tones down the swing-and-miss.
1-22-25 –
Just Baseball: 2025 MLB Draft – Top 80 College Prospects
https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-college-prospects/?s=03
51. Mason White – 2B
HT/WT: 5’11/176 | Bat/Throw: L/R | School: Arizona | Age:
21.9
Despite White’s shorter stature, he is one of the more
powerful bats in this draft class.
There’s quite a bit ongoing during his load, but White’s
hands are explosively quick and he launches the barrel through the zone at
insane speed, allowing him to tap into legitimate plus raw power to all fields.
There’s legitimately feel to lift the baseball at a
consistent rate, posting a fly ball rate of 42%. There are questions about the
pure contact skills, though. He added more aggression to his approach in 2024
and began chasing more frequently, plus his whiff rate did jump up slightly.
At best, this is a bat with a 40-hit tool and 55 or better
power. White’s range is limited due to his fringe-average speed and choppy
footwork in the dirt, which means his likely home will be second base moving
forward.
https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-white/15465
Honors
and Awards
2024:
ABCA West All-Region First Team
2024:
Pac-12 Tournament MVP
2024:
Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
2024:
Pac-12 All-Conference
2024:
Frisco College Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team (INF)
2024:
Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award watch list
2024:
Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
2023:
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
Arizona
2024 (Sophomore)
Continued his development into one of the most prolific power hitters on the west coast as a sophomore...Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament team champion...Started in all 59 of the Wildcats games; one of only two Arizona players to do so...Picked up Pac-12 All-Conference, Pac-12 All-Tournament Team, Pac-12 Tournament MVP, and ABCA West All-Region First Team honors...Tabbed to the Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger of the Year Award watch list...Hit .305 with 55 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, and 65 RBI...His 19 home runs were the eighth most hit by a Wildcat in a single season in program history...Posted a .603 slugging percentage and .392 on-base percentage...Finished the season tied for second in the Pac-12 with 19 home runs, while his 65 RBI were third on the circuit...Led the team in runs scored, home runs, RBI, total bases, and SLG...His 31 total extra-base hits were tied for seventh most in the conference...Finished sophomore campaign just two home runs shy of breaking into the program's all-time Top 10 with 29 long balls in a Wildcat uniform...Paced the team with 24 multi-hit games and 19 multi-RBI performances...Collected walk-off hits over UCLA on March 30 (two-run home run) and Washington State on April 21 (single)...Logged a pair of two-homer efforts: April 8 at Stanford (2x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI) and May 11 at Utah (2x5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI)...Both multi-HR performances were two of three eight total base efforts by a Wildcat in 2024...Put together an eight-game hit streak and an 18-game on-base streak during the year, both of which were the third longest streaks on the team in 2024...Hit safely in 46-of-59 games on the year; reached base safely in 54-of-59 games...Went 5-for-6 in stolen base attempts...Started all 30 games during Pac-12 Conference play and hit .288 with 25 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, six home runs, and 21 RBI...Led the team during conference play in runs, home runs, RBI, total bases, and SLG...Posted a perfect 4-for-4 success rate in stolen bases during conference play...Started all 59 games at shortstop and posted a .933 fielding percentage, comitting 16 errors on 239 total chances...Helped turn 31 of the Wildcats 47 double plays. POSTSEASON: Led the Wildcats offensive efforts in the postseason, starting in all six games and hitting .391 with six runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, and five RBI...Drew two walks and struck out just five times in six postseason outings...Slugged .739 with a .440 OBP in the postseason...Tabbed as the Pac-12 Tournament MVP after hitting .400 with five runs, two home runs, and five RBI in Scottsdale...Hit safely in all six postseason games, with three multi-hit performances...Drove in runs in 5-of-6 postseason contests...Posted a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage on 27 total chances in the postseason.
Arizona
2023 (Freshman)
Burst onto the scene as a true freshman, logging time in 53 games with 48 starts and earning Freshman All-America recognition from Collegiate Baseball...Hit .313 with 50 runs scored, 18 doubles, seven triples, 10 home runs, and 35 RBI to go along with a .611 slugging percentage...Drew 22 walks and registered a .379 on-base percentage...Led the team and ranked second in the Pac-12 with seven triples...Finished the year second on the team with 18 doubles, while his 127 total bases were fourth most on the squad...One of six Wildcats to notch double-digit home runs, believed to be a program record...Tallied multiple hits 17 times and logged seven multi-RBI performances...Posted a 17-game hit streak from March 31–April 30 that stood as the longest on the team in 2023; over the course of the streak he hit .420 (29x69) with 23 runs, nine doubles, three triples, two home runs, and 14 RBI...His 17-game hit streak raised his season batting average over 100 points from .224 to .328...Also posted a 21-game on-base streak that was tied for the second longest on the team in 2023...Recorded one of the Wildcats two five-hit games, accomplishing the feat on May 14 at Stanford (5x7, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI)...Hit safely in 41-of-53 games played...Demolished Pac-12 pitching, posting an impressive .356 batting average with 23 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 19 RBI across 25 conference games (22 starts)...Registered a .634 slugging percentage and a .404 on-base percentage against Pac-12 pitching...Tied the program's freshman conference record with 12 doubles...Posted the second best batting average on the team in conference play...Made 31 starts at second base, 11 at third base, five at designated hitter, and one at shortstop...On defense, posted a .953 fielding percentage on nine errors across 193 total chances...Assisted in 23 of the Wildcats 46 double plays turned. POSTSEASON: Started all six of the Wildcats postseason games and hit .308 with five runs scored, one triple, three home runs, and six RBI...Hit safely in all six postseason games, including a pair of two-hit performances...Hit home runs in each of Arizona's two games at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional...Scored a run in 5-of-6 postseason games.
High
School
Prepped
locally at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson…Lettered three years in
baseball under head coach Vic Acuna…Career .418 hitter with 22 doubles, 12 home
runs, and 71 RBI…As a senior, hit .453 with 43 hits and 35 RBI…2020 and 2021
Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American…2022 Perfect Game Preseason
All-American and All-Region…2021 Perfect Game National Showcase
participant…2022 4A Kino Player of the Year…2022 4A Arizona State Player of the
Year…Arizona Republic 2022 All-Arizona First Team.
MASON
WHITE 2B ARIZONA
Matt
Arnold is the new General Manager of the Brewers, and the 2024 Draft was
uncharacteristic of the Brewers' normal hauls. I don’t know what to expect from
Milwaukee in 2025, so I’ll use the best available data here.
Late in
the 2024 college season, Mason White rose into first-round consideration for
the 2025 class. White is a projectable 5-11, 176-pound middle infielder with,
pound for pound, the most present power in the class. It is bat speed, with
high exit velo creating massive power. White has a large leg kick with big coil
to create the power, but some wonder if he sacrifices bat-to-ball to create the
power. White is a career .309 average, .992 OPS hitter, and hit 19 home runs in
2024.
On
12-5-24, MLB.com posted their top 100 prospects in the upcoming draft.
Beginning 2-2-25, we will post it in backward order, ending with the pick for
1.1
a career .309 average, .992 OPS hitter, and hit 19 home runs in 2024.
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