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/ -
#29 Ethan Petry
OF/1B South Carolina
20/years old
6' 4" 235
Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 30 | Arm: 55 |
Field: 30 | Overall: 50
Petry interested scouts as both a slugger and a pitcher
during his Florida high school days but has focused on hitting since turning
down pro overtures and arriving at South Carolina. He set a Gamecocks freshman
record with 23 homers in 2023 and went deep 21 times more as a sophomore before
annihilating the Cape Cod League. He led the Cape in homers (11 in 31 games),
on-base percentage (.480), slugging (.760) and OPS (1.240) while winning MVP
honors from the league and top prospect accolades from scouts.
Petry generates plus-plus raw power with massive strength and
leverage from his 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame and an uphill right-handed stroke,
and he's capable of homering to any part of any ballpark. The caveat is that he
chases pitches excessively, swinging and missing inside and outside of the
zone, though he will take walks when opponents pitch around him. He struggled
with pitches at the top of and above the strike zone last spring but made
adjustments and hammered them with wood bats on the Cape.
With his power-over-hit profile and lack of athleticism,
Petry draws comparisons to Pete Alonso (with less bat speed) on the high end
and Seth Beer (with less plate discipline) on the low end. He's a
well-below-average runner with extremely limited range in right field, though
he does have solid arm strength and was clocked up to 96 mph off the mound as a
prepster. He has played a serviceable first base at South Carolina and likely
will move there full-time once he turns pro.
2-26-25 –
MLB mock draft 2025: Projecting first round for 2025 MLB
Draft
https://sportsnaut.com/mlb/mlb-analysis/lists/mlb-mock-draft-2025/
18. Arizona Diamondbacks: Ethan Peltry, OF/1B, South Carolina
All Ethan Peltry does is rake. In his first two seasons with
South Carolina, Peltry hit 44 home runs, with 128 RBI and a 1.157 OPS in 124
games. He also showed out in the Cape Cod League, as he was named MVP after
posting 11 home runs and an outstanding 1.240 OPS in 31 games. He might be
limited defensively, but you’re taking him for his bat, and he could be a quick
riser in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.
2-10-25
FLO Baseball - 2025 MLB Mock Draft 1.0-
https://www.flobaseball.tv/articles/13555752-2025-mlb-mock-draft-10-nats-stunner-with-the-no-1-pick
No. 27 Cleveland Guardians: Ethan Petry, OF/1B, South
Carolina Baseball
In two seasons, Petry has hit .341/.471/.686 with 44 home
runs.
The Cape Cod League MVP hit 11 more this past summer, and
he's another player who could climb high in this draft.
The Mets, Yankees and Dodgers first-round draft picks are
pushed back 10 spots due to exceeding the competitive balance tax in 2024 by
more than $40 million. So, this pick technically ends the first round.
1-28-25 –
MLB 2025 Mock Draft 2.0: Predictions for Every 1st-Round Pick
13. San Francisco Giants: OF Ethan Petry, South Carolina
After posting a 1.157 OPS with 44 home runs and 128 RBI in
124 games during his first two seasons at South Carolina, Petry gave his draft stock
a further boost last summer when he hit .360/.480/.760 with 11 home runs and 25
RBI in 31 games in the Cape Cod League to take home MVP honors. The 6'4",
235-pound slugger is limited athletically and he struck out at a 25.3 percent
clip last spring, but his playable power is tough to ignore.
1-22-25 –
Just Baseball: 2025 MLB Draft – Top 80 College Prospects
https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-college-prospects/?s=03
36. Ethan Petry – 1B
HT/WT: 6’4/235 | Bat/Throw: R/R | School: South Carolina |
Age: 21
Petry burst onto the scene as a freshman at South Carolina,
smashing 23 home runs and slashing .376/.471/.733 in 63 games.
2024 was much the same in the power department, as he hit 21
home runs in 61 games, but opposing pitching exploited some holes in Petry’s
swing, causing a drop in pure contact and a rise in strikeouts. He did walk at
a higher clip, but he was susceptible to velocity up in the zone and spin.
That continued on the Cape with Yarmouth-Dennis, posting a
swinging strike rate of over 17%. While the hit tool may be below-average,
Petry’s power grades out as plus and plays to all fields. The power is his
carrying tool.
Defensively, Petry has gotten opportunities in a corner
outfield spot with South Carolina, though his route-running can get adventurous
and many believe his physicality and lack of speed will relegate him to a first
base role.
He’s had opportunities at third base this fall, though scouts
have noted clunky footwork at the position. However, his Cape MVP will carry
significant weight in his evaluation this summer.
1-16-25 -
An Early Look at the Top 30 Prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft
https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2025/01/15/top-30-prospects-2025-mlb-draft/#google_vignette
29. Ethan Petry, 1B, South Carolina
Big-time power to profile at first, hitting 11 home runs in
125 plate appearances in the Cape. It’s a power-over-hit profile with some
swing-and-miss concerns, but the elite raw power and success in the SEC
legitimize him as a first-round prospect. He plays some right field for USC but
his future is at first base.
1-6-25 - 5 way too early 2025 MLB Draft prospects to
target with Brewers' glut of early picks
Ethan Petry, OF, South Carolina
The MVP of the Cape Cod League in 2024, Ethan Petry has raw
power to spare and is one of the best power hitters in this year's draft class.
Petry's not all that dissimilar to another Brewers prospect, Brock Wilken, who
also won the Cape Cod League MVP a few years ago. The Brewers do love high
performers on the Cape, and Petry should go around the range of the Brewers
early picks.
It's a power-over-hit profile and Petry is a corner profile
only on defense. He has a strong enough arm to play right field but his limited
speed and range likely will limit Petry to first base in the major leagues.
Petry is going to be among the country's leaders in home runs this season and
the Brewers will likely be keeping a close eye on him.
Top 50 college baseball prospects for 2025 MLB draft, per
D1Baseball
10 Ethan Petry OF
South Carolina
8/4/24 - B/R - 2025 Mock Draft
1.7 - Detroit Tigers: Ethan Petry, OF, South
Carolina
2025 Draft - B/R's Way-Too-Early 2025 MLB Mock Draft –
7. Detroit Tigers: OF Ethan Petry, South Carolina
Petry has been a standout offensive performer in the SEC over
his first two seasons at South Carolina, posting a .341/.471/.686 line with 44
home runs and 128 RBI in 124 games as a two-year starter.
He has continued to raise his profile by putting up a gaudy
.360/.480/.760 line with 11 home runs in 31 games in the Cape Cod League this
summer.
The 6'4", 230-pound slugger might end up limited to
first base defensively, but his bat will play anywhere.
Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers
Ethan Petry had a big
day -- a home run, two hits and three RBIs as Gamecock Basebll rebounds from
the A&M series with a road series win over Florida. As for the Gators, they
are officially in scramble mode.
9/3/24 - 2025 Draft - Prep Baseball - Top 50 College Hitters
in 2025 Draft
#3 - Ethan Petry OF South Carolina
https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/ethan-petry/ -
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Played and started in 61 games for the Gamecocks in 2024
Hit .306 with 57 runs scored, eight doubles, a triple, 21
home runs, 53 RBI and a team-best 51 walks
Was hit by 18 pitches, which tied for the team high
Fifth in the SEC in on-base percentage (.471)
Second on the team with a .639 slugging percentage
Tied for ninth in the SEC in walks
Had nine home runs in SEC play
Had 17 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI performances
Reached base in the team’s first 29 games of the season
Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI in a
win over Vanderbilt (March 23)
Went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in a win over
Presbyterian (March 26)
Had three hits and three RBI in a win over Texas A&M
(April 7)
Homered and had three hits in an SEC Tournament win over
Alabama (May 21)
Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Belmont
(Feb. 25)
Had two home runs in a win over Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 17)
Went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run in a win at
Florida (April 13)
Had three hits, two of them doubles, in the NCAA Raleigh
Regional
FRESHMAN (2023)
Played in 63 games with 61 starts for the Gamecocks in 2023
Led the team with a .376 batting average to go along with 55
runs scored, 10 doubles, 23 home runs and 75 RBI
Broke the Carolina freshman record for both home runs (23)
and RBI (75)
Was fifth in the SEC in batting average, tied for ninth in
hits (83), sixth in home runs, third in RBI, fifth in on-base percentage (.471)
and fourth in slugging percentage (.733)
Had eight sacrifice flies and was hit by 14 pitches
Hit .347 with 22 runs scored, 13 home runs and 42 RBI in SEC
games
Led the team with 24 multi-hit games and 19 multi-RBI
performances
Invited to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training
Camp
Had two home runs and eight RBI in a win over No. 1 LSU
(April 6)
Was a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI and two home runs in a
win at Georgia (March 18)
Went 3-for-6 with four RBI and a double in a win at
Mississippi State (April 1)
Homered and had three hits in a win over Florida (April 20)
Had three RBI and a home run at Vanderbilt (April 16)
Was 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in a win over
Winthrop (Feb. 21)
Solo home run in a 1-0 win over Penn (Feb. 25)
Had three hits and a double in a win over Presbyterian (March
14)
Homered and drove in three in an NCAA Columbia Regional win
over Central Connecticut State (June 2)
Had two hits and a double in the NCAA Gainesville Super
Regional game at Florida (June 9)
First career home run in a win over UMass Lowell (Feb. 19)
Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in a win over
Clemson (March 4)
Had a pair of stolen bases in a win over Tennessee (May 20)
Homered in the SEC Tournament game against LSU (May 24)
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Cypress Creek High School in Wesley Chapel, Fla.,
where he was the Sunshine Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2022
First Team All-Sunshine Athletic Conference (2021)
Second Team All-Sunshine Athletic Conference (2019)
FACA Games Most Valuable Player (2022)
Played in the High School All-American Game at Coors Field in
Denver in 2021
In his career at Cypress Creek, hit .402 with 80 runs scored,
29 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 80 RBI and a 1.211 OPS
Also had 46 career stolen bases, 32 of them in his senior
season
As a senior, was 5-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 60 strikeouts on the
mound
230 Prospect in the 2022 MLB Draft by MLB.com
40 player in the 2022 class by Prep Baseball Report
Ranked the No. 31 overall player in the class of 2022 by
Perfect Game
Perfect Game Preseason All-American – All-Florida Region
First Team (2022)
Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American – All-Florida
Region Second Team (2021)
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