2025 Draft Prospect - #30 - OF - Nolan Schubart - Oklahoma State

 

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/      - 

#30      Nolan Schubart

OF        Oklahoma State

20/years old

6' 5"      223

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 30 | Arm: 40 | Field: 30 | Overall: 50

Schubart played for a St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) juggernaut that captured three straight titles in his three full seasons and included two players who signed for seven-figure bonuses (Brock Porter out of high school, Alex Mooney following two years at Duke) and two who could be first-round picks in 2025 (Schubart and Auburn catcher Ike Irish). He fell two hits shy of winning the Big 12 Conference triple crown last spring, batting .370 with 23 homers and 68 RBI in 49 games. He continued to rake during the summer, slashing .341/.565/.773 between brief stints with the U.S. collegiate national team and in the Cape Cod League.

While Schubart is pretty much a one-tool guy, prodigious left-handed power is always in demand, and he owns plus-plus raw pop thanks to his combination of bat speed, massive strength and a stroke designed to launch balls in the air. He can drive the ball out of any part of any ballpark and will take walks when pitchers refuse to challenge him. He comes with concerns about how he'll handle pro pitching, however, because he struck out at a 27 percent clip last season and had a 30 percent whiff rate on swings within the strike zone.

Schubart has to hit because he offers little value outside of the batter's box. He's a well-below-average runner with range to match in left field and a below-average arm. He'll almost certainly shift to first base at the next level and could wind up at DH.

 

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. 23 Kansas City Royals: Nolan Schubart, OF, Oklahoma State

Schubart has a 28% strikeout rate at OSU, but he also has dazzling power with 40 home runs the past two seasons with massive exit velocity. He's the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year for a reason.

The Cowboys play Clemson in a mega showdown at the Shriners Children's Baseball Showdown on Opening Day and face Louisville and Texas later that weekend.

 

1-22-25 –

Just Baseball: 2025 MLB Draft – Top 80 College Prospects

https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-college-prospects/?s=03  

32. Nolan Schubart – 1B

HT/WT: 6’5/223 | Bat/Throw: L/R | School: Oklahoma State | Age: 21.2

An uber-physical specimen, Schubart has some of the best power in the entire class and put together an outstanding campaign with Team USA this summer.

He is incredibly strong and is an imposing figure in the left-handed box, stepping in at 6’5, 223 pounds and there’s still projection remaining to his extra-large frame.

His swing features a ton of bat speed and leverage, allowing him to tap into his double-plus power from the left side, which is something scouts covet greatly. He’s already registered exit velocities over the 115 MPH echelon and his average of 97 MPH in 2024 was amongst the highest in the country. It’s absurdly good.

With that said, Schubart’s pure contact rates leave a bit more to be desired. He has yet to crack the 70% barrier over the course of a full year and will have issues with velocity upstairs, though he’s very patient and doesn’t chase after pitches out of the zone.

Schubart’s had some run in the outfield and has the arm strength to handle a corner spot, though his route-running is subpar and a move to first base is in the cards down the road.

 

1-17-25 –

College Baseball Player Of The Year Award Predictions For 2025

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/college-baseball-player-of-the-year-award-predictions-for-2025/  

Big-12

Player of the Year: Nolan Schubart (Oklahoma State)

Two of Oklahoma State’s top three offensive producers from 2024 moved onto the professional ranks this offseason but the Cowboys are still quite confident that their offense will click, thanks largely to the return of Schubart, the outfielder and first baseman who left little to the imagination last year in terms of his capabilities.

With a scorching 111.6 mph 90th percentile average exit velocity, Schubart led the Big 12 in home runs (23), on-base percentage (.513), OPS (1.351) and RBI (68), becoming the 13th Oklahoma State player ever to earn all-America honors in multiple seasons. Schubart is one of the Big 12’s most powerful and productive returnees in 2025.

 

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  

30. Nolan Schubart, OF, Oklahoma St

Another power-first profile that teams are in search of, hitting 23 home runs last year. Like Petry, he is a power-over-bat profile as a corner OF, but it is elite power if he can continue to show a solid contact rate, one tool that teams seek out in the first round.

 

12-31-24 - Top 50 college baseball prospects for 2025 MLB draft, per D1Baseball

https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2024-12-23/top-50-college-baseball-prospects-2025-mlb-draft-d1baseball    -                 

20    Nolan Schubart    OF    Oklahoma State 

 

8/11/24

Sports Gambling Podcast - 2025 Mock Draft –

NOLAN SCHUBART   OF    OKLAHOMA STATE

The White Sox have selected a college hitter with 9 of their last 12 first-round picks.

Albeit, I wouldn’t say that Nolan Schubart is “tooled out” his bat-to-ball skills and metrics stand out from the rest. Schubart’s bat absolutely carries the profile. It is plus plus power and plus plus hit for the Oklahoma State product. At a real physical 6-5, 230 pounds, Schubart has some defensive questions and an average arm. Schubart’s high-end exit velocities and silky smooth left-handed swing. During his Sophomore season, Schubart batted .370 with a 1.351 OPS, 23 home runs, and a 194 wRC+.

 

https://okstate.com/sports/baseball/roster/nolan-schubart/13485 -

2023: Collected multiple All-America and Freshman All-America honors … named to the All-America Third Team by Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA and ABCA/Rawlings … was tabbed a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA, Perfect Game/Rawlings, D1Baseball and Baseball America … earned Co-Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team … selected for the ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region First Team … unanimous selection to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team … earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors three times – March 6, May 8 and May 15 … played in all 61 games, starting 59 … made 58 starts in left field and one at DH … among all NCAA Division I freshmen ranked second in RBIs (74), third in doubles (20), sixth in total bases (144), walks (43) and slugging percentage (.667) and seventh in home runs (17) ... led the Cowboys with 74 RBIs, the most by a Cowboy since 2007 … reached base safely in final 19 games of season after having a career-long streak of 24 games reaching safely earlier in the season … posted 19 multi-hit and 17 multi-RBI games … had three games of five or more RBIs … was 1-for-3 with an RBI single in his collegiate debut vs. Missouri (2/17) … smacked first-career home run vs. Loyola Marymount (2/25) … went 3-for-6 with two homers and six RBIs vs. Missouri State (2/28) … had a career-high four hits to go along with three RBIs in series opener vs. Austin Peay (3/3) … delivered an RBI single to walk off Texas (4/2) and lift OSU to series win … had a record-setting day in series finale vs. East Tennessee State (5/7) … went 3-for-3 with three home runs, two of them grand slams, and 10 RBIs to go along with a pair of walks … three homers and 10 RBIs tied the OSU single-game record and two grand slams tied the Big 12 record … helped Cowboys to series win over Kansas State (5/12-14) by going 7-for-14 with two homers, a double and nine RBIs in the series … drove in multiple runs in all three games … went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs vs. Oklahoma (5/20) … was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs vs. Texas Tech (5/27) in a Big 12 Championship semifinal game … had two hits, including a three-run homer, and four RBIs in Big 12 Championship title game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at St. Mary’s High School, where he was an All-American and three-time all-state performer … hit .354 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs as a senior … led the Eaglets to three state championships … St. Mary’s was ranked No. 1 in the final Collegiate Baseball National High School Poll in 2021 and 2022 … team went 43-1 in 2021 and 44-0 in 2022.