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/ -
#31 Henry Godbout
2B Virginia
21/years old
6' 2" 190
Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 50 | Run: 45 | Arm: 50 |
Field: 50 | Overall: 50
The University of Virginia has consistently produced solid
hitters who end up in the big leagues, most recently Jake McCarthy and Zack
Gelof, and in 2024, Griff O’Ferrall and Ethan Anderson went in the top two
rounds. The 2025 class has another pair of Cavaliers who could go in the same
range in Henry Ford and Godbout, an infielder coming off a sophomore season
that saw him finish with an OPS of 1.117 and earn second-team All-American
honors from Baseball America.
In many ways, Godbout is the prototypical Virginia hitter, a
solid all-around baseball player with tools that play up thanks to a high
baseball IQ. He makes consistent hard contact from the right side of the plate
and doesn’t chase or swing-and-miss much (14 percent miss rate in 2024). He
could end up with better than average power when all is said and done, with
most of it coming right now to his pull side. Godbout appeared to have added
some strength this fall, but looked a little stiffer as a result. He’s a fringy
runner and that might be trending in the wrong direction with that added bulk.
There was some hope Godbout would get time at shortstop this
coming season; not that he’d be able to play there long-term but so scouts
could see how athletic he could be, and he did play a few games at the premium
position during his brief Cape Cod League stint. With an average-ish arm, he’s
much more likely to stick at second or get a look at the hot corner.
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. 28: Kansas City Royals: Henry Godbout, IF, Virginia
Baseball
Awarded a PPI pick for Bobby Witt Jr. finishing third in MVP
voting, the Royals take Godbout here. He hit .372/.472/.645 with nine home runs
in 2024. He’ll be a bat-first prospect but good value for the Royals at No. 28.
1-22-25 –
Just Baseball: 2025 MLB Draft – Top 80 College Prospects
https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-college-prospects/?s=03
16. Henry Godbout – 2B
HT/WT: 6’2/190 | Bat/Throw: R/R | School: Virginia | Age:
21.8
There may not be a more polished hit tool in the ACC than
Godbout presently. After posting a contact rate of 82.8% in 2023, Godbout upped
that number to 86% and established himself as one of the best fastball hitters
in the entire country, only whiffing a measly 5% on heaters in 2024.
Godbout loves to slash the ball to all-fields and he’ll fight
to fend off strikeouts, only recording 20 strikeouts in 51 total games. He has
extremely quick hands and loves to turn on the ball, though he’s still learning
to lift the ball more.
It’s nothing more than fringe-average power right now, though
his projectable frame suggests that he can get to average pull-side juice in
due time.
All in all, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better pure
hitter in the country.
An average runner, Godbout will likely see some reps at
shortstop in 2025, though his future home is likely to be second base. He’s got
solid range and good arm strength, though his size may point towards a
potential home at the hot corner.
12-23-24 - Top 50 college baseball prospects for 2025
MLB draft, per D1Baseball
23 Henry
Godbout 2B Virginia
Henry Godbout - INF - virginia
Prospects Live Ranking - #15
Arguably the most
proven hit tool in the ACC, Henry Godbout will look to guide Virginia to Omaha
for the third consecutive season. The
bat to ball skills are incredibly appealing, with a 92% zone contact rate and a
.443 BABIP. He was one of the top
hitters in the country against fastballs, ending 2024 with just a 5% whiff rate
against them. Nearly all of his
extra-base hits were to his pull side (22 of 28), so I’m curious to see if he
becomes more balanced in 2025. One of
the top hitters against velocity, Godbout hit .500 off pitches 92 MPH or harder
with just a 3% whiff rate. Defensively,
he looks to be the everyday man at second base for Brian O’Connor while
flirting with some opportunities to play shortstop over the course of next
season. Godbout displays solid range and
instincts, along with proficient arm strength on the diamond. Don't expect him to steal many bases, if any,
in 2025, despite his average speed.
Overall, Godbout is one of the most polished hitters in this upcoming
draft class, expect him to be a key catalyst for the Cavaliers, who have a deep
lineup from top to bottom.
https://virginiasports.com/player/henry-godbout/ -
2024
• No. 46 on D1Baseball’s Top 50 Second Basemen as part of its
Preseason Player Rankings
SUMMER 2023:
Played 20 games for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods
League … 18 of his 19 starts came at shortstop, the other at 3B … played
alongside UVA teammate Anthony Stephan … batted .338 (27-for-80) with five
doubles, two triples, two homers and 22 RBI … in his Growlers debut went
2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored and an RBI … had two triples in a
game at the Kokomo Jackrabbits on July 21 … in the 20-10 win over over Kokomo
on July 21, combined with Stephan to go 6-for-12, 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 4 R, BB.
2023
• Appeared in 56 games and made 51 starts (43 2B, 8 DH) as a
true freshman. Started the final 17 games at second base for UVA.
• Batted .286 (54-for-189) with 13 doubles, a triple, three
home runs and 38 RBI. Was a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts.
• First collegiate hit came in his first at bat, a pinch-hit
double down the left field line in UVA’s season opener against Navy (2/18).
• Led the team with 14 hit by pitches, the sixth-most in the
ACC. The 14 HBPs were the tied for eighth-most in a single season in UVA
history and the most by a Cavalier since Joe McCarthy was plunked 18 times in
2014.
• Two of his three homers came in a three-game stretch early
in the season. Left the yard as part of a 3-for-3, 4-RBI effort against
Longwood on Feb. 21 and again in the second game of a doubleheader against
Columbia on Feb. 26 where he went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
• Put together three, three-hit efforts in his first six
games of collegiate career.
• Came through with a game-tying 2-RBI single in the seventh
inning of an eventual 7-4 win over Liberty on April 25.
• Hit his third homer of the year in a 3-for-4, 3 RBI game
against Louisville on May 12.
2023 Kalamazoo Growler Henry Godbout has been named to the
Second-Team All-American Team by Baseball America.
The sophomore from Virginia is now the third former Growler
to get named to an All-American team this season with Cavaliers shortstop Griff
O’Ferrall and Appalachian State outfielder Banks Tolley having been named last
week to the ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team List.
After a freshman All-American nod and a trip to Omaha last
year, Godbout continued his success with the Growlers.
Across 20 games in a K-Zoo uniform, Godbout slashed .338
(27-80)/.404/.525 while driving in 22 runs and walking (7) more than he struck
out (6).
The primary Growlers shortstop collected 10 different
multi-hit nights culminating in a 2-5, two triple, four RBI night in a 20-10
win over Kokomo on July 21st.
This spring, both the bat and the glove were carried back
over to Charlottesville. This spring, Godbout started 51 games for the ‘Hoos
slashing .372/.472/.645 clobbering nine home runs and driving in 47 RBI while
again walking (29) more times than he struck out (20).
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