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/ -
#63 Gabe Davis RHP,
Oklahoma State
21/years old 6'
9" 217
Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 |
Control: 40 | Overall: 50
Davis has yet to put everything together at Oklahoma State,
but as a 6-foot-9 right-hander who can reach triple digits with his fastball,
his upside is obvious. His stuff improved and he made some progress with his
control and command during his first two years with the Cowboys, but he still
has a long way to go. He missed fall practice after breaking his collarbone in
an off-field accident.
Davis' heater parks at 94-97 mph and touches 100 with some
mild armside run, and his size creates very steep downhill plane. He also
misses bats with a tight upper-80s slider that reaches 92 mph, and he can turn
it into a harder cutter. His mid-80s changeup lacks reliability but features
quality fade and tumble when it's on.
Carrying just 217 pounds on his huge frame, Davis could add
even power once he gains some projectable strength. The biggest question is
whether he can keep his long limbs in sync consistently enough to locate his
pitches well enough to be a starter. If he winds up in the bullpen, he has the
stuff for a high-leverage role.
1-22-25 –
Just Baseball: 2025 MLB Draft – Top 80 College Prospects
https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-college-prospects/?s=03
23. Gabe Davis – RHP
HT/WT: 6’9/217 | Bat/Throw: R/R | School: Oklahoma State |
Age: 21.8
At 6’9, 217 pounds, Davis is a behemoth of a human being and
provides an interesting look on the mound. He’s uber-projectable and controls
his body rather well for his size, though there’s still some kinks to work out
with his delivery, most notably the stiffness down the mound.
After having a release height under six feet in 2023, Davis
raised his release by half a foot, which hampered the fastball whiff rates a
bit. With that said, he gets a ton of extension from a wide angle and sits in
the mid-90s consistently, bumping 99 MPH at his peak with some cutting action.
It’s his cutter-esque slider that takes the headlines,
though. It sits in the upper-80s and flashes tight shape and depth, becoming
more of a cutter once it approaches 90 MPH. He’s tinkered with a firm mid-80s
cambio with some sink and a bigger low-80s curveball that plays off the slider.
Should the command turn the corner, Davis is in contention for being the best
arm on the board.
1-6-25 - 5 way too early 2025 MLB Draft prospects to
target with Brewers' glut of early picks
Gabe Davis, RHP, Oklahoma State
The Brewers like big pitchers. Just take a look at their
bullpen mix. Jared Koenig, Grant Wolfram, Bryan Hudson, Trevor Megill, and
Jacob Misiorowski all stand at 6'6" or taller. Gabe Davis stands at a
whopping 6'9" tall and a slim 217 pounds. His fastball sits in the upper
90s and touches 100 MPH.
It's a profile the Brewers have had great success with and
could very well look to have success with again in the 2025 Draft with Davis.
If anyone can harness the size and power that Davis has, it's the Brewers. Once
they unlock Davis' potential, he could quickly become a force in the Brewers
bullpen but he also has the three pitch mix to succeed as a starter if the
command improves enough.
A lot will happen between now and the Draft this summer.
Players' stocks will rise and fall, but these are some early names to keep an
eye on when the Draft rolls around and as the college baseball season gets
started.
12-23-24 - Top 50 college baseball prospects for 2025
MLB draft, per D1Baseball
25 Gabe Davis RHP
Oklahoma State
https://okstate.com/sports/baseball/roster/gabe-davis/13476
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2023: Made 22 relief appearances … struck out four in 1 2/3
innings in collegiate debut vs. Arkansas (2/19) … had six strikeouts in 2 2/3
innings vs. Loyola Marymount (2/25) … racked up seven strikeouts in career-long
three innings vs. Kansas (4/22) … earned the win in a game that sent OSU to the
Big 12 Championship title game by posting two strikeouts against Texas Tech
(5/27).
HIGH SCHOOL: A standout at Choctaw High School under head
coach and former OSU pitcher Shane Hawk … tossed two no-hitters as a senior …
posted a 2.84 ERA and recorded 52 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings in final prep
season … also competed in football, wrestling, basketball and golf.
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