2025 Draft Prospect - #59 - SS - Carson Brumbaugh - Santa Fe (OK)

 

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

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#59        Carson Brumbaugh      SS, Santa Fe (OK)

18          6' 2"         198

COMMITTED - Arkansas

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50

Oklahoma high schools feature three of the best shortstops in the 2025 Draft, and all three have big league bloodlines. Ethan Holliday (Stillwater) is a potential No. 1 overall pick, Eli Willits (Fort Cobb-Broxton) won't go too far behind him and Brumbaugh could factor into the second round. Though the son of former Rangers and Rockies outfielder Cliff Brumbaugh has run his fastball up to 96 mph and flashed a quality slider, teams prefer him as a position player. He missed much of last summer's showcase circuit after breaking the hamate bone in his left hand and later fracturing a finger, so the Arkansas recruit could rise up boards as teams get a better look at him this spring.

A right-handed hitter, Brumbaugh already possesses solid raw power thanks to his bat speed and the strength in his 6-foot-2 frame. He also has a knack for putting the barrel on the ball and should have 20-homer power once he's completely developed. He doesn't try to do too much at the plate and shows a willingness to use the opposite field.

Brumbaugh has average speed and the instincts to play quicker than that on the bases and in the field. His athleticism helps him cover ground at shortstop and he has the arm strength to make any throw necessary. If he loses a step and has to shift to third base in the future, he has enough offense to profile as a regular there.

1-27-25  -  Just Baseball –

2025 MLB Draft - Top 80 High School Prospects

https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-high-school-prep-prospects/

16. Carson Brumbaugh – SS

HT/WT: 6’2/196 | Bat/Throw: R/R | School: Edmond Santa Fe (OK) | Commitment: Arkansas | Age: 18.9

Brumbaugh was one of the highest upside two-ways in the country as an underclassman, but an arm injury kept him off the mound this summer and scouts took notice of the bat.

He’s a toolshed with high-end athleticism and twitch, possessing loud offensive upside in the future. Brumbaugh has a strong lower half and utilizes it well in his swing, displaying solid hip/shoulder separation that leads to impressive bat speed, rotation, and barrel whip through the zone.

He’s produced impact to all fields this summer and while there’s some swing-and-miss, it’s hard to ignore the pure tools on display.

Defensively, he has the arm strength to handle shortstop, plus he has soft hands, range, and great defensive instincts. He can make throws from many angles and has electric flair to his game.

There’s little doubt that he moves away from an up-the-middle spot moving forward. If teams want to see him back on the mound, he’s a legit relief prospect with a mid-90s heater at his best and a diabolically good mid-80s slider. Brumbaugh is slated to attend classes at Arkansas if he goes unselected.

 

10/27/24

2025 Draft Prospect - Carson Brumbaugh, MIF/RHP, Uncommitted

Carson Brumbaugh, MIF/RHP, Uncommitted

Brumbaugh played in minimal events this summer due to an injury, but he took full advantage of his time on the diamond. He has a strong 6’2” 190lb frame with noticeable strength already present in the lower half. There’s a lot going on with the swing with a medium leg kick and active hands, but this doesn’t stop him from consistently getting the barrel to the ball.

He shows an excellent feel at the plate with impressive barrel dexterity that allows him to cover all parts of the zone and impact the baseball with authority to all parts of the field. He comfortably possesses an above-average hit tool with present average raw power that could blossom into an above-average tool.

In the field, he showed rhythmic feet and soft hands, indicating that he could handle the six spot at the highest level. In the one event that he did play, he was recovering from an arm injury and only played second base, but there is very real arm strength present here as well, as he was running it up into the mid-90s on the mound prior to this injury.

Brumbaugh is an absolute toolshed with present, innate feel for the barrel who should continue to rise up boards as the 2025 draft creeps closer.

 

We're highlighting incoming junior two-way athlete Carson Brumbaugh, an uncommitted Oklahoma native who's been one of the premium performers of the summer. He starred at the PBR Future Games, at Area Codes, and now he's headed to Milwaukee to take part in the inaugural PBR All-American Game.

PBR's VP of Scouting Shooter Hunt had this to say regarding Brumbaugh's electrifying performance at Lake Point as a member of Team Oklahoma inside the Future Games at the end of July: "Brumbaugh stole the show during workouts as his mic-dropping moment included an array of home runs belted with an average exit velocity of 97.9 mph and a max of 104 mph.

The right-handed hitter nearly broke the Blast Motion metrics, and had the company buzzing about the advanced analytics of his bat and hand speed combined with elite rotational acceleration... At 6-foot-1, 189 pounds his frame is wiry-athletic with some lean strength present, and more likely on the way.

A versatile defender who can play anywhere on the diamond, he only amplified his value by hopping on the bump and running his fastball up above 93 mph with a quick arm and significant effort out front. His wipeout slider is a real weapon, and while he warrants an initial look as a position player, the fall back option as a power-armed right-hander is reassuring."