College World Series 2025 Top Prospects in Mock Drafts to Watch in Bracket Finals
All eyes of the baseball world are on Omaha, where LSU and Coastal Carolina will soon start their best-of-three tussle for the right to be crowned champions of the 2025 Men's College World Series.
All eyes from the scouting community, meanwhile, will have a more specific focus during this championship collision.
For them, they'll be watching a few players closer than the rest. There are some legitimate MLB draft prospects in this series, and it could be extremely helpful to see how they perform under college baseball's brightest lights.
Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU
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When it comes to 2025 draft prospects in this heavyweight fight, LSU southpaw Kade Anderson occupies a tier of his own.
He is the top overall projected pick in the latest mock from ESPN's Kiley McDaniel. The race for No. 1 "continues to be wide open," per McDaniel, "but Anderson's strong finish to the season has him looking like the slight favorite over Ethan Holliday as the top pick."
Even if Anderson doesn't go first overall, he'll clearly be snatched up quickly. He was the second pick, for instance, in the most recent mock from MLB Pipeline's Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo. In their eyes, "Anderson has the best chance at going No. 1" if Holliday doesn't, as Anderson is "exactly what the Angels love—a college guy who can reach the big leagues quickly.
If it isn't Holliday, Anderson has the best chance at going No. 1. If not, he is exactly what the Angels love -- a college guy who can reach the big leagues quickly.
Anderson's longest projected night, meanwhile, came courtesy of B/R's Joel Reuter, who had Anderson on his mock draft board all the way until...the No. 3 pick.
Caden Bodine, C, Coastal Carolina
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Because these mocks went various lengths—MLB Pipeline's was the shortest at 27 picks, while B/R's went the longest with 43 selections—they didn't all have room for additional prospects in this series beyond Anderson.
Bodine made the cut for Reuter, though, who sent him to the Minnesota Twins at No. 36 but also mentioned him being "in the mix" for the Philadelphia Phillies at No. 26.
MLB Pipeline's big board slotted Bodine 38th overall, giving him a 60 grade for his hit tool, 50 grade for his arm and 40 grade for his power. The 21-year-old holds a three-year slash line of .340/.442/.532 with 25 homers, 160 RBI and 170 runs over 181 career contests.
A switch-hitter, he has some of the better bat-to-ball skills in this draft and sprays line drives all over the yard. He doesn't get enough lift to send too many balls over the fence, but his contact profile still intrigues, and he's a good pitch-framer.
Anthony Eyanson, RHP, LSU
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Like Bodine, Anthony Eyanson only appeared on one of these three expert mocks.
McDaniel included him among the competitive balance picks, sending Eyanson to the Tampa Bay Rays at No. 37.
Eyanson landed 66th on that MLB Pipeline big board, where he was graded with a 60 for his slider, a 55 for his curveball and a 50 for both his fastball and changeup. The Athletic's Keith Law, meanwhile, put Eyanson 54th in this class, citing his "easy, athletic delivery" and "plus slider that hitters have missed more than half the time they've swung at it."
Eyanson, a transfer from UC San Diego, has impressed during his first season with LSU. He has pitched to a career-best 2.92 ERA while racking up 143 strikeouts in his 101.2 innings.
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