Ranking the 10 Best Power-Hitting Prospects in 2025 MLB Draft Class
One of the easiest MLB tools to quantify is power—just look at a player's home run total or slugging percentage.
However, it is also one of the toughest to project while making the leap from high school or college competition to pro-level pitching.
It doesn't matter how much raw power a player has if he doesn't make enough consistent contact to fully utilize it, and swing-and-miss issues can overwhelm even the most eye-popping batting practice standout.
Still, in today's power-driven game, teams will continue to roll the dice on power potential in hopes of a slugger's hit tool developing while he climbs the minor league ladder.
Ahead is a closer look at the 10 best power-hitting prospects in the 2025 MLB draft class, ranked based on their raw power tool and their projected ability to tap into it at the next level.
10. 1B/OF Ethan Petry, South Carolina
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'4", 235 lbs
2025 Stats: 44 G, .321/.437/.590, 21 XBH (10 HR), 34 RBI
Ethan Petry sent his draft stock soaring last summer when he won 2024 Cape Cod League MVP honors, hitting .360/.480/.760 with 11 home runs in 31 games against some of the nation's best pitching.
He hit 23 home runs as a freshman and 21 long balls as a sophomore, so his power production this spring was the worst of his three-year run at South Carolina, but there is still reason for optimism.
He slashed his strikeout rate from 25.3 to 17.4 percent from his sophomore to junior seasons, showing a more discerning eye at the plate. So now it's about finding the middle ground where he is not sacrificing power for patience.
9. OF Mason Neville, Oregon
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'3", 210 lbs
2025 Stats: 57 G, .290/.429/.724, 42 XBH (26 HR), 57 RBI
Mason Neville went 3-for-27 with 20 strikeouts as a true freshman at Arkansas, then transferred to Oregon where he hit .268/.369/.664 with 16 home runs and 43 RBI during a breakout sophomore season.
He took another major step forward this year, making significant strides with his walk rate (14.0 to 18.9 percent) and strikeout rate (33.5 to 23.6 percent) while tying for the NCAA lead with 26 home runs in 57 games.
His potential to stick in center field defensively while providing middle-of-the-order upside at the plate has pushed him into the first-round conversation, and he should hear his name called at some point on Day 1.
8. OF Gavin Turley, Oregon State
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'1", 196 lbs
2025 Stats: 65 G, .351/.472/.649, 33 XBH (20 HR), 69 RBI
In 170 career games at Oregon State—roughly the equivalent of one full MLB season—Gavin Turley posted a 1.072 OPS with 35 doubles, 53 home runs, 189 RBI and 151 runs scored.
After slugging 19 home runs as a sophomore, he had a solid run in the Cape Cod League last summer, logging an .895 OPS with three home runs and 17 RBI in 90 plate appearances.
The tools are there for him to be an impact player offensively. He just needs to prove he can make enough consistent contact to get to those tools after striking out 207 times during his college career.
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7. 1B/OF Nolan Schubart, Oklahoma State
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'5", 223 lbs
2025 Stats: 55 G, .300/.436/.630, 28 XBH (19 HR), 57 RBI
Nolan Schubart is the prototypical one-tool player, as his left-handed power will be the reason he hears his name called in the 2025 draft, likely somewhere inside the first 100 picks.
He has bottom-of-the-scale speed and defensive ability, and while he played primarily in the outfield at Oklahoma State, he will almost certainly be limited to first base and designated hitter duties in pro ball.
With all of that said, left-handed power is always in demand and he launched 59 home runs in 165 games during his three seasons with the Cowboys, albeit with a 26.8 percent strikeout rate.
6. 3B/OF Quentin Young, Oaks Christian Academy (CA)
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Age: 18
Height/Weight: 6'6", 220 lbs
Quentin Young has the MLB bloodlines as the nephew of former big leaguers Dmitri Young and Delmon Young, and his raw power stacks up to any player in this year's high school class.
His game is still raw, and he will need to refine his pitch recognition skills and plate discipline to make full use of his power potential.
It all comes down to what level of hit tool he is able to develop in the coming years, but the upside here is a perennial 30-homer slugger who can also provide some value with his athleticism and defensive work at third base or in right field.
5. 1B Jared Jones, LSU
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'4", 246 lbs
2025 Stats: 68 G, .323/.414/.613, 37 XBH (22 HR), 76 RBI
There are some significant swing-and-miss concerns with Jared Jones after a junior season in which he whiffed 85 times in 68 games at a 26.1 percent clip, but there is no ignoring his production.
After posting a 1.065 OPS with 14 home runs as a true freshman, he launched 28 homers during his second season at LSU while hitting .301/.454/.747 over 295 plate appearances.
His 45-grade hit tool and lack of secondary value will likely keep him from hearing his name called on Day 1 of the draft, but a college career that included two national championships and 64 home runs in 189 games will be enough for someone to roll the dice inside the top five rounds.
4. 3B Xavier Neyens, Mount Vernon HS (WA)
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Age: 18
Height/Weight: 6'4", 210 lbs
Despite an inconsistent spring, Xavier Neyens still stands as the best power bat in this year's high school class not named Ethan Holliday, and he also still took home 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year honors in the state of Washington.
Current Washington Nationals rising star James Wood had a similar trajectory during his high school career, with a lackluster senior season, swing-and-miss concerns and some overall prospect fatigue causing him to slip down draft boards.
There's more than enough upside in his tools to still bet on his long-term potential in the first round, and in the right developmental system he could end up being one of the steals of this draft class if he slides outside the first 15 picks.
3. 1B Andrew Fischer, Tennessee
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'1", 210 lbs
2025 Stats: 65 G, .341/.497/.760, 41 XBH (25 HR), 65 RBI
Andrew Fischer spent his freshman season at Duke (47 G, .999 OPS, 11 HR, 33 RBI) and his sophomore season at Ole Miss (55 G, 1.039 OPS, 20 HR, 57 RBI) before joining the defending national champion Tennessee Volunteers in the transfer portal last offseason.
Tasked with replacing Blake Burke, who went No. 34 overall in the 2024 draft after hitting .379/.449/.702 with 30 doubles, 20 home runs and 61 RBI as Tennessee's first baseman in 2024, Fischer put together an even better all-around season at the plate this spring.
With more walks (63) than strikeouts (42) this season and a 50-grade hit tool, Fischer has a far better chance of maximizing his power potential than some of the prospects ranked below him on this list. That's the reason he will likely be a first-round selection, with a chance to go inside the top 20 picks.
2. OF Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
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Age: 21
Height/Weight: 6'6", 230 lbs
2025 Stats: 56 G, .258/.427/.576, 27 XBH (18 HR), 61 RBI
Entering the spring, Texas A&M slugger Jace LaViolette was one of the leading candidates to go No. 1 overall in the 2025 draft.
After launching 21 home runs as a freshman, he hit .305/.449/.726 with 29 home runs and 78 RBI in 68 games as a sophomore while helping the Aggies reach the College World Series final.
However, beneath the surface of those impressive numbers, he struck out 81 times at a 24.3 percent clip, and those swing-and-miss concerns became even more prominent this spring as opposing pitchers game-planned around him.
His legitimate 40-homer potential still makes him a safe bet to hear his name called in the first round, but there is enough bust potential to make him one of the riskiest Day 1 picks.
1. SS Ethan Holliday, Stillwater HS (OK)
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Age: 18
Height/Weight: 6'4", 210 lbs
With a strong, athletic 6'4" frame, good bat-to-ball skills and elite raw power from the left side of the plate, Ethan Holliday offers the highest offensive ceiling of any player in the 2025 draft class.
The ceiling here is Corey Seager, though a shift to third base seems likely once he gets rolling in pro ball, and there are still some minor swing-and-miss concerns to iron out as he climbs the minor league ladder.
Unlike his older brother Jackson Holliday who went No. 1 overall in the 2022 draft on the strength of his advanced hit tool, Ethan has a profile that more closely resembles his All-Star father who slugged 316 home runs over 15 seasons in the majors.
As is always the case, prep players carry higher risk and more need for long-term projection, but there's not a bigger swing for the fences in the 2025 draft than Holliday.
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