Nonetheless, even if it isn’t so visible to the average fan, the 20-round MLB draft is integral to building and sustaining success for any organization. The two-day, 2025 draft began Sunday night, and the Phillies selected righthanded pitcher Gage Wood from the University of Arkansas in the first round with the 26th overall pick.

Davalan is a draft eligible sophomore that came over from Florida Gulf Coast that hit .346 out of the leadoff spot and played left field for the Hogs. He's the first outfielder to be selected in the first round since Heston Kjerstad went second overall in the 2020 draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers will select 20th in this year’s MLB Draft, which begins this weekend on Sunday, July 13. Tradition says that they will select a hitter with their first pick, but Jonathan Mayo’s final mock draft has them going a different route by selecting a collegiate pitcher with a 70-grade fastball.

With their bat-heavy approach in the first round of recent Drafts, the Red Sox have built a pipeline of talent that has led to players like Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell impacting the Major League club in short order.