The Cleveland Guardians have selected outfielder Jace LaViolette out of Texas A&M University with the No. 27 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft. LaViolette was the 20th ranked prospect in the draft according to MLB Pipeline
Here’s what MLB Pipeline had to say about him:
“Few high schoolers in the 2022 class could match LaViolette’s combination of physicality and athleticism, but swing-and-miss concerns left teams hesitant to buy him out of his Texas A&M commitment. A down junior season ended his chances to become the first four-year college outfielder to go No.