FSU ace goes top 10 in newest MLB mock draft

USA Today

11 hours ago

The 2025 MLB draft is just over a week away, and FSU pitcher Jamie Arnold is going to be one of the first players taken. The latest mock draft from Jim Callis of MLB.com has the Toronto Blue Jays taking him with the No. 8 overall pick in the draft.
"The Blue Jays are mostly associated with college arms and high school shortstops, which not coincidentally are the two most fertile areas at the top of the Draft. This feels like Arnold's floor and Witherspoon could land here if he's the final top-tier arm remaining. They also have strong interest in Parker and could take Willits or Carlson."
Arnold had a strong junior season for the Seminoles, headlining their starting rotation. He finished with an 8-2 record and a 2.98 ERA. In 84.2 innings, he recorded 119 strikeouts against 63 hits and 27 walks. He held opponents to a .208 batting average and made six All-American teams.
If he is taken 8th overall, he would be the highest drafted Seminole since the San Francisco Giants took Buster Posey with the 5th overall pick in 2008. Arnold would also become the third-highest drafted pitcher in program history and the first taken in the first round since Luke Weaker in 2014.
The 2025 MLB draft will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, and last from July 13-14. The Seminoles had two first-round picks last year in James Tibbs III and Cam Smith.
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