Slade Caldwell (Round 1; 29th overall) MLB.com bio
OF │ B/T: L/L │ Age: 18 (June 18, 2006) │ 5-9, 182 │ Valley View HS (Jonesboro, Ark.)
- Ranked as the 2024 draft’s No. 27 prospect by MLB Pipeline.
- 2-time Arkansas High School Baseball Gatorade Player of the Year.
- In his senior year, hit .478 with 4 home runs, 18 RBI, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 49 walks, 51 stolen bases and 58 runs scored.
- As a two-way player his junior year, batted .512 with 5 home runs, 31 RBI and 40 stolen bases while also going 7-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 72 strikeouts as a pitcher.
- During his sophomore year hit .511 with 9 home runs, 48 RBI and 41 stolen bases.
- Committed to Ole Miss.
Ryan Waldschmidt (Prospect Promotion Incentive; 31st overall) MLB.com bio │Kentucky bio
OF │ B/T: R/R │ Age: 21 (Oct. 7, 2002) │ 6-2, 205 │ Braden River High School (Bradenton, Fla.) │University of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky.)
- Ranked as the 2024 draft’s No. 23 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.
- As a junior, hit .333 (71-for-213) with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, 46 RBI, 41 walks, 25 stolen bases and 66 runs scored.
- Over 2 seasons at Kentucky (2022-2024) hit .312 (129-for-413) with 31 doubles, 1 triple, 19 home runs, 83 RBI, 76 walks, 42 stolen bases and 104 runs scored.
- Played his freshman season (2022) at Charleston Southern.
JD Dix (Competitive Balance-A; 35th overall) MLB.com bio
INF │ B/T: S/R │ Age: 18 (Oct. 12, 2005) │ 6-2, 180 │ Whitefish Bay HS (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) │
- Ranked as the 2024 draft’s No. 75 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.
- Committed to Wake Forest.
Ivan Luciano (Round 2; 64th overall) MLB.com bio
C │ B/T: L/R │ Age: 17 (Nov. 24, 2006) │ 5-10, 185 │ El Shaddai Christian Academy, Puerto Rico │
- Ranked as the 2024 draft’s No. 220 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.
- Committed to Miami University (Ohio).
