MLB Draft 2025: Cleveland selects Aaron Walton with the No. 66 overall pick

The Wildcat is on his way to Cleveland.

The Cleveland Guardians have selected outfielder Aaron Walton out of the University of Arizona with the No. 66 overall pick of the 2025 MLB Draft. Walton was the 161st ranked prospect in the draft according to MLB Pipeline

Here’s what MLB Pipeline had to say about him:

“A product of the Tennessee high school scene, Walton spent his first two seasons of college ball playing for Samford University in Alabama. He entered the transfer portal and headed west to Arizona for more exposure. The move has paid off and Walton has been able to display his physicality and tools against better competition to move him up Draft boards, though his performance lagged a bit in conference play.

A big, strong right-handed hitter, Walton has a bit of a linebacker-type build that’s a little Mike Trout-ish at 6-foot-3 and 219 pounds. When Walton arrived in Tucson in the fall, his hit tool was a bit behind the others and he’s still power over pure bat, showing some swing-and-miss. But he made some adjustments heading into the spring and has struck out less with the Wildcats than he did with Samford while drawing more walks. He’s incorporated a leg kick to help him get to the inside fastball and has gotten more power to his pull side.

Walton runs well and showed this fall he can play a solid center field, moving Brendan Summerhill to right, with a decent arm to boot. It’s an intriguing profile with strength and athleticism, and a team that thinks it can tease a little more consistency at the plate from Walton will take him on Day 2 of the Draft, perhaps seeing a Harrison Bader-type career in the future.”

MLB Pipeline grades Walton with a 45 hit tool, 50 power, 55 speed, a 50 arm and 50 for fielding with an overall grade of 40.

For more information about Walton, here’s a video with some of his highlights:

What are your thoughts on the pick? How would you grade it?