Diamondbacks 2025 draft preview: Arizona owns 2 top-30 picks

He’s the top catcher in the class, and I had the D-backs taking him with their comp pick in my last mock, but perhaps they’ll determine he wouldn’t get there and take him here to make sure they get the player they like.

Bodine started 182 of 183 games played at Coastal Carolina over the past three seasons. A switch-hitter, he hit .337 with a .968 OPS and 25 home runs during his time with the Chanticleers, and he finished the 2025 season with a miniscule 7.7% strikeout rate.

The 5-foot-10 catcher won the 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove award, as he has been evaluated as a plus framer. Coastal Carolina reached the College World Series this past season but finished as runner-up to LSU.

Don't run on Bodine #ChantsUp I #Selfless pic.twitter.com/Tqww9Rst3r

— Coastal Carolina Baseball (@CoastalBaseball) June 7, 2025

From MLB Pipeline:

A switch-hitter who’s equally proficient from both sides of the plate, Bodine has some of the best contact skills in the draft. He has tremendous feel for the barrel and doesn’t try to do too much, focusing on controlling the strike zone and drilling line drives from gap to gap. He rarely launches balls in the air and has displayed little pop with wood bats on the Cape, though optimistic clubs hope he’ll be able to make adjustments to his flat swing and get to 15 or more homers per year.

Law and McDaniel both mocked prep outfielder Slater de Brun to Arizona with the No. 29 pick. The profile is familiar.

de Brun is a 5-foot-10, left-handed outfielder who can fly, a profile Arizona has targeted many times in the first couple rounds of recent drafts (Corbin Carroll, Alek Thomas and Caldwell, for example). The Oregon native is committed to college baseball blue blood Vanderbilt.

From McDaniel:

Tate Southisene (picked 27th in this scenario), de Brun and Kayson Cunningham are the primary targets here, particularly if the Diamondbacks take a college player with their first pick, and Arizona should get one of them here. He’ll be a tough sign, but keep an eye on Ryan Mitchell at a later pick — or possibly even here if their board blows up.

Draft Spotlight: Slater de Brun, OF, Summit HS (OR)

Dynamic, twitchy athlete with a strong, compact frame. Bat to ball skills present with continued power development. Plus runner that can handle CF @PG_Scouting @PGAllAmerican pic.twitter.com/MfXDbykzsF

— Perfect Game Draft (@PG_Draft) May 8, 2025

Law also mentioned Mitchell, a prep infielder from Tennessee who is committed to Georgia Tech, as a possible target.

Mayo mocked Tennessee corner infielder Andrew Fischer, who hit 45 home runs over the last two seasons, to Arizona at No. 29.