Kade Anderson is MLB Pipeline’s No. 2-ranked prospect for the 2025 Draft. Here is everything you need to know about Anderson.

Why could Kade Anderson be the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft? Here's what the scouts are saying. Our LSU baseball coverage is brought to you in part by Our Lady of the Lake Health, Championship Health Partners of LSU.

Mick Nunez was Kade Anderson's high school coach and learned many years ago that Kade was a special baseball talent.

LSU left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson remains atop recent 2025 MLB Draft rankings as the No. 1 prospect. Anderson, a native of Madisonville is coming off of one of the top pitching seasons in LSU history where he turned in a pair of sensational College World Series.

Greatness has become the norm at LSU baseball lately. Since head coach Jay Johnson's arrival in 2022, the Tigers have won national championships in 2023 and '25. The program has produced 26 Draft picks in those four years,

MLB.com lists Lawrence Academy right-hander John Paone as its top draft prospect from Massachusetts. Paone, listed at No. 134 overall on MLB’s rankings, is a 6-foot-3 right-hander with a low-to-mid 90s fastball and some intriguing secondary pitches. He will be a name to watch in the round 4-6 range.

In the year since the 2024 MLB Draft, five first-round picks have already debuted at the MLB level: Chase Burns (No. 2), Nick Kurtz (No. 4), Jac Caglianone (No. 6), Christian Moore (No. 8), and Cam Smith (No. 14). While the early returns have been mixed, Kurtz and Smith have heated up after finding their footing.

This is one in a series of breakdowns of the top prospects available in the 2025 MLB Draft. Two years after the Pittsburgh Pirates took Paul Skenes with the top pick of the 2023 draft, another LSU pitcher is vying to hear his name called first.

The final ranking of this year's top 100 MLB prospects starts with high school shortstop Ethan Holliday, followed by two college lefties.