Brandon Compton News: Snagged by Marlins

The Marlins have selected Compton with the 46th overall pick in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft.

A left-handed slugger from Arizona State, Compton had a huge year in 2024 and was just OK in 2025, but he helped himself with a very impressive showing at the MLB Draft Combine. Compton had a max exit velocity of 116.9 mph and an average batting practice exit velocity of 110.1 mph, easily leading combine participants in both metrics. A former-two way player, Compton had Tommy John surgery after high school and redshirted his first year at ASU. Strangely, Compton was better with a wood bat in the Cape Cod League in 2024 (.903 OPS, 26:21 K:BB) than he was this spring (.865 OPS, 55:40 K:BB), but his showing on the Cape is undeniably a favorable data point. Compton is a bat-first player who might end up a bat-only player, as he's currently limited to left field and figures to lose athleticism in his late 20s, so he'll need to rake at each level of the minors to maintain his prospect value.