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Rd 1 · #112B · R/R

Chris Hacopian

Texas A&M (Jr) · 6' 1", 210 · Potomac, MD

Overall

55

The local kid from Potomac headlines the class with the purest bat Washington drafted. Hacopian’s barrel feel and strike-zone judgment are plus — he can make hard contact look routine — and the hit tool is the carrying skill that got him off the board at 11. Power grades average for now but has room to climb if he elevates more. Defense is the question: second base is the likeliest home, with left field as a fallback if the infield range doesn’t hold. For a Nationals club that needs offensive upside near the top of the farm, this is a high-floor college bat with a chance to move quickly.

Rd 2 · #42OF · R/R

Chase Brunson

TCU (Jr) · 6' 3", 200 · San Clemente, CA

Overall

50

Brunson is the all-around college outfielder — no single 70 tool, but a clean package that should play in a big-league corner or stick in center with instincts. He sprays line drives gap to gap, turns strength into all-fields power, and runs enough to pressure the defense. The arm fits right field if he slides off center. Ceiling is more solid regular than star, but second-round value looks right for a polished right-handed bat who can contribute without a long developmental runway.

Rd 3 · #78SS · R/R

Luke Williams

Franklin Regional HS (PA) (HS) · 6' 0", 180 · Murrysville, PA

Overall

50

The high-upside lottery ticket of the top five. Williams is elite-twitchy — some 80-grade run grades in the industry — with bat speed and raw power that still need polish against pro velocity. The arm is loud enough for the left side, but shortstop long-term isn’t locked; the game needs to slow down. Missed the summer showcase circuit with an ankle issue, then re-emerged this spring and jumped early-round boards. High variance, high reward: if the hit tool catches up to the athleticism, this is a steal in the third round.

Rd 4 · #106RHP · R/R

Cooper Harris

Flower Mound HS (TX) (HS) · 6' 3", 205 · Flower Mound, TX

Overall

50

Texas prep arms rarely fall this far when the feel matches the frame, and Harris looks like the value pick of the class. He sits 90–94 and touches 96 with a four-pitch mix — slider with high spin, a strike-throwing curve, and a developing change — plus advanced command for a high schooler. Projectable 6-foot-3 body and one of the younger arms in the draft, so velocity should climb. Assumes a relatively quick climb for a prep pitcher if the stuff ticks up as expected; a potential mid-rotation starter if development sticks.

Rd 5 · #1383B · R/R

Daniel Cuvet

Miami (Jr) · 6' 3", 240 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Overall

50

Pure thump. Cuvet mashed 24 homers as a Miami freshman and kept launching as an upperclassman — raw power that plays to all fields and can punish mistakes over the fence even on mis-hits. Strikeouts and chase are the trade-off; if he firms up the approach, 30-homer seasons are in the projection. Defense likely slides from third to first (plus arm, slower first step), so the bat has to carry. Fifth-round cost for a potential middle-of-the-order power bat is the classic Nats swing for upside.