Their top pick, prep shortstop Kayson Cunningham, fits the archetype of several who have come before him. He is left-handed and athletic. He makes a lot of contact, plays an up-the-middle position and runs well. And, of course, he is undersized. The same could be said of Corbin Carroll, Alek Thomas and Slade Caldwell in their draft years.

The Arizona Diamondbacks picked 17 players on the second day of the Major League Baseball 2025 Draft—including one Arizona State University baseball player and one player from the University of Arizona.