Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens.
Now he’s the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline’s updated and expanded Draft Top 150.
Top 10:
1. Charlie Condon, OF/3B, Georgia
2. Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
3. Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
4. Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
5. Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
6. Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
7. Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
8. JJ Wetherholt, SS/2B, West Virginia
9. Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Jackson Prep (MS)
10. Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard-Westlake HS (CA)
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After earning national freshman of the year accolades in 2023, when Condon hit .386/.484/.800 and set a Southeastern Conference frosh record with 25 homers, he ranked No. 4 on our preseason Top 100. He has gotten better this spring, leading the nation in batting (.477), slugging (1.097), OPS (1.680), homers (26 in 40 games) and extra-base hits (43) while ranking a mere third in on-base percentage (.583).
Condon has top-of-the-scale raw power that overshadows his advanced hitting ability. He also has showed more defensive versatility after playing primarily first base a year ago. He has made some highlight plays at third base and in center field and looked good on the outfield corners, his likely destination as a pro.
“I think two-thirds of the teams would say Condon is the best player in this Draft, maybe more,” a scouting official with a National League team said. “If you were including the guys at the top of last year’s Draft, I think Wyatt Langford would still be the best guy. Langford might be a generational player and he’s more explosive than Condon. But Condon is still a good athlete and they’re pretty similar as hitters.”
