It didn’t take long for Aaron Walton to establish himself as one of Arizona’s best players this past season, which will turn out to be his only with the program. And that one year was enough to shoot him up the draft boards.

Arizona once again avoided major losses via the NCAA transfer portal, retaining all its underclassmen starters from the team that returned to the College World Series. Now comes the biggest—and most unavoidable—hurdle of the offseason,

Patrick Forbes, Louisville's right-handed pitcher, was selected 29th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 MLB Draft.