Christian Moore

It's become a running joke that the Angels' first-round pick will be the first player from each class to reach the majors, and Moore, whom the Angels selected with the eighth-overall pick in 2024, could follow that same rapid path as Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel before him. A power-over-hit second baseman who improved each year at Tennessee en route to a College World Series title as a junior, Moore measures in at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds and is bigger and stronger than the average keystone prospect. Moore had instant success in pro ball, hitting .545 with one homer and zero strikeouts in two games at Single-A before getting the bump to Double-A, where he slashed .322/.378/.533 with five home runs and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate in 23 games. His BABIP was well over .400 and his contact rate was just over 70 percent, but Moore's whole game is built around impacting the baseball, and he did that while most of the other top college hitters in his class were producing less at lower levels of the minors. There's room for Moore at second base if the Angels are willing to play Luis Rengifo over Anthony Rendon at third base, which it sounds like they will be, so opportunity shouldn't be an issue. The bigger question is whether Moore makes enough contact as a rookie to be a net positive in mixed fantasy leagues. Read Past Outlooks