"With the 37th overall pick in the 2025 draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected the left-handed batting outfielder. They were able to pull him away from his Vanderbilt commitment with a signing bonus of $4 million, well over the slot value of $2.631 million. Funnily enough, this pick initially belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays, but was traded to the Orioles for former Toronto Blue Jay reliever Bryan Baker."
"However, de Brun has yet to make his professional debut. Post trade, de Brun ranked as the MLB Pipeline's eighth-best Rays prospect. He's exactly what the team loves, a speedy, hit-first outfielder. They grade his hit as a 55 and his run as 65, while he's also considered a plus fielder with an average arm. de Brun's lone tool below average is his power, which is fringy."
Slater de Brun was born in Santa Monica, California, grew up in the United States, and holds a Canadian passport through his mother. He played high school baseball at Summit High School in Oregon and represented the United States' 18U National Team. The Baltimore Orioles selected him 37th overall in the 2025 draft and signed him for $4 million, above slot; the pick originally belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays later acquired de Brun in a trade that sent Shane Baz to Baltimore. Scouts project de Brun as a speedy, hit-first outfielder with plus defense, a 55 hit grade, a 65 run grade, and fringe power.
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