"Drake actually clearly surpassed any expectations this year, when he slashed .260/.341/.364 with five homers over 84 games back in Augusta. He did well enough to earn a promotion to Rome in the second half, and in 32 games there he slashed .303/.346/.336 with an additional home run. Combined in his 116 games he hit .272/.342/.356 with six homers, 46 steals, and 47 walks to his 105 strikeouts."
"Drake seemed to really take well to the coaching with the Augusta staff, as he started figuring out how to hit and cut down on his strikeouts. After posting .312 and .269 on base percentages in his first two seasons, he posted OBP's above .340 in each stop in 2025. His strikeouts in his first two years were at a 37.7% and 35.5%, a rate he cut down to 21.3% this season."
"Expectations were fairly low for Drake heading into the year. He was drafted as a raw, but high upside prospect with considerable power and speed potential. He certainly lived up to that billing after signing in 2023, posting a .591 OPS over 19 games in the FCL. In 2024 he spent the majority of his season in Augusta, but also five games back in the FCL as a rehab assignment upon returning from injury. He was limited to just 74 games in 2024, where he slashed just .159/.269/.244 between the two levels."
Isaiah Drake was drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft as an overslot, raw prospect from North Atlanta HS with power and speed potential. He struggled in 2024, limited to 74 games and hitting .159/.269/.244 while rehabbing an injury. In 2025 he improved significantly in Augusta, slashing .260/.341/.364 with five homers over 84 games and earning a promotion to Rome, where he hit .303/.346/.336 in 32 games. Combined he produced a .272/.342/.356 line with six homers, 46 steals, 47 walks and 105 strikeouts across 116 games. He cut his strikeout rate from the mid-30s to 21.3% and raised on-base totals above .340, suggesting developmental progress entering 2026 with plans to start back in Rome while still under 21.
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