Mike Elias has a type when it comes to draft picks. He likes tools. He likes upside. And he is willing to take some risk in order to get those things. That made the pick of Griff O’Ferrall in 2024 rather curious. While the University of Virginia product certainly has ability, it’s never been the most exciting skillset, and he didn’t do much in 2025 to change that outlook.

O’Ferall spent most of the season at High-A Aberdeen, where he posted a .226/.318/.299 batting line with four home runs, 14 doubles, two triples, and 42 stolen bases on 49 attempts. That was enough to earn a 10-game cameo with Double-A Chespeake. In his short time there he hit .250/.357/.361 with two doubles, a triple, and two stolen bases.

Contact is O’Ferrall’s calling card. Here is the FanGraphs scouting reporting on

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