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Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 40

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 50 | Run: 40 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40

It’s not uncommon for a high school player to stand out as both a hitter and pitcher, but typically it becomes clear as time goes on which direction he has a better chance to succeed in. Petry first jumped on the map in Florida as a power-hitting corner infield type, but has raised his profile on the mound during his senior season.

Petry does consider himself a hitter first and there’s a lot to like with his right-handed swing. There’s tremendous raw power he can generate from his big 6-foot-4 frame, with the ability to drive the ball to all fields, though it might end up being a power-over-hit profile at the next level. He ended up pitching more than he expected during his senior season, and some scouts saw him touch as high as 95-96 mph, though he was more regularly in the 90-92 mph range while showing the ability to spin a pretty solid breaking ball.

Beyond figuring out whether to let him hit or pitch, the biggest challenge facing teams interested in drafting Petry is his commitment to South Carolina. He could have a little Austin Riley in him if a team is willing to roll the dice, but there’s a chance we’ll be talking a lot about Petry after some time in a Gamecocks uniform.

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Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 30 | Arm: 55 | Field: 30 | Overall: 50

Petry interested scouts as both a slugger and a pitcher during his Florida high school days but has focused on hitting since turning down pro overtures and arriving at South Carolina. He set a Gamecocks freshman record with 23 homers in 2023 and went deep 21 times more as a sophomore before annihilating the Cape Cod League. He led the Cape in homers (11 in 31 games), on-base percentage (.480), slugging (.760) and OPS (1.240) while winning MVP honors from the league and top prospect accolades from scouts. A sprained left shoulder joint limited him to 10 homers as a junior and just one game after April.

Petry generates plus-plus raw power with massive strength and leverage from his 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame and an uphill right-handed stroke, and he's capable of homering to any part of any ballpark. The caveat is that he chases pitches excessively, swinging and missing inside and outside of the zone, though he will take walks when opponents pitch around him. He struggled with pitches at the top of and above the strike zone last spring but made adjustments and hammered them with wood bats on the Cape.

With his power-over-hit profile and lack of athleticism, Petry draws comparisons to Pete Alonso (with less bat speed) on the high end and Seth Beer (with less plate discipline) on the low end. He's a well-below-average runner with extremely limited range in right field, though he does have solid arm strength and was clocked up to 96 mph off the mound as a prepster. He has played a serviceable first base at South Carolina and likely will move there full-time once he turns pro.

Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 60 | Run: 30 | Arm: 55 | Field: 30 | Overall: 45

Petry interested scouts as both a slugger and a pitcher during his Florida high school days but has focused on hitting since turning down pro overtures and arriving at South Carolina. He set a Gamecocks freshman record with 23 homers in 2023 and went deep 21 more times as a sophomore before annihilating the Cape Cod League. He led the Cape in homers (11 in 31 games), on-base percentage (.480), slugging (.760) and OPS (1.240) while winning MVP honors from the league and top prospect accolades from scouts. A sprained left shoulder joint limited him to 10 homers as a junior and just one game after April. The Nationals selected him in the second round and signed him for just above slot at $2.09 million.

Petry generates plus-plus raw power with massive strength and leverage from his 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame and an uphill right-handed stroke, and he's capable of homering to any part of any ballpark. The caveat is that he chases pitches excessively, swinging and missing inside and outside of the zone, though he will take walks when opponents pitch around him. He struggled with pitches at the top of and above the strike zone last spring but made adjustments and hammered them with wood bats on the Cape.

With his power-over-hit profile and lack of athleticism, Petry draws comparisons to Pete Alonso (with less bat speed) on the high end and Seth Beer (with less plate discipline) on the low end. He's a well-below-average runner with extremely limited range in right field, though he does have solid arm strength and was clocked up to 96 mph off the mound as a prepster. He played a serviceable first base at South Carolina and could end up there long-term as he works toward the capital.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/10/2025	OF Ethan Petry assigned to Scottsdale Scorpions.
	08/12/2025	OF Ethan Petry assigned to Fredericksburg Nationals from FCL Nationals.
	07/25/2025	OF Ethan Petry assigned to FCL Nationals.
	07/25/2025	Washington Nationals signed OF Ethan Petry.
	06/03/2025	OF Ethan Petry assigned to College Workout.
	03/10/2025	OF Ethan Petry assigned to South Carolina Gamecocks.
	07/26/2024	OF Ethan Petry assigned to Cape Cod League East All-Stars.
	06/24/2024	OF Ethan Petry assigned to Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.
	04/02/2024	Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox activated OF Ethan Petry.
	04/02/2024	OF Ethan Petry assigned to Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.
	03/12/2024	3B Ethan Petry assigned to South Carolina Gamecocks.
	06/29/2023	College Workout activated 3B Ethan Petry.
	06/26/2023	3B Ethan Petry assigned to USAB Stripes Team.
	06/26/2023	OF Ethan Petry roster status changed by USAB Stripes Team.
	03/26/2023	3B Ethan Petry assigned to South Carolina Gamecocks.
	06/11/2022	3B Ethan Petry and assigned to College Workout.
	09/29/2021	3B Ethan Petry and assigned to West.
	07/13/2021	PG National 10 - Royal activated 3B Ethan Petry.
	07/08/2021	American activated 3B Ethan Petry.
	07/08/2021	American activated 3B Ethan Petry.
	06/04/2021	High School Workout activated 3B Ethan Petry.
	06/04/2021	High School Workout activated 3B Ethan Petry.
	06/04/2021	High School Workout activated 3B Ethan Petry.