Gavin Kilen - Prospect Profile

MLB.com - July 1st: "With outstanding hand-eye coordination, a quick left-handed swing and feel for the barrel, Kilen continues to excel as a contact hitter. He tends to swing too often and chase breaking pitches, sometimes putting pitches in play without much authority and rarely drawing walks."

Keith Law - The Athletic - July 1st: "The only thing that stopped him all spring was a hamstring injury that took him out for close to a month; other than that, he hit for contact and power, walking more than he’s struck out, playing capable defense at short and above-average defense at second. Kilen struck out in just 11 percent of his PA this year, and his whiff rate on pitches in the zone is just 10 percent, yet he still hits for significant power, topping out over 110 mph and boosting his average exit velocity about 2 mph over his sophomore year."

Baseball America - June 25th: "Kilen has a smaller, filled-out frame at 5-foot-11, 190 pounds and a game that is built on his contact skills and hit tool. His lengthy hitting track record and impressive in-zone contact rates in college create confidence that he’ll be an above-average hitter, but he has also made strides with his approach and impact in 2025."

Tyler Jennings - Just Baseball - March 24th: "His power took a significant jump in 2024, as he now possesses average power to the pull-side and he’ll hammer the gaps for doubles on the regular. That power continues to trend upwards, as Kilen has hit the 110 MPH barrier and has begun to utilize both sides of the field in Knoxville."

A scout - Baseball America - March 10th: "He’s having a power surge season. I think he can stay at second base. I think it’s average tools across the board except for hitting and power. He is showing big power. He has figured something out, I am not sure what it is—maybe tapping into the lower half more?"

Keith Law - The Athletic - March 4th: "Kilen’s going to be a target for model-heavy teams, as he did several of the things that the models tend to favor last year, with an in-zone whiff rate of just 7 percent and above-average hard-hit and Barrel rates."

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