Top-15 high-school prospect Cade Arrambide withdraws from MLB draft, will attend LSU

LSU got some huge news ahead of the 2024 MLB draft as pitcher and No. 5 national high school prospect William Schmidt announced that he would be pulling his name from the draft and heading to Baton Rouge.

Now, he’s been joined by another elite member of the Tigers’ 2024 signing class.

After going unselected in the first 74 picks on the first night of the draft, catch Cade Arrambide announced that he would be removing his name from the draft and joining the Tigers for the 2025 season. Arrambide is the No. 13 player in the 2024 class, according to Perfect Game, and No. 2 catcher.

He’s also the No. 2-rated player in the state of Texas.

The top two commits in LSU’s 2024 class, Konnor Griffin and Cam Caminiti, were both drafted in the first round on Sunday night. However, with Schmidt and Arrambide joining outfielder Derek Curiel, the No. 10 player in the nation who withdrew from the draft last month, the Tigers will add a trio of top-15 recruits to their roster next season.

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