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High School  | General | 2/21/2025

Northeast Dream Team & Top Tools

David Rawnsley
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NORTHEAST REGION (NY, CT, MA, RI, VT, NH, ME) 

The Northeast Region features two PG All-Americans in hard-throwing right-hander Miguel Sime Jr and all-around standout Jayden Stroman but has a strong group of underclassmen, especially on the mound, to make easy to guess that they might have more in 2025.  The Region is also well-stocked with infielders and there are many power bats that couldn’t find a place on the team.



The most impressive part of the Region, however, might be the talent on the Poly Prep Country Day roster this spring, which features two elite level pitchers in Sime Jr and Justice de Jong and some serious national level talent across the middle of the field.  They start the season 15th in the PG Pre-Season Top 50 rankings and have an impressive national level schedule to navigate this spring.  Poly Prep is joined in the Pre-Season Top 50 by The Stony Brook HS at 50th overall. 

C –   Thomas O'Connell (Sr., Salisbury HS, Conn.)
O’Connell is the top ranked senior in Connecticut and the 130th ranked player nationally in the PG rankings.  He’s a top flight defender behind the plate with above average athleticism and really took a step forward offensively in 2024, hitting .371-3-19 in 23 PG games and showing big power at the PG National Showcase.  He is signed with Virginia.

1B –   Michael Oliveto (Sr., Hauppauge HS, N.Y.)
Oliveto is a primary catcher but we’re going to hide the 6-3/185 left-handed hitter at first base on this All-Region team.  The Yale signee was outstanding at the plate all summer and fall at PG events, hitting .479-8-32 in 37 games including .615-2-4 with 5 extra base hits in 5 games at the WWNA World Championships. 

MIF –  Jayden Stroman (Sr., Patchogue-Medford HS, N.Y.)
Stroman is the Region’s only All-American position player and is a three-time PG Select Festival athlete as well.  He has outstanding run and throw tools, having run 6.43 and thrown 96 mph from both the infield and outfield at the PG National Showcase and had a nice summer at the plate, hitting .310-2-21 with 16 steals in 34 games.  Stroman has rarely pitched in the past few years but is reportedly going to take the mound this spring and has been 93-95 mph in winter workouts.

MIF –  Aiden Ruiz (Jr., The Stony Brook HS, N.Y.)
Ruiz is a switch-hitting multi-positional player who is the top ranked 2026 player in New York and the 95th ranked player in the class nationally.  A 6.65 runner, Ruiz probably profiles best as a second baseman moving forward but also has a chance to stand out as a highly athletic catcher.  He’s hit.450-3-24 with only 8 strikeouts in 44 games over the last two years in PG play and is committed to Vanderbilt.

3B –  Nicky Becker (Sr., Don Bosco Prep, N.Y.)
Becker is a very athletic and projectable 6-3/180 infielder with very good speed and overall tools and is ranked 106th overall in the 2025 PG national rankings.  A right-handed hitter, Becker hit .456-1-31 with 32 stolen bases for Don Bosco Prep as a junior and has added 29-31 in stolen bases in PG play the last two years.  He is signed to join his older brother, Jeff, another left-side infielder, at Virginia next year.

OF –  Ryan Morel (Jr., Citius Prep, N.Y.)
Morel is an athletic center fielder with some of the best speed in the Region, including a 6.55 sixty to his credit.  A left-handed hitter, Morel also has some strength in his 5-10/170 frame to go with his quick twitch athleticism.  The 189th ranked player in the 2026 class, Morel is committed to Cincinnati.

OF –  Jack Roventini (Sr., Poly Prep Country Day, N.Y.)
Roventini has an interesting combination of speed and left-handed power in a smaller 5-10/165 frame.  He’s a 6.60 runner with a quick first step on the bases but also hit .517-4-16 in 12 PG games in 2024, including .500-3-9 at the WWBA 17U National Championships.  Roventini is signed with Villanova.

OF –   Carter Bentley (Sr., The Rivers HS, Mass.)
Bentley is a strong right-handed hitting outfielder with a big arm strength that has registered 94 mph.  He’s also a 6.70 runner in the sixty.  After originally committing to Virginia Tech, he eventually signed with Northeastern.

LHP – Brody Bumila (Jr., Bishop Feehan HS, Mass.)
Bumila doesn’t have a real national profile yet even though he is the 22nd ranked player nationally in the 2026 class.  He’s a 6-6/245 low-slot left hander who was up to 96 mph at his only 2024 PG event last summer, a 10+ mph gain over the previous summer.  A Texas commit, Bumila’s profile will certainly change this summer as he gets out on the national circuit.

RHP – Bryce Hill (Jr., Greenwich Country Day, Conn.)
Hill stands out as a 16 year old with a 6-5/215 build but stands out more for already throwing 91-95 mph with a low 80’s slider, as he did when he was named All-Tournament at the WWBA World Championships last October.  A Stanford commit, Hill resembles Stanford right hander Matt Scott, a potential 2025 first rounder, who is also an oversized from New England.  Hill is the 65th ranked player in the 2026 class nationally.

RHP – Kaiden McCarthy (So., Vermont Academy, Ver.)
McCarthy has a chance to join 2021 fourth round pick RHP Owen Kellington as the best Vermont prospects in the last few decades.  He was a 2023 PG 14U Select Festival athlete who currently ranks 15th nationally in the 2027 class.  McCarthy works in the 90-94 mph on his fastball and throws a upper 70s swing and miss curveball as his out pitch.  He struck out an absurd 69 hitters in 34 innings in 2024 PG play while only walking 11 hitters.

RHP –  Cole Raymond (Sr., Avon Old Farms HS, Conn.)
Raymond is a classic projection right-hander with an athletic 6-4/190 build and lots more strength to come.  He topped out at 95 mph at the PG National Showcase and showed a solid three-pitch mix with a nice slider and change up.  Raymond is the 150th ranked player in the 2025 class and is signed with Georgia Tech.

RHP –  Miguel Sime Jr (Sr., Poly Prep Country Day, N.Y.)
Sime topped out at 100 mph at the PG All-American Classic and flashed quality to his low 80’s curveball and mid-80’s change up as well.  The 6-3/235 right-hander continues to show improved feel for his dominating stuff and a spring full of strikes could be a big boost to his draft stock.  He is signed with Louisiana State and is ranked 27th in the 2025 class nationally.

UT –  Justice de Jong (Sr., Poly Prep Country Day, N.Y.)
A three-time PG Select Festival athlete, de Jong is young for the class and will still be 17 years old at the time of the 2025 draft.  He’s been a primary third baseman for much of his Perfect Game career and has hit .449-15-166 in 157 games in PG play.  But de Jong announced himself as a potential primary pitcher at the 2024 PG National Showcase, working up to 95 mph on the mound with an outstanding 77 mph curveball.  He is signed with Duke.


Northeast Region Top Tools

Best Hitter for Average: Nicky Becker (Sr., Don Bosco Prep, N.Y.)
Becker has already been getting lots of late winter talk as the fastest riser among the seniors in the Region and part of that is the continued improvement he’s seen at the plate as he continues to get stronger.

Best Hitter for Power: Michael Oliveto (Sr., Hauppauge HS, N.Y.)
Oliveto’s performance in Jupiter put him on the national map and he still has lots of projection remaining in his 6-3/185 frame and his left-handed swing.

Best Runner: Mateo Noto (Sr., Poly Prep Country Day, N.Y.)
Noto is a fast twitch and high energy middle infielder who profiles as a second baseman at the next level.  He ran a 6.51 at the PG National Showcase and his speed plays up due the energy and emotion his plays with on the field.  Noto is signed with Indiana.

Best Defensive Catcher: Thomas O'Connell (Sr., Salisbury HS, Conn.)
O’Connell’s lower half athleticism, quickness and flexibility are his best attributes behind the plate defensively and lets him excel with just average raw arm strength.

Best Defensive Infielder: Jayden Stroman (Sr., Patchogue-Medford HS, N.Y.)
Stroman has played some outfield in addition to shortstop but his athleticism is somewhat wasted not playing on the dirt.  He has outstanding side to side range and can make every throw.

Best Defensive Outfielder: Carter Bentley (Sr., The Rivers HS, Mass.)
Bentley has classic right field tools with his physical build and big arm strength but has the speed to potentially play right field at the college level as well.

Best Defensive Arm: Jayden Stroman (Sr., Patchogue-Medford HS, N.Y.)
Stroman has a cannon regardless of where you put him on the field and he can play just about anywhere at a high level.

Best Fastball: Miguel Sime Jr (Sr., Poly Prep Country Day, N.Y.)
Sime might not be the only prep pitcher to throw 100 mph this spring but he’s the only one who has thrown triple digits at the All-American Classic this past August. 

Best Off-Speed Stuff: Justice de Jong (Sr., Poly Prep Country Day, N.Y.)
de Jong is already pretty polished on the mound despite his young age and relative inexperience on the mound.  His curveball is his out-pitch, with sharp and late biting action and plenty of depth.

Best Pitchability: Kaiden McCarthy (So., Vermont Academy, Ver.)
McCarthy is a strike thrower with feel for all his pitches and it’s rare to see any pitcher at this level, and especially an under classman, post the strikeout to walk numbers that McCarthy has.  At the WWBA 15U National Championships last summer, McCarthy struck out 15 hitters over 7 innings in 2 appearances and didn’t walk a hitter.  He threw 63% strikes in his 34 PG innings in 2024.

Best Multi-Sport Athlete: Brody Bumila (Jr., Bishop Feehan HS, Mass.)
Bumila is listed at 6-9/250 on his basketball profile and is not surprisingly a standout on the basketball court.  He averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds on the court this winter, with a notable triple double of 39 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocked shots.
 
 
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