2025 MLB Draft: Patrick Forbes contract details revealed for Arizona Diamondbacks supplemental first-round pick

A week after getting drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the supplemental first round of the 2025 MLB Draft, former Louisville right-handed pitcher Patrick Forbes has signed his pro contract. He’ll receive $3.0 million, a deal a little below slot value, according to a report from MLB.com’s Jim Callis.

Slot value for the pick Forbes was taken at — No. 29 overall — was $3.191 million. While he didn’t quite reach full slot value, Forbes still gets an excellent pro contract.

Patrick Forbes made 15 appearances on the mound in 2025, all starts. He finished with a 4-2 record and a 4.42 ERA.

During that time, Forbes struck out 117 batters in the span of 71.1 innings worth of work. His strikeout total tied for the seventh highest in program history for a single season.

Forbes’ strikeout rate led the ACC; he finished the year with 14.76 strikeouts per nine innings. He also ranked second in the ACC in raw strikeout numbers.

Bottom line: The Diamondbacks are getting a very capable pitcher in Patrick Forbes. That’s why they felt comfortable spending a supplemental first-round pick on the 6-foot-3, 220-prospect and native of Bowling Green, Ky.

MLB.com provided an extensive pre-draft write-up on Patrick Forbes. Here’s what the publication had to say about him as a prospect:

“Forbes has explosive carry on his high-spin fastball, which averaged 94 mph last spring, ticked up with Team USA and in the Cape Cod League last summer and now sits at 94-96 with a peak of 100. He also has added more power to his slider, which now runs from 81-85 mph and can be a plus pitch at its best, and he’ll occasionally turn it into an upper-80s cutter. He hasn’t had much time to refine an upper-80s changeup that features plenty of fade when it’s on but also can get too firm.

“As Forbes concentrates all of his energy on pitching, the hope is that he’ll be able to improve his changeup and strike-throwing. His delivery features some effort and he missed two starts in April with a flexor strain, though he recaptured his stuff when he returned and helped Louisville reach the College World Series. If everything comes together, he could fit in the front half of a big league rotation.”