"Baseball is back! MLB Spring Training workouts have begun, and teams will be playing their first games on February 20. Things are moving fast, and it will be summer before we know it. Let's look at a 2026 MLB Mock Draft as we get hyped for the season. 2026 MLB Mock Draft: Round 1 The White Sox take Roch Cholowski No. 1 overall in the latest mock. The UCLA shortstop has the tools to become an All-Star. The next two picks are also shortstops. Check out how the first round could fall this summer."
"It's shortstops Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson, and Justin Lebron at the top of the draft in a shortstop sweep. Cholowsky was a monster last season with 23 homers and is being compared to Troy Tulowitzki by some scouts. He has already smashed a homer and two doubles in three games to start the 2026 season. Justin Lebron hit two homers for Alabama over the first weekend of the 2026 college baseball season. It will be fun to track these guys throughout the season. Talented shortstop Grady Emerson is a rangy prep shortstop who is looking to make a push for No. 1."
"While shortstops are getting all of the buzz, there are several pitching prospects with elite arms in the draft. Carson Bolemon, Cameron Flukey, and Jackson Flora finish out the top 10 in this mock draft. Flukey tops out at 98 miles per hour for Coastal Carolina and sits in the mid-90s deep into games. Bolemon is a lefty that reaches up to 96 and has electric stuff. Flora is huge (6'5″) and averaged around 97 miles per hour last season while hitting triple digits regularly at UC Santa Barbara. Top Pitching Prospects in 2026 Draft There are several arms worth noting in this class, including lefty high school prospects Carson Bolemon and Gio Rojas. Check out the top-ranked pitching prospects in the 2026 MLB Draft. Rojas has been able to crank his fastball up to 98 mph."
The projected 2026 MLB Draft opens with shortstops dominating the top selections, led by Roch Cholowski at No. 1. Cholowski produced 23 homers last season and has drawn Troy Tulowitzki comparisons. Justin Lebron and Grady Emerson round out the early shortstop trio, with Lebron already showing power for Alabama and Emerson emerging as a rangy prep option. The class also features high-end arms: Cameron Flukey, Carson Bolemon, Jackson Flora, and Gio Rojas each touch the mid-to-upper 90s, with Flora and Flukey routinely reaching triple digits and upper-90s velocity.
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