SCOTTSDALE – On the first day of Major League Baseball’s 2026 First-Year Player Draft, the Colorado Rockies selected five total players, all hailing from the collegiate ranks, including two catchers, two pitchers and one infielder.
Below is a pick-by-pick breakdown of the Rockies’ Saturday selections:
SS Tyler Bell - Round 1 (#10):
Bell, 21, became the first collegiate middle infielder selected in the first round by the Rockies since Troy Tulowitzki was selected seventh overall in 2005 out of Cal State Long Beach … turned 21-years-old on June 30 … the switch-hitter slashed .343/.510/.608 with nine doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 29 RBI, 10 stolen bases, 30 walks and 36 strikeouts in 41 games with Kentucky in 2026, his sophomore season … was named First Team All-SEC, First Team All-Region (ABCA) and to the All-Morgantown Regional Team for his performance in 2026 despite missing 14 games after injuring his left shoulder early in the season … the Frankfort, Ill., native was originally selected in the second round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft by Tampa Bay, but opted to go to Kentucky … prior to this year’s Draft, was ranked by The Athletic as the No. 3 draft eligible player, by Baseball America as the ninth overall draft prospect, and by MLB.com as the 10th overall prospect.
C Daniel Jackson - CB-A Round (#37):
Jackson, 21, was the winner of both the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in the nation and the Dick Howser Trophy as the top college baseball player in the country … fourth Golden Spikes Award winner to be selected by the Rockies, joining INF/OF Charlie Condon (2024, third overall), RHP Kip Bouknight (2001, 13th round) and RHP Jason Jennings (1999, 16th overall)… also received the Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award, the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award and was named the 2026 Division I National Position Player of the Year by Rawlings and the American Baseball Coaches Association … in 67 games with the University of Georgia, the right-handed hitter slashed .379/.473/.803 with 14 doubles, one triple, 32 home runs, 87 RBI, 26 stolen bases, 44 walks and 64 strikeouts … his 32 home runs were the second-most in the country, the most among all draft-eligible players, while he became only the third player in Division I history (and the first catcher) to register at least 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases in a season … helped lead Georgia to a third place finish in the College World Series and an SEC regular season and SEC Tournament title … the Sandy Springs, Ga., native started his college career at Wofford College before transferring to Georgia.
RHP Logan Reddemann - Round 2 (#38):
Reddemann, 21, went a perfect 8-0 with a 2.87 ERA and 84 strikeouts across 59.2 innings with UCLA in 2026 … the right-hander was named a Second Team NCBWA All-American, ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American and ABCA First-Team All-West Region in 2026 … struck out 18 batters in his April 10 start at Rutgers to match the program record, while allowing just two hits and one run over 8.0 innings … the Palmdale, Calif., native started his career at the University of San Diego (2024-25), where he was named the WCC Freshman of the Year and All-WCC First Team (2024, 2025) … prior to the Draft, was ranked by MLB.com as the 31st overall draft prospect.
C Jack Natili - Round 3 (#76):
Natili, 21, slashed .339/.424/.674 with 15 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 65 RBI in 60 games with the University of Cincinnati in his junior season … was an All-Big 12 honoree for the second consecutive year … the Venetia, Pa., native tied the single-game school record for home runs on three separate occasions in 2026, recording three home runs in three different games, the only player this decade to hit at least three home runs in a game at least three times in one season … began his collegiate career at Rutgers in 2024 … the right-handed hitter was ranked as the 74th overall draft prospect by MLB.com.
RHP Ben Davis - Round 4 (#104):
Davis, 22, went 0-2 with five saves, a 3.64 ERA (47.0 IP, 19 ER), 14 walks and 57 strikeouts in 26 relief appearances for Mississippi State in 2026 … was No. 11 on D1Baseball’s Top 150 Relief Pitchers … transferred to Mississippi State in 2025 and led the club with 23 appearances while posting a 3.77 ERA (57.1 IP, 24 ER) and 61 strikeouts … a senior in 2026, Davis transferred to Mississippi State in 2025 after two seasons with Itawamba (Miss.) Community College.
The 2026 MLB Draft continues tomorrow with rounds 5-20 beginning at 9:30 a.m. MT.