Meet 2026's Top 10 Draft Picks

1️⃣: Roch Cholowsky (CWS)

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Top scouting grade: Field (65) Overall scouting grade: 65 Hidden talents include solving rubik's cube and backflips

2️⃣: Grady Emerson (TB)

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Top scouting grade: Hit (65) Overall scouting grade: 65 Performed in his fifth grade talent show. His talent? Singing

3️⃣: Vahn Lackey (MIN)

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Top scouting grade: Arm/Hit/Power (60) Overall scouting grade: 60 Became a catcher after his dad texted the Little League parents' group chat, "Vahn can catch" (Vahn did not know if he could catch)

4️⃣: Jackson Flora (SF)

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Top scouting grade: Fastball (70) Overall scouting grade: 60 Has a list on his phone ranking every fried chicken sandwich he’s ever tried

5️⃣: Derek Curiel (PIT)

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Top scouting grade: Hit (60) Overall scouting grade: 55 While Curiel won the 2025 College World Series, his dog Bo was the standout at the ballpark

6️⃣: Zion Rose (KC)

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Top scouting grade: Hit/Power/Run (55) Overall scouting grade: 55 Favorite food is deep-dish pizza

7️⃣: Eric Booth Jr. (BAL)

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Top scouting grade: Run (70) Overall scouting grade: 60 His dad turned down playing for the Blue Jays, going to become a record-setting kick returner for Southern Mississippi

8️⃣: Drew Burress (ATH)

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Top scouting grade: Arm/Power (60) Overall scouting grade: 60 Joins Nomar Garciaparra & Mark Teixeira as only players in Georgia Tech history to earn First-team Academic All-American honors in same year

9️⃣: AJ Gracia (ATL)

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Top scouting grade: Hit/Power (55) Overall scouting grade: 55 Would reenact live at-bats with his dad in the living room growing up (with a foam Yankees bat!)

🔟: Tyler Bell (COL)

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Meet 2026's Top 10 Draft Picks

1️⃣: Roch Cholowsky (CWS)

SS, UCLA

Top scouting grade: Field (65) Overall scouting grade: 65 Hidden talents include solving rubik's cube and backflips

2️⃣: Grady Emerson (TB)

SS, Fort Worth Christian HS (TX)

Top scouting grade: Hit (65) Overall scouting grade: 65 Performed in his fifth grade talent show. His talent? Singing

3️⃣: Vahn Lackey (MIN)

C, Georgia Tech

Top scouting grade: Arm/Hit/Power (60) Overall scouting grade: 60 Became a catcher after his dad texted the Little League parents' group chat, "Vahn can catch" (Vahn did not know if he could catch)

4️⃣: Jackson Flora (SF)

RHP, UC Santa Barbara

Top scouting grade: Fastball (70) Overall scouting grade: 60 Has a list on his phone ranking every fried chicken sandwich he’s ever tried

5️⃣: Derek Curiel (PIT)

OF, LSU

Top scouting grade: Hit (60) Overall scouting grade: 55 While Curiel won the 2025 College World Series, his dog Bo was the standout at the ballpark

6️⃣: Zion Rose (KC)

OF, Louisville

Top scouting grade: Hit/Power/Run (55) Overall scouting grade: 55 Favorite food is deep-dish pizza

7️⃣: Eric Booth Jr. (BAL)

OF, Oak Grove HS (MS)

Top scouting grade: Run (70) Overall scouting grade: 60 His dad turned down playing for the Blue Jays, going to become a record-setting kick returner for Southern Mississippi

8️⃣: Drew Burress (ATH)

OF, Georgia Tech

Top scouting grade: Arm/Power (60) Overall scouting grade: 60 Joins Nomar Garciaparra & Mark Teixeira as only players in Georgia Tech history to earn First-team Academic All-American honors in same year

9️⃣: AJ Gracia (ATL)

OF, Virginia

Top scouting grade: Hit/Power (55) Overall scouting grade: 55 Would reenact live at-bats with his dad in the living room growing up (with a foam Yankees bat!)

🔟: Tyler Bell (COL)

SS, Kentucky

Top scouting grade: Arm/Field (55) Overall scouting grade: 55 Models his game after fellow switch-hitting shortstop Francisco Lindor

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