Scouts are much more enthused about the 2026 Draft class than they were about its 2025 contingent, which was considered lighter than usual. That won't be a concern next year.

UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky was the consensus national college player of the year as a sophomore and would have ranked as the top prospect in the 2025 Draft had he been eligible. He headlines a '26 college crop that features the position player depth that this year's lacked.

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Just four pitchers made our College Top 20, led by right-handers Liam Peterson (Florida) and Cameron Flukey (Coastal Carolina). After three college southpaws (Kade Anderson, Liam Doyle, Jamie Arnold) went in the top 11 picks last July, none project to go in the first 50 selections in 2026. Trey Beard (Florida State

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