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Happy December everyone!

It might seem like down time in baseball circles, but we all know better, right? The Hot Stove is blazing, the Winter Meetings are right around the corner (, and we even have a healthy taste of Draft fever.

That’s not only because Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery, to determine the order of the top of the first round of the 2026 Draft, is taking place at the aforementioned Winter Meetings on Tuesday. We've unveiled our 2026 Top 100 Draft Prospects list , giving fans a first look at what those lottery winners (and all 30 teams) have on their boards.

2026 Draft:

Back in September, Jim and I put out Top 20s -- one for college players and one for hi

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