2026 Top MLB Draft Prospects

Baseball America’s draft rankings are an attempt to capture the industry’s consensus on talent in the 2026 class. The list is compiled in consultation with MLB scouts, front office executives, scouting directors, college coaches and analysts. Ben Badler, Mark Chiarelli, J.J. Cooper, Daniel Malone, Geoff Pontes, Jacob Rudner and Carlos Collazo contributed to the reporting, writing and editing of the list and reports.

It’s getting to be crunch time for the 2026 MLB draft cycle.

With the start of the draft now less than three weeks away, Baseball America presents the latest update to our ranking of the top 500 players available to teams once MLB commissioner Rob Manfred steps up to the podium on Saturday, July 11.

We’re now in the fine-tuning stage of our draft rankings. We’re attempting to capture as much late-season movement as possible by way of the latest player performances, injury news and industry feedback from across the country.

UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky continues to lead the class and is followed by Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey in the top three. UC Santa Barbara righthander Jackson Flora and Florida high school hitter Jacob Lombard round out the top five.

BA subscribers can find draft reports for the entire top 500 below, including BA grades and tools grades for the top 200 players.

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