Mock 3.0: Latest First-Round Picks & Intel

The 2026 MLB draft is now only two months away, and Baseball America is back with our third mock draft of the year. At the top of the draft, there’s a consistent cluster of about six names teams expect to come off the board within the first 10 picks. After that, it’s anyone’s guess. Highlights from the mock include:

• Latest intel on 1-1 pick scenarios

• What the Giants will do with their new first-round pick

• Rising college names in the top 15

Also be sure to check out our updated Top 400 draft rankings here.

HOT SHEET 🔥

Henry Bolte Tops The Latest Hot Sheet

Baseball America’s Hot Sheet ranks the hottest prospects from the previous week while also identifying a weekly helium player to keep tabs on.

This week’s Hot Sheet is topped by Henry Bolte, who is thriving at Triple-A Las Vegas. Bolte has excellent speed and developing power, but the hitting environment of the Pacific Coast League has helped him hit .327 in 71 games in Triple-A after having never hit close to .300 at any other stop in the minor leagues. His 12 home runs this year are also just three off his career high.

Join us at 2 p.m. ET on Monday for our weekly Hot Sheet prospect chat and be sure to watch the Hot Sheet show on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on YouTube.

NCAA TOP 25 🏆

New Top 25 College Baseball Rankings

The penultimate weekend of the regular season created significant movement in the middle of our College Baseball Top 25 rankings.

Five ranked teams—Coastal Carolina, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Oregon—posted losing weeks. Arizona State, Boston College and Jacksonville State dropped out of the rankings and were replaced by returners Tennessee and Ole Miss along with newcomer UC Santa Barbara.

Check out Baseball America’s latest Top 25 and each team’s week in review below.

STATCAST STANDOUTS 📊

Kemp Alderman, James Tibbs III Headline 10 Statcast Standouts

Every Monday morning, Eli Ben-Porat highlights 10 players who stood out over the previous week based on underlying Statcast metrics, which often serve as early indicators of breakouts or players who might be ready for MLB roles. Highlights from this week’s list include:

• One of the most underrated sluggers in recent memory

• A Dodgers OF taking batted-ball optimization to a new level

• Two pitchers with great fastballs, but huge questions

• A Twins prospect who’s taken a huge step forward

• Bryce Rainer’s wide range of outcomes

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