2026 First-Year Player Draft Rankings

by | Jul 18, 2025

Glossary for future grades: h-hit tool, p-power tool, s-speed tool, fb-fastball, sl-slider, cv-curveball, ch-change-up, ct-cutter, fv-future value overall. Glossary for level category: IL-injured list, DL-developmental league, ACL-Arizona Complex League, FCL-Florida Complex League. All ages are as of July 1.

No. Name Pos Team B/T Future Grades Level Age ETA
1 Ethan Holliday SS COL L/R 55h-60p-40s-60fv n/a 18 2028
2 Kade Anderson SP SEA L/L 55fb-55sl-60cv-60fv n/a 21 2026
3 Eli Willits SS WAS S/R 55h-50p-60s-60fv n/a 17 2028
4 Seth Hernandez SP PIT R/R 65fb-55sl-55cv-70ch-65fv n/a 19 2027
5 Aiva Arquette SS MIA R/R 50h-60p-45s-60fv n/a 21 2026
6 Liam Doyle SPRP SL R/L 70fb-50sl-55ch-55ct-55fv n/a 21 2026
7 JoJo Parker SS TOR L/R 55h-55p-50s-60fv n/a 18 2028
8 Steele Hall SS CIN R/R 50h-45p-70s-55fv n/a 18 2028
9 Jamie Arnold SP OAK L/L 60fb-60sl-55ch-60fv n/a 21 2026
10 Kyson Witherspoon SP BOS R/R 60fb-60sl-50cv-45ch-55fv n/a 20 2026
11 Kayson Cunningham SS ARI L/R 60h-45p-60s-55fv n/a 19 2028
12 Ike Irish C/OF BAL L/R 55h-55p-45s-55fv n/a 21 2026
13 Tyler Bremner SP LAA R/R 60fb-50sl-70ch-55fv n/a 21 2026
14 Marek Houston SS MIN R/R 55h-40p-55s-55fv n/a 21 2026
15 Billy Carlson SS/SP CHW R/R 50h-45p-50s-60fb-50cv-60fv n/a 19 2028
16 Gage Wood SP PHI R/R 70fb-50sl-55cv-50ch-50fv n/a 21 2026
17 Jace LaViolette OF CLE L/L 45h-65p-60s-55fv n/a 21 2026
18 Andrew Fischer 1B MIL L/R 50h-60p-40s-50fv n/a 21 2026
19 Xavier Neyens 3B HOU L/R 45h-65p-45s-55fv n/a 18 2028
20 Kruz Schoolcraft 1B/SP SD L/L 40h-55p-40s-60fb-55sl-55fv n/a 18 2028
21 Gavin Fien 3B TEX R/R 55h-55p-40s-55fv n/a 18 2028
22 Ethan Conrad OF CHC L/L 50h-55p-55s-50fv n/a 21 2027
23 Gavin Kilen 2B SF L/R 55h-45p-45s-50fv n/a 21 2027
24 Wehiwa Aloy SS BAL R/R 45h-55p-50s-50fv n/a 21 2026
25 Brendan Summerhill OF TB L/R 55h-50p-55s-50fv n/a 21 2027
26 Daniel Pierce SS TB R/R 45h-50p-60s-55fv n/a 19 2028
27 Alex Lodise SS ATL R/R 45h-55p-50s-50fv n/a 21 2027
28 Cam Cannarella OF MIA L/R 55h-30p-60s-50fv n/a 21 2027
29 Slater de Brun OF BAL L/L 55h-40p-70s-55fv n/a 18 2028
30 Max Belyeu OF COL L/R 50h-55p-50s-50fv n/a 21 2027
31 Quentin Young 3B/OF MIN R/R 40h-60p-55s-55fv n/a 18 2028
32 Josh Hammond SS/SP KC R/R 50h-55p-50s-60fb-60sl-55fv n/a 18 2028
33 Devin Taylor OF OAK L/R 55h-55p-40s-50fv n/a 21 2027
34 Luke Stevenson C SEA L/R 45h-55p-40s-50fv n/a 21 2027
35 Caden Bodine C BAL S/R 60h-40p-40s-50fv n/a 21 2027
36 Riley Quick SP MIN R/R 55fb-50sl-55ch-55fv n/a 21 2027
37 Anthony Eyanson SP BOS R/R 50fb-60sl-55cv-50fv n/a 20 2027
38 Ryan Mitchell SS SL L/R 55h-50p-55s-55fv n/a 18 2028
39 Tate Southisene SS ATL R/R 50h-50p-55s-55fv n/a 18 2028
40 Sean Gamble 2B/OF KC L/R 50h-50p-60s-55fv n/a 19 2028
41 Jaden Fauske OF/C CHW L/R 50h-55p-50s-55fv n/a 18 2028
42 Zach Root SP LAD L/L 50fb-50sl-55cv-55ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
43 Ethan Petry 1B/OF WAS R/R 45h-65p-30s-50fv n/a 21 2027
44 Patrick Forbes SP ARI R/R 60fb-60sl-40ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
45 Mason Neville OF CIN L/L 45h-55p-55s-50fv n/a 21 2027
46 A.J. Russell SP TEX R/R 70fb-55sl-45ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
47 Dean Curley SS CLE R/R 50h-50p-50s-50fv n/a 21 2027
48 Brandon Compton OF MIA L/L 45h-60p-50s-50fv n/a 21 2027
49 J.B. Middleton SPRP CHW R/R 55fb-55sl-55ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
50 Charles Davalan OF LAD L/R 55h-45p-55s-50fv n/a 21 2027
51 Brady Ebel SS MIL L/R 55h-50p-40s-55fv n/a 18 2028
52 Dax Kilby SS NYY L/R 55h-50p-55s-50fv n/a 18 2028
53 Angel Cervantes SP PIT R/R 50fb-55sl-50cv-60ch-55fv n/a 17 2028
54 Coy James SS WAS R/R 55h-50p-50s-55fv n/a 18 2028
55 Joseph Dzierwa SP BAL R/L 50fb-45sl-60ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
56 JD Thompson SP MIL R/L 60fb-50sl-45cv-50ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
57 Briggs McKenzie SP ATL L/L 50fb-60cv-50ch-55fv n/a 18 2028
58 Kyle Lodise SS CHW R/R 50h-40p-55s-50fv n/a 21 2027
59 Kane Kepley OF CHC L/L 55h-30p-60s-50fv n/a 21 2027
60 Marcus Phillips SPRP BOS R/R 55fb-55sl-45ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
61 Jordan Yost SS DET L/R 55h-30p-60s-50fv n/a 18 2028
62 Nick Becker SS SEA R/R 55h-50p-60s-50fv n/a 18 2028
63 Ethan Hedges 3B COL R/R 45h-50p-50s-45fv n/a 21 2027
64 Gavin Turley OF OAK R/R 40h-55p-55s-50fv n/a 21 2027
65 Henry Godbout 2B BOS R/R 55h-40p-45s-45fv n/a 21 2027
66 Josh Owens SS TEX L/R 50h-55p-55s-50fv n/a 18 2028
67 Nick Dumesnil OF DET R/R 45h-50p-60s-50fv n/a 21 2027
68 Nolan Schubart 1B/OF CLE L/R 40h-70p-30s-50fv n/a 21 2027
69 Aaron Watson SP CIN R/R 55fb-55sl-45cv-50ch-55fv n/a 18 2028
70 Landon Harmon SP WAS R/R 70fb-55sl-45ch-55fv n/a 18 2028
71 Dean Moss OF TB L/R 55h-45p-50s-50fv n/a 19 2028
72 Cade Obermueller SP PHI L/L 55fb-60sl-50ch-45fv n/a 22 2027
73 Johnny Slawinski SP LAA L/L 55fb-50sl-45cv-50ch-50fv n/a 18 2028
74 Chase Shores SPRP LAA R/R 60fb-55sl-45ch-45fv n/a 21 2026
75 Cam Leiter SP LAD R/R 60fb-55sl-60cv-50ch-50fv n/a 21 2027
76 Daniel Dickinson 2B MIL R/R 50h-40p-50s-45fv n/a 21 2027
77 Mitch Voit 2B NYM R/R 50h-50p-55s-45fv n/a 20 2027
78 Ryan Wideman OF SD R/R 40h-55p-60s-50fv n/a 21 2027
79 Mason Pike SP/SS WAS S/R 60fb-55sl-40h-45p-40s-55fv n/a 18 2028
80 Taitn Gray C TB S/S 45h-55p-40s-50fv n/a 17 2029
81 Jared Jones 1B PIT R/R 40h-60p-40s-45fv n/a 22 2027
82 Jack Gurevitch 1B SL L/R 55h-50p-40s-45fv n/a 21 2027
83 Nate Snead RP LAA R/R 60fb-50sl-55cv-45fv n/a 21 2026
84 Miguel Sime SPRP WAS R/R 70fb-50cv-50ch-50fv n/a 18 2028
85 Michael Lombardi SP KC R/R 60fb-60cv-40ch-45fv n/a 21 2027
86 Cooper Flemming SS TB L/R 50h-50p-45fv-50fv n/a 19 2028
87 James Ellwanger SPRP MIN R/R 65fb-55sl-55cv-50fv n/a 21 2027
88 Max Williams OF MIA L/L 40h-55p-50s-45fv n/a 20 2027
89 Josiah Hartshorn OF CHC S/L 50h-55p-50s-50fv n/a 18 2028
90 Easton Carmichael C PIT R/R 50h-50p-50s-45fv n/a 21 2027
91 Talon Haley SP LAA L/L 55fb-50sl-60cv-50ch-50fv n/a 19 2028
92 Malachi Witherspoon SPRP DET R/R 60fb-60sl-55cv-45fv n/a 20 2027
93 Frank Cairone SPRP MIL R/L 55fb-60sl-50ct-50fv n/a 17 2028
94 Landon Beidelschies SPRP ATL L/L 55fb-55sl-40ch-45fv n/a 21 2027
95 James Quinn-Irons OF TB R/R 40h-55p-60s-50fv n/a 22 2027
96 Cody Bowker SP PHI R/R 60fb-50sl-60ch-45fv n/a 21 2027
97 Matthew Fisher SP PHI R/R 55fb-60sl-50cv-45ch-50fv n/a 19 2028
98 Korbyn Dickerson OF SEA R/R 45h-50p-60s-45fv n/a 21 2027
99 Ethan Moore SS CIN S/R 50h-50p-45s-50fv n/a 18 2028
100 Gustavo Melendez SS PIT L/R 50h-30p-50s-50fv n/a 17 2028