2026 MLB Draft: Preseason big board ranking top 50 prospects

[Sean McCormack]

Welcome to the first iteration of Fish On First's 2026 MLB Draft big board. With the start of the college baseball season around the corner, let's begin by focusing on the top 50 draft-eligible players. As the draft approaches, the board will expand, eventually to 200 prospects.

Players are ranked from 1-50 based on future value (20-80 scale) and listed along with their school, position, age, height/weight, and handedness.

Rank	Name	Age at Draft	School	Throw/Bat	Position	Ht/Wt	FV
1	Roch Cholowsky	21	UCLA	R/R	SS	6'2' - 185	60
2	Grady Emerson	18	Fort Worth Christian HS (TX)	L/R	SS	6'2" - 180	55
3	Chris Hacopian	21	Texas A&M	R/R	3B	6'1" - 180	55
4	AJ Gracia	21	Virginia	L/L	OF	6'3" - 195	55
5	Cameron Flukey	21	Coastal Carolina	R/R	RHP	6'6" - 205	55
6	Drew Burress	21	Georgia Tech	R/R	CF	5'9" - 175	55
7	Jackson Flora	21	UC Santa Barbara	R/R	RHP	6'4" - 175	55
8	Blake Bowen	18	JSerra Catholic HS (CA)	R/R	CF	6'3" - 210	55
9	Kevin Roberts Jr.	17	Jackson Prep HS (MS)	R/R	OF	6'5" - 215	55
10	Eric Becker	21	Virginia	L/R	2B/3B	6'3" - 185	50
11	Tyler Spangler	18	De La Salle HS (CA)	L/R	SS/3B	6'3" - 195	50
12	Tyler Bell	21	Kentucky	S/R	SS	6'1" - 180	50
13	Liam Peterson	21	Florida	R/R	RHP	6'5" - 200	50
14	Logan Hughes	21	Texas Tech	L/L	OF	5'11" - 200	50
15	Ace Reese	21	Mississippi State	L/R	3B/OF	6'3" - 180	50
16	Matt Ponatoski	18	Archbishop Moeller HS (OH)	L/R	SS	6'2" - 190	50
17	Gio Rojas	19	Majory Stoman Douglas HS (FL)	L/L	LHP	6'4" - 190	50
18	Aiden Ruiz	19	The Stony Brook School HS (NY)	S/R	SS	5'10" - 165	50
19	Alex Hernandez	20	Georgia Tech	R/R	3B	6'2" - 185	50
20	Kaden Waechter	18	Jesuit HS (FL)	R/R	RHP	6'3" - 190	50
21	Maddox Molony	21	Oregon	R/R	SS	6'2" - 200	50
22	Trevor Condon	18	Etowah HS (GA)	L/R	CF	5'11" - 180	50
23	Chris Rembert	21	Auburn	R/R	2B/OF	6'0" - 200	50
24	Logan Schmidt	17	Ganehsa HS (CA)	L/L	LHP	6'4" - 170	50
25	Jacob Lombard	18	Gulliver Prep HS (FL)	R/R	SS/3B	6'3" - 185	50
26	Joey Volchko	21	Georgia	R/R	RHP	6'4" - 210	50
27	Eric Booth Jr.	18	Oak Grove HS (MS)	L/L	CF	6'0" - 205	50
28	Denton Lord	18	South Walton HS (FL)	R/R	RHP	6'8" - 220	50
29	Wessley Roberson	18	Glynn Academy HS (GA)	S/R	OF	6'1" - 175	50
30	Keon Johnson	18	First Presbyterian Day HS (GA)	R/R	INF	6'2" - 195	50
31	Justin Lebron	21	Alabama	R/R	SS	6'2" - 165	50
32	Malachi Washington	18	Parkview HS (GA)	R/R	OF	6'0" - 190	45
33	Jake McCoy	21	South Carolina	L/L	LHP	6'1" - 185	45
34	Chase Brunson	21	TCU	R/R	OF	6'3" - 185	45
35	James Clark	18	St. John Bosco HS (CA)	L/R	2B	6'1" - 195	45
36	Gabe Gaeckle	21	Arkansas	R/R	RHP	5'11" - 185	45
37	Will Brick	18	Christian Brothers HS (TN)	R/R	C	6'2" - 195	45
38	Caden Sorrell	21	Texas A&M	L/L	OF	6'3" - 195	45
39	Owen Kramkowski	21	Arizona	R/R	RHP	6'3" - 175	45
40	Kollin Ritchie	21	Oklahoma State	L/R	3B/OF	6'2" - 220	45
41	Eric Segura	21	Oregon State	R/R	RHP	6'2" - 200	45
42	Sawyer Strosnider	21	TCU	L/L	OF	6'2" - 200	45
43	Beau Peterson	18	Mill Valley HS (KS)	L/R	3B	6'3" - 205	45
44	Lucas Moore	21	Louisville	L/R	CF	6'1" - 170	45
45	Jemsen Hirschkorn	18	Kingsburg HS (CA)	R/R	RHP	6'7" - 210	45
46	Carson Tinney	21	Texas	R/R	C	6'3" - 220	45
47	Brady Harris	18	Trinity Christian Academy HS (FL)	R/R	OF	6'2" - 180	45
48	Carson Bolemon	19	Southside Christian HS (SC)	L/L	LHP	6'4" - 210	45
49	Derek Curiel	21	LSU	L/L	CF	6'2" - 175	45
50	Andrew Williamson	20	UCF	L/L	OF	6'0" - 195	45

MLB free agent activity may cause slight changes to the draft order. For the time being, the Marlins hold the 14th, 52nd, 73rd, 88th, 118th, and 150th overall picks. They will select 12th in rounds 6-20.

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[Jose Herrera]

Awesome breakdown @Sean McCormack, thank you for sharing.

These are the group of prospects I would like us to select from with our first two picks: Blake Bowen, Tyler Spangler, Gio Rojas, Kaden Waechter, Logan Schmidt, James Clark, Owen Kramkowski, Eric Segura and Jensen Hirchkorn. 

[Luis Claro]

los Marlins, generalmente,no seleccionan bien Recuerden sJJBlade y max Meyer,elecciones # 3 y no puedo afirmar,pero en la # 1 donde se seleccióno un lanzador derecho que fue un fracaso creo estaba Mike triste,además tuvieron la oportunidad de seleccionar almvp cory seager,etc

[1993 fan from start]

Liam Peterson Carson Tinney

but fill it be heavy florida players