MLB Draft Experts' Shocking Top 11 Picks

0:00On April 10th, Spring Baseball is heating up, and the 2026 MLB draft is just over three months away, hitting Philadelphia, July 11-13. On the latest MLB pipeline podcast, experts Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo drop their ideal top 11 picks, skipping the first overall since UCLA. Shortstop Rosh Chalowski is locked in as the Whitesauk's choice. This ain't your standard projection of what teams will do, it's what these draft gurus would grab if calling the shots. The board has flipped big time since Callis's December mock with no real lock on the top five or even top 10 prospects. Fans and scouts are buzzing, because the picks shocked even Callis 5 of MLB's top 10 prospects got passed over entirely. It's showing how fluid this class is, mixing high school studs with college performers who are popping off this spring. Callis and Georgia Tech catcher Vaughn Lackie to the twins at three for his athleticism and plate improvements, while Mayo loved high school shortstop.

1:01Grady Emerson fitting the raise at two. Pirates get sealing monster outfielder Eric Booth Jr. from Mississippi at five. Royal Snag lefty flamethrower Gio Rojas from Florida at six and, so on down to nationals taking Texas A&M bat, Chris Acopian at 11. Expect more shakes as summer rolls in. These mocks keep the draft dream alive, proving nobody's safe to the final call in Philly. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI Powered Updates. I'm Corey with the story.