Top 85 MLB Draft Prospects: Cholowsky vs Emerson

0:00Made way through the college and high school baseball seasons, the 2026 MLB draft is sharpening up with fresh rankings on the top, 85 prospects and a mini mock of the first 13 picks. Ross Cholowski, shortstop from UCLA, sits clear at number one for most teams thanks to a steady bat power and glove after three strong college. Years, right behind him is Grady Emerson, a high school shortstop from Texas as the top prep guy with star potential. The battle for the top spot boars down to Cholowski's polish versus Emerson's upside, especially if the white sock see him moving fast through the minors like recent quick risers. After those two, it gets shuffled with Vaughn Lackie, the catcher from Georgia Tech exploding this year and Jackson Flora, the right hander from UC, Santa Barbara touching triple digits, scouts and teams are buzzing, with Chicago's crew including GM Chris Getz checking out Emerson Heavy. Rival clubs figure the raise grab him in number two or pivots of value picks like Lackie

1:02or Flora for bonus savings. Pittsburgh and others eye tools, he preps like Jacob Mombard, while Baltimore loves Justin LeBron's athleticism despite contact hiccups. Deeper in, aired Booth Junior's speed and pop for Mississippi high school has him rising fast alongside college standouts like Chris Ecopian and Drew Burris. Pitchers Liam Peterson and Cameron Fluki fit teams hunting quick rotation help and two way kid Jared Grindlinger could sneak into the teens as a double threat bargain. As spring rolls on, these rankings will shift with more looks, but this class boasts rare top end talent perfect for high picks, though depth ends. Quick after the elite tier, keep watching these names light up the draft board. Local news, powered by AI, this is California News Today.