There were those who believed the Brewers would pick TCU's Sawyer Strosnider in the first round on July 11, but they were able to take him 66th.

Scouting reports praise Logan Hughes' strike-zone discipline after a productive junior season at Texas Tech.

North Carolina shortstop Jake Schaffner, who batted leadoff for the College World Series runners-up, was selected No. 20 overall by the Boston Red Sox.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Corona High School (CA) infielder Trey Ebel with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2026 First-Year Player Draft. The announcement was made by Vice President of Amateur Acquisition Tod Johnson.

Third baseman Ace Reese will be going against some of his childhood-favorite teams in the American League West with the Mariners.

More details and scouting reports on all these young players are available in pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Fangraphs, MLB Pipeline, The Athletic’s Keith Law, and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel . As well,

The Texas Rangers today selected left-handed pitcher Gio Rojas from Stoneman Douglas (Fla.) High School in the first round (16th overall) of the 2026 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The 19-year-old Rojas went 11-1 with a 0.