2026 - DRAFT PROSPECTS - Coleman Borthwick, Ryder Helfrick, Brady Harris, Tyner Flynt, Cameron Flukey

 

Who will the Mets take with their first pick in the '26 Draft?

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Coleman Borthwick, RHP, South Walton (Fla.) HS (No. 23); Cole Koeninger, SS/RHP, Keller (Texas) HS (No. 58): We’ll group these two together in the two-way bucket.

Borthwick is a 6-foot-6 right-hander and powerful corner infielder. He can get up to 97-98 mph with his fastball with good life, and there’s a mid-80s slider that already looks at least above average. That’s enough to dream on him as a pitcher, and you could imagine the Mets’ pitching group wanting to work on someone with that frame and arsenal.

            Tobey Schulman               @tschulmanreport

17-year-old 6-ft-6 RHP Coleman Borthwick is one of the top HS arms in the '26 draft. The Auburn baseball commit has a plus fastball that's flashed upper-90s, and pairs it with an above-avg slider.

With a 255 lb frame, he could end up on the top of many team boards come July.             

                                Angry Mike                         @AngryMike24

https://x.com/angrymike24/status/1998623972603077047?s=61

Told you guys Coleman Borthwick is an exciting talent, whom the Mets should target with their 1st RD selection (Pick #27), in the upcoming 2026 MLB Draft. 

MLB PIPELINE - FIRST 2026 MOCK DRAFT

Mets Pk. 1.27 - C - Ryder Helfrick - Arkansas

Helfrick combines the ingredients of a potential Gold Glover behind the plate with 25-homer potential,

BLEACHER REPORT - 2026 MOCK DRAFT

1.27 - OF - Brady Harris - Trinity Christian Academy (FL)

Above-average tools across the board, including 55-grade present power and room to add more as he fills in his 6-2, 185lb. frame. After an up-and-down summer on the showcase circuit, he needs to show a more consistent hit too this spring, but his potential power alone is enough to make him one of the top HS outfielders in the class.

Tyner Flynt

2026 GRAD      LHP/OF     Purvis, MS

Best PG Grade  -  8.5

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92 mph FB VELO

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 7.37 sec 60 YARD DASH

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2023 Fall Top Prospect National Showcase 

Tyner Flynt is a 2026 OF/LHP with a 6-0 165 lb. frame from Purvis, MS who attends Presbyterian Christian. Medium, lean frame with long levers and good physical projection. Ran a 7.37 60-yard dash. Primary outfielder, under control on the charge, breaks down and fields the ball with one hand funnel on the side of the frame, full arm swing to a high three-quarters slot, good arm strength for the age with more coming as he adds strength, recorded accurate throws up to 82 mph. Secondary left-handed pitcher, slow tempo delivery into a high leg lift, creates good angle in the delivery, long and loose arm action to a three-quarters slot. Creates heavy arm-side sink to the fastball in the low-80s, getting up to 86 mph. Mixed in a 1-7 shaped breaking ball in the low-70s and a fading changeup in the upper-70s. Pounded the zone. Left-handed hitter, simple setup with an even base and a slightly open front side, knee lift trigger stride, linear bat path, worked consistently to the middle of the field and lived on the barrel. Should continue to grow into power as he adds strength. Excellent student. Named to 2023 Fall Top Prospect National Showcase Top Prospect List.

Cameron Flukey, RHP, Coastal Carolina
Flukey has a prototypical pitcher’s frame, standing a lean 6-foot-6 with long limbs. He has a long arm swing, but he’s graceful on the mound and repeats his delivery well, which you don’t always see with pitchers of this size and age. His fastball was in the 92-95 mph range last year, with life up in the zone. Despite his height, he gets a flatter plane on his fastball than you might expect due to his plus extension. Flukey pairs his fastball with two vertical breaking balls, a gyro slider and a 12-6 curveball. His slider is the more frequently used of the two pitches and has late, tight break; Flukey posted a 48% whiff rate on the pitch. His curveball is pretty loopy at the moment. It has depth, but he doesn’t have much feel for it at present and it’s easy to detect out of the hand. Flukey spent time both in the ‘pen and as a starter last year, totaling 55 innings in 19 appearances (10 starts), but he should be a full-time starter this season. Super projectable, he could very well be the first college pitcher taken in 2026.