2nd Round
https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2026/draft/brady-harris-826207
RHP Blake Morningstar
- Wake Forest
6' 4" 230
Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 55 |
Cutter: 50 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45
Pennsylvania's best high school pitching prospect in 2023,
Morningstar was set on attending Wake Forest. After taking his lumps as a
freshman reliever, he earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors as a starter
last spring and pitched for the U.S. Collegiate National Team during the
summer. He showed improved velocity and pitch shapes during fall practice, so
he could make another jump as a junior.
Morningstar operates with six different pitches, including
two- and four-seam fastballs that sit at 92-95 mph and reach 97. His most-used
secondary offering is an upper-80s cutter, though he misses more bats with a
mid-80s slider to which he has worked to add sweep. He lands his low-80s
curveball for strikes and also mixes in a changeup that gets too firm in the
upper 80s.
All of Morningstar's pitches have their moments, though none
grade as truly plus. He has a durable 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame and gets
strikes with his entire repertoire. He profiles as a potential No. 4 starter.
2nd Round
https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2026/draft/brady-harris-826207
Jake Brown OF, Louisiana State
6' 2" 205
DRAFTED - 2023, 16th (471) - TEX
Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 55 | Arm: 55 |
Field: 55 | Overall: 50
Brown rated as Louisiana's top 2023 prep prospect ahead of
fellow left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson, who was recovering from Tommy John
surgery but would go on to become the No. 3 pick in the 2025 Draft after
starring at Louisiana State. Though pro teams preferred Brown on the mound, he
became a full-time outfielder at LSU after turning down the Rangers as a
16th-rounder. He batted a team-high .385 at the College World Series last June
as the Tigers won their eighth national title.
Brown is similar to more famous LSU teammate Derek Curiel in
that both are lefty-swinging hit-over-power outfielders with a chance to play
center field. He uses a smooth stroke to repeatedly barrel balls, though he'll
have to make adjustments against left-handers after hitting .179 against them
in 2025. He has a bit more raw power than Curiel and drives balls to his pull
side more consistently, making him a better bet to provide 20 homers per year.
Brown features solid to plus speed and can steal an occasional base. Though he has played mostly right field for the Tigers and will do so again this year with Curiel in center, some evaluators believe Brown has the quickness and instincts to patrol up the middle. He has a strong arm that delivered fastballs up to 94 mph and bat-missing low-80s sliders in high school.
https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2026/draft/aiden-ruiz-830855
Aiden Ruiz SS, The Stony Brook (NY)
5' 10" 168
COMMITTED - Vanderbilt
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 |
Field: 70 | Overall: 50
In 2024, The Stony Brook School from Long Island, New York,
won the 2024 NYSAIS State Championship. In 2025, the school held its own by
going 2-2 at USA Baseball's National High School Invitational. At the center of
it all for the Bears was Ruiz, their shortstop, who then went on to perform at
summer events like the East Coast Professional Showcase and Area Code Games. He
also manned shortstop for Team USA, moving fellow Draft prospect Grady Emerson
to third, and was named to the All-World team as the U.S. brought home gold in
the WBSC U-18 World Cup.
An undersized switch-hitter who is listed at 5-foot-10 and
168 pounds, Ruiz is arguably the best defensive shortstop in the class. He's an
elite defender with a plus arm and range, great hands and outstanding footwork.
Unlike with many young players at the premium position, Ruiz not only makes the
spectacular, acrobatic plays, throwing on the run, he also slows the game down
and makes the routine plays as well. It's future Gold Glove-caliber defense.
An above-average runner whose instincts help him be a
successful base-stealer, Ruiz's bat is behind his glove. He makes a ton of
contact with an idea of what he's doing at the plate, excellent bat control and
no fear, showing an ability to turn around premium velocity. But he's done it
without too much damage or impact to date, and showing some ability to drive
the ball could certainly help the Vanderbilt recruit's Draft stock.
Cole Carlon, LHP, Arizona
State Baseball
The sophomore Sun Devil has seen his fair share of the mound
especially in the 2025 season. In the most recent season, Carlon carried a 3-1
record from the bump and a 3.33 ERA. Through 54 innings of work, the lefty
struck out 86 with 25 walks.
https://www.bleachernation.com/mlb/2026/01/13/mlb-mock-draft-mid-jan/
Zion Rose OF Louisville
2025: One of two Cardinals to start all 66 games (53 in LF,
13 at DH) ... Finished with a .310 average, 16 doubles, three triples and 13
home runs ... Led the Cards with 67 RBIs and scored 64 runs ... Went 31-for-34
in stolen bases ... Ranked fourth in the ACC in stolen bases, fifth in RBIs,
fifth in triples, seventh in runs, 11th in hits and 12th in total bases ...
Started opening night in LF against Texas ... Tallied six hits in three games
on the opening weekend ... Went 5-for-12 with six RBIs and four extra-base
hits, including his first home run of the year against Western Michigan ...
Homered and drove in three in the win over Butler on Feb. 26 ... Hit a two run
homer in the win over North Carolina on March 14 ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer
and three RBIs against Northern Kentucky on March 18 ... Homered and drove in
three against Cal on March 29 ... Hit a two-run homer in the win over WKU on
April 15 ... Stole a career-high four bases in the win over FSU on April 26 ...
Went back-to-back with Lucas Moore in the first inning against Florida State on
April 27 ... Homered in the first inning of each of the first two games at
Notre Dame ... Had three hits, including a homer, and a career high four RBIs
at Georgia Tech on May 9 ... Homered and drove in two against Bellarmine on May
13 ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer against Vanderbilt in the NCAA Regional on May
31 ... Drove in three, including the go-ahead two-run single, against Arizona
on June 15 ... Homered in the win over Oregon State on June 17 at the College
World Series.
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