MLB Draft 2026 ranking 2.0: Roch Cholowsky still at the top, but Vahn Lackey closing in

Once again, the strength of this MLB Draft is in its high school pitching. There’s enough major-conference college starting pitchers to populate the first round and get some of those teenaged arms to teams with extra picks and bigger bonus pools in the comp round and beyond.There’s at least a little uncertainty at the very top now, as the consensus top prospect, Roch Cholowsky, has held serve rather than taking another step forward, leaving a little room for a couple of college players to give the Chicago White Sox, who pick first, some realistic alternatives (even if they ultimately do stick with Cholowsky).Advertisement