The spring season already winding down, especially in the warm-weather states across the country, and we're busy at Draft HQ equipping you with everything you need to see how MLB war rooms might be assessing the prep pool of talent in real-time.
We recently published our latest edition of the May Mock Draft as well as the most recent Draft HQ Top-200 overall combined rankings. We're breaking down the rest of the players who warrant draft consideration into separate groups, since this is more representative of how pro organizations conduct their business during the draft itself.
Here's our take on the top prep prospects at each of the following positions: shortstop, catcher, outfield, corner infield/utility, right-handed pitcher, left-handed pitcher, updated May 7, 2026.
TOp Prep Prospects, By Position
SHORTSTOP
| 1 |
Jacob Lombard |
Gulliver Prep (FL) |
Miami |
| 2 |
Tyler Spangler |
De La Salle (CA) |
Stanford |
| 3 |
Grady Emerson |
Fort Worth Christian (TX) |
Texas |
| 4 |
Aiden Ruiz |
Stony Brook (NY) |
Vanderbilt |
| 5 |
Taj Marchand |
James Island (SC) |
Ole Miss |
| 6 |
Archer Horn |
St. Ignatius (CA) |
Stanford |
| 7 |
Cole Koeninger |
Keller (TX) |
Tennessee |
| 8 |
James Tronstein |
Harvard-Westlake (CA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 9 |
Taj Marchand |
James Island (SC) |
Ole Miss |
| 10 |
Cole Koeninger |
Keller (TX) |
Tennessee |
| 11 |
Trey Ebel |
Corona (CA) |
Texas A&M |
| 12 |
Rookie Shepard |
Faith Lutheran (NV) |
Miami |
| 13 |
Rocco Maniscalco |
Oxford (AL) |
Mississippi State |
| 14 |
Elliot Lascelles |
Upper Canada College (ON) |
Yale |
| 15 |
Ryne Barker |
Casteel (AZ) |
Texas Tech |
| 16 |
Dylan Bowen |
Hanover Central (IN) |
Oklahoma State |
| 17 |
Connor Comeau |
Austin Anderson (TX) |
Texas A&M |
| 18 |
Jace Mataczynski |
Hudson (WI) |
Auburn |
| 19 |
Matt Ponatoski |
Archbishop Moeller (OH) |
Kentucky |
| 20 |
Keon Johnson |
First Presbyterian (GA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 21 |
Ethan Offing |
Dutch Fork (SC) |
Clemson |
| 22 |
Spencer Browning |
Pleasant Grove (TX) |
Arkansas |
| 23 |
Brody Schumaker |
Santa Margarita (CA) |
TCU |
| 24 |
Will Yow |
St. Anne's-Bedfield (VA) |
Virginia |
| 25 |
Deacon Nelson |
University School (OH) |
Virginia |
| 26 |
Louis Hernandez II |
Lake Mary (FL) |
Clemson |
| 27 |
Kamrin Jenkins |
Bob Jones (AL) |
Mizzou |
| 28 |
Matthew Kelley |
Basic Academy (NV) |
Miami |
| 29 |
Jayden Parker |
University City (CA) |
Indiana |
| 30 |
Alex Harrington |
Cathedral Catholic (CA) |
Stanford |
Corner infield / UTILITY
| 1 |
Cole Prosek |
Magnolia Heights (MS) |
Ole Miss |
| 2 |
Landon Thome |
Nazareth Academy (IL) |
Florida State |
| 3 |
Beau Peterson |
Mill Valley (KS) |
Texas |
| 4 |
Dominic Santarelli |
St. Joseph (WI) |
LSU |
| 5 |
Bo Lawrence |
Christ Church Episcopal (SC) |
Virginia |
| 6 |
Easton Autrey |
Corsicana (TX) |
Texas |
| 7 |
Collin Bland |
Houston (TN) |
Vanderbilt |
| 8 |
Gunner Skelton |
Columbia Academy (TN) |
Vanderbilt |
| 9 |
Anthony Del Angel |
Rio Rancho (NM) |
Oklahoma |
| 10 |
Isaiah Galason |
Houston County (GA) |
Georgia Tech |
| 11 |
Luke Williams |
Franklin Regional (PA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 12 |
Jet Berry |
Queen Creek (AZ) |
Arizona State |
| 13 |
CJ Weinstein |
Orange Lutheran (CA) |
LSU |
| 14 |
Luke Tucker |
Krum (TX) |
LSU |
| 15 |
Jack Dugan |
Lipscomb Academy (TN) |
Tennessee |
| 16 |
Robert Omidi |
St. Martin (ON) |
Kentucky |
| 17 |
Easton Kitura |
Vauxhall (AB) |
Miami |
| 18 |
Jason Amalbert |
DePaul Catholic (NJ) |
Oklahoma |
| 19 |
Will Adams |
Hoover (AL) |
Alabama |
| 20 |
Cody Boshell |
Bishop Snyder (FL) |
Tennessee |
| 21 |
AJ Curry |
University City (CA) |
Tennessee |
| 22 |
Cy Chrisman |
IMG Academy (FL) |
Oklahoma State |
| 23 |
TJ McQuillan |
Mount Carmel (IL) |
Wake Forest |
| 24 |
Alika Ahu |
University Laboratory (HI) |
Stanford |
| 25 |
CJ Sampson |
Tomball (TX) |
Florida |
| 26 |
Kael Barney |
Nolensville (TN) |
Oregon State |
| 27 |
Yodelkis Quevedo |
Mater Academy (FL) |
Florida State |
| 28 |
Dylan Minnatee |
Franklin (CA) |
LSU |
| 29 |
Ayden Deome |
West Park (CA) |
Arizona |
| 30 |
Brady Abate |
Malvern Prep (PA) |
Wake Forest |
Catcher
| 1 |
Sean Dunlap |
Crown Point (IN) |
Tennessee |
| 2 |
Will Brick |
Christian Brothers (TN) |
Mississippi State |
| 3 |
John Stowers |
St. Paul's Episcopal (AL) |
Auburn |
| 4 |
Alain Gudino-Gomez |
Saguaro (AZ) |
South Carolina |
| 5 |
Max Holland |
Conway (AR) |
Arkansas |
| 6 |
Josiah Morris |
Clayton Valley (CA) |
Oklahoma State |
| 7 |
Carson Sheffer |
Oak Christian (CA) |
Oklahoma State |
| 8 |
Kahanu Martinez |
Saint Louis (HI) |
Oregon |
| 9 |
Mickey Gilligan |
Passaic Tech (NJ) |
Rutgers |
| 10 |
Dillon Moss |
IMG Academy (FL) |
Stanford |
| 11 |
Taytum Reevess |
Vista Murrieta (CA) |
Texas Tech |
| 12 |
Jax Robinson |
Waxahachie (TX) |
Texas |
| 13 |
Carson May |
Olathe East (KS) |
Kentucky |
| 14 |
Jack Brenner |
Fond du Lac (WI) |
Oklahoma |
| 15 |
Devin Diaz |
Iona Prep (NY) |
Miami |
| 16 |
Teagan Scott |
South Salem (OR) |
Oregon State |
| 17 |
Braeden Lipoff |
Kingsway (NJ) |
East Carolina |
| 18 |
Masen Belding |
Del Oro (CA) |
LSU |
| 19 |
Catcher Hopkins |
Tomball (TX) |
Texas A&M |
| 20 |
Hudson Flora |
Foothill (CA) |
UC Santa Barbara |
outfield
| 1 |
Eric Booth Jr. |
Oak Grove (MS) |
Vanderbilt |
| 2 |
Blake Bowen |
JSerra Catholic (CA) |
Oregon State |
| 3 |
Trevor Condon |
Etowah (GA) |
Tennessee |
| 4 |
Jared Grindlinger |
Huntington Beach (CA) |
Tennessee |
| 5 |
Noah Wilson |
McCallie (TN) |
Vanderbilt |
| 6 |
Andruw Giles |
Basic Academy (NV) |
Oregon |
| 7 |
Anthony Murphy |
Corona (CA) |
LSU |
| 8 |
Brady Harris |
Trinity Christian (FL) |
Florida |
| 9 |
Malachi Washington |
Parkview (GA) |
LSU |
| 10 |
Gunnar Alm |
Polk County (NC) |
NC State |
| 11 |
Jorvorskie Lane |
OD Wyatt (TX) |
Arkansas |
| 12 |
Dominic Battista |
Oswego East (IL) |
Illinois-Chicago |
| 13 |
Nathaneal Davis |
Bishop Moore (FL) |
LSU |
| 14 |
Jon Mora |
Somerset Academy (FL) |
Miami |
| 15 |
Alex Weingartner |
St. Augustine Prep (NJ) |
Penn State |
| 16 |
Kevin Roberts Jr. |
Jackson Prep (MS) |
Florida |
| 17 |
Ryan Harwood |
Casteel (AZ) |
Texas A&M |
| 18 |
Martin Shelar |
Marist (GA) |
Mississippi State |
| 19 |
Braylen Montgomery |
Walker (LA) |
Oklahoma |
| 20 |
Kaden Powell |
Smith County (TN) |
Kentucky |
| 21 |
Chandler Taylor |
Badin (OH) |
Alabama |
| 22 |
Genson Veras |
TNXL Academy (FL) |
Florida State |
| 23 |
Jaxon Matthews |
Hough (NC) |
Clemson |
| 24 |
Jaden Jackson |
St. John Bosco (CA) |
UCLA |
| 25 |
Deion Cole |
Etowah (GA) |
Georgia Tech |
| 26 |
Judah Ota |
Iolani (HI) |
Arkansas |
| 27 |
Wessley Roberson |
Glynn Academy (GA) |
LSU |
| 28 |
Jeffrey-Todd Darden |
Cypress Woods (TX) |
Oklahoma State |
| 29 |
Mandela Browman |
Miller School (VA) |
North Carolina |
| 30 |
John David Alexander |
Barbe (LA) |
Texas A&M |
right-handed pitcher
| 1 |
Coleman Borthwick |
South Walton (FL) |
Auburn |
| 2 |
Cole Koeninger |
Keller (TX) |
Tennessee |
| 3 |
Blake Bryant |
Citizens Christian (GA) |
Clemson |
| 4 |
Cooper Harris |
Flower Mound (TX) |
Texas |
| 5 |
Joseph Contreras |
Blessed Trinity (GA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 6 |
Kaden Waechter |
Jesuit (FL) |
Florida State |
| 7 |
Jensen Hirschkorn |
Kingsburg (CA) |
LSU |
| 8 |
Savion Sims |
Prestonwood Christian (TX) |
Oklahoma |
| 9 |
Grayson Willoughby |
Trinity (KY) |
Kentucky |
| 10 |
Landon Brown |
Iowa Colony (TX) |
Mississippi State |
| 11 |
Ethan Wachsmann |
Grandview (CO) |
Wake Forest |
| 12 |
Matthew Sharman |
Etowah (GA) |
Georgia |
| 13 |
Jake Carbaugh |
Plant City (FL) |
Mississippi State |
| 14 |
Matt Ponatoski |
Archbishop Moeller (OH) |
Kentucky |
| 15 |
Gannon Grant |
Center Grove (IN) |
Tennessee |
| 16 |
Eli Herst |
Garfield (WA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 17 |
Jack Slightom |
Lyons (IL) |
Cincinnati |
| 18 |
Logan Georges |
Clovis (CA) |
TCU |
| 19 |
Tyson Grulkowski |
Muskego (WI) |
South Florida |
| 20 |
James Jorgensen |
Jesuit (TX) |
Texas |
| 21 |
Hudson Devaughn |
Mooresville (IN) |
Alabama |
| 22 |
Trey Rangel |
The Colony (TX) |
Texas |
| 23 |
Kyle Casteel |
Butler Area (PA) |
West Virginia |
| 24 |
Kaiden McCarthy |
Vermont Academy (VT) |
Tennessee |
| 25 |
Tyler Putnam |
Battle (MO) |
Tennessee |
| 26 |
Wilson Andersen |
Jesuit (FL) |
Mississippi State |
| 27 |
Gary Morse |
Orange Lutheran (CA) |
Tennessee |
| 28 |
Julian Garcia |
St. John Bosco (CA) |
Long Beach State |
| 29 |
Denton Lord |
South Walton (FL) |
Mississippi State |
| 30 |
Cooper Webb |
Lake Travis (TX) |
Texas |
| 31 |
Shawn Sullivan |
Walsh Jesuit (OH) |
Alabama |
| 32 |
Coleton Brady |
TNXL Academy (FL) |
LSU |
| 33 |
Chase Kiker |
Metrolina Christian Academy (NC) |
Clemson |
| 34 |
Cooper Sides |
Orange Lutheran (CA) |
LSU |
| 35 |
Keller Bradley |
Pennsbury (PA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 36 |
Joseph Lawson |
Bishop Verot (FL) |
UNC |
| 37 |
Nolan Stefaniak |
Butler Area (PA) |
Penn State |
| 38 |
AJ Rice |
Pickens (GA) |
Auburn |
| 39 |
Ethan Armstrong |
Garden City (MI) |
Michigan |
| 40 |
Cooper Shrum |
Belton (MO) |
Tennessee |
| 41 |
McCoy Silicz |
Bakersfield Christian (CA) |
Ole Miss |
| 42 |
Dylan Blomker |
La Cueva (NM) |
LSU |
| 43 |
Jerek Turlij |
North East (PA) |
Penn State |
| 44 |
Bryce Hill |
Greenwich Country Day (CT) |
Stanford |
| 45 |
Ty Tillery |
Morgan County (GA) |
Auburn |
| 46 |
Hayes Holton |
Loranger (LA) |
Texas |
| 47 |
Keenan Dolan |
Bishop Manogue (NV) |
- |
| 48 |
Gavin Guy |
Newport Harbor (CA) |
UC Santa Barbara |
| 49 |
Dustin Dunwoody |
Royal (CA) |
Arizona |
| 50 |
Daniel Kellis |
Radnor (PA) |
Wake Forest |
| 51 |
Donovan Thiery |
Key West (FL) |
Florida State |
| 52 |
David Hinojosa |
Poly Prep (NY) |
Vanderbilt |
| 53 |
Karson Reeder |
Tomball (TX) |
Texas |
| 54 |
Graham Schlicht |
De La Salle (CA) |
Stanford |
| 55 |
Brayden Harris |
St. John's Country Day (FL) |
Florida State |
| 56 |
Brady Snow |
American Heritage (Delray) (FL) |
Florida |
| 57 |
Cole Dennis |
Bishop Snyder (FL) |
Jacksonville |
| 58 |
Kolby Stringer |
West Marion (MS) |
LSU |
| 59 |
Luke Nitkowski |
Creekview (GA) |
Georgia Tech |
| 60 |
Harrison Polina |
Arlington (TN) |
Cincinnati |
left-handed pitcher
| 1 |
Carson Bolemon |
Southside Christian (SC) |
Wake Forest |
| 2 |
Gio Rojas |
Stoneman Douglas (FL) |
Miami |
| 3 |
Brody Bumila |
Bishop Feehan (MA) |
Texas |
| 4 |
Sean Duncan |
Port Coquitlam (BC) |
Vanderbilt |
| 5 |
Jared Grindlinger |
Huntington Beach (CA) |
Tennessee |
| 6 |
Logan Schmidt |
Ganesha (CA) |
LSU |
| 7 |
Bo Holloway |
Nolensville (TN) |
Vanderbilt |
| 8 |
Lucas Nawrocki |
Aledo (TX) |
LSU |
| 9 |
Spencer Evans |
TNXL Academy (FL) |
Florida |
| 10 |
Isaiah James |
South Central (NC) |
Duke |
| 11 |
Bryce Krenek |
Katy Taylor (TX) |
Texas |
| 12 |
RJ Cope |
Georgia Premier (GA) |
Vanderbilt |
| 13 |
Sean Loggie |
Christian Brothers (NJ) |
Virginia |
| 14 |
Connor Finn |
Mahtomedi (MN) |
Texas Tech |
| 15 |
Trystan Newberry |
Russellville (AR) |
Arkansas |
| 16 |
Tyner Flynt |
Presbyterian Christian (MS) |
Troy |
| 17 |
Hunter Rose |
Pleasant Grove (TX) |
Arkansas |
| 18 |
Colin White |
Harrison (GA) |
Florida |
| 19 |
Colton Semmelmann |
Brookfield Central (WI) |
South Carolina |
| 20 |
Drew Christine |
St. John's College (VA) |
Tennessee |
| 21 |
Phinn Beaird |
Briarcrest (TN) |
Texas |
| 22 |
Evan O'Connor |
Brock (TX) |
Arizona State |
| 23 |
Logan Corley |
Lovejoy (TX) |
Texas Christian |
| 24 |
Landon Thiel |
Jackson (OH) |
Ohio State |
| 25 |
Chandler Hart |
Allen (TX) |
Texas A&M |
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