The 2026 MLB draft is officially behind us, and while there weren’t any surprises at the top, there were twists and turns soon after.
As was predicted for months, Roch Cholowsky, Grady Emerson and Vahn Lackey were the first three players off the board, and then things got a bit wild. There were some head-scratchers in the first round, and a few players inexplicably fell much further than anyone expected. The Marlins were the recipient of the most notable stock crash, as Jacob Lombard fell into their laps at No. 14.
