2026 MLB Draft Day One Thread

Keith Law:

#11. Jared Grindlinder
Grindlinger is the draft’s best two-way prospect. He’s a left-handed pitcher whose fastball is up to 96 and outfielder with outstanding bat-to-ball skills, and he only turned 17 in April. He reclassified into this draft just before the season started so he wasn’t seen as much last summer and fall as most of the high schoolers in the class. He’s still almost all projection at this point, and the bat speed isn’t great yet, but the ball carries well already and he’s likely to come into real power as he fills out. He has arm strength with a potentially plus slider but the delivery needs work, as he’s off the rubber very quickly and tends to spin off his front heel after he lands. He has all of the risk of a teenaged arm — more, really, as he’s younger than any other pitching prospect in the class. I think he’s a much better prospect in all respects as a hitter, while he also offers the backup option of putting him on the mound if hitting doesn’t work. (Or vice versa.)