2026 MLB Draft Preview with David Seifert

Mike Rooney and D1Baseball/Prep Baseball’s David Seifert preview this weekend's MLB Draft. They discuss D1Baseball’s Top 250 Collegiate Prospect Ranking list, mock drafts and draft recaps, and how signability & team preferences could shuffle the top of the board among Grady Emerson, Roch Cholowsky, and Vahn Lackey.

Roons & Seif break down top college arms Jackson Flora and Tyler Bremner, Seifert’s preference for pitchers with feel for spin, and debates key top-10 talents Tyler Bell, Drew Burress, and Chris Hacopian. They also highlight late risers from Omaha and beyond, including Owen Hull, Cam Kozeal, Brendan Brock, Gavin Gallaher, Jackson Willits, Taylor Rabe, Joey Volchko, and LJ Mercurius. They end with highlighting some potential late-round value picks.

00:00 Welcome, David Seifert!
01:14 Why Draft Day Matters
02:05 D1 Draft Coverage Guide
03:46 White Sox Top Three
04:28 Lackey vs Cholowsky
07:23 Fit and Signability
08:18 How Fast Pros Move Up
08:58 Flora vs Bremner
11:27 Spin vs Changeup
13:17 Bell | Burress | Hacopian
19:03 Late Risers and Helium
20:37 Owen Hull: Draft Riser
21:32 Brendan Brock: Up & Down
22:29 Gavin Gallaher: Sleeper Value
23:08 Jaxon Willits: On The Rise
23:25 Camden Kozeal: Makeup Matters
25:32 Seif's Favorites at Pitcher
26:29 Joey Volchko: CWS Breakout
27:35 LJ Mercurius: Bullpen Hero
29:22 Cade Townsend vs Taylor Rabe
32:09 Picks 51 to 100
34:40 Late Round Values
38:29 Draft Weekend Wrap

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