2026 Draft

[LHG]

Probably way too early to be talking about this but saw this article about the bonus pools and thought I'd start this thread now.

https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/mlb-draft-2026-bonus-pool-pick-values?t=mlb-draft-coverage

 

[Stokes1931]

Keith Law at The Athletic had his 2026 Draft Mock 1.0 this morning. The Giants pick 4th, and this is his guess.

Jackson Flora​

Player Profile​

School: UC Santa Barbara, Bats: R, Throws: R
Flora is the top pitching prospect in the class, college or high school, and the Giants have gone college in the first round seven times in eight years, with Bryce Eldridge as the exception (and a good one). I’d be shocked if Roch Cholowsky or Vahn Lackey got past them, in a scenario where Flora or a surprise name goes ahead of this pick. Just spitballing, but they seem like they could roll the dice on Justin Lebron, who otherwise I don’t think is going up here as his contact rate has dropped in conference play.

Bio Info
Height 6-5
Weight 205
Position RHP
DOB 05-25-05

PITCHER
4-YEAR COLLEGE
RHP

 

[calsnowskier]

This is a 4-person draft, by most analysis’ I have seen (Cholowsky, Emerson, Lackey, Flora). The Giants getting #4 was super lucky, as pretty much any of the 4 could go anywhere from 1-4. The Giants will be “stuck” with the one left over, but there is a big drop from #4 to #5.

 

[LHG]

Can one of you merge the following thread into this one?

2026 Draft

Probably way too early to be talking about this but saw this article about the bonus pools and thought I'd start this thread now. https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/mlb-draft-2026-bonus-pool-pick-values?t=mlb-draft-coverage

sportshoop.la

 

[calsnowskier]

Can one of you merge the following thread into this one?

2026 Draft

Probably way too early to be talking about this but saw this article about the bonus pools and thought I'd start this thread now. https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/mlb-draft-2026-bonus-pool-pick-values?t=mlb-draft-coverage

sportshoop.la

No.

 

[LHG]

No.

Rude

 

[calsnowskier]

Rude

 

[LHG]

 

[filosofy29]

We may only need Susac

 

[Stokes1931]

Can one of you merge the following thread into this one?

2026 Draft

Probably way too early to be talking about this but saw this article about the bonus pools and thought I'd start this thread now. https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/mlb-draft-2026-bonus-pool-pick-values?t=mlb-draft-coverage

sportshoop.la

Sorry LHG, I guess I didn’t look far enough for the original thread.

 

[LHG]

Sorry LHG, I guess I didn’t look far enough for the original thread.

No need to apologize. I wondered if I had started the thread too soon and it did get quickly buried.

 

[LHG]

We may only need Susac

#Top10catcher

 

[LHG]

MLB.com’s mock draft projects the Giants to pick Lombard over Flora.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2026-mock-draft-may-7?t=mlb-draft-coverage

 

[Stokes1931]

MLB.com’s mock draft projects the Giants to pick Lombard over Flora.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pipeline-2026-mock-draft-may-7?t=mlb-draft-coverage

Haven’t the Giants enough young shortstop prospects?

And our last #1 pitcher was Bednar and he has finally reached AAA and still has trouble throwing strikes. Flora looks solid, though. Go Gauchos!

 

[calsnowskier]

Haven’t the Giants enough young shortstop prospects?

And our last #1 pitcher was Bednar and he has finally reached AAA and still has trouble throwing strikes. Flora looks solid, though. Go Gauchos!

Bednar was taken #14 (iirc). Not the same as #4.

And I tend to agree about taking another young toolsy SS. Ignorantly, I would rather add a potential Ace to the system than a guy who will just compete with Gonzalez, Hernandez, Level and Kilen.

 

[LHG]

Haven’t the Giants enough young shortstop prospects?

And our last #1 pitcher was Bednar and he has finally reached AAA and still has trouble throwing strikes. Flora looks solid, though. Go Gauchos!

Bednar was taken #14 (iirc). Not the same as #4.

And I tend to agree about taking another young toolsy SS. Ignorantly, I would rather add a potential Ace to the system than a guy who will just compete with Gonzalez, Hernandez, Level and Kilen.

Yeah, hopefully that "expert" doesn't have any really good insider information and is just guessing.

And, strangely enough on Bednar, he started this year at AAA and was decent, so the Giants first put him on the development list and then sent him to Richmond.

 

[tzill]

This is a 4-person draft, by most analysis’ I have seen (Cholowsky, Emerson, Lackey, Flora). The Giants getting #4 was super lucky, as pretty much any of the 4 could go anywhere from 1-4. The Giants will be “stuck” with the one left over, but there is a big drop from #4 to #5.

Unless a team ahead makes a “reach/signability” pick, then the Giants may be able to choose between/among the top four

 

[tzill]

Rude

Muy rude

 

[tzill]

We may only need Susac

Wasn’t someone saying this a decade ago….

 

[tzill]

#Top10catcher

And then, spontaneously, LHG was cut.