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!

00:20 Saturday Draft Start

01:09 Why Draft Day Matters

01:56 D1 Draft Coverage Guide

03:06 Latest Mock Draft Intel

03:31 White Sox Top Three

04:13 Lackey vs Cholowsky

06:53 Fit and Signability

07:45 How Fast Pros Move Up

08:24 Flora vs Bremner

10:42 Spin vs Changeup

12:27 Bell | Burress | Hacopian

17:58 Late Risers and Helium

19:29 Owen Hull: Draft Riser

20:21 Brendan Brock: Up & Down

21:15 Gavin Gallaher: Sleeper Value

21:53 Jaxon Willits: On The Rise

22:09 Camden Kozeal: Makeup Matters

24:13 Seif's Favorites at Pitcher

25:07 Joey Volchko: CWS Breakout

26:12 LJ Mercurius: Bullpen Hero

27:55 Cade Townsend vs Taylor Rabe

30:33 Picks 51 to 100

32:57 Late Round Values

36:29 Draft Weekend Wrap

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