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I take MLB mock draft rankings from major industry outlets like MLB Pipeline, ESPN, The Athletic (and many others) to form a consensus board, with a working hypothesis that using this approach will eliminate some of the noise and variance in MLB Draft mock rankings. This is the final mock draft board, locked in just before the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday, July 11. Round 1: Carson Bolemon, LHP, Southside Christian HS, SC Bolemon is part of an exciting crop of prep arms getting first-round consideration in the 2026 class. While he'll be 19 on draft day, it's an enticing combination of size, present stuff, and pitchability that makes him one of the more polished high school arms in recent years. Bolemon has a clean delivery and operates from a three-quarters slot. His fastball has been up to 97 mph, but will typically sit in the 92-94 mph range. The standout trait with the pitch is his command of it, as Bolemon can manipulate it throughout the strike zone with ease. Bolemom pairs his fastball with two promising breakers, an upper 70s curve and a slider that sit in the low 80s, with his changeup lagging behind the breaking pitches in both usage and effectiveness. Bolemon was the best arm on U18 US National team last summer (on a team that included Gio Rojas) and has a good chance to be the first prep arm off the board. He's currently committed to Wake Forest. Round 2: Joseph Contreras, RHP, Blessed Trinity Catholic HS, GA Joseph Contreras, son of Jose Contreras, is a tall, lean, prep pitcher currently committed to Vanderbilt who took center stage for a brief moment in the WBC as a 17-year-old, competing for Brazil against a stacked Team USA lineup. Contreras' fastball sits 94-97 mph and has been up to 100 mph. It's a quick arm, and one can see him sustaining his velocity more consistently with a bit of added weight and strength. For secondaries, there's a mid-80s slider that holds good spin rates and flashes above average to plus, a changeup in the low-80s with good fade, and a split-change/forkball he throws in the high 70s-low 80s that dies at the plate and flashes plus. That's a ton of weapons and velo for a frame still growing and adding strengths who will turn 18 just before the draft. Round 3: Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State Caden Bogenpohl is one of the most physically imposing hitters in the entire class at 6'6, 240 pounds. Raw power is the calling card here. Bogenpohl has generated exit velocities north of 117 mph in 2026, figures among the very best in the class. He pulverizes fastballs and pitchers on the inner third of the plate, but has a much tougher time when pitched away with secondaries or up with velocity. There are doubts about the hit tool with Bogenpohl, who's posted a whiff rate north of 27% in 2026 against primarily mid-major competition. In terms of supplementary tools, it's a solid profile. He's played plenty of center field, with good speed for his size and above-average arm strength. It's a profile best suited for right field, if he can hit enough. In 2026, he hit .274/.427/.413 with 6 HR (17 XBH), while walking 19.5% of the time and striking out 18% of the time (111 wRC+). Round 4: Brady Harris, OF, Trinity Christian Academy HS, FL Harris is a tooled-up prep outfielder out of Florida, currently committed to the University of Florida. Despite the loud physicality in his profile, he's slipped a bit since the beginning of the cycle in public-facing rankings. Harris has a great frame at 6'2, 185 pounds. Setting up in a relatively upright, back-weighted stance, it's some of the better rotation and bat speed on the prep side this cycle. It's easy plus raw power, and Harris can get to it in games, with some strength projection remaining. There are loud supplemental tools, too. Harris is an easy plus runner with above average arm strength who should figure to stick in center field as a pro hitter. The routes are solid, and he has a good shot to accrue positive value on the base paths and in the field. Right-handed power-reliant outfield profiles can be dinged as the draft cycle gets late. In Harris' case, it's due to swing and miss concerns. He had a poor summer circuit in 2025, exhibiting quite a bit of in-zone swing and miss. If he can improve his bat-to-ball skills and get the strikeouts in check, he can be a force. Curious to see the players around the Milwaukee Brewers' picks in the draft? Click on the button below to view the entire mock draft board!

This guide is a comprehensive look at the 2026 MLB Draft with a focus on the Milwaukee Brewers. You’ll find a list of key dates for the draft cycle, including the release of bonus pools and pick values, the MLB Draft combine, and a breakdown of the draft itself. Additionally, you’ll find an overview of the draft combine and MLB draft weekend, in addition to links to other important draft resources like the consensus board. Brewers 2025 MLB Draft Recap The Brewers opened the 2025 draft by taking one of the best hit/power combinations in the class in Tennessee corner infielder Andrew Fischer (who has already ascended into T100 prospect lists). After prep shortstop Brady Ebel 32nd overall, the Crew went back to the college ranks for Vanderbilt lefty JD Thompson. Milwaukee followed with two more picks in the top one hundred: New Jersey prep lefty Frank Cairone (who is spending the early portion of 2026 recovering from a serious car accident) and Coastal Carolina righty Jacob Morrison. The Brewers continued to buck typical draft trends, selecting twelve high school players from their 22 selections. When Is The 2026 MLB Draft? April 1st 2026 - MLB announced draft bonus pools and pick values June 2026 - MLB Draft Combine (Chase Field, Arizona) July 11th - 12th: 2026 MLB Draft (Philadelphia, PA) July 11th - Rounds 1-4 (time TBA) July 12th - Round 5 through Round 20 (time TBA) 2026 MLB Draft Combine The draft combine is a newer event that started in the 2021 draft cycle. Held over a five-day period around a month before the draft itself, it serves as an opportunity for prospects to showcase their talents and boost their draft stock, while giving organizations better access to potential picks. In addition to medical examinations and educational programming, players have an opportunity to meet with teams in advance of the draft. Additionally, there are a number of televised workouts, featuring infield and outfield drills, batting practice for hitters, and bullpens for pitchers, all of which are tracked and underpinned by Statcast data. There is an incentive for players to attend and complete medicals, as prospects are guaranteed 75 percent of their draft slot bonus if they participate and complete medicals. How Many Rounds Are There In The MLB Draft? There is yet another design shift ahead of the 2026 draft cycle. It was shortened from a three-day event to a two-day event. Previously, day one included rounds 1 through the supplemental second round, day two included rounds 3 through 10, and day three included rounds 10 through 20. For the 2026 cycle, day one will be adjusted to include rounds one through four (~135 picks). The draft will conclude on day two with rounds five through twenty. MLB Draft Day One Explained The first day of the draft can be chaotic, as additional rounds and picks are in play beyond rounds one and two. The top of the draft (top 6 picks) is now determined by the draft lottery. Every non-playoff team is entered into the lottery, giving them the opportunity to move up in the draft order. Non-lottery-eligible teams are picked in the order they are eliminated from the postseason, with regular-season record ties broken. After the first round, prospect promotion incentive picks take place. If an eligible player wins Rookie of the Year, they earn their organization an extra pick immediately after the completion of the first round. Next come compensation picks, where teams who extend the qualifying offer to a player (who rejects it) earn an additional draft pick. Compensation pick positions depend on the contract size signed by the player rejecting the qualifying offer, as well as the payroll of the organization receiving them (there are additional compensation picks after competitive balance round B and the fourth round). After any compensation picks, comes the competitive balance round A. Teams that have one of the ten smallest markets or ten smallest revenue pools receive an additional pick in round A or round B, on an annually rotating basis. The first day of the draft is capped by the second round, competitive balance round B, and the third and fourth rounds, which typically take us through approximately 135 picks. MLB Draft Bonus Pool Allocations & Pick Values Prior to the draft, in April, MLB announces each team's bonus pool for the forthcoming draft cycle and the value of every pick in the top 10 rounds. Each pick in the first ten rounds of the draft is assigned a value, with the total of the slots for the picks each organization has in the top ten rounds comprising their total ‘bonus pool’. Organizations can sign a player to a deal greater than a slot or less than a slot, depending on their negotiations with the player, so it’s useful to think of the slots as ‘guidelines’ and little more. Organizations are allowed to spend up to 5% more than their total pool without incurring a penalty, a choice many teams take advantage of. The Twins and the Rockies are the only teams that have never spent any overage on their bonus pool. Any amount up to 5% over the pool is met with a 75% tax on the overage. If a team spends between 5-10% more than their pool, the penalty is 75% tax on the overage and loss of a future first-rounder. Any team that exceeds its bonus pool by more than 10% up to 15% pays 100% tax on the overage and will lose a first and second-round future pick. Any team that exceeds its bonus pool by more than 15% loses two future first-round picks in addition to paying 100% tax on the overage. Rounds 11-20 work differently from the first half of the draft. These picks do not come with an assigned slot value. Teams can spend up to $150,000 per pick without that spending coming out of their bonus pool. If they spend over that amount, any overage will be deducted from their bonus pool. For example, an 11th-round pick signing for $250,000 will result in $100,000 being subtracted from that team’s bonus pool. This is where some financial strategy comes into play. Often, teams will look to accrue some ‘savings’ from their bonus pool so they can spend over the maximum of $150,000 for a prospect in the second half of the draft. NOTE: Slot values increased by 2.5% from 2025 to 2026. View Brewers Mock Draft Board Brewers 2026 MLB Draft Bonus Pool Round Pick Slot Value Round 1 25th $3,696,000 Round 2 66th $1,353,100 Round 3 102nd $770,600 Round 4 130th $585,700 Round 5 163rd $425,400 Round 6 192nd $333,200 Round 7 221st $264,100 Round 8 251st $220,400 Round 9 281st $202,500 Round 10 311th $191,900 Total Bonus Pool Allocation $8,042,900 (25th in MLB) Note: The Brewers traded their Comp B pick (67th) to the Red Sox in the Caleb Durbin trade.

Our resident MLB Draft expert, Jamie Cameron, takes MLB mock draft rankings from major industry outlets like MLB Pipeline, ESPN, The Athletic (and many others) to form a consensus board, with a working hypothesis that using this approach will eliminate some of the noise and variance in MLB Draft mock rankings. The Milwaukee Brewers’ first picks are: Round 1: 25th Overall Round 2: 66th Overall Round 3: 102nd Overall Round 1: Tegan Kuhns, RHP, Tennessee While Kuhns performance hasn't clicked all the way into gear throughout his collegiate career, he's an easy arm to project being a force as a pro, with a great combination of easy velocity and a diverse arsenal of pitches to draw on. Originally working out of the bullpen for Tennessee, Kuhns has oscillated between the pen and a starting role in 2026. It's a little bit of an 'efforty' delivery for me, with a long arm stroke, but it doesn't seem to impact Kuhns strike throwing ability. The arsenal is headlined by a heater that sits 94-96 mph and has touched 98 mph, with good ride. It's complimented by his ability to spin the baseball. Kuhns has two distinct breakers, a slider and a curveball, both with the ability to generate swing and miss. His arsenal is rounded out by a cutter and a changeup, the latter grabbing 15 inches of horizontal break, on average. All in all, this is a good frame, velocity, and plenty of starter traits. Kuhns in a good pro system has a chance to be an impact starter at the next level. In 81 innings in 2026, he managed a 3.75 FIP, striking out 31% of hitters while walking just 4.7%. Round 2: Taylor Rabe, RHP, Ole Miss Taylor Rabe is a 6’5, right-handed pitcher for Ole’ Miss, who has been a significant late riser on draft boards down the stretch of the 2026 season. After blowing out his elbow in his senior year of high school, he made it to campus and spent his 2024 season recovering from TJ surgery. Rabe transitioned into a starting role in 2026, after functioning primarily as a reliever his sophomore season. He logged a career high 76 innings in 2026, posting a strikeout rate of 34.2%, while managing a 3.75 FIP, an excellent mark given the quality of the competition he faced regularly. Rabe has an excellent fastball that sits 95-97 mph but has touched triple digits. It’s primarily complemented by a cutter (86 mph), a slider (82 mph), and a changeup (87 mph), giving Rabe a solid four pitch mix with which to transition into pro ball. There’s excellent strike throwing here. Rabe walked just 4.9% of hitters in 2026. That’s actually up from 2025 (2.5%) and he gets good extension down the mound. There’s a ton of starter traits here, and I like Rabe a ton to polish up his arsenal and optimize his approach with an offseason in a pro system under his belt. The arrow is firmly up here. Round 3: Will Adams, 1B/OF, Hoover HS (AL) Will Adams is a hit-first prep player out of Alabama, currently committed to LSU. A two-way player until his senior year, Adams had previously been in the low 90s as a pitcher, but has since focused solely on being a position player, with versatility to play first base or in the outfield. Adams has a pretty swing from the left side. Previously a bit passive in the zone, he’s become more aggressive in-zone in the last year, producing consistently excellent bat-to-ball numbers with a patient approach. He’ll likely grow into average power in time. An average runner, Adams promises to be a solid enough defender in the outfield or at first base with an above average arm. Curious to see the players around the Milwaukee Brewers picks in the draft? Click on the button below to view the entire mock draft board!

It's time to check back in with another Brewers mock. The MLB Draft is just five weeks away. This class is as muddled as any I've covered, though it's plenty deep in talent. You can find our mock consensus board here. Let's check in on some player profiles it's currently mocking to the Brewers with their first few picks in July. At #25, the Brewers Select: Cole Carlon, LHP, Arizona State Carlon is one of the fastest-rising college arms in 2026, in a demographic that has suffered from injuries and inconsistent performance. After contributing to the Sun Devils immediately as a freshman bullpen arm, Carlon improved significantly during his sophomore season, cutting his ERA in half and flashing far more dominant stuff. It's a good-looking delivery. While there aren't outlier release traits, he hides the ball well during his delivery and has an ideal pitcher's frame at 6-foot-5, 220 pounds. He's moved from the bullpen to a starting role in 2026. The results have been spectacular. Carlon has a 3.82 FIP through his first 50 innings of the season, while striking out over 39% of hitters. The stuff is as explosive as ever. His fastball sits 94-96 MPH, but he's run it up over 100 MPH in recent starts. His slider is one of the best in the class, a mid-80s gyro offering that generates a ton of swing and miss. Carlon mixes in a curveball and a changeup, too. There's still some refinement needed to the strike-throwing, but Carlon's walk rate has reduced from 11.3% in 2025 to around 9% in 2026. Carlon is looking like a first-round prospect with starter traits who should move quickly as a pro. At #66, the Brewers Select: Rocco Maniscalco, SS, Oxford HS, AL Maniscalco is a switch-hitting shortstop who has drawn Eli Willits comparisons. He attends the same Alabama high school as recent Marlins second-rounder Carter Johnson, and is currently committed to Mississippi State. Maniscalco will be one of the youngest prep players in the class. He's a reclass from 2027 and will be 17 years and 2 months old on draft day. It's a good overall offensive profile with solid bat speed and good bat-to-ball skills from both sides of the plate. Given Maniscalco's age, it's not hard to envision him adding strength and additional impact at the plate. In the field is where he truly shines. Maniscalco has a good chance to stick at shortstop long term, with smooth actions, a quick first step, an excellent internal clock and a plus arm. He's one of the better defensive prep shortstops in this class, behind Aiden Ruiz. There are both tools and skills in a strong all-around profile. At #102, the Brewers Select Cooper Sides, RHP, Orange Lutheran HS, CA Cooper Sides is a projectable prep right-handed pitcher out of California, currently committed to LSU. He has a huge frame at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, with burgeoning stuff that has taken a step forward in velocity in the past 12 months. His fastball is already above-average, sitting 95 mph from a low three-quarter slot. There's a quality sweeping slider that goes with it, with tight break and demonstrating good spin rates. That pitch sits in the low 80s, while Sides will mix in a curveball in the upper 70s and a mid-80s changeup to round out a four-pitch mix. While the curveball and changeup need refinement, there's the makings of an exciting arsenal as he enters pro ball. Sides throws plenty of strikes, enough for above-average control. Some like him as the best prep arm in the state. It's easy to envision him being a problem after a few years of pro development.

Welcome to the 2026 MLB Consensus Draft Board. This is the fifth version of the board, which began in 2022 as a top-30. Since then, it’s expanded to around 150 players on an annual basis, featuring at eight different team sites. So what is the Consensus Board? How is it made? How should it be used? The concept is loosely based on Arif Hasan’s NFL Consensus Board. It’s meant to be a tool for folks getting interested in the MLB Draft. As I was learning about the draft, I struggled to navigate wildly varied rankings and evaluations of players. The Consensus Board takes every major publicly available board and combines them into a consensus ranking, eliminating some of the noise and variance of an extremely challenging evaluation process. We’ve found this process to be useful in ranking players in appropriate ranges through around the first five rounds of the draft. On the board, you’ll find player names, handedness, listed height and weight, age, and a write-up, walking through their strengths and opportunities as a prospect. As we go through the cycle, these will be updated with tweaks, final college stats, etc. Every time a major outlet (Baseball America, ESPN, The Athletic, etc.) releases an updated list, the consensus ranking shifts. As such, the board is a lagging reflection of what the industry thinks of the class and its key players. The final Consensus Board will incorporate at least 10 other boards as inputs. New MLB Mock Draft Board Features There are a few important features to point out to help you navigate the board. There’s a search bar to help you find players of interest. If you click ‘expand,’ the board will focus on the write-up you are engaged with, in addition to one immediately above it and one immediately below it. Additionally, you’ll find the logo of your team next to their draft slots to help understand where they are picking. There will be a player slotted there, based on their consensus ranking. Rather than using that ranking as an indicator of who they might actually pick, it’s more useful to use it as a proxy for what caliber of talent is available at that slot. We’ll dig in deeper to team-specific mock drafts later in the cycle. The last important note is that this year the board features ‘push’ updates. It updates automatically every hour. The board is typically updated with new write-ups five days per week, so check back regularly for updates. At #25, The Milwaukee Brewers Select: Ryder Helfrick, C, Arkansas Entering the season, Helfrick was neck and neck with Vahn Lackey as the possible best college catcher in the class. That Lackey has established himself as a clear number one says more about his incredible season than any dip in performance from Helfrick. A notable prep prospect, Helfrick got to campus at Arkansas and has featured consistently in the Razorbacks' lineup ever since. Helfrick has a solid approach. He doesn't expand the zone too much, and while there's some swing and miss in his profile, it's not a real flaw in his offensive game. His skill set is built around dealing damage on contact. He hits the ball hard in the air and has a knack for finding the barrel. Defensively, there's a lot to like, too. Helfrick isn't the same caliber of defender as Lackey, but neither is he 'a hitter who does some catching'. He calls games effectively, receives and blocks well, and has an easy plus arm. Helfrick looks likely to set a career high in walks and home runs in 2026, in addition to a career low strikeout rate. That's a combination that will put him in the top 30 consideration when we get to July.

In episode 86 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie do a full recap of the 2025 MLB Draft. They dig in on the primary picks for the Blue Jays, Padres, and Red Sox before spending some time on the Cubs. Is Chicago leaning into more college upside and volatility than other teams? The guys spend a good amount of time examining the Brewers draft, one of Jamie’s favorites, in which the Brewers took a typical power-hitting corner infield bat before loading up on interesting prep profiles. Finally, they review a tweaked approach from the Twins, who leaned into more volatility and upside with the college arms, digging in specifically on Riley Quick, James Ellwanger, Jason Reitz, and Matt Barr. 0:00 Intro 4:25 Housekeeping 7:50 Episode 86 coverage plan 8:30 Toronto Blue Jays 17:59 San Diego Padres 21:40 Boston Red Sox 27:53 Chicago Cubs 38:48 Milwaukee Brewers 52:11 Minnesota Twins 53:36 Marek Houston 1:00:19 Quentin Young 1:04:20 Riley Quick 1:11:00 James Ellwanger, Jason Reitz, Matt Barr 1:21:23 Closing You can support the show by downloading it from your preferred podcast platform, including iTunes and Spotify. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving us a five-star rating and review, and also share or retweet DTS-related content. You can follow us on Twitter @DTS_POD1, @Jeremynygaard, @J_D_Cameron, and @TheodoreTollef1. We’re now on Bluesky @destinationtheshow.bsky.social. You can also find full episodes and clips of our shows on our YouTube page @DestinationTheShow.

In episode 85 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie live stream an episode to get ready for day one of the 2025 MLB Draft. They walk through a mock draft of the first 36 picks and alternate picking for teams based on fit, industry steam, and value. The guys pause at each team we cover in more depth to talk about options from particular demographics that make sense with their picks. Destination: The Show will be live streaming throughout day one of the 2025 MLB Draft, breaking down every pick, kicking off at 4:30 CT on Sunday, July 13th. 0:00 Intro 3:59 Mock Draft preview 5:10 Picks 1-5 14:34 Picks 6-7 18:08 Blue Jays at 8 22:35 Picks 9-14 32:35 Red Sox at 15 35:00 Twins at 16 45:40 Cubs at 17 47:00 Picks 18-19 48:55 Brewers at 20 51:33 Picks 21-24 56:04 Padres at 25 58:00 Picks 26-31 1:07:52 Brewers at 32 1:09:45 Red Sox at 33 1:10:43 Picks 34-35 1:12:18 Twins at 36 1:16:43 Listener Questions You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, including iTunes and Spotify. If you enjoy the content, consider leaving us a five-star rating and review in addition to sharing or retweeting DTS-related content. You can follow us on Twitter @DTS_POD1, @Jeremynygaard, @J_D_Cameron, and @TheodoreTollef1. We’re now on Bluesky @destinationtheshow.bsky.social. You can also find full episodes and clips of our shows on our YouTube page @DestinationTheShow.

Draft week is finally here! We’ll have a ton of coverage for you here at Brewer Fanatic. Here are a few important details to get you oriented to our coverage. Despite making the playoffs in 2024, the Brewers are well-positioned in the 2025 MLB Draft. They have the 10th-largest bonus pool overall, at $13,138,100. This is a function of several factors. They receive a compensation pick at 32nd overall for the free-agent departure of Willy Adames. They received an additional compensation pick at 68th overall for failing to sign Chris Levonas in 2024. The Brewers would have also had an additional pick in Comp Round A, but traded that pick (33rd overall) to the Red Sox as part of the Quinn Priester deal. The Brewers top 100 picks and slot values are as follows: Slot value for pick 20: $4,268,200 Slot value for pick 32: $2,970,900 Slot value for pick 59: $1,560,200 Slot value for pick 68: $1,254,400 Slot value for pick 94: $826,400 This combination of financial and pick flexibility puts the Brewers in a strong position ahead of a draft class shaping up to be uncertain in terms of top-tier talent, but with plenty of depth through around 75 picks, with prep bats a demographic of strength. You can find our MLB Draft board here. This is a project I’ve been working on since February. The rankings are consensus rankings, taken from leveraging all of the major draft boards in the industry. The goal is to eliminate some of the noise in rankings for casual fans looking to get more interested and get to know the class better. You’ll find the logo from the team next to their pick positions in each round, to give folks an idea of the caliber of talent available in a particular portion of the draft. By Sunday, you’ll find a writeup for 136 player profiles with biographical information, scouting reports, 2025 performance for college players, and potential fits. The board will be updated every day or so until day one. Additionally, we’ll be live-streaming an episode of Destination: The Show throughout Day One. We’ll get started at 5:30 PM ET/4:30 PM CT. We’ll bring you information on all the picks, live reactions, and team-specific special guests. We hope you’ll join us.