MLB held its fourth annual draft lottery at the winter meetings in Orlando on Tuesday, and the Chicago White Sox landed the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB draft.

It's still very early in the draft process, but it's a perfect time for a quick five-pick mini-mock draft to see how things could play out in July. Four of the five players in last winter's edition of this exercise landed in the top 11 picks on draft day, so it's fair to think we have a reasonable idea of how the top picks will play out even though a lot can change in the seven months ahead.

Here is my early prediction for the first five picks in the 2026 MLB draft, after consulting with industry sources combined with my own scouting.

1. Chicago White Sox: Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA

Cholowsky was a big name in the 2023

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