2026 MLB Draft: October shift in New England’s top 10 prospects

BC pitcher Kyle Kipp earned 2025 Cape League top New England prospect honors. (Casey Bayne/Brewster Whitecaps)

There is some notable movement among prospects eligible for the 2026 MLB Draft, so we’ll provide an end-of-fall update.

The class includes a high school prospect who has recorded a 99-mph fastball, a reigning D1 College World Series champion pitcher, and three former weekend starters at Power Four Conference schools. All of that, and we haven’t even mentioned a left-handed high school pitcher who stands 6-foot-8, 240 pounds, and throws a 96-mph fastball.

It’s a class with plenty of potential and one that will certainly be worth monitoring over the next seven months.

Here’s an early look at New England’s top 10 prospects for the 2026 MLB Draft.

1. Mavrick Rizy 

RHP, LSU
Hometown: Fiskdale, Mass.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-9 | Weight: 253

The Worcester Academy product led the 2025 national champion LSU pitching staff with 24 relief appearances as a freshman. With a fastball that sits in the mid-90s, the giant right-hander posted a 4.74 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 24.2 innings.

2. Jack Ohman

RHP, Yale
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Bats: Left | Throws: Right
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 165

Ohman quickly established himself as one of the nation’s most dominant starting pitchers in 2025, leading the NCAA with a remarkable 1.34 ERA. The Arizona native pitched 73.2 innings, surrendering just 11 earned runs. Ohman burst onto the collegiate scene with an incredible 35.1-inning scoreless streak to start his career. He finished 8-1 and was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year.

3. Bryce Hill ’26

Commitment: Stanford University
RHP, Greenwich Country Day
Hometown: Greenwich, Conn.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 215

New England’s top right-handed pitching prospect in his class, the Stanford commit earned a selection to the 2025 Area Code Games team. His fastball tops out 99 mph. He earned MVP Pitcher at the 2025 Perfect Game 17U WWBA Northeast Championship.

4. Tyler Minick 

1B, UConn
Hometown: Reading, Pa.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 206

Minick has been highly productive in the Big East, earning All-Tournament Team honors each of the last two seasons. His power numbers exploded in 2025, as he led the Big East with 22 home runs and 157 total bases. He was second in the league with 74 RBI.

5. Matt Conte

C, Wake Forest University
Hometown: Andover, Mass.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 210

Conte was considered a pro prospect coming out of Dexter Southfield, where he was a two-time Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year. He is coming off a nice summer in the Cape League. Playing with the Harwich Mariners, he hit .258 with five doubles, 12 RBI and 13 runs scored through 26 games. He appeared in 24 games as a Wake Forest freshman in 2025, batting .295 with five home runs.

6. Kyle Kipp

RHP, Boston College
Hometown: Stamford, Conn.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 200

The Westhill High alumnus emerged as a legit pro prospect last summer while playing with the Brewster Whitecaps on the Cape. He earned the John J. Claffey Award as the Cape League’s top New England prospect. On the season, he allowed just three unearned runs and struck out 17 across 17.1 regular-season innings.

7. Matt Scott

RHP, Georgia
Hometown: Redding, Conn.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-7 | Weight: 245

The Joel Barlow High alumnus was considered a potential high draft pick last spring when he opened the season as Stanford’s ace. However, he struggled to the tune of a 5-2 record and 6.02 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 52.1 innings. He’ll get another chance to boost his stock this year in the SEC.

8. Evan Blanco

LHP, Tennessee
Hometown: Woburn, Mass.
Bats: Left | Throws: Left
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 195

The Austin Prep alumnus entered the 2025 season as a weekend starter at the University of Virginia before going 3-5 with a 6.23 ERA in 14 appearances, including eight starts. He was a 2024 Preseason Second Team All-America selection by D1Baseball.

9. Dylan Vigue

RHP, Georgia
Hometown: Leominster, Mass.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 220

The former Groton School flame-thrower opened the 2024 season as Michigan’s Friday starter, posting a 4.25 ERA over 16 appearances, including two starts. He tallied 42 walks and 51 strikeouts in 59.1 innings. He too will get a chance to showcase his talent in the SEC.

10. Brody Bumila ’26

LHP, Bishop Feehan
Hometown: Raynham, Mass.
Bats: Left | Throws: Left
Height: 6-7 | Weight: 195

The University of Texas commit has the most upside of any high school prospect in the Class of ’26 after earning selections to the 2024 Area Code Games and USA Baseball Development Program. Bumila’s fastball tops out at 96 mph. Health has been the biggest question mark for the lanky left-hander. He had surgery on May 9, and should have a full offseason to build up to the spring season.