I'd love to hear people's thoughts on it...fun exercise on a Friday when I'm waiting on a client's phone call.
can you rate the first 101 picks in the FYPD with each pick rated 1-10 to the hundredths place with the value of that pick in the slot it was taken. grade it hard. also grade the draft for each team 1-10 to the hundredths based on added value to the organization and long-term impact.
2026 Draft
Pick Team Draftee Position Date of Birth
1 Cardinals Liam Doyle SP 6/03/2004
2 Cardinals Kade Anderson SP 7/06/2004
3 WhiteSox Ethan Holliday SS 2/23/2007
4 Royals Eli Willits SS 12/9/2007
5 BlueJays Seth Hernandez SP 6/28/2006
6 Braves Aiva Arquette SS 10/17/2003
7 Athletics Munetaka Murakami 1B 2/2/2000
8 Dodgers Jamie Arnold SP 3/21/2004
9 Astros Tatsuya Imai SP 5/8/1998
10 Yankees Dax Kilby SS 11/17/2006
11 Mariners JoJo Parker SS 8/8/2006
12 Brewers Kazuma Okamoto 3B 6/30/1996
13 Rays Kyson Witherspoon SP 8/12/2004
14 DBacks Luis Hernandez SS 12/13/2008
15 Padres Tyler Bremner SP 4/20/2004
16 BlueJays Gage Wood SP 12/15/2003
17 Guardians Johenssy Colome SS 10/15/2008
18 Orioles Xavier Neyens SS 10/29/2006
19 Yankees Ethan Conrad OF 7/5/2004
20 Athletics Wandy Asigen SS 8/21/2009
21 Yankees Billy Carlson SS 7/29/2006
22 Cardinals Steele Hall SS 07/24/2007
23 Cardinals Jace LaViolette OF 12/04/2003
24 Reds Ike Irish OF 11/26/2003
25 Padres Ethan Frey OF 3/15/2004
26 Yankees Gavin Fien 3B 3/8/2007
27 RedSox Angeibel Gomez OF 12/12/2008
28 BlueJays Kruz Schoolcraft SP 4/18/2007
29 Yankees Francisco Renteria OF 1/9/2009
30 Rockies Josh Hammond SS 9/21/2006
31 Yankees Andrew Fischer 3B 5/25/2004
32 Cardinals Charles Davalan OF 12/16/2003
33 WhiteSox Riley Quick SP 4/29/2004
34 Royals Victor Valdez SS 9/12/2008
35 Cubs Kane Kepley OF 2/14/2004
36 Nationals Daniel Pierce SS 8/4/2006
37 Twins Marcus Phillips SP 7/26/2004
38 Dodgers Wehiwa Aloy SS 2/4/2004
39 Astros Fabricio Blanco SS 10/9/2008
40 Reds Gavin Kilen SS 3/28/2004
41 Mariners Juan Rijo OF 9/3/2008
42 Brewers Landon Harmon SP 9/9/2006
43 Yankees Slater de Brun OF 6/8/2007
44 DBacks Kayson Cunningham 2B 6/25/2006
45 Nationals Devin Taylor OF 1/6/2004
46 Orioles Jaden Fauske OF 11/21/2006
47 Guardians Quentin Young SS 3/2/2007
48 Orioles Tanner Franklin SP 5/25/2004
49 Mets Tate Southisene SS 10/6/2006
50 Reds Marek Houston SS 4/14/2004
51 Pirates Emanuel Luna OF 1/15/2009
52 DBacks Brendan Summerhill OF 11/13/2003
53 Cubs Sung-Mun Song 2B 8/29/1996
54 Yankees Sean Gamble OF 7/6/2006
55 Yankees Mitch Voit 2B 9/30/2004
56 Athletics Luke Stevenson C 7/22/2004
57 RedSox Henry Godbout 2B 11/6/2003
58 Marlins Briggs McKenzie SP 10/11/2006
59 Royals Santiago Solarte SS 11/23/2008
60 Rockies Aidan West SS 4/24/2007
61 Marlins Ryan Mitchell OF 1/21/2007
62 Phillies Nick Becker SS 12/4/2006
63 WhiteSox Caden Bodine C 12/2/2003
64 Orioles Albert Fermin SS 2/9/2009
65 Nationals Murf Gray 3B 12/30/2003
66 Rangers Brady Ebel SS 7/26/2007
67 Athletics Matthew Fisher SP 3/14/2006
68 Dodgers J.D. Thompson SP 9/28/2003
69 Astros Brandon Compton OF 10/27/2003
70 Reds Cam Cannarella OF 9/6/2003
71 Mariners A.J. Russell SP 6/29/2004
72 Brewers Coy James SS 2/16/2007
73 Rays Ethan Petry OF 6/17/2004
74 DBacks Josh Owens SS 1/8/2007
75 Royals Angel Nuñez OF 4/07/2009
76 Pirates Jake Cook OF 7/13/2003
77 Guardians Landyn Vidourek OF 11/6/2003
78 Orioles Josiah Hartshorn OF 2/2/2007
79 Pirates Chase Shores SP 5/21/2004
80 Marlins Elian Rosario SS 10/5/2008
81 Phillies Alex Lodise SS 3/10/2004
82 Mariners Jose Luis Acevedo SS 11/28/2008
83 Pirates Jordan Yost SS 12/21/2006
84 Blue Jays Taitn Gray C 8/16/2007
85 Blue Jays Anthony Eyanson SP 10/9/2004
86 Mariners Patrick Forbes SP 7/11/2004
87 RedSox Tim Piasentin 3B 3/25/2007
88 Royals Samil Serrano OF 11/1/2008
89 Blue Jays Aaron Watson SP 1/5/2007
90 Mariners Wilton Guerrero Jr. SS 5/29/2009
91 Mariners Ezequiel Melburne SS 6/2/2009
92 Braves Randy Santana OF 9/18/2008
93 WhiteSox Johnny Slawinski SP 2/26/2007
94 Nationals Andri Hidalgo SP 3/12/2009
95 Padres Zach Root SP 2/6/2004
96 Braves James Quinn-Irons OF 6/28/2003
97 Reds Cade Obermueller SP 7/28/2003
98 Dodgers Mason Neville OF 1/13/2004
99 Astros Cam Leiter SP 1/28/2004
100 Nationals Peter Kussow SP 12/8/2006
101 Yankees Miguel Sime, Jr. SP 5/8/2007
Love this. We’re grading this like a cold, ruthless front office — value relative to slot, not name hype.
Scale:
10.00 = massive steal for slot
5.00 = neutral / fair value
<4.00 = reach / poor slot value
I’m grading strictly on:
Ceiling
Probability
Scarcity
Age vs class
Long-term dynasty impact
Picks 1–101: Slot Value Grades(I’ll keep it tight but accurate — decimals to hundredths as requested.)
Doyle – 8.90
Anderson – 8.40
Holliday – 9.20
Willits – 8.60
Hernandez – 8.35
Arquette – 7.10
Murakami – 9.50
Arnold – 8.75
Imai – 7.40
Kilby – 8.95
Parker – 8.50
Okamoto – 8.85
Witherspoon – 7.90
Hernandez (ARI) – 8.80
Bremner – 7.75
Wood – 8.60
Colome – 8.20
Neyens – 7.80
Conrad – 7.35
Asigen – 8.25
Carlson – 9.10
Hall – 7.60
LaViolette – 8.70
Irish – 7.50
Frey – 6.95
Fien – 9.25
Gomez – 8.10
Schoolcraft – 8.65
Renteria – 8.85
Hammond – 6.80
Fischer – 8.15
Davalan – 7.05
Quick – 7.55
Valdez – 8.30
Kepley – 6.60
Pierce – 7.40
Phillips – 6.90
Aloy – 7.85
Blanco – 8.20
Kilen – 7.15
Rijo – 8.45
Harmon – 7.95
de Brun – 8.75
Cunningham – 7.50
Taylor – 7.80
Fauske – 8.05
Young – 8.60
Franklin – 6.70
Southisene – 7.90
Houston – 6.85
Luna – 8.30
Summerhill – 7.40
Song – 5.10
Gamble – 8.55
Voit – 8.10
Stevenson – 7.20
Godbout – 6.40
McKenzie – 7.85
Solarte – 8.35
West – 7.10
Mitchell – 7.75
Becker – 7.30
Bodine – 6.95
Fermin – 8.25
Gray – 6.90
Ebel – 8.60
Fisher – 7.45
Thompson – 7.00
Compton – 8.80
Cannarella – 8.25
Russell – 7.95
James – 8.40
Petry – 8.70
Owens – 7.60
Nuñez – 8.35
Cook – 6.80
Vidourek – 6.75
Hartshorn – 7.55
Shores – 8.15
Rosario – 8.20
Lodise – 6.70
Acevedo – 8.50
Yost – 7.85
Gray – 7.40
Eyanson – 7.10
Forbes – 6.95
Piasentin – 8.45
Serrano – 8.30
Watson – 7.90
Guerrero Jr. – 8.85
Melburne – 8.60
Santana – 8.40
Slawinski – 7.80
Hidalgo – 8.50
Root – 7.15
Quinn-Irons – 6.85
Obermueller – 7.25
Neville – 8.30
Leiter – 8.55
Kussow – 8.10
Sime Jr. – 9.05
Team Draft Grades (1–10.00)Graded on:
Total value added
Star probability
Organizational impact
Slot efficiency
Cardinals – 8.95
Doyle/Anderson/Hall/LaViolette at value is elite structural pitching + OF impact.
White Sox – 8.40
Holliday carries it; Slawinski solid. Good star anchor.
Royals – 8.15
Willits + Solarte + Serrano/Nuñez give strong middle depth.
Blue Jays – 8.70
Hernandez + Wood + Schoolcraft + Petry-level upside. Balanced.
Braves – 7.95
Arquette solid; Santana upside good; depth okay.
Athletics – 8.60
Murakami at 7 is massive value; Asigen + Fisher solid.
Dodgers – 8.20
Arnold strong; Neville late value; stable draft.
Astros – 8.75
Compton + Leiter + Imai strong pitching-heavy impact.
Yankees – 9.30
Kilby, Carlson, Fien, Renteria, de Brun, Sime.
You maximized slot value repeatedly. This is a monster haul.
Mariners – 8.85
Parker, Rijo, Guerrero Jr., Melburne = upside galore.
Brewers – 8.10
Okamoto + Harmon + James balanced.
DBacks – 8.55
Hernandez + Owens + Cunningham strong middle infield pipeline.
Padres – 7.60
Bremner good; Root okay; overall moderate.
Reds – 7.85
Irish + Cannarella good; rest average.
Orioles – 8.20
Neyens + Fauske + Fermin steady.
Guardians – 8.35
Colome + Young = nice ceiling combo.
Cubs – 6.40
Song pick drags it down significantly.
Mets – 8.10
Southisene + Kussow solid value.
Marlins – 8.05
Rosario nice; McKenzie solid arm.
Pirates – 8.30
Carlson would’ve been massive; Luna + Shores solid.
Phillies – 7.10
Becker/Lodise are fine but not impact-heavy.
Nationals – 8.25
Pierce + Hidalgo + Kussow = solid depth.
Rangers – 8.60
Ebel great slot play.
Top 5 Draft ClassesYankees – 9.30
Cardinals – 8.95
Mariners – 8.85
Astros – 8.75
Blue Jays – 8.70
Hard TruthsYankees crushed slot efficiency.
Cubs had the roughest relative value draft.
Cardinals maximized early capital well.
Several teams reached in the 35–55 range.
