The Cycle: Early 2026 Mock Draft (Ep. 1139)

Turn the page to the next MLB season with a new edition of "The Cycle," where Mike Maher and Kelly Kirby complete a 2026 fantasy baseball mock draft! Is Los Angeles Dodgers SP/DH Shohei Ohtani still the consensus 1.01 selection? Does Seattle Mariners C/DH Cal Raleigh make the cut as a first-round pick? Plus, where do elite arms like Detroit Tigers SP Tarik Skubal and Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Skenes land? The Pros take a first-look at early rankings risers, fallers and breakouts! Timestamps: (May be off due to ads) Intro - 0:00:00 World Series Predictions - 0:01:44 2026 Mock Draft Mindset - 0:05:36 1.01 Shohei Ohtani (SP, DH - LAD) - 0:06:50 1.02 Aaron Judge (OF, DH - NYY) - 0:08:01 1.03 Juan Soto (OF - NYM) - 0:10:29 1.04 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS - KC) - 0:15:39 1.05 Jose Ramirez (3B, DH - CLE) - 0:17:11 1.06 Ronald Acuna Jr. (OF - ATL) - 0:22:35 1.07 Corbin Carroll (OF - ARI) - 0:23:59 1.08 Tarik Skubal (SP - DET) - 0:26:04 1.09 Elly De La Cruz (SS - CIN) - 0:26:35 1.10 Cal Raleigh (C, DH - SEA) - 0:27:09 1.11 Fernando Tatis Jr. (OF - SD) - 0:27:58 1.12 Garrett Crochet (SP - BOS) - 0:29:14 2.01 Paul Skenes (SP - PIT) - 0:29:41 2.02 Junior Caminero (3B, DH - TB) - 0:33:27 2.03 Kyle Schwarber (OF, DH - PHI) - 0:34:30 2.04 Julio Rodriguez (OF - SEA) - 0:36:03 2.05 Nick Kurtz (1B, DH - ATH) - 0:37:08 2.06 Francisco Lindor (SS - NYM) - 0:37:49 2.07 Jackson Chourio (OF - MIL) - 0:38:16 2.08 Kyle Tucker (OF, DH - CHC) - 0:40:19 2.09 Pete Alonso (1B - NYM) - 0:40:55 2.10 Hunter Brown (SP - HOU) - 0:42:17 2.11 Gunnar Henderson (SS, DH - BAL) - 0:43:29 2.12 Cristopher Sanchez (SP - PHI) - 0:43:49 3.01 James Wood (OF, DH - WSH) - 0:43:57 Hard Rock Bet - 0:45:25 3.02 Yoshinobu Yamamoto (SP - LAD) - 0:47:37 3.03 Christian Yelich (OF, DH - MIL) - 0:48:55 3.04 Bryan Woo (SP - SEA) - 0:50:18 3.05 Freddy Peralta (SP - MIL) - 0:51:05 3.06 Joe Ryan (SP - MIN) - 0:52:10 3.07 Vladamir Guerrero Jr. (1B, 3B, DH - TOR) - 0:53:16 3.08 Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF - CHC) - 0:55:30 3.09 Logan Webb (SP - SF) - 0:56:35 3.10 Max Fried (SP - NYY) - 0:58:19 3.11 Freddie Freeman (1B - LAD) - 0:59:29 3.12 Josh Naylor (1B, DH - SEA) - 1:02:00 Mock Draft Recap - 1:02:22 Outro - 1:08:48 Helpful Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hard Rock Bet - Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, NJ, OH, TN, VA) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Playbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Manage your fantasy baseball lineups and dominate your leagues with My Playbook from FantasyPros. My Playbook is a suite of powerful tools to help you make better decisions, manage your lineups, and win your leagues! Import your team to get custom fantasy baseball news, rankings, and analysis.  Sync your leagues today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fantasypros.com/mlbmyplaybook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Fantasy Baseball My Playbook App. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the BettingPros App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Download the free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BettingPros app for iOS and Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ahead of the baseball season. With Sportsbook Sync, automatically track your bets across all major sportsbooks in one spot. Easily monitor your bet performance by sport and bet type, including game picks, props, and parlays. Create custom Betting Systems to find winning trends and profitable opportunities. Get a free trial of BettingPros Premium by downloading the app at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bettingpros.com/apps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and activating your trial on the upgrade screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.