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2026 MLB Draft
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By the way, for anyone interested, Lookout Landing does a decent job covering the draft.
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I used to read them all the time but it seemed that stop posting articles and just posting links to other articles called Moose tracks.
I like sodomojo.com and mynorthwest.com for free content.
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Moose Tracks is their daily thing. They do a lot of other writing though and I've always found their prospect and draft coverage to be pretty good.
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Eckelman is ranked #429 by Baseball America. Here's the blurb:
Eckelman was a part-time player as a freshman with Ohio State in 2024, but he became the starting catcher as a sophomore in 2025 and has made steady offensive progress year-over-year. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound lefthanded hitter had a career-best season in 2026, when he hit .304/.422/.546 with eight home runs and 15 doubles in 53 games. Eckelman is a patient and selective hitter who made a ton of contact this spring, and managed an 87% overall contact rate and 93% in-zone contact rate. He’s never been a huge power hitter, but he can sneak a few balls over the fence to the pull side and has always walked at a respectable clip. He’s a 30-grade runner who should have the tools to stick behind the plate, including an above-average and accurate arm. Eckelman’s father, Alex, played baseball at Ohio State and is the VP of hitting for the Guardians.
Eckelman was a part-time player as a freshman with Ohio State in 2024, but he became the starting catcher as a sophomore in 2025 and has made steady offensive progress year-over-year. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound lefthanded hitter had a career-best season in 2026, when he hit .304/.422/.546 with eight home runs and 15 doubles in 53 games. Eckelman is a patient and selective hitter who made a ton of contact this spring, and managed an 87% overall contact rate and 93% in-zone contact rate. He’s never been a huge power hitter, but he can sneak a few balls over the fence to the pull side and has always walked at a respectable clip. He’s a 30-grade runner who should have the tools to stick behind the plate, including an above-average and accurate arm. Eckelman’s father, Alex, played baseball at Ohio State and is the VP of hitting for the Guardians.
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Henry Ford is ranked #148 by Baseball America. Here's the writeup on him:
Ford was one of the top draft-eligible sophomores in the 2025 class, and ranked as the No. 69 player on the BA 500 after his second season with Virginia. He went unselected and returned to college, but transferred to Tennessee where he continued to be a regular source of power. Ford hit under .300 for the first time in his college career, and his conference strikeout rate spiked to 26.8%, but he also slugged over .600 and hit 20 home runs for the first time in his career. Ford has a big league body at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds and big league power to go with it. His swing can be a bit stiff and he’s an aggressive hitter who is happy to expand the strike zone, but he also has impressive plate coverage and some feel for the barrel. Ford shifted his approach in 2026 and started to hit the ball in the air and to the pull side with far more frequency—a good sign for scouts who wondered about his ability to lift the ball—which led to more home runs and also more whiffs. Ford moved from right field to third base, but will need to improve dramatically to stick at the hot corner. He lacks the footwork and hands for the position now, but he does have average arm strength. Ford is a below-average runner, but he has some experience playing center field in the Cape Cod League, though he’s a high-probability corner profile of some capacity in pro ball, most likely left field or first base.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Speed: 40 | Field: 40 | Arm: 50
Ford was one of the top draft-eligible sophomores in the 2025 class, and ranked as the No. 69 player on the BA 500 after his second season with Virginia. He went unselected and returned to college, but transferred to Tennessee where he continued to be a regular source of power. Ford hit under .300 for the first time in his college career, and his conference strikeout rate spiked to 26.8%, but he also slugged over .600 and hit 20 home runs for the first time in his career. Ford has a big league body at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds and big league power to go with it. His swing can be a bit stiff and he’s an aggressive hitter who is happy to expand the strike zone, but he also has impressive plate coverage and some feel for the barrel. Ford shifted his approach in 2026 and started to hit the ball in the air and to the pull side with far more frequency—a good sign for scouts who wondered about his ability to lift the ball—which led to more home runs and also more whiffs. Ford moved from right field to third base, but will need to improve dramatically to stick at the hot corner. He lacks the footwork and hands for the position now, but he does have average arm strength. Ford is a below-average runner, but he has some experience playing center field in the Cape Cod League, though he’s a high-probability corner profile of some capacity in pro ball, most likely left field or first base.
Scouting Grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Speed: 40 | Field: 40 | Arm: 50
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I just don't get moose tracks. Everyone has access to google.GL_Storm wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2026 5:50 pmMoose Tracks is their daily thing. They do a lot of other writing though and I've always found their prospect and draft coverage to be pretty good.
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