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MLB Draft Set; Mets Drop to 27th After $40M Penalty

7/9/2026

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MLB will hold its 61st Rule 4 draft on July 11, 2026, with ten picks on NBC and Peacock at 1 p.m. ET.
The Mets drop to the 27th pick after a $40 million tax penalty, lose their second-round pick for signing Bo Bichette, and have slot values from $3,466,500 at 27th to $195,200 at 300th.
Top prospects rank Grady Emerson, UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky, Georgia Tech’s Vahn Lackey and UC Santa Barbara’s Jackson Flora.

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Story summary

MLB will hold its 61st Rule 4 draft on July 11, 2026, with ten picks on NBC and Peacock at 1 p.m. ET.
The Mets drop to the 27th pick after a $40 million tax penalty, lose their second-round pick for signing Bo Bichette, and have slot values from $3,466,500 at 27th to $195,200 at 300th.
Top prospects rank Grady Emerson, UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky, Georgia Tech’s Vahn Lackey and UC Santa Barbara’s Jackson Flora.