UCLAs Roch Cholowsky could be top pick in MLB draft full of Bruins

Sizing up UCLA’s roster, one Major League Baseball scout gave an around-the-horn assessment of the team’s staggering talent level.Every player on the field, he said, could be drafted.Starting with the top pick.Shortstop Roch Cholowsky is widely expected to be selected No.1 overall by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, giving the Bruins their first player to go that high since the Pittsburgh Pirates made Gerrit Cole the top pick in 2011.Another player expected to go in the first round is right-handed pitcher Logan Reddemann, and at least a handful of others could be taken in the early rounds.The scout provided his evaluation of UCLA players to the California Post on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly disclose his opinions.

Here’s his take on the Bruins most likely to be drafted:2026 stats: Only the third player to be selected Big Ten Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons, Cholowsky put together one of the best seasons in UCLA history, slashing .320/.452/.636 with 74 hits, 73 runs scored, 60 RBIs, 10 doubles and a team-leading 21 home runs.Draft range: Possible first pick overallScout’s take: He’s got all the tools – he can play shortstop, he’s got power, he’s got a great swing, he’s got great intangibles.… Player comp is Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, a former two-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies..

… If there’s anything that prevents him from going first overall, it’s the White Sox trying to spread the money out among multiple players and he’s unwilling to take a discount from his slot value of $11.35 million.2026 stats: The ace of the Bruins’ pitching staff, Reddemann went 8-0 with a 2.87 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings before being shut down in mid-April because of arm fatigue.Draft range: First roundScout’s take: He could be a front-of-the-rotation guy – probably not a No.1 but maybe a No.

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