Vahn Lackey Gaining Momentum For Twins With Third Overall Pick

[DataNerd]

On 5/18/2026 at 7:10 AM, laloesch said:

My guess is the Twins have intel that Lackey is gonna fall to #3.  

I'd rather have Flora.

The draft is in July, so I would be shocked if they had that intel.  I doubt the Rays internally know what they are doing currently; it would be pretty dumb to make that decision without seeing how Lackey finishes the year, what the money is for different guys.

The Rays have taken a HS hitter with either a 1st or a CB-A pick in the 2021 through 2025 drafts, so people are much more willing to mock them that demo even if the eval for Lackey and Emerson are close.  But it's just guessing at this point