After a monstrous 2025 season, LSU lefthander Kade Anderson took the world by storm and asserted himself as last year’s top collegiate left-hander. Working his way up from the back half of the first round to potential first overall pick, Anderson’s rise shows just how much rankings can change over the course of a season. Without a clearcut choice atop the 2026 field, let’s take a look at just a few of the many arms vying to be this year’s first lefty selected from the college ranks.
The Asterisk: Jake McCoy, South Carolina
NOTE: Jake McCoy has unfortunately suffered a UCL injury that will sideline him for the entirety of the 2026 college baseball season. Whether he chooses to return to school next season or go pro, we at Over-Slot wish him a speedy recovery.
One of the nation’s biggest offseason risers this offseason, McCoy is largely an unproven product …