The Big 12 continues to bloom and blossom into one of the premier college baseball conferences in the country. They're closing the gap between their programs and programs in the ACC and SEC. The talent pool in the Big 12 continues to grow as well. Hidden beneath the stars and household names in the scouting community are 14 players perhaps primed to take a step forward into the spotlight in 2027.
This series isn't about highlighting the obvious draft prospects. It's hardly about highlighting the top shelf conferences either. Its aim is not to continue to elevate names scouts already have pages of notes on. It's one name per baseball program that most boards/scouts haven't gotten to yet. Every player on this list will need to breakout to earn professional consideration in the 2027 Draft, but we think they have at least a couple of tools that fit in that …