Every draft cycle has its darlings. You know... the guys who became household names for scouts when they were high school sophomores, whose names are staples on every podcast, whose bonus figures are already the stuff of war-room whispers. This isn't a list about them.
This is a list about helium. About the shortstops in the 2027 high school class who haven't yet been handed their reputation, but who have tools, traits, and reasons to cut a check next July. I think this is a group of middle infielders the industry is still underrating, ranked in the order I'd bet on them making the jump. Every single guy on this list has a chance to surge.
Let's climb.
1. Parker Leoff
SS, Redondo Union (CA) | UCLA commit
Parker Leoff doesn't have a hole in his game, and that's exactly why he's first. In a class full of loud tools …