Draft season is starting to heat up with the 2026 iteration two months away. And as the date of the big day gets closer, it should become apparent who the Washington Nationals are going to take. With their pick being at No. 11 , they won't be able to select one of the true game-changing prospects like they did last year when they drafted Eli Willits first overall . Because of that, it's not clear what direction the Nationals are going to take when it comes to their first-round pick. There are plenty of pitching options they could go with . They've also been linked to a high-upside collegiate bat in multiple mock drafts . But in the most recent one put out by Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline , he has Washington going in a completely different direction. Nationals Take Jared Grindlinger at Pick No. 11 in Mock Draft Washington Nationals logo | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images At pick No. 11, Callis has the Nationals selecting two-way high school star Jared Grindlinger of Huntington Beach High School in California.…