The Longhorns saw two of their top recruiting prospects come off the board in the first round.
Unlike other sports such as college football and college basketball, college baseball faces a unique situation when it comes to the MLB Draft. While teams can land commitments from elite ballplayers at the high school level, they face the risk of those players being good enough to get drafted and subsequently never set foot on campus.found themselves in on Sunday evening during the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.
The first Longhorn commit off the board was shortstop Bryce Rainer, drafted with the No. 11 overall pick by the Detroit Tigers. Rainer, one of the top prospects in the country, played high school baseball at Harvard-Westlake HS and was always a long shot to actually end up on campus for the 2025 season.
Losing out on two elite shortstop prospects undoubtedly stings for the Longhorns, as there is little to no chance either of them play an inning of baseball at Disch-Falk Field. Theyopt to play college ball, but with how high they were picked combined with the amount of money they'd make, don't count on it.
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