2026 MLB Draft Thread

[CMGROSS]

Time to donate to the Texas one fund 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Taylorgang3 said:

Based on mock drafts and pre-draft rankings, it still feels like he went lower than expected. So this has got to be a small win for us, right?

Yeah, it's not a lost cause for Texas. Peterson has a pretty significant asking price. We'll see what the Astros do.

[Alex Butler]

52 minutes ago, WRNC said:

The Texas Rangers employ one of the premier Tommy John surgery doctors in the world, Dr. Keith Meister. He is the Rangers' Head Team Physician and is widely considered the leading active authority on elbow reconstruction in Major League Baseball.

The Keith Meister making surgeries, cutting and replacing the UCL arama, the elbow fixer…Keeeiiittthhhh

[pinkman_90]

Usually my rule of thumb is unless your LSU, your drafted recruit is gone.  
 

[Caden Kuykendall]

When would we know if he is signing or coming to campus?

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Caden Kuykendall said:

When would we know if he is signing or coming to campus?

The deadline is 4 p.m. on July 27. We should know something before then.

[WRNC]

15 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

It's a worthwhile gamble for the Astros. Unless there's a rule I'm unaware of regarding competitive balance picks, the Astros will get the pick back in 2027 if Peterson doesn't sign. So either they sign him, or they get the pick back (which they only got in the first place because Framber Valdez signed with the Tigers in free agency) next year.

I believe that a team only receives a compensatory pick in the following year's draft if they fail to sign a player selected in the first three rounds.

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, WRNC said:

I believe that a team only receives a compensatory pick in the following year's draft if they fail to sign a player selected in the first three rounds.

You're right. I don't know what I was thinking. My bad.

[hookem5]

How high does Autrey have to go to not sign at Texas?

[Assistant Regional Manager]

20 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

Usually my rule of thumb is unless your LSU, your drafted recruit is gone.  
 

And even they lost a handful of guys today.

[CMGROSS]