2026 MLB Draft Thread

[Texansarebetter]

Boom baby!!

[CMGROSS]

Tucker Thompson and Karson Reeder staying with Texas 

[AZ Longhorn]

I get the cope and wanting any good news after the gut punches of Bumila and Peterson. But Blake has been saying all along that the whole HS class will for sure make it to campus with the exceptions of Emerson (obviously) and Harris (not likely) and the open questions around Bumila and Peterson. Whether the rest of our HS class announces they're "removing themselves from the rest of the draft" (which is new and weird) or not, they're in the bag. Not news, nor am I celebrating.

Edited 16 hours ago by AZ Longhorn

[AusMOJO]

13 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Quite a price tag. 

Lord almighty! What 17-18 year old is saying no to that? Lol. Dream come true for the young buck and a good paycheck to go with it. Best of luck to him. 

[WRNC]

 

[WRNC]

 

[WRNC]

Luke Harrison 

 

[WRNC]

and

 

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Former Longhorn Will Gasparino (UCLA) goes to the Phillies in the fifth round (No. 161 overall).

[HudGar1922]

whom is the third starter next year. we have a proven guy as a starter, a hopeful closer to starter guy, then who? 

 

[Jeff Howe]

Cole Selvig (Minnesota), another former Longhorn, goes to the Marlins in the sixth round.

[Texansarebetter]

Do we think Texas getting all these pitchers to campus will hurt our chances with Paz??

[WRNC]

 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, HudGar1922 said:

whom is the third starter next year. we have a proven guy as a starter, a hopeful closer to starter guy, then who? 

 

As of now, likely one of Crossland, Walls or Winter.

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Texansarebetter said:

Do we think Texas getting all these pitchers to campus will hurt our chances with Paz??

It shouldn't.

[Jeff Howe]

As of right now (1 p.m. Sunday), I believe the first post in the thread is update with draft picks and signees who've publicly confirmed that they're pulling out of the draft pool and going to Texas.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

We're into the 10th round. Once the 10th round is complete, the maximum signing bonus for a draft pick that doesn't count against a team's bonus pool is $150K.

[Jeff Howe]

 

[Jeff Howe]

The 10th round is complete and Ethan Mendoza is still on the board.

[Caden Kuykendall]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

The 10th round is complete and Ethan Mendoza is still on the board.

Does he come back?

[Assistant Regional Manager]

31 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

The 10th round is complete and Ethan Mendoza is still on the board.

I don’t think he was expected to be a top 10 round guy.

I don’t think I’ve seen him on any type of draft list.

He must really be eager to start his pro career.

[Jeff Howe]

22 minutes ago, Caden Kuykendall said:

Does he come back?

Until I hear otherwise, I'm not expecting him to come back.