The 2024 MLB Draft has come to an finish and Arkansas baseball head coach Dave Van Horn and his employees now have a barely extra clear image of what the workforce’s 2025 roster will appear to be.
Arkansas had eight gamers, two signees and 0 dedicated transfers chosen within the draft. A 12 months after having seven signees drafted — essentially the most of any program — the Diamond Hogs went comparatively unscathed by means of 20 rounds.
Six of the present gamers — two of which had no remaining eligibility in Jared Sprague-Lott and Ben McLaughlin — and one of many signees have been taken within the first 10 rounds of the draft, that means they’re digital locks to signal with the workforce that chosen them.
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Day 3 choices included right-handed pitchers Jake Faherty and Brady Tygart being drafted within the eleventh and 12 rounds by the Miami Marlins and Boston Pink Sox, respectively. It’s probably that each signal with their organizations.
Two-way signee Eli Lovich was additionally chosen by the Cubs within the eleventh spherical, one which many thought may make it to campus for the Razorbacks.
After years of getting drained within the draft, Arkansas managed to retain a number of high-level signees on each the highschool and switch fronts.
Included in that group have been a few of MLB Pipeline’s top-250 draft prospects. It is understood that pitchers Carson Wiggins (No. 79) and Cole Gibler (No. 128) have the intentions to play for the Razorbacks. The Hogs’ lone top-250 place participant — shortstop Tyson Lewis — was chosen within the second spherical of the draft, however gifted incoming freshman infielder Gabe Fraser posted by way of X that he intends to make it to campus.
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Following a 2024 season marked with harm and career-lows, outfielder Kendall Diggs went undrafted, which probably means a return to Fayetteville for an additional season — a lot to the pleasure of Van Horn.
“We’d like to have him again,” Van Horn mentioned on June 26. “He must miss all of Fall. It’s his non-throwing shoulder. It’s his left shoulder. Kendall, if he comes again, could have a possibility to play outfield. Actually, clearly he may DH, play outfield. Who’s to say he didn’t play within the infield for us as properly as a result of that’s what he got here right here as, so we’ll see.”
It’s technically attainable that Diggs may signal with a workforce as an undrafted free agent.
Notable switch commits that weren’t chosen embrace TCU outfielder Logan Maxwell, Fresno State outfielder Rocco Peppi and Milwaukee outfielder Carson Hansen. Division II batting common chief Carson Boles, in addition to prime JUCO prospects Brent Iredale and Justin Thomas, have been additionally not drafted.
As beforehand talked about, count on the entire gamers drafted throughout the first 10 rounds to signal with the workforce that drafted them. Just one participant drafted within the first 10 rounds of the 2023 MLB Draft elected to not signal. All gamers have till Aug. 1 to signal with their respective MLB workforce.
Beneath is a full rundown of gamers with ties to Arkansas who have been drafted, the place they have been drafted and what MLB Pipeline approximated the slot worth for some gamers…
DRAFTED PLAYERS
LHP Hagen Smith – Spherical 1, Decide 5 to Chicago White Sox
Approximate decide worth: $7.76 million
2B Peyton Stovall – Spherical 4, Decide 117 to Cincinnati Reds
Approximate decide worth: $618,800
LHP Mason Molina – Spherical 7, Decide 215 to Milwaukee Brewers
Approximate decide worth: $257,400
3B Jared Sprague-Lott – Spherical 9, Decide 256 to Oakland Athletics
Approximate decide worth: $201,300
C Hudson White – Spherical 9, Decide 267 to Boston Pink Sox
Approximate decide worth: $194,600
1B Ben McLaughlin – Spherical 9, Decide 284 to Arizona Diamondbacks
Approximate decide worth: $187,800
RHP Jake Faherty – Spherical 11, Decide 334 to Miami Marlins
Approximate decide worth: TBA
RHP Brady Tygart – Spherical 12, Decide 357 to Boston Pink Sox
Approximate decide worth: TBA
DRAFTED SIGNEES/TRANSFERS
SS Tyson Lewis – Spherical 2, Decide 51 to Cincinnati Reds
Approximate decide worth: $1.80 million
OF Eli Lovich – Spherical 11, Decide 332 to Chicago Cubs
Approximate decide worth: TBA
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