Texas baseball 2022 MLB Draft signing tracker

In the 2022 MLB Draft, eight Texas Longhorns players and four signees were selected in the draft’s 20 rounds between Sunday and Tuesday, and several more players could end up signing with major league franchises.

Here’s the signing tracker as players come to agreements with the organizations that drafted them or decide to return to school.

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Infielder Cutter Coffey

No. 41 to the Boston Red Sox

Ranked as the No. 4 player in California and the state’s top shortstop last fall, Coffey was the No. 105-ranked prospect by MLB.com entering the draft, so the Red Sox clearly thought highly of Coffey and didn’t want to risk missing out on him by their next selection at No. 79.

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El Paso first-baseman Ivan Melendez

No. 43 to the Arizona Diamondbacks

Melendez, who was drafted in the second round of this year’s MLB Draft, officially signed his contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend. The 2022 Golden Spikes Award winner turned in a stunning redshirt junior season that accounted for 32 home runs and 94 RBIs, which lead college baseball.

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Outfielder Henry Bolte

No. 56 to the Oakland Athletics

A right-handed hitter from Palo Alto (Calif.), Bolte was the No. 40 prospect overall thanks to his combination of raw power and pure speed.

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Left-hander Pete Hansen

No. 97 to the St. Louis Cardinals

It’s difficult to describe Pete Hansen as anything but dominant in 2022, even if the Longhorns pitching staff had its fair share of stumbles along the way to a College World Series run. Hansen closed out the season with a 11-3 record, as well as a 3.76 ERA and 120 strikeouts against 19 walks.

Hansen took the time Monday to post his goodbyes to Longhorn nation on social media.

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Catcher Silas Ardoin

No. 107 to the Baltimore Orioles

Ardoin was already on the major league radar following his selection in the 39th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies, thanks in large part to his defensive pedigree. The Louisiana native fulfilled those expectations on the Forty Acres and added some power to his tool set in 2022 by going from nine doubles to 20 doubles and one home run to 12 home runs in raising his slugging percentage nearly 200 points to .513.

On Tuesday, Ardoin appeared to say goodbye to the Longhorns program, but as of Wednesday afternoon, he had not officially signed a contract with the Orioles.

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Rock Hill outfielder Brenner Cox

No. 111 to the Washington Nationals

Ranked as a near top-100 prospect in the country when he signed with the Longhorns, Cox is a projectable prospect with a left-handed bat, athleticism, and some natural power who stole 26 bases as a senior and had an on-base percentage of .487.

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Boerne outfielder Douglas Hodo

No. 167 to the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore gains not one, but two, efficient Texas hitters – Ardoin and, now, Hodo. The speedy centerfielder was the team’s runner up in stolen bases this past season, as well as its lead off batter for most of 2022. Hodo expects to kick off his career in Baltimore’s farm system. He passed his team physical earlier today and will sign with the Orioles.

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Rock Hill outfielder Brenner Cox

No. 111 to the Washington Nationals

Ranked as a near top-100 prospect in the country when he signed with the Longhorns, Cox is a projectable prospect with a left-handed bat, athleticism, and some natural power who stole 26 bases as a senior and had an on-base percentage of .487.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Cox had not officially come to a deal with the Nationals, but he did have a pre-draft agreement in place.

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Richmond shortstop Trey Faltine

No. 213 to the Cincinnati Reds

Rounding out near the end of the Longhorns 2022 MLB Draft was class was Faltine in the seventh round. In 2022, Faltine got ahold of 15 home runs in his redshirt sophomore season, as well as 56 runs. Faltine is powerful at the plate, but only if he can stay there. He led Texas with 104 strike outs.

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McLennan CC right-hander Wyatt Cheney

No. 287 to the Baltimore Orioles

An Austin-area prospect who was recruited by Arkansas, Dallas Baptist, Texas, and TCU out of high school, Cheney signed with Oklahoma State and provided limited contributions in 2020 before struggling in 2021 with a 7.24 ERA and transferring to the Waco junior college. Cheney turned in a strong season there, posting a 10-3 record with a 3.20 ERA and 122 strikeouts.

Cheney appeared to suggest that he would sign with the Orioles after he was drafted.

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Right-fielder Murphy Stehly

No. 291 to the Washington Nationals

In 2022, there was Ivan Melendez making a menace of the plate – and then there was Murphy Stehly, who finished behind Melendez with 19 home runs and driving in 61 runs. Stehly then parlayed his success this season into a 10th round draft pick with the Washington Nationals. Washington will get a deal on Stehly, per reports.

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Right-hander pitcher Jared Southard

No. 358 to the Los Angeles Angels

Over 25 appearances this season, Southard posted a 4-1 record and a 2.76 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 29.1 innings as opponents hit .149 against the hard-throwing righty. Southard did struggle with his command at times, walking 19 batters, but his fastball reached the upper 90s at times and his slider was a devastating pitch when he located it well. If Southard can command both pitches, he’ll have a chance to advance quickly through the Angels system.

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Right-hander pitcher Tristan Stevens

Free agent to the Miami Marlins

Stevens went undrafted once again after struggling as a starter for the Longhorns and moving into the bullpen in early May, where he had more success. In 26 appearances in 2022, including 12 starts, Stevens posted a 7-6 record with a 4.73 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 85.2 innings. On Wednesday, he signed with the Marlins as a free agent after exhausting his collegiate eligibility.

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Right-hander Marcus Olivarez

Free agent to the Kansas City Royals

Marcus Olivarez will continue his journey from Lamar University in Beaumont to the Texas Longhorns and, finally, to his new home in the MLB. At Texas, Olivarez had a commendable redshirt senior season in 2022 – the three-run homer against East Carolina not included.