After a busy week of recruiting, the l program started its weekend on a excessive observe.
On Friday, infielder Theo Swafford introduced that he had dedicated to the Texas baseball program. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Swafford, who performed for Sierra Canyon Excessive in California, is rated by Excellent Sport as the highest recruit within the Class of 2028.
Swafford's dedication comes throughout the identical week that Texas added pitchers Chase Cotton, Tommy Driver and Parker Klug to its 2028 recruiting class. These are UT's first 4 commits for that cycle.
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The massive query, although, is that if Swafford really makes it to campus for the 2029 baseball season. Over the previous 20 years, all of Excellent Sport's No. 1 prospects turned first-round picks who signed skilled contracts. Swafford is UT's highest rated commit since Scott Kazmir was the No. 1 recruit within the Class of 2002 (Kazmir signed with the New York Mets after being taken with the 2002 MLB Draft's fifteenth choose).
Nonetheless, there could also be some hope for the Longhorns. MLB homeowners have floated a proposal for draft restrictions as a part of the league's subsequent collective bargaining settlement.
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