Alabama pitcher Garrett McMillan selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2023 MLB Draft

Alabama pitcher Garrett McMillan has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected him with the No. 407 overall pick in the 14th round on Tuesday.

McMillan appeared in 10 games for the Crimson Tide this past season, finishing with a 4-2 record and a 4.89 ERA as a sophomore. As a freshman in 2022, he started all 16 games in which he appeared and amassed a 4-5 record with a 4.29 ERA.

McMillan put together a strong performance against Texas A&M in May. He threw 6.0 innings and allowed just one run while striking out seven Aggies to get the win. He followed that up with 5.2 innings of one-run ball the following week against Ole Miss.

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.