TCU pitcher Garrett Wright selected by Chicago White Sox in 2023 MLB Draft

Another TCU player is off the board in the 2023 MLB Draft. Pitcher Garrett Wright has been selected in the 20th round of the draft by the Chicago White Sox. He was taken with the No. 599 overall pick.

Wright made 21 appearances for the Horned Frogs in 2023, finishing with a team-high five saves, while helping TCU reach the College World Series. He had a 3-2 record on the year.

Garrett Wright finished the season with a 3.41 ERA. He struck out 36 batters in 29 innings of work.

Wright has had three excellent seasons with the Horned Frogs. As a freshman in 2021, he was 3-1 with a 3.63 ERA. He struck out 35 batters in 22 1/3 innings. He followed that up by posting a 2.89 ERA in 2022 over 18 2/3 innings pitched.

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.