Tennessee RHP Seth Halvorsen selected by the Colorado Rockies in 2023 MLB Draft

Seth Halvorsen is heading for the mountains. The Colorado Rockies selected the Tennessee RHP with the No. 202 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2023 MLB Draft.

This isn’t Halvorsen’s first MLB Draft experience. The Minnesota native is a two-time MLB Draft selection (2021 – 19th round by Philadelphia) and 2018 (30th round by Minnesota). Now, Halvorsen has earned a seventh-round pick.

Halvorsen recorded a 3.81 ERA this season through 52.0 innings pitched. The 6-foot-2 pitcher delivered 52 strikeouts while giving up just 16 walks. Halvorsen’s peak moment came in the College World Series when he kept Clemson hitless through 3.1 innings and allowed just one walk, finishing the 6-5 victory.

Perfect Game ranked Halvorsen as the No. 40 player in the Class of 2018. Furthermore, Halvorsen was listed as the No. 9 RHP in the nation. Now, he will have a chance to prove the world right as he joins the Rockies.

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.