UCLA pitcher Alonzo Tredwell selected by the Houston Astros in 2023 MLB Draft
UCLA Bruins pitcher Alonzo Treadwell is seeing his dream of playing professional baseball come true, as he was selected by the Houston Astros with the 61st in the second round of the 2023 MLB Draft.
Tredwell spent two seasons in Los Angeles, and accumulated some impressive numbers. All in all, the Bruins flamethrower amassed an ERA of 2.83 with a record of 8-3 during his time, adding 113 strikeouts to his resume as well.
MLB franchises are always looking for pitching, and Tredwell has experience both starting and closing games. That’ll be invaluable as he searches for his role at the professional level moving forward.
He’ll have the support of UCLA faithful at his back moving forward after two strong seasons with the program. Alonzo Tredwell is on to the MLB, and now his real journey begins.
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.