Texas pitcher Zane Morehouse selected by Cleveland Guardians in 2023 MLB Draft

Texas pitcher Zane Morehouse is off the board. Morehouse has been selected by the Cleveland Guardians in the 14th round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Morehouse was the No. 428 overall player in the draft.

The Texas native just completed his redshirt junior season with the Longhorns. He finished the year 4-3 with a 5.21 ERA.

Zane Morehouse struck out 60 batters in 57 innings pitched. He helped the Longhorns reach the super regionals of the NCAA Tournament before they lost to Stanford.

As a redshirt sophomore in 2022, Morehouse made 20 appearances, striking out 43 batters in 39 innings.

He transferred in from Texas after previously pitching at Bossier Parrish and Dyersburg State. He was a part of a Longhorns pitching staff that had a 4.18 ERA in 2023.

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.