Baseball recruiting is a different beast at the collegiate level simply because schools are also competing with pro teams for the best talent. TCU has been burned by this as frequently as any team - just look at this list of commits who never made it to campus because of the MLB Draft.
TCU Recruits Drafted Out of High School
| Carter Baumler | 2020 | 5 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Quinn Priester | 2019 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Cole Winn | 2018 | 1 | Texas Rangers |
| Alek Thomas | 2018 | 2 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Mateo Gil | 2018 | 3 | St. |