The down year for Texas A&M baseball was something that went beyond just upsetting fans of the program— many of the Aggie faithful felt that momentum had been all but completely halted over in Olsen. On top of that, the draft-eligible Aggies who were slated to go highly almost universally fell in estimation.
The most high-profile of those names was power slugger Jace LaViolette, who, despite setting an all-time record for home runs in an Aggie uniform, had a pretty down year by his standards. That meant that he fell from a potential first overall selection to the back part of the first round, where he was selected by the Cleveland Guardians.