Through the first two days of the 2021 MLB Draft, three Texas Longhorns players were selected — right-hander pitcher Ty Madden in the first round, right-handed pitcher Cole Quintanilla in the eighth round, and center fielder Mike Antico in the ninth round.
While the selection of Antico was higher than anticipated here, the biggest news for the Longhorns is that designated hitter Ivan Melendez and right-handed pitcher Joshua Stewart, a high school signee, are both still on the board even though both were ranked among the top-200 prospects by ESPN.
For Melendez, that’s likely due to a combination of a high asking price and a desire by organizations to see how his glove plays at first in 2022 before committing a high draft pick and significant money to sign him.