Kentucky pitcher Logan Martin selected by Kansas City Royals in 2023 MLB Draft

Kentucky pitcher Logan Martin has heard his name called in the 2023 MLB Draft. Martin was selected in the 12th round, No. 349 overall by the Kansas City Royals.

The senior had a strong season for the Wildcats in 2023, going 1-1 with a 4.44 ERA. Martin appeared in nine games, making eight starts. He struck out 30 batters in 26 1/3 innings. While Logan Martin had good strikeout numbers, he did struggle at times with control, walking 17 batters, despite pitching limited innings.

Logan Martin helped the Wildcats reach the super regionals of the NCAA Tournament this season where they lost to eventual national champion LSU. Prior to pitching at Kentucky, Martin spent three seasons at The University of the South in Tennessee.

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.

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