After signing the No. 1 ranked recruiting class for 2020, David Pierce could only watch as the MLB Draft pillaged stellar Texas Longhorns signees. Texas saw four signees drafted, along with right-handed pitcher Bryce Elder, and later lost outfielder Duke Ellis to free agency.
Carson Tucker (Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS) was the first Longhorn signee taken off the board with the 23rd selection by the Cleveland Indians. Tucker’s slot value was projected to be at $2.93 Million, but took a pay cut and dotted the line for a cool $2 million —remember this when we get to Petey Halpin.