Overview
- Houston used the No. 28 overall pick to select right-hander Jack Radel from Notre Dame on Saturday.
- Radel posted a 3.29 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 87 2/3 innings across 15 starts and was named First Team All-ACC.
- The No. 28 choice was a prospect-promotion-incentive (PPI) pick earned by the Astros after Hunter Brown’s top Cy Young finish.
- The pick carries a listed slot value of $3,363,600 and comes as Houston also selected outfielder Logan Hughes at No. 17 while holding four of the first 93 draft selections.
- A Sioux Falls Roosevelt product, Radel continues a local pipeline of recent first-rounders and the club is expected to announce signing terms and his initial minor-league assignment next.