Arizona’s number of players drafted in the MLB draft increased to seven Wednesday with the selections of right-hander Chase Silseth in the 11th round by the Anaheim Angels, second baseman Kobe Kato in the 13th round by the Houston Astros and right-hander Austin Smith in the 18th round by the Atlanta Braves.
Silseth was taken as 321st pick overall after MLB.com project him as the 157th-best prospect. Kato (a former walk-on who was a utility player before this season) was the 388th player selected in the draft and Smith was the 547th pick.
The Arizona players drafted:
| Round | Pick | Team | Name | Pos | Value |
| CB-B | 70 |  | Ryan Holgate | OF | $906.8K |
| 3 | 82 |  | Branden Boissiere | OF | $744.2K |
| 4 | 106 |  | Donta’ Williams | OF | $549.0K |
| 9 | 275 |  | Gil Luna | P | $152.0K |
| 11 | 321 |  | Chase Silseth | P | — |
| 13 | 388 |  | Kobe Kato | 2B | — |
| 18 | 547 |  | Austin Smith | P | — |
A potential future Arizona player who had signed as a recruit — Las Vegas Bishop Gorman outfielder Tyler Whitaker — was drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round as the 87th pick overall. According to MLB.com, his slot value is $689,300.
In other Arizona baseball news, the Wildcats’ have lost three players in the transfer portal — infielder Kyson Donahue is the most recent committing to Hawaii (he is from Honolulu). Pitcher/first baseman TJ Curd, who redshirted in 2021 as a freshman, is transferring closer to home to Jacksonville, and designated hitter Jacob Berry followed former coach Jay Johnson to LSU.
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