Texas A&M 1B Jack Moss selected by Cincinnati Reds in 2023 MLB Draft

Texas A&M first baseman Jack Moss has been selected by Cincinnati Reds with the No. 318 overall pick in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB Draft.

Moss hit .355 on the season, his second with the Aggies. He began his career with Arizona State.

During the 2023 campaign, Moss made the SEC All-Tournament Team for the second year in a row. He has started 129 games in his two seasons with the Aggies, hitting .368 during that time frame with 10 homers, 33 doubles and a .447 on-base percentage.

In his one season with the Sun Devils, Moss hit. 299 with a .353 on-base percentage, six home runs and 46 hits in 48 games. He went to high school at Greenwood Village (Colo.) Cherry Creek HS.

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 like Jack Moss will have until August 1 to sign a contract.