IU baseball outfielder Devin Taylor has a chance to challenge Kyle Schwarber’s standing as the highest draft choice in program history.
Just a day after the completion of the 2024 MLB Draft, Baseball America published a projection of the 2025 Draft.
That outlet projects Taylor will be the No. 4 overall choice next summer. Schwarber was the No. 4 overall choice in 2014.
This is what Baseball America had to say about Taylor:
Taylor was the first Hoosier to earn ABCA All-America status since 2014, when former IU standouts Schwarber, Sam Travis, Dustin DeMuth and Joey DeNato achieved the same feat.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native was the catalyst in a historic offensive season for the Indiana Baseball team. He led the team in batting average (.357), hits (86), runs (67) and home runs (20) while starting in 59 of 60 contests. Taylor was the conference leader in both home runs and runs scored.
After being named a Preseason All-American by Perfect Game, Taylor lived up to the hype.
He had 30 multi-hit games and hit home runs in six of his final 10 contests. Over his final 19 games, for which he was moved into the leadoff spot, he hit .373 with 12 home runs. He was a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week this season and became the first Hoosier with 20 long balls in a season during the BBCOR era (since 2011).
Taylor will return to Bloomington next year with a real shot at breaking the program’s all-time home run record.
