Right-hander Logan Reddemann was selected with the 38th pick in the second round of the 2026 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. 

The junior exploded onto the draft scene after transferring to UCLA from San Diego, where he played his first two seasons of collegiate baseball and was selected to the All-WCC First Team twice. 

Reddemann captured the Bruins’ Friday night starter role before the season began. He was extremely effective in his first 10 starts before succumbing to arm fatigue, which ended his season prematurely. 

Despite his shortened season, Reddemann still accumulated a plethora of accolades for his performances, including selection to the NCBWA All-American Second Team, the All-Big Ten First Team and the ABCA All-West Region First Team.

After posting a 3.29 ERA, 8.2 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in his time at San Diego, the hurler improved against better competition at UCLA. His ERA dropped to 2.87 while he improved his K/9 to 12.7  – including an 18 strikeout performance against Rutgers that tied the UCLA single-game record – and dropped his BB/9 to 1.7. 

Reddemann was the ace UCLA lacked in the 2025 season. He was undefeated in his eight starts, completing at least five innings in each and never allowing more than four runs. 

The Palmdale, California, local featured a variety of pitch offerings he commanded well last season, including a fastball that sits around 95-96 mph during starts but tops at 99 mph, a changeup, a cutter, a slider and a curveball. 

Standing at 6-foot-2 and weighing in at 200 pounds, Reddemann falls just short of the average MLB pitcher – who stands at approximately 6-foot-3 and weighs 215 pounds – in both regards. 

Despite his known pitching ability and accolades, Reddemann’s health has remained up in the air throughout the pre-draft process. 

At the MLB draft June 24th, Reddemann pitched a brief bullpen, where his pitches were below their usual velocities – his fastball sat between 92-94 mph – but otherwise had similar shapes to his pitches pre-injury. 

Reddemann also appeared to be throwing at less-than full effort during the workout.

With his prototypical size, deep arsenal and ability to fill up the strike zone, Reddemann is a strong candidate to eventually slot in as a starting pitcher for the Rockies’ rotation – as long as the health issues that plagued him at the end of his UCLA tenure remain under control.