As the third Iowa baseball player chosen in the 2025 MLB draft following teammates Cade Obermueller and Daniel Wright, Hawkeyes pitcher Aaron Savary has been selected by the Cleveland Guardians.
While later on in the draft than both Obermueller and Wright, Cleveland used the No. 402 overall pick to select Savary in the 13th round on Monday from Atlanta, GA.
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The 6-foot-3, 175-pound native of Dubuque, Iowa, had a fantastic junior season with the Hawkeyes, posting a 7-2 record with a 4.37 ERA in 80 1/3 innings through 18 starts during all 18 appearances.
Savary also finished the season with 82 strikeouts, which more than doubled his total from the previous campaign. While his base-on-balls total nearly doubled from his sophomore year, Savary’s 62% strike-to-ball rate and ability to retire 65.5% of his total batters faced were enough to help minimize the damage of the free bases doled out.
Given his superb junior season in his first year in the three-man weekend rotation for the Hawkeyes, Savary was able to earn himself a number of looks from pro scouts throughout the season.
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Given his 13th-round selection, MLB.com does not have a listed approximate pick value for Savary. While Savary has one year of NCAA eligibility remaining for a potential senior year, he could elect to return to the Hawkeyes by not signing with the Guardians.
If Savary were to sign a professional contract with Cleveland, he would finish his three-year Iowa baseball career with an impressive 12-3 record and a 4.14 ERA on 141 1/3 innings pitched through 19 starts in 45 appearances to go along with 147 strikeouts (a rate of 9.36 strikeouts per nine innings).
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