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The Rangers hold the No. 12 pick in the 2025 draft and are looking to replenish their farm system with some more talent.
The Texas Rangers put an emphasis on pitching in their MLB draft strategy, selecting three in the first five rounds and 10 of their first 14 selections.
The Rangers selected 12 pitchers in the 2025 MLB Draft. Four of them have had recent Tommy John surgeries. The Rangers selected Tennessee right-hander, AJ Russell, in the second round on Day 1, before giving way to back-to-back college pitchers with recent Tommy John surgeries in Rounds 4 and 5.
“The belief in our support system out there is high,” senior scouting director Kip Fagg said of the Rangers’ rehab program, headed by former pitcher Keith Comstock, who is in his 19th year of coordinating the rehab program. “Keith [Comstock] is probably the best guy in the business when it comes to that.
The Texas Rangers have reportedly signed their first two draft picks, both collegiate pitchers who are coming off injuries.
The Rangers haven’t selected a high school player in the first round of the MLB Draft since 2018. That changed on Sunday night, when Texas selected Gavin Fien, a shortstop out of Great Oak (Calif.) high school,
Then there's Texas' 2025 recruiting class. Five players who signed with the Longhorns are considered top-250 draft prospects by mlb.com, including Kayson Cunningham and Gavin Fien, who are both projected to be first-round picks. How many from that group make it to campus?
Draft basics. Draft dates: July 9-11 in Seattle Rangers’ early selections: The Rangers pick fourth overall as a result of the first-ever MLB draft lottery, three spots higher than their 2022 ...
When the 2025 MLB Draft comes around in July, the Texas Rangers will be on the clock and while there's speculation of who'd they'd draft. We don't think it will be a pitcher.