Jul 10, 2021
After months of anticipation, we are finally on the eve of the MLB Draft. The Texas Rangers have the second overall pick in the draft for the first time since 1974, and there is a lot of external pressure on club management to get the pick right.
But before Jon Daniels, Chris Young and Kip Fagg make their selection on Sunday night, let s take a look around the baseball world and see who the experts believe will be announced in Denver.
Jack Leiter, RHP, Vanderbilt
Jim Callis, MLB.com: Leiter would continue the Rangers recent trend of taking polished college performers with their top choice.
Teifi star Williams hungry to get back out there after rejoining Scarlets
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Scott Williams hungry to get back out there after rejoining Scarlets
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Jul 8, 2021
ARLINGTON, Texas It s not very often the Texas Rangers have the No. 2 pick in the MLB Draft. The last time the franchise picked that high was in 1974 when they selected Tommy Boggs, a prep pitcher out of Lanier High School in Austin, Texas.
Boggs had a nine-year Major League career only three spent with the Rangers and finished with a career record of 20-44 with a 4.22 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. Pretty underwhelming for a second overall pick.
That s what the Rangers are trying to avoid this year. Another pick gone awry.
Of course, the current regime of president of baseball operations Jon Daniels, general manager and executive vice president Chris Young, and senior director of amateur scouting Kip Fagg aren t responsible for Boggs. And while Young is a very recent addition to the front office, the Rangers don t have the greatest track record when it comes to first round picks since Daniels began overseeing the club s baseball operations in late 2005.