_lefraud_ said:

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I like the pick a lot but he will be 22 before next season, so he needs to start putting it together rather quickly.

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Top 25 overall MLB. Both Keith Law and Kiley McDaniel had Max Clark slotting in at 29 overall, and they both had Langford clearly ahead of Clark.

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Grapesoda2525 said:

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Actually…..

Langford is the #9 prospect in all of baseball, according to Kiley McDaniel. Just looked it up.

For comparison, Crews slots in at #10 and Skenes is at #13

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• I am beyond happy that Wyatt Langford fell to the Rangers. I think he was the one player out of the top three that reasonably could have fallen to us, that checked all of our boxes. He's a ++ hitter with serious juice; an underrated athlete that can go up and get it better than people think; and someone who won't need a ton of time in the minor leagues because he's that advanced physically and at the plate. I would be shocked if he didn't begin next year at Frisco and was with Round Rock threatening a call up by the end of the 2024 season.
• One reason the Rangers need to either go big in the trade market or really start to call-up/hit on some minor leaguers is because this is the second draft in a row that they haven't had a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Now, in baseball it's not the end of the world, especially when you do well in the international market (HELLO SEBASTIAN WALCOTT), but we can't keep doing it. We cannot keep spending astronomical money in free agency, not only because our cap hit is already high, but because we can't keep punting on 2nd and 3rd round picks when we now won't be drafting in the top 5 anymore.

• It was slightly depressing when they threw up the previously drafted players for the Rangers. We just have not hit at a high enough rate over the past 10 years on first round picks, and pitchers in particular (Colin Wiles, Alex Gonzalez, Luis Ortiz, Dillon Tate, Cole Ragans, Cole Winn, and Jack Leiter). None of them above helped or I believe will help the Rangers in a significant way.

rbtexan said:

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Good catch re: the spelling of his last name, my bad.

FWIW, Scott Lucas I find to be generally one of the most pessimistic, negative voices on Ranger's prospects - he seems overly committed to, as our former AD said, managing expectations. He was ho-hum on Jung, ho-hum on Tavares, etc.

Well, he is effusive in his praise for Walcott. Dominating at the levels he's been thus far exposed to, and unlike a lot of foreign players, doesn't have the language barriers to deal with (from the Bahamas where they speak English). 17 yr old SS who is currently 6'4" and around 200 with room to grow, but apparently athletic enough to stay in the middle. He could be an Alex Rodriguez-type SS.

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The Bahamas is an emerging source of baseball talent and some evaluators believe Walcott could become the best player ever from the islands. The Rangers signed him in January for $3.2 million, the sixth-highest bonus in the 2023 international class. It's easy to dream on him because of his athletic, projectable 6-foot-4 frame and bevy of tools.
With his bat speed, future strength and the leverage in his right-handed swing, Walcott could grow into plus-plus raw power and deliver 30 or more homers per season. He already can produce 110 mph exit velocities at age 16. While he'll need to develop some polish at the plate, he has good hand-eye coordination and a relatively mature approach.
Walcott has plus straight-line speed but projects as more of an average-to-solid runner once he fills out. Though he may slow down and is taller than a typical shortstop, he has good infield actions and well-above-average arm strength. He may be able to stick at short, and if he can't, he could be a plus defender at third base or right field.

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gigem1223 said:

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Well, good thing for Cole is he doesn't have to face the Rangers line up. They hit him pretty well last time.

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Grapesoda2525 said:

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gigem1223 said:

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Well, good thing for Cole is he doesn't have to face the Rangers line up. They hit him pretty well last time.

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3 runs in that game and a loss. Wasn't that amazing,

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With the 108th pick in the 2023 #MLBDraft, we've selected RHP Skylar Hales from Santa Clara University. pic.twitter.com/jzk88BKu9Y

— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 10, 2023

Top 5 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 at the @MLBDraft Combine yesterday:

2️⃣7️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ Carlson Reed - West Virginia
2️⃣6️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ Sam Knowlton - South Alabama
2️⃣5️⃣9️⃣5️⃣ Cole Miller - Newbury Park HS
2️⃣5️⃣7️⃣4️⃣ Michael Forret - SCF Manatee-Sarasota
2️⃣5️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ Skylar Hales - Santa Clara pic.twitter.com/IfWLEX81HS

— 6–4–3 Charts (@643charts) June 21, 2023

shack009 said:

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Another hard thrower. Looks like good movement on the 2-seam. 7.11 ERA this past year lol.

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