The Texas Rangers’ July draft class got a fresh look from MLB Pipeline on Thursday, and the early read is encouraging for an organization trying to deepen its system.
Pipeline updated its Top 100 and team-by-team Top 30 prospect lists, and the Rangers’ newest names showed up fast. Shortstop Sebastian Walcott remained at the top of Texas’ board, landing at No. 1 in the organization and No. 9 overall. He’s been performing like a top-10 prospect at Double-A Frisco, even after returning only a few weeks ago from UCL surgery in February.
The biggest reveal, though, was how high first-round pick Gio Rojas landed. Texas took Rojas No. 16 overall and signed him for $4.6 million, and MLB Pipeline slotted him in at No. 3 on the Rangers’ updated Top 30.
The only player ahead of him was right-hander Caden Scarborough, who has held the No. 2 spot in the organization all season. Rojas also broke into the Top 100 at No. 97, giving Texas three players on that list.
Rojas brings a left-handed arm the Rangers wanted in their system, and he arrives with a strong résumé at just 19 years old. At Stoneman Douglas (Fla.)
High School, he went 11-1 with a 0.58 ERA, struck out 124 and walked 17 as the school won a state title, its sixth straight. He has also played internationally and has shared the field with Rangers manager Skip Schumaker’s son, Brody, who is expected to play for TCU next season.
Texas got more than one draft pick into Pipeline’s top 10. Connor Comeau, the second-round infielder out of Austin, checked in at No.
- Comeau played at Anderson High School, where he hit .512 with 28 RBI and 19 extra-base hits as a senior.
The Rangers also saw third-round pitcher Brody Bumila make the list at No. 11, despite the fact that he needs Tommy John surgery and likely won’t pitch until next season. Bumila, who played at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass., went 6-0 with a 1.10 ERA and 106 strikeouts as a senior.
Taken together, the rankings point to a draft that added real talent early, with help coming for both the pitching side and the infield. Whether those players move quickly enough to matter at the big-league level is still down the road, but Texas clearly came away with some pieces worth watching.
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