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The Texas Rangers selected Travis Demeritte, a third baseman that many see as a shortstop, from Winder-Barrow High School in Georgia (as we've seen in recent years, the Rangers like players from Georgia) with the 30th pick in the MLB draft. Demer...

The Texas Rangers made their first pick in the 2013 MLB draft just moments ago and took right-handed pitcher Alex Gonzalez 23rd overall. Gonzalez is 6-foot-3 and pitched for Oral Roberts. He was the Southland Conference pitcher of the year in 2013 af...

The Texas Rangers took three high school players they believe have high upside on Monday, the first day of the 2012 MLB Draft. The club stuck with its organizational philosophy: Take the best available player no matter the position. The scouts ...

The Texas Rangers selected outfielder Lewis Brinson from Coral Springs High School (Fla.) with the 29th pick in the 2012 MLB Draft on Monday. ESPN.com ranked Brinson, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound centerfielder, at No. 52 in their top-100. Here's what the...

Join us as we chat during the Rangers-A's game and discuss the MLB Draft. The room is now open and we'll be updating the draft at times between now and when the game starts. So come on in and ask some questions and participate in polls. ESPN Dalla...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The 2012 MLB draft begins tonight with the first round and the Type A compensation picks and then continues with Rounds 2 through 15 on Tuesday and 16 through 40 on Wednesday. A few things to know: * The Texas Rangers have pick ...

The Rangers released seven minor league players today, among them left-handed pitcher Kasey Kiker. The 24-year-old never did pitch above the Double-A level after he was taken No. 12 overall in the 2006 MLB Draft. Kiker pitched this past season for...

Rangers draft pick Johnathan Taylor, partially paralyzed, stays positive.

ATLANTA -- The Rangers have agreed to terms with their top-2 picks from the MLB Draft, LHP Kevin Matthews and OF Zach Cone. Matthews, the No. 33 overall pick, receives a $936,000 bonus and will report to the Arizona Summer League and Cone, No. 37 ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Zach Cone, the Rangers' second supplemental first-round selection in Monday's MLB Draft, was touched by the the team's' decision to draft paralyzed Georgia teammate Johnathan Taylor. Cone collided with Taylor in the outfield an...

The Rangers are busy making selections on Day 2 of the MLB Draft and we'll update you periodically on how they are doing. Through the fifth round, the Rangers have taken pitchers and outfielders. Here's an update: Round 2 (83 overall): Will Lamb, ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers selected 18-year-old left-handed pitcher Kevin Matthews with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft on Monday. The Rangers' have picks 33 and 37 in the draft as compensation for free agent pitcher Cliff Lee. ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A reminder that starting tonight, we'll be chatting from all three Rangers-Tigers games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington this week. Tonight, we'll talk MLB draft along with everything Rangers and tomorrow we can certainly chat ...

As part of ESPN.com's MLB Draft blog, Jason A. Churchill looked at each team's draft philosophy. Here's what he said about the Rangers: Scouting director: Kip Fagg Fagg's second year at the helm could be his first opportunity to draft from ...

Keith Law has put together his first mock draft in preparation for the MLB draft next month. He has LHP Danny Hultzen out of Virginia going first overall to the Pirates. Rice third baseman Alex Rendon is No. 2 on Law's list to the Mariners. The R...

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball released the official order of picks for the 2011 draft on Thursday. The Rangers lost two draft picks to Boston for signing free agent Adrian Beltre, but gained two from the Phillies because Philadelphia signed Cl...