The Ranger Rundown by Scott Lucas

Texas Rangers Draft Picks: Status of players selected in first ten rounds, draftees still in Ranger organization, and draftees who reached the Majors

Updated 5 July 2008

Players in bold are currently in the organization.
Players with a "?" status haven't been assigned a team yet, or are injured, or I just can't find them.

Peak Levels and Win Shares are through 2007 season.

Majors - Texas Rangers, American League
AAA - Oklahoma Redhawks, Pacific Coast League
AA - Frisco (TX) Roughriders, Texas League
A+ (high A) - Bakersfield (CA) Blaze, California League
A- (low A) - Clinton (IA) Lumber Kings, Midwest League
As (short-season A) - Spokane (WA) Indians, Northwest League
R (Rookie)- Arizona Rangers, Arizona League
EST - Extended Spring Training

2008

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1
11
Justin Smoak 1B 21/6 Coll -
-
-
2
57
Robert Ross LHP 18/11 HS -
-
-
3
89
Timothy Murphy LHP 21/0 Coll As
As
-
4
123
Joe Wieland RHP 18/4 HS R
R
-
5
153
Clark Murphy OF 18/5 HS -
-
-
6
183
Richard Bleier LHP 21/1 Coll As
As
-
7
213
William Thompson RHP 18/3 HS -
-
-
8
243
Michael Bianucci OF 21/11 Coll -
-
-
9
273
Jared Bolden OF 21/2 Coll As
As
-
10
303
Kevin Castner RHP 20/10 Coll -
-
-
11
333
Cliff Springston LHP 21/6 Coll As
As
-
12
363
Corey Young LHP 21/5 Coll As
As
-
13
393
Edward Koncel SS 19/10 JuCo As
As
-
14
423
Justin Gutsie RHP 21/4 Coll -
-
-
15
453
Joey Butler CF 22/2 Coll As
As
-
16
483
Justin Miller RHP 20/11 Coll -
-
-
17
513
Dennis Guinn 1B 22/10 Coll As
As
-
18
543
Doug Hogan C 23/8 Coll As
As
-
19
573
Harold Martinez SS 18/1 HS -
-
-
20
603
Mike Hollander SS 22/7 Coll As
As
-
21
633
Dustin Brader RHP 22/6 Coll As
As
-
22
663
Trevor Hurley RHP 20/10 Coll As
As
-
23
693
Eric Evans LHP 22/5 Coll R
R
-
24
723
Adam Cobb CF 22/8 Coll R
R
-
25
753
Tanner Roark RHP 21/8 --- R
R
-
26
783
Chris Dove CF 22/1 Coll R
R
-
27
813
Charles Lowell LHP 17/7 HS -
-
-
28
843
Nate Freiman 1B 21/5 Coll -
-
-
29
873
Charlie Robertson RHP 18/2 HS -
-
-
30
903
Justin King RHP 21/7 Coll R
R
-
31
933
Kyle Higgins SS 21/11 Coll As
As
-
32
963
Tyler Tufts RHP 21/6 Coll R
R
-
33
993
Benjamin Petralli C 22/7 Coll -
-
-
34
1023
Ryan Schlecht RHP 22/10 Coll As
As
-
35
1053
John Ruettiger CF 18/8 HS -
-
-
36
1083
Jack Armstrong RHP 18/5 HS -
-
-
37
1113
Matthew Andriese RHP 18/9 HS -
-
-
38
1143
Jason Ogata 2B 21/7 Coll As
As
-
39
1173
Bradley Miller SS 18/7 HS -
-
-
40
1203
Jamie McGraw CF 23/3 Coll R
R
-
41
1233
Brian Feekin LHP 19/8 JuCo -
-
-
42
1263
Stephen Pryor RHP 18/10 JuCo -
-
-
43
1293
Cody Eppley RHP 22/7 Coll R
R
-
44
1323
Alex Pepe LHP 21/1 Coll -
-
-
45
1352
Kevin Torres C 18/3 HS As
As
-
46
1380
Erik Morrison SS 22/7 Coll R
R
-
47
1407
Rafael Hill CF 24/6 Coll R
R
-
48
1434
Daniel Bowman OF 18/9 HS -
-
-
49
1461
Truman Sample RHP 19/9 JuCo -
-
-
50
1488
Levi Rosecrans C 19/4 HS -
-
-

2007

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 17 BLAKE BEAVAN RHP 18/4 HS A-
A-
-
1 24 MICHAEL MAIN RHP 18/6 HS A-
A-
-
1a 35 JULIO BORBON OF 20/3 Coll AA
AA
-
1a 44 NEIL RAMIREZ RHP 18/0 HS As
As
-
1a 54 TOMMY HUNTER RHP 19/11 Coll AAA
AAA
-
2 80 MATT WEST 3B 18/6 HS As
As
-
3 110 EVAN REED RHP 21/5 Coll A+
AA
-
4 140 GARRETT NASH SS 19/9 HS did not sign, at Oregon St.
-
-
5 170 JOHN GAST LHP 18/4 HS did not sign, at Florida St.
-
-
6
200
ROBERT WILKINS RHP 17/9 HS R
R
-
7
230
TIMOTHY SMITH RF 20/11 Coll A-
A-
-
8
260
JONATHAN GREENE C 21/8 Coll A-
A-
-
9
290
DAVIS STONEBURNER SS 22/4 Coll A-
A+
-
10
320
ANDREW LAUGHTER RHP 22/3 Coll AA
AA
-
13
410
KYLE OCAMPO RHP 18/8 HS R
R
-
14
440
MATTHEW LAWSON 2B 21/6 Coll A-
A-
-
15
470
HECTOR NELO RHP 20/7 Coll A-
A-
-
16
500
JOSHUA LUEKE RHP 22/6 Coll A+
A+
-
17
530
MITCHELL MORELAND 1B 21/9 Coll A-
A-
-
18
560
RYAN TATUSKO RHP 22/2 Coll A-
A-
-
19
590
KYLE MURPHY CF 22/9 Coll A-
A-
-
23
710
JACOB KAASE SS 21/1 Coll As
A+
-
24
740
CHRIS GRADOVILLE C 22/10 Coll A+
A+
-
28
860
MICHAEL ORTIZ 1B 18/1 HS As
As
-
29
890
RYAN FALCON LHP 22/9 Coll A+
A+
-
30
920
BENJAMIN HENRY RHP 18/1 HS R
A-
-
33
1008
JARED HYATT RHP 23/0 Coll A+
A+
-
45
1337
RYAN TURNER LHP 22/3 Coll A-
A-
-

2006

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 12 KASEY KIKER P 18/7 HS A+
A+
.
3 88 CHAD TRACY C 20/11 Coll A+
A+
.
4 118 MARCUS LEMON SS 18/0 HS A+
A+
.
5 148 CHRIS DAVIS 1B 20/3 JuCo Majors
MLB
.
6 178 JACOB BRIGHAM P 18/4 HS injured
As
.
7 208 GRANT GERRARD OF 22/1 Coll A+
A+
.
8 238 JOSH BRADBURY OF 21/3 JuCo released during '07-'08 offseason
A+
.
9 268 BRENNAN GARR P 22/4 Coll AA
AA
.
10 298 CRAIG GENTRY OF 22/7 Coll AA
AA
.
14 418 MICHAEL BALLARD P 22/4 Coll AA
AA
.
16 478 CODY PODRAZA OF 18/7 HS As
As
.
19 568 MIGUEL VELAZQUEZ OF 18/3 HS suspended
R
-
25 748 DERRICK HOLLAND P 19/8 Coll A-
A-
-
33 988 ERIC FRY OF 18/10 JuCo As
As
-
40 1198 CHRIS DENNIS P 22/5 Coll A-
A+
-
44 1316 DANIEL SATTLER P 22/7 Coll A+
A+
-

2005

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 19 JOHN MAYBERRY 1B/OF 21/6 Coll AAA
AAA
.
2 67 JOHN WHITTLEMAN 3B 18/3 HS A+
A+
.
3 99 TAYLOR TEAGARDEN C 21/6 Coll AAA
AAA
.
4 129 SHANE FUNK P 18/1 HS released before '07 ; out of baseball
R / R
.
5 159 MICHAEL KIRKMAN P 18/9 HS A-
A-
.
6 189 GERMAN DURAN 2B 21/10 Coll Majors
MLB
.
7 219 JACOB RASNER P 18/6 HS traded to CHW in '06 for P Brandon McCarthy and others

A+ / AA

.
8 249 BRAD BARRAGAR P 19/7 Coll did not sign, at CS Fullerton
.
.
9 279 RONNIE ANDERSON CF 18/7 HS released before '08
As
.
10 309 MATTHEW NEVAREZ P 18/4 HS As
As
.
13 399 DOUGLAS MATHIS P 22/0 Coll Majors
MLB
.
14 429 STEVEN MURPHY OF 21/2 Coll AA
AA
.
15 459 KEA KOMETANI P 22/6 Coll AAA
AA
.
30 919 TRUAN MEHL OF 22/2 Coll A+
AA
.
32 979 RENNY OSUNA 2B 20/2 JuCo A+
A+
.
37 1129 TIM RODRIGUEZ OF 18/5 HS As
As
.
46 1399 THOMAS BERKERY SS 22/9 Coll AA
AA
.
49 1489 GLENN SWANSON P 22/1 Coll injured
A+
.

2004

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 10 THOMAS DIAMOND P 21 / 3 Coll AA
AA / AA
.
1a 30 ERIC HURLEY P 18 / 10 HS Majors
MLB / MLB
.
2 51 K.C. HERREN OF 18 / 9 HS A+
A+ / A+
.
3 81 MICHAEL SCHLACT P 18 / 6 HS AA
AA / AA
.
4 111 BRANDON BOGGS OF 22 / 5 Coll Majors
MLB / MLB
.
5 141 MIKE NICKEAS C 22 / 4 Coll traded to NYM for OF Victor DIAZ in '06
AA / AAA
.
6 171 BILL SUSDORF OF 22 / 1 Coll released before '06, then with SDG, out of baseball(?)
A- / A+
.
7 201 BEN HARRISON OF 22 / 9 Coll AA
AA / AA
.
8 231 MARK ROBERTS P 22 / 0 Coll released before '06 , then with SDG, in Indy league in '07
AA / AA
.
9 261 JIM FASANO 1B 21 / 0 Coll released before '08
AA / AA
.
10 291 JUSTIN MAXWELL OF 20/7 Coll did not sign, drafted by WAS in '05
- / As
0 / 0
11 321 TRAVIS METCALF 3B 21 / 10 Coll AAA
MLB / MLB
3 / 3
13 381 KYLE ROGERS P 18/9 HS est / injured
A- / A-
-
23 681 ZACHARY PHILLIPS P 17 / 9 JuCo A+
A+ / A+
.

2003

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 9 JOHN DANKS P 18/2 HS traded to CHW in '06 for P Brandon McCarthy and others
AAA / MLB
0 / 4
2 46 VINCE SINISI 1B 21/7 Coll traded to SDG in '06 for OF Freddy Guzman
AAA / AAA
.
3 76 JOHN HUDGINS P 21/10 Coll traded to SDG in '06 for OF Freddy Guzman
AAA / AAA
.
4 106 WES LITTLETON P 20/9 Coll AAA
MLB / MLB
8 / 8
5 136 MATT LORENZO P 21/0 Coll traded to ATL in '05, then with PIT
AA / AA
.
6 166 ADAM BOURASSA OF 22/3 Coll released during '05, then with SDG , in Indy league in '07
A+ / A+
.
7 196 MATT FARNUM P 22/0 Coll retired in '07
AA / AA
.
8 226 JEREMY CLEVELAND OF 21/9 Coll released after '05 , then with SDG, now KAN
AA / AA
.
9 256 TIM CUNNINGHAM P 22/8 Coll released after '04 , out of baseball
A- / A-
.
10 286 ADAM FOX 3B 19/7 Coll AAA
AAA / AAA
.
13 376 EMERSON FROSTAD 3B 20/5 Coll AA
AA / AA
.
17 496 IAN KINSLER SS 21/0 Coll Majors
MLB / MLB
29 / 29
26 766 IAN GAC 1B 17/10 HS A+
A+ / A+
.
30 886 SCOTT FELDMAN P 20/4 Coll Majors
MLB / MLB
5 / 5

2002

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 10 DREW MEYER SS 20/10 Coll AAA
MLB / MLB
0 / 0
6 172 JOHN BARNETT P 21/5 Coll retired after '03
A+ / A+
.
7 202 ANDREW TISDALE P 21/0 Coll retired after '03
As / As
.
8 232 CHRIS O'RIORDAN 2B 22/5 Coll released in '05, then with SDG
A- / AA
.
9 262 STEVEN HERCE P 21/3 Coll did not sign; drafted by PIT in '04, out of baseball
- / As
.
10 292 NATE GOLD 1B 22/0 Coll AAA
AAA / AAA
.
15 442 SAM NARRON P 19/11 Coll Waived in '04, claimed by MIL
MLB / MLB
0 / 0
20 592 KAMERON LOE P 20/9 Coll AAA
MLB / MLB
14 / 14
33 982 LARRY GRAYSON 2B 19/11 JuCo est / unknown
AA / AA
.

2001

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 5 MARK TEIXEIRA 3B 21/2 Coll traded to ATL in '07
MLB / MLB
102 / 114
4 111 JOSH BAKER P 18 Coll did not sign; drafted by MIL in '04
- / A-
.
5 141 C.J. WILSON P 20/7 Coll Majors
MLB / MLB
11 / 11
6 171 BEN KEITER P 21/2 Coll released before '05, out of baseball
A+ / A+
.
7 201 PATRICK BOYD OF 22/9 Coll released before '05, out of baseball
AA / AA
.
8 231 MASJID KHAIRY OF 20/4 JuCo out of baseball since '02
R / R
.
9 261 GERALD SMILEY P 18/9 HS released in '04, out of baseball
A- / A-
.
10 291 ROB MORAVEK P ? Coll out of baseball since '01
R / R
.
43 1277 JASON WINDSOR P 18/11 HS did not sign, MLB debut with OAK in '06
- / MLB
- / 0

2000

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1 25 SCOTT HEARD C 18/9 HS retired after '03
A+ / A+
.
1a 35 TYRELL GODWIN CF 20/11 Coll did not sign, reached MLB with WAS in '05
- / MLB
- / 0
1a 39 CHAD HAWKINS P 21/11 Coll retired after '02
A+ / A+
.
2 56 JAY BOURGEOIS 2B 18/7 HS Waived in '05, claimed by ATL , then with SEA , then CHW
AA / AAA
.
2 64 RANDY TRUSELO P 19/5 JuCo released in '05, out of baseball
A- / A-
.
3 94 CHRISTOPHER RUSS P 21/3 Coll released in '05, out of baseball
A+ / AA
.
4 124 LAYNCE NIX OF 19/8 HS Traded to MIL in '06
MLB / MLB
17 / 17
5 154 GREGORY RUNSER P ? Coll released in '03, out of baseball
AA / AA
.
6 184 MATT MEISENHEIMER P 18/8 HS out of baseball since '02
A- / A-
.
7 214 VIRGIL VASQUEZ P 18/0 HS did not sign; signed with DET in '05
- / AAA
.
8 244 NICK MASSET P 18/1 HS traded to CHW in '06 for P Brandon McCarthy and others
MLB / MLB
0 / 0
9 274 EDWIN ENCARNACION IF 17/7 HS traded to CIN in '02, MLB debut in '05
A- / MLB
- / 36
10 304 BILL MONTGOMERY ? ? Coll out of baseball since '00
R / R
.
19 574 A.J. MURRAY P 20/3 JuCo Majors (injured)
MLB / MLB
1 / 1

1999

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / All Clubs
Career Win Shares:
Texas / MLB
1b 38 COLBY LEWIS P 19/10 JuCo Waived in '04, claimed by DET
MLB / MLB
1 / 2
1b 47 DAVID MEAD P ? HS Released in '04, out of baseball
A- / A-
.
2 72 NICK REGILIO P 20/9 Coll Released in '06, retired
MLB / MLB
1 / 1
3 105 HANK BLALOCK 3B 18/7 HS Majors
MLB / MLB
78 / 78
4 118 KEVIN MENCH OF 21/5 Coll Traded to MIL in '06, resigned with TEX, then traded to TOR
MLB / MLB
50 / 58
4 135 CHRISTOPHER JAILE C (P) 18/4 HS Six-year free agent, signed with SEA, then BOS
A+ / A+
.
5 157 ANDY CAVAZOS P 18/5 HS Selected by STL in '03 minor-league Rule 5 draft, MLB debut in '07
A+ / MLB
0 / 0
5 165 VICTOR HILLAERT P 21 Coll Injured in '02, out of baseball
A- / A-
.
6 195 AARON HARANG P 21/1 Coll Traded to OAK in '00, MLB debut in '02, with CIN in '07
A+ / MLB
- / 54
7 225 LUZ PORTOBANCO P 19/9 JuCo Did not sign; drafted in 36th round by NYM in '00 , out of baseball
- / AA
.
8 255 JOSHUA RAHRER P ? HS Released ca. '02, out of baseball
R / R
.
9 285 BRETT CADIENTE OF 22/0 Coll Out of baseball since '02
AAA / AAA
.
10 315 JASON BRYAN OF 18/7 HS Traded to BOS in '02, out of baseball
A+ / A+
.
13 405 JASON JONES 1B/OF 22/4 Coll Retired after 2004
MLB / MLB
1 / 1
15 465 DENNIS SARFATE P 18/2 HS Did not sign, MLB debut in '06 with MIL
- / MLB
- / 2
19 585 NOAH LOWRY P 18/8 HS Did not sign, MLB debut in '04 with SFO
- / MLB
- / 39
46 1375 JASON BOTTS OF 18/11 JuCo signed with Nippon in '08
MLB / MLB
3 / 3

Sources:
Jamey Newberg / Newberg Report
The Baseball Cube
Baseball America
MLB.com
MiLB.com
Various newspapers
Stuff I overheard
Me