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

Updated 29 March 2013

Players in bold are currently in the organization.
Players drafted after the 10th round and traded/released are deleted unless they made the Majors.

Players in black text are retired or probably permanently out of affiliated baseball. Final year with Texas noted. FInal year in baseball indicated by "// 20??" (with proper year applied) under Current Status. I haven't checked org status of non-Rangers since January, so any recent changes/cuts/retirements aren't listed yet.

Wins Above Replacent (rWAR) are through 2012 season.

Majors - Texas Rangers, American League
AAA - Oklahoma City Redhawks, Pacific Coast League
AA - Frisco (TX) Roughriders, Texas League
A+ (high A) - Myrtle Beach (SC) Pelicans, Carolina league
A- (low A) - Hickory (NC) Crawdads, South Atlantic League
As (short-season A) - Spokane (WA) Indians, Northwest League
R (Rookie) - Arizona Rangers, Arizona League
EST - Extended Spring Training

2012

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1
29
Lewis Brinson OF
18.0
HS A- A- -
1a
39
Joey Gallo 3B
18.5
HS A- A- -
1a
53
Collin Wiles RHP
18.0
HS As As -
2
83
Jamie Jarmon OF
17.9
HS As As -
2
93
Nick Williams OF
18.7
HS A- A- -
3
123
Patrick Cantwell C
22.1
Coll A+ A+ -
4
156
Alec Asher RHP
20.6
Coll A+ A+ -
5
186
Preston Beck OF
21.6
Coll A+ A+ -
6
216
Royce Bolinger OF
21.8
Coll A+ A+ -
7
246
Cameron Schiller 2B
22.5
Coll As As -
8
276
Cody Kendall RHP
22.4
Coll A+ A+ -
9
306
John Niggli RHP
22.0
Coll A- A- -
10
336
Casey Shiver RHP
21.6
Coll released 2013 R -
11
366
Eric Brooks RHP
21.7
JuCo As A- -
12
396
Keone Kela RHP
19.1
JuCo As A- -
13
426
Sam Stafford LHP
22.1
Coll A- A- -
16
516
Janluis Castro 2B
18.4
JuCo As As -
17
546
Charles Moorman C
18.4
HS R As -
18
576
Ryan Harvey RHP
21.3
Coll A+ A+ -
19
606
Tyler Smith RHP
20.3
Coll A+ A+ -
20
636
Joshua McElwee RHP
22.9
Coll A+ A+ -
25
786
Gabriel Roa SS
20.1
Coll As As -
27
846
Ryan Bores RHP
21.6
Coll As As -
28
876
Joseph Burns LHP
22.8
Coll A- A- -
30
936
Barrett Serrato OF
21.7
Coll As As -
31
966
Zachary Brill LHP
18.3
HS est -- -
34
1056
David Lyon C
22.3
Coll A- A- -
40
1236
Paul Schwendel RHP
22.8
Coll A- A+ -

2011

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 33 Kevin Matthews LHP 18.5 HS injured
A-
-
1a 37 Zach Cone OF 21.4 Coll injured
A+
-
2 83 Will Lamb LHP 20.7 Coll A+
A+
-
3 113 Kyle Castro RHP 17.8 HS As
As
-
4 144 Desmond Henry CF 17.9 HS traded to KC
R
-
5 174 Brandon Woodruff RHP 18.3 HS DID NOT SIGN
-
-
6 204 Derek Fisher OF 17.7 HS DID NOT SIGN
-
-
7 234 Max Pentecost C 18.2 HS DID NOT SIGN
-
-
8 264 Kyle Hendricks RHP 21.4 Coll traded to CHC in '12
A+
-
9 294 Rashad Harlin OF 18.3 HS released in 2013
R
-
10 324 Joe Maloney C 20.8 Coll A+
A+
-
11 354 Connor Sadzeck RHP 19.6 JuCo A-
A-
-
12 384 Gregory Williams LHP 21.4 Coll --
A-
-
13 414 Chris Grayson OF 21.7 Coll A+
A+
-
14 444 Andrew Faulkner LHP 18.7 HS A-
A-
-
15 474 Jerod Eickhoff RHP 20.9 Coll AA
AA
-
16 504 Trever Adams OF 22.6 Coll A+
A+
-
17 534 Ryan Rua SS 21.2 Coll AA
AA
-
18 564 Nick Martinez RHP 20.8 Coll AA
AA
-
20 624 Nick Vickerson SS 21.9 Coll A-
A-
-
28 864 Saquan Johnson OF 18.2 HS R
As
-
30 924 Phillip Klein RHP 22.1 Coll AA
AA
-
34 1044 Taylor Dennis RHP 22.1 Coll A+
A+
-

2010

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1
15
Jake Skole CF 18/4 HS A+
A+
-
1
22
Kellin Deglan C 18/0 HS A+
A+
-
1a
45
Luke Jackson RHP 18/9 HS AA
AA
-
1a
49
Michael Olt 3B 21/9 Coll traded to CHC in '13
MLB
-
2
72
Cody Buckel RHP 17/11 HS R
AA
-
3
106
Jordan Akins OF 18/1 HS As
A-
-
4
136
Drew Robinson SS 18/1 HS A+
A+
-
5
166
Justin Grimm RHP 21/9 Coll traded to CHC in '13
MLB
-0.4 / -0.4
6
196
Brett Nicholas C 21/10 Coll AA
AA
-
7
226
Jimmy Reyes LHP 21/2 Coll AA
AA
-
8
256
Jonathan Roof SS 21/4 Coll released before '12 , now with DET
A+
-
9
286
Zachary Osborne RHP 22/0 Coll released before '13
AA
-
10
316
Jared Hoying OF 21/0 Coll AAA
AAA
-
14
436
Nick Tepesch RHP 21/7 Coll MLB
MLB
-
15
466
Ryan Rodebaugh RHP 21/2 Coll AAA
AAA
-
16
496
Ryan Strausborger OF 22/3 Coll AA
AA
-
22
676
Benjamin Rowen RHP 21/6 Coll AAA
AAA
-
28
856
John Kukuruda RHP 17/11 HS R
A-
-

2009

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 14 Matthew Purke LHP 18/10 HS did not sign , drafted in '11 by WAS
-
-
1a 44 Tanner Scheppers RHP 22/4 Coll MLB
MLB
0.2 / 0.2
2 63 Tommy Mendonca 3B 21/1 Coll claimed by OAK after '12, now indy
AAA
-
3 92 Robbie Erlin LHP 18/8 HS traded to SDG in '11
AA / MLB
-
4 124 Andrew Doyle RHP 21/6 Coll //2011
A+
-
5 154 Nick McBride RHP 18/0 HS AA
AA
-
6 184 Ruben Sierra Jr. OF 18/3 HS //2011
As
-
7 214 Braxton Lane OF 18/5 HS //2011
A-
-
8 244 Braden Tullis RHP 19/4 JuCo //2011
A-
-
9 274 Jabari Blash OF 19/11 JuCo did not sign, drafted in '11 by SEA
- / AA
-
10 304 Tom Lemke RHP 18/7 HS did not sign
-
-
14 424 Chad Bell LHP 20/3 JuCo hurt
AAA
-

2008

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1
11
Justin Smoak 1B 21/6 Coll traded to SEA in '10
MLB / MLB
-0.5 / -0.6
2
57
Robert Ross LHP 18/11 HS MLB
MLB
1.9 / 1.9
3
89
Timothy Murphy LHP 21/0 Coll //2012
AA
-
4
123
Joe Wieland RHP 18/4 HS traded to SDG in '11
AA / MLB
dnp / -0.3
5
153
Clark Murphy OF 18/5 HS //2012
A-
-
6
183
Richard Bleier LHP 21/1 Coll AAA
AAA
-
7
213
Matt Thompson RHP 18/3 HS //2012
A-
-
8
243
Michael Bianucci OF 21/11 Coll AAA
AAA
-
9
273
Jared Bolden OF 21/2 Coll //2011
AAA
-
10
303
Kevin Castner RHP 20/10 Coll redrafted '09, 26th round
-
-
15
453
Joey Butler CF 22/2 Coll MLB
MLB
-
32
963
Tyler Tufts RHP 21/6 Coll AAA
AAA
-
43
1293
Cody Eppley RHP 22/7 Coll claimed by NYY in '12, now MIN
MLB
-0.4 / 0.6

2007

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 17 BLAKE BEAVAN RHP 18/4 HS traded to SEA during '10
AA / MLB
dnp / 1.6
1 24 MICHAEL MAIN RHP 18/6 HS traded to SFO during '10, now MIA
A+ / AA
-
1a 35 JULIO BORBON OF 20/3 Coll claimed by CHC in '13
MLB / MLB
0.6 / 0.6
1a 44 NEIL RAMIREZ RHP 18/0 HS traded to CHC in '13
AAA / AA
-
1a 54 TOMMY HUNTER RHP 19/11 Coll traded to BAL during '11
MLB / MLB
3.6 / 3.3
2 80 MATT WEST 3B/P 18/6 HS R
A+
-
3 110 EVAN REED RHP 21/5 Coll traded to FLO during '10 , now DET
AAA / MLB
-
4 140 GARRETT NASH SS 19/9 HS did not sign
-
-
5 170 JOHN GAST LHP 18/4 HS did not sign, drafted by STL in '11
- / MLB
-
6
200
ROBERT WILKINS RHP 17/9 HS Released after '09 //2012
As / A+
-
7
230
TIMOTHY SMITH RF 20/11 Coll traded to KAN after '09 //2012
AA / AA
-
8
260
JONATHAN GREENE C 21/8 Coll //2011
AA
-
9
290
DAVIS STONEBURNER SS 22/4 Coll traded to KAN in '12 //2012
AAA / AA
-
10
320
ANDREW LAUGHTER RHP 22/3 Coll //2010
AA
-
12
380
DREW POMERANZ P 18/6 HS did not sign, drafted by CLE in '10, MLB in '11
AA / MLB
dnp / 1.3
16
500
JOSHUA LUEKE P 20/11 Coll traded to SEA during '10, now TAM
AA / MLB
dnp / -0.7
17
530
MITCH MORELAND 1B 21/9 Coll MLB
MLB
0.8 / 0.8

2006

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 12 KASEY KIKER P 18/7 HS released after '11 //2012
AA / -
.
3 88 CHAD TRACY C 20/11 Coll traded to COL after '11, now with KC
AAA / AAA
.
4 118 MARCUS LEMON SS 18/0 HS traded to ATL before '11, now with ???
AA / AA
.
5 148 CHRIS DAVIS 1B 20/3 JuCo traded to BAL during '11
MLB / MLB
-0.9 / 0.4
6 178 JACOB BRIGHAM P 18/4 HS traded during '12 , now in TEX
AAA / AAA
.
7 208 GRANT GERRARD OF 22/1 Coll //2008
A+ / A+
.
8 238 JOSH BRADBURY OF 21/3 JuCo //2007
A+ / A+
.
9 268 BRENNAN GARR P 22/4 Coll //2010
AA / AA
.
10 298 CRAIG GENTRY OF 22/7 Coll MLB
MLB / MLB
4.1 / 4.1
22 658 COREY LUEBKE P 21/3 Coll did not sign, drafted by SDG in '07, MLB debut in '10
- / MLB
dnp / 2.1
25 748 DEREK HOLLAND P 19/8 Coll MLB
MLB / MLB
3.6 / 3.6
46 1345 DANNY HERRERA P 21/7 Coll traded in '07 //2011
AA / MLB
dnp / 0.1

2005

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 19 JOHN MAYBERRY 1B/OF 21/6 Coll traded to PHI after '08
AAA / MLB
dnp / 2.1
2 67 JOHN WHITTLEMAN 3B 18/3 HS traded to KC in 2011 //2012
AA / AAA
.
3 99 TAYLOR TEAGARDEN C 21/6 Coll traded to BAL after 2011
MLB / MLB
1.3 / 1.0
4 129 SHANE FUNK P 18/1 HS //2006
R / R
.
5 159 MICHAEL KIRKMAN P 18/9 HS MLB
MLB / MLB
0.6 / 0.6
6 189 GERMAN DURAN 2B 21/10 Coll claimed by HOU in 2009, now ???
MLB / MLB
-0.5 / -0.5
7 219 JACOB RASNER P 18/6 HS traded to CHW in '06, now indy

A+ / A+

.
8 249 BRAD BARRAGAR P 19/7 Coll did not sign, hurt in college
.
.
9 279 RONNIE ANDERSON CF 18/7 HS //2007
As
.
10 309 MATTHEW NEVAREZ P 18/4 HS traded to HOU, now TAM
A- / AA
.
13 399 DOUGLAS MATHIS P 22/0 Coll 2010, then CLE, then SFO, then Korea, then Japan, now FLO
MLB / MLB
0.2 / 0.2

2004

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 10 THOMAS DIAMOND P 21 / 3 Coll waived, claimed by CHC, MLB in '10 //2011
AAA / MLB
dnp / -0.4
`a 30 ERIC HURLEY P 18 / 10 HS released after 2011 //2012
MLB / MLB
-0.1 / -0.1
2 51 K.C. HERREN OF 18 / 9 HS //2008
A+ / A+
.
3 81 MICHAEL SCHLACT P 18 / 6 HS released after 2010, now indy
AA / AA
.
4 111 BRANDON BOGGS OF 22 / 5 Coll released after 2010, now with MIN
MLB / MLB
-0.1 / -0.1
5 141 MIKE NICKEAS C 22 / 4 Coll traded to NYM in '06, MLB in '09
AA / MLB
dnp / -0.9
6 171 BILL SUSDORF OF 22 / 1 Coll 2005 // 2006
A- / A+
.
7 201 BEN HARRISON OF 22 / 9 Coll //2009
AAA / AAA
.
8 231 MARK ROBERTS P 22 / 0 Coll 2005 // 2006
AA / AA
.
9 261 JIM FASANO 1B 21 / 0 Coll //2007
AA / AA
.
10 291 JUSTIN MAXWELL OF 20/7 Coll did not sign, drafted by WAS in '05 , MLB in '07, now KAN
- / MLB
dnp / 3.2
11 321 TRAVIS METCALF 3B 21 / 10 Coll waived; claimed by KAN
MLB / MLB
0.3 / 0.3
14 411 TUG HULETT 2B 21/4 Coll traded to SEA in '08, MLB debut in '08 //2012
AAA / MLB
dnp / -0.7
23 681 ZACH PHILLIPS P 17/9 HS traded to BAL in '11, MLB in '11 , now with MIA
AAA / MLB
dnp / 0.4
35 1041 SAM DEMEL P 18/8 HS did not sign, drafted by OAK in '07, MLB debut in '10, now with ARI
- / MLB
dnp / -1.1

2003

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 9 JOHN DANKS P 18/2 HS traded to CHW in '06
AAA / MLB
dnp / 18.1
2 46 VINCE SINISI 1B 21/7 Coll traded to SDG in '06 // 2009
AAA / AAA
.
3 76 JOHN HUDGINS P 21/10 Coll traded to SDG in '06 // 2009
AAA / AAA
.
4 106 WES LITTLETON P 20/9 Coll traded to BOS after '08 //2010
MLB / MLB
1.7 / 1.7
5 136 MATT LORENZO P 21/0 Coll traded to ATL in '05 // 2007
AA / AA
.
6 166 ADAM BOURASSA OF 22/3 Coll 2005 // 2006
A+ / AA
.
7 196 MATT FARNUM P 22/0 Coll //2007
AA / AA
.
8 226 JEREMY CLEVELAND OF 21/9 Coll 2005 // 2007
AA / AA
.
9 256 TIM CUNNINGHAM P 22/8 Coll //2004
A- / A-
.
10 286 ADAM FOX 3B 19/7 Coll 2009 //2011
AAA / AAA
.
17 496 IAN KINSLER SS 21/0 Coll MLB
MLB / MLB
28.7 / 28.7
28 826 BRAD LINCOLN P 18/1 Coll did not sign, drafted by PIT in '06, MLB debut in '10, now with TOR
- / MLB
DNP / 0.0
30 886 SCOTT FELDMAN P 20/4 Coll Free agent after '12, now with BAL
MLB / MLB
3.0 / 3.0

2002

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 10 DREW MEYER SS 20/10 Coll released after '08 // 2010
MLB / MLB
-0.3 / -0.3
6 172 JOHN BARNETT P 21/5 Coll retired // 2003
A+ / A+
.
7 202 ANDREW TISDALE P 21/0 Coll retired // 2002
As / As
.
8 232 CHRIS O'RIORDAN 2B 22/5 Coll 2003 // 2006
A- / AA
.
9 262 STEVEN HERCE P 21/3 Coll did not sign; drafted 8th round by PIT in '03, // 2004
- / As
.
10 292 NATE GOLD 1B 22/0 Coll // 2009
AAA / AAA
.
15 442 SAM NARRON P 19/11 Coll Waived in '04, claimed by MIL //2012
MLB / MLB
-0.2 / -0.2
20 592 KAMERON LOE P 20/9 Coll Big in Japan, now with ATL
MLB / MLB
0.9 / 2.5
42 1252 JESSE CHAVEZ P 18/10 JuCo Majors with many teams, now with OAK
AAA / MLB
dnp / -1.5

2001

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 5 MARK TEIXEIRA 3B 21/2 Coll traded to ATL in '07 , now NYY
MLB / MLB
20.4 / 45.4
4 111 JOSH BAKER P 18 Coll did not sign; drafted 4th round by MIL in '04 // 2007
- / A-
.
5 141 C.J. WILSON P 20/7 Coll MLB, free agent after '11, now with LAA
MLB / MLB
10.6 / 11.0
6 171 BEN KEITER P 21/2 Coll //2004
A+ / A+
.
7 201 PATRICK BOYD OF 22/9 Coll //2004
AA / AA
.
8 231 MASJID KHAIRY OF 20/4 JuCo //2002
R / R
.
9 261 GERALD SMILEY P 18/9 HS //2004
A- / A-
.
10 291 ROB MORAVEK P 21/4 Coll //2001
R / R
.
34 1011 DANE DE LA ROSA P 18/3 HS did not sign, drafted by NYY in '02, MLB in '11 , now with LAA
- / MLB
dnp / -0.2
41 1220 CLAY TIMPNER P/OF 18/1 HS did not sign, drafted by SFO in '04, MLB in '08 //2011
- / MLB
dnp / -0.1
43 1277 JASON WINDSOR P 18/11 HS did not sign, drafted 3rd round by OAK in '04, MLB debut in '06 // 2008
- / MLB
dnp / -0.3

2000

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Current Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1 25 SCOTT HEARD C 18/9 HS //2003
A+ / A+
.
1a 35 TYRELL GODWIN CF 20/11 Coll did not sign, reached MLB with WAS in '05 // 2007
- / MLB
dnp / -0.1
1a 39 CHAD HAWKINS P 21/11 Coll //2002
A+ / A+
.
2 56 JASON BOURGEOIS 2B 18/7 HS Waived in '05, claimed by ATL , now with TAM
AA / MLB
dnp / 0.2
2 64 RANDY TRUSELO P 19/5 JuCo //2003
A- / A-
.
3 94 CHRISTOPHER RUSS P 21/3 Coll //2004
A+ / AA
.
4 124 LAYNCE NIX OF 19/8 HS Traded to MIL in '06, now with PHI
MLB / MLB
0.5 / 3.6
5 154 GREGORY RUNSER P 21/2 Coll //2002
AA / AA
.
6 184 MATT MEISENHEIMER P 18/8 HS //2002
A- / A-
.
7 214 VIRGIL VASQUEZ P 18/0 HS did not sign; drafted by DET in '03, MLB in 2007, now MIN
- / MLB
dnp / -0.5
8 244 NICK MASSET P 18/1 HS traded to CHW in '06
MLB / MLB
0.1 / 3.1
9 274 EDWIN ENCARNACION IF 17/7 HS traded to CIN in '02, MLB debut in '05, now with TOR
A- / MLB
dnp / 9.7
10 304 BILL MONTGOMERY OF 20/10 Coll // 2000
R / R
.
19 574 A.J. MURRAY P 20/3 JuCo 2009 // 2010
MLB / MLB
0.3 / 0.3

1999

Round Overall Player Pos. Age (Yr/Mo) Exp. Status
Peak Level:
Texas / Other
Career WAR:
Texas / MLB
1b 38 COLBY LEWIS P 19/10 JuCo MLB / hurt
MLB / MLB
-1.4 / 4.7
1b 47 DAVID MEAD P 18/3 HS 2003 // 2004
A- / A-
.
2 72 NICK REGILIO P 20/9 Coll 2005 // 2009
MLB / MLB
0.0 / 0.0
3 105 HANK BLALOCK 3B 18/7 HS 2009 // 2010
MLB / MLB
11.6 / 11.6
4 118 KEVIN MENCH OF 21/5 Coll //2010
MLB / MLB
4.7 / 4.3
4 135 CHRISTOPHER JAILE C (P) 18/4 HS free agent in 2005 // 2006
A+ / A+
.
5 157 ANDY CAVAZOS P 18/5 HS Selected by STL in '03 minor-league Rule 5 draft, MLB debut in '07 // 2008
A+ / MLB
dnp / -0.9
5 165 VICTOR HILLAERT P 21 Coll //2002
A- / A-
.
6 195 AARON HARANG P 21/1 Coll Traded to OAK in '00, MLB debut in '02, now LOS
A+ / MLB
dnp / 19.4
7 225 LUZ PORTOBANCO P 19/9 JuCo Did not sign; drafted by NYM in '00 // 2006
- / AA
.
8 255 JOSHUA RAHRER P 18/5 HS //2001
R / R
.
9 285 BRETT CADIENTE OF 22/0 Coll //2002
AAA / AAA
.
10 315 JASON BRYAN OF 18/7 HS Traded to BOS in '02 // 2003
A+ / A+
.
13 405 JASON JONES 1B/OF 22/4 Coll //2004
MLB / MLB
-0.3 / -0.3
15 465 DENNIS SARFATE P 18/2 HS Did not sign, MLB debut in '06 with MIL, now in Japan
- / MLB
dnp / 0.5
19 585 NOAH LOWRY P 18/8 HS Did not sign, MLB debut in '04 with SFO // 2007
- / MLB
dnp / 8.6
46 1375 JASON BOTTS OF 18/11 JuCo released '08, 2 yrs in Japan, now Mexico
MLB / MLB
0.2 / 0.2