List of Texas Rangers first-round draft picks

Mark Teixeira (2001) played 162 games for the Rangers in back-to-back seasons and finished second in the MVP voting in 2009.

The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. They play in the American League West division. Before 1972 (and for the first seven years of the draft), they were known as the Washington Senators and based in Washington, D.C. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Rangers franchise has selected 65 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[1] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[2]

Of the 65 players picked in the first round by Washington or Texas, 36 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 26 of these were right-handed, while 10 were left-handed. Eleven outfielders, seven third basemen, five shortstops, four catchers, and two first basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at second base.[3] Twelve of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of Texas, and California follows with nine players.[3] The Rangers have drafted one player, Tanner Scheppers in 2009, who was playing in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball at the time of the draft. Scheppers was originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 29th round of the 2005 MLB Draft, and by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2008 MLB Draft.[4]

None of the Rangers' first-round picks have won a World Series championship with the team, and no pick has been elected to the Hall of Fame. None of these picks have won the MLB Rookie of the Year award, although Oddibe McDowell (1984) placed fourth in the voting in 1985.[5] The Rangers had the first overall selection twice in the draft, which they used on Jeff Burroughs (1969) and David Clyde (1973).[3] Clyde made his debut for the Rangers 20 days after he pitched his high school team to the state finals in the franchise's first sellout at Arlington Stadium.[6]

The Rangers have made 18 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 26 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965.[3] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[2][7][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[8] The Rangers have failed to sign one of their first-round picks, Matt Purke (2009), and received the 15th pick in 2010 as compensation.[9]

Key

Year Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft.
Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Pick Indicates the number of the pick
* Player did not sign with the Rangers
§ Indicates a supplemental pick

Picks

Ron Darling (1980) is the only player drafted by the Rangers in the first round from an Ivy League school.
R. A. Dickey (1996) is one of two players drafted by the Rangers from the University of Tennessee.
Colby Lewis (1999) is the only player drafted from a junior college by the Rangers in the first round.
John Danks (2003) is one of seven high school players from Texas selected in the first round by the Rangers.
Eric Hurley (2004) is one of five players the Rangers drafted from Florida.
Julio Borbon (2007) is one of five players drafted by the Rangers in the first round of the 2007 draft.
Year Name Position School (location) Pick Ref
1965 Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman Right-handed pitcher Natick High School
(Natick, Massachusetts)		 3 [10]
1966 Grieve, TomTom Grieve Outfielder Pittsfield High School
(Pittsfield, Massachusetts)		 6 [11]
1967 John Jones Catcher Loretto High School
(St. Joseph, Tennessee)		 5 [12]
1968 Castle, DonDon Castle Left-handed pitcher Coldwater High School
(Coldwater, Mississippi)		 8 [13]
1969 Burroughs, JeffJeff Burroughs Outfielder Wilson Classical High School
(Long Beach, California)		 1 [14]
1970 Charles Maxwell Third baseman Zane Trace High School
(Chillicothe, Ohio)		 14 [15]
1971 Roger Quiroga Right-handed pitcher Ball High School
(Galveston, Texas)		 4 [16]
1972 Howell, RoyRoy Howell Third baseman Lompoc High School
(Lompoc, California)		 7 [17]
1973 Clyde, DavidDavid Clyde Left-handed pitcher Westchester High School
(Houston, Texas)		 1 [18]
1974 Boggs, TommyTommy Boggs Right-handed pitcher Lanier High School
(Austin, Texas)		 2 [19]
1975 Gideon, JimJim Gideon Right-handed pitcher University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)		 17 [20]
1976 Billy Simpson Outfielder Lakewood High School
(Lakewood, California)		 12 [21]
1977 David Hibner Shortstop Howell High School
(Howell, Michigan)		 9 [22]
1978 no first-round pick[a] [3]
1979 Gleaton, Jerry DonJerry Don Gleaton Left-handed pitcher University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)		 17 [23]
1980 Tim Maki Right-handed pitcher Carroll High School
(Huntertown, Indiana)		 14 [24]
1981 Darling, RonRon Darling Right-handed pitcher Yale University
(New Haven, Connecticut)		 9 [25]
1981 Lachowicz, AlAl Lachowicz Right-handed pitcher University of Pittsburgh
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)		 24[b] [25]
1982 no first-round pick[c] [3]
1983 Kunkel, JeffJeff Kunkel Shortstop Rider University
(Lawrenceville, New Jersey)		 3 [26]
1984 McDowell, OddibeOddibe McDowell Outfielder Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)		 12 [27]
1985 Witt, BobbyBobby Witt Right-handed pitcher University of Oklahoma
(Norman, Oklahoma)		 3 [28]
1986 Brown, KevinKevin Brown Right-handed pitcher Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 4 [29]
1987 Bohanon, BrianBrian Bohanon Left-handed pitcher North Shore High School
(Houston, Texas)		 19 [30]
1987 Haselman, BillBill Haselman Catcher University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)		 23[d] [30]
1987 Petkovsek, MarkMark Petkovsek Right-handed pitcher University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)		 29§[e] [30]
1988 Fariss, MontyMonty Fariss Shortstop Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
(Stillwater, Oklahoma)		 6 [31]
1989 Harris, DonaldDonald Harris Outfielder Texas Tech University
(Lubbock, Texas)		 5 [32]
1990 Smith, DanDan Smith Left-handed pitcher Creighton University
(Omaha, Nebraska)		 16 [33]
1991 Gil, BenjiBenji Gil Shortstop Castle Park High School
(Chula Vista, California)		 19 [34]
1992 Helling, RickRick Helling Right-handed pitcher Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 22 [35]
1993 Bell, MikeMike Bell Third baseman Moeller High School
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		 30§[f] [36]
1994 no first-round pick[g] [3]
1995 Johnson, JonathanJonathan Johnson Right-handed pitcher Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)		 7 [37]
1996 Dickey, R. A.R. A. Dickey Right-handed pitcher University of Tennessee
(Knoxville, Tennessee)		 18 [38]
1996 Marsonek, SamSam Marsonek Right-handed pitcher Jesuit High School
(Tampa, Florida)		 24[h] [38]
1996 Lee, CoreyCorey Lee Left-handed pitcher North Carolina State University
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 32§[i] [38]
1997 Romano, JasonJason Romano Third baseman Hillsborough High School
(Tampa, Florida)		 39§[j] [39]
1998 Peña, CarlosCarlos Peña First baseman Northeastern University
(Boston, Massachusetts)		 10 [40]
1999 Lewis, ColbyColby Lewis Right-handed pitcher Bakersfield College
(Bakersfield, California)		 38§[k] [41]
1999 Mike Head Right-handed pitcher Soddy Daisy High School
(Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee)		 47§[l] [41]
2000 Scott Heard Catcher Rancho Bernardo High School
(San Diego, California)		 25[m] [42]
2000 Godwin, TyrellTyrell Godwin Outfielder University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)		 35§[n] [42]
2000 Chad Hawkins Right-handed pitcher Baylor University
(Waco, Texas)		 39§[o] [42]
2001 Teixeira, MarkMark Teixeira Third baseman Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 5 [43]
2002 Meyer, DrewDrew Meyer Shortstop University of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina) 		10 [44]
2003 Danks, JohnJohn Danks Left-handed pitcher Round Rock High School
(Round Rock, Texas)		 9 [45]
2004 Diamond, ThomasThomas Diamond Right-handed pitcher University of New Orleans
(New Orleans, Louisiana)		 10 [46]
2004 Hurley, EricEric Hurley Right-handed pitcher Samuel W. Wolfson High School
(Jacksonville, Florida)		 30[p] [46]
2005 Mayberry, Jr., JohnJohn Mayberry, Jr. Outfielder Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 19 [47]
2006 Kiker, KaseyKasey Kiker Left-handed pitcher Russell County High School
(Seale, Alabama)		 12 [48]
2007 Beavan, BlakeBlake Beavan Right-handed pitcher Irving High School
(Irving, Texas)		 17[q] [49]
2007 Main, MichaelMichael Main Right-handed pitcher DeLand High School
(DeLand, Florida)		 24[r] [49]
2007 Borbon, JulioJulio Borbon Outfielder University of Tennessee
(Knoxville, Tennessee)		 35§[s] [49]
2007 Ramirez, NeilNeil Ramirez Right-handed pitcher Kempsville High School
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)		 44§[t] [49]
2007 Hunter, TommyTommy Hunter Right-handed pitcher University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa, Alabama)		 54§[u] [49]
2008 Smoak, JustinJustin Smoak First baseman University of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina) 		11 [50]
2009 Purke, MattMatt Purke* Left-handed pitcher Klein High School
(Klein, Texas)		 14 [51]
2009 Scheppers, TannerTanner Scheppers Right-handed pitcher St. Paul Saints
(Independent baseball)		 44§[v] [51]
2010 Skole, JakeJake Skole Outfielder Blessed Trinity High School
(Roswell, Georgia)		 15[w] [52]
2010 Deglan, KellinKellin Deglan Catcher R. E. Mountain Secondary School
(Langley, British Columbia)		 22 [52]
2010 Jackson, LukeLuke Jackson Right-handed pitcher Calvary Christian High School
(Clearwater, Florida)		 45§[x] [52]
2010 Olt, MikeMike Olt Third baseman University of Connecticut
(Storrs, Connecticut)		 49§[y] [52]
2011 Matthews, KevinKevin Matthews Left-handed pitcher Richmond Hill High School
(Richmond Hill, Georgia)		 33[z] [53]
2011 Cone, ZachZach Cone Outfielder University of Georgia
(Athens, Georgia)		 37§[aa] [53]
2012 Brinson, LewisLewis Brinson Outfielder Coral Springs High School
(Coral Springs, Florida)		 29 [54]
2012 Gallo, JoeyJoey Gallo Third baseman Bishop Gorman High School
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		 39§[ab] [54]
2012 Wiles, CollinCollin Wiles Right-handed pitcher Blue Valley West High School
(Stilwell, Kansas)		 53§[ac] [54]
2013 Gonzalez, AlexAlex Gonzalez Right-handed pitcher Oral Roberts
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		 23 [55]
2013 Demeritte, TravisTravis Demeritte Third baseman Winder-Barrow High School
(Winder, Georgia)		 30§[ad] [55]
2014 Ortiz, LuisLuis Ortiz Right-handed pitcher Sanger High School
(Sanger, California)		 30§[ae] [56]
2015 Tate, DillonDillon Tate Right-handed pitcher UC Santa Barbara
(Santa Barbara, California)		 4 [57]
2016 Ragans, ColeCole Ragans Left-handed pitcher North Florida Christian High School
(Tallahassee, Florida)		 30§[af] [58]

See also

Footnotes

References

General references
In-text citations
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  2. 1 2 McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers offer three arbitration". Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
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