Rangers add 5 more Draft signings
Below is a list of every player drafted by the Rangers.
Each club has until 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT on Monday to come to terms with its Draft selections. If a player has exhausted his collegiate eligibility, he can sign at any time up until one week prior to the next year’s Draft.
Draft-and-follow picks -- high school and junior college players selected after the 10th round who attend a two-year college after the Draft -- can sign with their selecting teams for up to $250,000 up until a week prior to the following year’s Draft.
Total bonus pool: $9,646,000
MLB rank: 14
1 (3): Kumar Rocker, RHP, Tri-city Valley Cats (Frontier League) -- $5,200,000 (Pick value: $7,591,600)
Rocker has agreed to a deal with $5.2 million bonus, one year after the Mets took him 10th overall but did not sign him. The former Vanderbilt fireballer joins a system that already features Rocker's old Commodores rotation-mate Jack Leiter, and Texas saw Rocker as the Draft prospect closest to the Majors among this year's class. More »
4 (109): Brock Porter, RHP, St. Mary's Prep (MI) $3,700,000 (Pick value: $560,200)
The Rangers have signed Porter, the team’s fourth-round selection (109th overall) in the 2022 MLB Draft. Porter, who was selected out of Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s High School, was rated among the top Draft prospects by MLB Pipeline (No. 11), and commanded a deal more than $3,000,000 above the pick's slot value.
5 (139): Chandler Pollard, OF, Woodward Academy (GA) (Pick value: $418,500)
The Rangers signed Pollard to a deal at the slot value of $418,500. Pollard mostly played shortstop during his high school career, but is versatile enough to play in the infield or outfield once he starts his professional career. The Georgia high schooler hit .521 with 11 home runs, four triples, 12 doubles and 36 RBIs in 31 games in his senior season.
6 (169): Tommy Specht, OF, Wahlert HS (IA) (Pick value: $314,400)
The team announced Specht has agreed to terms. Per source, it was an above slot value deal at $450,000.
7 (199): Luis Ramirez, RHP, Long Beach State (Pick value: $245,000)
The team announced Ramirez has agreed to terms. Per source, it was an above slot value deal at $250,000.
8 (229): Matt Brosky, RHP, Youngstown State (Pick value: $194,300)
Brosky has agreed to terms, the team announced.
9 (259): Griffin Cheney, SS, Georgia State U (Pick value: $166,700)
Cheney has agreed to terms, the team announced.
10 (289): Josh Hatcher, OF, Kennesaw State (Pick value: $155,300)
Hatcher has agreed to terms, the team announced.
11 (319): Kohl Drake, LHP, Walters State CC -- $175,000
Drake has agreed to terms, the team announced.
12 (349): Jackson Kelley, RHP, Mercer
Kelley has agreed to terms, the team announced.
13 (379): Caden Marcum, RHP, Paola HS (KS)
Has not agreed to terms
14 (409): Andrew Owen, RHP, Grossmont College
Owen has agreed to terms, the team announced.
15 (439): Jack Goodman, SS, Medfield HS (MA)
Has not agreed to terms
16 (469): Nick Bautista III, RHP, Cypress College
Bautista III has agreed to terms, the team announced.
17 (499) Carson Dorsey, LHP, Gulf Coast CC
Has not agreed to terms
18 (529): Justin Sanchez, LHP, Msgr McClancy Memorial HS (NY)
Sanchez has agreed to terms, the team announced.
19 (559): Grayson Saunier, RHP, Collierville HS (TN)
Has not agreed to terms
20 (589): Matt Scott, RHP, Joel Barlow HS (CT)
Has not agreed to terms
How bonus pools and pick values work
Each choice in the first 10 rounds comes with an assigned value, with the total for a club's selections equaling what it can spend in those rounds without incurring a penalty. If a player taken in the top 10 rounds doesn't sign, his pick's value gets subtracted from his team's pool. Clubs near the top of the Draft often spend less than the assigned value for those choices and use the savings to offer more money to later selections.
Teams that exceed their bonus pool face a penalty. Clubs that outspend their allotment by 0-5 percent pay a 75 percent tax on the overage. At higher thresholds, clubs lose future picks: a first-rounder and a 75 percent tax for surpassing their pool by more than 5 and up to 10 percent; a first- and a second-rounder and a 100 percent tax for more than 10 and up to 15 percent; and two first-rounders and a 100 percent tax for more than 15 percent.
Bonus pools by club:
Orioles: $16,933,000
D-backs: $15,120,200
Mets: $13,963,000
Pirates: $13,741,300
Rockies: $13,667,800
Nationals: $11,013,900
Reds: $10,799,700
Marlins: $10,491,700
Braves: $10,229,600
Cubs: $10,098,100
Padres: $10,094,200
Twins: $10,041,500
Guardians: $9,986,200
Rangers: $9,646,000
Royals: $9,471,200
Blue Jays: $8,372,100
Athletics: $8,320,200
Red Sox: $8,082,600
Tigers: $8,029,300
Rays: $7,799,200
Mariners: $7,258,200
Brewers: $7,074,700
Angels: $7,028,100
Cardinals: $6,845,900
Astros: $6,840,600
Yankees: $6,428,600
Phillies: $6,310,400
White Sox: $6,292,500
Giants: $5,796,400
Dodgers: $4,223,800