The Rangers have signed catcher Malcolm Moore and 15 other picks from this year's Draft, as well as four undrafted free agents, the club announced Wednesday.

Among the club's other signings were second-rounder Dylan Dreiling, third-rounder Casey Cook, fourth-rounder David Hagaman and fifth-rounder Devin Fitz-Gerald.

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“Coming to Stanford, I knew that that was one thing, that people thought I couldn't catch and thought that I was going to be a first baseman in college and then at the next level,” Moore said via Zoom the night he was drafted. “[Bullpens are] the best way to learn catching, just live reps from my pitchers.

“I just learned like that. The most important thing for me was just creating a relationship with pitchers. Once you get into the game, you realize that if you're a pitcher on the mound [and you trust each other], it's a completely different relationship. It makes pitching for them so much easier and catching for me easier as well.”

Moore’s bat is what has carried him to become the No. 26 Draft prospect, per MLB Pipeline. After being considered a potential Day 1 pick out of high school in 2022, Moore went undrafted thanks to his strong commitment to Stanford. Now, following his sophomore year for the Cardinal, Moore is one of the top left-handed college hitters in the country, combining the ability to drive the ball to all fields with plus raw power.

The Rangers don’t draft for need, said director of amateur scouting Kip Fagg, but it’s clear that catching depth in the organization was thin. There’s just one catcher in MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Prospects list (Jesus Lopez, No. 29), with even fewer options at the upper levels of the Minors.

Moore struggled early on this season, hitting just .207 with nine extra-base hits through March and putting his first-round potential in doubt, but a strong recovery put him right back where he left off in 2023.

He finished the season hitting .255 with eight doubles, 16 home runs and 36 RBIs while receiving a Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention. He reached base in all but five of his games played on the season, including each of the final 14 contests.

Although his overall numbers didn’t improve much from his freshman to sophomore years, Moore showed signs of elite plate discipline this season, walking 44 times while striking out just 35 times with excellent chase and swing-and-miss rates in the zone.

“He's improved a ton in his last two years at Stanford,” Fagg said. “He got his body really in good shape this last year, and it was moving a lot better. The kid dedicated himself a little bit more, not that he's always not dedicated, but he's a little bit better this last year and the improvement was immense. We're excited to have a left-handed hitter with that power and hit combo.”