2012 Texas Rangers Draft Recap
With uncertainty over how the new CBA draft rules would affect the draft, the Texas Rangers started their draft pretty much like they always have, at least in recent times. The Rangers went high school early and often, taking five high school players with their first five picks. After taking the five high school picks, however, the Rangers went into the college pattern for their next eleven picks before taking four more high school players in a row. Texas finished by taking eight high school players in their last ten picks. In total, they went the high school route 19 times and the college route 23 times. Six of the college players taken were from Junior Colleges (JUCO) and there was one college sophomore taken from non-JUCO schools.
Here is a look at the draft picks that the Texas Rangers finished with, any of whom could be future Frisco RoughRiders:
|
Round |
Overall |
First |
Last |
POS |
School |
|
1 |
29 |
Lewis |
Brinson |
OF |
Coral Springs HS |
|
1s |
39 |
Joey |
Gallo |
3B |
Bishop Gorman HS |
|
1s |
53 |
Collin |
Wiles |
RHP |
Blue Valley West HS |
|
2 |
83 |
Jamie |
Jarmon |
OF |
Indian River HS |
|
2 |
93 |
Nick |
Williams |
OF |
Galveston Ball HS |
|
3 |
123 |
Patrick |
Cantwell |
C |
SUNY Stone Brook |
|
4 |
156 |
Alex |
Asher |
RHP |
Polk State Col. |
|
5 |
186 |
Preston |
Beck |
OF |
University of Texas-Arlington |
|
6 |
216 |
Royce |
Bolinger |
OF |
Gonzaga University |
|
7 |
246 |
Cameron |
Schiller |
2B |
Oral Roberts University |
|
8 |
276 |
Cody |
Kendall |
RHP |
Fresno State University |
|
9 |
306 |
John |
Niggli |
RHP |
Liberty University |
|
10 |
336 |
Joseph |
Shiver |
RHP |
Southern Polytechnic St. University |
|
11 |
366 |
Eric |
Brooks |
RHP |
McClellan CC |
|
12 |
396 |
Keone |
Kela |
RHP |
Everett CC |
|
13 |
426 |
Sam |
Stafford |
LHP |
University of Texas |
|
14 |
456 |
Kwinton |
Smith |
OF |
Dillon HS |
|
15 |
486 |
Jameis |
Winston |
OF |
Hueytown HS |
|
16 |
516 |
Janluis |
Castro |
2B |
Colegio Hector Urdaneta |
|
17 |
546 |
Charles |
Moorman |
C |
El Capitan HS |
|
18 |
576 |
Ryan |
Harvey |
RHP |
Seton Hall University |
|
19 |
606 |
James |
Smith |
RHP |
University of South Carolina-Sumter |
|
20 |
636 |
Joshua |
McElwee |
RHP |
Newberry College |
|
21 |
666 |
Jacob |
LeMoine |
RHP |
Bridge City HS |
|
22 |
696 |
Travis |
Dean |
RHP |
Kennesaw State University |
|
23 |
726 |
Coby |
Cowgill |
RHP |
Virginia Military Institute |
|
24 |
756 |
Chase |
Mullins |
LHP |
Bourbon County HS |
|
25 |
786 |
Gabriel |
Roa |
SS |
Wabash Valley College |
|
26 |
816 |
Austin |
Thrailkill |
LHP |
St. Petersburg College |
|
27 |
846 |
Ryan |
Bores |
RHP |
Kent State University |
|
28 |
876 |
Joseph |
Burns |
LHP |
Samford University |
|
29 |
906 |
Brandon |
Kuter |
RHP |
George Mason University |
|
30 |
936 |
Barrett |
Serrato |
OF |
Purdue University |
|
31 |
966 |
Zachary |
Brill |
LHP |
Mark Morris HS |
|
32 |
996 |
Alex |
Young |
LHP |
Carmel HS |
|
33 |
1026 |
Ryan |
Burr |
RHP |
Highlands Ranch HS |
|
34 |
1056 |
David |
Lyon |
C |
Kent State University |
|
35 |
1086 |
Brad |
Stone |
LHP |
Ardrey Kell HS |
|
36 |
1116 |
Sterling |
Wynn |
LHP |
China Spring HS |
|
37 |
1146 |
Matt |
Withrow |
RHP |
Midland Christian HS |
|
38 |
1176 |
Zackary |
Fields |
1B |
Annapolis HS |
|
39 |
1206 |
Tevin |
Johnson |
OF |
Henry County HS |
|
40 |
1236 |
Paul |
Schwindel |
RHP |
Emory University |
Draft Notes:
- 41 players listed at 6’0” or taller
- 22 players listed at 200 pounds or heavier
- 12 players from the states of Texas, Florida, and California.
- 26 pitchers (18 right handed, 8 left handed)
- 9 outfielders, including 7 in the first 15 rounds
