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The 2026 is less than a week away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second round pick is at #54, and their third round pick is at #89.
Leading up to draft day, we will be doing writeups of some of the players who could end up getting selected by the Rangers with one of their
first three picks. Today we are looking at Georgia high school outfielder Trevor Condon.
Trevor Condon is a 5’11”, 175 lb. lefthanded hitting, righthanded throwing outfielder out of Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia. Condon turned 18 in early January. he is committed to the University of Tennessee.
Condon has a quality hit tool, though most reports mention his unorthodox swing. However, the BP write-up on Condon indicates that he’s reduced the amount of pre-contact motion he has in the box this spring, with his previous timing mechanism giving concerns about how well his swing would translate to the professional level. He gets good reports on his swing decisions and his contact ability. He is seen as having the potential for average power, with impressive bat speed and good strength. However, he hasn’t shown the ability in-game to pull the ball in the air, and his swing doesn’t generate a lot of loft.
Condon is a true centerfielder, someone who will be able to handle the position as a professional, with a good arm. His speed is his best tool, with both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline putting a 70 grade on it. MLB Pipeline says he generates comparisons to Pete Crow-Armstrong and Drew Gilbert, while BA invokes Slade Caldwell and Slater de Brun as recent comps. He is a high energy guy who Pipeline describes as “playing with constant intensity.”
Baseball America has Condon at #16 on their board. MLB Pipeline has Condon at #13 on their board. Kiley McDaniel puts Condon at #12 on his top 150 list. Keith Law has Condon at #46 on his board. Fangraphs has Condon at #23 on their board. Baseball Prospectus has Condon at #13 on their top 30 draft board.
In the June 8 Baseball America mock draft, Carlos Collazo has Condon going to the Redd at #18. The BA staff draft on June 15 has Condon going to the Orioles at #7. The BA mock draft 5.0 of June 29 has Condon going to the Reds at #18. The BA staff draft 4.0 on July 6 has Condon going to the Rangers at #16. Jonathan Mayo’s June 11 mock draft has Condon going to the Tigers at #22. Jim Callis’s June 18 mock draft has Condon going to the Reds at #18. The June 25 Callis/Mayo mock has Condon going to the Guardians at #19. Jonathan Mayo’s July 2 mock draft has Condon going to the Reds at #18. Law’s June 10 mock draft does not have Condon going in the first round. Law’s July 6 mock has Condon going to the D-Backs at #26. Kiley McDaniel’s June 18 mock draft has Condon going to the Marlins at #14.
Condon hasn’t really been linked to the Rangers, from what I have seen. The most recent BA staff draft has him going to the Rangers at #16, but the staff draft is based on who the individuals making the picks would select — it explicitly states at the beginning that it is not a mock draft.
Condon is a high schooler out of Georgia, and at one time that seemed to be the Rangers’ preferred part of the draft pool to swim in. However, while he’s fast and a quality defender, he’s not exactly one of those “toolshed” guys the Rangers seemed to target back then, being someone who is hit over power, with a ceiling on how much power he’s expected to generate in the future.
The Rangers had been heavily college-focused with their premium picks until last year, when they took high school infielder Gavin Fien with their first round pick. They’ve been mentioned in connection with both college and prep players this year, though Jared Grindlinger seems to be the prep player who gets linked to the Rangers the most as of late. Nonetheless, Condon is projected to go around where the Rangers are picking, and the defense, speed and hit tool give him a relatively high ceiling for a high school player.
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