Good morning, folks…
The Texas Rangers fell to the Houston Astros by a score of 9-3.
The Rangers selected prep lefty Gio Rojas with their first round draft pick on Saturday.
Jeff Wilson writes that the Rangers did not expect Rojas to still be on the board at #16.
Skip Schumaker was excited about the Rangers taking Rojas.
The Athletic has a story on Rojas being the latest player to be drafted from Stoneman Douglas High School.
Kennedi Landry runs down the Rangers’ day one selections.
Evan Grant writes that
things fell into place for the Rangers on draft day.
Baseball America writes that the Rangers had one of the most surprising draft classes from day one, with the team going after upside.
Skip Schumaker had updates yesterday on the injury situations with Jacob deGrom and Corey Seager.
With a bullpen in flux, Schumaker may be looking to rely more on young relievers in key situations going forward.
David Laurila has his Sunday Notes column up at Fangraphs.
