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1997 Texas Rangers Picks in the June Draft
    Other Years:1996 / 1997 / 1998

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1997 1s 39 39 Rangers *Jason Romano 3B 129 191 2 .204 .535 Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)
1997 2 75 23 Rangers Jason Grabowski C 190 301 11 .196 .613 University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
1997 2 77 25 Rangers via Yankees *Chris Tynan (minors) RHP Hudson's Bay HS (Vancouver, WA)
1997 3 107 23 Rangers Brandon Warriax (minors) SS Purnell Swett HS (Pembroke, NC)
1997 4 137 23 Rangers Dave Elder RHP 0 0 0 19 1 3 4.62 1.62 0 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1997 5 167 23 Rangers Trey Poland (minors) LHP University of Louisiana, Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)
1997 6 197 23 Rangers Dan DeYoung (minors) RHP University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
1997 7 227 23 Rangers Mike Lamb C 936 2668 69 .277 .751 California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)
1997 8 257 23 Rangers Billy Diaz (minors) RHP Academia Adventista HS (Caguas, PR)
1997 9 287 23 Rangers Carlos Figueroa (minors) LHP Jose Lazaro HS (Carolina, PR)
1997 10 317 23 Rangers Kevin Harris (minors) OF Tampa Bay Tech HS (Tampa, FL)
1997 11 347 23 Rangers Tom Sergio 2B North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)
1997 12 377 23 Rangers Corey Wright OF Workman HS (La Puente, CA)
1997 13 407 23 Rangers Robbie Milner RHP Deer Valley HS (Glendale, AZ)
1997 14 437 23 Rangers Jason Torres C John Carroll HS (Fort Pierce, FL)
1997 15 467 23 Rangers Karl Jernigan SS Milton HS (Navarre, FL)
1997 16 497 23 Rangers Kevin Ruedi RHP Sacramento CC (Sacramento, CA)
1997 17 527 23 Rangers Geronimo Cruz OF Alfred University (Alfred, NY)
1997 18 557 23 Rangers Jaime Bubela OF Cypress Falls HS (Houston, TX)
1997 19 587 23 Rangers Travis Hughes RHP 21 1 0 1.000 2.000 24 1 1 6.31 1.99 0 Cowley County CC (Arkansas City, KS)
1997 20 617 23 Rangers Jay Signorelli RHP Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL)
1997 21 647 23 Rangers Jeff Ridenour RHP University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)
1997 22 677 23 Rangers Curtis Gay 1B Cowley County CC (Arkansas City, KS)
1997 23 707 23 Rangers Quenten Patterson RHP Blinn College (Brenham, TX)
1997 24 737 23 Rangers Brian Shipp SS Central HS (Central, LA)
1997 25 767 23 Rangers Alex Vazquez OF Montgomery JC (Rockville, MD)
1997 26 797 23 Rangers David Lundberg RHP San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA)
1997 27 827 23 Rangers Tanner Herrick 1B Show Low HS (Show Low, AZ)
1997 28 857 23 Rangers Mike Eskildsen RHP Maple Ridge HS (Maple Ridge, BC)
1997 29 887 23 Rangers Jason Young RHP 10 9 0 .222 .606 10 0 3 9.71 2.12 0 Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)
1997 30 917 23 Rangers Derek Hines OF Yavapai CC (Prescott, AZ)
1997 31 947 23 Rangers David Curtiss SS Havre HS (Havre, MT)
1997 32 977 23 Rangers Jeff Fields C Alamogordo HS (Alamogordo, NM)
1997 33 1007 23 Rangers Mitchell Jones 3B Utah Valley State College (Orem, UT)
1997 34 1037 23 Rangers Devon Younger RHP Meridian CC (Meridian, MS)
1997 35 1067 23 Rangers Kelley Gulledge C Mansfield HS (Arlington, TX)
1997 36 1097 23 Rangers David Wigley C George C. Wallace CC (Dothan, AL)
1997 37 1127 23 Rangers Blakely Allen RHP Benjamin Russell HS (Alexander City, AL)
1997 38 1157 23 Rangers Jason Beitey RHP Olympic JC (Bremerton, WA)
1997 39 1187 23 Rangers Peter Orr SS Newmarket HS (Hamilton, ON)
1997 40 1217 23 Rangers Craig Mosher LHP McRoberts HS (Richmond, BC)
1997 41 1244 20 Rangers Josh Hawes RHP CC of Rhode Island (Warwick, RI)

*Compensation Picks
Jason Romano (Rangers-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Mike Stanton
Chris Tynan (Rangers-2) - Pick from Yankees as compensation for Free Agent Mike Stanton

Other Years:1996 / 1997 / 1998

42 matching player(s). 6 played in the majors (14%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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