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Rangers To Sign First-Round Pick Wyatt Langford

By Anthony Franco | July 17, 2023 at 9:19pm CDT

The Rangers are set to announce the signing of fourth overall draftee Wyatt Langford at a press conference tomorrow, per Jeff Wilson (Twitter link). According to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline (on Twitter), the University of Florida product will take home an $8MM bonus.

Despite being a college draftee, Langford gets a signing figure a little above slot value. The fourth pick comes with a bonus allotment of $7.7MM. That reflects Langford’s reputation as a top three talent in the class. Kiley McDaniel of ESPN had him first on his pre-draft board. Keith Law of the Athletic ranked him only behind Dylan Crews, while Baseball America and MLB Pipeline put him behind Crews and Paul Skenes.

Langford dipped out of the top three, but he lands a higher bonus than the $7.7MM that’ll go to #3 selection Max Clark. The righty-hitting outfielder is regarded as perhaps the best offensive player in this year’s class. He hit .373/.498/.784 during his final year in Gainesville. Langford connected on 21 homers, walked at a stellar 18.5% clip and kept his strikeouts to a tolerable 14.5% rate.

He’s also an excellent runner and figures to get a crack in center field in pro ball. Evaluators have suggested he might be better suited for left field — where he spent a decent amount of time for the Gators — as a result of fringy defensive instincts. Even if he does end up in a corner, he’s expected to eclipse the higher offensive bar necessary to be a quality everyday player.

Langford figures to immediately jump towards the top of a strong Texas farm system. McDaniel’s pre-draft writeup noted he’ll immediately slot into pro ball as ESPN’s #9 overall prospect. He ranks 11th on Baseball America’s updated Top 100, one spot ahead of Evan Carter for tops in the Rangers’ organization.

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9 Comments

  1. In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

    2 years ago

    It’s wonderful he only got 300k more than Clark. The Tigers didn’t wave much. Sure, Clark was amazing, but thus seemed like a bad draft to go underslot for the top 3.

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    • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

      2 years ago

      *save
      Wyatt great luck for Texas this year!

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    • For Love of the Game

      2 years ago

      I don’t think the Tigers drafted Clark to save money. We might not know for a decade whether their gamble was worth it. I think the top guys might all have great careers, but some will end up getting hurt so you never know.

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    • Motor City Beach Bum

      2 years ago

      The Tigers drafted some really good high schoolers later so the savings they got from Clark let’s them sign some of that high end HS talent like Kevin McGonigle, who likely would have been a high first rounder next year. Clark fills a need gor the future.

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  2. DonOsbourne

    2 years ago

    Exiting combination for a guy to be drafted that high and feel like he has a chance to make it to the ML during a teams’ competitive window.

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  3. padam

    2 years ago

    The kid is good. Surprised he slipped to the 4th pick, but it’s better for him to wind up with a competitive team. He’ll do well and shouldn’t take long to get him up.

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    • 30 Parks

      2 years ago

      Padam – Langford has a lot of upside. His power is obvious, but he’s got a solid overall baseball IQ. Good luck to the kid and, agreed, he’s in a great spot.

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  4. Silver Boot Series Enjoyer

    2 years ago

    Excellent

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  5. Domingo111

    2 years ago

    Made sense to spend a little over slot as the rangers forfeited their 2nd and 3rd round pick anyway and at that point there wasn’t that much talent to overslot left on the board anyway.

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