The Texas Rangers have announced the signing of a number of 2025 draft picks, including second rounder A.J. Russell and third rounder Josh Owens.
Russell, a righthanded pitcher out of the University of Tennessee who was considered a first round talent but whose season was cut short due to internal brace surgery, received a $2.6 million signing bonus, per Jim Callis. That is significant above the $1,846,700 slot value for the #52 pick.
Owens, a prep shortstop out of Tennessee, got a $1.1 million signing bonus, per Callis. His slot figure was $950,100.
The Rangers have also signed:
6th rounder Jack Wheeler
7th rounder Paxton Kling
8th rounder Evan Siary
9th rounder Owen Proksch
10th rounder JD McReynolds
11th rounder Jacob Johnson
12th rounder Jake Barbee
15th rounder Luke Hanson
17th rounder Noah Franklin
The signing of four other draft picks, including first rounder Gavin Fien, was announced yesterday.
It appears that the Rangers draft picks that are still unsigned are:
13th rounder Aiden Robertson
14th rounder Landon Manzi
19th rounder Cory Geinzer
20th rounder Jay McQueen
Robertson and Geinzer are Juco guys, while Manzi and McQueen are high schoolers.