Three Prospects Rangers Should Consider Selecting in Rule 5 Draft

The Texas Rangers could be a player in next week’s Rule 5 draft next week at the MLB winter meetings in Orlando.

The Rangers have only 34 players on the 40-man roster, which gives them space to select a prospect or two in the draft. One of the requirements is that a team must have roster space to draft a player, since he must immediately be placed on the 40-man roster.

Texas has the 14th pick in the first round. At last year’s Rule 5 draft, 15 players were selected and 11 were pitchers, according to Baseball America (subscription required). The site also put together a list of the Top 35 prospects that could be selected. Here are three prospects the Rangers might consider selecting based on team needs.

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