Bubba Thompson, Texas Rangers first round draft pick from 2017, was newly added to the Hickory Crawdads roster this past week. John Calvagno had a chance to take a look at Thompson and offer some notes on his first look at Thompson.
Thompson was a multi-sport athlete in high school who the Rangers took at #26 overall in the draft last year. He and Tyreque Reed both were added to the Crawdads roster last week, and both have been impressive in the very early going. Thompson’s first four games in the South Atlantic League have resulted in a .