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Dillon Tate: Prospect Profile for Rangers' 1st-Round Pick

Position: RHP

DOB: May 1, 1994 (Age: 21)

Height/Weight: 6'2", 200 lbs

Bats/Throws: R/R

School: UC Santa Barbara

Previously Drafted: Not drafted out of high school

Background

Via FanGraphs

It's rare to find one of the top college pitching prospects who wasn't previously drafted out of high school. Stephen Strasburg is the most famous recent example when he went from undrafted in 2006 to No. 1 overall by Washington in 2009.