In my annual ranking of the Top 72 Prospects in the Rangers system, I had outfielder Nomar Mazara number one overall and catcher-first baseman Brett Nicholas rounding out the list at number 72.
They’re likely on a plane together this morning, destined for Anaheim.
In my rankings chapter in the Bound Edition, I concluded Mazara’s write-up this way: “Mazara is the Rangers’ next right fielder. Not sure how soon — but he’s the next man up.”
I finished Nicholas’s with this: “[H]e turned 27 in July . . .