ARLINGTON - The book on the Rangers' draft philosophy, pretty much since Genesis, is that they prefer athletic types with high ceilings over plain, pure ballplayers. Which explains how they once ended up with Donald Harris instead of Frank Thomas, the testosterone salesman.
Jon Daniels was a kid back in Queens when the Rangers took a football player over a Hall of Famer, so he gets no blame for the Big Hurt.
But Dillon Tate instead of Andrew Benintendi in 2015? Guilty, as charged.
The reason for bringing this up, of course, is the MLB draft starts Monday, with the Rangers picking eighth, and it's time for Daniels to improve his track record when working so high in the order.