The Texas Rangers have received minor league righthanded pitcher Ryder Ryan from the New York Mets as the player to be named later in the Todd Frazier deal, it was announced today.
Ryan was a fairly well regarded prospect coming out of high school, but dropped to the Cleveland Indians in the 40th round of the 2014 MLB Draft despite being in the top 200 on the BA draft list, as his strong commitment to the University of North Carolina scared teams off. Ryan was a two-way player who the Indians drafted as a pitcher, but he played first base at North Carolina and never hit.