The third player the Texas Rangers selected Tuesday on the second day of the MLB Draft, Jake Latz, has barely pitched the past two seasons because of injury and the NCAA transfer rule.
The eighth player the Rangers selected, John King, is a possible candidate for Tommy John surgery. That’s right: He’s injured.
But this is nothing new for the Rangers, who have a history of drafting players whose draft stock has fallen because of injuries. Michael Matuella (2015) and Wes Benjamin (2014), both of whom had Tommy John, are recent examples.