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The 5 best Rangers picks since Jon Daniels' first MLB draft 10 years ago

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Pictured above (left to right): Mitch Moreland, Tommy Hunter, Derek Holland, Keone Kela and Chris Davis.

As Jon Daniels prepares for the 10th anniversary of his first draft as the Rangers' general manager, we look back at the best and worst of his picks from the first decade. In rating drafts, particularly baseball drafts, a few things stand out.

First, the first-rounder who is a home-run pick for the organization is a rarity. Second, the "best" picks seem to always be lower-round picks who succeeded. And the worst, high picks that failed.