CSN Bay Area · Jun 12, 2017
How the MLB Draft nearly landed some Giants elsewhere
SAN FRANCISCO — Somewhere in Derek Law’s house, there is a Texas Rangers jersey with his name on the back of it. Law has never thrown a pitch for the Rangers or any of their affiliates, but as a young right-hander coming out of Seton LaSalle Catholic in Pittsburgh, he was their 28th round selection in the 2009 MLB Draft.
Pittsburgh was hit with heavy rain that spring, preventing Law from showing much to scouts. But the Rangers saw enough to call his name late. They never, however, followed up with an offer.
“I probably would have signed for cheap, too,” Law said last week, laughing. “I wanted to play professionally.”