Bleacher Report · Jun 9, 2015
Dillon Tate: Prospect Profile for Rangers' 1st-Round Pick
Player: Dillon TatePosition: RHP
DOB: May 1, 1994 (Age: 21)
Height/Weight: 6'2", 200 lbs
Bats/Throws: R/R
School: UC Santa Barbara
Previously Drafted: Not drafted out of high school
Background
Via FanGraphs
It's rare to find one of the top college pitching prospects who wasn't previously drafted out of high school. Stephen Strasburg is the most famous recent example when he went from undrafted in 2006 to No. 1 overall by Washington in 2009.
Dillon Tate joins that list after he was taken on Monday. The right-hander excelled in 2015 for UC Santa Barbara's rotation with a 2.26 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 103.1 innings, but the Gauchos originally had him slated to come out of the bullpen.