Rangers place three in BA top 100 list

Photo by Ben VanHouten/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesBaseball America’s midseason update to their top 100 prospect list is out, and the Texas Rangers have three prospects on the list.

As expected, Jack Leiter, the University of Vanderbilt righthander pitcher who the Rangers took with the #2 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, is the top ranked Ranger on BA’s list. Leiter comes in at #37, between righthanded pitcher Sixto Sanchez and righthanded pitcher Max Meyer, with fellow 2021 draftees Jordan Lawlar and Marcelo Mayer at #34 and #35.

2019 first rounder Josh Jung also cracks the BA top 50, checking in at #43 on the list, down slightly from where he was previously at #35. Missing time due to the…