The 2021-22 J-2 signing period opened today, and the Texas Rangers, as expected, made some significant signings. The Rangers Player Development Twitter feed listed 17 players in a graphic trumpeting the team’s “newest international signees.”
The most prominent signees are outfielders Anthony Gonzalez and Jose de Jesus. Gonzalez, a righthanded power hitting center fielder (though projected to likely end up at a corner) out of Venezuela, received a reported $2 million bonus. De Jesus, a switch hitter out of the Dominican Republic who just turned 17 a week ago today, is also a center fielder, but with more of a hit/speed profile.