MINNEAPOLIS, MN- AUGUST 23: Adrian Del Castillo #9 of the USA Baseball 18U National Team during the national team trials on August 23, 2017 at Siebert Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty Images)
The Texas Rangers are taking a future-friendly approach to 2021.
That’s why we’re here talking about baseball mock drafts… in January.
It shouldn’t all be for naught, though, as talent evaluation is a key aspect of the rebuilding process, one that is expected to play out over the next couple of years in Arlington.
In a farm system that is deceptively deep, most of the Rangers’ young talent is realistically years away from making any sort of impact at the big league level.