2019 MLB Draft: The Texas Rangers select Davis Wendzel, a third baseman from Baylor University, with the #41 pick in the draft, a competitive balance pick the Rangers acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for lefthanded relief pitcher Alex Claudio.
We did not do a write-up on Wendzel, who is ranked #55 on the Baseball America top 500 board. Fangraphs has him at #82 on their board. Keith Law ranked Wendzel at #65 on his board. MLB Pipeline has him at #47.
Wendzel is kind of the opposite of what the Rangers have done with their premium picks in years past — he’s a college player with no loud tools, but is considered well rounded.