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SBN Reacts: The Texas Rangers draft

The Rangers’ 2020 draft class is being viewed with some skepticism by Rangers fans

By Kyle Thele

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2020 Major League Baseball Draft Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images

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The immediate future of MLB couldn’t be more in question. However, attention around the league, at least momentarily, turned to the game’s next wave at the MLB Draft.

Rangers fans, specifically, have mixed emotions for what is to come. More than 75 percent of Rangers fans gave the team an B or C-grade for their first-round selection of infielder Justin Foscue out of Mississippi State. Texas selected the righty with the 14th pick in the first round.

The Rangers made five selections during the truncated five-round draft, selecting two infielders, an outfielder and two pitchers.

As a class, two-thirds of Rangers fans gave the team a C or worse.

Despite the excitement now, most fans don’t think any of the newly-drafted players will make an impact on the big-league team for a few seasons. More than 90 percent of fans don’t expect a player to break through until at least next season – assuming there is a 2020 season – with the highest percentage looking to 2022.

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