Rangers sign first 3 Draft picks, including Texas native Comeau

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have agreed to terms with their first three picks from the 2026 MLB Draft: Left-hander Gio Rojas, shortstop Connor Comeau and left-hander Brody Bumila.

Rangers director of amateur scouting Kip Fagg said the club has also agreed to terms with all of its top 10 picks from this year’s Draft.

“We’re very excited,” Fagg said. “It’s a great day for the Texas Rangers. A lot of hard work went into selecting these three, and can't thank our group enough that all the time and effort that was put in on the ground floor from our area scouts to all the analytic people and all the collaboration we had within departments that put us in position to make these three selections. These guys are gonna be great Rangers, and they're excited to be here.”

Rojas, a University of Miami recruit, signed for a reported $4.6 million according to MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis. The slot value at the 16th overall pick was $5,051,900.

Rojas was MLB Pipeline’s No. 8 Draft prospect and the best prep pitcher in the class. The Rangers were more than pleased to see him available at No. 16. The 6-foot-4 lefty posted a 0.58 ERA across 72 innings with 124 strikeouts in his senior season at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. He helped the program to its sixth consecutive Florida Class 7A State championship, tossing 6 2/3 scoreless innings with a 12-strikeout gem in the championship game.

Rojas played on Team USA this past summer with Rangers manager Skip Schumaker’s son, Brody, who is signed to play at TCU this coming school year.

“I had the opportunity to see Gio in Japan for two weeks, pitching on the biggest stage against the best international prospects in the world,” Schumaker said. “It was really fun to watch him dominate for a couple-week period. … My son got along with him really well on Team USA. He was the best teammate, but then when he was on the mound, he was a different person. That's what I probably loved the most, seeing the different personalities that compete.”

Bumila, a University of Texas recruit, signed for an expected overslot $2.75 million, according to Callis. The slot 89 value was $900,800. He was expected to go in the first round before it was discovered that he needed another surgery to repair his UCL.

Bumila has already undergone one elbow surgery, an internal brace surgery in May 2025, though he bounced back for a stellar senior season in which the 6-foot-9, 255-pound left-hander went 6-0 with a 1.10 ERA and 106 strikeouts across 44 1/3 innings at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass.

“It meant so much to get taken by the Rangers,” Bumila said. “They are invested in me, and I'm so excited to fully invest my time and all my effort into them. It's big taking a swing on an 18-year-old who's going to need a second surgery. The plan that has been drawn out for me, I think it's going to be the best possible plan for me. I'm very very thankful for it, and I hope I can repay the favor later.”

Comeau, who grew up in Triple-A Round Rock’s backyard, signed for $2.5 million, according to Callis. The slot value at No. 54 value overall was $1,805,300. The Texas A&M commit was one of the most advanced prep bats available in the Draft. At 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds, he’s got an easy swing that should be able to add power early in his professional career.

He most recently impressed Rangers scouts in a workout at Globe Life Field last month.

“That was the best BP round I have ever hit in my life,” Comeau recalled, receiving laughs from around the room. “The best four or five rounds. I mean, I don't think I missed the barrel. I was just having a good time. I love talking, and just being around the Rangers guys. Being an Austin guy, where the Triple-A team is in my backyard, I just felt like it was the right decision. Like I needed to be on the Rangers. I would have been OK being on any other team, but this was what I feel like the best decision they could have made, and just feels awesome.”