Here are the Rangers' 2026 Draft picks

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ARLINGTON -- The Rangers couldn’t have predicted a better Draft.

The good fortune started early in the first round, when top prep pitcher Gio Rojas fell to Texas at No. 16 after being mocked in the top 10 for weeks. It continued throughout the afternoon, when the Rangers picked another pair of high schoolers with first-round talent in shortstop Connor Comeau and left-hander Brody Bumila on Day 1.

Call it luck or good planning and scouting or some combination of it all, but a lot of things fell the Rangers’ way over the weekend and they took advantage of it.

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“Every Draft is different, there's no doubt about it,” said assistant general manager Josh Boyd on Saturday. “The amount of scenarios that we come up with and the simulations, all that stuff, the amount of times that you come together on your ‘A scenario’ is rare because it's a competitive Draft, right? We like players that other teams like, so it's challenging.

“There's so many things that have to come together. The work for all these things to come together is unique. There's no other way to put it. I think what we pulled off today is really an exciting day for the Rangers and landing some of our top targets.”

Connor Comeau, SS (No. 55 Draft prospect)
Round 2, Pick 54
Bats/throws: L/R
School: L.C. Anderson (Texas) High School
Calling Card: A Texas A&M commit, Comeau has an advanced eye at the plate to go along with an effortless left-handed swing. He stands at 6-foot-4 and just 180 pounds, so he should fill into his frame early in his professional career to add more power to his profile, though he’s already shown the ability to drive the ball to the opposite field. He may not stick at shortstop, but the bat will play.
Quote: “He's going out at shortstop for sure. The thing with Connor is that the progress he made throughout this spring defensively was notable. It was really, really impressive. Last year in the summer circuit and all that, he moved around a lot and he played some first base. So I think it was, in some ways, challenging to evaluate the shortstop defense at the time coming in. He's got a long lean body that, as this spring got going, we saw significant jumps, which is a tribute and a credit to the work that he really put in to focusing on his defensive skill specifically. So he definitely goes out at shortstop. I think he will stay there for a long time.” -- Boyd

Brody Bumila, LHP (No. 23)
Round 3, Pick 89
Bats/throws: L/L
School: Bishop Feehan (Mass.) High School
Calling Card: Ranked No. 23 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 250, Bumila began slipping out of the first round when it was reported mere weeks ago that he needed a second UCL surgery. But the Rangers have a recent history with drafting pitchers who are coming off Tommy John and have been successful in their short-term development. The reason Bumila was so sought after begins and ends with his elite fastball, which routinely hits triple digits, and he’s got a decent slider and changeup to play off of it.
Quote: “Obviously, we got a year to scout him. He wasn't hurt until the end, so we got a full year basically to scout him up there and seeing him outside of Boston. We love the kid. We got a chance to meet with him out there in the Combine. It was a historic basketball season he had also, and coming right into baseball. He’s a tremendous kid, tremendous talent, and we’re excited about Brody for sure.” -- Fagg

Hudson Calhoun, RHP (No. 235)
Round 4, Pick 117
Bats/throws: R/R
School: University of Mississippi
Calling Card: Calhoun made only two starts in three college seasons at Ole Miss, but became a high-leverage option out of the bullpen during the Rebels' run to the Men’s College World Series this spring. His five-pitch mix is inconsistent, but projects well enough for the Rangers’ pitching development staff to get their hands on him.
Quote: “I think we definitely see a path towards lengthening him as a starter. I think we see another guy with tremendous development opportunities there. Again, the scouting group and Kip included had a ton of looks at him. I know with Hudson in particular, our player development group who's involved in evaluating the Draft is really excited about some of the things that we think we can do with him to take him to another level to really continue to build off some of the development he's already made to really hone that in. If the plan would be to stretch him out and get him starting, we see a path for that.” -- Boyd

More on the Rangers' 2026 Draft:

Rounds 5-10
Because of their strategy on Day 1 -- which will likely end up with more than one over-slot signing -- the Rangers had to get creative with their picks for the rest of this year’s Draft. Fourteen of the club’s final 17 draftees were college products.

“The strategy leading into today, obviously, it all starts with yesterday,” Boyd said. “So we had to be creative with how we approached it. I think the players that we targeted are Ranger players. That starts with talent, skill and makeup, the traits that we look for in every player. I think we were able to add 16 more of those today.”

Player to watch: Michael Anderson Jr., TWP
Round 5, Pick 149
Bats/throws: R/R
School: Penn State University
Calling Card: Though he was drafted as a two-way player, Anderson pitched just 1 2/3 innings at Penn State this season before an elbow injury limited him to just hitting. But as a hitter, he was good enough to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors with a slash line of .358/.470/.742 in 50 games at designated hitter. He presumably needs UCL surgery, but he was pumping 99 mph in the fall and could be an intriguing developmental prospect.
Quote**:** “We drafted him knowing that he had an internal brace surgery. We like him both as a hitter and a pitcher. Obviously, he's not going to be able to pitch for a while because he's going to have to rehab, and he'll probably end up hitting before he'll pitch. We're gonna go down the road as a two-way guy with Michael. We really like the kid, the talent, and we are excited to bring him out.” -- Fagg

Rounds 11-15
Every pick in this range was a pitcher except one: Jordan Hawkins, a 17-year-old, switch-hitting outfielder, who was the youngest player selected by Texas on Day 2. Of the four pitchers, three were collegiate relievers.

Player to watch: Landon Brewer, RHP
Round 15, Pick 447
Bats/throws: R/R
School: Minden (La.) High School
Calling Card: The 18-year-old posted a 0.41 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 51 innings this spring for Minden, which is located approximately 250 miles east of Arlington. He also hit .431 to earn Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association Division II All-State honors.

Rounds 16-20
The Rangers selected their lone catcher of the Draft in this range.

Player to watch: Max Kaufer, C
Round 18, Pick 537
Bats/throws: R/R
School: Wichita State (Kan.) University
Calling Card: Kaufer debuted for Texas A&M in 2023-24 and played another season at South Carolina before thriving in a short period of time at Wichita State. In 2026, he hit .440 (22-for-50) with 11 home runs in 18 games before a season-ending shoulder injury.