While this years amateur player draft may well be remembered for the two top pitchers taken by the Rangers (Matthew Purke and Tanner Scheppers) another interesting name, a name many Rangers fans will be instantly familiar with, was also called.
Ruben Sierra Jr, son of former Rangers All-Star Ruben Sierra Sr. was drafted on day 2 of the draft in the 6th round. Sierra has been attending San Juan (Puerto Rico) Educational School and is an athletic center fielder with plenty of upside, especially considering his bloodlines.
Sierra Sr. was a 4-time all-star with more than 300 homers and 1300 RBI.
"I don't know what Senior's scouting reports were when he was 18 years old, but our scouts like the future of Junior," GM Jon Daniels said. "He's an athletic, left-handed hitting outfielder. Right now, we view him as a center fielder but it wouldn't surprise me if we move him to right field in the future."
Scouting Report on Ruben Sierra Jr.
Sierra is a super athletic baseball player with a lean athletic body. He is very good in the outfield and uses his blazing 6.38 speed to cover a lot of ground. He has a big arm in the outfield and easily reaches 93 mph from the outfield. At the plate he has good bat speed and has pop to all fields. He has easy power when centered and projects well with the bat. His game approach at the plate needs a few adjustments but he shows potential with all five tools. Definite draft follow for 2009. Good bloodlines.
Texas drafted 31 players overall, 21 of those being pitchers.
"We felt the strength was pitching going in and, from an organizational standpoint, we were more willing to take some risks," Daniels said. "I always get a kick out of the phrase 'safe picks,' because there really aren't safe picks. But I thought [scouting director Ron Hopkins] and his staff were well-prepared and did a good job knowing the makeup and ability of the players we selected."
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