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Cook was one of the seven college players that the Rangers drafted on Monday. They’ve only picked one high schooler — infielder Devin Fitz-Gerald, a fifth-round selection out of Stoneman Douglas (Fla.) who’s committed to N.C. State — through the draft’s first 10 rounds. Lewkowicz said that it “wasn’t a great high school class,” though the draft itself was “thick in the middle.”
In that thick middle was West Virginia right-handed pitcher David Hagaman, the Rangers’ fourth-round pick. He was one of four college pitchers that the Rangers drafted alongside Liberty left-hander Garrett Horn (sixth round), Arizona right-hander Anthony Susac (eighth round) and Northwood right-hander Jake Jekielek (10th round).
Hagaman started and pitched in relief for the Mountaineers this past spring and yielded a 5.91 ERA in 35 innings pitched before he underwent season-ending elbow surgery. Baseball America billed Hagaman as an arm that clubs may try as a starting pitcher given his three-pitch fastball-slider-changeup mix.
The Rangers are, indeed, one of those teams. Hagaman’s fastball, according to Baseball America, sits 93-94 mph but can touch 98 mph. His slider and changeup both run in the mid 80′s.
“We see him as a starter,” Lewkowicz said of the 6-foot-3 righty. “You never know in the end, but we feel like we’ve got a guy who was really coming into his own as a pitcher. He’s a really dynamic athlete on the mound, and to use our parlance, but [he’s] a special mover.”
Cook was one of the seven college players that the Rangers drafted on Monday. They’ve only picked one high schooler — infielder Devin Fitz-Gerald, a fifth-round selection out of Stoneman Douglas (Fla.) who’s committed to N.C. State — through the draft’s first 10 rounds. Lewkowicz said that it “wasn’t a great high school class,” though the draft itself was “thick in the middle.”
In that thick middle was West Virginia right-handed pitcher David Hagaman, the Rangers’ fourth-round pick. He was one of four college pitchers that the Rangers drafted alongside Liberty left-hander Garrett Horn (sixth round), Arizona right-hander Anthony Susac (eighth round) and Northwood right-hander Jake Jekielek (10th round).
Hagaman started and pitched in relief for the Mountaineers this past spring and yielded a 5.91 ERA in 35 innings pitched before he underwent season-ending elbow surgery. Baseball America billed Hagaman as an arm that clubs may try as a starting pitcher given his three-pitch fastball-slider-changeup mix.
The Rangers are, indeed, one of those teams. Hagaman’s fastball, according to Baseball America, sits 93-94 mph but can touch 98 mph. His slider and changeup both run in the mid 80′s.
“We see him as a starter,” Lewkowicz said of the 6-foot-3 righty. “You never know in the end, but we feel like we’ve got a guy who was really coming into his own as a pitcher. He’s a really dynamic athlete on the mound, and to use our parlance, but [he’s] a special mover.”
