To some MLB Draft experts, Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford should have been the No. 1 overall pick over a week ago. Instead, he fell to the Texas Rangers at No. 4 behind the LSU duo of Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews plus high school outfielder Max Clark. Even so, the checkbook will be coming out in order to sign Langford.
Texas is expected to formally introduce Langford on Monday and give him a signing bonus of $8 million. Not only is that number just over $300,000 over slot value but it marks the fifth-highest signing bonus in MLB history. A huge payday coming Langford’s way to play professional baseball.
“1st-rder Wyatt Langford will officially sign w/ @Rangers for $8 million tomorrow (pick 4 value = $7,698,000),” Jim Callis on MLB.com said via Twitter. “@GatorsBB OF, best power in @MLBDraft, quality hitter too, batted .373/.498/.784 with 21 HR & 28 2B, athleticism to possibly play CF. Ties for 5th-highest bonus ever.”
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