Rangers Sign First Round Draft Pick Malcolm Moore

By Nate Miller

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July 24, 2024

ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 24) — The Texas Rangers announced the signing of catcher Malcolm Moore on Wednesday prior to their game against the Chicago White Sox at Globe Life Field. Moore is the team’s first round selection, 30th overall, in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. The terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Malcolm Moore’s College Career

The 20-year-old Moore played two seasons at Stanford University. He was among the top prospects in this year’s draft by FanGraphs (No. 18), MLB Pipeline (No. 26), and Baseball America (No. 31). Moore posted a lifetime .288/.399./.560/.958 (128-for-445) slash line. He had 31 home runs, 28 doubles, and 99 RBI across 118 games for the Cardinal in his collegiate career. This earned him Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention honors in both years.

As a sophomore in 2024, Malcolm Moore slashed .255/.414/.553/.967 (48-for-188) with a team-leading 16 home runs and 36 RBI. Moore worked more walks (44) than strikeouts (35) over 54 contests. He finished the campaign ranked among Pac-12 Conference leaders in walks, home runs, and OPS, and threw out 22 of 51 attempted base stealers over a team-leading 50 starts behind the plate.

Very Select Group

The Sacramento, California native is the fourth first-round catcher ever picked by the Rangers. He joins Kellin Deglan (22nd overall, 2010), Scott Heard (25th, 2000), and Bill Haselman (23rd, 1987). He is also the third player from Stanford University to go in the first round to the Rangers. The others are outfielders John Mayberry (2005) and pitcher Rick Helling (1992).

Other 2024 Rangers Draftees

Along with Malcolm Moore, the club has also come to terms with outfielder Dylan Dreiling (2nd round), outfielder Casey Cook (3rd round), right-handed pitcher David Hagaman (4th round), infielder Devin Fitz-Gerald (5th round), left-hander Garrett Horn (6th round), infielder Rafe Perich (7th round), right-hander Anthony Susac (8th round), and right-hander Jake Jekielek (10th round).

They’ve also signed lefty Dalton Pence (11th round), catcher Josh Springer (12th round), lefty Aidan Deakins (13th round), catcher Ben Hartl (14th round), right-handed pitcher Brooks Fowler (15th round), right-hander Eric Loomis (16th round), and right-hander Joey Danielson (17th round). With these signings, the Rangers have 16 of its 20 selections in the 2024 Draft under contract. The deadline for signing 2024 draft picks is next Thursday, August 1.