Rangers selected Florida OF Wyatt Langford with the fourth pick of the 2023 MLB Draft.
Although most talent evaluators consider Louisiana State’s Dylan Crews – who went second overall to the Nationals – this year’s top collegiate bat, Langford matched him production-wise while playing left field for the University of Florida the last two years. He batted a sublime .364 with 47 homers in 492 at-bats between 2022 and ’23, finishing with a silly 1.282 OPS this season. The 21-year-old outfielder also offers excellent speed, though he’s erratic defensively in left field, and he probably won’t ever be an option in center field. If he becomes more of a base-stealer as a pro, he could turn into a five-category fantasy monster down the line, and it’s not hard to imagine him reaching the majors at some point during the 2024 campaign. He possesses legitimate 30-homer, 30-steal potential, which would make him an elite fantasy contributor someday.