Texas Rangers Top 25 Prospect Rankings: #25, Randy Florentino

The Texas Rangers future is made up of the prospects currently in the organization. Which prospect starts the rankings at #25?

As we hit the middle of the offseason, we’re looking at the Top 25 prospects in the Rangers organization. These are the players that have performed through the 2018 season and offer the most for the club moving forward.

#25: Randy Florentino, C

Catcher Randy Florentino kicks off our rankings as the 25th prospect in the Rangers system. The 18-year old is a native of the Dominican Republic and is new to the Rangers organization. A left-handed hitter, Florentino spent the 2018 season with the Texas Rangers team in the Dominican Summer League.

In 2018, Florentino appeared in 60 games for Rangers 2 and impressed with his bat. Florentino went .309 at the plate last season slugging .550 and posting an OPS over 1.000. He saw time behind the plate and at first base while also appearing some as a DH.

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Florentino is fairly new on the radar of those that follow Rangers baseball but as a teen performing at such a high level, he’s sure to have some followers over the coming years. It’ll be awhile before we see Florentino in Arlington but it’s nice to see that we have a seemingly legit MLB catching prospect in the system.

Florentino’s good year was recognized by prospect evaluators as well as the 18-year old was named to the Dominican Summer League Baseball America All-Star team.

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