Rangers hoping to find their own Shohei Ohtani drafting two-way player in third round

Shohei Ohtani's success has lead organizations to try and find the next two-way star and the Texas Rangers added the organization's second two-way player in Josh Owens in the third round the MLB Draft.

Owens is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound high school shortstop, outfield and pitching prospect out of Providence, Tennessee. Although he is a bat-first prospect, Owens can flash stuff off the mound.

Rangers gained promising, athletic option for organization's future

He is an elite level athlete with a 70 grade run, has a 50 grade hit tool, 45 grade power, 60 grade arm, 50 grade fielding. He has skyrocketed up boards extremely similar to Evan Carter when he was an amateur.

There isn't much information on his pitching profile and grades but he runs his fastball into the 90's and has pitched for Team USA as well as for the Appalachian League this summer. Recent reports rave about his ability to shine above every other player on the field.

He has been a quiet name in the draft process and is incredibly projectable. He still has so much of his frame to fill out and has already been an incredibly impressive amateur.

His exit velocities have been showcasing 100 mph plus consistently while his athleticism jumps off the page wherever you look in his game. The arm is electric and there is so much room left to grow.

Developing an athlete is a lot easier than teaching somebody new tools and Owens has a raw floor, full of intriguing untapped potential. This is the type of player teams try to develop into a superstar.

The Rangers added Kim-sung Joon in international free agency as the system's first two-way player earlier this season and there seems to be a want for Texas to find their own unicorn.

Grabbing these shortstop/pitcher combinations seem to be Chris Young's goal to do this. Prioritizing high level athletes are what Young sees as the future of two way players. There is more potential in elite level athletes as Shohei Ohtani has showcased.

Hopefully there will be a result similar to Evan Carter and Owens becomes the next "guy" in the Rangers' farm system. There is a lot to look into with this pick and fans will need to be patient in order to get the most out of him.