The Texas Rangers have high hopes that 2024 first-round pick Malcolm Moore of Stanford is their catcher of the future.
in the first round of last month’s MLB Draft in the hope of bolstering their organizational depth at the position.to start his professional career. While his bat has struggled early, the homer against Bowling Green was his third extra-base hit.
The left-handed hitting catcher sent a pull shot over the wall in right field to help give the Crawdads a 1-0 lead in the second inning.In his first 10 games with the Crawdads, he slashed .156/.270/.313/.583 with two doubles, one home run, and two RBI. He has struck out 12 times in 32 at-bats and walked just twice.Moore has stayed within the zone on his swing decisions but his 35.9% overall miss rate is a bit high and he’s also caught just 1-of-11 base stealers in five games behind the plate.
The All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection started 54 games and batted .255 with 42 runs, eight doubles, 16 home runs and 36 RBI. His 16 home runs was sixth in the Pac-12. He slugged .533 and had a .414 on-base percentage while drawing 44 walks, a team-high and third in the Pac-12. He was also a Pac-12 All-Tournament selection after he batted .400 with four runs, a double, three home runs and four RBI in three games.Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers for Fan Nation/SI and also writes about the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies. He also covers the Big 12 for HeartlandCollegeSports.com.
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