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From page 243 of your 2008 Bound Edition:

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The Rangers once drafted a 6'3", 220 masher out of college, developed him as a third baseman, and moved him to first base once he arrived in the big leagues, which was after just one full season on the farm.

Mark Teixeira hit 153 home runs as a Ranger, one short of the most any player drafted by Texas has ever hit for the team. But Dean Palmer's 154 came in eight seasons, while Teixeira was here for only five.

Another Scott Boras client, Chris Davis, is also 6'3", 220, also drafted out of college, and is playing third base for Frisco right now, though there's a good chance he'll move across the diamond and play first base as a major leaguer, just as Teixeira did.

Teixeira was drafted fifth overall in 2001, three years after Boston failed to sign him as a high school pick. Davis was drafted in the fifth round in 2006, two years after the Yankees failed to sign him as a high school pick.

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Don't assume that the Rangers have found their next Mark Teixeira. Or even their next Dean Palmer.

But you can bet they've found their next pure power hitter in the 21-year-old from Longview.

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Fast forward to the present. Let's go ahead and add this:

TEIXEIRA

Class A numbers (age 22): .320/.411/.593
Class AA numbers (age 22 plus a couple subsequent rehab stints): .307/.413/.574

DAVIS

Class A numbers (age 20-21): .290/.341/.557
Class AA numbers (age 21-22): .306/.367/.641

Tick tock.


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