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A great report Jamey. Fascinating!!

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💪🏻

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Another home run, Wyatt may catch up, but you’ve got the early lead.

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Damn. Enjoyed this. Would love to see all the WS records broken and this and any other good nuggets compiled into one nice 3x5. I would pay for it and frame it on my desk!

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I went to UF to watch a game with my soon-to-graduate son. We both wished Wyatt could be a Ranger. Some dreams come true.

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That was an incredibly fun read Jamey.

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You could say luck is involved in getting Langford. Luck is the residue of hard work. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.

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Mar 27·edited Mar 27

Jamey , I would totally buy a "Rangers Butterfly Effect" book if one were on the market! That would be so interesting to read. I know that Jon didn't plan all of this and that because some were just too lucky to fall into place but just from the luck (or lack of said luck). Who have we missed out on due to this too?

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Daaamn! How do you keep all that info and put it out like this? Jamey is a Mathemagician. Or a Witch Lol.

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Like how the top five ranked in their desired draft order? Would they have Langford first or fourth if they had a choice

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one of the best pieces you've ever written Jamey... fantastic.

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I’ve never heard the official ranking from the Rangers. Do you know? Or will they never say in order to not hurt feelings or reveal secrets?

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This was such a great read! I love your style. And the “I guess we’ll never know” quote never ever gets old!

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Jamey, great piece as we are in the eve of opening day!

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I love this Tweet by AJM.

The Astros were purposely so bad for so many years to get top picks that MLB had to change the rules and implement a draft lottery.

The 1st ever draft lottery saw Texas jump from 7 to 4 in the draft order.

So the Astros tanking shenanigans is why Texas now has Wyatt Langford.

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I love this Tweet by AJM.

The Astros were purposely so bad for so many years to get top picks that MLB had to change the rules and implement a draft lottery.

The 1st ever draft lottery saw Texas jump from 7 to 4 in the draft order.

So the Astros tanking shenanigans is why Texas now has Wyatt Langford.

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