Scheppers signs.

The Rangers have signed supplemental first-round pick Tanner Scheppers, a hard-throwing righthander who some in the prospect media suggested at draft time was a more highly rated prospect than first-rounder Matt Purke. Though terms have not been disclosed, the deal is reportedly for more than $1 million, and it is not a major league contract. Scheppers, a Fresno State product who was not subject to the August 17 signing deadline since he pitched in the independent leagues this spring (voiding his amateur eligibility), will attend the Rangers' fall instructional league program, which kicked off earlier this week. This is big news.