Rangers agree to terms with 2nd round draft pick

Arlington, Texas – The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has agreed to terms with its second round pick of the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft, left-handed pitcher Will Lamb from Clemson University. Lamb was the Rangers’ third overall pick in the draft and has been assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Northwest League.

The 6-foot-6, 180-pound Virginia native went 1-1 with a 5.11 ERA (14 ER/24.2 IP) and 29 strikeouts against 11 walks in 10 games/4 starta on the mound for the Tigers. Lamb also started 59 games in the field for Clemson, hitting .348 (79-227) with 3 home runs and 39 RBI, while going 13-for-17 on steal attempts.

The 21-year-old was rated as the 29th-best left-handed pitcher and the #7 prospect in the ACC for the 2011 draft by Baseball America. Lamb played for Peninsula in the Coastal Plain League last summer, where he hit .396 with 5 doubles and 8 steals in 8 attempts in 12 games and went 4-4 with two saves and a 5.02 ERA in 52.0 innings over 18 appearances/10 starts, as he was tabbed the league’s #3 prospect by Baseball America. Lamb was a first-team all-state outfielder as a senior at York High School in Virginia.

With Lamb’s agreement, the Rangers have now agreed to terms with or signed 18 of the club’s 51 selections in this year’s draft.