"Here’s a young player who until this year hadn’t played a game of pro baseball, showing his potential and his desire to be better every day,” says Lakeland manager Rene Rivera.

The draft continues along prep lines with Bryce Ranier, a shortstop from Harvard-Westlake in California. At the National High School Invitational Ranier put on a show, going 7-for-13 with two ...

He will face off against a terrific lineup of Tigers prospects, with Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle, Bryce Ranier, Josue Briceno, ...