Cal Stark to sign UDFA deal with Texas Rangers
Tennessee catcher Cal Stark has informed Volquest that he plans to sign an undrafted free agent deal with the Texas Rangers organization.
Stark went undrafted last week in the 2024 MLB Draft.
Tennessee had a very successful draft class overall with eight sections and one undrafted free agent deal prior to Stark. Five commits for the 2024 class were also drafted.
Christian Moore was selected by the Angels with the eighth overall pick and Blake Burke was taken in the first round by the Brewers. Billy Amick was drafted in the second round by the Twins – five spots ahead of the Rangers selecting Dylan Dreiling at 65th overall. Drew Beam was drafted by the Royals in the third round and the Padres selected Kavares Tears in the fourth round.
AJ Causey was picked by Kansas City in the fifth round, Aaron Combs by the White Sox in the eighth round and Zander Sechrist signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Twins shortly after the draft.
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All told, Tennessee had eight draft picks – the second most in program history.
The defensive-minded backstop, Cal Stark, picked off seven base runners in 2024 and controlled the pitching staff with ease this past season – a staff that finished sixth nationally with an ERA of 3.89 over 73 games played. His bat caught up with 11 home runs and 30 RBI this season, despite a .212 average at the dish. Stark was a critical piece for the national championship ballclub.
Tennessee in the 2024 MLB Draft
INF Christian Moore: 8th overall, Round 1 (Angels)
1B Blake Burke: 34th overall, Round 1 (Brewers)
INF Billy Amick: 60th overall, Round 2 (Twins)
OF Dylan Dreiling: 65th overall, Round 2 (Rangers)
RHP Drew Beam: 76th overall, Round 3 (Royals)
INF Ty Southisene: 120th overall, Round 4 (Cubs) — high school signee
OF Kavares Tears: 134th overall, Round 4 (Padres)
RHP AJ Causey: 138th overall, Round 5 (Royals)
SS Trey Snyder: 144th overall, Round 5 (Mets) — high school signee
RHP Aaron Combs: 229th overall pick, Round 8 (White Sox)
RHP Anson Seibert: 476th overall, Round 16 (Tigers) — high school signee
1B Eric Rataczak: 484th overall, Round 16 (Marlins) — transfer portal commit
OF Lucas Ramirez: 502nd overall, Round 17 (Angels) — high school commit
OF Ethan Wagner: 523rd overall, Round 17 (Astros) — high school commit
LHP Zander Sechrist: UDFA with Twins
C Cal Stark: UDFA with Rangers
