A lot of times, international scouting directors don't get quite the credit they deserve in farm-system building. Too often it's a guy whose name isn't celebrated in headlines, doesn't require press releases, but whose fingerprints are all over the prospect lists. In Arlington, that guy has been Hamilton Wise for the better part of a decade. The architect behind Sebastian Walcott and five straight loaded international classes now oversees the Rangers' entire amateur operation.
On Thursday, it was reported the Texas Rangers have promoted Wise to Vice President of Domestic Amateur and International Scouting, effectively moving all amateur scouting under his direction. It's a tall ask, and a ton of responsibility for one executive to juggle, but he's not the first in the industry to be handed the keys to the entire farm-building pipeline.
It's earned. Few evaluators in the game have turned bonus-pool dollars into premium talent more efficiently …