Texas Rangers Top 20 Prospects: No. 10

No. 10: Wilmer Font

RHP
6-4 - 210 - 5/24/90
La Guaira, Venezuela

Wilmer Font was signed as an undrafted free agent out of La Guaira, VE, in 2007. He immediately was assigned to the Arizona League Rangers where he went 2-3 with a 4.53 ERA. He made only three appearances for the Arizona League team in 2008, missing most of the season due to injury.

Font returned to action in 2009 healthy, spending the season in Hickory. He started 24 games, totaling 29 appearances, and went 8-3 with with a 3.49 ERA.

Font began the season in Hickory in 2010, making seven starts and going 4-1 before being promoted to Bakersfield. Font finished his season in Bakerfield making nine starts and going 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA, before being sidelined with an injury in July.

Font underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2011 season.

 

Jamey Newberg’s profile on Wilmer Font:
Wilmer Font, RHP

The big righthander had flashes of brilliance in 2010, a season during which he was promoted from Low A to High A before his 20th birthday. In the three starts he made for Bakersfield immediately after turning 20, he gave up one earned run on 13 hits and five walks in 19 innings in the hitter-friendly Cal League, punching out 19. Font struck out 85 hitters in 78.2 innings between his two stops, but he began to lose command at mid-season, and was shut down early in July with arm discomfort. Ultimately it was determined that the Venezuelan had a torn elbow ligament, and he'll miss the 2011 season due to Tommy John surgery.

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