{"id":4787,"date":"2026-07-11T23:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:03:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:03:57","slug":"brody-bumila-slips-from-his-ranking-but-hes-picked-by-texas-in-third-round-of-saturdays-mlb-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4787","title":{"rendered":"Brody Bumila slips from his ranking, but he\u2019s picked by Texas in third round of Saturday\u2019s MLB Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Despite elbow trouble, Brody Bumila didn\u2019t have to wait too long to hear his name called on draft day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4786\">In need of a starting pitcher, the Red Sox skipped over Brayan Bello<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The towering Bishop Feehan star was chosen Saturday in the third round, 89th overall, by the Texas Rangers in the 2026 MLB Draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFasctinating arm here,\u201d said MLB Network analyst Lance Brozdowski, comparing him to \u201cVictor Wembanyama on the mound.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The 6-foot-9-inch, 255-pound lefthander with a triple-digit fastball revealed on Monday a left elbow injury that could necessitate reconstructive surgery. It\u2019s unclear if he will pitch in 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Raynham resident missed his entire junior season on the mound recovering from internal brace surgery. He injured his ulnar collateral ligament in July 2024 and returned to competitive pitching in April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He admitted to fatigue after a dominant senior year in which he led Feehan to the Division 1 baseball state finals, and lifted the basketball team to its first Division 1 state title. Bumila averaged 42 points and 20 rebounds for the Shamrocks, drawing double- and triple-teams in the frontcourt.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>He was the Globe\u2019s All-Scholastic Player of the Year and the Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year. He was also a Globe Phelps Scholar-Athlete and was named the MaxPreps Male National Athlete of the Year for his two-sport excellence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bumila, ranked 23rd among all prospects by MLB.com entering the draft, was the 37th pitcher drafted, the 13th high school pitcher taken, and the fifth high school lefty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He was the second New England prospect taken, after Vermont Academy righthander Kaiden McCarthy went 48th overall to the Atlanta Braves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox had a chance to take Bumila in Competitive Balance Round B (67th overall), but opted for outfielder Owen Hull, a University of North Carolina teammate of first-round pick Jake Schaffner (20th).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But Bumila started the third round as the top-rated player left on the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Before the third round began, Carlos Collazo, Baseball America national writer, said Bumila was \u201cmaybe the biggest outlier profile in the draft,\u201d and that there was \u201cmaybe more of a chance he gets to school now at this stage,\u201d though he alluded to the possibility Bumila could sign an over-slot deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4784\">Democrat announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The slot value (or approximate signing bonus) for the 89th pick is $900,800. If Bumila doesn\u2019t sign with his new organization, he plans to honor a longstanding commitment to the University of Texas. Draft picks have until 5 p.m. on July 27 to decide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have a [signing bonus] number, and if I get that number, cool,\u201d he told the Globe on Thursday. \u201cIf I don\u2019t get that number, it\u2019s fine. I can go to the best college in the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He is the highest-drafted Massachusetts high school pitcher since Rowley\u2019s Thomas White went 35th overall to the Miami Marlins in 2023. White, who was committed to Vanderbilt, signed for $4.1 million, a New England-record according to MLB.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He wasn\u2019t the only University of Texas commit drafted early. The Rays, picking second overall, drafted Fort Worth, Texas high school shortstop Grady Emerson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Rangers used their first pick on high school lefty Gio Rojas, out of Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla., the school that also produced Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony (2022 draft). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nine of the first 11 picks were college players. The MLB Network panel noted that the quality of competition \u2014 \u201cIt\u2019s almost like a A-ball, high-end,\u201d former All-Star hurler Cole Hamels said \u2014 and the player data colleges are producing now are pro-quality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bumila, who worked out at 508 Evo in Mansfield, had his spin rates, arm extension, pitch movement, and other metrics ready for MLB teams. Scouts packed his starts as a senior, clocking him as high as 101 miles per hour on the radar gun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After working on a strict pitch count in his first few starts, he eventually threw as many as 117 pitches in an outing. He struck out a school-record 20 batters while throwing a no-hitter against Rhode Island school Moses Brown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He finished his senior season with a 0.60 ERA, 85 strikeouts and just seven walks in 35 innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first time Bumila\u2019s name was mentioned on MLB Network\u2019s broadcast came when the Dodgers came up at No. 40, and Hamels mentioned him as a possibility. \u201cThe Dodgers will take guys that have Tommy John surgery and rehab them,\u201d said Hamels, the former Phillies ace. \u201cWalker Buehler did very well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4782\">With the 20th pick in the MLB Draft, the Red Sox select \u2026 shortstop Jake Schaffner out of UNC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 6-foot-9-inch, 255-pound lefthander was initially ranked 23rd overall, but the Rangers snagged him with the 89th selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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