According to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan, the Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with their 2009 fourth-round pick, University of Oklahoma right-hander Andrew Doyle (whose Baseball America scouting report is included below):

Doyle has solid stuff and a craftsman's approach to pitching. The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder has the arm strength to dial a four-seam fastball up to 93-94 mph when needed, but he prefers to throw 89-91 mph two-seamers on the corners, allowing their sink to create groundouts. His slider isn't a swing-and-miss pitch but it is an out pitch, generating off-balance swings and more groundouts. His changeup gives him a third pitch that induces weak contact.

Sullivan asserts that Doyle's fastball "sits around 95 mph," although that doesn't jibe with the pre-draft scouting reports, and while there might be room to add a little more velocity, he doesn't sound like a hurler just overflowing with projectability. Profile-wise, he sounds like a leaner version of Tommy Hunter sans the quality curveball, and while that's not the sort of pitcher that's likely going to headline a major league starting rotation, that is the sort of pitcher that can contribute meaningful big league innings down the line.

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