• Full name Tanner Austin Gardner
  • Born 09/28/1995 in Carrollton, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Texas Tech
  • Drafted in the 9th round (284th overall) by the Texas Rangers in 2017 (signed for $130,000).
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    Gardner doesn't really have a plus tool, but scouts love him because he's a hard-nosed, well-rounded baseball player who also has very few glaring weaknesses. Gardner hit .305/.395/.485 this year with 26 walks and 31 strikeouts in 200 at-bats. Gardner likely ends up as a fourth outfielder, but he has survival skills in center field with potentially fringe-average hit, run and defensive tools.

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