The Rangers veered off their recent history of preferring college players to dip into deep class of high school shortstops.

Fien was one of the top recruits in the 2025 class for the Longhorns and played at Great Oak HS in Temecula, Calif., a shortstop prospect with a big-time bat and an elite glove defensively. He was considered the second best recruit in the class, behind only Kayson Cunningham according to most rankings.