Rocker looks great in Rehab Start in Frisco
On Friday night, Kumar Rocker made a Rehab outing to get his shoulder ready to reenter the Rangers blazing Starting Rotation. Through 2 Innings Rocker was sitting at 98 on his Fastball and has only allowed a single hit. Rocker was relying heavily on his fastball to care for his shoulder while continuing to mix in his Slider which was steadily in the upper 80’s. In the 3rd Rocker would continue to pepper the zone notching another Strikeout for his outing. Rocker only allowed 2 hits in his 3 inn
Abimelec Ortiz’s Monster Series vs. Hooks Nets Texas League Player of the Week Honors
Frisco RoughRiders slugger Abimelec Ortiz lit up the Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros affiliate) pitching staff like a firecracker, earning Texas League Player of the Week honors for his monster series. Ortiz’s bat was pure dynamite, slashing .450/.560/1.000/1.560 with 3 home runs—including a walk-off grand slam—11 RBI, and 5 walks, leaving Hooks pitchers dazed and RoughRiders fans roaring. Ortiz’s strong series against the Hooks Over the series, Ortiz was a one-man wrecking crew, hammering 3 hom
Jose Fernandez takes the Texas League by Storm
Jose Fernandez has been the biggest suprise in Bomb City so far this season. The 21 year old has taken massive leaps from where he was just a year ago in High-A Hillsboro. The right handed hitter who has typically started slow in his young professional career, actually led the Texas League in AVG (among players still in the league, Peyton Wilson was promoted to Triple-A Omaha before the end of the month) at the end of April at .350. Fernandez is the 2nd youngest qualified hitter in the Texas Le
Soddies by Morning: Robinson and Troy Make Magic Just in Time Missouri
For six innings last night it looked like it would be the usual result against the Cardinals for your Sod Poodles, but Amarillo's two most consistent hitters this year had other plans in mind. The Sod Poodles offense was stunted by a stellar performance from Cardinals #23 prospect Max Rajcic, who was one of the only Springfield pitchers to to not have success against Amarillo earlier in the season. After giving up six earned runs the first time around in Springfield's only loss in the second se
Soddies by Morning: Sour Start to the Road Trip as the Sod Poodles Drop the First Two in Springfield
The Soddies embarked on a historically long road trip on Sunday after winning the last three series coming in. Unfortunately Amarillo will now have to sweep the remaining games to keep that streak alive. The highlight of the night was Spencer Giesting. The Amarillo southpaw put his stamp on the series early, tossing what might’ve been the best start of the season for Amarillo (the last two Dylan Ray starts certainly are up there too). Giesting tossed the longest outing for Sod Poodles pitching
Osuna gets promoted to AAA Round Rock
The Texas Rangers No. 7 prospect Alejandro Osuna got the notice he was being promoted up to AAA as he continues to impress the Rangers organization every time he laces up the spikes Osuna is coming fresh off of winning Rangers minor league defender of the month where he didn’t have a single error in 176 innings in April and has gone 50 straight games without making one, so he’s more than just a steady bat in the lineup. To go along with his great defense Osuna was hitting .284 with 2 Long Balls
Kohl Drake Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for Dominant No-Hit Outing
Frisco RoughRiders’ left-hander Kohl Drake has been named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for May 5-11, 2025. Drake’s dominating performance—a 6.0-inning no-hit gem against the San Antonio Missions—earned him the honors. Drake’s No-Hit Mastery in San Antonio On Wednesday, Drake was untouchable, tossing 6.0 no-hit innings in Frisco’s 6-1 rout of the Missions. Facing just two batters over the minimum, he issued 2 walks, fanned 6, and threw 79 pitches (49 strikes). The RoughRiders had a combine
Amarillo Seals the Series on Mother's Day Weekend, Ray Dominates Again, Robinson and Try Stay Hot
Another week, another series win. The Sod Poodles won a third straight weekend after starting 2-10 in their first 12 games of the season, but at theis point I think we can safely say that they have turned it around. Let's recap the weekend! FRIDAY: 6-4 TULSA Friday night would be the only game that the Sod Poodles drop on the weekend. The Amarillo offense would strike first in the first against Jacob Meador, a teammate of Alec Baker and Zane Russell at Dallas Baptist University, all of who wou
Tis the Season For Mock Drafts and Draft Boards
The 2025 MLB draft takes place in a little over two months. Several individuals and publications have been creating mock drafts and draft prospect ranking boards for a good while now. However, as the draft is getting closer and closer those boards and mock drafts are being published more frequently. We are starting to get an idea of who the Texas Rangers might select at pick number twelve. As a Rangers fan, I have always enjoyed taking in as much draft prospect information as I can. I think
First 35 Games, my thoughts.
Going into this season I know I had high expectations for this team and other fans, team staff, and people around baseball. However they haven't played as well as expected. There is plenty of time to turn it around because it is only May. Certainly the offense has definitely lived up to the expectations, with multiple key players struggling to start the year the Rangers were bottom 5 in the league in most offensive categories. The Rangers acquired Jake Burger and Joc Pederson this offseason to