Rocker, Acuña, Wolfram named to Fall Star team
The Texas Rangers have nine players playing in the Arizona Fall League and three were named to the Fallstar game. Right-handed pitcher Kumar Rocker, left-handes pitcher Grant Wolfram and shortstop Luisangel Acuña were all named to the Arizona Fall Star game that will take place on Sunday. Kumar Rocker (1-1, 3.38) RHP Kumar Rocker, 22, was selected to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars roster but will not participate in Sunday's contest. He is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA, .211 opp. batting average, a
9 Longest home runs at Riders Field in 2022
Here is an article listing some of the longest home runs hit at Riders Field in 2022. Fans will be excited to see some of their favorite prospects hitting some long balls out of the park. This is not an official list of the longest home runs at Riders Field, but rather a fun and informative collection of the longest home runs that we kept up with at The Prospect Times. I was in the press box for some of these and had access to trackman data, while others I heard about on the broadcast. Either w
Bruce Bochy is the Texas Rangers new manager
The Texas Rangers have hired former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy to be the team's next manager. The Rangers are bringing in Bochy for three seasons, and he'll be the 20th full-time manager for the franchise in their history. The club announced that hiring on Friday morning, after weeks of speculation about who would take over for interim manager, Tony Beasley. The Rangers are bringing in Bochy for three seasons. This is a great move for the Rangers. They are bringing in a manager
Our Texas Rangers 2022 minor league awards
The Texas Rangers announced their Minor League award winners last week and we agree each of the winners had excellent- award worthy seasons. But we're doing our own awards here at The Prospect Times and we think Thomas Saggese and Mason Englert are deserving of some recognition too. Offensive player of the year: Thomas Saggese Thomas Saggese had an amazing 2022 season. He spent most of the season with the High-A Hickory Crawdads and hit a line of .308/.359/.487/.846 with 14 home runs and 16 R
Rangers Instructional team to play college teams
It seemed to be a little secretive but the Texas Rangers player development department finally acknowledged that the Texas Rangers Instructional League team will play 5 games against college teams. The Texas Rangers Instructional League team schedule Monday, OCT 10 @ Oklahoma State University at 5PM Tuesday, OCT 11 @ Oklahoma at 6PM Wednesday, OCT 12 @ Arkansas at 6PM Thursday, OCT 13 @ Arkansas at 4PM Friday, OCT 14 vs TCU at Globe Life Field at 6PM These scrimmages are a great opportun
2023 Frisco College Baseball Classic
Behold College baseball fans! The 2023 Frisco College Baseball Classic is coming up and it's ready to rock Riders Field with some of the most epic college baseball games this country has ever seen. From home runs to dominance on the mound, it's sure to be a classic that you won't want to miss. The annual Frisco College Baseball Classic is entering its seventh season and will feature four of the top college baseball teams in the country. The event will be played at Riders Field in Frisco, TX fro
Arizona Fall League Stat Tracker - Rangers Prospects
Here is a stat tracker for the Texas Rangers prospects playing in the 2022 Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros. The Texas Rangers assigned nine players to the Saguaros which is comprised of prospects from the Rangers, Astros, Phillies, Royals and Pirates. Daniel Robert was added later. The purpose of this article is to provide updated statistical information on the progress of these prospects as they compete in the development environment of the AFL. * Luisangel Acuña * Jayce Easl
Rangers Kumar Rocker pitches 1st inning
Texas Rangers pitching prospect, Kumar Rocker pitched his first professional inning in affiliated baseball. Rocker got the start for the Surprise Saguaros, of the Arizona Fall League. Looking at the boxscore it didn't go how any Rangers fan would've liked. One inning pitched throwing 28 pitches- nine of which were strikes. In his inning, he got his 1st out via a flyout, then walked the next two batters, got a swinging strikeout (2nd out), then walked the bases loaded and got a groundout to ge
Surprise Saguaros win game one
Today was Opening Day for the Arizona Fall League and Surprise Saguaros won game one by a final of 11-6 against the Salt River Rafters. The Texas Rangers had three players in the Saguaros' lineup that each contributed to the win. Luisangel Acuña, Aaron Zavala and Trevor Hauver each had a two-hit game with Zavala and Hauver each hitting a long ball. The River Rafters got off to a fast start, scoring a run in the first inning on a single by Colt Keith to score Jordan Lawlar. Their lead was sho