Rangers promote rising prospect Davalillo to Frisco

Evan Grant reported Monday afternoon that 22-year-old SP David Davalillo (Rangers No. 29 Prospect) is being promoted to Double-A Frisco.

Davalillo has been a rising star for the Spartanburgers going back to last season when he had a 1.88 ERA in 110.1 IP while pitching for Hickory and the DownEast Ducks(now the SpartanBurgers) and although wasn’t initially put on the Frisco roster to start the 2025 season, he was an early candidate to make his way up to Double-A this year and hasn’t disappointed.

So far this season Davalillo has pitched to the tune of a 2.12 ERA in 11 games started with 68 K’s and 11 BB. He’s holding the opposition to a career low .170 Avg and holds a .82 whip showcasing his command this season and making a name for himself throughout the Rangers organization.

The Arsenal he uses starts off with his dastball that will sit in the low 90’s constantly usually at 93-94 and rev up to 96 or so when he puts it all into it and wants to get it by the batter. He has been able to really pair it well with his splitter and has induced a lot of swing and misses as well with some very off balanced swings and weak contact. Davalillo is also attempting to really solidify his curveball to pair up with his high spin sweeping slider in hopes at become a versatile starter who can be a great piece in any rotation.

The control hasn’t lacked at all in 2025 and he will be an exciting prospect to see roll through Frisco and could even see him make his was to Round Rock if he continues to be Majestic on the Mound.

Davalillo will make his debut with Frisco on Friday down in San Antonio but then will proceed to make his home debut the following week vs Tulsa and will be a treat for the home crowd to get a glimpse of the young righty. A very exciting promotion in the Rangers Organization and will hopefully be a name we can’t keep out of our mouths from here on out.