Brock Porter
7/13/25 Farm Recap
Hub City Spartanburgers The spartanburgers pulled out a series win as they won the finale against the Emperors 3-1. Jose Gonzalez got the win after twirling a brilliant start. He went five innings allowed no runs on six hits only allowing one walk and struck out five. The bullpen was great behind him as they combined for four innings allowing one run on two hits with two walks and a strikeout. The offense took a while to get going, but they were able to get on the board in the sixth inning w
Brock Porter might be back
Brock Porter's journey with the Texas Rangers has been anything but straightforward, yet recent signs suggest he may be regaining his footing. Early Promise Entering the 2022 MLB Draft, Porter was a standout pitching prospect, ranked 11th overall on MLB.com's draft board. His accolades included the 2021 Gatorade State Player and National Player of the Year honors, earned after an impeccable 9-0 record with a 0.41 ERA, 115 strikeouts in 58 innings, and three no-hitters. Despite his commitment
Hub City salvages a rough day for rangers' Affiliates
The Rangers' Affiliates combined to go 1-2 on Sunday, July 6. The Round Rock Express game got rained out, so that was the reason for only three games being played. Hickory Crawdads The Hickory Crawdads suffered a big loss as they fall to the Kannapolis Ballers (White Sox) 9-2. It was a rough start for David Hagaman, he allowed four runs on two hits in 1.2 innings while allowing two walks and struck out two. All of the damage came in the second inning when he walked a pair while allowing both
Hickory Crawdads: Five Pitchers Combine for One-Hitter in Win
Fresh off celebrating their combined no-hitter from the previous night and playing a late-morning game, the Hickory Crawdads continued their strong pitching, improving to 4-1 with a victory over the Augusta GreenJackets at L.P. Frans Stadium. Dominant Pitching Performance Brooks Fowler Set the Tone Starting pitcher Brooks Fowler delivered 4 strong innings, allowing 0 hits, 1 walk, and recording 5 strikeouts. Brock Porter Maintains the Shutout Brock Porter replaced Fowler, pitching 1.2 innin
Can Brock Porter and Abi Ortiz Bounce Back in 2025?
The path of a prospect is rarely linear as guys learn how to work through struggles, league adjustments, higher levels of competition and the grind of a professional season. Two guys who certainly exemplify that for the Texas Rangers last year were Brock Porter and Abimelec Ortiz. After the 2023 season both of these guys were top 10 prospects in the Rangers farm system according multiple prospect lists but going into 2025 both of these guys are buried among guys often thought of as organizationa
