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Express Fall Short in Season Opener Despite Late Rally (4-2 Loss)
Round Rock, TX - March 30, 2024 - Triple-A baseball is back! The Round Rock Express (0-1) dropped their season opener to the Space Cowboys (1-0) by a score of 4-2 in front of 10,193 fans at Dell Diamond last night. Express starting pitcher Owen White struggled early, surrendering three runs in the first two innings. He allowed another run in the 5th inning, bringing the score to 4-0 in favor of the Space Cowboys. White pitched four innings, giving up four hits and four runs (three earned) with
Offseason Optimism: Excitement Despite Injuries
Being the reigning World Series Champions has as many positives for a fanbase as it does negatives. Yes, we all love being number one and reminding everyone around us who the top dog in the MLB is each morning. However, our greediness consumes our every thought and forces us to want more and more with each passing hour (especially during off-season free agency). To this point, the Rangers front office has been relatively quiet this offseason, and injuries have unfortunately overshadowed each he
Express lose 5-2 from Wednesday's suspended game
The Round Rock Express lineup was like tonight’s weather - not so good, in a 5-2 loss. Pitcher Jake Latz, who pitched last night (Wed) went 2 innings 3 hits 1 run 1 walk 3 strikeouts before the game was suspended due to rain! Cole Winn (L,0-1) got the start tonight and unfortunately he was just a bit wild, throwing 84 pitches- 44 strikes- 40 balls. Cole went 3.1 innings giving up 7 hits 3 runs 5 walks 4 strikeouts! Left fielder J.P. Martinez had 2 of the Express' 5 total hits including his 1s
Rangers protect 6 players from Rule-5 draft
Today was the deadline for qualifying offers to be accepted or rejected (Martín Pérez accepted) by players and it was also the deadline for teams to add any prospects to their 40-man roster for protection from the Rule-5 Draft coming in December. The Rangers added 6 players to their 40-man roster for protection from the 2022 Rule-5 draft. The number by the name is where they rank in the Rangers system by MLB website. #4 RHP Owen White, #7 INF Luisangel Acuna, #9 OF Dustin Harris, #10 RHP Cole
Which prospects will the Rangers protect from the Rule-5 Draft?
Free Agency for Major League Baseball has officially begun. The Rangers made a flurry of roster moves just prior to and they now have 34 players on their 40-man roster. The question now is; which prospects will they add to the 40-man to protect them from the Rule-5 Draft? What is the rule-5 draft? The rule-5 basically exists to help prevent players from being stashed in a farm system where they may be blocked from making the Majors. Players that were signed at 18 or younger have five seasons
Rangers updates: AFL participants and more
It has been a busy couple of days in the news cycle for the Texas Rangers. The coaching staff has seen some changes, participants of the Arizona Fall League have been announced, Cole Winn and Bubba Thompson have been recognized by the Double-A Central, and the Rangers have claimed their 1st player of the off-season. Let's dive right in on the news. Rangers make changes to the coaching staff Bench coach Don Wakamatsu and hitting coach Luis Ortiz have been informed that they will not be return
Our RoughRiders 2021 season awards
Since the season ended just over a week ago for the Frisco RoughRiders, we thought we'd take a look back at some performances and hand out our Frisco RoughRiders 2021 season awards. First, we need to give a shout out to first-year manager Jared Goedert, who guided the team to their first winning season since 2014 with a record of 64-55, which was good for first place in the Double-A Central South. The team saw a lot of success this season with a ton of the organization's top prospects. Startin
Cole Winn promoted to AAA. Davis Wendzel & Sam Huff join him
Starting pitcher Cole Winn has been promoted to AAA Round Rock and is starting for the Express as we speak. Third baseman Davis Wendzel and Catcher Sam Huff were also promoted after spending the season in Frisco with some rehab games in Arizona sprinkled in. Cole Winn Cole Winn, the Rangers 2nd highest ranked pitcher in their system, spent the entire season in AA Frisco where he led the league in quite a few categories for over half the season. In 78 innings pitched (19 starts), he had a 3-3
JP Martinez grand slam lead to RoughRiders win
A JP Martinez grand slam was all the Frisco RoughRiders needed to secure their 63rd win. They won 4-1 over the Amarillo Sod Poodles. They move to 63-53 with only three games left in the season. There are three other teams in the hunt for the 2nd post-season spot so they really need to win these last three. Right-hander Cole Winn got the start for the RoughRiders. The Texas Rangers are keeping their pitchers on a strict pitch-count and have been careful to not overuse Cole Winn and others. He p
Cole Winn opened, Riders fall 3-1 to Midland
Cole Winn (2.50) opened for the Frisco RoughRiders after being activated from the Developmental List. He did his thing and pitched two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and one strikeout. He lowered his earned run average to 2.50 on the season. Ronny Henriquez (4-4, 4.85) took the loss. He was originally scheduled to start but he took over in the 3rd after Winn opened. He pitched five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits, two walks and six strikeouts. Tai Tiedemann (4.05) p