Ezequiel Duran
Rangers Winter League Report: Durán, Ortiz, Osuna, Perry
Durán: Aguilas Cibaenas Infielder Ezequiel Durán is playing for the Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League, the 26-year-old is hitting .338/.399/.463 with an .862 OPS through 36 games. Durán has two home runs, 22 RBIs and seven stolen bases. He has walked 13 times and struckout 20 times. He remains in the mix for the starting role at second base next spring alongside Josh Smith, Cody Freeman, Michael Helman and Sam Haggerty. Ortiz shows discipline and Power in Puerto Rico First ba
The Texas Rangers' Potential 2025 Lineup
In this article I am going to break down what I think that the Texas Rangers' lineup is going to look like. 1. 2B Marcus Semien There doesn't need to be much of an explanation for why Semien should be leading off. He did have a bit of a down year as he slashed .237/.308/.391. He hit 23 home runs with 74 rbis posting a 4.1 WAR. He was still one of the bright spots for the team last year, he does a good job at getting on base and can take pitchers deep into the count. Alternatively, he can also
4 Rangers Needing to Prove Themselves in 2024
With opening day right around the corner, the Rangers have more depth on their roster than they have had in years. In previous years players were able to prove themselves with very little pressure on them as the team had been in a much different situation. Coming off their fist World Series win in franchise history, the expectations are significantly higher than ever before. With the expectations so high these four players will try to prove themselves and cement their roster spots for all of 202
Trade Targets to Consider Before Spring Training
Happy New Year to everyone and as we begin our journey in 2024, the Texas Rangers are still World Series Champions! A couple of weeks ago, opening workout dates for Spring Training camp in Surprise, AZ were announced. Pitchers and catchers will report on February 14th, with the full squad reporting on February 19th. For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers will start this season with a target on their backs as they look to defend their World Series title. In preparation, they’v
Texas Rangers minor-league award winners for May
The Texas Rangers have announced their minor league players of the month for May, with three out of four spots going to players from the Frisco RoughRiders. The Rangers named winners for four awards: Player of the Month, Starting Pitcher of the Month, Relief Pitcher of the Month and Defender of the Month. The award winners are: Player of the Month Ezequiel Duran, 23, who recently made his Major League Debut, was part of the Joey Gallo trade. He became the 178th former RoughRider to make hisThe Farm Report: 3rd edition
Welcome to The Farm Report. This is a weekly series that will highlight performances for each team throughout the entire Texas Rangers farm system. Week May 24-29 Triple-A Round Rock Express (29-19) Round Rock went 3-3 against the Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies). Zach Reks, 28, hit a line of .550/.591/1.250/1.841 with 4 home runs, 9 RBI and 2 walks during this series. For the season Reks is slashing .330/.410/.592/1.003 with 5 home runs along with 21 RBI in Triple-A Round Rock. Bubba Thom
Ezequiel Duran leads all of baseball with 21 doubles
Ezequiel Duran continues to be one of the exciting storylines coming out of Frisco this season. As you know, Duran was part of the Joey Gallo trade. His arrival along with Josh Smith and Trevor Hauver gave a pretty big boost to the Rangers farm system. Glenn Otto was also part of the Gallo trade. Duran has really impressed at the plate, making hard contact with the baseball and tonight went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. Ezequiel Duran leads all of baseball again, this time with 21 doubleThe Farm Report: 2nd Edition
Welcome to The Farm Report. This is a weekly series that will highlight performances for each team throughout the entire Texas Rangers farm system for the week. The Farm Report for week May 17- 22 AAA Round Rock (26-16) The Express went 5-1 for the week. Josh Smith, 24, hit for a .389 average with 4 RBI, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases. RHP AJ Alexy made two starts and got back-to-back wins. He went 2-0, pitching 10 innings, giving up 6 runs on 10 hits, 4 walks and 11 strikeouts. In 9 starts
RoughRiders drop game two against the Hooks
After winning game one on Tuesday, the RoughRiders dropped game two of the series with the Corpus Christi Hooks by a final of 7-5 in front of a crowd of 3,185. The RoughRiders move to 20-15 while the Hooks move to 13-22. Left-hander Avery Weems made his fifth start of the season. It was perhaps his best start of the season. He pitched five innings allowing two earned runs on six hits, one walk and three strikeouts. He threw a total of 71 pitches - 45 for strikes. Ezequiel Duran got the RoughRi