Texas Rangers trade JP Martinez to the Braves for RHP Tyler Owens The Texas Rangers have acquired right-handed pitcher Tyler Owens from the Atlanta Braves. This trade, which involved sending outfielder J.P. Martinez to Atlanta, brings pitching depth to the Rangers' farm system and clears a 40-man spot for David Robertson. Tyler Owens, was ranked as the Braves 25th prospect Heath Criswell • MLB- Texas Rangers
Zak Kent gets his 1st AAA win! In a game that took 3 hrs 5 minutes the Round Rock Express outlasted the Sugar Land Space Cowboys and won 6-3 that even up their record at 2-2! #16 of The Prospect Times prospect pitcher Zak Kent (W, 1-0) went 3 innings, giving up 2 hits, ZERO runs, 1 Jeff Hewitt • Round Rock Express
Julio Pablo Martinez promoted to Triple-A It was announced yesterday that Julio Pablo Martinez promoted to Triple-A retroactive to July 19, 2022. The Texas Rangers signed Martinez to a $2.8MM deal in 2018. The Rangers had signed a center fielder with speed and power. In 2019 Martinez was the #2 ranked prospect in the Texas Heath Criswell • MLB- Texas Rangers
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 Heath Criswell • MLB- Texas Rangers
Justin Foscue and Josh Smith promoted to Double-A Being a RoughRiders Fan I’m excited about the news that Justin Foscue (#5) and Dustin Harris (#7) are coming to Frisco along with two other players. Here comes the bad news Frisco doesn’t play at home until the 17th of this month and they only have 12 home Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
RoughRiders win team record 11 games in a row This RoughRiders won by a final of 3-1 over the Midland RockHounds (Athletics). With this win they have a team record of 11-wins in a row and a crowd of 2,523 was on hand to witness it. Something that no other team has done since the RoughRiders moved to Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
