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Goedert named as the Texas League MOTY
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Goedert named as the Texas League MOTY

Jared Goedert was named the Texas League manager of the year. It is well-deserved as the second year manager guided the RoughRiders to just their second Texas League Championship in franchise history. Their first Texas League Championship came in 2004. Under Goedert the RoughRiders  finished the regular season with a 74-63 record. They went 38-30 in in the second half to clinch a postseason berth and swept their way to the Texas League Championship. Goedert has a 138-117 record in his 2nd sea
Three Rangers prospects playing in the LBPRC
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Three Rangers prospects playing in the LBPRC

The Texas Rangers have three prospects playing in the Puerto Rican Winter League on the Cangrejeros: Right-handed pitcher Grant Anderson, Outfielder Kellen Strahm and Infielder Chris Seise. Grant Anderson Grant Anderson had a really solid season while in Frisco. He pitched to a 5-0 win-loss record with a 2.80 earned run average in 54.2 innings coming out of the pen. He was promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on August 28, 2022. While with Round Rock he posted a 6.39 earned run average in 12.2 in
Rocker, Acuña, Wolfram named to Fall Star team
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Rocker, Acuña, Wolfram named to Fall Star team

The Texas Rangers have nine players playing in the Arizona Fall League and three were named to the Fallstar game. Right-handed pitcher Kumar Rocker, left-handes pitcher Grant Wolfram and shortstop Luisangel Acuña were all named to the Arizona Fall Star game that will take place on Sunday. Kumar Rocker (1-1, 3.38) RHP Kumar Rocker, 22, was selected to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars roster but will not participate in Sunday's contest. He is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA, .211 opp. batting average, a
Bruce Bochy is the Texas Rangers new manager
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Bruce Bochy is the Texas Rangers new manager

The Texas Rangers have hired former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy to be the team's next manager. The Rangers are bringing in Bochy for three seasons, and he'll be the 20th full-time manager for the franchise in their history. The club announced that hiring on Friday morning, after weeks of speculation about who would take over for interim manager, Tony Beasley. The Rangers are bringing in Bochy for three seasons. This is a great move for the Rangers. They are bringing in a manager
Our Texas Rangers 2022 minor league awards
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Our Texas Rangers 2022 minor league awards

The Texas Rangers announced their Minor League award winners last week and we agree each of the winners had excellent- award worthy seasons. But we're doing our own awards here at The Prospect Times and we think Thomas Saggese and Mason Englert are deserving of some recognition too. Offensive player of the year: Thomas Saggese Thomas Saggese had an amazing 2022 season. He spent most of the season with the High-A Hickory Crawdads and hit a line of .308/.359/.487/.846 with 14 home runs and 16 R
Rangers Instructional team to play college teams
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Rangers Instructional team to play college teams

It seemed to be a little secretive but the Texas Rangers player development department finally acknowledged that the Texas Rangers Instructional League team will play 5 games against college teams. The Texas Rangers Instructional League team schedule Monday, OCT 10 @ Oklahoma State University at 5PM Tuesday, OCT 11 @ Oklahoma at 6PM Wednesday, OCT 12 @ Arkansas at 6PM Thursday, OCT 13 @ Arkansas at 4PM Friday, OCT 14 vs TCU at Globe Life Field at 6PM These scrimmages are a great opportun
RoughRiders sweep minor league awards
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RoughRiders sweep minor league awards

The Frisco RoughRiders had a very successful 2022 season, and it was reflected in the players sweep of the annual Texas Rangers minor league awards. The Texas Rangers Minor League award winners for 2022 1. Tom Grieve Player of the Year: Evan Carter 2. Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year: Cole Ragans 3. Reliever of the Year: Chase Lee 4. Defender of the Year: Jonathan Ornelas 5. True Ranger Award: Thomas Saggese That list features 3 players listed in the Texas Rangers top prospects: Carter (3
Jack Leiter starts RoughRiders First Playoff Game Since 2014
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Jack Leiter starts RoughRiders First Playoff Game Since 2014

It's been a long time coming, but the Frisco RoughRiders are finally back in the playoffs! And who better to start their first playoff game since 2014 than Jack Leiter? Leiter is one of the top prospects in baseball, and he's sure to bring his A-game to the playoffs. After all, he has experience from college with Vanderbilt. The RoughRiders are looking to make some noise in the playoffs, and with Leiter on the mound, they have a good chance to do just that. Leiter, who was drafted by the Rang
Josh Jung hit a home run in his 1st MLB at bat
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Josh Jung hit a home run in his 1st MLB at bat

The Texas Rangers top position prospect, Josh Jung hit a home run in his 1st MLB at bat. His first at bat came in the bottom of the 3rd inning when he hit lead off blasted the home run on a 1-2 count. It went a projected 388 feet. Jung now becomes the 2nd player in Texas Rangers history to hit a home run in their first MLB at bat. The first player to accomplish that feat was Jurickson Profar nearly 10 years ago on September 12, 2012 against Cleveland. Profar was also the Rangers' number one
Mason Englert wins Pitcher of Month
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Mason Englert wins Pitcher of Month

Texas Rangers pitching prospect, Mason Englert, as expected and predicted by me was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of Month of August! The 22-year-old Forney native was drafted by the Rangers in the 4th round (119 overall) of the 2018 draft. Mason won back-to-back Pitcher of the week awards in August! Mason had a 3-1 win-loss record in 24.2 innings. He only gave up 5 runs on 7 hits, 6 walks and 21 strikeouts and he held opposing batters to an impressive .086 average and 0.53 WHIP. Mason h