MLB- Texas Rangers
Three starts-three wins for Owen White in AFL
The Surprise Saguars are in the win column yet again with their 5-1 win over the Javelinas and move to a league-best 9-3. One of the reasons for their success is due to the performance of Texas Rangers pitching prospect Owen White. He's made three starts for the Saguaros and they now have three wins. White is a perfect 3-0 with a 1.20 earned run average. He has pitched five innings in each of his three starts with the Saguaros totaling 15 innings. Last night he allowed three hits, two walks forSam Huff excelled in Saguaros win over the Rafters
Sam Huff excelled in the Surprise Saguaros 4-2 win over the Salt River Rafters today. He finished the game going 3-4 with an RBI and a walk. He reached base four times. The Saguaros handed the ball to right-hander Zach Haake (Royals) to start the game. He pitched a solid 3.2 innings and gave up one hit, issued two walks and struckout three. Left-hander Jacques Pucheu pitched 2.1 scoreless innings out of the Saguaros pen. He walked one and struckout two and earned the win. Spencer Torkelson (T
Rangers Owen White wins pitcher of the week
The Texas Rangers have a pitching prospect that is making headlines. Right-hander Owen White, has been named the Arizona Fall League pitcher of the week by MLB. In his Arizona Fall League debut on October 14, 2021, he pitched five scoreless innings and earned the win. Click here for the boxscore. White struckout five batters while giving up only a couple of hits and walks. He threw 73 pitches- 46 were strikes and generated 10 swing and misses. Here is an article I wrote at the time. Owen WhiteMLB teams to provide housing for Minor-Leaguers
It has been widely reported that Major League Baseball will require all teams to provide housing for their Minor-League players. Most would agree that this is long overdue. It's been reported on quite extensively the last few years about the lack of pay and housing for Minor-Leaguers. This is certainly a step in the right direction but not a cure-all. Player salaries still don't add up to much. The range of salaries depends on the level the player is at, but it ranges from $400-$700 a week. An
2022 Frisco Classic March 4-6
The 2022 Frisco Classic will start on Friday March 4th and go to Sunday March 6th and will feature four teams. The 2022 Frisco Classic will be played at Riders Field, formerly known as Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The Classic has been played at Riders Field since 2017 and it is run by Peak Events LLC. You might see the hashtag #BestOutsideOfOmaha being used when this event is mentioned. We've covered the Frisco College Baseball Classic each of the last two years. It has not disappointe
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
Rangers will pick 3rd in the 2022 MLB draft
The Texas Rangers season ended today with their 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians, who will be the Cleveland Guardians next year. The Rangers end their 2021 season with their 3rd worst record (going by winning percentage) in franchise history at 60-102 win-loss record. This is the first season since 1973 that they have lost 100 games. In 1972, they finished with a 100-54 win-loss record and in 1973 they finished with a 57-105 win-loss record. The Texas Rangers were one of four teams to touch
Texas Rangers 2021 Instructional League Roster
The Texas Rangers 2021 Instructional League Roster was released a few days ago. Their roster features 37 pitchers, 10 catchers, 13 infielders and 9 outfielders. That is a total of 69 players attending the Fall Instructional League. Of the 37 pitchers listed on the Rangers Instructional League Roster, only 6 are southpaws. There are a ton of interesting names on this roster including Ricky Vanasco who isg from Tommy John surgery. He is definitely one to keep an eye on. Bayron Lora was listed i
Davis Wendzel hit 1st AAA HR in loss
Davis Wendzel hit his first Triple-A home run in the Round Rock Express' 13-10 loss to the Tacoma Rainiers. It only took two games for him to hit one out. This game more closely resembled a football score as both teams reached double digits on the scoreboard in front of a crowd of 4,125 at Dell Diamond. Kohei Arihara (11.12) took the mound for the Round Rock Express after he was designated for assignment. It didn't go well. He allowed eight runs-seven earned on five hits, three walks and threeRoughRiders lose but Cardinals help keep 1/2 game lead
The RoughRiders lost 6-1 to the Amarillo Sod Poodles in front of a 6,675 fans at Hodgetown. The RoughRiders move to 63-54 and the Sod Poodles move to 58-60. Right-hander Tim Brennan who is looking for his 1st win of the season, started for the RoughRiders and held the Sod Poodles to no runs until the bottom of the 4th. Sod Poodles score 4 in the 4th Buddy Kennedy led off the bottom of the 4th with a solo home run to right-center, his 16th of the season. Dominic Canzone doubled to score Domin