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Rangers Farm Report: Games of Tuesday 24 May
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 8, at Albuquerque (COL) 3
Round Rock: 11 hits, 3 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 27-16, tied for first
SP Kolby Allard: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 68 P / 47 S, 3.97 ERA
RP Demarcus Evans: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.38 ERA
LF Bubba Thompson: 3-5, 3B, 2 SB (23), .329/.340/.445
SS Ryan Dorow: 2-3, BB, .238/.319/.386
Bubba Thompson’s 23 steals are the most in AAA by a wide margin and fifth-most in the minors. Thompson is also still sitting on two walks. He’s never been walk-inclined, but this is something else. He’s swinging at 57% of pitches, not Yohel Pozo territory (64%) but far above average. The extra swings aren’t creating weak contact, however, and also he has nine bunt singles.
AA: rain
Two today.
High-A: Hickory 2, Winston-Salem (CHW) 1 (7)
Hickory: 6 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
SP TK Roby: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 80 P / 55 S, 6.40 ERA
RP Destin Dotson: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1.50 ERA
1B Cristian Inoa: 1-2, HR (2), .274/.331/.395
No middle ground for TK Roby: three starts with one run or none, four with four or more. Roby hasn’t been nearly as effective as last year, but 2021 was limited to six short low-A outings and a lengthy rest to (successfully) avoid TJ surgery. That plus a 2020 lost to covid have pushed Roby into high-A with only 22 pro innings.
High-A: Hickory 5, at Winston-Salem (CHW) 0 (7)
Hickory: 8 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Record: 24-17, tied for first
SP Juan Mejia: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 9 P / 6 S, 5.51 ERA
RP John Matthews: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 2.70 ERA
CF Jayce Easley: 2-4, .250/.314/.344
DH Trevor Hauver: 1-2, BB, .245/.406/.429
C Scott Kapers: 2-3, 2 HR, (5), .286/.321/.612
This was the makeup of a rainout at Winston-Salem, where the teams don’t meet again, so the Crawdads played as the road team in their own stadium. Trevor Hauver’s three-game homer streak ended, but he reached three times in six trips to the plate. Jayce Easley led the minors last year with 70 steals. In 2022, he has one and has been caught twice. He’s only played eight games.
Low-A: Down East 4, Fayetteville (HOU) 3 (10)
Down East: 9 hits, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 17-23, 5.5 GB
SP Gavin Collyer: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 2 SO, 80 P / 46 S, 4.13 ERA
RP Theo McDowell: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.24 ERA
RP Nick Lockhart: 1 IP, 0 H (1 HR), 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5.40 ERA
2B Cam Cauley: 2-5, .152/.204/.174
CF Daniel Mateo: 2-4, .233/.295/.310
C Efrenyer Narvaez: 2-4, .194/.255/.301
Jackson Leath, who allowed last week’s walk-off grand slam, gave up two 9th-inning runs before recording an out. The gift-runner would also score off him in the 10th, but Down East plated two via a bases-loaded walk from Alejandro Osuna and single from Cam Cauley. Control has always been an issue for Gavin Collyer, but giving up hits has not, and he worked around four walks.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Winn
AA: Weems / Bradford
Hi-A: Vanasco
Lo-A: TBD
Five Years Ago Yesterday
IKF was 3-9 with a triple and walk, and Jose Trevino homered during a doubleheader sweep at NW Arkansas.