Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 0, at El Paso (SDG) 13
Round Rock: 7 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 7 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 75-65, 4 GB, elimination number 7
SP Spencer Howard: 3 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 1 SO, 68 P / 41 S, 4.05 ERA
1B Blaine Crim: 2-4, .476/.476/.526
El Paso led 11-0 after the 4th. The Chihuahuas scored five in an inning off Fernery Ozuna, who has an engaging repertoire (exceptional run on a mid-90s fastball and upper-80s change, an occasional slurve) but has struggled with his control in AAA. He’s issued at least two walks on five occasions in 2022, four of them during his limited time with the Express.
Rehabbing Joe Barlow fanned two in a perfect 5th.
OF Eli White is out for the year with a knee issue, per local media. I was at his first rehab game, in which he was pulled early, and he departed early again on Tuesday. In terms of replacing the injured Nick Solak, Texas’s minor league hitters on the 40 are Ezequiel Duran, Andy Ibanez, and catcher Meibrys Viloria. Viloria would give Texas a third catcher. Ibanez hasn’t been anything special, but I could see him getting the nod over Duran because Zeke needs regular at-bats that won’t be forthcoming in Arlington. Nobody off the 40 especially jumps out to me, at least not without reservations. Yohel Pozo is hitting well per usual, but he’d be limited to DH.
Round Rock has lost eight of 12 since pulling to one game behind Oklahoma City.
AA: Frisco 5, at NW Arkansas (KAN) 7
Frisco: 9 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 7 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 37-30, 2 G up, 73-63 overall, division champion
SP Ricky Vanasco: 4.2 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 5 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SO, 91 P / 55 S, 6.75 ERA
RP Antoine Kelly: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 7.23 ERA
CF Evan Carter: 1-3, 2 BB, .438/.545/.563
1B Frainyer Chavez: 3-4, SB (1), .300/.357/.360
Ricky Vanasco’s regular season concludes with a 4.68 ERA, an opposing line of .252/.350/.428, a 13% BB/HBP rate and a 29% strikeout rate. Vanasco was as certain a 40-man addition as anyone last winter, getting a spot that wasn’t afforded to either Bubba Thompson or Cole Ragans. His 2022 was erratic, not unexpectedly, but also marked by wildly varying reports on his velocity and reviews that didn’t jibe with the offseason hype. Perhaps expectations were too high given his two-year absence (covid, TJ). Vanasco would be an interesting 40 decision if he weren’t already on the roster.
The regular season ends today. Frisco will finish with the second-best record in the league and best in the division.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Miller
AA: TBD
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Rangers Farm Report: Games of Saturday 17 September
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 0, at El Paso (SDG) 13
Round Rock: 7 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 7 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 75-65, 4 GB, elimination number 7
SP Spencer Howard: 3 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 1 SO, 68 P / 41 S, 4.05 ERA
1B Blaine Crim: 2-4, .476/.476/.526
El Paso led 11-0 after the 4th. The Chihuahuas scored five in an inning off Fernery Ozuna, who has an engaging repertoire (exceptional run on a mid-90s fastball and upper-80s change, an occasional slurve) but has struggled with his control in AAA. He’s issued at least two walks on five occasions in 2022, four of them during his limited time with the Express.
Rehabbing Joe Barlow fanned two in a perfect 5th.
OF Eli White is out for the year with a knee issue, per local media. I was at his first rehab game, in which he was pulled early, and he departed early again on Tuesday. In terms of replacing the injured Nick Solak, Texas’s minor league hitters on the 40 are Ezequiel Duran, Andy Ibanez, and catcher Meibrys Viloria. Viloria would give Texas a third catcher. Ibanez hasn’t been anything special, but I could see him getting the nod over Duran because Zeke needs regular at-bats that won’t be forthcoming in Arlington. Nobody off the 40 especially jumps out to me, at least not without reservations. Yohel Pozo is hitting well per usual, but he’d be limited to DH.
Round Rock has lost eight of 12 since pulling to one game behind Oklahoma City.
AA: Frisco 5, at NW Arkansas (KAN) 7
Frisco: 9 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 7 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 37-30, 2 G up, 73-63 overall, division champion
SP Ricky Vanasco: 4.2 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 5 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SO, 91 P / 55 S, 6.75 ERA
RP Antoine Kelly: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 7.23 ERA
CF Evan Carter: 1-3, 2 BB, .438/.545/.563
1B Frainyer Chavez: 3-4, SB (1), .300/.357/.360
Ricky Vanasco’s regular season concludes with a 4.68 ERA, an opposing line of .252/.350/.428, a 13% BB/HBP rate and a 29% strikeout rate. Vanasco was as certain a 40-man addition as anyone last winter, getting a spot that wasn’t afforded to either Bubba Thompson or Cole Ragans. His 2022 was erratic, not unexpectedly, but also marked by wildly varying reports on his velocity and reviews that didn’t jibe with the offseason hype. Perhaps expectations were too high given his two-year absence (covid, TJ). Vanasco would be an interesting 40 decision if he weren’t already on the roster.
The regular season ends today. Frisco will finish with the second-best record in the league and best in the division.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Miller
AA: TBD