Rangers Farm Report: Games of Wednesday 3 July
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 3, Sugar Land (HOU) 4
Round Rock: 6 hits, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 6-6, 3 GB, 43-43 overall
SP Gerson Garabito: 5.2 IP, 6 H (2 HR), 4 R, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SO, 94 P / 58 S, 2.98 ERA
RP Josh Sborz: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 8.10 ERA
RP Brock Burke: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2.45 ERA
LF Dustin Harris: 2-4, SB (21), .256/.344/.363
Dustin Harris is batting .232/.322/.288 since the start of the Sugar Land series on May 21. He’s not striking out that much, but the hits aren’t coming lately.
AA: Frisco 2, @ Arkansas (SEA) 3 (10)
Frisco: 7 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 5-4, 2 GB, 49-29 overall
SP Ben Anderson: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 71 P / 47 S, 4.34 ERA
RP Andy Rodriguez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 2.19 ERA
RP Seth Clark: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 2.42 ERA
LF Alejandro Osuna: 3-5, 2B
Frisco ran off starter Logan Evans in the 1st but could plate only two and none thereafter. Arkansas scored the winner on a bounced slider from Steven Jennings with a runner on 3rd in the 10th.
Hi-A: Hickory 5, Winston-Salem (CHW) 1
Hickory: 10 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 4 hits, 2 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 7-5, 0.5 GB, 35-43 overall
SP Mitch Bratt: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO, 75 P / 58 S, 3.52 ERA
RP Josh Mollerus: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
SS Cam Cauley: 3-4, 2B, 2 HR (4), SB (15), .243/.292/.390
3B Sebastian Walcott: 2-4, 2B, .237/.340/.398
CF Anthony Gutierrez: 2-4, 2B, .248/.298/.331
Mitch Bratt matched a season-high 15 swinging strikes despite an early pull. His 3.52 ERA honestly sells him a little short, as his first outing of the season was a seven-run wipeout. Since then: 2.66 ERA, 14 walks, 62 strikeouts in 61 innings, .202/.251/.339 opposing line.
Since May 29 (admittedly a cherry-picked starting point), Cam Cauley is batting .309/.358/.512 in 29 games. He also has a 28% K rate in that span, above the league average but below his usual rate.
Lo-A: Down East 3, Carolina (MIL) 4 (10)
Down East: 9 hits, 1 walk, 14 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 5 walks, 10 strikeouts
Record: 5-7, 4 GB, 40-37 overall
SP Jose Gonzalez: 6 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 2 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 76 P / 51 S, 2.41 ERA
RP Brayan Magdaleno: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 2.28 ERA
2B Danyer Cueva: 1-4, HR (1), .195/.213/.247
DH Arturo Disla: 3-4, 2B, HR (6), .272/.357/.401
The decisive run for Carolina was doubled in by David Garcia, the former Ranger. He’s spent the season in high-A after two seasons at AA Frisco.
Best spreads between strikeout and walk/hbp rates in the system, minimum 30 innings:
32%, Alejandro Rosario
31%, Kohl Drake
28%, Skylar Hales
28%, Jose Gonzalez
23%, Winston Santos
The best spread for those who’ve spent the year in AA and/or AAA belongs to Jack Leiter at 20%.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Sampson
AA: Krauth
Hi-A: Lobus
Lo-A: TBA
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Baylor lefty Cody Bradford signed. The 6th-round pick received $700,000, equivalent to slot for a high 3rd-rounder. That investment has already paid off, I’d say.