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Baseball America dropped the Rangers from fourth to 24th in their updated farm rankings ($ link). Still a sizable drop but not quite as far as ESPN’s #29 slot, and in the 20-24 range reasoned my me, arbiter of all, protagonist of reality.
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Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 1, @ Oklahoma City (LAD) 8
Round Rock: 6 hits, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 8 walks, 12 strikeouts
Record: 15-19, 7 GB, 52-56 overall
SP Peter Solomon: 3.2 IP, 1 H (1 HR), 2 R, 5 BB, 6 SO, 73 P / 39 S, 8.18 ERA
RP Robby Ahlstrom: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
CF Dustin Harris: 3-4, 2B, .287/.369/.415
Owen White replaced Grant Anderson with two on and one out in the 7th and allowed a walk and grand slam. So far in relief, White is throwing harder (an extra 1.1 to 1.7 MPH on his fastballs and cutter), but results haven’t been distinctive. He’s allowed only three hits in 4.2 innings, but two left the yard, and he’s walked three. Anderson surrendered four runs.
OKC’s starting pitcher was Jordan Lyles. Today, Walker Buehler.
Davis Wendzel is hitting .333/.450/.400 in six games at AAA Louisville in the Cincinnati system. Bubba Thompson is not a teammate, as Bubba remains marooned in AA Chattanooga and playing only 3-4 days a week, although I must add that his bat has disappeared. Jonathan Hernandez has two credible outings and one flop as an M. Last night, entrusted to maintain a one-run deficit so Seattle could mount a comeback, he surrendered three runs.
DFA’ed catcher Andrew Knizner was claimed by the Snakes.
AA: Frisco 1, @ Midland (OAK) 4
Frisco: 8 hits, 2 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 5 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 21-14, 1 GB, 65-39 overall
SP Dane Acker: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, 76 P / 50 S, 3.24 ERA
1B Josh Hatcher: 3-4, SB (16), .292/.341/.434
Dane Acker had a very Dane Acker start: a really nice line with one more walk than I’d like. I’m pretty sure I’ve used that description before. Acker’s BB/HBP rate is 12.2% compared to the league’s 11.8%. It’s not bad, but I worry about how it will fare in the higher-octane Pacific Coast League. But enough about balls. Here’s some of his strikes.
Hi-A: Hickory 9, Aberdeen (BAL) 8
Hickory: 10 hits, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 3 walks, 10 strikeouts
Record: 21-17, 3 GB, 49-55 overall
SP Alejandro Rosario: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 84 P / 59 S, 2.93 ERA
RP Marc Church: 1 IP, 1 H (1 HR), 1 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7.71 ERA
CF Dylan Dreiling: 1-4, BB
3B Sebastian Walcott: 2-4, 3 SB (18), .255/.342/.436
C Malcolm Moore: 1-4, .320/.379/.680
1B Arturo Disla: 1-3, HR (2), .320/.379/.680
2B Danyer Cueva: 3-4, 2B, 2 SB (2)
Alejandro retired 16 straight, ran into a little trouble in the 6th, then retired his final four. His final three pitchers were two 98 MPH fastballs and an 86 slider. Relatively speaking, Rosario was walk-prone in his first three high-A starts (two in each!) but has issued just one freebie in his most recent three and a ridiculous 12 for the season. Rosario’ ratio of 9.5 strikeouts per walk is third-best in the minors among starters.
Malcolm More collected his first pro hit in the form of a hefty double to deep right-center. Dylan Dreiling lined an single and walked.
In the 8th, Sebastian Walcott took an awkward hack at a breaker and fell. He completed the at-bat by lining to second but walked gingerly back to the dugout and was replaced for the 9th.
No game today.
Lo-A: Debby
Same as yesterday, no makeup announced because of ongoing conditions. Today is already rained out.
Today’s Starters
AAA: TBA
AA: Bratt
Hi-A: postponed
Lo-A: postponed
Five Years Ago Yesterday
“Baseball America released its “best tools” survey of minor league managers:
Best power: Sam Huff (Carolina and Sally Leagues)
Best reliever: Joe Barlow (Carolina)
Best breaking pitch: Demarcus Evans (Carolina)
Best defensive 2B: Yonny Hernandez (Carolina)
Best defensive 3B: Ryan Dorow (Carolina)
Best defensive SS: Anderson Tejeda (Carolina)
Best infield arm: Anderson Tejeda (Carolina)
Best defensive OF: Leody Taveras (Carolina)
Best manager prospect: Corey Ragsdale (Carolina)
I assume thatRags wasn’t the only Carolina League manager to turn in a ballot, but I haven’t confirmed it.”
All seven players would reach the Majors, but as of now only two are employed by an MLB club.