AAA: Round Rock 5, at El Paso (SDG) 4
Round Rock: 7 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 6 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 18-18, 7 GB
SP Adrian Houser: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 8 SO, 91 P / 53 S, 6.46 ERA
RP Luis Curvelo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.63 ERA
CF Kellen Strahm: 2-3, BB, 2 SB (12), .277/.371/.465
Jake Burger had the game’s hardest ball in play (114.2) and another at 98 but was 0-3.
Emiliano Teodo pitched a scoreless rehab inning with two strikeouts at the complex. (And 2024 5th-round MIF Devin Fitz-Gerald hit his first homer, and 3B Yolfran Castillo was 2-5 with a walk and two steals.)
AA: Frisco 12, at San Antonio (SDG) 6
Frisco: 12 hits, 5 walks, 15 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 9 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 19-11, 3 G ahead
SP Josh Stephan: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SO, 60 P / 35 S, 9.10 ERA
CF Alejandro Osuna: 1-4, BB, .306/.383/.450
SS Sebastian Walcott: 1-4, 2B, BB, .252/.361/.369
LF Aaron Zavala: 2-3, 2 BB, .190/.393/.349
DH Abimelec Ortiz: 3-5, 2 2B, .214/.296/.350
Frisco scored four in the 9th to break open what was a closer game than the final score alleges. The Riders are the league’s only team better than average in both runs scored and allowed. Everyone reached safely except Josh Hatcher, who was hitting an even .400 early but is 4-for-44 with one walk in his last 11 games.
Hi-A: Hub City 2, Greensboro (PIT) 5
Hub City: 6 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 4 walks, 12 strikeouts
Record: 17-13, tied for 1st
SP Josh Trentadue: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 68 P / 41 S, 0.47 ERA
Walks, HBPs and errors contributed to every Grasshopper run.
Lo-A: Hickory 3, at Augusta (ATL) 2
Hickory: 6 hits, 3 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 2 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 14-16, 4 GB
SP Caden Scarborough: 4 IP, 1 H (1 HR), 1 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 67 P / 41 S, 4.03 ERA
SS Chandler Pollard: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 SB (16), .321/.398/.346
1B Pablo Guerrero: 2-4, .240/.279/.346
Pollard’s 16 steals leads the system; others with double digits are Kellen Strahm, Anthony Gutierrez and Cam Cauley. The MiLB leader is Cleveland prospect Tommy Hawke with 33 in 29 games. That’s a lot.
The Carolina League has bad control (14.4% BB/HBP rate). Hickory was worse early but at 14.1% has slid below the league average recently. Aiding that cause is none other than Caden Scarborough, who’s walked or hit only eight of 91 batters faced. He’d been quite wild previously, and based on what I saw in March, control wasn’t going to be a prominent feature of 2025. He’s been terrific lately.
Today’s Starters
AAA: TBD
AA: Anderson
Hi-A: Davalillo
Lo-A: Molina
Rangers Minor League History, 2007-2024
The best tripler in the system during 2007-2024 was OF Engel Beltre, one of the more exciting yet frustrating prospects to grace the Texas system. He leads the organization with 46 during that span. In 2012, he collected 17 plus 17 doubles and 13 homers. For his career, 24% of his extra-base hits were triples.
A strong alternative is OF Chris Garia, who hit more triples (27) than doubles (24) in his career. In 2014, he had seven doubles, 11 triples and four homers, so a full 50% of his extra-base hits were triples.