2017 Texas Rangers

C – Yohel Pozo – R/R – SS Spokane/LoA Hickory – (In 205 minor league games over four seasons, the 20-year-old Venezuelan has struck out only 54 times along with 49 walks.) 

1B – Tyreque Reed – R/R – AZL 

2B – Emir Velasquez – B/R – DSL Rangers 2

3B – Andretty Cordero – R/R – SS Spokane/LoA Hickory 

SS – Chris Seise – R/R – AZL/SS Spokane

LF – Angel Alponte – R/R – DSL

CF – Leody Taveras – B/R – LoA Hickory

RF – Danny Drullard – L/L – DSL Rangers 2 

 

 

Top 5 Starting Pitchers – (Factor Score) / Highest Level Attained

 

1. RHP Kyle Cody – (18) / HiA Down East

2. RHP Jonathan Hernandez – (15) / HiA Down East

3. RHP Emerson Martinez – (13) / HiA Down East

4. LHP Juan Mejia – (13) / DSL Rangers

** Debut in the DSL

 

5. LHP Jeffrey Springs–  (10) / HiA Down East    “Legit UTR” (#1 Relief in 2016)

 

Mid-Season Trade Impact: Yu Darvish was sent to the Dodgers at the trade deadline. Included in that deal was AJ Alexy (14), who’s performance through July would have placed him at #5 in the Dodgers’ UTR-OAS rankings. 

 

Top 3 Relief Pitchers –(Factor Score) / Highest Level Attained

 

 1. RHP Ricardo Rodriguez – (15) / MLB

** Fast start at HiA Down East, earned Rodriguez to promotion to Double-A Frisco, and a call-up to the MLB in August, where he made 16 appearances.

 

2. RHP Kaleb Fontenot – (11) / LoA Hickory

3. RHP Tyler Ferguson – (10) / HiA Down East