Kate Upton, my new fav Round Rock Express
The Rangers have options at centerfield. Endy Chavez is hitting .385with six extra-base hits.
Mike Kirkman's allowed 12 runs in 6.2 innings.
Esteban German has 11 runs in 10 games.
Seth McClung's righted the ship. After a very bumpy start, he's got his ERA below 3.00 and with 12 Ks in 10 innings.
Tanner Scheppers is on the DL, again. He has a 13.50 ERA.
Frisco RoughRiders
Mike Bianucci is quickly becoming the Rangers' best outfield prospect. Hitting five homers and driving in 11 already.
Engel Beltre has more triples (2) than doubles and home runs (1). He's hitting .220.
The Latin revolution is not being televised. Fredo Boscan, Miguel De Los Santos and Carlos Pimental have 27 runs and 33 hits in 20.2 innings.
Martin Perez is dealing. A 2.25 ERA and 12 Ks in eight innings.
Beau Jones -- the lost name in the Mark Teixeira trade with Atlanta -- hasn't allowed a run in five innings of relief.
Four of Tommy Mendonca's 10 hits are home runs. The rest, singles.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
With little argument against, Mike Olt is the Rangers' best, high-level infield prospect. He's hitting .424 with a .848 OPS.
Robbie Ross has not allowed a run in 11 innings. His WHIP is 1.00.
Ryan Strausborger is hitting .359.
Jared Hoying -- my pick to click -- is hitting .316 with two stolen bases and two dingers.
Rob Erlin's WHIP is .80 and he's struck out 13 and walked two.
Santiago Chirino is not talked about a lot, so far, as an infield prospect. He's hitting .300.
Barret Loux could have had a worse start. Pretty sharp just walking two in 10 innings.
Kasey Kiker: 4 IP - 4 hits - 6 runs - 8 BBs - 3 Ks. Plus an unknown amount of hit batsmen.
Kennil Gomez is interesting. An old farmhand, he's in the bullpen. And he's finally finding the strike zone: 10 K and three walks.
Hickory Crawdads
Jhonny Gomez might be someone we have to put up with spelling his name. Hitting .400 early on with a .500 OBP.
Carlos Melo has 15 Ks and a 2.53 ERA.
Watch for Andrew Clark. A first baseman out of Louisville, extremely patient (37 BBs, 36 Ks a year ago). If he finds some pop in the bat, he'll be set. Already with a homer and four doubles early on.
Justin Grimm has struck out 13 in 9.1 innings. His ERA's at 1.93.
Shortstop Odubel Herrera has four doubles and a .308 average.
Initial shock: Teodoro Martinez. He's a 19-year-old outfielder hitting .346 with four doubles.
Watch for Zach Osborne. He's listed at 6-5 and 205 right hander out of the University of Lousiana-Lafayette. He's struck out 12 in six innings.
Touted prospect Roman Mendez has struck out 11 while walking three in nine innings.
