Road To Arlington: Rangers Farm Report (7/27)

I hope to see this again next spring, but you can bet that his name is coming up in virtually every trade conversation Jon Daniels is having right now.

Here’s a tease: Yesterday, Evan, Jamey Newberg and Joey Matschulat from Baseball Time in Arlington joined me at the Roundtable for more than an hour and a half of trade chat. We’ll have the transcript up in about four hours. Make sure to check back to get your head right with the trade deadline.

Triple-A: @ Oklahoma City 11, Nashville 1

The Lizard (7-7; 4.08) held Nashville to a run on seven hits and now walks through seven, inducing his customary 13 fly ball outs.

SS Joaquin Arias (.268 / .293 / .335) delivered a two-run homer in a 3-for-5 outing to drive in three overall while 2B Jose Vallejo (.240 / .306 / .332) doubled and tripled in four trips to drive in three. RF Brandon Boggs (.279 / .409 / .382) doubled in a 2-for-5 outing, driving in one.

3B Chris Davis (.347 / .400 / .627) plated two runs in a 2-for-4 outing while 1B Justin Smoak (.167 / .267 / .244) singled and struck out twice in five trips.

Double-A: @ Corpus Christi 11, Frisco 2

The Hooks got to RHP Omar Poveda (8-4; 3.39) for four runs on nine hits and three walks in 6.1 innings during which the Venezuelan fanned just one. The Frisco bullpen gave up seven more runs in less than two innings.

DH Adam Fox (.241 / .293 / .391) doubled in a 3-for-4 outing and 3B Johnny Whittleman (.241 / .376 / .399) doubled a 2-for-3 performance, also reaching on an HBP.

Advanced-A: @ Modesto 9, Bakersfield 1

The Nuts racked up eight runs on 14 hits against Bakersfield starter LHP Richard Bleier (5-8; 5.23). Meanwhile, the Blaze lineup was held to just two base hits, including a homer by CF Tim Rodriguez (.297 / .313 / .578).

Class-A: @ Hickory 3, Augusta 2 (10 Innings)

White-hot 1B Erik Morrison (.318 / .397 / .624) belted a ninth-inning solo shot — his 18th homer of the year — to send the game into extra innings and then 3B Matt West, who has reached on a fielder’s choice, scored on a wild pitch in the home half of the tenth to give Hickory a hard-fought victory.

Big bad Wilmer Font (3.30 ERA) fanned six while holding the Green Jackets to a run on three hits and a walk through five. RHP Fabio Castillo (3-4; 2.71) picked up the W with a perfect tenth.

Short Season-A: Spokane 8 @ Vancouver 2 (completion of 7/25 game)

Spokane starter RHP Braden Tullis (2.22 ERA) got off to a good start with a scoreless first before rain stopped play on Saturday. When they resumed on Sunday afternoon, LHP Joseph Ortiz (1-0; 4.08) took the mound and picked up the win in spite of allowing two runs on five hits in 2.1 innings of work.

LF Cody Podraza (.287 / .336 / .426) doubled three times in five at-bats from the top of the Indians order and SS Edward Martinez (.205 / .255 / .250) drove in three runs in a 2-for-4 outing that included a double.

Short Season-A: @ Vancouver 3, Spokane 2

In the least effective performance of his nascent professional career, LHP Robbie Ross (3-2; 2.75) surrendered three runs on eight hits and three walks in four innings.

2B Joe Bonadonna (.271 / .378 / .314) went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk from the top of the Spokane order, driving in one.

Rookie: Rangers 6 @ Dodgers 4

After RHP Carlos Melo (9.25 ERA) gave up for runs on seven hits through the first four, LHP Shane Zagarac made his AZL debut with three scoreless innings of relief to pick up the victory.

1B Mike Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one while RF Santo De Jesus (formerly Juan Polanco) (.250 / .351 / .406) smacked a two-run homer for his only hit in four trips.