
Abimelec Ortiz: Rangers 2023 Minor League Player Of The Year
Improved vision helped Abimelec Ortiz blossom into one of the best performers in the minor leagues.
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Improved vision helped Abimelec Ortiz blossom into one of the best performers in the minor leagues.
The Rangers believe 24-year-old Dane Acker is one of their top pitching prospects.
The undrafted free agent has added heat to his fastball and throws strikes at a prolific clip after making mechanical adjustments.
The 2021 second-rounder was showing more power as he returned from offseason elbow surgery.
Adding a new pitch type helped the 25-year-old lefthander separate from the pack and become a strong contender to make his MLB debut this season.
Texas’ top prospect showed talent and work ethic after receiving his first big league spring training invitation.
The 2021 first-rounder struggled mightily in his pro debut, which he spent at Double-A.
The Rangers’ No. 3 prospect enters the 2023 season filled with confidence.
The Rangers went more than $3 million over slot to sign Brock Porter in the fourth round. While he did not pitch professionally, he still kept busy all summer and fall during Texas’ onboarding program.
The 24-year-old righthander’s four-pitch mix and dominant breaking pitch made him a keeper at the reserve roster deadline.
In a system stocked with infielders, Cody Freeman is an erstwhile shortstop who is learning to play catcher.
Thomas Saggese is a versatile infielder who hits, but the Rangers value his work ethic almost as much as his tools after a big finish at Double-A.
Evan Carter spent the season flourishing in his second try at a first full season, along the way validating the Rangers’ conviction that he was a top prospect for the 2020 draft.
To expedite his road to the big leagues, Josh Smith is trying out new positions.
Cam Cauley learned valuable lessons from his pro debut last summer that he intends to carry through to this season.
Josh Jung, the Rangers’ first-round pick in 2019, did nearly everything right in 2021.
The 22-year-old third baseman-turned-corner outfielder had one of the most successful seasons of any minor leaguer in 2021.
In his return from Tommy John surgery, Vanasco was throwing his upper-90s four-seam and fastball and changeup with good touch.
The Ontario native moved to the U.S. in order to be seen by scouts. The move paid off when he was drafted in the fifth round and looked good in his pro debut.
The 2018 first-round righthander executes his plan to perfection—all the way to the cusp of the big leagues.
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