Minor league update for June 6, 2021
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It was Frisco with a doubleheader today, providing us with five games again today.
Starting at the lowest level and then moving up, Tyree Thompson started for the Wood Ducks and got run in the third inning after he hit a batter. then had the batter charge him, resulting in a bench-clearing brawl:
Down East’s Tyree Thompson got into a brawl earlier today. pic.twitter.com/bBwWsrwl0j Tepid Participation (@TepidP) June 6, 2021
Nic Laio gave up a run in 3.2 IP in relief on 2 hits, including a home run, and one walk, striking out 4. His ERA is now 1.64 on the season. Joshua Javier gave up 3 unearned runs in 1.2 IP, and while he allowed just one hit, he also allowed 5 walks while striking out two. Leury Tejada allowed an unearned run in 1.1 IP, striking out two and allowing one hit and one run.
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Last week the Texas Rangers announced their “Break Camp” rosters for their Low-A, High-A, and AA teams. The RoughRiders and Crawdads have been touched on already, so now we’ll take a look at the newly Low-A Down East Wood Ducks.
What with the Down East/Hickory level swap, this is a roster full of Ranger ducklings. 27 of their expanded 30-player roster are guys 23 or younger, and of course they all were without a season in 2020.
First and foremost is probably shortstop Luisangel Acuna, who not only has the highest ranking of any of the DEWDs on MLB Pipeline (#6) but is also by far the best-known prospect on the roster, as he is the brother of Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. Ronald drew some attention to his little brother during the postseason last year when he said that Luisangel has the potential to be better than him, and while that might’ve been some overdone flattery from big bro, Luisangel has certainly flashed some of the premiere athletici