Brandon Boggs and Doug Mathis played in yesterday's loss to the Red Sox and it was the first appearance for both of them this year. It got me thinking about other future Rangers and how has their season gone so far this year.
Here is a quick look at some of the top prospects:
Julio Borbon, OF, AAA Oklahoma: .291 AVG, 0 HR, 18 RBI, 15 SB
Borbon was mentioned in a post the other day in a quote from Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal thinks that if an outfielder is traded from the big league team, Borbon would be the guy that gets the call up. So far this season, Boggs and Golson have got call ups so it looks like we might have to wait awhile to see Julio in the big leagues on a regular basis. He is a top of the order kind of guy that plays CF with good speed. After the trade deadline he could be on the big league squad.
Greg Golson, OF, AAA Oklahoma: .278 AVG, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 6 SB
Golson already has an AB in the big leagues this year, but his numbers aren't near as impressive as Borbon's. He is similar to Borbon in that he plays CF and has some speed and very athletic. He is not near as patient at the plate as Borbon (twice as many Ks) and has never lived up to his hype. This is the reason the Rangers have him in their system after they traded John Mayberry Jr. to the Phillies for Golson.
Neftali Feliz, SP, AAA Oklahoma: 10 starts, 3-3, 3.45 E.R.A., 44.1 IP, 42 Ks
He is the Rangers #1 prospect who hits 100mph on the gun with ease. He pitched 6 shutout innings last time out but this season hasn't been easy for Feliz. He has had trouble with too many walks and he hasn't thrown more than 6 innings in a game this season. If all goes well he could be with the big league team around August in the bullpen like Holland.
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