A couple of the Rangers outfield prospects are moving on up, it has been announced today, with Aaron Zavala being promoted from high-A Hickory to AA Frisco, and Alejandro Osuna going from low-A Down East to Hickory.
Zavala, the Rangers second round pick out of the University of Oregon in 2021, got off to a slow start to the 2022 season. He has improved as the year has gone on, however, including a 1023 OPS in the month of July. Zavala has a .278/.424/.442 slash line with 68 walks and 79 Ks in 375 plate appearances. The question with Zavala is whether he will hit for power, and he had only five home runs over the first three months of the season, but then followed that up with a six home run month of July.