Prospect Update: Checking in On the Farm’s Arms

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesFollowing up on the first article in our bi-weekly series, we have four pitchers from the Rangers’ farm to check in on. Now entering the fourth week of the season, the minor leaguers have settled back in to their clubhouses for the first time in a year. As they continue to progress, we will continue to evaluate one player at each affiliate every week. Here are this week’s four pitchers:

Nic Laio: Down East Wood Ducks (A)

A complete unknown to all but the most obsessed observers of the farm, Laio was drafted in the 20th round out of Western Michigan in 2018. He did not appear in a professional game in his draft year due to a collapsed lung. The layoff…