KAWIKAEMSLEY-PAI BENCHCOACH
Emsley-Pai returns to the RoughRiders in 2025, where he specializes in working with the Frisco catchers. In 2024, Riders’ catchers allowed just 101 steals, tied for the fewest among all full-season MiLB teams, while throwing out 26 percent of potential base stealers. In 2023, RoughRiders' catchers had the second-fewest wild pitches and passed balls in the Texas League After coaching collegiately from 2019-2021 as the head coach of Centralia College in Washington state, he joined the Rangers organization in 2022 with the Hickory Crawdads A former catcher, Emsley-Pai played six seasons in the minor leagues for the ondbacks (2010) and Pirates (2011-15) systems, making his highest stop at Double-A Altoona in 2014
CARSONPHILLIPS BULLPENCOACH
Phillips marks another new face to the staff, joining the Rangers organization for his primary year after serving as a bullpen coach in the Toronto Blue Jays organization for the last two seasons (2023-2024). He was with High-A Vancouver in 2024 and Triple-A Buffalo in 2023 after being a graduate assistant with the University of Arizona baseball team in 2022. Phillips also pitched at California Baptist, San Diego Mesa Community College and Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State).
MICHAELTHEILE
ATHLETIC TRAINER
Theile heads to Frisco for his first season as well, spending his fourth year within the Rangers organization. The Milwaukee, WI native served as the athletic trainer for the Low-A Down East Wood Ducks in 2024 after being with the ACL affiliate in both 2022 and 2023. After attending both Marquette University and Georgia State (master’s degree), he served as an athletic training fellow at Florida Atlantic University, working with the baseball and cheer teams from June to December 2021
BRETTPLATTS
STRENGTHANDCONDITIONINGCOACH
Platts returns to the RoughRiders for his third season in the Rangers organization in 2025 and his second in Frisco In his first year, he was the strength and conditioning coach for the Low-A Down East Wood Ducks before spending a season with the Cubs, working in the Dominican Summer League. The Canada native completed his strength and conditioning internship with the University of Iowa athletic department in 2022 and spent four years with the Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy from 2019 through 2022. Platts played two seasons at Southeastern Community College in Iowa.
As of 7/8/2025
BEN ANDERSON
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 5/2/98 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 200
HOMETOWN: REXFORD, NY
The 26-year-old righty was a 13th-round pick by Texas in the 2019 MLB Draft out of Binghamton University (NY), where he won 2019 America East Pitcher of the Year. Anderson made a team-high 20 starts for Frisco in 2024, going 6-7 with a 3 48 ERA before being assigned to Triple-A Round Rock on Sept. 22. His twin brother, Ian, was a 2021 World Series Champion with the Braves and now pitches in the Angels organization Ben, Ian and NBA veteran Kevin Huerter helped Shenendehowa High School to a New York Class AA baseball state title in 2016
JAX BIGGERS
POSITION: INF | DOB: 4/7/1997 | HEIGHT: 5'9" | WEIGHT: 175
HOMETOWN: MISSOURI CITY, TX
Biggers has spent parts of four seasons with Frisco and was part of the 2022 Texas League Championship team. He was assigned to the Riders on May 31 after working back from injury with ACL Rangers Biggers spent all of 2024 with Triple-A Round Rock, batting .275 in 119 games. He also won the True Ranger Award, given to a player who represents the core values of the organization on and off the field An eighth-round pick by the Rangers in 2018, Biggers played collegiately at Arkansas, where he helped the Razorbacks to the CWS Finals that season
MITCH BRATT
POSITION: LHP | DOB: 7/3/03 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 190
HOMETOWN: NEWMARKET, ON, CANADA
Bratt, MLB Pipeline’s No 19 Rangers prospect, was a fifth-round pick by Texas in 2021 out of Georgia Premier Academy. The Newmarket, Ontario native moved to Georgia after Canadian youth leagues were shut down due to COVID-19. Bratt earned Rangers MiLB.com Organizational All-Star honors in 2022 and 2023 He finished the 2024 season with Frisco, making seven starts. The southpaw pitched for Team Canada in the 2023 World Baseball Classic and was the fourth-youngest pitcher to start a WBC game when he faced Team USA
GERARDO CARRILLO
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 9/13/1998 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 170
HOMETOWN: GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
Carrillo signed a Minor League contract with the Rangers in December of 2023 and was assigned to Frisco on April 24. He missed the 2024 campaign due to injury. He was originally signed by the Dodgers in 2016, where he reached as high as Double-A Tulsa in 2021 That year, he was traded to the Nationals for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner along with C Keibert Ruiz, RHP Josiah Gray and OF Donovan Casey With the Nats organization, 20 of his 29 appearances came with Double-A Harrisburg. His brother Raúl has pitched 16 seasons in the Mexican League
CAM CAULEY
POSITION: SS | DOB: 2/6/03 | HEIGHT: 5'10" | WEIGHT: 170
HOMETOWN: HOUSTON, TX
Cauley, MLB Pipeline’s No. 17 Rangers prospect, was a third-round pick by the Rangers in 2021 out of Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Entering 2025, the Houston native leads the Rangers organization with 101 stolen bases since 2022 In 93 games with Hickory in 2024, Cauley clubbed 35 extra-base hits and stole 27 bases. Ahead of the 2025 season, Baseball America named him the Fastest Baserunner, Best Athlete and Best Defensive Infielder in the Texas organization. At Barbers Hill, he starred on the gridiron and was an All-State wide receiver
FRAINYER CHAVEZ
POSITION: SS | DOB: 6/6/97 | HEIGHT: 5'8" | WEIGHT: 170
HOMETOWN: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA
Chavez enters 2025 having played parts of three seasons with Frisco after being drafted in the 22nd round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Midland Junior College. In 2024, Chavez batted .250 with four homers and 42 RBI in 78 games with Frisco before playing 35 games with TripleA Round Rock. He was a postseason hero for the Riders in 2022, hitting the go-ahead single in the 10th inning of the TLCS-clinching win over Wichita. The Venezuelan-born Chavez went to Little Elm High School, under 10 miles from Riders Field.
GAVIN COLLYER
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 5/12/01 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 165 RD, GA
round pick by the Rangers in the 2019 MLB Draft out gh School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Used mainly as a o years of full-season Minor League ball, he moved to he 2023 season with High-A Hickory In 2024 with the inished tied for fifth in the South Atlantic League with struck out 78 in just 50 innings He made one isco on Sept. 12 at Amarillo, pitching one inning in a
AVALILLO
OB: 9/21/02 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 175 ARE DEL TUY, VENEZUELA
ht-hander comes to Frisco after a dominant start with t the time of his promotion, Davalillo ranked fourth in ball in WHIP (0.82) and led the SAL in ERA (2.12). own East and High-A Hickory in 2024, Davalillo led RA, the lowest by a Rangers farmhand since former in 2011 His grandfather Pompeyo played one MLB Vic was a 16-year big leaguer, dad David played in and brother Gabriel is LAA’s No 14 prospect
JOSH HATCHER
POSITION: OF | DOB: 9/3/98 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 200
HOMETOWN: ALBANY, GA
The 26-year-old Hatcher was a 10th-round selection by Texas in 2022, reaching Frisco after just 72 games between ACL Rangers and High-A Hickory. In 2023, Hatcher swatted 14 homers in 100 games between Hickory and Frisco. Last season, he ranked second among qualified Double-A hitters with a .300 batting average. Hatcher played four years at Mississippi State, where he won the 2021 College World Series title, and one year at Kennesaw State At KSU, he was a Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American and First Team All-Atlantic Sun selection, becoming the third NCAA player ever to hit two cycles in the same season.
KEITH JONES II
POSITION: OF | DOB: 4/29/02 | HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 220
HOMETOWN: BRENTWOOD, CA
The 23-year-old was assigned to Frisco on July 1 and made an immediate impact, homering in his Double-A debut versus Arkansas With High-A Hub City, Jones ranked fifth in the South Atlantic League in OBP ( 406) and seventh in OPS ( 857), securing June Player of the Month honors. The Rangers made him a ninth-round pick in 2024 out of New Mexico State, where he was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy st
JACKSON KELLEY
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 4/26/00 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 185
HOMETOWN: MARIETTA, GA
The submarining right-hander returns to Frisco after rehabbing from a torn lat with the ACL Rangers In 2024 between High-A Hickory and Frisco, he held opponents to a .166 average in 42 appearances. The Rangers drafted Kelley in the 12 round of the 2022 after a decorated career at Mercer University. In his final season as a Bear in 2022, he earned First Team All-SoCon honors and was a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year, posting a 1 35 ERA in 60 innings
LARSON KINDREICH
POSITION: LHP | DOB: 6/21/1999 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 210
HOMETOWN: MEDFORD, OR
Kindreich was assigned to Frisco on May 2 after going 3-0 and not allowing an earned run across seven appearances with High-A Hub City. He picked up the save in his 2025 Riders debut on May 4 versus Wichita In 2024, Kindreich came back from an injury and rehab assignment with ACL Rangers to post a 1 62 ERA with High-A Hickory and earn a promotion to Frisco. With the Riders, he held opponents to a .250 average. Kindreich was an eighth round pick by Texas in 2021 out of Division II Biola College (CA), earning NCAA Division II West All-Region First Team honors in 2021.
RYAN LOBUS
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 9/8/00 | HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 180
HOMETOWN: WOODSTOCK, GA
Lobus signed with Texas as a Non-Drafted Free Agent on July 18, 2023 after three seasons at Mercer University and one at Chattanooga State Community College, where he started as a position player In his first Minor League season, Lobus shined in 27 appearances, including 12 starts, between Low-A Down East, High-A Hickory and Frisco. The Marietta, Georgia native posted a 2 96 ERA and 134 strikeouts while his 35 8% strikeout rate ranked second in MiLB (min. 90 IP). Lobus made six appearances for Frisco, including two in the postseason
TRAVIS MACGREGOR
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 10/15/97 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 215
HOMETOWN: TARPON SPRINGS, FL
MacGregor signed a Minor League Contract with the Rangers on Feb 3, 2025 and enters his first season with the organization. Originally a second-round pick by the Pirates in 2016, MacGregor spent seven years in their organization, reaching as high as Triple-A Indianapolis in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, he pitched for Triple-A Salt Lake (Angels), sporting a 3.61 ERA across 43 appearances for the Bees
LUIS MIESES
POSITION: OF | DOB: 5/31/00 | HEIGHT: 6'3" | WEIGHT: 180
HOMETOWN: SANTO DOMINGO, DR
The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native signed a Minor League Contract with Texas on Feb. 27, 2024 and re-signed on Nov. 18, 2024. Mieses spent his first six Minor League seasons with the Chicago White Sox organization, where he was a MiLB.com Organizational All-Star in 2022 with High-A Winston Salem and Double-A Birmingham After starting 2024 on the 7-day injured list and a rehab stint, he played 83 games between High-A Hickory and Frisco With the RoughRiders, Mieses batted .281 with six homers and 20 RBI in 33 games.
NIEL MISSAKI
N: RHP | DOB: 4/9/96 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 170
OWN: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
year-old from Japan first made headlines when he pitched for the 2013 World Baseball Classic at just 16 years old. Fast forward , Missaki made 20 appearances between ACL Cubs, Double-A ee and Triple-A Iowa in 2024, his first Minor League season since the Mariners system. That year, he was part of a trade that sent ddy Peralta and RHP Carlos Herrera to the Brewers for 1B Adam ter being released, he embarked on a pro career overseas, in Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela and is now back in the oking to make the big leagues.
CKER MITCHELL
N: C | DOB: 2/10/01 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 210
OWN: PALMETTO, FL
The 24-year-old backstop was a 14th-round pick by Texas in the 2021 MLB Draft after one year at Florida Atlantic and one year at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Before college, Mitchell played high school baseball at the prestigious IMG Academy In 2024, he battled an injury in urned to High-A Hickory in late July and played his final 21 games RoughRiders. Between ACL Rangers, Hickory and Frisco, Mitchell 624 OPS and hit seven homers
IAN MOLLER
POSITION: C | DOB: 10/26/02 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 190
HOMETOWN: DUBUQUE, IA
M ll a fourth-round pick by the Rangers in 2021 out of Wahlert ol, forgoing a commitment to LSU. After 15 games with ACL 2021, Moller played 155 games over the next two seasons with wn East. He flashed defensively with High-A Hickory in 2024, rd in the South Atlantic League with a 989 fielding percentage or seventh with 22 runners caught stealing. His 16 stolen bases Minor League catchers
JOSH MOLLERUS
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 10/6/99 | HEIGHT: 6'3" | WEIGHT: 215
HOMETOWN: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Mollerus was originally a 10th-round pick by the Blue Jays in 2023 before being dealt to the Rangers on June 30, 2024 in exchange for former RoughRider Yerry Rodriguez. The right-hander went 6-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 24 appearances with High-A Hub City before being assigned to Frisco on June 24. The San Francisco, CA native pitched collegiately at the University of San Francisco for three years before one at Oregon
ABIMELEC ORTIZ
POSITION: 1B/OF | DOB: 2/22/02 | HEIGHT: 5'10" | WEIGHT: 203
HOMETOWN: BAYAMON, PR
Ortiz, MLB Pipeline’s No 12 Rangers prospect, was signed as a NonDrafted Free Agent on 7/29/21 out of Florida Southwestern State Junior College In 2023, Ortiz was the High-A South Atlantic League MVP and Tom Grieve Player of the Year, leading MiLB with a .615 slugging percentage and fourth with 33 home runs. In 2024 with Frisco, he ranked tied for fourth in the Texas League with 18 homers, including 10 in August. The Puerto Rican slugger has clipped 10-plus homers in all four Minor League seasons, amassing 73 total round-trippers
BER RODRIGUEZ
: SS | DOB: 10/24/00 | HEIGHT: 5'8" | WEIGHT: 178
WN: MARACAY, VENEZUELA
z enters his eighth season in the Rangers organization after Minor League Contract on July 2, 2017. He first reached Frisco batting .242 in 41 games. In 2024, he hit .234/.285/.369/.654
139 defensive assists ranked 10th among Texas League s. The Maracay, Venezuela native won the 2021 True Ranger iven to the Rangers Minor Leaguer who exemplifies the core the organization both on and off the field.
RENCIO SERRANO JR.
: RHP | DOB: 2/23/00 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 205
WN: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
nters his sixth year in the Rangers organization after signing a ague contract on March 27, 2019 The Chicago Cubs originally signed him in 2017, but he never made an appearance for an affiliate. In 2024, Serrano made 27 appearances, including three starts, between High-A Hickory, Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock In nine appearances and one start with the Riders, he posted a 5.19 ERA and secured two saves. The right-hander grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas before moving to Mexico after his freshman year of high school to focus on baseball.
MARCUS SMITH
POSITION: OF | DOB: 9/11/00 | HEIGHT: 5'11" | WEIGHT: 185
HOMETOWN: KANSAS CITY, MO
The Kansas City, MO native was originally a third round pick by the Athletics in 2019 before being dealt to the Rangers along with former Rider Dustin Harris for LHP Mike Minor on Sept 18, 2020 Smith was assigned to Frisco on June 3 after hitting .283 with four homers and 10 RBI’s with Triple-A Round Rock The 24-year-old speedster has stolen 81 bases in five seasons in the Rangers system, including a career-high 47 in 2022 with Low-A Down East. A star at Pembroke Hill HS (MO), Smith was initially committed to play collegiately at the University of Michigan.
JOSH STEPHAN
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 4/15/02 | HEIGHT: 6'3" | WEIGHT: 185
HOMETOWN: GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
Stephan, MLB Pipeline’s No 20 Rangers prospect, signed as a NonDrafted Free Agent on June 16, 2020, foregoing a commitment to Stephen F Austin He broke out in 2023, earning South Atlantic League All-Star honors and a promotion to Frisco. The Grand Prairie, Texas native made one start with the RoughRiders before an injury shut him down the rest of the season. In 2024, Stephan posted a 4.94 ERA across 12 games/11 starts before a UCL sprain ended his season. He re-emerged in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the All-AFL Team
TREY SUPAK
POSITION: RHP | DOB: 5/31/96 | HEIGHT: 6'5" | WEIGHT: 268
HOMETOWN: LA GRANGE, TX
The La Grange, Texas native signed a Minor League Contract with Texas on March 5, 2025, after going 7-3 with a 4 54 ERA between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa (Cubs). In 2022 and 2023, Supak pitched in the Athletics organization, including 28 games with Double-A Midland With Double-A Biloxi (Brewers) in 2019, he was named Southern League Pitcher of the Year Originally a CB-B pick in 2014 by the Pirates, Supak was traded in the 2015 offseason to Milwaukee. His uncle, Jody Supak, was an All-American pitcher at Houston in 1987
ASTIAN WALCOTT
N: SS | DOB: 3/14/06 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 190
WN: NASSAU, BAHAMAS
MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 Rangers and No. 9 overall prospect, the youngest player in Rangers franchise history to reach the A level in September 2024. With Frisco, he batted .348 (8-for-23) ames Before Frisco, he was a South Atlantic League All-Star, the league with nine triples. Between Hickory and Frisco, he led gers system with 54 extra-base hits and 34 doubles. Baseball voted him as Texas’ 2024 Minor League Player of the Year, as he organization’s Best Power Hitter and Best Infield Arm.
RY WEEMS
N: LHP | DOB: 6/6/97 | HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 205
WN: FLAGSTAFF, AZ
ear-old lefty was a sixth-round pick by the Chicago White Sox in ut of the University of Arizona. That season, he was named a Short A Pioneer League All-Star with the Great Falls Voyagers Along HP Dane Dunning, Weems was dealt to Texas in exchange for RHP Lynn on 12/8/2020 With Frisco in 2022, he ranked third on the n strikeouts (107). Weems missed 2023 after undergoing “Tommy ery and was limited to seven appearances, including one start, ickory and Round Rock due to a different injury in 2024.
RON ZAVALA
ON: OF | DOB: 6/24/00 | HEIGHT: 5'11" | WEIGHT: 193
TOWN: KEIZER, OR
The University of Oregon product was a second-round pick by Texas in 2021 – the highest-drafted position player in the Oregon baseball modern era. Zavala was the 2021 Pac-12 Player of the Year and a First Team AllAmerican by five media outlets After 22 games with ACL Rangers and Low-A Down East in 2021, Zavala was a Baseball America High-A All-Star in 2022 with Hickory, totaling 11 homers and 41 RBI Zavala has played his last 243 games with Frisco, notching 15 homers and 113 RBI. In 2024, he played a career-high 118 games, hitting 224/ 333/ 305/ 638
