2012 Rangers Instructional League Roster

The Texas Rangers have announced their roster and game schedule for the 2012 Fall Instructional League, which begins on September 16. Lone Star Dugout takes a look at the 61 young prospects that will descend upon Surprise.

The Texas Rangers are sending 44 of their top young prospects to Surprise, Ariz., where they will participate in the Fall Instructional League. The circuit features a 15-game schedule, with games kicking off on September 19 and concluding on October 13. Players will begin workouts at the club’s minor league facility in Surprise on September 16.

During the month-long camp, the Rangers will play games against instructs squads from the Indians, Dodgers, White Sox, Royals, and Reds. They also have four games scheduled against South Korea’s SK Wyverns, who won Korean Series titles in 2007, 2008, and 2010. The Wyverns will presumably send a group of young players to the instructional league in Arizona.

In addition to the regular instructional league, a number of clubs based in Phoenix’s West Valley will once again form the Advanced Instructional League. The AIL will play an 18-game schedule, with games beginning on September 19 and concluding with a championship game––played at the stadium of the club with the best record––on October 13.

The Rangers are sending 17 prospects to the advanced league. They are denoted on the roster by an asterisk.

A complete listing of the Rangers’ 2012 Instructional League roster and game schedules are shown below.

Pitchers
Name	Pos	B/T	HT	WT	DOB	2012 Club
Alec Asher	RHP	R/R	6'4	218	10/04/91	Spokane
Ryan Bores	RHP	R/R	6'4	210	10/10/90	AZL
Eric Brooks	RHP	R/R	6'1	195	08/29/90	Spokane
Kyle Castro	RHP	R/R	6’4	190	08/18/93	DNP – Injured
Abel de los Santos	RHP	R/R	6'2	180	11/21/92	Spokane
C.J. Edwards	RHP	R/R	6’2	155	09/03/91	AZL/SPO
Jon Edwards*	RHP	R/R	6'5	230	01/08/88	AZL/SPO/MYR/FRI
Andrew Faulkner	LHP	R/L	6’3	180	09/12/92	Hickory
Keone Kela	RHP	R/R	6'1	195	04/16/93	AZL
Cody Kendall	RHP	R/R	6'2	210	12/12/89	Spokane
Phil Klein*	RHP	R/R	6'7	240	04/30/89	HIC/MYR
John Kukuruda	RHP	R/R	6'4	180	06/09/92	Spokane
Will Lamb*	LHP	L/L	6'6	180	09/09/90	Hickory
Jose Leclerc	RHP	R/R	6'0	165	12/19/93	DSL
Nick Martinez*	RHP	L/R	6'1	175	08/05/90	Hickory
Kevin Matthews	LHP	R/L	5'11	180	11/29/92	Hickory
Nick McBride*	RHP	R/R	6'4	180	05/13/91	HIC/MYR
Yohander Mendez	LHP	L/L	6'5	175	01/17/95	DSL
Nerfy Nunez	LHP	L/L	6'3	210	08/12/92	DSL
Luis Parra	LHP	L/L	6'2	160	11/21/91	AZL
Connor Sadzeck	RHP	R/R	6'5	195	10/01/91	Spokane
Tyler Smith	RHP	R/R	6'3	195	02/03/92	AZL
Kevin Sosa	RHP	R/R	6'1	192	01/06/95	DSL
Jose Valdespina	RHP	R/R	6'6	220	03/22/92	Spokane
Joe Van Meter*	RHP	R/R	6'2	195	10/18/88	MYR/FRI
Kelvin Vasquez	RHP	R/R	6'4	180	04/06/93	DSL
Greg Williams	LHP	L/L	6'4	205	12/30/89	Hickory
Collin Wiles	RHP	R/R	6'4	180	05/30/94	AZL
Mike Zouzalik	RHP	R/R	6'3	195	07/13/90	N/A

Catchers
Name	Pos	B/T	HT	WT	DOB	2012 Club
Jorge Alfaro*	C	R/R	6’2	185	06/11/93	Hickory
Pat Cantwell*	C	R/R	6’2	190	04/10/90	Spokane
Carlos Garay	C	R/R	6’0	178	10/05/94	DSL
David Lyon	C	B/R	6’0	200	01/19/90	AZL
Joe Maloney	C	R/R	6’2	190	07/27/90	Spokane
Charles Moorman	C	R/R	5’11	200	01/09/94	AZL
Fernando Vivili	C	R/R	6’3	210	01/09/94	AZL

Infielders
Name	Pos	B/T	HT	WT	DOB	2012 Club
Hanser Alberto*	SS	R/R	5’11	175	10/17/92	HIC/MYR
Janluis Castro	2B	B/R	5'9	160	01/04/94	AZL
Joey Gallo	3B	L/R	6'5	205	11/19/93	AZL/SPO
Ronald Guzman	1B	L/L	6’4	205	10/10/94	AZL
Smerling Lantigua	3B	R/R	6’2	180	02/03/94	Spokane
Luis Marte	SS	R/R	6’1	170	12/15/93	AZL
Rougned Odor*	2B	L/R	5’11	170	02/03/94	Hickory
Drew Robinson*	3B	L/R	6’1	185	04/20/92	Hickory
Ryan Rua*	3B	R/R	6’2	180	03/11/90	Spokane
Alberto Triunfel	SS	R/R	5’11	160	02/01/94	AZL
Nick Urbanus	SS	L/R	6’1	175	03/29/92	SPO/HIC

Outfielders
Name	Pos	B/T	HT	WT	DOB	2012 Club
Jordan Akins	OF	R/R	6’3	192	04/19/92	Hickory
Preston Beck	OF	L/R	6’2	190	10/26/90	Spokane
Jairo Beras	OF	R/R	6’6	190	12/25/94	N/A
Royce Bolinger*	OF	R/R	6’2	190	08/12/90	Spokane
Lewis Brinson	OF	R/R	6’3	170	05/08/94	AZL
Zach Cone*	OF	R/R	6’2	205	12/14/89	Hickory
Chris Garia	OF	B/R	6’0	165	12/16/92	Spokane
Chris Grayson*	OF	L/L	6’2	195	09/15/89	HIC/MYR
Jamie Jarmon	OF	R/R	6’1	190	06/21/94	AZL
Nomar Mazara	OF	L/L	6’4	200	04/26/95	AZL
Eduard Pinto	OF	L/L	5’11	150	10/23/94	DSL
Jake Skole*	OF	L/L	6’1	190	01/17/92	SPO/MYR
Jeremy Williams*	OF	R/R	6’2	220	12/16/92	HIC/MYR
Nick Williams	OF	L/L	6’3	195	09/08/93	AZL

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Fall Instructional League Game Schedule

Monday-Friday games played at 12:30 p.m. Saturday games played at 10:00 a.m.

September 19: at SK Wyverns
September 21: vs. Cleveland
September 22: at Los Angeles Dodgers
September 24: vs. Chicago White Sox
September 26: vs. Kansas City
September 28: at Los Angeles Dodgers
September 29: at SK Wyverns
October 1: at Chicago White Sox
October 3: vs. Kansas City
October 5: at Los Angeles Dodgers
October 6: vs. SK Wyverns
October 8: at SK Wyverns
October 10: vs. Kansas City
October 11: at Cincinnati
October 13: vs. SK Wyverns

Advanced Instructional League Game Schedule

Rangers prospects will play with the Surprise team, which is comprised of players from the Kansas City and Texas organizations. For further explanation on the Advanced Instructional League, check out this 2009 article by MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo.

September 19: at Maryvale
September 20: at Glendale
September 21: vs. Goodyear
September 24: vs. Goodyear
September 25: at Glendale
September 26: at Peoria
September 27: at Maryvale
September 28: vs. Goodyear
October 1: vs. Goodyear
October 2: vs. Glendale
October 3: at Glendale
October 4: at Goodyear
October 5: vs. Glendale
October 8: vs. Peoria
October 9: vs. Goodyear
October 10: at Peoria
October 11: vs. Glendale
October 12: vs. Peoria
October 13: AIL Championship Game

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