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I plan on doing these from time to time to keep you, the Texas Ranger fan, informed on the future of the Franchise. It will not be real in depth or go deep into the minor system most of the time, but I feel you should know how some of the guys waiting in the wings are doing.
Frisco Rough Riders: 
Lets start with a team that less Ranger fans know about and give you some numbers:
HR Leaders: Michael Bianucci LF – 4
Joey Butler RF – 2
Tommy Mendonca – 3B – 2
Hit Leaders: Michael Bianucci LF, Jose Ruiz 1B – 7
Joey Butler RF, Guilder Rodriguez SS, Engel Beltre CF -5
Batting Average: Jose Ruiz 1B – .500 in 14 AB.
Jonathan Greene 3B – .429 in 7 AB.
Robinzon Diaz C – .400 in 5 AB.
Innings Pitched: Wilfredo Boscan – 6.0
Mike Perconte – 5.1
Justin Miller – 5.0
Strikeouts: Miguel De Los Santos – 8
Jacob Brigham – 7
Justin Miller – 6
E.R.A. Mike Perconte, Beau Jones – 0.00
Justin Miller – 1.80
Adalberto Flores – 2.25
This is of course off of a small sample, since the Rough Riders have only played 6 games so far (Record 3-3). I look forward to keeping you all updated on the leaders and soon I will profile some of the players and even interview as many as I can. We will try to really dig into this team this season!
Round Rock Express: 
This team will have some names you recognize on it, and I will also try to cover you on them as well.
HR’s: Chris Davis 3B – 4
Esteban German 2B, Doug Deeds OF – 2
5 different players with 1
Hits: Chris Davis 3B – 9
Esteban German 2B, Endy Chavez OF – 8
Brad Nelson 1B – 7
Batting Average: Brian Barden 2B .556
Matt Kata 2B .500
Endy Chavez OF .444
Innings Pitched: Zach Jackson – 5.1
Eric Hurley, Derek Hankins, Brett Tomko – 5.0
Strikeouts: Eric Hurley – 7
Zach Jackson, Zachary Phillips – 5
Brett Tomko, Seth McClung – 4
E.R.A. Cody Eppley, Ramon Aguero 0.00
Zachary Phillips 1.93
Yoshinori Tateyama 3.00
So there are your leaders in some of the major categories at AA and AAA ball after the first week. they are 2-4 after the 1st 6 games. I hope you enjoyed this light look at the top two minor league clubs. More to come later!
