John King, 24 year old lefthanded pitcher, has been promoted from low-A Hickory to high-A Down East, it was announced today.
King, who was the subject of a write-up earlier this week by Jamey Newberg, was a 10th round pick of the Rangers out of the University of Houston in 2017, and had Tommy John surgery before he ever threw a professional pitch. He impressed late last year and in Instructionals, however, and has gotten off to a strong start to the 2019 season, striking out 29 batters in 26.2 IP for the Wood Ducks while walking just two and allowing one home run.