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These four pitching prospects are the closest to joining the Rangers’ rotation

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The 2019 season opened Thursday night for full-season minor-league affiliates, meaning clubs Low A and above, and the Texas Rangers sent some of their best prospects to the mound.

That included top prospect Hans Crouse, the high-upside right-hander whose fastball approaches 100 mph and is complemented by two sliders and a work-in-progress changeup, starting for Low A Hickory.

Tyler Phillips, the Rangers’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year, took his premium control to the mound for High A Down East.