Rangers prospect pushes way back to High-A after offseason melanoma surgery
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Caden Scarborough did not allow a run over 13 innings of work in his first stint at High-A Hub City in 2025.
His path back to the level came with an offseason scare when the Rangers' No. 2 prospect had surgery to remove a malignant melanoma in his neck in early February. He has since returned to the mound, building up with two appearances in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League earlier this month.
Friday night marked MLB’s No. 77 prospect’s first action in a Spartanburgers uniform since Sept. 11 of last season. The right-hander tallied four innings of work where he allowed just one earned run on two hits with three strikeouts in a 4-0 loss to Greensboro at First National Bank Field.
Scarborough features two 60-grade pitches in his fastball and slider. The 21-year-old recorded all three of his strikeouts on that slider in his return to High-A. He flashed the stuff that can allow him to build on a career 11.5 K/9 entering Friday night's start.
Texas selected Scarborough in the sixth round of the Draft in 2023 as a talented high school arm from the Florida prep ranks. The righty started his professional progression in 2024 with stops for the ACL Rangers and then-Single-A Down East. Scarborough really found a groove in the 2025 season between time for Single-A Hickory and Hub City, where in 88 innings, he struck out 114 batters and walked just 21.