Gavin Thomas Collyer…Drafted by Texas in the 12th round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Mountain View (Ga.) High School…Named to the 2019 Gwinnett Daily Post All-County team as a senior after recording a 1.63 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 43 innings…Had committed to Clemson University before turning pro.
2025
Split the season between Frisco (AA) and Round Rock (AAA), going 5-6 with eight saves, a 4.40 ERA (30 ER/61.1 IP), 86 strikeouts, 46 walks and a .221 opponents' batting average in 51 relief appearances...His eight saves were tied for most in the Rangers system (also Robby Ahlstrom), while his 51 appearances were second to only Ahlstrom’s 53…Spent the first four months of the campaign with Frisco, going 4-5 with eight saves and a 3.97 ERA (20 ER/45.1 IP)…Fanned at least two batters in 12 of his first 13 outings, whiffing 30 total batters in 19.0 IP over that span for a 14.21 SO/9 rate – the fourth-highest mark in the Texas League over that stretch…Went 8-for-11 in saves through July 8, the second-most saves in the TL in that span…Promoted to Round Rock on Aug. 5, his first career appearance at the AAA level…Appeared in 14 games for the Express, going 1-1 with a 5.63 ERA (10 ER/16 IP)…Did not permit a run over his first four AAA outings, logging a 1-0 mark with 4.2 SHO IP (three H, four BB, seven K)...Tossed a season-high two IP six times (five with FRI, one with RR).
2024
Set career highs in games (41) and saves (seven), posting a 3.71 ERA (31 ER/51.0 IP) with 79 strikeouts and 33 walks for Hickory (A+) and Frisco…Pitching exclusively as a reliever, Collyer produced the highest strikeouts per 9.0 figure (13.94) among Texas farmhands (min. 50.0 IP) to rank 10th in all of the Minor Leagues under the same parameter…Opponents batted .246/.381/.377/.758 (49-for-199) with three home runs, including a .178 mark (21-for-118) for opposing right-handers…Had a 4.12 ERA through the end of May, but a 3.45 mark from June on…Recorded four or more outs in 18 of 41 outings, including a season-high 2.0 IP eight times…Notched a 2.0-IP save on June 5 vs. GRE (one H, one BB, four K)…Was elevated to Frisco on Sept. 10 and made his lone RoughRiders appearance in his final outing of the season on Sept. 12 at AMA (1.0 IP, three H, three R/ER, one BB, one K).
2023
Went 0-7 with two saves and a 5.33 ERA (32 ER/54.0 IP) in 31 games (six starts) for Hickory and Down East (A).
2022
Achieved career highs in wins (six), innings (104.2) and strikeouts (115) over 24 games (22 starts) between Down East and Hickory…Spent majority of campaign at Low-A, but was promoted to Hickory on Sept. 9 and made one start for the Crawdads on Sept. 9 vs. Rome (L, 3.2 IP, two H, five R, one ER, four BB, five K)…Participated in Rangers’ Fall Instructional League program.
2021
Spent the majority of the season in the Down East rotation as the youngest starter for a Wood Ducks team that finished runner-up in the Low-A East…Finished the regular season by going 2-1, 1.79 (eight ER/40.1 IP) over his final nine games (eight starts), earning him the start in Game 1 of the best-of-five Low-A East Championship Series (L, 4.2 IP, three R/ER)…Opponents batted .236/.360/.348/.708.
2020
Did not see official game action after Minor League season was canceled due to pandemic…Struck out 10 of 30 (33.3%) batters faced in Fall Developmental League, holding opponents to four runs on seven hits and four walks.
2019
Made pro debut with the AZL Rangers.
