Joshua Michael Trentadue…Was named Region 18 Pitcher of the Year and selected to the NJCAA All-American Second Team as a junior in 2023 at the College of Southern Idaho after leading the country with a 16.01 SO/9 figure…Went 8-3 with a 2.04 ERA (15 ER/66.1 IP) and set single-season program strikeouts record with 118…Had committed to transfer to VCU prior to draft selection…Attended Mills Godwin (Va.) High School, where he helped guide the Eagles to a VHSL State Championship appearance during his junior campaign in 2019…Enjoys fishing, playing basketball and eating sushi in his free time.
2025
Turned in a 1.15 ERA (seven ER/54.2 IP) over 15 games (nine starts) with Hub City (A+) to earn a mid-season promotion to Frisco (AA), slotting in the RoughRiders’ rotation for seven starts (5.24 ERA)…Was selected to the South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star team, as the southpaw ranked among league leaders in ERA (first), WHIP (third, 0.84) and SO/9.0 IP (seventh, 11.69) with Hub City…One or zero earned runs in 14 of 15 outings with the Spartanburgers…Season-high 5.0 IP with a 2025-high-tying seven strikeouts in a scoreless start on May 22 vs. ROM (ND, one H, one BB)…Highest pitch count was 83 on July 9 at ROM (ND, 4.2 IP, three H, one R/ER, one BB, six K)…Promoted to AA on July 30 and made Frisco debut that night vs. SA (ND, 4.0 IP, four H, three R/ER, 0 BB, two K, one HR)…Averaged just over 3.0 IP and 64 pitches in his seven starts for the ‘Riders, notching two-plus strikeouts in each outing but also two-plus walks in six of seven games started…Had nearly equal platoon splits on the year, as left-handed batters managed just a .582 OPS while right-handed batters had a .593 OPS…The opposition was just 8-for-69 (.116) with runners in scoring position.
2024
Spent entirety of second pro season with Down East (A), registering a 4.46 ERA (35 ER/70.2 IP) with 92 strikeouts in swingman role (eight GS, 16 relief appearances)…Owned 7.01 ERA (20 ER/25.2 IP) as a starter and 3.00 ERA (15 ER/45.0 IP) as a reliever…Notched first pro win in season debut on April 6 vs. LYN (5.0 IP, 0 R, five K) and recorded first pro save on June 28 at DEL (3.0 IP, 0 R, six K)…Season-best eight strikeouts twice: July 4 at CAR and Aug. 28 at MB…Dominated left-handed batters (.210/.312/.284/.596, 17-81) while holding his own against righties (.266/.338/.360/.698, 54-for-203)…Permitted just two home runs in 70.2 IP (0.25 HR/9), tied for the fourth-fewest homers allowed among all Minor League hurlers with 70.0+ IP on the year.
2023
Tossed 3.1 scoreless frames with eight strikeouts, two walks and one it across three relief appearances for the ACL Rangers (Rk.) after his selection in the draft…Made pro debut on Aug. 7 vs. ACL Brewers (1.0 IP, two K)…Fanned eight of 13 batters faced in his brief game action…Signed with the Rangers on July 18.
