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Ariel Jurado

Ariel Jurado #57

  • P
  • B/T: R/R
  • 6' 1/180
  • Age: 22

2018 Stats

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
12 5-5 5.93 54.2 22 1.54

MLB Career Stats

G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
12 5-5 5.93 54.2 22 1.54

Ariel Jurado Bio

  • Fullname: Ariel Bolivar Jurado
  • Nickname: Bartolito
  • Born: 1/30/1996 in Aguadulce, Panama
  • Debut: 5/19/2018
Ariel Bolivar Jurado

Ariel Bolivar (Agrazal) Jurado...signed by Rangers scout Eduardo Thomas…has attended Rangers winter minicamp in Arlington each of the last two offseasons… participated in a December visit to the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas.

2017

Posted career highs in starts (27), innings (157.0) while leading Frisco in both categories…also posted a careerhigh ERA figure (4.59) and was charged with a career-high 11 losses after entering season with 8 career losses over 4 pro seasons…his 157.0 innings ranked 2nd in the Texas League, while his 0.92 HR/9 rate ranked 3rd among league qualifiers… posted a 6.41 ERA (19 ER/26.2 IP) over 1st 5 starts before going 5-0, 1.86 (8 ER/38.2 IP) over 6 starts in May to lower ERA to a season-best 3.72…competed for the South Division in the Texas League All-Star Game in Frisco on 6/27 and earned the win after tossing one scoreless inning in relief…went 2-6 with a 5.08 ERA (41 ER/72.2 IP) in 12 starts after the All-Star break…posted 3 straight quality starts to close the season, going 1-0 with a 1.45 ERA (3 ER/18.2 IP)…allowed a career-high 16 home runs, but posted 0.43 HR/9 rate (2 HR/41.2 IP) over final 7 starts… opponents batted .302 (188-622) overall, including .278 (108-388) by right-handed batters and .342 (80-234) by lefties.

2016

Reached Double-A at age 20, going 8-6 with a 3.66 ERA (50 ER/123.0 IP) and 106 strikeouts over 24 games/22 starts with High-A High Desert and Double-A Frisco… opponents batted .268 (129-481), including .241 (51-212) by left-handed hitters…permitted zero-or-one run in 7 of 16 starts with High Desert…his 2.53 GO/AO rate was 3rd-highest in the CAL League through 7/21…promoted to Frisco on 7/22 and was the 3rd-youngest player in the Texas League at the time of his 1st start…completed at least 5.0 innings in all 8 outings, allowing 2-or-fewer runs 6 times…started one game for Panama in the WBC qualifier on 3/20 vs. Columbia, recording 4 strikeouts over 2.1 scoreless innings.

2015

Chosen as the organization's Nolan Ryan Minor League Pitcher of the Year…named a Baseball America Low Class A All-Star and South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star…tabbed the 11th-best prospect in the SAL by Baseball America…led all Texas farmhands in victories… opened season in the Hickory rotation and went 9-0, 2.07 (14 ER/61.0 IP) over 11 games/10 starts prior to the All-Star break…had the 4th-highest GO/AO (3.20) through the first half…named SAL Pitcher of the Month for May, going 3-0, 1.24 (4 ER/29.0 IP) in 5 starts…was chosen as the starter for the Northern Division in the SAL All-Star Game…spent bulk of the 2nd half in the Crawdads bullpen, going 3-1, 3.08 (13 ER/38.0 IP) over 11 games/5 starts.

2014

Compiled a 1.63 ERA (7 ER/38.2 IP) over 14 games/3 starts in stateside debut.

2013

Started 9 games for the DSL Rangers in his first professional season.
Year W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 Stats 5 5 5.93 12 8 0 54.2 22 1.54
MLB Career Stats 5 5 5.93 12 8 0 54.2 22 1.54

Splits

Duration W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
Last 7 Games 3 3 5.46 7 3 0 28.0 36 17 9 11 1.61
Last 15 Games 5 5 5.93 12 8 0 54.2 66 36 18 22 1.54
Last 30 Games - - --- - - - --- - - - - ---
Last 3 Games W L SV IP H ER BB SO
9/15 @ SD 1 0 0 4.0 7 3 2 3
9/21 vs SEA 1 0 0 5.0 6 2 1 2
9/27 @ SEA 1 0 0 6.0 2 0 0 3
2018 Games by Position: SP (8) RP (4)

Statcast Averages

Year Team LG NP Pitch Type Avg Pitch Speed (mph) Avg Spin Rate (rpm) Avg Exit Velocity (mph)
2018 Rangers AL 521 Two-seam FB 91.7 1,719 90.3
MLB Avg - - - Two-seam FB 92.5 2,153 88.4

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News

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