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Rangers in AFL: Ibanez, Trevino thriving
- Updated: November 1, 2016
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Andy Ibanez hit .285 in 130 games during the regular season, but despite the success in his first professional season, the 23-year-old knows he can get better offensively and is working on his swing mechanics in the Arizona Fall League.
“I would like to improve my timing when hitting the ball, many times I swing upwards and I came to improve that,” Ibanez, the Rangers’ No. 2 prospect said. “Try to hit more line drives.”
Ibanez got off to a hot start in Arizona, notching hits in each of his first five contests. Although his modest hit streak came to an end, Ibanez has continued to perform well, with his average sitting at .308 through 10 games.
While Ibanez focuses on his approach at the plate, Jose Trevino is working on his game behind the plate.
The Rangers’ No. 20 prospect played all over the field in college at Oral Roberts, and it wasn’t until the Rangers selected him in the sixth round of the 2014 Draft that he started catching full-time.
“I feel like it was something that just sort of fell to me,” Trevino said. “I love catching now. I loved the infield when I did it. They gave me the catcher’s glove and I was like, ‘Dang, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do this.’ But I was hoping that just getting an offseason in and become the …
