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Molina

Molina was acquired from the Rangers at the trade deadline last year for reliever Phil Maton. Molina has registered a 2.87 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 82/26 K/BB ratio in 69 innings at Double-A Springfield. He will slot into the Triple-A rotation behind older starting pitchers like Hunter Dobbins, Quinn Mathews, and injured pitchers Richard Fitts, Cooper Hjerpe, and Tekoah Roby. It’s unlikely the 22-year-old Molina will make MLB starts this season, but he could be a name to watch next year.

It’s the second time this calendar year that the 22-year-old southpaw has been dealt, as he was acquired from the Brewers for right-hander Grant Anderson back in early January. Molina has posted a 3.41 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and a 92/28 K/BB ratio over 74 innings in 18 appearances (17 starts) between Single-A Hickory and High-A Hub City this season.

The Rangers were going to lose Anderson on waivers without getting anything for him after he was designated for assignment earlier in the week, so instead they opted to flip him to the Brewers for a low-level prospect. Molina, 21, was a seventh-round pick from the 2024 draft class and hurled five scoreless innings at Single-A Carolina in his professional debut last season. He’s probably a couple of years away from being an option at the big-league level.