Down East Wood Ducks infielder Echedry Vargas, 19, batted .407 with three home runs, four doubles, and seven RBI in six games last week.
Top 30 prospect with more development to do showed why the organization is so high on him joining the Majors one day.was named the Carolina League Player of the Week for July 29-Aug. 4 after his performance with the Down East Wood Ducks, the Rangers’ Class A affiliate.
With his week, Vargas boosted his slash line for the season, as he’s batting .274/.325/.466/.791 with 12 home runs, two triples, 16 doubles, and 38 RBI in 72 games, all with the Wood Ducks. The Rangers signed him in January of 2022 as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. That earned him a trip stateside for the 2023 season, which he played 52 games for the Arizona Complex League Rangers and one for Down East. He combined to slash .317/.388/.568/.956 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI.
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