Trio of star starters part of Riders initial roster

FRISCO, Texas (Mar. 27, 2019) - Three of the top arms in the Rangers farm system - Jonathan Hernández , Brock Burke and Joe Palumbo - headline the Frisco RoughRiders initial roster for the 2019 season, the Texas Rangers announced Wednesday.
All three pitchers rank in the top 10 of MLB Pipeline's top 30 Rangers prospects list, with Hernandez leading the way at No. 5, Burke ranked sixth and Palumbo checking in as the eighth-best prospect. Hernandez and Palumbo each pitched with the Riders during the second half of the 2018 season, while Burke was acquired in a trade from the Rays in December.
Aside from the three impressive arms, the 2019 initial roster features…
* 15 players who have previously suited up for the Riders and an additional four players with experience at the Double-A level or above in other organizations
* Four members of the Rangers 40-man roster (Burke, Hernandez, Palumbo and Wei-Chieh Huang )
* Nine players age 23 or younger
* Players from seven different countries (Canada, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Taiwan, United States and Venezuela)
* Three players from Texas, including Dallas native Preston Beck
Below is the full initial roster. Click here for a PDF version. 
 
PITCHERS
Edgar Arredondo
Blake Bass
Jairo Beras
Brock Burke
Yoel Espinal
Jonathan Hernandez
Wei-Chieh Huang
James Jones
Jake Lemoine
Emerson Martinez
Jeffeson Medina
Joe Palumbo
Pedro Payano
Locke St. John
Walker Weickel
CATCHERS
Chuck Moorman
Josh Morgan
Tony Sanchez
INFIELDERS
Andretty Cordero
Brendon Davis
Michael De Leon
Charles Leblanc
Christian Lopes
Juremi Profar
OUTFIELDERS
Josh Altmann
Eliezer Álvarez
Preston Beck
LeDarious Clark
The 2019 season begins next Thursday, April 4 at Dr Pepper Ballpark. Single-game tickets, season ticket memberships and group hospitality packages are all on-sale. For more information about the coming season, visit RidersBaseball.com or call (972) 731-9200.
About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 14 seasons (2005-2018). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for xtwo consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrián González, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].