Chih-Hsien Chiang News

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Frisco runner Chih-Hsien Chiang gets picked off on the seventh attempt by Hooks pitcher Ruben Alaniz during the sixth inning Sunday at Whataburger Field, with first baseman Ben Orloff applying the tag.

Barring any breakout showing from the non-roster invitee catchers during Spring Training, Tim Federowicz is penciled in as the back-up catcher to A.J. Ellis for 2013.

Before leaving the winter meetings on Thursday, the Texas Rangers added outfielder Chih-Hsien Chiang of Taiwan on a minor-league contract.

The time before that the Mariners traded with the Orioles, the Mariners got John Parrish .

Last week I introduced some of the outfielders at the top of the Mariner organization, and this week I will highlight the best outfielding prospects in the lower levels of the farm system.