Oh yeah, forgot about him. Have we heard any update on his ankle/leg? With the off days, a trip to the DL will be easier to handle.
Heitor Tokar, the big Brazilian righty, allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five over 4.1 scoreless innings in the GCL today.
Sure, but then they'd have to pay him a ML salary which I don't know if they want to do or not. And he accrues service time. Which I can't imagine they'd care about. My guess is they might be as apt to DFA him as bother transferring him to the 60, but that's a guess based upon nothing.
Kyle Serrano sighting in the GCL. 1 IP 2 H 4 BB 5 R/ER Serrano has now pitched 6 IPs in his 2017-2019 Astros career.
Freúdis Nova hit an RBI single as Quad Cities beat Clinton 2-0 in a game that was suspended due to rain and completed today. In the regularly scheduled game, Nova hit three doubles, the first of which drove in a run, and scored three times.
Tyler Ivey is listed as pitching for the GCL Astros right now, though he hasn't been officially added to the roster, so it's possible it's a mistake. I think there was a game the other day that said Solomon was pitching, when it was actually Yeremi Ceballos. If it is Ivey, it's good to see him on track to pitch again.
Down in the GCL... Luis Guerrero, the Astros' 8th-round pick in last month's draft, hit a three-run homer, the first of his career. Franklin Pinto has a two-run double and a two-run triple.
Miguel Palma hit his second home run of the year for the DSL squad in a game that originally began on June 15 but was suspended and then completed today.
Now that all the draft signings are in the books, here’s the list of position player prospects in Houston’s minor leagues who got Top 2 round bonuses ($700k+) and Round 3-10 bonuses ($125k-700k): $700k+: 1B AJ Reed OF Kyle Tucker OF Derek Fisher 1B Seth Beer SS Anibal Sierra OF Ronnie Dawson OF JJ Matijevic OF Granden Goetzman IF MiguelAngel Sierra SS Freudis Nova C Korey Lee 3B Joe Perez IF Yorbin Cueta OF Collin Barber SS Dauris Lorenzo $125k-700k: C Garrett Stubbs 3B Nick Tanielu 3B Abraham Toro OF Stephen Wrenn C Mike Papierski 1B Jake Adams SS Jonathan Arauz IF Enmanuel Valdez SS Jeremy Pena OF Chandler Taylor OF Corey Julks OF Scott Schreiber C Cesar Salazar OF Alex McKenna SS Grae Kessinger OF Andres Santana OF Matthew Barefoot OF Wilyer Abreu OF Jordan Brewer IF Deury Carrasco C Nathan Perry C Nerio Rodriguez IF Yeuris Ramirez OF Luis Guerrero OF Franklin Pinto OF Yefri Carrillo C Jose Alvarez OF Yimmi Cortabarria C Miguel Palma IF Ayendi Ortiz IF Cristian Gonzalez OF Tomas Ramirez OF Jesus Liranzo IF Yohander Martinez OF Frank Perez IF Ricardo Balogh There will be a handful of names added as July 2 bonuses/signings are announced.
Will be very interesting to see if Reed gets claimed or traded. Surely he won’t pass all the way thru waivers given he still has an option left. Marlins, Royals, Tigers, Indians, White Sox, and Orioles should all be lining up to give him a chance.