Patrick Sandoval pitched his best professssional game yesterday in the GCL. 5 IPs 3Hs 0 Rs 0 BBs 7 Ks
Albert Abreu vs. Burlington: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K Franklin Perez, after coming on for Abreu: 4 IP, 3 H, 4 K Francis Martes @ Midland: 7 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 7 K
Martes has been wicked in the 2nd half. 47.1 IP, 2.85 ERA, 58 Ks, 14 BB, 0.99 WHIP, 11 Ks/9. He's still just 20 in AA
Johnson, who was the Astros' 16th-round pick from Missouri State, now has 30 home runs in this calendar year. He led Division I with 24 in the spring. Not a major prospect, but a little tidbit for you. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GONE-SON! Spencer Johnson deposits his 4th HR of the season over the wall in left, and the 'Cats lead 15-2! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGatos?src=hash">#VamosGatos</a></p>— Tri-City ValleyCats (@ValleyCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/ValleyCats/status/762423527202881536">August 7, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gurriel picks up his 5th RBI with a 1st inning double. 5-for-11, 2 2B in 4 games with <a href="https://twitter.com/JetHawks">@JetHawks</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a></p>— Jason Schwartz (@jasondschwartz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasondschwartz/status/762444174738063360">August 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GRAND SLAM YULIESKI GURRIEL! He hits one off the foul pole in left on an 0-2 pitch to get the JetHawks back in it. 10-7 Modesto in the 6th.</p>— Lancaster JetHawks (@JetHawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/JetHawks/status/762469293678206978">August 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gurriel done for day. Grand slam a nice way to end stint with <a href="https://twitter.com/JetHawks">@JetHawks</a>. Final totals: 6-for-14, 2 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 0BB/3K <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a></p>— Jason Schwartz (@jasondschwartz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasondschwartz/status/762470868677107713">August 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Between Greeneville and Tri-City, Tyler Britton has a 41:3 K:BB ratio in 26 innings. Britton was the Astros' 23rd-round pick out of High Point in June.
Imagine having JD Martinez as the Left fielder, Villar as the 3rd baseman, Fowler as the Center Fielder. Three guys the Astros virtually gave away and got absolutely nothing for them. What is sad about giving up on JD Martinez was he was a consistent .250 hitter. An average most of the guys on the team can't even fathom of reaching. Sure others were rated better prospects, but it's no different than when Altuve was thought to be keeping 2nd base warm for when Delino DeShields was ready to move up.
Fowler has already been a free agent since Houston traded him for Chicago so even if they hadn't done that he wouldn't still be playing for them. Also, Valbuena has put up comparable value stats to Fowler, and they had him for an extra year. It's a shame about Martinez and Villar but there's nothing they can do about it now.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Grand Slam for <a href="https://twitter.com/el_yuly10">@el_yuly10</a> <a href="https://t.co/e7DJCUhrBj">pic.twitter.com/e7DJCUhrBj</a></p>— G (@gesquivel4040) <a href="https://twitter.com/gesquivel4040/status/762469328474083329">August 8, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
