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Moving on up? The Minor League Promotion Speculation Thread

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  1. juicystream

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    Both Leons might as well be cut from the 40-man roster. They are pointless.
     
    #21 juicystream, Jul 9, 2012
  2. xcrunner51

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    Crawfishboxes's podcast reports Wilton Lopez is coming back up after the break. Marwin Gonzalez will stay in AAA for the maximum 20 days of his rehab start. The FO wants him to get as much regular starting time as possible. As a rule 5, they can't send him down without offering him back to his original team.
     
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    I hope Jared can get more consistent with his pitching. Everyone here in League City would want to support our hometown guy. Dude was a beast in HS, hopefully he can get it together in the next 2 years.
     
    #23 CCorn, Jul 9, 2012
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    Can someone explain why Wallace is not getting called up to the big-league team to play out the season at 1B?
     
    #24 moonnumack, Jul 13, 2012
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    Not really. Scott Moore is not in the plans. There is no reason to have him up over Wallace.
     
    #25 leroy, Jul 13, 2012
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    OKC is really short on infielders right now. Wallace was pushed into service at SS last night. I think once their infield situation settles down Wallace will be moved up.

    It's hard to imagine Wallace won't get the bulk of the ab's at 1B in Houston for the rest of the season; anything else is just quibbling over timing.
     
    #26 xcrunner51, Jul 13, 2012
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    It would be much god damn simpler if Mills didn't HAVE to carry 13 pitchers and 3 utility players (Downs, Bixler, Moore).
     
    #27 xcrunner51, Jul 13, 2012
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    I just have this feeling that you could go ahead and move Fontana up to CC and he'd be just fine. Even if you take away his hot start to the season, just watch him play the game you'll see that he is close to big league ready. His defense is polished and ready. His approach at the plate is also very advanced. He def won't be a guy they'll take it easy on.
     
    #28 SupermoochieFro, Jul 15, 2012
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    Despite the injury, I would think the Astros would start Villar at OKC next year. Maybe a natural move up for Fontana to CC.

    At this point, I don't see why Fontana wouldn't get a 4 week look at Lancaster?
     
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    Chan Moon and Alex Todd both started this season at Lexington and moved up to Lancaster mid-season. If they moved up Fontana again, it'd just be another logjam at SS there. I think that's why they moved up Moon last week anyway. Plus Mier should be returning to Lancaster soon (off the dl).

    I get the whole 'Fontana can handle it, let's fast-track him' idea, but the fact is unless he could make it to Houston this year, there's no point in fast-tracking him now. He already got an aggressive placement at Lexington and now that Moon is gone Fontana will get the bulk of the ab's at SS in Lexington.

    They're really going to have a hard time placing Fontana, Mier, Moon and Todd this offseason. Fontana is obviously a bigger prospect/priority but he's not necessarily more advanced than the other three. Villar at OKC and Correa at Greeneville are really the only simple SS placements next season.
     
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    Holy crap, you weren't kidding. Long only touches 82 on his fastball?????!?!??!?!?!?

    Just curious, how hard did Mitch Lambson throw at TC last season?
     
    #31 tellitlikeitis, Jul 16, 2012
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    It is a tough call, but Villar at OKC, Mier at CC, Moon & Fontana at Lan. Fontana could just as easily be at CC.

    2B has the same problem. Curious to what Jose Martinez's status is moving forward. If he is under contract, or a minor league FA. If he's gone, you could see Fontana/Moon getting time at 2B.
     
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    Some one is going to have to grab the CC starting spot. I could see them starting Mier back at Lancaster again with a mid-season promotion scheduled. It's basically 4 guys who are roughly HiA level prospects.

    What I think is going to happen is Fontana at CC and Moon/Todd/Mier at Lancaster. If Mier produces in the first two months he moves up CC. In any event there's going to be a lot of juggling of time between SS/DH/2B especially for Todd.

    I don't what the deal with minor league free agents is; whether we hold team options on them or whether we have to add them to the 40-man to keep them. In any event, the Astros should try to keep Jose Martinez in the organization. He's earned a shot at OKC next year. With Paredes getting time at different positions (CF, 3B, etc...) and/or being traded/promoted, Martinez should get time at 2B in OKC.
     
    #33 xcrunner51, Jul 16, 2012
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    as far as an accurate reading i couldnt tell you... i talked to a friend of mine that i always go to the games with and asked him rough guess how fast Lambson was throwing and he said mid 80's and i was thinking low to mid 80's.....

    IDK if alot of you follow Tri City but Andrew Aplin hasnt been playing lately... this kinda has me nervous as maybe a promotion might be coming or he might be hurt.... i dont really know whats going on here or maybe its just a coaches decision to give him some rest IDK but i find it weird....

    Also found out tonight that Chase Davidson is on his way to Houston for Surgery... IDK more than that but his season is done....
     
    #34 Doyle1228, Jul 18, 2012
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    Hmm... Aplin not being in the lineup since Saturday (the 14th) certainly raises some questions as to whether a promotion is in the works or he's nursing some kind of injury. I feel like he's played in every game up to the 14th, or something like that.

    Chase Davidson was hampered by a wrist problem all spring, which prevented him from possibly receiving a full-season assignment. I wouldn't be surprised if it was bothering him once again.
     
    #35 tellitlikeitis, Jul 18, 2012
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    Looking back, he had days off on June 25 and June 28. It's unusual that he's gotten 3 days' rest, which might mean that he's nursing an injury of some sort.
     
    #36 tellitlikeitis, Jul 18, 2012
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    He was hit on the ankle during a recent at bat.
     
    #37 bigdaddy, Jul 18, 2012
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    When is Jio Mier due back?
     
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    Not sure how to show link. But, I saw this in Astros County report.
     
    #39 bigdaddy, Jul 18, 2012
  20. xcrunner51

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    200 ab's is usually a good number for promotion consideration and the short-season leagues are roughly halfway there. There's a ton of prospects in those leagues that look like they'll merit mid-season promotion. The only problem is there's a HUGE glut of prospects that merit promotion to LoA/HiA but not nearly as many prospects from those leagues that merit the promotion up the ladder.
     
    #40 xcrunner51, Jul 18, 2012
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