Those are crazy good numbers. I don't know much about how pitching numbers from Double AA translate to the big leagues. I assume peripherals are more important.
It would be hilarious if it were just one game. LOL. I used to have fun watching my kid play tee ball.
Hunter Brown reminds me a lot of Cristian Javier's development pathway. Great stuff (Brown's is actually better), bit of a walk problem and definitely trouble getting stretched out the in minors for a full 162 ML season. If we want another multi-inning relief ace like Javier, it'd be perfectly fine, but i keep hoping we eventually develop a 200 inning TOR guy. But hey, LMJ and Cristian Javier are solid outcomes too. Brown gets Walker Buehler comps. It would be completely game-changing to develop a Walker Buehler.
Brown to Sugar Land is a nice development. Gets him in the health and safety program in case he's needed in the majors.
My Post-deadline Astros Top 30 Prospects: 1. SS/OF Pedro Leon (55) 2022 2. C Korey Lee (55) 2022 3. RHP Hunter Brown (55) 2022 4. SS Jeremy Pena (50) 2022 5. RHP Forrest Whitley (50) 2023 6. OF Tyler Whitaker (45) 2025 7. RHP Alex Santos (45) 2024 8. CF Jake Meyers (45) 2021 9. RHP Jaime Melendez (45) 2023 10. RHP Peter Solomon (45) 2021 11. 3B Joe Perez (45) 2022 12. OF Colin Barber (45) 2023 13. RHP Shawn Dubin (45) 2022 14. IF Freudis Nova (45) 2023 15. C Mike Papierski (45) 2022 16. RHP Jairo Solis (45) 2023 17. RHP Angel Macuare (45) 2023 18. IF Dauri Lorenzo (45) 2025 19. RHP Tyler Ivey (45) 2023 20. RHP Chayce McDermott (45) 2024 21. IF Alex Ulloa (45) 2025 22. OF Ronnie Dawson (45) 2022 23. OF Zach Daniels (45) 2024 24. RHP Austin Hansen (45) 2022 25. IF Grae Kessinger (45) 2022 26. RHP Brett Conine (45) 2022 27. RHP JP France (45) 2022 28. C Yainer Diaz (45) 2024 29. LHP Jonathan Bermudez (40) 2022 30. RHP Jose Alberto Rivera (40) 2023 Other grade 40/45 (no order, just grouped by position): C: Colton Shaver, Scott Manea, CJ Stubbs, Luke Berryhill, Nerio Rodriguez, Nathan Perry, Juan Santander, Miguel Palma IF: Alex De Goti, Miguelangel Sierra, David Hensley, Norel Gonzalez, Scott Schreiber, Enmanuel Valdez, Luis Santana, Deury Carrasco, Yohander Martinez, Shay Whitcomb, Narbe Cruz, Luis Guerrero OF: Jose Siri, JJ Matijevic, Marty Costes, Alex McKenna, Ross Adolph, Corey Julks, Matthew Barefoot, Jordan Brewer, Richi Gonzalez P: Chad Donato, Ronel Blanco, Jojanse Torres, Riley Ferrell, Parker Mushinski, Ty Brown, Jimmy Endersby, Kyle Serrano, Blair Henley, Cody Deason, Valente Bellozo, Luis Vega, Julio Robaina, Manny Ramirez, Heitor Tokar, Diosmerky Taveras, Alfredi Jiminez, Elian Rodriguez, Jayson Schroeder This farm has taken a step forward and I would say when factoring in depth and development capabilities the Astros system is average and should rank in the 12-20 range in the league. Any ranking that has them in the bottom 1/3 of the league isnt factoring in depth and is likely too low on Leon, Lee, and Brown.
Yainer Diaz went 2-4 with a sac fly and an RBI double for Fayetteville in his first game as a member of the Astros organization. Justin Dirden hit his 11th homer of the year.
Jaime Melendez struggled in his four innings, but R.J. Freure backed him up with four scoreless innings. Freure, who allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out six, lowered his ERA to... 6.66. Asheville was held to one hit as they lost 3-0 in Rome.
Asheville has a big group of 3rd and 4th tier position player prospects who are putting up big slash lines that have them on the radar for when they reach AA. Enmanuel Valdez has 18 HR. Whitcomb, Correa, and Barefoot all have a >900 ops.
Quick 2012-current draft recap: 2012: 2 still in system (Correa, McCullers) 10 reached majors (Correa, McCullers, Fontana, Rodgers, Ruiz, Phillips, Tucker, Heineman, Hauschild, Jankowski) 2013: 1 still in system (Emanuel) 5 reached majors (Emanuel, Kemp, Nottingham, Martin, White) Appel, Pinero still active with other teams' farms 2014: 1 still in system (James) 9 reached majors (Fisher, Reed, Davis, Mengden, Nix, Deetz, Laureano, Thompson, James) Aiken, Ritchie, Tanielu, Marshall still active in other teams' farms 2015: 5 still in system (Bregman, Tucker, Ferrell, Stubbs, Garza) 9 reached majors (5 above plus Cameron, Eshelman, Thornton, Sandoval, and Straw) Ferguson, Sands, Clemens, Baker still active in other teams' farms 2016: 9 still in system (8 in AAA, 1 in FCL) 5 reached majors (Dawson, Jones, Rogers, Toro, Hartman) Wrenn, Howard, Robinson, Vines still in other systems 2017: 14 still in system (3 MLB, 5 AAA, 4 AA, 1 High A, 1 A); doesn't include Costes 8 reached majors (Bielak, Meyers, McCormick, Ivey, Solomon, Bukauskas, Martin, Rojas) Bohanek, Cruz, Breaux, Cumbie in other systems 2018: 22 still in system (6 AAA, 10 AA, 5 High A, 1 A); doesn't include Correa 0 reached majors Beer, Roach, Lin, Gross in other systems 2019: 24 still in system (2 AAA, 4 AA, 8 High A, 7 A, 3 FCL); doesn't include Correa Battenfield in other system 2020: 4 still in system (3 High A, 1 A) 2021: 17 in system
