Pedro Leon is starting another rehab assignment in AAA tonight. Interesting timing as he will now have to be activated by 9/19.
Wow, Alonzo Tredwell logged 10 strikeouts in 4 innings tonight, 0 bb, 1 er. Amazing start for him so far in AA: 11ip, 20k, 4bb, 3er.
Length makes up for a lack of velocity - but they think he isn’t a Chris Young clone, that he can and will add a few ticks or more if he stays healthy. I know they drafted him as the high upside guy to counterbalance all the older college arms. Odd thing is the Astros seemed unconcerned and very calm with him even when he struggled - surprising because he was a high pick. He has had a very positive season and a strong finish this season and he won’t be far from the big leagues - amazing considering where he was at less than a year ago.
Looks like he hit an absolute tank, too. He's gotta be the strangest 27 year old prospect -- if you can still call him that. I still like him for his power/speed combo plus defensive versatility.
There are only 6 prospects in the system with a k rate <20% in full season ball (min 100 pa) IF Alberto Hernandez 1B Wes Clarke IF Jeron Williams C Garret Guillemette OF/2B Yamal Encarnacion C/UT Jancel Villarroel
Agreed. Snake needs a project, so I say he looks at the "top 5" and "bottom 5" systems in baseball and gives us a comparison.
I don’t think it’s normal. I did a quick spot check of all the other AL west teams and they all had more. The Mariners and A’s and Rangers had 2-3 times as many players with low k rates. I think the Astros have placed a heavy emphasis on power and speed over contact and defense.
I was doing some projections yesterday and spent some time thinking about our catching prospects. That may be our strongest position going into the off season. That represents one helluva turn around over about three years.
Yes, Bush, Villarroel, and Guillemette all raised their stock this season. That coupled with Janek maintaining his stock and adding Mitchell has that position looking really well stocked.
Santa got utterly destroyed in the AAA game today. I think Ullola could help the team but it’s too late to establish him as a SP this season. I’m mildly surprised they haven’t called him up to get a taste of the big leagues and mop up some of these low leverage innings.
Too bad about Santa. He had turned it around the last few outings after a tough first one. Looking at the summary, he only faced three guys, all got hits but only one was hit hard. Obviously still not ideal.
Parker Smith went six innings and allowed two runs on four hits and struck out nine in the first game of Fayetteville's doubleheader.
Luis Baez has turned his season around with a scorching hot August in AA. So far this month he’s hitting .444/.531/.556 which is a 1087 ops.
Astros top prospects grouped by 2025 season age: 16: IF Sami Manzueta, P Omar Damian 17: OF Kevin Alvarez, OF Anthony Millan 18: C Jase Mitchell, IF Xavier Neyens, IF German Ramirez 19: OF Nehomar Ochoa, OF Anthony Huezo 20: OF Kenni Gomez, IF Alejandro Nunez, C Jancel Villarroel, P Anderson Brito 21: OF Luis Baez, IF Alberto Hernandez, C/1B Will Bush, IF Caden Powell, OF Ethan Frey, IF Nick Monistere, P Juan Bello 22: C Walker Janek, OF Lucas Spence, OF Joseph Sullivan, P Alimber Santa, P Ethan Pecko, P Cole Hertzler, P Parker Smith, P Ryan Forcucci 23: 2B Brice Matthews, C Garret Guillemette, P Miguel Ullola, P Jose Fleury, P Jackson Nezuh, P Alonzo Tredwell, P Bryce Mayer, P Alex Santos II 24: OF Jacob Melton, OF Zach Cole, P AJ Blubaugh, P Trey Dombroski , P James Hicks, P Ramsey David 25: OF Kenedy Corona, 1B Wes Clarke, P Michael Knorr 26: IF/OF Shay Whitcomb 27: OF Pedro Leon
