2016 Astros Minor League Thread

I don't know, Tyler White and Colin Moran have really carried over their spring performances.

 

Bregman needs a new challenge. He's mastered AA, time for AAA.

 

Rodgers is all of a sudden interesting.

 

Really would like to know what Rodgers is doing different. He has put up some mediocre to bad numbers at every level, but the Astros have stuck with him and kept moving him up the ladder. So far he is having an awesome season.

 

Nothing just under the surface of Rodgers' numbers looks off or luck reliant; I think he has just gotten better. In fact, his FIP is still lower than his ERA. He has gone from profiling as a AAAA middle releiver or spot starter to looking like a guy that might be a rotation mainstay. 8.7k/9, 1.2bb/9, pretty dominant in AAA. Way less balls have left the yard on him this year compared to previous seasons.

 

I think I read somewhere that he was working on his car battery in the off season and was electrocuted.

 

So you're saying we should give him a look?

 

The Astros this offseason wanted him to dial down the effort so that he would have a little bit left in the tank when he needed it.

 

Does anyone remember Berkman's first stint in the big leagues? He was terrible.

 

Yep...Berkman's first 100 or so plate appearances in 1999 were not good. But there was nothing wrong with his next 100.

White has gotten considerably worse after his first 100 or so plate appearances.

 

Oh, I meant in no way to compare Berkman to White. Just to comment on how our initial impressions of players can be very different than our final ones.

 

Yep. White still has a small sample size, but the Astros need to find some consistent hitters and White should be at the top of the list to be sent down.

 

I agree. I think he would benefit from some pressure-free AB's in the minors, too.

 

Yea White can be good but he is a mess right now, going down and playing everyday in a less stressful situation would be great for him in my opinion

 

How many guys from these teams historically make it to the big leagues and turn into productive regulars? Are there guys there that have at least a decent chance of making it, or are all these guys long shots?

 

The majority of those guys won't even be good enough to bring to America to play rookie ball, much less make it all the way to the MLB.

Some of the guys are a little less than long shots (Gilberto Celestino) but the majority are, although the Altuves of the world sometimes bust through.

 

Six of the top twenty prospects in baseball are international signees.

 

No doubt, but how many played in the DSL is my question. Would be interesting to know how many former DSL players are regulars in the bigs