Astros Minor League Recap

by Subber10 on May 3, 2011 9:06 AM CDT in Houston Astros Minor League Recaps

There was heck of a crazy game in Corpus last night that had a little bit of everything. The hooks had three players leave after laying on the ground for several minutes on two seperate plays in the same inning. First Dallas Keuchel and David Flores collided on a pop-up and both left the game. Two plays later, Jonathan Gaston ,who came in to replace Andrew Simunic in right field as he took Flores spot at third, collided into a wall. He left while holding a towell to a bloody face. All three were taken to the hospital for evaluation. I have yet to see any word on twitter on their current condition, but I hope all are ok.

On the positive side, the hopeful heir to left field in MMP, JD Martinez, gave the hooks fans a glimpse of what we all hope he can provide in Houston, a multi-hit game combined with a grand slam! His OPS is now up to .994 and is establishing himself as a guy who can easily hit over .300, even at higher levels. I think it's time for an open letter to the FO...

Dear Ed Wade and Bobby Heck,

This is in reference to JD Martinez and his ridiculous offensive statistics. Please promote now!

Sincerely,

The Crawfish Boxes

I like to keep things short.

Oklahoma City won 2-1

Douglas Arguello-6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 SO, 8/4 GO/AO
Fernando Rodriguez-2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO
Jose Valdez-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO-I love this duo of relievers.
JB Shuck LF-0-2, 2 BB
Tommy Manzella SS-1-3, 2B, BB, SO
Collin DeLome RF-0-0, 3 BB-That's a surprising stat line for him.

Corpus Christi won 15-6

Dallas Keuchel-2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 5/0 GO/AO-He was on his way to a solid game until his collision.
Danny Meszaros-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
Wladimir Sutil SS-4-6, 2B, SO
Jimmy Paredes 2B-4-5, HR, SB
JD Martinez LF-2-4, HR, BB, SO
Andrew Simunic RF, 3B, RF-2-3

Lancaster lost 4-3

Robert Doran-6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 8/3 GO/AO
Jonathan Villar SS-1-3, BB, 2 SO, SB
Jose Altuve 2B-1-3, BB

Lexington winning 4-0 (suspended during bottom of second inning)

Brad Dydalewicz-2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 GO/AO-He was doing really well...dang rain!
Delino DeShields DH-1-1, CS, PO
Dan Adamson CF-1-1, 2B
Tyler Burnett 1B-1-1, HR

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What was Kuechel doing going after a pop up?

That’s a nice line for Paredes too.

by clack on May 3, 2011 9:39 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

It was right behind the mound, so i guess he had a chance to take care of it himself.

by Subber10 on May 3, 2011 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions

I thought pitchers are taught to move out of the way of those pop ups so that someone else can make the play. Since I didn’t see it, I suppose it could be a pop up that wasn’t very high and he thought he needed to make th play.

by clack on May 3, 2011 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I thought they were too. It’s strange that it was behind the mound and yet it was the third baseman in the collision and not the shortstop or secondbaseman involved. It would make more sense if was a pop toward the third base side and it was a shallow and low popup. but behind the mound makes it seem odder (is that even a word).

by Subber10 on May 3, 2011 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Not necessarily. They should be called off if anyone else can get it though.

Happened in a Yankees game on ESPN a few days ago. Rafael Soriano ran out of the way on a pop up right to the mound and no infielders could get there in time. Ball dropped.

by jmike on May 3, 2011 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Sutil came back with a bang

at 26, he needs to be in AAA as does JD.

I like the start, outside the walks from Arguello. He should be the 1st guy to get the call if Rodriguez fails in the 5 spot. He’s also the depth needed in case Myers or Wandy gets traded. Let me rephrase that, he’s the depth needed when Myer and/or Wandy get traded.

by Neil Leininger on May 3, 2011 10:09 AM CDT reply actions

Sutil is hitting really well this year and is playing like he needs to be in AAA, but he got an opportunity last year and failed. I was able to watch him last year during his AAA stint, and while he’s quick and agile which makes him such a great defensive player, he didn’t have it at the plate. I understand why the FO is probably skeptical of his performance so far. His BABIP is .437, almost a hundred points higher than his previous high in Tri-City back in 2005.

by Subber10 on May 3, 2011 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Sutil is fairly old for AA, which also has to be taken into account in evaluating his current performance. Given his BABIP and a spike in ISO unlike anything in his career, it makes sense to see how his numbers stabilize in a bigger sample size. Also, the organization needs to figure out what future they see for Manzella. Manzella and Sutil are both good defenders, but Manzella has had a better bat during his career, particularly showing more power than Sutil. If Sutil’s ISO in AA is for real (which I doubt), then he has closed the gap with Manzella on the offensive side. Calling up Sutil likely signals a reduction in playing time for Manzella at AAA.

by clack on May 3, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

JD's bat

JD’s skills remind me of Billy Butler’s. Good BA and doubles skills, with decent OBP and some HR potential. The main difference is that Butler got an earlier start.

by pacbellpilgrim on May 3, 2011 10:18 AM CDT reply actions

I hope we can package a deal after the draft

Where we ship out some of the “non prospects” in AAA and pick up some low A players. Not really trading for talent as much as clearing the way for our up and comers

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