Houston Astros Minor League Recap
by AstroB on Aug 23, 2011 10:04 AM CDT
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So boys and girls, this is the last day before Brooks returns, and (gasp) George Springer debuts. Or rather he might debut tonight. He will arrive in Troy this afternoon, but whether he will be in the starting lineup, is something yet to be announced. Let's have a quick gander at what our recent first round picks have done in short-season ball after being drafted.
Delino DeShields went .313/.356/.433 in 16 Greeneville games, swiping five bases after a couple of games in the Gulf Coast League. Jiovanni Mier, in signficantly more playing time in the Appalachian League posted an .864 OPS and wowed scouts enough to debut at #74 on Baseball America's prospect list. Jason Castro, the year before like Springer started in Tri-City, showing a keen eye (13.6% BB rate). The catcher was #51 prior to the 2009 season.
This brings me to my point, which is, will Springer sneak into Baseball America's top 100 prospect list for 2012, and in your opinion does he deserve to? Right after the draft I remember Keith Law being asked what draftees would make it into his top 100 and Springer was not one mentioned. Should we care if he isn't? How much should we read into prospect lists? Does it say anything about Springer's talent if he is not there, or does it speak more about how much pro-ball he has to play until he reaches the majors? Post your thoughts below.
More to follow after the jump.
Oklahoma City lost 4-0 to the Iowa Cubs
- Lucas Harrell: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 11/3 GO/FO - good ground out/fly out ratio. 2.03 ERA.
- Xavier Cedeno: 2/3 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/FO
- Brett Wallace 1B: 1-3, 2B, BB, K - where is his power?
- Anderson Hernandez SS: 2-4 - 2012 Houston Astros opening day shortstop.
- Erik Abreu: 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3-5 GO/FO - not as good as previous outing.
- Arcenio Leon: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, BB, K, 5-0 GO/FO
- Brandon Wikoff SS: 2-2, 3 BB
- Jonathan Gaston RF: 2-4, 2B, K - two outfield assists.
- Brian Esposito C: 2-4, 2B - moving up to that Mendoza line.
- Luis Cruz: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 5/1 GO/FO - two home runs in the third inning.
- Gabriel Garcia: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, K, 3-4 GO/FO
- Domingo Santana RF: 1-4, HR, K - another home run.
- Telvin Nash 1B: 2-3, BB
- Mike Kvasnicka 3B: 2-4
- Jamaine Cotton: 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GO/FO
- Dayan Diaz: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, BB, 4 K, 4/3 GO/FO
- Bubby Williams C: 2-4, 3B, HR, K
- Neiko Johnson LF: 2-5 K
- Juri Perez: 4 1/3 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 4 K, 2/2 GO/FO
- Garrett Bullock: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, BB, 4/1 GO/FO
- Miles Hamblin C: 1-3, 3B
- Jake Healey SS: 1-3, 2B, 2 K
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I think he could sneak in to the back end of a top 100 list, however with a good season next year I could easily see him in the top 40 with his 5 tool ability
by Astro Dave88 on Aug 23, 2011 10:16 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Springer will definitely be a top 100 prospect. I see him in the 50 to 60 range, maybe higher.
by Stupendous Man on Aug 23, 2011 10:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"5 Tool"
The most over used term in baseball
by FunkytownKing on Aug 24, 2011 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Brandon Wikoff
= infield version of J.B. Shuck?
by pacbellpilgrim on Aug 23, 2011 10:46 AM CDT reply actions
thats exactly what I said a cpl days ago, hes got an approach.
If i were Arnold Rothstein id pay Ryan Braun all the money he
wants to stop going on homer streaks against the poor Astros....
am i the only one?
by ccislanders on Aug 23, 2011 12:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
As to whether Springer's ranking matters
Low rankings don’t seem to have slowed down Altuve, J.D., etc.
by pacbellpilgrim on Aug 23, 2011 10:47 AM CDT reply actions
Springer
Law said (last week, I think) that he’d probably have 15-20 players from the ‘11 draft in his top 100. Given that he ranked Springer #16 among eligible players before the draft, I’d expect him to be on the back end of the top 100, or maybe one of the first players left off.
Lucas Harrell deserves an opportunity to show what he has at the major league level.
by conroestro on Aug 23, 2011 11:39 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I agree he’s been pretty solid in AAA since we got him from the white sox. I think he will be up soon
by Astro Dave88 on Aug 23, 2011 11:44 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Santana
Domingo with another home run last night. The guy is 6 foot 5, 200 lbs and still growing. He could be 6’6 or 6’7 when all is said and done, and if he ever taps into his raw power he could be a monster.
by Stupendous Man on Aug 23, 2011 11:43 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah when he starts putting on some weight thats when we could truly see some solid power. He’s like a pole right now
by Astro Dave88 on Aug 23, 2011 11:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Way better potential than Reynolds due to his defensive potential. I don’t think he will have the raw power of Dunn or Reynolds but I don’t think he will strikeout like them either. Scouts put his top potential a vladimir gurerro
by Astro Dave88 on Aug 23, 2011 12:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
strange thought
I have not given up on delino jr or mier, but looking at their production this season maybe the Appalachian league isn’t the best way to measure a player.
by Michael McAuley on Aug 23, 2011 11:57 AM CDT reply actions
Wandy claimed by the Rockies
Would love a “Wandy + $8.5M for LHP Rex Brothers, C Jordan Pacheco, and SS Hector Gomez”.
At this point it looks unlikely that a trade will happen. Rockies don’t intend on giving up anything of value. Astros are not desperate to trade Wandy.
by clack on Aug 23, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree, and I’m ok with that, but I’d also love to get some more prospects and free up more 2013 payroll.
by Snake Diggity on Aug 23, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Springer should be in the top 50
I’m higher on him than most national guys and have been since before the draft though, more likely he’ll wind up as a guy in the 51-90 range on most lists.
I’ll be surprised at each list I see where he’s not in the top 100, though.
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