An Bleacher Report article linked by Astros Daily featured a top 10 list of Astros prospects 20 years old or younger, and it got me thinking about Houston's collection of super young prospects, so I put together an imaginary 25 man roster comprised of Astros prospects who fit that description:
To me, that's quite a list; not sure how it compares to other teams, but the solid collection of position players and high ceiling starting pitchign struck me in a positive way.
| Pos. | Player | 2010 Level | Note |
| C | Rene Garcia | High A Lancaster | Invite to big league camp has to mean something, right? |
| 1B | Fredwin Campusano | DSL | Broke out in 2nd year in DSL. |
| 2B | Delino DeShields Jr. | Rookie Level Greenville | Good start in debut; should be in Lexington in 2011. |
| SS | Jiovanni Mier | A Lexington | Expecting big improvement after weight gain and big camp. |
| 3B | Jon Meyer | A Lexington | Struggled mightily and is entering an important year. |
| RF | Ariel Ovando | Instructional | The only thing here is hype; anxious to see him debut. |
| CF | Jay Austin | High A Lancaster | Was expecting more of a breakout in Lancaster, but still… |
| LF | Telvin Nash | Short A Tri-City | Breakout season last year (876 OPS) could be a sign. |
| OF | Jordan Scott | GCL | Solid #'s in 1st pro season. Mgmt high on this kid. |
| IF | Jose Altuve | High A Lancaster | Just keeps producing (805 OPS last year). |
| C | Roberto Pena | A Lexington | Defensive standout rose quickly to Lexington. |
| IF | Jonathan Villar | High A Lancaster | Defense is there, bat could come along. |
| OF | Jose Monzon | DSL | CF prospect did well and showed a bit of power in GCL. |
| SP | Jordan Lyles | AAA Round Rock | We all know all about him already |
| SP | Mike Foltynewicz | Rookie Level Greenville | So far so good; righty has all the tools to be a future ace. |
| SP | Tanner Bushue | A Lexington | Very good year considering his age and league. |
| SP | Ruben Alaniz | Rookie Level Greenville | Good start to pro career. |
| SP | Luis Cruz | High A Lancaster | Great #'s last year. |
| SP | Vincent Velasquez | Rookie Level Greenville | Injury history lowers projection, but the tools are there. |
| RP | Juan Minaya | High A Lancaster | Size is there, too many walks. |
| RP | Evan Grills | GCL | Plenty of SO's in small sample size; tools are there. |
| RP | Edgar Ferreira | DSL | Projectible lefty walked too many, but otherwise did well. |
| RP | Luis Ordosgoitti | DSL | Great #'s in debut; projectable. |
| RP | Jose Perdomo | DSL | Great SO:BB #'s. 1.67 ERA last year. |
| CL | Xavier Baso | DSL | Has consistently put up good #'s in 3 short league seasons. |
| Honorable Mention: | |||
| IF | Kike Hernandez | Short A Tri-City | Progressing nicely but will need to add more power to stick. |
| IF | Jose Fernandez | GCL | Acquitted himself well in GCL debut. |
| IF | Yonathan Mejia | DSL | Unknown. |
| IF | Andru Sierra | DSL | Had BIG jump in production in follow up in DSL. |
| IF | Jose Solano | DSL | Youngster had good debut in DSL. |
| OF | Luis De La Rosa | DSL | Had significant jump in production in repeat DLS season. |
| SP | Michael Feliz | DSL | PEDs aside, all the tools are there. |
| SP | Jose Montero | DSL | So far so good for int'l signee with all the makings of an ace. |
| SP | Francis Ramirez | DSL | Good #'s as a starter last year in GCL. |
| RP | Enderson Franco | DSL | 3:1 SO:BB ratio. |
| RP | Richard Rodriguez | DSL | Solid debut with 16 SO and just 5 walks. |
| RP | Pedro Gomez | DSL | Peripherals better than appear. |
| Other Notables: | |||
| C | Kenny Diaz | DSL | Struggled in DSL last season. |
| IF | Kyle Redinger | GCL | Struggled in debut; will need to add power to keep going. |
| IF | Josh Magee | GCL | Struggled in GCL. |
| IF | Chan Moon | GCL | Korean struggled in debut. |
| OF | Garen Wright | GCL | Probably not going much further. |
| OF | Kelvin Vizcaino | DSL | Ovando-lite struggled in 47 game DSL season. |
| SP | Mark Jones | GCL | Needs to work on control. |
| RP | Krishawn Holley | GCL | Unknown. |
Thoughts?
