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Astros Prospect Report: Games of June 15, 2015

Your daily look at the Astros minor happenings.

By Irish Pete
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports


Fresno Grizzlies at the hated Sacramento Rivercats (SF)

Don't believe me that they are hated?

The Fresno and Sacramento twitters had a fun little exchange also.

Go follow the Fresno Twitter account if you haven't yet. The person running that does a fantastic job.

Tony Kemp seems to be having trouble adjusting to AAA. NOT!. He has come out of the gate putting up numbers that are nearly identical to his AA numbers. He also stole 3 bags last night. You have to wonder when/if/how he makes it to Houston this season.

Dan Straily had a nice bounce back start after allowing 5 earned in his previous 2. Straily is really piling up the Ks lately. Hopefully, more consistent results will follow.

Matt Cain was making a rehab start for Sacramento. The Grizzlies handed him an L.

Grizzlies win 6-3. Their record improves to 39-25.

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Tony Kemp LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.364
Jonathan Villar"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jonathan Villar SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.393
Matt Duffy"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Matt Duffy 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.288
Jon Singleton"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jon Singleton 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.280
L.J. Hoes"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">L.J. Hoes RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.347
Alex Presley"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Alex Presley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.317
Robbie Grossman"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Robbie Grossman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.225
Max Stassi"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Max Stassi C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.185
Nolan Fontana"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nolan Fontana 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.220

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dan Straily (W, 5-5) 7.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 4.25
Jason Stoffel"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jason Stoffel 1.0 2 3 2 1 2 0 3.47
Kevin Chapman (S, 6)"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kevin Chapman (S, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.07


Corpus Christi Hooks at the San Antonio Missions (SD)

The Hooks played a double header. The Hook won a double header. This team has lost a fair amount of production from promotions (Carlos Correa, Tyler Heineman, Tony Kemp, etc.), but they just keep on keeping on. They are absolutely dominating their competition in the Texas League.

Mark Appel threw in game 2. He was pulled in the 7th inning at 101 pitches (69 strikes). This game was not domination, but it wasn't a bad start either. I know everyone wants to gnash their teeth over Appel not dominating, but it's a waste of time. He is what he is. A middling AA, age appropriate pitcher with plus potential. Him working out as a starter will not make or break the Astros. I coach high school football, and on our depth chart, we have a "bonus" column that is not any position. The kids that are in the "bonus" columns are kids that we don't want to plug into the depth chart because we can't trust something about them. Appel has gone into the Astros prospect version of the "bonus" column in my head. If he pans out, great. If he doesn't, oh well. This system is stacked to the max, and one prospect does not make a system.

With these 2 wins, the Hooks pushed their run differential to a silly +135. Yeah... That orange line way up there on its own. That's the Hooks.

hooks run differenial

Hooks win 5-3 and 15-3. Their record improves to 43-19.

Game 1

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Chan Moon 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.298
Jiovanni Mier"]" style="padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;vertical-align:bottom;">Jiovanni Mier SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.255
Andrew Aplin"]" style="padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;vertical-align:bottom;">Andrew Aplin CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.333
Tyler White 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.268
Jon Kemmer DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.278
Conrad Gregor 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.265
Roberto Pena"]" style="padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;vertical-align:bottom;">Roberto Pena C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.257
Leo Heras RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.276
Danry Vasquez"]" style="padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;vertical-align:bottom;">Danry Vasquez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.128

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kyle Westwood (W, 5-2) 5.1 9 3 3 1 0 0 4.17
Chris Cotton (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Travis Ballew (S, 3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.20

Game 2

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Chan Moon 2B-SS 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.311
Teoscar Hernandez"]" style="padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;vertical-align:bottom;">Teoscar Hernandez CF 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.207
Leo Heras LF 5 4 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0.292
Tyler White 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0.279
Conrad Gregor 1B 5 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.278
Jon Kemmer RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.286
Jiovanni Mier SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.259
Roberto Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.248
Danry Vasquez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.119
Brett Booth C 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.115

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mark Appel (W, 4-1) 6.1 6 2 2 2 6 2 4.79
Juan Minaya 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.56

Visalia Rawhide (ARI) at the Lancaster JetHawks

The JetHawks were out Cal Leagued in this one. Maverick had 3 hits including a homer. Jack Mayfield and James Ramsay also homered.

Jethawks lose 11-14. Their record improves to 35-29.

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Brett Phillips"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brett Phillips CF 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.331
Derek Fisher"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Derek Fisher LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.294
J.D. Davis"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">J.D. Davis 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.278
A.J. Reed 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.311
Jack Mayfield SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0.300
Ronnie Mitchell DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.229
Alfredo Gonzalez C 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.355
Brian Holberton C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.198
Mott Hyde"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mott Hyde 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0.300
James Ramsay RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.294

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Evan Grills 0.1 1 3 2 0 0 1 6.55
Tyler Brunnemann 2.2 3 5 4 1 4 1 3.69
Andrew Walter 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.36
Bryan Radziewski (L, 0-2) 3.0 6 4 4 2 1 1 3.31
Reymin Guduan 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 2.70


Great Lakes Loons (LAD) vs the Quad Cities RiverBandits

Akeem Bostick pitched a heck of a game that will go down as a tie when it is all said and done.

If you don't remember, Bostick is the 19 year old pitcher that was acquired for Carlos Corporan from the Rangers. He's barely 20 years old and is already showing promise in A ball. Bostick, coming into this start, has thrown 31.0 innings with a 20% K rate, 1.8% BB rate, and a 50.6% ground ball rate.

The Sheriff, Jacob Nottingham, homered again in the shortened affair and brought his OPS to a cool .965. This guy just continues to rake. With him being a catcher, he is going to start sliding up prospect lists like crazy.

Quad Cities TIES 3-3. Their record goes to 41-21-1. Weird.

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Jason Martin"]">Jason Martin DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.276
Jacob Nottingham C 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.339
Nick Tanielu 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.299
Ryan Bottger 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.216
Sean McMullen LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.263
Kristian Trompiz SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.261
Ramon Laureano RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.190
Bobby Boyd CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.260
Thomas Lindauer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.185

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Akeem Bostick 6.0 5 3 1 0 7 1 1.46

DSL Angels vs DSL Astros Orange

The orange team wins 7-1. They improve their record to 3-11.

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Anardo Peralta 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.227
Miguelangel Sierra SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.327
Marcos Almonte 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.261
Oliver Toribio 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.148
Randy Vasquez C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.333
Ronny Rafael CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.217
Angel Tejeda RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.171
Hector Martinez DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.200
a- Nicolas Miranda PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Machado LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.231

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bryan Abreu (W, 1-1) 5.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 4.38
Cesar Rosado (S, 1) 4.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 0.00

DSL Astros Blue vs DSL Indians

The Blue team wins 5-4. Their record improves to 10-4.

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Andy Pineda CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.370
Juan Pineda SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.263
Reiny Beltre 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.322
Orlando Marquez C 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.325
Angel De Leon RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.344
Cristopher Luciano 1B 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.321
Jose Benjamin LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.136
Oscar Campos DH 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.235
Ozziel Sanchez-galan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hector Perez 3.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 2.08
Jorge Alcala 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.71
Cristian Javier (BS, 1)(W, 2-0) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 6.00
Dariel Aquino (S, 2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1.59

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