Astros Prospect Report: July 10th, 2015

Fresno Uses 5 Run 7th for 8-5 Win

Eleven hits but no extra-base hits makes for an interesting game. The 7th inning consisted of four singles, two walks, a sac bunt with an error to load the bases, and a sac-fly. Nickel and dime all the way to the win. Luis Cruz had a 61 game score which is a really good game score but wasn't what you'd call dominant as he only had three strikeouts versus two walks.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Tony Kemp	2B	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.296
Jonathan Villar	SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.274
L.J. Hoes	RF	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0.327
Matt Duffy	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.286
Domingo Santana	DH	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.312
Tyler White	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.432
Robbie Grossman	LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0.253
Tyler Heineman	C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.33
Andrew Aplin	CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.214

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luis Cruz (W, 5-4)	6	5	1	0	2	3	0	4.52
Jake Buchanan	2	4	4	4	1	1	0	4.55
James Hoyt (H, 3)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	5.47
Kevin Chapman (S, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13

Feldman Solid in Rehab Start

Scott Feldman had his first rehab start since undergoing a meniscectomy. He used 87 pitches in which 58 went for strikes and was able to induce eight ground outs to just three fly outs.

Brett Phillips continues to dominate the Texas League in his brief time there as he picked up a triple. He already made a Mid-Season Top 50 list. If he continues to rake he has a chance to be a top 3 prospect in the system and possibly challenge Alex Bregman for the top spot.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Brett Phillips	CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.32
Teoscar Hernandez	RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.201
Colin Moran	3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0.266
Jack Mayfield	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.5
Conrad Gregor	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.253
Brandon Meredith	LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.248
Jiovanni Mier	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.251
Danry Vasquez	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.162
Brett Booth	C	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.196

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Scott Feldman (W, 1-0)	5	6	1	1	2	4	0	4.5
Chris Devenski (S, 2)	4	4	1	1	2	4	1	1.37

Sherrif Goes Beast Mode in Lancaster's Shutout

The California League is prone to offensive explosions and Lancaster knocked four home runs in this game. Two of those bombs came from the bat of the recently promoted Jacob Nottingham. He's been in High-A for just nine games and he's hitting .375/.419/.775 with five doubles, a triple, and three home runs. He's only drawn one walk but has only struck out five times.

I have to give some love for the pitching staff as they pitched a shutout. It's not easy in the Cal League. Bryan Radziewski actually pitched a no-hitter for his five innings and Keegan Yuhl followed up with another 1 2/3 inning of no-hit ball before he gave up a hit.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
James Ramsay	CF	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.3
Derek Fisher	LF	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	0.255
J.D. Davis	3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0.274
A.J. Reed	DH	4	2	2	0	0	1	4	1	1	0.346
Chase McDonald	1B	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.293
Jacob Nottingham	C	5	2	2	0	0	2	3	0	1	0.375
Ronnie Mitchell	RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.257
Mott Hyde	SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.308
Jose Fernandez	2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.228

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bryan Radziewski (W, 2-2)	5	0	0	0	2	3	0	3.29
Keegan Yuhl (S, 3)	4	2	0	0	0	5	0	1.11

QC Uses 13 Hits to Pick Up 9-1 Win

Five different hitters picked up two hits in this game and only Nick Tanielu and Alex Bregman picked up doubles. Riley Ferrell pitched one inning and allowed a hit and two walks to load the bases but was able to use his fastball very effectively to get a strikeout to end the inning. He used his fastball in several locations and got the strikeout with a down and away fastball.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jason Martin	LF	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.29
Jamie Ritchie	C	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.27
Alex Bregman	SS	3	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0.242
Nick Tanielu	3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0.305
Ramon Laureano	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.284
Trent Woodward	DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.36
Sean McMullen	RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.246
Ryan Bottger	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.214
Alex Hernandez	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.189

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Christian Powell (W, 2-0)	6	5	1	0	0	3	0	2.59
Riley Ferrell	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1.8
Ryan Thompson	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.35

TC Drops Game 1 of DH 1-0

They kept the game tied until the bottom of the seventh when 26th rounder Ralph Garza gave up a walk-off hit. Bobby Wernes had a good game, pretty much every time he gets a chance. He's played in only 9 of the ValleyCats 20 games but has hit .433 in those games. He's walked eight time and struck out five times to bring his OBP to .553. The issue is that his double yesterday was his first extra-base hit. I'm far from calling him a legitimate prospect but he's at least earned more opportunities.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Johnny Sewald	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.319
Antonio Nunez	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.273
Anthony Hermelyn	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.197
Dexture McCall	DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333
1- Edwin Medina	PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.261
Drew Ferguson	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.333
Garrett Stubbs	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.192
Bobby Wernes	3B	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.433
Brooks Marlow	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.178
Alexander Melendez	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.167

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Elieser Hernandez	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	1.31
Ralph Garza (L, 0-1)	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	4.5

TC Drops Game Two 3-2

Kevin McCanna likely dropped in the draft because of a poor strikeout rate. Yesterday was his fourth professional game and it was the first time he picked up a strikeout. He actually registered three. He now how three strikeouts and two walks in 10 professional innings. His scouting report isn't bad at all and had a lot of success in college, but he really needs to strikeout more than he did in college for success. Yesterday could be an indication of that.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Johnny Sewald	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.32
Edwin Medina	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.24
Anthony Hermelyn	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.19
Bryan Muniz	1B	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.315
1- Antonio Nunez	PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.273
Cesar Carrasco	3B-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.209
Kolbey Carpenter	2B-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.281
Pat Porter	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.18
Keach Ballard	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.235
Richard Gonzalez	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
a- Dexture McCall	PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.349

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rogelio Armenteros	2.2	4	2	2	3	3	0	5.4
Zach Davis (L, 0-1)	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.52
Kevin McCanna	2	2	1	1	1	3	0	4.5

Goedert Keeps Hitting in 10-4 Win

More offense in this game and Connor Goedert continues to help be a catalyst for Greeneville. By picking up four more hits he raised his season average to .475. His 1.307 OPS is just absurd. As a 3B/1B type, he has his hands full in trying to move up to TC. They have two 1B and two 3B. All of them except 3B Cesar Carrasco are hitting well and even then he's getting more playing time than Bobby Wernes.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Myles Straw	CF	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25
Osvaldo Duarte	SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.281
Aaron Mizell	2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	0.354
Connor Goedert	1B	5	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.475
Justin Garcia	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.158
Brauly Mejia	LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.26
Hector Roa	RF	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	2	0.37
Marlon Avea	C	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.176
Arturo Michelena	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.111

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chris Murphy	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.8
Devonte German (W, 1-1)	3	4	2	2	0	4	1	5.19
Makay Nelson	1.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	5.59
Cristhopher Santamaria (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Jose Hernandez	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

GCL Astros Lose 7-2

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Daz Cameron	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.2
Joan Mauricio	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.184
Kyle Tucker	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.169
Wander Franco	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.175
Connor MacDonald	1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.289
Jake Bowey	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.083
Jorge Martinez	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.143
Nestor Muriel	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.045
Nestor Tejada	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.045
Rodrigo Ayarza	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.167

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luis Ramirez (L, 0-3)	4	4	1	1	0	4	0	5.51
Abdiel Saldana	1	2	2	2	3	2	0	7.36
Carlos Sanabria	1.1	3	4	3	3	1	0	4.7
Starlyn Taveras	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.25

DSL Blue Loses 7-3

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Andy Pineda	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.285
Wilson Amador	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.157
Anardo Peralta	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.152
a- Jose Hernandez	PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.231
Cristopher Luciano	3B-1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.304
Angel De Leon	DH	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.288
Oscar Campos	1B-RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.281
Edgar Lorenzo	RF-LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.353
Ronny Jimenez	2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.211
Orlando Marquez	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.193
Carlos Canelon	C	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.111
Ozziel Sanchez-galan	SS	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0.211

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Michel Martinez (L, 3-2)	4	7	5	0	1	1	0	0.96
Yoanys Quiala	4	4	0	0	1	2	0	3
Dariel Aquino	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0.71

DSL Orange Wins 14-11

THEY GOT TO 10 WINS

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Marcos Almonte	3B-CF	7	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.27
Miguelangel Sierra	SS	5	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	0.289
Hector Martinez	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.23
a- Anthony Rodriguez	PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.238
Carlos Machado	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.277
Randy Vasquez	1B-2B	6	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	0.288
Brandon Benavente	C-1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.214
Felix Lucas	DH	6	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	2	0.212
Ronny Rafael	CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0.216
1- Oliver Toribio	PR-1B-C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.176
Nicolas Miranda	2B-3B	6	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0.109
Angel Tejeda	LF-RF	6	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	0.218

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Franklin Perez	2.1	3	7	5	3	1	0	5.91
Javier Navas	3.2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0
Diosward Gonzalez (H, 1)	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	13.5
Josue Uribe (BS, 1)(W, 1-1)	4.2	6	2	2	3	3	0	4.85