Astros Prospect Report: August 28th, 2015

Fresno Falls 3-2

Hey! Tyler White had two hits! Raise your hand if this doesn't surprise you anymore. Nobody? That's what I figured. He also had two walks. Anyone else surprised? Thought so.

Luis Cruz used ninety-four pitches to get through three and a third innings. NINETY-FOUR!

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Nolan Fontana	SS	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.237
Robbie Grossman	LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.252
Tyler White	DH	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0.378
1- Jonathan Villar	PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.27
Preston Tucker	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0.306
Matt Duffy	3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.301
Jon Singleton	1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.257
Joe Sclafani	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.296
Tyler Heineman	C	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.263
Andrew Aplin	CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.264

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luis Cruz	3.1	4	2	1	3	2	0	4.58
Juan Minaya	2.2	0	0	0	4	1	0	1.42
Jordan Jankowski	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	3.41
Jake Buchanan (L, 5-4)	2	5	1	1	1	1	0	4.25

Reed Has Perfect Night in 17-6 Hooks Win

It was his eighth in Double-A, but it was A.J. Reed's thirty-first this season and the leader in all of the minor leagues. You can see video of the home run and read about his transition to CC here.

The downside of this game is that Francis Martes had an atrocious debut in the Texas League. He allowed three free passes and gave up two home runs. It took him ninety-nine pitches to get through 4 1/3 innings and his game score was a 26.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Danry Vasquez	LF	7	1	3	2	1	0	3	0	2	0.217
Teoscar Hernandez	CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.218
Colin Moran	3B	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.298
A.J. Reed	DH	4	4	4	1	0	1	3	1	0	0.352
Jon Kemmer	RF	6	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0.324
Jack Mayfield	SS	6	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.272
Conrad Gregor	1B	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.241
Roberto Pena	C	6	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0.237
Chan Moon	2B	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0.258

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Francis Martes	4.2	7	6	6	3	3	2	11.57
Travis Ballew (W, 4-5)	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	3.63
Josh Fields	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Chris Cotton (S, 5)	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.31

Bregman's Hit Streak Goes to 14 Games in 16-4 JetHawks Win

The beauty of small sample sizes. It doesn't seem that long ago that fans were upset with Alex Bregman's low batting average. Now, he has a fourteen game hitting streak and is hitting .336 in Lancaster and .300 overall for the season. Hows an .872 OPS look? Over the last ten games, he's hitting .472 and, this is my favorite part, has a 6/1 BB-SO ratio.

I'm pointing this out to say that you can't ignore sample sizes. Sure, he had a low batting average in QC, but the sample wasn't large enough to say anything about it. Double the sample size and look what he's done.

You can read quotes from hitting coach Darryl Robinson on how Bregman has been working to improve here.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
James Ramsay	CF	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0.316
Alex Bregman	SS	6	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.336
Derek Fisher	LF	6	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0.259
J.D. Davis	3B	6	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.283
Ronnie Mitchell	DH	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.296
Chase McDonald	1B	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0.284
Mott Hyde	2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.296
Jamie Ritchie	C	4	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.319
Sean McMullen	RF	4	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.333

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Christian Powell (W, 2-2)	5.2	6	3	3	2	6	1	9.88
Michael Freeman	2.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.59
Troy Scribner	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	5.59

Armenteros' Dominant Debut Leads QC in 3-0 Win

The 21-year old Cuban defector, Rogelio Armenteros, was the opening night starter for TC and was dominant then but also took some lumps this season. But, he earned a promotion to QC and was dominant in his debut. It was a career night for him as he punched out nine of the nineteen batters he faced. He gave up just one hit and allowed just one walk. A 73 game score for a debut at a higher level is one way to bring attention to yourself.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bobby Boyd	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.28
Jason Martin	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.27
Bryan Muniz	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.262
Drew Ferguson	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.29
Ramon Laureano	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.274
Jose Fernandez	2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.217
Trent Woodward	C	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.294
Kristian Trompiz	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.249
Luis Reynoso	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0.235

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rogelio Armenteros (W, 1-0)	5	1	0	0	1	9	0	0
Eric Peterson (H, 3)	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	2.76
Angel Heredia (S, 11)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.91

Johnny Sewald Gets On-Base in 8-7 Loss

Batting Average: .282

Walk-Rate: 16%

Strikeout rate: 16.7%

On-Base Percentage: .411!

Power: Let's go back to talking about the on-base percentage.

He's only had seven doubles sixty-one games so the power is not there. But, he has twenty-seven steals and has been caught only four times (87% success rate). He makes doubles happen.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Johnny Sewald	CF	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	0.282
Brooks Marlow	2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.243
Aaron Mizell	LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.253
Kolbey Carpenter	DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.274
Dexture McCall	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0.281
Bobby Wernes	3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.333
Anthony Hermelyn	C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.247
Pat Porter	RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.255
Keach Ballard	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.194

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jose Hernandez	3	8	7	7	1	1	1	7.2
Harold Arauz	4	2	0	0	1	4	0	6.14
Yeyfry Del Rosario (L, 3-4)	1.1	1	1	0	0	2	0	4.44

Goedert Homers in Greeneville's 3-1 Win

It was Connor Goedert's sixth home run of the season and elevates his OPS to .814. He was slumping some over the past several games, but the three hits last night is a good sign.

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Myles Straw	LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.277
Daz Cameron	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.273
Kyle Tucker	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.263
Connor Goedert	1B	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.288
Kevin Martir	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.222
Randy Cesar	3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.234
Ford Stainback	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.255
Rodrigo Ayarza	2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.243
Osvaldo Duarte	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.233

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Diogenes Almengo (W, 3-1)	5	6	1	1	0	2	0	2.31
Erasmo Pinales (H, 1)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.93
Hector Perez (H, 1)	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Samil De Los Santos (S, 4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72

GCL Astros Crushed 8-1 by Braves

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Marcos Almonte	DH	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.315
Jonathan Matute	2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.213
Bryan De La Cruz	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.248
Connor MacDonald	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.204
Frankeny Fernandez	LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.148
Jared Cruz	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.176
Jorge Martinez	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.129
a- Brian Pena	PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.2
Nestor Tejada	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.18
Joan Mauricio	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.181

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jorge Guzman (L, 1-1)	4	5	3	0	0	1	0	2
Jose Rosario	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	5.4
Josue Uribe	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	7.71
Dariel Aquino	1	4	2	2	1	2	0	18.9

DSL Blue Eliminated From Playoffs in 10-2 Loss to Rangers

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Andy Pineda	CF	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.318
Ozziel Sanchez-galan	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.19
Edgar Lorenzo	LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0.214
Oscar Campos	C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2
Carlos Canelon	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reiny Beltre	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.067
Cristopher Luciano	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Ronny Jimenez	2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.313
Angel De Leon	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
a- Jose Benjamin	PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Juan Fuente	RF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.214

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jose Ramos (L, 1-1)	0	2	5	4	1	0	0	7.94
Jorge Alcala	4	2	1	1	1	3	0	1.23
Robert Corniel	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	0
Cristofer Melendez	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-
Luidin Toribio	0.1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
Jacques Sambo	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0