TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects List

Last week we published our 2017 Preseason Top 30 prospects list, and broke it into three sections to examine players more closely.

We additionally recorded several podcasts that will be rolled out this week.

Please see the #21-30 post for an explanation of our 1-to-10 scoring process.

Links:

TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects: 21-30

TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects: 11-20

TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects: 1-10

TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects: (Just Missed)

Podcasts:

TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects breakdown podcast (Part 1 with Chris)

TCB 2017 Top 30 Astros Prospects breakdown podcast (Part 2 with Brooks)

Top 30 Prospects:

1. Francis Martes, RHP (8.57)
2. Kyle Tucker, OF (8.22)
3. Forrest Whitely, RHP (7.13)
4. A.J. Reed, 1B (7.08)
5. Franklin Perez, RHP (7.08)
6. Yulieski Gurriel, INF (7.00)
7. David Paulino, RHP (6.83)
8. Ramon Laureano, OF (6.40)
9. Garrett Stubbs, C (6.02)
10. Derek Fisher, OF (5.98)
11. Teoscar Hernandez, OF (5.43)
12. Jason Martin, OF (5.25)
13. Daz Cameron, OF (4.90)
14. Cionel Perez, LHP (4.83)
15. Miguelangel Sierra, SS (4.82)
16. Freudis Nova, SS (4.80)
17. Gilberto Celestino, OF (4.64)
18. Ronnie Dawson, OF (4.50)
19. Jandel Gustave, RHP (4.42)
20. Tony Kemp, 2B/OF (4.40)
21. Jake Rogers, C (4.31)
22. James Hoyt, RHP (4.23)
23. J.D. Davis, 3B (4.21)
24. Stephen Wrenn, OF (4.21)
25. Trent Thornton, RHP (4.19)
26. Colin Moran, 3B (4.18)
27. Brendan McCurry, RHP (4.17)
28. Jonathan Arauz, SS (4.03)
29. Brady Rodgers, RHP (3.96)
30. Dean Deetz, RHP (3.94)

Other “C+” prospects

For your viewing/arguing pleasure, here are the remaining “C+” prospects, or players who have enough tools that TCB believes they have a punter’s chance of becoming a major league regular.

31. Tyler Heineman, C (3.87)

32. Rogelio Armenteros, RHP (3.82)

33. Abraham Toro-Hernandez, ??? (3.75)

34. Riley Ferrell, RHP (3.75)

35. Enrique Chavez (3.66)

36. Patrick Sandoval (3.64)

37. Ryne Birk (3.64)

38. Miles Straw, OF (3.60)

39. Hector Perez, RHP (3.60)

40. Nick Tanielu, 3B (3.55)

41. Jamie Ritchie, C (3.39)

42. Jon Kemmer, OF (3.36)

43. Keegan Yuhl, RHP (3.33)

44. Matt Bower, LHP (3.30)

45. Nick Hernandez, RHP (3.25)

46. Akeem Bostick, RHP (3.19)

47. Arturo Michelena, INF (3.17)

48. Edison Frias, RHP (3.17)

49. Reymin Guduan, LHP (3.17)

50. Anibal Sierra, SS (3.13)

51. Max Stassi, C (3.05)

52. Aaron West, RHP (3.00)

53. Nestor Muriel, OF (3.00)

54. Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP (3.00)

55. Derick Velazquez, RHP (3.00)