Comments on: Houston Astros: Top 10 Prospects

By: Brad O'Neill

Brad O'Neill — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:21:37 +0000

Good prospect list. I just did an organizational rankings on my site, and I ranked the Astros last. Nevertheless, their sitation is definitely improving after bringing in Bobby Heck from the Brewers. I think the top three prospects are easily Castro, Lyles, Bud Norris (assuming he’s not graduated), and Mier. Hopefully, they’ll keep improving in the future.

http://www.deepleagues.com/?p=1055

By: SoBoHoBoS

SoBoHoBoS — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:31:49 +0000

“…re-emergence of J.R. Towles…” Really? What’s the latest about him?

By: Marc Hulet

Marc Hulet — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:39:17 +0000

An OPS of .590 prior to the trade pretty much takes the shine off of Vallejo.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:09:31 +0000

What about Vallejo? I know he had a down year as a 22 year old in AAA for Texas but he was a top 20 ranked prospect by BA last year in a much better farm system.

By: Christian Seehausen

Christian Seehausen — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:25:08 +0000

Clemens is not considered a catcher moving forward by the Astros organization. He will move to first base or the outfield.

By: Marc Hulet

Marc Hulet — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:44:19 +0000

Probably one of the issues with Clemens, too, is that many people fail to see him as a full-time catcher at the MLB level. Pretty sure Houston’s A+ affiliate in ’08 was in Salem, so it was Clemens’ first year in Lancaster in ’09.

As for Austin, he just needs at-bats. And to clean up his base running a bit too… too many caught-stealings. If all goes well, 2012 is probably the MLB ETA.

By: RollingWave

RollingWave — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:29:46 +0000

Go Lo!

By: Christian Seehausen

Christian Seehausen — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:13:56 +0000

Statistically speaking, it’s hard to ignore Clemens’ performance even if he was batting at Lancaster. Let’s keep in mind that he batted .338/.412/.610 on the road. His BABIP is due for some regression, sure, but it’s still plausible that his power has shot up since last season.

Remember, he was at Lancaster last year, too, and his OPS shot up by .263 this season. I certainly don’t expect him to be a 1.050 OPS batter moving forward, but he could manage .900 OPS, easily. His walk rate has always been good, so that’s a big plus.

By: auclairkeithbc

auclairkeithbc — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:49:58 +0000

Mier could be as high as #1 or as low as #3. Almost everybody seems to think really highly of him. Baseball America has him #2. Project prospect has him as the 3rd best SS prospect in baseball.

By: discogerbil

discogerbil — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:00:03 +0000

One more question, do you see Jay Austin making it to the majors in the next three or four years? And other than power, what are the biggest hurdles he’ll have to get over to get there?