Now that the season is over, players find out if they are in a teams plans or not. Sometimes that means a door is opened for a new opportunity with a new team and sometimes it means a career may be over. Here is the list of transactions that have occurred since this season ended that involve former G-Stros. For those who have been declared a free agent, I have listed the last team they were affiliated with.
I am also including any players still on active rosters (MILB & MLB) so that you can see what results those teams have produced.
2004
Jimmy Barthmaier - declared a free agent by the Nationals.
Juan Gutierrez - re-signed by the Royals to a minor league deal.
Jordan Parraz - re-signed a minor league deal with the Braves.
Wladimir Sutil - declared a free agent by the Dbacks.
J.R. Towles - declared a free agent by the Twins. (Update signed to minor league contract with Cardinals)
Felipe Paulino (Royals-DL) and Troy Patton (Orioles) are the last two on Major League rosters.
2005
Koby Clemens - released by Blue Jays before end of season.
Victor Garate - released by Brewers before end of the season.
Ralph Henriquez - released by Mariners before end of season. (Signed to minor league contract with Rockies)
That leaves only Brandon Barnes left in affiliated ball from the 2005 G-Stros.
2006
Amadeo Zazueta (Blue Jays) and Tom Vessella (Giants) were on minor league rosters at the end of the season and have not been declared free agents or released yet. Both Barnes & Henriquez were also on this team.
2007
Fernando Abad - removed from the Astros 40 man roster, cleared waivers and is a free agent. (Update - signed to a minor league deal with the Nationals)
Arcenio Leon - removed from Astros 40 man roster and was claimed by the Brewers.
In addition to those two, the only player left on an active roster is Albert Cartwright (Phillies - minors).
2008
The following players have been released by the Astros organization:
Brad Dydalewicz
Nathan Pettus
Jose Trinidad
Jay Austin (before season ended)
Kody Hinze (before season ended)
In addition to those, Jorge De Leon was removed from the 40 man roster, cleared waivers and is a free agent.
Henry Villar was declared a free agent by the Astros.
There are still seven players in the Astros system from that team (Altuve, Lyles, Urckfitz, Grimmett, L. Cruz, Seaton, R. Garcia). Also Cartwright was on this roster too.
2009
Gabriel Garcia was released by the Astros. There are still 12 players from this roster active in the Astros organization.
2010
The following players have been released by the Astros organization.
Ricardo Batista
Emilio King
Rodney Quintero
There are still 14 players from this roster active in the Astros organization.
2011
The following players have been released by the Astros organization
Juan Mojica
Brad Propst
Garen Wright
Joshua Magee (released during the season and is now on the Alabama football roster as a walk on).
(Batista & Quintero were also on this roster)
There are 22 players from this roster active in the Astros organization.
2012
James Howick was released by the Astros organization. Propst was also on this roster. There are 39 players from this roster active in the Astros organization.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Repeat If Necessary
No player likes to repeat a level of the minors. I am sure when assignments were handed out earlier this month, there were some who expressed disappointment at going back to the same team they ended last year with, but proving you have improved is a great way to minimize your time there. Here is a look at a few former G'stros who are making the most of their repeats.
Jose Altuve - Lancaster - After hitting .276 in the last 31 games of the '10 season, and then tearing up the LVBP in his native Venezuela in winter ball, there were expectations Jose would be at AA. He is showing he is ready for a higher level of play with his hot start in Lancaster. Through his first 10 games, he is hitting .378 with 5 extra base hits and 5 for 6 stolen bases.
Jay Austin - Lancaster - Jay was one of the youngest players in the California League last year. He struggled some, hitting .261 and his OBP was lower than expected at .314. Through 10 games, Jay is hitting .341 and his OBP has jumped to .438. One of the most exciting things to see on his stat sheet is the 7 walks in 41 AB he has already taken this season. He only took 39 in 532 AB last season. He still won't be 21 until August so he is still relatively young for the league.
Brad Dydalewicz - Lexington - He was successful here in 2009, but 2010 was rough. He struggled first at Lancaster and then struggled more after he was sent back to Lexington. Three years in the same uni is never good. Brad is trying to minimize his time in Lexington this season with two solid starts so far in 2011. His sample size is small but there is some hope there.
J. D. Martinez - Corpus Christi - J. D. jumped from Lexington to Corpus last year for the last 50 games. He made contact (.302 average) but his power dropped hitting only 13 extra base hits in that span. After some time in big league spring training, he is back with the Hooks and is showing growth. He has a hit in each of his first nine games and six of his 13 hits are of the extra base variety. He is tied for the league lead with 15 RBIs.
Jiovanni Mier - Lexington - Jio struggled with the adjustment to Lexington last year. He hit only .235 and saw his OPS drop to .637. After gaining back 20 lbs. and working on his mental approach, he is off to a solid start in Lexington this season. After hitting his first HR last night, his average is sitting at .300 and his OPS is a solid .914.
Wlad Sutil - Corpus Christi - You never want to be a player who earns the title of "First player to play in 300 games" for any minor league team. Wlad earned that title earlier this week during his 3rd season with the Hooks. He got a chance at AAA last season but ended the year back at CC. This season he is there again but he is not letting anyone ignore his play. With 17 hits in his first 9 games, he is hitting .436 and is getting on base at a .500 clip. For a player who is know for his glove first, this is an eye opening start to his season.
Jose Altuve - Lancaster - After hitting .276 in the last 31 games of the '10 season, and then tearing up the LVBP in his native Venezuela in winter ball, there were expectations Jose would be at AA. He is showing he is ready for a higher level of play with his hot start in Lancaster. Through his first 10 games, he is hitting .378 with 5 extra base hits and 5 for 6 stolen bases.
Jay Austin - Lancaster - Jay was one of the youngest players in the California League last year. He struggled some, hitting .261 and his OBP was lower than expected at .314. Through 10 games, Jay is hitting .341 and his OBP has jumped to .438. One of the most exciting things to see on his stat sheet is the 7 walks in 41 AB he has already taken this season. He only took 39 in 532 AB last season. He still won't be 21 until August so he is still relatively young for the league.
Brad Dydalewicz - Lexington - He was successful here in 2009, but 2010 was rough. He struggled first at Lancaster and then struggled more after he was sent back to Lexington. Three years in the same uni is never good. Brad is trying to minimize his time in Lexington this season with two solid starts so far in 2011. His sample size is small but there is some hope there.
J. D. Martinez - Corpus Christi - J. D. jumped from Lexington to Corpus last year for the last 50 games. He made contact (.302 average) but his power dropped hitting only 13 extra base hits in that span. After some time in big league spring training, he is back with the Hooks and is showing growth. He has a hit in each of his first nine games and six of his 13 hits are of the extra base variety. He is tied for the league lead with 15 RBIs.
Jiovanni Mier - Lexington - Jio struggled with the adjustment to Lexington last year. He hit only .235 and saw his OPS drop to .637. After gaining back 20 lbs. and working on his mental approach, he is off to a solid start in Lexington this season. After hitting his first HR last night, his average is sitting at .300 and his OPS is a solid .914.
Wlad Sutil - Corpus Christi - You never want to be a player who earns the title of "First player to play in 300 games" for any minor league team. Wlad earned that title earlier this week during his 3rd season with the Hooks. He got a chance at AAA last season but ended the year back at CC. This season he is there again but he is not letting anyone ignore his play. With 17 hits in his first 9 games, he is hitting .436 and is getting on base at a .500 clip. For a player who is know for his glove first, this is an eye opening start to his season.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Photo Evidence
Here are a few photos of my Asheville trip to see the Legends. The last one is the smoking gun on the umps for not calling the game in the 5th.
Top 4 in the line up. DeShields, Mier, Wallace & Nash. Nash is a good size fellow isn't he?
Dydalewicz warming up. He pitched a good game.
Mier at the plate. He looked more comfortable than when I saw him last May.
This photo was taken during the pitching change in the 5th. Some people saw the pitching change as a stall tactic. Maybe there was an element to it but after Dydalewicz had just hit a batter in the foot to load the bases, I think a pitching change was in order. Look at the puddle, nay - pond developing between second and third. The fact that the umps let play continue with the field in this condition is unimaginable. I hope the league office addresses this. The conditions were unsafe for everyone.
One final note, notice the scoreboard in the background. Bailey's homer passed over the top left hand corner of the scoreboard. It is only 320 to the scoreboard but the scoreboard is more than 40 feet tall so It wasn't a cheap homer by any means.
Top 4 in the line up. DeShields, Mier, Wallace & Nash. Nash is a good size fellow isn't he?
Dydalewicz warming up. He pitched a good game.
Mier at the plate. He looked more comfortable than when I saw him last May.
This photo was taken during the pitching change in the 5th. Some people saw the pitching change as a stall tactic. Maybe there was an element to it but after Dydalewicz had just hit a batter in the foot to load the bases, I think a pitching change was in order. Look at the puddle, nay - pond developing between second and third. The fact that the umps let play continue with the field in this condition is unimaginable. I hope the league office addresses this. The conditions were unsafe for everyone.
One final note, notice the scoreboard in the background. Bailey's homer passed over the top left hand corner of the scoreboard. It is only 320 to the scoreboard but the scoreboard is more than 40 feet tall so It wasn't a cheap homer by any means.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Rainy Night In Asheville
Well I gambled. It was the only night of the four game series I could get away to see the Legends in Asheville so Little Appy & I took the ride over the mountains to Asheville. It looked like McCormick Field had a bit of a face lift and I really like the new Tourist logos and colors.
It was the Tourist home opener and they went through the usual pageantry of introduction of players. After the manager, the largest ovation went to Rockies' 1st round pick Kyle Parker who is off to a pretty hot start for Asheville.
The wind was swirling at that start of the game. One minute to was blowing right to left; the next, it was blowing out to dead center. I was expecting to see several balls leave the small park but I only saw one.
Here is my game report:
Top 1 -
DeShields swings at the first pitch and then grounds out on the second one.
Mier takes two balls, swings and misses, looks at strike to before flying out to RF
Wallace watches two strikes go by but manages to stretch the at bat to the 8th pitch - he singled.
Nash was frozen on a breaking ball for a backwards K.
Bottom 2 -
Dydalewicz on the mound. Should have been out of the inning in 11 pitches. But it took 15 - but only 3 were balls.
After retiring the first two batters with a K & fly out, the first error of the game was made. DeShields goes into the hole to snag a rather slow bouncer. It was a pretty good play to get to the ball. He had to throw against his body to try to get the runner. The throw was slightly up the first base line towards home. Nash couldn't hold on to the bag. The official scorer reported an E4 throw. I scored it an E3 for Nash coming off the bag. I would have scored it a hit before giving the E4.
The next batter hit a routine grounder to Mier who booted it to put runners at 1st & 2nd with two outs. Mier handled his next chance so the errors didn't hurt the Legends.
2nd Inning
With two outs, Adam Bailey cranked a ball over the edge of the scoreboard in right center. It was a no doubt solo shot to give the Legends a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom half, Dydalewicz had a 13 pitch inning, with only 4 balls. He gave up two hits but a strike em out throw em out double play helped him avoid a run scoring later in the inning. Pena threw out Dickerson by a good two feet. A tourist fan sitting near me turned and said, "Your catcher has a cannon." Pretty accurate assessment. The next batter doubled but was stranded.
3rd Inning
It starts to rain during this inning.
After two quick outs, Mier hits a solid line drive that is knocked down by the diving short stop. However, he can't keep it in his glove so Mier reaches on a hit. Wallace again works a deep count after falling in an early hole and is rewarded with a walk. Nash steps in and has his uniform nicked by a pitch. He begrudgingly takes his base to load the bases for Kvansnicka, who grounded to the first baseman to end the threat.
Dydalewicz throws 23 pitches in this inning. There are no called strikes or swing & miss strikes. There are 12 balls, 6 fouls and 5 balls in play.
With one out, another ball is hit in the hole. DeShields again gets to the ball but Nash has to leave the bag to keep the ball under control. Scored a hit this time. Not very different from previous situation. Dydalewicz walked the next batter on four pitches. The next batter hits a bouncer between 3rd and SS. Kvasnicka gets his glove on the ball but not enough to control it. He is given an error and the bases are loaded. The next batter hits a high fly ball for a sac fly. The unearned run ties the game at one.
4th Inning - steady rain falling
After two quick outs, Pena lines one into right center for a single. Lane smashes a ball down the 3rd base line. The Tourist 3rd baseman makes a nifty backhanded stop and throws out Lane to end the inning.
Dydalewicz regained his efficiency in the 4th. He only threw 12 pitches with 8 of them for strikes. It was his only 1,2,3 inning of the night.
5th Inning - steady rain falling - muddy track conditions
DeShields leads off with a single. In what looked like a botched hit and run, Mier swings and misses and DeShields is out on the steal attempt. After Mier strikes out, Wallace sees 6 pitches and takes his 2nd walk of the night. However, Nash is frozen again by a breaking pitch for his second backwards K of the night.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Asheville manager tells the grounds crew there are puddles forming on the field. With one out, the Tourist mount a rally. A double followed by a sharp single puts runners at the corners. During the next at bat, Dydalewicz is having trouble with his footing on the mound. The game is paused and the grounds crew comes out to put down some "diamond dry" on the mound, in the puddles developing in the baselines and around home. It was not very effective. There was still standing water between 2nd & 3rd. After Dydalewicz hit the batter with a full count, Linares made the call to the bull pen.
As Sograd was warming up, Linares had a conversation with the umps about to conditions. He could be seen pointing at the mound and the baselines. Sograd gets the first batter he faced to bounce a ball to 2nd. DeShields had trouble getting it out of his glove. The force was made at 2nd but the relay was not in time to turn the double play. The winning run scored. Sograd got the next out but the damage was done.
As Ashville came out to warm up for the 6th, the umps conferred and made the decision to call for the tarp. Linares was hot! He made several gestures pointing to the area where DeShields had fielded the ball the previous inning. He finished his retort by pointing at the home plate ump and making his final point. As he turned to go to the dug out, the home plate ump ejected Linares.
49 minutes later, as I was driving home, we heard the game had been called. The umps appeared to debate calling the game with runners on the corners and 1 out in the bottom of the 5th. They should have done so. The could have resumed the game under better conditions before they started the game tomorrow. Instead, they plowed ahead and allowed the deteriorating conditions of the mound & the infield to help determine the out come of the game.
Final Thoughts:
DeShields looked fine fielding balls, but he didn't look comfortable with the exchange and his throws.
Dydalewicz was impressive in less than ideal conditions. He didn't deserve the loss. Unofficially, he threw 82 pitches; 52 for strikes (63.4%). Of the 22 batters he faced, he started 14 with first pitch strikes. He averaged 3.7 pitches per batter faced. The radar wasn't working consistently at the park so I wasn't able to gauge his speeds.
Wallace saw 20 pitches in his 3 plate appearances. He saw 20 of the 76 pitches thrown by the starting pitcher! Wow.
Nash had some footwork trouble at first but did okay.
Outfielders handled the wind well.
Sogard was effective in relief. He got the ground ball he needed, the DP just wasn't executed.
4,5,6 hitters were combined 0 for 6.
Nash was the biggest person on the field. Kyle Parker was probably second.
It was the Tourist home opener and they went through the usual pageantry of introduction of players. After the manager, the largest ovation went to Rockies' 1st round pick Kyle Parker who is off to a pretty hot start for Asheville.
The wind was swirling at that start of the game. One minute to was blowing right to left; the next, it was blowing out to dead center. I was expecting to see several balls leave the small park but I only saw one.
Here is my game report:
Top 1 -
DeShields swings at the first pitch and then grounds out on the second one.
Mier takes two balls, swings and misses, looks at strike to before flying out to RF
Wallace watches two strikes go by but manages to stretch the at bat to the 8th pitch - he singled.
Nash was frozen on a breaking ball for a backwards K.
Bottom 2 -
Dydalewicz on the mound. Should have been out of the inning in 11 pitches. But it took 15 - but only 3 were balls.
After retiring the first two batters with a K & fly out, the first error of the game was made. DeShields goes into the hole to snag a rather slow bouncer. It was a pretty good play to get to the ball. He had to throw against his body to try to get the runner. The throw was slightly up the first base line towards home. Nash couldn't hold on to the bag. The official scorer reported an E4 throw. I scored it an E3 for Nash coming off the bag. I would have scored it a hit before giving the E4.
The next batter hit a routine grounder to Mier who booted it to put runners at 1st & 2nd with two outs. Mier handled his next chance so the errors didn't hurt the Legends.
2nd Inning
With two outs, Adam Bailey cranked a ball over the edge of the scoreboard in right center. It was a no doubt solo shot to give the Legends a 1-0 lead.
In the bottom half, Dydalewicz had a 13 pitch inning, with only 4 balls. He gave up two hits but a strike em out throw em out double play helped him avoid a run scoring later in the inning. Pena threw out Dickerson by a good two feet. A tourist fan sitting near me turned and said, "Your catcher has a cannon." Pretty accurate assessment. The next batter doubled but was stranded.
3rd Inning
It starts to rain during this inning.
After two quick outs, Mier hits a solid line drive that is knocked down by the diving short stop. However, he can't keep it in his glove so Mier reaches on a hit. Wallace again works a deep count after falling in an early hole and is rewarded with a walk. Nash steps in and has his uniform nicked by a pitch. He begrudgingly takes his base to load the bases for Kvansnicka, who grounded to the first baseman to end the threat.
Dydalewicz throws 23 pitches in this inning. There are no called strikes or swing & miss strikes. There are 12 balls, 6 fouls and 5 balls in play.
With one out, another ball is hit in the hole. DeShields again gets to the ball but Nash has to leave the bag to keep the ball under control. Scored a hit this time. Not very different from previous situation. Dydalewicz walked the next batter on four pitches. The next batter hits a bouncer between 3rd and SS. Kvasnicka gets his glove on the ball but not enough to control it. He is given an error and the bases are loaded. The next batter hits a high fly ball for a sac fly. The unearned run ties the game at one.
4th Inning - steady rain falling
After two quick outs, Pena lines one into right center for a single. Lane smashes a ball down the 3rd base line. The Tourist 3rd baseman makes a nifty backhanded stop and throws out Lane to end the inning.
Dydalewicz regained his efficiency in the 4th. He only threw 12 pitches with 8 of them for strikes. It was his only 1,2,3 inning of the night.
5th Inning - steady rain falling - muddy track conditions
DeShields leads off with a single. In what looked like a botched hit and run, Mier swings and misses and DeShields is out on the steal attempt. After Mier strikes out, Wallace sees 6 pitches and takes his 2nd walk of the night. However, Nash is frozen again by a breaking pitch for his second backwards K of the night.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Asheville manager tells the grounds crew there are puddles forming on the field. With one out, the Tourist mount a rally. A double followed by a sharp single puts runners at the corners. During the next at bat, Dydalewicz is having trouble with his footing on the mound. The game is paused and the grounds crew comes out to put down some "diamond dry" on the mound, in the puddles developing in the baselines and around home. It was not very effective. There was still standing water between 2nd & 3rd. After Dydalewicz hit the batter with a full count, Linares made the call to the bull pen.
As Sograd was warming up, Linares had a conversation with the umps about to conditions. He could be seen pointing at the mound and the baselines. Sograd gets the first batter he faced to bounce a ball to 2nd. DeShields had trouble getting it out of his glove. The force was made at 2nd but the relay was not in time to turn the double play. The winning run scored. Sograd got the next out but the damage was done.
As Ashville came out to warm up for the 6th, the umps conferred and made the decision to call for the tarp. Linares was hot! He made several gestures pointing to the area where DeShields had fielded the ball the previous inning. He finished his retort by pointing at the home plate ump and making his final point. As he turned to go to the dug out, the home plate ump ejected Linares.
49 minutes later, as I was driving home, we heard the game had been called. The umps appeared to debate calling the game with runners on the corners and 1 out in the bottom of the 5th. They should have done so. The could have resumed the game under better conditions before they started the game tomorrow. Instead, they plowed ahead and allowed the deteriorating conditions of the mound & the infield to help determine the out come of the game.
Final Thoughts:
DeShields looked fine fielding balls, but he didn't look comfortable with the exchange and his throws.
Dydalewicz was impressive in less than ideal conditions. He didn't deserve the loss. Unofficially, he threw 82 pitches; 52 for strikes (63.4%). Of the 22 batters he faced, he started 14 with first pitch strikes. He averaged 3.7 pitches per batter faced. The radar wasn't working consistently at the park so I wasn't able to gauge his speeds.
Wallace saw 20 pitches in his 3 plate appearances. He saw 20 of the 76 pitches thrown by the starting pitcher! Wow.
Nash had some footwork trouble at first but did okay.
Outfielders handled the wind well.
Sogard was effective in relief. He got the ground ball he needed, the DP just wasn't executed.
4,5,6 hitters were combined 0 for 6.
Nash was the biggest person on the field. Kyle Parker was probably second.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Five Former G-Stros Pitchers To Watch
We are just a few days away from pitchers & catchers reporting for Spring Training. Several Astros players have already arrived in Kissimmee and are getting ready for it to begin. Here is my list of the top five former Greeneville Astros I will be watching this spring.
Jordan Lyles - He has been named the #1 prospect in the system by everybody and his brother. He reached AAA last year as a teen and is now going to Major League Spring Training.
What I am watching for: How does he handle facing big league hitters in spring games? How does he handle the increased attention that comes with being with the big club? How quickly will he be reassigned to AAA?
Fernando Abad - The big lefty dominated the Dominican Winter League this season, after spending 22 innings on the field in the bigs last fall. He has been talked about as a lefty specialist out of the pen and a 5th starter for the Astros this year.
What I am watching for: How is his sharpness? He was wild in his last start in the Dominican (4 walks and 2 wild pitches). He should be ahead of most other players because of the time in winter ball. How is he used first? Bullpen or starter? Can he keep the ball in the park? That has been a problem at times for him in the past.
Carlos Quevado - The 21 year old lefty from Venezuela only got ten innings in the liga parralela (minor league winter ball) because the Astros had him on the "fatigued list." He had outstanding control in Tri Cities last year, only walking 8 out of 328 batters faced.
What I am watching for: Who will he break camp with? I am expecting him to be in Lex. How will he adjust to better competition and a full season?
Mike Foltynewicz - Last year's top drafted pitcher was one of the top three Astros prospects on almost every list.
What I am watching for: Will he be in Lex this year? How is his velocity on his fast ball? How does he handled to older, better competition?
Pat Urckfitz- The underdog NDFA lefty, who rocks the rec-specs, moved back to the pen for the Arizona Fall League after starting 12 games in Lancaster in 2010. The result of his good work was the he got a chance to play in the AFL Rising Stars game.
What I am watching for: Will he be a starter or reliever in AA this year? How will his arm hold up a year after throwing twice as many pitches as he ever had in a pro season before?
Here are a few other former Greeneville Astro pitchers to keep an eye on as the season progresses:
Jorge De Leon - Short stop turned closer should get a shot in Lexington this year.
Luis Cruz - With his return from surgery a year behind him, can he build on his solid year in Lexington last year.
RJ Alaniz - Will he break camp with Lexington or get another year in extended spring?
Brad Dydalewicz - Can he bounce back from a rough season last year?
Kyle Greenwalt - Can he build off of his strong AFL performance as he moves to AA?
Ross Seaton - Was his bad season a product of Lancaster? How will he handle AA?
Arcenio Leon - Made a big jump from Lex to Corpus Christi last year. Can he cut down on the walks?
Henry Villar - Made the bigs late in the season after performing well at AA. Will he be in AAA or the Astros pen this spring?
Jordan Lyles - He has been named the #1 prospect in the system by everybody and his brother. He reached AAA last year as a teen and is now going to Major League Spring Training.
What I am watching for: How does he handle facing big league hitters in spring games? How does he handle the increased attention that comes with being with the big club? How quickly will he be reassigned to AAA?
Fernando Abad - The big lefty dominated the Dominican Winter League this season, after spending 22 innings on the field in the bigs last fall. He has been talked about as a lefty specialist out of the pen and a 5th starter for the Astros this year.
What I am watching for: How is his sharpness? He was wild in his last start in the Dominican (4 walks and 2 wild pitches). He should be ahead of most other players because of the time in winter ball. How is he used first? Bullpen or starter? Can he keep the ball in the park? That has been a problem at times for him in the past.
Carlos Quevado - The 21 year old lefty from Venezuela only got ten innings in the liga parralela (minor league winter ball) because the Astros had him on the "fatigued list." He had outstanding control in Tri Cities last year, only walking 8 out of 328 batters faced.
What I am watching for: Who will he break camp with? I am expecting him to be in Lex. How will he adjust to better competition and a full season?
Mike Foltynewicz - Last year's top drafted pitcher was one of the top three Astros prospects on almost every list.
What I am watching for: Will he be in Lex this year? How is his velocity on his fast ball? How does he handled to older, better competition?
Pat Urckfitz- The underdog NDFA lefty, who rocks the rec-specs, moved back to the pen for the Arizona Fall League after starting 12 games in Lancaster in 2010. The result of his good work was the he got a chance to play in the AFL Rising Stars game.
What I am watching for: Will he be a starter or reliever in AA this year? How will his arm hold up a year after throwing twice as many pitches as he ever had in a pro season before?
Here are a few other former Greeneville Astro pitchers to keep an eye on as the season progresses:
Jorge De Leon - Short stop turned closer should get a shot in Lexington this year.
Luis Cruz - With his return from surgery a year behind him, can he build on his solid year in Lexington last year.
RJ Alaniz - Will he break camp with Lexington or get another year in extended spring?
Brad Dydalewicz - Can he bounce back from a rough season last year?
Kyle Greenwalt - Can he build off of his strong AFL performance as he moves to AA?
Ross Seaton - Was his bad season a product of Lancaster? How will he handle AA?
Arcenio Leon - Made a big jump from Lex to Corpus Christi last year. Can he cut down on the walks?
Henry Villar - Made the bigs late in the season after performing well at AA. Will he be in AAA or the Astros pen this spring?
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