OF Terrell Joyce (21)
Drafted by Houston in the 12th round in 2012 out of Florida College, Joyce spent his first season at Greeneville with solid results. So far this season, he has played in 40 games with Quad Cities, hitting .203/.306/.328 with seven doubles and three home runs.
RHP Cameron Lamb (24)
Originally signed out of Australia by the Giants in 2007, Lamb came to the Astros organization in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft in December 2012. In 10 appearances for Quad Cities, he has a 6.00 ERA and a 1.933 WHIP. Of particular note, he has been predominantly an extreme groundball pitcher in the past with good results, but his GO/AO ratio is 0.76 this season.
RHP Juan Delis (19)
Delis was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Panama and played in his second season for the DSL Astros in 2012. In 17 appearances, he was 1-0 with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.389 WHIP.
RHP Harold Arauz (18)
Arauz signed as a NDFA out of Panama in July 2011 and played his first season for the DSL team in 2012. In eight games (five starts), he was 1-1 with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.500 WHIP.
Former Astros with birthdays today ~
Originally drafted by Detroit in the first round in 1991, Miller first came to Houston in this trade:
December 10, 1996: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryle Ward to the Houston Astros for Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller and cash.
He pitched on the major league level for Houston in 1998 and 1999 before being traded to Philadelphia in March of 2000. Miller came back to Houston for two additional seasons in 2006 and 2007. In 230 games for the Astros, he was 7-5 with a 3.96 ERA and a 1.435 WHIP. He holds the record for the most appearances in a season (76) without getting a decision in 2007.
3B Charlie Hayes (48)
A fourth round pick by the Giants in 1983, Hayes played in only 31 games for Houston at the end of his major league career in 2001. He played for seven teams over 14 seasons. His best season was in 1993 for Colorado when he hit .305/.355/.522 with 45 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs.
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