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LHP Brian Holmes (23)
Drafted by Houston in the 13th round in 2012 out of Wake Forest, Holmes spent most of his sophomore season pitching for the Quad City team, but missed substantial time during the season on the DL. In 18 appearances (13 starts), he was 5-3 with a 2.13 ERA and a 1.060 WHIP. In his final four starts with Quad Cities after being reinstated from his rehab assignment, he was 2-0 with an 0.76 ERA and a 1.056 WHIP. He had 79 strikeouts in 71+ innings pitched.

DH/SS Dariel Aquino (18)
A non-drafted free agent from the Dominican Republic, Aquino played his first professional season for the Dominican Summer League Astros in 2013. In 22 games, he hit .158/.262/.158.