Happy Birthday to ~
LHP Junior Garcia (19)
Signed as an NDFA out of the Dominican Republic in 2013, Garcia spent the vast majority of his season with the GCL Astros, making one appearance in Tri-City as well. In 13 games (eight starts), he had a 2.89 ERA and a 1.534 WHIP.
3B Colin Moran (22)
Originally drafted by the Marlins in the 1st round (6th overall) in 2013, Moran came to the Astros organization in the July 2014 trade that sent Jarred Cosart, Kiké Hernandez and Austin Wates to Miami. In his first 89 games of the season with the Marlins High A affiliate, Moran hit .294/.342/.393. After the trade, he hit .304/.350/.411 with the AA Corpus Christi Hooks. For the season, he collected 27 doubles, 7 home runs and 55 RBI.
One former Astro celebrates the day as well ~
3B Chris Johnson (30)
Drafted by Houston in the fourth round in 2006, Johnson played for the Astros starting in 2009 and ending with his trade to the Diamondbacks in July of 2012. In 304 games, he had a .274/.314/.421 batting line with 64 doubles, eight triples and 26 home runs, 8 of which were in the 2012 season prior to the trade. In January 2013, he was traded to the Braves and was second in the National League in batting average that season (.321/.358/.457). In 2014, he hit .263/.292/.361.
Austin Wates was also part of the Cosart/Hernandez trade for Moran.
ReplyDeleteHey, give me a break. I wrote that at 4:00 this morning because I couldn't sleep. :)
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