Astros Farm Report: 5/1

Let's take a look at my Astros MiLB Pitchers and Players of the Month, but first things first ...

WISHING A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

5-3: RHP Elieser Hernandez (21)
5-4: RHP Akeem Bostick (21)
5-4: RHP Juan Cuevas (22)

Elieser Hernandez - August 2015

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

It's been a quiet few days on the transaction front with the main news being that, although he is now eligible to  come off the DL, SS Alex Bregman has not been activated for the Hooks at this time. That is not unsurprising since the Astros are likely to be extra cautious with one of their top prospects. The only other recent move I've seen is ...

4-30: C Marlon Avea assigned to Quad Cities

STANDINGS

Fresno has inched closer to .500 since we last checked, but more importantly, they have gone from 2.5 games behind to only half a game behind thanks to a four-game losing streak by the league leading Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners). The Hooks, however, have dropped six straight, and are now a full 8.0 games behind Frisco (Rangers). They have won only one game since Alex Bregman went on the DL.  Lancaster has been treading water over the last few days and they remain in fourth place, 7.5 games behind High Desert (Rangers). Quad Cities has clawed their way back from last (8th) place and are now only four games behind the league leaders Clinton (Mariners).

AAA Fresno 2nd 10-11 .476 0.5GB W1

AA Corpus Christi 3rd 9-12 .429 8.0GB L6

A+ Lancaster 4th 8-12 .400 7.5GB L1

A- Quad Cities 6th 10-12 .455 4.0GB W3

APRIL STANDOUTS

Here are the Astros MiLB top five in select categories through the end of April ...

ERA
0.52: RHP Joe Musgrove
0.64: RHP Ryan Deemes
0.75: LHP Reymin Guduan
1.10: RHP Andrew Thome
1.15: RHP Cy Sneed

WHIP
0.750: RHP Jandel Gustave
0.789: RHP Ralph Garza
0.803: RHP Rogelio Armenteros
0.808: RHP Joe Musgrove
0.833: LHP Reymin Guduan

SAVES
6: RHP James Hoyt
4: RHP Riley Ferrell
3: RHP Andrew Thome
2: RHP Ralph Garza
11 tied with 1 each

STRIKEOUTS
25: RHP Rogelio Armenteros
25: RHP Brad Peacock
24: LHP Matt Bower
23: RHP David Paulino
22: RHP Albert Abreu

AVG
.349: OF Eury Perez
.347: IF Danny Worth
.340: SS Alex Bregman
.333: C Anthony Hermelyn
.304: IF/OF Tony Kemp

OBP
.464: C Anthony Hermelyn
.431: SS Alex Bregman
.422: IF/OF Tony Kemp
.414: IF Danny Worth
.413: OF Ramon Laureano

SLG
.660: SS Alex Bregman
.558: OF Eury Perez
.547: IF Danny Worth
.534: 1B/DH A.J. Reed
.511: C Anthony Hermelyn

DOUBLES
8: C Anthony Hermelyn
6: 3B Nick Tanielu
5: 1B/DH A.J. Reed
5: OF Dex McCall
5: OF Jon Kemmer
5: OF Teoscar Hernandez

HOMERUNS
5: A.J. Reed
5: Alex Bregman
5: Chase McDonald
5: Jon Singleton
4: Jack Mayfield

STOLEN BASES
11: OF Bobby Boyd
8: OF Johnny Sewald
7: OF Ramon Laureano
6: Kyle Tucker
6: Teoscar Hernandez

WALKS
15: OF Derek Fisher
14: OF Teoscar Hernandez
13: 1B/DH A.J. Reed
13: 3B J.D. Davis
12: OF Ramon Laureano
12: IF/OF Tony Kemp

APRIL PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Without further ado, here are my Players of the Month ...

FRESNO GRIZZLIES

• Starter: LHP Tommy Shirley (3-0 with a 2.12 ERA and 3.25 WHIP in 3 starts)
• Reliever: RHP James Hoyt (6 saves, a 2.19 ERA and a 0.973 WHIP in 11 appearances)
• Position Player: IF Danny Worth (.347/.414/.547/.960 in 20 games)

James Hoyt

CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS

• Starter: RHP Joe Musgrove (1-1 with a 0.52 ERA and 0.808 WHIP in 4 games/3 starts)
• Reliever: LHP Reymin Guduan (1-0 with 1 save, a 0.75 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP in 8 games)
• Position Players: (I'm going with a tie on this one since Bregman spent the final week of the month on the DL.) SS Alex Bregman (.340/.431/.660./1.091 in 13 games) and IF Jack Mayfield (.246/.348/.509/.857 in 17 games

Alex Bregman and Joe Musgrove

LANCASTER JETHAWKS

• Starter: (Another tie) RHP Dean Deetz (1-0 with a 2.37 ERA and 1.211 WHIP in 4 games/3 starts) and RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (1-0 with a 2.29 ERA and 1.220 WHIP in 4 games/3 starts)
• Reliever: RHP Riley Ferrell (0-1 with 4 saves, a 1.80 ERA and 1.110 WHIP in 8 games)
• Position Player: 3B Nick Tanielu (.301/.342/.493/.835 in 19 games)

Brock Dykxhoorn

QUAD CITIES RIVERBANDITS

• Starter: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-2 with a 1.93 ERA and 0.804 WHIP in 4 games/3 starts before his promotion to Lancaster); honorable mention to LHP Matt Bower
• Reliever: RHP Ryan Deemes (1-0 with a 0.64 ERA and a 0.929 WHIP in 7 games); honorable mention to RHP Ralph Garza, RHP Andrew Thome and RHP Jacob Dorris)
• Position Player: C Anthony Hermelyn (.333/.464/.511/.975 in 14 games)

Rogelio Armenteros

From MiLB.com