Astros Farm Report: 6-27

Checking in on some league leaders and how the Astros minor league teams stack up against their peers, but first things first ...

WISHING A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

6-27: RHP Dylan James (24)
6-28: RHP Michael Feliz (23)
6-30: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (22)
7-2: RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (22)
7-3: RHP Christian Powell (25)
7-4: 3B Bobby Wernes (22)

Michael Feliz - June 2014

Photo by Jayne Hansen

TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

6-26: LHP Howie Brey assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City
6-26: RHP Bryan Abreu assigned from GCL to Greeneville
6-26: LHP Sean Stutzman assigned to Tri-City
6-25: Corpus Christi C Alfredo Gonzalez designated for assignment
6-25: IF/OF Tony Kemp optioned from Houston to Fresno
6-25: Fresno 1B A.J. Reed's contract purchased by Houston
6-25: C Marlon Avea assigned from Quad Cities to Corpus Christi
6-25: LHP Albert Minnis sent to Lancaster after a rehab assignment with Tri-City
6-25: IF Keach Ballard assigned from Quad Cities to Lancaster
6-25: C Trent Woodward placed on the Lancaster 7-day DL (Woodward suffered a concussion working behind the plate on Friday)
6-25: C Jamie Ritchie activated from the Lancaster 7-day DL
6-25: RHP Akeem Bostick assigned from Tri-City to Lancaster
6-25: IF Luis Reynoso placed on the Lancaster 7-day DL retroactive to 6-23
6-25: RHP Yeyfry del Rosario placed on the Lancaster 7-day DL retroactive to 6-24
6-25: LHP Matt Bower assigned from Lancaster to Quad Cities
6-25: IF Marcos Almonte assigned from Tri-City to Greeneville
6-22: Corpus Christi RHP David Paulino placed on the temporary inactive list (the Chronicle reports that Paulino is serving a suspension for a lapse in following team rules)

CUMULATIVE TEAM STATS/LEAGUE STANDINGS
(through Saturday's games)

FRESNO (75 games)

• Batting Average: .246 (15th out of 16 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .328 (11th)
• Slugging Percentage: .388 (11th)
• Doubles: 108 (15th)
• Triples: 20 (11th)
• Home Runs: 68 (T5th)
• Walks: 288 (2nd)
• Strikeouts: 630 (3rd)
• Stolen Bases: 41 (12th)
• ERA: 4.08 (5th)
• WHIP: 1.296 (4th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 50 (15th)
• Walks Allowed: 208 (15th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 642 (3rd)

CORPUS CHRISTI (75 games)

• Batting Average: .243 (6th out of 8 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .327 (2nd)
• Slugging Percentage: .400 (2nd)
• Doubles: 121 (3rd)
• Triples: 8 (8th)
• Home Runs: 88 (1st)
• Walks: 298 (1st)
• Strikeouts: 583 (5th)
• Stolen Bases: 68 (2nd)
• ERA: 2.97 (1st)
• WHIP: 1.209 (2nd)
• Home Runs Allowed: 48 (T7th)
• Walks Allowed: 197 (7th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 636 (1st)

LANCASTER (72 games)

• Batting Average: .264 (4th out of 10 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .350 (10th)
• Slugging Percentage: .405 (4th)
• Doubles: 123 (5th)
• Triples: 23 (T3rd)
• Home Runs: 57 (4th)
• Walks: 289 (3rd)
• Strikeouts: 625 (T3rd)
• Stolen Bases: 128 (1st)
• ERA: 5.08 (10th)
• WHIP: 1.482 (9th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 89 (1st)
• Walks Allowed: 247 (T5th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 639 (3rd)

QUAD CITIES (72 games)

• Batting Average: .238 (11th out of 16 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .312 (12th)
• Slugging Percentage: .345 (10th)
• Doubles: 114 (8th)
• Triples: 29 (1st)
• Home Runs: 25 (13th)
• Walks: 234 (9th)
• Strikeouts: 629 (4th)
• Stolen Bases: 88 (2nd)
• ERA: 3.73 (13th)
• WHIP: 1.346 (14th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 33 (5th)
• Walks Allowed: 240 (3rd)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 547 (13th)

As far as the short season teams, the only teams who have played more than a handful of games are the DSL teams. Let's see where they stand.

DSL ASTROS BLUE (18 games)

• Batting Average: .246 (19th out of 42 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .359 (9th)
• Slugging Percentage: .365 (6th)
• Doubles: 36 (T3rd)
• Triples: 6 (T13th)
• Home Runs: 8 (7th)
• Walks: 89 (7th)
• Strikeouts: 154 (T6th)
• Stolen Bases: 15 (T34th)
• ERA: 3.70 (21st)
• WHIP: 1.333 (16th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 8 (T2nd)
• Walks Allowed: 93 (6th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 151 (7th)

DSL ASTROS ORANGE (19 games)

• Batting Average: .232 (27th out of 42 teams)
• On-Base Percentage: .371 (5th)
• Slugging Percentage: .376 (4th)
• Doubles: 30 (T6th)
• Triples: 9 (T7th)
• Home Runs: 13 (3rd)
• Walks: 117 (1st)
• Strikeouts: 158 (3rd)
• Stolen Bases: 21 (T24th)
• ERA: 3.16 (10th)
• WHIP: 1.351 (19th)
• Home Runs Allowed: 5 (T18th)
• Walks Allowed: 82 (T12th)
• Pitcher Strikeouts: 129 (T25th)

Tri-City has only played 10 games through Sunday, but at this point, their offensive stats rank at the top and their pitching ranks at the bottom. We'll check in on Greeneville (4 games) and the Gulf Coast League (2 games) after they've played a few more games.

INDIVIDUAL LEAGUE LEADERS (TOP 10 RANKINGS)
(Also through Saturday; only players with enough innings or at-bats to qualify)

FRESNO

• IF Danny Worth (now in Houston): .340 BA (4th); .449 OBP (1st); .550 (10th); 37 BB (T6th)
• 1B A.J. Reed (now in Houston): 19 doubles (T10th)
• 1B Jon Singleton: 14 HR (T5th); 43 BB (T3rd)
• OF Andrew Aplin: 13 SB (T9th)
• RHP Brady Rodgers: 2.83 ERA (1st): 1.028 WHIP (1st); 80 SO (T2nd)
• RHP Mike Hauschild: 3.02 ERA (5th): 1.236 WHIP (9th); 68 SO (T6th)
• RHP Cesar Valdez: 1.190 WHIP (6th)
• RHP James Hoyt: 65 SO (T10th); 18 Saves (1st)
• RHP Brad Peacock: 65 SO (T10th)

CORPUS CHRISTI

• OF Teoscar Hernandez: .303 BA (3rd); .383 OBP (5th); 52 R (2nd); 18 doubles (T2nd); 32 BB (6th); 29 SB (1st)
• IF Alex Bregman: .296 BA (4th); .410 OBP (1st); .562 SLG (1st); 53 R (1st); 16 doubles (T6th); 14 HR (T3rd); 39BB (3rd)
• OF Derek Fisher: .406 OBP (2nd); .496 SLG (4th); 42 R (6th); 3 triples (T7th); 13 HR (T5th); 56 BB (1st); 18 SB (2nd)
• 3B J.D. Davis: 16 doubles (T6th); 11 HR (T9th)
• 1B Chase McDonald: 12 HR (T7th)
• RHP Keegan Yuhl: 2.41 ERA (3rd); 1.071 WHIP (5th)
• RHP Brendan McCurry (now in Fresno): 13 saves (1st)
• RHP Aaron West: 9 saves (T3rd)
• RHP David Paulino: 66 SO (9th)

LANCASTER

• OF Bobby Boyd: .332 BA (1st); .383 OBP (9th); .498 SLG (7th); 45 R (T8th); 27 SB (T2nd)
• C Garrett Stubbs: .315 BA (5th); .407 OBP (1st); .481 SLG (T10th)
• OF Ramon Laureano: .396 OBP (4th); 50 R (2nd); 40 BB (2nd); 27 SB (T2nd)
• OF Jason Martin: .523 SLG (4th); 12 HR (T4th)
• OF Drew Ferguson: 16 SB (T6th)

QUAD CITIES

• IF Osvaldo Duarte: 6 triples (T3rd)
• OF Kyle Tucker: 25 SB (1st)
• OF Johnny Sewald (now in Lancaster): 16 SB (6th)
• RHP Albert Abreu: 71 SO (10th)

DSL

• SS Enmanuel Valdez: .587 SLG (4th); 6 doubles (T10th); 3 HR (T5th); 16 RBI (5th)
• OF Hector Martinez: 16 R (T9th): 3 HR (T5th); 18 BB (T1st)
• IF Kendy Moya: 3 triples (T2nd); 15 RBI (T7th)
• OF Ramiro Rodriguez: 3 triples (T2nd)
• LF Jose Benjamin: 15 RBI (T6th)
• OF Gilbert Celestino: 18 BB (T1st)
• RHP Leovanny Rodriguez: 0.698 ERA (7th)