Astros Farm Report: 8-15

A gazillion roster moves (rounding up) plus current team standings ...

ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS

Cy Sneed - April 2017

Photo by Jayne Hansen

8-14: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Fresno from Houston
8-14: RHP Jordan Jankowski designated for assignment
8-14: SS Alex DeGoti assigned to Buies Creek from Fresno
8-14: RHP Cy Sneed assigned to Fresno from Corpus Christi
8-14: C Max Stassi called up to Houston from Fresno
8-14: RHP Gabriel Valdez placed on the Quad Cities 7-day DL
8-14: RHP Cesar Rosado placed on the Quad Cities 7-day DL
8-14: 3B Wander Franco assigned to Quad Cities from the GCL
8-14: SS Ozziel Sanchez-Galan assigned to the GCL from Buies Creek
8-13: 1B/OF Spencer Johnson assigned to Corpus Christi from Fresno
8-13: IF Colin Walsh assigned to Fresno from Corpus Christi
8-13: OF Rico Noel assigned to Fresno from Corpus Christi
8-13: RHP Kevin Hill assigned to Buies Creek from Corpus Christi
8-13: C Trent Woodward (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
8-13: OF Jonathan Lacroix (12th round pick) assigned to the GCL
8-13: RHP Fredis Guerrero assigned to the GCL from the DSL
8-13: RHP Freylin Garcia assigned to the GCL from the DSL
8-12: SS Reid Brignac placed on the Fresno 7-day DL, retroactive to 8-11
8-12: LHP Ashur Tolliver (Fresno) released
8-12: RHP Forrest Whitley assigned to Corpus Christi from Buies Creek
8-12: LHP Cionel Perez assigned to Corpus Christi from Buies Creek
8-12: RHP Josh James (Corpus Christi) activated from the suspended list
8-12: LHP Sebastian Kessay (Buies Creek) released
8-12: RHP Carson LaRue assigned to Buies Creek from Quad Cities
8-12: RHP Abdiel Saldana assigned to Buies Creek from Quad Cities
8-12: RHP Cesar Rosado (Quad Cities) activated from the DL
8-12: LHP Nathan Thompson assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-12: LHP Kit Scheetz assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-12: RHP Dustin Hunt assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
8-11: IF/OF Marcos Almonte (Quad Cities) activated from the DL
8-11: SS Osvaldo Duarte placed on the Quad Cities 7-day DL
8-11: RHP Ronaldo Marrero assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
8-11: RHP Jairo Solis assigned to Greeneville from the GCL
8-11: LHP Maikel Sepulveda assigned to Greeneville from the GCL
8-10: RHP Andrew Thome assigned to Fresno from Corpus Christi
8-10: OF Jon Kemmer placed on the Fresno 7-day DL
8-10: RHP Yoanys Quiala (Corpus Christi) suspended for an undisclosed number of days
8-10: RHP Angel Heredia (Corpus Christi) sent to GCL on a rehab assignment
8-9: IF Tyler White optioned to Fresno from Houston
8-9: C Eduardo de Oleo (Buies Creek) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
8-9: LHP Adam Bleday assigned to Tri-City from Greeneville
8-9: RHP Leovanny Rodriguez assigned to Tri-City from Greeneville
8-8: SS Ozziel Sanchez-Galan assigned to Buies Creek from the GCL8-7: C Carlos Canelon assigned to Corpus Christi from Tri-City

A complete(ish) list of August transactions/roster moves to date can be found here.

STANDINGS

Collectively, all of the Astros MiLB affiliates went 30-27 over the last week. Overall, it wasn't the best of weeks for the full season teams, but they (mostly) managed to stay in good position for the postseason. Fresno's 3-4 week has had them trading first place back and forth with Reno (D'Backs) with whom they are currently tied. Fresno will play four more games against Reno (on the road) this season. Corpus was hurt by a 2-4 week (although a baaaaadddddd call cost the Hooks one of those games), dropping to third place in the second half. The Hooks will face first place San Antonio (Padres) seven more times this season and second place Midland (A's) four more times. Buies Creek's 3-4 week was enough to extend their lead over the second place team by an additional half game and Quad Cities 3-3 week increased their lead from four games to five with Kane County (D'Backs) and Peoria (Cardinals) sharing second place.

Of the short season teams, the GCL improved their stock the most. Although they are still in second place, their 4-1 week took them from four games behind the Nationals to only one game behind. However, the Cardinals are breathing down their necks (one game behind) in third place. Nine of the GCL's remaining games will be vs. the Nationals or the Cards so it could prove to be an interesting stretch run. Tri-City (4-2) gained a game on Vermont, but it's a tight race with only two games separating first and last place; half of the ValleyCats remaining games will be within their division. Greeneville was 4-5 for the week (with two doubleheaders). They are still in second place (tied with Johnson City), but dropped a half game further behind the Elizabethton Twins. 10 of their 17 remaining games will be within their division. And alas, barring a miracle, it appears to be all over but the crying for the DSL Astros Orange team who, despite a 4-1 week that raised them from eighth place to sixth place, has an elimination number of one. The DSL Astros Blue team (3-3) isn't in that much better a position. They are eight games out of first with an elimination number of five with 12 games left on the schedule.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE/PACIFIC NORTHERN DIVISION
AAA Fresno T-1st 69-53 .566 -.-GB L2

TEXAS LEAGUE/SOUTH DIVISION
AA Corpus 3rd 56-63 .471 14.0GB L3 (Overall)
AA Corpus 3rd 22-27 .449 7.0GB L3 (Second Half)

CAROLINA LEAGUE/SOUTHERN DIVISION
HiA Buies Creek 1st 69-51 .575 -.-GB L1 (Overall)
HiA Buies Creek 1st 32-18 .640 -.-GB L1 (Second Half)

MIDWEST LEAGUE/WESTERN DIVISION
LoA Quad Cities 1st 69-49 .585 -.-GB W1 (Overall)
LoA Quad Cities 1st 32-18 .640 -.-GB W1 (Second Half)

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE/STEDLER DIVISION
SSA Tri-City 2nd 27-25 .519 0.5GB L1

APPALACHIAN LEAGUE/WEST DIVISION
Rk+ Greeneville T-2nd 27-24 .529 3.5GB L1

GULF COAST LEAGUE/EAST DIVISION
Rk GCL Astros 2nd 22-17 .564 1.0GB L1

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE/NORTH DIVISION
FRk DSL Orange 6th 24-35 .407 12.5GB W4

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE/NORTHWEST DIVISION
FRk DSL Blue 4th 32-28 .533 8.0GB L3