Astros June 2018 MiLB Standouts

With the calendar turning from June to July, the top five Astros minor league teams are well-poised (with Corpus Christi and Quad Cities assured playoff berths as first-half winners) and the other three teams currently in first place. (We won't talk about the rookie level clubs who are struggling a bit to start their seasons.) Here are a few of the players who have helped contribute to the success of their teams in June. I have noted a few of the more outstanding accomplishments in red.

Note: If a player played at multiple levels during the month of June, he is listed under his current level, but his stats are cumulative.

FRESNO: 16-10 in June (48-33 overall); 1st place

Kyle Tucker - June 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Starters

• RHP Cy Sneed: 2-2 in 4 starts, 2.84 ERA, 1.066 WHIP, 4 BB:34 K in 25.1 IP
• RHP Rogelio Armenteros: 3-0 in 4 starts, 2.86 ER, 1.182 WHIP, 9 BB:23 K in 22 IP
• RHP Trent Thornton: 2-3 in 5 starts, 3.00 ERA, 0.909 WHIP, 6 BB:27 K in 33 IP
• RHP Josh James: 1-1 in 4 starts, 3.04 ERA, 1.056 WHIP, 8 BB:35 K in 23.2 IP
• RHP Brock Dykxhoorn: 2-1 in 4 starts, 3.91 ERA, 0.826 WHIP, 3 BB:25 K in 23 IP

Relief

• RHP Dean Deetz: 0-0 in 8 games, 0.90 ERA, 1.300 WHIP, 6 BB:20 K in 10 IP
• LHP Reymin Guduan: 0-0 in 5 games, 1.35 ERA, 0.900 WHIP, 3 BB:6 K in 6.2 IP
• RHP Riley Ferrell: 1-0 with 4 saves in 8 games, 1.69 ERA, 0.844 WHIP, 3 BB:17 K in 10.2 IP
• RHP Brendan McCurry: 2-0 with 2 saves in 10 games, 2.63 ERA, 1.171 WHIP, 2 BB:15 K in 13.2 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• IF Tyler White: 11 G, .333/.413/.769/1.182, 2 2B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 5 BB:8 K, 1 SB:0 CS
• OF Kyle Tucker: 26 G, .387/.427/.651/1.078, 8 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 8 BB:21 K, 8 SB:0 CS (led the Astros system with 22 runs scored in June)
• 1B A.J. Reed: 21 games, .256/.355/.590/.945, 2 2B, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 12 BB:22 K
• C Garrett Stubbs: 20 games, .333/.432/.435/.867, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 12 BB:17 K, 2 SB:0 CS

Also, OF Myles Straw collected 11 stolen bases to one caught stealing in 28 games in June. Eight of those came following his promotion to AAA on June 16th.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 17-8 in June (49-29 overall); 1st place for season

Jorge Alcala - May 2018

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Starters

• RHP Brandon Bielak: 2-0 with 1 save in 5 games/1 start, 0.48 ERA/1.125 WHIP, 7 BB:21 K in 18.2 IP
• RHP Jorge Alcala: 1-1 with 1 save in 4 games/2 starts, 1.96 ERA, 0.927 WHIP, 8 BB:16 K in 18.1 IP
• RHP Akeem Bostick: 0-1 with 1 save in 5 games/4 starts, 2.33 ERA, 1.448 WHIP, 7 BB:14 K in 19.1 IP
• RHP Corbin Martin: 3-0 in 4 games/3 starts, 2.41 ERA, 0.857 WHIP, 3 BB:11 K in 18.2 IP

Relief

• LHP Alex Winkelman: 2-0 in 6 games/1 start, 2.13 ERA, 1.184 WHIP, 6 BB:12 K in 12.2 IP (Winkelman's last 5 appearances were from the bullpen so it appears that he is being moved to a relief role)
• RHP Justin Ferrell: 1-0 in 6 games, 2.38 ERA, 1.412 WHIP, 7 BB:14 K in 11.1 IP
• RHP Erasmo Pinales: 1-0 with 2 saves in 6 games, 3.24 ERA, 0.960 WHIP, 2 BB:10 K in 8.1 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• OF Yordan Alvarez: 11 G, .370/.370/.783/1.152, 4 2B, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 0 BB:15 K
• 3B Randy Cesar: 21 G, .325/.379/.525/.904, 8 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 BB:13 K (Cesar recently ended a 42-game hitting streak. Only 13 players have had a longer hitting streak in 151 years of minor league baseball history.)
• Alex De Goti: 23 G, .284/.310/.556/.866, 4 2B, 6 HR, 18 RBI, 2 BB:14 K
• C Jamie Ritchie: 16 G, .339/.418/.390/.808, 3 2B, 8 RBI, 7 BB:12 K, 0 SB:1 CS

BUIES CREEK: 15-9 in June (45-34 overall); 2nd place for the season (1st place in second half)

Cristian Javier - July 2017

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Starters

• LHP Patrick Sandoval: 3-0 with 1 save in 5 games/3 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.792 WHIP, 1 BB:24 K in 24 IP
• RHP Cristian Javier: 3-1 in 4 games/4 starts, 0.75 ERA, 0.667 WHIP, 7 BB:20 K in 24 IP
• RHP Gabriel Valdez: 2-1 in 5 games/3 starts, 1.42 ERA, 0.684 WHIP, 4 BB:17 K in 19 IP
• RHP Hector Perez: 2-1 and 1 save in 5 games/3 starts, 2.13 ERA, 1.105 WHIP, 12 BB:29 K in 25.31 IP
• RHP Tyler Ivey: 0-2 in 4 games/3 starts, 3.24 ERA, 1.080 WHIP, 4 BB:15 K in 16.2 IP
• RHP Abdiel Saldana: 2-0 in 6 games/3 starts, 3.51 ERA, 1.130 WHIP, 6 BB:32 K in 25.2 IP

Relief

• RHP Ronel Blanco: 2-0 with 3 saves in 7 games, 0.66 ERA, 0.951 WHIP, 5 BB:15 K in 13.2 IP
• RHP Colin McKee: 0-0 with 1 save in 5 games, 1.80 ERA, 1.600 WHIP, 4 BB:7 K in 5 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• 3B Abraham Toro: 25 G, .264/.363/.540/.903, 4 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 14 BB:19 K, 1 SB:1 CS
• OF Corey Julks: 24 G, .341/.429/.471/.899, 6 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 11 BB:19 K, 7 SB:3 CS
• OF/2B Osvaldo Duarte: 24 G, .289/.362/.494/,856, 8 2B, 3 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 10 BB:20 K, 2 SB:2 CS
• OF Ronnie Dawson: 16 G, .264/.355/.491/.845, 6 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 7 BB:14 K, 5 SB:0 CS

QUAD CITIES: 14-12 in June (44-36 overall); 3rd place for the season

There aren't a ton of standouts for the Quad Cities team right now largely because most of the players who were instrumental in getting the River Bandits to a first half first place finish have now been promoted. Many on the current roster are new to the level, but I have no doubt that they will get up to speed quickly.

Enoli Paredes - August 2016

Photo by Bryan Green

Starters

• RHP Chad Donato: 3-0 in 4 games/3 starts, 0.41 ERA, 0.773 WHIP, 4 BB:28 K in 22 IP
• RHP Enoli Paredes: 2-1 in 6 games/3 starts, 1.11 ERA, 0.904 WHIP, 10 BB:31 K in 24.1 IP
• RHP Jairo Solis: 0-2 in 5 games/4 starts, 1.35 ERA, 1.450 WHIP, 14 BB:16 K in 20 IP
• RHP Peter Solomon: 2-0 in 4 games/1 start, 1.59 ERA, 1.118 WHIP, 5 BB:21 K in 17 IP
• RHP Yohan Ramirez: 1-3 with 1 save in 5 games/2 starts, 3.38 ERA, 1.018 WHIP, 9 BB:24 K in 18.2 IP

Relief

• RHP Humberto Castellanos: 1-0 with 3 saves in 7 games/0 starts, 0.00 ERA, 1.083 WHIP, 3 BB:9 K in 12 IP
• RHP Tanner Duncan: 1-0 in 6 games, 0.84 ERA, 0.656 WHIP, 4 BB:14 K in 10.2 IP
• RHP Brendan Feldmann: 0-0 with 2 saves in 9 games, 2.89 ERA, 1.179 WHIP, 3 BB:11 K in 9.1
• RHP Carlos Sanabria: 1-1 with 3 saves in 7 games, 4.09 ERA, 1.273 WHIP, 6 BB:14 K in 11 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• LF/1B Seth Beer: 14 G, .283/.406/.585/.991, 4 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 7 BB:11 K
• C Ruben Castro: 9 G, .300/.400/.400/.800, 3 2B, RBI, 4 BB:8 K, 0 SB:2 CS
• 2B Alfredo Angarita: 21 G, .273/.364/.351/.714, 2 2B, 2 3B, 11 RBI, 11 BB:12 K, 2 SB:5 CS
• OF Logan Mattix: 10 G, .278/.316/.333/.649, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB:8 K, 2 SB:0 CS

TRI-CITY: 8-7 in June (8-7 overall); Tied for 1st place

Pitchers

• RHP Devin Conn: 0-0 in 3 games/0 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.000 WHIP, 0 BB:5 K in 5 IP
• RHP Austin Hansen: 0-0 in 3 games/0 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.600 WHIP, 1 BB:8 K in 5 IP
• LHP Tim Hardy: 1-1 in 3 games/1 start, 1.35 ERA, 1.050 WHIP, 2 BB:6 K in 6.2 IP
• RHP Bryan Abreu: 2-0 in 3 games/1 start, 1.50 ERA, 1.250 WHIP, 5 BB:13 K in 12 IP
• RHP Hansel Paulino: 0-1 in 3 games/1 start, 2.00 ERA, 1.222 WHIP, 4 BB:10 K in 9 IP
• RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez: 0-0 in 3 games/1 start, 2.79, 0.931 WHIP, 1 BB:10K in 9.2 IP
• RHP Felipe Tejada: 2-1 in 4 games/2 starts, 2.84 ERA, 1.105 WHIP, 3 BB:14 K in 12.2 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• 2B Trey Dawson: 4 G, .429/.467/.643/1.110, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB:3 K, 2 SB:0 CS (tiny sample size but noteworthy)
• 2B/3B Enmanuel Valdez: 13 G, .300/.397/.660/1.057, 7 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 8 BB:16 K, 3 SB:2 CS
• IF Juan Pineda: 9 G, .357/.438/.429/.866, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 3 BB:11 K
• OF Gilberto Celestino: 13 G, .311/.385/.378/.762, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 3 BB:13 K, 5 SB:0 CS

GCL: 3-7 in June (3-7 overall); 5th place

Pitchers

• RHP Fredy Medina: 0-0 in 2 games/0 starts, 1.35 ERA, 0.600 WHIP, 3 BB:10 K in 6.2 IP
• RHP Christian Mejias: 0-0 with 1 save in 5 games/1 start, 2.77 ERA, 1.385 WHIP, 6 BB:15 K in 13 IP
• LHP Daniel Bello: 0-0 in 3 games/0 starts, 3.12 ERA, 1.269 WHIP, 5 BB:14 K in 8.2 IP
• LHP Jervic Chavez: 0-0 in 3 games/0 starts, 3.38 ERA, 1.125 WHIP, 1 BB:7 K in 5.1 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• C Nerio Rodriguez: 8 G, .412/.474/.588/1.062, 3 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB:4 K
• 3B Joe Perez: 3 G, .444/.583/.444/1.028, 3 BB:1 K, 1 SB:0 CS (yes, it's only 3 games but these are his first 3 pro games as a 2nd round pick after undergoing TJ surgery in 2017)
• OF Wilyer Abreu: 10 G, .394/.459/.455/.914, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 4 BB:5 K, 3 SB:0 CS
• C Nathan Perry: 9 G, .286/.412/.500/.912, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 BB:1 K, 0 SB:1 CS
• OF Hector Martinez: 10 G, .286/.474/.321/.795, 2B, 2 RBI, 9 BB:11 K, 1 SB:0 CS
• SS Freudis Nova: 10 G, .294/.294/.500/.794, 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0 BB:2 K, 1 SB:0 CS

DSL: 8-17 in June (8-17 overall); 8th place

Pitchers

• RHP Ernesto Jaquez: 3-0 in 5 games/2 starts, 0.43 ERA, 0.571 WHIP, 6 BB:24 K in 21 IP
• RHP Heitor Tokar: 0-0 in 5 games/3 starts, 0.47 ERA, 0.466 WHIP, 1 BB:15 K in 19.1 IP
• RHP Franny Cobos: 0-2 in 5 games/2 starts, 1.08 ERA, 0.540 WHIP, 1 BB:16 K in 16.2 IP
• RHP Alfredi Jimenez: 0-0 in 5 games/1 start, 2.35 ERA, 1.043 WHIP, 5 BB:22 K in 15.1 IP
• RHP Valente Bellozo: 0-1 in 5 games/3 starts, 2.55 ERA, 0.849 WHIP, 5 BB:16 K in 17.2 IP

Position Players (ranked by OPS)

• OF/1B Jose Alvarez: 17 G, .333/.429/.375/.804, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 6 BB:13 K, 2 SB:1 CS
• C Carlos Hurtado: 14 G, .243/.341/.459/.800, 5 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB:4 K, 2 SB:3 CS
• 1B Victor Mascai: 24 G, .261/.324/.467/.791, 5 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 14 RBI, 8 BB:23 K, 2 SB:2 CS
• OF Yefri Carrillo: 21 G, .235/.333/.420/.753, 6 2B, 3 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 10 BB:21 K, 3 SB:2 CS

May 2018 Standouts
April 2018 Standouts