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Austin Hansen - July 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen
ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS
8/21: 2B Jose Altuve (Houston) expected to be activated from the DL
8/21: OF Kyle Tucker optioned to Fresno
8/20: RHP Matt Ruppenthal (Quad Cities) sent on a rehab assignment to Tri-City (expected to be activated from the DL 8/22)
8/19: 2B Jose Altuve (Houston) sent to Fresno on a rehab assignment
8/18: 1B Luis Encarnacion assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
8/18: 3B Randy Cesar activated from the 7-day DL
8/18: RHP Antonio Placencia assigned to the DSL Astros (19-year old Dominican signed 8/17)
8/17: OF Drew Ferguson (Fresno) sent to Tri-City on a rehab assignment
8/17: RHP J.P. France assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8/16: OF Derek Fisher optioned to Fresno
8/16: C Brian McCann (Houston) sent to Fresno on a rehab assignment
8/16: OF Alex McKenna assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8/16: OF Logan Mattix assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
8/16: RHP Jose Alberto Rivera assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
8/15: 2B Alfredo Angarita assigned to Quad Cities from Fresno
8/15: RHP Matt Ruppenthal (Quad Cities) sent on a rehab assignment to GCL
8/14: RHP Chris Devenski (Houston) sent to Fresno on a rehab assignment
8/14: RHP Forrest Whitley (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL (had been on DL since 7/11)
8/21: OF Kyle Tucker optioned to Fresno
8/20: RHP Matt Ruppenthal (Quad Cities) sent on a rehab assignment to Tri-City (expected to be activated from the DL 8/22)
8/19: 2B Jose Altuve (Houston) sent to Fresno on a rehab assignment
8/18: 1B Luis Encarnacion assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
8/18: 3B Randy Cesar activated from the 7-day DL
8/18: RHP Antonio Placencia assigned to the DSL Astros (19-year old Dominican signed 8/17)
8/17: OF Drew Ferguson (Fresno) sent to Tri-City on a rehab assignment
8/17: RHP J.P. France assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8/16: OF Derek Fisher optioned to Fresno
8/16: C Brian McCann (Houston) sent to Fresno on a rehab assignment
8/16: OF Alex McKenna assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8/16: OF Logan Mattix assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
8/16: RHP Jose Alberto Rivera assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
8/15: 2B Alfredo Angarita assigned to Quad Cities from Fresno
8/15: RHP Matt Ruppenthal (Quad Cities) sent on a rehab assignment to GCL
8/14: RHP Chris Devenski (Houston) sent to Fresno on a rehab assignment
8/14: RHP Forrest Whitley (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL (had been on DL since 7/11)
ASTROS MILB DISABLED LIST
8/15: C Ruben Castro (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
8/9: RHP Jairo Solis (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
6/19: OF Drew Ferguson (Fresno) placed on the 7-day DL (hand; on rehab assignment)
6/13: RHP Hunter Martin (Tri-City) placed on the 60-day DL
6/1: LHP Yeremi Ceballos (DSL) placed on the 60-day DL
6/1: RHP Carlos Quintero (DSL) placed on the 60-day DL
5/4: RHP Francis Martes (Fresno) placed on the 7-day DL; had TJ surgery 8/15
5/3+/-: RHP Gerardo Bojorquez had TJ surgery per Instagram post
4/5: RHP Ryan Thompson assigned to Fresno (starting the season on the 7-day DL); according to Instagram Ryan has had surgery, but I don't know whether or not it was TJ (later confirmed that it was TJ surgery)
4/5: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Quad Cities (starting the season on the 7-day DL; according to Instagram, Ruppenthal had elbow surgery to transpose the ulnar nerve in early April and started to throw mid-June; now on a rehab assignment)
4/5: RHP Ángel Heredia (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL (Instagram post in early August showed him as having had surgery)
4/5: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL (Tommy John)
ASTROS MILB RESTRICTED LIST
6/22: RHP Yoanys Quiala placed on the restricted list (80 game suspension for performance-enhancing substance); Quiala won't be eligible to play again until approximately mid-April of 2019.
I will be keeping track of all the releases, retirements, trades and signings for the 2018 season here.
ASTROS MILB STANDINGS
Up and down arrows represent increase/decrease in win percentage since the prior post. No arrow means that the win percentage remains unchanged.
FRESNO (Pacific Coast League)
CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League)
Fresno OF Drew Ferguson revisits his first steps as a pro.
Josh Rojas of the Hooks may not be the fastest baserunner in the Astros system, but he may be the smartest.
J.D. Davis makes his case for getting back to Houston.
A great post on long-time Astros minor league manager Rodney Linares.
8/15: C Ruben Castro (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
8/9: RHP Jairo Solis (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
6/19: OF Drew Ferguson (Fresno) placed on the 7-day DL (hand; on rehab assignment)
6/13: RHP Hunter Martin (Tri-City) placed on the 60-day DL
6/1: LHP Yeremi Ceballos (DSL) placed on the 60-day DL
6/1: RHP Carlos Quintero (DSL) placed on the 60-day DL
5/4: RHP Francis Martes (Fresno) placed on the 7-day DL; had TJ surgery 8/15
5/3+/-: RHP Gerardo Bojorquez had TJ surgery per Instagram post
4/5: RHP Ryan Thompson assigned to Fresno (starting the season on the 7-day DL); according to Instagram Ryan has had surgery, but I don't know whether or not it was TJ (later confirmed that it was TJ surgery)
4/5: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Quad Cities (starting the season on the 7-day DL; according to Instagram, Ruppenthal had elbow surgery to transpose the ulnar nerve in early April and started to throw mid-June; now on a rehab assignment)
4/5: RHP Ángel Heredia (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL (Instagram post in early August showed him as having had surgery)
4/5: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL (Tommy John)
ASTROS MILB RESTRICTED LIST
6/22: RHP Yoanys Quiala placed on the restricted list (80 game suspension for performance-enhancing substance); Quiala won't be eligible to play again until approximately mid-April of 2019.
I will be keeping track of all the releases, retirements, trades and signings for the 2018 season here.
ASTROS MILB STANDINGS
Up and down arrows represent increase/decrease in win percentage since the prior post. No arrow means that the win percentage remains unchanged.
FRESNO (Pacific Coast League)
🠋1st 72-54 .571 -.-GB L1
The Grizzlies currently lead Reno by seven games in the PCL Pacific Northern division. Fresno has 14 games remaining in the season, none of those against Reno.
The Grizzlies currently lead Reno by seven games in the PCL Pacific Northern division. Fresno has 14 games remaining in the season, none of those against Reno.
CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League)
1st 76-48 .613 -.-GB L2 (overall)
1st 33-22 .600 -.-GB L2 (second half)
1st 43-26 .623 -.-GB W5 (first half division winner)
The Hooks have made the playoffs as the first half winners of the Texas League South Division. They currently have increased their second half lead over Frisco to four and a half games with 14 games left to play in the regular season.
1st 33-22 .600 -.-GB L2 (second half)
1st 43-26 .623 -.-GB W5 (first half division winner)
The Hooks have made the playoffs as the first half winners of the Texas League South Division. They currently have increased their second half lead over Frisco to four and a half games with 14 games left to play in the regular season.
BUIES CREEK (Carolina League)
🠉2nd 70-53 .569 5.0GB L1 (overall)
2nd 33-21 .611 1.5GB L1 (second half)
2nd 37-32 .536 3.5GB L1 (first half)
Buies Creek trails the 1st place Winston-Salem team by one-and-a-half games with 14 games left to play. The Astros will host Winston-Salem for three of those games. Buies Creek is well poised for a playoff berth since the second place team will advance to the playoffs if Winston-Salem, the first half winner, also wins the second half. Considering that the third place team is eight games behind Buies Creek, they should make the playoffs barring a total collapse.
2nd 33-21 .611 1.5GB L1 (second half)
2nd 37-32 .536 3.5GB L1 (first half)
Buies Creek trails the 1st place Winston-Salem team by one-and-a-half games with 14 games left to play. The Astros will host Winston-Salem for three of those games. Buies Creek is well poised for a playoff berth since the second place team will advance to the playoffs if Winston-Salem, the first half winner, also wins the second half. Considering that the third place team is eight games behind Buies Creek, they should make the playoffs barring a total collapse.
QUAD CITIES (Midwest League)
2nd 72-55 .567 2.0GB W2 (overall)
4th 32-25 .561 3.0GB W2 (second half)
1st 40-30 .571 -.-GB W6 (first half division winner)
The River Bandits have made the playoffs as the first half winners of the Midwest League Western Division. They currently trail Cedar Rapids by three games, Peoria by two games and Beloit by .003 percentage points in the second half with 13 games left to play in the regular season.
TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League)
🠋1st 34-27 .557 -.-GB W1
Tri-City leads Lowell by one-and-a-half games in the New York-Penn League Stedler division with 14 games left to play. The ValleyCats will face Lowell on the road in three of those games.
GCL ASTROS (Gulf Coast League)
🠋2nd 26-26 .500 10.0 L3
The Astros were eliminated from postseason play. They currently have four games remaining in their season.
DSL ASTROS (Dominican Summer League Northwest)
🠋6th 28-38 .424 18.0GB L1
The Astros have been eliminated and have five games remaining.
4th 32-25 .561 3.0GB W2 (second half)
1st 40-30 .571 -.-GB W6 (first half division winner)
The River Bandits have made the playoffs as the first half winners of the Midwest League Western Division. They currently trail Cedar Rapids by three games, Peoria by two games and Beloit by .003 percentage points in the second half with 13 games left to play in the regular season.
TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League)
🠋1st 34-27 .557 -.-GB W1
Tri-City leads Lowell by one-and-a-half games in the New York-Penn League Stedler division with 14 games left to play. The ValleyCats will face Lowell on the road in three of those games.
GCL ASTROS (Gulf Coast League)
🠋2nd 26-26 .500 10.0 L3
The Astros were eliminated from postseason play. They currently have four games remaining in their season.
DSL ASTROS (Dominican Summer League Northwest)
🠋6th 28-38 .424 18.0GB L1
The Astros have been eliminated and have five games remaining.
NEWS AND LINKS
Fresno OF Drew Ferguson revisits his first steps as a pro.
Josh Rojas of the Hooks may not be the fastest baserunner in the Astros system, but he may be the smartest.
J.D. Davis makes his case for getting back to Houston.
A great post on long-time Astros minor league manager Rodney Linares.
And in case you missed any of these, here are my interviews from this season:
OF Alex McKenna (Tri-City, since promoted to Quad Cities)
RHP Peter Solomon (Quad Cities, since promoted to Buies Creek)
OF Seth Beer (Quad Cities, since promoted to Buies Creek)
RHP Jairo Solis and C Ruben Castro (Quad Cities)
RHP Corbin Martin (Corpus Christi)
3B Abraham Toro (Corpus Christi)
RHP Trent Thornton (Fresno)
OF Chas McCormick (Buies Creek, since promoted to Corpus Christi)
OF J.J. Matijevic (Buies Creek)
RHP Brandon Bielak (Buies Creek, since promoted to Corpus Christi)
LHP Brett Adcock (Buies Creek, since promoted to Corpus Christi)
SS Alex De Goti (Corpus Christi, since promoted to Fresno)
1B Taylor Jones (Corpus Christi, since promoted to Fresno)
RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (Corpus Christi, since promoted to Fresno)
OF Alex McKenna (Tri-City, since promoted to Quad Cities)
RHP Peter Solomon (Quad Cities, since promoted to Buies Creek)
OF Seth Beer (Quad Cities, since promoted to Buies Creek)
RHP Jairo Solis and C Ruben Castro (Quad Cities)
RHP Corbin Martin (Corpus Christi)
3B Abraham Toro (Corpus Christi)
RHP Trent Thornton (Fresno)
OF Chas McCormick (Buies Creek, since promoted to Corpus Christi)
OF J.J. Matijevic (Buies Creek)
RHP Brandon Bielak (Buies Creek, since promoted to Corpus Christi)
LHP Brett Adcock (Buies Creek, since promoted to Corpus Christi)
SS Alex De Goti (Corpus Christi, since promoted to Fresno)
1B Taylor Jones (Corpus Christi, since promoted to Fresno)
RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (Corpus Christi, since promoted to Fresno)
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