Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Former Astros Farmhands in Affiliated Ball

Keeping track of former Astros farmhands has gotten much harder over the past couple of years, primarily because of all the trades that have transpired, but I always make an effort. After combing through the rosters of all 30 affiliates, here are at least some of the former Astros minor-leaguers still floating around affiliated ball. If you see any that I missed, leave a comment and I'll post an update. (Note: I didn't include any former Astros who didn't spend significant time in the farm system during their time with the team.)

There are still a few free agents out there; I will update this post if they find another home with one of the other MLB franchises. In addition, I will publish my annual independent league findings later this month.

The level shown below is the level at which the player is assigned going in to the 2019 season. I am also including some former farmhands from the last few years who I've found engaged in non-playing roles in affiliated ball.

Arizona Diamondbacks
OF Andrew Aplin/AAA
C Tyler Heineman/AAA
RHP Troy Scribner/AAA
RHP Kevin McCanna/Hi-A

RHP Ross Seaton: Diamondbacks Pitching Analyst

Atlanta Braves
RHP Mike Foltynewicz/MLB (10-day DL)

Baltimore Orioles
3B Rio Ruiz/MLB
2B Jonathan Villar/MLB
C Carlos Perez/AAA
LHP Chris Lee/AA
RHP Diogenes Almengo/Hi-A

LHP Adam Bleday: Field Coach for the Frederick Keys (Hi-A)

Boston Red Sox
OF J.D. Martinez/MLB

Chicago Cubs
LHP Xavier Cedeno/MLB (10-day DL)
2B Ben Zobrist/MLB

Chicago White Sox
RHP Juan Minaya/AAA
OF Preston Tucker/AAA
C Alfredo Gonzalez/AA

Cincinnati Reds
No players currently

Cleveland Indians
OF Brandon Barnes/AAA
C Tim Federowicz/AAA
RHP James Hoyt/AAA
RHP Asher Wojciechowski/AAA
C Brandon Benavente/Hi-A

Colorado Rockies
LHP Evan Grills/AAA

Detroit Tigers
OF Daz Cameron/AAA
RHP Jose Cisnero/AAA
C Jake Rogers/AA
RHP Franklin Perez/Hi-A (40-man roster)

1B Mike Hessman: Hitting Coach for the Toledo Mudhens (AAA)

Kansas City Royals
OF Brett Phillips/AAA (40-man roster)

Los Angeles Angels
RHP Nick Tropeano/MLB (10-day DL)
C Roberto Pena/AA
LHP Patrick Sandoval/AA

Los Angeles Dodgers
UTIL Kiké Hernandez/MLB

C Jair Fernandez: Arizona League Dodgers Manager (Rk)

Miami Marlins
RHP Riley Ferrell/MLB (10-day DL)
RHP Elieser Hernandez/AAA (40-man roster)
RHP Jorge Guzman/AA (40-man roster)

Milwaukee Brewers
RHP Matt Albers/MLB
LHP Josh Hader/MLB
RHP Adrian Houser/AAA (40-man roster)
C Jacob Nottingham/AAA (40-man roster)

Minnesota Twins
C Jason Castro/MLB
IF Randy Cesar/AAA
IF Ronald Torreyes/AAA (40-man roster)
RHP Jorge Alcala/AA
OF Gilberto Celestino/Lo-A

New York Mets
3B J.D. Davis/MLB
2B Cody Bohanek/Lo-A

New York Yankees
RHP Albert Abreu/AA (40-man roster)

Oakland Athletics
OF Robbie Grossman/MLB
OF Ramon Laureano/MLB
RHP Jake Buchanan/AAA
RHP Daniel Mengden/AAA (40-man roster)

Philadelphia Phillies
RHP Vince Velasquez/MLB
RHP Tom Eshelman/AAA

3B Bobby Wernes: GCL Phillies Coach (Rk)

Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP Jordan Lyles/MLB (10-day DL)
3B Colin Moran/MLB
RHP Joe Musgrove/MLB
RHP Richard Rodriguez/MLB
OF J.B. Shuck/MLB
IF Jake Elmore/AAA (unofficial)
RHP Michael Feliz/AAA (40-man roster)
OF Jason Martin/AAA (40-man roster)

C Jordan "Funky" Comadena: Pirates Bullpen Catcher

San Diego Padres
None currently

San Francisco Giants
LHP Fernando Abad/AAA
RHP Enderson Franco/AAA
RHP Jandal Gustave/AAA
IF Wander Franco/Lo-A

Seattle Mariners
OF Domingo Santana/MLB
RHP R.J. Alaniz/AAA (40-man roster)
RHP Zac Grotz/AA

St. Louis Cardinals
RHP Mike Hauschild/AAA
RHP Harold Arauz/AA

Tampa Bay Rays
RHP Ryan Thompson/AAA (7-day DL)

1B Rafael Valenzuela: GCL Rays Manager (Rk)

Texas Rangers
OF Delino DeShields/MLB
OF Hunter Pence/MLB
IF Nolan Fontana/AAA

Toronto Blue Jays
OF Teoscar Hernandez/MLB
RHP Trent Thornton/MLB
RHP Bud Norris/AAA
RHP David Paulino/AAA  (40-man roster)
RHP Hector Perez/AA (40-man roster)

IF Joe Sclafani: Blue Jays Assistant Director of Player Development

Washington Nationals
LHP Jordan Mills/AAA

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