In case you missed my latest interviews
OF Stephen Wrenn (promoted to Round Rock the day after my interview posted)
OF Granden Goetzman (a great guy with an interesting story!)
MAY TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES
Note: Some of the assignments to Tri-City are likely to be on paper only in order to help with roster management while some indicate players who have been sent back to extended Spring Training.
5-4: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) activated from the DL
5-4: OF Derek Fisher recalled to Houston from Round Rock
5-4: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-4: IF Michael Wielansky assigned to Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Felipe Tejada assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
5-3: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-3: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) placed on the temporary inactive list
5-3: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
5-3: RHP Cesar Rosado (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day DL
5-3: OF Marty Costes (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
5-3: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
There were also a couple of moves that were reported late and not included in the early version of last week's Farm Report:
4-30: RHP Jamie Melendez, a 17-year old from Mexico, signed by the Astros
4-29: LHP Brett Adcock assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
4-29: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
4-29: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the DL
4-29: OF Andy Pineda (Quad Cities) released
4-29: C Lorenzo Quintana (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
Players who started the 2019 season on the DL
C Ruben Castro
RHP Nick Hernandez
RHP Alex House
RHP Hansel Paulino
RHP Erasmo Pinales
RHP Abdiel Saldana
RHP Kyle Serrano
RHP Jairo Solis
Restricted List
RHP Francis Martes (80-game suspension)
1B/OF J.J. Matijevic (50-game suspension)
An ongoing list of all of the 2019 season transactions and roster moves can be found here.
2019 STANDINGS
Up and down arrows denote an increase or decrease in win percentage over the last week.
AAA ROUND ROCK (Pacific Coast League/American Southern Division)
🠉 1st 17-12 .586 -.-GB L2
AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)
AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)
🠉 T3rd 14-15 .483 3.5GB L1
ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)
ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)
🠋 4th 15-16 .484 8.0GB L3
LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
🠉 1st 18-10 .643 -.-GB W6
WATCH THIS SPACE
I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a look.
Chas McCormick
(Pre-game ritual with Josh Rojas) - April 2019
Photo by Jayne Hansen
OF Chas McCormick is a Hooks fan favorite which is easy to understand. He plays with an unbridled joy and, judging by a couple of great catches in games I saw last weekend, won't think twice about giving up his body to make a play. He also happens to be a very disciplined hitter and has drawn 21 walks to only nine strikeouts in his first 23 games of the season. McCormick is currently hitting .267/.444/.387 and that on-base percentage is second only to top prospect Yordan Alvarez for players having played a comparable number of games. McCormick was drafted by the Astros in the 21st round in 2017 out of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Watch this space ...
FORMER ASTRO UPDATE
RHP Zac Grotz wasn't an Astro for long. After being drafted in the 28th round in 2015 out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Dayton, FL), he pitched only 22 innings in the Astros system before being released out of Spring Training in 2016. Grotz kicked around between independent and affiliated ball for the last three seasons and signed with the Mariners organization as a minor league free agent prior to the 2019 season. He is currently pitching for Seattle's AA affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers. In his first six games (four starts), he has a 0.50 ERA and a 0.722 WHIP, walking three and striking out 26 in 18 innings of work.
RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK
WATCH THIS SPACE
I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a look.
(Pre-game ritual with Josh Rojas) - April 2019
Photo by Jayne Hansen
OF Chas McCormick is a Hooks fan favorite which is easy to understand. He plays with an unbridled joy and, judging by a couple of great catches in games I saw last weekend, won't think twice about giving up his body to make a play. He also happens to be a very disciplined hitter and has drawn 21 walks to only nine strikeouts in his first 23 games of the season. McCormick is currently hitting .267/.444/.387 and that on-base percentage is second only to top prospect Yordan Alvarez for players having played a comparable number of games. McCormick was drafted by the Astros in the 21st round in 2017 out of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Watch this space ...
FORMER ASTRO UPDATE
Zac Grotz
MiLB Photo
RHP Zac Grotz wasn't an Astro for long. After being drafted in the 28th round in 2015 out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Dayton, FL), he pitched only 22 innings in the Astros system before being released out of Spring Training in 2016. Grotz kicked around between independent and affiliated ball for the last three seasons and signed with the Mariners organization as a minor league free agent prior to the 2019 season. He is currently pitching for Seattle's AA affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers. In his first six games (four starts), he has a 0.50 ERA and a 0.722 WHIP, walking three and striking out 26 in 18 innings of work.
RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Blue Footed Booby
Galapagos Islands - 2004
Photo by Jayne Hansen
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