Astros Farm Report: 6-24

Bringing you the latest news from down on the farm ...

Now that I am off the road (for now) and have a working computer, look for some new player interviews coming out over the next several days!

In case you missed it, Dustin pulled together all of the twitter info for the new draft picks. I have updated this to indicate which players have officially signed to date.

ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS

Here are the latest roster moves. An ongoing list of all of the 2019 season transactions and roster moves can be found here.

With today being the first day of the season for the GCL, I expect several additional roster moves to be made prior to today's game.

6-23: LHP Jervic Chavez assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-23: RHP Felipe Paulino assigned to Round Rock
6-23: RHP Riley Ferrell assigned to Round Rock (Rule 5 pick returned by Marlins)
6-22: LHP Brayan de Paula assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: C Lorenzo Quintana assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-22: RHP Hunter Brown (5th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-22: RHP Garrett Gayle (12th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-22: RHP Derek West (14th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-22: SS Luis Santana assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-22: RHP Franny Cobos assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: OF Yefri Carrillo assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: 3B Yeuris Ramirez assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: OF Hector Martinez (Tri-City) released
6-22: RHP Jamie Melendez assigned to the DSL (17-year old from Mexico signed 4-30)
6-22: OF Jairo Jose assigned to the DSL (17-year old Dominican signed July 2018)
6-22: 1B Enmanuel Morrillo (DSL) released
6-22: C Jonarkys Lopez (DSL) released
6-21: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-21: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-21: IF Jack Mayfield optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-21: C Garrett Stubbs optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-21: LHP Brett Adcock (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-21: 1B J. J. Matijevic activated from the restricted list and assigned to Fayetteville
6-21: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to the GCL from Quad Cities
6-21: 2B Yorbin Ceuta assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-21: OF E.P. Reese (25th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Justin Ferrell assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-20: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-20: RHP Joe Smith sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment
6-20: OF George Springer sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment
6-20: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-20: SS Grae Kessinger (2nd round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: C C. J. Stubbs (10th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Michael Horrell (30th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Brayan de Paula assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Felipe Paulino signed (contract purchased from the Sugar Land Skeeters)
6-19: LHP Cionel Perez optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-18: C Max Stassi sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment (activated from IL 6-21)
6-18: OF Matthew Barefoot (6th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: OF Preston Pavlica (24th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: SS A. J. Lee (34th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: RHP Peyton Battenfield (9th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: 1B Zach Biermann (23rd round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: OF Yimmi Cortaberria assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-18: OF Franklin Pinto assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-17: SS Anibal Sierra assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-17: SS Luis Santana assigned to extended spring training from Corpus Christi
6-17: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL retroactive to 6-15
6-17: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-17: RHP Collin McHugh sent to Corpus Christi on a rehab assignment
6-17: RHP Peyton Battenfield (9th round 2019) signed
6-16: C Korey Lee (1st round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-16: RHP Brendan McCurry (Round Rock) activated from the IL
6-16: RHP Brady Rodgers (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-16: C Lorenzo Quintana (Round Rock) activated from the IL
6-16: C Oscar Campos assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-16: 3B/1B/C Colton Shaver assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-16: C Ruben Castro assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-16: SS Javier Bermudez assigned to the GCL from Corpus Christi
6-15: OF Corey Julks (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-15: RHP Ronel Blanco (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-15: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-15: OF Jonathan Lacroix (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
6-14: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-14: 2B Jose Altuve sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment (activated from the IL 6-19)
6-14: RHP Collin McHugh sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
6-14: RHP Rogelio Armenteros called up to Houston from Round Rock
6-14: OF Wilyer Abreu assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities
6-14: RHP Hansel Paulino activated from the IL and assigned to Tri-City
6-14: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
6-14: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
6-14: 3B Joe Perez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: 2B Yorbin Ceuta assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Christian Mejias assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: C Juan Paulino assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Franny Cobos assigned to Tri-City
6-14: RHP Lupe Chavez assigned to Tri-City
6-14: RHP Valente Bellozo assigned to Tri-City
6-14: OF Franklin Pinto assigned to Tri-City from the DSL
6-14: OF Hector Martinez assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: 3B Yeuris Ramirez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Ernesto Jaquez (Tri-City) placed on the 7-day IL
6-14: LHP Jervic Chavez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Angel Macuare assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Manny Ramirez assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: RHP Jayson Schroeder assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: 3B Juan Pineda assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: SS Grae Kessinger signed (2nd round 2019)
6-14: OF Colin Barber signed (4th round 2019)
6-14: OF E. P. Reese signed (25th round 2019)
6-13: C Max Stassi sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
6-13: OF Derek Fisher optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-12: RHP Derek West signed (14th round 2019)
6-12: C Korey Lee signed (1st round 2019)
6-12: SS A. J. Lee signed (34th round 2019)
6-12: LHP Kevin Dickey signed (27th round 2019)
6-12: OF Preston Pavlica signed (24th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Danny Cody signed (17th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Blair Henley signed (7th round 2019)
6-12: OF Matthew Barefoot signed (6th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Chandler Casey signed (26th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Alex Palmer signed (20th round 2019)
6-12: 1B Zach Biermann signed (23rd round 2019)
6-12: OF Luis Guerrero signed (8th round 2019)
6-12: C C. J. Stubbs signed (10th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Cole McDonald signed (15th round 2019)
6-11: OF Chas McCormick assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
6-11: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-11: OF Bryan de la Cruz assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-11: RHP Michael Horrell signed (30th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Garrett Gayle signed (12th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Kevin Holcomb signed (13th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Hunter Brown signed (5th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Luis Vega assigned to the DSL
6-10: RHP Johangel Ramirez assigned to the GCL from the DSL
6-9: OF Yordan Alvarez called up to Houston from Round Rock
6-9: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-9: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-8: OF Hector Martinez assigned to extended spring training from Corpus Christi
6-8: OF Ronnie Dawson (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
6-8: C Lorenzo Quintana (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-8: C Cesar Salazar (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
6-8: LHP Julio Robaina assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities
6-7: LHP Cionel Perez recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-7: RHP Brady Rodgers optioned to Round Rock
6-6: RHP Dean Deetz (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-6: C Oscar Campos assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-6: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-6: RHP Yohan Ramirez assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-6: RHP Enoli Paredes assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-6: RHP Luis Garcia assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-6: RHP Austin Hansen assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-6: LHP Jonathan Bermudez assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-6: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-6: RHP Miguel Figueroa assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
6-6: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
6-6: OF Ramiro Rodriguez assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
6-5: RHP Tommy DeJuneas assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-5: RHP Jayson Schroeder assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities
6-4: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-4: RHP Justin Ferrell assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
6-4: RHP Corbin Martin optioned to Round Rock
6-4: OF Chandler Taylor (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-4: OF Ramiro Rodriguez assigned to extended spring training from Fayetteville
6-3: RHP Gabriel Valdez (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-3: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-2: OF Bryan de la Cruz (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-2: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-2: C Alejandro Flores (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
6-1: OF Ronnie Dawson (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-1: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-1: RHP Hector Martinez assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
6-1: C Cesar Salazar (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
6-1: LHP Julio Robaina assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
6-1: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to extended spring training from Corpus Christi
6-1: RHP Manny Ramirez assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities

Players who started the 2019 season on the DL

C Ruben Castro - activated 5-25
RHP Nick Hernandez - activated 5-8
RHP Alex House
OF Alex McKenna - activated 4-29
RHP Hansel Paulino - activated 6-14
RHP Erasmo Pinales - activated 5-20; back on IL 5-24
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) - activated 6-21

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)

🠋 2nd 44-31 .587 3.0GB W1

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

🠉 2nd 36-39 .480 1.0GB L1 (Overall)
T1st 3-3 .500 -.-GB L1 (Second Half)

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)

🠉 4th 35-38 .479 15.5GB W4 (Overall)
1st 4-0 1.000 -.-GB W4 (Second Half)

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
1st half Division Winner

= 1st 45-24 .652 -.-GB W1 (Overall)
3rd 2-1 .667 0.5GB W1 (Second Half)

SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
 🠉 3rd 4-5 .444 3.0GB L1

ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE (East Division)
Starts play today

ROOKIE LEVEL DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
🠋 6th 8-10 .444 3.0GB L3

WATCH THIS SPACE

I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a look.

Willy Collado - June 2019
Photo by Jayne Hansen

RHP Willy Collado is in his fourth season with the Astros. After putting up some excellent numbers for the Quad Cities bullpen in 2018, Collado has proven that his prior season was not a fluke. After starting his season with four appearances with Quad Cities, Collado earned a promotion to Fayetteville and was recently sent to Corpus Christi for the second time this season. Collado has not allowed an earned run in 16 of his 20 appearances this season and boasts a 1.49 ERA and a 1.046 WHIP with 15 walks to 44 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. Collado turned 21 in March. Watch this space ...

FORMER ASTRO UPDATE

Mitch Lambson - May 2015

Photo by Jayne Hansen

LHP Mitch Lambson was drafted by the Astros in the 19th round in 2011 out of Arizona State University and spent the better part of five seasons in the Astros system prior to being traded to the Braves in July 2015. He later spent time in the Brewers organization, independent league baseball and the Mexican League. Lambson is currently pitching for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in the independent American Association. In seven starts, he is 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.220 WHIP (11 BB:31 K in 50 IP).

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

St. Petersburg, Russia - 2010

Photo by Jayne Hansen