In case you missed these, here are my recent interviews from Corpus Christi
Colin McKee
Enoli Paredes and Cristian Javier
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.
8-25: LHP Framber Valdez (Round Rock) recalled to Houston
8-25: RHP Cy Sneed optioned to Round Rock
8-25: LHP Cionel Perez (Round Rock) sent to Fayetteville on a rehab assignment
8-25: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
8-24: OF Ramiro Rodriguez (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
8-24: OF Carlos Machado (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
8-23: RHP Cristian Javier assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
8-23: LHP Brett Adcock (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
8-23: RHP Abdiel Saldana (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
8-23: OF Marty Costes (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
8-23: RHP Gerardo Bojorquez (GCL) activated from the 60-day IL
8-22: IF Abraham Toro (Round Rock) called up to Houston
8-22: IF Jack Mayfield optioned to Round Rock
8-22: LHP Reymin Guduan moved from the suspended list to the restricted list
8-22: RHP Tyler Ivey (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
8-22: RHP Tommy DeJuneas (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
8-22: OF Corey Julks assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
8-22: RHP Brady Rodgers (rehabbing) released
8-21: RHP Cy Sneed recalled to Houston
8-21: OF/SS Myles Straw recalled to Houston
8-21: OF Ronnie Dawson assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
8-19: IF Jack Mayfield recalled to Houston
8-19: RHP Cy Sneed optioned to Round Rock
8-19: RHP Joey Gonzalez activated from the Fayetteville IL and assigned to Quad Cities
8-19: OF James Nix assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
8-18: LHP Kit Scheetz (Round Rock) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
8-18: RHP Justin Ferrell (Round Rock) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
8-18: RHP Cy Sneed recalled to Houston
8-18: RHP Carson LaRue (Round Rock) activated from the IL
8-18: RHP Rogelio Armenteros optioned to Round Rock
8-17: RHP Rogelio Armenteros (Round Rock) recalled to Houston
8-17: RHP Francis Martes activated from the restricted list and placed on the Round Rock 7-day IL
8-17: RHP Cy Sneed optioned to Round Rock
8-17: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
8-17: RHP Willy Collado (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
8-17: RHP Abdiel Saldana assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
8-17: RHP Valente Bellozo assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-17: RHP Tanner Duncan (Fayetteville) released
8-16: RHP Garrett Gayle (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
8-16: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) activated from the IL and assigned to Quad Cities
8-16: RHP Ryan Gusto assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
8-15: RHP Lupe Chavez (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
8-15: C C.J. Stubbs assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-15: IF AJ Lee assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-15: C Orlando Marquez (Quad Cities) released
8-14: RHP Cy Sneed (Round Rock) recalled to Houston
8-14: RHP Joe Biagini optioned to Round Rock
8-14: OF/SS Myles Straw optioned to Round Rock
8-13: LHP Cionel Perez (Round Rock) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
8-13: LHP Brett Adcock (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
8-13: OF/SS Myles Straw (Round Rock) recalled to Houston
8-13: RHP Brett Conine assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
8-13: LHP Parker Mushinski (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
8-13: Jose Bolivar signed (no info available)
8-13: 2B/OF Alfredo Angarita (Corpus Christi) released
8-12: OF Raider Uceta (GCL) placed on the 60-day IL
8-12: OF James Nix assigned to Quad Cities from the GCL
8-12: RHP Hunter Martin (Quad Cities) released
8-11: RHP Joey Gonzalez (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
8-11: SS Jeremy Pena (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
8-11: RHP Jayson Schroeder (Tri-City) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment (MiLB.com doesn't actually show Schroeder as being on the IL)
8-10: C Orlando Marquez (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
8-10: IF Michael Wielansky (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
8-9: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) released
8-9: RHP Enoli Paredes (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
8-9: RHP Tommy DeJuneas (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
8-9: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
8-9: C Cesar Salazar (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
8-9: RHP R.J. Freure (Quad Cities) activated from the temporary inactive list (Freure had been representing Team Canada at the Pan Am Games)
8-8: C Garrett Stubbs optioned to Round Rock
8-8: 1B Zach Biermann (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
8-8: RHP Ryan Gusto (11th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
8-7: RHP Riley Ferrell (Round Rock) activated from the IL
8-7: RHP Carson LaRue (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 8-6)
8-7: RHP Danny Cody assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
8-6: RHP Colin McKee assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
8-6: RHP Willy Collado (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
8-6: RHP Ryan Pressly sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment (activated 8-9)
8-6: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to the GCL from Fayetteville
8-5: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Fayetteville from Round Rock
8-5: OF Carlos Machado (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
8-5: RHP Luis de Paula assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-5: RHP Alex House (Quad Cities) released - House had been on the IL all season
8-3: OF Jacob Meyers assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
8-3: RHP Brad Peacock sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment (activated 8-18)
8-3: RHP Ronel Blanco (Round Rock) activated from the IL
8-3: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Fayetteville from the GCL
8-3: OF Wilyer Abreu assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
8-2: C Garrett Stubbs recalled to Houston
8-2: RHP Cy Sneed optioned to Round Rock
8-2: OF/IF Myles Straw optioned to Round Rock
8-2: RHP Jose Urquidy optioned to Round Rock
8-2: OF Granden Goetzman (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 8-1)
8-2: RHP Bryan Abreu optioned to Corpus Christi
8-2: RHP Brandon Bailey (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
8-2: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Fayetteville from Round Rock
8-2: LHP Parker Mushinski (Fayetteville) sent to Tri-City on a rehab assignment
8-1: 3B Abraham Toro assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
8-1: C Lorenzo Quintana assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
8-1: 1B Jake Adams assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
8-1: SS Jonathan Arauz assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
8-1: RHP Forest Whitley assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
8-1: SS Jeremy Pena (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
8-1: C Ruben Castro (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
8-1: 1B/3B David Hensley assigned from Quad Cities to Fayetteville
Players who started the 2019 season on the DL
RHP Jairo Solis
Restricted List
2019 STANDINGS/PLAYOFF PICTURE
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 79-53 .598 -.-GB L1
Round Rock's division lead has dwindled to one game over the San Antonio Missions with eight games left in the season. The Baby Cakes have officially been eliminated and the four-game set between the two remaining contending teams which starts tonight in Round Rock will give The Express its best chance to increase their lead over the Missions. The final four games for Round Rock will be on the road against Omaha (55-76) while the Missions will head to Nashville (61-69) for their final four.
AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)
Round Rock's division lead has dwindled to one game over the San Antonio Missions with eight games left in the season. The Baby Cakes have officially been eliminated and the four-game set between the two remaining contending teams which starts tonight in Round Rock will give The Express its best chance to increase their lead over the Missions. The final four games for Round Rock will be on the road against Omaha (55-76) while the Missions will head to Nashville (61-69) for their final four.
AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)
3rd 64-67 .489 5.5GB L2 (Overall)
3rd 31-31 .500 4.0GB L2 (Second Half)
The Hooks have stumbled badly in their playoff chances since my last update with Midland's five-game win streak making Corpus Christi's chances for a playoff berth much more tenuous. I could get into a bunch of details on how things currently stand, but the fact remains that unless the Hooks start winning decisively and the RockHounds start losing a lot of games, this postseason will just be a pipe dream for the Astros affiliate.
The good news is that all of the Hooks eight remaining games are at home. The bad news is that they are against the top two teams in the North Division. Good News/Bad News, Part II: Midland will play all eight of their remaining games on the road; however, all of their games are against the two teams with the worst records in the Texas League. The fat lady isn't singing yet, but she is definitely warming up.
ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)
3rd 31-31 .500 4.0GB L2 (Second Half)
The Hooks have stumbled badly in their playoff chances since my last update with Midland's five-game win streak making Corpus Christi's chances for a playoff berth much more tenuous. I could get into a bunch of details on how things currently stand, but the fact remains that unless the Hooks start winning decisively and the RockHounds start losing a lot of games, this postseason will just be a pipe dream for the Astros affiliate.
The good news is that all of the Hooks eight remaining games are at home. The bad news is that they are against the top two teams in the North Division. Good News/Bad News, Part II: Midland will play all eight of their remaining games on the road; however, all of their games are against the two teams with the worst records in the Texas League. The fat lady isn't singing yet, but she is definitely warming up.
ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)
4th 65-65 .500 19.0GB W2 (Overall)
🠉 2nd 34-27 .557 0.5GB W2 (Second Half)
The Woodpeckers, on the other hand, have increased their odds of a playoff berth greatly over the last few days as the first and third place teams in the second half are on four-game and three-game losing streaks respectively. Since last week, the Fayetteville team went from a decent chance of getting into the playoffs as the second place team in the second half (if the first place team wins both halves of the season) to having a legitimate shot at winning the second half out right.
Fayetteville has nine remaining games, four against the last place place team in the division on the road, followed by five games against the first place team (Down East Wood Ducks) at home. Myrtle Beach (2.5 games behind the Woodpeckers) and Winston-Salem (4 games behind) have eight remaining games each.
LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
1st half Division Winner
🠉 2nd 34-27 .557 0.5GB W2 (Second Half)
The Woodpeckers, on the other hand, have increased their odds of a playoff berth greatly over the last few days as the first and third place teams in the second half are on four-game and three-game losing streaks respectively. Since last week, the Fayetteville team went from a decent chance of getting into the playoffs as the second place team in the second half (if the first place team wins both halves of the season) to having a legitimate shot at winning the second half out right.
Fayetteville has nine remaining games, four against the last place place team in the division on the road, followed by five games against the first place team (Down East Wood Ducks) at home. Myrtle Beach (2.5 games behind the Woodpeckers) and Winston-Salem (4 games behind) have eight remaining games each.
LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
1st half Division Winner
1st 77-51 .602 -.-GB L1 (Overall)
🠋 4th 34-28 .548 5.0GB L1 (Second Half)
Thankfully, Quad Cities is already in the playoffs by virtue of winning their division in the first half. And we even know that they will be facing the Cedar Rapids Kernels (the first half wild card) for the first series, a best of three division quarterfinal. And we even know the dates for that first series, September 4th at Cedar Rapids and September 5th and 6th (if necessary) at Quad Cities.
SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
🠋 4th 27-40 .403 9.5GB W1
Tri-City has been eliminated from the postseason. They have eight games remaining.
ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE (East Division)
🠉 4th 24-26 .480 4.5GB L1
The GCL 'Stros have 6 games left to go with an elimination number of 2.
ROOKIE LEVEL DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
🠉 2nd 38-31 .551 2.5GB W2
The DSL team was eliminated from the postseason and has completed their season with a very respectable second place finish.
🠋 4th 34-28 .548 5.0GB L1 (Second Half)
Thankfully, Quad Cities is already in the playoffs by virtue of winning their division in the first half. And we even know that they will be facing the Cedar Rapids Kernels (the first half wild card) for the first series, a best of three division quarterfinal. And we even know the dates for that first series, September 4th at Cedar Rapids and September 5th and 6th (if necessary) at Quad Cities.
SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
🠋 4th 27-40 .403 9.5GB W1
Tri-City has been eliminated from the postseason. They have eight games remaining.
ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE (East Division)
🠉 4th 24-26 .480 4.5GB L1
The GCL 'Stros have 6 games left to go with an elimination number of 2.
ROOKIE LEVEL DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
🠉 2nd 38-31 .551 2.5GB W2
The DSL team was eliminated from the postseason and has completed their season with a very respectable second place finish.
WATCH THIS SPACE
I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a closer look.
Nick Tanielu (correctly pronounced tan-ee-AY-loo) isn't exactly an unknown quantity in the Astros organization and may not technically be flying below the radar, but he probably deserves more attention than he's currently been getting from the prospect pundits of the world. Primarily a third baseman, Tanielu has also played more than a handful of games at first and second for Round Rock this year while compiling a .299/.359/.519 batting line in 117 games. His 37 doubles (to go with three triples and 17 home runs) are the third most in the Pacific Coast League. Tanielu had appeared on a few top 30 lists prior to an ACL injury causing him to miss most of the 2017 season, but he doesn't currently appear on the MLB Pipeline Top 30 list for the Astros. Personally, I think an argument could be made that he should be. If the Astros don't add him to the 40-man roster this fall, I would expect Tanielu to be claimed in the Rule 5 Draft. Watch this space ...
FORMER ASTRO UPDATE
LHP Luis Cruz was first drafted by the Astros in the 9th round in 2008 out of Puerto Rico. The lefty spent eight seasons in the Astros system before being released in November 2015. After only playing in winter leagues the next couple of seasons, Cruz started play in independent ball in 2017 and has played in the Atlantic League the last two years. In 42 appearances for the Somerset Patriots this season, Cruz has a 3.02 ERA and 1.142 WHIP and 14 walks to 47 strikeouts in 44.2 innings of work.
I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a closer look.
Nick Tanielu - August 2019
Photo by Jayne Hansen
Nick Tanielu (correctly pronounced tan-ee-AY-loo) isn't exactly an unknown quantity in the Astros organization and may not technically be flying below the radar, but he probably deserves more attention than he's currently been getting from the prospect pundits of the world. Primarily a third baseman, Tanielu has also played more than a handful of games at first and second for Round Rock this year while compiling a .299/.359/.519 batting line in 117 games. His 37 doubles (to go with three triples and 17 home runs) are the third most in the Pacific Coast League. Tanielu had appeared on a few top 30 lists prior to an ACL injury causing him to miss most of the 2017 season, but he doesn't currently appear on the MLB Pipeline Top 30 list for the Astros. Personally, I think an argument could be made that he should be. If the Astros don't add him to the 40-man roster this fall, I would expect Tanielu to be claimed in the Rule 5 Draft. Watch this space ...
FORMER ASTRO UPDATE
Luis Cruz - May 2015
Photo by Jayne Hansen
RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Washington - 2012
Photo by Jayne Hansen
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