Happy Birthday to ~
RHP Jake Buchanan (25)
Drafted in the eighth round in 2010 out of North Carolina State, Buchanan made his major league debut on June 21st. In 16 appearances (two starts) for the Astros this season, he has a 1-3 record with a 4.81 ERA and a 1.545 WHIP. In 16 games (15 starts) for the AAA Oklahoma City team, he had a 7-5 record with a 3.87 ERA and a 1.257 WHIP. He walked only 16 batters (one intentional) in 88.1 innings for the RedHawks.
Alyson Footer (?)
Although Alyson isn't technically a part of our Astros family anymore, the scarlet-tressed MLB.com goddess will always hold a special place in our hearts. Happy Birthday, Alyson!
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Happy Birthday - 9/24
Happy Birthday to ~
RHP Jake Buchanan (24)
Drafted in the eighth round in 2010 out of North Carolina State, Buchanan split his 2013 season between Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City. He absolutely dominated for the Hooks, compiling a 7-2 record in 18 appearances (13 starts) with a 2.09 ERA and an 0.927 WHIP. He ended the season with a combined record of 12-7 with a 2.96 ERA and a 1.099 WHIP in 30 games (25 starts). He pitched 158+ innings, the second most in the Astros minor league system.
RHP Christian Garcia (22)
Drafted in the 29th round in 2012 out of Florence-Darlington Technical College in South Carolina, Garcia pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen, most of them for the Greeneville Astros, this season and compiled a 2-1 record with a 5.85 ERA and a 1.485 WHIP.
Alyson Footer (?)
Although Alyson isn't technically a part of our Astros family anymore, the scarlet-tressed MLB.com goddess will always hold a special place in our hearts. Happy Birthday, Alyson!
RHP Jake Buchanan (24)
Drafted in the eighth round in 2010 out of North Carolina State, Buchanan split his 2013 season between Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City. He absolutely dominated for the Hooks, compiling a 7-2 record in 18 appearances (13 starts) with a 2.09 ERA and an 0.927 WHIP. He ended the season with a combined record of 12-7 with a 2.96 ERA and a 1.099 WHIP in 30 games (25 starts). He pitched 158+ innings, the second most in the Astros minor league system.
RHP Christian Garcia (22)
Drafted in the 29th round in 2012 out of Florence-Darlington Technical College in South Carolina, Garcia pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen, most of them for the Greeneville Astros, this season and compiled a 2-1 record with a 5.85 ERA and a 1.485 WHIP.
Alyson Footer (?)
Although Alyson isn't technically a part of our Astros family anymore, the scarlet-tressed MLB.com goddess will always hold a special place in our hearts. Happy Birthday, Alyson!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Happy Birthday - 9/24
RHP Jake Buchanan (23)
Drafted in the eighth round in 2010 out of North Carolina State, Buchanan spent most of the 2012 season pitching for the Corpus Christi team. Used as a starter early in the season, he was moved to the bullpen in August. In 19 starts for the Hooks, he was 5-6 with a 5.00 ERA and a 1.513 WHIP. Out of the bullpen, he was 0-3 with 4.76 ERA and a 1.554 WHIP in 8 appearances.
OF Jacob Goebbert (25)
Drafted in the 13th round out of Northwestern in 2009, Goebbert spent the majority of his 2012 season in Corpus Christi with the Hooks where he hit .304/.399/.473 with 23 doubles, six triples and nine home runs. He was among the league leaders in batting average.
RHP Christian Garcia (21)
Drafted in the 29th round in 2012 out of Florence-Darlington Technical College in South Carolina, Garcia pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen for the Greeneville Astros this season and compiled a 2-0 record with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.398 WHIP.
Alyson Footer (?)
Although Alyson isn't technically a part of our Astros family anymore, she will always hold a special place in our hearts. Happy Birthday, Alyson!
Drafted in the eighth round in 2010 out of North Carolina State, Buchanan spent most of the 2012 season pitching for the Corpus Christi team. Used as a starter early in the season, he was moved to the bullpen in August. In 19 starts for the Hooks, he was 5-6 with a 5.00 ERA and a 1.513 WHIP. Out of the bullpen, he was 0-3 with 4.76 ERA and a 1.554 WHIP in 8 appearances.
OF Jacob Goebbert (25)
Drafted in the 13th round out of Northwestern in 2009, Goebbert spent the majority of his 2012 season in Corpus Christi with the Hooks where he hit .304/.399/.473 with 23 doubles, six triples and nine home runs. He was among the league leaders in batting average.
RHP Christian Garcia (21)
Drafted in the 29th round in 2012 out of Florence-Darlington Technical College in South Carolina, Garcia pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen for the Greeneville Astros this season and compiled a 2-0 record with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.398 WHIP.
Alyson Footer (?)
Although Alyson isn't technically a part of our Astros family anymore, she will always hold a special place in our hearts. Happy Birthday, Alyson!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Bloggers Night at Minute Maid Park
Once again the Astros front office has embraced the Astros blogging community as they invited us to enjoy "the suite life" at Friday night's game. Representatives from Tales from the Juice Box, The Crawfish Boxes, Houston Sports Counterplot, Astros County, The Chronicle Fan Blog, Climbing Tal's Hill, Farmstros and, of course, What the Heck, Bobby? attended. We were feted with burgers, dogs and soft drinks in posh Suite 44 (did Roy approve?).
After a nosh, Alyson Footer joined the festivities with Jeff Luhnow arriving shortly thereafter. First they showed us the new uniform design before revealing the 1.1 draft pick. This was followed by a 3-D presentation of the ballpark changes for the 2013 season, including the installation of an actual space shuttle (no mock up for us) to replace the outfield train, and the utilization of Oswalt's repossessed bulldozer to tear down Tal's Hill. This was followed by a personal visit from J.R. Richard in which he gave each of us an autographed game-worn jersey. And then I woke up.
Seriously, there was not much news broken at the event despite having Jeff Luhnow in our midst for about a half-hour. What did we find out? The PTBNL in the Kansas City trade is most assuredly a 2011 draft pick (although this information was imparted to us in a very nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more fashion). The first pick of the draft will not be a consensus pick, but they have narrowed the choices to five and all involved are making their cases while Luhnow sits back and listens so as not to sway the others as they make their arguments.
What else did we learn? We learned a little more about each other. Before we asked Luhnow a single question, he started quizzing us about our blogs, our jobs, what we thought about the Astros blogging community, etc. That's his trick with the likes of Keith Law, he revealed, as the inquisitor gets off the phone with him only to realize that Luhnow learned much more than he imparted during any given conversation.
We also learned that he is very supportive of Brad Mills and loves the way that Mills has embraced some of the new analytical tools he's been given with the new regime. He also stressed something that some blog readers tend to forget. Player moves are very complicated -- player options, minor injuries and other considerations have to be factored in. Are you willing to lose a player completely by sending him to AAA to work on something? He is cognizant of the issues facing the team, but decisions on player moves at the major league level have to be made in a way that doesn't ultimately create a negative impact.
Of course I had to ask Luhnow about the minor leagues. I didn't want to make it too easy on him so I asked about any players at the lower levels who weren't top draft picks that might be on his radar. After some thought, he did indicate RHP Ruben "R.J." Alaniz at Lancaster was one such player, but he admitted that he hasn't spent much time really looking at the minor league teams given the amount of time he has spent getting ready for the draft. He indicated that he would soon be heading to see some of the teams in person after next week's draft. Since I'm headed to Corpus next Friday, I offered him a ride. He laughed and thanked me for the offer, but since he didn't refuse it, I still have hopes that he will decide that riding shotgun with me is the way to go.
The best part of the event, though, was simply talking, networking, sharing thoughts and ideas with passionate fellow Astros writers. And having a few laughs with new friends. The event itself was a four-course dinner. What happened as it ended was dessert.
As I was making my way back to my car, I saw J.R. Richard not far ahead walking very slowly with a slight limp. He looked awfully tired after his long eventful day. I quickly caught up to him just as we exited the ballpark. I placed a hand on his arm and said, "You brought a lot of joy to a lot of people." He reached over and hugged me. "And a lot of pain to a few other people." He chuckled, "That's right!"
Perhaps it goes without saying, but I have never had that much fun at an Astros loss before. Thank you Jeff, Alyson and intern Brittany for a terrific evening. Let's do it again sometime.
After a nosh, Alyson Footer joined the festivities with Jeff Luhnow arriving shortly thereafter. First they showed us the new uniform design before revealing the 1.1 draft pick. This was followed by a 3-D presentation of the ballpark changes for the 2013 season, including the installation of an actual space shuttle (no mock up for us) to replace the outfield train, and the utilization of Oswalt's repossessed bulldozer to tear down Tal's Hill. This was followed by a personal visit from J.R. Richard in which he gave each of us an autographed game-worn jersey. And then I woke up.
Seriously, there was not much news broken at the event despite having Jeff Luhnow in our midst for about a half-hour. What did we find out? The PTBNL in the Kansas City trade is most assuredly a 2011 draft pick (although this information was imparted to us in a very nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more fashion). The first pick of the draft will not be a consensus pick, but they have narrowed the choices to five and all involved are making their cases while Luhnow sits back and listens so as not to sway the others as they make their arguments.
What else did we learn? We learned a little more about each other. Before we asked Luhnow a single question, he started quizzing us about our blogs, our jobs, what we thought about the Astros blogging community, etc. That's his trick with the likes of Keith Law, he revealed, as the inquisitor gets off the phone with him only to realize that Luhnow learned much more than he imparted during any given conversation.
We also learned that he is very supportive of Brad Mills and loves the way that Mills has embraced some of the new analytical tools he's been given with the new regime. He also stressed something that some blog readers tend to forget. Player moves are very complicated -- player options, minor injuries and other considerations have to be factored in. Are you willing to lose a player completely by sending him to AAA to work on something? He is cognizant of the issues facing the team, but decisions on player moves at the major league level have to be made in a way that doesn't ultimately create a negative impact.
Of course I had to ask Luhnow about the minor leagues. I didn't want to make it too easy on him so I asked about any players at the lower levels who weren't top draft picks that might be on his radar. After some thought, he did indicate RHP Ruben "R.J." Alaniz at Lancaster was one such player, but he admitted that he hasn't spent much time really looking at the minor league teams given the amount of time he has spent getting ready for the draft. He indicated that he would soon be heading to see some of the teams in person after next week's draft. Since I'm headed to Corpus next Friday, I offered him a ride. He laughed and thanked me for the offer, but since he didn't refuse it, I still have hopes that he will decide that riding shotgun with me is the way to go.
The best part of the event, though, was simply talking, networking, sharing thoughts and ideas with passionate fellow Astros writers. And having a few laughs with new friends. The event itself was a four-course dinner. What happened as it ended was dessert.
As I was making my way back to my car, I saw J.R. Richard not far ahead walking very slowly with a slight limp. He looked awfully tired after his long eventful day. I quickly caught up to him just as we exited the ballpark. I placed a hand on his arm and said, "You brought a lot of joy to a lot of people." He reached over and hugged me. "And a lot of pain to a few other people." He chuckled, "That's right!"
Perhaps it goes without saying, but I have never had that much fun at an Astros loss before. Thank you Jeff, Alyson and intern Brittany for a terrific evening. Let's do it again sometime.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tweet of the Day
Alyson Footer Here's a cool sign hanging in the Minor League clubhouse.pic.twitter.com/SuSC3rkt
Monday, February 6, 2012
Tweets of the Day
Aaaaaaaand it's officially time for baseball. Here we go! See you in Kissimmee.
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And with the #NFLplayoffs now over...it's OFFICIALLY baseball season! When's the first #BaseballTonight on @espn ??
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So is it baseball season yet?
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Football is over which means baseball is right around the corner..!! #Letsgetit
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Well since the #SuperBowl is over IT'S BASEBALL SEASON!!! #ALLREADY
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Great win GIANTS . Super Bowl is over and now It's Officially BASEBALL SEASON.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Happy Birthday - 9/24
RHP Jake Buchanan (22)
Recently named Astros MiLB Pitcher of the Year, Buchanan is only in his second season in the Astros organization, having been drafted in the 8th round in 2010 out of North Carolina State. The majority of his season was spent at Lancaster with a late call-up to Corpus Christi. Buchanan was a workhorse, leading all Astros minor-leaguers in innings pitched in 2011 at 226.2. In 40 starts, he had a 3.80 ERA and a 1.201 WHIP.
OF Jacob Goebbert (24)
Drafted in the 13th round out of Northwestern in 2009, Goebbert built on a very successful sophomore year at Lexington in 2010 by putting up good numbers again in 2011, and was rewarded with rapid promotions up the ranks. From Lancaster up through Corpus Christi and on to Oklahoma City, the lefty excelled with an overall line of .290/.352/.438/.790. Although he didn't quite match his eye-popping 48 doubles from 2010, he did have 27 doubles, 4 triples and 12 homeruns.
Alyson Footer (?)
Social Media Director and Twitter Queen for the Houston Astros
Recently named Astros MiLB Pitcher of the Year, Buchanan is only in his second season in the Astros organization, having been drafted in the 8th round in 2010 out of North Carolina State. The majority of his season was spent at Lancaster with a late call-up to Corpus Christi. Buchanan was a workhorse, leading all Astros minor-leaguers in innings pitched in 2011 at 226.2. In 40 starts, he had a 3.80 ERA and a 1.201 WHIP.
OF Jacob Goebbert (24)
Drafted in the 13th round out of Northwestern in 2009, Goebbert built on a very successful sophomore year at Lexington in 2010 by putting up good numbers again in 2011, and was rewarded with rapid promotions up the ranks. From Lancaster up through Corpus Christi and on to Oklahoma City, the lefty excelled with an overall line of .290/.352/.438/.790. Although he didn't quite match his eye-popping 48 doubles from 2010, he did have 27 doubles, 4 triples and 12 homeruns.
Alyson Footer (?)
Social Media Director and Twitter Queen for the Houston Astros
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Tweet of the Day
I think I saw him wear that in Des Moines RT “@alysonfooter: Seargent Lucas Harrell reporting for duty #RookieRoadTrip http://t.co/OYU14UHR”
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