— Dallas Keuchel (@kidkeuchy) July 12, 2015
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Showing posts with label Jose Altuve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jose Altuve. Show all posts
Monday, July 13, 2015
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Tweet of the Day
@JoseAltuve27 is a stud!! Pleasure to watch him play everyday. Congrats my dude, well deserved!!
— Nick Tropeano (@PaPaTropeano) September 17, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Happy Birthday - 5/6
Happy Birthday to ~
2B Jose Altuve (24)
Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 and played on the Astros Venezuelan Summer League team that year. After starting in Greeneville in 2008, Altuve rapidly moved up the ranks until his major league debut in July of 2011. In his first full season for the Astros in 2012, Altuve earned his first All-Star nod. Over his first 31 games of 2014, Altuve is hitting .289/.345/.391 with 8 doubles, one triple, one home run, 10 RBI and an American League leading 11 stolen bases.
One former Astro celebrates today as well ~
RHP Larry Andersen (61)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round in 1971, Andersen came to Houston as a free agent in 1986. In five seasons with the Astros, he pitched in 268 games going 22-16 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.211 WHIP. Andersen was known for his sense of humor and his Steven Wright style one-liners. According to this post, Andersen was the instigator of the SNL-inspired conehead masks sported by Andersen, Charley Kerfeld and Dave Smith. Andersen is best known (and loved) by Astros fans for being part of the most lopsided trade in baseball history as he was traded to the Red Sox for future Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
2B Jose Altuve (24)
Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 and played on the Astros Venezuelan Summer League team that year. After starting in Greeneville in 2008, Altuve rapidly moved up the ranks until his major league debut in July of 2011. In his first full season for the Astros in 2012, Altuve earned his first All-Star nod. Over his first 31 games of 2014, Altuve is hitting .289/.345/.391 with 8 doubles, one triple, one home run, 10 RBI and an American League leading 11 stolen bases.
One former Astro celebrates today as well ~
RHP Larry Andersen (61)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round in 1971, Andersen came to Houston as a free agent in 1986. In five seasons with the Astros, he pitched in 268 games going 22-16 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.211 WHIP. Andersen was known for his sense of humor and his Steven Wright style one-liners. According to this post, Andersen was the instigator of the SNL-inspired conehead masks sported by Andersen, Charley Kerfeld and Dave Smith. Andersen is best known (and loved) by Astros fans for being part of the most lopsided trade in baseball history as he was traded to the Red Sox for future Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
2014 Grapefruit League Recap, Game 24
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 5
2014 Grapefruit League record: 9-15
W- Jason Stoffel (1-0)
L- David Hale (0-3)
S- Ross Seaton (1)
Astros home runs: None.
Down 4-0 after the 1st, the Astros finished the game on a 7-1 run at Disney World.
Starting Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel
Keuchel served up a pair of home runs in the 1st inning to Chris Johnson (3-run) and Justin Upton (solo). That 4-run 1st wound up becoming the only inning in which he allowed a run. He also drew a walk at the plate! And scored on a wild pitch!!!
Final line: 4 IP, 5 H (2 homers), 4 ER (all on the home runs), 2 BB, 7 K
Bullpen
Jason Stoffel was the first man out for the Astros, and although he gave up a game-tyine homer to Freddie Freeman in the 5th, he still turned in a good outing, striking out 2 in his 1.2 innings. He bowed out with 2 outs in the 6th, and on came Kevin Chapman, who struck out Jason Heyward to end the inning.
That would be the only out that Chapman would record, as he walked B.J. Upton and allowed a single to Ernesto Mejia.
Andrew Robinson was summoned to escape a runners on the corners with no outs situation. He did just that, punching out Chris Johnson, getting Justin Upton to pop out, and Tyler Pastornicky to ground out. Robinson struck out Steven Lerud to begin the 8th and left after allowing a double to Ramiro Peña.
Raúl Valdés was next, and he finished the 8th by striking out our old pal Jordan Schafer, and getting Phil Gosselin to ground out.
Ross Seaton allowed a single to Derrick Mitchell to lead off the 9th, but he wound up shutting the door, striking out Edward Salcedo to end it.
Offense
The Astros pounded out 13 hits, with Dexter Fowler leading the charge with a 3-4 night. Robbie Grossman, Jose Altuve, and L.J. Hoes had 2 apiece.
Down 4-0, they put up 3 in the 4th, thanks to an RBI single from Fowler...
Keuchel trotted home on a wild pitch,
and then Grossman hammered an RBI triple to bring the Astros to within 1.
Another wild pitch allowed Altuve to score the tying run in the 5th,
and Chris Carter scored the go-ahead run as Jonathan Villar sacrificed himself. After the Braves tied it at 5 in the bottom of the 5th, Fowler broke the tie by scoring on a Jason Castro force out. Castro made it to 2nd, thanks to an error on the play. And finally, Carter hit a sac fly in the 9th to bring home Andrew Aplin, who entered as a pinch-runner for Castro.
Three Stars
3.
Robbie Grossman, OF
2-5, RBI 3B in 4th
2.
Jose Altuve, 2B
2-5, R, and this web gem:
1.
Dexter Fowler, OF
3-4, RBI, 2 R, BB
Next Up
Astros are off today and play their final Grapefruit League game tomorrow night.
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) March 25, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
2014 Grapefruit League Recap, Game 22
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2
2014 Grapefruit League record: 8-14
W- Michael Wacha (3-0)
L- Brett Oberholtzer (0-2)
S- Seth Maness (1)
Astros home runs: Jose Altuve (1, solo in 7th)
The Cards jumped all over Brett Oberholtzer in the first third of the game, but the Astros held the Cards scoreless for the final 6 innings.
Starting Pitcher: Brett Oberholtzer
The Cardinals jumped all over him out of the gate as they got 4 in the 1st. But Obie picked himself up and allowed 1 run over his final 4 frames. Yes, his ERA is 11, but it's only Spring Training. It's only Spring Training.
Final line: L (0-2), 5 IP, 8 H (solo homer), 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Bullpen
The relievers threw 4 scoreless to close it out; 4 relievers, 1 inning each.
Chad Qualls went 1-2-3 in the 6th, striking out 1; Matt Albers also threw a 1-2-3 7th. Josh Fields allowed a hit and struck out 1 in the 8th, and Ross Seaton struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.
Offense
Marc Krauss put the Astros on the board in the 4th with a sac fly.
Dexter Fowler, who scored on the play, had 2 of the Astros' 5 hits. In percentage terms, he had 40% of the Astros' hits. Jose Altuve had 20% in the form of this solo home run, which came in the 7th:
Marwin González and Robbie Grossman also had a hit. No one drew a walk. On the other hand, they struck out 9 times. Considering the Astros' propensity to strike out last year, this certainly concerns me, even in spring.
Three Stars
3.
Dexter Fowler, CF
2-4, R
2.
Jose Altuve, 2B
1-3, solo HR (1) in 7th
1.
Bullpen: Ross Seaton, Chad Qualls, Matt Albers, and Josh Fields
Combined: 4 IP, H, 3 K
Next Up
The Astros will travel to Jupiter to take on the Cardinals at their place. Jerome Williams will be on the mound, and he will be opposed by Joe Kelly. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.
2014 Grapefruit League record: 8-14
W- Michael Wacha (3-0)
L- Brett Oberholtzer (0-2)
S- Seth Maness (1)
Astros home runs: Jose Altuve (1, solo in 7th)
The Cards jumped all over Brett Oberholtzer in the first third of the game, but the Astros held the Cards scoreless for the final 6 innings.
Starting Pitcher: Brett Oberholtzer
The Cardinals jumped all over him out of the gate as they got 4 in the 1st. But Obie picked himself up and allowed 1 run over his final 4 frames. Yes, his ERA is 11, but it's only Spring Training. It's only Spring Training.
Final line: L (0-2), 5 IP, 8 H (solo homer), 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Bullpen
The relievers threw 4 scoreless to close it out; 4 relievers, 1 inning each.
Chad Qualls went 1-2-3 in the 6th, striking out 1; Matt Albers also threw a 1-2-3 7th. Josh Fields allowed a hit and struck out 1 in the 8th, and Ross Seaton struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.
Offense
Marc Krauss put the Astros on the board in the 4th with a sac fly.
Dexter Fowler, who scored on the play, had 2 of the Astros' 5 hits. In percentage terms, he had 40% of the Astros' hits. Jose Altuve had 20% in the form of this solo home run, which came in the 7th:
Marwin González and Robbie Grossman also had a hit. No one drew a walk. On the other hand, they struck out 9 times. Considering the Astros' propensity to strike out last year, this certainly concerns me, even in spring.
Three Stars
3.
Dexter Fowler, CF
2-4, R
2.
Jose Altuve, 2B
1-3, solo HR (1) in 7th
1.
Bullpen: Ross Seaton, Chad Qualls, Matt Albers, and Josh Fields
Combined: 4 IP, H, 3 K
Next Up
The Astros will travel to Jupiter to take on the Cardinals at their place. Jerome Williams will be on the mound, and he will be opposed by Joe Kelly. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
2014 Grapefruit League Recaps, Games 8 & 9
*I embedded some highlights from MLB.com, which may take time to fill the wide swaths of empty space in this post.
New York Yankees 9, Houston Astros 6
New York Yankees 9, Houston Astros 6
2014 Grapefruit League record, after this game: 3-5
W- Chase Whitley (1-2)
L- Jose Cisnero (0-1)
S- Chris Leroux (1)
Astros home runs: Chris Carter (1)
Astros home runs: Chris Carter (1)
After the Astros took a 6-4 lead courtesy of a 3-run homer from Chris Carter in the 5th, the Yankees responded with 5 unanswered (3 in the 6th, 2 in the 7th) to seize control of the game.
Starting Pitcher: Jarred Cosart
Cosart worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 1st inning, striking out 2. In the 2nd, though, he gave up a leadoff single to Dean Anna, and an error on Jose Altuve allowed the Yankees to get on the board. An RBI double from Mason Williams drew the Yankees even in the inning. Cosart left after getting Brett Gardner to ground out for the 2nd out of the inning.
Final line: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 earned), 2 BB, 2 K
Bullpen
Jorge De Leon finished the 2nd by striking out Eduardo Nuñez.
Darin Downs came on for the next 2 innings and gave up a 2-run homer to Kelly Johnson in the 3rd. He threw a scoreless 4th, and walked 2 in his outing.
Chad Qualls struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 5th.
Jose Cisnero got tagged with the loss, as he gave up the Yankees' 3 runs in the 6th. Only one of those runs were earned. He allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and fanned 1.
Jake Buchanan gave up 2 in the 7th on a pop fly single and a fielder's choice. He also struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 8th.
Nick Tropeano allowed a 1-out single, but nothing came of it as he struck out 2 in a scoreless 9th.
Offense
Jason Castro went the other way with a nice 2-run double to open the scoring for the Astros in the 1st.
In the 2nd, Cesar Izturis dropped an RBI single right in between a couple of Yankee outfielders.
And finally, Chris Carter put the Astros in front at that point with this 3-run shot:
It was nice to see Rio Ruiz and Teoscar Hernandez see some action with the big club. They both went 0-1, with Rio drawing a walk and Teoscar scoring a run. Nolan Fontana came on as a pinch-hitter for Izturis in the 9th and doubled.
It was nice to see Rio Ruiz and Teoscar Hernandez see some action with the big club. They both went 0-1, with Rio drawing a walk and Teoscar scoring a run. Nolan Fontana came on as a pinch-hitter for Izturis in the 9th and doubled.
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Houston Astros 3
2014 Grapefruit League record, after Saturday: 3-6
W- Jesse Biddle (1-0)
L- Collin McHugh (0-1)
Astros home runs: None.
Astros home runs: None.
It was not exactly a banner spring training game day as both Astros squads wound up taking losses. This one got away in the middle portions of the game, as the Phillies went on an 11-2 run from the 5th to the 9th.
Starting Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel
Keuchel was excellent, delivering 3 no-hit innings. The only Phillies to reach on him were Chase Utley (via walk in the 1st) and Carlos Ruiz (via error from Matt Dominguez in the 2nd).
Final line: 3 IP, BB, 2 K
Bullpen
Collin McHugh was the first man out, and after a scoreless 4th, the wheels fell off. I'll leave it at that.
Jason Stoffel got the final 2 outs of the 6th, but allowed both of the runners he inherited from McHugh to score, and gave up one of his own.
Luis Cruz got rocked in the 7th; David Martinez had to clean up that mess.
Chia-Jen Lo allowed an unearned run in the 8th; Bobby Doran allowed that run to score, but was able to avoid further damage.
Offense
Robbie Grossman put the Astros on the board first with this exquisite hit-and-run:
Houston managed to tie the game at 3, as Jesse Biddle uncorked a wild one...
...and Gregorio Petit poked a hole through the left side of the Phillies infield.
Starting Pitcher: Dallas Keuchel
Keuchel was excellent, delivering 3 no-hit innings. The only Phillies to reach on him were Chase Utley (via walk in the 1st) and Carlos Ruiz (via error from Matt Dominguez in the 2nd).
Final line: 3 IP, BB, 2 K
Bullpen
Collin McHugh was the first man out, and after a scoreless 4th, the wheels fell off. I'll leave it at that.
Jason Stoffel got the final 2 outs of the 6th, but allowed both of the runners he inherited from McHugh to score, and gave up one of his own.
Luis Cruz got rocked in the 7th; David Martinez had to clean up that mess.
Chia-Jen Lo allowed an unearned run in the 8th; Bobby Doran allowed that run to score, but was able to avoid further damage.
Offense
Robbie Grossman put the Astros on the board first with this exquisite hit-and-run:
Houston managed to tie the game at 3, as Jesse Biddle uncorked a wild one...
...and Gregorio Petit poked a hole through the left side of the Phillies infield.
These guys were much more patient than the squad in Kissimmee, outwalking them 9-2.
Japhet Amador made his spring debut for the Astros, going 0-2 with a K after replacing Brett Wallace at DH.
Ruben Sosa and Chris Epps made appearances as pinch-hitters in the 9th. They both grounded out.
Three Stars
3.
Chris Carter, 1B/DH
vs. NYY 1-3, 3-R HR (1) in 5th
2.
Cesar Izturis, SS
vs. NYY: 2-3, RBI single in 2nd
1.
Dallas Keuchel, LHP
@PHI: 3 IP, BB, 2 K
Honorable Mentions: Jose Altuve, Jason Castro
Next Up
The Astros will have a full squad in Kissimmee to welcome the Blue Jays. Rudy Owens will look to rebound from a rough first start as he takes on R.A. Dickey at 1:05 Eastern.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Tweets of the Day
Twitter EXPLODED yesterday as Astros fans voted for Jose Altuve over Yadier Molina in the Face of MLB competition. There were some awfully cute and clever tweets. Here are a few of my favorites. (By the way, Altuve was leading 55/45 with an hour left to go in the vote.)
@OrbitAstros wants YOU to vote for #JoseAltuve for #FaceofMLB pic.twitter.com/5MYtjTs43k
— Ryan Dunsmore (@d_more55) January 30, 2014
RT if you like #JoseAltuve and puppies! A vote for Jose, is a vote for puppies! #FaceofMLB pic.twitter.com/G8c8XLXhme
— Houston Astros Orbit (@OrbitAstros) January 30, 2014
You're undecided about #FaceofMLB? Ask yourself: has Yadier Molina ever been kidnapped by an eagle? #JoseAltuve has. pic.twitter.com/NO3b9hZW7V
— Archbishop Deshaies (@HouCounterplot) January 30, 2014
@OrbitAstros I'm voting for my 2nd favorite Astro as the #FaceofMLB. #JoseAltuve pic.twitter.com/ZXNDsbNaRa
— SportsGeyser (@SportsGeyser) January 30, 2014
Hey #cardinals fans, Retweet if you think Yadier Molina is a better #FaceofMLB than #JoseAltuve
— Astros' MILB Report (@AstrosMILB) January 30, 2014
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Roster Moves
Houston
2B Jose Altuve activated from the Bereavement List
Oklahoma City
2B Jake Elmore assigned from Houston to Oklahoma City
Lancaster
IF Jean Batista assigned from Extended Spring Training to Lancaster
2B Jose Altuve activated from the Bereavement List
Oklahoma City
2B Jake Elmore assigned from Houston to Oklahoma City
Lancaster
IF Jean Batista assigned from Extended Spring Training to Lancaster
Monday, May 6, 2013
Happy Birthday - 5/6
Happy Birthday to ~
2B Jose Altuve (23)
Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 and played on the Astros Venezuelan Summer League team that year. After starting in Greeneville in 2008, Altuve rapidly moved up the ranks until his major league debut in July of 2011. In his first full season for the Astros in 2012, Altuve earned his first All-Star nod. Over his first 31 games of 2013, Altuve is hitting .331/.373/.431 for Houston.
RHP Tomas Lopez (19)
The Astros signed Lopez in January 2012 and he was slated to play in the Dominican Summer League last season, but did not appear in any games.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
RHP Larry Andersen (60)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round in 1971, Andersen came to Houston as a free agent in 1986. In five seasons with the Astros, he pitched in 268 games going 22-16 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.211 WHIP. Andersen was known for his sense of humor and his Steven Wright style one-liners. According to this post, Andersen was the instigator of the SNL-inspired conehead masks sported by Andersen, Charley Kerfeld and Dave Smith. Andersen is best known (and loved) by Astros fans for being part of the most lopsided trade in baseball history as he was traded to the Red Sox for future Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
2B Jose Altuve (23)
Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 and played on the Astros Venezuelan Summer League team that year. After starting in Greeneville in 2008, Altuve rapidly moved up the ranks until his major league debut in July of 2011. In his first full season for the Astros in 2012, Altuve earned his first All-Star nod. Over his first 31 games of 2013, Altuve is hitting .331/.373/.431 for Houston.
RHP Tomas Lopez (19)
The Astros signed Lopez in January 2012 and he was slated to play in the Dominican Summer League last season, but did not appear in any games.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
RHP Larry Andersen (60)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round in 1971, Andersen came to Houston as a free agent in 1986. In five seasons with the Astros, he pitched in 268 games going 22-16 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.211 WHIP. Andersen was known for his sense of humor and his Steven Wright style one-liners. According to this post, Andersen was the instigator of the SNL-inspired conehead masks sported by Andersen, Charley Kerfeld and Dave Smith. Andersen is best known (and loved) by Astros fans for being part of the most lopsided trade in baseball history as he was traded to the Red Sox for future Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Funky Foto Friday
I've been playing over the last few days with a site called BeFunky that lets you apply all kinds of different effects to photos. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
Roberto Peña
Ariel Ovando
Marc Wik
Jose Altuve
Folty and Company
Kiké Hernandez
Jon Singleton
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Astros Spring Training Photos
I have uploaded a great many of my photos from Spring Training and they can be found here. I haven't had time to label them with player names yet, but will try to do so over the weekend. In the meantime, here are a few of my favorites.
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Brandon Barnes
Justin Maxwell
Ben Heath strapping on the gear
Cesar Cedeno looking good back in orange and blue
Mike Kvasnicka, Adam Bailey and Erik Castro
taking it all in at major league camp
Ready for work
George Springer
Brandon Barnes showing Jose Altuve some love
Photos by Jayne Hansen
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*The players and coaches featured in these photos are hereby granted permission to use these photos for personal use. All other uses require permission and acknowledgment.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Astros Winter League Cumulative Stats - Position Players
The regular seasons are over for all of the winter season leagues except for the Australian Baseball League so let's take a look at how your Astros did. On Monday, we looked at the pitchers. Today, let's look at the position players. There were several outstanding performances.
OF George Springer (Arizona Fall League)
Springer had a particularly good fall campaign. In 21 games, he hit .286/.412/.600 with four doubles, three triples, four home runs and five stolen bases. His OPS was fourth in the league and his SLG was third in the league. He was the only Astros winter league player with an OPS over 1.000.
SS Jio Mier (Arizona Fall League)
Jio Mier was designated as a taxi squad player (only intended to play twice a week), but ended up working his way into regular playing time later in the season and played some third base as well as shortstop. In 17 games, he hit .297/.333/.422 with eight doubles. This was particularly good to see since Jio missed a large chunk of the season due to injury. Also, it's harder to discount Jio's good stats at Lancaster this season when he was able to repeat good numbers against some of the best players in the minor leagues.
2B Jose Altuve (Venezuelan Winter League)
BREAKING NEWS!!! Jose Altuve can hit. What else is new? .336/.406/.441 with 10 doubles, a triple, a home run and eight stolen bases in 35 games sounds about right.
2B Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez (Puerto Rican Winter League)
I was very pleased to see Kiké build on his 2012 comeback season. In 39 games in the regular LBPRC season, he hit .320/.379/.469 with 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs and four stolen bases. He was sixth in the league in BA, 13th in OBP, eighth in SLG and fifth in OPS. Watch out Altuve, Kiké is catching up to you (and he's just as big a hit with the fans!). Although he primarily played second base, he also played several games at third.
OF Brandon Barnes (Venezuelan Winter League)
And speaking of fan favorites, Brandon Barnes quickly wowed the LVBP fans with his style of play. Brandon only played in 28 games and was back in the States in time to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and daughter, but the Caracas crowd had already adopted him as one of their own. He hit .292/.353/.491 with three doubles, three triples and four home runs.
Others of Note
2B Jose Martinez hit a healthy .287/.358/.401 with seven doubles and four home runs in 46 games and ranked in the top 20 in BA and OBP in the LVBP. C Carlos Corporan hit .293/.377/.466 with four doubles and two home runs in 23 games in the Puerto Rican Winter League regular season. C Carlos Perez hit a more than respectable .324/.398/.500 with 13 doubles and two home runs in 32 games in the Liga Paralela. And last, but certainly not least, C Luis Alavarez not only hit a robust .340/.398/.474 in 28 games in the Liga Paralela, he also went 6-for-7 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in the playoffs as his Magallanes team won the Liga Paralela crown.
OF George Springer (Arizona Fall League)
Springer had a particularly good fall campaign. In 21 games, he hit .286/.412/.600 with four doubles, three triples, four home runs and five stolen bases. His OPS was fourth in the league and his SLG was third in the league. He was the only Astros winter league player with an OPS over 1.000.
SS Jio Mier (Arizona Fall League)
Jio Mier was designated as a taxi squad player (only intended to play twice a week), but ended up working his way into regular playing time later in the season and played some third base as well as shortstop. In 17 games, he hit .297/.333/.422 with eight doubles. This was particularly good to see since Jio missed a large chunk of the season due to injury. Also, it's harder to discount Jio's good stats at Lancaster this season when he was able to repeat good numbers against some of the best players in the minor leagues.
2B Jose Altuve (Venezuelan Winter League)
BREAKING NEWS!!! Jose Altuve can hit. What else is new? .336/.406/.441 with 10 doubles, a triple, a home run and eight stolen bases in 35 games sounds about right.
2B Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez (Puerto Rican Winter League)
I was very pleased to see Kiké build on his 2012 comeback season. In 39 games in the regular LBPRC season, he hit .320/.379/.469 with 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs and four stolen bases. He was sixth in the league in BA, 13th in OBP, eighth in SLG and fifth in OPS. Watch out Altuve, Kiké is catching up to you (and he's just as big a hit with the fans!). Although he primarily played second base, he also played several games at third.
OF Brandon Barnes (Venezuelan Winter League)
And speaking of fan favorites, Brandon Barnes quickly wowed the LVBP fans with his style of play. Brandon only played in 28 games and was back in the States in time to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and daughter, but the Caracas crowd had already adopted him as one of their own. He hit .292/.353/.491 with three doubles, three triples and four home runs.
Others of Note
2B Jose Martinez hit a healthy .287/.358/.401 with seven doubles and four home runs in 46 games and ranked in the top 20 in BA and OBP in the LVBP. C Carlos Corporan hit .293/.377/.466 with four doubles and two home runs in 23 games in the Puerto Rican Winter League regular season. C Carlos Perez hit a more than respectable .324/.398/.500 with 13 doubles and two home runs in 32 games in the Liga Paralela. And last, but certainly not least, C Luis Alavarez not only hit a robust .340/.398/.474 in 28 games in the Liga Paralela, he also went 6-for-7 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in the playoffs as his Magallanes team won the Liga Paralela crown.
Here are the full regular season stats for all Astros position players participating in winter league play.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Winter League Recaps - 12/3
VENEZUELAN WINTER LEAGUE
Magallanes over Lara 2-1
2B Jose Altuve went 1-for-3 with a walk for Magallanes. Altuve is hitting .318/.402/.400 with five doubles, one triple, 17 RBI and 7 stolen bases in 21 games. And he has walked 12 times to only nine strikeouts.
And that's it! Only one game was played in the Dominican Winter League, but no Astros players participated. The other leagues had the night off.
Magallanes over Lara 2-1
2B Jose Altuve went 1-for-3 with a walk for Magallanes. Altuve is hitting .318/.402/.400 with five doubles, one triple, 17 RBI and 7 stolen bases in 21 games. And he has walked 12 times to only nine strikeouts.
And that's it! Only one game was played in the Dominican Winter League, but no Astros players participated. The other leagues had the night off.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Happy Birthday - 5/6
2B Jose Altuve (22)
Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 and played on the Astros Venezuelan Summer League team that year. After starting in Greeneville in 2008, Altuve rapidly moved up the ranks until his major league debut in July of 2011. A minor league career .327 hitter (.389 at HiA and AA in 2011), Altuve has shown no signs of slowing down at the plate. Over his first 25 games of 2012, Altuve is hitting .360/.404/.550 for Houston. I look forward to seeing Altuve continue to prove that he's not a novelty act despite his 5'5" frame.
RHP Tomas Lopez (18)
The Astros signed Lopez over the winter and he is slated to play in the Dominican Summer League this year. Here is what DPLBaseball.com had to say about the young righty.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
RHP Larry Andersen (59)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round in 1971, Andersen came to Houston as a free agent in 1986. In five seasons with the Astros, he pitched in 268 games going 22-16 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.211 WHIP. Andersen was known for his sense of humor and his Steven Wright style one-liners. According to this post, Andersen was the instigator of the SNL-inspired conehead masks sported by Andersen, Charley Kerfeld and Dave Smith. Andersen is best known (and loved) by Astros fans for being part of the most lopsided trade in baseball history as he was traded to the Red Sox for future Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
Altuve was first signed by the Astros as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2007 and played on the Astros Venezuelan Summer League team that year. After starting in Greeneville in 2008, Altuve rapidly moved up the ranks until his major league debut in July of 2011. A minor league career .327 hitter (.389 at HiA and AA in 2011), Altuve has shown no signs of slowing down at the plate. Over his first 25 games of 2012, Altuve is hitting .360/.404/.550 for Houston. I look forward to seeing Altuve continue to prove that he's not a novelty act despite his 5'5" frame.
RHP Tomas Lopez (18)
The Astros signed Lopez over the winter and he is slated to play in the Dominican Summer League this year. Here is what DPLBaseball.com had to say about the young righty.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
RHP Larry Andersen (59)
Originally drafted by Cleveland in the seventh round in 1971, Andersen came to Houston as a free agent in 1986. In five seasons with the Astros, he pitched in 268 games going 22-16 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.211 WHIP. Andersen was known for his sense of humor and his Steven Wright style one-liners. According to this post, Andersen was the instigator of the SNL-inspired conehead masks sported by Andersen, Charley Kerfeld and Dave Smith. Andersen is best known (and loved) by Astros fans for being part of the most lopsided trade in baseball history as he was traded to the Red Sox for future Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
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