Astros Winter League Cumulative Stats - Pitchers

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. Today, let's look at the pitchers. To me, there were two real standouts among them.

RHP Nick Tropeano (Arizona Fall League)

Tropeano pitched out of the bullpen to minimize his innings after having pitched 158 innings during the regular season. After putting together a very successful season at Lexington and Lancaster, he continued to impress in the AFL. His 1.00 WHIP was tied for sixth and he held some of the best prospects in the minor leagues to a .189 batting average.

RHP Carlos Quevedo (Liga Paralela & Venezuelan Winter League)

Quevedo was credited with helping the championship Liga Paralela Magallanes team make it to the playoffs. His dominance in the Liga Paralela led to a call-up to play for the main Magallanes team where he made one successful appearance before the regular season ended. Quevedo's 1.38 ERA led the Liga Paralela for pitchers pitching a minimum of 30 innings and he continued to put together a very healthy strikeout to walk ratio.

Others of Note

I was happy to see RHP Chia-Jen Lo continue his comeback from surgery with a successful AFL season. Several 2012 Astros who are currently free agents had good seasons as well, particularly RHP Sergio Perez who led the Venezuelan Winter League in wins and was tied for second in WHIP and strikeouts. Free agents  Erick Abreu, Adalberto Flores and Enerio del Rosario also had strong campaigns.

And finally, after having mixed results out of the bullpen for Carolina in the Puerto Rican Winter League, 21-year old RHP Raul Rivera finished off his season with an excellent seven-inning start for Carolina. After missing all of 2011, Rivera put up some strong numbers for the GCL in 2012. It may not sound like much, but the combination of those two factors intrigues me enough that I will be paying closer attention to Rivera in 2013.

Here are the full regular season stats for all Astros pitchers participating in winter league play. Cameron Lamb is the only player whose team hasn't finished the regular season.

*Free Agent

Next Up: I'll be looking at the position players on Wednesday.

Happy Birthday - 12/5

C Cristian Moronta (23)
Signed by Houston as a NDFA out of the Dominican Republic in 2008, Moronta spent his first two seasons in the DSL before landing in Greeneville in 2011. This season he played in 16 games for four different teams, hitting .263/.326/.368.

RHP Sergio Perez (28)
A native of Florida, Perez was drafted in the second round in 2006 out of the University of Tampa. In 2012 at Oklahoma City, he was 4-2 with a 4.54 ERA and a 1.540 WHIP in 40 games (four starts). This winter, he is pitching for Magallanes in the Venezuelan winter league and is 7-3 in 10 starts with a 4.41 ERA and a 1.265 WHIP. He currently leads the league in wins.

1B Mike Martinez (23)
Martinez was drafted in the 36th round in 2012 out of Florida International University. In 48 games for Greeneville in 2012, Martinez hit .277/.366/.380. The right-handed batter actually hit very well against right-handed pitchers, hitting .336/.399/.450 against them.

Former Astros with birthdays today ~

RHP Steve Shea (70)
Shea signed with Houston as a free agent in August 1965 and pitched in 30 games for the Astros in 1968, going 4-4 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.486 WHIP.

RHP Buddy Harris (64)
A first round pick by the Astros in 1968, Harris pitched in 22 games for the Astros in 1970 and 1971 with a 6.32 ERA and a 1.486 WHIP. In six seasons in the minor leagues, he was 44-40 with a 2.52 ERA and a 1.147 WHIP.

Roster Moves

Houston/Oklahoma City
IF/OF Steve Pearce was traded to the Yankees for cash.
IF/OF Jimmy Paredes was called up from Oklahoma City to Houston.
RHP Brian Bass was released.
RHP Sergio Perez was activated from the DL.
CF Jordan Schafer was assigned to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.

Lancaster
OF Drew Muren was placed on the 7-day DL.
1B Rafy Valenzuela was activated from the DL.

Roster Moves

Oklahoma City
RHP Jarred Cosart was activated from the DL.
RHP Enerio del Rosario was activated from the DL.
RHP Sergio Perez was placed on the 7-day DL.

Corpus Christi
RHP Ross Seaton was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.

Happy Birthday - 12/5

C Cristian Moronta (22)
Signed by Houston as a NDFA out of the Dominican Republic in 2008, Moronta spent his first two seasons in the DSL before landing in Greeneville in 2011.  He hit .242 in 13 games there, .313 with runners on.

RHP Sergio Perez (27)
A native of Florida, Perez was drafted in the second round in 2006 out of the University of Tampa.  In 2011 at OKC, he was 5-9 with a 4.25 ERA and a 1.609 WHIP in 22 games, pitching 110 innings.  This winter, he is pitching for the Aragua team in the Venezuelan league and is 3-0 in 10 games with a 2.53 ERA and a 1.096 WHIP.

Former Astros with birthdays today:

RHP Steve Shea (69)
Played in 30 games for Houston in 1968, going 4-4 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.486 WHIP

RHP Buddy Harris (63)
Pitched in 22 games for Houston in 1970 and 1971