It's Opening Day ... in July

So, I guess we're actually going to do this thing ... at least at the major league level. I've been on an extended hiatus while the world is burning down around us to concentrate on my own well-being, both mental and physical. Ironically, I was really feeling rested and more ready for this MiLB season than I had in a while. But, alas and alack, it was not meant to be. I certainly plan to continue WTHB and will post from time to time until minor league baseball is back, but in the meantime, I am heavy into a research project for a book I've been wanting to write for a while; the time involved always seemed prohibitive, but suddenly I have all the time in the world.

Let's catch up (or at least refresh our memories a bit) on minor league happenings ...

RULE 5 DRAFT

As a reminder, the Astros lost three players in the Rule 5 draft last December. Here is what I wrote about them at the time. As you probably know, Brandon Bailey was returned to the Astros and his contract was selected for the opening day roster.

RHP Brandon Bailey (Baltimore/RETURNED): Bailey had a very solid season with the AA Corpus Christi Hooks in 2019 (3.30 ERA/1.219 WHIP in 22 games/17 starts). Bailey came to the Astros in the November 2017 trade with Oakland that sent Ramon Laureano to that team. Bailey allowed 41 walks while striking out 103 in 92.2 innings of work. He has solid command and is expected to take on a swing man/middle relief role. In my opinion, Bailey showed enough polish and pitch development in 2019 that he is the most likely of the three taken to stick with his new team.

RHP Yohan Ramirez (Seattle): Ramirez is a real wild card (in more than one meaning of the word wild). Ramirez has an electric arm with a fastball that touches the upper 90's and a plus curveball, but his control is still very much a work in progress. In 106 innings pitched between High A Fayetteville and AA Corpus Christi in 2019 (3.99 ERA/1.302 WHIP), Ramirez allowed 74 walks while striking out 158. There was also the matter of 17 wild pitches and 15 hit batters. He is the ultimate high risk, high reward pick up. It will be difficult for him to stick with a team without showing a lot of progress on control and command, but if he is able to harness his talent, watch out! Ramirez is, in my opinion, the least likely of the three to stick.

SS Jonathan Arauz (Boston): Arauz falls somewhere in between the other two in his ability to stick with a new team (again, in my opinion). Arauz's bat has lagged his solid defense over his career, but he mostly held his own in 2019 between High A Fayetteville and AA Corpus Christi, hitting a combined .249/.319/.388 with 22 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs in 115 games. Arauz will be helped by the expansion of the MLB rosters to 26 and could conceivably earn his keep as a utility infielder, helping him to stick on the roster until his bat catches up to the major league level.

MLB JUNE DRAFT

The Astros signed all four of their draft picks.

Round 2, Pick 72: Alex Santos II, RHP, Mount St. Michael Academy (Bronx, NY) - @alexxmansantos; committed to Maryland
Round 3, Pick 101: Tyler Brown, RHP, Vanderbilt - @TbTy10
Round 4, Pick 131: Zach Daniels, OF, Tennessee - @zach_daniels2
Round 5, Pick 160: Shay Whitcomb, SS, UC San Diego - @shay_whitcomb (Instagram)

In addition, in light of the extremely abbreviated 2020 draft, the Astros signed several undrafted free agents as well.

Jimmy Endersby, RHP, Concordia University Irvine (California) - @jimmyendersby20
Justin Dirden, OF, Southeast Missouri State - @j_dirr
César Gomez, RHP, UT-Arlington - @CDaGoat9
Peter Zimmermann, IF, Missouri - @PeterZim30
Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP, Central Missouri - @JSprinkle47
Kyle Gruller, RHP, Houston Baptist - @Kylegruller17
Cody Orr, OF, Tiffin - @Cody_Orr14
Zack Matthews, RHP, Oklahoma - @zack8matthews
J.C. Correa, IF, Lamar - @Jc_Correa1

Hunter Peck, LHP, Georgia Gwinnett College - @H_Peck11

Many thanks to my partner in crime, Dustin, for keeping up with all this while I've been checked out!

ASTROS ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE

Here is a link to the players who are currently assigned to the Astros alternate training site.

OTHER TRANSACTIONS

Here are the other Astros minor league transactions since the end of the 2019 season.

7/23: RHP Brandon Bailey contract selected
6/5: OF James Nix (Tri-City) released
5/28: LHP Brett Adcock (Round Rock) released
5/28: C Ruben Castro (Round Rock) released
5/28: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) released
5/28: RHP Edgardo Sandoval (Fayetteville) released
5/28: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) released
5/28: RHP Luis de Paula (Quad Cities) released
5/28: RHP Miguel Figueroa (Quad Cities) released
5/28: 2B Austin Dennis (Quad Cities) released
5/28: 2B Trey Dawson (Quad Cities) released
5/28?: RHP Joey Gonzalez (Quad Cities) released
5/28: OF Preston Pavlica (Tri-City) released
5/28: OF E.P. Reese (Tri-City) released
5/28: OF Juan Ramirez (Tri-City) released
5/28: OF Abraham Castillo (GCL) released
5/28: LHP Bryan Martinez (GCL) released
5/28: LHP Daniel Bello (GCL) released
5/28: 3B Junior Marte (DSL) released
5/28: 2B Sebastian Grullon (DSL) released
3/19: 2/17: RHP Jared Hughes released
3/6: RHP Brandon Bailey (Rule 5) returned by the Orioles
2/28: RHP Alimber Santa signed (17-year old from the Dominican Republic)
2/24: RHP Carlos Hiraldo signed (22-year old from the Dominican Republic; not to be confused with lefty Carlos Hiraldo who has already been in the system for several years)
2/17: RHP Jared Hughes signed as a free agent
1/16: RHP Dean Deetz outrighted to Round Rock
1/9: RHP Peyton Battenfield (Tri-City) and OF Cal Stevenson (Fayetteville) traded to the Rays for RHP Austin Pruitt
Notes: Battenfield was drafted by Houston in the 9th round in 2019 out of Oklahoma State University and had an excellent first pro season. Here is my interview with him from July.  Cal Stevenson came to the Astros, along with Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini, as a part of the 7/31/19 trade with the Blue Jays that sent Derek Fisher to Toronto. Here's hoping that his family didn't invest a lot in Astros gear after the trade.
1/9: RHP Dean Deetz designated for assignment
12/12: RHP Brandon Bailey (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft
12/12: RHP Yohan Ramirez (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Mariners in the Rule 5 Draft
12/12: SS Jonathan Arauz (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Red Sox in the Rule 5 Draft
12/5: CF Jake Marisnick (Houston) traded to the Mets for LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kenedy Corona (assigned to Tri-City) - see below for more
11/20: RHP Cristian Javier (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: 1B Taylor Jones (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez (Fayetteville) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: RHP Enoli Paredes (Corpus Christi) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/4: LHP Kent Emanuel (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster (Emanuel was due to become a MiLB FA)
11/4: OF Granden Goetzman (Corpus Christi) elected minor league free agency
11/4: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) elected minor league free agency
10/16: RHP Chanderson Perez signed (18 year old Dominican)

Further information about the two players who came to the Astros from the Mets in the December Marisnick trade.

LHP Blake Taylor: Taylor was drafted by the Pirates in the second round in 2013 and was traded to the Mets a year later. Tommy John surgery and recovery sidelined him from late 2015 to late 2016. For the next two years, Taylor was a starter who failed to break through, but a move to the bullpen in 2019 suited him and he put together the most successful season of his career to date (2.16 ERA/1.095 WHIP in 40 appearances, converting 10 of 11 save opportunities). He spent approximately half of the season at High A, half at AA (1.85 ERA/0.949 WHIP) and finished the season by facing and retiring one batter at AAA. Taylor built on his 2019 success with seven appearances in the Arizona Fall League (2.00 ERA/0.778 WHIP). Taylor becomes one of only seven lefty pitchers in the Astros system who finished the 2019 season at AA or higher. Baseball America describes him as having a "mid-90's fastball and a high spin rate on his breaking ball." He turned 24 in August.

OF Kenedy Carona: Corona, a 19-year old Venezuelan (20 in March), has only one professional season under his belt at this point, but it was a very successful season in which he progressed from the DSL to the GCL to four games at short season A to end the year. In 63 games, he hit .301/.398/.470 with 14 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 29 RBI. He also snagged 19 bases (five caught stealing) and walked (29 times) almost as much as he struck out (36 times). He can play all the outfield positions and his defensive numbers stack up nicely against most of his outfield competition in the system. Baseball America describes Corona as athletic with "the ability to play the outfield with some polish at a young age."

INTERVIEWS

In case you missed these from February, I interviewed former Astros minor leaguer Daniel Minor and we did a deep dive on how some of Rob Manfred's rule changes played out in the Atlantic League last season. And I really enjoyed talking with long-time Astros scout Jim Stevenson on some of his hits, one memorable miss and some of the ways scouting has changed over the years.

Also, I did a short interview with Enoli Paredes and Cristian Javier back in August in Corpus Christi. From Corpus in August to opening day roster spots!

ONE FINAL NOTE

The baseball community lost a good one yesterday. Johan Maya was with the Astros for 15 years in player development and scouting. He was always happy to help when I reached out to him for information on players in the DSL and he so obviously enjoyed working with those young men. Johan was only 40 years old and left behind a wife, three children and another child on the way. He will be missed by many. Be careful out there. And please wear a mask.

Please support this GoFundMe for the family of Johan Maya, a baseball brother that we lost to #COVID this morning. Johan was a wonderful father and baseball man, dedicated to his family and to this game. Rest In Peace #Mayimbe #MLB https://t.co/c5TE1sodZT

— Oz (@OcampoBaseball) July 24, 2020

Astros Minor League Transactions

Despite the prospect of no Minor League Baseball this year, we still have some transaction news to convey and, I'll be honest, it's not pleasant.

We'll update this post as we get more information.

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE

5/27 - RHP Carlos Manuel Hiraldo assigned to DSL Astros
- Hiraldo, 21, signed on February 24 of this year. There is also another Carlos Hiraldo already in the system, but he is a left-handed pitcher and his middle name is Julio.

RHP Alimber Santa assigned to DSL Astros
- Santa, who turned 17 on May 3, signed on February 28.

RELEASES

Cuts, unfortunately, have begun across MLB and according to Baseball America's Kyle Glaser, at least 20 players in the Astros system have been released.

LHP Brett Adcock and RHP Justin Ferrell confirmed their releases via Instagram.

Update, May 29: Here is the full list of players who have been released from the Astros organization.

The Astros have released 17 players in the past week. They also released 1 in March. Their total of 18 players released March-May compares to 10 in 2019 and 24 in 2018. pic.twitter.com/pZ3vhQQ9OQ

— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) May 29, 2020

Update, June 15: OF James Nix (actually released June 5) and RHP Joey Gonzalez are listed as being released on their MiLB.com player pages.

What the Heck, Bobby? would like to wish each and every player who received this stunning and unfortunate news all the best in their future endeavors.

Astros Farm Report: 1/13/20

After a long (and much needed) hiatus, WTHB is back to catch you up on the off-season Astros minor league happenings ...

ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS

Here are the offseason roster moves for the Astros minor league players.

1/9: RHP Peyton Battenfield (Tri-City) and OF Cal Stevenson (Fayetteville) traded to the Rays for RHP Austin Pruitt
Notes: Battenfield was drafted by Houston in the 9th round in 2019 out of Oklahoma State University and had an excellent first pro season. Here is my interview with him from July.  Cal Stevenson came to the Astros, along with Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini, as a part of the 7/31/19 trade with the Blue Jays that sent Derek Fisher to Toronto. Here's hoping that his family didn't invest a lot in Astros gear after the trade.
1/9: RHP Dean Deetz designated for assignment
12/12: RHP Brandon Bailey (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft
12/12: RHP Yohan Ramirez (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Mariners in the Rule 5 Draft
12/12: SS Jonathan Arauz (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Red Sox in the Rule 5 Draft
12/5: CF Jake Marisnick (Houston) traded to the Mets for LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kenedy Corona (assigned to Tri-City) - see below for more
11/20: RHP Cristian Javier (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: 1B Taylor Jones (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez (Fayetteville) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: RHP Enoli Paredes (Corpus Christi) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/4: LHP Kent Emanuel (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster (Emanuel was due to become a MiLB FA)
11/4: OF Granden Goetzman (Corpus Christi) elected minor league free agency
11/4: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) elected minor league free agency
10/16: RHP Chanderson Perez signed (18 year old Dominican)

RULE 5 DRAFT NOTES

A little about the players taken in the Rule 5 Draft.

RHP Brandon Bailey (Baltimore): Bailey had a very solid season with the AA Corpus Christi Hooks in 2019 (3.30 ERA/1.219 WHIP in 22 games/17 starts). Bailey came to the Astros in the November 2017 trade with Oakland that sent Ramon Laureano to that team. Bailey allowed 41 walks while striking out 103 in 92.2 innings of work. He has solid command and is expected to take on a swing man/middle relief role. In my opinion, Bailey showed enough polish and pitch development in 2019 that he is the most likely of the three taken to stick with his new team.

RHP Yohan Ramirez (Seattle): Ramirez is a real wild card (in more than one meaning of the word wild). Ramirez has an electric arm with a fastball that touches the upper 90's and a plus curveball, but his control is still very much a work in progress. In 106 innings pitched between High A Fayetteville and AA Corpus Christi in 2019 (3.99 ERA/1.302 WHIP), Ramirez allowed 74 walks while striking out 158. There was also the matter of 17 wild pitches and 15 hit batters. He is the ultimate high risk, high reward pick up. It will be difficult for him to stick with a team without showing a lot of progress on control and command, but if he is able to harness his talent, watch out! Ramirez is, in my opinion, the least likely of the three to stick.

SS Jonathan Arauz (Boston): Arauz falls somewhere in between the other two in his ability to stick with a new team (again, in my opinion). Arauz's bat has lagged his solid defense over his career, but he mostly held his own in 2019 between High A Fayetteville and AA Corpus Christi, hitting a combined .249/.319/.388 with 22 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs in 115 games. Arauz will be helped by the expansion of the MLB rosters to 26 and could conceivably earn his keep as a utility infielder, helping him to stick on the roster until his bat catches up to the major league level.

FEATURED PLAYERS

This week, let's look at the two players who came to the Astros from the Mets in the December Marisnick trade.

LHP Blake Taylor: Taylor was drafted by the Pirates in the second round in 2013 and was traded to the Mets a year later. Tommy John surgery and recovery sidelined him from late 2015 to late 2016. For the next two years, Taylor was a starter who failed to break through, but a move to the bullpen in 2019 suited him and he put together the most successful season of his career to date (2.16 ERA/1.095 WHIP in 40 appearances, converting 10 of 11 save opportunities). He spent approximately half of the season at High A, half at AA (1.85 ERA/0.949 WHIP) and finished the season by facing and retiring one batter at AAA. Taylor built on his 2019 success with seven appearances in the Arizona Fall League (2.00 ERA/0.778 WHIP). Taylor becomes one of only seven lefty pitchers in the Astros system who finished the 2019 season at AA or higher. Baseball America describes him as having a "mid-90's fastball and a high spin rate on his breaking ball." He turned 24 in August.

OF Kenedy Carona: Corona, a 19-year old Venezuelan (20 in March), has only one professional season under his belt at this point, but it was a very successful season in which he progressed from the DSL to the GCL to four games at short season A to end the year. In 63 games, he hit .301/.398/.470 with 14 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 29 RBI. He also snagged 19 bases (five caught stealing) and walked (29 times) almost as much as he struck out (36 times). He can play all the outfield positions and his defensive numbers stack up nicely against most of his outfield competition in the system. Baseball America describes Corona as athletic with "the ability to play the outfield with some polish at a young age."

2019-2020 FALL AND WINTER BALL

All of the regular seasons are complete except for the Australian Baseball League (where Chuckie Robinson has been playing as recently as over this past weekend). In addition, a few Astros minor leaguers have been playing in the postseason in their respective leagues. Their most recent postseason stats are shown below.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

1B J.J. Matijevic: 27 G | .255/.315/.412
SS Jeremy Pena: 24 G | .183/.248/.290
C Colton Shaver: 18 G | .175/.294/.333
RHP Cody Deason: 6 G | 8.0 IP | 6.75 ERA/2.13 WHIP
RHP Carlos Sanabria: 8 G | 9.0 IP | 9.00 ERA/1.89 WHIP
LHP Blake Taylor: 7 G | 9.0 IP | 2.00 ERA/0.78 WHIP
RHP Jojanse Torres: 7 G | 8.0 IP | 3.38 ERA/1.50 WHIP
RHP Forrest Whitley: 6 G | 25.0 IP | 2.88 ERA/1.24 WHIP

AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

C Chuckie Robinson: 21 G | .227/.301/.440

DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE

OF Bryan de la Cruz: 10 G | .294/.278/.471
RHP Rogelio Armenteros: 5 G | 19.0 IP | 2.37 ERA/1.16 WHIP
RHP Ronel Blanco: 1 G | 0.2 IP | 27.00 ERA/3.00 WHIP
RHP Willy Collado: 3 G | 2.1 IP | 0.00 ERA/0.43 WHIP
RHP Francis Martes: 3 G | 5.2 IP | 7.94 ERA/1.41 WHIP
RHP Leovanny Rodriguez: 16 G | 16.1 IP | 2.76 ERA/0.86 WHIP
(Postseason: 4 G | 3.0 IP | 0.00 ERA/1.33 WHIP)
RHP Cesar Rosado: 1 G | 0.1 IP | 27.00 ERA/3.00 WHIP
LHP Framber Valdez: 5 G | 23.2 IP | 2.28 ERA/1.14 WHIP

MEXICAN WINTER LEAGUE

C Lorenzo Quintana: 42 G | .278/.339/.405
C Cesar Salazar: 15 G | .222/.276/.370
RHP Jose Bravo: 6 G | 20.0 IP | 5.85 ERA/1.75 WHIP
RHP Humberto Castellanos: 13 G | 9.1 IP | 5.79 ERA/1.82 WHIP
RHP Lupe Chavez: 7 G | 17.1 IP | 4.67 ERA/1.38 WHIP
RHP Ralph Garza: 13 G | 15.0 IP | 2.40 ERA/1.00 WHIP
LHP Juan Pablo Lopez: 15 G | 13.2 IP | 0.66 ERA/1.24 WHIP

PUERTO RICAN WINTER LEAGUE

C Ruben Castro: 11 G | .000/.333/.000
LHP Jonathan Bermudez: 4 G | 3.2 IP | 0.00 ERA/2.00 WHIP
(Postseason: 3 G | 2.1 IP | 3.86 ERA/1.29 WHIP)
RHP Layne Henderson: 11 G | 7.2 IP | 3 saves | 7.04 ERA/2.48 WHIP
RHP Felipe Tejada: 9 G | 6.0 IP | 1.50 ERA/1.33 WHIP
(Postseason: 1 G | 1.0 IP | 0.00 ERA/0.00 WHIP)

2019 FINAL SEASON STANDINGS

AAA ROUND ROCK (Pacific Coast League/American Southern Division)
Division Winner
Won over Iowa in Semifinals 3-2
Lost to Sacramento in LCS 0-3

1st 84-56 .600 -.-GB L1

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

4th 66-73 .475 7.0GB L3

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)
2nd half Division Winner
Won over Down East in the Semifinals 3-2
Lost to Wilmington in LCS 2-3

3rd 72-67 .518 15.0GB W2

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
1st half Division Winner
Lost to Cedar Rapids in MWL Quarterfinals 1-2

2nd 79-57 .581 0.5GB W1

SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
4th 32-42 .432 9.0GB W3

ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE (East Division)
4th 25-26 .490 3.5GB W1

ROOKIE LEVEL DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
2nd 38-31 .551 2.5GB W2

INTERVIEWS

The following links are to the interviews I conducted during the 2019 season. Here is a full list of links to all of the interviews I've done since December 2011.

Colin McKee
Enoli Paredes and Cristian Javier
Cesar Salazar
Brett Daniels
Felipe Tejada
AJ Lee
Peyton Battenfield
Franny Cobos and Juan Pablo Lopez
Austin Hansen
Jake Adams
Nivaldo Rodriguez and Enmanuel Valdez
Colton Shaver
Brett Conine
Bryan Abreu and Ronel Blanco
Granden Goetzman
Osvaldo Duarte and Jose Urquidy
Stephen Wrenn

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Montana 2009

Astros Farm Report: 6-17

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

The farm report will be abbreviated today since it took so long to update the dozens of roster moves!! We will return to our regularly scheduled program next week as my travels come to a close.

Dustin broke down the initial Tri-City roster here.

Also, 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.

These 2019 drafted players are to be added to the Tri-City roster, but the information hasn't been made official in the MiLB transactions yet:

C C. J. Stubbs (10th round)
1B Zach Biermann (23rd round)
SS A. J. Lee (34th round)
OF Matthew Barefoot (6th round)
OF Preston Pavlica (24th round)

6-16: C Korey Lee (1st round) 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
6-15: 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
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)
6-13: 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
6-10: 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
6-9: 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
6-5: 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
6-3: 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 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)

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 42-27 .609 1.5GB W2

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

🠋 3rd 32-36 .471 2.0GB L3

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)

🠉 4th 31-38 .449 18.5GB L1

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

🠋 1st 43-23 .652 -.-GB W2

SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
4th 0-2 .000 2.5GB L2

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
🠋 T2nd 7-5 .583 0.5GB L1

Astros Farm Report: 5/13

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

In case you missed my latest interviews
OF Stephen Wrenn
OF Granden Goetzman
RHP Jose Hernandez-Urquidy and IF/OF Osvaldo Duarte
RHP Bryan Abreu and RHP Ronel Blanco

MAY TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

Note: Some of the assignments to Tri-City are likely to be on paper only in order to help with roster management while some indicate players who have been sent back to extended Spring Training.

5-12: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Quad Cities from Fayetteville
5-12: RHP Corbin Martin called up to Houston from Round Rock
5-12: RHP Brett Conine assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-11: RHP Tyler Ivey (Corpus Christi) activated from the suspended list
5-11: RHP Ronel Blanco assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-8: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL and assigned to Fayetteville
5-8: RHP Hunter Martin assigned from Fayetteville to Tri-City
5-7: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
5-7: OF Carlos Machado assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
5-7: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Tri-City from Round Rock
5-6: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Round Rock from Fayetteville
5-6: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
5-6: OF Derek Fisher optioned to Round Rock From Houston
5-6: C Carlos Canelon (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL
5-6: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) activated from the temporary inactive list
5-6: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Fayetteville from Round Rock
5-6: LHP Brett Adcock assigned to Corpus Christi from Tri-City
5-4: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) activated from the DL
5-4: OF Derek Fisher recalled to Houston from Round Rock
5-4: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-4: IF Michael Wielansky assigned to Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Felipe Tejada assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
5-3: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-3: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) placed on the temporary inactive list
5-3: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
5-3: RHP Cesar Rosado (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day DL
5-3: OF Marty Costes (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
5-3: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City

Players who started the 2019 season on the DL
C Ruben Castro
RHP Nick Hernandez - activated 5-8
RHP Alex House
OF Alex McKenna - activated 4-29; back on 5/7
RHP Hansel Paulino
RHP Erasmo Pinales
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)

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

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)

🠉 1st 23-13 .639 -.-GB W5

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

🠉 3rd 17-18 .486 3.5GB L1

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)

🠋 4th 16-20 .444 10.5GB L2

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)

🠉 1st 21-10 .677 -.-GB W9

WATCH THIS SPACE

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

Brett Conine - July 2018
Photo by Jayne Hansen

RHP Brett Conine was drafted by the Astros in the 11th round in 2018 out of Cal State Fullerton and quickly mastered short season A in his first season (1.99 ERA, 1.074 WHIP, 31.2 IP). Conine is carrying that early success over into his sophomore season, going 3-2 with a 1.91 ERA and a 0.758 WHIP in six games (five starts) for the Low A Quad Cities River Bandits (6 BB:40 K in 33 IP). With that kind of success, it is not surprising that Conine was promoted to Advanced A Fayetteville over the weekend. Watch this space ...

FORMER ASTRO UPDATE

Jon Kemmer - June 2016

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Originally drafted by the Astros in the 21st round in 2013 out of Brewton-Parker College, OF Jon Kemmer quickly became a fan favorite. During his sixth season with the Astros in 2018, Kemmer was traded to the Twins but was released by that organization in March 2019. Kemmer quickly landed in the Mexican League where is is currently playing for the Generales de Durango. In six seasons in the minors, he hit .277/.346/.490 and in his first 29 games in the Mexican League, he is hitting .357/.447/.643 with 11 doubles and seven home runs.

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Puu Ualakaa State Park
Overlooking Diamondhead
Oahu, Hawaii - 2005

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Astros Farm Report: 5/6

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

In case you missed my latest interviews
OF Stephen Wrenn (promoted to Round Rock the day after my interview posted)
OF Granden Goetzman (a great guy with an interesting story!)

MAY TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

Note: Some of the assignments to Tri-City are likely to be on paper only in order to help with roster management while some indicate players who have been sent back to extended Spring Training.

5-4: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) activated from the DL
5-4: OF Derek Fisher recalled to Houston from Round Rock
5-4: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-4: IF Michael Wielansky assigned to Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Felipe Tejada assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
5-3: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-3: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) placed on the temporary inactive list
5-3: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
5-3: RHP Cesar Rosado (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day DL
5-3: OF Marty Costes (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
5-3: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City

There were also a couple of moves that were reported late and not included in the early version of last week's Farm Report:

4-30: RHP Jamie Melendez, a 17-year old from Mexico, signed by the Astros
4-29: LHP Brett Adcock assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
4-29: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
4-29: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the DL
4-29: OF Andy Pineda (Quad Cities) released
4-29: C Lorenzo Quintana (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL

Players who started the 2019 season on the DL
C Ruben Castro
RHP Nick Hernandez
RHP Alex House
OF Alex McKenna - activated 4-29
RHP Hansel Paulino
RHP Erasmo Pinales
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)

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

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)

🠉 1st 17-12 .586 -.-GB L2

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

🠉 T3rd 14-15 .483 3.5GB L1

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)

🠋 4th 15-16 .484 8.0GB L3

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)

🠉 1st 18-10 .643 -.-GB W6

WATCH THIS SPACE

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

Chas McCormick
(Pre-game ritual with Josh Rojas) - April 2019
Photo by Jayne Hansen

OF Chas McCormick is a Hooks fan favorite which is easy to understand. He plays with an unbridled joy and, judging by a couple of great catches in games I saw last weekend, won't think twice about giving up his body to make a play. He also happens to be a very disciplined hitter and has drawn 21 walks to only nine strikeouts in his first 23 games of the season. McCormick is currently hitting .267/.444/.387 and that on-base percentage is second only to top prospect Yordan Alvarez for players having played a comparable number of games. McCormick was drafted by the Astros in the 21st round in 2017 out of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Watch this space ...

FORMER ASTRO UPDATE

Zac Grotz

MiLB Photo

RHP Zac Grotz wasn't an Astro for long. After being drafted in the 28th round in 2015 out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Dayton, FL), he pitched only 22 innings in the Astros system before being released out of Spring Training in 2016. Grotz kicked around between independent and affiliated ball for the last three seasons and signed with the Mariners organization as a minor league free agent prior to the 2019 season. He is currently pitching for Seattle's AA affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers. In his first six games (four starts), he has a 0.50 ERA and a 0.722 WHIP, walking three and striking out 26 in 18 innings of work.

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Blue Footed Booby

Galapagos Islands - 2004

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Ongoing 2019 Astros MiLB Roster Moves/Transactions

Keeping track of the ongoing 2019 season Astros MiLB roster moves/transactions ...

SEPTEMBER TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

9-14: IF Jack Mayfield recalled to Houston
9-13: SS Carlos Correa sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
9-7: SS/2B Anibal Sierra assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-7: RHP Bryan Abreu recalled to Houston
9-7: RHP Colin McKee assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-5: LHP Reymin Guduan released
9-5: OF/SS Myles Straw recalled to Houston
9-5: IF Osvaldo Duarte assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-4: RHP Bryan Abreu assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-4: RHP Forrest Whitley assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-4: OF Ramiro Rodriguez (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
9-4: IF Michael Wielansky (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
9-4: 1B Zach Biermann assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
9-4: SS AJ Lee assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
9-4: RHP Jairo Lopez assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
9-3: LHP Reymin Guduan activated from the restricted list and designated for assignment
9-3: RHP Francis Martes assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
9-2: LHP Cionel Perez recalled to Houston
9-2: C Garrett Stubbs recalled to Houston
9-2: OF Kyle Tucker recalled to Houston
9-2: OF Granden Goetzman (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
9-2: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-2: 2B/3B Enmanuel Valdez (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
9-2: RHP Francis Martes (Round Rock) activated from the IL
9-2: RHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Fayetteville from Tri-City
9-2: LHP Juan Pablo Lopez assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
9-1: RHP Francis Martes (Round Rock) sent to Quad Cities on a rehab assignment

AUGUST TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

8-31: LHP Kit Scheetz (Round Rock) activated from the IL
8-31: RHP Jose Urquidy recalled to Houston
8-30: RHP Jacob Billingsley assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
8-29: LHP Cionel Perez (Round Rock) activated from the IL (had been rehabbing in Fayetteville)
8-29: RHP Enoli Paredes (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
8-29: RHP Justin Ferrell activated from the Round Rock IL and assigned to Corpus Christi
8-29: RHP Felipe Paulino released (Paulino reportedly asked for his release and re-signed with the independent league Sugar Land Skeeters)
8-28: RHP Cy Sneed recalled to Houston
8-27: LHP Brayan de Paula assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
8-26: OF/SS Myles Straw optioned to Round Rock
8-26: LHP Daniel Bello assigned to the GCL from the DSL
8-26: RHP Jherson Pereira assigned to the GCL from the DSL
8-26: Jesus Hernandez signed (no information available)
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: RHP Josh James sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment - activated 9-1
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 - activated 8-22
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
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

JULY TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

7-31: RHP Bryan Abreu (Corpus Christi) called up to Houston
7-31: IF/OF Tony Kemp (DFA on 7-26) traded to the Cubs for C Martin Maldonado
7-31: RHP Corbin Martin (Round Rock IL), RHP J.B. Bukauskas (Corpus Christi), 1B Seth Beer (Corpus Christi) and IF/OF Josh Rojas (Round Rock) traded to the Diamondbacks for RHP Zack Greinke
7-31: LHP Kit Scheetz (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
7-31: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Round Rock from Fayetteville
7-31: LHP Reymin Guduan (Round Rock) suspended for the remainder of the season for a violation of team rules
7-31: OF Cal Stevenson acquired from the Blue Jays (along with RHP Aaron Sanchez and RHP Joe Biagini) in a trade for OF Derek Fisher and assigned to Fayetteville
7-31: OF Rainier Rivas acquired from the Angels in a trade for C Max Stassi and assigned to the GCL
7-31: OF Raider Uceta acquired from the Angels in a trade for C Max Stassi and assigned to the GCL
7-30: 1B/OF Scott Schreiber (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
7-30: 1B Zach Biermann (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
7-30: RHP Danny Cody assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-30: OF/2B Austin Dennis assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
7-30: RHP Luis de Paula assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
7-29: RHP Juan de los Santos (DSL) placed on the 60-day IL
7-29: RHP Marcos Eusebio (DSL) placed on the 60-day IL
7-29: LHP Daniel Bello assigned to the DSL from the GCL
7-29: RHP Jherson Pereira assigned to the DSL from the GCL
7-28: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi (and activated from the IL)
7-28: RHP Kyle Serrano assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities (Serrano had been on a rehab assignment at TC already)
7-28: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
7-27: OF/2B Austin Dennis assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
7-27: RHP Brady Rodgers (Round Rock) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
7-27: 1B/2B Michael Wielansky (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
7-26: 1B Zach Biermann assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-26: OF Jonathan Lacroix (Quad Cities) released (12th round 2017)
7-26: RHP Jairo Lopez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-26: OF Jordan Brewer (2019 3rd round) assigned to Tri-City
7-25: 2B/OF Tony Kemp designated for assignment
7-25: RHP Andre Scrubb assigned to Corpus Christi
7-25: 1B Tyler White traded to the Dodgers in exchange for RHP Andre Scrubb
7-25: OF James Nix (2019 35th round) assigned to the GCL
7-25: RHP Daniel Pacheco (DSL) placed on the 60-day IL
7-25: LHP Bryan Martinez (2019 33rd round) assigned to the DSL
7-25: 1B Victor Mascai (GCL) placed on the 60-day IL
7-24: RHP R.J. Freure (Quad Cities) placed on the temporary inactive list (playing for Team Canada in the Pan Am games)
7-24: RHP Abdiel Saldana (Fayetteville) sent to Quad Cities on a rehab assignment
7-24: RHP Devin Conn assigned to Quad Cities from Fayetteville
7-24: RHP Jherson Pereira assigned to the GCL from Quad Cities
7-23: RHP Ronel Blanco (Round Rock) sent to Tri-City on a rehab assignment
7-23: RHP Forrest Whitley sent to Fayetteville on a rehab assignment
7-23: RHP Cy Sneed recalled to Houston from Round Rock
7-23: RHP Felipe Paulino (Round Rock) activated from the IL
7-23: RHP Tanner Duncan (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
7-22: RHP Rogelio Armenteros optioned to Round Rock
7-22: 1B/OF Scott Schreiber (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
7-22: RHP Devin Conn assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
7-22: RHP Jherson Pereira assigned to Quad Cities from the GCL
7-21: RHP Peyton Plumlee (31st round) assigned to Tri-City
7-21: RHP Garrett Gayle assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-21: RHP Riley Cabral assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
7-21: RHP Tyler Ivey assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
7-20: 1B Tyler White designated for assignment
7-20: RHP Riley Ferrell (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
7-20: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Corpus Christi) assigned to the GCL Astros  (assumed rehab assignment)
7-20: RHP Danny Cody assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-20: RHP Jose Urquidy recalled to Houston from Round Rock
7-20: RHP Alfredi Jimenez assigned to the GCL
7-19: LHP Parker Mushinski (Fayetteville) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
7-19: 2B Aledmys Diaz sent to Corpus Christi on a rehab assignment (activated from IL on 7/22)
7-17: RHP Abdiel Saldana (Fayetteville) sent to Tri-City on a rehab assignment
7-16: RHP Franny Cobos assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
7-16: RHP Carson LaRue assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
7-16: RHP Colin McKee assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
7-16: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
7-16: RHP Rogelio Armenteros recalled to Houston from Round Rock
7-16: LHP Framber Valdez optioned to Round Rock
7-16: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
7-16: RHP Tyler Ivey activated from the IL and assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
7-16: 1B Ronaldo Urdaneta (Tri-City) placed on the 60-day IL
7-16: 3B Yeuris Ramirez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-16: RHP Christian Mejias assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-15: RHP Felipe Paulino (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
7-15: RHP Justin Ferrell (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
7-15: SS Carlos Correa sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
7-15: RHP Riley Ferrell assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
7-15: 2B Aledmys Diaz sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
7-14: C Tyler Krabbe (19th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
7-13: RHP Luis de Paula assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-13: OF Juan Ramirez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-13: RHP Hansel Paulino (Quad Cities) released
7-13: RHP Edgardo Sandoval assigned to Tri-City (had been reported earlier to have retired)
7-12: RHP Cy Sneed optioned to Round Rock
7-12: RHP Forrest Whitley starting a rehab assignment with the GCL
7-11: LHP Framber Valdez recalled to Houston
7-11: RHP Carson LaRue assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
7-11: RHP Brandon Bailey (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
7-10: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Fayetteville from Round Rock
7-10: RHP Brad Peacock sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment
7-10: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
7-10: RHP Lupe Chavez assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-10: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Tri-City from Fayetteville
7-10: OF Luis Guerrero assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-10: RHP Miguel Figueroa assigned to Tri-City from Fayetteville
7-10: OF Andres Santana (Tri-City) released
7-10: SS Javier Bermudez (GCL) released
7-10: RHP Misael Tamarez assigned to the GCL from the DSL
7-9: RHP Colin McKee assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
7-9: RHP Joe Smith assigned to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment (activated 7-12)
7-9: IF Dexter Jordan (16th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
7-9: OF Roilan Machandy (Cuban 18-year old) officially signed and assigned to the DSL Astros on 7-10
7-8: RHP Dean Deetz (Round Rock) activated from the IL (assigned to Corpus 7-8 and then assigned to Round Rock 7-9)
7-8: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) claimed off waivers by the White Sox
7-8: RHP Jose Urquidy optioned to Round Rock
7-8: RHP Leovanny Rodriguez assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
7-8: OF Jacob Meyers (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
7-8: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL retroactive to 7-7
7-8: C Ruben Castro (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
7-7: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
7-7: RHP Miguel Figueroa assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
7-6: RHP Leovanny Rodriguez assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
7-5: RHP Ralph Garza (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
7-5: RHP Colin McKee assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
7-5: RHP Chad Donato assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
7-5: RHP Leovanny Rodriguez assigned to Round Rock from Fayetteville
7-5: OF Ross Adolph assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
7-5: IF Michael Wielansky (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
7-5: RHP Abdiel Saldana sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
7-5: SS Grae Kessinger assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-5: RHP Franny Cobos assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-5: RHP Kyle Serrano sent to Tri-City on a rehab assignment
7-4: RHP Brady Rodgers placed on the 7-day IL
7-4: RHP Carson LaRue assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
7-4: LHP Brett Adcock (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
7-4: RHP Miguel Figueroa assigned to Corpus Christi from Tri-City
7-4: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
7-4: RHP Alex Palmer (20th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
7-3: RHP Justin Ferrell assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
7-3: OF James Nix signed (35th round 2019)
7-3: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Corpus Christi from Quad Cities
7-3: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
7-3: C Alex Holderbach (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
7-3: RHP Hansel Paulino assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
7-3: RHP Christian Mejias assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
7-3: 1B Ronaldo Urdaneta assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-2: RHP Tyler Ivey (Corpus Christi) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
7-2: RHP Jose Urquidy called up to Houston from Round Rock
7-2: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) designated for assignment
7-2: OF Jacob Meyers (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
7-2: RHP Blair Henley assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
7-2: RHP Dean Deetz (Round Rock) sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment
7-2: SS Dauri Laurenzo signed (Dominican Republic)
7-2: C Fernando Caldera (Venezuela) signed
7-2: OF Everett Cooper (Bahamas) signed
7-2: OF Denfry de la Cruz (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: IF Luis Encarnacion (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: RHP Elvis Garcia (Venezuela) signed
7-2: OF Richi Gonzalez (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: IF Danyuri Guzman (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: RHP Eurys Martich (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: OF Christopher Morales (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: IF Josue Payano (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: OF Luis Perez (Dominican Republic) signed
7-2: C Juan Santander (Venezuela) signed
7-1: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Round Rock from Houston
7-1: OF Jordan Brewer (3rd round pick) signed
7-1: RHP Kevin Holcomb (13th round 2019) assigned to the GCL Astros
7-1: LHP Julio Robaina assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
7-1: 2B Bryan Arias (28th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City

JUNE TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

6-30: LHP Cionel Perez (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-30: RHP Riley Ferrell assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-30: C Carlos Canelon (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-30: 2B Bryan Arias (28th round pick) signed
6-?: 2B Dexter Jordan (16th round pick) signed according to Baseball America
6-?: C Tyler Krabbe (19th round pick) signed according to Baseball America
6-29: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Round Rock from Fayetteville
6-29: RHP Cole McDonald assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-29: SS Jonathan Arauz (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-29: RHP Blair Henley (7th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-28: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-28: OF Marty Costes (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
6-28: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Fayetteville from the GCL
6-28: 3B Juan Pineda (Tri-City) released
6-28: RHP Johangel Ramirez assigned to the DSL
6-28: RHP Carlos Quintero (DSL) released
6-28: RHP Peyton Plumlee signed (31st round 2019)
6-27: RHP Cy Sneed called up to Houston from Round Rock
6-27: RHP Brady Rodgers (Round Rock) activated from the IL
6-27: LHP Framber Valdez optioned to Round Rock
6-27: 1B J.J. Matijevic assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-27: OF Ramiro Rodriguez assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-27: SS Jeremy Pena assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-27: RHP Kyle Serrano sent to the GCL for a rehab assignment
6-26: RHP Kyle Serrano assigned to Quad Cities (had been on IL all season)
6-25: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Fayetteville from Round Rock
6-25: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-25: RHP Corbin Martin placed on the 7-day IL
6-25: RHP Joe Smith sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
6-25: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-25: C Orlando Marquez (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
6-25: RHP Shea Barry (22nd round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-24: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Round Rock
6-24: RHP Rogelio Armenteros optioned to Round Rock
6-24: SS Jonathan Arauz (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL retroactive to 6-22)
6-24: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
6-24: C Alejandro Flores (Fayetteville) released (had been picked up by the Astros in the MiLB phase of the Rule 5 Draft last December)
6-24: RHP Antonio Placencia (GCL) released
6-24: 1B/C Rhandall Sanchez (GCL) released
6-24: C Jose Alvarez assigned to the GCL from the DSL
6-24: RHP Jherson Pereira assigned to the GCL from the DSL
6-24: RHP Chandler Casey (26th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-24: RHP Danny Cody (17th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-24: LHP Kevin Dickey (27th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-24: RHP Cole McDonald (15th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-24: RHP Diosmerky Taveras assigned to the GCL
6-24: RHP Heitor Tokar assigned to the GCL
6-24: OF Colin Barber (4th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-24: OF Abraham Castillo assigned to the GCL
6-24: OF Adonis Giron assigned to the GCL
6-24: LHP Whit Drennan signed by the Astros and assigned to the GCL
6-24: RHP Jairo Lopez assigned to the GCL
6-24: 1B Victor Mascai assigned to the GCL
6-24: OF Luis Guerrero (8th round 2019) assigned to the GCL
6-23: OF Wilyer Abreu assigned to Tri-City
6-23: RHP Danny Subero assigned to the DSL
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
6-22: RHP Shea Barry (22nd round) signed
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)
6-20: RHP Ryan Gusto signed (11th round 2019)
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)
6-14: LHP Bryan Martinez signed (33rd 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

MAY TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

Note: Some of the assignments to Tri-City are likely on paper only in order to help with roster management while some indicate players who have been sent back to extended Spring Training.

In addition, several players were assigned to the DSL for the first time on 5-31 as that team started their season on Saturday. Information on those players can be found here.

5-31: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities

5-31: C Alex Holderbach (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL

5-31: C Orlando Marquez assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training

5-31: OF Wilyer Abreu assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training

5-30: RHP Nick Hernandez assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
5-29: OF Myles Straw recalled to Houston from Round Rock

5-29: RHP Forrest Whitley (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL

5-29: RHP Dean Deetz (Round Rock) activated from the IL

5-29: 3B Josh Rojas assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi

5-29: 2B Alfredo Angarita assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville

5-29: C Alejandro Flores assigned to Fayetteville from extended spring training

5-28: OF Jonathan Lacroix (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
5-27: IF Jack Mayfield called up to Houston from Round Rock
5-27: SS Anibal Sierra assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-27: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
5-27: RHP Cesar Rosado (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
5-26: C Garrett Stubbs called up to Houston from Round Rock
5-26: 2B Jose Altuve sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
5-26: C Lorenzo Quintana assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-26: C Carlos Canelon (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
5-26: RHP Manny Ramirez assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
5-25: OF Derek Fisher recalled to Houston from Round Rock
5-25: RHP Brandon Bielak assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-25: RHP Miguel Figueroa assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
5-25: OF Corey Julks (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
5-25: OF Marty Costes assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-25: C Ruben Castro (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
5-25: SS Freudis Nova assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
5-24: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
5-24: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
5-22: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Round Rock from Fayetteville
5-22: RHP Jojanse Torres assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-22: RHP Jayson Schroeder assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
5-21: RHP Gabriel Valdez assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-21: RHP Brady Rodgers recalled to Houston from Round Rock
5-21: RHP Tyler Ivey (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
5-21: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
5-21: SS Luis Santana assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
5-21: RHP Luis Vega signed (17-year old Cuban)
5-20: RHP Brendan McCurry (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
5-20: LHP Kit Scheetz assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-20: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
5-19: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
5-19: LHP Parker Mushinski (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
5-19: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
5-17: OF Bryan de la Cruz (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
5-17: 1B Scott Schreiber assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-17: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
5-17: OF Ramiro Rodriguez assigned to Quad Cities
5-16: RHP Dean Deetz (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
5-16: OF Seth Beer assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
5-16: RHP Brendan Feldmann (Corpus Christi) released
5-16: 3B Enmanuel Valdez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-16: RHP Nivaldo Rodriquez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-16: RHP Jose Alberto Rivera assigned to Quad Cities
5-15: RHP Cristian Javier assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
5-15: RHP Jose Hernandez-Urquidy assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-13: OF Marty Costes (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
5-12: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Quad Cities from Fayetteville
5-12: RHP Corbin Martin called up to Houston from Round Rock
5-12: RHP Brett Conine assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-11: RHP Tyler Ivey (Corpus Christi) activated from the suspended list
5-11: RHP Ronel Blanco assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-8: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL and assigned to Fayetteville
5-8: RHP Hunter Martin assigned from Fayetteville to Tri-City
5-7: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
5-7: OF Carlos Machado assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
5-7: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Tri-City from Round Rock
5-6: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Round Rock from Fayetteville
5-6: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
5-6: OF Derek Fisher optioned to Round Rock From Houston
5-6: C Carlos Canelon (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
5-6: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) activated from the temporary inactive list
5-6: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Fayetteville from Round Rock
5-6: LHP Brett Adcock assigned to Corpus Christi from Tri-City
5-4: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) activated from the IL
5-4: OF Derek Fisher recalled to Houston from Round Rock
5-4: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
5-4: IF Michael Wielansky assigned to Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Felipe Tejada assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
5-4: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
5-3: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
5-3: RHP Akeem Bostick (Round Rock) placed on the temporary inactive list
5-3: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
5-3: RHP Cesar Rosado (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
5-3: OF Marty Costes (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
5-3: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City

APRIL TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

4-30: RHP Jamie Melendez, a 17-year old from Mexico, signed by the Astros
4-29: LHP Brett Adcock assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
4-29: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
4-29: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
4-29: OF Andy Pineda (Quad Cities) released
4-29: C Lorenzo Quintana (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
4-27: 1B/OF J.J. Matijevic (Corpus Christi) suspended for 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse
4-27: LHP Jonathan Bermudez assigned to Quad Cities
4-27: RHP Felipe Tejada assigned to Quad Cities
4-27: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
4-27: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
4-25: RHP Tyler Ivey suspended for an undisclosed number of games
4-24: RHP Carlos Sanabria assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
4-24: RHP Brett Daniels assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
4-24: RHP Jacob Billingsley assigned to Fayetteville
4-24: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
4-24: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Quad Cities from Fayetteville
4-24: RHP Mark Moclair (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
4-23: RHP Bryan Abreu assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
4-23: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
4-23: RHP Shawn Dubin was assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
4-23: RHP Riley Cabral assigned to the Quad Cities River Bandits
4-21: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Round Rock from Houston
4-21: LHP Framber Valdez (Round Rock) recalled to Houston
4-20: IF Juan Pineda assigned to Tri-City (Extended Spring Training) from Fayetteville
4-20: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Fayetteville) activated from the 7-day IL
4-18: OF Drew Ferguson (Round Rock) activated from the IL
4-18: C Lorenzo Quintana (Corpus) placed on the 7-day IL
4-18: C Carlos Canelon assigned to Corpus Christi
4-18: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
4-17: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
4-16: RHP Peter Solomon (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
4-15: OF Chandler Taylor (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
4-15: IF Juan Pineda assigned to Fayetteville
4-14: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
4-14: RHP Brett Daniels assigned to Corpus Christi from Quad Cities
4-14: RHP Jojanse Torres assigned to Quad Cities
4-13: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville
4-13: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
4-12: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
4-12: RHP Brendan Feldmann assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
4-11: LHP Framber Valdez optioned to Round Rock from Houston
4-11: OF Drew Ferguson (Round Rock) placed on 7-day IL
4-11: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
4-11: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Corpus Christi
4-11: C Oscar Campos (Quad Cities) placed on 7-day IL
4-11: OF/2B Austin Dennis assigned to Quad Cities
4-8: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Fayetteville
4-7: RHP Brendan Feldmann assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
4-7: RHP Edgardo Sandoval voluntarily retired (unretired 7-13)
4-7: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Corpus Christi
4-6: RHP Brendan Feldmann assigned to Corpus Christi

Players who started the 2019 season on the IL
C Ruben Castro - activated 5-25
RHP Nick Hernandez - activated 5-8
RHP Alex House - released 8-5
OF Alex McKenna - activated 4-29
RHP Hansel Paulino - activated 6-14
RHP Erasmo Pinales - activated 5-20
RHP Abdiel Saldana - activated 7-5
RHP Kyle Serrano - activated 6-26
RHP Jairo Solis

Restricted List
RHP Francis Martes (80-game suspension) - activated 8-17 and placed on the Round Rock IL
1B/OF J.J. Matijevic (50-game suspension) - activated 6-21