A quick note as I head out the door for more jury duty. The first cuts from minor league camp occurred today.
Zack Grimmett
John Hinson
Jeremiah Meiners
Daniel Meszaros
We wish all of these players the best of luck.
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Happy Birthday - 2/5
Happy Birthday to ~
RHP Raul Rivera (22)
Drafted in the 37th round in 2009 out of high school in Puerto Rico, Rivera only pitched in 1.2 innings in 2010 and did not play in 2011 at all. In 2012, however, he pitched 36 innings in 12 games (six starts) with a 2-1 record, a 2.00 ERA and a 1.111 WHIP for the GCL Astros.
RHP Zachary Grimmett (23)
Drafted in the 28th round out of high school in Oklahoma in 2008, Grimmett repeated at Lancaster in 2012. The predominately flyball pitcher had an 8.21 ERA and a 1.776 WHIP in 23 games (10 starts).
RHP Mark Hamburger (26)
Originally signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota in 2007, Hamburger came to Houston as a waiver claim from San Diego in 2012. In 17 appearances at Oklahoma City in 2012, he was 1-1 with a 4.71 ERA and a 1.571 WHIP.
LHP Colton Cain (22)
An eighth round draft pick by the Pirates in 2009, Cain came to Houston in the July 2012 Wandy Rodriguez trade. In seven starts for Lancaster, he was 2-2 with a 5.55 ERA and a 1.654 WHIP.
Former Astros with birthdays today ~
OF Norm Miller (67)
Drafted by Houston from the Angels in the 1964 first-year draft, Norm Miller didn't exactly put up Hall of Fame numbers in his nine seasons (1965-1973) for Houston with a .240/.322/.355 batting line, but the converted second baseman (some guy named Joe Morgan had that job) does have some interesting stories to tell about his life in baseball. His 2009 book To All My Fans From Norm Who?
is more of a collection of anecdotes than a real memoir, but for any Astros fan, those anecdotes constitute a nice glimpse of the early days of the Astros organization.
OF Lee Thomas (77)
Thomas came to Houston in a February 1968 trade and played in 90 games for the Astros toward the end of his career, hitting .194/.249/.229. His best season was his All-Star year in 1962 when he played for the Angels. Thomas was the GM of the Phillies from 1988 to 1997 and was followed by some guy named Ed Wade.
Also, Happy Birthday to the naming inspiration for my blog, former Astros Scouting Director Bobby Heck.
RHP Raul Rivera (22)
Drafted in the 37th round in 2009 out of high school in Puerto Rico, Rivera only pitched in 1.2 innings in 2010 and did not play in 2011 at all. In 2012, however, he pitched 36 innings in 12 games (six starts) with a 2-1 record, a 2.00 ERA and a 1.111 WHIP for the GCL Astros.
RHP Zachary Grimmett (23)
Drafted in the 28th round out of high school in Oklahoma in 2008, Grimmett repeated at Lancaster in 2012. The predominately flyball pitcher had an 8.21 ERA and a 1.776 WHIP in 23 games (10 starts).
RHP Mark Hamburger (26)
Originally signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota in 2007, Hamburger came to Houston as a waiver claim from San Diego in 2012. In 17 appearances at Oklahoma City in 2012, he was 1-1 with a 4.71 ERA and a 1.571 WHIP.
LHP Colton Cain (22)
An eighth round draft pick by the Pirates in 2009, Cain came to Houston in the July 2012 Wandy Rodriguez trade. In seven starts for Lancaster, he was 2-2 with a 5.55 ERA and a 1.654 WHIP.
Former Astros with birthdays today ~
OF Norm Miller (67)
Drafted by Houston from the Angels in the 1964 first-year draft, Norm Miller didn't exactly put up Hall of Fame numbers in his nine seasons (1965-1973) for Houston with a .240/.322/.355 batting line, but the converted second baseman (some guy named Joe Morgan had that job) does have some interesting stories to tell about his life in baseball. His 2009 book To All My Fans From Norm Who?
is more of a collection of anecdotes than a real memoir, but for any Astros fan, those anecdotes constitute a nice glimpse of the early days of the Astros organization.OF Lee Thomas (77)
Thomas came to Houston in a February 1968 trade and played in 90 games for the Astros toward the end of his career, hitting .194/.249/.229. His best season was his All-Star year in 1962 when he played for the Angels. Thomas was the GM of the Phillies from 1988 to 1997 and was followed by some guy named Ed Wade.
Also, Happy Birthday to the naming inspiration for my blog, former Astros Scouting Director Bobby Heck.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Roster Moves
Houston/Oklahoma City
RHP Armando Galarraga was designated for assignment.
RHP Hector Ambriz had his contract purchased by Houston and is being called up.
RHP Aneury Rodriguez was activated from the temporary inactive list.
Lancaster
RHP Zach Grimmett was placed on the 7-day DL.
LHP Pat Urckfitz was activated from the 7-day DL.
RHP Armando Galarraga was designated for assignment.
RHP Hector Ambriz had his contract purchased by Houston and is being called up.
RHP Aneury Rodriguez was activated from the temporary inactive list.
Lancaster
RHP Zach Grimmett was placed on the 7-day DL.
LHP Pat Urckfitz was activated from the 7-day DL.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Roster Moves
Sorry, guys, this blog is in no way affiliated with Bobby Heck although he was nice enough to give me an interview a while back. The "announcement" of Jay Austin's release came from me looking at today's transactions on MiLB.com.
Corpus Christi
C Ben Heath went on the 7-day DL.
Lancaster
LHP Pat Urckfitz was placed on the 7-day DL.
RHP Zach Grimmett was activated from the DL.
OF Grant Hogue was activated from the DL.
Lexington
CF Jay Austin (2008 2nd round pick) has been released.
OF Chris Epps has been assigned from Lancaster to Lexington.
Tri-City
SS Jean Batista was assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City.
LHP Scott Zuloaga was assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City.
RHP Euris Quezada was assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City.
Corpus Christi
C Ben Heath went on the 7-day DL.
Lancaster
LHP Pat Urckfitz was placed on the 7-day DL.
RHP Zach Grimmett was activated from the DL.
OF Grant Hogue was activated from the DL.
Lexington
CF Jay Austin (2008 2nd round pick) has been released.
OF Chris Epps has been assigned from Lancaster to Lexington.
Tri-City
SS Jean Batista was assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City.
LHP Scott Zuloaga was assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City.
RHP Euris Quezada was assigned from Greeneville to Tri-City.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Roster Moves
Oklahoma City
RHP Garrett Mock was assigned to Oklahoma City.
RHP Brian Sanches was assigned to Oklahoma City. (I totally missed this signing while I was out in Lancaster, but Cockroach at Astros County had your back with a little info.)
Corpus Christi
RHP Jake Buchanan was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
Lancaster
OF Telvin Nash was activated from the DL.
RHP Jose Trinidad was activated from the DL.
RHP Zach Grimmett was placed on the 7-day DL.
Lexington
RHP Chris Devenski was officially assigned to Lexington.
Tri-City
RHP Juri Perez was assigned from Lexington to Tri-City.
RHP Garrett Mock was assigned to Oklahoma City.
RHP Brian Sanches was assigned to Oklahoma City. (I totally missed this signing while I was out in Lancaster, but Cockroach at Astros County had your back with a little info.)
Corpus Christi
RHP Jake Buchanan was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
Lancaster
OF Telvin Nash was activated from the DL.
RHP Jose Trinidad was activated from the DL.
RHP Zach Grimmett was placed on the 7-day DL.
Lexington
RHP Chris Devenski was officially assigned to Lexington.
Tri-City
RHP Juri Perez was assigned from Lexington to Tri-City.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Happy Birthday - 2/5
Astros Scouting Director Bobby Heck
I don't know how old he is, but a little birdie told me that the patron saint of "What the Heck, Bobby?" has a birthday today. First hired in October 2007 as the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Astros, Heck was quickly promoted to Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting in October 2008. Prior to joining the Astros, Heck was the Eastern Scouting Supervisor for the Milwaukee Brewers for eight seasons during which time Milwaukee went from the 30th ranked farm system (as ranked by Baseball America) to among the top five in terms of talent. Heck's early successes for the Astros include Jason Castro, Jordan Lyles and J.D. Martinez. The 2012 season should go a long way toward establishing Heck's legacy with the Astros as more and more of his players make their way through the system.
LHP Paris Shewey (23)
Shewey, a native of Washington state, signed with the Astros as a NDFA in 2011 and played his first professional season at Greeneville. In 20 games, he pitched 22 innings with a 9.82 ERA and a 1.909 WHIP with 3 saves. Since it's his birthday, let me point out that in July he pitched 11.2 innings in 8 games with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.200 WHIP.
RHP Raul Rivera (21)
This is another one of my mystery players. Drafted in the 37th round in 2009 out of high school in Puerto Rico, Rivera only pitched in 1.2 innings in 2010 and did not play in 2011 at all. He is still shown as being in the Astros system which likely means recovery from surgery, but I have no other information on him at this time.
RHP Zachary Grimmett (22)
Drafted in the 28th round out of high school in Oklahoma in 2008, Grimmett pitched in Lancaster in 2011. This flyball pitcher wasn't exactly helped out by the "Lancaster effect" as he compiled a 6.81 ERA and 1.708 WHIP in 30 games (18 starts). However, Pre All-Star, he had a more respectable 4.50 ERA and a 1.616 WHIP.
Former Astros with birthdays today ~
OF Norm Miller (66)
Norm Miller didn't exactly put up the most exciting numbers in his nine seasons (1965-1973) for Houston with a .240 batting average, but the converted second baseman (some guy named Joe Morgan had that job) does have some interesting stories to tell about his life in baseball. I just recently finished reading his 2009 book To All My Fans ... From Norm Who?. It's more of a collection of anecdotes than a real memoir, but for any Astros fan, those anecdotes constitute a nice glimpse of the early days of the Astros organization. You can purchase the book from his website http://www.normwho.com/ or from Amazon.
OF Lee Thomas (76)
Played in 90 games for Houston in 1968 at the end of his career
I don't know how old he is, but a little birdie told me that the patron saint of "What the Heck, Bobby?" has a birthday today. First hired in October 2007 as the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Astros, Heck was quickly promoted to Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting in October 2008. Prior to joining the Astros, Heck was the Eastern Scouting Supervisor for the Milwaukee Brewers for eight seasons during which time Milwaukee went from the 30th ranked farm system (as ranked by Baseball America) to among the top five in terms of talent. Heck's early successes for the Astros include Jason Castro, Jordan Lyles and J.D. Martinez. The 2012 season should go a long way toward establishing Heck's legacy with the Astros as more and more of his players make their way through the system.
LHP Paris Shewey (23)
Shewey, a native of Washington state, signed with the Astros as a NDFA in 2011 and played his first professional season at Greeneville. In 20 games, he pitched 22 innings with a 9.82 ERA and a 1.909 WHIP with 3 saves. Since it's his birthday, let me point out that in July he pitched 11.2 innings in 8 games with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.200 WHIP.
RHP Raul Rivera (21)
This is another one of my mystery players. Drafted in the 37th round in 2009 out of high school in Puerto Rico, Rivera only pitched in 1.2 innings in 2010 and did not play in 2011 at all. He is still shown as being in the Astros system which likely means recovery from surgery, but I have no other information on him at this time.
RHP Zachary Grimmett (22)
Drafted in the 28th round out of high school in Oklahoma in 2008, Grimmett pitched in Lancaster in 2011. This flyball pitcher wasn't exactly helped out by the "Lancaster effect" as he compiled a 6.81 ERA and 1.708 WHIP in 30 games (18 starts). However, Pre All-Star, he had a more respectable 4.50 ERA and a 1.616 WHIP.
Former Astros with birthdays today ~
OF Norm Miller (66)
Norm Miller didn't exactly put up the most exciting numbers in his nine seasons (1965-1973) for Houston with a .240 batting average, but the converted second baseman (some guy named Joe Morgan had that job) does have some interesting stories to tell about his life in baseball. I just recently finished reading his 2009 book To All My Fans ... From Norm Who?. It's more of a collection of anecdotes than a real memoir, but for any Astros fan, those anecdotes constitute a nice glimpse of the early days of the Astros organization. You can purchase the book from his website http://www.normwho.com/ or from Amazon.
OF Lee Thomas (76)
Played in 90 games for Houston in 1968 at the end of his career
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