Corpus Christi
RHP Henry Villar was placed on the 7-day DL.
RHP Erick Abreu was activated from the 7-day DL.
According to Greg Rajan of the Corpus Christi Caller Times, C Rene Garcia will be assigned to the GCL for a rehab assignment and IF Brandon Wikoff is being shut down for the remainder of the season due to a wrist injury.
Lexington
OF/C Mike Kvasnicka was placed on the 7-day DL.
OF Emilio King was assigned from Tri-City to Lexington.
Greeneville
RHP Brad Propst was assigned from Tri-City to Greeneville.
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Who's Hot - Oklahoma City Redhawks
We've been looking at each of the full season teams to see who's been hot lately. So far, we've looked at the Lexington Legends, the Lancaster JetHawks, and the Corpus Christi Hooks. Our final look will be at the Oklahoma City Redhawks.
SS Angel Sanchez
Sanchez has had a good season at the plate, hitting .307/.385/.398, but he has been even better of late. He is hitting .429/.529/.571 in the last 10 games.
OF Travis Buck
Buck has hit .364/.417/.491 in the 19 games since he accepted his assignment to Oklahoma City, but an even more impressive .452/.500/.677 in the last 10.
OF J.B. Shuck
Shuck tends to fly under the radar because he's not a flashy player, but he is definitely solid at the plate. For the season he is hitting .302/.381/.359 and .407/.484/.407 in his last 10.
OF Brad Snyder
Snyder has put up good power numbers all season as he has compiled a .310/.388/.558 batting line with 16 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs. Over the last 10 games, he is even more impressive, hitting .371/.436/.657 with three home runs.
C Chris Wallace
Wallace has only played in eight games since his promotion to Oklahoma City but has done so to the tune of a .333/.417/.381 line.
3B Matt Dominguez
Dominguez has hit .292/.342/.417 with six doubles and a home run in 19 games since coming over from the Marlins organization. That is a substantial upgrade from his .234/.291/.357 with the Marlins AAA club.
LHP Fernando Abad
In nine appearances, Abad has a 2.92 ERA and a 1.378 WHIP. If you back out his one bad appearance, he has a 0.00ERA and a 1.114 WHIP.
RHP Mickey Storey
Storey has been strong out of the bullpen all season. He is 7-4 with a 3.05 ERA and a 1.169 WHIP, 72 strikeouts to only 14 walks. But he has an even stronger 2.08 ERA and a 0.923 WHIP over his last 10 games with 17 strikeouts to three walks.
LHP Brett Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer is 4-3 with a 6.02 ERA and a 1.520 WHIP since his promotion to Oklahoma City. However, over his last four outings he has a 4.32 ERA and a 1.040 WHIP. Even better, if you throw out his one bad outing during that period, he has a 2.84 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP.
RHP Jose Cisnero
Cisnero has only had one start since his promotion to Oklahoma City, but it was a good one as he got the win and has a 1.29 ERA and a 1.143 WHIP.
SS Angel Sanchez
Sanchez has had a good season at the plate, hitting .307/.385/.398, but he has been even better of late. He is hitting .429/.529/.571 in the last 10 games.
OF Travis Buck
Buck has hit .364/.417/.491 in the 19 games since he accepted his assignment to Oklahoma City, but an even more impressive .452/.500/.677 in the last 10.
OF J.B. Shuck
Shuck tends to fly under the radar because he's not a flashy player, but he is definitely solid at the plate. For the season he is hitting .302/.381/.359 and .407/.484/.407 in his last 10.
OF Brad Snyder
Snyder has put up good power numbers all season as he has compiled a .310/.388/.558 batting line with 16 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs. Over the last 10 games, he is even more impressive, hitting .371/.436/.657 with three home runs.
C Chris Wallace
Wallace has only played in eight games since his promotion to Oklahoma City but has done so to the tune of a .333/.417/.381 line.
3B Matt Dominguez
Dominguez has hit .292/.342/.417 with six doubles and a home run in 19 games since coming over from the Marlins organization. That is a substantial upgrade from his .234/.291/.357 with the Marlins AAA club.
LHP Fernando Abad
In nine appearances, Abad has a 2.92 ERA and a 1.378 WHIP. If you back out his one bad appearance, he has a 0.00ERA and a 1.114 WHIP.
RHP Mickey Storey
Storey has been strong out of the bullpen all season. He is 7-4 with a 3.05 ERA and a 1.169 WHIP, 72 strikeouts to only 14 walks. But he has an even stronger 2.08 ERA and a 0.923 WHIP over his last 10 games with 17 strikeouts to three walks.
LHP Brett Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer is 4-3 with a 6.02 ERA and a 1.520 WHIP since his promotion to Oklahoma City. However, over his last four outings he has a 4.32 ERA and a 1.040 WHIP. Even better, if you throw out his one bad outing during that period, he has a 2.84 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP.
RHP Jose Cisnero
Cisnero has only had one start since his promotion to Oklahoma City, but it was a good one as he got the win and has a 1.29 ERA and a 1.143 WHIP.
Minor League Recaps
Wednesday's Games
DSL Rays over DSL Astros 8-4
Harold Arauz pitched three very nice innings allowing only one single and no walks with two strikeouts. But the rest of the pitching staff left something to be desired as they allowed eight runs over the final six innings. The Astros runs came via a Mesac Laguna sac fly, a Luis Reynoso RBI single and a Hector Roa 2-run home run.
GCL Cardinals over GCL Astros 5-1 (called after the top of the 7th)
Raul Rivera allowed two runs on four hits and a walk over four innings and was charged with his first loss of the season. Edison Frias gave up another three runs (two earned) in his two innings. Brett Phillips was two-for-three with a triple and promptly scored on a Jio Mier sac fly. Mier played for five innings in his second rehab start and hit a double as well. The fourth and final hit mustered by the Astros belonged to Teoscar Hernandez.
Greeneville over Kingsport 7-4
Frederick Tiburcio allowed three runs on three hits and three walks in his four innings, and Mike Hauschild allowed the final run in his two innings of work. Euris Quezada was the beneficiary of a late scoring run by Greeneville as they put up a 4-spot in the 7th, and was rewarded with the win. Then J.J. Jankowski came in for the 9th to get his second save and to add two additional strikeouts to his already ridiculous total. I think with a 15.5 SO/9 rate, J.J. should be renamed K.K. Angel Ibanez was three-for-five and scored two runs. Ibanez was one of the few Astros to NOT get an RBI as Brian Blasik, Ricky Gingras, D'Andre Toney, Michael Martinez and Terrell Joyce each got one RBI, and Jean Batista got two via a ground rule double. Batista and Toney each stole a bag as well. Appy Astros has an eyewitness report here. He notes that Jean Batista now has a 15 game hitting streak.
Batavia over Tri-City 1-0
This one was a pitcher's duel until the ninth. Vincent Velasquez had a great start as he allowed only two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts. Jamaine Cotton kept the shutout going in his two innings allowing only one hit with two strikeouts. Unfortunately, Blake Ford didn't have a save opportunity this time and gave up Batavia's only run in the ninth. Tri-City did have eight hits (two from Tyler Heineman and two from Preston Tucker) but they were never able to scratch across a run.
Lexington over Asheville 3-2
Luis Cruz had a great start until the seventh inning when he gave up back to back singles and was pulled for Murilo Gouvea who allowed both runners to score, leaving Cruz with a pitching line of two runs on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. Despite Gouvea's best efforts to the contrary, Cruz got his eighth win and Dayan Diaz pitched the ninth to earn his 16th save. Asheville gifted two of Lexington's runs to them via a throwing error and a wild pitch, and Justin Gominsky pushed across one run the conventional way, with an RBI double. Matt Duffy was two-for-three with a walk and Brandon Meredith was two-for-four.
Lancaster over Stockton 15-2
David Martinez had another good outing as he allowed only two runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings. Pat Urckfitz converted a three inning save, his eighth save of the season, as he provided scoreless relief. Stockton wouldn't score beyond the first inning. Lancaster, with a six run first, wouldn't need any additional runs beyond the first but they scored nine more anyway in this laugher. Erik Castro and Carlos Perez had fantastic nights, but there were many good performances:
Erik Castro - 2x4 2B HR 5RBI BB 3R SB
Carlos Perez - 4x6 2B 3RBI 2SO 3R
Alex Todd - 2x6 2B RBI 2SO R
George Springer - 0x2 3BB SO 2R SB CS
Domingo Santana - 2x3 2B RBI 2BB 2R
Drew Muren - 1x5 RBI BB 3SO 3R SB Outfield Assist
Kike Hernandez - 2x5 3RBI SO
Corpus Christi over San Antonio 10-9
Paul Clemens got the win despite allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks while recording ten strikeouts in five innings of work. Four of Clemens runs came off two Missions' home runs. Adalberto Flores and Alex Sogard worked the next three innings as two more runs came across to make the game a little close for comfort. With the Hooks leading 10-8 heading into the ninth, Jason Stoffel suddenly decided to make things way too interesting on his way to his 21st save as he allowed one run to score via the long ball and loaded up the bases with a hit by pitch before inducing the final ground out. New guys Bobby Borchering and Marc Krauss each only got one hit, but the one hit happened to be a three-run home run for each of them. Drew Locke contributed a two-run triple; Jon Singleton was two-for-four and scored twice; and Ben Orloff was two-for-four with a double.
Tacoma over Oklahoma City 7-4
Jake Buchanan, who had been pitching out of the bullpen, got the start and the loss. He allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks while only recording one strikeout. Fernando Abad and Hector Ambriz provided three innings of scoreless relief. Jose Valdez allowed another two runs in his one inning of work. The Redhawks actually led the game briefly but Tacoma just kept playing add-on and they did a better job of it than OKC. Travis Buck was two-for-four with a double; Brad Snyder was three-for-four with two RBI; and Brian Bixler was one-for-four with two RBI.
Player of the Day: I think we can officially declare Erik Castro's slump dead. In his last four games, he is hitting .438 with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, two walks and he's scored six runs.
Pitcher of the Day: Vincent Velasquez is showing us why he was such a highly regarding prospect prior to his TJ surgery.
DSL Rays over DSL Astros 8-4
Harold Arauz pitched three very nice innings allowing only one single and no walks with two strikeouts. But the rest of the pitching staff left something to be desired as they allowed eight runs over the final six innings. The Astros runs came via a Mesac Laguna sac fly, a Luis Reynoso RBI single and a Hector Roa 2-run home run.
GCL Cardinals over GCL Astros 5-1 (called after the top of the 7th)
Raul Rivera allowed two runs on four hits and a walk over four innings and was charged with his first loss of the season. Edison Frias gave up another three runs (two earned) in his two innings. Brett Phillips was two-for-three with a triple and promptly scored on a Jio Mier sac fly. Mier played for five innings in his second rehab start and hit a double as well. The fourth and final hit mustered by the Astros belonged to Teoscar Hernandez.
Greeneville over Kingsport 7-4
Frederick Tiburcio allowed three runs on three hits and three walks in his four innings, and Mike Hauschild allowed the final run in his two innings of work. Euris Quezada was the beneficiary of a late scoring run by Greeneville as they put up a 4-spot in the 7th, and was rewarded with the win. Then J.J. Jankowski came in for the 9th to get his second save and to add two additional strikeouts to his already ridiculous total. I think with a 15.5 SO/9 rate, J.J. should be renamed K.K. Angel Ibanez was three-for-five and scored two runs. Ibanez was one of the few Astros to NOT get an RBI as Brian Blasik, Ricky Gingras, D'Andre Toney, Michael Martinez and Terrell Joyce each got one RBI, and Jean Batista got two via a ground rule double. Batista and Toney each stole a bag as well. Appy Astros has an eyewitness report here. He notes that Jean Batista now has a 15 game hitting streak.
Batavia over Tri-City 1-0
This one was a pitcher's duel until the ninth. Vincent Velasquez had a great start as he allowed only two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts. Jamaine Cotton kept the shutout going in his two innings allowing only one hit with two strikeouts. Unfortunately, Blake Ford didn't have a save opportunity this time and gave up Batavia's only run in the ninth. Tri-City did have eight hits (two from Tyler Heineman and two from Preston Tucker) but they were never able to scratch across a run.
Lexington over Asheville 3-2
Luis Cruz had a great start until the seventh inning when he gave up back to back singles and was pulled for Murilo Gouvea who allowed both runners to score, leaving Cruz with a pitching line of two runs on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. Despite Gouvea's best efforts to the contrary, Cruz got his eighth win and Dayan Diaz pitched the ninth to earn his 16th save. Asheville gifted two of Lexington's runs to them via a throwing error and a wild pitch, and Justin Gominsky pushed across one run the conventional way, with an RBI double. Matt Duffy was two-for-three with a walk and Brandon Meredith was two-for-four.
Lancaster over Stockton 15-2
David Martinez had another good outing as he allowed only two runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings. Pat Urckfitz converted a three inning save, his eighth save of the season, as he provided scoreless relief. Stockton wouldn't score beyond the first inning. Lancaster, with a six run first, wouldn't need any additional runs beyond the first but they scored nine more anyway in this laugher. Erik Castro and Carlos Perez had fantastic nights, but there were many good performances:
Erik Castro - 2x4 2B HR 5RBI BB 3R SB
Carlos Perez - 4x6 2B 3RBI 2SO 3R
Alex Todd - 2x6 2B RBI 2SO R
George Springer - 0x2 3BB SO 2R SB CS
Domingo Santana - 2x3 2B RBI 2BB 2R
Drew Muren - 1x5 RBI BB 3SO 3R SB Outfield Assist
Kike Hernandez - 2x5 3RBI SO
Corpus Christi over San Antonio 10-9
Paul Clemens got the win despite allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks while recording ten strikeouts in five innings of work. Four of Clemens runs came off two Missions' home runs. Adalberto Flores and Alex Sogard worked the next three innings as two more runs came across to make the game a little close for comfort. With the Hooks leading 10-8 heading into the ninth, Jason Stoffel suddenly decided to make things way too interesting on his way to his 21st save as he allowed one run to score via the long ball and loaded up the bases with a hit by pitch before inducing the final ground out. New guys Bobby Borchering and Marc Krauss each only got one hit, but the one hit happened to be a three-run home run for each of them. Drew Locke contributed a two-run triple; Jon Singleton was two-for-four and scored twice; and Ben Orloff was two-for-four with a double.
Tacoma over Oklahoma City 7-4
Jake Buchanan, who had been pitching out of the bullpen, got the start and the loss. He allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks while only recording one strikeout. Fernando Abad and Hector Ambriz provided three innings of scoreless relief. Jose Valdez allowed another two runs in his one inning of work. The Redhawks actually led the game briefly but Tacoma just kept playing add-on and they did a better job of it than OKC. Travis Buck was two-for-four with a double; Brad Snyder was three-for-four with two RBI; and Brian Bixler was one-for-four with two RBI.
Player of the Day: I think we can officially declare Erik Castro's slump dead. In his last four games, he is hitting .438 with two doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, two walks and he's scored six runs.
Pitcher of the Day: Vincent Velasquez is showing us why he was such a highly regarding prospect prior to his TJ surgery.
Happy Birthday - 8/2
No future Astros and only one former Astro with a birthday today ~
C Humberto Quintero (33)
Originally signed by the White Sox out of Venezuela in 1997, Quintero came to Houston in a March 2005 trade with San Diego for Tim Redding. In 344 games from 2005 through 2011, he hit .234/.266/.319. He was sent to Kansas City, along with Jason Bourgeois, in a March 2012 trade that netted the Astros LHP Kevin Chapman and OF D'Andre Toney. He recently signed with Milwaukee. My favorite memory of Q is this one:
C Humberto Quintero (33)
Originally signed by the White Sox out of Venezuela in 1997, Quintero came to Houston in a March 2005 trade with San Diego for Tim Redding. In 344 games from 2005 through 2011, he hit .234/.266/.319. He was sent to Kansas City, along with Jason Bourgeois, in a March 2012 trade that netted the Astros LHP Kevin Chapman and OF D'Andre Toney. He recently signed with Milwaukee. My favorite memory of Q is this one:
Roster Moves
Oklahoma City
RHP Aneury Rodriguez was placed on the Temporary Inactive List.
RHP Hector Ambriz was activated from the DL.
Corpus Christi
C Jair (Jay) Fernandez was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
Lexington
C Ryan McCurdy was assigned from Corpus Christi to Lexington.
DSL
Angel Heredia was activated from the restricted list.
LHP Erick Hurtado was assigned to the DSL.
RHP Jesus Castillo was assigned to the DSL.
RHP Aneury Rodriguez was placed on the Temporary Inactive List.
RHP Hector Ambriz was activated from the DL.
Corpus Christi
C Jair (Jay) Fernandez was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
Lexington
C Ryan McCurdy was assigned from Corpus Christi to Lexington.
DSL
Angel Heredia was activated from the restricted list.
LHP Erick Hurtado was assigned to the DSL.
RHP Jesus Castillo was assigned to the DSL.
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