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Updates:

August 18: Boxscore Updates, I'm in the process of moving so I'll update profiles within the next few days.
August 13: Boxscores, Recent News
August 10: Boxscore Updates, Recent News
August 7: Boxscore update, Recent News
August 3: Boxscore updates
Next 3 prospects: Collin Delome, Jeff Icenogle, Juan Gutierrez
August 2: Boxscore numbers, Troy Patton has another start,
August 1:Bogusevic PROMOTED!!!, Boxscore numbers, Clemens goes deep, Gervacio saves another one
July 31: Boxscore update, Van Ostrand is back, Einertson HR's
July 30: Boxscore Updates, Added Brad James, Samuel Gervacio, and Koby Clemens
July 26: Boxscore numbers, Parraz hits for cycle
July 24: Boxscore numbers updated

Recent News:

August 13: Brandon Backe pitches well in start.

August 10: J.R. Towles promoted to Triple-A Round Rock and will bat 6th.

Felipe Paulino and Sergio Perez pitch well in wins.

Polin Trinidad throws a gem for Lexington
7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's

Matthew Cusick, Collin DeLome, Steve Brown and Jason Dominguez named All-Stars for the Tri-City Valleycats.
August 9: Orlando Rosales, RF, went 3-5 with 2 2B; He has now taken over the club lead in avg. overtaking Mitch Einertson.

Former Astros' prospect, Jason Hirsh, breaks leg off a line drive

Troy Patton has dominant start, he has won all 4 starts at home.
August 7: Talks with Derek Dietrich stalled because of injury, Eibner still not signed, Chad Jones probably headed to LSU

Jose Altuve, 2B, performing well in Venezuelan Summer League. The 17-year-old is top 5 in avg. and obp. Also top 15 in runs, rbi, ops., hits, and stolen bases.

Samuel Gervacio promoted to Double-A and throws 2 shutout frames in his first outing; has shown more confidence in his fastball; "He's always had it," manager Jim Pankovits told the Roanoke Times, referring to the pitcher's fastball. "He just doesn't use it. I think he's starting to see the value of it. He's got to have more than a couple of pitches to pitch at a higher level."

Cody Ransom wins offensive player of the week in triple-A Pacific Coast League


August 3:
Joshua Flores successfully stole home for the Hooks in the bottom of the 4th.

Left-hander Dave Qualben performed well in a loss
7 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 k's

Stephen Randolph from triple-A round Rock will start in place of Chris Sampson who was put on the 15-day DL
August 2nd
Brandon Backe got his first start since coming back from injury.
5 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 k's

August 15 deadline to sign Derek Dietrich and Brett Eibner, the first two picks in the Astros '07 draft.
"With three and four, we've had good dialogue," Ricciarini said. "It could go down anytime. ... Eibner and Dietrich, we're pretty close. It's very favorable." -Houston Chronicle

Bogusevic promoted to Double-A
"He's an older guy who's made a lot of progress," Astros assistant general manager Ricky Bennett said. "He didn't end on a good note in Salem. That wasn't what he had planned, but he's made a lot of strides. He's got good stuff, and being a first-round pick it's time to challenge him a little bit."

Casey Hudspeth, 5th round pick, promoted to Salem.

Johnny Ash and Mike Rodriguez injured
Round Rock outfielder Mike Rodriguez and Corpus Christi second baseman Johnny Ash will likely miss the final month of the regular season because of injuries.

(R)Greeneville Astros have lost 8 out of 10 games (You think they had a weak draft this year) Woody Williams for a 2nd round draft pick doesn't look good at all.


Sunday, July 29, 2007

5th Update

Brad James #32 RHP
Drafted in the 29th round of the '04 draft, Brad James has been a pleasant surprise. Not known for his velocity, James is a fantastic groundball pitcher. His arsenal is primarily sinker/slider and has been clocked up to 92 mph. So far James is looking like a steal. He started the year off at Salem and had sparkling numbers. An era under 2, 9 wins, and only 5 hr's allowed in 95 innings. His play awarded him a promotion to Corpus Christi, 2 out of his 3 starts have been good. He's gone at least 6 innings in each start, while allowing just 1 run in two of those starts. His groundball style should be good in Minute Maid. If he keeps up his play, he'll get his chance. I see him at triple-A next year, meaning he could make spot starts like Albers or they could keep him at Round Rock until '09.
Last game, August 11: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER
August 5: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's
July 29: 7 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's

Samuel Gervacio #19 Closer
Quite possibly the Astros closer of the future, Samuel Gervacio has stood out as one of the best bullpen arms in the system. Gervacio at times can be dominating. He has a good fastball and great breaking ball he can snap off. He can strikeout people with either pitch. The Dominican product has an outstanding K/IP ratio with 76 strikeouts in just 52 IP. The only problem is consistency. If he's going to be a closer, he'll have lower that era because the majors is very unforgiving. The good thing is he strikes a whole lot of people out. He could be a surprise next year if we're in need of bullpen arms but '09 seems more realistic.
(Promoted to Double-A Corpus Christi)
Last game, August 15: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
August 12: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K's
August 10: (L 1-1) .2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB
August 8: (W 1-0) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, BB, 3 K's
August 5: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Koby Clemens #22 3B
Koby is trying to make a name for himself but has lacked the numbers so far in the minors. The 8th round draft pick out of Memorial High School has been mediocre so far. He has shown plus power at times but his average has been lacking. Currently he is hitting .261, not bad, but not good either. The good thing is that .261 is an improvement from 2006 where he hit .229. He is improving, homeruns, doubles, avg., obp, slg., and ops. have all gone up. You can never give up on this kid, winning is in his blood. If he has just half of the work ethic his father has then he'll be just fine. ETA - 2010
Last game, August 17: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K
August 15: 0-3
August 13: 0-4, 2 K's
August 12: 1-4, 2B, run
August 11: 0-3, run, BB

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