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Luhnow Looks To Re-Establish Astros In Latin America
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow made the most of a 36-hour December trip to the Dominican Republic.
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Fields An Easy Call For Astros In Rule 5
An average collection of unprotected players awaited Houston's evaluation for the Rule 5 draft. But once the front office began working through names and numbers, a consensus was quickly reached: Josh Fields.
Astros Will Take Their Time With Correa
Carlos Correa is in the final stage of his initial professional season. After taking a brief breather following the 2012 campaign, the 18-year-old shortstop returned to his home country to play in the Puerto Rican League.
Astros Add McCracken To Player Development Team
Jeff Luhnow wanted it to be clear immediately. The Astros general manager wanted Quinton McCracken to play a most instrumental role in the franchise's future.
Astros’ Foltynewicz Rebounds In Lexington
Nobody is looking for a repeat season on the route from the draft to the big leagues. So the goal when faced with one is to make the absolute most of it, and that's what Mike Foltynewicz did in his breakout season.
Astros’ DeShields Finds Formula For Success
For Delino DeShields Jr., whose 101 stolen bases between low Class A and high Class A this year outdid everybody in the history of the Astros organization and everybody in baseball other than the otherworldly Billy Hamilton this year, the formula was three parts.
Astros’ Long Backs Up The Numbers
The last man to throw a pitch in the Astros farm system this year is nobody's scouting dream. Kenny Long is listed at 155 pounds, and the undersized lefty was 23 at the time he was drafted, which hardly gives much room for projection.
Singleton Headlines Astros’ Imports
Zachary Levine selects end-of-season award winners for the Astros system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on.
Elias Takes Helm Of Astros’ New-Look Scouting Department
While general manager Jeff Luhnow brought Mike Elias to the Astros as a Mike-of-all-trades, he was really grooming him for a particular role: scouting director.
Wojciechowski Ready To Take Next Step For Astros
After introducing himself to Astros fans as somewhat of a power pitcher, Asher Wojciechowski had one warning.
Astros’ Velasquez Finally Healthy, Effective
There are still days when Vincent Velasquez feels some tightness in his arm. But for the most part, going on two years clear of Tommy John surgery, life is good.
Rasmussen Heads To Double-A For Astros
Scouting director Bobby Heck showed a preference for righthanded pitchers in his first four drafts. So it's no surprise that 15 of the 17 pitchers ranked among the organization's top 30 prospects last offseason were righties. For that reason, lefthander Rob Rasmussen already stands out in the system.
Singleton’s Bat Living Up To The Billing For Astros
Correspondent Zachary Levine files a midseason report for the Astros, highlighting a Best Player, a Biggest Leap Forward and a Biggest Disappointment for the first half.
Houston Native Rodgers Thrilled To Join Astros
At the top of this draft—or really any draft—littered with velocity, lankiness and most notably, projectability, Astros third-round pick Brady Rodgers might stand out just based on how he doesn't stand out.
Astros Give Correa Place In History
The Astros insist that this isn't the off-the-board pick that most outside the draft room make it out to be. And maybe that just speaks to how wide the board was that ended up producing 17-year-old Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft.
Astros’ Keuchel Learns To Be Himself
Things could not have gone any smoother for lefthander Dallas Keuchel since he realized who he is as a pitcher—and perhaps more importantly, who he is not.
Astros’ Tropeano Unleashes Extra Heat
You could call Nick Tropeano a number of different things over a wild and mostly successful ride through the first five starts of the season. What you can no longer call the Astros prospect is just a finesse righthander.
Astros’ Nash Ready To Leave Injuries Behind
For Telvin Nash, the big 21-year-old who jetted to the top of the minor league home run leaderboard early this season, the more important stat has been something different.
Astros Continue Youth Movement Nabbing Chapman
Even with four all-stars traded away at the last two July 31 deadlines, the Astros' dealing for more prospects does not stop. And while they didn't give up any all-stars to get Kevin Chapman in a spring training trade, they like what they got in the 24-year-old lefthander.
Springer Impresses In Big League Time
George Springer left a good impression on the Astros staff after having a big day with the major league club in spring training.
