Archived: OlPapa’s 2018 Farm Report

[olpapa]

Not a good evening day for our minor league teams. Here are a few highlights and lowlights from the games of April 5, 2018:

AAA Fresno lost to Reno 10-2:
Drew Ferguson CF: 3/4, 1 2B
Kyle Tucker LF: 2/4, had an outfield assist. Threw a runner out at 2nd.
Tyler White 3B: 1/3
AJ Reed 1B: 1-4, 2 Ks
Jack Mayfield SS: 1/3
Garrett Stubbs C: 1/4, 1 3B, threw out 1 of 2 runners attempting to steal
Mike Hauschild RHP: 2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
James Hoyt RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

AA Corpus Christi lost to NW Arkansas 5-4:
Myles Straw CF: 1-2, 2 BB
Yuli Gurriel 1B: 2-4, 1 2B
James Ritchie C: 1-4
Yordan Alvarez LF: 1-4
Nick Tanielu DH: 2-5, 1 2B
Stephen Wrenn RF: 1-4
Alex De Goti SS:1-4
Framber Valdez LHP: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 
Riley Ferrell RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

A+ Buies Creek lost to Salem 4-3:
Josh Rojas 2B: 1-4
Chuckie Robinson C: 1-4
Troy Sieber 1B: 2-4, 2 2B
Chas McCormick LF: 1-4, 1 3B
Kristian Trompiz SS: 1-4
Osvaldo Duarte DH: 1-3, 1 3B
Jorge Alcala RHP: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB 5 K
Kit Scheetz LHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Abdiel Saldaña RHP: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A Quad Cities lost to Cedar Rapids 2-0:
Jonathan Arauz SS: 2-4
J.J. Matijevic LF: 1/4
Jake Adams 1B: 1-4
Michael Papierski C: 1/3, 1 2B
Jacob Meyers CF: 1/1, 2 BB
Patrick Sandoval LHP: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Adam Bleday LHP: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Cesar Rosado RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
Robert Corniel RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

[thomasj13]

C'mon Riley

[m240]

I hope Sandoval makes something of himself.  I was really happy when we drafted him.  

[m240]

Tucker having a good night.  Hit his first AAA home run.  

[m240]

hitters having their way tonight in AAA and AA.  Tucker with 4 Ks though 1-6.

[astrosdoug]

Tyler White is off to a good start at the plate for Fresno. If Gattis keeps striking out, he better watch out for that "other" bearded slugger.

[olpapa]

Sorry I didn’t post any results for the Friday or Saturday milb games. Had to make a trip to Arlington for my granddaughter’s gymnastics meet. Wore my Astros 2017 World Series Champions gear while I was there for the benefit of the locals. I will catch up on the box scores over the next couple days.

[m240]

how many eggs did you have to dodge wearing that jersey 

[olpapa]

Didn’t have to dodge any eggs. Nobody offered any congratulations either.

[olpapa]

AAA Fresno Grizzlies games of April 6-8:

April 6- Reno 8 Fresno 4
Kyle Tucker RF- 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR
Tyler White 1B- 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR
Jack Mayfield 3B- 1-4, 1 HR
Jon kemmer LF- 1-4
Antonio Nunez SS- 1-3

April 7- Fresno 15 Reno 8
Tony Kemp 2B- 1-3, stole a base
Drew Ferguson CF- 1-4, stole a base
Kyle Tucker RF- 1-6 struck out 4 times
Tyler White 3B- 3-5
A.J. Reed 1B- 2-3, 1 2B
Garrett Stubbs C- 2-5, stole a base
Jack Mayfield SS- 3-4, 1 2B, 1 HR
Jon Kemmer DH- 2-5, 1 HR
Alejandro Garcia LF- 3-5
Francis Martes RHP- 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
Brendan McCurry RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

April 8- Fresno 9 Reno 4
Tony Kemp 2B- 2-5, BA .188
Drew Ferguson CF- 1-2, 3 BB, BA .385
Kyle Tucker RF- 1-3, stole a base, BA .353
A.J. Reed 1B- 2-3, BA .385
Garrett Stubbs C- 2-4, BA .385
Jack Mayfield SS- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .375
Alejandro Garcia LF-2-5, 1 2B, BA .357
Rogelio Armenteros RHP- 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Jacob Dorris RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Chris Nunn LHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

[olpapa]

AA Corpus Christi Hooks games of April 6-8:

April 6- Corpus 11 NW Arkansas 9
Myles Straw CF- 2-4, 2 BB, 2 stolen bases (3)
Yuli Gurriel DH- 2-4
Carmen Benedetti PH/DH- 1-2
James Ritchie C- 1-4
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-3
Taylor Jones 1B- 3-5, 1 2B
Stephen Wrenn RF- 1-4
Alex De Goti SS- 2-5, 1 3B
Brock Dykxhoorn RHP- 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Ryan Hartman LHP- 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Ralph Garza RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

April 7- Corpus 8 NW Arkansas 2
Myles Straw CF- 2-4, 2 BB, stole 2 bases (5)
Carmen Benedetti RF- 2-4
Yordan Alvarez LF- 2-5
Taylor Jones 1B- 2-4, 1 2B
Stephen Wrenn DH- 3-5, stole a base
Alex De Goti SS- 2-5
Arturo Michelena 2B- 1-3
Yoanys Quiala RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Erasmo Pinales RHP- 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

April 8- Arkansas 7 Corpus 5
Myles Straw CF- 0-2, 2 BB, BA .417, threw out a runner at second...in first 4 games he has a .667 OBP and 5 stolen bases.., 8 walks and 5 hits in 20 PA
Yuli Gurriel 1B- 2-4, 1 2B...is supposed to join Houston for the game on Friday
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-4, BA .313
Randy Cesar 3B- 1-4, BA .077
Nick Tanielu DH- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .286

[olpapa]

A+ Buies Creek Astros games of April 6-8:

April 6- Salem 4 Buies Creek 3
Josh Rojas 2B- 1-3, stole a base
Abraham Toro-Hernandez 3B- 2-4, 1 2B
Troy Sieber 1B- 1-3, 1 2B
Chas McCormick LF- 1-4, stole a base
Anibal Sierra SS- 2-4, 1 HR
Hector Perez RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K...nice start for our #7 prospect

April 7- Postponed

April 8- Game #1 Buies Creek 1 Salem 0
Chas McCormick LF- 1-3 1 2B
Chuckie Robinson C- 1-3
Luis Payano RF- 1-3
Carson LaRue RHP- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Justin Ferrell RHP- 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

April 8 - Game #2 Salem 2 Buies Creek 1
Ronnie Dawson CF- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .083
Anibal Sierra SS- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .333
Brandon Bailey RHP- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Carlos Sierra RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

[thomasj13]

What a horrific game by Martes.

[m240]

Apr 8, 2018 11:47:36 GMT -6 olpapa said:

Didn’t have to dodge any eggs. Nobody offered any congratulations either.

You must of been in a very culturally advanced crowd for Dallas.  

[m240]

Apr 9, 2018 8:13:37 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

What a horrific game by Martes.

He really needs to work on his mechanics.  Obviously he has still not gotten to a point where his delivery is repeatable.  Great raw stuff, poor physical discipline.  

[m240]

Straw has always had a great ob%.  If he ever develops just a little pop, watch out.  He sure seems to have the rest of it figured out.  

[olpapa]

A Quad Cities River Bandits games of April 6-8:

April 6- Postponed Cold

April 7- Cedar Rapids 4 Quad Cities 3
Corey Julks RF- 1-5
Jonathan Arauz SS- 2-4
Jake Adams DH- 2-5
Roman Garcia 1B- 1-4, 1 2B
Marcos Almonte 2B- 1-4
Jacob Meyers CF- 1-3
Tyler Ivey RHP- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Peter Solomon RHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

April 8- Postponed Cold

[olpapa]

Apr 9, 2018 8:13:37 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

What a horrific game by Martes.

Helluva start by Hector Perez though. Nice job by the kid we got from Oakland, Brandon Bailey, too. 

[olpapa]

Apr 9, 2018 8:20:59 GMT -6 m240 said:

Straw has always had a great ob%.  If he ever develops just a little pop, watch out.  He sure seems to have the rest of it figured out.  

I am pulling for this guy. He is an on-base machine, a base stealing threat and a good outfielder at all 3 positions. I hope he does well enough at AA to get promoted to AAA by mid-season so we can see how he handles AAA this year. If he does well at AA and AAA this season, I could see him challenging Jake for the 4th OFer job as early as next season, but certainly in 2020.

Another guy I am watching is Jack Mayfield. With the likely departure of Marwin after this season, I wonder if Mayfield can force himself into the competition for the super utility role next season. He had 20 HRs and an .827 OPS between AA and AAA last season. He had a very good ST with the Astros this year. He plays 2B, SS and 3B. I am curious to see if they give him some playing time in LF at AAA this season. If we see him playing some in the outfield this season, I definitely think he will be considered for the utility role with the big club if he continues to hit well. 

[m240]

At first I never really paid any attention to Mayfield.  It was obvious that they were trying to groom White for the job.  Last year he kind of popped up on my radar at least as he just seemed to quietly do well and advance.  I think White is a major league quality player but not a guy you really have to have.  Mayfield really has not done anything to make you go wow yet but he does play well and he does have a bit of an age advantage on White.  So yeah I agree let's see what he does this year.  Somebody will have to replace Gonzo and having more than one choice is always a good thing. 

[olpapa]

Super Jack Mayfield just stole home for Fresno.

[m240]

his ops is up to 1.354.  

[olpapa]

From games played April 9th:

AAA - Fresno 11 Reno 5
Tony Kemp CF- 1-4, stole a base, BA .200
Antonio Nunez SS- 1-5, BA .250
Kyle Tucker DH- 1-3, 2 BB, BA .350
Tyler White 3B- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .350
A J Reed 1B- 2-5, 1 2B, 0 K, BA .389
Tim Federowitz C- 2-3, 1 2B, 1 HR, BA .286
Jon Kemmer RF- 2-4, 1 HR, BA .250
Jack Mayfield 2B- 2-5, 1 2B, 1 HR, stole a base, BA .381
Alejandro Garcia LF- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .333
Kent Emanuel LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Buddy Boshers LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Reymin Guduan LHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Andrew Thome RHP- 0.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

AA - Arkansas 8 Corpus 3
Myles Straw CF- 1-3, 2 BB, BA .400...., stole his 6th base.., has 10 BB and 6 hits in 25 plate appearances..., OBP .654
Carmen Benedetti LF- 2-4, 1 HR, BA .385..., threw a runner out at 2nd
Yuli Gurriel 3B/1B- 2-5, 2 2B, BA .471
Taylor Jones DH- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .500
Ryne Birk 2B- 1-4, BA .077
Lorenzo Quintana C- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .222
Alex De Goti SS- 1-4, BA .333
Cionel Perez LHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Alex Winkelman LHP- 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 BB, 3 K
Riley Ferrell RHP- 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

A+ - Buies Creek 12 Lynchburg 5
Ronnie Dawson CF- 1-4, BA .125
Abraham Toro-Hernandez 3B- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .188
Chuckie Robinson C- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .200
Troy Sieber 1B- 2-4, BA .385
Osvaldo Duarte DH- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .182
Patrick Mathis RF- 1-4, BA .100...stole a base
Kristian Trompiz SS- 1-4, BA .133
Chas McCormick LF- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .294
Corbin Martin RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Ronel Blanco RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Brett Adcock LHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

A - Quad Cities 11 Kane County 1
Corey Julks DH- 1-5, 1 HR, BA .143
J J Matijevic LF- 3-4, 2 HR, BA .308
Jonathan Arauz SS- 1-5, BA .385
Adrian Tovalin 3B- 1-2, 1 2B, BA .100
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 2-4, 2 2B, BA .250...threw a runner out at home
Marcos Almonte CF- 1-4, BA .250
Yohan Ramírez RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Cristian Javier RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

[thomasj13]

Looks like AAAA players, White and Reed, are doing well so far....Tucker should get the promo later in this season....Way to go Yuli, and the other AA OFs....Ferrell, c'mon on man!...what are the raps on Corbin Martin and Jonathan Arauz (didn't we get him in a trade)?

Has Bukauskas pitched yet?

[Saint]

Apr 10, 2018 9:12:13 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

Looks like AAAA players, White and Reed, are doing well so far....Tucker should get the promo later in this season....Way to go Yuli, and the other AA OFs....Ferrell, c'mon on man!...what are the raps on Corbin Martin and Jonathan Arauz (didn't we get him in a trade)?

Has Bukauskas pitched yet?

White and Reed are screwed.

[thomasj13]

You don't think they will get the call if Gattis keeps struggling?

[olpapa]

Apr 10, 2018 9:12:13 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

Looks like AAAA players, White and Reed, are doing well so far....Tucker should get the promo later in this season....Way to go Yuli, and the other AA OFs....Ferrell, c'mon on man!...what are the raps on Corbin Martin and Jonathan Arauz (didn't we get him in a trade)?

Has Bukauskas pitched yet?

Bukauskus is scheduled to make his first start of the season for Quad Cities today.

Martin is rated the Astros #13 prospect by mlb.com. His fastball sits in the mid-90s and is said to throw an overpowering curveball and a mid-80s slider. His issue in college was his control. So far in pro ball he has walked 11 in 40.2 innings. Astros must have been impressed with his work at Rookie League ball and Short Season A ball last year because he skipped Class A Quad Cities and started this season at Class A Advanced Buies Creek. 

Jonathan Arauz came over from Philadelphia along with Giles in the trade for VV, Appel, Oberholtzer, Eshelmann and Harold Arauz. Jonathan Arauz is just 19 years old and is now rated the Astros #22 prospect by mlb.com. 

[Saint]

Apr 10, 2018 10:15:17 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

You don't think they will get the call if Gattis keeps struggling?

White will get a call up if there is another injury to the infield and Davis doesn't start doing more.

But he'll never see real playing time with us at this point.

[m240]

I still think Reed is a Justin Smoak kind of prospect.  He needs to get some discipline and trim another 20 lbs of jelly off that frame of his and he might develop into something.  They were making a big deal of his off season weight loss and he definitely looked better but he still does not look like a professional athlete.  I am pulling for him, hate for us to have two #1 first base prospects go up in flames.  

[thomasj13]

Apr 10, 2018 16:48:03 GMT -6 m240 said:

I still think Reed is a Justin Smoak kind of prospect.  He needs to get some discipline and trim another 20 lbs of jelly off that frame of his and he might develop into something.  They were making a big deal of his off season weight loss and he definitely looked better but he still does not look like a professional athlete.  I am pulling for him, hate for us to have two #1 first base prospects go up in flames.  

I thought I was alone on Reed...he sure makes it hard to be a supporter.