While the Houston Astros wait to develop some pitching, their position players are moving into position to help the club.
That price was three top prospects — outfielder Joey Loperfido, pitcher Jake Bloss and infielder Will Wagner.
Perhaps just as importantly, five of the six are playing at Double-A or above, with No. 5 prospect Zach Dezenzo playing for the Astros right now. He’s played both first base and the outfield in his short time with Houston — and, technically, he’s a third baseman by trade. Outfielder Jacob Melton remained the organization’s top prospect, a spot he has occupied for a year. He was recently promoted to Triple-A Sugar Land, so that puts him in line to challenge some of the back-up outfielders for a MLB job next year, namely Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers and Aledmys Diaz.
The only top six prospect below Double-A is catcher Walker Janek, who was the Astros’ first-round pick last month. He slid into the No. 2 spot as he was sent to High-A Asheville. He won the Buster Posey Award as college baseball’s best backstop.is now Miguel Ullola, a 22-year-old right-hander at Corpus Christi. The Astros do have pitching talent at Triple-A, including A.J. Blubaugh , Colton Gordon and Rhett Kouba . All are now tracking for a potential call-up next season.
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