2008 Houston Astros Top 10 Prospects
Compiled by J.P. Schwartz
2008 Midseason Prospect Rankings 7/19/08
NOTE - Each player CANNOT have pitched more than 50 innings, nor had more than 130 ABs in the Majors in a single season
#1 Jason Castro -- Preseason Rank: NR (Short-A) 4G .375, 2(2B), 1RBI, 3BB, 4K
#2 Bud Norris -- Preseason Rank: 3 (AA) 3-3, 3.88ERA, 46.1IP, 16BB, 51K, .271BAA
#3 Felipe Paulino -- Preseason Rank: 7 Has Not Yet Played In 2008
#4 Jay Austin -- Preseason Rank: NR (Rk) 27G .186, 3(2B), 1(3B), 6RBI, 7BB, 26K, 9SB
#6 Brad James -- Preseason Rank: 8 (AA) 6-6, 4.55ERA, 91K, 32BB, 45K, .303BAA
#7 Chad Reineke -- Preseason Rank: NR (AAA) 5-9, 4.74ERA, 104.1IP, 32BB, 92K, .260BAA
#8 Chris Johnson -- Preseason Rank: NR (AA) 78G .321, 24(2B), 10HR, 54RBI, 20BB, 56K, 5SB
#9 Eli Iorg -- Preseason Rank: 5 (AA) 90G .242, 14(2B), 3(3B), 9HR, 38RBI, 20BB, 84K, 14SB
#10 Shane Wolf -- Preseason Rank: NR (short-A) 1-1, 2.67ERA, 27IP, 3BB, 21K, .225BAA
OFF LIST:
J R Towles -- Preseason Rank: 1 Graduated To Major Leagues
Michael Bourn -- Preseason Rank: 2 Graduated To Major Leagues
Josh Flores -- Preseason Rank: 2 Has Not Played In 2008
Max Sapp -- Preseason Rank: 4 (Low-A) 58G .192, 10(2B), 3HR, 25RBI, 24BB, 62K
Mitch Einertson -- Preseason Rank: 7 (AA) 69G .221, 19(2B), 7HR, 39RBI, 13BB, 56K, 1SB
Brian Bogusevic -- Preseason Rank: 8 (AA) 10G .200, 1(2B), 1(3B), 1RBI, 1K (High-A) 8G .217, 2(2B), 1HR, 6RBI, 4BB, 1K, 1SB
Preseason Rankings
NOTE - Each player CANNOT have pitched more than 50 innings, nor had more than 130 ABs in the Majors in a single season
#1 J R Towles (MLB) 14G .375, 5(2B), 1HR, 12RBI, 3BB, 1K (AAA) 13G .279, 2RBI, 4BB, 7K, 2SB (AA) 61G .324, 12(2B), 2(3B), 11HR, 49RBI, 23BB, 35K, 9SB (High-A) 26G .200, 3(2B), 2(3B), 11RBI, 12BB, 15K, 3SB
#2 Michael Bourn (MLB) 105G .277, 3(2B), 3(3B), 1HR, 6RBI, 13BB, 21K, 18SB
#3 Bud Norris (High-A) 1-0, 1.50ERA, 6IP, 1BB, 2K, .190BAA (Low-A) 2-8, 4.75ERA, 96.2IP, 41BB, 117K, .233BAA
#4 Josh Flores (AA) 60G .219, 8(2B), 3(3B), 2HR, 12RBI, 18BB, 40K, 14SB (High-A) 63G .325, 16(2B), 6(3B), 5HR, 30RBI, 23BB, 47K, 25SB
#5 Eli Iorg (High-A) 44G .296, 12(2B), 4(3B), 3HR, 24RBI, 14BB, 36K, 14SB
#6 Max Sapp (Low-A) 86G .241, 23(2B), 2HR, 32RBI, 38BB, 70K
#7 Felipe Paulino (MLB) 2-1, 7.11ERA, 19IP, 7BB, 11K, .289BAA (AA) 6-9, 3.62ERA, 112IP, 49BB, 110K, .238BAA
#8 Brad James (AA) 1-5, 5.17ERA, 47IP, 20BB, 22K, .294BAA (High-A) 9-2, 1.98ERA, 95.2IP, 33BB, 55K, .207BAA
#9 Mitch Einertson (High-A) 122G .305, 40(2B), 3(3B), 11HR, 87RBI, 35BB, 75K, 5SB
#10 Brian Bogusevic (AA) 1-1, 7.40ERA, 24.1IP, 14BB, 17K, .296BAA (High-A) 9-7, 4.01ERA, 114.1IP, 39BB, 91K, .296BAA
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