Here's where Astros Top 30 prospects are starting '22
With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Astros' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:
- Jeremy Pe?a, SS ! Houston (MLB)
- Korey Lee, C ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Hunter Brown, RHP ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Pedro Leon, SS/OF ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Forrest Whitley, RHP ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Colin Barber, OF ! Asheville (Single-A)
- Peter Solomon, RHP ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Shawn Dubin, RHP ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Joe Perez, 3B/1B ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Alex Santos, RHP ! Fayetteville (Single-A)
- Tyler Whitaker, OF ! Asheville (Single-A)
- Cristian Gonzalez, SS !Asheville (Single-A)
- Chayce McDermott, RHP ! Asheville (Single-A)
- Jose Siri, OF ! Houston (MLB)
- Jaime Melendez, RHP ! Corpus Christi (Double-A
- Yainer Diaz, C/1B ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Shay Whitcomb, INF ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Misael Tamarez, RHP ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Jonathan Bermudez, LHP ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Tyler Ivey, RHP ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Jordan Brewer, OF ! Asheville (Single-A)
- Alex McKenna, OF ! Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Matthew Barefoot, OF ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Grae Kessinger, INF ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Jimmy Endersby, RHP ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Logan Cerny, OF ! Fayetteville (Single-A)
- Luke Berryhill, C/1B ! Corpus Christi (Double-A)
- Corey Julks, OF !Sugar Land (Triple-A)
- Luis Baez, OF ! Dominican Academy
- Spencer Arrighetti, RHP !Asheville (Single-A)
Team to watch
Triple-A Sugar Land's active roster includes five of Houston's top eight prospects: catcher Korey Lee, right-handers Hunter Brown, Peter Solomon and Shawn Dubin, and shortstop/outfielder Pedro Leon. Space Cowboys left-hander Jonathan Bermudez was the organization's 2021 Minor League Pitcher of the Year after leading the system in ERA (3.24) and K/BB ratio (4.3).
Teams on MiLB.TV
Triple-A Sugar Land
Double-A Corpus Christi
Single-A Fayetteville
New faces
After coming over in a November trade that sent Garrett Stubbs to the Phillies, outfielder Logan Cerny will make his Astros debut at Single-A Fayetteville. The top prospect in Houston's 2021-22 international class, outfielder Luis Baez will likely break into pro ball this summer in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League.
On the shelf
Once rated as baseball's best pitching prospect, right-hander Forrest Whitley is continuing his rehab from Tommy John surgery in March 2021.