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Down on the Farm: The Houston Astros – August 2025

Down on the Farm: The Houston Astros – October 2025

The Houston Astros Top 30 Prospects!

Rank Name Position Level Age Projections
1 Brice Matthews SS MLB 23 103.7 wRC+, 0.226/0.323/0.399, 21 HR, 31 SB, 72 Runs, 66 RBI
2 Pedro León RF MLB 27 103.9 wRC+, 0.236/0.307/0.426, 24 HR, 23 SB, 67 Runs, 74 RBI
3 Joseph Sullivan CF AA 22 104.4 wRC+, 0.212/0.344/0.367, 17 HR, 31 SB, 72 Runs, 60 RBI
4 Shay Whitcomb 3B MLB 26 92.9 wRC+, 0.229/0.283/0.415, 26 HR, 15 SB, 60 Runs, 78 RBI
5 Colton Gordon SP AAA 25 4.17 ERA, 153 IP, 44 BB, 126 K, 7.4 K/9, 1.13 WHIP
6 Jancel Villarroel C A+ 20 94.9 wRC+, 0.237/0.313/0.376, 14 HR, 10 SB, 66 Runs, 60 RBI
7 Jacob Melton CF MLB 24 86.4 wRC+, 0.224/0.284/0.384, 19 HR, 30 SB, 61 Runs, 68 RBI
8 Will Bush C AA 21 92.2 wRC+, 0.215/0.310/0.368, 18 HR, 1 SB, 63 Runs, 63 RBI
9 Kevin Alvarez CF DSL 17 91.0 wRC+, 0.240/0.298/0.382, 16 HR, 10 SB, 62 Runs, 63 RBI
10 Anderson Areinamo SS DSL 18 86.7 wRC+, 0.224/0.288/0.378, 20 HR, 12 SB, 59 Runs, 66 RBI
11 Carlos Cauro 1B A 20 85.1 wRC+, 0.217/0.285/0.377, 21 HR, 5 SB, 61 Runs, 67 RBI
12 A.J. Blubaugh SP AAA 23 4.31 ERA, 138 IP, 47 BB, 115 K, 7.4 K/9, 1.21 WHIP
13 Yamal Encarnacion 2B AA 21 83.6 wRC+, 0.233/0.304/0.339, 10 HR, 31 SB, 58 Runs, 51 RBI
14 Luis Baez RF AA 21 83.8 wRC+, 0.226/0.278/0.382, 19 HR, 3 SB, 60 Runs, 69 RBI
15 Sami Manzueta SS DSL 16 84.3 wRC+, 0.207/0.308/0.336, 14 HR, 13 SB, 61 Runs, 56 RBI
16 Karniel Pratt LF CPX 20 79.5 wRC+, 0.212/0.303/0.323, 11 HR, 39 SB, 61 Runs, 49 RBI
17 AJ Blubaugh SP MLB 24 4.41 ERA, 146 IP, 62 BB, 129 K, 8.0 K/9, 1.24 WHIP
18 Zach Cole CF AA 24 77.9 wRC+, 0.194/0.280/0.353, 18 HR, 20 SB, 68 Runs, 63 RBI
19 Sandro Pereira 2B CPX 19 81.6 wRC+, 0.213/0.305/0.328, 11 HR, 23 SB, 63 Runs, 50 RBI
20 Juan Sierra LF CPX 19 84.5 wRC+, 0.223/0.299/0.351, 14 HR, 3 SB, 60 Runs, 57 RBI
21 Lucas Spence CF AA 22 82.3 wRC+, 0.213/0.301/0.338, 12 HR, 13 SB, 66 Runs, 54 RBI
22 Nehomar Ochoa Jr. RF A 19 80.7 wRC+, 0.215/0.282/0.362, 18 HR, 8 SB, 58 Runs, 64 RBI
23 Kenni Gomez CF A+ 20 79.0 wRC+, 0.232/0.276/0.364, 13 HR, 19 SB, 61 Runs, 61 RBI
24 Jesus Bastidas 2B AAA 26 79.8 wRC+, 0.213/0.283/0.356, 17 HR, 10 SB, 58 Runs, 63 RBI
25 Juan Rojas SS DSL 17 81.8 wRC+, 0.210/0.309/0.323, 12 HR, 15 SB, 62 Runs, 49 RBI
26 Alejandro Nunez SS A+ 20 81.5 wRC+, 0.234/0.291/0.351, 11 HR, 15 SB, 58 Runs, 56 RBI
27 Miguel Ullola SP AAA 23 4.41 ERA, 136 IP, 83 BB, 136 K, 9.0 K/9, 1.35 WHIP
28 German Ramirez SS A 18 79.3 wRC+, 0.222/0.278/0.363, 15 HR, 9 SB, 64 Runs, 60 RBI
29 Anderson Brito SP A+ 20 4.34 ERA, 124 IP, 68 BB, 118 K, 8.6 K/9, 1.36 WHIP
30 Luis De Leon C DSL 18 78.7 wRC+, 0.220/0.279/0.358, 16 HR, 8 SB, 57 Runs, 63 RBI

Projected organization depth!

Below are the top projected players at peak for each position at the MLB level.

C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF
Projected Starter Yainer Diaz Christian Walker Jose Altuve Carlos Correa Isaac Paredes Taylor Trammell Joseph Sullivan Jesús Sánchez
Projected Backup Victor Caratini Zach Dezenzo Brendan Rodgers Jeremy Peña Cam Smith Chas McCormick Jake Meyers Pedro León
Depth Jancel Villarroel Jon Singleton Yamal Encarnacion Brice Matthews Ramón Urías Cooper Hummel Anthony Huezo Ben Gamel

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Framber Valdez
Projected #2 Hunter Brown
Projected #3 Brandon Walter
Projected #4 Colton Gordon
Projected #5 Luis Garcia
Depth Spencer Arrighetti
Depth Ronel Blanco
Depth A.J. Blubaugh
Depth Colton Gordon
Depth AJ Blubaugh

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Bryan Abreu
Projected Setup #1 Josh Hader
Projected Setup #2 Bennett Sousa
Next Up Steven Okert
Next Up Logan VanWey
Next Up Bryan King
Depth Shawn Dubin
Depth Julio Rodriguez
Depth Nick Robertson
Depth Enyel De Los Santos

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Kevin Alvarez – 50 Shay Whitcomb – 60 Karniel Pratt – 70
Jancel Villarroel – 50 Anthony Huezo – 55 Santiago Martinez – 60
Yamal Encarnacion – 50 Carlos Cauro – 55 Joseph Sullivan – 60

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