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Down on the Farm: The Houston Astros – October 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 23 104.2 wRC+, 0.227/0.320/0.406, 22 HR, 35 SB, 73 Runs, 68 RBI
2 Zach Cole CF MLB 24 103.0 wRC+, 0.222/0.304/0.427, 25 HR, 19 SB, 77 Runs, 75 RBI
3 Pedro León RF MLB 27 102.5 wRC+, 0.235/0.303/0.425, 24 HR, 22 SB, 66 Runs, 74 RBI
4 Joseph Sullivan CF AA 22 98.3 wRC+, 0.206/0.339/0.348, 16 HR, 29 SB, 69 Runs, 56 RBI
5 Shay Whitcomb 3B MLB 26 92.3 wRC+, 0.226/0.285/0.409, 26 HR, 14 SB, 60 Runs, 76 RBI
6 Sami Manzueta SS DSL 16 95.9 wRC+, 0.215/0.320/0.368, 18 HR, 9 SB, 64 Runs, 63 RBI
7 Jacob Melton CF MLB 24 86.3 wRC+, 0.222/0.287/0.379, 19 HR, 35 SB, 61 Runs, 67 RBI
8 Kevin Alvarez CF DSL 17 92.5 wRC+, 0.236/0.304/0.379, 15 HR, 13 SB, 65 Runs, 62 RBI
9 Will Bush C AA 21 93.8 wRC+, 0.215/0.314/0.369, 18 HR, 1 SB, 64 Runs, 64 RBI
10 Jancel Villarroel C A+ 20 93.2 wRC+, 0.237/0.309/0.374, 14 HR, 9 SB, 65 Runs, 60 RBI
11 Ethan Frey OF A 21 91.3 wRC+, 0.232/0.311/0.363, 15 HR, 18 SB, 62 Runs, 57 RBI
12 Anderson Areinamo SS DSL 18 86.1 wRC+, 0.225/0.289/0.375, 19 HR, 13 SB, 57 Runs, 66 RBI
13 Juan Rojas SS DSL 17 88.9 wRC+, 0.216/0.321/0.335, 13 HR, 9 SB, 63 Runs, 52 RBI
14 Carlos Cauro 1B A 20 84.9 wRC+, 0.217/0.285/0.376, 20 HR, 5 SB, 61 Runs, 66 RBI
15 Yamal Encarnacion 2B AA 21 84.6 wRC+, 0.236/0.304/0.344, 10 HR, 32 SB, 59 Runs, 51 RBI
16 Luis Baez RF AA 21 85.1 wRC+, 0.230/0.282/0.381, 17 HR, 6 SB, 60 Runs, 67 RBI
17 Santiago Martinez 3B DSL 17 84.5 wRC+, 0.214/0.321/0.317, 10 HR, 25 SB, 60 Runs, 47 RBI
18 AJ Blubaugh SP MLB 24 4.32 ERA, 135 IP, 57 BB, 122 K, 8.1 K/9, 1.22 WHIP
19 Pablo Martinez 2B DSL 17 82.9 wRC+, 0.224/0.300/0.343, 12 HR, 20 SB, 60 Runs, 54 RBI
20 Karniel Pratt LF CPX 20 79.5 wRC+, 0.213/0.303/0.323, 11 HR, 39 SB, 61 Runs, 49 RBI
21 Lucas Spence CF AA 22 83.7 wRC+, 0.210/0.307/0.336, 12 HR, 13 SB, 65 Runs, 54 RBI
22 Alejandro Nunez SS A+ 20 82.9 wRC+, 0.237/0.289/0.360, 12 HR, 17 SB, 59 Runs, 58 RBI
23 Ethan Pecko SP AAA 22 4.23 ERA, 121 IP, 48 BB, 111 K, 8.3 K/9, 1.24 WHIP
24 Sandro Pereira 2B CPX 19 81.5 wRC+, 0.214/0.305/0.329, 11 HR, 23 SB, 63 Runs, 50 RBI
25 Juan Sierra LF CPX 19 84.3 wRC+, 0.223/0.299/0.351, 14 HR, 4 SB, 60 Runs, 57 RBI
26 Yensi De La Cruz OF DSL 18 78.3 wRC+, 0.218/0.273/0.365, 17 HR, 17 SB, 64 Runs, 62 RBI
27 Nehomar Ochoa Jr. RF A 19 80.4 wRC+, 0.215/0.281/0.361, 18 HR, 8 SB, 58 Runs, 63 RBI
28 Anderson Brito SP A+ 20 4.34 ERA, 125 IP, 67 BB, 119 K, 8.6 K/9, 1.35 WHIP
29 Zach Daudet 1B A 22 82.6 wRC+, 0.223/0.313/0.321, 8 HR, 16 SB, 60 Runs, 47 RBI
30 Anthony Millan CF DSL 17 78.8 wRC+, 0.214/0.289/0.341, 13 HR, 13 SB, 65 Runs, 54 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 Zach Cole Jesús Sánchez
Projected Backup Victor Caratini Wes Clarke Brendan Rodgers Jeremy Peña Cam Smith Chas McCormick Joseph Sullivan Pedro León
Depth Will Bush Zach Dezenzo Yamal Encarnacion Brice Matthews Ramón Urías Juan Sierra Jake Meyers Luis Baez

Starting Pitchers

Projected #1 Framber Valdez
Projected #2 Hunter Brown
Projected #3 Brandon Walter
Projected #4 Spencer Arrighetti
Projected #5 Ronel Blanco
Depth Hayden Wesneski
Depth AJ Blubaugh
Depth Luis Garcia
Depth Ethan Pecko
Depth Anderson Brito

Relief Pitchers

Projected Closer Bryan Abreu
Projected Setup #1 Josh Hader
Projected Setup #2 Bennett Sousa
Next Up Steven Okert
Next Up Bryan King
Next Up John Rooney
Depth Craig Kimbrel
Depth Julio Rodriguez
Depth Jayden Murray
Depth Kaleb Ort

Top prospects by tool!

Hit Power Speed
Kevin Alvarez – 50 Shay Whitcomb – 60 Karniel Pratt – 70
Ethan Frey – 50 Edwin Diaz – 55 Santiago Martinez – 60
Jancel Villarroel – 50 Anthony Huezo – 55 Joseph Sullivan – 60

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