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Down on the Farm: The Houston Astros – July 2026

July 11, 2026 · Houston Astros · Ross Jensen
Down on the Farm: The Houston Astros – July 2026

Down on the farm: Houston Astros

July 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
0top 100 prospects
23.4avg prospect age
Xavier Neyens#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1

Xavier Neyens +362
3B A — Age 19
105.3 wRC+, 0.215/0.345/0.370, 19 HR, 8 SB, 70 Runs, 62 RBI — 2.5 WAR
Hit 55Power 50Speed 50
2

Joey Dixon +71
SP A — Age 24
4.08 ERA, 91 IP, 37 BB, 92 K, 9.1 K/9, 1.34 WHIP — 1.8 WAR
3

Ethan Pecko +172
SP AAA — Age 23
4.21 ERA, 123 IP, 46 BB, 109 K, 8.0 K/9, 1.37 WHIP — 1.7 WAR
Stuff 50Command 60Power 45
4

Miguel Ullola
SP MLB — Age 24
4.14 ERA, 119 IP, 66 BB, 130 K, 9.8 K/9, 1.40 WHIP — 1.7 WAR
Stuff 55Command 55Power 60
5

Jason Schiavone -106
C AA — Age 23
91.3 wRC+, 0.198/0.318/0.352, 19 HR, 12 SB, 66 Runs, 62 RBI — 1.6 WAR
Hit 40Power 50Speed 50
6

Kevin Alvarez -16
CF A — Age 18
97.8 wRC+, 0.254/0.305/0.413, 18 HR, 12 SB, 68 Runs, 72 RBI — 1.6 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 50
7

August Cuneo +133
N/A AA — Age 18
100.6 wRC+, 0.233/0.329/0.381, 17 HR, 4 SB, 70 Runs, 63 RBI — 1.6 WAR
Hit 50Power 50Speed 45
8

Will Bush +72
C AA — Age 22
91.7 wRC+, 0.216/0.315/0.365, 18 HR, 5 SB, 64 Runs, 64 RBI — 1.6 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 45
9

Zach Cole -105
RF MLB — Age 25
92.7 wRC+, 0.220/0.296/0.401, 21 HR, 17 SB, 77 Runs, 69 RBI — 1.5 WAR
Hit 20Power 55Speed 50
10

Walker Janek -64
C AA — Age 23
73.4 wRC+, 0.221/0.276/0.356, 14 HR, 16 SB, 62 Runs, 62 RBI — 1.5 WAR
Hit 30Power 45Speed 50

11
Bryce MayerSP
AA — 24 — 4.41 ERA, 125 IP — 1.5 WAR
12
Anthony HuezoCF
AAA — 20 — 93.3 wRC+, 0.224/0.296/0.404 — 1.4 WAR
13
Brandon NighN/A
A+ — 22 — 81.8 wRC+, 0.219/0.306/0.338 — 1.3 WAR
14
Collin PriceC
MLB — 26 — 85.4 wRC+, 0.212/0.293/0.374 — 1.3 WAR
15
Shay Whitcomb2B
MLB — 27 — 85.6 wRC+, 0.224/0.282/0.398 — 1.2 WAR
16
Hemmanuel RosarioC
AA — 25 — 79.2 wRC+, 0.222/0.291/0.353 — 1.2 WAR
17
Alexi QuirozC
CPX — 19 — 78.2 wRC+, 0.222/0.291/0.349 — 1.2 WAR
18
Luis De Leon2B
CPX — 19 — 90.6 wRC+, 0.243/0.308/0.377 — 1.2 WAR
19
Cole HertzlerSP
AA — 23 — 4.60 ERA, 126 IP — 1.1 WAR
20
Lucas SpenceCF
AAA — 23 — 89.3 wRC+, 0.227/0.311/0.363 — 1.1 WAR
21
Julio RodriguezRP
AAA — 26 — 4.24 ERA, 47 IP — 1.1 WAR
22
Pablo Martinez2B
CPX — 18 — 79.9 wRC+, 0.226/0.294/0.352 — 1.0 WAR
23
Cesar SalazarC
MLB — 30 — 73.3 wRC+, 0.205/0.300/0.306 — 1.0 WAR
24
Joseph SullivanCF
AA — 23 — 84.0 wRC+, 0.204/0.309/0.337 — 1.0 WAR
25
Dustin HarrisLF
MLB — 26 — 84.1 wRC+, 0.232/0.305/0.352 — 0.9 WAR
26
Alimber SantaRP
MLB — 23 — 4.15 ERA, 55 IP — 0.8 WAR
27
John RooneyRP
MLB — 29 — 3.98 ERA, 36 IP — 0.8 WAR
28
Miguel YajureSP
MLB — 28 — 4.66 ERA, 109 IP — 0.8 WAR
29
German RamirezRP
A — 19 — 4.38 ERA, 50 IP — 0.8 WAR
30
Justin Thomas Jr.CF
A+ — 22 — 83.8 wRC+, 0.207/0.313/0.330 — 0.7 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Yainer Diaz
Victor Caratini
Jason Schiavone
1B
Christian Walker
Wes Clarke
Zach Daudet
2B
Brice Matthews
Jose Altuve
Brendan Rodgers
SS
Carlos Correa
Jeremy Pena
Anderson Areinamo
3B
Isaac Paredes
Xavier Neyens
Ramon Urias
LF
Zach Dezenzo
Dustin Harris
Karniel Pratt
CF
Jake Meyers
Taylor Trammell
Kevin Alvarez
RF
Cam Smith
Jesus Sanchez
Zach Cole
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Hunter Brown3.44 ERA, 172 IP, 184 K
SP2Brandon Walter3.88 ERA, 147 IP, 130 K
SP3Spencer Arrighetti4.39 ERA, 164 IP, 159 K
SP4Joey Dixon4.08 ERA, 91 IP, 92 K
SP5Ethan Pecko4.21 ERA, 123 IP, 109 K
DepthMiguel Ullola4.14 ERA, 119 IP, 130 K
DepthLance McCullers Jr.4.39 ERA, 135 IP, 128 K
DepthRonel Blanco4.54 ERA, 156 IP, 143 K
DepthBryce Mayer4.41 ERA, 125 IP, 121 K
DepthTatsuya Imai4.46 ERA, 128 IP, 129 K
Bullpen
CloserJosh Hader3.07 ERA, 32 IP, 42 K
SetupBennett Sousa3.48 ERA, 34 IP, 38 K
SetupBryan Abreu3.61 ERA, 32 IP, 38 K
Next upBryan King3.84 ERA, 32 IP, 30 K
Next upJulio Rodriguez4.24 ERA, 47 IP, 41 K
DepthSteven Okert3.74 ERA, 31 IP, 32 K
DepthAlimber Santa4.15 ERA, 55 IP, 51 K
DepthJohn Rooney3.98 ERA, 36 IP, 36 K
DepthGerman Ramirez4.38 ERA, 50 IP, 43 K
DepthLogan VanWey4.01 ERA, 38 IP, 39 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Xavier Neyens 55
Zach Daudet 55
Kevin Alvarez 50
Power
Zach Cole 55
Anthony Huezo 55
Collin Price 55
Speed
Yamal Encarnacion 70
Landon Arroyos 70
Anthony Huezo 60
Stuff
Miguel Ullola 55
Alimber Santa 55
John Rooney 55
Command
Javier Perez 80
Ethan Pecko 60
Blake Weiman 60
Power (arm)
Miguel Ullola 60
Alimber Santa 55
Bryce Mayer 50

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