Kinda interesting age info...

[OregonStrosFan]

BA lists all of the teenagers playing in the minors.  LINK

It's probably no surprise that Mike Trout is having an impressive start to his 2010 season, but you may not have noticed how few teenagers there are in high Class A and Double-A. Jay Austin, Salvador Perez and Anthony Gose's seasons become more impressive when you put their age in context. And Martin Perez and Jordan Lyles stand out as teenagers already pitching in the Texas League.

The Astros currently have 6 teenagers playing in the system, including 3 of the 53 teenage position players:

Jay Austin (19) (High A, Lancaster), Jonathan Meyer (19) (Single A, Lexington) and Jiovanni Mier (19) (Single A, Lexington)

and 3 of the 34 teenage pitchers:

Jordan Lyles (19) (Double A, Corpus Christi); Tanner Bushue (18) (Single A, Lexington) and Juan Minaya (19) (Single A, Lexington)

[Guinness]

Does that mean more younger people are opting to pitch in college, or are teams older players?

[OregonStrosFan]

Does that mean more younger people are opting to pitch in college, or are teams older players?

I just post the stuff.  You can't really expect me to have a clue what it means...

Speaking of Jay Austin, BAs Thursday Dish has some more to say about him.  LINK (h/t Astros County)

Sure, It's Lancaster, But . . .

It can be a trap to make too much of a player's splits, even for an entire season's worth of performance. But for raw teenagers playing pro ball for the first time in a full-season league, there can be an adjustment period as they get used to playing every day and receive professional-level instruction on a daily basis for the first time in their lives. Astros center fielder Jay Austin's second-half last year with low Class A Lexington—he hit .245/.296/.308 in 228 plate appearances in the first half, .291/.346/.418 in 207 PAs in the second half—might have been a sign of a breakout waiting to happen. Yesterday Austin, 19, was a double short of a cycle, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple and a single for high Class A Lancaster, raising his season numbers to .281/.360/.483 in 23 games. There's an asterisk that has to go next to any hitter playing in the Lancaster launching pad, but it looks to be true improvement for Austin, who is showing better control of the strike zone, making solid contact and showing basestealing efficiency with 10 steals in 11 attempts