Arizona Fall League

[OregonStrosFan]

Per Levine, the following Astros bus riders will be participating in the Arizona Fall League: LINK

RHP Sergio Perez
RHP Kyle Greenwalt
RHP Matt Nevarez
LHP Patrick Urckfitz
1B Koby Clemens
OF J.B. Shuck
OF Jay Austin
OF Brandon Barnes

Changes from original roster: Jay Austin and Brandon Barnes were added and T.J. Steele was subtracted

Arizona Fall League action begins October 12

[Hornstros]

well that sucks....i imagine that means Steele is still injured.   

This isn't Perez' first rodeo at the AFL - doesn't the org usually only send a player once to the AFL?   Personal Speculation:  will they use Perez as a reliever?   IIRC when he was drafted a lot of projections i read had him pegged as a reliever at the major league level

[chuckd]

Does anyone know how our players are doing? thxs

[OregonStrosFan]

Jay Austin is getting an ass kicking.  Other than that, you can check out the Astros player stats by clicking on their names at the Peoria Javelinas team website. LINK

[astrosfan76]

Jay Austin is getting an ass kicking.  Other than that, you can check out the Astros player stats by clicking on their names at the Peoria Javelinas team website. LINK

On a positive note, Austin's walk rate is much higher than usual, 7 in 12 games (though he does have 9 K's).  Perhaps he's been asked to practice working the count.

[Duman]

Jay Austin has a 4 game hitting streak and has raised his average from .100 to .156.  

Brandon Barnes was a double shy of the cycle on Friday and then hit his second homer on Monday.  He also fanned 3 times on Monday to give him 9 in 10 games.

Urckfitz having a good fall and was been selected for the Rising Stars game on Saturday.


All astros connected winter ball stats can be found on this handy dandy mlb page.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

Speaking of AFL, I'm in Tempe until Thursday morning.  Where and how do I catch a game?  Please pardon my ignorance.  My trip here was pure luck.  But I'd love to catch some baseball if possible.

[Duman]

Speaking of AFL, I'm in Tempe until Thursday morning.  Where and how do I catch a game?  Please pardon my ignorance.  My trip here was pure luck.  But I'd love to catch some baseball if possible.

There are 3 games today.  All start at 12:35, the closest one to you is in Phoenix. Tix are $6

[Reuben]

Jay Austin has a 4 game hitting streak and has raised his average from .100 to .156.  

Brandon Barnes was a double shy of the cycle on Friday and then hit his second homer on Monday.  He also fanned 3 times on Monday to give him 9 in 10 games.

Urckfitz having a good fall and was been selected for the Rising Stars game on Saturday.


All astros connected winter ball stats can be found on this handy dandy mlb page.

Looks like Greenwalt is also off to a nice start. Thanks for the link.

[S.P. Rodriguez]

There are 3 games today.  All start at 12:35, the closest one to you is in Phoenix. Tix are $6

I just got out of my client meetings.  Oh well.

[Crissy]

I read on twitter that Tommy Manzella was sent home a couple of days ago. This spanish reporter said that he had lost 16 pounds and had Bronchitis. Has anyone heard anything to confirm this?

http://twitter.com/LuichySanchez

[Duman]

I read on twitter that Tommy Manzella was sent home a couple of days ago. This spanish reporter said that he had lost 16 pounds and had Bronchitis. Has anyone heard anything to confirm this?

http://twitter.com/LuichySanchez

I had not heard this, I had just heard about poor performance.

[moriartp]

I had not heard this, I had just heard about poor performance.

From Google's translation: The manager of the Eagles, Tony Pena, has not announced who will replace him, although he has four candidates: Christ of the Cross, Elian Herrera and Omar Luna and the first pick of the draw rookie Jonathan Villar.

Would be interesting to see how one of the Astros' top low-level prospects fills in for their starting SS. Of course, I don't think anyone's gonna take the job from Christ of the Cross. I've heard that guy's pretty slick in the field.

[Reuben]

From Google's translation: The manager of the Eagles, Tony Pena, has not announced who will replace him, although he has four candidates: Christ of the Cross, Elian Herrera and Omar Luna and the first pick of the draw rookie Jonathan Villar.

Would be interesting to see how one of the Astros' top low-level prospects fills in for their starting SS. Of course, I don't think anyone's gonna take the job from Christ of the Cross. I've heard that guy's pretty slick in the field.

But do you think he can hit the curveball?

[Duman]

Villar is off to a 3K in 3AB start.  So I would guess he isn't going to see much time as Manzellas replacement.

[OregonStrosFan]

Kyle Greenwalt is starting the AFL Championship game today for the Javelinas.  The game will be televised on MLB Network beginning 3:08 ET.

[jbm]

Thanks for the tip.

[Hornstros]

did anybody watch the game/see Greenwalt pitch?

[jbm]

I did. Throws a 92 mph fastball with decent movement and pretty solid command. No one really squared up on it. He breaking ball is real bad and his change is worse.

I suppose if he developed some secondary pitches, he'd be a prospect, but he's had three years or so already, so the probability seems low.

[Reuben]

I did. Throws a 92 mph fastball with decent movement and pretty solid command

So... you're saying he's kinda like Mariano Rivera, right?