State of the Astros Minor League Teams

[juliogotay]

after play today the four teams are a combined 92-55 (.626% WP)  led by the gaudy 29-8 of Quad Cities which is in first by 6.5 games.
Corpus is 24-12 and has a five game lead atop their division.
Fresno is 21-16 and has a 1.5 lead over the second place team.
Lancaster is the only club not sitting atop their division in 3rd place trailing the leaders by 5.5 with a record of 18-19.

[Nate Colbert]

The always useful MLBFarm.com showing the 92 wins are 9 more than any other organization and that .626 winning percentage is also significantly ahead of anybody else.

[Nate Colbert]

Per MLBFarm database:

• .613 winning percentage still best in baseball (runnerup Rays are at .572).
• Batters have hit the most home runs at 196 (runnerup Rangers are at 187 before dropping off sharply to 3rd place Royals at 156).
• The hitters lead in walk rate at 10.7%.
• Hitters are middle of the pack (16th) in strikeout rate at 20%.
• On the pitching side, hurlers are 8th in strikeout rate at 20.6%.
• Hurlers have also done an excellent job in limiting free passes ranking 6th in walk rate at 8%.

[juliogotay]

Per MLBFarm database:

• .613 winning percentage still best in baseball (runnerup Rays are at .572).
• Batters have hit the most home runs at 196 (runnerup Rangers are at 187 before dropping off sharply to 3rd place Royals at 156).
• The hitters lead in walk rate at 10.7%.
• Hitters are middle of the pack (16th) in strikeout rate at 20%.
• On the pitching side, hurlers are 8th in strikeout rate at 20.6%.
• Hurlers have also done an excellent job in limiting free passes ranking 6th in walk rate at 8%.

Good stuff Nate. Clearly this organization values certain skills and drafts accordingly.

[roadrunner]

Just reflecting on the '09-'12 years makes me feel like we really need to soak in this year and the coming years.  I realize that a few organizations are/will always be competitive at all levels (Dodgers, Cards, Red Sox), but in the Astros history I can't remember many times where the farm has been so stocked while there has been this much success in Houston.  Good times.

[Nate Colbert]

Michael Coffin ‏@CoffinMJC  5 minutes ago
.@astros farm clubs rolling in 2015. @cchooks (+138), @QCRiverBandits (+122) & @JetHawks (+104) own the best run differentials in pro ball