DSL Astros 2017

[Nate Colbert]

Season cranks up tomorrow. Some of the players likely to show up on the Orange and Blue rosters:

• OF Ronny Rafael--signed for $1.5MM three years ago and back for his 3rd season in the DSL, having hit just .184/.291/.266 over his first 2 years. Blue
• INF Yeuris Ramirez--signed for $500K a couple of years ago, batted .178/.312/.254 in 40 games in 2016. Blue
• OF Cesar Cortez--signed for $100K in 2015 out of Panama, hit .228/.343/.322 last year for the Blue squad.
   Blue
• INF Yorbin Cueta--signed for $1MM last year out of Venezuela and like all 2016 signees this will be his first season in pro ball. Blue
• INF Freudis Nova--signed for $1.2MM last year out of the Dominican. Orange
• C Nerio Rodriguez--signed for $450K in 2016 out of the DR. Blue
• RHP Angel Macuare--signed for $450K in 2016 out of Venezuela. Blue
• INF Deury Carrasco--signed for $480K in 2016 out of the DR. Orange
• RHP Jairo Solis--another Venezuelan pitcher signed for $450K in 2016. Orange
• INF Jeury Castillo--Dominican signed for $400K in 2016. Orange
• C Jose Alvarez--Venezuelan catcher signed for $195K in 2016. Orange
• RHP Angel Ortega--signed for $180K in 2016 out of Venezuela. Orange

ETA:
Updated to reflect which team they're on now that the rosters at milb.com seem to have been finalized.

[Jacksonian]

Season cranks up tomorrow. Some of the players likely to show up on the Orange and Blue rosters:

• OF Ronny Rafael--signed for $1.5MM three years ago and back for his 3rd season in the DSL, having hit just .184/.291/.266 over his first 2 years
• INF Yeuris Ramirez--signed for $500K a couple of years ago, batted .178/.312/.254 in 40 games in 2016
• OF Cesar Cortez--signed for $100K in 2015 out of Panama, hit .228/.343/.322 last year for the Blue squad
• INF Yorbin Cueta--signed for $1MM last year out of Venezuela and like all 2016 signees this will be his first season in pro ball.
• INF Freudis Nova--signed for $1.2MM last year out of the Dominican
• C Nerio Rodriguez--signed for $450K in 2016 out of the DR
• RHP Angel Macuare--signed for $450K in 2016 out of Venezuela
• INF Deury Carrasco--signed for $480K in 2016 out of the DR
• RHP Jairo Solis--another Venezuelan pitcher signed for $450K in 2016
• INF Jeury Castillo--Dominican signed for $400K in 2016
• C Jose Alvarez--Venezuelan catcher signed for $195K in 2016
• RHP Angel Ortega--signed for $180K in 2016 out of Venezuela

I think the rosters there now are up to date.

[Nate Colbert]

I think the rosters there now are up to date.

The Blue roster looked up to date to me. Wasn't quite sure about the Orange roster. Also when I looked at both rosters I didn't see 2016 signees Nova, Carrasco, Solis, Alvarez and Ortega. It could mean GCL is the destination for some of those guys (Nova?) or that there are still some roster adjustments to be made.

[Nate Colbert]

The Blue roster looked up to date to me. Wasn't quite sure about the Orange roster. Also when I looked at both rosters I didn't see 2016 signees Nova, Carrasco, Solis, Alvarez and Ortega. It could mean GCL is the destination for some of those guys (Nova?) or that there are still some roster adjustments to be made.

Yeah, that Orange roster from 4-5 hours ago was a preliminary one. Nova, Carrasco, Solis, Alvarez and Ortega have all now been added to it.

[Nate Colbert]

• INF Yeuris Ramirez--signed for $500K a couple of years ago, batted .178/.312/.254 in 40 games in 2016. Blue

Maybe the start of better things in 2017: hit 2 homers yesterday in his first game of the season (had no HRs last year).

[Nate Colbert]

• INF Freudis Nova--signed for $1.2MM last year out of the Dominican. Orange

Finally played in his first DSL game today (at DH) and went 1-3.

[Nate Colbert]

Recent Cuban signee Elian Rodriguez was assigned to the Orange squad.

And OF Ronny Rafael (batting .224/.345/.490 in 12 games this season) among a number of DSL players being sent stateside to play in the GCL.

[Nate Colbert]

• RHP Jairo Solis--another Venezuelan pitcher signed for $450K in 2016. Orange

He and 2 other Orange squad pitchers combined on a no-hitter today.

[Nate Colbert]

19-year old Panamanian OF Ramiro Rodriguez (.364/.457/.591 with 12 BBs and 10 Ks in 88 ABs) and Dominicans 20-year old OF Angel Tejada (.360/.467/.500 with 18 BBs vs 8 Ks in 100 ABs) and 18-year old INF Ronaldo Urdaneta (.331/.432/.483 with 20 BBs vs 30 Ks in 118 ABs) all were named to the AL squad for tomorrow's DSL All-Star game. The three rank respectively 1st, 6th and 16th in OPS in the league.

[Nate Colbert]

Freudis Nova 10-18 over his last 5 games, now at .342/.458/.430 on the season with 12 walks and 14 strikeouts in 79 ABs.

[Nate Colbert]

• C Nerio Rodriguez--signed for $450K in 2016 out of the DR. Blue

MLB Pipeline  @MLBPipeline 16m ago
#Astros' Nerio Rodriguez, 17, caught 5 of 5 stealing in DSL today. That's happened 2x in @MLB since 1924. He also homered. Never happened.

[Nate Colbert]

Freudis Nova with 2 homers today, matching his season total entering the game.

[Nate Colbert]

19-year old Panamanian OF Ramiro Rodriguez (.364/.457/.591 with 12 BBs and 10 Ks in 88 ABs) and Dominicans 20-year old OF Angel Tejada (.360/.467/.500 with 18 BBs vs 8 Ks in 100 ABs) and 18-year old INF Ronaldo Urdaneta (.331/.432/.483 with 20 BBs vs 30 Ks in 118 ABs) all were named to the AL squad for tomorrow's DSL All-Star game. The three rank respectively 1st, 6th and 16th in OPS in the league.

Rodriguez (currently .354/.466/.535 with 26 BBs vs 14 Ks in 144 ABs) still leads the DSL in OPS as well as BA and is 2nd in OBP. Urdaneta (.335/.432/.468) is now 10th in the league in OPS.

(Tejada of course was promoted to the GCL three weeks ago.)