Houston Astros Prospects Round Up: May 11

Get caught up on what is going down on the Houston Astros farm in our latest prospects round up.

It's the middle of the week, meaning it's once again time to take a quick glance at how the Houston Astros top-30 prospects are faring in the farm system.

We'll begin with the prospects in Triple-A, and we'll take a closer look at the players from Sugar Land all the way down to the Single-A team in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Triple-A (Sugar Land Space Cowboys)

The Space Cowboys own a 13-21 record in 2023 and host El Paso (16-19) on Thursday, May 11.

C Korey Lee (No. 5 prospect): slashing .310/.355/.488 this season with eight doubles, one triple, two home runs, 19 RBI and one stolen base.

OF/2B Pedro Leon (No. 6 prospect): slashing .241/.312/.420 this season with six doubles, one triple, four home runs, 15 RBI and three stolen bases.

OF Justin Dirden (No. 7 prospect): slashing .279/.350/.532 this season with seven doubles, three triples, five home runs, 20 RBI and two stolen bases.

RHP Misael Tamarez (No. 11 prospect): 0-0 record this season with a 4.26 ERA (12.2 innings pitched), eight strikeouts, 18 walks and a 1.97 WHIP.

3B/OF Joe Perez (No. 14 prospect): slashing .216/.272/.353 this season with seven doubles, three home runs, 18 RBI and one stolen base.

RHP Forrest Whitley (No. 19 prospect): 1-2 record this season with a 6.00 ERA (21.0 innings pitched), 22 strikeouts, 10 walks and a 1.19 WHIP.

RHP Shawn Dubin (No. 23 prospect): 0-1 record this season with a 6.27 ERA (18.2 innings pitched), 18 strikeouts, 12 walks and a 1.45 WHIP.

Double-A (Corpus Christi Hooks)

The Hooks own a 12-16 record in 2023 and host San Antonio (12-16) on Thursday, May 11.

OF Drew Gilbert (No. 1 prospect): slashing .167/.167/.333 this season with one double and one RBI (through two games since being called up from High-A).

OF Colin Barber (No. 3 prospect): slashing .304/.435/.507 this season with five doubles, three home runs, 15 RBI and one stolen base.

LHP Colton Gordon (No. 8 prospect): 2-3 record this season with a 5.40 ERA (28.1 innings pitched), 36 strikeouts, 12 walks and a 1.34 WHIP.

RHP Spencer Arrighetti (No. 9 prospect): 2-2 record this season with a 6.93 ERA (24.2 innings pitched), 23 strikeouts, 11 walks and a 1.54 WHIP.

INF Will Wagner (No. 12 prospect): slashing .394/.488/.697 this season with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.

RHP Jaime Melendez (No. 13 prospect): 2-0 record this season with a 5.59 ERA (9.2 innings pitched), eight strikeouts, seven walks and a 1.55 WHIP.

OF/1B/2B Joey Loperfido (No. 16 prospect): slashing .352/.486/.648 this season with four doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI and five stolen bases (through 15 games since being called up from High-A).

OF Kenedy Corona (No. 18 prospect): slashing .250/.284/.487 this season with four doubles, one triple, four home runs, 11 RBI and three stolen bases (through 19 games since being called up from High-A).

OF Quincy Hamilton (No. 22 prospect): slashing .271/.407/.424 this season with 10 doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and four stolen bases.

OF Zach Daniels (No. 30 prospect): slashing .385/.385/.538 this season with two doubles, one RBI and one stolen base (has only played in four games this year).

High-A (Asheville Tourists)

The Tourists own a 10-17 record in 2023 and play at Rome (13-15) on Thursday, May 11.

OF Jacob Melton (No. 2 prospect): slashing .203/.370/.391 this season with three doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and nine stolen bases.

OF Ryan Clifford (No. 4 prospect): slashing .000/.000/.000 this season (through two games since being called up from Single-A). Overall this year, he's slashing .316/.465/.429 with five doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI and three stolen bases.

RHP Miguel Ullola (No. 10 prospect): 0-1 record this season with a 7.64 ERA (17.2 innings pitched), 20 strikeouts, 16 walks and a 1.87 WHIP.

OF Logan Cerny (No. 20 prospect): slashing .173/.264/.316 this season with two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and seven stolen bases.

RHP Edinson Batista (No. 24 prospect): 0-2 record this season with a 7.02 ERA (16.2 innings pitched), 18 strikeouts, six walks and a 1.56 WHIP.

C/1B Miguel Palma (No. 29 prospect): slashing .256/.330/.397 this season with five doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and two stolen bases.

Single-A (Fayetteville Woodpeckers)

The Woodpeckers own a 12-16 record in 2023 and host Kannapolis (15-12) on Thursday, May 11.

RHP Andrew Taylor (No. 15 prospect): 1-1 record this season with a 3.93 ERA (18.1 innings pitched), 28 strikeouts, nine walks and a 1.42 WHIP.

RHP Michael Knorr (No. 25 prospect): 2-1 record this season with a 3.92 ERA (20.2 innings pitched), 28 strikeouts, 10 walks and a 1.35 WHIP.

RHP Jose Fleury (No. 27 prospect): 0-1 record this season with a 3.48 ERA (20.2 innings pitched), 29 strikeouts, 15 walks and a 1.21 WHIP.

All four of the Astros farm teams are playing again on Thursday, giving Houston's prospects further opportunities to develop as the season rolls on.

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