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Report: Houston Astros Plan to Promote Top Prospect to MLB

The Houston Astros are planning on promoting their top prospect, Hunter Brown, to the MLB at the beginning of September.
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Report: Houston Astros Plan to Promote Top Prospect to MLB
Report: Houston Astros Plan to Promote Top Prospect to MLB

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The Houston Astros have just one player left on top-100 prospect lists and they are going to call him up to the Major Leagues on September 1. 

According to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, the Astros plan on calling up top pitching prospect Hunter Brown when rosters expand on Thursday.

Houston placed placed Ryan Pressly on the injured list last Friday and the path for a promotion opened up for Brown in that moment as Inside the Astros surmised. 

Brown has thrown 106.0 innings at Triple-A Sugar Land this season and holds an ERA of 2.55 with a 1.085 WHIP. He has punched out 134 batters to his 45 walks. 

The righty's walk rate has raised eyes, but his pure stuff is Major League ready. Brown should see his MLB debut relatively quickly following his promotion.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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