Baseball America released its full top-30 Houston Astros prospect ranking Friday. The outlet announced its top-10 list last mont for the Astros with right-handed pitcher Hunter Brown, who ranked the 28th-best prospect in Major League Baseball, leading the way.
Baseball America’s Top-10 Astros Prospects
1. RHP Hunter Brown
Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline slated Brown at No. 4 on his top American League Rookie of the Year candidates list. Keith Law of The Athletic named the righty an honorable mention to be a key contributor for the 2023 season. And with Lance McCullers Jr. not ready for Opening Day, Brown’s chances of being a starter to open the season increased.
2. C/1B Yainer Díaz
MLB Pipeline tabbed Yainer Díaz as Houston’s best pure hitting prospect Friday.
3. OF Drew Gilbert
4. OF Jacob Melton
5. UTL David Hensley
6. OF/2B Pedro León
The Astros didn’t invite Pedro León to Major League spring training, after the outfielder underwent sports hernia surgery in January. León received an early invitation to minor-league camp, continuing his running progressions post-surgery.
On the back fields of Astros camp, saw Pedro León doing some running. He reportedly had
sports hernia surgery back in January. #astrostwitter@KHOU pic.twitter.com/JWSw1mAvvz— Jason Bristol (@JBristolKHOU) February 24, 2023
7. C Korey Lee
Korey Lee is expected to play in the Grapefruit League opener Saturday, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.
8. RHP Spencer Arrighetti
9. OF Justin Dirden
10. RHP Miguel Ullola
Baseball America’s Top-11-30 Astros Prospects
11. OF Colin Barber
12. RHP Andrew Taylor
13. 1B/3B/OF Joe Perez
14. OF Kenedy Corona
15. RHP Misael Tamarez
16. OF Quincy Hamilton
17. 1B/2B/OF Joey Loperfido
18. 2B/3B Will Wagner
19. LHP Trey Dombroski
20. OF Ryan Clifford
21. RHP J.P. France
22. RHP Jaime Melendez
23. RHP Jose Fleury
24. RHP Michael Knorr
25. RHP Shawn Dubin
26. LHP Colton Gordon
27. 2B/3B/OF Corey Julks
28. RHP Forrest Whitley
Falling to No. 28, Forrest Whitley entered Major League spring training healthy for the first time since 2020. The Astros scheduled the Whitley to start Monday against the Miami Marlins, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. This will mark Whitley’s first Grapefruit League appearance since March 11, 2020.
29. SS Camilo Diaz
Baseball America graded Camilo Diaz’s arm a 70 on an 80-grade scale. As one of the top international free agents to sign Jan. 15, Diaz, along with German Ramirez, jumped into the ranking without any professional games behind them.
30. SS German Ramirez
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