For this piece, I will highlight the top performers at the plate and on the mound from the previous week of play. Below is the hotlist for Week Twenty. Here is last week’s hotlist.
Who’s Hot At The Plate?
Jacob Melton – Melton got off to a slow start and dealt with a few nagging injuries, but he has been swinging it well recently. This week, the 23-year-old hit .529 with 3 doubles, a home run and 2 stolen bases. He’s hitting .425 over his last 12 games and is up to 14 home runs, 27 stolen bases this season.
Austin Deming – Deming, the 10th round pick from 2023, has been a consistent performer all season long. In five games this week, the 24-year-old hit .500 with 2 home runs, 6 runs batted in. He has had a big season connecting on 22 doubles, 18 home runs in 102 games this year.
Quincy Hamilton – Hamilton has quietly had one of the better seasons in the Astros system this year. In 4 games this week, he had a double, a triple, a home run and 6 runs batted in while hitting .400. In Triple-A this season, he has a .834 OPS with 16 doubles, 5 triples and 15 home runs.
Brice Matthews – Matthews has shown off his potential this year proving why he was a first round pick. In 6 games this week for the Hooks, Matthews hit .333 with a double, a home run, 4 runs batted in and 4 stolen bases. Overall he has 15 home runs and 28 stolen bases in just 64 games this year.
Tommy Sacco – Sacco got off to a good start but struggled a bit in the middle of the year. He has turned it on recently though and this week in Triple-A he hit .500 in 5 games. He’s hitting .344 over his last 24 games between Double-A and Triple-A.
Who’s Hot On The Mound?
A.J. Blubaugh – Blubaugh, one of the Astros top pitching prospects, had a strong week in two starts for Sugar Land. In his first outing he allowed 1 run over 5 innings with 7 strikeouts. In his second he didn’t allow an earned run striking out 9 over 5.1 innings. He has a 3.69 ERA this season.
Miguel Ullola – Ullola has shown off his potential this season, having his best season as a professional. In two outings this week, the right-hander totaled 8.2 innings without allowing an earned run, while striking out 10. He leads the Astros system with 151 strikeouts in 119 innings, allowing just 68 hits.
Nic Swanson – Swanson made one start this week for Asheville and was really good allowing just 1 run over 5 innings with 5 strikeouts. He is now up to 108 K in 102 innings this season including a 2.95 ERA during the month of August.
Walker Brockhouse – Brockhouse got his first start of the year in full season baseball this week and made the most of it. The right-hander tossed 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. Overall this season, he has racked up 42 strikeouts in 41 innings between High-A and Double-A.
Tyler Guilfoil – Guilfoil has been up and down this season, but was dominant this week. The former relief pitcher in college went 4 innings allowing 2 hits, no runs, and struck out 6 batters. He has pitched a career high 108.1 innings this season with 95 strikeouts in Double-A.
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