This will be your weekly look at the hottest prospects in the system, highlighting the top performers at the plate and on the mound. Below is the hotlist for Week Three. Check out the previous week’s hotlist here.
Who’s Hot At The Plate?
Chase Call – Call was selected by the Astros in the 16th round of the 2025 draft. The outfielder had a monster week for Asheville hitting .556 with 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 runs batted in and 3 stolen bases in just 4 games. He has a .857 OPS this season.
Jason Schiavone – Another hotlist and another week with Schiavone on the list. This week was another big week for the catcher as he hit .417 with 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 runs batted in and 6 walks over 6 games. He also earned a promotion to Double-A.
Zach Daudet – Daudet was a 10th round pick last year and after a solid debut, he got off to a slow start this season. This week he turned it around though batting .381 with 5 doubles, a home run and 3 stolen bases. He also has 22 walks to 22 K in 30 games.
Justin Thomas – Thomas, another selection from the 2025 draft, also put together a big week for Asheville. The 22-year-old hit .333 with 3 doubles, a home run, 5 runs batted in while drawing 7 walks. Overall he is hitting.300 with a .951 OPS this season.
Yamal Encarnacion – Encarnacion has always seemed like a prospect who is flying under the radar but he is making some noise in 2026. The 22-year-old hit .300 with 3 doubles, a home run and 5 stolen bases for the Hooks. He’s hitting .279 in 35 games this season.
Who’s Hot On The Mound?
Javier Perez – Perez has been one of the best pitchers in the Astros system this season and ends up on this list again. This week the right-hander had a dominant start tossing 8 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts. He has a 2.15 ERA over 37.2 innings this season.
Parker Smith – Smith has been up and down a bit this year but put together a good outing for Asheville this week. In his one start, he went 6 innings allowing 1 unearned run while striking out 3 batters.
Jackson Nezuh – Nezuh, like Smith, has been up and down so far this year. This week he was great tossing 5 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. Overall he has a 3.86 ERA over 25.2 innings this season.
Kellan Oakes – Oakes was drafted by the Astros in the 9th round of the 2025 draft and turned in his best pro outing this week. In one outing for the Woodpeckers, he tossed 5 scoreless innings while striking out 6 batters.
Jose Serrano – Serrano has had his struggles this year for the Woodpeckers but was really good this week. In one outing, the right-hander tossed 5 no-hit innings while striking out 6 batters. He has 16 K in 13.1 innings this season.
TEAM ERA and OPS:
Sugar Land – From 4.33 ERA to 4.42 ERA – From .708 OPS to .697 OPS
Corpus Christi – From 4.90 ERA to 4.70 ERA – From .703 OPS to .685 OPS
Asheville – From 7.75 ERA to 8.32 ERA – From .770 OPS to .811 OPS
Fayetteville – From 4.98 ERA to 4.84 ERA – From .730 OPS to .726 OPS
Be sure to follow on Twitter, @AstrosFuture, follow me on Instagram, @AstrosFuture and like my Facebook page, facebook.com/AstrosFuture.
