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 Twelve. Check out the previous week’s hotlist here.
Who’s Hot At The Plate?
Drew Brutcher – Brutcher, signed as an undrafted free agent in 2024, has been on a tear since joining the Hooks. This week in six games he hit .438 with a home run, 5 runs batted in and an impressive 7 walks to 4 strikeouts. Overall he is hitting .306 this season.
Pascanel Ferreras – Like Brutcher, Ferreras has also been dominant since his promotion to Triple-A. This week Ferreras hit .450 with 3 doubles, a triple and 7 runs batted in. Since his promotion to Triple-A, he is hitting .455 over 15 games for Sugar Land.
Lucas Spence – Spence got off to a slow start but has really started to turn it around. This week in six games for the Hooks he hit .333 with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 6 runs batted in. He’s hitting .356 with a 1.051 OPS in 17 games in June.
Arturo Flores – Flores is a young catcher down in Fayetteville but has been doing some damage with the bat this year. This week the 20-year-old hit .409 with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 6 runs batted in. Overall he has 9 home runs and a .796 OPS this season.
Albert Fermin – Fermin got the biggest international bonus the Astros issued out this year and is off to a good start in the DSL. This week the 17-year-old hit .563 with 2 doubles, a home run and 10 runs batted in. He also added six stolen bases in six games.
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Who’s Hot On The Mound?
Ethan Pecko – After a slower start to the year, Pecko has turned it on in June. Following 7 scoreless innings last week, the right-hander tossed 7 innings allowing just 1 run with 5 strikeouts this week. He’s allowed 1 run over his last 18 innings and appears to be close to getting a call-up.
Brett Gillis – Gillis has had some strong starts this season and this week was probably his best. In his start for the Hooks, the right-hander tossed 6 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit while striking out 5. He has a 3.88 ERA this season in Double-A.
Nick Potter – Potter was drafted by the Astros in the 5th round of the 2025 draft and is looking like a nice selection. This week, the right-hander had his best outing of the season tossing 5 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. He has a 1.89 ERA overall this season.
Parker Smith– Smith has been up and down a bit but turned in a really strong outing for Asheville this week. In his one start for the Tourists, Smith went 6 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, while striking out 4 batters. He has a 3.07 ERA during the month of June.
TEAM ERA and OPS:
Sugar Land – From 5.00 ERA to 5.06 ERA – From .681 OPS to .697 OPS
Corpus Christi – From 4.93 ERA to 4.96 ERA – From .730 OPS to .724 OPS
Asheville – From 7.94 ERA to 8.02 ERA – From .804 OPS to .811 OPS
Fayetteville – From 4.63 ERA to 4.90 ERA – From .719 OPS to .721 OPS
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