11. Ethan Pecko, RHP
Level: Double-A DOB: 08/25/02
Pecko was a 6th round pick by the Astros in the 2023 draft. Despite just 59.2 college innings, the Astros saw something in him and have been right so far. Pecko started the season in Single-A racking up 63 K in 46.2 innings earning a promotion to High-A (34 K in 22.2 inning) and then another promotion to Double-A where he posted a 2.36 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 26.2 innings. Overall, he had 125 K in 96 innings earning Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Year.. Pecko has a mid 90s fastball and mixes that with a slider, cutter, curveball and changeup. Read more on Pecko here.
12. Chase Jaworsky, SS
Level: Single-A DOB: 07/31/04
Jaworksy was the Astros 5th round pick in 2023, and signed for $800k, nearly $500k overslot. Jaworsky is a smooth athlete listed at 6’1″ and 170 lbs. He is a righty thrower, lefty hitter. Scouts have noted he has a strong arm, good range at shortstop and a left handed swing that has some pop. Jaworksy gives the Astros some high potential in the middle of the diamond. He started this year out in Single-A and despite a lower average, he has connected on 20 doubles and 4 homers to go along with 28 stolen bases. Jaworsky saw his batting average go up every month but the season was cut short at the end of July due to an injury. Read more on Jaworsky here.
13. Anderson Brito, RHP
Level: Single-A DOB: 07/07/04
Brito was signed by the Astros out of Venezuela for $10,000 in 2023. He has had a really quick rise to this point starting the 2024 season in the Dominican Summer League and making his way to Single-A. Through 34.1 innings this season, the right-hander has racked up 57 strikeouts. Despite being smaller in stature, listed at 5’10” and 155 lbs, he has a monster fastball that sits around 96 MPH and can tough 99. He also has a good slider and changeup too. Brito pitched in the DSL, FCL and Single-A in 2024 and struck out 82 batters in 53.2 innings with a 1.51 ERA.
14. Jackson Nezuh, RHP
Level: High-A DOB: 02/11/02
Nezuh was the Astros 14th round pick in 2023 out of Louisiana-Lafayette and is looking like a steal. He started the year in Single-A and racked up 105 K in 81.2 innings. He was promoted to High-A and has been even better posting a 2.79 ERA with 46 K in 38.2 innings as he totaled 151 strikeouts in 120.1 innings in his first full season. Nezuh has a low to mid 90s fastball and pairs it with a really good split-change, a slider and a sweeper that has helped him rack up the strikeouts. Read more on him here.
15. Kenni Gomez, OF
Level: High-A DOB: 05/14/05
Gomez was signed by the Astros out of Cuba for $775,000 in 2022. Gomez has made his way stateside this season and had a .632 OPS in rookie ball, but showed enough that the Astros were willing to let him start the year in Fayetteville this season at 18 years old. He has performed well posting a .753 OPS with 33 extra base hits and 13 stolen bases. He earned a late season promotion to High-A where he hit .272 in 20 games. The left-handed hitter makes a lot of contact but also has room to add power in his frame. A great athlete, Gomez is a plus runner and should be a threat on the bases and have the ability to stick in center field.
16. Ryan Gusto, RHP
Level: Triple-A DOB: 03/11/99
Gusto has been in the system since being an 11th round pick in 2019. He is a little older than the normal prospect but has continued to make progress in the system. In 2023, he finished the season in Double-A posting a 2.93 ERA with 62 K in 61.1 innings. Gusto was clocked up to 98 MPH this spring and worked on refining a sweeper/slider last year. After a slow start, Gusto went on an insane run posting a 2.08 ERA over 18 games and 108 innings. He’s had a good spring too, and should get a chance to make his big league debut in 2025. Read more on him here.
17. Kevin Alvarez, OF
Level: Rookie DOB: 01/13/08
Alvarez was signed by the Astros this winter for $2 million, one of the highest international bonuses the organization has given out. Alvarez, who is only 17-years-old, was seen as one of the best hitters in the 2025 International Class. The lefty hitter projects to have above average power. He also is a great athlete that excels with his arm and defense. Scouts gave him at 60 grade hit and power with a 55 grade overall. Francys Romero noted that scouts find his body and skills at that age similar to those of Kyle Tucker or young Paul O’Neil.
18. Joseph Sullivan, OF
Level: Single-A DOB: 07/01/02
Sullivan was the Astros 7th round pick in 2024 after a solid college career at South Alabama. The outfielder was a mid round selection but has a lot upside. He is a great athlete with plus speed and the chance to stick in center field. Sullivan grades well on swing decisions and has good raw power. He has a great makeup and has an edge to him in the weight room and on the field. In 2024 after the draft, Sullivan played in 20 games and hit .250 with 13 walks, 11 strikeouts, 5 doubles and 8 stolen bases for the Woodpeckers. The Astros are very excited for him and 2025 could be a big year for him.
19. Jose Fleury, RHP
Level: Double-A DOB: 03/08/02
Fleury was signed during the 2021 international signing period for just $10,000, but could be another diamond in the rough for the Astros. As a 20-year-old, he dominated the DSL posting a 1.42 ERA with 4 BB/60 K in 38 innings. He has a really good changeup, which Baseball America ranked as the best in the system, and that he pairs with a low to mid 90s fastball. In 2023 he put up some gaudy numbers racking up 139 K in 98.2 innings with a 3.65 ERA. Fleury has missed some time with injuries this year, but still posted a 3.82 ERA with 74 K in 68.1 innings in Double-A at 22-years-old.
20. Colton Gordon, LHP
Level: Triple-A DOB: 12/20/98
Gordon was an intriguing draft pick in 2021 after a good college career, but went into the draft after having Tommy John Surgery. Gordon dominated the lower minors posting a 2.35 ERA in 2022. In 2023, he had a 4.14 ERA making it up to Triple-A. In 2024, he improved on those numbers posting a 3.95 ERA with 124 K in 123.1 innings for Sugar Land. He won’t over power hitters with his fastball in the low 90s, but he has phenomenal command and pitchability with his secondary offerings making him an uncomfortable at-bat. Read more on Gordon here.