Houston Astros Preliminary Prospect List

By John Sickels@MinorLeagueBall Jan 31, 2014, 1:55pm EST

My first run through the Astros system gave me 55 names worth examining. I have cut that down to 48.

I simply do not have room or time to write up 48 players. I need to cut at least 10 of these guys. As usual in cases like this, finding the right balance between long-distance-but-interesting prospects and guys who are close to the majors but don't have quite as much upside is the key.

Japhet Amador 1B
Andrew Aplin OF
Mark Appel RHP
Jake Buchanan RHP
Carlos Correa SS
MP Cokinos 1B
Kevin Comer RHP
Luis Cruz LHP
Delino DeShields JR 2B
Bobby Doran RHP
Jonas Dufek RHP
Matt Duffy 3B
Kent Emanuel LHP
Michael Feliz RHP
Mike Foltynewicz RHP
Nolan Fontana 2B
Conrad Gregor 1B
Jandel Gustave RHP
Josh Hader LHP
Tyler Heineman C
Teoscar Hernandez OF
Brian Holmes LHP
Adrian Houser RHP
Tony Kemp 2B
Chris Lee LHP
Lance McCullers JR RHP
Brandon Meredith OF
Joe Musgrove RHP
Jacob Nottingham C
Brett Phillips OF
James Ramsay OF
Brady Rogers RHP
David Rollins LHP
Rio Ruiz 3B
Domingo Santana OF
Gonzalo Sanudo RHP
Jonathan Singleton 1B
Kyle Smith RHP
George Springer OF
Max Stassi C
Andrew Thurman RHP
Ronald Torreyes 2B
Nick Tropeano RHP
Preston Tucker OF
Vince Velasquez RHP
Austin Mr.300 Wates OF
Aaron West RHP
Kyle Westwood RHP
Tyler White 3B
Asher Wojciechowski RHP