king Posted June 15, 2013 Report Posted June 15, 2013 Seen this on a forum, just your guys opinionsC- Jason CastroShowing he can hit with some pop this year. When he was drafted, I thought we'd be lucky to get .275/10hr/65rbi. 1B- Jonathan SingletonNo brainer here. Singleton should be a 25-30 hr type guy who draws walks. 2B- Jose AltuveProbably been our most consistent guy the past 3 years. Hope he sticks around. 3B- Carlos CorreaCorrea should be able to stay at SS, but Rio Ruiz hasn't done squat yet at LoA and honestly, I wasn't too happy with Ruiz at that pick. Ruiz didn't put up monster stats in highschool, granted he played against very good competition, but for someone given $1.85M, I'd expect them to hit more than 3hr in a high school season. Correa is still growing and developing, and I think his 2014 year will be the year he blows up.SS- Nolan FontanaWill Jonathan Villar ever develop into a consistent player? Maybe, maybe not. Fonanta is more of a glue guy who will hit in the 8 hole in this lineup, but he draws walks, provides solid defense, and his bat isn't a complete liability ala Adam Everett.LF- Preston TuckerA sleeper because he was a senior sign, but he's got a great track record in college and all he's done is hit since he's signed. CF- Delino DeshieldsDoes he stay at 2B? I'm not sure if he can displace Altuve, but hopefully he's ready for the show in 4 years. Been a little slow to develop, but I think we're wasting his athleticism at 2B. Put him back in the outfield and let him run around with Springer flanking him. RF- George SpringerStill needs to cut down on the strikeouts, but he still hits for a high average, hits with power, plays great defense, and steals bases, and draws walks. At worst, he's Mike Cameron. P- Bud NorrisShould still be in his prime. Not a true number 1, but he's proven he can pitch in the bigs.P- Mike FoltyniwizwfwedAbsolutely blowing up the past 2 years. Has reached 100mph on the gun. Let's see if he can develop his breaking ball. P- Jordan LylesReally surprised me with his velocity jump last year. Still lacks a true out pitch. If he ever masters that curveball, he could be a #1.P- Nick TropeanoSimilar to Lyles, had a jump in velocity after signing and is in the 90-93mph range with a very good changeup, but doesn't have a true out pitch. P- Asher WojcieceowewnfI don't know much about him, but the Astros seem to like him. Workhorse type guy who pounds the strikezone, but lacks a true out pitch. CP- Lance McCullersHas a fastball-breaking ball combo. Will he ever develop a changeup and the command to be a starter? Not sure, but his bulldog mentality would fit great in the pen.Notable PlayersJonathan Villar- Strikes out a tad much, doesn't walk enough, doesn't hit consistently enough, and makes too many errors. Big upside, but he might not get there. Domingo Santana- I'm not sure if I believe in his bat. Big power, but strikes out alot and doesn't walk enough. Still very young and has lots of time to develop. Jarred Cosart- Sooner or later, he's gonna be put in the pen. Vincent Velasquez- Really like this kid. Huge upside and has shown it in spurts. Has been a little off lately, but I think he has #2 type upside.
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