Climbing Tal's Hill » Delino DeShields Jr. http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 03:51:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Astros Have Prospects to be Excited About http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/02/01/the-astros-have-prospects-to-be-excited-about/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/02/01/the-astros-have-prospects-to-be-excited-about/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:55 +0000 Ray Kuhn http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5570 Only four?  Based on the accolades the Astros’s farm system has received recently, one would have assumed that more than four Astros minor leaguers would have made MLB’s Top 100 Prospect list that was released this week.  But this list is not meant to be all inclusive.  100 players between 30 teams and all of [...]

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]]> Only four?  Based on the accolades the Astros’s farm system has received recently, one would have assumed that more than four Astros minor leaguers would have made MLB’s Top 100 Prospect list that was released this week.  But this list is not meant to be all inclusive.  100 players between 30 teams and all of their farm teams really is nothing.  A lot of good players were not only left off the list, but the discussion as well.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/02/01/the-astros-have-prospects-to-be-excited-about/feed/ 0 Jose Altuve Has Room to Grow http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/17/jose-altuve-has-room-to-grow/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/17/jose-altuve-has-room-to-grow/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:00:39 +0000 John Burgess http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=5440 If you watched a majority of the 2012 Houston Astros games, 1) I feel your pain, and 2) you probably noticed Jose Altuve. Altuve was one of the few bright spots on the grease stain, known as the Astros. His Oompa Loompa-like build has been an ongoing joke since he has come to the Majors, [...]

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]]> If you watched a majority of the 2012 Houston Astros games, 1) I feel your pain, and 2) you probably noticed Jose Altuve. Altuve was one of the few bright spots on the grease stain, known as the Astros. His Oompa Loompa-like build has been an ongoing joke since he has come to the Majors, but people are also noticing that the kid can play some baseball. He was the Astros lone All-Star from the 2012 season, and is made to look even better by playing with a team full of triple-A caliber guys. Altuve did improve in many facets of his game in 2012, but as the numbers show, he still has a ways to go before you can call him a top-tier second baseman.
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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2013/01/17/jose-altuve-has-room-to-grow/feed/ 0 Lancaster JetHawks win California League Championship! http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/09/16/lancaster-jethawks-are-california-league-champions/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/09/16/lancaster-jethawks-are-california-league-champions/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:28:39 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4639 We continue our series of minor league season recaps by celebrating a championship won by the Lancaster JetHawks. Houston’s High-A affiliate defeated the Modesto Nuts 3-2 Saturday night to earn their first ever California League crown. Lancaster has been a member of the Cal League for 17 seasons and have been aligned with the Astros [...]

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]]> We continue our series of minor league season recaps by celebrating a championship won by the Lancaster JetHawks. Houston’s High-A affiliate defeated the Modesto Nuts 3-2 Saturday night to earn their first ever California League crown. Lancaster has been a member of the Cal League for 17 seasons and have been aligned with the Astros since 2009.

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