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Houston Astros Prospect Named Player of the Month in South Atlantic League

One of the Houston Astros infield prospects was honored with Player of the Month in the South Atlantic League.

Kade Kistner

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Houston Astros High-A infield prospect Luis Santana was named the South Atlantic League Player of the Month for June. Santana was acquired from from the New York Mets in 2019 as part of the trade that involved J.D. Davis.

Santana has largely flown under the radar, but last month he led the South Atlantic League in batting average (.417) and sat second in the league with his OPS (1.046). On the season, the Astros prospect is slashing .286/.341/.419 with five home runs in 203 at-bats.

Despite his up-year and recent performance, Santana is not featured amongst the top-33 prospects in the Astros' system according to FanGraphs.

Perhaps this recent surge in production will allow him to climb the rankings of various outlets prior to the end of the 2022 MiLB season. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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