Houston Astros Top Prospect Moves Up MLB's Top 100 List

The Houston Astros top prospect is moving up MLB's Top-100 rankings in latest July version.

Kade Kistner | Jul 6, 2022

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MLB.com just released the updated July version of their Top 100 Prospects list, and the Houston Astros have a prospect who made leaps in the rankings.

Pitcher Hunter Brown comes in at number 86 after recent promotions and demotions have taken place around the league after previously being ranked at 100.

Brown is the lone representative for the Astros on the list. The lack of marquee prospects in the top 100 can be attributed to the fact that Houston has promoted many of their top prospects who are currently contributing at the Major League level.

Players such as Jeremy Peña, Joe Perez, and Ronel Blanco have all made their debuts this season, with the former effectively filling the shoes of preceding shortstop Carlos Correa.

Brown very well could join that list, as he currently possesses a 2.42 ERA with a 1.10 WHIP and 92 strikeouts in 67.0 innings of work at Triple-A Sugar Land.

The issue surrounding Brown is his walk rate, which sits at 11.0-percent is near the top of the leaderboard in all of Triple-A. His promotion during the 2022 MLB season seems unlikely as a starter, but he could provide some use as a reliever down the stretch if Houston needs some help.

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Published Jul 6, 2022

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.