Hot take- Astros farm system is way underrated. Future looks good.
I’m not saying this is the best farm system in baseball, but I do think the “Astros have no farm” narrative is lazy. There are real players here, especially in AA and AAA, and I think the future is brighter than a lot of people are acting like.
Maybe it’s not a flashy system, but it feels like a very Astros system: underrated, overlooked, and probably better than people want to admit.
This system is made up of Dominican and mid major/juco guys who know how to grind and play with a chip on their shoulder. I’ll take that all day over silver spoon players coming from major programs.
…Guys like Will Bush and Sullivan at AA amongst others. Janek is off to a slow start hitting but the once they find the secret sauce his start will rise. So many lesser known names on verge of breakouts.
…And what about James Nelson? The guy is putting up all the right numbers at Sugarland. also, can anyone not get behind his story. He gets no love from any of the beat writers and fanboys and he’s arguably the most complete player in the system.
This is my first post here but I have lots to say and might start posting regularly and more specifically highlighting guys everyone should know about.
In short. I think the future looks good, and it’s not as far away as people seem to think.