Hooks infielder and Houston Astros prospect Pedro Leon during a workout on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hooks Pedro Leon
The Houston Astros were among the top of the league in future talent in the early 2010s, but with a great era of dominance and winning, draft picks began to fall. Trades didn’t help either, but in the end, teams are looking to win now.
First-round draft picks were lost as a punishment due to the sign stealing scandal, and even in the wake of two failed draft picks of the 2010s in Brady Aiken and Mark Appel, the organization still made due and excelled.