Of the Houston Astros’ top 30 “prospects,” three of them continue to ply their trade with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. RHP Alex Santos (10), OF Tyler Whitaker (11), and OF Logan Cerny (26).
Today the Woodpeckers (12-20) are hosting the Carolina Mudcats (16-16) in the sixth and final contest of their series. The Mudcats are the Single-A farm club for the Milwaukee Brewers. Of their six resident top 30 prospects, five are in starting positions for today’s matchup. C Jeferson Quero (5) is batting sixth, DH Hedbert Perez (8) is fifth, CF Jackson Chourio (9) third, SS Eduardo Garcia (12) second, and RF Hendry Mendez (15) is the cleanup man.