Inbox: Will Astros’ Fisher be an everyday OF next season?

Prospects are contributing to playoff pushes in the big leagues, and some are trying to help their Minor League club win a ring. The Arizona Fall League is a month away from starting its 25th season, and organizations will be kicking off their instructional league work very soon. Yet all anyone seems to want to talk about is Tim Tebow.

The quarterback-turned-baseball hopeful was able to parlay his recent showcase workout into a Minor League deal with the New York Mets. Tebow will take his raw power to instructs in Port St. Lucie, Fla., which starts on Sept. 18.

What happens from there is anyone’s guess. Does Tebow follow the Michael Jordan path and see how he can handle the Arizona Fall League? Or will Spring Training be his first foray into facing better competition? Only time will tell. For now, though, we’ll tackle some questions that involve actual prospects.

@JonathanMayo @MLBPipeline Another good year for Derek Fisher. Is he an everyday OF for Houston by mid-season 2017?

— Scott (@zackdanielssr) September 7, 2016

@JonathanMayo @MLBPipeline Another good year for Derek Fisher. Is he an everyday OF for Houston by mid-season 2017?

Some of that may depend on opportunity, but that certainly does make a lot of sense. Derek Fisher reached Triple-A in his second full season, and he finished with 21 homers and 28 steals combined. That made him one of three Minor Leaguers (Dylan Cozens of the Phillies and fellow Astro Jason Martin are the other two) to turn in a 20-20 season. While Fisher logged just 27 games in Triple-A, he swung the bat well there, with a .290/.347/.505 line over 107 at-bats.

With that little time at the highest level, seeing the Astros’ No. 6 prospect (No. 90 overall) return to Triple-A to start the 2017 season is feasible. Depending on personnel at Spring Training, could Fisher potentially compete for a job? It could happen. Outside of George …

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