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Pipeline Inbox: How does Gurriel stack up?
- Updated: July 21, 2016
About a month ago, I had a Pipeline Inbox question about my thoughts on the Astros calling up Alex Bregman. Short version of my answer: Start playing him regularly at third base and bring him to Houston ASAP.
Since then, Bregman has bid goodbye to Double-A, where he was leading the Texas League in on-base percentage (.415) and slugging (.559), and he has torn up Triple-A with a .388/.414/.746 line and six homers in 15 games. He also threw in three hits, two for extra bases, during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.
Thirteen of Bregman’s 15 Triple-A starts have come at shortstop, which is a bit puzzling considering Houston has Carlos Correa at that position, and Bregman made his first pro appearance in left field Wednesday. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 Draft is the No. 1 prospect in baseball in my mind, and whether he plays short, third or the outfield, he should be batting second in the Astros’ lineup on a daily basis.
On the subject of Bregman, this week’s most popular Inbox topic relates to him as well.
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline Although he won’t be a prospect for long, where do you rate yulieski gourriel in the Astros system?
— Chase Kruckemeyer (@chasek17) July 18, 2016
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline Although he won’t be a prospect for long, where do you rate yulieski gourriel in the Astros system?
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline With the expected arrivals of Bregman & Gurriel, how do you forsee the Astros fitting them both in a lineup?
— Brian Cole (@DelCo_Brian) July 18, 2016
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline With the expected arrivals of Bregman & Gurriel, how do you forsee the Astros fitting them both in a lineup?
@jimcallisMLB @MLBDraft @MLB @MLBPipeline Does Yulieski Gurriel count as a “prospect”? If so, where do you rank him? Chances of 2017 ROY?
— Tal’s Hill at MMP (@TalsHillMMP) July 20, 2016
@jimcallisMLB @MLBDraft @MLB @MLBPipeline Does Yulieski Gurriel count as a “prospect”? If so, where do you rank him? Chances of 2017 ROY?
Gurriel, 32, has agreed to a five-year, $47.5 million contract with the Astros, though he needs to resolve some visa issues and tune up in the Minors before we’ll see him in Houston. Because his age and experience in Cuba mean that he doesn’t count against international pools, MLBPipeline considers him a veteran and not a prospect. If we did rank Gurriel as a prospect, I would put …
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