2009 Astros Draft

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21	SS	Jiovanni Mier	Greeneville Astros	R/R	Signed
69	RHP	Tanner Bushue	GCL Astros	R/R	Signed
100	LF	Telvin Nash	GCL Astros	R/R	Signed
111	3B	Jonathan Meyer	Greeneville	S/R	Signed
131	RHP	BJ Hyatt	Greeneville	R/R	Signed
161	SS	Brandon Wikoff	Tri-City	L/R	Signed
191	SS	Enrique Hernandez	GCL Astros	R/R	Signed
221	LHP	Dallas Keuchel	Tri-City	L/L	Signed
251	RHP	Brandt Walker	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
281	SS	Ben Orloff	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
311	3B	Erik Castro	Tri-City	L/R	Signed
341	C	Bubby Williams	Greeneville	R/R	Signed
371	RHP	Geoffery Thomas	Stephenson HS	R/R	Not Signed
401	OF	Jake Goebbert	Tri-City	L/L	Signed
431	LHP	David Berner	Tri-City	L/L	Signed
461	CF	Ryan Humphrey	Greeneville	R/R	Signed
491	1B	Ronald Sanchez	GCL Astros	L/R	Signed
521	RHP	Justin Harper	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
551	RHP	James Macdonald	Tri-City	L/R	Signed
581	CF	Brian Kemp	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
611	RF	Julio Martinez	Greeneville	R/R	Signed
641	2B	Barry Butera	Tri-City	L/R	Signed
671	RHP	Mark Jones	GCL Astros	R/R	Signed
701	RHP	Robert Donovan	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
731	LHP	Mike Modica	Tri-City	L/L	Signed
761	1B	Nick Stanley	Tri-City	L/R	Signed
791	1B	Matthew Watson	Pompano Beach HS	L/R	Not Signed
821	3B	Aaron Bray	Greeneville	L/R	Signed
851	RHP	Eric Anderson	Mountain Vista HS	R/R	Not Signed
881	CF	Garen Wright	GCL Astros	R/R	Signed
911	RHP	Brandon Petite	Vauxhall HS	R/R	Not Signed
941	LHP	Travis Smink	Greeneville	L/L	Signed
971	RHP	Gregory Peavey	Oregon State	R/R	Not Signed
1001	RHP	Brenden Stines	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
1031	RHP	Scott Migl	Greeneville	R/R	Signed
1061	CF	Jackson Hogue	Greeneville	S/R	Signed
1091	SS	Tyler Saladino	Palomar Col	R/R	Not Signed
1121	RHP	Raul Rivera	Colegio San Vicente De Paul	R/R	Not Signed
1151	OF	Sean Barksdale	Tri-City	R/R	Signed
1181	RHP	Rory Young	R.E. Mountain SS	R/R	Not Signed
1211	RHP	Daniel Sarisky	Greeneville	R/R	Signed
1241	C	Carlos Escobar	Chatsworth HS (CA)	R/R	Not Signed
1271	CF	Ivory Thomas	Downey HS (CA)	R/R	Not Signed
1301	RHP	Anthony Tzamtzis	La Salle HS (FL)	R/R	Not Signed
1331	RHP	Michael Schurz	GCL Astros	R/R	Signed
1361	2B	Adrian Morales	Miami Dade CC South	R/R	Not Signed
1391	SS	Justin Gonzalez	Christopher Columbus HS (FL)	R/R	Not Signed
1421	RHP	Matthew Branham	U South Carolina Upstate	R/R	Not Signed
1451	LHP	Steven Rodriguez	Gulliver Prep (FL)	L/L	Not Signed
1481	1B	Matthew Smith	U Mississippi	R/R	Not Signed
1511	LHP	Spencer Hylander	GCL Astros	L/L	Signed

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Pick No. 21 Jiovanni Mier SS, R/R Bonita HS Signed AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB .394 71 37 28 10 1 5 18 18 MLB Scouting Report: Mier looks like a young Nomar Garciaparra on the field. He’s a free swinger that should generate a little pop as he matures. Defensively, he’s very smooth and makes up for below-average speed with excellent instincts that should allow him to remain at shortstop. He has a quiet confidence on the field and his intangibles are off the charts. He should be one of the better high shortstops in this year’s Draft class. Watch the Scouting Video “My ultimate goal is to get out there and play.” Jiovanni Mier

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Pick No. 69 Tanner Bushue RHP, R/R South Central HS Signed W L IP H R ERA BB SO 8 3 68.1 31 15 0.62 22 140 MLB Scouting Report: N/A View Photos from Tanner’s Trip to Minute Maid View Photos from Tanner’s Draft Day Party “His fastball sits between 88-90 mph, but he has a good curveball.” Astros.com

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Pick No. 100 Telvin Nash LF, R/R Griffin HS Signed AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? MLB Scouting Report: N/A

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Pick No. 111 Jonathan Meyer 3B, S/R Simi ValleyHS Signed AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB .337 92 26 31 8 1 3 22 6 MLB Scouting Report: Meyer is a versatile high er who plays shortstop and catches while also closing for his team. In the future, he’s likely a third baseman or a catcher, which is just fine with him. With a great makeup and work ethic, he’s learned how to switch-hit in his senior season to increase his versatility. With a plus arm and good hands, to go along with some good raw power, a team might be interested in seeing what he can do behind the plate. And everyone knows how well catchers can be drafted. Even if he’s an infielder, his combination of skills and attitude should be attractive to many teams.

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Pick No. 131 BJ Hyatt RHP, R/R U South Carolina Sumter Signed W L S IP H R ERA BB SO 3 0 3 32.3 33 34 7.24 19 31 Scouting Report: BJ Hyatt never put up great numbers as far as pitching statistics go in his two years with the University of South Carolina Sumter. However, the right-hander was able to present these intangible numbers — 6 feet, 4 inches tall, 205 pounds and pitches that consistently hit 93-94 miles per hour on a speed gun — to cause Major League Baseball scouts to salivate. Posted from USC Athletics “I’m ready to get everything taken care of and start working.” BJ Hyatt

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Pick No. 161 Brandon Wikoff SS, L/R U Illinois Champaign Signed AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SO .375 228 56 85 17 5 4 41 7 Scouting Report: Wikoff is a lefthand-hitting shortstop who batted .373 in 228 at-bats for Illinois, with 17 doubles, five triples and four homers, 56 runs and 41 RBIs. ValleyCats’ roster starting to take shape “I don’t follow them much, mostly just whenever they play the Cardinals because I’ve been a die-hard Cardinals fan my whole life. I actually worked out for St. Louis at Busch Stadium and now I may have the opportunity to play against them with the Astros.” Brandon Wikoff

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