Astros Minor League Players to Keep an Eye On

AAA - Marc Krauss 1B/RF

Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of the Chris Johnson trade last season, Krauss is off to a solid start this seasons for AAA Oklahoma City. In 19 games, Krauss is 21 for 64 (.328) and he leads the team with 20 runs batted in. He's also slugged a team high 4 home runs, but more notably, he's only struck out ten times. A second round pick in 2009, Krauss had a decent showing this spring with the Astros posting a .476 on base percentage albeit in limited action. Krauss is the reigning PCL Player of the Week.

Year	Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	SB	MID	.304	32	115	14	35	12	1	2	17	55	14	21	0	1	.377	.478	.855
2009	Minors		.304	32	115	14	35	12	1	2	17	55	14	21	0	1	.377	.478	.855
2010	VIS	CAL	.302	138	530	107	160	27	4	25	87	270	57	141	1	3	.371	.509	.880
2010	Minors		.302	138	530	107	160	27	4	25	87	270	57	141	1	3	.371	.509	.880
2011	MOB	SOU	.242	125	433	69	105	25	6	16	65	190	64	123	3	3	.340	.439	.779
2011	Minors		.242	125	433	69	105	25	6	16	65	190	64	123	3	3	.340	.439	.779
2012	MOB	SOU	.283	104	346	75	98	29	2	15	61	176	73	91	6	4	.416	.509	.924
2012	CC	TEX	.414	7	29	11	12	2	0	5	16	29	6	5	1	0	.514	1.000	1.514
2012	OKC	PCL	.123	22	57	3	7	0	0	0	2	7	6	20	1	1	.203	.123	.326
2012	Minors		.271	133	432	89	117	31	2	20	79	212	85	116	8	5	.397	.491	.887
2013	OKC	PCL	.328	19	64	11	21	5	1	4	20	40	10	10	0	0	.410	.625	1.035
2013	Minors		.328	19	64	11	21	5	1	4	20	40	10	10	0	0	.410	.625	1.035

AA - Asher Wojciechowski RHP

Wojo came over to the Astros last season from Toronto in the J.A. Happ deal. In parts of two seasons with the Corpus Christi Hooks, Wojo has appeared in 13 games and posted an ERA of 1.62 and a WHIP of 0.95. This year, he's been even more impressive opening the year with 4 straight scoreless outings spanning 18 innings. Even when he did finally get scored on, he only allowed 2 runs in 5 innings of work. He's struck out 25 in 23 innings in 2013 while allowing just 13 hits and 6 walks.

Year	Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
2010	AUB	NYP	0	0	0.75	3	3	0	0	0	12.0	6	1	1	0	4	11	1.89	.146
2010	Minors		0	0	0.75	3	3	0	0	0	12.0	6	1	1	0	4	11	1.89	.146
2011	DUN	FSL	11	9	4.70	25	22	0	0	0	130.1	156	79	68	15	31	96	1.03	.292
2011	Minors		11	9	4.70	25	22	0	0	0	130.1	156	79	68	15	31	96	1.03	.292
2012	DUN	FSL	7	3	3.57	18	18	0	0	0	93.1	91	40	37	3	22	76	1.17	.261
2012	CC	TEX	2	2	2.06	8	8	0	0	0	43.2	30	14	10	0	14	34	0.83	.190
2012	Minors		9	5	3.09	26	26	0	0	0	137.0	121	54	47	3	36	110	1.04	.239
2013	CC	TEX	2	0	0.78	5	3	0	0	1	23.0	13	2	2	0	6	25	1.16	.167
2013	Minors		2	0	0.78	5	3	0	0	1	23.0	13	2	2	0	6	25	1.16	.167

Advanced A - Nolan Fontana SS

Houston's second round pick from 2012 is hammering the ball in 2013 hitting .387 with an on base percentage up over .500 thanks to an organization-best 24 walks. He's been particularly tough on lefties in the early going with 8 hits in 14 at bats and 9 runs batted in. He's hit six doubles, two triples, two homers, stolen four bases, and driven in 18 on the year, good for third best on the JetHawks. He also leads the team with 20 runs scored.

Year	Team	League	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	OBP	SLG	OPS
2012	LEX	SAL	.225	49	151	37	34	9	1	2	25	51	65	44	12	2	.464	.338	.801
2012	Minors		.225	49	151	37	34	9	1	2	25	51	65	44	12	2	.464	.338	.801
2013	LAN	CAL	.387	21	75	20	29	6	2	2	18	45	24	16	4	2	.535	.600	1.135
2013	Minors		.387	21	75	20	29	6	2	2	18	45	24	16	4	2	.535	.600	1.135

A - Vincent Velasquez RHP

A 2nd Round Pick back in 2010, Velasquez missed all of 2011 with Tommy John surgery. Limited to just 9 starts a year ago, he's off to a terrific start in 2013 allowing just 3 runs in 23 innings of work, good for an ERA of 1.17 and opposing hitters are hitting just .130 against him. Velasquez has an organization-best 3 wins to go along with 2 saves in 5 appearances, and he struck out a season-high 8 in his last start (5 shutout innings).

Year	Team	League	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GO/AO	AVG
2010	GRN	APP	2	2	3.07	8	6	0	0	0	29.1	24	12	10	4	5	25	1.13	.216
2010	Minors		2	2	3.07	8	6	0	0	0	29.1	24	12	10	4	5	25	1.13	.216
2012	TRI	NYP	4	1	3.35	9	9	0	0	0	45.2	37	19	17	2	17	51	0.82	.223
2012	Minors		4	1	3.35	9	9	0	0	0	45.2	37	19	17	2	17	51	0.82	.223
2013	QC	MID	3	0	1.17	5	3	0	0	2	23.0	10	3	3	1	6	25	2.00	.130
2013	Minors		3	0	1.17	5	3	0	0	2	23.0	10	3	3	1	6	25	2.00	.130