On the Farm: Meyer, Minaya, Minor
On the Farm profiles select farmhands in the Astros system. The cchooks.com series continues with 3B Jonathan Meyer and RHPs Juan Minaya and Daniel Minor.
Jonathan Meyer
Infielder
BORN November 1, 1990 in Simi Valley, CA
OPENING DAY AGE 24
HEIGHT 6'1
WEIGHT 220
BATS Right
THROWS Right
RESIDES Simi Valley, CA
ACQUIRED Selected in the third round (supplemental) of the June 2009 draft
Career Highlights: 2014 - Began the season at Oklahoma City and went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Triple-A debut April 3 at Round Rock. Struggled in his next 6 contests, going 2-for-22 at the plate. Hit safely in 7 of the following 9 assignments. From May 16 to May 25, batted .345 with 5 runs, 3 doubles and 3 RBIs. Assigned to Corpus Christi on May 28. Notched 3 RBIs in back-to-back games June 10-11 on a home run and triple, respectively. Recorded hits in 14 of 16 contests from June 17 to July 5, batting .361 with 4 doubles and 12 RBIs. Joined Delino DeShields, Jr., as the only 2014 Hooks to plate 5 runs in a game. He accomplished the feat via two hits, a single and a double, on July 11 at Frisco's Dr Pepper Ballpark. Shifted from third base at the start of August. Played most of the month between second and shortstop, and logged a .176 batting average in 18 August games. 2013 - Named a Texas League Post-Season All-Star. Started the year by hitting just .200 (25-for-125) over his first 33 games. Busted out with a 4-hit game May 13 against San Antonio, including 4 runs scored. For the month of May, hit .321 with 3 home runs and 23 RBIs. Hit in 14 straight games from May 27-June 10, and 20 out of 21 through June 18 to raise his average from .237 to .267. Posted 4 consecutive multi-hit games from June 22-27, going 8-for-18 (.444). Was the Hooks Player of the Month for June after he hit .280 with 5 home runs and 20 RBIs. Raised his batting average to a season-high .278 on August 2 following a stretch in which he hit in 13 of 15 games (.417). Hit walk-off home runs twice during the same home stand - August 2 against Midland and August 10 opposite Arkansas. Collected his second 4-hit game of the season August 29 at Frisco. Hit .343/.398/.496 against left-handed pitching and .237/.295/.377 against right-handers. Batting average at Whataburger Field was .283, compared to a .238 road mark and 10 of his 15 home runs came at home. 2012 - Rolled thru the playoffs, hitting .343 with 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 10 RBIs and a 1.039 OPS in 10 games as Lancaster captured its first California League championship. Ranked within the JetHawks' top five in games (1st), at-bats, (1st), hits (T-3rd), runs (4th), doubles, RBIs (5th) and total bases (189, 5th). The two-time Lancaster Defensive Player of the Month (April & May) led league third basemen in fielding percentage (.954) for the 2nd straight season, while fashioning a circuit-best 24 double plays. Went 2-for-4 with 2 runs and a double on Opening Day, wrapping up a 24-game road on-base streak which dated to July 17, 2011. Notched his first multi-homer game and drove in a career-high five runs on the final day of the regular season. 2011 - Named Lancaster Defensive Player of the Month in April and June. Paced California League third sackers in fielding percentage (.953), putouts (88), assists (240) and double plays (29). Tied for first on the JetHawks in doubles and sacrifice flies (6) while ranking 2nd on the club in games, at-bats, runs, hits, HRs, RBIs, total bases (193) and walks. Put together a season-best 14-game hitting streak July 24 to August 8, batting .315. Also reached base safely in 31 straight games July 24-August 29 with a .388 OBP, was the longest streak for a JetHawk in 2011 and only 5 players in the league had longer on-base streaks. Hit .302-4-14 with 16 walks in August, posting a .927 OPS in the process. For the year hit .302 with runners in scoring position and .333 with RISP and 2 outs. 2010 - Won Lexington's Defensive Player of the Month honors in July and August. Led South Atlantic League third basemen in putouts (89). Batted .400 (22x55) with 7 runs, 5 doubles and 8 RBIs during a 14-game hitting streak April 8-21. Hit .310 as a right-handed batter in 137 plate appearances, compared to a .220 mark from the left side. Got off to a fast start, hitting .345 in 21 April games with 8 doubles and 10 RBIs. 2009 - Led Appalachian League third basemen in games, total chances (201) and putouts (55), finishing the year with a .920 fielding percentage. Also paced the circuit in walks. 2008 - As a shortstop at Simi Valley High School, helped lead the Pioneers to the Southern Section Division I championship. Career Notes: Owns a .938 fielding percentage (494 PO, 1327 A, 120 E) in 652 games at third base. Has also seen limited action at shortstop (11 GM), second (7 GM) and first base (1 GM).
|
YEAR |
CLUB |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
K |
SB |
|
2009 |
Greeneville (R) |
.190 |
62 |
221 |
27 |
42 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
36 |
69 |
1 |
|
2010 |
Lexington (A) |
.245 |
121 |
461 |
45 |
113 |
25 |
1 |
2 |
49 |
37 |
108 |
4 |
|
2011 |
Lancaster (A) |
.264 |
130 |
484 |
65 |
128 |
23 |
0 |
14 |
72 |
59 |
125 |
1 |
|
2012 |
Lancaster (A) |
.272 |
129 |
504 |
78 |
137 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
57 |
31 |
101 |
4 |
|
2013 |
Corpus Christi (AA) |
.260 |
129 |
484 |
61 |
126 |
24 |
0 |
15 |
68 |
41 |
109 |
3 |
|
2014 |
Oklahoma City (AAA) |
.221 |
43 |
154 |
19 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
30 |
0 |
|
|
Corpus Christi (AA) |
.212 |
77 |
293 |
26 |
62 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
19 |
63 |
2 |
|
|
Career Totals |
.247 |
691 |
2601 |
321 |
642 |
118 |
8 |
46 |
324 |
235 |
605 |
15 |
Juan Minaya
Pitcher
BORN September 18, 1990 in Maimon, DR
OPENING DAY AGE 24
HEIGHT 6'4
WEIGHT 203
BATS Right
THROWS Right
RESIDES Maimon, DR
ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent on September 3, 2008
Career Highlights: 2014 - Worked mostly at High-A Lancaster where he ranked 3rd on the club in appearances. Held right-handers to a .219 average, .299 on-base percentage and a .412 slugging percentage. Lefties featured a .300/.386/.450 slash line in 60 at-bats. Permitted 1 earned run on 4 hits (1 HR) in first 5 outings (6.0 IP). Tagged for 7 runs, 4 hits and 3 walks while recording just 2 outs April 28 against High Desert. Touched for 5 runs via 3 home runs over 2.2 IP July 17 vs. Visalia. Outside of those 2 performances, logged a 2.16 ERA and a .208 BAA with the JetHawks. Converted lone save chance with a shutout frame April 30 opposite High Desert. Established season-highs in strikeouts and innings on May 5, fanning 7 over 4.1 frames at Lake Elsinore. Tabbed Lancaster's Pitcher of the Month for June, going 1-1 with a 0.96 ERA (1 ER / 9.1 IP) in 6 appearances. Struck out 10 and walked 3, holding the circuit to a .176 batting average during that run. Did not allow a run over final 4 outings (4.0 IP) with Lancaster before being promoted to Corpus Christi. Made Double-A debut on August 13 vs. Northwest Arkansas, allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3 in 1.2 innings. Kept the opposition off the scoreboard in 4 of his final 5 outings of the season. 2013 - Debuted with Quad Cities in early June and rotated between a starting role and the bullpen through his initial 8 assignments. Pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, struck out 4 and did not issue a walk June 29 vs. Clinton for his first win of the season. Lost his next 3 outings, including 1 start. Was then moved to the pen where he recorded 5 saves in a span of 6 assignments from July 17 to August 2. Yielded 1 earned run in 6.0 innings during this stretch. As a reliever, posted a 2-4 record and 5.08 ERA through 19 appearances, going 8-for-11 in save chances. Final appearance was a start on August 31 against Beloit. Tossed 5.0 innings of 2-run ball and received a no-decision as the Snappers edged the River Bandits 5-4. In 5 starts, went 1-2 with a 4.29 ERA and struck out 18 against 8 walks over 21.0 innings. 2012 - Pitched exclusively for short-season Tri-City. Allowed 8 earned runs in first 5 appearances (8.0 IP) for a 9.90 ERA. Went 2-1 with a 3.45 ERA and a .208 opponent's batting average in his remaining 12 outings. Final 2 outings were starts, a loss August 30 at Connecticut (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K) and a victory September 4 vs. High Desert (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K). 2011 & 2010 - Went 5-17 with a 5.58 ERA in 54 appearances (35 GS) for Lexington, striking out 172 against 130 walks in 204.2 innings.
|
YEAR |
CLUB |
W-L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
|
2009 |
GCL Astros (R) |
3-3 |
4.27 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
52.2 |
45 |
30 |
25 |
18 |
30 |
|
2010 |
Lexington (A) |
4-12 |
4.79 |
26 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
127.2 |
111 |
80 |
68 |
73 |
96 |
|
2011 |
Lexington (A) |
1-5 |
6.90 |
28 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
77.0 |
89 |
66 |
59 |
57 |
76 |
|
2012 |
Tri-City (A) |
2-2 |
4.66 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36.2 |
34 |
21 |
19 |
17 |
31 |
|
2013 |
Quad Cities (A) |
3-6 |
4.77 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
54.2 |
63 |
34 |
29 |
23 |
57 |
|
2014 |
Lancaster (A) |
2-3 |
4.40 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
45.0 |
43 |
25 |
22 |
22 |
53 |
|
|
Corpus Christi (AA) |
0-0 |
3.12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.2 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
|
|
Career Totals |
15-31 |
5.03 |
142 |
55 |
0 |
10 |
402.1 |
394 |
259 |
225 |
214 |
354 |
Daniel Minor
Pitcher
BORN February 9, 1991 in Austin, TX
OPENING DAY AGE 24
HEIGHT 5'11
WEIGHT 195
BATS Right
THROWS Right
RESIDES Dripping Springs, TX
SCHOOL Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
ACQUIRED Selected in the 9th round of the 2012 June draft
Career Highlights: 2014 - Made 4 scoreless appearances for the JetHawks during the playoffs. Fanned 8 and walked 2 in 8.0 postseason innings as Lancaster captured the California League title. Recorded the final out of the Championship Series by tossing 2.0 frames in Game 5. During the regular year, tied for the team lead in victories and ranked 2nd on the club games. After allowing 8 earned runs in first 3 outings (2.1 IP), did not allow a tally in 12 appearances from April 21 to June 6. Won 4 games and went 2-for-2 in save chances during this run, striking out 21 against 5 walks in 17.1 innings. Permitted runs in 4 of next 6 assignments. From July through the end of the season, went 4-0 with a 3.24 ERA and 1 save over 15 appearances, limiting the California League to a .233 batting average and 2 home runs. Overall, right-handers batted at a .228 clip (4 HR, 114 AB) while lefties checked in at .286 (2 HR, 91 AB). 2013 - Won the 3rd and decisive game of the Midwest League Semifinals, holding Beloit to 2 runs over 6.0 innings of work. River Bandits swept the finals to claim the Midwest League Championship. Slotted 2nd on Quad Cities in wins and appearances, and ranked third in innings pitched and strikeouts. Authored a 7-1 record and 2.49 ERA in 19 relief outings. Out of the bullpen, fanned 53 batters and walked 14 in 47.0 innings, limiting the league to a .267 batting average and 2 home runs. In 12 starts, logged a 1-2 record and 4.82 ERA as the opposition hit .295 with 7 long balls. One third of his homer allotment (9) came in a single performance, April 9 at Burlington. Alternated between a starting role and the relief corps during the first 3 months of the season. Won 3 consecutive appearances from July 14-22 by permitting 2 runs (1 ER) on 6 hits in 8.1 combined innings. Made 3 starts to close out the regular season, including his final appearance - a September 2 victory against Beloit. Held the Snappers to a pair of runs and struck out five without walking a batter in 6.0 innings. 2012 - Led the Appalachian League in ERA and WHIP (1.03), and tied for 3rd in the circuit in batting average against (.229). Averaged 9.76 base runners for every 9.0 innings pitched, the top ratio among league starters. His 1.53 walks-per-9.0-innings split slotted 4th. Did not allow a run over 19.0 consecutive innings in a 3-start stretch from August 4-17 en route to Greenville Pitcher of the Month honors. Tabbed Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week after striking out a career-high 11 batters over 7.0 1-hit frames August 10 at Princeton. For the month, fanned 25 against 2 free passes in 26.0 frames. Career Notes: Owns a .714 winning percentage and averages 3.29 strikeouts per walk in 3-year tenure. College Notes: Pitched at McLennan Community College before transferring to Corpus Christi in 2012. Made the most of his single season with the Islanders, matching a school record with 10 wins and earning first-team All-Southland Conference status. Designated league pitcher of the week 4 times and an All-South Central Region choice by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on March 12 following a 14-strikeout, complete-game shutout against UTSA. Went the distance 4 times, struck out 110 and walked 23 in 110 innings while posting a 2.20 ERA. Became the highest draft pick in Texas A&M - Corpus Christi history.
|
YEAR |
CLUB |
W-L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
|
2012 |
Greeneville (R) |
3-2 |
2.75 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
59.0 |
51 |
23 |
18 |
10 |
48 |
|
2013 |
Quad Cities (A) |
8-3 |
3.71 |
31 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
99.1 |
112 |
48 |
41 |
29 |
85 |
|
2014 |
Lancaster (A) |
9-3 |
4.25 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
53.0 |
52 |
26 |
25 |
17 |
51 |
|
|
Career Totals |
20-8 |
3.58 |
78 |
23 |
0 |
4 |
211.1 |
215 |
97 |
84 |
56 |
184 |