On the Farm: Aristil, Berner & Bushue
Stay with cchooks.com as we spotlight select farmhands in the Astros minor league system. Today, we profile Jonnathan Aristil, David Berner and Tanner Bushue.
Jonnathan Aristil
Pitcher
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175
Born: 11/30/86 in San Pedro de Macoris, DR
Bats/Throws: R/R
Resides: San Pedro de Macoris, DR
Acquired: Traded to Houston along with left-handed pitcher Wes Musick from Colorado for Matt Lindstrom in December, 2010. Originally signed by the Rockies as a non-drafted infielder in July, 2003.
Career Highlights: Went 2-5 with a 5.90 ERA through the top three tiers of the Rockies system last season, notching 71 strikeouts over 71.2 innings. Earned his lone victory for Modesto on May 15 at Visalia when he struck out six and walked one, allowing just three hits and one run over three innings. Was sharp in six June appearances, posting a 0.75 ERA while striking out 14 and walking only two over 12.0 innings. Impressive in his AA debut with Tulsa July 11 at San Antonio, holding the Missions to one hit and one walk over five shutout frames while striking out five to settle for a no-decision in Tulsa's 4-1 win. Featured a 1-0 record and a 1.84 ERA in eight relief appearances as a Driller. Faced every opponent except Corpus Christi in his 11 Texas League outings. Tossed two perfect innings of relief against Sacramento in his AAA debut September 6. Appeared in nine games in relieffor Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League, converting his only save opportunity while posting a 1-0 record and 3.72 ERA.
Spent all of 2009 with Asheville, joining the rotation full-time on June 7. Fashioned the only complete-game shutout of his career August 31 at Bowling Green (9.0-6-0-0-1-3). His ERA (2.91) in 2008 led Tri-City and ranked third in the Northwest League. Surrendered just one home run on the year, tops among NWL starters with at least 60.0 innings pitched. Recorded six quality starts and did not allow more than three runs in any of his 15 appearances. Moved from the infield to the mound during the 2006 campaign after hitting .133 with a homer and 17 RBIs over 89 games in portions of three seasons with the DSL Rockies.
YEAR |
CLUB |
W-L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
2006 |
DSL Rockies (R) |
3-5 |
3.27 |
13 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.0 |
54 |
26 |
20 |
16 |
44 |
2007 |
Casper (R) |
1-3 |
4.95 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.1 |
35 |
28 |
20 |
21 |
32 |
2008 |
Tri-City (A) |
3-1 |
2.91 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77.1 |
72 |
31 |
25 |
30 |
54 |
2009 |
Asheville (A) |
4-9 |
5.06 |
30 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
112.0 |
129 |
82 |
63 |
46 |
102 |
2010 |
Modesto (A) |
1-4 |
7.12 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.0 |
56 |
35 |
34 |
22 |
47 |
|
Tulsa (AA) |
1-1 |
4.39 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26.2 |
20 |
17 |
13 |
19 |
24 |
|
Col. Springs (AAA) |
0-0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
13-23 |
4.47 |
113 |
53 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
352.1 |
366 |
219 |
175 |
154 |
303 |
David Berner
Pitcher
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
Born: 8/16/87 in Santa Clara, CA
Bats/Throws: L/L
Resides: Santa Clara, CA
Acquired: Selected in the 14th round of the 2009 draft.
School: San Jose State University. Led the WAC with a 3.20 ERA, 84 strikeouts and an opponent's batting average of .240 during his senior season. Posted a 7-2 mark and notched three complete games, ranking second in the conference with 95.2 innings pitched. Competed at West Valley College (CA) before transferring to San Jose State.
Career Highlights: Ranked second in the Astros system with 12 saves in 17 chances last season. Six of those saves required more than one inning of work, including a three-inning, five-strikeout save April 18 vs. Rancho Cucamonga. Led all qualifying full-season Houston farmhands (minimum 56.0 IP) in relief ERA. His 41 games finished and 2.15 walks per nine innings slotted fifth best in the California League. Won April pitcher-of-the-month honors for the JetHawks, recording a 1.17 ERA and three saves in as many opportunities, with 16 strikeouts and only one walk in 15.1 innings. Struck out 42 and walked five over the first three months of the season. Limited left-handers to a .190 batting average and one home run in 105 at-bats. Pitched multiple innings on 20 occasions and featured a 1.56 ERA and 37 strikeouts against nine walks over those appearances.
YEAR |
CLUB |
W-L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
2009 |
Tri-City (A) |
0-1 |
10.50 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
2010 |
Lancaster (A) |
5-5 |
2.96 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
67.0 |
68 |
27 |
22 |
22 |
62 |
|
Totals |
5-6 |
3.58 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
73.0 |
79 |
37 |
29 |
27 |
66 |
Tanner Bushue
Pitcher
Height: 6-4
Weight: 185
Born: 6/20/91 in Effingham, IL
Bats/Throws: R/R
Resides: Parkland, FL
Acquired: Selected in the 2nd round of the 2009 draft out of South Central High School in Farina, Illinois.
Career Highlights: Ranked by Baseball America as Houston's No. 8 prospect entering the 2011 season. Tied for fourth in the organization in strikeouts (114) in 2010 and ranked 10th in the system in ERA (4.11). Earned Lexington pitcher of the month honors for April, posting a 1-1 record and 2.81 ERA in five starts. Struck out 26 over 25.2 innings during that span. Twice tossed seven innings of shutout ball; May 10 vs. Greensboro and July 20 at Rome. Longest outing of the year was 7.0 innings, achieved four times, and in those four starts was charged with a total of two earned runs.
In 2009, rated by Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect in the Gulf Coast League. Entered the draft as the second-best prep prospect in Illinois, according to the Chicago Tribune. A two-sport star at South Central, yielded just seven hits during the regular season of his senior campaign, going 4-0 with 93 strikeouts over 38.1 innings. Tossed a perfect game to win the Midland Trail Conference title, striking out 19 without issuing a walk. Racked up more than 1,000 points on the basketball court during his tenure with the Cougars.
YEAR |
CLUB |
W-L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
2009 |
GCL Astros (R) |
1-0 |
2.42 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.1 |
18 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
19 |
2010 |
Lexington (A) |
7-8 |
4.11 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
133.2 |
129 |
72 |
61 |
48 |
114 |
|
Totals |
8-8 |
3.87 |
30 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156.0 |
147 |
80 |
67 |
53 |
133 |