Franklin Perez has already sent a powerful message to the Carolina League: His age doesn't matter, and neither does his role. He has the stuff to be dominant in Class A Advanced, and he showed that in the first week-plus of the 2017 season.The Astros' No. 6 prospect allowed only

Ryan Olson brings a certain fearlessness into his approach on the mound -- staying in the zone and daring every batter to hit his best pitch -- and that has brought early success through two starts."I go out there and don't really care who's in the box, I'm not really

Ryan Olson, out of action for more than a year, envisioned this outing many times."Every day," the 22-year-old right-hander said. "Every day I was going to the complex to rehab, I was on a quest to get back out there and have my first appearance. It was definitely a grind,