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Arizona Fall League Preview: Four Hooks Hoping to Shine

Astros prospects begin play Wednesday with Peoria
September 16, 2019

The season picks back up Wednesday for select minor leaguers - including four 2019 Hooks players - with the start of the Arizona Fall League season.Commonly known as the Fall League, the six-team circuit in the Phoenix area allows teams to send a handful of players for an extra month

Woodpeckers Sweep Frederick with Improbable Comback

Fayetteville Trailed by Eight, Won by Three
April 11, 2019

While there will always be new records early in a new franchise's history, the Woodpeckers have set some lofty marks in only one week of baseball. Fayetteville scored 11 runs in two innings to overcome an eight-run deficit and earn their first sweep in franchise history, knocking off the Frederick

Adams, Woodpeckers roll to inaugural win

Astros first baseman collects four hits, plates career-high seven
April 4, 2019

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers' first game couldn't have played out much better than it did, and Jake Adams was a big reason why.The Astros first-base prospect went 4-for-6 with a grand slam and a career-high seven RBIs as Class A Advanced Fayetteville rolled to a season-opening 15-0 romp over Potomac at

Sanabria flirts with perfection for Bandits

Astros prospect retires first 18 batters, fans seven in first win
May 31, 2017

In the relatively large dugout at Perfect Game Field on Tuesday night, Carlos Sanabria found a secluded spot during his bid for, well, perfection. But unlike many pitchers in the same situation, he found time to socialize."You just have to find with every guy what they need to do in

Sanabria Flirts with Perfect Game for Quad Cities

River Bandits defeat Kernels, 8-2, in series opener
May 30, 2017

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Carlos Sanabria took a perfect game into the seventh inning Tuesday at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium as the Quad Cities River Bandits claimed an 8-2 win over the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Sanabria picked up a career-high-tying seven strikeouts but fell short of completing