With their 9th Round pick (271st overall) the Astros selected 6'3" 195lb (LSU says 6'4" 225lbs) switch-hitting catcher Mike Papierski out of LSU.
Apparently known more as a defensive catcher, Papierski (originally drafted in the 16th Round of the 2014 draft by Toronto) threw out 22 of 62 runners in 2017 - through last Saturday. He hit .260/.414/.455 with 8HR, 42K:38BB.
But that's misleading, SECCountry says that on April 21, he was hitting .200 before LSU hitting coach Micah Gibbs told him to add a leg-kick to his swing. Over his last 23 games (as of yesterday), BIG PAPI (YEAH?