Astros prospect Kyle Tucker was promoted on August 16 to the Advanced-A Lancaster JetHawks. The #4 prospect in the organization spent the first 101 games of the 2016 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class-A Midwest League before this move. The 2015 First Round Amateur Draft pick is the younger brother of Astros outfielder, Preston Tucker.
Tucker, 19, was the Astros second pick and the fifth overall in 2015, signing out of high school. His first professional assignment in 2015 was the Gulf Coast League Astros, where he played 33 games, batting .