We continue our look at the top three prospects at each position moving to the starting pitchers this week. Since the Astros are so deep at this position, I decided to look at the top five.
Top Three Prospects By Position:
Whitley was the Astros first round pick in 2016 and he has rocketed through the Astros system. Whitley started the 2017 season with Quad Cities and had 67 K in 46.1 (13.0 K/9, 4.0 BB/9) innings with a 2.91 ERA (2.61 FIP). He was promoted to High-A Buies Creek where he had a 3.