Astros Double-A Report: Corpus Christi Hooks (July 13-19)
Several members of the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks are prime topics of Astros trade rumors as the July 31 deadline approaches. The Astros may actually be buyers for the first time in many years, and because the farm system is stocked with talent, players such as Brett Phillips, A.J. Reed, Josh Hader, and Joseph Musgrove are mentioned as possible trade bait.
Baseball America placed Hooks outfielder Phillips at #21 in their July 7 Midseason Top 50 Prospects, and although no other Hooks player made the list, all four of these men are serious prospects.