For the first time in quite awhile, the Astros probably have a bottom ten farm system in the league. On FanGraphs’ THE BOARD, Houston currently only has one player, Forrest Whitley, who comes in at 50 FV or more. Whitley is currently listed as a 60 FV, though the Astros’ list has not been updated especially recently. Coming into the 2019 season, there seven such players, but graduations, trades and weaker performance have thinned the herd considerably. That said, the Astros do have some new and returning talent that could help move the team in the right direction in the farm rankings, and there are a few players in particular I think carry the potential to move onto the national radar as soon as 2020.
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