The amount of talented pitching in the Astros’ farm system is astounding and even got better with the draft this year. Throughout the minor leagues, future Astros are dominating on the mound. One top pitching prospect of the Astros is Francis Martes. After a slow start in Double-A Corpus Christi, he has turned it around and is a very promising prospect.
Francis Martes began his professional career by being signed by the Miami Marlins as a free agent in 2013. He was not there very long, as he was traded to the Astros in the Jarred Cosart trade.