The Houston Astros have been busy promoting their young talent around the minor leagues in recent weeks, and yesterday 21 year old Michael Feliz was the most recent player to receive a bump, going from Lancaster to Corpus Christi. While the timing of the call was a bit strange, that’s really not anything new after Mark Appel‘s move last year with his 9.74 ERA in twelve starts with Lancaster in 2014.
Feliz held a solid 4.41 ERA with Lancaster spanning eight games and five starts. With the California League considered a heavy-hitter’s league, the 4.