Every player I write about had a slightly better season than the player I wrote about last.
55. Grae Kessinger
54. Cooper Hummel
53. Pedro Leon
52. Aledmys Diaz
51. Jacob Ayama
50. Wander Suero
49. Miguel Diaz
48. Dylan Coleman
47. Forrest Whitley
46. Blair Henley
45. Joel Kuhnel
44. Jose Abréu
43. Alex Speas
42. Luis Contreras
41. Nick Hernandez
40. Parker Mushinski
39. Jake Bloss
...and the number 38 most positively impactful member of the Houston Astros in 2024 was Shay Whitcomb.
Whitcomb was a fifth-round selection of the Astros back in 2020, with the 160th overall selection out of UC-San Diego, and signed a deal that included a $56,000 signing bonus.