The Chronicle’s Jose de Jesus Ortiz checks in with Preston Tucker, whose first major league hit tied the game in the ninth inning
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Astros top prospects: 2015 preseason
<center><big><b>10 – Josh Hader, LHP</big></center><h3></h3> Age (opening day): </b>20<h3></h3> <b>Rankings: </b>Baseball America (8); MLB.com (8); Baseball Prospectus (NR); ESPN (9). <h3></h3> <b>Outlook: </b>Viewed by some experts as no more valuable than the competitive balance draft pick accompanying him to Houston in the 2013 Bud Norris trade, Hader turned plenty of heads in 2014. The former 19th-round pick rode an uptick in fastball velocity to Pitcher of the Year honors in the notoriously hitter-friendly California League with Advanced Class A Lancaster.
