Houston Astros announce Hooks minor league roster for 2024 season
The Houston Astros announced their minor league roster for all four minor league affiliates on Sunday.
Astros No. 1 prospect Jacob Melton will start the season with the Hooks after hitting .250 with five home runs and 13 RBI for Double-A Corpus Christi in 13 games last season.
Joe Thon will return for his second season as the manager of the Hooks, along with pitching coach Sean Buchanan; hitting coach Bobby Bell; development coach Vincent Blue; strength coach Joe Powell; Dietitian Kara Beitler; mental health coach D'Jenne Egharevba and trainer Jennifer Bardales.
Opening Day for the Hooks is April 5 against the Midland RockHounds at Whataburger Field.
Following are the players set to take the field for the Hooks in 2024.
Pitchers
Carlos Betancourt; AJ Blubaugh; Aaron Brown; Jacob Delabio; Brayan De Paula; Jose Fleury; Kasey Ford; Cesar Gomez; Conner Grenne; Tyler Guilfoil; Michael Knorr; Jaime Melendez; Juilio Robaina; Luis Angel Rodriguez; Alex Santos; Miguel Ullola
Position players
Jeremy Arocho; Colin Barber; Jordan Brewer; Logan Cerny; Kenedy Corona; JC Correa; Rolando Espinosa; Kobe Kato; Jacob Melton; Miguel Palma; Tommy Sacco; Chad Stevens; Ryan Wrobleski
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Astros announce Hooks minor league roster for season
