Corey Julks becomes the first A Sugar Land Space Cowboy who hit 20 stolen bases and 20 home runs in a season.
Corey Julks made history this week. The Houston Astros prospect became the first player in AAA Sugarland history to hit 20 stolen bases and 20 home runs in a season.
Julks swiped for his 20th time Wednesday was the base of the season, marking his first season with at least 20 hits. The right-winger hit a career-high 25 home runs this year, finding the other side of the wall for the 20th time on July 28.
The 26-year-old outfielder will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft this winter. The Astros should have protected Julkes or found a new team for him, not let him be drafted by another major league team.
This year, Julkes is slashing .267/.352/.490 and 49 of his 122 at-bats are for extras base. On the defensive end, the Houston product picked up third base in the offseason and has started four games at second base due to a recent short bench in Triple-A.
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Astros 13th-round pick Jackson Loftin in the face Thursday Fouled a ball and broke his nose, he told inside the Astros . Loftin will miss the remaining three games of Single-A Fayetteville without surgery.
The Astros promoted outfielder Roilan Machandy from the Florida Composite to fill the Woodpecker bench. The right-hander has slashed .242/.354/.342 in 49 games between the FCL Astros Blue and the FCL Astros Orange.
Outfielder Scott Schreiber activated at 7 – Double-A Corpus Christi’s injured list Friday. Schreiber told Inside The Astros
Earlier this week, he won’t miss much longer.
Rolando Espinosa will finish his 2022 season, his agent tells Season with Hooks . The utility started the year in Florida and has since seen time in Triple-A, Double-A and Single-A, filling where depth was needed.
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