I hope Jeff Luhnow Peeks over the Fence at a Few of These Guys
Astros' GM Jeff Luhnow can do a large part of his draft homework right in the "Backyard"
View ArticleGray vs. Appel, Bryant vs. Moran as Astros zero in on top pick decision
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The names at the top of the Astros’ draft board for the first overall pick of the 2013 amateur draft gradually have been whittled down from eight to seven to five. Now, with just six...
View ArticlePower agent Boras says he won’t overvalue Appel with Astros picking No. 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. – If the Astros want to select Stanford senior righthander Mark Appel with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB amateur draft, agent Scott Boras said Saturday he won’t get in the way of...
View ArticleAstros apply analytics to amateur draft, spread out scouts
ANAHEIM, Calif.- Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is expected to make the final decision. If the second-year GM calls the shot, the success or failure of the club’s second consecutive No. 1 overall...
View ArticleMark Appel again possible first pick for Astros but money again an issue
Heading into last year’s baseball draft, many expert observers had the Astros picking hard-throwing Stanford righthander Mark Appel with the first pick. Appel, however, fell all the way to the eighth...
View ArticleWho’s No. 1? Astros ready to answer big draft question
Less than 24 hours before the Astros were to make the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB amateur draft for the second consecutive year, their plans for 2013 were becoming increasingly similar to their...
View ArticleDraft countdown: Comparing the top four
With the first pick in the 2013 draft, the Astros select … well, we won’t know that until about 6:15 p.m. today. From all indications, the teams has narrowed its options to four players. Here is a...
View ArticleAstros select Stanford pitcher Mark Appel with No. 1 pick
Carlos Correa, George Springer and Jonathan Singleton: meet Mark Appel. The Houston native, who lived here until he was 12, became the next key piece of the Astros’ organizational rebuild when the club...
View ArticleAppel may head best Astros’ arms’ race since Oswalt, Redding, Miller, Hernandez
The next generation Astros’ pitching rotation is taking shape. Houston may be collecting arms the likes of which haven’t been seen at the same time since Roy Oswalt, Tim Redding, Carlos Hernandez, Brad...
View ArticleAstros make Appel the one in draft
The Astros selected Mark Appel, a righthanded pitcher from Stanford, with the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s 2013 MLB amateur draft.
View ArticleDraft day two: Astros take UNC pitcher Emanuel in third round, two Vanderbilt...
The rebuilding Astros continue to add young arms. The club’s initial three selections were pitchers during the 2013 MLB amateur draft. North Carolina junior lefthander Kent Emanuel was chosen with the...
View ArticleDraft day three – Astros select Kacy Clemens in 35th round
Saturday is the third and final day of the 2013 MLB amateur draft.
View ArticleMark Appel goes from Post Oak Little League centerfielder to Astros’ No. 1 pick
All Cary Gray wanted to do was coach Little League baseball the right way in Houston. Gray had watched select teams invade the area, scoop up top young talent and separate future high school stars from...
View ArticleTwo years after locking in on Mark Appel, Astros nearly passed on him again...
For nearly two years, key personnel guiding the Astros’ unprecedented organizational rebuild wanted to select Stanford righthander Mark Appel with the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft. Appel had...
View ArticleAstros report: Appel signing could occur in coming weeks
The Astros selected Mark Appel with the No. 1 pick in the draft believing they would have no problem signing the former Stanford righthander. A week after taking Appel, the Astros are on target to...
View ArticleLuhnow denies Astros have deal with Appel, says ‘nothing’s changed’
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Saturday nothing has changed involving negotiations to sign No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel in the last 24 hours and the sides don’t have a deal. “We plan to pick...
View ArticleAstros set to officially sign No. 1 pick Mark Appel
The Astros wouldn’t have selected Houston native Mark Appel with No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 MLB amateur draft if the rebuilding franchise didn’t believe it could sign the Scott Boras client. Less...
View ArticleMark Appel becomes biggest amateur investment in Astros history
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said the organization wouldn’t discuss Mark Appel’s signing bonus before the press conference even began Wednesday to officially introduce the Houston native as the...
View ArticleAstros report: Lyles & Co. lend advice to Appel
As No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel walked toward righthander Jordan Lyles behind the batting cage at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday afternoon, a top club official leaned over to the Astros’ new ace and...
View ArticleAstros welcome No. 1 pick Appel to the family
Mark Appel’s young eyes glazed across the Astrodome during the late 1990s while Larry Dierker managed, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell blasted, and the Astros advanced to the National League Division...
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