CORPUS CHRISTI - The Houston Astros have selected the contract of righty-hander Bryan Abreu from the Hooks, the team announced today.Abreu, 22, is 6-2 with a 4.86 ERA (38 ER in 70.1 IP) with 92 strikeouts, one save and a .213 opponents' average in 18 games (12 starts) between Advanced-A

One look at the Texas League All-Star rosters reveals pretty quickly that the North Division has the most loaded of the two on paper. But they still have to play the game on the field.Six Top-100 prospects will represent the North at the Texas League All-Star Game in Tulsa on

Graham Johnson has had a front-row seat to Bryan Abreu's rise over the last year or so. In fact, watching the first strong Texas League outing for the seventh-ranked Astros prospect came as little surprise for Double-A Corpus Christi's pitching coach.In his fourth Hooks outing, Abreu faced one batter over

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal, Class A Advanced Lakeland: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K -- The jump from short-season competition to the Florida State League has gone about as smooth as possible for Detroit's No. 20 prospect. Skubal tossed 58 of 81 pitches for strikes and retired

For the third straight night, Fayetteville poured on at least six runs in route to a win. Opening their series in Zebulon against the Carolina Mudcats, the Woodpeckers walked away with a 6-1 win. It was a night highlighted not only by Seth Beer hitting his first home run of

It was a much smoother affair than the twelve-inning contest last night, as the Fayetteville Woodpeckers downed the Frederick Keys 7-2 on Tuesday. Fayetteville plated five runs in the ninth inning and tallied another 14 strikeouts on the mound in route to their first series win in franchise history.

When Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby was asked what he did in the winter without the national pastime, he reportedly answered, "I stare out the window and wait for spring." Sure, anyone could do that. And while staring, you could reflect on the last few games you watched and