Where Did These Guys Come From: Houston

2018 Record: 103-59

Playoff Result: Lost in ALCS, 1-4.

Pitchers

Gerrit Cole: Acquired via trade with Pittsburgh for Colin Moran, Jason Martin, Joe Musgrove, and Michael Feliz - January 2018

Chris Devenski: Acquired via trade as PTBNL with Chicago White Sox for Brett Myers - July 2012

Will Harris: Selected off waivers from Arizona - November 2014

Josh James: Drafted - 34th Round, 2014

Collin McHugh: Selected off waivers from Colorado - December 2013

Wade Miley: Signed as free agent - February 2019

Roberto Osuna: Acquired via trade with Toronto for Hector Perez, Ken Giles, and David Paulino - July 2018

Brad Peacock: Acquired via trade with Oakland for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez - February 2013

Ryan Pressly: Acquired via trade with Minnesota for Jorge Alcala and Gilberto Celestino - July 2018

Hector Rondon: Signed as free agent - December 2017

Joe Smith: Signed as free agent - December 2017

Framber Valdez: Signed as amateur free agent - March 2015

Justin Verlander: Acquired via trade with Detroit for Daz Cameron, Franklin Perez, Jake Rogers - August 2017

Catchers

Robinson Chirinos: Signed as free agent - December 2018

Max Stassi: Acquired via trade with Oakland for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez - February 2013

Infielders

Jose Altuve: Signed as amateur free agent - March 2007

Alex Bregman: Drafted - 1st Round, 2015

Carlos Correa: Drafted - 1st Round, 2012

Aledmys Diaz: Acquired via trade with Toronto for Trent Thornton - November 2018

Yuli Gurriel: Signed as amateur free agent - July 2016

Tyler White: Drafted - 33rd Round, 2013

Outfielders

Michael Brantley: Signed as free agent - December 2018

Tony Kemp: Drafted - 5th Round, 2013

Jake Marisnick: Acquired via trade with Miami for Francis Martes and Colin Moran - July 2014

Josh Reddick: Signed as free agent - November 2016

George Springer: Drafted - 1st Round, 2011

Breakdown:

Acquired Via Trade: 9

Drafted: 6

Free Agent Signing: 6

Amateur Free Agent Signing: 3

Selected off waivers: 2

Where Did These Guys Come From: Quad Cities

Meet the 2019 Quad Cities River Bandits, with how each player was acquired:

2018 Record: 81-59
Playoff Result: Lost in 1st Round, 0-2.

Pitchers

Humberto Castellanos: International free agent, July 2015
Willy Collado: International free agent, April 2016
Brett Conine: Drafted - 11th Round, 2018
Devin Conn: Drafted - 19th Round, 2018
Brett Daniels: Drafted - 17th Round, 2018
Cody Deason: Drafted - 5th Round, 2018
Shawn Dubin: Drafted - 13th Round, 2018
RJ Freure: Drafted - 6th Round, 2018
Luis Garcia: International free agent, July 2017
Austin Hansen: Drafted - 8th Round, 2018
Mark Moclair: Drafted - 12th Round, 2018
Nivaldo Rodriguez: Minor-league free agent, June 2016
Matt Ruppenthal: Drafted - 17th Round, 2017

Catchers

Oscar Campos: Minor-league free agent, June 2014
Alex Holderbach: Drafted - 16th Round, 2018
Cesar Salazar: Drafted - 7th Round, 2018

Infielders

Trey Dawson: Drafted - 15th Round, 2018
David Hensley: Drafted - 26th Round, 2018
Jonathan Lacroix: Drafted - 12th Round, 2018
Jeremy Pena: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2018
Enmanuel Valdez: International Free Agent, July 2015

Outfielders

Ross Adolph: Acquired via trade with New York Mets for J.D. Davis, January 2019
Marty Costes: Drafted - 22nd Round, 2018
Andy Pineda: Minor-league free agent, March 2014
Scott Schreiber: Drafted - 9th Round, 2018

Where Did These Guys Come From: Corpus Christi

2018 Record: 82-56
Playoff Result: Lost in 1st Round, 2-3.

Pitchers

Brett Adcock: Drafted - 4th Round, 2016
Brandon Bailey: Acquired via trade with Oakland for Ramon Laureano - November 2017
Brandon Bielak: Drafted - 11th Round, 2017
Ronel Blanco: Minor-league contract, April 2016
J.B. Bukauskas: Drafted - 1st Round, 2017
Justin Ferrell: Drafted - 36th Round, 2014
Jose Hernandez: Minor-league contract, March 2015
Tyler Ivey: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2017
Carson LaRue: Drafted - 14th Round, 2016
Colin McKee: Drafted - 18th Round, 2016
Erasmo Pinales: Minor-league contract, May 2013
Kit Scheetz: Undrafted free agent, June 2017
Gabriel Valdez: Minor-league contract, December 2013

Catchers

Lorenzo Quintana - Minor-league contract, October 2017
Chuckie Robinson: Drafted - 21st Round, 2016

Infielders

Osvaldo Duarte: Minor-league contract, July 2013
JJ Matijevic: Drafted - Comp Round, 2017
Josh Rojas: Drafted - 26th Round, 2017
Anibal Sierra: Minor-league contract, July 2016
Abraham Toro: Drafted - 5th Round, 2016

Outfielders

Carmen Benedetti: Drafted - 12th Round, 2016
Ronnie Dawson:  Drafted - 2nd Round, 2016
Granden Goetzman: Minor-league free agent, July 2018
Chas McCormick: Drafted - 21st Round, 2017
Stephen Wrenn: Drafted - 6th Round, 2016

Where Did These Guys Come From: Fayetteville

2018 Record: 80-57
Playoff Result: Carolina League Champions

This is the first season for the Astros' High-A affiliate in the Carolina League after two years as the temporarily-named Buies Creek Astros.

Pitchers

Bryan Abreu: Minor-league contract, November 2013
Tommy DeJuneas: Drafted - 26th Round, 2017
Chad Donato: Drafted - 11th Round, 2016
JP France: Drafted - 14th Round, 2018
Cristian Javier: Minor-league contract, March 2015
Parker Mushinski: Drafted - 7th Round, 2017
Enoli Paredes: Minor-league contract - December 2014
Yohan Ramirez: Minor-league contract - July 2016
Leovanny Rodriguez: Minor-league contract - June 2015
Cesar Rosado: Minor-league contract - December 2014
Carlos Sanabria: Minor-league contract - March 2014
Edgardo Sandoval: Minor-league contract - May 2014
Peter Solomon: Drafted - 4th Round, 2017

Catchers

Scott Manea: Acquired via trade with New York Mets for J.D. Davis - January 2019
Michael Papierski: Drafted - 9th Round, 2017

Infielders

Jake Adams: Drafted - 6th Round, 2017
Alfredo Angarita: Minor-league contract, November 2015
Jonathan Arauz: Acquired via trade with Philadelphia for Ken Giles and Mark Appel - December 2015
Colton Shaver: Drafted - 39th Round, 2017
Miguelangel Sierra: International free agent - July 2014

Outfielders

Seth Beer: Drafted - 1st Round, 2018
Bryan De La Cruz: Minor-league contract, September 2013
Corey Julks: Drafted - 8th Round, 2017
Jake Meyers: Drafted - 13th Round, 2017
Chandler Taylor: Drafted - 10th Round, 2018

Where Did These Guys Come From: Round Rock

2018 Record (as Fresno Grizzlies): 82-57, won Pacific Northern Division
Playoff Result: Lost in the Championship, 1-3.

Pitchers

Rogelio Armenteros: Minor-league contract, September 2014
Akeem Bostick: Acquired via trade with Texas in exchange for Carlos Corporan - January 2015
Dean Deetz: Drafted - 11th Round, 2014
Kent Emanuel: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2013
Ralph Garza: Drafted - 26th Round, 2015
Reymin Guduan: Amateur free agent contract, May 2010
Ryan Hartman: Drafted - 9th Round, 2016
Corbin Martin: Drafted - 2nd Round, 2017
Brendan McCurry: Acquired via trade with Oakland for Jed Lowrie, November 2015
Cionel Perez: Minor-league free agent, December 2016
Brady Rodgers: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2012
Cy Sneed: Acquired via trade with Milwaukee for Jonathan Villar - November 2015
Forrest Whitley: Drafted - 1st Round, 2016

Catchers

Jamie Ritchie: Drafted - 13th Round, 2014
Garrett Stubbs: Drafted - 8th Round, 2015

Infielders

Alex De Goti: Drafted - 15th Round, 2016
Taylor Jones: Drafted - 19th Round, 2016
Jack Mayfield: Undrafted free agent - 2013
AJ Reed: Drafted - 2nd Round, 2014
Nick Tanielu: Drafted - 14th Round, 2014

Outfielders

Yordan Alvarez: Acquired via trade with Los Angeles Dodgers for Josh Fields - August 2016
Drew Ferguson: Drafted - 19th Round, 2015
Derek Fisher: Drafted - Comp Round, 2014
Myles Straw: Drafted - 12th Round, 2015
Kyle Tucker: Drafted - 1st Round, 2015

Where Did These Guys Come From: Fresno Grizzlies

The 2017 Fresno Grizzlies went 77-65 and finished in 2nd place in the Pacific - North Division. Who is on the 2018 roster, and how did they get there?

Pitchers

Rogelio Armenteros: Signed as free agent out of Cuba prior to 2015 season
Buddy Boshers: Waiver claim - January 2018
Jacob Dorris: Signed as undrafted free agent prior to 2015 season
Kent Emanuel: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2013
Reymin Guduan: Signed as amateur free agent - September 2009
Mike Hauschild: Drafted - 33rd Round, 2012
Francis Martes: Acquired via trade from Miami with Jake Marisnick and Colin Moran for Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez, and Austin Wates - July 2014
Brendan McCurry: Acquired via trade with Oakland for Jed Lowrie - November 2015
Chris Nunn: Selected in Triple-A phase of Rule 5 Draft - December 2017
David Paulino: Acquired as PTBNL from Detroit with Danry Vasquez for Jose Veras - September 2013
Matt Ramsey: Signed minor-league contract - December 2017
Cy Sneed: Acquired via trade with Milwaukee for Jonathan Villar - November 2015
Andrew Thome: Signed as free agent - June 2015
Trent Thornton: Drafted - 5th Round, 2015

Catchers

Tim Federowicz: Signed as free agent - December 2017
Garrett Stubbs: Drafted - 8th Round, 2015

Infielders

Tony Kemp: Drafted - 5th Round, 2013
Jack Mayfield: Signed as undrafted free agent prior to 2013 season
Antonio Nunez: Drafted - 18th Round, 2014
A.J. Reed: Drafted - 2nd Round, 2014
Tyler White: Drafted - 33rd Round, 2013

Outfielders

Drew Ferguson: Drafted - 19th Round, 2015
Alejandro Garcia: Signed as free agent, July 2015
Jon Kemmer: Drafted - 21st Round, 2013
Kyle Tucker: Drafted - 1st Round, 2015

Summary:

Drafted: 11
Free Agent Signing: 8
Acquired Via Trade: 4
Waiver Claim: 1
Rule 5 Pick: 1

Year Acquired:

2009: 1
2012: 1
2013: 6
2014: 3
2015: 10
2017: 3
2018: 1

Where Did These Guys Come From: Corpus Christi Hooks

The 2017 Corpus Christi Hooks went 67-71, finishing 2nd in the Texas League - South Division.

* denotes player suspended/on restricted list

Pitchers:

Akeem Bostick: Acquired via trade with Texas for Carlos Corporan - January 2015
Brock Dykxhoorn: Drafted - 6th Round, 2014
Riley Ferrell: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2015
Ralph Garza: Drafted - 26th Round, 2015
Ryan Hartman: Drafted - 9th Round, 2016
Kevin Hill: Drafted - 25th Round, 2016
Joshua James: Drafted - 34th Round, 2014
Cionel Perez: Signed as free agent - December 2016
Erasmo Pinales: Signed as amateur free agent - September 2013
Yoanys Quiala: Signed minor-league contract - June 2015
Sean Stutzman: Signed as undrafted free agent - June 2016
Framber Valdez: Signed as amateur free agent - May 2015
Forrest Whitley*: Drafted - 1st Round, 2016
Alex Winkelman: Drafted - 21st Round, 2015

Catchers

Carlos Canelon: Signed as free agent - May 2014
Lorenzo Quintana: Signed minor-league contract - October 2017
Jamie Ritchie: Drafted - 13th Round, 2015

Infielders

Ryne Birk: Drafted - 13th Round, 2016
Randy Cesar: Signed minor-league contract - May 2012
Alex De Goti: Drafted - 15th Round, 2016
Taylor Jones: Drafted - 19th Round, 2016
Arturo Michelena: Signed minor-league contract - May 2012
Jon Singleton*: Acquired via trade from Philadelphia with Jarred Cosart, Josh Zeid, and Domingo Santana for Hunter Pence - July 2011
Nick Tanielu: Drafted - 14th Round, 2014

Outfielders

Yordan Alvarez: Acquired via trade from Los Angeles Dodgers for Josh Fields - August 2016
Carmen Benedetti: Drafted - 12th Round, 2016
Myles Straw: Drafted - 12th Round, 2015
Stephen Wrenn: Drafted - 6th Round, 2016

Summary:

Drafted: 16
Signed as Free Agent: 9
Acquired Via Trade: 3

Year Acquired:

2011: 1
2012: 2
2013: 1
2014: 4
2015: 8
2016: 11
2017: 1

Where Did These Guys Come From: Buies Creek

The Buies Creek Astros went 74-65 in the 2017 season, the best record in the Carolina League - South, and the 2nd-best full-season record in the entire Carolina League. Who is on the 2018 Buies Creek roster, and how did they get there?

Pitchers

Brett Adcock: Drafted - 4th Round, 2016
Jorge Alcala: Signed as amateur free agent - May 2015
Brandon Bailey: Acquired via trade from Oakland for Ramon Laureano - November 2017
Jesus Balaguer: Signed minor league contract - April 2017
Brandon Bielak: Drafted - 11th Round, 2017
Ronel Blanco:  Signed minor league contract - April 2016
Justin Ferrell: Drafted - 36th Round, 2014
Carson LaRue: Drafted - 14th Round, 2016
Corbin Martin: Drafted - 2nd Round, 2017
Hector Perez: Signed minor league contract - July 2014
Abdiel Saldana: Signed minor league contract - June 2014
Kit Scheetz: Acquired in an old-timey prisoner exchange with the sheriff of Lynchburg. Signed as undrafted free agent - June 2017
Carlos Sierra: Signed minor league contract - January 2016

Catchers

Anthony Hermelyn: Drafted - 4th Round, 2015
Chuckie Robinson: Drafted - 21st Round, 2016

Infielders

Osvaldo Duarte: Signed as free agent - April 2015
Josh Rojas: Drafted - 26th Round, 2017
Troy Sieber: Drafted - 24th Round, 2016
Anibal Sierra: Signed minor league contract - July 2016
Abraham Toro-Hernandez: Drafted - 5th Round, 2016
Kristian Trompiz: Signed as free agent - July 2014

Outfielders

Ronnie Dawson: Drafted - 2nd Round, 2016
Patrick Mathis: Drafted - 22nd Round, 2017
Chas McCormick: Drafted - 21st Round, 2017
Luis Payano: Signed as amateur free agent - July 2012

Designated Hitter

Randy Vasquez: Signed minor league contract - February 2015

Year Acquired

2012: 1
2014: 4
2015: 4
2016: 9
2017: 8

Where Did These Guys Come From: Quad Cities

At 79-59, the Quad Cities River Bandits had the best record in the Midwest League - Western Division, far behind the 91-45 West Michigan Whitecaps. But the Whitecaps couldn't make it out of the quarterfinals because baseball is a faithless whore. Your River Bandits are the reigning Midwest League champs. Where did these dudes come from?

Pitchers

Cole Watts: Drafted - 31st Round, 2017
Peter Solomon: Drafted - 4th Round, 2017
Carlos Sanabria: Signed as free agent - May 2014
Patrick Sandoval: Drafted - 11th Round, 2017 2015
Cesar Rosado: Signed as free agent - May 2015
Yohan Ramirez: Signed as free agent - July 2016
Parker Mushinki: Drafted - 7th Round, 2017
Colin McKee: Drafted - 18th Round, 2016
Cristian Javier: Signed as free agent - June 2015
Tyler Ivey: Drafted - 3rd Round, 2017
Robert Corniel: Signed as free agent - August 2013
J.B. Bukauskas: Drafted - 1st Round, 2017
Adam Bleday: Drafted - 27th Round, 2017

Catchers

Mike Papierski: Drafted - 9th Round, 2017

Infielders

Jake Adams: Drafted - 6th Round, 2017
Marcos Almonte: Signed as free agent - August 2015
Jonathan Arauz: Acquired via trade from Philadelphia with Ken Giles for Brett Oberholtzer, Harold Arauz, Mark Appel, Tom Eshelman, and Vince Velasquez (Oxford Comma comes with the price of a Page View) - December 2015
Cody Bohanek: Drafted - 30th Round, 2017
Roman Garcia: Drafted - 19th Round, 2017
Adrian Tovalin: Drafted - 16th Round, 2017

Outfielders

Bryan De La Cruz: Signed as free agent - July 2014
Corey Julks: Drafted - 8th Round, 2017
Jacob Myers: Drafted - 13th Round, 2017

Designated Hitter

Gabriel Bracamonte: Signed as free agent - June 2015
J.J. Matijevic: Drafted - 1st Round (Comp Pick), 2017

Year Acquired:

2013: 1
2014: 2
2015: 6
2016: 2
2017: 14

Where Did These Guys Come From: Houston Astros

It's one of my favorite posts every year, and we'll do it for every team from the Astros on down to the GCL. So where did the 25 members of the 2017 Opening Day roster come from?

Pitchers

Chris Devenski: Sent to the Astros on August 3, 2012 as the PTBNL trade with the White Sox that sent Brett Myers to Chicago in exchange for Matt Heidenreich and Blair Walters.

Michael Feliz: Signed as an amateur free agent on May 19, 2010 after the A's voided his amateur free agent contract in March 2010.

Mike Fiers: Acquired via trade on July 30, 2015 from Milwaukee with Carlos Gomez in exchange for Josh Hader, Brett Phillips, Adrian Houser, and Domingo Santana

Ken Giles: Acquired via trade with Jonathan Arauz on December 12, 2015 from Philadelphia in exchange for Mark Appel, Vincent Velasquez, Thomas Eshelman, Brett Oberholtzer, and Harold Arauz

Luke Gregerson: Signed as a free agent on December 12, 2014.

Jandel Gustave: Signed as amateur free agent on May 25, 2010. Taken by the Red Sox in the 2014 Rule 5 draft, purchased later that day by the Royals, selected off waivers by the Padres in March 2015, returned to the Astros on April 3, 2015.

Will Harris: Selected off waivers on November 3, 2014 from Arizona.

Dallas Keuchel: Selected in the 7th Round of the 2009 draft.

Lance McCullers: Selected in the 1st Round (41st overall) of the 2012 draft

Charlie Morton: Signed as a free agent on November 16, 2016

Joe Musgrove: Acquired in the July 20, 2012 trade that sent J.A. Happ, Brandon Lyon, and David Carpenter to Toronto in exchange for Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, Carlos Perez, David Rollins, Asher Wojciechowski, and Kevin Comer.

Brad Peacock: Acquired in the February 4, 2013 trade that send Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez to Oakland for Chris Carter and Max Stassi

Tony Sipp: Signed as a free agent on May 1, 2014 after being released by the Padres. Signed as a free agent on December 11, 2015.

Catchers

Evan Gattis: Acquired with James Hoyt in the January 14, 2015 trade that sent Mike Foltynewicz, Rio Ruiz, and Andrew Thurman to Atlanta.

Brian McCann: Acquired in the November 17, 2016 trade that sent Albert Abreu and Jorge Guzman to New York.

Infielders

Jose Altuve: Signed as an amateur free agent on March 6, 2007

Alex Bregman: Selected by the Astros in the 1st Round (2nd overall) of the 2015 draft

Carlos Correa: Selected by the Astros in the 1st Round (1st overall) of the 2012 draft

Marwin Gonzalez: Acquired in the December 8, 2011 trade for Marco Duarte with Boston. Both Marwin and Duarte were Rule 5 picks earlier that day.

Yulieski Gurriel: Signed as an amateur free agent on July 16, 2016

Outfielders

Nori Aoki: Selected off waivers the same day the Mariners signed him as a free agent

Jake Marisnick: Acquired in the July 31, 2014 trade that sent Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez, and Austin Wates to Miami for Francis Martes and Colin Moran.

Josh Reddick: Signed as a free agent on November 23, 2016

George Springer: Selected in the 1st Round (11th overall) of the 2011 draft

Designated Hitter

Carlos Beltran: Signed as a free agent on December 5, 2016

Where Did These Guys Come From: Fresno

It's one of my favorite posts of the year: the Where Did These Guys Come From posts, in which we tell you how the Astros acquired the players on each minor-league roster. Lastly: Fresno Grizzlies (Triple-A).

Pitchers

Edwar Cabrera: Signed minor-league contract - January 2016
Kevin Chapman: Acquired via trade along with D'Andre Toney from Kansas City for Humberto Quintero and Jason Bourgeois - March 2012
Chris Devenski: Acquired as PTBNL in trade with Chicago White Sox for Brett Myers - August 2012
Jandel Gustave: Signed as amateur free agent prior to 2010 season
Mike Hauschild: 33rd Round draft pick - 2012
James Hoyt: Acquired via trade along with Evan Gattis from Atlanta for Rio Ruiz, Mike Foltynewicz, and Andrew Thurman - January 2015
Jordan Jankowski: 34th Round draft pick - 2012
Juan Minaya: Signed as free agent prior to 2009
Brad Peacock: Acquired via trade along with Chris Carter for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Martinez -
Brady Rodgers: 3rd Round draft pick - 2012
Tommy Shirley: 9th Round draft pick - 2010
Cesar Valdez: Signed minor-league contract - January 2016
Asher Wojciechowski: Acquired via 10-player trade with Toronto - July 2013

Catchers

Tyler Heineman: 8th Round draft pick - 2012
Roberto Pena: 7th Round draft pick - 2010

Infielders

Nolan Fontana: 2nd Round draft pick - 2012
Tony Kemp: 5th Round draft pick - 2013
Colin Moran: Acquired as part of trade that sent Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez, and Austin Wates to Miami - July 2013
A.J. Reed - 2nd Round draft pick - 2014
Jon Singleton: Acquired as part of trade that sent Hunter Pence to Philadelphia - July 2011
Danny Worth: Signed minor-league contract - January 2016

Outfielders

Andrew Aplin: 5th Round draft pick - 2012
Leo Heras: Purchased from Mexican League - August 2013
Jon Kemmer: 21st Round draft pick - 2013
Eury Perez: Signed minor-league contract - January 2016

Where Did These Guys Come From: Corpus

It's one of my favorite posts of the year: the Where Did These Guys Come From posts, in which we tell you how the Astros acquired the players on each minor-league roster. Next up: the Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A).

Pitchers

Michael Freeman: 7th Round draft pick - 2015
Edison Frias: Signed as amateur free agent prior to 2011 season
Reymin Guduan: Signed as amateur free agent - 2009
Brian Holmes: 13th Round draft pick - 2012
Francis Martes: Acquired via trade along with Jake Marisnick, Colin Moran, and the pick that resulted in Daz Cameron from Miami for Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez, and Austin Wates
Brendan McCurry: Acquired via trade with Oakland for Jed Lowrie - November 2015
Albert Minnis: 25th Round draft pick - 2013
Joe Musgrove: Acquired via trade with Toronto - July 2012
David Paulino: Acquired as PTBNL via trade with Detroit for Jose Veras - July 2013
Danny Reynolds: Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles Dodgers - December 2015
Kyle Smith: Acquired via trade with Kansas City for Justin Maxwell - July 2013
Cy Sneed: Acquired via trade with Milwaukee for Jonathan Villar - November 2015
Aaron West: 17th Round draft pick - 2012
Keegan Yuhl: 17th Round draft pick - 2012

Catchers

Alfredo Gonzalez: Signed as amateur free agent prior to 2010 season
Trent Woodward: 20th Round draft pick - 2014

Infielders

Alex Bregman: 2nd overall pick in 2015 draft
J.D. Davis: 3rd Round draft pick - 2014
Conrad Gregor: 4th Round draft pick - 2013
Mott Hyde: 26th Round draft pick - 2014
Jack Mayfield: Signed as undrafted free agent - 2013
Chase McDonald: 12th Round draft pick - 2013
Chan Moon: Signed as international free agent - 2009

Outfielders

Derek Fisher: 37th overall draft pick in 2014. Pick was acquired when the Astros traded Bud Norris to the Orioles for L.J. Hoes and Josh Hader
Teoscar Hernandez: Signed as amateur free agent - 2013
Ronnie Mitchell: 38th Round draft pick - 2013
Danry Vasquez: Acquired via trade with Detroit for Jose Veras - July 2013

Where Did These Guys Come From: Lancaster

It's one of my favorite posts of the year: the Where Did These Guys Come From posts, in which we tell you how the Astros acquired the players on each minor-league roster. Next up: Lancaster JetHawks (High-A).

Pitchers

Akeem Bostick: Acquired via trade with Texas in exchange for Carlos Corporan - January 2015
Kevin Comer: Acquired as PTBNL in ten-player trade with Toronto - August 2012
Dean Deetz: 11th Round draft pick - 2014
Brock Dykxhoorn: 6th Round draft pick - 2014
Riley Ferrell: 3rd Round draft pick - 2015
Evan Grills: 10th Round draft pick - 2010
Angel Heredia: Signed as amateur free agent - February 2012
Elieser Hernandez: Signed as amateur free agent - May 2012
Joshua James: 34th Round draft pick - 2014
Eric Peterson: 37th Round draft pick - 2014
Ryan Thompson: 23rd Round draft pick - 2014
Trent Thornton: 5th Round draft pick - 2015
Andrew Walter: Signed as undrafted free agent - 2011
Scott Weathersby: 10th Round draft pick - 2015

Catchers

Richard Gonzalez: 29th Round draft pick - 2014
Jamie Ritchie: 13th Round draft pick - 2014
Garrett Stubbs: 8th Round draft pick - 2015

Infielders

Jose Fernandez: Signed as amateur free agent - 2013
Bryan Muniz: 22nd Round draft pick - 2014
Nick Tanielu: 14th Round draft pick - 2014
Marc Wik: 21st Round draft pick - 2012

Outfielders

Bobby Boyd: 8th Round draft pick - 2014
Drew Ferguson: 19th Round draft pick - 2015
Alejandro Garcia: Signed as international free agent - July 2015
Ramon Laureano: 16th Round draft pick - 2014
Jason Martin: 8th Round draft pick - 2013

Where Did These Guys Come From: Quad Cities

It's one of my favorite posts of the year: the Where Did These Guys Come From posts, in which we tell you how the Astros acquired the players on each minor-league roster. First up: Quad Cities River Bandits (Low-A).

Pitchers

Albert Abreu: Signed as free agent prior to 2014 season
Rogelio Armenteros: Signed out of Cuba in September, 2014
Matt Bower: 23rd Round draft pick, 2015
Ryan Deemes: 36th Round draft pick, 2015
Jacob Dorris: Signed as undrafted free agent, 2015
Ralph Garza: 26th Round draft pick, 2015
Jose Hernandez: Signed as minor-league free agent, February 2015
Sebastian Kessay: 22nd Round draft pick, 2013
Kevin McCanna: 13th Round draft pick, 2015
Andrew Thome: Signed as underrated free agent, 2015
Adam Whitt: 16th Round draft pick, 2015
Alex Winkelman: 21st Round draft pick, 2015

Catchers

Marlon Avea: Signed as amateur free agent - November 2010
Christian Correa: Signed as undrafted free agent - 2015
Anthony Hermelyn: 4th Round draft pick - 2015

Infielders

Osvaldo Duarte: Signed as international free agent - July 2015
Brooks Marlow: 29th Round draft pick - 2015
Dexture McCall: 31st Round draft pick - 2014
Antonio Nunez: 18th Round draft pick - 2014
Bobby Wernes: 30th Round draft pick - 2015

Outfielders

Daz Cameron: Selected with the 37th overall pick of the 2015 draft. Received Marlins' Comp Balance pick in the trade that sent Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez and Austin Wates to Miami for Jake Marisnick, Colin Moran and Francis Martes in July 2014.
Aaron Mizell: 32nd Round draft pick - 2015
Pat Porter: 15th Round draft pick - 2015
Johnny Sewald: 14th Round draft pick - 2015
Kyle Tucker: Selected with the 5th overall pick of the 2015 draft.

Where Did These Guys Come From: Houston Astros

Here's your 2015 Astros Opening Day roster, and from where exactly these guys came...

Pitchers

Sam Deduno: Selected off waivers from Twins, 8/30/2014
Scott Feldman: Signed as free agent, 12/6/2013
Luke Gregerson: Signed as free agent, 12/12/2014
Will Harris: Selected off waivers from D'Backs, 11/3/2014
Roberto Hernandez: Signed as free agent, 2/12/2015
Dallas Keuchel: Drafted, 7th Round of 2009 draft
Collin McHugh: Selected off waivers from Rockies, 12/18/2013
Pat Neshek: Signed as free agent, 12/12/2014
Chad Qualls: Signed as free agent, 12/7/2013
Tony Sipp: Signed as free agent, 5/1/2014
Joe Thatcher: Signed as free agent, 2/13/2015
Asher Wojciechowski: Acquired in 10-player trade with Blue Jays, 7/20/2012

Catchers

Jason Castro: Drafted, 1st Round of 2008 draft
Hank Conger: Acquired in trade with Angels for Carlos Perez and Nick Tropeano, 11/5/2014
Evan Gattis: Acquired in trade with James Hoyt from Braves for Mike Foltynewicz, Rio Ruiz, and Andrew Thurman, 1/14/2015

Infielders

Jose Altuve: Signed as amateur free agent, 3/6/2007
Marwin Gonzalez: Essentially taken in Rule 5 draft, 12/8/2011
Jed Lowrie: Signed as free agent, 12/15/2014
Luis Valbuena: Acquired via trade with Cubs for Dexter Fowler, 1/19/2015
Jonathan Villar: Acquired via trade with Phillies for Roy Oswalt, 7/29/2010

Outfielders

Robbie Grossman: Acquired via trade with Pirates for Wandy Rodriguez, 7/24/2012
Jake Marisnick: Acquired via trade with Colin Moran, Frances Martes, and 2015 Compensation Pick with Marlins for Jarred Cosart, Austin Wates, and Enrique Hernandez, 7/31/2014
Colby Rasmus: Signed as free agent, 1/20/2015
George Springer: Born as the human child of a secret illicit tryst between a unicorn and a 19th century strongman, was dropped off at the front door of Minute Maid Park, 2011

Designated Hitter

Chris Carter: Acquired via trade with Athletics for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez, 2/4/2013

Transaction Breakdown
*Signed via Free Agency: 9
*Acquired through Trade: 8
*Selected as Waiver Claims: 3
*Drafted: 3
*Signed as Amateur free agent: 1
*Selected in Rule 5 draft: 1

Where Did These Guys Come From: Oklahoma City

How the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Triple-A Pacific Coast League) were acquired:

Pitchers

Jake Buchanan: 8th Round pick, 2010
Jose Cisnero: Signed as an amateur free agent, December 2007
Paul Clemens: Acquired via trade with Brett Oberholtzer, Juan Abreu, and Jordan Schafer from Atlanta for Michael Bourn - July 2011
Rhiner Cruz: Selected from New York Mets in 2011 Rule 5 draft
Bobby Doran: 4th Round pick, 2010
Darin Downs: Claimed off waivers from Detroit, November 2013
Mike Foltynewicz: 1st Round pick, 2010
Chia-Jen Lo: Signed as amateur free agent, 2008
David Martinez: Signed as amateur free agent, 2005
Collin McHugh: Claimed off waivers from Colorado, December 2013
Rudy Owens: Acquired via trade with Colton Cain and Robbie Grossman from Pittsburgh for Wandy Rodriguez - July 2012
Jason Stoffel: Acquired via trade with Henry Sosa from San Francisco for Jeff Keppinger
Nick Tropeano: 5th Round pick, 2011
Josh Zeid: Acquired via trade with Jon Singleton, Jarred Cosart, and Domingo Santana from Philadelphia for Hunter Pence - July 2012.

Catchers

Ryan McCurdy: Signed as undrafted free agent, June 2010
Carlos Perez: Acquired via trade with Asher Wojciechowski, David Rollins, Joe Musgrove, Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, and Kevin Comer from Toronto for David Carpenter, J.A. Happ, and Brandon Lyon - July 2012.
Max Stassi: Acquired via trade with Chris Carter and Brad Peacock from Oakland for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez

Infielders

Japhet Amador: Purchased from Mexican League team, August 2013.
Erik Castro: 10th Round pick, 2009
Jonathan Meyer: 3rd Round pick, 2009
Gregorio Petit: Signed as free agent, January 2014.
Andy Simunic: 17th Round pick, 2008
Jon Singleton: Acquired via trade with Jarred Cosart, Domingo Santana, and Josh Zeid from Philadelphia for Hunter Pence - July 2012.
Ruben Sosa: 23rd Round pick, 2011
Ronald Torreyes: Acquired in three-team trade with Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers for $785,000 in international free agent bonus pool money - July 2013.

Outfielders

Adron Chambers: Signed as free agent, November 2013
Domingo Santana: Acquired via trade with Jarred Cosart, Jon Singleton, and Josh Zeid from Philadelphia for Hunter Pence - July 2012.
George Springer: 1st Round pick, 2011.
Austin Wates: 3rd Round pick, 2010.

Be sure to check out What the Heck Bobby's season preview for the 2014 RedHawks. 

Where Did These Guys Come From: Corpus

How the 2014 Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A Texas League) were acquired:

Pitchers

Travis Ballew: 23rd Round pick, 2012
Colton Cain: Acquired via trade with Robbie Grossman and Rudy Owens from Pittsburgh for Wandy Rodriguez - July 2012
Luis Cruz: 9th Round pick, 2008
Jorge De Leon: Signed as amateur free agent - July 2006
T.J. Geith: Acquired via trade from Tampa Bay for Ben Francisco, August 2012
Matt Heidenreich: Acquired via trade with Blair Walters and Chris Devenski from Chicago White Sox for Brett Myers - July 2012
Jordan Jankowski: 34th Round pick, 2012
Andrew Robinson: 12th Round pick, 2010
Brady Rodgers: 3rd Round pick, 2012
David Rollins: Acquired via 10-player trade with Toronto - July 2012
Ross Seaton: 3rd Round pick, 2008
Tommy Shirley: 9th Round pick, 2010
Alex Sogard: 26th Round pick, 2010
Aaron West: 17th Round pick, 2012

Catchers

Rene Garcia: 35th Round pick, 2008
Tyler Heineman: 8th Round pick, 2012

Infielders

M.P. Cokinos: 31st Round pick, 2012
Matt Duffy: 20th Round pick, 2011
Nolan Fontana: 2nd Round pick, 2012
Enrique Hernandez: 6th Round pick, 2009
Jio Mier: 1st Round pick, 2009
Joe Sclafani: 14th Round, 2012

Outfielders

Andrew Aplin: 5th Round pick, 2012
Delino DeShields: 1st Round pick, 2010
Chris Epps: 45th Round pick, 2011
Leo Heras: Purchased from Mexican League team - August 2013
Preston Tucker: 7th Round pick, 2012

Be sure to check out What the Heck Bobby's preview of the 2014 Hooks.

Where Did These Guys Come From: Lancaster

How the Lancaster JetHawks (High-A California League) were acquired:

Pitchers

Mark Appel: 1st Round pick, 2013
Jamaine Cotton: 15th Round pick, 2010
Chris Devenski: Acquired via trade with Matt Heidenreich and Blair Walters from Chicago White Sox for Brett Myers - July 2012
Michael Dimock: 37th Round pick, 2012
Josh Hader: Acquired via trade with L.J. Hoes and a 2014 competitive balance draft pick from Baltimore for Bud Norris - July 2013.
Mike Hauschild: 33rd Round pick, 2012
Mitchell Lambson: 19th Round pick, 2011
Lance McCullers: 1st Round (supplemental) pick, 2012
Juan Minaya: Signed as free agent prior to 2009 season
Daniel Minor: 9th Round pick, 2012
J.D. Osborne: 36th Round pick, 2013
Tyson Perez: 17th Round pick, 2011
Kyle Smith: Acquired via trade from Kansas City for Justin Maxwell - July 2013
Vince Velasquez: 2nd Round pick, 2010
Kyle Westwood: 13th Round pick, 2013

Catchers

Roberto Pena: 7th Round pick, 2010
Jake Rodriguez: 19th Round, 2013

Infielders

Carlos Correa: 1st Round pick, 2012
Tony Kemp: 5th Round pick, 2013
Brandon Meredith: 6th Round pick, 2011
Carlos Perdomo: Signed as minor-league free agent, 2013
Rio Ruiz: 4th Round pick, 2012

Outfielders

Justin Gominsky: 11th Round pick, 2011
Dan Gulbransen: 16th Round pick, 2012
Teoscar Hernandez: Signed as amateur free agent, 2011
Jordan Scott: 14th Round pick, 2010
Danry Vasquez: Acquired via trade with David Paulino from Detroit for Jose Veras - July 2013

Be sure to check out What The Heck Bobby's season preview of the 2014 JetHawks

Where Did These Guys Come From: Quad Cities

How the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low-A Midwest League) were acquired:

Pitchers

Tyler Brunnemann: 40th Round draft pick, 2013
Pat Christensen: 27th Round draft pick, 2013
Chris Cotton: 14th Round draft pick, 2013
Kent Emanuel: 3rd Round draft pick, 2013
Michael Feliz: Signed as amateur free agent prior to 2010 season
Evan Grills: 10th Round draft pick, 2010
Jandel Gustave: Signed as amateur free agent prior to 2010 season
Adrian Houser: 2nd Round pick, 2011
Chris Lee: 4th Round pick, 2011
Albert Minnis: 25th Round pick, 2013
Zach Morton: 32nd Round pick, 2013
Gonzalo Sanudo: Acquired via trade with Minnesota for Mike Kvasnicka - March 2013
Andrew Thurman: 2nd Round pick, 2013
Andrew Walter: Signed as an undrafted free agent, July 2011

Catchers

Brett Booth: 34th Round pick, 2013
Brian Holberton: 9th Round pick, 2013
Jobduan Morales: Acquired via trade with Miami for Justin Ruggiano - May 2012

Infielders

Austin Elkins: 19th Round pick, 2012
Conrad Gregor: 4th Round pick, 2013
Jack Mayfield: Signed as an undrafted free agent, June 2013
Chase McDonald: 12th Round pick, 2013
Chan Moon: Signed as an amateur free agent, September 2009
Tyler White: 33rd Round draft pick, 2013

Outfielders

Jon Kemmer: 21st Round pick, 2013
Tanner Mathis: 27th Round pick, 2012
Brett Phillips: 6th Round pick, 2012
James Ramsay: 7th Round pick, 2013

Where Did These Guys Come From: Houston

This is one of my favorite series of the season. Where Did These Guys Come From will be updated as the minor-league assignments for the full-season affiliates are released (sometime this week), but let's begin with the Opening Day roster of the Big League Club...

Pitchers

Matt Albers - Signed as a free agent on December 17, 2013.
Anthony Bass - Acquired via trade from San Diego for Houston's 1st Rule 5 pick on December 11, 2013.
Kevin Chapman - Acquired via trade from Kansas City with D'Andre Toney for Jason Bourgeois and Humberto Quintero on March 20, 2012.
Jarred Cosart - Acquired via trade from Philadelphia with Jon Singleton, Josh Zeid, and Domingo Santana for Hunter Pence on July 29, 2011.
Jesse Crain - Signed as a free agent on December 31, 2013. (Note: Will begin the season on the DL)
Scott Feldman - Signed as a free agent on December 6, 2013.
Josh Fields - Selected in the Rule 5 draft on December 6, 2012.
Lucas Harrell - Selected off waivers from the Chicago White Sox on July 8, 2011.
Dallas Keuchel - Drafted, 7th Round of the 2009 draft.
Brett Oberholtzer - Acquired via trade from Atlanta with Juan Abreu, Paul Clemens, and Jordan Schafer for Michael Bourn on July 31, 2011.
Brad Peacock - Acquired via trade from Oakland with Chris Carter and Max Stassi for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez on February 4, 2013.
Chad Qualls - Signed as a free agent on December 7, 2013.
Jerome Williams - Signed as a free agent on February 6, 2014.

Catchers

Jason Castro - Drafted, 1st Round of the 2008 draft.
Carlos Corporan - Signed as a free agent on November 11, 2010.

Infielders

Jose Altuve - Signed as an amateur free agent on March 6, 2007.
Chris Carter - Acquired via trade from Oakland with Brad Peacock and Max Stassi for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez on February 4, 2013.
Matt Dominguez - Acquired via trade from Miami with Rob Rasmussen for Carlos Lee on July 4, 2012.
Marwin Gonzalez - Acquired via trade from Boston for Marco Duarte in the Rule 5 draft on December 8, 2011.
Jesus Guzman - Acquired via trade from San Diego for Ryan Jackson on December 18, 2013.
Jonathan Villar - Acquired via trade from Philadelphia with Anthony Gose and J.A. Happ for Roy Oswalt on July 29, 2010.

Outfielders

Dexter Fowler - Acquired via trade from Colorado with a PTBNL for Brandon Barnes and Jordan Lyles on December 3, 2013.
Robbie Grossman - Acquired via trade from Pittsburgh with Colton Cain and Rudy Owens for Wandy Wandy Rodriguez on July 24, 2012.
L.J. Hoes - Acquired via trade from Baltimore with Josh Hader and a 2014 Round A Competitive Balance pick for Bud Norris on July 31, 2013.
Marc Krauss - Acquired via trade with Bobby Borchering from Arizona for Chris Johnson on July 29, 2012.
Alex Presley - Claimed off waivers from Minnesota on March 27, 2014.

Summary

Acquired via trade: 14 (Bass, Chapman, Cosart, Oberholtzer, Peacock, Carter, Dominguez, Gonzalez, Guzman, Villar, Fowler, Grossman, Hoes, Krauss)
Free agent signings: 6 (Albers, Crain, Feldman, Qualls, Williams, Corporan)
Developed through organization: 3 (Castro, Keuchel, Altuve)
Claimed off waivers: 2 (Harrell, Presley)
Rule 5 picks: 1 (Fields)