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Values updated SEPTEMBER 13, 2026
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Early Calls

ValuCast ranks these higher than the public field

254 early calls tracked since 2026-06-13 61 of 188 matured decided calls (14+ days) ended with the field coming to us (32%) · 0.98x the matched-control baseline retired calls count against us — full ledger

+65

VC #4 vs field ~#69

Ahead of the field 81 days · since 2026-06-24

5 boards

+288

VC #22 vs field ~#310

Ahead of the field 61 days · since 2026-07-14

3 boards

+124

VC #18 vs field ~#142

Ahead of the field 78 days · since 2026-06-27

3 boards

+332

VC #51 vs field ~#383

Ahead of the field 62 days · since 2026-07-13

3 boards

+36

VC #6 vs field ~#42

Ahead of the field 84 days · since 2026-06-21

5 boards

+210

VC #37 vs field ~#247

Ahead of the field 75 days · since 2026-06-30

3 boards

+167

VC #32 vs field ~#199

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

+77

VC #15 vs field ~#92

Ahead of the field 81 days · since 2026-06-24

4 boards

+189

VC #38 vs field ~#227

Ahead of the field 3 days · since 2026-09-10

3 boards

+43

VC #9 vs field ~#52

Ahead of the field 83 days · since 2026-06-22

4 boards

+90

VC #21 vs field ~#111

Ahead of the field 81 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

+260

VC #78 vs field ~#338

Ahead of the field 37 days · since 2026-08-07

3 boards

+102

VC #34 vs field ~#136

Ahead of the field 83 days · since 2026-06-22

4 boards

+30

VC #11 vs field ~#41

Ahead of the field 83 days · since 2026-06-22

5 boards

+153

VC #62 vs field ~#215

Ahead of the field 81 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

+135

VC #56 vs field ~#191

Ahead of the field 72 days · since 2026-07-03

3 boards

+94

VC #39 vs field ~#133

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

+30

VC #14 vs field ~#44

Ahead of the field 17 days · since 2026-08-27

5 boards

+167

VC #79 vs field ~#246

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

+203

VC #104 vs field ~#307

Ahead of the field 81 days · since 2026-06-24

3 boards

+136

VC #73 vs field ~#209

Ahead of the field 75 days · since 2026-06-30

3 boards

+150

VC #88 vs field ~#238

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

4 boards

+281

VC #170 vs field ~#451

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

+257

VC #162 vs field ~#419

Ahead of the field 75 days · since 2026-06-30

3 boards

+140

VC #96 vs field ~#236

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

3 boards

Show thinly-covered calls (25) — only 2 boards, weaker agreement

+329

VC #59 vs field ~#388

Ahead of the field 4 days · since 2026-09-09

2 boards

+266

VC #58 vs field ~#324

Ahead of the field 68 days · since 2026-07-07

2 boards

+209

VC #49 vs field ~#258

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

+239

VC #57 vs field ~#296

Ahead of the field 62 days · since 2026-07-13

2 boards

+353

VC #89 vs field ~#442

Ahead of the field 22 days · since 2026-08-22

2 boards

+201

VC #53 vs field ~#254

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

+335

VC #127 vs field ~#462

Ahead of the field 8 days · since 2026-09-05

2 boards

+145

VC #55 vs field ~#200

Ahead of the field 71 days · since 2026-07-04

2 boards

+274

VC #106 vs field ~#380

Ahead of the field 4 days · since 2026-09-09

2 boards

+322

VC #125 vs field ~#447

Ahead of the field 61 days · since 2026-07-14

2 boards

+157

VC #65 vs field ~#222

Ahead of the field 50 days · since 2026-07-25

2 boards

+218

VC #94 vs field ~#312

Ahead of the field 37 days · since 2026-08-07

2 boards

+316

VC #171 vs field ~#487

Ahead of the field 40 days · since 2026-08-04

2 boards

+107

VC #63 vs field ~#170

Ahead of the field 83 days · since 2026-06-22

2 boards

+254

VC #160 vs field ~#414

Ahead of the field 49 days · since 2026-07-26

2 boards

+192

VC #132 vs field ~#324

Ahead of the field 2 days · since 2026-09-11

2 boards

+293

VC #205 vs field ~#498

Ahead of the field 25 days · since 2026-08-19

2 boards

+268

VC #206 vs field ~#474

Ahead of the field 24 days · since 2026-08-20

2 boards

+221

VC #203 vs field ~#424

Ahead of the field 75 days · since 2026-06-30

2 boards

+218

VC #202 vs field ~#420

Ahead of the field 22 days · since 2026-08-22

2 boards

+136

VC #134 vs field ~#270

Ahead of the field 79 days · since 2026-06-26

2 boards

+211

VC #209 vs field ~#420

Ahead of the field 2 days · since 2026-09-11

2 boards

+157

VC #163 vs field ~#320

Ahead of the field 37 days · since 2026-08-07

2 boards

+142

VC #164 vs field ~#306

Ahead of the field 72 days · since 2026-07-03

2 boards

+151

VC #175 vs field ~#326

Ahead of the field 8 days · since 2026-09-05

2 boards

Rankings

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Team Boards

Top prospects by MLB organization

ARI 117 ATH 105 ATL 95 BAL 125 BOS 105 CHC 99 CHW 109 CIN 105 CLE 111 COL 105 DET 100 HOU 110 KC 101 LAA 98 LAD 110 MIA 118 MIL 106 MIN 105 NYM 112 NYY 108 PHI 102 PIT 105 SDP 102 SFG 109 SEA 88 STL 131 TBR 97 TEX 105 TOR 122 WSN 107

Houston Astros

110 prospects in the ValuCast pool · ValuCast prospect order

System snapshot

Current ValuCast prospect pool
Top-20 value 434.6
Top-5 value share 31.1%
Top-20 balance 9 H / 11 P
Top-20 levels AAA 3 · AA 10 · A+ 1 · A 6

Top prospects

Risers

No positive moves in the current snapshot.

ValuCast buys

11

P Fayetteville Woodpeckers ETA ~2-3 yr

A - 20.4
12

P Corpus Christi Hooks ETA ~1-2 yr

AA - 20.4
13

P Fayetteville Woodpeckers ETA ~2-3 yr

A - 19.5
14

P Fayetteville Woodpeckers ETA ~2-3 yr

A - 19.1
16

C Corpus Christi Hooks ETA ~1-2 yr

AA - 17.9
17

1B Corpus Christi Hooks ETA ~1-2 yr

AA - 17.9
18

CF Corpus Christi Hooks ETA ~1 yr

AA - 17.8
19

CF Fayetteville Woodpeckers ETA ~1-2 yr

A - 17.7

Call-up watch

Scouting reports

  • Ethan Pecko Stat Grounded The walk rate is the one thing holding this profile together. Across AAA & A in 2026, Pecko has posted a 3.1 BB/9 over 82.7 innings, and that translates to roughly league-average control at the MLB level — the kind of floor tha...
  • Xavier Neyens Stat Grounded The walk rate is the loudest thing in this profile, and the strikeout rate is almost as loud. Across A+ & A in 466 plate appearances, Neyens has walked 114 times against 155 strikeouts, a 24% walk rate that sits at the 99th per...
  • Miguel Ullola Stat Grounded The strikeouts are loud, the walks are a problem, and that gap is basically the whole profile. Across 66.3 innings at AAA in 2026, Ullola is missing bats at a 12.2 K/9 clip while issuing 42 walks, and when you translate that to...
  • Bryce Mayer Stat Grounded The strikeout rate translates. Across AAA & AA this season, Bryce Mayer has punched out 132 batters in 98 innings, and the MLB-equivalent K/9 lands at 9.6, a full tick above what big-league hitters typically see. The walk rate...
  • Kevin Alvarez Stat Grounded The contact and the legs are already there at 18. Across 443 plate appearances at A ball, Alvarez is hitting .261/.343/.429 with 17 stolen bases, and his 18% strikeout rate ranks in the 82nd percentile among the hitter pool, a...

Scouting Reports

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Stat Grounded

SS / AA / WSN

The walk rate is the loudest thing in the profile. Eli Willits has drawn 95 walks across AA & A+ & A this season at 18 years old, an 18% clip that translates to 12.7% at the MLB level, and the .406 OBP it produces in the minors...

Stat Grounded

P / AA / SEA

A 1.1 ERA and a 0.6 WHIP at Double-A aren't numbers that need context — they're the argument. Anderson has struck out 135 batters against 13 walks across 93.3 innings at AA this season, and the command profile translates cleanl...

Stat Grounded

CF / AAA / MIN

The contact rate is the headline: 15% strikeouts across AAA & A+ & A translates to 18.7% at the MLB level, well below where most big-league hitters land, and that's with a .237 ISO in tow. At 21, Walker Jenkins is posting a .41...

Stat Grounded

P / AA / LAA

The K-BB% across AA & A+ sits at 24%, and the translation puts that at 14.9% in an MLB context, a tick above league average, which is roughly what you'd expect from a back-end starter who misses bats without embarrassing himsel...

Stat Grounded

P / AAA / CHW

The strikeout rate is the whole argument: 13.4 K/9 at AAA, translating to 10.3 against MLB hitters, well clear of the 8.6 MLB-average mark. The problem sits right next to it — 40 walks in 58.3 innings, a 6.2 BB/9 that translate...

Stat Grounded

P / AA / STL

The strikeout stuff is loud, 130 punchouts across 103 innings at AA, an 11.4 K/9 that translates to 9.1 at the MLB level, but the walk rate is the whole argument. At 4.7 BB/9, the 54 free passes he's issued translate to 4.6 at...

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