When I arrived at Minute Maid Park Saturday for Minor League MVP Night, the existing autograph line led to J.R. Richard and Jimmy Wynn. Obviously, these were not the Astros of the future.
When I inquired with some helpful Astros' staff members as to where I should line up to get autographs from Jose Altuve and Jake Buchanan, I got the feeling that the Minor League MVP autograph event was not at the top of the Astros' gameday itinerary. Eventually, a spot was found for Altuve and Buchanan (Bar tables and stools were brought over from Larry's Big Bamboo), and fans of the Astros of the Future got their chance to meet the players they came to see.
It was fun to meet Buchanan and Altuve face to face and wish Buchanan a happy birthday. I also actually got to meet Chris Chenes from the Tri-City Valley Cats' front office who was in town with Chris Dawson(also of Tri-City) to see a few games. In addition to a pre-game ceremony honoring the organization's top players and coaches, the Astros also honored the 2011 MVPs at each minor league level on the ribbon board prior to the game:
Oklahoma City- Anderson Hernandez
Corpus Christi- Jimmy Paredes
Lancaster- Austin Wates
Lexington- Emilio King
Tri-City- Matthew Duffy
Greeneville- Jordan Scott
GCL Astros- Yonathan Mejia
DSL Astros- Teoscar Hernandez
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