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