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MYLES STRAW OF
BORN October 17, 1994 in Garden Grove, CA
OPENING DAY AGE 23
HEIGHT 5’10 WEIGHT 179
BATS Right THROWS Right
HOMETOWN Bradenton, FL
COLLEGE St. Johns River State College
ACQUIRED Selected in the 12th round of the June 2015 draft
Career Highlights: 2018 – Earned non-roster invite to Major League spring training. Ranked as the No. 21 prospect in Houston’s system,
according to MLB.com. “Fastest Baserunner” and “Best Outfield Arm” among Astros minor leaguers, according to Baseball America.
2017 – Batted .290 with 17 doubles, 7 triples, 1 home run, 44 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases between Buies Creek and Corpus Christi. Ranked 1st
in Houston’s system in stolen bases (38) while slotting 2nd in runs scored (90), hits (140), walks (94), and on-base percentage (.405). Named
a Carolina League Midseason and Postseason All-Star. Made starts in right field (30), centerfield (83), and left field (9). With Buies Creek, hit
.313 (147 AB) against left-handed pitching and .286 (290 AB) against right-handers. Hit .291 (79 AB) with 12 RBIs during April. Started campaign
by going 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs on April 6 vs. Winston-Salem. Had 6-game hit streak from April 17-April 22 (11-for-25) with 6 RBIs.
Batted .297 (91 AB) with 4 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 RBIs, and a .434 on-base percentage in May. Best month was June, hitting .375 (96 AB) with
4 doubles, 3 triples, 9 RBIs, and a .479 on-base percentage. Reached base in 27 consecutive contests from May 9-June 3, which tied for the 4th-
longest on-base streak in the circuit. Was named Carolina League Player of the Month for June. Went 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored on June 4 vs.
Myrtle Beach. Had a hit in 10 of 11 games from June 6-June 22, batting .454 (44 AB) during the stretch. Had back-to-back 3-hit performances on
June 26 and June 27 vs. Carolina. Batted .282 in July (110 AB) with a home run, 4 doubles, 1 triple, and 12 RBIs. Lone home run of the campaign
came on July 5 at Myrtle Beach. Struggled in August with Buies Creek, hitting .197 (61 AB) with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs. Promoted to Corpus Christi
in late August. At time of promotion, led Carolina League in on-base percentage (.412), hits, stolen bases, runs scored, and walks. Also ranked
2nd in batting average and tied for 3rd in triples. Went 0-for-4 in Corpus Christi debut on August 22 vs. Midland. Had consecutive 2-hit games in
doubleheader on September 3 vs. San Antonio. Made 11 starts in centerfield and 2 starts in left field during Texas League tenure. Did not record
an extra-base hit with Corpus Christi.
2016 – Hit .358 with 18 doubles, 6 triples, 1 home run, 27 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 87 games between Quad Cities and Lancaster. Led the
minors in batting average in 346 total at-bats. Had a .423 on-base percentage between the levels. Named Quad Cities Player of the Month for
June and July. Batted .326 (86 AB) with 5 doubles, 4 triples, and 6 RBIs in June. Hit .423 (110 AB) with 7 doubles, 1 triple, and 6 RBIs in July. Held
a .478 on-base percentage in July. Had a career-high 5-hit game on July 1 at Kane County. Had 12-game hit streak from July 13-July 25. With
Quad Cities, batted .449 (49 AB) against left-handed pitching and .357 (221 AB) against righties. Promoted to Lancaster in mid-August, going
12-for-26 in opening 6 California League contests. Hit .339 (59 AB) in 15 games during August with Lancaster.
2015 – Started pro career with 5-game hit streak in Appalachian League. Batted .400 (30 AB) against left-handed pitchers and .246 (179 AB)
against right-handers. Had 4 games with 3 hits. Went 22-for-31 in stolen base attempts. Held a .355 on-base percentage.
Career Notes: Holds a career .401 on-base percentage. Successful in 73% of stolen base attempts (81 steals in 111 attempts).
YEAR CLUB
2015
Greeneville (R)
2016
Quad Cities (A)

Lancaster (A)
2017
Buies Creek (A)

Corpus Christi (AA)

Career Totals
AVG
.268
.374
.303
.295
.239
.308
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI
58
209 47
56
10 3
0
13
68
270 40
101 14 6
0
22
19
76
21
23
4
0
1
5
114 437 81
129 17 7
1
41
13
46
9
11
0
0
0
3
272 1038
198 320 45 16 2 84
BB K SB
29
51
22
29
58
17
11
17
4
87
70
36
7
9
2
163 205 81
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