The 2026 season had some big time performances and breakout prospects. I narrowed down the top four offensive performers in the Astros system for the 2026 season and put them on a list below. Check them out!
Jason Schiavone
Schiavone put together a monster breakout season. The 23-year-old catcher got off to a hot start in Asheville hitting .289 with 17 home runs in 35 games. He earned a promotion to Double-A where he hit 14 more home runs to go along with 20 stolen bases. He finished the 2026 season in Triple-A and
had 32 home runs and 32 stolen bases, the first 30 HR/30 SB for a catcher in 45 years putting himself in a strong spot for Spring Training in 2027.
2026 Stats: 97 G, .252 BA/.391 OBP/.531 SLG, 26 2B, 32 HR, 90 RBI, 32 SB, 134 wRC+
Anthony Huezo
Huezo was a 12th round pick by the Astros in 2023 and after having a mini breakout in 2025, the big time breakout came in 2026. He started the year in Single-A and had a .856 OPS with 20 doubles, 14 home runs and 30 stolen bases. He promoted to High-A where he hit .248 with 10 doubles, 8 home runs and 16 stolen bases over 38 games. He finished with a few games in Double-A and overall compiled 22 home runs and 47 stolen bases in 112 games.
2026 Stats: 112 G, .242 BA/.340 OBP/.485 SLG, 31 2B, 4 3B, 22 HR, 73 RBI, 47 SB, 111 wRC+
Xavier Neyens
Neyens was the Astros first round pick in 2025 and he was as advertised in 2026. The 19-year-old started the year in Single-A and had a .911 OPS with 14 home runs and 16 stolen bases while drawing 79 walks. He promoted to High-A where he added 6 more home runs and 3 stolen bases, with 35 more talks. He finished the year with 20 home runs and a system leading 114 walks and a really strong 137 wRC+ across two levels. More on him here.
2026 Stats: 103 G, .231 BA/.429 OBP/.445 SLG, 14 2B, 20 HR, 55 RBI, 19 SB, 137 wRC+
Justin Thomas
Thomas was an 11th round pick by the Astros in the 2025 draft and put together a big year. He started the season in Asheville and had a .868 OPS with 20 doubles, 17 home runs and 34 stolen bases over 94 games. He was promoted to Double-A where he .750 OPS with 2 home runs over the final 20 games. He finished the year with 19 home runs and 41 stolen bases over 114 games between High-A and Double-A.
2026 Stats: 106 G, .248 BA/.408 OBP/.442 SLG, 22 2B, 3B, 19 HR, 67 RBI, 41 SB, 117 wRC+
