The Astros have placed 29-year old righty swinging CF Justin Maxwell on the 15-day disabled list due to a fractured left hand. Maxwell has played in 20 games for the Astros so far this year and he is 18 for 77 (.234 avg, .679 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 1 homer, 6 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. 23-year old switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman has been called up and he will likely replace Maxwell in CF. Grossman played in 19 games in AAA-ball this year for the Astros and he is 22 for 68 (.324 avg, .805 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 0 homers, 5 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Grossman has now played in 530 games in his first six years in the minors and he is 533 for 1,980 (.269 avg, .770 OPS) with 391 runs scored, 32 homers, 201 RBIs and 90 stolen bases. Grossman came into this season as the Astros’ #17 prospect according to Baseball America.
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