Clearly, Hamilton was ready for this move. He had three hits Sunday, including a double, and scored the game’s only run from first base as Pensacola edged Mobile 1-0.

Pettersen was the Gophers’ MVP last year, and after signing with the Twinkies the shortstop didn’t miss a beat, showing an advanced batting at in the Rookie Appalachian League. He doesn’t have any extra-base pop – which he continues to prove this season at Class-A – and his contact rates have slipped, taking his OBP with it.

Houston’s first rounder from 2010 is still over three months shy of his 20th birthday, yet he’s in his third professional season already.

Having turned 27 last month, Godfrey isn’t exactly a prospect, but he had a couple of decent starts with the A’s earlier this year, including an impressive seven-innings of one-earned run ball on May 17 against the Giants for his first big league win.

I don’t get it, personally, especially since now that he’s back to relieving almost exclusively, he’s been superb at Triple-A. And it’s not as if Houston’s bullpen has been good. In fact, really the only good things you can say about the Astro bullpen is that it’s been better than their rotation and that it isn’t as bad as the Twins’ pen.

In his first full season at Triple-A, the 24-year-old has been quite impressive, especially lately, tossing extremely strong starts in four of his last five outings. All Mitchell has done in July is go 3-0 (including two shutouts) with a 1.07 ERA and just 12 hits allowed in 25 1/3 IP with 25 strikeouts. That’ll get your attention.