Carlos Correa, No. 1 pick in 2012 draft, to join Astros on Monday
— -- HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros are calling up top prospect Carlos Correa, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft.
Correa began the season No. 3 in ESPN MLB Insider Keith Law's prospect rankings.
The team announced Sunday night that Correa will join the Astros in Chicago on Monday, in time for the opener of a three-game series against the White Sox. Correa was with Triple-A Fresno after beginning the season with Double-A Corpus Christi and was hitting a combined .335 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI and 21 doubles with 18 stolen bases.
The Astros have also optioned right-hander Jake Buchanan to Fresno, and a subsequent move to the 40-man roster will be made Monday.
Among baseball's most surprising performances is that of the first-place Astros, who, with a record of 34-24, hold a 3½-game lead in the AL West despite their current four-game skid. Led by left-hander Dallas Keuchel's sensational start -- 7-1 record and 1.85 ERA -- the Astros' starting rotation has been among the finest in baseball, and the team's plus-18 run differential is in the top 10 in the majors.
At 20, Correa will be the youngest player in the majors. He was drafted out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy when he was 17.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report .
