Prospecting Arrival: Harold Arauz, rhp, Philadelphia Phillies

The Houston Astros signed Harold Arauz as an international FA back in 2011 for $300K. He was 16 years old.
He had a rough 2015 in Low-A. He ended the season with an 0-5 record, 6.79 ERA and allowing 72 hits in 51 innings. It was a terrible season.
He joined the Philadelphia Phillies after the 2015 season, included in the package that netted the Astros their current closer Ken Giles.
Since joining the Phillies he has been a solid arm, both in the pen and rotation. It looks like his 2015 campaign was just an aberration.
Arauz played at three levels in 2017, bouncing between the pen and the rotation. On his 29 games this season, he started eight. One of which, while at High-A, was a seven-inning no-hitter.
He looks like a solid prospect. I like that age is working in his favor, and I really dig his low walk rate and ability to miss bats. He could move quickly, and I would not be surprised to see him in the majors in late-2018.

Register Pitching
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2012	17	-1.9	Astros	DOSL	FRk	HOU	1	1	4.30	8	5	0	0	14.2	19	3	15	1.500
2013	18	-0.8	Astros	DOSL	FRk	HOU	5	0	1.91	16	12	3	2	66.0	47	12	43	0.894
2014	19	-1.4	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	HOU	5	2	3.23	14	7	3	2	53.0	37	19	68	1.057
2015	20	-1.3	Tri-City	NYPL	A-	HOU	0	5	5.75	15	10	0	0	51.2	72	18	52	1.742
2016	21	-0.7	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	PHI	6	6	3.44	22	22	0	0	107.1	91	26	93	1.090
2017	22	-0.8	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-A-AA	PHI	5	6	1.97	29	6	6	0	96.0	68	16	93	0.875
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
All	All	All	All				22	20	3.13	104	62	12	4	388.2	334	94	364	1.101

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