Astros third-base prospect Colin Moran scorching in July at Double-A

Posted Jul 17, 2015
Astros minor-league third baseman Colin Moran has been tearing up the Texas League with Double-A Corpus Christi lately. Moran is riding a nine-game hit streak, during which he is batting .389 (14 for 36) with a home run, two doubles and seven RBI. Moran was drafted in the first round (6th overall) by the Marlins in 2013 out of North Carolina. (CBS Sports)

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