While he was preparing on the field Saturday prior to Triple-A Sugar Land’s game at Albuquerque, Astros No. 2 prospect Jacob Melton noticed another player who was originally out of the lineup grabbing a glove and heading out to the field.

General manager Dana Brown acknowledged Sunday the Houston Astros could have taken a different initial approach with Yordan Alvarez when the slugger first reported pain in his hand this season. Brown made his comments on the Astros' pregame radio show,