The Lexington Legends have announced their 2010 Opening Day roster after the parent club Houston Astros confirmed Minor League player assignments Sunday. The team will be headlined by 2009 first-round pick shortstop Jiovanni Mier, ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Astros’ organization by Baseball America. Fourteen of the new Legends were 2009 draft picks. Pitchers David Duncan, Arcenio Leon and Jose Trinidad, infielder Kody Hinze and infielder-outfielder Andy Simunic each spent part of 2009 with the Legends and catcher Jonathan Fixler was a Legend in 2008. Four Opening Day Legends were ranked by Baseball America as one of the top 30 prospects in the Astros’ organization, and I’ve included their rankings in parentheses when applicable. Each pitcher is listed by throwing arm, and batters’ information is listed bats/throws. (Numbers have not yet been assigned.)

Pitchers

• RHP — Bushue, Tanner (BA #7) — 2^nd round (2009)
• RHP — Cisnero, Jose — NDFA (2007)
• RHP — Clark, Kirk —  FA (2009)
• RHP — Donovan, Robert — 23^rd round (2009)
• LHP — Duncan, David — 5^th round (2008)
• RHP — Leon, Arcenio (BA #19) — NDFA (2005)
• RHP —  MacDonald, James — 18^th round (2009)
• RHP — Minaya, Juan — NDFA (2008)
• LHP —  Pitkin, Colton —  41^st round (2007)
• RHP — Sarisky, Daniel — 40^th round (2009)
• RHP — Schurz, Michael — 44^th round (2009)
• RHP — Trinidad, Jose — NDFA (2006)
• RHP — Walker, Brandt — 8^th round (2009)

Catchers

• Fixler, Jonathan — R/R — 19^th round (2007)
• Garcia, Rene — R/R — 35^th round (2008)

Infielders

• Altuve, Jose  — R/R — NDFA (2006)
• Arrendell, Miguel — L/R — NDFA (2006)
• Bray, Aaron — L/R — 27^th round (2009)
• Hinze, Kody — R/R — FA 2008
• Meyer, Jonathan (BA #18) — S/R — 3^rd round (2009)
• Mier, Jiovanni (BA#2) — R/R — 1^st round (21^st overall pick) (2009)
• Simunic, Andrew — R/R — 17^th round (2008)

Outfielders

• Goebbert, Jacob — L/L — 13^th round (2009)
• Hogue, Grant — S/R — 35^th round (2009)
• Kemp, Brian — R/R — 19^th round (2009)
• Martinez, Julio — R/R — 20^th round (2009)