Baseball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Ryan Pressly is on the IL. The Houston Astros received a big blow to the bullpen this weekend with the placement of closer Ryan Pressly on the 10-day Injured List. According to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle, Pressly is battling inflammation in his right knee. Houston has since called up reliever Parker Mushinski in […] READ MORE
The 2021 Trade Deadline turned out to be one of the most exciting Trade Deadlines to the history of the game. Deals were flying around the news feed and there were blockbusters aplenty. The Houston Astros were not a part of any blockbusters at the Trade Deadline, but they definitely addressed their most important need: […] READ MORE
The Houston Astros flexed their organizational depth in 2020 by using 13 rookie pitchers, the majority pitching out of the bullpen. The bullpen had its inconsistencies that you would expect from a group so young, but it exceeded expectations considering the fact that it lost veterans, Joe Smith and Roberto Osuna. The bullpen figures to […] READ MORE
To this point, it has been a season of ups and downs for the Houston Astros. Fortunately, they are in the middle of a large up. On the heels of a five game losing streak, Houston has won seven out of eight, including a six game winning streak. While the offense still isn’t completely clicking […] READ MORE
There is good news for the Houston Astros: the bats are starting to heat up, and Yordan Alvarez is “very close” to returning. Unfortunately, that comes with a bit of bad news. The young Astros bullpen has begun to show a bit of that inexperience. Relievers like Nivaldo Rodriguez (four earned runs in four and […] READ MORE
Braden Herb is a writer for Last Word On Baseball, a Communications Major at UTSA, Blog Owner of SportsTakeThisWeek.com, and MLB fan. Residing in the great state of Texas, his passions are music and sports (especially baseball!). Other sports interests are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Antonio Spurs.