AL West: Starting pitching reinforcements coming in Houston
Aug 5 2025
The Astros added some bats at the trade deadline but did not make any additions to the starting rotation, as reinforcements are already on the way. Currently, the Astros have Framber Valdez, Colton Gordon, Hunter Brown, and Jason Alexander in the rotation. They have eight starting pitchers on the IL, plus they traded Ryan Gusto, who has had a few starts in the rotation. But have no fear, everything should be fine.
Spencer Arrighetti is set to return to the Astros rotation later this week. He’s been on the IL since April after suffering a freak fractured thumb shagging balls during batting practice. He has only made two starts this year, but finished 2024 in a big way. Over his final 10 starts, Arrighetti allowed three...
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