![]() ![]() Five of those - Framber Valdez, Cristian Javier, Jose Urquidy, Luis Garcia and McCullers - are homegrown players, who all debuted with the Astros since 2018 and combined for a 3.45 ERA in 719.1 innings this season.Īnd the sixth? That’s Justin Verlander, the first-ballot Hall of Famer who missed all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery only to come back at the age of 39 in 2022 and put up a 1.75 ERA. While most teams in the play-offs have two or three pitchers they would trust to start a postseason game, Houston have six. Under Strom’s guidance, Houston have unleashed a relentless pipeline of young, talented starting pitchers. By the end of his second season they were up to 6th, and by 2018 they were first. In 2013, the year before Strom joined the staff, Houston ranked dead last in team ERA. Of all the departures from Minute Maid Park in the last five years, pitching coach Brent Strom’s move to Arizona after last season would have been among the most painful. ![]()
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