Last season, the Astros relied upon numerous pitchers. Well, 27 pitchers if you want to be exact. One of the 27 pitchers was Francis Martes. In a way, it feels like everyone has forgotten about the former top prospect.
Look, look. I understand. Martes didn’t have the most memorable of debuts for a pitcher with a track record like his in the minors. After all, the then-21 year old posted a 5.80 ERA in 54.1 innings in the majors last season. And he worked almost entirely out of the bullpen besides four spot starts.