HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 29: Blake Taylor #62 of the Houston Astros pitches against the Oakland Athletics during game two of a doubleheader at Minute Maid Park on August 29, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
After not having a lefthanded reliever for much of 2019, the Houston Astros now have multiple southpaws.
The Houston Astros haven’t had a dominant lefty arm out of the bullpen in quite some time. Tony Sipp was an Astro from 2014-2018 and wasn’t always the best lefty out of the pen. In the 2019 playoffs, the Astros did not carry a lefty arm, and this came back to bite them.