The 31-year-old has bounced around between four teams during his eight-year professional career. He has been strictly used to get left-handed batters out. Last year he had a 3.46 ERA in 54 2/3 innings while striking out 69 batters. Wilson would fill a void the Astros have been trying to replenish in recent seasons. Over the past couple of years, Tony Sipp has taken that role, but hasn’t been as consistent.
Wilson is dominant against lefties and recorded a slash line of .190/.301/.342 with an OPS of .643. This type of consistency is something the Houston Astros will need if they want to get back to the World Series.