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The Houston Astros added a few veterans to their non-roster invites for this spring that included Steve Cishek, Hector Velasquez and Steven Souza Jr. While Brian McTaggart is predicting Souza to make the 26-man roster, this leaves the Astros in a position of either trading or designating a player for assignment. While being close to Opening Day, a DFA could be in the ballpark of the Astros’ decisions, but it all comes down to the player.
With the injury to Framber Valdez being settled, his likely seat within the organization will be on the injured list until healthy again; giving his 40-man spot to newly signed starting pitcher, Jake Odorizzi.