The pitching struggles for Framber Valdez continued last night, and soon after the game, the rumors were already spreading of his demotion back to the Minors. It is now being reported by Jake Kaplan, the Astros beat writer for The Athletic, that in fact, he will go back down to AAA and Cy Sneed will be his replacement.
The Astros are calling up Cy Sneed from Triple A to replace Framber Valdez on the active roster, sources tell The Athletic.
Valdez got rocked pretty hard last night by the Pittsburgh Pirates, his second straight rough outing.