To those who say that with Brent Strom's resignation as head pitching coach of the Astros, the team can no longer develop young talent, Ronel Blanco, Hunter Brown, and Spencer Arrighetti will have a word with you.
The Astros’ starting rotation has become an injury graveyard of pitchers, gone or mostly gone are: Justin Verlander, Cristian Javier, Luis Garcia, Lance McCullers, J.P. France, and Jose Urquidy. Of the championship 2022 staff that leaves only Framber Valdez, who has missed some time, too.
That leaves us with the aforementioned Blanco, Brown, and Arrighetti. We’ll hear more about Blanco during the All-Star pregame show, but let us today celebrate the emergence of Hunter Brown and today’s hero, Spencer Arrighetti.