Ranked as just the Astros’ 29th-best prospect, Jose Urquidy has pitched much better than that ranking would indicate. Now he’s set to make his major league debut, starting for the Astros on Tuesday.
Urquidy’s most recent outing consisted of six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts on Wednesday. That start dropped his ERA at Round Rock to 2.89 over 43.2 innings. In that span, he’s struck out 64 batters and walked just 10.
The 24-year-old throws a low-90s fastball with a good changeup, along with a developing curveball. He’s known for throwing a lot of strikes, though the scouting report notes he will have to show he can miss more advanced bats in order to be anything more than a swing man.