We’re already incredibly familiar with Forrest Whitley’s career arc. Once considered the best pitching prospect in baseball, Whitley’s stock has fallen significantly through the years due to a combination of suboptimal performance, injuries, occasional poor conditioning, and a drug-related suspension in 2018. Forecasted initially as a key future starter within the organization, he is now 27 with only 3 1⁄3 innings as a reliever to his credit at the major league level.
With no options remaining, Whitley has to make the team out of Spring Training in the bullpen, or the Astros risk losing him on waivers.