A 2nd-round pick of the 2010 MLB Draft, Vincent Velasquez paved a long road to reach the 2015 Houston Astros. Drafted straight out of high school, the 6’3″ right-hander has dealt with many injuries – including Tommy John surgery that cost him all of his 2011 seasons. In 2015, Velasquez missed the month of April with a strained lat injury but burst onto the scene at Double-A with Corpus Christi in May.
Velasquez had thrown in only five games above Single-A ball before the Astros decided to call him up to bolster their rotation in June.