The Houston Astros have been rumored to be interested in a pitcher since the recent departure of some young arms have left. Vincent Velasquez and former first-round pick Mark Appel were both traded to Philadelphia in the off-season, and Asher Wojciechowski was lost on waivers, leaving holes in the pitching pipeline for the Astros.
It also makes sense for the Astros to take a pitcher with their first pick, after last year’s draft saw them load up offensively with all three first round picks in order of SS Alex Bregman, OF Kyle Tucker, and OF Daz Cameron.