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The Astros could hit the jackpot with Steve Cishek

On Tuesday, the Astros inked righty reliever Steve Cishek to a Minor League deal (NRI) that will pay him $2.25MM with incentives if he makes the Major League roster. Even though that’s not the signing you might have been expecting, it could be a pretty good one for Houston.

Think of Cishek as a low-risk bet that could go really well for the Astros. We all know that if the veteran sidearmer pitches as he did in 2020, there will be nothing to be happy about. He wasn’t good at all for the Chicago White Sox across 20 innings (5.