The Astros positioned Spencer Arrighetti on the 15-day injured listing shortly earlier than tonight’s recreation towards the Yankees. The position, which is retroactive to August 31, is because of irritation in his throwing elbow. Houston chosen reliever Jayden Murray onto the MLB roster in his place. Lefty John Rooney has been moved from the 15-day to the 60-day injured listing to create a 40-man roster spot. The Astros additionally activated Victor Caratini from the concussion listing and optioned Chas McCormick to Triple-A Sugar Land this afternoon.
Arrighetti tossed 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball towards the Angels on Saturday. He apparently got here out of that look with elbow soreness. The Astros waited till simply earlier than recreation time tonight to place him on the shelf. Injured listing placements could be backdated for as much as three days. The Astros decided Arrighetti will want at the very least one other 12 days earlier than he’s able to pitch.
Houston activated Luis Garcia from the injured listing on Monday. They meant to go to a six-man rotation, ideally affording an additional day of relaxation for Garcia and Cristian Javier with each pitchers simply again from elbow surgical procedure. This may pressure a change of plans. They’ll drop again to a five-man beginning employees with Javier and Garcia following Hunter Brown, Framber Valdez and Jason Alexander. In the event that they wish to hold a six-man rotation, they may reverse course on the plan to maneuver Lance McCullers Jr. to the bullpen. Colton Gordon is within the Triple-A rotation, whereas rookie AJ Blubaugh might construct again to rotation work after starting his MLB profession within the bullpen.
Arrighetti has spent a lot of the season on the IL after breaking his thumb on a fluke harm when he was hit by a ball throughout batting apply in April. The second-year righty has been restricted to seven begins and carries a 5.35 ERA throughout 35 1/3 innings. He took the ball 29 instances a 12 months in the past, pitching to a 4.53 mark over 145 frames in his rookie season.
Murray will get his first main league alternative at age 28. The 6’1″ righty has thrown 64 innings of 4.64 ERA ball over 50 appearances with Sugar Land. Murray has fanned 24% of opponents whereas issuing walks to just about 11% of batters confronted. He has pitched effectively of late, permitting solely six earned runs in 23 innings going again to the start of July. A former Tampa Bay draftee, Murray was traded to the Astros whereas he was pitching in Double-A as a part of the three-team Trey Mancini/Jose Siri deal in 2022.
Rooney, additionally 28, was acquired from Miami final month. He made his MLB debut on August 24 towards Baltimore, giving up one run whereas recording 4 outs. Houston positioned him on the injured listing with elbow irritation after that look, and he’s now out for the season. The Astros might want to reinstate him onto the 40-man roster or put him on waivers originally of the offseason.
On the place participant facet, Caratini returns to separate time behind the dish with Yainer Diaz. The Astros will hold third catcher César Salazar on the lively roster as effectively. Which means the primary minor league stint of the season for McCormick, who’s batting .210/.279/.290 throughout 116 plate appearances. McCormick was a priceless and underrated outfield piece over his first three seasons, however he’s amidst his second straight very poor 12 months. He’s a protracted shot to make Houston’s playoff roster (in the event that they qualify) and will probably be a non-tender candidate this winter.
